Chapter 24: Teacher And Power Struggle

Outside the city of Soutou, Shrek Academy, Dean's Office.

"What, you want to graduate?" Sitting in his chair, Flender stood up abruptly. He had planned to hand over the management of Shrek Academy to Gu Yi once he couldn't handle it anymore. Now Gu Yi suddenly mentioned graduation.

"Well, the graduation requirement for Shrek is to reach Spirit Ancestor before the age of twenty. Now that I've become a Spirit Ancestor, it's time for me to graduate," Gu Yi looked at Flender, who was shocked and somewhat incredulous, and felt a bit mischievous.

"That's true. The fledgling bird has grown up and should soar in the sky. Shrek Academy is ultimately too small for you," Flender sat down weakly, obviously the blow was quite significant for him. Although Shrek was simple, it was still a formal educational institution recognized throughout the Douluo Continent. After arranging all the graduation certificates and stamping them, Gu Yi was no longer a member of Shrek Academy.

"Go and bid farewell to Zhao Wuji and the others. After all, they were once your teachers," Flender sat in his chair, waving his hand somewhat listlessly.

Gu Yi packed up these things and said with a smile, "Farewell? Why bother?" Flender got a bit angry. After all these years, Zhao Wuji and the others had taken care of him for nothing, and he didn't even want to say goodbye in the end.

"Dean Flender, I am now at level forty-three, with spirit rings in yellow, purple, purple, and black. I wonder if I am fortunate enough to become a teacher at Shrek and contribute to its glory," Gu Yi understood he couldn't joke around anymore, or Flender would really hit him.

"Ah, kid, what do you mean by this?" Flender was a bit confused. If you want to become a teacher at Shrek why stage this kind of play with me? Are you implying that I've lived too long and want to take over Shrek Academy sooner?

"Dean, I grew up in Shrek after all, and I feel like I can still contribute. Besides, I sincerely believe that your teaching methods have problems," Gu Yi did all this just to be able to properly "teach" Tang San and the others in the future. Teaching as a teacher and teaching as a student are not the same thing.

"Alright, I agree. From now on, you are a teacher at Shrek," Flender smiled, then became serious.

"Dean, now that I'm a teacher at Shrek Academy, I've made some plans for future teaching and have a different understanding of the rules of the academy," Gu Yi said seriously. Having been in this world for twelve years, Gu Yi expressed his teaching philosophy for the first time.

"Tell me about it." Flender still had a lot of trust in this disciple, after all, he was a genius. Even Oscar, an auxiliary spirit master, could be taught by him to become a food system spirit master whose physique was no weaker than that of an ordinary beast spirit master. Such ability was not something anyone could achieve.

"First of all, there's the motto of the academy, 'Those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre.' I strongly disagree with this statement," Gu Yi said directly. He didn't like or agree with this school motto from start to finish. Daring not to cause trouble means mediocrity, and conversely, those who cause trouble are geniuses or monsters. But are those who cause trouble for no reason really geniuses?

"Is there a problem with that? If you don't have the courage to face things, what kind of spirit master are you? You might as well destroy your martial spirit and go home to farm," Flender looked at Gu Yi with dissatisfaction. He didn't think there was anything wrong with the motto he had set.

But Gu Yi sneered, "According to the Dean's words, can a Titled Douluo be provoked at will?" Flender tensed up. A Titled Douluo was an existence he could only look up to. If he really provoked a Titled Douluo, things would be bad.

"I didn't mean that, besides, a Titled Douluo is not someone you can easily encounter," Flender knew he was at a loss and didn't know how to argue, so he could only start sophistry. But in Gu Yi's heart, he kept saying: Not being able to provoke a Titled Douluo is just for now. Give it a few years, and encountering a Titled Douluo will be as common as finding mushrooms after rain.

"In any case, actively causing trouble is not a good thing, don't you agree?" Flender finally saw through Gu Yi's intentions. He wasn't just aiming to be a teacher, but he wanted to become the Dean. However, this academy was originally meant for him in the future. If we talk about the people he felt closest to in this world, aside from Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang, who were with him from the beginning when they roamed the spirit master world, Gu Yi could be considered the closest person to him. He didn't plan to marry and have children in this lifetime.

"Alright, do whatever you want," Flender felt for the first time the trouble caused by having a disciple with exceptional talent. He was just stripped of power like that. Well, let's see where you can take the academy.

"Just watch. I won't promise to elevate the academy to great heights, but at least I can ensure there won't be any cowardly troublemakers," Gu Yi didn't know if he could bring a new life to Shrek, but at least such situations wouldn't occur in the future. Especially after seeing Ma Xiaotao almost kill two freshmen years later and not only not being punished but also suppressing the matter and threatening the freshmen. Such behavior was absolutely unacceptable to him.

Walking out of the Dean's office, Gu Yi looked at the rising sun.

"Tang San, I'm waiting for you here. To prevent any future threats from you, I have no choice but to make you suffer." Thousands of miles away, Tang San, who was listening to Yu Xiaogang explaining spirit master knowledge, inexplicably felt a chill down his spine. Is there someone there? Tang San subconsciously turned his head to look behind him.

"Xiao San, don't be distracted," Yu Xiaogang's stern voice came.

"Sorry, teacher." It had to be said that Tang San was indeed a person who respected and revered his teachers, but he wasn't very disciplined.

.....

"What's the matter, kid? Why did you bring us here? The sunlight today is just right. I was planning to take a nap."

"Yeah, that kid Oscar ran off to the Spirit Arena again, I wonder if he's learning anything about auxiliary spirit masters."

"Could it be that he's come up with another self-created spirit skill?"

Several people chattered, not giving Gu Yi a chance to speak.

"I kindly ask all the teachers to be patient. What I'm about to say concerns the future of the academy. So please listen quietly until I'm done," Gu Yi interrupted.

Zhao Wuji and the others also stopped, curious to see what Gu Yi had to say.

"Starting today, I am no longer a student of Shrek Academy," Gu Yi continued without waiting for them to ask, "And I have become a teacher. Please guide me in the future, my colleagues." Gu Yi gestured with a cupped hand.

(End of this chapter)