Douluo Continent: Starting with a Heavenly Fire Judgment

Chapter 233 Attempt to Steal a Chicken Backfires

"elder brother!!!"

Meng Hongchen rushed onto the arena and helped up Xiao Hongchen, whose body was covered in charred soot.

Ji Lin deactivated his soul skill, and the hundred-meter-long flaming sword that had been inserted into the Soul Arena turned into flames and scattered. He slowly walked up to Meng Hongchen and said, "He's fine. He was just roasted by the fire, so he's probably only about one-tenth cooked."

Upon hearing this, Meng Hongchen loosened her grip, and Xiao Hongchen, who had just been helped up, fell to the ground again. "Oh! Only partially cooked! It's alright then."

After speaking, Meng Hongchen looked at Ji Lin, her face still flushed slightly. Because of what had happened before, she was still a little afraid to face Ji Lin.

Meng Hongchen said, "It's been two years. You've become even stronger. The gap between us and you is widening!"

Before Ji Lin could speak, Xiao Hongchen exhaled black smoke, scrambled to his feet, and pounced on Meng Hongchen. His entire body was pitch black, making him look like a demon. His voice was low and twisted, "Meng, you really are my good sister! Your brother almost died, and you don't care at all, do you?"

Meng Hongchen was startled and quickly dodged Xiao Hongchen's ghostly attack, screaming, "Ah! Brother, don't come any closer! Don't get my clothes dirty! I carefully chose these clothes to see Ji Lin!"

Watching Meng Hongchen run off the stage, Xiao Hongchen didn't chase after her. Instead, he turned around and stared straight at Ji Lin. Ji Lin reflexively took a step back and said, "I just changed my clothes today. Don't come near me."

Xiao Hongchen's forehead veins bulged, and his face, as black as the bottom of a pot, seemed even darker. His fingers quietly dug into his palms, and his lips trembled as he said, "Thanks."

Ji Lin stopped the Blazing King Sword in time, and he was only burned by the high temperature brought by the shock wave, suffering only superficial injuries. Otherwise, if he had taken the Blazing King Sword head-on, he would probably have been reduced to ashes by now.

This minor injury will heal in two or three days, but I wonder how long it will take for his handsome hairstyle to grow back. I wonder if the Sun Moon Empire has invented a hair growth serum.

"No need."

Ji Lin shook his head and turned to leave. He had no grudge against Xiao Hongchen, so there was no need to kill him. Besides, Yan Shaozhe wouldn't let anything happen to Xiao Hongchen. If Ji Lin hadn't stopped, Yan Shaozhe would have made his move.

Yan Shaozhe wouldn't just stand by and watch Xiao Hongchen die at Shrek Academy; Shrek's disciples are still at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Therefore, it's best to stop there and let it go; that way, everyone's happy.

Looking at Ji Lin's back, Xiao Hongchen smiled bitterly. After two years of hard work and cultivation, he thought he was qualified to stand in front of Ji Lin, but he did not expect that the gap was even greater, and that it was a gap as vast as heaven and earth.

Meng Hongchen's figure reappeared beside Xiao Hongchen at some point, and she said, "Brother, do you need me to help you down?"

"No, I can get down by myself."

Xiao Hongchen walked off the stage alone, looking dejected. Watching his back, Meng Hongchen's eyes showed heartache. She knew how proud her brother was. He lost once two years ago, and then lost again two years later, and this time he lost even more miserably. She wondered how long it would take for him to get over this trauma.

Hearing the cheers and jeers from the Shrek Academy disciples in the audience, Meng Hongchen gritted her teeth in anger, clenched her fists tightly, and her full chest heaved up and down.

Despite the mockery from the Shrek Academy's inner court disciples, the brother and sister returned to the exchange student group of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

Ignoring the surrounding mockery, Xiao Hongchen approached his companions, took a deep breath, and said, "This time we've lost, utterly defeated. We're simply outmatched. There's nothing more to say. If anyone wants to retreat back to the Sun Moon Empire, just say so. I won't stop you. But what I want to say is that failure is never scary; what's scary is not daring to face it. We are all dual cultivators of Soul Masters and Soul Instructors. We came here because Shrek Academy is better at cultivating Soul Masters than the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy. We must learn everything here and grow, living up to the academy's expectations. Can you hear the laughter around us? We still have more than two years. We'll use these two years to defeat those who mock us one by one, to subdue them, and to conquer them with our strength, instead of slinking back to the Sun Moon Empire and disgracing the academy completely."

Hearing Xiao Hongchen's words, Old Ma looked at Xiao Hongchen with satisfaction. This young man, who was unruly two years ago, has grown up and become an excellent team leader. He dares to face failure and has a never-give-up spirit. With his talent, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses his grandfather, Jing Hongchen.

Xiao Hongchen stretched out a hand, looked at his companions, and said, "Now, tell me, who wants to leave and who wants to stay?"

Meng Hongchen was the first to place her hand on Xiao Hongchen's hand and said, "I won't leave. I still want to defeat that Wang Qiu'er and snatch Ji Lin away."

The third person to extend their hand was one of the reserve team members of the Sun and Moon Team, who had participated in the previous All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament with Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. Then came the fourth, fifth, and sixth people, until the tenth person extended their hand, at which point Xiao Hongchen revealed a happy smile.

No one backed down or gave up. That's good. No one disgraced the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

As hands of different sizes and skin colors rose up, a raging fire ignited in the hearts of these young people.

Yan Shaozhe's lips twitched as he watched this scene, his face filled with astonishment. He had thought he had broken the will of the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, but he did not expect that Xiao Hongchen's words would reignite their fighting spirit, even more intensely than before.

Yan Shaozhe's eyes were filled with gloom; it seemed he had overplayed his hand.

Ji Lin watched from afar as Xiao Hongchen and the others regained their fighting spirit, a smile playing on his lips. He had never liked Yan Shaozhe's petty methods. Using such methods to suppress a group of teenagers, it was no wonder that Elder Mu was not at ease letting Yan Shaozhe take charge of Shrek Academy until his death. He had long seen that with Yan Shaozhe's personality, managing a martial soul system was his limit. Letting him manage the entire Sea God Pavilion would probably lead the Sea God Pavilion astray.

This time, Yan Shaozhe's attempt to steal a chicken backfired. He failed to achieve his goal of attacking the exchange students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Instead, it made some inner court disciples look at the exchange students of the Sun Moon Empire with new respect, and the exchange students' fighting spirit was also thoroughly ignited. They will surely study hard in Shrek's inner court.

Seeing the united front of the exchange students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Xu Sanshi whispered to Bei Bei, "Bei Bei, I feel like we've become the villains. Isn't this a bit unfair to the Sun Moon Empire's exchange students? I remember that kid Huo Yuhao went to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy with the Soul Guidance Department. Won't what we're doing cause them trouble?"

(End of this chapter)