Douluo: Twin Origins, Suppressing the World

Chapter 138 The competition is coming
Seeing that the two emperors of ice and snow didn't seem interested in paying attention to him, Lin Shuyan wisely refrained from continuing the conversation.

"Young Master Ling, rest assured, the place I arranged is spacious enough for you and everyone to stay in." Xu Jiujiu did not continue to mention the Ice and Snow Emperors, but instead returned to the topic they had started with Ling Shuang.

The two Ice and Snow Emperors clearly had no interest in them. Forcing their way in would only be like offering a warm face to a cold backside, and might even annoy them, backfiring on them.

Instead of doing that, it would be better to continue to cultivate a good relationship with Ling Shuang. Those two powerful figures clearly value Ling Shuang highly, so this approach might be more effective.

After listening to her long conversation, Ling Shuang finally agreed without refusing, saying, "Your Highness is so kind, then I shall respectfully accept your offer."

This saves the trouble of finding a place yourself.

As for whether staying at the place arranged by Xu Jiujiu will result in being monitored, there is absolutely no need to worry.

Ling Shuang could tell that Xu Jiujiu was a smart person and wouldn't do anything to make everyone unhappy.

Moreover, if we take a step back, the entire Star Luo Empire probably couldn't find anyone who could evade the Snow Emperor's perception and surveillance.

Lin Shuyan did not follow. It was obvious that the other party had no interest in her, and such persistent behavior was not something anyone would like.

Rather than doing that, Lin Shuyan wisely chose to take another path.

After Xu Jiujiu told her brother Xu Jiawei about her deal with Ling Shuang, Xu Jiawei sent someone to inform Lin Shuyan, the dean of Xingluo Royal Academy. Therefore, Lin Shuyan knew that Ling Shuang would represent Xingluo Royal Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition.

Since the two powerful figures beside Ling Shuang reacted indifferently, she decided not to waste her efforts.

Lin Shuyan felt it was best to explain the matter to the members participating in this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Competition first, to give them a heads-up and prevent them from doing anything that would anger Young Master Ling.

Lin Shuyan was very clear that even if he couldn't get along with those two powerful figures, he absolutely couldn't afford to offend them!
Those who can cultivate to this level, how could they possibly be soft-hearted?
Anyway, she made it clear from the start that if those people still provoked Ling Shuang later, she would intervene. She, as the dean, had already done everything she could. If they still stubbornly persisted after being informed, they would be courting death. She would not stop them, nor did she have the ability to stop them.

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As a princess of the Star Luo Empire and a top auctioneer at the Starlight Auction House, Xu Jiujiu is indeed generous with her spending.

The place she arranged for Ling Shuang and the others to stay was not a hotel, but a royal palace!
"Your Highness, this royal residence must have quite a background, right?" Ling Shuang looked at the luxurious and magnificent building in front of her and immediately knew that this royal residence must have quite a background.

Building such a large royal palace in Xingluo City, where land is incredibly valuable, would require an astronomical amount of money.

Moreover, Ling Shuang also noticed that the location of this royal residence was unusual.

Not far from it is the Star Luo Imperial Palace; you can see the palace from here.

The ability to build such a large palace outside the imperial palace is no longer a matter of money.

"Young Master Ling has excellent judgment." Xu Jiujiu praised, directly affirming Ling Shuang's statement, and then slowly explained.

"This is a new mansion that my elder brother built for a prince of the royal family. However, the prince is so busy with his affairs that he has been staying in his original residence and has not yet moved in after the construction was completed."

"Upon hearing that Young Master Ling was coming, Jiu Jiu offered this palace to Young Master Ling for him to stay in."

Xu Jiujiu's tone was very calm, but his words revealed the sincerity of the Xingluo royal family towards Ling Shuang.

The Star Luo Emperor gave Ling Shuang a newly built royal palace, which a prince had not yet moved into, as a place to stay. Even the White Tiger Duke, the most powerful minister in the Star Luo Empire, did not receive such treatment.

"Your Majesty has gone to great lengths."

"My elder brother said that if Young Master Ling likes it, this mansion will be given to him," Xu Jiujiu said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Ling Shuang shook her head and joked, "Then forget it, otherwise that prince might have a problem with me."

Xu Jiujiu said, "Young Master Ling need not worry about this. That prince is also very willing to give up his palace."

Ling Shuang didn't question Xu Jiujiu's words. After all, if it was the emperor's will, even a prince, no matter how unwilling, had to "be willing."

However, Ling Shuang still had no intention of accepting, since he had come here only to complete the transaction, and the reward had already been agreed upon.

Accepting this princely residence changes everything.

Seeing this, Xu Jiujiu did not insist, but simply told Ling Shuang that as long as he changed his mind, he could take over the palace at any time.

This overly attentive attitude made Ling Shuang realize something was amiss.

The Star Luo Empire is probably not as peaceful as it appears on the surface.

For the next few days, Ling Shuang stayed in the palace with Jiang Nannan, Xue Di, and the others.

As for the Star Luo Royal Academy, he never went there afterward, nor did he have any intention of getting along with unfamiliar teammates.

Because it is not necessary.

Ling Shuang was already able to contend with high-level Soul Saints before, and after cultivating on the Ancient Tree of Life, she has made great progress and most likely already possesses the combat power of a Soul Douluo.

At this level, there's no need to work out with Soul Kings.

If there's an opponent that even Ling Shuang can't handle, adding a few more Soul Kings wouldn't change the outcome.

Neither Xu Jiujiu nor Xu Jiawei had any objections to this.

They knew that Ling Shuang had defeated the Golden Flame Lion King, whose combat power was comparable to a high-level Soul Saint, when she was at Shrek Academy, so they thought the same thing: there was no point in trying to get along.

However, the other members of the Star Luo Royal Academy team were very dissatisfied with this.

After all, they were all proud and arrogant geniuses who had never witnessed Ling Shuang's strength firsthand. It was only natural for them to feel dissatisfied and angry, thinking that they had underestimated her.

However, those discontented voices were suppressed by Xu Jiujiu and Lin Shuyan and did not have any impact.

Time passed slowly, and the day of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament had arrived.

As the host of this competition, the Star Luo Empire made Star Luo City exceptionally lively, attracting young geniuses from all over the country.

"Will we finally get to see that Ling Shuang today?"

"I want to see if he really has the ability to be so arrogant!"

Several people wearing Star Luo Royal Academy team uniforms walked towards the team's rest area, one of them with a displeased expression on his face.

"Yellow River Cloud!" Xu Jiujiu shouted in a deep voice, giving him a cold glare, his warning undisguised.

Huang Heyun shut his mouth, lowered his head, and looked both dissatisfied and aggrieved.

He was originally supposed to be the captain of the Star Luo Royal Academy team this time, but because of Xu Jiujiu's arrival, he became the vice-captain.

That wasn't the end of it. Just after she became the vice-captain, news came back that Ling Shuang would represent the Star Luo Royal Academy in the competition.

Xu Jiujiu gave up his position as captain and became the vice captain, while Huang Heyun, who had already been demoted to vice captain, became an ordinary member.

How could he not be dissatisfied at all with such a disparity?

(End of this chapter)