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"What's going on here?"
The middle-aged Soul Master in charge of enrollment and examinations looked toward Yu Xiaogang, who had fainted from sheer rage.
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang looked as if he had stopped breathing entirely. His mouth was twisted to one side, and his skin, which had been flushed red with anger, was gradually turning pale.
He looked as though he was on the verge of death.
Smack! Smack!
Suddenly, the middle-aged Soul Master walked over to Flender and the others.
Looking at Yu Xiaogang's suffocating body, he swiftly delivered two sharp slaps to his face. Although this middle-aged Soul Master's strength couldn't compare to Flender and his group, to Yu Xiaogang, he was still a powerful Soul Elder.
These two slaps seemed to clear Yu Xiaogang's airway, allowing him to gradually regain consciousness. Seeing that Yu Xiaogang was breathing again, the middle-aged Soul Master immediately cursed out in irritation.
"Alright, someone this weak shouldn't even bother taking the teacher assessment."
The middle-aged Soul Master flicked his wrist, walked back to his station, and then addressed Flender and the others respectfully.
"Respected Masters, please continue with your examination."
Upon hearing the middle-aged Soul Master's words, Zhao Wuji and the others quickly turned their attention back to the contents of the exam paper.
Zhao Wuji had never cared for Yu Xiaogang in the first place.
Now that the free show was over, it was time to focus on the exam.
If they passed this exam and became teachers at the Blue Tyrant Academy, their income would be much higher than what they used to make under Flender. With the hope of getting a salary raise, Zhao Wuji earnestly looked down at the exam paper in his hands.
At this moment, the very first question on the paper turned out to be...
Based on the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill recently published by Grandmaster Xiao Yan, provide a reasonable analysis and your own insights.
Zhao Wuji instantly understood why Yu Xiaogang had thrown such a fit. However, Zhao Wuji didn't believe for a second that Grandmaster Xiao Yan would plagiarize Yu Xiaogang.
There was bound to be a difference between the two.
Following the prompt, Zhao Wuji found the corresponding reference material provided for the exam—the latest issue of the Spirit Hall Journal. The Spirit Hall Journal detailed Grandmaster Xiao Yan's techniques regarding the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill.
Furthermore, Spirit Hall had even issued a public apology to all Soul Masters.
They claimed that they had delayed the publication solely to test and verify whether Grandmaster Xiao Yan's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill technique was authentic. Otherwise, it would have been published alongside his previous Self-Condensed Soul Ring technique.
This meant that the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill published by Xiao Yan was fully verified and genuine. Grandmaster Xiao Yan had developed and submitted this ages ago. How could he have plagiarized your wisdom?
Zhao Wuji found the whole thing preposterous.
He had blind faith in Grandmaster Xiao Yan. Therefore, he simply assumed that Grandmaster Xiao Yan had just happened to research the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill independently and happened to publish it now.
Besides, there was no way Yu Xiaogang's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill could have leaked out anyway. Zhu Zhuqing had only left a few days ago, so the timeline didn't match up at all.
Moreover, it seemed even Canghui Academy knew a variation of the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, so it wasn't some unique, earth-shattering secret. Thinking of this, Zhao Wuji's impression of Yu Xiaogang worsened significantly.
In truth, Spirit Hall hadn't wanted to publish the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill initially. After all, the Continental Elite Young Soul Master Tournament was only two years away.
However, considering Grandmaster Xiao Yan's massive influence within the Soul Master community, Bibi Dong had no choice but to publish it to continue garnering the goodwill of common Soul Masters.
Soon, just as Zhao Wuji found himself completely stumped by the first question and was about to skip to the second, Yu Xiaogang began to stir. Yet, the moment Yu Xiaogang regained clarity, his mouth filled with curses aimed at Xiao Yan.
He screamed that Xiao Yan was shameless and had stolen his life's work.
Yu Xiaogang completely ignored everyone else in the room, thoroughly disrupting the peace of the examination hall. Zhao Wuji, who was already frustrated because he hated written tests, felt his temper flare instantly.
In a flash, Zhao Wuji's burly, towering frame stood up abruptly.
He marched right over to Yu Xiaogang.
BAM!
This time, Zhao Wuji used fifty percent of his strength.
The strike blasted Yu Xiaogang right out of his seat, sending him flying across the room until he crashed against the wall.
"Yu Xiaogang, if your damn brain doesn't work right, go get a replacement! Is Grandmaster Xiao Yan's thesis even remotely the same as your Seven-in-One Fusion Skill? Grow some brains, will you? Even Old Zhao here can see that the underlying principles are completely different!"
"What a piece of trash. Tui!"
Following that, Zhao Wuji spat a glob of phlegm directly onto Yu Xiaogang's clothes, then turned back to his seat without so much as a backward glance.
Zhao Wuji figured he would be joining the Blue Tyrant Academy sooner or later anyway, so he couldn't be bothered to save face for Flender anymore. The only reason he hadn't used his full strength in that slap was because he didn't want to make too big of a mess in the examination hall.
As Zhao Wuji went back to answering the questions, Yu Xiaogang was left entirely dazed.
The sheer force behind Zhao Wuji's strike had robbed Yu Xiaogang of his ability to speak. Seeing stars and with his head spinning, he didn't have the slightest power to resist.
Yu Xiaogang felt an intense urge to vomit, and unable to control himself, he could only throw up all over his own clothes. In an instant, the sour, foul stench of Yu Xiaogang's vomit drifted across the entire examination hall.
Witnessing the situation unfold, even Flender felt reluctant to help Yu Xiaogang this time.
Damn it, he's a total idiot.
Flender had finished reading Xiao Yan's thesis and had also realized that Xiao Yan's Seven-in-One Fusion Skill was based on an entirely different theory than Yu Xiaogang's. Under these circumstances, Flender certainly couldn't provoke public outrage just to back Yu Xiaogang up.
Otherwise, how was he supposed to mix in the Soul Master world in the future?
Forget it, if Yu Xiaogang doesn't take the exam, so be it. I'll just ask Sister Erlong to open a back door for him later.
While Yu Xiaogang didn't have any other skills, his theoretical knowledge was still undeniably superior to the vast majority of Soul Masters.
At this moment, the middle-aged man in charge of the assessment frowned as he watched the farce conclude, letting out a cold snort. After hearing what Yu Xiaogang had said earlier, he had desperately wanted to step up and beat Yu Xiaogang to a pulp himself.
If someone else hadn't delivered that slap on his behalf, he definitely wouldn't have let the matter drop so easily.
Who do you think you are, a mere trash, to dare gossip about Grandmaster Xiao Yan?
As the examination continued, several teachers from Shrek Academy scratched their heads and knitted their brows, staring anxiously at the contents of the exam paper.
This test was almost entirely composed of Xiao Yan's theories, meant to gauge whether the aspiring academy teachers actually understood theoretical knowledge.
Although Zhao Wuji and the others enjoyed reading about Xiao Yan's concepts, they treated them more like sci-fi novels. Things like giant steel ships, soul-powered soul-guided reactors, and the like... If you asked them to explain the actual mechanics behind them, they wouldn't have a clue.
Fortunately, the final question on the paper asked the teachers about their personal specialties.
Seeing this final special recruitment question, Zhao Wuji instantly regained his confidence and proudly wrote down his cultivation level and some of his soul ring abilities. As a powerful Soul Saint, no matter what, he was confident in his ability to teach students how to fight.
The other teachers, including Flender, did the exact same thing, writing down their respective strengths for the final question.
By now, out of everyone from Shrek Academy, only Yu Xiaogang had failed to complete his paper; it remained completely blank. Supported by Ma Hongjun and the others, Yu Xiaogang ate one of Oscar's sausages and slowly began to recover.
Zhao Wuji, you absolute bastard, how dare you strike me!
Yu Xiaogang cursed furiously in his heart.
Right now, his eyes were completely blinded by the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill on the paper, and he refused to believe that Xiao Yan's theory was actually different.
Just then, Ma Hongjun suddenly spoke up.
"Teacher, don't blame Teacher Zhao Wuji. He isn't someone who loses his temper for no reason. Maybe the theories really are different."
At this time, Ma Hongjun had a pretty favorable impression of the enigmatic Grandmaster Xiao Yan.
After all, he had also benefited from Grandmaster Xiao Yan's theories, so he wasn't about to blindly speak up for Yu Xiaogang. Yet, it was precisely Ma Hongjun's words that caused Yu Xiaogang's breath to catch, as he stared at Ma Hongjun in utter disbelief.
"Hongjun, even you..."
I really raised an ungrateful wolf. If I knew it would turn out like this, I might as well have nurtured Xiao Lin instead.
Yu Xiaogang thought bitterly to himself, completely forgetting how Xiao Lin and his group hadn't believed a single word he said back then, even pushing him down and humiliating him in public.
Time is the ultimate remedy.
By now, Yu Xiaogang merely rationalized that Xiao Lin and the others had just been too immature at the time to understand his wisdom. If given another chance, he would definitely seize the opportunity to become Xiao Lin's teacher.
It was because of this train of thought that Yu Xiaogang began to harbor a fair amount of resentment toward Ma Hongjun, who might very well end up as a crippled cultivator. He even felt a budding desire to give up on nurturing Ma Hongjun altogether.
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