The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Duel Tournament! The Soul Hall! The Tang Sect!
Following the conclusion of the match between the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy and the Tianxing Academy, the outcome was decided.
On this day, Star Luo City was exceptionally bustling.
Whether in restaurants, tea houses, or the streets and alleys, these three keywords could be heard everywhere.
A scene that frequently occurred was—
"Did you know? Two massive upsets broke out in this Soul Duel Tournament. One is the completely obscure Soul Hall. Utilizing only four Soul Elders and three Grand Soul Masters, they instantly defeated the Tianxing Advanced Soul Master Academy, which possessed four Soul Ancestors and three Soul Elders. A gap of an entire ring—it's simply mind-boggling."
"I know, of course I know! This matter has spread like wildfire. But it seems that the Tang Sect, which dates back ten thousand years, is even more formidable. They actually produced two Soul Emperors possessing six hundred-thousand-year soul rings. With a single move, they instantly defeated the Tian Ling Advanced Soul Master Academy, which had five Soul Ancestors and two Soul Elders."
"It's all thanks to that disgustingly powerful Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Besides, they aren't actually Soul Emperors. Those so-called six hundred-thousand-year soul rings were simulated using a simulation soul skill. In reality, those two only have the cultivation of Soul Elders. After executing that Martial Soul Fusion Skill, their soul power was completely depleted, and they fainted dead away..."
"There's something even more explosive. It's said that the two who executed the Martial Soul Fusion Skill are biological brothers."
"For real?"
"How could it be fake? One is the second young master of the White Tiger Duke, and the other is the White Tiger Duke's illegitimate son..."
Within a single day, the only people in Star Luo City who hadn't heard of the Soul Hall and the Tang Sect were young children who didn't know any better. Within three days, for hundreds of miles around Star Luo City, everyone knew about the performance of the two sects in the tournament.
The only slight difference was that the Soul Hall achieved great fame by relying on its own raw strength to defeat its opponent.
The Tang Sect, on the other hand, received a mix of praise and reputational damage due to the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin.
Their Martial Soul Fusion Skill was indeed very powerful, that much was true.
However, in this Douluo Dalu where love was paramount, sometimes certain special relationships drew more attention than a Soul Master's actual strength.
Over the past few days, the grievances between the Soul Hall and Shrek were also leaked by those with hidden intentions.
Regarding this, Feng Piaoling was naturally pleased to see it happen—or rather, his own fuel had been added to the fire behind the scenes.
After all, this was part of his plan from the very beginning.
Just as the Soul Hall and the Tang Sect were causing a massive stir throughout the city, Xuan Zi finally received news concerning Feng Piaoling and the others.
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Inside the Shrek exclusive conference room at the Star Emperor Grand Hotel.
"Those nine people are all still alive? Are you certain? Are you certain?"
This was the first time since the start of the Soul Master Tournament that Xuan Zi had proactively shown himself to find the Shrek crowd.
Because the disaster at the Ming Dou Mountain Range had caused the deaths and crippling of many members from the Shrek Seven Monsters and the preparatory team—including turning Mu En's great-great-grandson into a eunuch—Xuan Zi had been numbing himself with alcohol and meat over the past few days.
He had been thinking of just drifting along.
He never expected to suddenly hear news that Feng Piaoling and the others were still alive, which undoubtedly allowed him to see a glimmer of hope for redemption.
One must know that these individuals were all top-tier geniuses. Just based on their feat of instantly defeating an opponent while bridging a gap of an entire soul ring, it was evident they had become even more excellent than the preparatory team. They might even grow to a point where they surpassed the current Shrek Seven Monsters in the future.
Particularly that Feng Piaoling, who possessed twin martial souls; his talent was monstrous, and he had once single-handedly neutralized the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Huo Yuhao and Dai Huabin.
If they could be brought back to the academy, it would not only offset his offenses but also strengthen Shrek Academy.
"Yes, Elder Xuan. Right now, they have already betrayed Shrek Academy and defected to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy."
Because Zhou Yi harbored resentment toward Feng Piaoling, she immediately slapped a massive label on the Soul Hall the moment she spoke.
Huo Yuhao echoed, "Elder Xuan, right now their entire focus is on taking away the championship that belongs to our Shrek Academy on behalf of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. But please rest assured, we will absolutely never let him have his way."
Ma Xiaotao raised her right hand, a clump of Phoenix flame igniting in her palm. "It's merely the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy. Once my injuries are fully healed, I alone will be enough to sweep them all."
However, Xuan Zi, who was anxious to make amends for his errors, simply could not listen to their words. "All of you shut your mouths. Wu Feng, you speak."
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other. Since Xuan Zi chose not to ask Ma Xiaotao, who was the captain, nor did he choose to ask the other members of the Shrek Seven Monsters, but instead chose to ask Wu Feng—whose strength was the weakest and who was practically negligible in this competing team—his purpose could only be one thing. He wanted to welcome Feng Piaoling and the others back to Shrek Academy.
Wu Feng took a deep breath and said, "Yes, Elder Xuan, they are all still alive. It's just that they currently harbor immense hostility toward the academy."
Xuan Zi's gaze turned icy as he looked at Zhou Yi. "Is it because of this foolish woman?"
"That is only one aspect. The real reason they resent the academy is because they encountered an ambush back then. One of the assassins, before being killed by Feng Piaoling in a counter-attack, personally admitted to being an outer court teacher of Shrek Academy. Consequently, they chose to join the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineer Academy, planning to defeat the academy's competing team in the Soul Duel Tournament to complete their revenge."
Wu Feng shook her head. She neither exaggerated the facts nor concealed anything; she merely spoke the truth according to what Feng Piaoling had previously said.
Upon hearing this, Xuan Zi was so furious he wanted to curse. "Bullshit! When did the academy ever arrange for people to kill them? That was fundamentally not the academy's doing..."
Even if they really were to take action, it would only be after failing to persuade them to return to the academy, Xuan Zi silently added in his heart.
Wu Feng asked, "If it wasn't the academy, who could it be?"
Hearing this, Xuan Zi's fierce and brutal gaze directed straight toward Dai Huabin. The latter's heart thudded violently, and he turned his head away guiltily.
Although all traces of the assassins had been destroyed back then, it was not difficult to guess who the mastermind was by searching into which enemies Feng Piaoling and the others had made.
Fearing that Xuan Zi might take action against his younger brother, Dai Yaoheng hurriedly skipped over the previous topic. "Elder Xuan, as things stand now, continuing to investigate who the culprit is has already become meaningless. The urgent matter at hand is to persuade these people to return to Shrek Academy."
"Yaohing is correct." Xuan Zi nodded. "They are all geniuses who came out of Shrek Academy; they must return to the embrace of the academy."
If they could be persuaded to return, that would be for the best. If they couldn't be persuaded, then given that kid Feng Piaoling's twin martial soul talent, he would bound to become a threat to Shrek Academy in the future and absolutely could not be allowed to remain in this world.
Right at this moment, Wang Dong'er spoke up. "I'm afraid it won't be that easy. Leaving aside the fact that it's impossible for them to return to the academy before the culprit is found, even if the culprit is located, I'm afraid they still wouldn't be willing to return because of a certain undesirable teacher."
She didn't mention Zhou Yi in a single sentence, yet every word she spoke was inseparable from Zhou Yi.
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