Douluo Continent: The Rebirth of Huo Yuhao

Chapter 57 Cooperation Achieved

Jing Hongchen pondered for a moment.

"Elder Mu is joking. Shrek Academy and my Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy have always been on good terms. Even as rivals, we respect each other. Why would Elder Mu be troubled by this?"

"Moreover, our two families each have their strengths. We have always admired Shrek Academy's research on martial souls. But in terms of soul tools, Mingde Hall is unique."

"Only when two companies share resources can they complement each other."

"Elder Mu's words this time were rather poorly worded."

Just as Mu En finished speaking to Jing Hongchen, Jing Hongchen mocked Mu En for his narrow-mindedness.

"Hmph, if you don't want to, you can leave now. Nobody's stopping you," Xuanzi couldn't help but say again.

Moon frowned. Negotiations are a back-and-forth process. Shrek also needs Mingde Hall's help. Their initiative to seek an exchange is a good opportunity to gain an advantage. How can we act impulsively?

Xuanzi was ultimately too narrow-minded and unsuitable to serve as the master of the Sea God Pavilion.

In this era of great strife, those in charge of Shrek Academy must possess sufficient wisdom to survive.

Now that this matter is over, Moon needs to reconsider who will succeed him at the Sea God Pavilion.

"Xuanzi, shut up."

Mu En first stopped Xuanzi from continuing, then turned to Jing Hongchen and continued:

"Master Jing, I was indeed short-sighted in saying those words."

"Old Mu, you..."

The other elders were all taken aback when they saw Mu En admitting his mistake to Jing Hongchen.

Moon raised his hand to interrupt them, and continued the conversation:

"Master Jing, you just said that our two academies each have their own strengths and should share what we have. I completely agree with that. How about this, before the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament begins, let's make a bold attempt together."

"We will send some Soul Guidance Department disciples to your academy to study, and you should also send some promising talents with Soul Master abilities to Shrek Academy to study."

"Mutual exchange is what truly constitutes mutual benefit."

"Master Jing, what are your thoughts?"

After saying that, Mu En calmly looked at Jing Hongchen, saying, "We're exchanging information, you said it yourself."

After admitting his mistake, Mu En's words put Jing Hongchen back on the leash.

However, Jing Hongchen didn't feel much resentment. There's always room for negotiation. If Mu En were like Xuan Zi, Jing Hongchen would never achieve his goal in his lifetime.

"Elder Mu's idea is excellent. I have long admired Shrek Academy's spirit system, but I didn't have the opportunity to learn it here when I was young. On behalf of Mingde Hall, I agree to Elder Mu's proposal. However, spirit masters are more difficult to train than spirit masters, so we cannot give all three level-nine spirit tools to Elder Mu in exchange."

After a moment's thought, Jing Hongchen agreed to Mu En's request.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has indeed produced a great number of talented individuals in recent years. Huo Yuhao and his sister Hongchen are a prime example; their combined talent would be top-tier even within Shrek Academy.

Besides the three of them, there are several other students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy who have shown talent in the field of Soul Masters. It would be a good thing if they could come to Shrek Academy for further study. It's just a matter of whether that old guy Mu En would be willing to give up a few spots.

"Master Jing, you are mistaken. The level-nine soul tool is what you used to exchange for the ultimate cultivation method. How can you withhold it? Furthermore, we hope that during the exchange, Master Jing can allow our students to access some of the latest research directions of Mingde Hall. Otherwise, if they come back with some outdated stuff, Shrek Academy will suffer a huge loss."

Upon hearing this, Jing Hongchen cursed inwardly. This old fox has no shame at all. Is such a high price really worth an ultimate cultivation method?

The rest of the Shrek Academy members were also a little embarrassed. Originally, the three level-nine soul tools already showed that Mingde Hall was very sincere, after all, there were very few of these in the Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Having long held a high position, Jing Hongchen was very adept at this kind of back-and-forth exchange of benefits. After a moment's thought, he spoke directly:

"Elder Mu, it's not a problem for us to have access to the latest developments in some areas of Mingde Hall's soul tool research. Since it's an open exchange, we naturally won't hold back. At the same time, we hope Shrek Academy can share some of their true skills with our students. Also, since this is an exchange condition, the matter of level nine soul tools must be discussed again."

"Master Jing's concerns are unfounded. Once they come to Shrek Academy, regardless of their past background, we treat everyone equally. If they achieve success, Shrek Academy will be proud of them. As for the level nine soul tool..."

Moon made some polite remarks before continuing the discussion about the exchange.

After some discussion, Jing Hongchen and Mu En reached a final agreement: in exchange for chasing the stars and the sun, Jing Hongchen would take away Shrek Academy's ultimate cultivation secrets.

According to Elder Mu, this method can increase a cultivator's cultivation speed by 70%, allowing a Soul Master with an Ultimate Martial Soul to reach 60% of the cultivation speed of a genius Soul Master with innate full Soul Power.

It is a closely guarded secret that Shrek Academy discovered through ten thousand years of research on three unparalleled geniuses.

This shows the depth of Shrek's heritage.

Shrek Academy gave up two level-nine soul tools in exchange for a guarantee for future development.

The exchange terms take effect immediately. Jing Hongchen will rest for three days at the Sea God Pavilion, and Shrek Academy will first select a group of students to accompany him to Mingdu.

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There they will receive a systematic and complete Soul Master education, lasting five years, starting from scratch.

This can be said to be the foundation that Shrek Academy laid for the future development of the Soul Guidance System.

The remaining exchange students will begin their exchange program in two years, with a duration of three years.

This was a condition proposed by Jing Hongchen. Huo Yuhao was a latecomer to the world of Soul Masters, and his cultivation level as a Soul Master was not high enough. He had to stay at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy for a while longer to receive guidance on Soul Master cultivation.

The second batch of Shrek Academy students going to Mingdu will include one level 7 Soul Master and one level 8 Soul Master. The two will need to access the latest research progress in some areas of the Mingde Hall's Soul Guidance Devices. The Mingde Hall needs to train the level 7 Soul Master to level 8 within three years.

They are not allowed to access any research on level nine soul tools.

These are all the exchange conditions reached between Jing Hongchen and Mu En.

Judging from the outcome, if the two companies were not in opposing camps, it would truly be a win-win situation.

Now, it all depends on the abilities of both groups of students. Whoever learns more will gain more!

Jing Hongchen was resting in a room at the Sea God Pavilion.

Want to choose a level nine flying soul tool for research? Hmph, if it were an ordinary one, that would be fine. But chasing stars and the sun, I already said it's the latest development from Mingde Hall. By the time you've made some progress, Yuhao will already be a titled Douluo.

Moon is a greedy old man too.

Yuhao, this time I have exchanged for the ultimate cultivation method for you, so your cultivation will not improve too slowly. I can finally put some pressure on myself. At least Mingde Hall has provided you with a good cultivation environment.

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(End of this chapter)