Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 223 Zhang Lexuan: Shrek Academy, her, Xiao Xiao, and Ling Luochen, they can't go back...

After addressing her as "Aunt Xuan," Xu Tianxi, with a composed expression, addressed the astonished members of Shrek Academy:
"Let me introduce you all. Your senior sister Zhang Lexuan possesses the same Moon Martial Soul as us. She is a descendant of the Sun and Moon royal family who were lost to the outside world. In terms of relationship, I should call her Auntie."

"Therefore, you don't need to worry about her safety at all. The strongest man in the Sun Moon Empire beside me, Elder Kong, has been waiting for her to choose to return to her ancestral home for a very long time, hehe..."

Zhang Lexuan's body trembled uncontrollably, and large tears rolled down her cheeks, but she did not refute Xu Tianxi's words.

He was telling the truth.

In an instant, all was silent.

The Shrek Academy students and Wang Yan suffered a series of huge mental blows, their faces were pale and weak, and all their strength seemed to have been drained away.

The academy finally came to their rescue, but after all this trouble, Dean Qian and Elder Lin are dead, and even the senior disciple of the inner academy, Zhang Lexuan, has surrendered and returned to her ancestral home.

Is there anything more nightmarish than this?
Locked in the deepest part of all the special rooms, Xiao Xiao was terrified, her face turning deathly pale. Wasn't that the twin martial soul genius? Did the other party mean that if she didn't surrender, she might not see the sun rise tomorrow?
I'm just a genius girl who came to Shrek Academy because of its reputation, why do I have to face such terrifying pressure in my second year? Someone save me...

Xu Tianxi glanced at Xiao Xiao and said thoughtfully, "I forgot, the little girl might be easily frightened, it wouldn't be good if she got too scared."

He thought for a moment, then looked at Zhang Lexuan and said, "Aunt Xuan, you know them well, can you help persuade them?"

Zhang Lexuan gritted her teeth and said, "You promised me that as long as I came with you, you wouldn't kill anyone."

Xu Tianxi nodded and said, "I did promise not to kill anyone, but I didn't say I couldn't lock them up for life."

“Apart from the teacher in charge, Wang Yan, all of these people are qualified to be given titles. It took me a lot of effort to get Elder Kong and other important figures to agree not to kill them. There are quite a few voices in the country who want to wipe them out.”

The moment the words "annihilate them all" were uttered, everyone seemed to see a gleaming guillotine appear before their eyes, and they shuddered in fright.

"In the end, if Shrek hadn't been so arrogant, bringing so many people from the original Three Kingdoms to our place to show off and anger those big shots, they might not have been so eager to kill us."

After all, it's not difficult to support this group of people, but Shrek Academy is incompetent yet makes a lot of noise, and they are unwilling to exchange their soul bones for people. So don't blame us for teaching them a lesson. We are also helpless.

"Yan Shaozhe and his group aren't cooperating. What are we supposed to do? We can't just argue with them for years. Those important figures are all incredibly busy; we've already missed a lot of work."

After comforting Zhang Lexuan, Xu Tianxi spread his hands, sighed, looked around at the young faces, and said:

"Blame it on yourselves for entering a bullshit academy that uses 'those who dare not cause trouble are mediocre' as its motto. Your teachers are incompetent, which caused you to get arrested. In the end, you didn't even know that when you were beaten, you should stand at attention, apologize sincerely, and honestly exchange your soul bones for your lives."

"Since that's the case, don't blame us for completely breaking ties. If they dare to make a move, they'll suffer the same fate as those people from Star Luo City."

He looked at Xiao Xiao in the deepest part of the room and waved his hand, saying, "Miss Xiao, you can choose between regaining your freedom or living alone in a villa for life."

"Don't worry, our Sun Moon Empire fully respects human rights. You've lived here for so long, and apart from the lack of freedom, the conditions are comparable to a five-star hotel. There will also be dedicated leisure areas in the future, so you can fight and battle whenever you want."

During your imprisonment, you will have one day of leisure time each week to go to Mingdu City to relax and unwind.

Of course, there will be someone to look after you to prevent your personal safety from being threatened by terrorists. These are all benefits I worked hard to secure for you out of respect for Aunt Xuan.

Xiao Xiao's lips trembled as she nervously stammered, "I, I..."

Xu Tianxi's gaze was calm, but then he suddenly remembered something and smiled at Xiao Xiao: "Besides, it's not like I have to lock you up for life. If you behave well during your confinement, I can put in a good word for you and get you released early."

Xiao Xiao's eyes lit up. "Really?"

Zhang Lexuan, who was next to Xu Tianxi, also had this thought, but her intuition told her that it might not be a good thing.

Xu Tianxi nodded and smiled, "Of course it's true. As we all know, the golden age for Soul Masters to cultivate is before the age of twenty."

If one can cultivate to become a Soul King before the age of twenty, one has a chance to become a Titled Douluo; if one cultivates to become a Soul Emperor, one has a chance to become a Super Douluo.

I see that your current cultivation level is not too far from that of a Soul Venerable. You are twelve years old this year, so it's simple, isn't it?
"If we lock you up for thirty or forty years and then release you, you'll be a level 30 Grandma Xiao by then. Even if you have twin martial souls, missing the optimal cultivation time will mean you'll no longer have great potential."

"In that case, we certainly won't have to worry about you posing a threat anymore, nor will we need to let you continue to enjoy imprisonment treatment that's no different from a vacation..."

Xu Tianxi's words made Xiao Xiao's face grow paler and paler, and she soon burst into tears:
"Waaah... No, no, please don't do this! I don't want to become an old woman who can never break through to the Soul Master realm! Waaah, let me out! Let me out! Waaah..."

Xiao Hongchen, carrying a recording soul tool, snapped photos and stepped forward, asking:
"So, you're willing to join our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?"

"I surrender, I surrender, please let me out, please let me out... Waaah..."

"Hey~ that's more like it. What's wrong with joining our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy? You won't have to risk your lives, and we won't be stingy with resources. Just focus on your cultivation and become a Title Douluo or even a Super Douluo."

Xu Tianxi clapped his hands in praise, handed the remote-controlled soul tool to Zhang Lexuan next to him, and said, "Auntie, she's all yours now."

At the same time, he gave Xiao Hongchen a look.

Xiao Hongchen quietly gave an "OK" sign. "If we join forces, the news of two outstanding students from Shrek Academy abandoning their evil ways and embracing the light will be fresh off the press overnight."

Zhang Lexuan, her face contorted in pain, pressed the remote control, releasing the door that had sealed Xiao Xiao's freedom.

Xiao Xiao ran out crying. Zhang Lexuan couldn't bear it, so she quickly went up to hug her, patted her back, and comforted her softly.

"Xiao Xiao, don't cry, don't cry, it's alright, it's alright..." Xiao Hongchen frantically pressed the shutter, collecting footage.

The Shrek members closed their eyes in pain, their brows furrowed.

Kong Tianxi has arrived, and yet another outstanding student from Shrek Academy has left.

With red eyes, Wang Yan asked, "Of the four people the academy values ​​most, two were killed and two surrendered. What are you going to do with us?"

Xu Tianxi met Wang Yan's gaze directly and replied, "That depends on whether Yan Shaozhe and the others are sober. If they are willing to exchange their soul bones, then everyone will be happy."

"If you don't want to, you'll have to spend your whole life here, or hope that decades later someone will think you're no longer a threat and release you."

Wang Yan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; there was still hope.

At this moment, Xu Tianxi's voice rang out again, filled with confusion: "Old Xiao, I remember when the Shrek group was negotiating, they only talked about the conditions for these students, and didn't mention Wang Yan, the team leader, right?"

Wang Yan: "???"

Several large question marks appeared on Wang Yan's forehead, and his pupils behind his glasses trembled suddenly.

Xiao Hongchen pondered and said, "Probably not. My grandfather told me that when he was negotiating, the Shrek group kept saying that these students were the geniuses and pride of the three great empires, but they never said that Wang Yan was anything special."

"Wouldn't that be terrible? No one would come to redeem him."

Xu Tianxi turned to Wang Yan and asked earnestly, "Teacher Wang Yan, do you have a family? Or more precisely, do you know anyone willing to pay a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone for your freedom? If so, we can help you make contact."

Upon hearing this, Wang Yan's face quickly turned ashen. "I...I didn't..."

He's just a minor theoretical teacher, almost forty years old and still hasn't broken through to Soul Emperor. His status at Shrek Academy... well, let's just say it's laughable.

If we're talking about powerful backers, that old man Xuanzi could barely be considered half a backer, but Xuanzi is already...

"That's a really unfortunate story. It seems that you, Teacher Wang Yan, will have to stay here forever. But don't worry, your vacation-like life in confinement is fine. If you want to read and study here, we can build a library."

Xu Tianxi sighed and announced the tragic end of this theory teacher.

These days, if you can't fight, you have no standing in Shrek Academy. Not to mention, that unlucky guy Wang Yan is a student of Xuanzi's lineage, and Xuanzi's reputation is now completely ruined.

"Alright everyone, that's enough for tonight. Just wait for news. Perhaps once Yan Shaozhe and the others have calmed down a bit, they'll agree to exchange the soul bone for your release."

Having achieved his goal, Xu Tianxi waved goodbye to the students still locked in the special room and was about to call Zhang Lexuan to take Xiao Xiao away.

Just then, a slightly cool female voice came from among the students.

"I...want to go out too."

"Ok?"

Xu Tianxi and the others looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who had spoken was none other than Ling Luochen, the only member of the Shrek Seven Devils with the highest cultivation among the Shrek Academy students and an ice-type beauty.

Xiao Hongchen stepped forward, holding the recording soul tool, and asked to confirm, "Have you thought it through? Do you want to join our Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy?"

Ling Luochen nodded gently and said in a low voice, "I've made up my mind. Senior Sister and Xiao Xiao have already stayed, so I'll stay too."

"You may not know this, but I... no longer have any familiar friends in the inner courtyard..."

Ling Luochen is aloof and dislikes socializing, and has very few close friends. Now, those few people have either been blown to bits, dropped out of school, or have already been sent to the Sun and Moon Temple.

Moreover, Shrek Academy's refusal to save Wang Yan is disheartening.

Her expression remained calm as she spoke softly: "If I return to Shrek Academy, I will probably dedicate half my life, or even longer, to the academy out of gratitude for a single soul bone..."

"I don't want to face those near-death experiences again, and I don't owe Shrek anything. You... won't restrict my freedom for the rest of my life, will you?"

Kong Deming answered her question: "As long as you settle down in Riyue, I have no interest in your private affairs, unless you defect with secrets."

Ling Luochen nodded silently and whispered to Zhang Lexuan, "Senior Sister, please let me out... From now on, we'll depend on each other here, please don't abandon me..."

"No, no, senior sister wants you, senior sister wants you..."

Zhang Lexuan covered her mouth and sobbed softly. She pressed the button to release Ling Luochen, then tightly closed her eyes, and crystal-clear tears streamed down her cheeks.

She knew that from this moment on, no one would believe her innocence anymore, and everyone would think that she had returned to the embrace of the Sun Moon Empire.

Shrek Academy, she, Ling Luochen, and Xiao Xiao—they can never go back…

"Mr. Mu, I'm so sorry..."

(End of this chapter)