Douluo: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 156 Xu Jiawei: Is Xuan Zi helping the Dai family rise?

At the same time, Riyue stayed at the Xinghuang Hotel.

Wang Yan led the Shrek team that had passed Xuanzi's copy with difficulty. He had no time to feel sad. After separating from Xuanzi at the Duke of White Tiger's military camp, he came to Xingluo City.

"Xiao Tao, you've already suffered some serious internal injuries, so please stop being stubborn."

"You and Luochen must take good care of your injuries during the first half of the competition."

In Xingluo City, on the way to Xinghuang Hotel, Wang Yan tried to persuade Ma Xiaotao in various ways.

The atmosphere of the whole team seemed a little strange. I remember that it was fine when we just left the campus. We even took a family photo happily... Now, the three teammates are already black and white photos, so it's better not to mention it.

Ling Luochen's thighs were wrapped in white gauze. She had previously used the Ice Cage to cover Chen Zifeng's Soul King-level corpse that was about to explode. Her own shattered bones splattered on her legs, leaving bloody marks. As expected, she sat in a wheelchair.

The Shrek team is extremely popular in Xingluo City.

But when people saw the scene of bandages and wheelchairs, they were confused and looked at Shrek and his people strangely.

Wang Yan was already immune to these looks, and he even advised, "Xiao Tao, it's not like I'm not letting you play."

"In the first half of this Soul Master Competition, let the disciples of the reserve team hold on until you and Luo Chen's injuries recover. You will have a chance to perform later."

Ma Xiaotao was annoyed by Wang Yan's nagging in her ear, so she took the initiative to push Ling Luochen's wheelchair.

Ling Luochen felt the gazes of the crowd, and thinking about her current state of being in a bandaged wheelchair, she couldn't help but feel a strong sense of embarrassment and awkwardness, which made her cheeks slightly red.

In fact, she could push her wheelchair independently through her soul power, but in such an embarrassing situation, she did not refuse Ma Xiaotao.

She covered her face with the hem of Ma Xiaohong's red dress, creating a small darkness in front of her eyes, as if no one else could see her. Ling Luochen felt a little relieved.

Ma Xiaotao pushed the wheelchair slowly, looked at the reserve team members behind her, and smiled bitterly.

"Xu Sanshi was seriously injured and was sent back by Elder Xuan for treatment. He Caitou also broke several ribs and will not be able to compete for a while. The Soul Sect fighters who can play are Beibei, Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu."

"Teacher Wang, do you think that one Soul Master and two Soul Lords can really survive the first half of the Soul Master Competition?"

Wang Yan was silent for a moment: "Xiao Tao, you have to trust your teammates and trust Shrek. They will protect the glory of our Shrek."

Ma Xiaotao had a hint of sarcasm on her face: "Yes, we are the ten-thousand-year champion of Shrek. This is such a glorious honor. It is worth it for students to defend with their lives. After all, three people have died in the battle now."

At this moment, a yellowish-brown light flashed in the space.

Xuan Zi brought over Dai Yaoheng who needed treatment from the Medical Immortal Douluo. Wang Yan subconsciously looked at Dai Yaoheng.

Seeing that his left arm had been replaced with a metal prosthesis, which was within Wang Yan's expectations, and there were no new injuries on other parts of his body, Wang Yan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Xuanzi didn't encounter any accidents on the way this time, so he was safely delivered: "Xiao Wang, thank you for your hard work. What were you two talking about just now?"

Wang Yan sighed and briefly told Master Xuan about the issue he had just argued with Ma Xiaotao.

Xuanzi was also reliable for once, so he comforted her.

"Xiao Tao, Wang Yan is doing this for your own good. You should rest and recuperate in the early stages of the competition, and then compete in the later stages. What he said is the safest way right now."

"As for the lack of participants, we can select the spectators from Fanyu's team to fill the gap."

Xuan Zi took a sip of wine and said, "Wang Yan, I'll leave this to you. I'll go to the palace first and take Dai Yaoheng to visit the Medical Immortal Douluo."

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Star Luo Empire, Star Luo City, Imperial Palace.

In the hall, Xu Jiawei, wearing a red imperial robe inlaid with star beads and gold patterns, sat in a high position with a dignified look. A few days ago, he received the good news from Dai Hao and the preliminary list of contestants from Shrek Academy.

A minister in a red robe took out a memorial.

"Your Majesty, the border defense news reported by Duke Baihu said that the Death Hand bandit group that was causing trouble and committing crimes in the Mingdu Mountains has been completely wiped out by the Shrek Supervisory Group..."

As for the battle situation in which three Shrek disciples were killed and several others were seriously injured by the messenger of death, Xuan Zi asked Dai Hao to keep the news secret and he would go to the palace in person, so it was not reported to Xu Jiawei at this time.

After listening to the minister's report, Xu Jiawei waved his hand to signal him to leave. He stared at the initial list of Shrek contestants in his hand and muttered to himself:

"Both of the Dai family's sons have made it onto Shrek's roster for the regular team and the reserve team. Doesn't this mean that the Dai family will have two younger generations who were once members of the Shrek Seven Devils in the future?"

"It seems that the next generation of the Dai family will prosper and rise in the chaotic world of confrontation with the Sun-Moon Empire..."

Xu Jiawei's eyes showed a look of reminiscence. Their Xu family was originally a hidden family, the Xingguan Sect. It was when the Tiandou Empire split into Tianhun and Douling, and the Sun and Moon Empire on the side was eyeing it covetously, that they came to power in this chaotic world of multiple divisions.

Gradually they gained a higher position in the Xing Luo Empire and eventually replaced the Dai family as the new royal family.

And now, the two sons of the Dai family have basically locked on to the Shrek Seven Devils of two generations. This situation is not very good for the Xu royal family.

The war between the two empires and the Spirit Hall ten thousand years ago was completely resolved by the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils. The first seven even ascended to the realm of gods, so the name "Shrek Seven Devils" has always been of extraordinary significance.

"Jiujiu, how is the situation at the Duke of Baihu's mansion these days?"

On one side of the hall, a purple-haired girl wearing a long dress with golden star patterns walked slowly and bowed elegantly to Xu Jiawei.

Xu Jiujiu thought for a while and said, "Royal brother, the Duchess was in a very good mood when she learned that both of her sons were selected for the competition. She has been strolling around the palace courtyard more often than other noble ladies. She is holding a banquet these two days and inviting noble friends to attend..."

The Duchess had been ill for a long time and basically stayed at the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion. After hearing the great news that both of her sons were selected for the Shrek team, her condition seemed to have improved a little.

The noble ladies came to visit her more frequently to keep in touch with her, and they would mention her two good sons intentionally or unintentionally during their casual conversations, which greatly satisfied the Duchess's vanity.

Xu Jiawei pondered for a moment and chuckled, "Jiujiu, our Xingguan Royal Family is on good terms with the White Tiger Duke's Mansion. It is reasonable that the two sons of the Dai family have been selected for the competition. It is a great joyous event. We should send someone to congratulate them."

"Since the Duchess is hosting a banquet, I'm sorry to trouble you to go to the Duke of White Tiger's mansion. You still have to be polite."

Xu Jiujiu smiled and said, "I understand, brother. I'll go right away."

She slightly lifted the hem of her golden dress, turned around and was about to walk out of the hall.

"Your Majesty! There is a situation, Shrek..." The red-robed minister from before came in again in a hurry, with a panicked look on his face and incoherent speech, as if he had something important to report.

Xu Jiawei was a little confused. Shrek Academy was the most powerful force on the continent. What big thing could happen? He looked at the minister and said calmly, "Don't worry, what's the matter?" The minister held a list of names that Shrek had recently submitted, and said calmly, "Your Majesty, Duke Baihu sent the latest information about the border defense. You will know after reading this."

Xu Jiujiu blinked in confusion. Should she still go to the Duke of White Tiger's Mansion?
Xu Jiawei saw his sister's confusion and smiled gently: "Jiujiu, please wait in the hall for a while until I finish reading this list."

"Okay, my royal brother." Xu Jiujiu responded with an elegant demeanor, his hands folded at his waist, a gentle smile on his face, and tactfully took two steps back, not looking at the list in Xu Jiawei's hand.

Xu Jiawei looked at the latest list of Shrek contestants, and for a moment his expression became complicated and his eyes kept changing.

He indeed did not want the Dai family to become too powerful, but Duke Baihu was guarding the borders for the empire and confronting the Soul Master Corps of the Sun-Moon Empire across the mountains. The young forces of the Dai family were severely weakened, which was also something Xu Jiawei did not want to see.

The best situation is that the Dai family's overall strength can be maintained in a range that does not threaten the Xu family's Xingguan royal family but can resist the Sun and Moon army.

Xu Jiawei sighed slowly. The Dai family's loyalty in defending the country was beyond doubt. Their serious weakening did not enhance the Xu family's royal fortunes...

As he was sighing, he saw the latest border battle situation written by Duke White Tiger at the bottom of the list, and Xu Jiawei's face suddenly changed.

"Um?!"

"Dai Hao's eldest son lost his left arm and was seriously injured, but this is not the worst?"

Xu Jiawei opened his eyes wide in disbelief. He thought that Dai Hao's eldest son was too brave when he was fighting against the evil soul master. He went deep into the enemy's hideout alone and was unfortunately ambushed by the evil soul master, which caused him to suffer such a heavy blow.

Unexpectedly, some Shrek soldiers died in battle.

He had received news before that the contestants from Shrek Academy would join the Supervisory Group in exterminating the evil soul masters as a pre-match training exercise.

Xu Jiawei believes that to complete this task, experienced members of the supervisory team should guide the group of newcomers participating in the competition.

He murmured in a low voice: "If the ones who died in the battle were ordinary members of the Supervisory Group... as long as they were not participating students and did not affect the layout of this Soul Master Competition, then the problem would not be too big."

Although the Shrek Supervisory Group is to eliminate harm and uphold justice for the people.

But from a realistic perspective, if a few elite Xingluo soldiers died in battle, Xu Jiawei would be very sad, but he didn't care how many people from the Supervisory Corps died.

After reading Shrek's latest list of contestants, Xu Jiawei's brows furrowed more and more, anger was clearly visible on his face, and he slammed the list on the table.

He said angrily: "What the hell is this Shrek Supervisory Group doing! How come the latest list of contestants, except for a few Soul Kings, are all students of the third and fourth rings? Doesn't he want the honor of the Ten Thousand Year Crown anymore?!"

Xu Jiawei's eyes narrowed. How can they make it to the finals with this lineup?
Fortunately, he had intentionally controlled the matchups in advance to prevent Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy from clashing in advance, so that they could stay in the finals for a king-to-king competition, attracting people to buy tickets for the finals and allowing this Soul Master Competition to create the greatest benefit for the country.

It would be fine if there were a few Soul Masters and Soul Lords in the reserve team, maybe it was to allow students to accumulate competition experience.

But now in the first half of Shrek's game, several Soul Masters and Soul Lords from the reserve team will actually replace the regular players in the game.

Xu Jiawei said angrily: "Didn't Shrek inform us in advance that the main team for the Soul Master Competition would be two Soul Emperors and five Soul Kings? How come the other three Soul Kings disappeared from the list?!"

He knew that Dai Hao's eldest son, Dai Yuheng, was originally a Soul Emperor. Now he was seriously injured and would definitely not be able to participate in the competition for the time being. It was hard to say whether he could play in the later stages of the competition.

The Shrek team has been weakened so much in an instant, how can it compete in the finals with the Sun and Moon team?

If they lose to the Sun-Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, it will cause panic among the people and greatly reduce cohesion. The harm it will bring to the empire is self-evident.

Xu Jiawei frowned and asked, "Have you seen the person who sent this list?"

"Are you sure it was sent by Shrek's people, and not a malicious forgery by hostile forces?"

The minister who came to deliver the list knew that His Majesty would have such a reaction and sighed inwardly. Fortunately, he had thought of an excuse in advance.

The minister bowed and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, the old man who came to deliver the latest list showed me his Poseidon Pavilion token. He held a chicken leg in one hand and a gourd in the other, and he looked quite a master."

"It should be an authoritative and highly respected elder from Shrek Sea God Pavilion."

The minister said with an extremely serious expression: "So, Your Majesty, this news is very reliable and there is no way it can be false."

Xu Jiawei also knew that if it was fake news, it would not have been so easy to reach him, but the information conveyed was so incredible that it was hard for him not to be suspicious.

The main team is the Shrek Seven Devils. Such a bizarre thing has never happened in all the previous Soul Master Competitions. When they were about to participate in the competition, three team members disappeared.

Xu Jiawei's face turned a little ugly when he thought of this: "Compared to the Sun and Moon Team's one Soul Emperor and six Soul Kings, Shrek sent out such a fragile lineup. Are they trying to refute my Xing Luo Empire and treat this Soul Master Competition as a joke?"

The minister's eyes changed slightly as he recalled the old man's appearance.

"Your Majesty, please calm down. I saw that old man from Shrek was drunk. He simply told me the reason for changing the list. It sounded a bit absurd, but judging from his grief-stricken mood, it should not be nonsense after drinking."

The minister said that this time the Shrek team must have really encountered something big. The old man also warned Dai Hao to control his subordinates and Xu Jiawei to control the ministers, and never let the news spread.

This means there is a deeper story behind this, and once it gets out, the impact will be worse than the Soul Master Competition.

Xu Jiawei sneered upon hearing this: "Haha, I was once the most outstanding genius in the family, and I also studied in Shrek Academy for a period of time. Don't I know how powerful the Sea God Pavilion is?"

"I have never heard of any force so arrogant and domineering in my life that dares to kill the team led by the elder of the Sea God Pavilion!"

Xu Jiawei might not be aware of the existence of the Holy Spirit Church, but he knew very well that even if a similar evil soul master organization existed, it would not dare to offend Shrek Academy like this.

There was no reason for him to think this way, as even the organized Holy Spirit Church could not accomplish the feats that the Death Messenger was so proud of.

Xu Jiawei said with a hint of mockery: "The list of Shrek's regular players has suddenly been reduced by three Five-ring Soul Kings. Could it be that there is an evil soul master at the Titled Douluo level who has blown up the entire team?"

"That old man from the Sea God Pavilion risked his life to save four members of the regular team, but the other three died on the spot?"

Upon hearing this, the minister suddenly raised his head and looked at Xu Jiawei, a gleam flashed in his eyes, and he nodded repeatedly.

I thought to myself that you are worthy of being His Majesty, as your guesses are so accurate.

"Your Majesty, please understand! According to the information revealed by Duke Baihu, it was indeed blown up by an evil spirit master, and it happened within the territory of our Xingluo Empire."

"As for the evil spirit master who committed the evil, neither the old man nor Duke White Tiger mentioned his cultivation level."

The minister looked thoughtful.

"But since he was able to force the elders of the Sea God Pavilion to personally hunt him down, I think the evil soul master must have a very high level of cultivation."

(End of this chapter)