Douluo: Dragon King Huo Yuhao Lives Ten Thousand Years Later

Chapter 177 Federal Structure
In the dining hall of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, students would occasionally cast their gazes in a certain direction.

There, Huo Yuhao, Gu Yuena, Xu Xiaoyan, and others were chatting.

As Gu Yuena had expected, Yuan Enhui wanted to apologize, but being introverted and new to Mingdu, she didn't know much about the place and ultimately chose to express her apology in the academy cafeteria.

"I'm so sorry for dragging you all into this before."

Yuan Enhui looked in the direction of Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, "I don't know much about Mingdu, so I can only entertain you all here."

Huo Yuhao shook his head. "It's alright."

Xie Xie asked curiously, "Since you came to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to report for duty, didn't you learn about Mingdu beforehand?"

"No, I didn't originally plan to enter the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. If it weren't for that accident, I would have already reported to Shrek Academy."

Yuan Enhui shook his head.

If it weren't for the evil spirit master's actions, which led the Dark Guard to protect her, she would have already reported to Shrek Academy.

It was only after he ran into the matter of evil spirit masters that he eventually joined the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy under Nanali's arrangement.

There was nothing she could do; Nanali had treated her too well, and she had also saved her life, so she had no choice but to comply.

'So that's how it is. Nanali approached Yuanen Yehui to poach her talent. If she hadn't run into a high-ranking member of the evil spirit master class, bringing back a user with twin martial spirits—a Fallen Angel and a Titan Giant Ape—would have been a huge win...a clever scheme.'

Huo Yuhao muttered to himself, then thought of something else.

Because he didn't join the Tang Sect, it seems Tang San personally revitalized the sect. Tang Wutong, Shrek Academy, and the Clear Sky Sect all contributed significantly.

However, even so, because the forces of the Three Kingdoms in Douluo were not as good as the Sun Moon Empire in terms of soul tools ten thousand years ago, and the Tang Sect lacked talent when it started to recover from scratch, in order to replenish personnel and enhance its foundation, it simply merged with Shrek Academy.

However, because of this, Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Sect established a relationship ten thousand years ago, and the two sides have a deep relationship.

Originally, during the development, because the soul beasts on the continent were persecuted by the Spirit Pagoda and soul masters, Da Ming and Er Ming became hateful of humans, left the Clear Sky Sect, created a demiplane, and intended to preserve a trace of vitality for the soul beasts. In the end, they even stood on Gu Yue Na's side.

However, now that the situation with the soul beasts is favorable, their stances may change.

The Yuanen clan, to which Yuanen Yehui belongs, is a reclusive family descended from Erming and humans, and includes Limit Douluo... In the original story, Erming lived in a demiplane, isolated from information, and was unaware that he had descendants. What about now?

If Erming finds out and makes contact with the Yuanen clan, then we need to be careful. After all, with the help of Erming's essence blood, the Yuanen clan will eventually become a clan with two ultimate beings, one of whom is even a quasi-god...

'Among the forces associated with Shrek Academy, there are a lot of Limit Douluo, more than ten already... The Spirit Pagoda's ancient clan's defeat in the original story was entirely justified.'

Without any good teammates, and with Chen Xinjie even turning against them halfway through, the Spirit Pagoda had to shut down...

While Huo Yuhao was thinking, Xie Xie stared wide-eyed, looking astonished.

"Um, were you planning to report to Shrek Academy?"

"what happened?"

Yuan Enhui frowned. "Shrek Academy is indeed the number one academy on the continent, and it also has the number one strongest person on the continent. Many members of the young genius list are proud to join it. There's nothing wrong with that, is there?"

"...Some things have nothing to do with strength or resources." Xie Xie curled his lip. "Do you know how we clashed with Shrek Academy two years ago?"

Yuan Enhui shook his head. "I don't know. There are too many rumors online. I can't possibly believe those outrageous rumors."

The idea that Shrek Academy stole a military soul-guided aircraft is obviously a fabrication and a smear campaign.

"It's simple, because of arrogance..."

Xie Xie began to recount the events of two years ago in detail, causing Yuan En Ye Hui to gradually frown.

In her memory, Shrek Academy had a fairly good image, which was related to her childhood experiences. If the person who said this wasn't Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena's companion, she might not have listened.

After talking for a while, Xie Xie stopped when he saw that Yuanen Yehui was just listening without offering any opinions. He thought for a moment and said, "Since you originally wanted to join Shrek Academy, you won't hold back when you fight them later, will you?"

"You're overthinking it. I'm a student at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy now." Yuan Enhui rolled her eyes. "You're from the Spirit Pagoda, right? I see you really like it here. So, if you were arranged by the Spirit Pagoda to have an exchange match with this place before joining the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, would you have gone easy on them?"

"will not."

Xie Xie pondered for a while, then nodded in agreement.

If he had faced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy when he joined the Spirit Pagoda in the past, he would not have shown any mercy.

Through this question, he also confirmed that Yuan Enhui was a normal person.

It's fine to have a positive impression of Shrek Academy if you haven't experienced something like that, as long as it's not like Ye Xinglan's situation.

While the boys were chatting, the girls were also getting into the conversation.

Xu Xiaoyan brought Shen Xing along to the gathering. She glanced at Shen Xing then at Gu Yuena, comparing them, and noticed that Gu Yuena's expression was softer today, less cold than before, and more approachable. Curious, she asked:
"Na'er, you seem very happy? Has something good happened?"

"Yuhao helped me complete the One-Word Battle Armor." Gu Yuena smiled faintly.

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoyan's eyes widened immediately. "Na'er, you're only at the fourth ring, right? You're already a one-word battle armor master?"

Becoming a Battle Armor Master at the age of twelve... This is an unprecedented record, isn't it?
Gu Yuena nodded demurely, "Mm."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing's indifferent expression flickered slightly. She narrowed her eyes, her gaze sweeping over Huo Yuhao. Although she remained outwardly calm, her clenched fingers betrayed the tremor within her.

Gu Yuena is a one-word battle armor master, so Huo Yuhao, who is even stronger than her, must also be one.

Is this the next leader of the Spirit Pagoda?

It's really extraordinary.

Shen Xing quickly looked away, but her brows furrowed.

As a core member of the family and a future high-ranking official in the Northern Navy, she had heard a lot about the internal politics of the Federation from her older sister.

Of the four major military families, two belong to the hawkish faction and support foreign wars.

The Shen family, on the other hand, belonged to the dove faction and did not support waging war against Xingluo or Tiandou Continent.

There is also a musician who remains neutral.

Among the four major powers of the Federation, Shrek Academy has always presented itself as neutral and is a benchmark for neutrality. However, they now also do not support foreign wars and stand on the same side as the Shen family, causing many neutral councilors to follow suit and support their dovish stance.

Mingde Hall did not express its opinion, but the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy had a good relationship with the Shen family and indirectly supported them.

The Temple of War supports the hawks.

Although there are many factions within the Spirit Pagoda, Qian Gu Dong Feng, who is stationed in Mingdu, is the true master of the pagoda. When the councilors of the Spirit Pagoda speak out, they want to hear his voice, but he is aligned with the hawks.

Political struggles are different from personal grudges; the enemy of my enemy is not necessarily my friend, and a temporary ally may become a formidable foe in the future.

It is precisely because of this situation that foreign wars have never broken out. However, the hawks have gained a certain advantage, so the Shen family is also worried and wants to gain more power.

Huo Yuhao is very likely to become the next master of the Spirit Pagoda. If we can win him over and get him to support the doves...

Shen Xing's thoughts were interrupted by a gasp.

"Yuan En...you're a girl?!"

(End of this chapter)