Chapter 114 Refusing to Cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult? Shrek Academy is in Turmoil!
"I told you long ago! Teacher Liu Yuan is the lucky star of our Sun Moon Empire!"
"Hahahaha! Shrek Academy! I am so grateful to you all!"
"If it weren't for you all, would Teacher Liu Yuan have ever come to our Sun Moon Empire? Hahahaha!"
At this moment, within the Sun and Moon Imperial Palace, the Sun and Moon Emperor's laughter echoed continuously!
The happiest person after learning that the Sun Moon Royal Team 2 had eliminated the Shrek Team was undoubtedly the Sun Moon Emperor.
After all, as the ruler of a country, the Sun and Moon Emperor naturally attached great importance to matters concerning the prestige and interests of the entire nation.
Therefore, he once again sent people to keep a close eye on the Soul Master Competition.
They also asked them to inform him of the match news as soon as possible.
Therefore, upon learning this news, the Sun and Moon Emperor was overjoyed.
He immediately summoned Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen to share his joy with them.
Kong Deming and Jing Hongchen were equally excited upon learning of this event, and they wholeheartedly agreed with the Emperor of the Sun and Moon's words.
Jing Hongchen: "Your Majesty is right! It is indeed thanks to Teacher Liu Yuan... Otherwise, the first team could not have been formed, and the students of the second team would not have been a match for the Shrek team if they relied solely on their strength."
"The real credit for this competition actually goes to Teacher Liu Yuan!"
Kong Deming: "I think we should reward Teacher Liu Yuan handsomely when he returns! Although Teacher Liu Yuan doesn't seem to be the kind of person who values rewards... well, whether he values them or not is one thing, and whether we actually receive them is another!"
"Teacher Liu Yuan is not a native of our Sun Moon Empire, so he doesn't have an innate affinity for us. Therefore, in order to help him better integrate into our Sun Moon Empire, I believe we cannot afford to make any mistakes, no matter how small!"
"We must make him feel our sincerity!"
The Sun and Moon Emperors above nodded in agreement.
The results of the Soul Master Competition are now basically confirmed.
So what the Sun and Moon Emperor needed to think about was how to better retain Liu Yuan.
After all, their Sun Moon Empire had finally received help from a benefactor.
If in the end, the other party leaves because of some minor oversight on your part...
Then the Emperor of the Sun and Moon really had nowhere to cry.
Therefore, the Sun and Moon Emperor actually put a lot of effort into pleasing Liu Yuan.
"Crown Prince Xu Tianran requests an audience!"
At that moment, another servant came up to report to the Emperor.
Upon hearing the servant's report, the Sun and Moon Emperor raised an eyebrow, but after a moment's hesitation, he said directly, "Summon them!"
Soon Xu Tianran entered the palace and immediately greeted the Emperor, saying, "Greetings to Father Emperor."
Then he cast a greeting glance at Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming to the side.
The Emperor of the Sun and Moon didn't say much, but went straight to the point and asked, "What important matter has the Crown Prince come here on this occasion?"
Xu Tianran immediately spoke up, "Father, I've come to ask you about the Holy Spirit Cult. What are your thoughts on this matter?"
The Emperor of the Sun and Moon frowned instantly.
It turns out that over the years, Xu Tianran had been trying his best to persuade their Sun Moon Empire to cooperate with the evil soul masters of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Before Liu Yuan arrived, the Sun and Moon Emperor had actually been interested in him for a while.
After all, their Sun Moon Empire does lack the combat power of some top-tier Soul Masters, and Evil Soul Masters can help them make up for this.
However, the Sun Moon Emperor never agreed, because he knew very well that cooperating with evil spirit masters would plunge the people of their Sun Moon Empire into misery.
Later, when Liu Yuan arrived, the Sun and Moon Emperor became even less willing to do so.
Therefore, he repeatedly declined the idea of cooperating with the Holy Spirit Church.
Unexpectedly, Xu Tianran has brought up this matter again.
But the Emperor of the Sun and Moon had already made up his mind, so he directly replied to Xu Tianran, "This matter should not be mentioned again!"
"Good and evil are on different paths!"
"As the emperor of the Sun and Moon Empire, how could I possibly cooperate with the evil Holy Spirit Cult?"
"If we cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult, wouldn't we become a protector for those evil soul masters? Where would that leave the people of my Sun Moon Empire?"
He said with righteous indignation.
This was also the idea of Jing Hongchen and Kong Deming on one side.
They also deeply hated those evil spirit masters.
But Xu Tianran didn't seem to think that way. He wanted to persuade him again: "Father, please think it over!"
But the Emperor of the Sun and Moon had made up his mind. He snorted coldly and waved his hand, saying, "Step down!"
Xu Tianran had no choice but to obediently retreat.
After he stepped down, his expression grew increasingly grim, because Xu Tianran knew that the Sun and Moon Emperor had become like this because of Liu Yuan's existence in their Sun and Moon Empire.
Otherwise, the Sun and Moon Emperor would definitely cooperate with the Holy Spirit Cult, which would be very beneficial for his ascension to the throne.
"Liu Yuan....."
"How dare you block my path to power? Then don't blame me..."
He abruptly flung his hand away and turned to leave.
Meanwhile, on the other side, at Shrek Academy...
At this moment, inside the Sea God Pavilion of Shrek Academy, a group of elders, upon learning of the Shrek team's defeat and the recent negative reputation of their Shrek Academy on the Douluo Continent, all became somewhat flustered.
They began to discuss it amongst themselves:
"How did we lose again?! What are Xiaotao and the others up to?"
"The academy has given them so much support, and they were eliminated in the top eight? This has severely damaged the academy's reputation!"
"Yes! And there are many people deliberately smearing the reputation of Shrek Academy. This is really going to be difficult!"
"...."
The elders kept talking, some blaming Ma Xiaotao and the others, while others felt worried and fearful about the future of Shrek Academy.
At this point, Moon really couldn't stand it anymore.
He snorted coldly.
"Quiet!"
As soon as the sound fell, the entire venue fell silent.
Then Moon's voice rang out again: "What's done is done, there's no use complaining, think more about how to handle it next."
"And this time, we can't entirely blame the children; the students of the Sun Moon Royal Academy are indeed very strong!"
An elder's voice rang out again: "But Elder Mu, what should we do now?"
Moon replied, "The loss in the competition inevitably led to a decline in reputation."
"The decline in reputation will lead to a lack of appeal for the college, so we must make up for it in other ways."
"Our Shrek Academy's biggest advantage is the large number of Title Douluos. In the past, we only needed to use them as a gimmick..."
"But the current situation is special, so I think we can let the titled Douluo start taking on disciples. This way we can retain students and stimulate the joining of new students."
"As for the fact that many parents misunderstand Shrek Academy because they don't know about the inspection team, this is also an opportunity."
"Let's take this opportunity to be honest with the Douluo Continent and tell them how long Shrek Academy has protected it. I believe this will further restore the reputation of Shrek Academy."
(End of chapter)