Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 85: Leaving With Ning Rongrong

"Su Mo, what are you trying to say?" Yu Xiaogang asked, looking puzzled at Su Mo.

"I want to leave Shrek!" Su Mo glanced at Yu Xiaogang and finally voiced his decision to leave the academy.

"What did you say?" Yu Xiaogang froze at Su Mo's words.

"You're leaving Shrek?" He still couldn't believe what he'd just heard.

If this had been before today, Yu Xiaogang would have fully supported Su Mo's departure. But now, with Xiao Wu gone, the team had already lost its assault-type Battle Soul Master.

Su Mo staying would perfectly fill that gap. The reality was clear—Xiao Wu wasn't coming back.

If Su Mo left now, Shrek wouldn't even have enough members to form a seven-person team.

"What?" Dai Mubai and the others reacted with shock upon hearing Su Mo's declaration.

"Su Mo, you're leaving Shrek? Why?" asked Oscar with confusion.

"Yeah, why are you leaving?" Ning Rongrong added, her voice tinged with concern.

"Is it because Shrek's fallen on hard times and couldn't join Heaven Dou Royal Academy? Are you looking down on Shrek now?" Dai Mubai's tone grew sharp.

"How could you do this…" Ma Hongjun muttered, his expression one of disappointment.

"Su Mo, why are you leaving Shrek?" Finally, Flender stepped forward, his gaze steady as he asked in a serious tone.

"Because my talent is far behind everyone else's. I can't keep up with your cultivation speeds in the future!" Su Mo's tone was filled with self-deprecation and mockery.

Then he changed the subject: "Isn't that what you've always thought anyway?"

"Dean, ever since Master came, he's been deliberately targeting me. Don't tell me you didn't notice!" Su Mo's voice rose with frustration.

"In the second phase of team training, I was benched more times than anyone else—more than the other two combined!" His tone carried the weight of his grievances.

"You and Master have already decided that my talent is too low, my potential limited, and that I can't keep up with everyone else!" Su Mo's eyes burned with anger.

"So, if that's the case, I won't waste my time playing along with Shrek anymore!" He stared directly at Flender, openly calling out Yu Xiaogang's bias against him.

With Ning Rongrong supporting him, Su Mo had no fear confronting Flender and Yu Xiaogang. Most importantly, through Bibi Dong's vision, he knew that a Contra from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was watching from the shadows.

Flender and Zhao Wuji, as mere Soul Sages, weren't worth fearing. "He's right!" Ning Rongrong immediately chimed in.

"Master has always been biased against Su Mo and always favors Tang San!" she added firmly.

"Remember that match against the Mad Battle Team? Tang San made the most mistakes, yet Master didn't say a word to him. Instead, he praised all of us!" Her frustration was evident.

"With a team like this, I don't want to stay either!" Ning Rongrong decisively stepped to Su Mo's side.

"What?" Dai Mubai's shock turned to panic as he turned to Ning Rongrong.

"Rongrong, you're leaving Shrek too?" His voice wavered with urgency.

"Can't you reconsider?" Oscar pleaded, his expression turning anxious.

Hearing Su Mo's departure shocked them, but Ning Rongrong's decision left them panicking. Her value to the team far outweighed Su Mo's, after all.

Meanwhile, Flender and Yu Xiaogang's expressions shifted between shades of green and white. Their embarrassment and anger were clear—they looked as though Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's accusations had hit the mark.

"I didn't realize you saw me that way. It seems I've failed as a teacher," Yu Xiaogang said at last, attempting to defuse the situation.

Of course, Yu Xiaogang wouldn't admit to targeting Su Mo. He quickly composed himself and continued, "If my previous arrangements made you misunderstand, I apologize."

"But I can assure you, I've never deliberately targeted you!" he added, his voice carrying a tone of righteousness.

"My decisions were always made with the team's best interests in mind. I can swear on my honor!" He spoke with conviction, his words seemingly sincere.

"Hah! No need to apologize to me," Su Mo replied with a cold laugh.

"All I know is that I was targeted. With an academy like Shrek, it's better not to stay." His words landed like a final nail in the coffin.

Su Mo looked at Yu Xiaogang's smug expression and felt an overwhelming urge to slap him. However, he restrained himself.

"Rongrong, let's go!" he said, taking Ning Rongrong's hand and turning to leave.

"Mm, let's go," Ning Rongrong nodded, then turned back to the others. "Goodbye, everyone!" she said to Zhu Zhuqing and the rest.

"Stop!" Flender couldn't take it any longer. He shouted angrily at Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, "Shrek isn't a place you can just come and go as you please!"

"We've put so much effort into you. Are you just going to walk away like this?" he demanded.

"Don't you feel any shame?" His voice grew louder.

"Xiaogang already said it was all a misunderstanding, so that's what it is!" Flender added, trying to defend Yu Xiaogang.

"Without my permission as the headmaster, neither of you can leave!" Flender was desperate.

Inwardly, he regretted agreeing to Yu Xiaogang's targeting of Su Mo.

If he had known earlier, he would have stopped it. Xiao Wu, being a hundred-thousand-year-old spirit beast, was bound to leave eventually. She wouldn't even dare to participate in the Spirit Master Tournament.

If targeting someone was necessary, it should have been her.

"Headmaster Flender, didn't we pay tuition fees?" Su Mo turned back and looked at Flender calmly.

"…" Flender's face turned an unpleasant shade of blue at Su Mo's response.

He couldn't refute it. The academy had taken their tuition fees, and nurturing students was its responsibility.

"What now? Is your little Shrek Academy so tyrannical that it won't even allow students to leave?"

At that moment, a deep voice rang out.

Boom!

An imposing figure descended in front of Su Mo and Ning Rongrong. Around the figure circled eight soul rings.

"A Soul Douluo!"

"You're from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?" Flender recognized the person's attire immediately. His expression darkened further.

"Hmph, that's right!" the newcomer said coldly.

"Today, I'd like to see if Shrek Academy is truly so overbearing that it won't even let students quit!" The man sneered, his voice dripping with disdain.

"Grandpa Yan, it's you!" Ning Rongrong exclaimed in delight. Her face lit up with a sweet smile.

"It's so great that you're here!" she added, her tone filled with relief.

"Mm, don't worry, little princess. I'm here," the man said, nodding at Ning Rongrong with a gentle smile.

"Senior Yan, this is all a misunderstanding!" Flender's tone immediately softened. His face was full of discomfort as he tried to explain.

He knew better than to cross the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, especially when the other party was a Soul Douluo.

"Oh? If it's a misunderstanding, can I take them with me now?" The man snorted coldly, his tone leaving no room for argument.

"Please, go ahead, Senior," Flender said reluctantly, his hands clenched tightly behind his back. Despite his unwillingness, he had no choice but to agree.

"Rongrong, let's go!" Su Mo said with a bright smile.

He turned to Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Ma Hongjun, bidding them farewell. "Tang San, Zhu Zhuqing, and Fatty, Rongrong and I are leaving the Shrek team. We'll meet again if fate allows!"

With those words, Su Mo took Ning Rongrong's hand and walked away.

Flender and Yu Xiaogang could only watch with darkened expressions as Su Mo and Ning Rongrong departed.

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