Chapter 163: Shrek Blocked at the Door
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, forcing himself to calm down.
He stepped forward and bowed slightly to Dugu Bo.
"Greetings, Poison Douluo."
Dugu Bo raised an eyebrow, a flash of surprise appearing in his eyes.
"You recognize this old man?"
Yu Xiaogang maintained his bow.
"Poison Douluo's reputation is far-reaching. Naturally, this junior has heard of you. Your Jade Phosphor Serpent Spirit is unparalleled under heaven, and your mastery of poison has reached the peak. How could this junior not recognize you?"
Dugu Bo stared at him for a moment, then suddenly chuckled.
"Interesting."
Just as Yu Xiaogang was about to speak and say that he would take everyone from Shrek Academy away, before he could get the words out, a calm voice rang out from behind Dugu Bo.
"Grandmaster, long time no see."
The voice was very young, its tone so flat that it was almost indifferent.
Yu Xiaogang's body stiffened slightly.
He abruptly raised his head, his gaze passing over Dugu Bo before finally landing on the youth who had been standing behind him all along.
The youth stood tall, with a refined appearance. His pair of black eyes calmly watched him.
"Lin Mo?"
There was clear astonishment in Yu Xiaogang's voice.
"Why are you here?"
The three council members also looked surprised.
Committee Member Meng Shenji looked at Lin Mo, then at Yu Xiaogang.
"Lin Mo, do you know this Grandmaster?"
Lin Mo nodded.
"I do. During the year I studied at Nuoding Junior Spirit Master Academy, this Grandmaster was a Guest Elder of the academy."
Pausing here, Lin Mo added, "At that time, Grandmaster even considered taking me as his disciple."
As his words fell, the Education Committee room went quiet for a moment.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were behind Lin Mo, chuckled almost simultaneously.
Dugu Yan crossed her arms over her chest, her purple eyes glancing sideways at Yu Xiaogang, her tone full of mockery.
"Lingling, did I hear that right? This theoretical Grandmaster actually thought about taking Lin Mo as his disciple?"
Ye Lingling nodded slightly, softly chiming in from the side.
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lin Mo ignored Yu Xiaogang's embarrassment and swept his gaze over him, his pupils slightly contracting.
He could clearly perceive that Yu Xiaogang's spirit power fluctuations were still stuck at the Rank 29 Bottleneck.
This surprised Lin Mo a little.
Hadn't Bibi Dong already obtained the method from him?
Even if resolving the mutation of Luo San Pao was troublesome, it should not have been difficult to help Yu Xiaogang break through to Rank 30.
Whether it was heavenly treasures of the same origin or a compatible Spirit Bone, either one should have been able to help Yu Xiaogang complete the breakthrough in his cultivation.
Moreover, with Bibi Dong's ability, finding these things and giving them to Yu Xiaogang should have been an easy task.
Did she not give them? Or did she give them, but Yu Xiaogang did not use them?
Thinking of this, Lin Mo's gaze subconsciously turned to Tang San.
Connecting this to the two extra Spirit Bones that had appeared on Tang San, a wave of realization washed over Lin Mo.
The truth of the matter was already obvious.
Bibi Dong had prepared the items for Yu Xiaogang, and they had reached his hands. But Yu Xiaogang had not used them himself. Instead, he had handed them over to Tang San to absorb.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo sighed inwardly.
Tang San's courage was truly great.
He even dared to touch the things that the madwoman Bibi Dong had prepared for Yu Xiaogang.
Was he really not afraid that if Bibi Dong found out, she would capture him, forcibly extract the Spirit Bones from his body, and return them to Yu Xiaogang?
Or was it that Tang San simply did not know the origin of those two Spirit Bones?
Lin Mo leaned toward the latter. His gaze swept between Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, and he already had the answer in his heart.
This Grandmaster was truly willing to spend a fortune for his disciple.
Yu Xiaogang took several deep breaths before he could barely calm his churning emotions.
He looked at the three council members.
"Three Council Members, today's matter was our abruptness. We will leave now and will not disturb you further."
Having said this, he turned around, intending to take everyone from Shrek Academy and leave.
"Wait."
Lin Mo's voice rang out again.
Yu Xiaogang's footsteps halted. He turned back to look at Lin Mo, his brows tightly furrowed.
"Lin Mo, what else is the matter?"
Lin Mo took two steps forward and arrived in the center of the Education Committee. His gaze swept over the six students of Shrek Academy before finally landing on Yu Xiaogang.
"Since your teacher from Shrek Academy is unwilling to accept the test under Senior Dugu..."
Lin Mo spoke slowly.
"Then let me, a student of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, test the strength of Shrek Academy's students and see how they truly fare."
"As long as the six students of your Shrek Academy can join forces and hold out against me for three minutes..."
Lin Mo looked up at Prince Xue Xing.
"I can agree on behalf of Prince Xue Xing to let Shrek Academy join Heaven Dou Royal Academy."
Upon hearing this, Prince Xue Xing raised an eyebrow slightly, but he did not voice any objection.
Xue Beng's eyes lit up, and an excited expression appeared on his face.
He had long found these people from Shrek Academy unpleasant to look at. If he could use Lin Mo's hand to teach them a lesson, that would be even better.
On Shrek Academy's side, Dai Mubai's face darkened completely.
He stared at Lin Mo, his voice cold.
"Lin Mo, don't push your luck too far. We respect you as a genius of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but don't think that we, Shrek Academy, are afraid of you."
Ma Hongjun chimed in from the side.
"Exactly. Six against one, and we only need to hold out for three minutes? You think too highly of yourself."
Lin Mo ignored their clamor.
With a slight movement of his mind, a crimson light flashed, and Charizard instantly appeared in the Education Committee.
As soon as Charizard appeared, its pair of dragon eyes locked firmly onto Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
It snorted, puffing a cloud of white smoke from its nose. Its dragon face wore a human-like expression of disdain, and its tail flicked gently behind it, looking eager to try.
Charizard and Ye Lingling already had an excellent relationship. If there was an opportunity, it naturally would not mind venting some anger on Ye Lingling's behalf.
Yu Xiaogang's gaze was completely captivated by Charizard.
He stared fixedly at Charizard, his eyes extremely complex.
Envy, longing, regret, bitterness, all sorts of emotions intertwined, making his breathing grow rapid.
In just an instant, Yu Xiaogang violently shook his head, forcing himself to sober up.
There was no comparison between the two.
Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath and looked at Lin Mo, his voice heavy.
"Lin Mo, I appreciate your good intentions. But Shrek Academy is no longer planning to join Heaven Dou Royal Academy. We are leaving now."
After he finished speaking, he turned again, intending to take his people and leave.
Yu Xiaogang had absolute confidence in his teaching ability.
The Shrek Six Monsters he had personally trained would definitely not be Lin Mo's match in a one-on-one fight, but six against one, holding out for three minutes, was absolutely more than enough.
But he dared not bet.
Tang San's external Spirit Bone had already been exposed. Every minute they stayed here, the danger increased.
The temptation of a Spirit Bone was too great.
Great enough to make any Spirit Master take risks, even a Titled Douluo was no exception.
Yu Xiaogang dared not gamble Tang San's safety on Poison Douluo's character.
"I said, wait."
Lin Mo's voice rang out for the third time. This time, it carried a hint of coldness.
His figure flickered, and he had already blocked the entrance to the Education Committee, obstructing the path of everyone from Shrek Academy.
Dai Mubai was finally enraged.
He stepped forward, his spirit power erupting, and three spirit rings rose from beneath his feet.
"Lin Mo!"
Dai Mubai's voice was full of anger.
"Don't go too far! We don't want to fight you, and that is us giving you face. Do you really think we are afraid of you?"
He pointed at Lin Mo and said word by word, "What, are all you students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy so arrogant? You won't even let people leave?"