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Chapter 120: Encounter in the Star Dou
🕑 Added 2024-12-25 17:51:22 +0000 UTCThe members of Shrek Academy had always lived in a small, impoverished village with harsh living conditions. Their academy lacked proper training facilities, let alone any mimicry environments for cultivation.
However, the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was the complete opposite. It provided free gourmet food, luxurious mimicry environments, grand dormitories, and training grounds—an ideal place for cultivation.
At the same time, it was full of various temptations. All the students of the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy were nobles, making them exceptionally handsome or beautiful. Many of them did not come to the academy to train or improve themselves. Instead, they sought to establish relationships and connections among the aristocracy.
For Shrek's seven members, they were like a piece of delectable meat.
Dai Mubai, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and Tang San—all of them had extraordinary talent and had already reached the Soul Elder rank at a young age. They became students of the Heaven Dou elite class.
To the nobles, they were akin to treasure troves. If they could recruit just one of them into their families as a son-in-law, the family could cultivate them into high-ranking soul masters. Even if they didn't reach the Title Douluo level, a Soul Douluo was almost guaranteed.
Any family with a Soul Douluo would immediately become a major power.
This led to numerous noble boys and girls surrounding Shrek's members, vying for their attention with various gestures of goodwill.
Every day, before the Shrek members even began training, they received piles of love letters. Countless beauties surrounded Dai Mubai and the other three.
The first to succumb was Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun, plagued by his evil fire problem, had spent much of his youth frequenting brothels and had gone through countless girlfriends. Now, faced with so many beauties throwing themselves at him, he was the first to fall into temptation.
Tang San, on the other hand, maintained an upright image. With Xiao Wu keeping a close eye on him, no one had a chance to approach.
Dai Mubai and Oscar were relatively more restrained. Dai Mubai was persistently pursuing Zhu Zhuqing, while Oscar was chasing after Ning Rongrong, keeping them in check for now.
However, Dai Mubai was naturally flirtatious, and Oscar had also had several girlfriends in the past. Whether they could resist beauty traps remained uncertain.
Seeing this situation, Dean Flender approached Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang. "Xiaogang, the students' training enthusiasm has dropped significantly lately. Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's environment is excellent, but I don't think it's suitable for our Shrek students. I think we should leave as soon as possible."
Yu Xiaogang, however, remained indifferent. "Flender, we are merely teachers. The students' future paths are theirs to choose. You can guide them temporarily but can't control them forever."
"But at this rate, they'll be ruined within a few years. Hongjun is already in danger."
Yu Xiaogang, who only cared about Tang San, was unconcerned. With Tang San's discipline and Xiao Wu's watchful presence, he felt no worry for his disciple.
With Heaven Dou Imperial Academy providing an excellent environment, premium soul beast meat, and superior mimicry cultivation conditions, Yu Xiaogang had no intention of leaving and depriving Tang San of such resources.
He even suggested to the three teaching directors of the academy that he should lead the Heaven Dou Academy's second team alongside Tang San. However, his request was outright ignored. The three teaching directors, seasoned educators, were well aware of Yu Xiaogang's limited soul power and reputation in the soul master world. They saw no reason to trust him with such an important role.
Moreover, the second team comprised individuals with complex backgrounds and immense influence. It was essentially a tight-knit group aimed at securing the championship. Even the teaching directors themselves were eager to lead the team, so why would they hand over the role to Yu Xiaogang?
This disagreement led to a heated argument between Flender and Yu Xiaogang, ending with both in frustration. However, Flender seemed determined to take further action.
Meanwhile, Yang Podi finally received news from his family and prepared to head to the Star Dou Forest to hunt for a spirit ring.
Before Yang Podi could set out on his own, Dugu Bo arrived at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy and personally took him away, claiming it was time to give him some training. This left everyone puzzled.
Once they reached the outskirts of the Star Dou Forest, they were joined by Yang Zhentian, Niu Jinfeng, Yang Wushuang, and Yang Podi's grandfather, Niu Gao. It was not surprising for Niu Gao to come, as this mission primarily involved helping Yang Podi's mother obtain her ninth spirit ring.
Yang Zhentian, disguised with a mask to conceal his identity, ensured that even acquaintances wouldn't recognize him.
The plan was to find a defensive-type spirit beast of around 80,000 years, which could only be found in the core area of the Star Dou Forest.
Dugu Bo jokingly asked, "Little monster, your fifth spirit ring was from a 40,000-year-old soul beast. How strong of a spirit beast do you want for your sixth spirit ring? Don't tell me you're aiming for one over 80,000 years old."
Yang Podi nodded confidently. "Grandpa Dugu, you're correct. I want one between 70,000 and 80,000 years."
Dugu Bo was dumbfounded. "Do you even understand what an 80,000-year-old soul beast means? Even many people's eighth spirit rings can't reach that level."
Yang Podi reassured him, "Don't worry. Last time, I absorbed a 40,000-year-old soul beast with ease. An 80,000-year-old soul beast is no problem for me."
Dugu Bo retorted, "Then what will you aim for with your seventh ring, a 100,000-year-old soul beast? And for your eighth and ninth rings? Are you planning to find three 100,000-year-old soul beasts?"
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. If we search hard enough, we'll find them."
This conversation left Dugu Bo speechless. Traveling to the core area of the forest took the group only three days. However, after five days of searching, they still hadn't found suitable spirit beasts.
One day, the group heard sounds of a battle in the distance. Thinking they might have stumbled upon a fight between spirit beasts, they hurried over, hoping to get lucky.
When they arrived, the battle had ended. A rare Fire Lion King, around 20,000 years old, lay dead on the ground. Standing nearby were three people: a golden-haired woman and two middle-aged men.
Seeing the trio, Yang Podi's heart sank. "Damn, it's them. This is trouble."
One of the men noticed their presence and shouted, "Who's there?" He hurled a spear with immense power toward them.
Niu Gao quickly summoned his martial soul to block the attack, but his arms trembled from the impact. "Such strength… a Title Douluo?"
Dugu Bo, angered by the attack, demanded, "Who are you? I am Dugu Bo. State your name!"
The man sneered, "I thought it was some sneaky rats. Turns out it's just the weakest Title Douluo, Dugu Bo."
Infuriated, Dugu Bo yelled, "You dare insult me? I don't kill nameless nobodies. Who are you?"
Just as the man prepared to attack again, Yang Podi intervened. "Esteemed seniors, we are merely passing through and mean no harm. We will leave immediately."
Before they could leave, the golden-haired woman spoke, "Wait. Why are you here in the core area of the Star Dou Forest?"
Yang Podi replied politely, "I am Yang Podi of the Breaking Clan. I came to the Star Dou Forest with my grandfather and Senior Dugu to hunt for my fifth spirit ring. We mean no offense."
The woman sneered, "Your fifth ring? What are you doing in the core area?"
"I couldn't find a suitable beast in the outer regions, so I came here. Aren't you in the core area as well?"
The woman glanced at the dead Fire Lion King and said coldly, "Leave now. I don't want to see you again."
Yang Podi thanked her and quickly led his group away.
Once they were a safe distance away, Dugu Bo grumbled, "That was humiliating. Why didn't you let me fight them?"
Yang Podi was speechless. Dugu Bo, with your temperament, how have you managed to survive until today? You dare to provoke such people?
"Grandpa Dugu, among those three just now, how strong were the two middle-aged men?"
"If my eyes aren't failing me, both of them should be Titled Douluos."
"And what about that young woman? What's her spirit power level?"
Dugu Bo seemed a bit confused. "That Flame Lion King just now was a top-tier soul beast, a full twenty-thousand-year-old one. Judging by her strength, that golden-haired young woman should be at the sixtieth level."
"How old do you think she is, and what kind of spirit power aura does she possess?"
Dugu Bo thought for a moment, then his expression suddenly turned grave. "That golden-haired young woman is probably about twenty years old, and her aura seemed to contain a fire attribute... but there was also a holy aura I find extremely unpleasant."
"A twenty-year-old Soul Emperor with a holy aura, Grandpa Dugu, doesn't that sound terrifying to you?"
Dugu Bo sighed. "You're not even twenty and already a Soul Emperor yourself, aren't you?"
Yang Podi found himself doubting Dugu Bo's intelligence once again. "A holy aura, a twenty-year-old Soul Emperor, and two Titled Douluos as her guards. What faction in the world could achieve that?"
Dugu Bo's face darkened further, and he spat out three words through clenched teeth: "Spirit Hall!"
Yang Podi smirked and looked at Dugu Bo mockingly. "Grandpa Dugu, that golden-haired young woman should currently be absorbing the soul ring. If you were to launch a surprise attack now, you'd definitely reap some benefits."
"But if you did that, the Breaking Clan, the Defense Clan, and even the Dugu Clan would probably be eradicated completely."
Even Yang Podi's mother, Niu Jinfeng, seemed a bit puzzled. "Does that golden-haired young woman really have such a powerful background?"
Yang Podi sneered. "The descendant of the Angel Clan, inheritor of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. She's most likely the sole heir of Spirit Hall."
Dugu Bo's expression darkened even further, his tone grim. "I heard that the former Pope, Qian Xunji, left behind an only daughter who was rumored to have passed away. I never expected her to still be alive, let alone possess such terrifying talent."
Yang Podi glanced at Dugu Bo and silently mused: There's still so much you don't know. You've seen this sole heir of the Qian family many times already, but you just didn't recognize her.
