The two-and-a-half-year exchange between Shrek Academy and the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy officially came to an end!
The day before Xiao Hongchen left, Su Yunlin personally treated him to a meal. Although they belonged to different forces and were opponents, Su Yunlin did not dislike Xiao Hongchen.
Although Xiao Hongchen was arrogant, he indeed had the capital to be arrogant. Moreover, his resilience was extremely rare, and he possessed an indomitable will.
Su Yunlin remembered that Xiao Hongchen had been completely ruined after the second Spirit Master Tournament. In pursuit of strength, he had taken medicine to advance to Spirit Sage, completely wasting his own talent.
But the Xiao Hongchen here seemed to have truly understood many things. He no longer fussed over small gains and losses. His vision had become farther-reaching. He wanted to become a true powerhouse of Douluo Continent!
As for Xiao Hongchen's goal, it was to defeat Su Yunlin. Su Yunlin merely smiled faintly. He would not be defeated so easily. He would give Xiao Hongchen time to chase after him, until he became unreachable!
"Su Yunlin! In a few months, when you arrive in Radiant City, I'll treat the seven of you to a good meal!" Xiao Hongchen stretched out his right hand toward Su Yunlin.
Su Yunlin smiled faintly and shook hands with Xiao Hongchen. "If you're hosting, then you'd better bring out something good. The mouths of us few are very picky."
Xiao Hongchen smiled brightly. "Relax. I guarantee I'll make all of you eat until you're full and stuffed!"
The group from the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy then left. Accompanying them were Bright Phoenix Douluo Yan Shaozhe and the dean of the spirit guidance department, Xian Lin'er.
Tang Wutong leaned over. "I really couldn't tell. You and this Xiao Hongchen actually appreciate each other that much."
Su Yunlin crossed his arms over his chest and smiled faintly. "He does have talent. Over these two years, he gained quite a lot in terms of Spirit Master cultivation, laying the foundation for him to break through to Titled Douluo in the future. As long as he doesn't act recklessly, he will definitely become a Titled Douluo.
"His current Spirit Power is rank sixty-six. That's not bad! He's already close to Senior Sister Xiaotao back then. He's a decent opponent, but we aren't lacking either."
The members of the Shrek Seven Monsters behind Su Yunlin also smiled faintly. More than half a year ago, they had all obtained immortal-grade herbs that Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong had picked and brought back, receiving tremendous improvements.
Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Tang Ya, and Xiao Xiao had all broken through to Spirit Emperor.
Bei Bei was rank sixty-six, Xu Sanshi was rank sixty-seven, Jiang Nannan was rank sixty-four, Xiao Xiao was rank sixty-three, and Tang Ya had improved the most. She was already rank sixty-nine.
The hundred-thousand-year Blackjade Divine Bamboo was indeed a supreme treasure for Tang Ya. Even if her Bluesilver King Martial Soul did not evolve into the Bluesilver Emperor, she could still cultivate to Titled Douluo.
Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong's cultivation was even more exaggerated. Su Yunlin's Spirit Power had reached rank eighty-five, while Tang Wutong's Spirit Power had reached rank seventy-nine.
With just a little more effort, Tang Wutong would be able to reach the Spirit Douluo level. At that time, a Shrek Seven Monsters team possessing two Spirit Douluo would be unrivaled!
Bei Bei looked into the distance. "Yuhao should be back soon too. I heard that he collected important intelligence on the Sun Moon Empire's side and rendered great merit. The elders of Sea God's Pavilion are discussing how to reward him."
Tang Ya smiled faintly. "Little Yuhao has grown up too. This Sect Master is truly happy."
Su Yunlin smiled faintly. "Sect Master, you're happy too early. This time, the seven of us will be participating under Tang Sect's name."
"What?"
"Under Tang Sect's name?"
"Isn't the Spirit Master Tournament only for academies?"
Several of them voiced their confusion. It was normal that they did not know, because this information had only just been received.
Su Yunlin crossed his arms over his chest. "This is intelligence that Sea God's Pavilion just received. Not long ago, the Sun Moon Empire discussed with the three kingdoms of Douluo Continent, wanting to modify the competition system of this tournament to a certain extent, and widely sought the opinions of many academies and sects across the continent."
"They changed the competition system?"
Su Yunlin nodded. "That's right, they changed the competition system! The first thing changed is the qualification to participate in the Spirit Master Tournament. The participants' age limit remains unchanged, still under twenty.
"But the adjustment is that all sects are now allowed to participate! They expanded the scope of participation. In other words, the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament will be changed to the Continental Youth Spirit Master Tournament! The number of participating teams will be unprecedented!"
Bei Bei frowned. "Will this new competition system pass?"
Su Yunlin nodded. "The elders are familiar with the temperaments of those sects. There's a ninety-eight percent chance it will pass! This is an excellent opportunity to make a sect's name known. You all know that some sects don't have much reputation, but their strength is extremely powerful.
"For example, the Body Sect, Clear Sky Sect, and other powerful sects. The top geniuses of those sects will probably be much stronger than the geniuses of advanced Spirit Master academies. You'll have opponents now."
The expressions of the Shrek Seven Monsters grew heavy. If it were an academy tournament, they were certain to win. Even if Su Yunlin and Tang Wutong did not go on stage, they were certain to win!
But now, those sects—especially the Body Sect—were formidable opponents for them. More importantly, there were so many sects on Douluo Continent. There were no small number of powerful hidden sects. There would always be sects with tremendous strength.
Su Yunlin continued, "The academy's intention is to let us participate under Tang Sect's name. That way, we can build Tang Sect's reputation. Then, the academy will send another team as the academy team."
Xu Sanshi leaned his entire body against Jiang Nannan's shoulder. "There's no justice. I cultivated so hard for so long, originally wanting to amaze everyone at the Spirit Master Tournament. How did I end up getting kicked out of the academy team?"
Jiang Nannan's eyelid twitched. This guy was really good at taking advantage.
Xiao Xiao pouted. "Without the seven of us, will the academy team be alright?"
"It should be fine. Xie Huanyue, Ning Tian, Wu Feng, Cao Jinxuan, Zhou Sichen, Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Huang Chutian have all entered the inner courtyard. Most of them have already reached Spirit King, so they should be able to achieve an excellent ranking."
Everyone thought about it and realized it was true. They were not the only ones working hard. The others were working hard as well.
Su Yunlin coughed. "Cough, cough. Let me make this clear first. If we face our own academy in the finals, I suggest we directly admit defeat and let the academy take first place."
"Why?"
Su Yunlin curled his lips. "It won't be long before I inherit the position of Sea God's Pavilion Master. If the academy doesn't win the championship, won't I lose all face? I don't care. At least before I take office and after I step down, the academy must continue to remain number one."
Tang Wutong covered her mouth and laughed secretly. "You really are something. You haven't even taken office yet, and you're already plotting your prestige. Whether you can take office is still a question."
Su Yunlin pinched Tang Wutong's face. "Recently, Teacher often calls me over to learn what a Pavilion Master should do. You say I can't take office? Unless I don't want to do it, my position is already set in stone.
"And don't any of you try to run. Don't think about running off after graduation. All of you stay behind and work for me!"
Bei Bei said irritably, "Hey, hey, are you some black-hearted landlord? Treating us like slaves?"
Su Yunlin snorted coldly. "You all ate our benefits and still want to run? Dream on! Whoever dares run, I'll break your legs! My immortal-grade herbs aren't that easy to eat. All of you stay behind and work!"
The remaining Seven Monsters looked at Su Yunlin with disdain. Su Yunlin's current expression was truly ugly and villainous.
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