Give Douluo a technological shock

"This thing... doesn't seem to be man-made..."

Jing Hongchen's tone was somewhat hesitant, but she ultimately gave her conjecture.

"I suspect... Chen Fu possesses god-level mental power to some extent..."

It's no wonder Jing Hongchen was suspicious, because he spent tens of millions of gold soul coins to open the [Pandora] core, only to find that there was nothing inside!

His first thought was even, "Have I been tricked by Douluo Three Kingdoms?!"

But then I thought, everyone in the Pandora Core was given to Xing Dou, and the "person" who handed it over was a lady in purple. Douluo Three Kingdoms should not have the ability to switch it with that Hell Demon Dragon King.

As for whether it was Chen Fu… Jing Hongchen felt that it was completely impossible. They had been studying Chen Fu’s personality for so many years, ever since that young man developed the [Ark] and [Battle Soul Instrument]. The Sun Moon Empire had never stopped studying that person.

Jing Hongchen even thought that if Chen Fu really disliked the Sun Moon Empire, he could use the "three peaches kill four countries" tactic to kick the Sun Moon Empire out of the game in advance.

But Chen Fu never did; in fact, he was quite restrained in some ways…

The intelligence network within the Sun Moon Empire had been suspecting that the young man was considering something, or that some force was trying to restrain his actions...

Since guessing wouldn't yield any results, the Sun Moon Empire directly dispatched their intelligence chief to Star Dou in a straightforward manner, hoping to bring back useful information.

Therefore, after ruling out the possibility that the Pandora Core itself is flawed, the only remaining fact that Jing Hongchen is unwilling to accept but has to accept is that he cannot observe what is inside the Pandora Core!

"The core substance of Pandora, which Chen Fu named the Soul Power Factor, was studied by all the ninth-level Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire. The final result was that it could not be sensed or observed."

"If Chen Fu hadn't given us a name, we wouldn't even know what was inside."

Finally, Jing Hongchen added a touch of self-deprecation, thinking that it was truly surreal that all the level nine soul masters in a country combined couldn't defeat one of them.

"...He must have some kind of plan. We just need to do our own thing."

As a titled Douluo of great national significance, Kong Deming never joined Chen Fu's Douluo Alliance from the beginning. The same applies to the Douluo Three Kingdoms; aside from sending a representative to infiltrate, they kept some titled Douluos within their own borders undisclosed.

Kong Deming had no idea what the young man, who had been frequently mentioned by the high-ranking officials of the Sun Moon Empire in recent years, was planning, nor did he want to know. He just wanted to live in the moment and do his best, without needlessly adding trouble to his life.

"Sigh... If only someone like that came to our Sun Moon Academy! We could give him anything he wanted! What a load of crap, Shrek Academy, encouraging infighting among its students! They deserve to be wiped out!"

Faced with such a genius with unparalleled talent in soul tools, even Kong Deming, who was known as Silver Moon, couldn't help but feel a sense of awe.

Even so... it's not impossible...

Ultimately, it was just a momentary blunder, and Kong Deming never uttered those words.

"…actually…"

Upon hearing Kong Deming's words, Jing Hongchen's expression immediately became complicated, and she hesitated before continuing:

"Chen Fu was born in a chaotic area at the junction of the Mingdou Mountains. Ten years ago, his father gathered refugees to build a new city at the border where neither side could do anything. This caused a border conflict, which we ultimately lost. The mountain city built at the junction of the mountains was thus brought under the rule of Xingluo."

"continue."

Kong Deming took the box containing Pandora from Jing Hongchen and then let Jing Hongchen continue speaking.

He has spent most of his time in seclusion in recent years and has very little access to information from the outside world.

"When Chen Fu reached school age, he wanted to attend our Sun Moon Royal Academy..."

"...Why didn't you come?"

Kong Deming's face was blank, and he felt his heart ache even more.

"His father was a Star Dou refugee who greatly admired Shrek Academy, which had been famous on his continent for tens of thousands of years, and wanted his son to realize his dream..."

After Shrek Academy was disbanded, a lot of information about Chen Fu was collected and compiled by people with ulterior motives from the internal files of Shrek Academy.

Chen Fu's performance during his time at the academy wasn't excessive, but after being barred from "entering the inner academy for free," he took off from where he started. Naturally, those on Shrek's side would begin to collect information on the growth of this young man who might soon become a famous alumnus.

Jing Hongchen still remembers how unpleasant everyone's expression was when the Sun and Moon faction received this information.

"He himself died in the power struggle within Star Luo...and there's another thing..."

"what?"

Kong Deming felt somewhat sorry for this foolish...great father, but he was even more curious about what Jing Hongchen would say next.

"Chen Fu's mother... seems to be a commoner from the Sun and Moon region..."

Although Chen Fu's mother was almost invisible, with the increased attention from the four countries, Chen Fu's life trajectory became essentially transparent.

"So Shrek Academy didn't want this talent, but instead locked him up in Shrek City, just for this reason?"

Kong Deming suddenly felt a pang of regret. Why hadn't he taken advantage of Shrek Academy's downfall? Although he couldn't defeat a Limit Douluo, he still had a chance to defeat a level 98 Super Douluo.

"Yes, they're afraid Chen Fu will come here."

Jing Hongchen regained his composure and answered silently. He had sent many people to Shrek City, but they all disappeared without a trace in the end.

"Let's not talk about that anymore. Let's change the subject. Xiao'er's martial spirit, do you think there's any possibility of it going further? Like Chen Fu?"

Kong Deming felt it was time to stop the conversation; he was afraid that if he listened to a few more words, he wouldn't be able to resist blowing up Bodien.

"...It's ruined."

Upon hearing that they were talking about his grandson, Jing Hongchen remained silent for a moment before slowly saying:

"The spirit rings were mismatched..."

Xiao Hongchen's martial soul is metal control, a martial soul with a very high ceiling, very suitable for a soul master, but... for some reason, it feels like a piece of trash in their hands.

"Xiao'er... shouldn't have gone down the combat route; he should have focused entirely on support, concentrating on improving his family's soul tool technology to further develop his martial soul... Now, he's somewhat wasted..."

Jing Hongchen felt that there might be something wrong with his brain. How could Xiao Hongchen, such an excellent soul master, have become a martial arts fanatic?

"...Is there any hope?"

Kong Deming was at a loss for words, and felt... that the sun and moon had run out of time?

“I…I want to send him to Starry Sky.”

Jing Hongchen, the head of the Mingde Hall of the Sun and Moon Empire, is preparing to send his grandson to Xingdou.

"...Meng'er, let's come together too. The key to breaking the deadlock lies in Xingdou. We should also be prepared for both possibilities."

Kong Deming, the head of the Hall of Offerings to the Great Pillars of the Sun and Moon Empire, plans to send several more.

Thank you to [沧海一笑入轮回] for the 400 reward, and thank you to [保底不歪] for the 500 reward.

Chapter 117: Tang Ya Disappears

"Tell me... what is the meaning of my existence?"

In a clean and tidy single dormitory room, a letter lay quietly on the table in the warm afternoon sunlight, its surface bearing a sentence written in delicate handwriting.

Brushing the wood chips off the massive, menacing blue lightning dragon claw from his hand, a young man stood silently before the note. He then dispelled his martial spirit possession and picked up the anonymous letter addressed to him with his long, elegant fingers. His hands trembled slightly, almost visibly.

Because he simply couldn't imagine whether such a helpless girl would have any chance of survival after leaving the academy with which she had a connection.

"Beibei...how are you?"

A girl's voice came from outside the door.

Then I saw a tall, mature girl step over the broken wooden planks at the dormitory entrance and walk into the room.

Actually, she didn't want to come, but when she thought that this matter might be related to her, she had no choice but to feel some worry.

"Senior Sister, it's alright, Xiaoya left a letter."

Beibei clutched the letter tightly, feigning indifference as she explained to Zhang Lexuan who had rushed over.

"...Is there anything I can help you with?"

Seeing Bei Bei's stiff expression, Zhang Lexuan hesitated for a moment before asking:

"If you need help, you can tell me. They will listen to me."

"It's alright, senior sister. Xiaoya is just having a moment of weakness. She'll understand how good the academy is once she calms down."

Faced with his designated "fiancée," Beibei didn't want to get too entangled with this woman.

Even... sometimes, when it's late at night and everything is quiet, Beibei will have thoughts of resentment.

If... she hadn't cultivated the new system, if Elder Mu hadn't designated her, then Tang Ya wouldn't be in such a delicate situation.

"Hey... to be honest, it's rare for you to take the initiative to contact me today."

Looking at Bei Bei's gloomy face, Zhang Lexuan wondered if this "senior brother" himself didn't even realize how terrible his expression was.

"Even though you came to me because she was missing for several days, I still appreciate it."

Zhang Lexuan felt helpless about Beibei, who kept avoiding her.

“I’ve wanted to talk to you for a long time, but you’ve been unwilling to contact me because of Tang Ya.”

"Our engagement was not forced upon me by Elder Mu; I accepted it willingly out of gratitude to him."

"This state of mutual torment is not what I want to see, so..."

Zhang Lexuan looked at Bei Bei, whose expression was becoming increasingly stiff as she realized the key point, and sighed inwardly.

As for Beibei, this little boy who is several years younger than her... to say she likes him... well, if they were both a bit older, Zhang Lexuan feels that she might fall for this mature young man due to various factors.

However, the situation has completely changed now. Mu En left alone, and as the only cultivator of the Fusion Ring System besides Xing Dou, she has always lived in the sight of many people.

Beibei Tangya was merely the first victim of the identity background of "Cultivator of the Melting Ring System".

The junior brother who ruined everyone at Shrek Academy left Shrek Academy with two compensations.