The All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament.
The quarterfinals quickly concluded. Currently, the four teams in the semifinals were the Shrek Academy team, the Sun and Moon Imperial Soul Tool Engineer Academy from the Sun and Moon Empire, the Star Luo National Academy from the Star Luo Empire, and finally, the Di'ao Academy from the Heaven Dou Empire.
These four academies were old rivals, and each possessed incredibly powerful strength.
Zhou Yi convened a strategy meeting early in the morning. Although she was very confident in Ma Xiaotao's strength, they absolutely could not be careless at this stage. It was not like before, where Soul Kings and Soul Emperors were powerless against Soul Saints. If a Soul Emperor used high-level soul tools, it wasn't impossible to trick a Soul Saint.
Ma Xiaotao, apart from her Martial Soul True Body, had already revealed much of her other strength. Zhou Yi was worried that Star Luo and the Sun and Moon Empire might use some soul tools against her. Di'ao Academy, on the other hand, was not a concern. These honest souls never used combat-type soul tools, believing only in their own strength. Even if they had soul tools, they were all auxiliary in nature, such as milk bottles for recovering soul power after a match. Thus, their strength was very transparent. Although stable and not easily upset by weaker opponents, they also found it difficult to defeat stronger foes, so they couldn't possibly be Shrek's match.
Yuwen Tuo didn't care about these matters. He was currently lying alone in the sky garden on the top floor of the hotel, basking in the sun. This guy claimed to be somewhat interested in his past, but that was just talk. Yesterday, he had already made inquiries everywhere and indeed gathered some interesting information, with the rest to be discussed at a later time.
These past few days, he had been busy cultivating soul power, purifying carving knives, and plotting robberies, with no good rest. Yuwen Tuo hadn't experienced such a leisurely life in a long time; he was very relaxed now. This was because he finally no longer had to worry about his freedom. The fully realized Ice Empress could be summoned, and the Sect Master-level experts had already arrived. At least within Star Luo City, Shrek Academy no longer posed any threat to him.
"Not participating in the matches, not even watching them. Here you are, drinking a beverage and sunbathing. You truly are quite at ease, Yuwen Tuo." Suddenly, a pleasant female voice rang out. Yuwen Tuo, lying on the reclining chair, gently turned his head. It was an extremely beautiful young woman, roughly the same age as Bei Bei and the others, with rare wine-red long hair.
Her red top exuded passion, and her ultra-short leather skirt was incredibly alluring. Combined with her exposed long legs, this great beauty was full of temptation.
"This attire... is the beauty from the Sun and Moon Empire?" Yuwen Tuo took a sip of his drink and asked calmly. He was a bit puzzled. Why would someone from the Sun and Moon Empire suddenly come looking for him? Could it be that the incident of Xiao Hongchen being stripped had leaked? But that didn't make sense; Elder Du was responsible for that, what did it have to do with him? And even if they had truly found out, the person who should come looking wouldn't be Meng Hongchen, but rather Elder Ma.
Soon, Yuwen Tuo realized: Could this woman be here to use a honey trap?
"That's right, my name is Meng Hongchen, and I am indeed a student of the Sun and Moon Imperial Soul Tool Engineer Academy. Not only am I from the Sun and Moon Empire, but so are you." Meng Hongchen sat on a reclining chair beside Yuwen Tuo, snatched the wine glass from his hand, and drank it all in one gulp, completely unconcerned about the impropriety between men and women. After drinking, she even complained, "Why is it apple juice? A grown man who doesn't even dare to drink alcohol?"
"Minors are not allowed to drink alcohol," Yuwen Tuo said. "That's a matter of principle. By the way, you said I'm from the Sun and Moon Empire, but how would I know that? I was born and raised in the Heaven Dou Empire." Shrek Academy was also located within the Heaven Dou Empire, so Yuwen Tuo was not wrong in saying this.
"Your falling to the Heaven Dou Empire was actually an accident. As long as you return to the Sun and Moon Empire with me, all your doubts will be resolved." Meng Hongchen said.
Yuwen Tuo turned his head, looking at her with interest, "So, you know about my background?"
Meng Hongchen shook her head, "I don't know much. I only know that your bloodline is very noble, but without permission, I can't reveal too much."
"Heh heh, noble? And also related to the Star Luo Empire and the Dou Ling Empire, right?" Yuwen Tuo asked with a smile.
Meng Hongchen was surprised, "How did you know?"
"Yesterday, before the quarterfinals ended, I went to the biggest brothel in the city and ordered ten girls to drink apple juice with me."
Meng Hongchen's eyebrows twitched. This little brat, he knows minors can't drink alcohol, yet he dares to visit a brothel, and even orders ten girls to drink juice with him at once. That's truly a marvel! However, she also guessed Yuwen Tuo's purpose. He must have sensed something and gone to gather information. If there was one place in the world where the most gossip flowed, it would definitely be among women, and the place where women gathered the most was, of course, a brothel.
"What did you find out?" Meng Hongchen asked.
"A lot. For example, the biggest scandals of the Star Luo imperial family in recent years: the Eighth Princess's consort cheated with a commoner woman, the Fourth Prince forcibly abducted a civilian girl but encountered a righteous rogue soul master and got into a gang fight, and so on. Also, about fifteen years ago, the imperial family's eldest princess mysteriously disappeared for a long time. Heh heh, what a coincidence that time is." Yuwen Tuo sneered.
Xu Jiawei, although the current Star Luo Emperor and the imperial family's legitimate eldest son, wasn't the eldest in the family. Above him, there was a legitimate eldest daughter; he was just the second child. As for Xu Jiujiu, like her name, she was ranked ninth.
Meng Hongchen grabbed Yuwen Tuo's wrist. "It seems you've already guessed something. However, Yuwen Tuo, it was the Star Luo imperial family that caused you to fall to the Heaven Dou Empire. They are heartless and morally corrupt towards you. If you go there, nothing good will come of it. On the contrary, my Sun and Moon Empire has been looking for you all these years, and we even found your whereabouts long ago. It's just that you were previously trapped in Shrek Academy, a place even our Sun and Moon Empire couldn't intervene in. Fortunately, you're out now. As long as you don't want to return to Shrek, the Sun and Moon Empire will definitely help you."
"Nonsense!" At this moment, another female voice arrived, full of anger. Another girl arrived; it was the blonde beauty Yuwen Tuo had seen before, also the Star Luo Empire's princess who had appeared at the auction house, Xu Jiujiu.
"I never imagined that Senior Jing Hongchen's granddaughter would be such a shameless villain, slandering people behind their backs." Xu Jiujiu walked over, her phoenix eyes filled with authority. A person of her cultivation rarely cursed.
"Hmph, as expected, the wicked always complain first. Taking back what was given away is always your Star Luo's specialty, isn't it?" Meng Hongchen was extremely displeased with the Star Luo Empire at this moment. They had spent so much money to legitimately purchase the soul beast embryo, yet Star Luo shamelessly snatched it back overnight. It was utterly disgraceful. And now they were doing the same to Yuwen Tuo.
"It rightfully belongs to my Star Luo; is it not only natural to take it back?"
Xu Jiujiu had no idea about the stolen embryo. She thought Meng Hongchen was referring to Yuwen Tuo, after all, Yuwen Tuo was indeed placed in the Heaven Dou Empire by their Star Luo Empire, and now they wanted him back, which perfectly fit Meng Hongchen's current context.
"Good! You actually dare to openly admit it, how shameless!" Meng Hongchen was utterly enraged. Stealing their soul beast embryo was one thing, but to so brazenly admit it? Did they truly believe that just because this was the Star Luo Empire's territory, they could bully people from their Sun and Moon Empire with impunity?
Yuwen Tuo calmly poured himself another glass of juice, watching the two girls bickering nonsensically. He knew they were probably off-topic, but he was too lazy to remind them. Watching girls argue was quite interesting; if they could actually start fighting, that would be even better. He regretted not preparing a recording soul tool beforehand.
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