Douluo Continent: Reborn as Yuhao, they all have ulterior motives.

Chapter 97 Xuanzi: Is it my turn to take the stage?

noon.

After having lunch, Tang San received the message and went straight to the dean's office.

Tang San bowed slightly to the old man dressed in white robes, standing by the window with his eyes fixed on the outside.

"Teacher, you wanted to see me."

"Um."

Yan Shaozhe gave a soft "hmm," turned around, and looked Tang San up and down again. A look of satisfaction flashed in his eyes.

He is talented and powerful, but he doesn't have the arrogance of a typical genius. He acts cautiously and modestly, and most importantly, he respects his teachers.

Even he couldn't find any fault with this disciple.

"I called you here today mainly to tell you two things. In the assessment this afternoon, your team will face the teams of the two geniuses who chose to join the Soul Guidance Department three months ago. You should prepare well during this noon period."

".ah?"

Tang San was stunned for a moment. Wasn't it supposed to be a lottery?

Is it really okay for me to prepare in advance when it's such an obvious underhanded operation?

"What? Don't you have confidence?"

"Don't worry, coach. I followed that team during the round-robin stage. Although they are indeed very strong, but..."

Recalling what Huo Yuhao had done to Wang Dong'er a couple of days ago, and the scene this morning where Huo Yuhao threatened to beat him up for his daughter, Tang San clenched his fists tightly.

After a brief pause, a calm and confident smile appeared on his face, and the three words, like a declaration of victory, were slowly uttered from his mouth.

"We will win."

Although he harbored some resentment towards Yan Shaozhe's actions, he had to admit that this matter also aligned with Tang San's wishes.

After what happened that morning, his hatred for Huo Yuhao intensified. Now that he had the chance to beat Huo Yuhao up and vent his anger, he felt his blood boiling.

Huo Yuhao, oh Huo Yuhao.

I was originally planning to let you keep going for a couple more days before finally crushing you in the finals, but it seems your freshman assessment is coming to an end here.

"Hmm, that's good. Having confidence is a good thing, but don't be careless. The next thing I'm going to talk about is the second thing."

Upon hearing Tang San's confident words, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but smile faintly. As he spoke, he pushed the exquisite box on his desk toward Tang San.

"Open it and take a look."

Upon hearing this, Tang San quickly stepped forward, and when he saw what was inside the box, he couldn't help but be slightly taken aback.

It was a soul bone, radiating a faint silver glow. Judging from that aura alone, its quality was definitely not low.

Just then, Yan Shaozhe's voice slowly rang in Tang San's ear.

"This is an extremely rare 10,000-year-old soul bone, approximately 15,000 years old. It was a reward that the teacher specially secured for you during the freshman assessment."

Seeing that Tang San's gaze didn't change much even when faced with such a precious item, Yan Shaozhe nodded in satisfaction and continued to explain.

"However, it doesn't belong to you yet. As I said, this is a reward for the freshman assessment. This reward will only be yours when your team wins the freshman assessment elimination round."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Tang San hesitated.

Fifteen thousand years... that's still a bit low...

If it were his past life, he might have been delighted to possess such a soul bone, but now that he is a reborn God King, it seems rather shabby to have a soul bone that is over ten thousand years old.

Especially considering that the 400,000-year-old soul bone should already be inside Huo Yuhao's body, he felt that the one in his hand was practically trash.

Comparison is the thief of joy

Moreover, like soul rings, soul bones are difficult to replace once equipped. In my previous life, I was lucky enough to be able to replace them through the Sea God's assessment. I don't even know if I will have that opportunity in this life. Therefore, it is certain that I would rather have none than to accept inferior ones during the absorption process.

Soul rings are a necessity for leveling up, so Tang San doesn't want to rush into absorbing soul bones unless absolutely necessary.

Seeing Tang San deep in thought, Yan Shaozhe smiled.

"Don't put too much pressure on yourself. Your teachers have seen how hard you've been working these past few days. Winning the freshman assessment championship isn't difficult for you."

"The reason I've given you this reward is because Huo Yuhao and Gu Yuena, whom you'll be facing this afternoon, are equally talented and their strength doesn't seem to be much weaker than yours. This soul bone is both an affirmation of your abilities and a warning to you."

"The teacher hopes that you can give it your all in this afternoon's match and not be complacent and lose because of your strength."

Only Yan Shaozhe himself knew that this soul bone, which seemed to be prepared for Tang San, was actually entirely for the purpose of successfully winning over Gu Yuena.

He even brought out a ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, which shows how much he values ​​this afternoon's match. As long as Tang San wins, he can use his superior status to recruit Gu Yuena to the Martial Soul Department, and even Huo Yuhao might come along.

If their skills are inferior and the students are there voluntarily, even Xian Lin'er won't be able to say anything. In fact, given the other party's temper, they might not even get their investment back for these three months.

The thought that all the effort the Soul Guidance Department had put into Gu Yuena over the past three months had gone to waste, leaving them with no choice but to swallow their bitterness, inexplicably gave Yan Shaozhe a sense of satisfaction.

"But I promise you, you will never regret joining the Soul Guidance Department in the future."

The sharp words the other party spoke before leaving were like a thorn, deeply embedded in his heart. Now, recalling them again, Yan Shaozhe couldn't help but let out a cold smile.

Xianlin'er, did you think you won by using tricks to lure two students into the Soul Guidance Department three months ago?

I will show you with facts that in the face of absolute strength, all conspiracies and tricks are nothing but fleeting smoke.

"Master, I understand, but I don't want this soul bone."

The abrupt words pulled Yan Shaozhe back to reality. He saw Tang San close the box, then push it back in front of him and bow deeply, pleading.

"If I win the freshman assessment, can I exchange this soul bone for another reward?"

"Oh?"

Yan Shaozhe raised an eyebrow, seemingly intrigued: "Tell me, what reward would you like to change it to?"

"Eight Spider Spears".

Tang San raised his head, his voice unusually tinged with excitement, and spoke softly.

"I want to have the Eight Spider Lances, an external soul bone provided by the Human-Faced Demon Spider, just like my ancestor Tang San."

Before enrolling in school, he had thought that he would go to the Star Dou Great Forest to continue hunting the Man-Faced Demon Spider whenever he had free time, to see if he could obtain the Eight Spider Spear Soul Bone, which was crucial to his growth in his previous life.

However, it would be too inefficient for him to search alone in the Star Dou Great Forest.

Not only does he have to carefully avoid attacks from other soul beasts, but even if he encounters a human-faced demon spider, he is not necessarily confident that he can hunt it down.

Two or three thousand years old is fine, but if you encounter one that's ten thousand years old, it's hard to say who will hunt whom.

Even ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts require a Soul Emperor to hunt them safely, so if he were to encounter a ten-thousand-year-old Human-Faced Demon Spider, he would probably perish there immediately.

However, if Yan Shaozhe helps, it will be different. With this Super Douluo around, it is entirely possible to replicate what he did in his previous life: to obtain the Eight Spider Lances by killing a large number of Human-Faced Demon Spiders.

Upon hearing Tang San's request, Yan Shaozhe was taken aback. He naturally knew about the Eight Spider Lances, as they were the iconic soul bones of Tang San's ancestors.

However, soul bones are already rare enough, so obtaining the same external soul bone from the Human-Faced Demon Spider race is undoubtedly even more difficult.

Tang San's words undoubtedly reminded him that if he wanted to replicate the glory of his ancestor Tang San, the Eight Spider Lances were absolutely indispensable and definitely worth a try.

But another problem arose at this moment: as the dean, he couldn't get away during the holidays!

How could he possibly have time to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to help Tang San hunt down the Man-Faced Demon Spiders?

We need to find someone strong enough to protect Tang San, and who also has free time.

After a simple selection process, a name suddenly popped into his mind.

—Elder Xuan!

Yan Shaozhe's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yup!

As the saying goes, "An elder in the family is a treasure." It's a good opportunity to find something for this old man, Xuan Lao, to do during the holidays. Otherwise, he just drinks all day long and does nothing else.

Later, he would talk to Elder Xuan and ask him to take Tang San to the Star Dou Great Forest for some training, and see if they could find the same Eight Spider Lances as Tang San's ancestor.

With a level 98 Title Douluo personally following along, this is a sure thing!

Thinking of this, Yan Shaozhe looked up at Tang San and said with a light laugh.

"I didn't expect you to admire Tang San so much. No wonder you have such a good talent and even share a name with him. I promise you, if you can win the freshman assessment, not only will this soul bone be yours, but I will also specially arrange for someone to take you to hunt the Man-Faced Demon Spider during the holidays."

Upon hearing this, Tang San's eyes immediately lit up with indescribable joy, and he immediately bent his knees and knelt down in front of Yan Shaozhe with a thud.

Thank you, teacher!

"What are you doing? You are my disciple, and as your teacher, I naturally have to do my best. Get up quickly and go back to prepare for the afternoon's competition so that our Martial Soul Department can make us proud."

"Yes, teacher!"

in the afternoon.

Seeing Huo Yuhao and Tang San's teams appearing in the same area, Zhang Lexuan in the spectator seats couldn't help but frown slightly.

"what?"

Yan Shaozhe, standing to the side, also raised an eyebrow in feigned surprise: "What a coincidence that two championship favorites have been matched up so soon!"

After saying that, he first glanced at Zhang Lexuan, then looked at Zhou Yi and asked with a light smile.

"Which team do you two think will win this match?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi couldn't help but glance at Zhang Lexuan. Seeing that the other party had maintained a calm expression throughout, a dark look flashed in her eyes.

However, before she could speak, Zhang Lexuan's voice rang out.

"He assured me, so I chose to believe him."

As if noticing Huo Yuhao looking at her, Zhang Lexuan smiled and raised her hand to wave. When she saw the boy also smiling and giving her a thumbs up, the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curve upwards a few more times.

However, when she turned to look at Yan Shaozhe, the smile on her face suddenly vanished, replaced by utter calm.

"Dean Yan, I didn't know this match would turn out this way. Did you do anything about it? But that's not important."

At this point, Zhang Lexuan paused, and when she spoke again, her tone was filled with an indescribable pride.

"Because no matter what you do, that child won't lose."

(End of this chapter)