Douluo Continent: Huo Yuhao obtains the Flame Emperor template

Chapter 169 Jing Hongchen's View on the Sea God Pavilion's Invitation

At the Star Emperor Hotel, Ye Yulin led the students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy back to the conference room.

Xiao Hongchen sat down in his seat, feeling dejected, and commented on Ye Yulin's idea to Lang Ya and Yu Tao: "Let him become a Daoist couple with the genius woman from the Body Sect."

He sighed softly, "Old Ye, your idea is really bad; it will only cause me a lot of trouble."

Xiao Hongchen said this method was terrible.

Ye Yulin waved her hand calmly and asked in a friendly tone, "How do you know?"

"Elder Ye, through the physical characteristics of Lang Ya and Yu Tao, didn't you notice that the abilities of those who possess a Body Martial Soul are significantly concentrated in a certain part of their body, which makes their appearance quite strange?"

Xiao Hongchen habitually looked at his fair fingers and spoke eloquently: "Lang Ya has a big head, and Yu Tao has thick arms."

"Elder Ye, do you think that since the physical spirit possesses such a prominent physical characteristic, which is a flaw in appearance, and everyone looks strange, how can the owner of a physical spirit be good-looking?"

Xiao Hongchen asked Elder Ye to imagine that the female disciples of the Body Sect had very large heads and thick arms. Their appearance could not be described as merely unattractive; it was simply bizarre and would be unacceptable to most people's aesthetic standards.

Not to mention that he is the eldest son of Mingde Hall, of noble status and exceptionally handsome. Elder Ye arranged for him to become a Daoist partner with a female disciple of the Body Sect, which was actually a way to harm him.

Di Ruiqiu's red eyes narrowed slightly, somewhat dissatisfied with Xiao Hongchen's statement, because he said that all the original martial soul owners had strange appearances, including Huo Yuhao.

She frowned slightly and said unhappily, "Yuhao's eyes are just his original martial soul. What's wrong with them? Yuhao's eyes are very beautiful."

Meng Hongchen's eyes widened slightly, though she knew her brother meant to say that all the disciples of the Body Sect were ugly.

However, his careless words were tantamount to smearing the image of his beloved boyfriend. Moreover, Meng Hongchen was a top-tier looks-obsessed person, and she couldn't stand hearing anyone say that all those with strange appearances, like Xiao Hongchen, were possessors of martial souls.

Meng Hongchen's pretty face turned serious: "Brother, not all those who possess a true martial soul are ugly. Yuhao is very handsome. You should be more careful next time."

Xiao Hongchen smiled sheepishly: "Uh, haha, my mistake."

"The main reason is that I never connected Yuhao with the Body Sect at all."

Ye Yulin chuckled, noticing Xiao Hongchen's fascination with his hands, and said with interest, "If the Body Sect had female disciples with beautiful hands and eyes, wouldn't my method be..."

"Stop! I'm not interested." Xiao Hongchen said seriously, telling Elder Ye to stop joking with him.

Jing Hongchen was completely confused by the topic the children were discussing, so he asked Old Ye to tell him what had just happened.

After hearing Ye Yulin's account, Jing Hongchen flew into a rage, slamming his fist on the table and rising to his feet.

"Damn it, those bastards from the Body Sect, they just stay in their sect and never come out of the mountains, I can't be bothered with them."

"This Soul Master Competition hasn't been going on for long, and their Body Sect has barely appeared before they actually tried to steal my granddaughter's husband. If we don't teach them a lesson, these bastards will think our level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannons are pushovers!"

Jing Hongchen declared firmly and seriously that he would definitely let the Body Sect know how many level-nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shells it would take to flatten their mountain.

Two Soul Douluos dared to block the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy's team right there in the street.

Jing Hongchen had a cold look in his eyes. The Body Sect was really bold, they simply didn't take the Sun and Moon Sect seriously.

Without giving the main body a boost, they wouldn't know how magnificent the mushroom cloud formed by the explosion of a level nine fixed-position soul-guided cannon shell is.

Seeing that Jing Hongchen was planning to take military action against the Body Sect the next day, Ye Yulin coughed and said, "Hall Master Hongchen, there's no need to be angry. Shrek Academy will stop us just the same way."

Jing Hongchen's words, "radiant with spirit," were meant to evoke a sense of pride in the children.

After hearing Ye Yulin's words, he slowly sat back down and said calmly, "That's true, but the Body Sect's actions have crossed the line. We still need to prepare for the necessary military actions in advance."

Jing Hongchen knew that Ye Yulin, as a royal retainer, certainly didn't want to directly incur hatred before everything was ready.

After all, the Body Sect is the most mysterious sect on the continent, and their strength should not be underestimated. It would not be a wise choice to fall out with them.

However, Xiao Hongchen was thrilled by his grandfather's words and asked excitedly, "Grandpa, do we have a large stockpile of level nine soul-guided artillery shells? When will we take military action against the Body Sect?"

Jing Hongchen stared at his grandson for a few seconds, as if brewing an ancient secret in his heart, and slowly said, "It would be best if Yuhao, Meng, and you grew up."

"Now you should just focus on the competition. Win the championship in this Soul Master Tournament and wash away the shame of being a perennial runner-up," Jing Hongchen said.

"Uh..." Xiao Hongchen was slightly taken aback. It turned out that he had been excited for nothing. He thought it wouldn't be long before he would be able to take over the Body Sect. He had been very excited after listening to his grandfather's story, but his grandfather was as steady as ever.

Jing Hongchen chuckled and changed the subject to the Soul Master Competition.

"You played well in the opening match of the knockout stage. Yuhao, I never thought of that tactic you used. Not only did you easily defeat your opponent, but you also made the Sun Moon team famous among the audience. The influence of that tactic was not small."

Huo Yuhao chuckled and joked, "The Heavenly Spirit Team is easily intimidated. If they were bold enough to charge at us, I'd have to use the Flame Dividing Wave Ruler."

"Of course, if the intimidation fails, Brother Xiao can easily take it down with a wave of soul-guided cannons."

Xiao Hongchen recalled the scene and laughed heartily.

"Exactly, the Celestial Spirit Team is so weak, I don't even bother to bombard them. After a wave of full-map bombardment, they still owe me a few Soul Guidance Cannon shots."

The group summarized the first opening match. This battle not only demonstrated the spirit of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, but Huo Yuhao's red soul ring also added a layer of mystery to the Sun Moon team.

The most advantageous way to win in one fell swoop is to consume the least amount of soul power.

The shock brought to the public by the key red spirit ring far exceeded the overwhelming victory that Shrek Academy achieved through skillful maneuvering. This was of extraordinary significance to Sun Moon Academy.

……

The conference room at Shrek Academy.

Xuanzi chuckled and said in a deep voice, "Wang Yan, you don't need to worry too much. Huo Yuhao from the Sun Moon Team has an Eye Martial Soul, so the Body Sect will definitely prioritize causing trouble for the Sun Moon Team."

"With the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy protecting us, we have a lot of room to restrain the Body Sect."

When Shrek team encountered Langya and Yutao, Xuanzi said that there was a reason why he was late.

Because after the knockout stage, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and came up with another good idea.

They went to Shrek Academy to pick up an extremely important person, an inner court disciple named Mo Xuan.

Inside the room, two excellent teachers were discussing strategies for the upcoming round-robin tournament.

Fan Yu asked with a puzzled look, "Wang Yan, according to Elder Xuan, this disciple of the inner court is a Soul Master who leans towards the support category."

"His name is Mo Xuan, and his martial soul is a halo, which gives him extremely strong support capabilities in the field of soul tools."

A hint of joy flashed in Wang Yan's eyes, though it seemed somewhat inappropriate.

Fan Yu immediately sensed something was wrong when she saw Wang Yan's expression: "But Mo Xuan is already over twenty years old and cannot participate."

Wang Yan coughed and said in a low voice, "Who said he has to play? He can stay on the sidelines too."

"Huh??" Fan Yu frowned, not immediately grasping the amount of information in Wang Yan's words.

"According to Elder Xuan's message from the Sea God Pavilion, we should strive for a good ranking and do our best, but we are allowed to strategically give up."

Wang Yan sighed slowly: "The key question is, just how good a ranking does the Sea God Pavilion expect?"

After a moment's thought, Fan Yu shared his opinion.

"In principle, the higher the ranking, the better. But our year is special, so we hope that if we reach the semi-finals, Mr. Mu won't blame us."

"If we really can't make it to the finals, we'll just follow the Sea God Pavilion's advice and strategically give up. At least that will prevent us from becoming someone else's stepping stone on the field."

Wang Yan gave a bitter smile: "Strategic abandonment sounds nice, but to put it bluntly, it's withdrawing from the competition."

"Our Shrek Academy's eternal crown, with countless people watching us win, this weighty honor is not easy to let go of."

Fan Yu finally understood something, and her eyes suddenly narrowed: "So, Teacher Wang Yan means... you want to compete for the championship?"

……

Sun and Moon Royal Red Mentor Academy, Conference Room.

After praising each participant, Jing Hongchen took out a gold-embossed invitation letter and envelope.

It bears the exclusive logo of Shrek Academy's Sea God Pavilion, and just looking at the cover, you can tell it's incredibly valuable, as if it contains content that could influence the entire continent's格局 (geju, a concept encompassing overall situation, destiny, and overall structure).

"Professor Ye, I've seen the invitation and the envelope. It's about an exchange program for students..."

Jing Hongchen clicked his tongue: "If it were before, I would most likely have agreed, but since I saw that Xuanzi was having some difficulty chasing a five-ring evil soul master, my thoughts have changed slightly."

"I maintain a certain degree of skepticism towards Shrek Academy's method of cultivating martial souls. I think this matter needs further consideration."

Originally, the invitation and envelope from Shrek Sea God Pavilion were intended to be sent to the Sun and Moon Kingdom. After going through a normal process, it would take at least half a month for them to reach the hands of Jing Hongchen, the head of Mingde Hall.

After all, as the dean of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the final decision on matters such as exchange students rests with Jing Hongchen.

When Xuanzi was chasing the Death Messenger, he already knew that in this year's Soul Master Competition, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master team was led by Jing Hongchen.

Therefore, the invitation letter and envelope requested by Elder Mu need not be sent to the Sun Moon Empire.

It can be delivered directly to Xingluo City and given to Jing Hongchen.

Therefore, saving a lot of time on the journey, Jing Hongchen can now see the message that the Sea God Pavilion wants to convey—that it hopes Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy can exchange students for learning after the competition.

At the same time, Jing Hongchen was also invited to visit the Sea God Pavilion.

Seeing the somewhat melancholy look on Jing Hongchen's face, Ye Yulin asked, "Sect Leader Hongchen, besides the information about the exchange student, is there some other major trouble in the envelope?"

Jing Hongchen pointed at the invitation letter from the Sea God Pavilion and slowly shook her head:

"It's not exactly troublesome, but it's a bit tricky compared to other things. Mr. Ye, take a look for yourself."

When Ye Yulin received the envelope from Shrek Academy and the invitation from the Sea God Pavilion, he did not read them. The invitation was addressed to the Hall Master of Mingde Hall, who was of excellent character, so he gave it directly to Jing Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen asked in confusion, "Grandpa, why did Shrek Academy invite you to the Sea God Pavilion?"

"I don't know for now." This is exactly what Jing Hongchen is puzzled about.

He looked at the group of students: "What are your thoughts on the exchange and learning opportunities with Shrek Academy after this year's Soul Master Competition?"

Huo Yuhao definitely had no interest in this, otherwise he wouldn't have rejected Tang Ya and Bei Bei in the first place and eventually came to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Moreover, given his current configuration of martial soul, soul spirit, and bloodline, Shrek Academy cannot provide any substantial assistance.

Judging from the various advantages Huo Gua had in the original work, such as soul spirits and soul bones, none of them had much to do with Shrek Academy. Perhaps only the dragon core of the Holy Dragon of Light, Mu En, could be considered a significant opportunity.

However, since Huo Yuhao currently possesses the bloodline of the Ancient Void Dragon, whether or not he has the Dragon Core of the Holy Light Dragon is not a significant factor.

So Huo Yuhao didn't think about the exchange student thing. Instead, Shrek Academy invited Jing Hongchen to the Sea God Pavilion... In the original story, Jing Hongchen also wanted to take back the Sword of Judgment, but if this invitation was made in advance, there must be something fishy going on.

Huo Yuhao thought about it carefully and said with a smile, "Master, you often say that the most important thing for a Soul Master is preparation."

"So, if you, Hall Master, plan to go to the Sea God Pavilion, will you make extensive preparations beforehand?"

Jing Hongchen puffed out her chest: "Of course."

"I first equipped myself with several trigger-activated level nine explosive and defensive soul tools, and then buried various high-level fixed-position red-guided cannons outside Shrek Academy in advance."

"Entering the Sea God's Pavilion, while one cannot say that one can come and go as one pleases, one is completely fearless."

Jing Hongchen adopted a superior demeanor, suggesting that as long as he made these preparations, what was there that he couldn't enter, even if it was the Sea God Pavilion, which was considered to have the deepest foundation and the most powerful in the continent?

In his view, Shrek Academy's top combat power was none other than Taotie Douluo Xuanzi.

At most, there are other elders of the Super Douluo, but according to Jing Hongchen, the strength of these elders is not as good as Xuanzi's.

He prepared all kinds of level-nine soul tools, so the Sea God Pavilion would not dare to act rashly.

Huo Yuhao smiled and said, "Sect Master, is it possible that the Sea God Pavilion guessed you would do this?"

"If, and I mean if, you, Hall Master, have buried a large number of soul tools and entered the Sea God Pavilion, only to discover that Shrek Academy's strongest individual is not the seemingly powerful Xuanzi, but another insurmountable being, what would happen?"

Jing Hongchen frowned, sensing that something was amiss with the invitation.

After carefully considering Huo Yuhao's explanation and going over it several times, he suddenly understood.

"If that's the case, wouldn't all the high-level soul-guided cannons that I buried beforehand be unable to be brought back?"

(End of this chapter)