Douluo Jueshi: Picking up Firefly at the Beginning

Chapter 280: Meteor who wants to get something for free

At the same time as the mecha was produced, the recruitment of members for the Molten Knights was also proceeding in an orderly manner. So far, they have successfully recruited hundreds of outstanding soul masters with strength above the Soul King level.

As the leader of the Molten Knights, Meteor holds a detailed list of members. When he receives the list, he finds that most of the members are actually graduates from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

While browsing the list, Liuxing also saw many familiar names, including Ma Rulong, Micah and others. Seeing these names, Liuxing's mouth corners unconsciously rose.

After all, they were once teammates in the same team. Not only that, Liuxing also took advantage of this opportunity to place Wang Qiuer, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Feng Xiaotian and others from his own Nevernight Palace in the team.

In this way, they can naturally get a set of advanced Molten Knight mecha for free.

Although the Sun-Moon Empire had made full preparations for this operation, not only did it have the advantage of time and place at home, it had also reached a cooperative alliance with the Holy Spirit Church and the Spirit Hall. It seemed that everything was ready and victory was in its grasp, but Meteor was not blindly optimistic about the Sun-Moon Empire's plan. In his opinion, the smooth implementation of this plan would be extremely difficult.

You must know that this time the Sun-Moon Empire is trying to deal with all the forces of the original Three Douluo Kingdoms.

This was no force to be easily ignored. Setting aside the Body Sect and the Xingluo Royal Academy, the Titled Douluo-level experts they brought with them were a formidable force that could not be underestimated.

In addition, there is the Shrek Academy with its profound heritage. This academy is well-known on the continent, and its hidden strength is unfathomable.

If we add up the number of Titled Douluo from these forces, there are at least double digits. How can such a huge force of powerful people be dealt with easily?
It would be a fantasy for the Sun-Moon Empire to trap all these masters from different forces in Mingdu.

Unless the Holy Spirit Church and the Spirit Hall come out in full force and go all out to assist the Sun-Moon Empire, it will be possible to achieve this almost impossible goal.

Only if all of them go out and rely on their powerful strength, will it be possible to catch all the masters of these forces in one fell swoop and keep them in Mingdu completely.

However, if you think about it a little more deeply, you will find that this situation is almost impossible to happen.

After all, the relationship between the Holy Spirit Church, the Spirit Hall and the Sun-Moon Empire is merely a cooperative relationship based on considerations of interests.

When it comes to their core interests and risk assessment, they will never charge forward for the Sun and Moon Empire at all costs.

After all, helping the Sun-Moon Empire unreservedly would not bring them much substantial benefit.

What's more, it would be extremely difficult to make the Spirit Hall and the Holy Spirit Church truly work closely together.

The situation within the Spirit Hall is quite complicated. The elders under Bibi Dong's control may still obey her orders and act according to the cooperation plan.

But the situation is completely different for the worshippers in the Spirit Hall. They are all devout believers in the God of Angels and have unwavering faith in him. The existence of evil soul masters runs counter to the doctrines they believe in, so they have extremely low tolerance for evil soul masters.

As an organization mainly composed of evil soul masters, it is naturally difficult for the Holy Spirit Church to gain the recognition and cooperation of these worshippers.

On the other hand, the Holy Spirit Church would not be willing to cooperate deeply with the Angel Clan. After all, the two sides' ideas and styles of doing things are very different, and there are even fundamental conflicts.

As for the Sun-Moon Empire, it will also not allow the Holy Spirit Church to get too close to the angel lineage of the Spirit Hall. After all, each force has its own interests and power balance considerations.

Taking various factors into consideration, Liu Xing judged that the Sun-Moon Empire's action this time would at most rely on its advantages to capture personnel from relatively weaker sects and academies.

As for those "big fish" who truly have a decisive influence, such as the core figures of Shrek Academy and other top forces, it is almost an impossible task for the Sun-Moon Empire to take them down in one fell swoop.

Time passed, and soon it was the second game of the afternoon, which was also the last game of the quarterfinals.

In the rest area of ​​Shrek Academy, the atmosphere was so oppressive that it seemed as if water could be squeezed out of it. Zhang Lexuan, Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong, Flanders and other teachers sat quietly with the students of Shrek Academy, and everyone's expression was extremely solemn.

They knew in their hearts that the opponent they were about to face was no ordinary person, but the evil and powerful Holy Spirit Sect.

The Holy Spirit Sect is not only powerful, but also very dangerous.

At the same time, in the rest area of ​​the Holy Spirit Sect, there was also a group of people sitting there.

They were dressed in black, hiding their figures and faces in the darkness, and Tang Ya was the leader.

Standing beside her as the team leader were Scorpion Tiger Douluo Zhang Peng and Ma Xiaotao.

But at this moment, Ma Xiaotao was wrapped in a black robe and her face was covered with a thick veil, which concealed her appearance tightly, making it difficult to see her true identity.

On the Shrek Academy side, Tang San and the others clearly felt the cold gazes coming from the Holy Spirit Sect's rest area, as if countless cold needles were piercing them straight, making everyone feel as if there were thorns in their backs and uncomfortable all over.

They have all learned the true face of the Holy Spirit Sect - a group of evil and weird evil soul masters.

Unlike the opponents he had encountered in the past, competing with the evil soul master had already gone beyond the simple scope of winning or losing, and could even endanger his own life at any time.

Looking back at the competitions Shrek Academy participated in before, the situation was completely different from now. In the previous competitions, whether the opponents were afraid of Shrek Academy's reputation or simply adhered to the principle of not killing people easily in the competition, most of them would not take the initiative to use deadly moves.

Therefore, although Shrek Academy’s previous matches were not without fierce confrontations, they were generally smooth and there were no major unexpected situations.

However, evil soul masters will not follow such rules.

Not only will they not care about the prestige of Shrek Academy, but they will also take the initiative to provoke Shrek Academy because of its attitude towards evil soul masters.

You should know that Shrek Academy has always been committed to maintaining peace and justice on the continent. It has specially established the Shrek Supervisory Group to track down the traces of evil soul masters across the continent and has successfully eliminated some evil soul masters who have committed many evil deeds. For example, they have killed the evil soul master like the Death Messenger in the Mingdou Mountains.

However, to be honest, when the Shrek Supervisory Group was carrying out their missions, they mostly faced relatively weak evil soul masters, the so-called "small fry".

Moreover, even when facing these weak evil soul masters, the Shrek Supervisory Group had encountered setbacks and even been killed by these minions.

After all, the evil soul masters have strange methods, and no one knows what unexpected cards they have up their sleeves.

Even though Zhang Lexuan repeatedly emphasized to Tang San and the others that safety must be prioritized in the upcoming matches, when the match finally arrived, how could the situation develop as smoothly as she had hoped? Meanwhile, the arena, which had been ravaged in the previous match, had been repaired thanks to the hurried work of numerous soul masters.

Not only that, the soul guide shield surrounding the arena has also been strengthened again, and its defense has been improved compared to before.

As the game time drew closer, the emotions of the audience became more and more excited.

At first, there were only whispers in groups of three or four, but gradually, the discussions became louder and louder, and the atmosphere in the whole venue was like a ignited flame, burning more and more vigorously amid the constant discussions.

Finally, Unbreakable Douluo Zheng Zhan stepped onto the center of the arena with steady steps.

As a ninth-level soul instructor of the Sun-Moon Empire, he naturally had a clear understanding of the dangers of the upcoming game. After all, he was well aware of the true face of the Holy Spirit Sect that could not be seen in the light.

Zheng Zhan hated evil soul masters from the bottom of his heart. What they did was against the principles of heaven and human ethics, which he detested deeply.

Deep down in his heart, he even hoped for the first time that Shrek Academy could win this game.

However, reason told him that the possibility was extremely small. Considering the strength that Shrek Academy had displayed, it would be extremely difficult to defeat the Holy Spirit Sect.

He also received a hint from above that for this game, he just needed to relax the rules and let them perform freely without interfering too much.

Not only that, Zheng Zhan also received implicit hints from above.

For this game, he only needs to relax the rules appropriately and allow players on both sides to fully display their skills and methods without interfering too much in the progress of the game.

Therefore, Zheng Zhan knew very well that with the evil soul master's style of doing things, there would most likely be casualties in this match, but he was not sure which player would fall in the end.

on the rostrum.

"Master, in your opinion, what are the chances of the Holy Spirit Sect winning against Shrek Academy?" Regent Xu Tianran looked at Zhongli Wu beside him with curiosity.

He knew the true identity of the Holy Spirit Sect. After all, it was he who arranged for the Holy Spirit Sect to participate in the competition.

However, he was not very familiar with the specific strength levels of the contestants from the Holy Spirit Sect.

Zhongli Wu's expression was stern, and he said in a deep voice, "100% certain, Shrek Academy has no chance of winning."

"Oh? The Imperial Master is so confident? That's the renowned Shrek Academy. No one knows how many hidden cards they have. We must not underestimate them!"

Xu Tianran frowned slightly, with a hint of surprise on his face.

"Oh? The Imperial Master is so confident. That's Shrek Academy. No one knows what cards they have. Don't underestimate them!"

Xu Tianran was a little surprised.

Zhongli Wu raised his chin slightly, his expression filled with pride, and replied calmly, "No matter what kind of trump card Shrek Academy has hidden, in the face of absolute strength, everything is nothing but an illusion and is not worth mentioning at all."

He was full of confidence in the disciples of his own sect. After all, among the contestants this time, there was not only the Blue Silver Saint whom he personally canonized, but also his personal disciples whom he taught carefully. In his eyes, the strength of these two people was far superior to Long Aotian of the Snow Demon Sect.

In his opinion, the only ones who could pose a threat to these two people in this competition might be Meteor and Firefly from the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

However, their Holy Spirit Sect participated in this competition with the mission of clearing obstacles for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

Moreover, Xu Tianran would never allow the Holy Spirit Church to win the championship of this competition. After all, their identity could not stand scrutiny. If the evil soul master won the championship, it would inevitably trigger strong resistance and disgust from the people, which would be extremely detrimental to the rule of the Sun and Moon Empire.

Therefore, their Holy Spirit Sect will not encounter the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy too early in the competition.

Even if they really meet in a competition, it must be in the finals. At that time, the Holy Spirit Sect will choose to admit defeat without hesitation, or stage a realistic "fake match" and deliberately lose to the Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy in full view of the public.

No matter how it is arranged, the championship of this competition is destined to belong to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

In Zhongli Wu's opinion, as long as they don't encounter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy during the competition, their Holy Spirit Sect will have no rivals.

This confidence comes from his certainty about the strength of the evil soul master. Among the soul masters of the same level, the evil soul master is the strongest one.

Take Long Aotian, for example, whose martial soul has awakened twice to the silver level. It would be extremely difficult for him to win against the evil soul master Soul Saint of the Holy Spirit Sect, unless he can further transform his martial soul into a more powerful gold-level awakening.

Among the evil soul masters of the same level, their strength is top-notch. Even Long Aotian, whose martial soul has awakened to the second silver level, will find it difficult to defeat the evil soul master Soul Saint of the Holy Spirit Sect unless he can transform his martial soul into a gold-level awakening.

Of course, "monsters" like Meteor and Firefly, whose strength far exceeds that of ordinary people and completely breaks the rules, are naturally excluded.

In the world of soul masters, the two of them are special beings that transcend the norm.

Xu Tianran nodded thoughtfully, a meaningful smile appearing on his face. He said, "Okay, then let's wait and see what kind of wonderful performance the Holy Spirit Sect will have."

Xu Tianran was very excited about this game, and even had a hint of malicious anticipation in his heart.

He secretly thought that if the Holy Spirit Sect could ruthlessly kill several Shrek Academy students during the competition, then Shrek Academy would definitely not give up and would most likely fall into a life-and-death battle with the Holy Spirit Sect.

If this situation really happens, it will undoubtedly be an ideal situation for the Sun-Moon Empire.

If the Holy Spirit Church and Shrek Academy fight to the death, the Sun-Moon Empire can deal with the original Three Douluo Kingdoms with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)