At Dio Academy, Jiang Peng's room.
Dubu Si had already explained the situation to everyone. Weina pondered, "It seems that our newly joined junior brother has thoughts of revenge against Shrek, which is why he decided to openly leave Shrek and then return with his sword, in a righteous manner."
"That's right! If it were me, and I was crippled for six years, I definitely wouldn't let Shrek off the hook," Long Aotian said as a matter of course. Anyone who suffered such great humiliation and chose to forgive instead of retaliating would be out of their mind.
"It's just that, given this, before the Body Sect officially emerges from seclusion, it's best not to expose his Xuanyuan Sword primary spirit. This way, he can hide his strength for now," Weina said. "I originally thought that having the Sect Master was enough, but now, it seems I need to invite another senior. This future junior brother will leave with us in another form."
"Sect Master, that senior is highly respected and proud. He won't easily give face to ordinary people. Therefore, this time, I hope to invite him out using your name. Please write a letter."
Dubu Si froze for a moment, then nodded gravely. "Hmm, you're talking about that person, right? Indeed, only if I personally speak will he be willing to come."
Dubu Si spoke very calmly, but in reality, he was covered in cold sweat.
Who? Who are you talking about? Weina, you're asking me to write a letter, you should at least tell this old man the name.
But he couldn't ask out loud, for the sake of his reputation! As the Sect Master, he couldn't possibly fail to understand the intentions of his own disciple.
Suddenly, an idea flashed through his mind. Dubu Si looked at Jin Peng beside him and said, "Old Jin, why don't you write this letter on my behalf? After all, you are our Sect's Vice Sect Master; you are fully capable of representing this old man."
Jin Peng was startled, "Damn it, she's aiming for me." He continuously winked at Dubu Si. "Sect Master, what are you doing? Don't you know my intelligence is about the same as yours? If you don't know who to write to, how would I know? If you can't ask, can I just ask directly? This Vice Sect Master has his pride too, alright?"
Dubu Si seemed not to see the indignation in Jin Peng's eyes, almost awkwardly whistling.
Jin Peng was helpless. Fine, you're ruthless. You're the Sect Master, I can't do anything about you. Since that's the case, I'll take it out on your precious disciple. You push it to me, and I'll push it to Long Aotian, won't that work?
"Aotian!"
"The Vice Sect Master is the wisdom pillar of our Sect. I believe he will definitely be able to write a letter that will move that senior." Unexpectedly, Long Aotian also sensed trouble. He preemptively acted, cupping his hands in praise before deliberately saying, "It's not possible, is it, Vice Sect Master, that you don't know who to write to? No way... No way...!"
"Of course not. This Vice Sect Master merely wants you to help consult on how to write it. After all, you are our Sect's successor, you must learn to interact with the leaders of other factions," Jin Peng said helplessly.
This guy is cunning. He actually preempted me and pushed the responsibility back.
He shouldn't have this wisdom. It must be because he's been with Weina for too long that he's developed so many tricks.
Long Aotian also had no choice. This was in front of Weina. If he was so dense that he couldn't even understand his beloved's intentions, how could he have the face to pursue her later? Therefore, he could only inconvenience the Vice Sect Master.
Just then, Jiang Peng raised his hand and said, "Princess, Aotian, who are you talking about? Does our country have such powerful people?" He truly thought everyone else knew and he didn't, so he honestly asked.
Jin Peng's eyes instantly welled up with tears of emotion. Little Jiang is still a kind person. Look at his docile appearance, asking when he doesn't understand, so cute.
Weina sighed silently. Why are the people around her always bunches of simpletons? Their only strong point is fighting. When will someone send her a quick-witted helper?
After several days of competition, the Continental Soul Dueling Tournament had entered the eight-to-four elimination round. Everyone who made it this far was from a famous and powerful academy.
Shrek's opponent today was the Spirit Douluo Royal Academy, an academy from the Spirit Douluo Empire.
The Spirit Douluo Empire could be said to be the weakest of the four great empires on the continent. Its army was weak, its national territory wasn't large, and it had the fewest Titled Douluo, most of whom were ordinary Titled Douluo. The only known one to reach the Super Douluo level was their guardian god, the nation's strongest, the Rank 97 Heavenly Sun Douluo.
The Heaven Soul Empire wasn't too strong either, but they had powerful sects like the Body Sect, the Nine Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, and the Heavenly Dragon Gate. Although the Heavenly Dragon Gate was not as strong as the Body Sect, it was a direct lineage of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan, one of the three Upper Sects of old. The Sect Master's strength was not much inferior to the Heavenly Sun Douluo.
Even the Spirit Douluo Empire's competing team was the weakest among the four empires, with only five Soul Kings and no Soul Emperors. One must know that the Sun Moon Empire and the Heaven Soul Empire both had Soul Emperors leading their teams. While Star Luo's Princess Xu Jiujiu was only a Soul King, she was a rare soul tool master, whose actual combat power was not much inferior to a Soul Emperor. Here, they already lost a step.
Facing Shrek, which had a Soul Saint, today, they had no hope.
The captain, Solitary Bamboo Sword, holding his spirit, the Purple Blazing Bamboo, pointed his sword at the seven contestants from Shrek Academy and said, "Why is it only you? Where's Yuwen Tuo? Is our Spirit Douluo Royal Academy inferior to Zhengtian Academy? Make him get out here!"
He knew he couldn't win today, but at the very least, he wanted to give Yuwen Tuo a good beating.
"You know Xiao Tuo?" Ling Luochen asked, puzzled. Yuwen Tuo had been at Shrek Academy since awakening his spirit and hadn't left. How did he know him?
"Hmph, a bastard, of course I know him. What, is that bastard afraid to face my Spirit Douluo Royal Academy? Why don't you make him come out? I'll allow you to switch players," Solitary Bamboo Sword said with intense hatred when he spoke Yuwen Tuo's name.
In the audience, Yuwen Tuo rested his chin on his hand, full of questions. "That's strange, how exactly did I offend him?" His Life Essence Gold was already purified, and Snow Empress had been obtained. Staying in the room no longer served much purpose, so he took some time to come out and watch. However, he didn't go to Shrek's side but instead found an empty seat in the audience. Unexpectedly, upon arriving, he heard the people from Spirit Douluo Royal Academy cursing him.
"Bastard, if you dare insult Yuwen Tuo again, I will make you pay!" Ma Xiaotao's anger flared as she heard the opponent repeatedly call Yuwen Tuo a "bastard." Yuwen Tuo was her person. She could bully him, but no one else dared.
But before she could finish speaking, someone moved faster than her.
"Ice Radiance Ring!"
"Nation's Great Weapon, Tremor of the Cauldron!"
Ling Luochen and Xiao Xiao acted faster than words, already making their moves. A great battle suddenly erupted on the field. Seeing Solitary Bamboo Sword's furious expression, Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire, from the host's stand, asked Xu Jiujiu, "Jiujiu, what is the relationship between this Solitary Bamboo Sword and the Spirit Douluo Empire's Xue family?"
"Maternal relative. The Spirit Douluo Empress is his mother's elder sister. His mother passed away early, and because of his exceptional talent, he was raised under the care of the Spirit Douluo Emperor and Empress from a young age, adopted as their foster son. He revered two people most in his life: one was the Spirit Douluo's guardian deity, His Eminence Heavenly Sun, and the other was his foster father, the current Spirit Douluo Emperor." Xu Jiujiu immediately provided accurate information about Solitary Bamboo Sword.
It seemed she was also responsible for the empire's intelligence department. Xu Jiawei truly trusted and valued this sister of his immensely.
"So that's how it is. No wonder he harbors such hatred for Yuwen Tuo. That incident back then was indeed a disgrace to them. They originally thought Yuwen Tuo was dead, but now that he has reappeared, his existence constantly reminds everyone of the Spirit Douluo Emperor's past humiliation," Xu Jiawei understood. "But that incident, it wasn't us Star Luo who wronged Spirit Douluo, but rather the Spirit Douluo Empire itself being useless. Yuwen Tuo is a person of our Star Luo Empire; he cannot be allowed to act so presumptuously."
Xu Jiujiu nodded, "This subject understands!"
Actually, Yuwen Tuo's existence, in a certain sense, also caused Star Luo to lose some face, but it was better than Spirit Douluo's situation. If Yuwen Tuo were a good-for-nothing, they wouldn't bother with him. If Spirit Douluo wanted to kill or flay him, they could do as they pleased.
However, Yuwen Tuo's previous performance, being a Soul Grandmaster at thirteen, with a surprisingly fast cultivation speed, and his soul rings being a thousand-year second ring and a ten-thousand-year third ring, meant his actual combat power was comparable to a Soul King. Such combat power was enough for them to set aside that minor issue and bring him back to their nation in the future.
"Hmph, those useless fools from Spirit Douluo are still brooding over that past incident. How dare they call Yuwen Tuo a bastard? Wouldn't that be cursing..." Old Ma stopped himself, some things were better left unsaid.
"Meng Hongchen, why don't you try to contact Yuwen Tuo again? After all, he's a person of our Sun Moon Empire. This time, we must bring him back," Old Ma ordered.
Last time he went to find Yuwen Tuo, he didn't receive a good reception, likely due to a generational gap. Meng Hongchen's age wasn't too different from Yuwen Tuo's, and she was a great beauty; surely he wouldn't shut her out this time.
"Alright, leave it to me, Old Ma!" Meng Hongchen readily accepted the order. After all, Yuwen Tuo greatly matched her aesthetic taste.
This time, her brother's soul bone and the hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo were snatched back by those bastards from the "Star Luo Empire." So, at least bringing Yuwen Tuo back would be considered a worthwhile trip.
"Ah—"
Inside Dio Academy, Jiang Peng just opened his mouth, but this time his sneeze didn't come out. Having had two previous experiences, his junior, quick-witted, pinched his nose. "Boss, are you catching a cold? Why are you always sneezing lately, or is there a flu in Star Luo?"
Jiang Peng angrily swatted away his junior's hand. "Get out of here! I'm strong and healthy; what flu can affect me? It must be some conspiracy from the other three nations against our country. We must be highly vigilant and not be outmaneuvered."
He had completely guessed the wrong direction. The other three nations did indeed have many schemes brewing because of Yuwen Tuo, but they were scheming against each other, simply not involving the Heaven Soul Empire.
Soon, the battle on the Soul Dueling Arena ended, with the Spirit Douluo Empire suffering a crushing defeat. No matter how formidable Solitary Bamboo Sword was, facing Shrek's three main forces—the control-type Soul King Ling Luochen, the power-attack Soul Emperor Dai Yaoheng, and the ultimate Soul Saint Ma Xiaotao—he couldn't even withstand one or two exchanges. Shrek Academy successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
Yuwen Tuo stood up and left the Soul Dueling Arena. He was now slightly interested in his own background and expected it to be quite complex.
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