Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

Chapter 175 Where should the Elemental Academy go from here?

More than an hour later, Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er bid farewell, and Dugu Bo saw them off outside the mansion.

"Were those herbs that kid picked really that magical?"

Watching Mu Yang and the other person's departing figures, Dugu Bo couldn't help but think to himself.

Dugu Bo was not unaware of the extraordinary nature of the herbs that Mu Yang had picked. For one thing, he definitely recognized the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which was the same as the martial spirit of Juhua Pass.

For example, the extremely cold Eight-pointed Ice Grass and the extremely hot Fiery Apricot Blossom can be recognized as extraordinary even by a novice who knows nothing about pharmacology.

Dugu Bo also noticed the changes that had occurred in Mu Yang.

The change in hair color from red to blue, and the unbelievable speed of his soul power cultivation, are things that ordinary genius soul masters with full innate soul power cannot achieve, let alone Mu Yang, who is a food-type soul master with a relatively slow cultivation speed.

In addition to Mu Yang, the cultivation speed of soul power of Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Bing'er, and Shui Yue'er is also extremely abnormal.

Could it be that everything is due to those special medicinal herbs?

"No, even with those herbs, the changes couldn't be this drastic."

Soon after, Dugu Bo shook his head, denying his own guess.

Take, for example, the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, which shares the same martial spirit as Juhua Guan. If this thing is that magical, wouldn't their old rival Juhua Guan be on the verge of death?

Although Dugu Bo was no match for Juhua Guan, it's not necessarily true that Juhua Guan was that powerful. This can be seen from the fact that Juhua Guan failed to become an elder of the Spirit Hall.

After a while, recalling the profoundness of the "Soul Core Secret Technique," Dugu Bo smiled again.

Regardless of whether the changes in Mu Yang and the others were due to his herbs, he was now relieved that Mu Yang wasn't an ingrate.

What else could he do? Ask for it back? Impossible!

If those herbs were truly miraculous, they would obviously have already been eaten by Mu Yang and the others.

If there's nothing mysterious about it, why bother asking for the flowers and plants that have been given away back?

Moreover, times have changed. Blazing Fire Academy is no longer the same Blazing Fire Academy it once was. With two Title Douluos in charge, not only him, but even the Spirit Hall would have to give way to them.

Hmm, Dugu Bo couldn't understand what that old dog Salas was thinking back then, actually sending people to assassinate the two titled Douluo's nephews.

In Dugu Bo's view, it was only because Salas ran into a brick wall the next day that he met his demise. Otherwise, regardless of whether the assassination was successful or not, Salas would most likely have disappeared without a trace if he left Tiandou City in the future.

Blazing Academy is indeed no match for Spirit Hall, but if they act decisively and leave no evidence, Spirit Hall wouldn't have gone to war with two Douluo just for Salas.

As the saying goes, "pick the softest persimmon to squeeze." If they really go to war with two titled Douluo, and their own titled elders are killed, who will bear the loss? Who will pay the bill?

We can't sacrifice an elder whose status and power are even greater than Salas's just for the sake of a dead Salas, can we?

A dead genius is no longer a genius, and Salas, being dead, is naturally no longer the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall.

After leaving the Dugu Mansion, Mu Yang and Shui Bing'er strolled around the bustling streets of Tiandou City until noon before returning to the Tiandou Hotel.

In the afternoon, Huo Lie and Mu Xiyue invited Shui Yanyu to have tea at the Qingxuan teahouse, which was not far from the hotel, under the pretext of discussing important matters.

Accompanying the four were Mu Yang, Shui Bing'er, and Feng Xiaotian.

Mu Yang represents the next generation of Blazing Fire Academy, Shui Bing'er represents the next generation of Heavenly Water Academy, and Feng Xiaotian represents the next generation of Divine Wind Academy.

Inside the private room of the teahouse, after the waiter served the tea, Huo Lie's soul power flashed, creating a soul power barrier that isolated the inside from the outside.

"Hmm? Old Huo, why are you being so cautious? Could it be that something important has happened?"

Seeing Huo Lie's actions, Feng Zhen couldn't help but ask curiously.

Huo Lie smiled and asked, "Brother Feng, what do you think of the relationship between our three academies?"

"This is pretty good!"

Unable to understand Huo Lie's meaning, Feng Zhen continued the conversation.

"Brother Feng, what are your thoughts on the current situation on the mainland?"

Huo Lie asked again.

"It's good. Although the Spirit Hall has ambitions, it hasn't made any big moves. The two great empires haven't had a large-scale war for many years. Overall, it's peaceful. It just looks a bit like..."

"The calm before the storm!"

Before Feng Zhen could finish speaking, Huo Lie spoke up.

Upon hearing this, Feng Zhen nodded.

As the dean of Shenfeng Academy, Feng Zhen naturally couldn't be unaware of this.

Whether it's the Spirit Hall or the two great empires of Heaven Dou and Star Luo, they are all constantly accumulating strength.

And that is precisely the problem.

With national tax revenue as their foundation, the two empires could easily support a million elite troops, tens of thousands of soul masters, and a small number of experts, as long as no major war broke out.

But the Spirit Hall is different. The Spirit Hall has a small territory and limited sources of income. Its subordinates account for more than half of the spirit masters in the continent. Even if the Spirit Hall has a strong foundation, it will eventually be dragged down.

It can be said that the Spirit Hall faces two paths.

First, reduce the military, cut the number of Soul Master Legions, and decrease expenditures until the budget is balanced.

Secondly, they seized territory, established order, collected taxes like the two great empires, increased revenue, and balanced the fiscal deficit.

If the Spirit Hall were weak, disarmament would undoubtedly be a good option. However, the problem is that the Spirit Hall is the recognized overlord of the spirit master world, with countless powerful figures under its command. Disarmament? Don't even think about it!

The mainland values ​​strength above all else; if the fist is bigger, shouldn't it have more territory than the weak?

The expansion of the Spirit Hall's territory was something that neither of the two great empires would allow.

Cutting flesh to feed wolves is not advisable, and once the Spirit Hall makes up for its own shortcomings, perhaps in the near future, the two great empires will be swept into the dustbin of history by the Spirit Hall.

In order not to be dragged down, the Spirit Hall will eventually take action against the two great empires, and in order not to be swept into the dustbin of history, the two great empires will certainly not give an inch.

Therefore, this continent will inevitably descend into chaos sooner or later, and war will be unavoidable.

"Brother Feng, with turmoil imminent on the continent, what do you think should be done for our three elemental academies?"

Huo Lie asked Feng Zhen.

"this"

Feng Zhen hesitated.

For Shenfeng Academy, which is a high-level Soul Master Academy, maintaining neutrality is undoubtedly a good choice.

After all, Shenfeng Academy had no enmity with the Spirit Hall, Tiandou, or Xingluo.

Maintaining neutrality requires strength; if you lack the strength, others have plenty of ways to force you to make a choice.

If they end up on the winning side, that's fine, but if they end up on the losing side, then Shenfeng Academy might just become history.

(End of this chapter)