Late at night, Shrek Academy was completely silent. After the day's examination, no other examinee besides Tang San and the other three passed the first three rounds.
And this was already the year Shrek Academy admitted the most students in many years.
As one of the academy's teachers, Yun Chuan naturally had his own living quarters, but this dwelling was incredibly rudimentary. Not only were the walls cracked, but there were also snakes, insects, rodents, and cockroaches everywhere. How could he, who had lived a life of luxury in Spirit Hall since childhood, endure this? He didn't expect an academy to be luxurious, but at least it should have basic cleanliness, right?
So, after joining Shrek, Yun Chuan only endured one night before he couldn't stand it anymore. The next day, he directly ran to Soto City to find a hotel to stay in, and then coincidentally met Dai Mubai, Tang San, and others, leading to a series of events.
Sitting in his teacher's room at this moment, Yun Chuan was meditating cross-legged on the bed, but he was actually waiting patiently. He estimated that he had severely whipped Tang San during the day. Although the damage was not great, the humiliation was extreme. That old drunkard would definitely not swallow this insult and would surely come tonight to seek justice for his son.
Yun Chuan was quite curious about this cheap father in his current life. When he read the original novel, he felt that this character's personality was contradictory. Especially many things, from an observer's perspective, were simply baffling.
"...Tang...Chuan..."
A voice that seemed to echo suddenly resounded in his ears.
"Finally!"
Yun Chuan's heart stirred, but on the surface, he slowly opened his eyes, then showed a puzzled expression, and then looked around, shouting, "Which cowardly rat is hiding? Playing tricks!"
"...You come out."
The voice paused noticeably, then continued.
At the same time, a faint aura locked onto Yun Chuan's body.
"Hmph! Playing tricks, do you think I'm easily scared?"
Yun Chuan snorted coldly, then leaped, unhesitatingly breaking through the window and coming outside. His spirit power instantly rose to its peak, and then he pursued the direction of the aura extremely quickly.
In a short while, he had already left the confines of Shrek Academy and arrived in a forest outside. The trace of the aura also disappeared here.
"Come out. I know you're here," Yun Chuan shouted in a deep voice. At the same time, he completed his Spirit Avatar in the first instant, and a Blue Silver Grass appeared in his hand. Simultaneously, seven spirit rings revolved around his body, pulsating up and down, shining with dazzling light, especially the three black ten-thousand-year spirit rings, which looked astonishingly profound!
A black figure slowly emerged from behind a large tree. This person was completely shrouded in black clothes, even wearing a black hood. From his appearance, he could only be identified as a tall man.
"Hiding your head and tail, you're clearly not a righteous person. What is your intention in luring me out?" Although Yun Chuan knew the identity of the person in front of him, he feigned ignorance and coldly shouted.
The black-clothed man did not answer directly, but merely said indifferently, "I simply saw your great power during the day and, out of a desire to test you, wanted to spar. After all, it's been a long time since I stretched my muscles."
As he spoke, the black-clothed man slowly raised his right hand, and immediately, a black light condensed in his palm, forming a huge object—a massive hammer! It looked very similar to Yun Chuan's Supreme Haotian Hammer.
At the same time, a full nine spirit rings quietly appeared on him—two yellow, two purple, five black. The nine spirit rings did not pulsate like Yun Chuan's, but remained still at different positions on the black-clothed man's body, completely enveloping him.
Nine spirit rings were already an extremely terrifying existence, especially his last spirit ring, which faintly showed a touch of red within the black.
Even among ten-thousand-year spirit rings, there is a huge difference. For example, how could a spirit ring from a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast be the same as one from a ninety-thousand-year Spirit Beast? That black-with-red color indicated that the spirit ring had reached at least the ninety-thousand-year level.
However, Yun Chuan knew that this spirit ring came from his birth mother, Ah Yin, the ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast transformed Blue Silver Emperor. This was actually a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring!
The reason it was currently this black-with-red color was simply because it had been detonated once a few years ago to temporarily boost power, and the spirit ring had not yet fully recovered after re-condensing. After some more time, this spirit ring, which currently looked like it was only ninety thousand years old and close to a hundred thousand years, would fully recover into a completely red hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.
And the identity of this black-clothed man was undoubtedly his biological father, Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao!
Yun Chuan sized up this cheap father in front of him, and a hint of disdain welled up in his heart. This guy was simply too sloppy and unkempt now. Even though he was wrapped in a black robe, Yun Chuan could be sure that this guy definitely didn't bathe often. He could smell a scent of sweat and other strange odors from far away. He was too unhygienic.
"Titled Douluo!"
Despite his inner disgust, Yun Chuan's expression was solemn on the surface as he looked at the nine spirit rings on his body with extreme apprehension. The difference between high-level Spirit Masters was immense. Above sixty ranks, let alone a difference of one stage, even a difference of just one rank could lead to a certain gap in strength.
And seeing that Yun Chuan only showed solemnity when he saw his nine spirit rings, without any astonished or terrified reaction, Tang Hao knew that this young man's background was definitely not ordinary; he should be someone who had seen a lot of the world.
After all, if a Spirit Saint was a high-level existence among Spirit Masters, then a Titled Douluo was the pinnacle existence among Spirit Masters, rarely seen. If an ordinary Spirit Saint suddenly saw him, a Titled Douluo, they would probably be in utter panic right now. But although this young man was somewhat surprised, he appeared too calm.
From this, Tang Hao was certain that this young man had definitely met many Titled Douluo, which was why he could appear so calm and composed. A hint of doubt and suspicion arose in his heart.
"So it's a Titled Douluo in person." Yun Chuan's face only showed a brief moment of surprise before quickly calming down. He asked cautiously, "May I ask, Your Excellency, what is your purpose in bringing me here late at night?"
"Didn't I say? I just saw your great power during the day and, out of a desire to test you, wanted to spar." Although Tang Hao harbored suspicion, he did not forget his original purpose and said coldly, "Of course, you can consider this me bullying the weak. After all, didn't you say during the day that the strong can do whatever they want? I am simply exercising the rights of the strong now."
As he spoke, Tang Hao slowly walked towards him, without any imposing aura emanating from him. But as he held the huge Clear Sky Hammer and approached Yun Chuan step by step, he still felt a terrifying sense of impending storm, like dark clouds covering the sky!
"He's indeed very strong!" Yun Chuan's face was filled with apprehension, and then several spirit rings around his body flashed, just as he was about to make a move.
Suddenly, Tang Hao stopped and said coldly, "Since you're here, come out. What's the difference between one and three?"
"Someone?" Yun Chuan was startled, then recalled the original novel. Oh, so it was them.
Soon, two figures appeared on the scene.
One of them was Dean Flender. At this moment, he had already activated his Spirit Avatar. A pair of huge wings extended from his back, his entire body was covered with feathers, and his orange-yellow eyes had vertical pupils. Seven spirit rings revolved around his body, pulsating up and down.
The other person was Vice Dean Zhao Wuji. He was not tall and had a very ordinary appearance. But he looked extremely sturdy, and his height, which was even shorter than Yun Chuan's, gave people a feeling of might. His broad shoulders were like city walls, and his outer coat could not hide his powerful muscles that seemed forged from steel. His robust physique implicitly gave off a strong sense of oppression. Seven spirit rings of the same color as Flender's slowly pulsated around his body.
"Greetings, Clear Sky Your Excellency." After revealing themselves, Flender and Zhao Wuji showed no intention of attacking, respectfully saluting the black-clothed Tang Hao.
Facing their respect, Tang Hao merely looked at Flender coldly and said, "No need for formalities. I'm here to cause trouble. Owl Spirit, seventy-eighth rank. As expected of Flender, the main combatant of the Golden Triangle back then. This Shrek Academy is yours, right?"
Flender nodded and said, "Yes, Your Excellency. May I ask what Tang Chuan teacher has done to offend Your Excellency? Could you grant me some face?"
Although he had a conflict with Yun Chuan at first, and was even severely beaten, and later was forced to join Shrek. But no matter what, since Yun Chuan joined Shrek, he was one of their own. Although Flender was a bit stingy, he was very principled in certain aspects and was very good to his own people. Therefore, even when facing a Titled Douluo, he still mustered the courage to come and negotiate.
Flender's actions, however, made Yun Chuan greatly change his opinion of him, thinking that although this guy was a bit stingy, his character was good. It seemed that not killing him at that time was the right decision.
Zhao Wuji did not speak, but merely stood beside Flender, but this action already made it clear that he would advance and retreat with the dean.
Tang Hao said indifferently, "Enough nonsense, stand aside. Otherwise, I'll beat both of you. Tang Chuan, I'll give you a chance. I won't use Spirit Abilities. If you can last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn in my hands, I'll leave immediately without another word. Otherwise, you must do something for me."
While secretly observing the entire process of Yun Chuan beating Tang San and others during the day, Tang Hao, although very angry, was actually very impressed as he watched him play with the simple Blue Silver Grass in such creative ways. Even he hadn't expected that ordinary Blue Silver Grass could be used like that... Clearly, this person was definitely an expert in the Blue Silver Grass Spirit.
If his son, who also possessed the Blue Silver Grass Spirit, could receive his specialized guidance, then he would definitely experience earth-shattering changes in his Blue Silver Grass cultivation. Perhaps in the future, the Blue Silver Grass would not be weaker than the Clear Sky Hammer.
So, Tang Hao came tonight not only to beat him up but, most importantly, to have him guide his son in cultivating the Blue Silver Grass Spirit.