Really.
The Sun Moon Empire now possesses a being who appears to be a demigod, and even her teacher, Dragon God Douluo Mu En, is wary of her. What ability does a level 94 Titled Douluo have to run rampant on her territory? And this is only what's outwardly apparent. If such a powerful being also has friends and family, she would undoubtedly be a terrifying force. Not to mention the Sun Moon Empire's own resources and foundation.
Leaving aside other matters...
Take, for example, Lord Hongchen, who is standing right in front of her.
Super Douluo, Level 95, Ninth-Level Soul Engineer.
From beginning to end, aside from having personally visited the Sun Moon Empire and witnessed some terrifying spirit tools, Mu En, Xian Liner Qian Duoduo and Fan Yu, the newly appointed vice dean of the Soul Guidance System, are among the few high-level Soul Guides who have a relatively clear understanding of the Sun Moon Empire's combat strength. This understanding was gained after previously studying the level nine defense spirit tool. After Hongchen Blessing, it was refreshed again.
There's a huge gap between the Eight-Ring Soul Instructor and the Ninth-Level Soul Engineer.
Even if the other party's spirit power is higher than hers, or even if they are at the same level, from an objective point of view, Xian Liner doesn't think she has much confidence in defeating the other party.
Therefore, this exchange student program is very important.
Shrek Academy must have its own Ninth-Level Soul Engineer.
" Lord Hongchen, you have great courage," Xian Liner said politely, turning to the side. "These ten students are the students from Shrek Academy who are preparing to participate in the exchange program."
Jing Hongchen looked over.
One in silver and one in blue, the two figures were very eye-catching.
One was aloof, the other resolute.
'My own granddaughter-in-law.'
A burly man with dark skin.
'Is this the Xu He that Xiao Zhen was talking about?' Jing Hongchen wondered.
After glancing at it, Jing Hongchen immediately looked away.
In today's Sun Moon Empire, how many people still support the former royal family, and how many still remember them? Ultimately, legitimacy depends on strength. If this guy is smart, he should obediently remain He Caitou of Shrek Academy for the rest of his life. Those in high positions won't care about an ant, but if it's a mosquito trying to bite, they won't hesitate to swat it dead.
There are seven people left.
Level 5 Soul Guide, Spirit King.
Nothing special.
At this age, it's considered decent at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy, but if you narrow the scope further down to Mingde Hall, it would only be considered bottom-tier.
Without even a single Ninth-Level Soul Engineer, many people in the Sun Moon Empire view the three kingdoms of the Original Douluo Continent as if they were some backward region.
Jing Hongchen pointed to the group behind him, "These are the students we will be exchanging with: six from Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy and four from Mingdu Academy. There are some minor discrepancies from the agreement, but Immortal Dean, rest assured, this exchange program has been approved by His Majesty the Emperor, and we are very sincere about it."
"What?" Xian Liner didn't care where the exchange student came from, as long as they weren't an Evil Soul Master.
"We won't send a supervising teacher; I trust Shrek Academy's reputation." The main reason is that no one wants to go, and there's no important figure to protect. Sending a supervising teacher to Shrek Academy would only be a waste of their time. Jing Hongchen felt it shouldn't be a big deal. The exchange of students between the two sides was essentially an exchange of proxies. Jing Hongchen had seen Huo Yutong and Gu Yuena fight in Star Luo City during the Soul Fighting Tournament; these two reserve members were undoubtedly Shrek Academy's treasures. Sending such an important person over would certainly not mean anything to their students.
As for whether they would be ostracized because they didn't have a supervising teacher, the teachers have prepared some solutions, which could even be considered benefits for these students. As for the students, that's something they'll have to resolve themselves. The fact that no student at Shrek Academy has openly claimed citizenship of the Sun Moon Empire for thousands of years speaks volumes about the relationship between the two sides, and it's also due to the tacitly accepted hostility between the Sun Moon Empire and the Original Douluo Three Kingdoms. He had already explained the implications, and these ten students had all volunteered; their goal was to become Spirit Masters.
Xian Liner:...
Xian Liner looked at the ten students opposite him.
The Hongchen Family siblings were not present.
"None of these ten people are members of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy who participated in the previous Soul Battle Tournament," Elder Xuan's voice rang in Xian Liner's ears.
A barely perceptible look of doubt flashed in Xian Liner's eyes.
It feels like Jing Hongchen is treating these people like expendable pawns, not even sending a teacher to lead the group. How can he be so heartless?
"Clang clang~"
A clear, melodious phoenix cry rang out.
Everyone looked up.
A bright light phoenix descended from the sky, transforming into a refined middle-aged man, none other than Yan Shaozhe.
"Sorry, something came up along the way and I was delayed a little," Yan Shaozhe said.
Xian Liner stepped forward and used his spirit power to explain what had just happened. This guy has a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
Yan Shaozhe walked forward with a smile, like a fox with a warm smile, "Let me introduce myself, Shrek..." " Yan Shaozhe, Dean of the Martial Soul Department, said, ' Lord Hongchen has placed such trust in our Shrek Academy, and we will certainly not let Lord Hongchen down.'"
"But," Yan Shaozhe glanced at the old woman beside Jing Hongchen, "I wonder how to address this lady."
"The current leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Guide Team, Level 9 Titled Douluo, Luan Feng," Luan Feng said, his gaze not on the two Shrek Deans in front of him, but on the Shrek students behind him, as if he were sizing them up.
"This is the Empire's sincerity towards this exchange program," Jing Hongchen said, attracting the attention of the others. He stood tall and proud, exuding an air of superiority. " Ms. Luan Feng will choose one of your students to tutor, or if they are exceptionally outstanding, both would be fine."
Two specially dug radish pits.
Shrek members:!
What a wonderful surprise!
Yan Shaozhe and Xian Liner exchanged a glance, both seeing the hidden surprise in each other's eyes. Their biggest expectation had been that Mingde Hall would send an Eight-Ring Soul Instructor to fool them, but they hadn't expected their students to have the opportunity to receive guidance from a Ninth-Level Soul Engineer. Although their students were currently at the fourth, fifth, or sixth level of Intermediate Soul Guide, and it might seem that teaching them with an eighth or ninth level would be the same, the difference was enormous. The stronger one's abilities, the farther one could see, the deeper one's understanding, and the completely different teaching style.
The ten Shrek students were all excited when they heard that they had the opportunity to be taught by a Ninth-Level Soul Engineer.
Luan Feng nodded slightly, acknowledging Jing Hongchen's words, his somewhat cloudy eyes gazing at the two beautiful girls, one in silver and one in blue, in the Shrek Academy team.
Although that's what they said, His Highness's request was for her to teach the two little girls.
He taught her with the same dedication as if she were his own disciple.
Luan Feng didn't understand His Highness's reasoning, but she couldn't disobey him; she was just a subordinate. Although it smacked of aiding the enemy, considering His Highness's feat of killing Limit Douluo and the miraculous World, His Highness was indeed making the Empire better. Even if these two grew stronger, they shouldn't pose much of a threat to the Empire. Moreover, if she taught them diligently, and His Highness promised to improve her Spirit quality, she might be able to challenge Super Douluo in her lifetime, potentially becoming the legendary Level 10 Soul Master.
"This is the Empire's sincerity, and we hope that you will also treat our students with the utmost care," Jing Hongchen said with a smile, offering polite words. "In that case, we hope to learn from each other's strengths, complement each other's weaknesses, and achieve a win-win cooperation."
This can be considered a benefit for the students of the Sun Moon Empire.
As for other betrayals, there's no need to worry. These people aren't important anyway, and if they do betray, Xiao Zhen will settle accounts with them later.
"Of course! I can promise Lord Hongchen right here that I will definitely assign a Titled Douluo to take the best students from among them as my students and teach them." Yan Shaozhe was overjoyed, somewhat astonished by Jing Hongchen's boldness. However, since the other party was so determined, they couldn't fall behind. With such boldness, should Shrek Academy still cower? The instruction of a Ninth-Level Soul Engineer. Although the other party's previous behavior seemed strange, with such a great temptation before them, even if it was a trap, they could only go forward. After all, they were currently very backward in terms of spirit tools.
The exchange between the two sides was harmonious.
Let's exchange pleasantries.
Yan Shaozhe led the exchange students from the Sun Moon Empire away, while Xian Liner led a team to Mingdu with Jing Hongchen and Luan Feng.
...
Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy.
A training ground where outsiders are prohibited from entering.
"Drink!" A crisp voice rang out.
The dazzling golden light, like the midday sun, left a golden trail in the air, as if tearing open a rift in space. The holy greatsword struck a large mass of flesh that looked like a mixture of many different corpses—an abomination comparable to a high-ranking Spirit Emperor.
"Alas!"
A strange, piercing scream rang out.
It sounded as if many mouths were screaming in agony.
The eerie, deathly power of the undead melted away like spring snow the moment it came into contact with the divine power.
However, one after another, hands stained with blood emerged from the surface of the enormous sphere, enduring the pain from the burning holy light, and grasped the massive holy sword.
"Um?"
Without hesitation, the two delicate hands that had been gripping the sword hilt released their grip, and a pair of pure white wings unfolded behind Ye Guyi. With a flap, they carried her backward, and her legs, clad in white boots and shrouded in a faint golden aura, slammed heavily onto the sword hilt, causing the holy sword to pierce even deeper into the abomination's body.
"Traction." The holy angel wings carried Ye Guyi backward rapidly. Ye Guyi held up two fingers, as if a faint thread connected them to the holy sword.
"Burst!"
A golden light flashed by.
In an instant.
The holy sword inserted into the abomination's body erupted with a blinding white light, directly breaking through the envelopment of the undead aura, like the first ray of sunlight illuminating the night.
"Boom!"
A white light pierced through the body made of filth and flesh, and the broken, mindless Evil Soul Master, whose soul was now reduced to only beastly instincts, completed its mission at this moment.
"Phew~"
Ye Guyi slowly exhaled.
This move is good enough; I can now detonate it within half a second.
Next is purification.
Holy white wings unfolded, and golden light, like the dawn, descended, landing on the filth and flesh on the ground, and on the red vengeful spirits floating in the air. As the evil power dissipated, the bodies returned to the earth, and the souls went to where they were meant to go.
The next moment.
Ye Guyi sat cross-legged on the ground, her body emanating a suction force that drew the energy of the surrounding world towards her.
"Click~"
A surge of spirit power emanated from it.
"Level 56, that's pretty fast." A clear voice rang out, and Ye Guyi, who had just broken through to the next level, stood up with a smile in his eyes, his blue-green eyes looking at the group of people walking towards him.
One man and four women.
An Zhen, the almost inseparable Zi Ji and An Qiuer, Xu Tianzhen who had changed into casual clothes, and Meng Hongchen.
To be honest, even now, Ye Guyi still sometimes feels something is off. She thought Meng Hongchen was the only "teacher's wife," but it turns out that An Qiuer, who seems a little older than her, also calls her "teacher's uncle," as does Lady Zi Ji, and even this "Emperor" seems to be one as well.
A highly respected senior.
A boy who is dating multiple beautiful girls at the same time.
It feels so strange to see these two different images of the same person.
"And you?" An Zhen looked at the girl in front of her. She wore a short-sleeved shirt and shorts, with shoulder-length dark purple hair, and was as lively as a girl next door, like a little sun walking around. With her hands in her pockets, she had a bit of a tomboyish air about her. She was completely different from the girl she was when she first ascended the throne, but she was very similar to the carefree Princess Tianzhen from three months ago.
"Level 53." Xu Tianzhen pouted and crossed his arms.
"Although I can do the kind of AFK cultivation you mentioned in your World at night, without a 100,000-year Spirit Bone, and I can't purify evil and vengeful spirits like Holy Angel Martial Soul, and because Extreme Fire has reduced my cultivation speed, how can I level up so quickly?"
"Take your time, no rush." An Zhen reached out and ruffled Xu Tianzhen's hair. Holy Angel's method of increasing cultivation by purifying vengeful spirits and evil was indeed outrageous. With enough undead creatures, Ye Guyi's cultivation had increased at the fastest speed he could handle without damaging his foundation over the past two months.
His cultivation level is almost catching up with him.
I left Shrek Academy three months ago.
Almost level 58.
Two levels in three months is a very fast pace; it's something that few outside the industry would believe.
Unfortunately, although it is possible to reflect the Spirit, just as one cannot directly increase one's own spirit power level in the Virtual World and reflect it into reality, one also cannot improve it by reflecting the Holy Angel Martial Soul and using the Holy Angel Martial Soul's cultivation methods.
"Xiao Yi." An Zhen looked at Ye Guyi.
"Teacher."
"Mingde Hall has an exchange program with Shrek Academy. Today, Lord Hongchen will be bringing exchange students from Shrek Academy. Few in the Sun Moon Empire can match you in terms of age. Meng and Xiao are on the Soul Guide path. Go and broaden your horizons as Spirit Masters." An Zhen said with a slight smile.
"Yes." Ye Guyi nodded seriously.
Does the teacher mean that among the exchange students from Shrek Academy, there are some incredibly talented Spirit Masters?
A gray aura, unnoticed by the girls, emerged from the space beside An Zhen.
"Teacher, I'm sorry to trouble you," An Zhen said telepathically.
He needs Electrolux's help with something.
They stopped Elder Xuan, who had secretly followed Shrek Academy's plans, on the outskirts of Mingdu.