Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 24 Zhang Lexuan's "Hijacking"

"Uh... well, I don't know either, but safety comes first when you're out and about," Lin Chen stammered in response.

Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement.

Safety first when you're out and about! Little Xiao Xiao has already decided that she must buy several soul tools at the upcoming auction!

Lin Chen was unaware that the young girl in front of him had been subtly influenced by him.

"Lin Chen, why don't you come to the auction with us later?" Wang Yan suggested.

Lin Chen nodded.

Next, the group discussed tactics in the conference room for a while, and then a staff member came to notify them to attend the auction.

Zhang Lexuan wasn't interested; she was a homebody herself, so she simply went back to her room.

As I stepped outside, I saw a tall, slender figure standing at the end of the corridor.

"Your name is Huo Yuhao. Remember my name, I am Xiao Hongchen. I will definitely defeat you," the handsome young man said.

Just as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were about to say something, Lin Chen raised his hand to stop them, and then said leisurely, "I heard that Master Mingde has a grandson and a granddaughter. The grandson, Xiao Hongchen, has a martial soul that is a three-legged golden toad that can control metal, while the granddaughter's martial soul is a Crimson-Eyed Ice Toad with both ice and fire attributes, which is extremely poisonous."

With each word Lin Chen uttered, a bead of cold sweat appeared on Xiao Hongchen's forehead.

"Impossible, how could this be? Meng and I are highly classified. There must be a traitor!" Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen felt a chill of fear. What kind of traitor could have such complete knowledge of their personal information?

Xiao Hongchen isn't stupid; it's obvious that this "traitor" is no ordinary person.

"Oh, by the way, I heard that his fifth spirit ring came from a rare 30,000-year-old spirit beast. I think that's how it is," Lin Chen added.

At this moment, Xiao Hongchen's heart was completely dominated by fear, and his body couldn't help but tremble.

What's frightening isn't the strength of your opponent, but their complete knowledge of you.

"Hmph! Still trying to come over and spout threats? Is this all the mentality you have?" Lin Chen thought to himself.

"Let's go!"

The Shrek Academy members left, leaving Xiao Hongchen standing there in a daze.

"Lin Chen, how do you know so much about Xiao Hongchen?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"I stole it by chance, it was all a long time ago, I don't know if it's still accurate," Lin Chen casually made up an excuse.

"Judging from his reaction, this intelligence should be pretty accurate," Huo Yuhao replied after thinking for a moment.

Lin Chen didn't say anything more, but just walked silently in the group.

The auction began soon.

Because Lin Chen intercepted it in advance, the Life Gold that Huo Yuhao was originally supposed to snatch up was naturally gone. Instead, a List Carving Knife, which was ranked relatively low, was taken by Huo Yuhao in the end.

"Phew, so tired!" Lin Chen collapsed onto the bed as soon as he got back to his room. After these past few days of relentless travel, his body was exhausted. If it weren't for the Life Gold, he probably would have collapsed by now.

Well, actually... it's mostly just psychological stuff for Earthlings.

However, Lin Chensi would not admit it.

After taking a refreshing shower, Lin Chen lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.

The next day, Lin Chen and the reserve team members came to the stadium to watch the game.

Just like in the original story, the match against Yunluo Academy was a one-on-one contest, and Shrek Academy's strategy was to send Xu Sanshi out.

"Lin Chen, what you said yesterday, is it true?" Just as Xu Sanshi was fighting fiercely on the stage, Wang Yan asked Lin Chen in the Shrek Academy rest area.

Lin Chen nodded and said, "I discovered these by accident before, so they should be correct."

Wang Yan nodded. "If it's accurate, it can save a lot of trouble."

Neither of them said anything more, and they watched Xu Sanshi's match in silence.

Lin Chen and Wang Yan have a relatively good teacher-student relationship. Lin Chen loves to read in his spare time and sometimes discusses books with Wang Yan. Their relationship is naturally much better than that of ordinary teachers and students.

Soon, Xu Sanshi on the stage completed the feat of defeating seven opponents in a row, causing the entire Soul Arena to erupt in cheers.

After Xu Sanshi finished his fight, Wang Yan told everyone else to return to the hotel first, while he stayed here to observe the tactics.

"Teacher Wang, is this really okay?" Lin Chen, who had returned to the Star Emperor Hotel with the Shrek Seven Devils, asked Wang Yan from the audience.

Wang Yan gave a wry smile and said, "I have no choice. If I want them to win the next match, I have to give them enough confidence. As for you, why are you back again?"

"I also want to see the strength of each college and see if there's anything I can learn from them."

"Um."

After a long time...

Lin Chen stretched and said to Wang Yan, "Teacher Wang, I'm going back now. To be honest, the competitions of these academies are not very entertaining."

"Never underestimate any opponent, otherwise, no matter how strong you are, you will eventually be caught off guard and suffer a setback," Wang said earnestly.

Lin Chen nodded and went back to the hotel to rest.

Lin Chen arrived at the hotel and meditated in his room.

Lin Chen had fought Soul Kings and Soul Emperors many times, and most of them were not soul-fighting sparring but life-or-death battles, so it was normal that he found them uninteresting.

Meanwhile, the Shrek Seven Devils were still cheering themselves on.

Lin Chen's spiritual sea

"During the competition, I sensed the presence of an Angelic Martial Soul Master," Qian Renxue said.

"Hmm, Yu Mengdi, a level 53 offensive Soul King, with the Martial Soul Twin-Winged Angel. Compared to your six wings, there's still a gap."

"Within Star Luo City, I also sensed the auras of five Title Douluos, but none of them were very strong."

Lin Chen was slightly surprised after hearing this. In the original work, only two titled Douluo, Cheng Gang and Huang Jinxu, appeared. He did not expect that there were three more hidden in the shadows. This gave Lin Chen a completely new understanding of the strength of the Star Luo Empire.

"It seems the Star Luo Empire is much stronger than I imagined."

"Yes, we should not underestimate any power." Over the past ten thousand years, Qian Renxue has come to understand many things and her temperament has become much stronger. If she can regain her divine status, her strength will probably increase by a lot.

Dong dong dong

"There's a knock on your door. Someone's here," Qian Renxue warned.

Lin Chen stopped cultivating, opened the door, and was surprised to find that it was Xu Jiujiu.

"Young brother, it is an honor to have you in Xingluo City. I am sorry for not welcoming you properly. My elder brother invites you." Xu Jiujiu said with a smile, directly stating the purpose of his visit.

Lin Chen thought for a moment, and considering that he had already received benefits from the Star Luo royal family, it wouldn't be appropriate to refuse. So he said, "I am merely a student, how could Your Majesty trouble yourself? If Your Majesty wishes to see me, I dare not refuse. Please lead the way, Your Highness."

"Young Brother Lin Chen, please don't be so polite."

Lin Chen then walked towards the Star Luo Imperial Palace under Xu Jiujiu's guidance.

Just as he was about to enter the palace, a familiar figure appeared in front of Lin Chen.

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