章 168: What a Grandmaster Indeed
At this moment, Qin Ming finally came to his senses, sweat beading on his forehead.
He had been a bit impulsive earlier! Never mind Meng Shenji, a Soul Douluo—just dealing with Yu Feng's family alone would be enough trouble for him, as well as for Shrek as a whole. Even if they couldn't destroy Shrek Academy, killing a single Soul Emperor like him would be a trivial matter for them.
Not to mention Meng Shenji!
But Qin Ming just couldn't stand anyone speaking ill of Shrek Academy!
Calling him a traitor, he could tolerate; his martial soul was a wolf, after all, and rolling his eyes wasn't difficult. But slandering his alma mater, Shrek Academy? That was unacceptable!
Without Shrek Academy, he wouldn't be where he was today!
Heaven Dou Royal Academy: "..."
Without Heaven Dou's resources, could Qin Ming have achieved his current status and reputation in the spirit master world?
Truly, a dog raised by others for ten years is still a dog that bites.
Qin Ming had stayed at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy longer than he had at Shrek.
Shrek's graduation requirement was to reach the Soul Ancestor rank before the age of twenty. The entry requirement was not to exceed thirteen and to possess a two-ring spirit rank.
So, Qin Ming could have stayed at Shrek for a maximum of a little over eight years, while he had been at Heaven Dou for over a decade!
"Sigh…"
Xiao Feilian looked puzzled and asked, "But… Master, I can beat him. Why do you need to act personally?"
She didn't understand the intricate games of power between major factions, nor how to be a "cunning survivor."
The three elders hadn't taught her these things.
She had no idea why Meng Shenji stopped her.
Hearing this, Meng Shenji sighed inwardly. He wished that this child could stay "naive" forever.
But unfortunately, the world of spirit masters was exceedingly dark, and being this "innocent" would bring no benefits.
"It seems I'll have to teach her some of this knowledge at some point."
"Power struggles aren't just about being able to fight…"
"Unless you have absolute power, intimidation is never a winning strategy."
Meng Shenji mused to himself.
People like Gu Rong could say, "If he cannot serve me, he will be a threat."
Presenting one image publicly, while harboring another privately—this was a "required course" for any strong individual.
At this point, who was right and who was wrong no longer mattered.
The key issue was that they stood on different sides, and therefore saw things from different perspectives.
In Qin Ming's view, he was not wrong. Heaven Dou Royal Academy had driven Flander and the others away, so how could he remain there with any sense of dignity?
In the VIP seats, Zhongli crossed his arms, amber eyes calm and unreadable.
When Xiao Feilian had stepped toward the arena, he felt only that she had grown, with no other thoughts.
"Interesting, tonight's Heaven Dou City will likely be very lively," Zhongli thought to himself.
As for the consequences of Xiao Feilian's actions, he had little concern.
After all, whether as the Geo Archon, Morax, or as Zhongli, he was someone who fiercely protected his own.
If something was right or wrong, he had his own internal scales to judge.
This matter was unrelated to Xiao Feilian, but it concerned her master, Meng Shenji.
Meng Shenji had fulfilled his duty as her teacher, so it was natural that Xiao Feilian would fulfill her duty as his disciple.
"Disciple, since he dared to challenge a Soul Douluo like me, of course I should personally teach him a lesson."
"As for you, don't overexert yourself!"
Meng Shenji said with an expression of concern.
Xiao Feilian had already been training arduously, and since that group of madmen had come to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, her training regimen had become even more intense.
The three elders had watched this with both pride and worry in their hearts. Could training this hard really be sustainable?
Fortunately, she was strong enough to endure it all.
As Meng Shenji spoke, the entire arena fell into a stunned silence.
What a show of concern—was he a master or a doting guardian?
Reflecting on it, anyone would worry about a disciple as gifted and monstrous as Xiao Feilian encountering even the slightest trouble.
Xiao Feilian blinked, slightly confused, but she heeded Meng Shenji's words and returned to her seat in the audience.
There was no seating in the competitor's rest area for the Royal Fighting Team.
As Xiao Feilian returned to her seat, the smile on Meng Shenji's face gradually froze and then faded, transforming into an expression of stern authority.
With a fierce glare, he unleashed the full pressure of a Soul Doulou's power, bearing down directly on Qin Ming.
"Thud…" Qin Ming, completely unprepared, faltered and dropped to his knees.
His face contorted in pain, flushed red, and his eyes were bloodshot, as if he was experiencing intense discomfort.
If the pressure had started from a lower level and gradually intensified, Qin Ming might have been able to withstand it a bit longer. But Meng Shenji had erupted with his full strength right from the start. Even a Spirit Saint, if caught off guard, would have struggled under this kind of pressure.
Meng Shenji was no ordinary Soul Doulou; he was a level eighty-seven powerhouse, a leader among Soul Doulou!
"Qin Ming, didn't your academy teach you to show absolute respect toward your superiors?" Meng Shenji bellowed.
Qin Ming gritted his teeth, wanting to respond, but no words would come out.
He was no protagonist, with no special privileges. The trope of bearing the pressure from a superior and impressing them simply didn't work here.
Tang San: "???"
"Then again, how could Shrek Academy possibly teach you anything about respect?"
"Flender, am I right?" Meng Shenji asked, in words that cut to the core.
"Enough, Meng Shenji! Don't push us too far!" Flender roared inwardly, enraged.
Meng Shenji not only oppressed his Shrek Academy students but had the audacity to question him, Flender, about the righteousness of it! If this wasn't crossing the line, then what was?
"Meng Shenji, there are limits, even to killing. Do you really have to humiliate Shrek Academy like this?" Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang said with a serious expression, his hands folded behind his back.
At this critical moment, he still maintained the dignity of a master—displaying quite a bit of backbone.
Meng Shenji's hair whipped around from the unleashed force, making him look truly terrifying.
"I addressed Flender—who do you think you are?"
Yu Xiaogang: "!!!"
How dare he! He actually called him, Yu Xiaogang, a nobody?
"This old man has a death wish!" Tang San growled inwardly.
"I am Yu Xiaogang, one of the Golden Iron Triangle's 'Directing Corner,' known to the world as the Grandmaster of Martial Souls!" Yu Xiaogang announced, his expression dark, but steady.
He referenced the Golden Iron Triangle to make Meng Shenji take him seriously.
Hearing this, Meng Shenji paused, then his eyes lit up as he said, "So it's you!"
"What a 'Grandmaster' indeed!"
"You took knowledge from the Spirit Hall and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, compiled it, and passed it off as your own research results. Fine, maybe we could overlook that."
"But how did you dare to claim even Martial God Douluo's research as your own, shamelessly calling it your own work?"
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