Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 155 You Disrespect Tang San's Ancestor!

The thought that Xuanzi might cause the academy to split apart made Elder Mu feel extremely troubled. Deep down, he couldn't help but think of the methods of a certain old friend of the Holy Spirit Cult, which had a chance of refining Xuanzi into a mindless puppet who only retained the power to protect the school.

Xuanzi felt his heart pounding under Mu En's deep gaze, realizing he hadn't done anything wrong.

He naturally couldn't guess what Elder Mu was thinking. He simply felt that although Elder Mu's calm gaze seemed calm and even, the sternness deep in his pupils was incredibly frightening to Xuanzi.

Xuanzi shuddered and quickly stated his position.

"Elder Mu, whether you are a martial spirit master or a soul guide master, we are all part of Shrek Academy. We elders will definitely unite as one and work together for the development of the soul guide master. Please rest assured, Elder Mu."

When Elder Mu heard this, his eyes flickered slightly. Seeing Xuanzi's expression of being willing to do his utmost for Shrek Academy, he breathed a long sigh of relief.

He silently reminded himself that Xuanzi was his junior disciple...

He attempted to use this bond to completely eradicate the evil thought of refining Xuanzi from his heart.

Fortunately, Elder Mu succeeded. No matter how bad Xuanzi was, Shrek Academy has always taken maintaining peace on the continent as its principle, and as the current head of the Sea God Pavilion, he could not possibly do such an evil and immoral thing.

Well, Xuanzi's superb acting skills indirectly convinced Elder Mu to trust her once again.

After hearing Xuanzi's previous assurance, Elder Mu said earnestly:

"Xuanzi, since you have this intention, I hope that you will use your brain more in whatever you do in the future. I don't expect you to promote the development of Shrek's Soul Guidance Department or lead the academy to become stronger. As long as you can stabilize the situation, I will be at ease."

Xuanzi nodded repeatedly, listening attentively. He raised his hand to indicate to Elder Mu that there was no need to worry, and said solemnly.

"My Gluttonous Divine Ox Martial Soul has already touched the threshold of Limit Douluo. If I find a way to devour some more good things in the future, it is not impossible to break through the bottleneck."

Old Mu nodded slightly, pondering the gluttonous nature of the Taotie Divine Ox. A glint flashed in his aged eyes, as if he were considering some important decisions.

Xuanzi knew that Elder Mu was his senior and would never truly harm him. Elder Mu would definitely pave the way in advance for whatever he needed to devour.

After pondering for a while, Elder Mu looked at Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department, and spoke in a calm but unquestionable tone.

"Lin'er, take advantage of this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, and on behalf of Shrek Academy's Soul Guidance Department, send a letter to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to submit an application for academic exchange."

"If any of our Martial Soul Department and Soul Guidance Department students are interested in going to the Sun Moon Empire to broaden their horizons, we can send some of them there for exchange and learning."

Xian Lin'er was stunned upon hearing this, not understanding why Elder Mu would think of using this method if he wanted to develop the Soul Guidance System.

Putting aside whether the Shrek Academy students would be resistant, since going there as exchange students would inevitably be subject to restrictions, and given the Shrek Academy students' proud and never-say-die nature, they could easily clash with the Sun Moon Academy students.

Moreover, the Sun and Moon faction is unlikely to accept the culprit that caused the Empire's "Holy War" to fail.

Elder Mu waved his hand and smiled calmly, "There's no need to worry about that. While the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is far ahead of the rest of the continent in the field of soul tools, there are still many shortcomings in their cultivation of martial souls."

"Our Shrek Academy is also second to none in the Martial Soul system. I imagine they are also fascinated by our Shrek Academy's 'Number One in the Entire Continent' Martial Soul training method. Reaching a cooperation should not be too difficult."

Yan Shaozhe laughed heartily: "That's right, our academy's Martial Soul Department is very strong. I firmly believe that it's impossible for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy not to want to exchange with our Martial Soul training methods that have been passed down for thousands of years."

Qian Duoduo pursed her lips and muttered something to herself, seemingly unintentionally.

"What kind of training method is running all day? You might as well use this time to learn about a couple more rare metals and a few more basic core magic arrays in my Soul Guidance Department."

Although his voice was not loud, it certainly did not escape the ears of the elders.

Elder Mu and several other elders who intended to develop the Soul Guidance Department pretended not to hear. Although their academy's martial souls were very strong, they could not be too arrogant in order to ensure peaceful and stable development.

"Qian Duoduo! Questioning this training method is disrespectful to our ancestor Tang San!"

Yan Shaozhe glared at Qian Duoduo.

"Hey! Yan Shaozhe, I didn't say that, that's not what I said."

"The storage soul guide belt of our ancestor Tang San's master is kept in the most important place in the soul guide system, so that disciples who are interested in this kind of soul guide can learn to inscribe the core magic array of the storage soul guide."

Qian Duoduo feigned panic, but his expression was very solemn, showing his respect for his ancestor Tang San.

Yan Shaozhe gritted his teeth in anger, stood up, and was about to drag Qian Duoduo out for a one-on-one fight.

Elder Mu smiled and waved his hand: "Alright, you can discuss how to develop together carefully. My requirement is very simple: within five years at most, the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System must be integrated."

"Students of the Martial Soul Department will have at least one additional Soul Instructor course per week." Elder Mu looked at the deans and vice-deans of the two departments. "Shao Zhe, Mei'er, Lin'er, and Duo Duo, you must understand that the development of Soul Tools in this era is irreversible."

Elder Mu stated that since the martial souls of the Shrek Academy disciples were of good quality, it also meant that there were many geniuses among them who were skilled in the Soul Guidance System.

"The rapid development of Sun and Moon Soul Tools is almost daily, and the future direction of Soul Masters will definitely be to combine Martial Souls with Soul Tools for combat."

Yan Shaozhe firmly believed that a top-tier martial soul would inevitably be powerful, and asked with some doubts.

"Teacher, although soul tools are a product of technological advancement, once a top-tier martial soul master cultivates to the Soul Saint level and possesses a true martial soul body, a soul master can never compare to us."

Old Master Mu slowly shook his head, offering earnest advice.

"Don't use Shrek Academy's soul tools as a reference. Can our soul tools compare to those of the Sun Moon Empire?"

"Young man, don't be so narrow-minded. There are differences between fixed-position soul-guided shells."

Then, Elder Mu recounted how he had personally visited the Sun Moon Empire and witnessed many things that shocked him.

He sensed a massive soul tool that required multiple people to operate, and that the thing was powerful enough to threaten his life and even determine the final outcome of a continent-wide war.

Seeing Yan Shaozhe's shocked expression, Elder Mu knew that his goal had been achieved. At the end of the meeting, he tapped the table: "Fan Yu from the Soul Guidance Department has performed well. Does everyone have any objections to promoting him to the position of Vice Dean of the Soul Guidance Department?"

The elders all agreed!

Mu En nodded in satisfaction: "Since fate has allowed them to undergo trials ahead of time in this competition... the children will undoubtedly face a difficult situation. If we can use this defeat to give our disciples enough experience, then this defeat will be worthwhile. Let them do their best."

After the Sea God Pavilion meeting concluded, Xuanzi, along with the Soul Guidance Department disciples whose spots had been taken by Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, flew towards Star Luo City.

Of course, the former was to support the participating disciples, while Dai Yueheng hoped that the Immortal Healer Douluo would provide treatment to minimize the decline in their potential and aptitude.

Qian Duoduo stood smiling under the golden tree, looking at the earthen-yellow figure in the sky, and shouted, "Elder Xuan, why don't you put a level six soul-guided protective shield on Dai Yueheng, just in case? I won't charge you."

"In the future, we just need to provide more support for the development of our Shrek Soul Guidance Department."

Upon hearing Qian Duoduo's words, the yellowish-brown light in the air suddenly staggered, narrowly avoiding another accident.

……

Xingluo City, Xinghuang Hotel.

After the Xuanzi Sea God Pavilion meeting concluded and the final decision was made to let the participating disciples face the trials brought by Heaven, Jing Hongchen had already led the Sun and Moon participating students to check into a suite at the Star Emperor Hotel.

The champions, runners-up, and third-place winners of the previous Soul Master Competition, as well as those from well-funded organizations, can all stay in exclusive luxury suites on the top floor.

Master Ma is explaining the details of the Soul Master Competition to the students.

With a hint of excitement on his face, he chuckled and said, "Our Sun Moon team's lineup this year is stronger than ever before. In the early stages of the competition, even without using our trump cards, our reserve players can easily defeat the weaker teams from some schools."

Xiao Hongchen agreed with what Master Ma said. Back in school and Mingde Hall, he was fine. He didn't have much to do, so he liked to have Huo Yuhao help him fire cannons and show off in the training ground. He didn't act like a young master at all.

Now, as soon as he stepped out of his house and arrived in Xingluo City to participate in the Soul Master Competition, Xiao Hongchen adopted the demeanor of a noble young master.

He looked closely at his hands as if admiring some exquisite work of art, occasionally conjuring up some gold elements that lingered between his fingers, then wiping them with a silk handkerchief—a complete narcissist obsessed with his own hands.

Xiao Hongchen stared intently at his hands, scrutinizing them closely, and said without looking up, "Brother Ma, the main purpose of your main team participating in this Soul Master Competition is to intimidate and maintain an air of mystery."

"Mystery?"

Ma Rulong was taken aback: "Even if Meng Hongchen didn't wear the One-Word Battle Armor in the early stages, Yuhao's strength was already formidable enough. Where does our main team's mystique come from?"

He looked at Huo Yuhao with some doubt. If the Fire Lotus was prepared in advance and they didn't encounter the Shrek team in the middle, they could use the Fire Lotus to bombard the team all the way to the finals.

Huo Yuhao smiled slightly: "Brother Ma, our reserve team is wreaking havoc on the field."

"To outsiders, if the reserve team is this strong, how terrifying must the main team be? It must be even more unfathomable."

Ma Rulong nodded in realization; it seemed to make sense.

They themselves know that the reserve team is stronger than the regular team, but the audience doesn't.

Viewers might think the reserve team is just there for practice, while the seven main players are the truly formidable force of the Sun and Moon team.

"When our main players defeat our opponents, they won't feel ashamed of losing to the Sun and Moon team, since we were the runners-up last year. They will accept the defeat without question."

Xiao Hongchen gently blew on his fingers and smiled wickedly: "But our reserve team is a different story."

"The other party will feel humiliated, think that we are looking down on them, and become furious."

"They come into the game full of passion, and then I unleash my full power to crush them mercilessly. This way, I can deliver a devastating blow to the opponent, both physically and mentally."

Ma Rulong nodded. When the time comes, their main team of seven will wear sunglasses and sit in the back, while the reserve team will wreak havoc on the field, which will make their main team members seem even more mysterious.

It gives outsiders the misconception that our reserve team is strong, but the even stronger starting players haven't even stepped onto the field yet.

Jing Hongchen waved his hand, telling everyone not to worry about who should go on stage, and that they could just pair up however they wanted.

"The Soul Master Tournament officially begins tomorrow. In the early stages, when facing teams from other academies, we'll just use the same tactics we've practiced in training."

"Using Dream's One-Word Battle Armor as our trump card, we'll unleash a major attack on the Shrek team."

Shrek Academy is only now realizing the importance of developing soul guidance technology, but little did they know that the Sun and Moon Academy had already begun researching battle armor.

Humanoid soul tools are a thing of the past. As long as you study battle armor well, you will naturally be able to master humanoid soul tools.

Jing Hongchen took out a bunch of soul tools and placed them on the table, some round and some rectangular, and said happily:

"Children, these defensive soul tools, invincible shields, and tough walls were all made by the Mingde Hall soul masters over the past month with extra production."

"To prevent any unforeseen incidents during the Soul Master Competition, each person should be equipped with at least three Resilient Walls. The Invincible Shield is a one-time use item, so the number of items equipped will be doubled. Everyone should take more."

"Thank you, Master."

The students didn't stand on ceremony. After thanking them, they smiled and picked up the Invincible Shield and the Resilient Wall from the table, putting them into their storage soul tools.

Although Di Ruiqiu and Ye Guyi were both new students, Di Ruiqiu had a thorough understanding of the principles of soul tools because of her relationship with Huo Yuhao.

On the contrary, Ye Guyi was happily examining the invincible shield. She would be studying this kind of knowledge at the academy, and she needed to see if she had any aptitude for soul tools.

Lin Xi and Chen Fei, who were burned to death by Ma Xiaotao's phoenix flames in the original work, also obtained a large number of invincible shields and tough walls.

"Hmm, not bad."

Seeing that the large pile of defensive soul tools on the table was quickly taken away, Jing Hongchen nodded with satisfaction, indicating that the students had a strong sense of self-protection.

"Besides myself and Elder Ma, the royal family also secretly sent a retainer to accompany us this time."

"So in your Soul Master Competition, as long as you don't break the rules, just do your best. There's no need to hide anything. Just treat the arena as your stage to shine. If any problems arise, we'll take care of them."

Jing Hongchen's gaze fell on a corner: "Elder Ye, is there anything you'd like to say to the children?"

A few streaks of brilliant starlight flashed by and disappeared. No one on the road knew of each other's presence until now, when they sensed each other's presence.

Ye Yulin's gratified voice rang out: "Sect Master Hongchen, you can handle the arrangements for the Soul Master Competition. The children are all excellent, and I believe they will definitely shine on the field and restore the glory of our Sun Moon Empire!"

(End of this chapter)