Douluo Continent: The Peerless Tang Sect, Angels and Rakshasa Return

Chapter 349 387388—Huo Zhongxian's incredible luck. The Holy Soul Hall's work uniform, black stockings, high heels, and nun's habit.

After their afternoon nap, the students had all packed up and, led by Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi, they arrived at Maple Leaf Square, located in the center of Maple Leaf City.

As expected, without He Caitou, Huo Yuhao was the only heavyweight student from Shrek Academy; the others were just insignificant nobodys.

After a few months apart, Huo Zhongxian's demeanor had become noticeably more gloomy than before. His already unattractive face now wore an expression as if everyone owed him hundreds of thousands.

It's clear that her verbal attacks had a good effect a few months ago; this already sensitive and foolish boy has gone astray!

However, judging from his powerful gait, the new leg Shrek used to attach to him with his soul bone seems to be working quite well.

Thinking about it, Qian Lingyun smiled with considerable pride.

She's such a 'philanthropist'! She snatches opportunities from others and then 'thoughtfully' finds a way out for them!

Meeting at the Dean level:

Yan Shaozhe stood at the front of the Shrek Academy line, while Huo Zhongxian pretended to be low-key and hid in the crowd.

When Qian Lingyun saw the Level 3 Soul Master badge on Huo Yuhao's chest, she couldn't help but curl her lip and chuckle to herself, "Likes to hide your abilities? No problem! The shielding soul tool is already installed. I'd like to see how you hide it!"

Jing Hongchen said to Yan Shaozhe with a forced smile, "Dean Yan, the weather is really nice today. I didn't expect it would be Dean Yan personally coming today. It seems that your college attaches great importance to this exchange activity."

Yan Shaozhe's cunning was no less than Jing Hongchen's. Even though he was very unhappy, he still wore a warm smile on his face. "Sect Leader Hongchen, aren't you so idle that you lead the team yourself?!"

Yan Shaozhe harbored immense hatred for Jing Hongchen. Although he had no evidence, the evil soul master who had caused great damage to Shrek City a few months ago possessed many level-nine soul tools from the Sun Moon Empire.

That kind of thing is very likely made by Mingdetang.

Despite being teased by Yan Shaozhe, Jing Hongchen wasn't annoyed. His eyes darted around, as if he had thought of a new awkward conversation technique.

After all, the shameful incident of Shrek Academy being attacked by the enemy was already common knowledge in the Douluo Continent.

After thinking for a moment, Jing Hongchen sneered sarcastically, "I heard that your academy suffered natural disasters and man-made calamities a few days ago?! Oh dear, Dean Yan, you must take heed of this! Alas, this accident cannot be changed, but if you had paid more attention and done fewer unethical things, these things could have been prevented."

"?!"

Yan Shaozhe's face turned cold. The attack on Shrek Academy was already a thorn in his side, and Jing Hongchen was clearly bringing up a sore spot.

He simply dropped his pretense and said calmly, "Dean Hongchen, let's stop with this pointless talk. Since we've already made an agreement, let's exchange students now. On behalf of Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department, I welcome your students to come and learn."

Hearing Yan Shaozhe's blunt words, Jing Hongchen's face also darkened. He said with a forced smile, "Alright. I didn't expect Dean Yan to be such a straightforward person. I hope Dean Yan will take good care of our students."

Yan Shaozhe smiled calmly and said, "At least I can guarantee that they will learn something real during their studies at Shrek. The gates of Shrek's inner academy will be open to them. I hope that Master Hongchen will also show sufficient sincerity in this exchange activity."

Jing Hongchen laughed and said, "Of course, the elites from Shrek Academy will definitely receive the best teaching at Mingde Hall."

"The premise is that they don't do anything that would damage Shrek's image."

Yan Shaozhe smiled and said, "Since that's the case, it's a deal." As he spoke, he raised his right hand.

Jing Hongchen simultaneously raised his palm to strike him. The two old foxes at least smiled happily on their faces, but what they were really thinking was probably only known to themselves.

The two colleges exchanged positions under the guidance of their two supervising teachers.

The two sides shifted positions, with only Yan Shaozhe and Jing Hongchen remaining stationary. Yan Shaozhe smiled calmly and said, "Then, Hall Master Hongchen, farewell."

Jing Hongchen said, "Take care, and don't bother seeing me off."

Just as everything had settled down, Xu Tianzhen casually walked up to Yan Shaozhe and asked a question that left everyone speechless:

"Does Shrek Academy have co-ed dormitories?"

Yan Shaozhe: "Huh!?"

Jing Hongchen: "Huh!?"

Qian Lingyun: "Honestly, I didn't think of this!"

What Qian Lingyun didn't know was that during the time she was rebuilding the Central Army Group, Xu Tianzhen and Meng Hongchen had a chance encounter in the canteen.

Their personalities were quite compatible, and after getting to know each other, they quickly became close friends who could talk about anything.

After a while, Meng Hongchen confided her pent-up frustrations to Xu Tianzhen.

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener. Meng Hongchen probably never imagined that his few words would set the wheels of fate in motion.

Yan Shaozhe looked a little embarrassed. He didn't know where this fair-skinned girl had gotten all this information from.

Shrek Academy is the number one academy in the world, how could they possibly have such indecent behavior...

Hmm... well... it's hard to say!

Thinking it over, Yan Shaozhe, feeling guilty, subconsciously glanced at Huo Zhongxian, but then put on a serious expression and explained righteously:

"This is fake news, this is slander, this is baseless nonsense! Little friend, I advise you not to ask these pointless questions!"

"So what if you don't have it? What's the rush?" Xu Tianzhen muttered with her head down, her voice not loud, but just loud enough for everyone present to hear.

Jing Hongchen couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle...

The situation became even more awkward...

Fortunately, Yan Shaozhe had a strong mental fortitude (and thick skin), and he suppressed his displeasure, slowly saying, "It's getting late, let's set off!"

Then, Yan Shaozhe's gaze met Jing Hongchen's again, and he leaped into the air without using a flying soul tool. It was as if there was an invisible staircase in the air, and he stepped forward and instantly entered the high sky.

Led by their instructor, the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy quickly unleashed their soul tools and leaped into the air.

However, they were also greatly shocked to see Yan Shaozhe's astonishing ability to walk in the void.

Is this the power of a Super Douluo?

Jing Hongchen did not rush to leave, but watched Yan Shaozhe lead the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy until they disappeared, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

As a titled Douluo-level powerhouse, he too could fly, but he could never do what Yan Shaozhe just demonstrated.

What shocked him most was that Yan Shaozhe's Void Walk did not release any soul power at all.

Watching her sister-in-law Xu Tianzhen leave, Qian Lingyun withdrew her gaze and said in a strained voice:

"These are just standard techniques for using soul power. Are you impressed, Hall Master? If you want to understand the principles, you can go to my mother's ducal mansion and talk to her about it!"

"Oh! Is the Duke stronger than Yan Shaozhe?!" Jing Hongchen asked curiously.

"Excuse my bluntness, but in a real fight, Yan Shaozhe would be no match for my mother—it would be like a target for slaughter! He wouldn't even have a 10% chance of winning!"

"Not even a sliver of a chance of winning! That's truly terrifying! The Bloodwing Duke is so unfathomable; she certainly lives up to her illustrious reputation!" Jing Hongchen stroked his chin, already harboring the idea of ​​finding an opportunity to pay her a visit.

After thinking for a moment, he added, "I have no prior relationship with the Duke, so I'm afraid I'll have to ask Her Majesty the Empress to act as a go-between for this old minister!"

"Of course!" Qian Lingyun smiled slightly and said softly, "We can discuss this matter at length. It's getting late, and if we don't set off soon, you might miss breakfast tomorrow!"

"I have an appointment with an old friend, so I must take my leave first!"

Just like that, in Jing Hongchen's sight, Qian Lingyun vanished without a trace in an instant, without even the people around her noticing.

Jing Hongchen couldn't help but sigh, "Although Her Majesty the Empress is young, I have absolutely no idea how powerful she is!"

The reason Qian Lingyun left first was simple: she had already figured out Huo Yuhao's current strength.

After being tricked by himself a few times, this kid actually turned misfortune into blessing.

Although Mu En did not provide Huo Zhongxian with any small assistance at the moment of his death as in the original story, he still managed to increase his soul power significantly with the two leg soul bones used to reattach his legs, and ultimately reached the threshold of level 40 before the exchange and learning.

After a long while, Jing Hongchen's voice came, "Young men, we need to hurry, or we won't make it to Mingdu before dark."

As he spoke, the pair of flying soul tools behind him, as thin as cicada wings, suddenly shone with golden light. Everyone felt a golden light curtain descend from the sky, and in the next moment, their bodies were already enveloped within it. Some inner court students of the soul tool department, surprised, wanted to resist, but Fan Yu stopped them.

Immediately afterward, everyone's bodies soared into the sky, seemingly riding the clouds. They then realized that Jing Hongchen's pair of flying soul tools had suddenly expanded a thousandfold, and they were enveloped in a layer of golden light, hovering behind Jing Hongchen. Two enormous golden wings, each ten meters wide, gently flapped.

Jing Hongchen turned around and smiled slightly at them.

The next moment, the golden light suddenly intensified, and the surrounding scenery instantly became illusory. Huo Yuhao groaned and only managed to regain his footing with the help of his senior.

He had previously quietly released his mental probe to check the situation outside the light membrane, but the released mental energy was suddenly torn to shreds by the high-speed airflow generated outside.

Fortunately, he reacted quickly and severed that part of his mental energy in advance, thus avoiding real harm.

Everything outside became completely illusory, but the Shrek Academy students inside the light membrane felt no discomfort whatsoever, as if they were in a quiet room where they couldn't even hear the wind.

If it weren't for the constantly rushing scenery outside, they wouldn't have felt that they were flying at high speed in the air.

As night falls, the magnificent Milky Way shines brightly against the inky black sky.

Qian Lingyun found a branch of the Holy Soul Palace nearby to spend the night.

This branch of the Holy Soul Temple is located in a relatively remote area, at least half a day's drive away from other medium and large cities.

However, its importance is unmatched by that of branch temples in ordinary medium-sized cities.

Because... these branch temples located deep in the mountains and forests generally have very special functions, such as training new members or storing resources.

The building in front of us is an important transit station specifically responsible for supplying soul guide devices to the Southern Army Group.

With the Mingdu explosion still fresh in everyone's minds, Qian Lingyun would never do something as foolish as storing weapons of mass destruction in her basement again!

Upon landing, Qian Lingyun was the first to knock on the tightly closed door of the branch hall after nightfall.

"Who goes there? Password!" came a muffled question from behind the branch hall gate.

"Blue Silver!" Qian Lingyun said jokingly!

"Entangle!" The voice from the branch hall was noticeably louder than before. She then asked, "Death!"

"The Way!" Qianling replied.

As the Pope of the Holy Soul Temple answered the special password, the previously tightly closed door slowly opened a crack, just wide enough for one person to pass through.

Upon entering the main gate, the eight Soul Masters responsible for the daily operations of this branch hall stood in a row, bowed respectfully, and whispered, "Master!"

"Huh! Have the uniforms already been distributed!?"

Seeing the servants' stylish nun's habit and black suits—even on Earth, these would be considered fashionable—Qian Lingyun was first taken aback, then couldn't help but clap and encourage them, saying, "Beautiful! Really beautiful!"

Admittedly, the uniforms of the Holy Soul Temple are designed to be visually appealing, but even on the basis of being visually appealing, the nuns can still achieve greater flexibility by tearing off the cumbersome skirts.

(The nun's black long skirt is covered by tight shorts, so there's no need to worry about wardrobe malfunctions.)

As for the deacon uniforms, the Thousand Popes said: With nuns in their uniforms around, who would even look at them!

Think about it!

Upon entering the Holy Soul Hall branch, you'll be greeted by a group of beautiful young women dressed in nun's habit and wearing black stockings and high heels, walking gracefully towards you.

What a beautiful sight that was!

To earn extra money, the beautiful nuns would also act as confidantes and therapists, sitting in the confessional to comfort those who were suffering, sad, or struggling. (This service was not free.)

For holy servants whose lives are already difficult, listening to others recount their sad stories in their cubicles is also a form of self-regulation.

After all, seeing others worse off than yourself can evoke a certain...schadenfreude...cough cough cough, no, it's more like feeling sympathy for someone in the same boat.

However, on the other hand!

This nun's habit also has some drawbacks. In the original Douluo Continent, where the servants of the Holy Ones went up and down mountains and rivers to awaken martial souls in small villages in the mountains, this habit was indeed a bit inconvenient!

But as things stand, it's not a big problem. After all, the Holy Servants' cultivation levels are generally above the fourth ring. If the road is difficult to travel, they can use flying soul tools to travel!

Judging from the development of the Holy Soul Temple during this period, the nuns and deacons who travel through the mountain valleys are indeed very efficient.

The first round of large-scale martial soul awakening alone has already awakened several thousand potential soul master candidates.

They will be brought back and trained along with the Holy Soul Temple's servants during their combat training in the Sun and Moon Empire.

The unit responsible for picking them up was the first airship unit of the Central Army Group – the First Airship Soul Division.

"Alright, stop standing there like idiots and get back to your work! The first round of military training is about to begin. Each of you in your respective branches, divide your people into batches and send them to my fiefdom for training!"

①Let me tell you a joke: even the slaves auctioned off in Douluo Continent I (the catwoman auctioned off by Ning Fengzhi) had martial spirits, not to mention the common people (Old Jack and other villagers). In Douluo Continent II, the soldiers of the Star Luo Empire did not have martial spirits (when Huo Zhongxian joined the Star Luo army, almost no one except the officers had martial spirits).

In addition, having the potential to become a Soul Master means having a Soul Power of one or more, which makes it possible to become a Soul Master.

The Sun Moon Empire has advanced medicine, so even someone like Yu Xiaogang, whose innate talent is almost zero, can become a novice Soul Master and find some work.

(End of this chapter)