Douluo: The True Eye

At this moment, among the soul masters on the field, besides Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi, the others were taken off the field by Xuan Zi before suffering serious injuries.

Due to the immense pressure of this battle, both Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi were bruised and swollen, with numerous wounds on their bodies caused by various offensive soul skills.

However, most of Bei Bei's injuries were superficial, making him look more miserable than he actually was.

Xu Sanshi was less fortunate, bearing the brunt of the Netherworld White Tiger's attack. Although he was a powerful defensive soul master, he was now on the verge of serious injury.

“Hiss, hiss, hiss.” A healing-type Soul Emperor teacher, at Xuan Zi's signal, began to heal Xu Sanshi.

Xu Sanshi grimaced and twitched, but soon the seemingly severe injuries were stabilized, requiring only some rest and recuperation afterward.

Xuan Zi glanced at everyone present. Although, in his opinion, Huo Yuhao and the others' performance in this selection competition could be considered a fluke, he didn't intend to go back on his word.

After gnawing on a chicken leg and taking a swig of wine from his gourd, Xuan Zi said, “Except for the last seven who remained, the rest are eliminated. You can go back yourselves later.”

The eliminated students who had been rescued off the field were silent, while Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu also woke up with the help of their teachers.

Dai Huabin gritted his teeth. This selection competition was supposed to be a great opportunity for him and Zhu Lu to showcase their strength, but it was all his fault, all the fault of that hateful Huo Yuhao.

Dai Huabin stared intently at Huo Yuhao, while Xuan Zi scanned the silent crowd and continued, “Perhaps some of you feel this is unfair, or even unconvinced.”

“You might think this chaotic battle is somewhat of a game, that it put more pressure on the stronger ones among you, even causing you to be eliminated early and lose your qualifications.”

“But I tell you, you are wrong. You are wrong to think that all battles must be fair and just. Only victory is what a soul master pursues.”

“Battle is battle. You must understand that on a real battlefield, combat is not the child's play of the academy. You cannot decide the number of enemies or the situations you will face.”

“Therefore, making the right choices, or how to utilize your own advantages, is the true embodiment of a soul master's combat skills. The only thing you can decide is yourself.”

“Regardless of the outcome, regardless of strength, in the end, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, Ning Tian, Xiao Xiao, and Huo Yuhao, these seven stood to the end, so they are the undisputed victors.”

“In this chaotic battle, all of your combat skills, individual strength, and even your ability to make decisions in the face of the situation were fully displayed in my eyes.”

“I only hope that you can all remember this point firmly. If anyone still feels that this battle was not fair to you, then I can only say that your mindset is not suitable for the inner court, and you are not qualified to become an inner court disciple.”

Xuan Zi's calm voice, mixed with powerful mental strength, clearly entered everyone's ears.

At the same time, his mental power also guided the emotions of the crowd, gradually calming them down and influencing their thoughts.

Although Xuan Zi's martial soul is not related to mental attributes, he is, after all, a Super Douluo approaching the limit level. For Xuan Zi, it is not a problem to guide these young students with his mental power.

However, with two big shots sitting in Huo Yuhao's sea of spirit, it is naturally another matter.

“What you need to know is that this kind of chaotic assessment is commonplace in the inner court, because if you don’t even have this kind of coping ability, you are not qualified to become an inner court disciple at all.”

Then, Xuan Zi finally returned to the topic and began to once again publicize his glorious deeds.

“Do you know what kind of situation the inner court disciples faced in their most critical moment?”

“Once, twelve inner court disciples, separated from their teachers, faced a 100,000-year soul beast. After that battle, the twelve inner court disciples lost a full eight people.”

“But the four who survived have become the pillars of the inner court, and one of them even obtained the soul ring and soul bone of that 100,000-year soul beast, laying the foundation for his subsequent cultivation path.”

Huo Yuhao was speechless listening to Xuan Zi's glorious deeds. To be honest, he really couldn't understand it. With Zhang Lexuan's qualifications, she could completely serve as the most important pillar of Shrek Academy.

And the group of students following her were fully qualified to become her team. But such a configuration going out to hunt soul rings could still be killed by a 100,000-year soul beast, which was really outrageous.

Along with the narration of Xuan Zi's glorious deeds, the expressions of the others also became sad, obviously affected by Xuan Zi's mental power.

Huo Yuhao also quickly lowered his head, pretending to be touched.

“So don’t think that everything will be fine if you study in the academy. Even in the academy, you must be prepared to face life-and-death crises at any time.”

“Becoming an inner court disciple is not just a glory, it is also a starting point, a door to face life and death. After you become an inner court disciple, you will be branded with the mark of Shrek Academy.”

“As inner court disciples, as true members of Shrek Academy, the first thing all students must do after entering the inner court is to sign a life-and-death contract.”

“In order to pursue the ultimate in soul masters, only by putting life and death aside can one possibly do what others cannot.”

Then came a passage of 'touching' PUA. Xuan Zi distorted the fact that inner court disciples were used as tools by Shrek Academy to consolidate its position into a supreme glory.

For a time, these teenagers under the age of fifteen, whose thinking logic was not yet complete, had a seed planted in their hearts by Xuan Zi's mental power, a seed of glory for Shrek and yearning for the inner court of Shrek Academy.

And this seed will also have an irreversible impact on those students with more ordinary personalities and less firm minds. As this seed takes root and sprouts under Shrek Academy's distorted educational model, it will also greatly affect their future path.

Even if they don't join the inner court, they will do whatever it takes for the so-called 'Shrek Academy', and offer everything without regard for the consequences for the so-called 'glory'.

As Xuan Zi finished speaking, he took a sip of wine, and a faint tear appeared in the corner of his eye.

Through the analysis of his Spirit Eyes, Huo Yuhao was certain that even though Xuan Zi was interfering with the other students through his spiritual power, his own thoughts were deeply ingrained. Xuan Zi had even moved himself with his speech just now.

‘How terrifying,’ Huo Yuhao thought.

Soon, the other teachers and students left the Spirit Arena with a faint sense of sorrow.

In the end, only Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Ning Tian, Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Xuan Zi remained in the Spirit Arena.

And so, after a series of long-winded and embellished stories that had been beautified over countless generations, Xuan Zi finally got to the point.

"Every five years, the academy selects a new Shrek Seven Monsters, who will represent the academy in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, which takes place every five years."

Upon hearing this, everyone except Huo Yuhao felt a faint sense of excitement. Huo Yuhao, however, was pondering a question: should he save a few more inner court disciples from the Messenger of Death?

After all, with their current strength, wanting to win this year's Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament was, if not a pipe dream, then certainly something that would require him to use many of his trump cards. Otherwise, their strength would simply not be enough.

And if they lost, the resources he could obtain from Shrek Academy in the future would undoubtedly be greatly reduced, and it would also interfere with the delicate balance of the entire continent.

In that case, should he slightly alter the situation and guide a few inner court disciples who were supposed to die or be eliminated to survive? Perhaps that would be more in line with Huo Yuhao's policy of concealing his abilities and biding his time.

"Today's selection competition is to select the reserve team members for the next Shrek Seven Monsters. The reserve team members will serve as substitutes for the main team members. Although your chances of playing are slim, you will be able to go and watch the competition."

‘Slim? More like a ninety percent chance,’ he thought.

"This will be an extremely valuable experience for you. However, the number of reserve team members is not fixed. Over the next five years, you will be subject to review at any time. Only those with sufficient strength will eventually be able to represent the academy in battle, and there will be multiple assessments during that time."

"And if you truly want to represent the academy in battle, the first thing you must do is ensure that you can enter the inner court."

‘Only to be taken away by you in the end?’ Huo Yuhao thought to himself.

Xuan Zi finally said, "Alright, your becoming reserve team members is an academy secret. No one is allowed to reveal it, or you will be disqualified."

"From now on, you will all train with me for one day every week. There is still a month until this year's Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament. I will take you to train with this year's Seven Monsters."

"I hope you seize this hard-won opportunity and improve yourselves as much as possible."

"Alright, that's all I have to say. You may all leave." Xuan Zi's gaze finally fell on Huo Yuhao. Although he treated Huo Yuhao differently because of Mu En, he didn't like Huo Yuhao's fighting style. Moreover, the Body Sect, as the strongest force with the Body Spirit, was still an opponent of Shrek Academy, so he didn't really approve of Huo Yuhao.

"Yes, Elder Xuan," they all said respectfully, and then left the Spirit Arena.

Walking out of the Spirit Arena, Bei Bei smiled slightly at the others and said, "Everyone, since we are the Shrek Seven Monsters reserve team selected this time, then as the new generation of Shrek Seven Monsters, we should have a ranking order, right?"

"Why don't we rank ourselves according to age, like the first generation of Shrek Seven Monsters?"

Everyone nodded in agreement. Huo Yuhao said that he didn't care at all. It was just a title. He wanted to finish it quickly so he could go back and study his spirit skills.

Soon, according to age, the oldest was Bei Bei, followed by Xu Sanshi and Jiang Nannan, while Ning Tian was a few months older than Xiao Xiao, Huo Yuhao, and Wang Dong.

"Senior Brother, if there's nothing else, I'll go back first."

Bei Bei nodded, while Xu Sanshi was still using his panda eyes to wink at Jiang Nannan.

As for what happened after that, Huo Yuhao was too lazy to care. He quickly left. Xiao Xiao didn't follow, seemingly interested in the Tang Sect, while Ning Tian and Wang Dong caught up with Huo Yuhao.

"Thank you for the selection competition," Ning Tian said softly after walking for a while.

"One thing is one thing, it was just a transaction," Huo Yuhao replied indifferently. "If you really want to thank me, why not invest more in me?"

"After all, as someone from the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School, you probably expected the selection competition long before we did. You should have been trying to win me over at the Treasure Appraisal Meet in order to add another chance at this time."

Ning Tian smiled slightly, not denying it, and handed Huo Yuhao a black card. "This is our Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School's black card. It can be used in money houses all over the continent."

"There are also 130,000 gold spirit coins, which is the cash I can currently take out. I hope you can help me a lot in the next five years, Sixth Junior Brother."

Ning Tian winked at Huo Yuhao, looking very charming and cute, and then left Huo Yuhao and the others with her hands behind her back.

"Wow, an evil sugar mommy," Wang Dong pouted. She hadn't interrupted Huo Yuhao and Ning Tian's conversation just now, but now she said sourly, "It's just a black card, I have one too!"

After putting away the black card, counting the money Huo Yuhao had left before, Huo Yuhao now had almost 250,000 in cash, which was more than enough to buy the Soul Devouring Blade.

Moreover, with the remaining money, he could buy some soul tools for combat and research later, or buy some medicinal herbs and soul beast body tissues, which would be quite good.

"Ahem, alright, stop talking. I'm in a good mood today, how about I treat you to the cafeteria?" Huo Yuhao interrupted Wang Dong's speech.

Upon hearing this, Wang Dong quickly pulled Huo Yuhao towards the cafeteria. "Let's go, let's go, I want to eat..."