Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 110 Shrek's Conspiracy (3K)
The Star Luo Empire officially designated an area on the top floor of the Star Emperor Hotel for the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy to use.

Not only does Liuxing and his friends each have a separate bedroom, but there is also a dedicated conference room for them to use.

Although the relationship between the two empires is not good, the Xingluo Empire is not so stingy in this regard.

After checking into the Star Emperor Hotel, the people from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy took a short break, and then, under the call of Master Ma, began to discuss plans to deal with the other major teams.

Not all academies are qualified to be rivals of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

Apart from Shrek Academy, only Xingluo Royal Academy, Tiandou Royal Academy and Di'ao Academy are worthy of attention.

These three academies were the strongest academies in the original Douluo Three Kingdoms and were frequent visitors to the top four of previous Fighting Spirit Competitions.

These are opponents that even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy cannot underestimate.

These are the colleges that Mr. Ma focused on.

In addition to them, other academies present were also holding discussions to discuss tactics.

For most colleges, how to survive the first round of eliminations is the top priority.

Next to the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy is the accommodation area prepared by the Star Luo Empire for Shrek Academy, which can be seen as soon as you open the door.

But for some unknown reason, perhaps it was the pride and arrogance of previous champions, which led to Shrek Academy's delay in registration and failure to stay at the Star King Hotel.

Meteor and his companions, who wanted to see who the Shrek Academy members were, were greatly disappointed.

There are still two days left before the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition. Shrek Academy has not yet arrived, and Liu Xing and others did not go out for a stroll. Instead, they stayed in the Star Emperor Hotel to recuperate.

During these two days, some spies from distant places also transmitted the information they collected back to people far away in another dimension through long-distance communication soul guides.

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Two days later, on the top floor of the Star King Hotel.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy conference room.

Liu Xing, Xiao Hongchen, Ma Rulong and other fourteen regular and reserve team members have arrived. Mr. Ma and another teacher sent by the academy looked at each other and began to introduce the information they had collected recently.

Mr. Ma and the other two teachers are responsible for intelligence and tactical arrangements, while Liuxing and others only need to focus on the competition.

"Just today, Shrek Academy has reported to Xingluo City."

After hearing this, Liu Xing and the others perked up. Since Shrek Academy hadn't shown up, they had thought that Shrek Academy would miss this competition!
This made Liuxing and the others a little anxious, even more anxious than Shrek Academy. If Shrek Academy did not participate in the competition, it would be meaningless even if they won the championship.

Everyone would say that if Shrek Academy had not participated in the competition, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy would have remained the runner-up forever.

In that case, this competition would have no meaning for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

What they want is the championship, but more importantly, the championship after defeating Shrek Academy is the key point.

So when Shrek Academy didn't arrive, the one who was most anxious was actually their Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

They were all praying that nothing would happen to Shrek Academy and that they would definitely be able to participate in the competition.

Now, Shrek Academy has finally arrived, and Liuxing and the others are relieved.

Looking at the intelligence in his hand, Ma Lao said with a strange expression: "According to the information sent by our people who have infiltrated the Xingluo Empire, something is very wrong with Shrek Academy this time!"

"Oh, something's wrong."

Liu Xing supported his face with one hand and said lazily, "As long as Shrek Academy comes, nothing else matters."

"The configuration of Shrek Academy's class this year is very wrong. The reserve team and the main team only have ten people, and only three of them look eighteen or nineteen years old. The other seven are about your age, between twelve and fourteen years old."

"That is to say, Shrek Academy only sent three regular players and seven pre-selected players this time. Two of the regular players were reserve players who had appeared in the previous session, and the last regular player had never been seen before."

"Also, there's a problem with their team leader. They only have one Soul King. Based on past Soul Fighting Tournaments, Shrek should have at least sent a Titled Douluo-level expert to take charge."

"..."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was immediately confused.

"What are they doing? Are they looking down on us?"

Xiao Hongchen gritted his teeth, his forehead veins bulging. "Isn't this too contemptuous?" He only sent three regular candidates. Didn't he think their Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy was made of clay?

"Probably not."

Meteor shook his head and retorted, "No matter how arrogant Shrek Academy is, it's impossible for them to send only three regular candidates, unless those three regular candidates are all Soul Sage-level powerhouses. But is that possible?"

"Impossible. I know two of their regular candidates. One of them was the captain of the reserve team back then. His cultivation level was Soul Sect, and the other was Soul Venerable. It's impossible for them to reach the Soul Sage level in five years. Besides, Shrek Academy has never advocated taking drugs for cultivation."

Ma Rulong shook his head, dismissing the possibility. As the captain of the previous reserve team, he had a deep impression of Shrek Academy and couldn't possibly be mistaken. "In other words, Shrek Academy encountered problems on the way here, which would also explain why they're only here now."

Meteor guessed.

Everyone nodded in agreement with this guess, as it was the only possibility.

Otherwise, there is absolutely no need for Shrek Academy to do this. Like the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, they attach great importance to the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition and have never missed a single one.

So in other words, Shrek might actually have a problem!

Before setting out to compete, they had already prepared to fight Shrek Academy to the death. However, when the competition was approaching, they discovered that something had gone wrong with Shrek Academy.

"Doesn't that mean we have a good chance of winning this time!?"

Li Yan's voice trembled, his excitement evident in his words.

Liuxing was not as happy as Li Yan and the others. Whether Shrek Academy was absent or incomplete, it would affect the value of his victory this time.

There is a difference between defeating the incomplete Shrek Team and winning the championship and defeating the Shrek Team in its prime.

If Meteor were to choose, he would of course want to defeat Shrek Academy in its heyday with dignity, rather than a broken Shrek team with only three regular players left.

Meng Hongchen played with her slender fingers, revealing a playful smile as she said, "Perhaps Shrek Academy won't even make it past the first elimination round this time."

Although it was just a joke, Meng Hongchen didn't think that Shrek Academy, with only three regular players left, was that strong.

As for the reserve team, Meng Hongchen would never believe that Shrek Academy also had little monsters like Meteor and Firefly.

Ma Rulong shook his head and said, "This situation is very disadvantageous to us. If we win, the outside world will just think we got lucky and won the championship by chance. If we lose, it will be an even greater shame and humiliation."

As soon as these words were spoken, the excitement in Chen An and others' hearts instantly disappeared. That's right, what's the point of winning a championship that was picked up.

"It's really too passive. Although Shrek Academy has encountered problems, on the other hand, they are already invincible to some extent."

If they lose, it means something went wrong on the way here and the team is incomplete. If they win, they will surpass all previous Shrek teams and gain great glory.

It's a real win.

Only Shrek Academy has this kind of treatment. If it were other academies, even the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, no one would care whether you are in a weakened state or not. If you lose, you lose.

But Shrek Academy is different. Everyone on the continent will find excuses for them. This is the influence of Shrek Academy for ten thousand years.

This is the foundation.

"It's not like there's no way out."

Meteor touched his chin, a gleam in his eyes.

"any solution?"

Xiao Hongchen looked at Liuxing. He didn't want to fall into such a frustrating situation.

"Don't forget, in the eyes of outsiders, we are the reserve team."

Liuxing raised his lips to smile and pointed at himself, Xiao Hongchen, Gu Yuena and the others.

"That's right! We can be the reserve team! Shrek Academy is in a weakened state, so we can send the reserve team to fight. This way, no one can make excuses for Shrek Academy."

Xiao Hongchen excitedly slapped the conference table.

"That's right. Although we are the main team, in the eyes of outsiders, we are the reserve team. After all, our age is there. Shrek Academy is a weakened team, but we haven't sent out the main team yet."

Meteor had a sly smile on his face.

With the foundation and strength of Shrek Academy, even if something goes wrong, they are capable of sending out another regular candidate, but they chose not to do so, which may be an attempt to put the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy on the spot.

"This time, Shrek Academy's cleverness backfired. Their plan is doomed to fail."

Being able to become a ninth-level soul engineer, Mr. Ma is not a fool. If you put yourself in his shoes, if the accident happened to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, then the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy would be able to re-select a few regular candidates in a short time.

Then Shrek Academy must be able to do it as well, but they didn’t do it. Isn’t that just messing with their Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy?

Of course, it is not ruled out that Shrek Academy has other purposes, such as training a reserve team.

But no matter what Shrek Academy’s purpose is, they already have a way to break the impasse.

Old Ma looked at Liu Xing with amazement. Liu Xing thought further than him. He grasped the key point in an instant and tricked Shrek Academy.

"We have to win no matter what. Even if this championship doesn't mean much, we still have the next one."

That’s right, given the age of Liuxing and Xiao Hongchen, they can still participate in the next competition, and then they can have a fair and square confrontation with Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)