Chapter 146: 163. To Die for Me Is Your Honor
At the sight of the giant snake, Yu Xiaogang broke out in a cold sweat.
Though this master was a fraud, he still had some reserves. At a glance, he recognized the snake's age—it was a five-thousand-year-old spirit beast.
Damn it! How did such a high-level spirit beast appear here? (This also reveals Yu Xiaogang's unfitness as a teacher—are five-thousand-year spirit beasts strong? If you had a Title Douluo as a teacher, you could pick from tens of thousands or thousands of years' spirit beasts. Need help securing thousand- or ten-thousand-year spirit rings? Just ask a Soul Saint or Soul King. Even a Great Soul Master or Soul Sovereign would outmatch Yu Xiaogang's level. Lou Gao is at Great Soul Master strength; Title Douluo level at best. If Tang San hadn't had memories of his past life and died while hunting the Mandala Snake, this Douyi world would have been a joke.)
The giant snake's cold eyes swept over Lin Chen and Yu Xiaogang, making sweat drip mercilessly from Yu Xiaogang's small flat crop.
"Hiss," the giant snake's icy gaze narrowed on Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang, with his small flat head and large ears, seemed like a tasty meal to the snake, which moved in his direction.
Yu Xiaogang immediately lost control of his bladder.
"No, don't eat me! I don't want to die!" Yu Xiaogang screamed in terror. Suddenly, his eyes fixed on Lin Chen, who was standing dumbfounded nearby, and a wicked thought arose.
Seizing the moment, Yu Xiaogang shoved Lin Chen toward the giant snake then turned and ran.
"Teacher, you—" Lin Chen hadn't reacted when the python bit his neck, coiling him in a deadly embrace. Under immense pressure, Lin Chen couldn't speak; only with his peripheral vision did he glare at Yu Xiaogang with deep hatred.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang fled but kept glancing back. Seeing the python entwining Lin Chen, he felt a small relief.
Seeing Lin Chen's hateful glare, Yu Xiaogang shouted back without remorse, "Don't look at me like that, Lin Chen. I never intended to treat you as a disciple. You're just an experimental subject. You've completed my experiment and proven my theory. I am the legitimate eldest son of the Blue Electric Tyrannosaurus Sect and a master of spirit theory. If I fall here, the world will lose, but to die for me—isn't that your honor?"
Lin Chen's consciousness gradually faded. Just before it dissipated, he saw the python opening its bloody maw wide!
Yu Xiaogang, if there is another life, I will settle the score with you.
Lin Chen completely lost consciousness.
After returning, Yu Xiaogang naturally forgot how Lin Chen had died. He publicly announced Lin Chen had failed his test and was no longer his disciple.
Then, his small crop grew melancholy again.
Lin Chen had excellently validated Yu Xiaogang's theory, but who would carry it out?
Having languished for over a decade, Yu Xiaogang was utterly despairing but refused to die branded a failure. He pinned his hopes on his theory and sought a worthy disciple to foster into a Title Douluo.
Then, before everyone, Yu Xiaogang would proudly, tearfully declare, "I did not disgrace my family. I raised a Title Douluo."
Though Yu Xiaogang had only the strength of a level 29 Great Soul Master, his demands for future disciples were strict—innate spirit power must be above level 9. Without level 9, how can one claim Title Douluo? Plus, the martial soul must be excellent.
But on Douluo Continent, almost every potential Title Douluo comes from Brahmin or Kshatriya lines. Who in their right mind would follow this level 29 Yu Xiaogang? Moreover, Yu Xiaogang's martial soul core competitiveness had been proven plagiarized, and his "Master" title stripped—though he didn't know yet.
So, Yu Xiaogang was stuck.
His only hope was that some of the Spirit Hall's stewards would help him hatch a talented prodigy who could bring him fame and fortune.
In a haze, Lin Chen regained consciousness.
"Am I dead?"
A magnetic voice whispered in his ear, "You're not dead. I saved you."
Lin Chen turned his head and saw a sinister man sitting beside him.
"You saved me? Who are you?"
"I am Xie Jun," the Evil Emperor introduced himself.
"Thank you for saving me." Lin Chen sat up, remembering how Yu Xiaogang shoved him to the snake's mouth to save himself. His eyes filled with boundless hatred.
He wanted revenge. He wanted to kill Yu Xiaogang.
"You want revenge?"
Lin Chen said bitterly, "Yu Xiaogang treated me like that. I want to kill him to vent my anger."
"I'm afraid you can't do it alone," Xie Jun said.
"A gentleman's revenge isn't late after ten years. My innate spirit power is level 6, and if I practice hard, I can still reach Soul King or Soul Emperor to achieve vengeance," Lin Chen said.
"You still think your potential is level 6?" Xie Jun tossed a soul tool crystal ball at him. "This is a crystal ball for testing innate potential. Test yourself."
Lin Chen placed his hand on the ball, which glowed faintly.
"Innate spirit power level 2. Maybe once you fully unleash your potential, you'll reach Great Soul Master level. Then you might last 300 rounds in a fight against Yu Xiaogang—but who knows who'll win." Xie Jun mocked.
"How could this be?" Lin Chen recalled when he had awakened his martial soul in the village; he was the brightest one. The steward said he had level 6 potential.
"Your martial soul, Spirit Breath Grass, is a life attribute. Rings that boost life attribute best improve your martial soul. Other attributes have little effect. But you shouldn't have taken a ten-year heavily poisonous ring. The conflicting attributes further lowered your potential," Xie Jun explained.
"You mean the spirit ring Yu Xiaogang gave me damaged my potential further?" Lin Chen asked in disbelief. "Isn't he a master?"
"Master? His theories were proven plagiarized by the Spirit Hall," Xie Jun scoffed. "Perhaps Yu Xiaogang anticipated your revenge and ruined you in advance."
(END CHAPTER)
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