Douluo: What the hell is the academic master development system?

Chapter 668 Xu Tianran gave way to far too much.

The current regent, after assuming power, surrounded Mingdu with the six most elite Soul Master Corps of the entire empire, even without any external threats.

In Xu Tianran's eyes, this was to deal with Shrek Academy and other academies and forces, but in the eyes of many others in the palace, it didn't mean that.

At this time, the two princesses were simply going with the flow, spreading rumors that the Imperial Dragon Soul Master Corps was controlled by the Regent, and that the six major Soul Master Corps had sealed off Mingdu and were about to begin a great purge. This made many people restless.

Because they really know that the Ming Dynasty outside is now strictly forbidden to leave, including princes and nobles; no one is allowed to go out!

Is Xu Tianran really trying to capture outstanding talents from Douluo Continent, or is he really trying to block the entire Mingdu for a major purge, as the rumors suggest?

All of Xu Tianran's political enemies began to murmur amongst themselves, and this suspicion reached its peak after the conclusion of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, when Xu Tianran had not yet made a move.

Perhaps even Xu Tianran himself didn't realize that his plan to give the Holy Spirit Cult face, at least until the Holy Spirit Cult's underground Soul Master Competition, which was used to amass wealth and collect rare metals circulating in the market, ended, was ultimately interpreted in this way.

However, it cannot be denied that undercurrents were surging in Mingdu at this time, and the tide was already rising!

Soon after, at the invitation of the host Lu Qi, the three presidents of the Pingfan Alliance, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce, and the Xishui Alliance took the stage to give speeches.

The leaders of the three parties took the stage at the same time, delivered speeches in turn, and promised their respective players substantial benefits.

Among them, Shangguan Weier, the leader of the Ordinary Alliance, described as a stunning beauty with curvaceous hips and breasts, displayed her traditional skills as a madam, stating that she would give the winning contestant on her side three Dragon Girl Furnaces as the final reward.

Chen Ping wasn't very interested in the three dragon girls, since he didn't need a large quantity of dragon blood potions.

With the little dragon girl currently working as an apprentice under Qian Duoduo, helping with chores, that's more than enough. If they really need dragon blood, they can just make a few pastries and trick the other party out of several vials.
Having had his limelight stolen, Nangong Wan returned to the rest area with a livid face. He turned to Chen Ping and said, "When you make your move at the end, try to take out their people. Use whatever abilities you have. I and Lao San will back you up. Go ahead and do whatever you want."

"Young man, work hard. After this competition, the alliance will definitely provide what you want. As for the dragon girl that Shangguan Wei'er mentioned, I will also get one for you."

Chen Ping shrugged nonchalantly: "If you take someone's money, you have to do their bidding. With our talents, we don't need the Dragon Girl's help. More rare metals are better than anything else."

Nangong Wan nodded and said in a deep voice, "Okay, but I can only give you an extra 100 kilograms of titanium-magnesium alloy at most. This stuff is a very sensitive military supply item, and with your background, you know how difficult it is to get your hands on it."

Chen Ping smiled and said, "No problem, Alliance Leader, just wait and see the show."

While the two were talking, the host had already introduced the seven referees.

Three level-nine Soul Masters and four level-eight Soul Masters.

Nine soul tool manufacturing tables have been set up on the competition stage, which look like standard equipment from Mingde Hall.

However, compared to standard laboratory tables, these production tables contain even more and more sophisticated instruments than those in Mingdetang's laboratory tables.

As for the rare metals used in making soul tools, there are as many as sixty-four kinds.

Everything available on the market, and everything unavailable elsewhere, was here. Their quality was so exceptional that even the judges felt parched and their greed was stirred.

As Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin took out his Sun and Moon Divine Needles as the final prize for the tournament champion, Chen Ping clicked his tongue.

Is Ye Yulin's Sun and Moon Divine Needle strong? Of course it is. It is a top-tier soul tool among level nine soul tools. Its internal technology is incredibly advanced and sophisticated. It can even absorb the radiance of the sun and moon for combat.

However, despite this, the charging speed of this thing is not fast, and the consumption of soul power and mental power is very large each time it is used. It also places extremely high demands on the user. Even if Chen Ping were to use this equipment, he would probably need to be at least a Soul Saint to use it.

So rather than thinking about this piece of equipment, Chen Ping was more concerned about the sobriety necklace that Ye Yulin was wearing around her neck. After all, Shrek Academy simply didn't have the technology to make such a high-level mental defense soul tool.

Therefore, Chen Ping quickly gave Huo Yuhao a look, and Huo Yuhao understood immediately. He then began to multitask, focusing some of his attention on the Sun and Moon Needle, which was suspended a few hundred meters in the air in order to better showcase the design.

Huo Yuhao only needed to focus his mental detection to get this distance. Although such a short time was not enough for Huo Yuhao to completely memorize the details of the core array of the Sun and Moon Divine Needle, he could still memorize the technology of the module for absorbing the power of the sun and moon on this soul tool.

Soon, the three contestants left the rest area as announced by the host and went up to the competition stage accompanied by the leaders of the three underground forces.

Chen Ping took the opportunity to observe the opponents he would be facing next.

The Aodu Chamber of Commerce side consisted of three ordinary male cannon fodder soul mentors, nothing special.

The Ordinary Alliance sent three girls dressed in long dresses of red, yellow, and blue respectively.

Among them, the girl in the yellow dress is Ye Guyi, who truly possesses the Holy Angel Martial Soul.

The opponent's martial soul is not like Yu Mengdi, the one with the angel martial soul that Jiang Nannan and He Caitou encountered in the competition, who only reaches the complete form at the ninth ring. Instead, it comes with the special attack of an evil soul master from the start, making it extremely powerful.

Considering that if his Gate of the Dead were to disguise itself as the Gate of Heaven next time and send out a holy angel, it would be quite prestigious, Chen Ping still wanted to bring it under his command.

Ye Yulin, the chief referee, waved his hand and said, "The three presidents may all leave. All participants, please take your positions and prepare for the competition."

After the three stepped off the stage, Ye Yulin coldly swept her gaze over the nine contestants, her eyes filled with deep disdain.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his aged face stern and cold. He showed no respect even to the three leaders of the three major underground forces, let alone the contestants.

If it weren't for Crown Prince Xu Tianran's personal invitation, he wouldn't have appeared here at all. The Sun and Moon Divine Needle he took out was something he reluctantly gave up after Xu Tianran promised him extremely generous compensation.

In his view, Soul Masters should focus on researching and creating Soul Tools; participating in competitions was a waste of time, especially those organized by these filthy underground forces. Therefore, he had absolutely no liking for these contestants.

All I can say is that Xu Tianran gave far too much.

(End of this chapter)