Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 104 An Encounter with Yu Xiaogang

When the seven Soul Masters from the Beast Academy appeared, the entire scene was filled with astonishment, and all the teams seemed to feel immense pressure.

Although the qualifying rounds only determine the rankings, and everyone can participate in the finals regardless of winning or losing, the higher the ranking, the more likely one is to receive a bye in the finals, and the more advantageous one will be in the finals.

The three elemental academies led by Feng Xiaotian were even more surprised, because they knew that in addition to the seven people present, there was also Yang Ping'an, a Soul Master with extremely strong combat power. Moreover, they had fought alongside Yang Ping'an before and were very familiar with his combat abilities.

That means the Beast Academy actually has a total of eight Soul Masters, which makes their overall strength quite frightening.

Each major power has its own information network. In just one day, everyone knew about the members of the Beast Academy, since every Soul Master had to register with the Spirit Hall.

Over the next few days, the Beast Academy swept through its opponents with overwhelming force, achieving a winning streak and ranking first among all teams, once again shocking everyone.

The gap between a Soul Master and a Soul Grandmaster is enormous. Normally, only one or two geniuses in a Soul Master academy reach level 40 or above, and they can generally suppress their opponents in a battle.

On this day, when Yang Ping'an, Meng Yiran, and Meng Haoran were watching the battle together, they happened to run into Yu Xiaogang, who was also watching the battle with Tang San and Yu Tianheng. The three of them were analyzing the situation on the field, and Yu Tianheng and Tang San even occasionally gave their own insights and analysis.

It seems that, following Tang San, Yu Xiaogang also wants to show his knowledge to his nephew and nurture him with care.

However, when Yu Xiaogang and the other two saw Yang Ping'an, they were also taken aback.

It had been six years since Yang Ping'an graduated from Notting Junior Soul Master Academy. He was surprised to see him in this situation, and even more surprised to learn that Yang Ping'an was a student at the Beast Academy.

Yang Ping'an has always been Yu Xiaogang's nightmare. The two originally had the same martial soul, but Yang Ping'an seems to have mastered a certain cultivation method of the Purple Gold Mastiff. This cultivation method can make the Purple Gold Mastiff more powerful and even change its martial soul.

However, Yang Ping'an seemed to treat Yu Xiaogang with utter contempt, completely disapproving of Yu Xiaogang's knowledge and even unwilling to engage in basic communication, which greatly frustrated Yu Xiaogang.

Now that they meet again, Yu Xiaogang still can't give up his obsession with martial spirits, and actually takes the initiative to say, "Student Yang, it's been a long time. I didn't expect you to have joined the Beast Academy."

Yang Ping'an smiled and nodded: "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, it has indeed been a long time. I didn't expect you to become the leader of Shrek Academy."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang seemed somewhat proud: "I mainly became the leader of Shrek Academy because my student Tang San is there."

Yang Ping'an glanced at Tang San: "Tang San, it's been a long time. Congratulations on your outstanding achievements."

Tang San simply nodded as a greeting. Although both of them were students at Notting Junior Soul Master Academy, they had almost no interaction with each other and only nodded slightly when they met.

In particular, Tang San himself is a genius with innate full soul power, while Yang Ping'an is just a useless person with half a level of innate soul power, who even has difficulty graduating, so there is absolutely no need for them to associate.

But Yu Xiaogang seemed to be thinking further ahead than Tang San: "Classmate Yang, it's been so many years since we last met. May I ask what level your soul power is now? I have some insights into cultivation, and since I was able to train Tang San, perhaps I can give you some advice on cultivation."

Yang Ping'an simply smiled and said, "Thank you. I've only recently broken through to the next level myself, so I wouldn't dare to show off my limited skills in front of an expert."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's expression changed drastically: "Just broke through? Could it be that Yang has also reached the Soul Master realm?"

Yang Ping'an didn't deny it: "Pretty much. By the way, I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, Yang Ping'an and the other two ignored Yu Xiaogang's surprised expression and left.

Yu Xiaogang remained where he was, muttering to himself, "How is this possible? How could he possibly break through to the Soul Sect level? Didn't he encounter a cultivation bottleneck?"

Yu Xiaogang has spent his entire life researching martial spirits and the cultivation of soul masters, with his biggest goal being to break through the bottleneck of level 29. Now, seeing that Yang Ping'an has actually broken through, his worldview is completely shaken.

Thinking of this, Yu Xiaogang quickly stopped Yang Ping'an: "Student Yang, wait a moment."

Yang Ping'an felt a sense of confusion: "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, is there anything else?"

Yu Xiaogang, his face beaming with excitement, said, "Student Yang, could you let me see your martial soul, or perhaps we could discuss how you cultivate it? You should know that our martial souls are the same. If you were to reveal your cultivation method, it might promote the development of the soul master world."

Yang Pingan couldn't help but smile: "Mr. Yu Xiaogang, we're not that close, are we? What you're saying concerns my personal privacy."

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's expression froze, while Yu Tianheng, standing to the side, was somewhat indignant: "Young man, my uncle is a master in the world of soul masters. His knowledge of martial souls and cultivation far surpasses that of ordinary people. If he can guide you, you will benefit for life."

Yang Ping'an simply shook his head: "Yu Tianheng, this isn't about giving guidance or not. Everyone has their own privacy. If I remember correctly, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family is the most concerned about personal privacy."

After saying that, Yang Ping'an ignored the changing expressions on the three people's faces and left.

Meng Yiran, standing to the side, seemed a little puzzled: "Ping An, who is this Yu Xiaogang? Have you known him before?"

Yang Ping'an's face was somewhat cold: "I've only met you before at the Junior Soul Master Academy, we're not very familiar with each other."

Meng Yiran's face showed a hint of indignation: "How dare a stranger say those things? Doesn't he know the rules of the Soul Master world?"

Yang Ping'an remained silent for a moment: "Perhaps some people take themselves too seriously."

Yu Xiaogang is one of the people Yang Ping'an least wants to see. His background is too strong, but his strength is too weak. Yet, he is sometimes too persistent and blindly confident.

Throughout the entire Douluo Continent novel, Yu Xiaogang himself is highly controversial. He possesses considerable knowledge of Soul Masters, and if he hadn't taught Tang San, a genius, he might have just been an ordinary Soul Master.

However, given Tang San's aptitude, even if he were taught by any teacher from a junior soul master academy, the result would probably not be much different, and might even be better. But he likes to take all the credit for himself.

But what truly allowed Yu Xiaogang to stand tall in the world of Soul Masters was precisely the background he most rejected.

(End of this chapter)