Flander said calmly, "Then how does Your Highness intend to resolve this matter? I wonder if you have asked Prince Xue Beng why he was beaten?"
Soul Masters are the noblest profession on the Douluo Continent, and high-level Soul Masters simply don't respect nobles. Flander himself was an unruly person. If it weren't for the hope that his old brothers who had followed him for many years could have a good future, he would have already lashed out the moment Prince Xue Xing uttered his first words against Shrek Academy.
Prince Xuexing snorted coldly, "I have always treated talent well. Since you have come seeking cooperation with our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, and Xue Beng was also at fault yesterday, let's just let this matter go. However..."
He paused, his gaze sweeping over Flander and the teachers from Shrek Academy, "You must prove to me that you are indeed talented."
Flander suppressed his anger, "Fine, then how does Your Highness wish us to prove it?"
Prince Xuexing smiled calmly, "It's simple. If you can hold out against Mr. Dugu for five minutes, I will acknowledge you as talented. The treatment will be excellent. Otherwise, as Xue Beng said yesterday, get out of here immediately."
"You—"
Dai Mubai roared in fury, taking a step forward to rush forward.
But at that moment, the middle-aged man beside Prince Xuexing opened his eyes. His gaze fell on Dai Mubai.
The moment he opened his eyes, the temperature in the entire Education Committee hall seemed to drop several degrees. Those were dark green eyes, devoid of any life, radiating not only coldness but also a chilling, sinister aura!
Dai Mubai groaned, his body trembling violently before he silently collapsed to the ground, motionless. A long, azure vine shot out like lightning, wrapping around Dai Mubai's waist and forcibly pulling him back. It was the Azure Vine Soul Douluo, Zhilin Sansi, who had made his move.
"Your Highness, please don't go too far," Meng Shenji said angrily.
Prince Xuexing calmly replied, "How have I gone too far? Chief Meng Shenji, don't forget, the academy belongs to the royal family. As the direct administrator, I have the authority to make personnel decisions. If you are dissatisfied, you can complain to His Majesty. But until His Majesty dismisses me, I am still in charge here."
"You—" Meng Shenji was so angry that his hair stood on end, unable to speak.
A flash of azure light entered Dai Mubai's body, enveloping him and causing him to awaken.
His eyes were filled with a terrified bewilderment.
For a fleeting moment, he had only felt a chill run through his body, and then knew nothing more. He had no chance to attack, let alone resist.
Prince Xuexing turned to his right, his usual arrogance towards the three education committee members and Shrek Academy members replaced by a surprisingly respectful demeanor towards the middle-aged man beside him. "Mr. Dugu, I entrust this to you."
The middle-aged man glanced indifferently at the Shrek Academy members before him. "Prove yourselves with your strength. Come at me all at once."
As he spoke, a powerful green light suddenly erupted from his body, followed by rings of light rising from beneath his feet. His own body remained unchanged. Nine spirit rings spiraled upwards, their dazzling light making the entire education committee hall dazzling!
The expressions of the Shrek Academy members changed, as did the expressions of the three education committee members. No one expected that this remarkably young-looking middle-aged man was actually one of the most powerful figures on the continent, a Title Douluo with a soul power level exceeding ninety!
"Your surname is Dugu. If I'm not mistaken, you must be the Poison Douluo, Senior Dugu Bo," Yu Xiaogang stepped forward, blocking the enraged Shrek Academy teachers, and addressed the middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man, Dugu Bo, whose potential had greatly increased after consuming the immortal herb and whose appearance had been completely transformed, looked at Yu Xiaogang with some surprise and said, "Interesting. I didn't expect anyone to still remember me. Now that you know my name, you know what to do, right?"
Yu Xiaogang's expression remained calm. He nodded, "Since it's His Excellency the Poison Douluo in person, we juniors will naturally not be ungrateful. Flander, let's go." With that, he forcefully pulled Flander away.
Unexpectedly, Flander struggled free from Yu Xiaogang's grasp. Yu Xiaogang, thinking Flander was resentful of Shrek Academy's humiliation, angrily shouted, "Flander! Don't act rashly! Title Douluos are not someone we can contend with. Do you want the children to die with you? Poison Douluo is the most poisonous in the world. Do you think he only targeted you when he attacked?"
But to Yu Xiaogang's surprise, Flander remained calm, simply saying, "Don't worry, I'm very clear-headed! I won't do anything I'm not confident in."
After saying this, he stepped forward, first bowing to Dugu Bo, then saying, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, may I have a word with you?"
"Oh, what else do you have to say?" Dugu Bo looked at Flander with interest, curious why, after learning his identity, Flander didn't flee but instead dared to approach him. Could he have some kind of backing?
"Tang San, come out here." Flander suddenly turned to Tang San beside him.
Tang San was taken aback, but still obediently stepped out of the queue and came to Flander's side.
"Release your spirit!" Flander said.
"Yes, Dean."
Tang San nodded, then summoned his spirit. Three spirit rings, one yellow and one purple, appeared around his body, and a Blue Silver Grass with golden patterns appeared in his hand.
"Hmm! Blue Silver Grass!" Dugu Bo's eyes narrowed sharply.
"Blue Silver Grass!" Prince Xue Xing and Xue Beng's pupils shrank, a bad premonition rising in their hearts.
After Tang San summoned his Blue Silver Grass spirit, Flander seemed to regain his confidence, calmly saying, "Your Excellency Poison Douluo, this child is named Tang San, thirteen years old this year, and his spirit power has reached level thirty-eight. His spirit is Blue Silver Grass. Furthermore, Blue Silver Douluo Tang Chuan once taught at my Shrek Academy for a period of time."
After saying this...
Flander fell silent.
However, his words caused Dugu Bo, Prince Xue Xing, and Xue Beng to begin speculating. Flander's words were cunning and easily led to certain associations: that Tang San and the Blue Silver Douluo Tang Chuan were related, perhaps even relatives!
After all, Blue Silver Grass was considered a useless soul; aside from the Blue Silver Douluo, no Blue Silver Grass soul master had ever achieved anything significant. Yet, Tang San, at such a young age, was already a level 38 Soul Master, practically a super genius. Plus, they shared the same surname… They simply couldn't believe there was no connection between them.
If Tang San really was related to the Blue Silver Douluo,
then driving away the Shrek Academy students would be tantamount to offending the Blue Silver Douluo!
At this moment, the three education committee members beside them, along with Zhao Wuji, Yu Xiaogang, and the others, also guessed Flander's intentions and unanimously chose to remain silent. They had no intention of exposing him.
After all, the environment at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was far too superior. If they could, they wouldn't want to leave either. And most importantly, if Tang San and the others wanted to participate in the Soul Master Competition, joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was essential.
"..."
A moment of silence fell.
Finally, Prince Xue Xing spoke.
"I didn't expect it to be a misunderstanding." Prince Xue Xing forced a smile on his old face. At this moment, he really wanted to grab Flander by the collar and yell at him: "You should have said you had that Blue Silver Douluo connection earlier!"
There was no need to confirm anything. Just looking at Tang San's martial soul and age, with such talent... In this world, excellent martial souls are almost always inherited from the same lineage, plus the same surname... to say that Tang San and that Blue Silver Douluo weren't related was something he would never believe, even if he were beaten to death.
Therefore, Prince Xue Xing chickened out.
He couldn't afford to offend the Blue Silver Douluo!
A royal retainer, and a prince of the opposite sex at that.
This showed that Emperor Xue Ye valued the Blue Silver Douluo far more than a mere prince like himself.
"Today's events were all a misunderstanding." Prince Xue Xing, as if nothing had happened, greeted the Shrek Academy students with a beaming smile. "Dean Flander, Heaven Dou Academy welcomes you. It is truly an honor for Heaven Dou Academy that you all have come to teach here!"
Seeing the previously arrogant Prince Xue Xing now completely transformed, his face full of warm smiles, even the infamous Poison Douluo, known as the Poison King, closed his eyes again, acting as if nothing had occurred.
Flander and the others immediately realized that the Blue Silver Douluo's status in this country was definitely not low! At least, Prince Xue Xing was someone they absolutely couldn't afford to offend.
Seeing that they had finally succeeded in using the Blue Silver Douluo's power, Flander secretly breathed a sigh of relief. To be honest, he hadn't held out much hope, but unexpectedly, Teacher Tang Chuan's name seemed to be very effective here. A little borrowing of it immediately made these troublemakers cower.
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