Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 173 The Four Major Military Families
"sorry."

The girl who came up to Xie Xie to ask the question was taller than her peers. As if noticing her lapse in composure, she quickly apologized.

"I was quite excited to see some of the people who fought against Shrek Academy two years ago."

Xie Xie gave a wry smile and said in a deep voice, "It's nothing. Do you have any other questions?"

Seriously, don't ask about this anymore.

They won that battle by default; there's nothing more to say about it.

The girl's eyes suddenly lit up, her voice filled with undisguised anticipation: "Excuse me, where is Huo Yuhao? Didn't he come with you?"

Xie Xie: "..."

He knows it!

Although these people became famous along with their leader, the most famous one is definitely Yuhao, who ranked first on the list of young geniuses and earned the title of "Spirit Transmission Master".

When these people try to get close to someone, their primary target is most likely the other person, and their secondary target is themselves.

Oh, no, there's one more person who's different.

Xie Xie glanced in Tang Wulin's direction; a group of people were also surrounding the other man.

This is only natural; after his self-introduction, everyone knew that Tang Wulin was now a Level 4 Blacksmith.

Advanced academies involve the manufacture of mechs and battle armor, and not many people choose forging as a secondary profession, let alone those who are good at it. Naturally, forging geniuses like Wu Lin are in high demand.

After a long silence, Xie Xie finally answered:

"Ahem, Boss Yuhao is at Mingde Hall."

"Eh?!!"

The students around were taken aback, and then someone exclaimed in surprise, "I did hear that Huo Yuhao was invited by Mingde Hall. I didn't expect it to be true!"

"Really? That's Mingdetang." A boy wearing glasses pushed up his glasses, his tone full of disbelief.

"It's true, I heard it from the Mech Pilots Association."

"I see...that's amazing."

A murmur of discussion immediately arose from all around.

"Speaking of which, after listening to your self-introduction, Xie Xie, your talent is certainly worthy of being listed among the young geniuses, right?" a boy asked curiously.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy restricts enrollment to those under fifteen years old each time. This is because the enrollment age for intermediate academies is mostly nine years old, and intermediate academies have six years of study time. Although students can graduate early, some soul masters enter advanced academies at the age of fifteen.

That's how he is. And since he had introduced himself in class before, they had already heard about Xie Xie's age and abilities.

At twelve years old, he had already reached the Soul Master level, which put him among the very top few in his class.

"Well, maybe I'm not good enough yet," Xie Xie said modestly, but he had other thoughts in mind.

In fact, with their talent, they could have been listed among the top young geniuses, but none of them chose to do so.

After all, if they make the list now, they'll most likely be ranked lower. Besides, there are two prodigies on that list!

The current generation of young geniuses will obviously be relegated to being mere foils to those two, and Xie Xie has no desire to try that.

If you really want to show off, you might as well secure a place on the list of most popular figures in the future.

"I see. I think you two are more qualified than the one over there."

The male student looked at the gray-haired boy sitting at a table with a cold expression.

Immortal – Xu Yucheng.

Xie Xie looked over, raised an eyebrow, but did not reply.

He had heard of this person before; he was ranked 24th on the list of young geniuses, and his martial soul seemed to be the Dark Demon Scythe.

This martial soul has side effects and puts a great burden on the body. While absorbing soul spirits is linked to mental strength, bearing soul rings is linked to physical strength.

If the body cannot withstand a spirit ring of a higher age, then it cannot absorb a powerful spirit.

'His first and second souls are probably both over a hundred years old, right? Even so, we can't underestimate him.' Xie Xie thought to himself, 'But why does someone as fragile as you have the title "Undying"?'

At this moment, Wang Jinxi walked over and, while others were discussing, pulled Xie Xie towards their small group.

"what happened?"

"There are some people here who need to be careful."

Tang Wulin and Zhang Yangzi exchanged a glance and whispered to the others, "I just found out about the situation from my classmates. There are a few people in our class who are special and we need to be careful."

"I know one of them, Xu Yucheng, who is on the list of young geniuses. Who are the others?" Xie Xie asked curiously.

"Shen Xing."

"?"

Xie Xie asked, somewhat puzzled, "Who is this person?"

Who is this person? I've never heard of them before.

“Her cultivation level is not high, but she is a member of the Shen family.”

Zhang Yangzi pointed to a young girl. Xie Xie turned his head to look and, apart from finding her pretty, saw nothing else particularly special about her.

However, the person looked somewhat cold.

"The Shen family?" Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed instinctively, then quickly covered her mouth. "Is it the Shen family, one of the four major military families?"

The four major powers of the Federation, the four major families of the military, the eight major legions of the military... and so on—these common knowledge about the strength and composition of the Federation had been mentioned to her by her "teacher" in his spare time in recent years.

After all, they're coming to Mingdu, a place where various forces are mixed together. If they don't even have some common sense, they're likely to fall into a trap.

The most well-known factions among the general public are the four major powers of the Federation: Spirit Pagoda, Shrek Academy, Mingde Hall, and War God Temple.

However, this is far from the true strength of the Douluo Federation, as many sects and families are not included.

Over the years, family influence has penetrated the military very deeply, resulting in the formation of several large regions within the Federation controlled by different families.

This is unavoidable, since martial spirits are linked to bloodline inheritance. Powerful families have a higher probability of producing geniuses and strong individuals among their descendants, and over time this pattern has formed.

In these regions, the influence of the major families is so deeply entrenched that it is almost unshakeable. Even the federal government is cautious about this and avoids easily touching their interests, since members of parliament always have to rely on the support of these families if they want to gain power.

Among them, the four major military families refer to families that hold extremely high influence in the military. The Shen family is one of them, and its influence includes the Northern Navy Legion, one of the eight major legions of the Federation, which shows its strength.

"Yes, it's the Shen family. She's probably here to gain experience and prestige."

As a federal academy, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has provided the Federation with a considerable number of talents. Outstanding graduates from here can receive good starting treatment in the military if they are recommended, making it a great place to enhance their resumes.

Zhang Yangzi looked at Xie Xie and said, "Xie Xie, we're worried about you. There are quite a few students like her at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, so don't start making fun of her."

They had witnessed firsthand how infuriating Xie Xie's words could be.

Do you understand the true value of being a "master of verbal combat"?
Xie Xie rolled his eyes. "I'm the defensive counter-attack type. I won't bother with others unless they bother me."

"hehe."

The crowd gave a cold laugh.

See if we believe it or not.

Amidst the commotion in the classroom, a teacher walked in. It was Lin Qinghan, whom Xie Xie and the others had met before. She entered with a smile and said:
"We have another student joining our class today, let's welcome them!"

A slender young man walked in, remained silent for a moment, and then introduced himself:

"Hello everyone, my name is Yuan En Ye Hui, nice to meet you..."

A round of applause followed.

Nanali, watching this scene from outside the classroom, left with satisfaction.

Since you don't plan to join the Dark Side for the time being, then just enjoy your school life for now.

You can enjoy a peaceful life... before your account is banned.

(End of this chapter)