A heart-wrenching wail erupted, only to abruptly cease at its peak.
Yu Xiaogang's eyes rolled back, and he completely fainted.
The two Elders exchanged glances. He fainted just from losing an arm?
It seemed his mental fortitude was lacking. There were many in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who had lost limbs, but none seemed as agitated as Yu Xiaogang.
Truly a good-for-nothing.
"Want to faint? Not so easy!"
A cold glint flashed in Yu Luomian's eyes. He spread his five fingers, and a dazzling bolt of lightning fiercely struck Yu Xiaogang's chest.
Yu Xiaogang's body was electrocuted, bouncing up and down. His eyelids fluttered open, but there was no anger or fear in his eyes, only a deep redness.
He lay like a corpse, his eyelashes no longer trembling, allowing the lightning to scorch his skin without any reaction.
The First Elder tentatively increased the current. Yu Xiaogang's muscles twitched, but his gaze remained hollow.
The three exchanged glances.
"Is it because he lost his left arm, and the shock was too great for him?" the First Elder asked.
"It should be. We've electrocuted him like this and he hasn't reacted at all. It looks like he's given up on life," the Second Elder nodded.
"Seriously, I was hoping to get some answers, but I didn't expect this to happen," Yu Luomian said with some helplessness.
"Never mind, Second Master Yu Luo Mian, let's go ahead with the competition first. We need to select the small team. Other matters aren't important. Yu Ze is already dead, so knowing the truth a little later won't matter.
Fortunately, not many people know about this matter, only our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Thunder Academy. We just need to issue a gag order," the First Elder said helplessly.
He actually hated Yu Xiaogang the most. He valued the Sect's reputation above all, but Yu Xiaogang constantly danced on the line of that reputation, so the First Elder wished he could just kill him.
Unfortunately, there was no opportunity, but now that Yu Xiaogang had lost an arm, his mood improved considerably.
Lose a left arm today, a right arm tomorrow, and before long, wouldn't Yu Xiaogang be dead?
It was just a matter of time.
What a relief.
"Alright."
The three slowly left the room.
Flender hadn't gone far. Seeing the three leave, he slowly returned to the room.
When he saw Yu Xiaogang's lifeless appearance, his heart skipped a beat.
Damn it! Nothing bad happened, did it? No, his money hadn't been returned yet.
The next second, Flender grabbed Yu Xiaogang's collar and pulled him up from the bed.
"Yu Xiaogang! Snap out of it!" he growled, his voice extremely low, fearing Yu Luomian and the others might hear.
Yu Xiaogang's body swayed in his grasp, his empty left sleeve dangling limply, like a soulless husk.
"Look at the state you're in now!" Flender gritted his teeth, his eyes blazing with anger. His money hadn't arrived yet; even if he was going to die, he should die later.
By now, Flender no longer had the previous good impression of Yu Xiaogang; he even felt some disgust.
For Flender, only Shrek Academy and gold coins were most important now.
"Do you think dying will bring liberation? Our troubles aren't over! The people of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan are still outside, watching us like tigers."
Yu Xiaogang's eyelashes trembled slightly, still unresponsive.
Flender's heart sank by half. Suddenly, he thought of something, leaned close to Yu Xiaogang's ear, and said word by word: "What about your theories? You've spent half your life researching the ten core competencies of Spirits. Are you just giving up on them?"
This sentence finally pierced Yu Xiaogang's numb nerves like a sharp thorn.
His pupils suddenly constricted, his unfocused gaze sharpened, and finally landed on Flender's face.
"You're right."
Flender let go, allowing him to fall back onto the bed, and said coldly, "Awake? Then stop playing dead."
Flender handed Yu Xiaogang a glass of water. After drinking some, Yu Xiaogang's throat felt a little better.
"Flender, tell me the details," Yu Xiaogang said in a deep voice. Flender was right; he couldn't die yet. He hadn't finished cultivating Little San, and his ten theories weren't complete. He absolutely couldn't die.
If he died now, he wouldn't even be entered into the family ancestral records.
Flender then explained the situation in detail, finally adding, "Remember to give me the five thousand gold coins."
Yu Xiaogang's face darkened: "The entire Ye family is truly butchering us."
"Isn't that the truth, but there's nothing we can do. Who told us we didn't have a good relationship with her daughter?" Flender said helplessly.
"So, after I was crippled by Yu Ze, you brought me back, treated me, and then three days later, Yu Luomian and the others arrived?"
"Yes, I didn't expect anyone would go to such a remote place," Flender said with some helplessness.
"Things are getting a bit difficult. Flender, find Zhao Wuji later, and we'll coordinate our statements, but we can't make them too precise, otherwise, problems will easily arise." Yu Xiaogang's mind was extremely calm at this moment, even surpassing his usual state.
"No problem," Flender nodded.
Yu Xiaogang glanced at his left arm, his expression extremely grim.
Flender patted Yu Xiaogang's shoulder: "Xiaogang, Nine Heart Begonia is only good at healing, but it can't regenerate severed limbs. We will definitely find a powerful healing Spirit Master in the future who can regenerate severed limbs. I've kept your arm; maybe it can be successful in the future."
"Alright." Yu Xiaogang knew this was very difficult, but at least there was some hope.
"By the way, what are Yu Luomian and the others doing now?" Yu Xiaogang asked.
"They should be dealing with the team matter. After all, Yu Ze died a bit too early. The Five Elemental Academies competition team for twenty days later hasn't been finalized yet. Besides the highest cultivated Yu Tianheng and Jade Heavenheart, at least five more people and some substitutes are needed."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang was delighted.
"This is a good opportunity for us!" Yu Xiaogang said.
"What's wrong? Could Yu Luomian still let Tang San and the others go?" Flender asked.
"This is where you don't understand my second uncle. My second uncle is very ambitious. Although he doesn't want to be the Sect Master, he always does things very well. I believe that for the sake of the competition's ranking, he will definitely choose the seven strongest people to participate.
This means that besides Yu Tianheng and Jade Heavenheart, there are five more spots that need to be earned through competition. Perhaps people from our Shrek Academy can also participate."
Hearing Yu Xiaogang say this, a look of joy appeared on Flender's face. This was truly good news.
It seemed killing Yu Ze still had its benefits.
Damn Yu Ze, your master didn't even say anything, and you kept jumping around here.
"Let's go, we'll go take a look," Yu Xiaogang said, getting up.
"Give me the gold coins first, that's my money," Flender held Yu Xiaogang back.
"You, always so obsessed with money."
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