Douluo Continent: The Rock King Emperor, Contending for Supremacy

Chapter 49 Zhongli's Notice

"A freak? How freak can he be?"

Meng Shenji, the former head of the teaching staff of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy, raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.

For them, they had already seen the most terrifying freaks in the world. Even if you're a freak, can you be more freak than Prince Li or Princess Ying? These old fogies were starting to think they should retire.

"To be honest, it's quite shameful. Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has always been known for its excellent information network; yet, to this day, we still don't know the specifics, not even whether this person is male or female."

Ning Fengzhi sighed softly and said.

At that moment, Qian Renxue's brows furrowed slightly, almost imperceptibly, before her expression returned to its usual calm.

Zhong Li stroked his chin, a hint of unease creeping into his mind. In his memory, the Spirit Hall's biggest trump card in this tournament should be the Spirit Fusion Skill of Hu Liena and Xie Yue. Besides this skill, was there another hidden "freak"? Wasn't the strongest member of this generation of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation only Xie Yue, a Soul King?

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"Next, we will begin the third match of the preliminary rounds: Team 3 of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy versus the Divine Wind Academy. Team members from both sides, please prepare to enter the arena!"

As the referee's voice rang out, Zhong Li and Ying turned around and looked at the team members.

Zhong Li and Ying had already left their main viewing platform and were standing with the team members and teachers of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy's Second Academy. In the eyes of most of the team members, the two of them didn't seem like high and mighty, unapproachable academy leaders, but rather like their mentors. Nominally, Emperor Xue Ye was also the dean of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy, but most of the students had only seen this "dean" a few times from afar.

"Just relax. With your current abilities, you're more than capable of handling the vast majority of the academies in this competition."

Zhongli's amber eyes swept over everyone, including the starting players and substitutes like Dai Mubai, and he spoke slowly.

Both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun wore bitter smiles. They were initially furious that their starting positions had been taken away from their teams. However, they were dismayed to find that the gap between them and those other players was widening rapidly.

Could it be that our Flanders "Dean" and the Master's training methods are really that different from those of His Highness the Fifth Prince?

In fact, they had secretly sought Zhongli's advice on some cultivation issues, and Zhongli answered them all without discrimination. After returning, they found that they had indeed benefited greatly. However, compared to the skills learned by Jiangzhu, Ailin, and others, they were far inferior, but they didn't think much of it.

Ultimately, they were still part of Flander and Yu Xiaogang's small group, and compared to Eileen and Jiangzhu, the true members of the academy's inner circle, there was always a subtle distance between them. Moreover, they had some conflicts with Zhong Li before, and it was already quite kind of him not to hold it against them.

Unlike the others, Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have completely integrated into the "Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Second Academy," even addressing the other faculty members as "teacher." Dai Mubai and the others never bothered with such titles; they only addressed Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and a few others as "teacher," with the addition of Qin Ming, who was originally from Shrek Academy and had also been transferred here.

Have you two already forgotten the days and nights at Shrek Academy? Have you already forgotten the pride of being "monsters"? Dai Mubai asked himself this question countless times in his heart.

That's one way to do it. Compared to themselves, they hadn't spent nearly as much time at Shrek Academy.

Sometimes, he even found himself to the point of bitterness that deep down he seemed to envy the choices these two made. However, he ultimately couldn't bring himself to make the decision to start over.

"Fifth Prince, I will prove myself worthy of being a key player. Although the competition has already begun, is it still not too late to make a substitution?"

Tang San suddenly looked at Zhong Li and asked in a deep voice.

Dai Mubai was slightly taken aback. Tang San, even now, still wanted to challenge the main team members? They, his old buddies, knew Tang San's capabilities all too well. To be honest, Dai Mubai actually felt that without using hidden weapons, Tang San might not even be his match.

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As for Jiangzhu, as the first person to receive guidance from the Fifth Prince, her strength is almost the strongest in the entire team, and she is now the team's captain.

In Dai Mubai's eyes, if Tang San were to fight Jiang Zhu now, he would probably lose even faster and more miserably than last time.

"As long as you prove you have the ability, then of course you can."

Zhongli nodded and answered calmly. At the same time, Zhongli's gaze lingered on Tang San for a moment.

For some reason, Tang San felt a slight chill down his spine; he felt as if Zhongli had seen through something about him when he was being watched.

No. How could he possibly know about the new power I've come to understand? Soon, you lucky fools will realize what true power is, and what a true monster really is!

A cold, sinister smile appeared on Tang San's face.

Zhongli watched Tang San and his group walk onto the Soul Battle Stage, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

"Is that... the scent of a 'dream'?"

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"I never imagined that the Second Academy could field such a lineup. The Fifth Prince is truly capable!"

Prince Xuexing, sitting on the chief viewing platform, widened his eyes and said.

The team members who will take the field in the first round are Jing Ling, Eileen, Tang San, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Ning Rongrong, and Dugu Yan. Among them, Jing Ling, Eileen, and Dugu Yan are the starting main players, while the other four are substitutes. Dugu Yan was originally a student of the Heaven Dou Royal Soul Master Academy, but she transferred to the Second Academy some time ago.

What surprised Prince Xuexing was that when the members of the Second Academy released their spirit rings, only Oscar and Ning Rongrong were three-ring spirit masters; the other members were all at least four-ring spirit masters, and Dugu Yan even had five spirit rings!

In comparison, the opposing team was much weaker; even Feng Xiaotian, the team captain, was only at the Soul Master level.

"Right, I remember that Dugu Yan, wasn't she originally a student of the main academy? And I remember when I saw her before, she had only recently become a Soul Master. This... this isn't right!"

Prince Xuexing said somewhat incoherently.

"His Highness the Fifth Prince's abilities are beyond our comprehension. He can certainly do what others cannot."

Meng Shenji shook his head, a strange light in his eyes, and said.

Emperor Xueye was also smiling; however, those who knew him best would notice that there was no real smile in his eyes.

"Dream strategist, oh Dream strategist! If I weren't still alive, you probably would have already impulsively installed Xue Li as emperor!"

On the arena, the battle had begun. Unbeknownst to anyone, a strange, pale purple aura had appeared on Tang San's spirit rings, barely perceptible to the naked eye.

"None of you can imagine the pain and suffering I, Tang San, have endured during this time! But as the saying goes, Heaven will entrust great responsibilities to those who are first tested with hardship and toil. Xue Li, one day, I will repay every humiliation of the past!"

A faint purplish-red light flickered in Tang San's eyes as he thought to himself. The color of this light was somewhat different from the pure purple of his past Purple Demon Eye.

That's right, he became stronger. He didn't even tell anyone about this "opportunity," not even the master. Because some of the things involved were too embarrassing to talk about, and he could only swallow them down.

(End of this chapter)