Douluo Continent Villain Simulator: Persecuting Qian Renxue at the Start

Chapter 344 The Three-Year Term Approaches: The Current Status of the Seven Devils (Transitional Chapter)

Inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, and other high-ranking members of the school were chatting casually in the main hall, as usual.

"Fengzhi, haven't you found anything wrong with Ye Zhiqiu from Canghui Academy yet?" Chen Xin glanced at Ning Fengzhi sitting opposite her and asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, the people sent out by the sect have been observing him for more than two years. There is nothing wrong with his behavior, and we have never seen him interact with any powerful figures from other forces."

Although he said this, Ning Fengzhi's expression did not relax. "However, his cultivation progress is a bit too fast. He has already advanced to the Soul Emperor level. Logically speaking, if he really has this kind of talent, he shouldn't have been stuck at the Soul King level for so long."

"That's strange, who could have been the one who made the move in secret back then...?"

Seeing that Chen Xin was still unable to let go of this matter, Ning Fengzhi took the initiative to persuade him: "Uncle Jian, I think you shouldn't think about it anymore. According to Rongrong, she didn't suffer any great loss at the time; she just admitted her mistake and apologized. Besides, Ye Zhi Qiu was also forced into it at the time. The root cause is that Shrek Academy's teaching methods are wrong."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xin frowned and scolded, "If that's the case, you shouldn't have let her stay in that academy. The dean is only a Soul Saint; can he really teach Rongrong? Going home as soon as possible is the right thing to do!"

"This isn't that Tang San..."

"In the end, you still want to use Rongrong to gain benefits for the sect. What kind of father are you? Can't you talk to them yourself?"

"Uncle Jian, that's not what I meant. Rongrong herself doesn't want to come back. Zhu Zhuqing from Shrek Academy has helped her a lot. You can't stop the child from making friends, can you?" Seeing Chen Xin's displeasure, Ning Fengzhi quickly spoke up to defend her.

Chen Xin lowered her head and took a sip of tea, too lazy to continue the argument, and instead asked, "So, about the hidden weapons you mentioned, has there been any progress lately?"

As the guardian Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, he values ​​the interests of the sect highly and understands the importance of hidden weapons for support-type Soul Masters.

"Not very optimistic." Ning Fengzhi's eyes darkened when he mentioned this. "Just like Rongrong said, that child has too many ideas and is not easily moved. He is also unwilling to exchange his production techniques for it and only agrees to sell us the finished products."

He clearly could not accept this kind of cooperation.

After all, the immortal herb in the Yin-Yang Well had already been taken away by Su Cheng. Without the immortal herb promoting the evolution of the martial soul, Tang San had no gratitude to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Given this, Ning Fengzhi would naturally not accept such unequal terms of the deal.

"Besides, he is Tang Hao's son, so we can't use other methods. We can only proceed slowly."

"Hmm..." Chen Xin nodded and fell silent for a moment.

"By the way, Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, we've met Zhu Zhuqing, whom Rongrong mentioned before. Her talent is indeed exceptional. What do you think of her?"

Why are you asking us about this?

Even the ancient banyan tree that had been silent nearby looked up at him.

"Well, judging from that child's expression, it seems he'll likely return to the Star Luo Empire in the future, and joining a sect is probably unlikely. I was thinking, perhaps you or Uncle Gu could consider taking him on as a disciple?"

"Let's talk about it later. By the way," Chen Xin seemed to suddenly remember something, his voice lowering, "was Xue Qinghe behind Xue Avalanche's death?"

"Sigh, let the royal family handle their own affairs. We don't need to get too involved."

Ning Fengzhi sighed, offering only a brief hint, seemingly unwilling to say more.

Inside the enormous training room of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, several young figures were taking turns sparring and practicing together, including Tang San and others.

Without the avalanche's interference, Shrek Academy was able to merge into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy very smoothly, and as the main force of the second team, they participated in this year's Soul Master Academy Tournament.

As for the original second team members, most of them became substitute players.

However, Xiao Wu was not among the group of people undergoing training.

It must be said that Su Cheng's actions two years ago did have some effect.

Without the protection of the Immortal Herb Acacia Heartbreak Red, Xiao Wu's identity as a soul beast could not be effectively concealed. She could only find an excuse to temporarily leave the team, and a member of the original Royal Fighting Team 2 joined the Shrek Team to cooperate with her.

On the training field, Dai Mubai's palms were covered with a layer of bone claws as hard as metal, while at the same time, Ma Hongjun, who was fighting him, also had a pair of crimson wings growing out of his back.

If Su Cheng were to witness this scene, he would be extremely surprised.

The organs that these two people exhibit are not the result of martial spirit possession or some special soul skill, but rather external soul bones!

Although they no longer had the help of the immortal herbs, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, in addition to Tang San, also obtained external soul bones that were extremely compatible with their own attributes.

It's quite surprising that such rare soul bones, which have an extremely low probability of appearing, were simultaneously found on three students from Shrek Academy.

In fact, many teachers also found it extremely unbelievable.

The current members of the Shrek Academy team are definitely among the best in terms of strength among their peers.

Zhu Zhuqing, who possesses the terrifying Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul, Tang San, who possesses twin Martial Souls, along with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who have obtained external Soul Bones, the strongest support Martial Soul Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and Oscar, a food-type Soul Master with innate full Soul Power.

Even if Xiao Wu is unable to participate, this configuration is in no way weaker than the Shrek team's strength after they received the immortal herb.

While Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were engaged in a fierce battle, the other main players and substitutes of the Royal Fighting Team 2 were also scattered around watching from the sidelines, occasionally exchanging and discussing with each other.

As a support-type Soul Master, Ning Rongrong did not need to participate in this one-on-one combat segment. Zhu Zhuqing was also very strong and did not participate in this type of training much. The two stood a little further apart.

As she watched the two figures going back and forth on the stage, she pouted at Zhu Zhuqing beside her and said, "These two guys are really lucky. They actually managed to get something like an external soul bone. Why aren't we so lucky?"

Over the years, although the students of Shrek Academy often train and fight together, their relationship is no longer as cold and stiff as it was when they first met, but it is definitely not good. They can probably be called "teammates," but that's all.

The unresolved issues of the past, coupled with the shadow cast by the events that occurred in the small town that day, have left an ever-deepering imprint over time.

Those memories won't disappear; they'll just be left unmentioned and allowed to slowly settle in the depths of our hearts.

Zhu Zhuqing smiled, looking completely unconcerned. "External soul bones aren't anything special. With their limited talent, it's hard to say whether they can even reach the Title Douluo level. Soul bones can only increase their combat power a little; ultimately, soul masters still rely on their martial souls."

"That's true. Even if they obtain external soul bones, they're no match for you." Ning Rongrong nodded, then sighed softly, "Ah, I really envy you. So what if I have a level nine innate soul power? The flaws in my martial soul have already determined that at most, I'll be like my father, reaching the Soul Saint level is my limit."

Zhu Zhuqing fell silent upon hearing this.

The image of the mysterious, powerful figure who had been lurking in the town that day subconsciously surfaced in her mind.

By adding three extra soul rings to Ye Zhi Qiu, who was at the Soul King level, his strength was boosted by three major levels out of thin air, directly elevating him from Soul King to the peak of Soul Douluo.

Perhaps, with that person's abilities, there really is a chance to help Ning Rongrong make up for the deficiencies of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.

But at this point, she couldn't say much.

On one hand, she had promised that person to keep their conversation a secret. On the other hand, giving Ning Rongrong hope only to have it dashed in the end would be even more cruel.

Ning Rongrong, standing nearby, quickly adjusted her emotions.

The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda's flaws have a long history, and the sect's successors have long been accustomed to it. She didn't have much of an opinion about it originally, and just casually complained about it.

Moreover, even if a Soul Master who possesses the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can only reach the Soul Saint level at most in their lifetime, they are still the best support teammate that countless people dream of, and they enjoy the reputation of being the number one support-type Soul Master in the world.

She glanced at the boy watching the battle from another corner and muttered under her breath, "But Tang San is really stingy. My dad offered such good terms, but he still refuses to exchange them for his methods of making those hidden weapons."

"It's perfectly normal for someone to not want to give away their own things."

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips, knowing that Zhu Zhuqing's words made no mistake, and then asked, "So, between you and Tang San, who is stronger now?"

"I don't know. In a normal fight, he's definitely far inferior to me, but he might be hiding some special methods. Tang San has always been a mysterious person."

"Indeed." Ning Rongrong nodded, her eyes thoughtful. "It's one thing for a martial soul like Blue Silver Grass to have innate full soul power, but this guy's leveling speed is not slow at all, which is a bit abnormal."

"Hmm, his martial soul is probably not ordinary Blue Silver Grass."

Zhu Zhuqing chatted casually with Ning Rongrong, but her mind was elsewhere.

It will soon be three years since that encounter in Maple Town, outside the Star Dou Great Forest.

She still vividly remembers the promise she made that day.

So, should I go to Wuhun City to see that mysterious expert?

As Zhu Zhuqing's strength has grown rapidly in recent years, she has met more and more powerful individuals, and her experience and knowledge have been continuously expanding and enriching.

But the more she felt this way, the more she sensed the power and terror of the mysterious person she had encountered.

According to Ning Rongrong, her father and Sword Douluo had personally gone to Canghui Academy to verify Ye Zhi Qiu's strength, finding him to be just an ordinary Soul King. Apart from that, no other clues were found.

Even more outrageous is that those students had no knowledge of the series of events that followed that day, nor any memory of Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun kneeling down to apologize.

They could not possibly be lying.

Under the overwhelming pressure of the Sword Douluo's aura, which was at the peak of the Douluo level, the ordinary students, whose strength was at most that of a Great Soul Master, could not withstand it mentally at all.

In addition, Zhu Zhuqing gradually understood what the mysterious expert meant by "a person who naturally possesses a special stance".

Xiao Wu's recent departure seems very strange.

Her relationship with Tang San was clearly growing stronger, and she was extremely eager for the upcoming Soul Master Competition.

As far as I know, Xiao Wu is an orphan with no relatives at all, yet she voluntarily left the team to attend to her own affairs at a crucial juncture before the start of the competition.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't believe there wasn't some hidden reason behind it; she just couldn't figure out the key to it for the time being.

Besides Xiao Wu, the other outrageous guy is Tang San.

She discovered that Tang San harbored an extremely deep prejudice against the Spirit Hall.

Although this guy's martial soul is Blue Silver Grass, he is actually a direct descendant of the Clear Sky Sect and the son of the famous Clear Sky Douluo.

Strangely, his prejudice did not seem to originate from the Haotian Sect or Tang Hao, but from his teacher, Yu Xiaogang.

But regardless of the source of Tang San's extremely firm stance, it is already destined that he will sooner or later stand on the opposite side of the Spirit Hall.

"By the way, Rongrong, what do you think of the Spirit Hall as a place?"

"I don't really feel anything, but my father has mentioned it a few times, saying that the Spirit Hall has great ambitions and wants to take over the major sects. Moreover, the current situation of the two major empires confronting each other on the continent is because the Spirit Hall has been secretly instigating it. As for what their purpose is, it is still hard to say."

"Is that so..."

After thinking for a moment, Zhu Zhuqing continued, "Tell me, if there were an opportunity now to become the disciple of a powerful figure I know nothing about and have never actually met, should I accept?"

Ning Rongrong turned her head in surprise and looked over.

She knew that since the other party had asked this question, it couldn't have been just a casual inquiry; they must have encountered something similar.

How strong is it?

"Probably even stronger than Sword Douluo, much stronger."

"..."

Ning Rongrong fell silent, somewhat incredulous. But she also knew very well that Zhu Zhuqing was never one to exaggerate.

After pondering for a long time, her expression became quite serious. "I suggest you wait a bit."

Worried that the other party might misunderstand, he quickly began to explain.

"What I'm saying has nothing to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. I think that if someone wants to take you as their disciple, they must have their eye on your talent and potential."

"Think about it, now we have the strength to compete for the championship in the Soul Master Competition. Even those two guys who dragged us down, Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, have obtained external soul bones, which greatly improved their combat power."

"There's not much time left before the Soul Master Competition starts. Why not wait until you've achieved results and proven yourself before considering this?"

As they were talking, Ning Rongrong suddenly remembered a few things.

On that day in the town, Ye Zhi Qiu specifically asked Zhu Zhu Qing if she wanted to enroll in Cang Hui Academy.

But afterwards, she learned from Chen Xin that the person who made the move that day was not the real Ye Zhi Qiu, but a mysterious powerful figure hiding in the shadows.

and so……

Thinking of this, Ning Rongrong's eyes widened slightly. "Zhu Qing, the person you're talking about, could it be the one from that day in Maple Town...?"

(End of this chapter)