Chapter 72

After discussion among the Shilaike Academy members, they unanimously decided to push all responsibility for the failure of this soul-hunting operation onto Luo Ye's head.

Because the Titan Giant Ape appeared, Zhao Wuji, Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others all fell into a coma, not knowing who the true culprit was.

But someone has to take the blame for Oscar and Tang San's ten-year soul rings—not only because Tang Hao will settle scores with them, but they themselves also need a target to vent their anger.

It is obvious that Luo Ye, who has completely broken with Shilaike Academy, is the perfect choice.

Besides that, Tang San also harbored a gritty, resentful hatred.

"Not only Luo Ye, but also that Titan Giant Ape—I will definitely not let him go; later I will personally kill him!"

In Tang San's view, if Luo Ye is the culprit behind his absorbing four ten-year soul rings, then the second culprit is the Titan Giant Ape.

If it weren't for the Titan Giant Ape chasing them relentlessly, forcing them to abandon Zhao Wuji and flee, with a teacher not even at the Soul Saint level following them, I could never possibly absorb a ten-year wind baboon soul ring under any circumstances.

Yu Xiaogang, Flandre, and Zhao Wuji all strongly agreed with Tang San's words.

Even Tang San himself thought this way, so presumably Tang Hao will not make things too difficult for them at Shilaike Academy in the future.

Yu Xiaogang nodded firmly.

"What Xiao San said is correct; since the Titan Giant Ape caused the first three soul rings of your Heavenly Hammer to be ruined, from now on you should absorb its soul rings and soul bone as compensation."

After hearing this, Flandre, Zhao Wuji, Dai Mubai, and the others all looked at Yu Xiaogang simultaneously, their expressions quite strange.

He spoke with such confidence, treating the Titan Giant Ape, a hundred-thousand-year spirit beast, as a mere chicken and dog; those who didn't know would think Yu Xiaogang was one of those top Title Douluo.

In the end, aren't we just placing our hope of hunting the Titan Giant Ape on Tang Hao?

Yu Xiaogang also vaguely sensed their contempt for him, and thus let out a cold snort.

"Flandre, I'm not at ease leaving Xiao San alone at Shilaike Academy, so I intend to stay here; do you agree?"

Flandre understood perfectly well that even if he hadn't participated in this soul-hunting operation, as the dean he bore an inescapable responsibility for what happened.

So, faced with Yu Xiaogang's sarcastic remarks, he couldn't retort and could only clap his hands as if he hadn't heard.

"Shilaike Academy certainly welcomes your joining; I've long arranged for you to come here as a teacher. With your help as a master, we can certainly make up for this mistake as much as possible and train these little monsters into talent in the shortest time."

Yu Xiaogang arrogantly lifted his head, staying silent to pretend aloofness, hoping to maintain the bearing of a master.

As a result, even Tang San no longer had the mood to go along with flattering him, instead speaking with a worried expression.

"What should we do about Xiao Wu? Given my understanding of her, she would never abandon me, yet she hasn't returned until now; she must have been coerced by Luo Ye."

His words reminded Dai Mubai, who gritted his teeth and cursed furiously.

"That bastard Luo Ye, this isn't the first time he's done something like this; Zhu Zhuqing is my fiancée, yet he's constantly clinging to her."

"The next time I see Luo Ye, I will surely kill him with my own hands."

Even Oscar felt downcast, despite having only spent a few short days with Ning Rongrong, who never gave him a pleasant expression the whole time; yet he still felt sad, as if he had lost something important.

Seeing the atmosphere grow increasingly awkward, Flandre at the side cleared his throat twice.

"Alright, stop moping here; even if Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong have left Shilaike Academy with Luo Ye, once Luo Ye is slain they will naturally return to your side."

"What you need to do now is not to grieve, but to turn anger into motivation and swiftly increase your strength."

"You are also aware of Luo Ye's strength; if you let up, you won't just fail to defeat him—you might even be killed by him, and by then it will be too late to regret."

Flandre's words took effect; Tang San, Dai Mubai, and the others stopped nitpicking and instead resolved to train hard, determined to defeat Luo Ye with their own hands in the future.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang also nodded in satisfaction.

As long as they make an effort, that's fine; I'm not afraid they'll encounter setbacks, only that they'll become discouraged and give up.

It seems that when devising their training plan, we can also have them run a few extra laps.

While the Shilaike faculty and students turned their grief into motivation, Luo Ye's party also arrived at the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

According to Ning Rongrong, given their talent, entering the Tian Dou Royal Academy is a sure thing; since they've already missed the enrollment, there's no need to rush.

Moreover, having arrived in Tian Dou City, Ning Rongrong naturally ought to fulfill her duty as a host and entertain them well.

Luo Ye and the others naturally had no objection to that.

If it were before, Xiao Wu would absolutely not agree to come to the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect.

After all, as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast that has taken human form, ordinary people might not notice, but before a Title Douluo her soul-beast nature cannot be concealed.

But now, with the help of Gu Yue Na, the Soul Beast Sovereign Silver Dragon King, Xiao Wu's soul-beast aura has completely vanished; as long as she doesn't reveal it herself, no one can detect it.

Upon learning that Ning Rongrong had returned, Ning Fengzhi and the Sword Bone Douluo immediately came before her, scrutinizing her up and down for a long time before finally unable to hold back and asking.

"Rongrong, how did you suddenly come back?"

Ning Rongrong's smile fell, her eyes looking slightly resentful.

"What's wrong, Dad? Do you not want me to come back?"

Ning Fengzhi laughed awkwardly twice and shook his head in denial.

"No, of course not; I'm just curious. You were dead set on going to Shilaike Academy, and no one could persuade you to change your mind, yet you've only been there a few days and already returned, which doesn't really suit your personality."

Ning Fengzhi certainly understood his daughter very well.

Thus, Ning Rongrong's personality is somewhat nasty; she's known as a little witch in the Seven Treasure Glazed Sect, but once she sets her mind on something, not even nine horses could pull her back.

Originally, Ning Fengzhi thought that even if Ning Rongrong felt Shilaike Academy was trash and realized she had made a wrong decision, she would grit her teeth and stay there.

But now the developments have obviously exceeded his expectations.

Ning Rongrong gave Ning Fengzhi a white-eyed look and spoke impatiently.

"Shilaike Academy is just trash; I certainly wouldn't stay in a heap of garbage, and this time I left together with a few classmates."

(End of chapter)