Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo.

Before evening, the heads of each participating academy received an urgent notice from the competition organizing committee, instructing all participating contestants and team leaders to gather early the next morning before the audience at the Grand Arena to announce the incident.

A Soul Saint, once infamous throughout the mainland, has fallen silently on the streets of Tiandou. If this is not handled properly, everyone will likely be filled with apprehension in the upcoming matches.

The vice-team and main team of Tiandou Royal Academy also received the notification, since theoretically, any participating academy could be attacked.

So, before dawn, the two teams from the Royal Academy, led by three Soul Saint teachers and Bai Baoshan, the Education Commissioner, headed to the Great Soul Arena to attend the meeting.

Even Prince Xue Qinghe was present at today's meeting. Now, all the team leaders from the participating colleges have entered the organizing committee's meeting room.

Meanwhile, the contestants waiting outside looked at each other in bewilderment, their spirits generally low.

If even a Soul Saint could be attacked on the streets of Tiandou, wouldn't they be doomed if they encountered him?

Lu Mingfei also sat cross-legged in the spectator seats, pretending to yawn casually.

When he received the call to gather yesterday, he guessed it must be about that old man.

He wasn't worried about anything going wrong. Putting aside the fact that he was the victim, the referee and assistant referee were both on his side today, so no matter what, he couldn't possibly suffer a loss.

It's likely that the old man was found unconscious, which led to the police report being filed.

Compared to the worries of others and Lu Mingfei's calmness, Shrek Academy seemed to be in a peaceful atmosphere.

That's right, it's Xianghe, because Canghui Academy happened to have a verbal altercation with them on the day of the opening ceremony.

Now that something has happened, Ma Hongjun and the others should be overjoyed, not looking worried.

"Hahaha, that's great! The people from Canghui Academy really deserved what they got this time." Ma Hongjun covered his mouth and chuckled. "I wonder which righteous person stepped in to uphold justice. It's truly gratifying."

“That’s right.” Dai Mubai nodded with a smile. He didn’t have a good impression of Canghui Academy either. Dean Flander had told them that people in this era were vindictive and committed all sorts of bad deeds.

They are not worried at all about anyone trying to disrupt the competition or attack the participants.

After all, their team was secretly protected by Haotian Douluo. As long as no one was alone, no one in the entire Tiandou City could pose a threat to them.

As for Tailong, Jingling, and the others, they couldn't wait to clap their hands in delight. If the atmosphere hadn't been so awkward, they would have burst out laughing long ago.

"Teacher, what do you think happened today?" Tang San didn't have a good impression of Canghui Academy either, but he was worried that there might be a conspiracy by the Spirit Hall behind it, so Grandmaster asked.

The master shook his head: "A small Canghui Academy and Shi Nian are not worth anyone going to great lengths to deal with. This matter is probably just a personal revenge. After all, Shi Nian has done a lot of bad things and made many enemies. However, the organizing committee's concerns are also reasonable. Just in case, you must not be alone during the competition."

Tang San nodded after listening, thinking it made sense. If the Spirit Hall was trying to sabotage them, their first target would definitely be Lu Mingfei, who was sitting over there. He was the person most likely to affect their chances of winning the championship, and a Soul Saint was insignificant.

"You toads, say that again if you dare!"

The members of Canghui Academy walked aggressively towards the members of Shrek Academy.

Ultimately, the gloating went too far. The atmosphere at Shrek Academy was completely out of place in the entire venue, and Canghui Academy, as the victims of today's misfortune, couldn't help but notice the Shrek students.

"Say it if you want, are you afraid of a bunch of trash like you? A bunch of barking dogs, you don't even have a master anymore, and you still dare to be arrogant in front of us?" Ma Hongjun sneered and mocked contemptuously.

They had just defeated Elephant Armor Academy and were brimming with confidence, while Canghui Academy didn't even have a leader. If they didn't take this opportunity to bully this pushover, when would they ever get another chance?

"You, you all." The Canghui Academy team members glared angrily, but Shrek Academy members were not to be trifled with either. With old grudges and new hatreds on both sides, they were all people who could be easily provoked.

Other colleges watched the show from the sidelines with indifference, and some even voluntarily gave up their space.

The atmosphere today is so tense, and everyone's been hoping for a bit of excitement. Wouldn't it be great if the two teams just started fighting and both were eliminated?

After all, Shrek Academy's strength is undeniable; they were able to defeat Elephant Armor Academy, which shows they're quite capable.

Unfortunately, this great show was suddenly interrupted at its climax, and the organizing committee finally finished the meeting.

The organizing committee presented evidence to the heads of each college. Based on the location where Shi Nian fell and the injuries he sustained, it can be basically inferred that this was not a random act of sabotage, but a premeditated act of private revenge.

This result finally brought a sigh of relief to all the participating academies. If a Soul Douluo or even a Title Douluo had deliberately caused trouble, it would have been a huge problem.

When Lu Mingfei listened to Teacher Sun's oral account of the meeting, he was also a little surprised. He originally thought that Shi Nian had just fainted due to a mental backlash, but he did not expect that he would turn into a living dead.

Is his passive defense mechanism really that strong?

Chapter 162 The Heartbreaker

"Please bring Teacher Shi Nian back to Canghui Academy after today's match. The Royal Guard will continue to investigate the true culprit behind this incident and will not tolerate it."

After Xue Qinghe, as the representative of the royal family, finished speaking, he left the stage. At the same time, the competition organizing committee announced that today's competition would continue and asked all colleges to prepare.

The students of Canghui Academy looked worse than if they had eaten shit when they heard this conclusion. If they couldn't find out now, they would be even less likely to find out in the future. This meant that their teacher had been implicated for nothing.

"Tch, I knew it! It's your academy's fault." Ma Hongjun didn't forget to kick a man when he was down, and made a sarcastic remark.

The group from Canghui Academy rolled up their sleeves, ready to beat up the fat guy, but their captain stopped them immediately.

"Shrek Academy, you toad-like academy, huh? We'll see. We'll meet in the arena in a few days!" The captain of Canghui Academy said threateningly and quickly pulled his team members away.

"Hmph, anyone can talk big. Didn't you all still run away in defeat?" Ma Hongjun was smug, feeling that he had won a great victory today and was particularly proud of his achievement.

Even Dai Mubai patted him on the shoulder in appreciation. It has to be said that Ma Hongjun's mouth is really sharp. When he argues, he hits the other person's heart and lungs directly, which is very satisfying.

"Alright, Fatty, they're all gone." Tang San smiled helplessly, but looking at the departing figures of the Canghui Academy students, he felt something was off. Could it be that they really were angered by Fatty and left?

The Canghui Academy students, who had already walked away, were still full of resentment. They had been scolded by Shrek Academy and could only slink away in disgrace. It was too frustrating.

"Captain, our teacher has been incredibly kind to us. How can we tolerate Shrek Academy insulting him like this?" one of the team members said indignantly.

“Yeah, who knows, the incident with Teacher Ding Nian was actually orchestrated by Shrek Academy. We had a verbal altercation that day, and they held a grudge, so they had a motive to take action,” another team member chimed in.

"Who says we have to endure this? Let's see if they can still be so sharp-tongued when we crush their will on the field!" The captain snorted coldly, his gloomy eyes glancing back at Shrek Academy. "The most urgent thing is to bring Teacher Shi Nian back. I'm sure he would love to see us destroy Shrek Academy and win the championship."

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The farce has ended, and a new round of qualifiers has officially begun.

Since he was already there, Lu Mingfei didn't want to spoil the fun and obediently followed his teammates to watch the game from the stands.

After all, the three education committee members had given strict orders this time, including Lu Mingfei, that no one was allowed to act alone during the competition, and that anyone coming to watch the competition must be accompanied by the teacher in charge.

With only two months left, he didn't want to stand out. Besides, what happened that year had reminded him that Tiandou City was a mixed bag lately, so he shouldn't provoke anyone into taking action. It would also save the organizing committee and the city defense team some trouble.

"Brother Lu, why the change of heart today? Tianshui Academy's match is on the other side of the street, aren't you going to go check it out?"

Xue Qinghe appeared out of nowhere and started speaking in a sarcastic tone.

Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and Ye Lingling immediately turned their gazes toward Lu Mingfei, Yu Feng, and the others.

Yesterday they wanted to find people to watch the game, but they couldn't find a single one. It turned out that those five lecherous guys from Liaoning had already made plans to watch the beautiful girls.

Oslo, Graphite, and the others immediately began to daydream and play dumb, something they had learned from Lu Mingfei.

"Tch, all men are the same." Dugu Yan curled her lip and hugged Yu Tianheng's arm even tighter.

Ye Lingling glanced at the boy with disdain, then moved aside to make room for him, indicating her disdain.

Yu Tianheng didn't say a word, using his silent and aloof attitude to distance himself from them.

“The five elemental academies are all formidable rivals, so of course we need to take them seriously,” Lu Mingfei said calmly, glancing at the four good-for-nothings beside him.

Pretending to be stupid is indeed a useful tactic, but if a bunch of people pretend to be stupid, then they really are stupid. In such situations, one should remain calm and composed to avoid being confused with these guilty fools.

"Hiss!" The Shi brothers couldn't help but gasp. Lu Mingfei's skills were too profound; they were simply no match for him!

Even Xue Qinghe was somewhat taken aback by Lu Mingfei's calm attitude.

He came to find Lu Mingfei because he wanted to get information out of him. He was certain that the Title Douluo behind Lu Mingfei had intervened in what happened at Canghui Academy yesterday.

Lu Mingfei and Huo Wu from Blazing Fire Academy appeared at the street corner tea stall where Shi Nian fainted, a fact he kept secret.

Lu Mingfei didn't report it, probably because he didn't want to cause trouble, and he was also willing to do a favor.

However, the conversation was cut short by Lu Mingfei before it could continue, so it was probably pointless to ask any more questions.

Just then, the first group of ten teams took to the field.

The arena in front of them was hosting a competition for the Blazing Fire Academy.

Lu Mingfei also saw Huo Wu, whom he had met yesterday. However, he never expected that this girl, who had been terrified by his golden eyes yesterday, would not only dare to look him in the eye today, but also greet him shyly.

"Oh my god." This was the thought that Lu Mingfei and the members of the Blazing Fire Academy were thinking at the same time.

Huo Wushuang, the older brother, was almost speechless with shock. His own sister, who had such a fiery temper, was actually blushing and shy one day?

For a moment, everyone in the team turned their attention to Lu Mingfei, their eyes filled with a fascinating mix of emotions.

Judging from Huo Wu's inexplicable blush on stage, no one would believe there's nothing fishy going on between the two.

"Tsk tsk tsk, it has to be Mingfei. Honestly, tell me when you did it?" Yu Feng immediately patted Lu Mingfei on the shoulder, smiling gossipy.

"Slander, blatant slander! I don't even know her name, okay?" Lu Mingfei retorted stiffly. He was telling the truth, okay?

"Doesn't this just prove that Brother Lu, your methods are extraordinary?" Xue Qinghe added calmly, "You won her over without even asking her name. You're a heartbreaker! I admire you to the extreme."

"I admire you."

"Amazing, amazing!" Yu Feng and the others quickly cheered.

"I didn't, I didn't, don't talk nonsense, okay?" Lu Mingfei protested and expressed his innocence. How did this get involved in a crime? It sounded like some kind of lewd womanizer, but he was clearly confused too, okay?

He looked at Huo Wu on the stage, wanting to ask her what was going on. Come on, we only met yesterday, what are you doing, you little girl!

Huo Wu couldn't hear Lu Mingfei's inner thoughts, but she had just confirmed with her team leader that the time and place where Shi Nian, the vice dean of Canghui Academy, fainted was at the tea stall where she and Lu Mingfei had been together.

As intelligent as she was, she quickly connected the dots and realized why Lu Mingfei's golden eyes had suddenly lit up. Lu Mingfei, a Soul King, had easily withstood an attack from a Soul Saint, and might even have saved her life!

Although she was only caught in the crossfire, she was probably almost killed in the process.

Besides, Lu Mingfei's glare at her made her kneel down, how could she not take Lu Mingfei seriously?

“Facts speak louder than words. Although Lu Mingfei, you are indeed very charming, is it possible that someone would throw themselves at you at first sight? You must have done something to that girl, and you dare to do it but not admit it. This is not the behavior of a man.” Yu Feng looked heartbroken.

“Yeah, I remember, isn’t this the girl who chased you out yesterday? Tell me, what exactly happened between you two?” Osro was always eager for a good show.

"I said no, and that's it." Lu Mingfei felt uneasy, as if he had been illegally accused. "Don't make baseless accusations."

"Maybe it's a classic case of a hero saving a damsel in distress? You agree, right, Brother Lu?" Xue Qinghe casually remarked.

Lu Mingfei glanced at Xue Qinghe and immediately realized that he had been exposed. He was too lazy to explain, so he simply leaned back tactically, spread his hands and shrugged: "Believe it or not, it's up to you."

That's how gossip paparazzi are; the more you struggle, the more excited they get. So Lu Mingfei simply laid it all out.

However, Xue Qinghe also got the answer he wanted from Lu Mingfei's reaction: a powerful mental-type Title Douluo. Perhaps this could be the clue to unlocking Lu Mingfei's background.

Judging from Lu Mingfei's reaction, there probably isn't anything between him and that girl named Huo Wu, right?

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The following days were still spent watching the games as usual, ostensibly for observation and learning, but in reality, it was just a legitimate excuse to join in the fun. He didn't want to be out of place, and he had nothing better to do anyway.

Based on the events of the past few days, Lu Mingfei could roughly guess which teams would advance.

So he's been so bored lately that he's started to doze off, but today's match between Shrek Academy and Blazing Fire Academy is a little different.

"Hey, bro, weren't you supposed to be the main character? I feel like you're about to cry from being beaten up?"

Chapter 163 Tang San's Strength

Even cheating has to follow basic rules; this is the best interpretation of the intense and chaotic scene on the field.

Fire snakes kept shooting out from the entire arena; these were not soul skills from the Blazing Fire Academy, but rather ignited vines.

Tang San's previously invincible crowd control abilities turned into nothing more than a pile of firewood here.

Even Lu Mingfei, who was in the spectator seats, could see that Tang San's face was so gloomy it looked like it was about to rain.

Anyone would be in a bad mood if they were bombarded by a bunch of fire-based soul skills while their martial soul was powerless to do anything about it.

This was quite different from what Tang San had originally imagined. He had tested it with Ma Hongjun's flames, and relying on the Blue Silver King's inexhaustible nature, the Blue Silver King could still trap Ma Hongjun for a few seconds. However, he did not expect that when seven fire attribute soul masters joined forces on the field, his Blue Silver King would become a complete joke.

"What's wrong with Tang San? Grandmaster clearly said to forfeit against Blazing Fire Academy, but he wouldn't listen. Now he's made a fool of himself." Ning Rongrong sat to Lu Mingfei's left with a bitter face.

In today's match, Shrek Academy sent out healing soul master Jiang Zhu and Tai Long of the Power Clan to replace Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu.

She wasn't wearing her team uniform because she wasn't going to play; otherwise, she wouldn't have been able to show her face.

After all, Lu Mingfei wasn't the only one here; she and others had been classmates for a while. If Lu Mingfei hadn't left for a period of time, he might have joined the Royal Team long ago.

"Tang San is the core of your team. If he gets injured, what will you do in the next match? How could you be so unwise?" Yu Tianheng couldn't understand either. The qualifiers weren't the finals. What good would it do for Tang San to act tough here?

"Although Tang San's mind is sometimes a bit off, his strength in this match is undeniable." Lu Mingfei shook his head. Tang San had used several cheat codes, so he shouldn't be stopped by a single Blazing Fire Academy. He was just considering whether to use his trump card.

Lu Mingfei never underestimated Tang San, after all, who knew how many tricks he still had up his sleeve?

Ning Rongrong was surprised that Lu Mingfei had such a high opinion of Tang San. Shouldn't Lu Mingfei look down on Tang San?

No one else expected Lu Mingfei to say such a thing, because in the last Soto City match, they didn't really take Shrek seriously, but now it seems that this might be a formidable opponent.