Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 298 Killing the Dog

"What? Do the three education commissioners have guests here? Aren't you going to introduce them to me?" Prince Xuexing said with a faint smile.

Meng Shenji said, "Your Highness, let me introduce you. This is Flander, the Dean of Shrek Academy. He's here to discuss cooperation with us. Dean Flander, this is Prince Xuexing of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Royal Academy is currently under His Highness's jurisdiction."

Although Flander wasn't particularly fond of Snowstar, this seemingly aloof prince, he still gave a slight bow and said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Prince Xuexing didn't even glance at him, coldly saying, "Shrek Academy? Never heard of it. It must be a third-rate academy. Chief Dream Engineer, how could you allow these people of unknown origin to come to our academy?"

The Shrek Academy students were naturally not having it. They were already angry to see Ning Feiliu, their old enemy, and now they were even more furious.

However, they only got angry for a moment.

Because Ning Feiliu was still there, even though they didn't know Dugu Bo, Ning Feiliu's strength was such that even Flander and Zhao Wuji couldn't beat her, so of course they didn't dare to get angry easily.

However, Meng Shenji still spoke up for them, since Shrek Academy was now considered his people, and he naturally had to argue his case.

Meng Shenji's expression changed, and he immediately retorted, "Your Highness, you can't say that. Shrek Academy has cultivated countless outstanding Soul Masters. For example, our academy's Teacher Qin is a graduate of Shrek Academy. The fact that Dean Flander and all the teachers from Shrek Academy are willing to teach at our academy shows that they are all invaluable talents."

"Oh?" Prince Xuexing's expression softened upon hearing that Qin Ming was from Shrek Academy. He looked at Flander and said, "Chief Dream Machine Master, according to the academy's rules, hiring teachers should involve an examination, right? I wonder if these gentlemen have already passed?"

Zhi Lin, standing beside Meng Shenji, couldn't help but say, "Several teachers at Shrek Academy possess the strength of Heavenly Dou-level teachers and don't need any further assessments. Your Highness, did you come here today solely for this matter?" His words were clearly somewhat impolite.

Prince Xuexing snorted coldly, "The Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is a pillar of the empire, the place that supplies the empire with outstanding talents. As a teacher of the academy, the influence on the students is enormous. I absolutely do not want the academy to hire some arrogant and domineering people. I heard from Xue Beng that these 'distinguished guests' just beat him up yesterday, and even said some rude things about how there are many beautiful female students at the academy."

First of all, Xue Beng is the fourth prince of the empire, representing the dignity of the royal family. How could he be easily humiliated?

Secondly, how could someone with such filthy and vile thoughts possibly tarnish our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy?

Meng Shenji frowned immediately. They thought that Shrek Academy beat up Xue Beng, the纨绔 (wán kù, a spoiled and arrogant young master) fourth prince, because Xue Beng was arrogant and domineering. They thought that beating him was justified and that Xue Beng deserved it.

However, if Prince Xuexing later says that the people from Shrek Academy are indeed full of filthy and disgusting thoughts, then there is indeed a problem.

However, those problems were nothing to worry about, since Tang San and the others were exceptionally talented and didn't think much of it.

Moreover... as education commissioners, they do need to demonstrate their achievements to prove themselves.

Ning Feiliu's thinking was actually flawed. The entire Heaven Dou Royal Academy might not care about the honor of winning one or two championships in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament, but Meng Shenji and his group had to care.

After all, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy's past championship honors were not won under their leadership, so how can they be the same?

Therefore, in the original work, Meng Shenji hoped that Shrek Academy would join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and even went so far as to break the rules. A few years ago, they personally visited Ning Feiliu to hope that she would join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

However, Ning Feiliu refused, making the matter unlikely.

Shrek Academy had almost agreed, and they were just one step away from giving up.

"Prince Xue Beng has always acted erratically; perhaps he misheard?" Meng Shenji said in a deep voice. "Besides, what's wrong with youthful infatuation?"

"Moreover, they are exceptionally talented. If our Heavenly Dou Empire can acquire several top experts in the future, it will be like adding wings to a tiger. Does Your Highness intend to let these talents go?" Zhi Lin, the Education Committee member on the other side, also said in a deep voice.

But at that moment, no one expected...

"Committee on Education..." Ning Feiliu chuckled from below, saying, "I understand the three committee members' desire to recruit talent for the empire, but you're being too hasty. Are you really that confident in their identities?"

Immediately, Dai Mubai and Flander felt a jolt in their hearts.

"Identity?" Everyone present became curious.

Ning Feiliu didn't intend to keep them in suspense and went straight to one point, refusing to let go.

"This student surnamed Dai has the White Tiger Martial Soul. Are you... really senile, or are you just pretending?" He looked at Dai Mubai, not giving the three education committee members any face, and said with a faint smile.

Immediately, everyone's expression changed.

The surname is Dai, and the martial soul is the White Tiger. The White Tiger martial soul may not be exclusive to the Star Luo royal family, and the surname Dai may not be unique to the Star Luo royal family on the continent. However, with the two combined and Ning Feiliu's implication, if you still don't understand, you're just pretending to be confused.

Ning Feiliu was also puzzled. During the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Tournament, everyone saw Dai Mubai's White Tiger Martial Soul. The audience might not know Dai Mubai's name, but how could the other academies of the Heaven Dou Empire not know Dai Mubai's name when they were studying Shrek Academy?

Even so, does no one still doubt that Dai Mubai is a member of the Star Luo royal family?

It's as if there's some kind of magic that makes people never doubt Dai Mubai's identity.

Ning Feiliu, however, directly broke through this magic and brought the issue to the forefront.

"Surname Dai! White Tiger Martial Soul!" Prince Xuexing laughed loudly. "A member of the Star Luo Royal Family? What explanation do these three education commissioners have?! Are they raising a tiger to cause future trouble, or are they planning to surrender to the Star Luo Empire?!"

The three education committee members, including Meng Shenji, suddenly changed their expressions, as if they had just come to their senses and looked at Dai Mubai.

Flander could no longer contain himself. He stepped forward and said, "Although Mu Bai is a citizen of the Star Luo Empire, I am certain that he has absolutely no invincible heart towards the Empire!"

"The Star Luo Empire harbors wolfish ambitions; who doesn't know that?" Ning Feiliu said with a sneer. "The Heaven Dou Royal Academy is using the Empire's resources to train Soul Masters for an enemy nation. Is it hoping that the Star Luo Empire will produce another Title Douluo to lead an army to attack us in the future?"

Immediately, Meng Shenji and the others fell silent.

The advantage of the Heaven Dou Empire over the Star Luo Empire lies in its superiority in Soul Masters. The three upper sects all favor the Heaven Dou Empire, especially the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

In several wars, Ning Fengzhi, along with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, led many elders and disciples of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School in active battles on important battlefields between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire.

This is the key reason why, despite the Star Luo Empire's consistently superior military strength, it has never been able to directly resolve the Heaven Dou Empire's conflict, and can only maintain a stalemate until the Spirit Hall intervenes to mediate.

If the Star Luo Empire had the ability to conquer the Heaven Dou Empire in a short period of time, would the Spirit Hall have a chance to forcibly stop the war?

How can something swallowed be spat out again? The Star Luo Empire can slowly erode the Heaven Dou Empire.

However, it was precisely because the Heaven Dou Empire's military strength was weaker than that of the Star Luo Empire, yet it had numerous powerful Soul Masters, including two Title Douluo and the continent's number one support-type Soul Master, that the Star Luo Empire was unable to directly swallow up the territory of the Heaven Dou Empire.

Although the Star Luo Empire has no titled Douluo, the Star Luo royal family possesses a Martial Soul Fusion Technique. The current emperor of the Star Luo Empire, Dai Qingxiao, is also a Soul Douluo powerhouse. The Martial Soul Fusion Technique, Netherworld White Tiger, which he and the empress use, is naturally capable of fighting against a titled Douluo.

Therefore, the Heaven Dou Empire was still only suppressed by the Star Luo Empire.

But what if the Star Luo royal family had an additional Title Douluo...

In the future, when he and the female soul masters of the Zhu family, the royal family of the Star Luo Empire, use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Netherworld White Tiger, even the disadvantage in terms of top-level combat power can be made up for.

Could the Heaven Dou Empire still stop the Star Luo Empire at that time?

Indeed, that's the case. In the original story, it wasn't that Tang San ultimately asked Dai Mubai to promise not to attack the Heaven Dou Empire. It's likely that after defeating the Spirit Empire, the Star Luo Empire would launch an attack on the Heaven Dou Empire and then unify the Douluo Continent.

Everyone can now picture that scene, and Meng Shenji and the others dared not say anything more.

"I just didn't expect that even though I let you go before, you would still be so bold. Do you really think others don't know who you are?" Ning Feiliu looked at Dai Mubai, chuckled, and said.

"Guards! Immediately detain this distinguished guest from the Star Luo royal family. He will be at His Majesty's disposal." Prince Xuexing shouted, ordering his men to seize Dai Mubai. Then he chuckled, "Oh, and these guys... they might also be spies from the Star Luo Empire!"

At this point, Meng Shenji and the other two were no longer going to stop them. Now that things had come to this point, if they still didn't distinguish right from wrong, they would be labeled as spies.

While Soul Masters are indeed revered in Douluo Continent, the most absurd thing is that even Title Douluos, apart from those like Dugu Bo who specialize in area-of-effect attacks, can be wiped out by an army of 100,000 in this era.

This is also because the titled Douluos of this era do not have soul cores, so their soul power cannot be sustained. Without soul power, the strength of a titled Douluo would drop by two major levels, making them unable to fight against an army.

So even though the Heaven Dou royal family has declined in recent years and no longer produces powerful soul masters, they can still sit on the throne and remain the masters of this empire as long as they control a large army.

If Meng Shenji and the others were truly identified as spies, and if they were titled Douluo, perhaps they could have protected their families and themselves.

The Heavenly Dou royal family will turn a blind eye and not pursue the matter.

But they are just Contra players. If they were really accused of being spies or treason, it would be a crime punishable by the extermination of their entire clan.

"Yes!" The numerous royal attendants and guards behind Prince Xuexing immediately responded.

Then they rushed directly towards the Shrek Academy students, intending to capture them.

However, at that moment...

"Trying to catch us?! Don't even think about it!"

"Martial Soul Possession!"

The Shrek Academy students began to resist, and then one by one they activated their martial spirits and attacked the royal retainers and guards surrounding them.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh—!!" Tang San took out his hidden weapons and began a merciless massacre.

Dugu Bo snorted coldly, and then suddenly several poison needles, invisible to ordinary people, trembled down from the air.

Tang San had planned to throw a few hidden weapons over here while Xue Xing and the others weren't paying attention.

Ning Feiliu had also realized what was happening, but Dugu Bo was more cautious and used his soul power to knock the hidden weapon down first.

"The Dream Education Committee, the White Education Committee, the Smart Education Committee..." Xue Xing said with lingering fear, "You see... these guys are wolves in sheep's clothing."

The three of them, Meng Shenji, fell silent, and a few drops of cold sweat inadvertently dripped from their foreheads.

If they really recruit these people so carelessly, what if they suddenly rebel when Emperor Xueye himself arrives in the future...

Their entire families will be wiped out afterwards!

"Mr. Dugu... please take action and capture them all." Prince Xuexing then looked at Dugu Bo and said respectfully.

"No need... Teacher, you don't need to help," Ning Feiliu suddenly said. "I'll do it."

He suddenly felt this was a good opportunity... Let's be direct and wipe out the entire Shrek Academy right here!

Because at this point in time, it seems that Tang Dachuizi is not here.

After all, in the original work, Dugu Bo captured Tang San and almost killed him, but the big hammer didn't even come out. It was just that Yu Xiaogang, along with Flander and Liu Erlong, who had rekindled their old flame, went to confront Dugu Bo.

Then... let's eliminate Tang San and the others here when the danger is least.

Ning Feiliu's eyes blazed with murderous intent.

Dugu Bo frowned, but after thinking for a moment, he nodded. "Alright, then consider it practice for you. You and Yan Yan will fight together."

"Yes, teacher."

"Yes, Grandpa."

Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan spoke together.

"The night is still and silent! The moonlight fills the sky!"

"Martial Soul Possession!"

Ning Feiliu and Dugu Yan then summoned their martial souls and charged towards the Shrek Academy students.

"Snow Emperor... Fallen Bright and the Broken King Sword!" Ning Feiliu said to Snow Emperor in her heart.

Then, two crescent moon divine weapons, the Fallen Bright Sword and the Broken King Sword, appeared in his hands.

Zhui Ming provides control and defense, while Wang Jian focuses on close-quarters combat; this combination is more suitable for such chaotic battles.

Ning Feiliu immediately targeted Tang San in the formation, and the spirit rings beneath her feet lit up—

"The Ruined King's Sword! Fifth Soul Skill! Reincarnation Blazing Slash!"

Ning Feiliu immediately unleashed her killing move, the Reincarnation Blazing Life Slash. Although it wasn't the most powerful of all Ning Feiliu's soul skills, it had the effect of destroying even the soul, which would directly annihilate the three dogs!

(End of this chapter)