Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

Lu Mingfei felt as if he had been struck by lightning.

"Hey, hey, hey, why didn't anyone tell me about this big news beforehand? I didn't turn on any do-not-disturb mode, did I? You guys sold me out without even consulting me?"

Lu Mingfei turned around abruptly and met the guilty looks of the three education committee members. The three old men chuckled awkwardly and gave him a smile.

This matter must have been approved by all three of them.

He suddenly realized that the three education commissioners were Xue Qinghe's henchmen, and he turned to look at Xue Qinghe with a fierce glint in his eyes, determined to get an explanation from him.

Ke Xueqinghe returned a bright smile, then, as if he had succeeded in his prank, he immediately looked away and simply pretended to be dead.

Lu Mingfei gasped. This was the friend he had risked exposing his trump card to save—he was truly a scoundrel.

He now deeply regrets it; what terrible things had he done to have met such a person?

Bishop Salas's cloudy eyes flashed with a rare glint of light. His intelligence gathering on Lu Mingfei had always been very limited. For example, there was no record of his recently acquired fifth and third soul skills. Although he felt that his side had the upper hand, it would be better to be more prepared.

Ning Fengzhi and Emperor Xueye exchanged a smile. It was indeed Xue Qinghe who suggested this last night. Emperor Xueye had wondered at the time if it would be inappropriate to let Lu Mingfei reveal his strength in advance.

But Xue Qinghe said, "Father, don't you want to see how strong Brother Lu really is now? We won't be able to see him when he goes to the finals."

Upon hearing this, not only Emperor Xueye but also the three major educational committees immediately agreed.

To their shame, as their superiors, the last time they saw Lu Mingfei take action was during his battle with the First Prince of Xingluo, Davis.

However, they were all in important positions, and at most only one of them could go to Wuhun City to watch the finals.

So today's exhibition match can actually be considered Lu Mingfei's graduation ceremony at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. They also want to see with their own eyes what level their student has reached.

Regardless of how heartbroken Lu Mingfei was after being betrayed, the atmosphere at the scene was already electric.

Ever since Lu Mingfei obtained the Gold Soul in the Great Soul Arena at the age of eight, no one in Tiandou City has had the chance to see him fight again.

Afterwards, his deeds only existed in word of mouth. The Heaven Dou City Great Soul Arena even specially engraved Lu Mingfei's achievement of obtaining the Golden Soul and his age on the monument commemorating the major events of the Soul Arena for future generations to admire.

The contestants on the field practically sparked with excitement in their eyes.

Without having to go through the preliminaries and qualifying rounds, they could directly enter a one-on-one battle with Lu Mingfei. This was something every player dreamed of, and everyone was praying that they would be the lucky one.

This includes Tang San, who doesn't care about the Soul Master Competition at all; his purpose in participating is simply to rightfully challenge Lu Mingfei and defeat him head-on.

However, as soon as Salas began drawing lots, Tang San's face immediately darkened, while the other teams on the field breathed a sigh of relief.

"In the first round of the preliminary rounds, the vice-captain team of Tiandou Royal Academy will face off against Shrek Academy."

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"Phew." Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun and the others breathed a sigh of relief. If Tang San had really drawn a card to fight Lu Mingfei, he would have gone crazy and fought desperately.

If Tang San is defeated or seriously injured, they can forget about the rest of the preliminaries and will be eliminated.

After the first round of the draw, everyone's breath was immediately pulled back up again, as only one of the twenty-six teams would be selected.

When Salas opened the lot, everyone held their breath.

The emcee solemnly accepted the document and immediately announced in a loud voice:

"Congratulations to Shenfeng Academy for securing this exhibition match opportunity! A friendly reminder to the Shenfeng Academy players: please prioritize safety, act within your limits, do not overexert yourselves, and do not delay your participation in the preliminary rounds and subsequent qualifying matches."

However, his friendly reminder was barely heard by anyone, as it was immediately drowned out by the cheers of the crowd.

All the teams on the field turned their attention to the Kamikaze Academy team, their faces filled with envy and jealousy.

The chosen Kamikaze Academy members clenched their fists in secret delight.

The Shrek students in the corner never expected that Lu Mingfei's influence was so great; a mere chance to spar could excite the other academies so much.

They've faced off two or three times, and it was all a nightmare, okay?

The members of the Kamikaze team, dressed in cyan team uniforms, turned their attention to their captain, Lu Mingfei. Although they also wanted to participate, the only one in the academy qualified to do so was their captain, Feng Xiaotian.

As two Soul Masters of the same generation with innate full Soul Power, the two have been constantly compared since Lu Mingfei first appeared in Heaven Dou City. The comparison only ended when news of Lu Mingfei breaking through to Soul Master at the age of 9 came out. But Feng Xiaotian had been holding back his anger, and today he finally had the opportunity to face him head-on.

He looked at Lu Mingfei on the VIP stage with high fighting spirit, his long-admired opponent, and Lu Mingfei seemed to be giving him face by adopting a posture of full readiness.

Actually it is not.

Lu Mingfei didn't have time to pay attention to him; he was currently preoccupied with the villainous image of Xue Qinghe in his mind.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, standing to the side, felt that Lu Mingfei was practically emanating black energy, and silently mourned for the Shenfeng Academy team member who was about to take the stage.

"Alright, the first match of the first round of the preliminary rounds will now begin, with the vice-team of Tiandou Royal Academy facing off against the Shrek Academy team. All participating academies, please leave the stage. The three academies that will be playing later, please get ready. The exhibition match will begin promptly ten minutes after the team match ends."

"Brother Lu, it's time to go to the waiting room." Xue Qinghe jumped up and down, reminding him that he should follow the maid to the waiting room.

"Thank you so much, Your Highness." Lu Mingfei didn't give him a friendly look, buttoned up his shirt, and followed the palace maid.

However, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but cover her mouth and chuckle at her somewhat gritted teeth and exasperated expression.

This is probably the essence of a bad friend. When you're joking around and digging up embarrassing stories, you feel like you want to strangle them, but when something really happens, you can still rely on them. In short, you can't help but laugh or cry, and you can't really hate them.

Xue Qinghe found Lu Mingfei particularly interesting. Since he had already let himself go and didn't care what would happen next, having fun was the most important thing.

Who knows if there will be another chance like this later on?