Zhang Lexuan regarded Shrek Academy as her everything and revered its higher-ups as gods. Naturally, she could not bear to watch Xuan Zi and Yan Shaozhe sit there wallowing in self-reproach.
"Dean, Elder Xuan, please don't say that. After all, no one could have anticipated that a minor Guardian task would cross paths with three Title Douluo-level evil soul masters, including a ninety-eighth-grade Super Douluo. Our top priority right now is to recall those nine students whom Zhou Yi expelled back to Shrek Academy."
The moment those words left her mouth, Xuan Zi's eyes instantly lit up. "Yes, girl Lexuan is absolutely right. Right now, those nine little rascals are becoming more formidable by the day. Not only do they have an incredibly solid foundation, but they all possess the strength to fight above their level. Once they mature, they will surely become the pillars of our Shrek Academy. Perhaps this move could directly bring forth nine Title Douluos for our Shrek Academy within the next twenty years."
Yan Shaozhe sighed, "Indeed. Who could have imagined that the nine little rascals expelled by Zhou Yi back then would manage to grow to such a degree after escaping death?"
He then turned his gaze toward Zhang Lexuan. "Lexuan, I will have to trouble you with this matter."
"Rest assured, Dean, I will do everything in my power," Zhang Lexuan said. In her mind, she could not help but recall Feng Piaoling, whom she had crossed paths with once before.
While she felt a sense of relief that this talented youth was still alive, her beautiful eyes scanned the room. Noticing Bei Bei's absence, she asked in confusion, "Where is Bei Bei?"
Xuan Zi's heart skipped a beat. He let out a long sigh, instantly reverting to his previous self-reproachful demeanor as he mindlessly munched on his chicken leg.
Ma Xiaotao and the others all averted their eyes. Ultimately, it was Xu Sanshi, who had long since lost all zest for life, who spoke up. With a completely expressionless face, he said coldly:
"After encountering that evil soul master's corpse explosion, both of my legs were blown off. Before I lost consciousness, I saw the corpse explosion's venom splatter onto Bei Bei's lower half. Just like me, he has become a eunuch. Right now, he is hiding alone in his room, too afraid to come out."
As the saying goes, nothing hurts more than seeing a brother suffer, but nothing stings worse than seeing him succeed.
As Bei Bei's frenemy, now that Xu Sanshi was a legless eunuch himself, he naturally did not want to see Bei Bei being treated like a normal person.
"Xu Sanshi, you..." Huo Yuhao looked at Xu Sanshi in utter disbelief.
He had always thought that Xu Sanshi was a good person and Bei Bei's close friend. He never expected him to bring up Bei Bei's deepest, most agonizing secret like this.
"What about me? Did I say anything wrong?" Xu Sanshi glared back at Huo Yuhao with a frigid gaze.
"You didn't say anything wrong, but have you considered how much hurt this will cause Senior Brother Bei Bei?" Huo Yuhao questioned.
"Hurt? Heh... how hilarious. If we're talking about hurt, it seems like the person who caused the greatest hurt to all of us is you. If it weren't for you and Zhou Yi, that pair of master and disciple, Chen Zifeng, Yao Haoxuan, and He Caitou wouldn't have been blown to pieces. Gongyang Mo and I wouldn't have been crippled, and Bei Bei wouldn't have become a eunuch."
The look Xu Sanshi directed at Huo Yuhao was brimming with venomous hatred.
Yes, he hated Huo Yuhao, and he hated Zhou Yi. They were the ones who had ruined him like this.
"Xu Sanshi, what is the meaning of this? It is true that Zhou Yi brought this ruin upon us, and it was indeed her reckless pursuit of credit that started it all. But how can you blame Yuhao? If he hadn't spoken up to warn us, we would all be dead by now," Dai Huabin barked angrily.
Xu Sanshi laughed out of sheer rage. "Heh, what a wonderful 'warning.' Are you referring to the warning he gave after the corpse explosion had already happened? If he hadn't been so greedy for a momentary thrill, switching to his second martial soul to join the fight instead of maintaining Spiritual Detection Sharing for us, I would have been able to deploy my defense in advance. The corpse at my feet wouldn't have exploded like that, He Caitou wouldn't have been blown to pieces on the spot without even a moment to react, Bei Bei wouldn't have become a eunuch, and even the inner court students could have received an advance warning to escape this disaster."
As soon as these words were uttered, the looks the others directed at Huo Yuhao became increasingly hostile.
Gongyang Mo, unable to suppress the despair that had been building up inside him for so long, screamed in fury, "Huo Yuhao, is that true?"
"That is exactly how it was. By the time I heard his warning, I was already engulfed by the corpse explosion. If it hadn't been for Feng... if it hadn't been for Dong'er saving me, I would have died a long time ago."
The one who answered him was Wu Feng.
Evidently, after Xu Sanshi's reminder, she had realized this point as well.
The rest of the victims felt the exact same way.
Originally, they had only directed their resentment toward Zhou Yi. But now, without a doubt, Huo Yuhao had become the target of their deepest hatred.
In an instant, an overwhelming sense of grievance flooded Huo Yuhao's heart. His eyes turned red, his head dropped slightly, and tears began to well up in his eyes.
Why? He clearly warned them at the time. It was their own fault for not dodging in time, so why were they turning around to blame him now?
Xu Sanshi sneered, "Heh, whenever something happens, you start playing the victim again. It seems that guy Feng Piaoling was right about you. You're just a selfish coward who loves to play the victim and flee from responsibility whenever things go wrong."
"Xu Sanshi, how dare you..." Dai Huabin naturally could not bear to see his beloved being bullied. He lunged forward and grabbed Xu Sanshi by the collar.
Xu Sanshi did not resist. He merely stared at Dai Huabin's close-up, handsome face with a venomous and mocking expression.
Compared to before, this face now carried a hint of effeminacy.
He delivered a soul-crushing blow: "Dai Huabin, do you really think you're any better? The only reason you're defending Huo Yuhao is because you share a hundred percent compatibility for a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, and because he is indispensable to your cultivation. It's because you're a sleeve-looser. But don't forget, his mother died at the hands of you and your mother. Even if this coward is willing to cast aside his hatred to lick your Dai family's boots, to lick your rear end, and to be a dog for the Dai family, it still won't change that fact."
"You bastard, I'll kill you!" Upon hearing this, Dai Huabin's eyes instantly turned blood-red, and his breathing became heavy like a raging bull.
Just as he was about to swing his fist at Xu Sanshi, Yan Shaozhe finally spoke. "Enough."
His words were accompanied by the immense soul pressure exclusive to a ninety-fifth-grade Super Douluo.
"We are currently facing a great enemy, yet you are all here engaging in infighting. Do you want to stand by and watch the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy snatch away the championship glory that Shrek has maintained for a thousand years just because of your mutual destruction?"
He was as biased as ever. There was no helping it; Xu Sanshi was already a cripple, so his value to Shrek Academy had drastically depreciated.
On the other hand, look at Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin. One possessed twin martial souls, with the second being the Glacier Conjoined Ape while the other possessed the White Tiger martial soul which shared a hundred percent compatibility with Huo Yuhao.
Naturally, he favored the latter.
Xu Sanshi fell silent. He knew that no matter how much he argued, it would be futile. However, deep within his eyes, the gaze he directed toward Yan Shaozhe carried a few more shades of resentment.
Dai Huabin could only lower his fist in resentment. He stepped back to stand beside Huo Yuhao, taking his hand to offer some comfort.
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