Meng Shenji quickly welcomed them in.
"Everyone, please don't be polite. Once you're here, treat it as your own home. Come in, please."
The Education Committee Hall wasn't as luxurious as one might imagine.
On the contrary—
the place where these three Soul Douluo worked and lived was extremely simple.
Only the necessary furnishings and a few green plants decorated the room.
Everyone took their seats according to status, but since there weren't many chairs in the hall,
the students of Shrek Academy could only stand behind Flender and the other teachers.
At this moment, most of them couldn't help feeling a little excited—
after all, seated before them were three Soul Douluo-level powerhouses.
In the entire Soul Master world, soul masters who could cultivate to such a level were as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns.
Each possessed tremendous strength—
even if they couldn't destroy mountains or overturn seas, they could still sweep through thousands of troops with ease.
Once they entered,
both sides began exchanging polite compliments.
Every one of these old figures was well-seasoned and worldly;
their words were smooth, clever, and full of tact.
At that moment, Zhi Lin, one of the three Education Committee members, suddenly asked,
"I heard from Teacher Qin that among the students of your academy, there is one particularly outstanding genius soul master. May I know who that is?"
Flender immediately thought they were referring to Ye Fan—
for even among geniuses, Ye Fan's light eclipsed all others.
But before he could speak,
Yu Xiaogang smiled faintly and took the initiative to respond.
"Not really a genius, but I do have a disciple of quite some talent—Tang San."
The members of Shrek Academy froze.
What's going on?
Tang San… became the genius?
Tang San stepped forward.
"Greetings, teachers."
Zhi Lin smiled slightly, and the air around him suddenly twisted faintly.
The others didn't feel much,
but within a second, Tang San dropped to his knees.
Yu Xiaogang quickly called out,
"There's no need for such a great salute."
"Get up."
Zhi Lin released his soul power pressure, and only then did Tang San manage to stand.
He frowned slightly and looked toward Qin Ming.
"This is the so-called genius student?"
In an instant, the three Education Committee members' impression of Shrek Academy plummeted.
They all felt Qin Ming had greatly overpraised his alma mater.
Qin Ming hurriedly shook his head and pointed to Ye Fan.
"This one—this is the true genius."
Ye Fan glanced at Flender,
and after receiving a nod, stepped forward to face Zhi Lin.
Zhi Lin gave him a brief nod, signaling he could stop—
but didn't continue with any further testing.
Flender immediately turned to glare fiercely at Yu Xiaogang.
Look what you've done!
Zhi Lin's test was much like Shrek's entrance exam—
and clearly, because of Yu Xiaogang's words, they had failed it.
You might as well have called yourself a genius—at least you'd have a spirit bone to show for it!
Although both sides continued their discussions afterward,
the terms were clearly far less favorable than in the original plan.
Just as the Shrek group was preparing to take their leave, footsteps suddenly sounded outside.
"Is Chief Meng Shenji here?"
Before the person even arrived, a loud, confident voice rang from outside.
It was powerful and commanding, though carrying an air of superiority—
not overtly arrogant, but far from courteous.
Meng Shenji paused.
He instantly recognized who that voice belonged to.
The three Education Committee members slowly stood.
Soon, three figures entered from outside.
One of them, the Shrek students recognized—
it was Xue Beng, the one Tang San had sent tumbling down the mountain yesterday.
Walking at the center was an elderly man in a grand golden robe—
Prince Xue Xing.
Standing on his right was another old man,
tall and thin like a spear, with dark green hair and beard, and eyes that gleamed like emeralds.
His entire presence felt faint and unreal, almost like an illusion.
A Titled Douluo—Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo's hands were hidden within his sleeves as he entered the hall.
His eyes remained closed, not even glancing at the others present.
To a Titled Douluo,
anyone below that level was nothing more than an ant.
"Prince, what brings you here?"
Meng Shenji stepped forward and gave a respectful bow to the man in the royal robe.
But whether it was him or the other two Soul Douluo,
their eyes inevitably drifted toward Dugu Bo.
Prince Xue Xing smiled faintly,
his gaze sweeping over the Shrek group.
Xue Beng immediately leaned close and whispered softly—
those people were the ones from yesterday.
Prince Xue Xing nodded and turned toward the three Education Committee members.
"What's this? The Committee has guests? Won't you introduce them to this prince?"
Meng Shenji frowned slightly.
Though the man was a prince,
in the Soul Master world, even a royal should show proper respect to three Soul Douluo.
Yet this particular prince oversaw the academies of the Heaven Dou Empire,
so they couldn't afford to offend him.
Meng Shenji said, "Your Highness, allow me to introduce—this is Flender, the headmaster of Shrek Academy.
He and his academy have come to discuss a potential collaboration with us."
"Headmaster Flender, this is His Highness Prince Xue Xing of the Heaven Dou Empire. The Royal Academy falls under his jurisdiction."
Though Flender wasn't fond of the prince's arrogance, he still bowed slightly.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
Prince Xue Xing didn't even glance at him.
He had come looking for trouble.
"Discussing collaboration?"
"With this lot?"
"The Heaven Dou Royal Academy does not collaborate with mediocrities."
"However, if you can prove you are truly talented, then perhaps it's not impossible."
Sensing the disdain in the prince's tone,
Flender forced down his anger.
"Very well," he said evenly,
"How does Your Highness wish us to prove it?"
Prince Xue Xing smiled faintly.
"It's simple."
"If you can last five minutes against Mister Dugu,
this prince will acknowledge your worth."
"All benefits and treatment will follow accordingly."
"Otherwise—just as Xue Beng said yesterday—get out immediately!"
Prince Xue Xing turned slightly to his right.
Although he'd spoken to the Education Committee and Shrek members with arrogance,
toward the green-haired old man beside him, his tone was deeply respectful.
"Mister Dugu, I'll trouble you."
Dugu Bo's voice was calm and detached.
"Use your strength to prove yourselves. All of you, come at once."
As he spoke, a fierce green light burst from his body.
In the next moment, soul rings rose one after another beneath his feet—
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black!
Nine in total—
each one radiant and dazzling,
illuminating the entire Education Committee Hall as the pressure of a Titled Douluo swept outward.
In an instant, the faces of Shrek's members and the three Education Committee elders all changed.
A Titled Douluo!
At that moment, Xiao Wu's face turned pale,
and she trembled uncontrollably behind Ye Fan.
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