After leaving the laboratory, Huo Yuhao first went to see He Caitou, instructing him to tell the students to bring their weapons and assemble later. Then he went straight to Lin Jiayi's office. Walking along, he knew in his heart that simply recording things wouldn't be enough to make that old fox, Mirror Red Dust, pay a heavy price.
After all, the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy hadn't actually attacked anyone. Even so, he had thought of a good way to obtain resources.
He knew very well that these Sun Moon students hadn't made a move because they were wary of something.
Since that was the case, he would give them a chance to fight—a real battle.
Yes, didn't the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy look down on Shrek Academy?
The opportunity was in front of them; it was up to them to seize it.
It was a real battle; both sides would contribute a little extra, surely that wouldn't be unreasonable?
At the same time, a real battle was also a stepping stone, allowing both sides to calmly back down.
Currently, the Sun Moon Empire and Mingde Hall, at least on the surface, haven't completely broken ties with Shrek Academy. Shrek Academy also needs to learn advanced concepts from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.
Actually, if Huo Yuhao weren't there, Elder Mu's wish was simple: not to pursue advanced techniques for the students, but simply to let them further their studies and better understand the latest soul tool concepts.
After all, what can you learn in two and a half years? Plus, they're deliberately making things difficult for you.
...
"It's still good to follow the Hall Master. This life is wonderful."
In the large and luxurious office, Lin Jiayi was quite comfortable lying in a chair, with a pot of fine tea brewing beside him.
Not far away, elegant music was playing from a phonograph soul tool, as refreshing as a gentle breeze.
As the Dean of Studies of the highest academy in the Sun Moon Empire, what's wrong with relaxing?
"Knock knock knock!"
Suddenly, just as Lin Jiayi's eyes were slightly closed and his fingers were lightly tapping on his lap to the music, a sudden knocking sound rang out.
Lin Jiayi abruptly opened his eyes, sat up straight, and looked displeased, but he suppressed his anger and said, "Come in."
"Click!"
The door opened quickly.
"What do you need to report?" Lin Jiayi didn't even look up; at this hour, only a teacher could be here.
"Director Lin."
But soon, a clear voice startled Lin Jiayi. He looked up and saw Huo Yuhao sitting on the sofa with a faint smile. "You seem to be having a comfortable time."
Lin Jiayi looked surprised and chuckled, "I thought it was some teacher, but it's Huo Yuhao. What's the matter? You should be studying under Teacher Xuan Ziwen right now, right?"
Huo Yuhao didn't say anything, but directly took out his recording device and pressed play.
Soon, Wang Shaojie's arrogant voice echoed in the office, even drowning out the music playing from the phonograph.
"Shrek Academy is just here to beg..."
"Sooner or later, the Empire will destroy Shrek..."
A second ago, Lin Jiayi hadn't even reacted, but the next second, his heart skipped a beat, a sense of foreboding washing over him.
"As a Soul Master at the Soul Douluo level, you should understand, right?" Huo Yuhao said with a faint smile, "How about we have Hall Master Hongchen, our Dean, and the teachers come over and have a chat?"
Lin Jiayi's breathing became heavier. He strode forward, turned off the phonograph soul tool, and then picked up the communication soul tool and dialed, a series of actions without any pause.
Damn it, someone from the academy must be stirring up trouble.
The communication soul tool quickly connected, and Jing Hongchen's voice immediately rang out, "What is it
, Jiayi?" Lin Jiayi calmed himself down and said calmly, "Hall Master, there's something I need you to handle with Dean Qian and Teacher Fanyu. It's very serious."
On the other side, inside the Mingde Hall, observing the 100,000-year-old soul beast "embryo" within the Conferred God Platform, Jing Hongchen's eyelids twitched instantly.
Very serious?
Lin Jiayi was his confidant, and he never exaggerated when discussing serious matters.
Jing Hongchen said in a deep voice, "I understand, I'll be there in a bit."
After the communication ended, Lin Jiayi turned to look at Huo Yuhao, his lips twitching slightly as he stared at the recording soul tool.
Who carries this thing around like that?
"Huo Yuhao, who said these things?" Lin Jiayi's face turned cold. Destroying Shrek Academy was indeed the dream of the academy and even the empire, but while it was acceptable to discuss such matters privately, saying these things during an exchange program, when both sides were supposed to be cooperating amicably, was tantamount to flipping the table.
Now, Lin Jiayi only wanted to know who said it. If it was an ordinary student, the matter would be easily resolved—just expel them.
"One of them is called Wang Shaojie, and the other is called Zimu," Huo Yuhao answered truthfully.
"Whoosh." Hearing these two names, Lin Jiayi's pupils constricted sharply.
It's over.
One was a descendant of royalty, albeit from a collateral branch, but still listed on the royal family's register; the other was a direct descendant of a duke's family, whose lineage had lasted for thousands of years. Their words carried considerable weight.
"Let the head of the hall and the dean of your academy handle this," Lin Jiayi said, adding that it was beyond his control.
"Of course, no problem," Huo Yuhao nodded with a smile.
...
Meanwhile, Keke hurriedly found Xuan Ziwen, learning that there might be a problem in the laboratory. Xuan Ziwen quickly put down his work, and the two rushed to the laboratory.
However, upon returning to the fifth-floor corridor, they were stunned by the crowded scene.
"This?" Xuan Ziwen exclaimed in surprise, but then saw a colleague, also an instructor. "Teacher Ding Yuanxin, what happened?"
Xuan Ziwen asked, attracting the attention of a large group of Sun Moon students. Upon seeing him, they all tacitly made way for Xuan Ziwen and Keke to enter.
Upon seeing the person in question, the mentor, Ding Yuanxin, hurriedly asked, "Professor Xuan, what exactly happened in your lab?"
"Nothing happened," Xuan Ziwen replied, puzzled. His lab had always been quite peaceful.
"You really don't know?" Ding Yuanxin
asked, surprised. Xuan Ziwen shook his head. Seeing this, Ding Yuanxin couldn't help but say, "Just now, one of my students had diarrhea and wanted to go to the toilet, but the door inexplicably froze shut. He almost vomited on the spot, and I had to blast the door open to save him."
"After checking, I found that the cold air was coming from your lab. What exactly were you doing?"
Upon hearing this, Xuan Ziwen was instantly dumbfounded. Looking up, he saw that the door to the adjacent laboratory was now shattered, the broken door looking incredibly pitiful.
The other Sun Moon Academy students, upon hearing this, showed varying degrees of strange expressions, instinctively clenching their fists.
The student who almost spat out his drink, Ding Yuanxin, shrank back, his face instantly turning red.
"Everyone move aside, I'll blow the door open," Xuan Ziwen said apologetically to Ding Yuanxin.
To avoid being blown up, the twenty or so students huddled together quickly moved aside. Xuan Ziwen grabbed something and stuck it to the door.
As the countdown and beeping sounds began, a loud explosion resounded on the door, and as the rising smoke dissipated, the door was completely destroyed.
Everyone hurriedly looked over, but just then, an extremely biting cold blew out of the laboratory, chilling them to the bone, like being naked in an icy spring in winter.
"It's so cold!"
Everyone shivered.
"What happened?" Xuan Ziwen walked to the door, glanced inside, and froze.
Hearing his astonished voice, everyone curiously crowded around, ignoring the cold.
Seeing the scene inside the laboratory, their expressions weren't much better than Xuan Ziwen's.
Most of the laboratory was encased in shimmering ice, including the lab table and materials area. The ice was so hard that even a soul-guided cannon below level six might not be able to break it.
"Are those Wang Shaojie and Zimu?"
Suddenly, Ke Ke exclaimed in surprise, drawing everyone's attention.
Two tall figures were completely frozen inside, like insects trapped in amber.
"Aren't they dead?" Ke Ke asked worriedly.
Xuan Ziwen's eyelids twitched. "You little brat, don't talk nonsense!"
"Such a cold aura! This is definitely not caused by ordinary ice-attribute soul power. Teacher Xuan, your two students are in danger!" Ding Yuanxin touched the ice, his eyes filled with surprise.
Xuan Ziwen suppressed her inner turmoil and said in a low voice, "Teacher Ding, help me deal with the ice."
"Alright." Ding Yuanxin nodded.
However, just as the two level-eight soul masters were about to make their move, suddenly, a flash of icy blue light streaked across the laboratory.
Visibly, the ice in the previously frozen laboratory melted like cotton candy meeting water, turning into a sky full of icy blue currents. In a place unseen by anyone, wisps of cold air retreated into a spherical soul tool.
"Bang! Bang!"
Two thuds sounded as Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu, like jeans frozen outdoors in winter, stood stiff as rocks, their bodies almost taut.
When they hit the ground, everyone was terrified, fearing they would shatter.
Xuan Ziwen and Ding Yuanxin rushed forward, each choosing one person to use their soul power to examine their body. A few seconds later, the two breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, although Wang Shaojie and Zi Mu were frozen, their soul power kept them from immediate danger. However, it was uncertain how long it would take for them to wake up.
"Let's take them to the infirmary first," Ding Yuanxin said.
"Okay." Xuan Ziwen instructed Ke Ke to tidy up the laboratory before leaving the teaching building with Ding Yuanxin and the two.
"Alright, alright, everyone disperse." Seeing that the onlookers were still there, Ke Ke shooed them away impatiently.
Many of them were students from the Soul Guidance Department who had nothing better to do than watch the spectacle.
After the onlookers left, Ke Ke went into the laboratory to check. Coincidentally, only the experimental tables and materials area seemed to be frozen.
The adjacent Soul Guidance Device finished product area showed no signs of damage.
"That's strange." Ke Ke frowned. At such close range, the Soul Guidance Device finished product area was completely unaffected, while the area further away by the main gate was damaged.
"What's this?" Suddenly, Keke walked to the lab table and saw the spherical soul tool, examining it curiously.
"Whoosh."
In an instant, just as Keke was about to touch it, the soul tool suddenly flashed with a dim light, startling her so much that she quickly shrank back.
"Let's wait for Teacher Xuan to handle it."
...
The atmosphere in the large office was very tense.
Jing Hongchen and Qian Duoduo sat on the sofa with expressionless faces.
Behind Qian Duoduo were Fan Yu and a group of students. In
everyone's ears, the insults and curses that the Sun Moon students had been spewing at Shrek Academy over the past few days echoed.
On the coffee table, eight recording soul tools were turned on one after another. After they finished, Jing Hongchen's temples began to throb, and a surge of violent anger began to rise in his heart.
Damn it, don't these bastards know that this is the time for the exchange student study program? They still dare to cause trouble.
"Master Hongchen, we'll deal with the insults your Sun Moon Academy students have made against Shrek Academy students later. Just give me a straight answer: when does your country plan to go to war with Shrek Academy? As long as you give me a straight answer, I, Old Qian, am absolutely willing to risk my life to bring your academy a unique and surprising event," Qian Duoduo said coldly.
Jing Hongchen's face twitched a few times, and he said with a forced smile, "Dean Qian is joking. How can we take the nonsense of one or two students seriously? If we wanted to take action against Shrek Academy, would we have agreed to the exchange student program?"
"Is that so?" Qian Duoduo smiled meaningfully, "But I heard that the person who said this happened to be a descendant of the Sun Moon Royal Family and the Sun Moon Dukes. They said it outright, so isn't that their truest thought?"
Jing Hongchen's face darkened, and he forced a smile, "I swear in the name of the Mingde Hall Master, this is absolutely nonsense from the two students. We will severely punish them to give your academy a satisfactory explanation. At the same time, I am also very sorry for what happened."
"The originally planned Mingde Hall assessment is hereby cancelled for your students. For the next two and a half years, your students will be allowed permanent access to Mingde Hall without restrictions. Furthermore, more soul guidance technology instruction will be offered. Our academy will immediately announce that such incidents will never be tolerated again; violators will be expelled. What does Dean Qian think?"
"Old fox, old fox," Qian Duoduo thought inwardly. Jing Hongchen had indeed handled this matter extremely well.
After all, verbal threats weren't a big deal; it was just that the speaker's identity was somewhat sensitive, and given the current exchange student situation, emotions were easily ignited.
The main issue was that if Qian Duoduo asked for too much, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy wouldn't be satisfied. As for threatening with force, calling in Elder Mu and Elder Xuan would be a complete breakdown in relations, which wouldn't benefit either side.
After all, Mingde Hall and the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy are the Sun Moon Empire's talent reserve base and the core of its soul guidance technology research. Destroying them would mean thoroughly enraging the Sun Moon Empire, and they would not rest until they had razed you to the ground.
The higher-ups at Shrek Academy might not care about the Sun Moon Empire's attack, but the common people couldn't. Shrek City has millions of residents.
Moreover, even Elder Mu said that a soul guidance device could threaten his life; who knows how many such devices the Sun Moon Empire possesses?
No one can act rashly until the very last step.
This is why, when the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire clashed in the Mingdou Mountains, Shrek's experts refrained from intervening. If Shrek's experts intervened, the implications would be entirely different.
It would give the Sun Moon Empire a legitimate reason to use level-nine fixed-position soul guidance shells.
Seeing Qian Duoduo's expression soften, Jing Hongchen continued, "Of course, it was also extremely wrong of our students to insult your students. I apologize to you again and promise to immediately formulate a compensation plan that will satisfy Dean Qian."
"At the same time, all students involved in the insults will be severely punished and must apologize to your students. If they are not satisfied, I, Jing Hongchen, swear on my honor as the Hall Master of Mingde, that I will be the first to clean house."
Jing Hongchen's tone turned slightly more stern at the end; his anger was genuine. Fortunately, his own bastards hadn't directly attacked; otherwise, the trouble would have been far more severe.
Qian Duoduo gave Jing Hongchen a deep look. "I may not believe others, but I believe you, Hall Master Hongchen. This matter is temporarily settled."
Sensing that Qian Duoduo was giving him a way out, Jing Hongchen's expression relaxed considerably.
But soon, Qian Duoduo spoke again, surprising Jing Hongchen.
"Speaking of which, Hall Master Hongchen, you are aware of the millennia-long conflict between your academy and ours. Even though your academy has issued orders strictly prohibiting students from provoking and insulting each other, they are certainly dissatisfied. After all, this is the Sun Moon Empire. The more you forbid it, the more your students will feel wronged. Rather than making both sides suffer like this, how about we have a competition?" "
It would also be a chance for both sides to get to know each other. As the saying goes, 'No fight, no friendship.' Besides, I remember your academy has always been eager to have outstanding Soul Masters hone your young Soul Masters. Well, here comes the opportunity."
What is this guy planning to do...? Jing Hongchen's eyes flickered slightly, but Qian Duoduo's words did indeed tempt him.
The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has almost no pure Soul Master powerhouses, and many tests and training cannot achieve the best results. Since Shrek Academy is the strongest place for Soul Master training, it would be good to use it for a competition.
For example, in the last tournament, the Star Luo Empire's team was completely dominated throughout, highlighting their lack of experience fighting pure Soul Masters.
With experience, they can develop more effective strategies in the future.
Of course, Ma Xiaotao's exceptional skill also
played a role. A Soul Saint under twenty years old, what a joke! One area-of-effect skill almost covered the entire arena.
Because of this, the Empire had already decided to add new rules to the Mingdu tournament.
"Dean Qian's suggestion of a sparring match is indeed quite good," Jing Hongchen thought for a moment and agreed.
"But just a sparring match won't do; that's too boring," Qian Duoduo said.
Jing Hongchen instantly became alert. "What does Dean Qian mean?"
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "How about we both add a little something extra?"
"Add something extra?" Jing Hongchen's face showed a thoughtful expression.
Qian Duoduo smiled and said, "It's simple. If our academy wins, your academy will provide rare metals."
Jing Hongchen instantly understood. Goodness, so that's what you were thinking.
But he didn't refuse directly. Mingde Hall lacked everything, but it didn't lack rare metals. Although these things were expensive, their reserves were quite substantial.
[Body Sect: Hehehe.]
"Then what is Shrek Academy's extra?" Jing Hongchen asked.
Qian Duoduo waved his finger, and instantly, three soul bones of different shapes appeared on the coffee table.
Inside the office, the soul energy in the air suddenly thickened. Looking at the three high-quality soul bones, Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi's eyelids twitched violently.
Soul masters rely on soul tools, requiring not only high soul energy but also exceptional physical strength. A single soul bone could bring a significant boost. Soul bones within the Sun Moon Empire were extremely scarce, rarely circulated outside the region; auctions mostly featured top-tier rare metals and soul tools.
The original Douluo Continent's three kingdoms were the opposite; soul bones were auctioned periodically, while rare metals were in short supply.
"How about exchanging these three soul bones for an equal amount of rare metals?" Qian Duoduo suggested, simultaneously observing Jing Hongchen's expression. Picking up his teacup, Qian Duoduo casually added in a low voice,
"Of course, if Hall Master Hongchen is afraid of losing the rare metals, then pretend I never mentioned it."
This was a typical provocation, which Jing Hongchen instantly recognized.
But… damn it, Jing Hongchen was completely susceptible to this tactic.
Looking at Qian Duoduo, Jing Hongchen joked, "If Dean Qian isn't afraid of losing his soul bone, why should I be afraid of losing rare metals? Since that's the case, then it's decided. We can discuss how to conduct the sparring match."
"However, as far as I know, among the students from your academy who came this time, only Huo Yuhao can be considered a pure soul master, right? We can't have him participate in the match alone, and then fight one match, can we?"
Jing Hongchen asked, somewhat puzzled.
Qian Duoduo chuckled, "Yuhao alone is enough. As for the number of matches, I'm thinking of at least five matches, and five consecutive matches."
Hearing this, Jing Hongchen and Lin Jiayi's expressions immediately turned somewhat astonished, but at the same time, Jing Hongchen felt inexplicably delighted.
Wasn't Dean Qian determined to give away a soul bone?
No matter how strong Huo Yuhao is, can he really win five matches in a row? Don't forget, he's only a level 47 Soul Master.
How strong can a mere Soul Master be?
Although Huo Yuhao's performance in the last competition was amazing, the truly strong team from Shrek Academy was the main team.
Thinking of this, Jing Hongchen almost burst out laughing. "Dean Qian is so generous, I can't let myself be criticized. In that case, if your academy wins, let's double the amount of rare metals."
"Hall Master Hongchen is so generous, I, Old Qian, haven't misjudged you." Qian
Duoduo chuckled inwardly. Jing Hongchen, oh Jing Hongchen, Yu Hao, this Soul Master, will soon bring you a great surprise.
After discussing these matters, the two big shots quickly began to discuss the compensation for the students.
Meanwhile, in another place, Ju Zi also hurriedly arrived at the East Palace...
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