Above the heavenly curtain, the young Flender knelt respectfully, appearing utterly devout.
Below the heavenly curtain, the Shrek Academy group was likewise speechless upon seeing this.
They wanted to refute, but they didn't know how to respond.
Because he didn't just talk the talk.
He actually walked the walk.
Without mentioning anything else, the Blue Tyrant Academy he founded was the most unique existence in the entire Douluo Continent at that time.
Just from the point of improving spirit tools for common people, he already deserved the name of 'great'.
"I truly believe it now; some people genuinely appear to change the World."
"I also believe it. It's truly a great blessing for the parallel World to have Yu Chen."
The Douluo Continent onlookers sighed endlessly upon seeing this.
"Good, good, 'already understood the vastness of the universe, yet still pitied the green plants'."
"It turns out we were wrong from the beginning… Perhaps from the very start, I shouldn't have founded Shrek Academy."
Hearing him say this, the expressions of those around him naturally changed immediately.
"Flender, what's wrong with you? How could you say such a thing?"
Liu Erlong also paled, hurriedly reminding him.
"Shrek Academy is your life's work. If you deny Shrek Academy now, aren't you denying decades of your hard work?"
While her expression was only panicked,
Yu Xiaogang spoke, his words tinged with seriousness and deep regret.
"Exactly, Flender, for the sake of founding this academy, you endured so many cold shoulders, hardships, and doubts from the outside World. You overcame it all, and now that the academy is beginning to show results, you're starting to self-deprecate. Is it really necessary? Is Yu Chen's evaluation that important?"
Yu Xiaogang could tolerate Flender denying his own teaching results.
But he could not tolerate his long-time friend, in front of him, agreeing with the views of his arch-rival, Yu Chen, from the parallel World.
So, after hearing him speak,
Yu Xiaogang was particularly agitated at this moment.
And now, hearing the two of them speak like this,
Flender didn't explain further. Instead, he turned back and looked towards the Shrek Seven Devils he had taught behind him.
He saw that, apart from Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and a few other girls like Xiao Wu, whose expressions still held worry and apprehension,
the eyes of the remaining Shrek students mostly showed numbness and indifference.
It was this numbness and indifference that made Flender feel particularly heartbroken.
Then, recalling Dai Mubai, the leader of the Seven Devils of Shrek, often saying, "A Spirit Master who isn't brave enough to cause trouble isn't a good Spirit Master,"
He understood the meaning of education, as spoken by Yu Chen, far more deeply than his younger self in the parallel World.
His heart was a mix of emotions: regret, melancholy, and an urgent desire to change everything.
However, he also clearly understood that such a change was not something that could be achieved overnight; it had to be a gradual process.
With this thought,
Flender ultimately said nothing.
After a long silence, he finally spoke, urging the few people present to leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well as soon as possible.
Whatever it was, they could discuss it back at Shrek Academy.
"That's right, we should indeed leave the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, this place of trouble."
Hearing him say this, Yu Xiaogang, who had just been furious, finally nodded in agreement.
Although Spirit Hall had already finished harvesting the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, the commotion caused earlier was too great.
Many Spirit Masters were bound to be still heading towards this place. To prevent further complications and unnecessary trouble,
leaving now was indeed the best option.
Hearing the two of them say this, the others naturally had no objections. After nodding, they stepped forward, intending to leave.
However, they didn't expect that.
This time, faced with their request to leave, Tang Hao, who had been silent all along, rejected it without even thinking.
"You guys go. I don't want to go. I'm really tired. Very, very tired."
"I just want to stay here. I don't want to go anywhere."
As he spoke, he took out his wine gourd and began to drink by himself.
Looking at Tang Hao, who was now bleary-eyed and seemed utterly down-and-out,
everyone naturally found it very surprising.
Compared to the surprise and strange expressions of those around him,
Tang Hao's son, Tang San, was used to it and even accustomed to it.
He even felt a sense of familiarity and closeness.
The Clear Sky Douluo who wielded the Clear Sky Hammer and slaughtered all directions earlier.
He was too powerful, too overbearing.
Tang San simply couldn't connect him with the down-and-out middle-aged man who silently drank in Saint Spirit Village.
As for this current one, he was exactly like the image of Tang Hao in his mind.
That's right, in Tang San's heart, Tang Hao was inherently a slacker.
And he was the most extreme type of slacker.
This wasn't Tang San slandering Tang Hao.
It was simply the truth.
After all, if Tang Hao had been even slightly normal, he wouldn't have lived in anonymity in Saint Spirit Village for over a decade.
Don't let him talk about seeking revenge on Spirit Hall all the time.
But in reality, he had never actively sought trouble with Spirit Hall.
Not to mention diligently cultivating for over 10 years.
With his Clear Sky Douluo cultivation, seeking revenge on Spirit Hall would be incredibly simple.
Fighting guerrilla warfare against Spirit Hall alone, specifically hunting down mid-level Spirit Masters.
Just doing that would give Spirit Hall a headache for quite some time.
After all, with the blessing of a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, unless the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall personally arrived or several Elders from the Elder Hall acted together, it would not be easy to keep Tang Hao.
And Tang Hao?
What did he do in these 10 years?
He did nothing.
He claimed to have temporarily gone into seclusion to raise and care for Tang San.
But in reality, he spent his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol in Saint Spirit Village.
Let alone protecting Tang San, he even needed Little San to do the laundry and cooking himself, essentially taking care of him in return.
If such a person isn't a slacker, then who is?
He even felt that his father shouldn't be called Clear Sky Douluo; he should be called Slacker Douluo instead.
So, seeing Tang Hao like this this time,
Tang San wasn't surprised at all.
He just felt somewhat helpless.
But what could he do?
This was his biological father, after all.
He couldn't really ignore him.
So, after thinking for a moment,
He could only speak,
comforting Tang Hao as if coaxing a child.
He emphasized that the parallel World and the Douluo Continent they were currently in were not the same.
Just as that World didn't have Yu Xiaogang.
Perhaps in the parallel World, there was no one named Tang Hao.
That's why his mother, Ah Yin, chose someone else.
When he said this, he didn't hold much hope; he was purely trying a long shot.
But he didn't expect that this time, after he finished speaking,
Tang Hao's eyes actually lit up.
He deeply agreed, nodding and assenting.
"You're right, Little San, it must be because of this, it must be because Ah Yin didn't meet me, so she was forced to choose Yu Chen!"
"This isn't my fault, nor is it Ah Yin's fault; blame fate for playing tricks!"
The more Tang Hao thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and he couldn't help but get excited.
It was just a pity that this excitement didn't last long.
The next moment,
Above the heavenly curtain, light flowed.
His figure, Tang Hao, had clearly appeared above the heavenly curtain.
And appearing with his figure were a man and a woman.
It was none other than Ah Yin and Tang Xiao.
The former Haotian Double Stars reunited.
However, seeing these familiar figures appear, it wasn't just Tang Hao.
Thousands of miles away, within the Clear Sky Sect, Tang Xiao's body also couldn't help but tremble.
Although at this moment, only images were being played on the heavenly curtain, and no related text had appeared yet,
a feeling of extreme unease had already risen in his heart.