Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

Chapter 529 Ning Yun's Lament: Manipulating Prince Xue Mo
"Ancestor, you mean Ning Rongrong?" Ning Yun laughed sarcastically. "She is indeed my ancestor. It was because of her that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was able to change its name to the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School. But then what? Besides a name, did she leave us descendants anything? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is still the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and we are still bound by the Seven Rings. Didn't she become a god? Why can't she change our current situation?"

"Such an ancestor, I may respect her, hang her image on the wall, and pray to her from time to time, but I will never change my will for her sake. Shrek Academy will be destroyed!"

"Why, why do you hate Shrek Academy so much?" Xue Mo was puzzled. It was normal for Emperor Xue Xin to hate Shrek Academy because it controlled the government. But what did this have to do with the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School? This sect had been in a semi-secluded state for thousands of years. Apart from sending a few disciples to Shrek Academy each generation to get some experience, they basically hid on Seven Treasures Mountain.

If it weren't for Emperor Xuexin's special invitation, Ning Yun would never have come down from the mountain.

From this perspective, the only connection they have is with Shrek, so their relationship should be quite good.

"Haha, what does this have to do with me? Does Your Highness know why my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has gone into seclusion? It's because of Shrek Academy. For the past ten thousand years, apart from the Sun Moon Continent, they have controlled more than 70% of the talent resources on the Douluo Continent. The remaining academies and sects on the continent share the remaining 30%. How much can my Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School get?" Ning Yun said angrily.

“Ten thousand years ago, our sect had at least two Super Douluo, Sword and Bone. Now, the number of Title Douluo on the continent is much greater than it was back then, but our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is not as good as it used to be. Only Uncle Yan is holding it up. Do you know what it means for a support sect to not be able to recruit geniuses and to be in a period of transition? How can we not go into seclusion under such circumstances?”

Ning Yun explained his reasons: he hated Shrek Academy's monopoly on talent. While other schools like the Heavenly Dragon Sect were better, their family's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was at least a powerful offensive martial spirit. Even with fewer disciples from other clans, they could stand on their own.

But the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School is different. As a support-type sect, if it doesn't even have a target to support, what's the point of it?

Unfortunately, they are also very rich and have resources.

In other words, with abundant wealth and mediocre overall combat strength, if he didn't go into seclusion and instead wandered around the mainland, wouldn't he be a piece of Tang Sanzang's flesh that everyone would want to take a bite out of?

Sending disciples to Shrek Academy for further study each generation is a last resort. The reason is the same: Shrek Academy monopolizes the real geniuses. If the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School wants to win over geniuses, it can only go to Shrek Academy and build good relations with them.

Perhaps some geniuses will be willing to join his Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School after graduation.

But who would have thought that Shrek Academy's brainwashing ability was so powerful? Even after graduation, those guys only had Shrek in their hearts, and they were proud to be Shrek students when they went out. They had no desire to join other forces.

This left Ning Yun in utter despair.

Unwilling to remain in seclusion, he received a formal invitation from Emperor Xuexin, and he readily accepted.

Ning Yun was not worried that the Great Emperor Xue Xin would discard the donkey after it had served its purpose, because the Great Emperor was not stupid. There were two prerequisites for discarding the donkey after it had served its purpose: first, the donkey was completely useless; second, the donkey had made the Great Emperor wary of it.

However, the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School does not possess either of these attributes.

At this point, the word "support" in support-type sects changed from a disadvantage to an advantage, and the royal family had no need to fear such a sect with little combat ability.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is never useless. Not to mention its powerful support in battle, its ability to appraise treasures is also extremely strong.

In the future, as long as the country appropriately relaxes restrictions on the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's commercial activities, they can leverage this ability to split profits with the country 50/50 or even 30/70, greatly boosting the national economy and enriching the national treasury. This would be a win-win situation for both the sect and the country. Emperor Xuexin and Ning Yun were immediately on the same page, and because both knew each other's thoughts and had no suspicions, their cooperation was seamless.

"So that's why. Heh, on this continent, everyone seems to respect Shrek Academy, but in reality, they all have their own agendas and wish they could take their place." Xue Mo chuckled coldly. They're all a bunch of ambitious schemers.

"Another selfish thing is that I sent my daughter to them to study, and they suddenly brought me back a son one day. Damn it." Ning Yun suddenly swore. "I've completely lost it. Don't they know that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School has a tradition of doting on daughters?"

"My dear daughter, my sweet little darling, is gone just like that. If I don't make Shrek pay the price, I'm not a son of the Ning family!"

In the end, Ning Yun almost burst into tears as he recounted his story, showing how much he loved Ning Tian. Who could easily accept that their beautiful daughter had been forcibly transformed into a son?
Emperor Xuexin couldn't help but step forward and pat Ning Yun on the shoulder, saying, "Old Ning, I understand how you feel, but you can cry later. At worst, you can lend me your shoulder. We're friends, so I don't mind. But right now, we should get down to business."

"Alright, let's deal with His Highness the Prince first." Ning Yun wiped away his tears and resumed his wise sect leader persona.

"What exactly do you want to do?" Xue Mo realized that his father probably didn't really want to kill him, otherwise he wouldn't have bothered with such a lineup.

"You'll find out soon, my son. In this life, your father has wronged you. Soon, your father will go down with you. In the next life, your father will be your servant to atone for your sins." Emperor Xuexin patted Xuemo's head. He was also reluctant to part with him, after all, he was his own son. But in the face of the great cause of the empire, he could give up not only his own son, but even himself.

"Your Excellencies of the Body Sect, please make your move!"

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we will be gentle and will never hurt you." Lu Si smiled as he walked to Xue Mo's front.

Xue Mo was so frightened that he took a few steps back. He wanted to escape, but how could a Soul Saint escape from the hands of four Title Douluos? If so, these four Title Douluos could just kill themselves.

Xue Mo was instantly struck on an acupoint by Lu Si's finger. Then, Lu Si turned around and pointed at Xue Mo's brow, saying, "Eighth Soul Skill, One Finger Soul Seizure!"

Seeing this, Miaoxin and Yunyi also moved to Xuemo's left and right sides and attacked at the same time.

"Soul Bone Skill - Mind Control".

"Sixth Soul Skill - Memory Modification!"

These three individuals possess very similar soul skills: controlling their opponents.

Lu Si controls the opponent's soul, Miao Xin manipulates the opponent's mind, and Yun Yi plays with the opponent's memories.

Using a three-pronged approach, they wanted to turn Xue Mo into their puppet, in a physical sense!

(End of this chapter)