Douluo Continent: Taking Tang San as a disciple, with a ten-thousand-fold return for teaching him.

Ma Hongjun laughed and said, "Master, why didn't you say so sooner? If we had known we would get so much money if we won, we probably would have been even more powerful!"

Yu Xiuyuan belatedly realized that he was also entitled to a share, and quickly said, "Teacher, I didn't even participate in the competition, so how can I get paid? This money should be distributed to everyone!"

Chen Luo said, "Because you are a team, but even if you are a team, it's quite a lot for you to get two thousand gold soul coins even though you didn't play."

As he spoke, Chen Luo looked at the Shrek Seven Devils: "If you think Yu Xiuyuan shouldn't take this money, that's fine too. Just consider this money as mine. I got 100,000 gold soul coins for you, so asking for 2,000 gold soul coins shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Dai Mubai immediately said, "Master, what are you saying? I think this money should be divided equally among us!"

Chen Luo said, "Your awareness is quite high, but there's no need for that. You deserve it."

"Alright, I have to go out for a bit. You don't need to wait for me at the celebration banquet."

After saying that, Chen Luo exchanged a glance with Flander and Zhao Wuji, and then left.

Flander said, "The 100,000 gold soul coins are just extra compensation for you. The normal competition rewards will still be issued, and because it is the main arena, the competition rewards will be higher than those of the sub-arena. Take a break for a while, and then go collect your rewards. We'll have a good celebration later!"

……

"Tianheng, do you still remember me?"

The seven members of the Royal Fighting Team were walking back to the hotel, supporting each other in low spirits, when a loud voice suddenly caught their attention. Yu Tianheng, in particular, looked up sharply after hearing the voice.

A tall figure stood on the road ahead; it was Chen Luo.

Yu Tianheng immediately walked towards Chen Luo, not forgetting to tell his teammates as he left, "You guys go back and rest first, I'll be back later!"

Dugu Yan spoke up: "Let's keep going."

The six continued on their way, but their gazes remained fixed on Yu Tianheng and Chen Luo for a long time before they looked away.

Upon meeting Chen Luo, Yu Tianheng exclaimed excitedly, "Uncle, it really is you!"

Chen Luo smiled and said, "Long time no see, Tianheng, you've grown so much!"

Yu Tianheng's eyes instantly reddened: "Uncle, how have you been all these years?"

"Everything's fine. How's your family?"

Yu Tianheng said, "Everything is fine. Grandpa and my father have always thought about you."

"Ah."

Chen Luo nodded.

As the two walked down the street, Chen Luo slowly brought up the matter of tonight's Soul Fighting Competition.

"Your soul power level has reached level thirty-nine, which is excellent."

Chen Luo said, "Your performance tonight was also extremely impressive, but unfortunately you still lost."

Yu Tianheng said somewhat dejectedly, "Uncle, you watched my match too? I could have done so much better..."

Chen Luo said, "I am the leader of the Shrek Seven Devils."

"what?"

Yu Tianheng looked at Chen Luo with some surprise.

Chen Luo smiled and then told Yu Tianheng about the Shrek Seven Devils.

When Yu Tianheng learned the ages of the Shrek Seven Devils, he was even more surprised.

“You’re already very good, but you still need to keep working hard,” Chen Luo said.

Yu Tianheng asked, "Uncle, may I enter Shrek Academy?"

"No, I would very much welcome you, but the elders in the family will not agree."

Yu Tianheng was immediately dejected, but Chen Luo's words immediately cheered him up.

"You can't come, but I can go. I'm not qualified yet, but I will be in the future."

Yu Tianheng asked excitedly, "Uncle, are you going to the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy?"

Chen Luo shook his head slightly and slowly said, "I want to return to the family, and no longer as a good-for-nothing."

Just then, Chen Luo and Yu Tianheng walked into a quiet street with no pedestrians. Chen Luo said in a low voice, "Come out, Luo Sanpao!"

Golden light flashed, and the Golden Luo Sanpao appeared, with four spirit rings—yellow, yellow, purple, and black—slowly rising from Chen Luo's feet.

Yu Tianheng's eyes widened involuntarily, and the words "utterly shocked" seemed to be written all over his handsome face.

"I did it, but not completely. I will go back when I have enough strength," Chen Luo said with a smile.

At this moment, Luo Sanpao had already gone to Yu Tianheng's side and gently nuzzled Yu Tianheng's hand with his head.

Yu Tianheng gently stroked the golden Luo Sanpao with trembling hands, lost in memories of the past.

Just then, Chen Luo suddenly handed over a bottle of sake, and Yu Tianheng looked at Chen Luo with some surprise.

Chen Luo laughed and said, "When you were little, you always liked to sneak drinks and got scolded a lot. I, your useless uncle, couldn't protect you. Now that you're grown up, you probably don't have so many restrictions anymore. Let's have a drink together, uncle and nephew."

Yu Tianheng took the sake and nodded vigorously: "Okay, Uncle!"

Chapter 74 Special Mission

Chen Luo chatted with Yu Tianheng for a long time, and by the time he arrived at the little monsters' celebration banquet, it was almost over.

After eating a little something, the little monsters were still basking in the joy of their victory. After a short while, Chen Luo returned to their lodgings with the little monsters.

Flander and Zhao Wuji took a look for a few moments, then returned to Shrek Academy.

"Another day has passed..."

Lying in bed, Chen Luo felt a mix of indescribable emotions.

Chen Luo had been trying hard to avoid being affected by Yu Xiaogang's memories, but when he encountered familiar people, his emotions were still inexplicably stirred.

Although this would make him look more like Yu Xiaogang and thus avoid being noticed by others, especially when facing acquaintances, he would not do so.

But this always gave Chen Luo an indescribable sense of constraint. He wanted to break free from this constraint, but he had never been able to.

For example, after the Shrek Seven Devils' match against the Royal Fighting Team tonight, Chen Luo went to find Yu Tianheng, mainly because he was influenced by Yu Xiaogang's memories.

When the close uncle and nephew reunite, it's hard to suppress the strong kinship they feel.

When Chen Luo chatted with Yu Tianheng, his words were mostly encouraging.

In Chen Luo's mind, Yu Tianheng was already very outstanding, as his grasp of the timing of battle and his handling of details were both excellent.

Compared to the Yu Tianheng in the book, the Yu Tianheng in front of me is much stronger. He has not made any low-level mistakes such as being too confident and getting ambushed while venturing deep into enemy territory.

If the Shrek Seven Devils hadn't had some kind of cheat code, the winner would definitely have been the Royal Fighting Team.

The occurrence of such extremely low-probability events as Martial Soul Fusion Skills and External Soul Bones within a team is practically akin to cheating.

Of course, the Shrek Seven Devils also performed very well. If they made even the slightest mistake, it would be useless even if they had cheat codes.

As for Chen Luo telling Yu Tianheng that he would return to the family in the future, it was mainly to win over his nephew Yu Tianheng and, incidentally, show off a bit.

Yu Tianheng is definitely a target disciple of A-level or above. The members of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family are all quite talented. If they can all be recruited into the discipleship reward program, it will definitely be a great help to Chen Luo's future improvement.

If Chen Luori wants to return to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, in addition to meeting the required strength himself, he will also need Yu Tianheng's help.

One should set long-term goals. Although Chen Luo is currently working hard for the development of the academy, this does not mean he should aim for even more distant goals. He should seize any opportunity that comes his way.

If he could, Chen Luo would like to join Bibi Dong right now and develop his career in the Spirit Hall. Wouldn't it be great to avoid decades of hard work?

But the key is that the people from the Spirit Hall have to agree first, and Bibi Dong doesn't yet have the ability to control everything.

A Soul Master at only level 40-something goes to the Spirit Hall to live off a woman? It would be incredibly easy for others to kill you. Bibi Dong can't protect you all the time. For many Soul Masters, the Spirit Hall is a kind of faith, especially its members, who are absolutely willing to sacrifice for their beliefs.

Do you think Chen Luo wants to hone himself and gradually become stronger, instead of taking shortcuts? There are reasons for everything; things are often not as simple as they seem.

"The battle between the Shrek Seven Devils and the Royal Fighting Team has ended, and their practical training should be nearing completion. For the next period of time, they need to devote themselves to cultivation. Practical training should be secondary, mainly because there won't be any particularly strong opponents appearing."

Chen Luo began to think about what would happen next.

"If the plot of the book unfolds as it should, with Qin Ming's help, the Shrek Seven Devils should be heading towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy to begin a new journey and experience more things."

"While facing various dangers, Tang San will also gain more opportunities, such as meeting Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, going to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, and then getting some benefits from other minor monsters."

"If Shrek Academy hadn't developed, it would indeed have been a good option for all the teachers and students of Shrek Academy to go to Heaven Dou City. But as things stand now, there's really no need for that. Shrek Academy's conditions aren't bad either."

"So many unexpected things will happen even at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Who knows if the little monsters will get into trouble? Although the probability of them getting into trouble is very low, everyone is worried about the possibility."

"Even in the future Elite Soul Master Tournament, Shrek Academy can compete for the Barak Kingdom's spots in Soto City. There's no need to travel all the way to Heaven Dou City anymore."

"In the coming period, let the little monsters develop freely."

As for me...

"I feel like I should go out and explore. Staying in the academy all the time isn't a good thing. I've been in Notting Academy for six years. After coming to Shrek Academy, should I just stay here like this? Before, I wasn't strong enough, but now I have a certain level of strength. It's time to go out and make my own way in the world."

Just as this thought crossed Chen Luo's mind, he suddenly received a system notification—

[The host's strength has met the requirements. A special mission, the Slaughter City Trial, has been detected. Do you wish to accept? Completing this special mission will yield generous rewards!]

Chen Luo was stunned. He had just thought about going out for a walk and hadn't even decided on a destination yet, and the system had already assigned one to him?

I never expected such a good thing to happen!

Chen Luo immediately accepted the mission and then selected to view the mission information.

Special Mission: Trials in the City of Slaughter.

[Mission Objective: Travel to the City of Slaughter for training and obtain the God of Slaughter Domain.]

[Task Rewards: Determined based on task completion rate.]

[Note: This mission has a high risk factor and a one-year time limit!]

In fact, Chen Luo had considered going to the City of Slaughter to train, but he was worried that his strength was not enough, so he had not taken action. After all, he did not have Tang Sect techniques and various skills, so going to the City of Slaughter would undoubtedly be very dangerous.

Tang San's ability to survive in the City of Slaughter was largely due to the skills and hidden weapons of the Tang Sect, as well as the training he received from Tang Hao.

Chen Luo is completely unprepared, and going to the Killing City feels like suicide.

"The mission only has a one-year deadline... I feel like even if I work hard for another three or four years, it'll still be very difficult for me to reach the Killing City..."

"How about we put this task on hold for now and let it be automatically considered a failure when the deadline arrives?"

Chen Luo hadn't expected that this special mission would also have a time limit. A year was too short for him; he simply didn't have much time to prepare.

Failure to complete a special mission will result in severe penalties, including the cost of one's life. The severity of the penalty depends on the host's success in completing the mission!