Douluo: The Road to Invincibility Begins with Bibi Dong

Chapter 234 Are you worthy?
The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Competition came to a perfect conclusion. After Li Ling spent several days with Bibi Dong in her bedroom, he summoned the deans of all the academies in the Pope's Palace.

The atmosphere in the Pope's Palace was solemn and dignified.

The deans, wearing the formal robes of their respective colleges and the badges of their respective colleges on their chests, stood on the left and right sides of the imperial steps, quietly waiting for Li Ling's arrival.

Footsteps were heard, and Li Ling walked in. He climbed up the imperial steps step by step, and sat directly on Bibi Dong's throne without any hesitation.

He looked at the deans standing on both sides below him, and said with a smile, "Everyone who knows me knows that I don't like to talk nonsense. Besides, everyone's time is precious, so let's skip the polite words and get straight to the point."

"I think Flanders and the others should have already talked to you, and you should have guessed the reason why I called you here today."

"I don't need to say much about the strength of Shrek Academy. You are all very clear about it."

"You said that letting all of you join Shrek Academy is to better benefit the lives of the Douluo Continent. This makes people feel that I am blackmailing you morally. Let me tell you what you can gain after joining Shrek Academy."

"1. As long as you are willing to join Shrek Academy, I promise you that each of you will be given a position as the dean of a branch."

"2. As a branch of Shrek Academy, the branch you manage, whether teachers or students, will enjoy the same treatment as the main academy."

"3. The funds currently in your academy's account belong to you. After you are officially merged into Shrek Academy, your academy's funds will be borne by Shrek Academy."

"4. The deans and teachers in the branch colleges will also participate in the annual selection, just like the main college. The outstanding ones will receive rewards provided by the college."

"The rewards include but are not limited to gold soul coins, a 100,000-year-old god-given red soul ring, and even a godly position."

"Of course, since you enjoy all the benefits of Shrek Academy, you also need to accept all the rules and regulations of Shrek Academy accordingly."

"If the dean does not do his job well or violates the rules and regulations of Shrek Academy, I have the right to expel you."

"I don't like to embarrass others. If you have any opinions or ideas, you can raise them now."

"If you wait until we merge into Shrek Academy, and then say this is not allowed, that is not allowed, and then want to lead the branch to become independent again."

"At that time, I might not be as easy to talk to as I am now."

Li Ling's voice was steady and powerful, echoing in the Pope's Palace.

When the deans of the colleges heard that their rewards included divine soul rings and divine positions, they couldn't help but feel excited.

A hundred thousand year old God-given soul ring and godhood are enough to drive any soul master crazy.

Of course, not all deans can be the masters of their own colleges.

A middle-aged man stepped out. He looked up at Li Ling who was sitting on the throne and said, "President Li gathered us in the Pope's Palace today. Could it be that he wanted to use the power of the Spirit Hall to intimidate us and force us to merge our academy into your Shrek Academy?"

It’s no wonder that this person would think so, or perhaps, all the deans of the colleges present would probably think so.

If Shrek Academy really wants to discuss the merger with these people, it can find other places to talk to them.

Even if Li Ling summoned them to the Shrek Academy in Tiandou City for talks, with Li Ling's strength, most of them would give Li Ling this face.

Li Ling now summoned them to the Pope's Palace and sat on the Pope's throne in front of them unscrupulously.

No matter who it was, they would think that he was just pretending to be so: Look, not only can I treat this Papal Palace as my own home, I can even sit on the Pope's throne whenever I want, and Bibi Dong wouldn't dare to say anything.

So, you better think carefully and don't be shameless.

"Who are you?" Li Ling looked at the man suspiciously. There were quite a lot of people gathered this time, and he didn't know everyone.

The middle-aged man held his head high and said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "The president of Thunder Academy, Yu Qiyang."

As the dean of the Thunder College in the Elemental College, many people knew him. Li Ling could just ask anyone and they would know the truth. There was nothing to hide.

Li Ling nodded slightly when he heard this: "So you are the dean of Thunder Academy. With the support of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, whether you agree to the merger is not something that a small dean like you can decide."

"You should withdraw now. As for what you said, I will use the power of the Spirit Hall to intimidate you."

"It seems to be true, but do you think it is necessary for Shrek Academy?"

"The 100,000-year-old red divine soul ring and divine position should be enough to attract many people to merge the academy into my Shrek Academy."

"Besides, even if I don't need to bribe this, let's compete fairly."

"Do you think your students have the strength to compete with our Shrek Academy?"

"In terms of enrollment, my tuition is lower than yours, and I also provide work-study jobs to earn tuition and living expenses, and even scholarships."

"As for teachers, even if they are just ordinary teachers, I pay them more than three times what you give them, and I also have year-end bonuses. After being selected as an outstanding teacher, there is a chance to obtain a 100,000-year red god-given soul ring and a godly position."

"As for the strength of the academy, I, the dean, am a Titled Douluo at level 97, and my disciples will all be promoted to Titled Douluo within a year."

"Even if they are just Titled Douluo, one year later, my Shrek Academy will have at least a dozen Titled Douluo."

"School background. My Shrek Academy is backed by the Spirit Hall and the Heaven Dou Empire."

"If I want to, and if I expand aggressively, I am confident that I can squeeze out your college within three years."

"I'm going to say something that may sound a little harsh to you. I'm going to use the power of the Spirit Hall to intimidate you? Force you to join my Shrek Academy?"

"Are you worthy?"

"What level are you at? Do I need to use the power of the Spirit Hall to intimidate you?"

"The reason I'm talking to you about the merger is just to give you a way out. I don't want your college to disappear into the dust of history."

"Speaking of which, you have to thank Dean Shui."

"I believe many of you are aware of the relationship between me and Dean Shui."

"When I was discussing with Dean Shui about merging Tianshui College into Shrek College, I thought it was a merger anyway, whether it was one merger or ten or a hundred mergers, so I might as well do a good deed and give your colleges a chance."

"I will not force you to merge your academy into mine. I can assure you here as well."

"Even if you choose not to merge with Shrek Academy, I will definitely not cause trouble for you afterwards, let alone target your academy."

"Because you are not worth my time and effort to target you."

"As for why I'm discussing this with you in the Pope's Palace, it's simply because I'm here and I'm too lazy to look for another place."

(End of this chapter)