Douluo Dalu: The Eyes That Defy Fate

Chapter 276 Great Cleverness

Silence is Shrek's silence tonight.

Even after experiencing the annihilation of their entire families, the aging elders who had enjoyed smooth sailing for many years still hadn't made much progress in their already dulled minds.

A group of people gathered together and discussed for a long time, but they couldn't come up with any way to solve their current predicament.

They can't rob, they can't steal, they can't buy—this situation is a real headache for these old folks.

In the end, they all lowered their heads and remained silent, secretly cursing Lin Po for being a scoundrel who didn't deserve to be called a son, for having such a wonderful method but not fully revealing it to benefit the world.

He kept it in his own hands, amassed wealth, and seemingly saved all the Soul Masters in the world, but in reality, he was the source of all chaos!
Seeing her colleagues in this state, Song Yunzhi also sighed, her previous decisive demeanor completely gone.

"Alas, is it truly fate that Shrek Academy is doomed? Ancestor Tang San, what should we do?"

The mournful sounds subsided, and the reception room was completely silent; even breathing was barely audible.

Just as everyone was looking worried, Song Yunzhi unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Xuanzi carefully taking out a chicken leg from his storage soul tool.

He was immediately enraged.

He no longer cared about his wife's feelings, grabbed the half-meter-long solid wood stick he had just put down, and swung it at her without saying a word.

With just one blow, it smashed a large bump onto the head of the unsuspecting Xuanzi, making him howl in pain.

What followed was a chase and a beating, accompanied by Song Yunzhi's exasperated scolding.

"I'll let you eat chicken drumsticks! I'll let you use drugs recklessly! I'll let you not work hard!"

"You've wasted decades and you're still not a Limit Douluo! Others who can't be poisoned have already reached the limit, can't you try harder and spend more time breaking through your limit?"

As if realizing something, the pregnant old woman, who had been walking briskly, suddenly stopped in her tracks, muttering something to herself.

She slowly put down the round stick in her hand, giving Xuanzi, who was hiding behind his cheap son-in-law Qian Duoduo, a chance to catch his breath.

Lin Huiqun and Xian Lin'er were curious when they saw this, so they quickly stepped forward and listened carefully. Then they were immediately startled by a loud shout and jumped up on the spot.

"Since our biggest fear is being confronted by a Limit Douluo, why don't we just have a Limit Douluo ourselves?!"

"Xuanzi!! If all the remaining resources were given to you, how confident are you in breaking through your limits?!"

Upon hearing this, all the Shrek elders' eyes lit up, and they all turned their gazes to Xuanzi.

Clearly, they have once again placed the hopes of the entire village on this most unreliable person.

Seeing this, Xuanzi was immediately numb, and even the specially fried chicken leg he had just put in his mouth didn't taste so good anymore.

What was that old woman thinking? Is it so easy to break through to the Limit Douluo level?
Poisonous Old Monster was able to break through his limits only with Lin Po's help. He has nothing now, so how did he catch up later?!

Moreover, the remaining resources might be somewhat useful to super Douluo like Lin'er and Mei'er, but what use would they be to him?
But the situation before him clearly left him no room for rebuttal.

If Shrek doesn't agree to this, his spirits will probably be completely broken.

That will be when it's truly too late to reverse the situation.

"If I have enough resources, I'm about 40% sure I can condense a second soul core and break through my limits."

Such a probability of breakthrough is naturally just something Xuanzi made up. If he said it was too high, it would arouse doubt; if he said it was too low, it wouldn't give people enough confidence. We have to wait for variables.

Therefore, 40% is just right.

Besides, if he were really 40% sure, he wouldn't have stayed in the '98 level for so long.

Having already reached the limit by relying on the power of the Golden Tree.

Unfortunately, the people who had regained hope did not realize Xuanzi's thoughts, except for Song Yunzhi, who knew him best, who had some doubts.

It wasn't that she didn't trust Xuanzi, but that this old man had disappointed her far too many times.

Unfortunately, as her last hope, Song Yunzhi had no choice but to trust her cheap old man one last time.

Not only did he hand over the soul tool containing all the resources to Xuanzi, but he also took all the soul tools containing chicken legs and wine from Xuanzi's body.

He also issued an order that if the limit wasn't reached, the person would never be allowed to eat meat or drink alcohol again in their lifetime.

Xuanzi wanted to refute, but given their special relationship, how could he possibly be a match for Song Yunzhi? In the end, he could only give up in frustration, which drew laughter from everyone.

Seeing that the morale of the troops had been stabilized, Xuanzi finally had the opportunity to express his thoughts.

"Breaking through the limit is not an easy thing. I imagine it took Old Monster Poison a lot of time to break through back then, at least a year!"

"And in this year, regardless of whether I can successfully break through, it is an indisputable fact that the children's cultivation has stagnated."

"As the old saying goes, distant water can't quench immediate thirst, so we must come up with another way to solve the problem at hand!"

As soon as the words were spoken, the previously lively and cheerful atmosphere suddenly cooled down, returning to its initial lifeless state.

Song Yunzhi glanced helplessly at Xuanzi, but didn't say anything more.

After all, he was telling the truth.

Other inner court disciples in their early twenties can be temporarily set aside; being a year later or longer won't have a significant impact.

But Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and others who are still in their prime for cultivation are not an option!
As the backbone of the future, every minute and second of cultivation time is extremely precious and cannot be wasted.

After a while, Lin Huiqun could no longer bear the oppressive atmosphere and made another suggestion.

"Well then, the thinking of us old folks is already set in stone, and we won't come up with any good solutions no matter how hard we try."

"Why don't we call all the children over and brainstorm together? We're bound to find a suitable solution!"

This method, which wasn't really a solution, quickly gained everyone's approval.

He then dispatched attendants to summon all the Shrek Academy students and teachers who were not on missions.

Before long, looking at the young and promising disciples of the inner court, the elders finally showed satisfied smiles.

As long as these children exist, and they reach the level of power, how can Shrek Academy not rise again!
Subsequently, at Song Yunzhi's prompting, Lin Huiqun explained the reasons for summoning them.

"You all know the situation. Does anyone have any good ideas on how to get through this difficult time?"

Hearing this situation from the outside world, which seemed like a fairy tale, Bei Bei and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, their minds instantly turning into a jumbled mess.

They simply stayed at the Chamber of Commerce for two days, only to be told as soon as they stepped outside that the world had changed drastically.
Is the culprit still Lin Po, who forced Shrek Academy to this state?

Isn't this joke a bit too much?

However, adhering to the principle of respecting teachers, Beibei and the others did not have any doubts. Instead, they each lowered their heads and began to think about strategies.

These students, on whom the elders of Shrek Academy placed high hopes, ultimately did not disappoint them.

In just a few minutes, several strange and unusual ideas came to mind.

After eliminating the impossible parts, the remaining optimal solution was still devised by that clever bastard Xu Sanshi.

"Since we can't buy spirit rings under the Shrek Academy name, why don't we change our name?"

“I have the identity of a successor of the Xuanming Sect. Beibei can rely on the Tianlong Sect and the White Tiger Duke’s Mansion behind Dai Huabin. Aren’t these forces that can be used?”

"As long as we have enough gold soul coins, we can even take the senior students from the inner academy who need soul rings with us to buy them."

"Special measures for special times, what's that saying again, 'borrowing a hen to lay eggs'!"

"Borrowing the Soul Rings from the Soul Hall to train our Soul Masters makes perfect sense, doesn't it!"

The familiar yet unfamiliar words filled Xuanzi and the others with joy.

They never expected that Xu Sanshi, who had not received much internal training, would have such awareness.

No wonder he was selected as an outstanding student from the very beginning!
As for the risk of trainees never returning, Xu Sanshi stated that it was absolutely impossible.

He didn't say the reason, but everyone present knew it quite well.

Which power would dare to take in these rabid, stray dogs without any preparation?

(End of this chapter)