Douluo Dragon King: I, the wielder of the Holy Sword, will vanquish all evil.

Chapter 142 The Evil Soul Master's Killing Machine
"uncertain."

Su Qiu thought for a moment and said, "We'll see. I have something to take care of. If I'm lucky, I should be able to make it in time."

Shen Yi pursed his lips, clearly not satisfied with the answer, but knowing he couldn't influence Su Qiu's mind, he could only wave his hand and say, "Fine, fine."

She paused, then looked at the students who were all ready to go, and raised her voice: "You bunch of kids, behave yourselves when you get to Sun Moon Academy! This is a training exercise, you hear me!"

The air fell silent; no one answered.

"Ahem." Su Qiu spoke up: "I'm talking to you! Did you hear me!"

"I heard!"

A unified roar erupted instantly, and the fighting spirit in their eyes almost overflowed.

This made Shen Yi slightly defensive. Who exactly is the teacher, after all?
Soon, their troops arrived at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Su Qiu was talking to a middle-aged man.

"You call this a friendly exchange?" The middle-aged man glanced at the menacing crowd.

"Just tell me, are you going to fight or not!"

"What are you fighting about?" The middle-aged man shook his head; he knew Su Qiu all too well.

A few years ago, they broke Shrek Academy's undefeated myth and even defeated a one-word battle armor master. They even celebrated the whole school at the time.

He knew Su Qiu's strength all too well.

Can't win.

Frowning slightly, Su Qiu glanced back at Gu Yue and said, "How about I don't go on stage?"

The middle-aged man followed Su Qiu's gaze to Gu Yue in the crowd, then swept his eyes over the Shrek Academy students who were full of fighting spirit, and a hint of hesitation flashed in his eyes.

He had also looked into Gu Yue; although she had won against Su Qiu, it was clearly a rigged victory. It was obviously just a flirtatious exchange between a young couple.

And although these first-year students look sharp and imposing, they are ultimately children who haven't experienced much hardship.

"Are you sure?" The middle-aged man stroked his chin, his tone softening slightly.

He was just saying it casually; he couldn't possibly refuse. After all, their academy had a grudge against Shrek Academy, and since the other side had already challenged them, they naturally couldn't back down.

Even if Su Qiu were to take the field, they would ultimately have no choice but to bite the bullet and go for it.

“Of course,” Su Qiu affirmed. “And regardless of age, you can field students with five levels higher soul power than them.”

"One-on-one or a group fight, it's up to you."

That's very crude of you. What do you mean by one-on-one or group fights?
The middle-aged man shook his head: "No need. You're first-year students, right? We won't send students over fifteen years old."

"One-on-one. No, I mean both individual and team battles."

Su Qiu nodded.

"You can talk to our teacher about this later. I have to go now."

After entrusting the follow-up matters to Shen Yi, Su Qiu turned and left.

The streets and alleys of Mingdu have already begun to promote the competition.

This is inevitable.

Even if the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy never intended to promote itself, it still wouldn't work.

After all, even without Su Qiu's participation, the opposing team still has seven members from the list of top young geniuses. Their chances of winning are slim, so naturally they won't publicize it.

However, news of the battle between the two academies could not be stopped at all.

The higher-ups at Sun Moon Academy were ashen-faced. Seeing the heated discussions on the streets transmitted back by the soul tool, they had no choice but to bite the bullet and send more people to set up the arena.

They originally wanted to keep a low profile, but now they're in a difficult situation and can only hope that their students can prove themselves and at least not lose too badly.

"Wish ya'll good luck."

Watching the large screen on the street, I saw Gu Yue and Na'er leading the team at the front.

Su Qiu lowered her head slightly.

Wish me luck too.

He then turned and walked into a small alley.

Somewhere in the city. "Don't you think these kids are too cruel? They're trying to wipe us out."

In the dimly lit bar, a man wrapped in a black robe spoke in a trembling voice.

The bartender at the counter slowly raised his eyes, his voice hoarse and cold: "Cruel? A bunch of brats who haven't even grown their hair yet, do they have the right to talk about cruelty?"

“But sir,” the man in black robes said urgently, “Tian Dou, Tian Ling… all these strongholds have been wiped out! Those brats coordinated too well.”

"Especially that leader, Su Qiu, he's practically a monster!"

"Everyone outside is saying he's the evil soul master killing machine!"

"These are just small outposts, nothing more than children playing house." The bartender slowly wiped the wine glass in his hand, his scarlet eyes piercing through the glass as he looked at the other person, his tone full of disdain: "Don't bother reporting these kinds of trivial matters in the future, get lost."

The man in the black robe felt a chill run down his spine as he was swept by that scarlet gaze.

He dared not linger any longer. With his body hunched over, he hurriedly left the door and disappeared into the street in an instant.

The bartender watched him leave, and the motion of wiping the glasses slowly came to a stop.

A hoarse voice sounded from behind: "This is strange. Has Shrek Academy discovered something?"

"Using these students to test the waters?"

The bartender didn't turn around, his tone unreadable: "Testing? If those old dogs from Shrek Academy really found something, they would have gone crazy long ago, they wouldn't be testing us."

He tapped his fingertips lightly on the rim of his glass, a sinister glint in his eyes: "Su Qiu. Heh, even the most talented person needs time to grow. The organization can't be bothered with him, but I have plenty of time to spare."

"If he doesn't stop now, we'll settle all our old scores with him."

"Old grudges? Have we met before?"

A sudden sound came.

The bartender froze abruptly, and the hoarse voice behind him also stopped abruptly.

The air in the bar seemed to freeze instantly, and even the lights seemed to dim.

The bartender slowly turned his head, his scarlet eyes fixed on the blond boy who had somehow ended up sitting there.

Su Qiu seemed completely oblivious to the subtle atmosphere and called out, "I'm still a minor and can't drink alcohol. How about a milk tea instead?"

"We don't sell milk tea here." The bartender narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Oh, that's fine."

Su Qiu leaned back in her chair.

"You still haven't answered me. What past grievances do we have? I've never seen you before."

The bartender didn't speak, but a hoarse voice rose again from the shadows behind him.

"So alike, so very alike!"

"You look just like that couple from back then."

"Su Qiu."

Standing up, Su Qiu walked up to the bartender.

At this moment, the two were very close, separated only by the bar counter.

"I see. It's this old grudge."

Su Qiu's voice was very soft.

The bartender's Adam's apple bobbed, and a hint of fear flashed in his crimson pupils. Su Qiu had many powerful backers; he sensed that he might already be surrounded.

He still forced a cold laugh and tentatively said, "Good to know. I was there when your parents died, and now that you've fallen into my hands, it's kind of..."

"That's great." Su Qiu asked, "Can you tell me who were there at the time?"

"Of course." The bartender grinned, but his eyes were venomous, and he dragged out his words.

"Of course not!"

The moment the last three words fell, he suddenly attacked, his black soul power rushing straight for Su Qiu's face!

A hoarse voice roared from the shadows, "Kill him!"

(End of this chapter)