Douluo: The blue phoenix cries loudly, and the wind whistles through the air

Chapter 178 Risking Life for Wealth

Three days after the start of the competition.

In a private room of a restaurant in Tiandou City.

Prince Xuexing sat in the head seat, flanked by several nobles from the city.

In front of them stood a robust young man.

“Wang Teng’s ancestral home is Wangjia Village in Huaibei City. He is the third son in his family.” A nobleman read from the documents in his hand, then looked at the young man. “Am I correct?”

The young man named Wang Teng nodded nervously.

Today, he was cultivating in the hotel when he was summoned by Prince Xuexing's attendant.

He thought that his performance on the ring had earned his opponent's appreciation, so he readily agreed to the invitation.

As a commoner Soul Master, he knew the importance of opportunity.

But to his surprise, there were so many noble gentlemen in the private room. Suddenly, he had a bad feeling.

Another nobleman placed a purple gold soul card on the tea table.

“We have investigated and found that your father broke both legs when he went up the mountain to chop firewood in his early years. He has never been able to get out of bed since then, and your mother has been the one who has taken care of the whole family.”

Unfortunately, due to overwork in her early years, your mother fell ill and, like your father, was bedridden.

“Your two older brothers have no talent for Soul Masters and make a living by farming at home. And the 100 gold Soul Coins you receive from the Spirit Hall every month are mostly used for your parents’ treatment and your sister’s education.”

Am I right?

For ordinary Soul Masters, the monthly Soul Master subsidy provided by the Spirit Hall is a lifesaver.

But for Wang Teng, it was still too little.

The mother's internal injuries were not easy to heal, and the father's legs were even less likely to grow back.

Please have a healing-type Soul Master take action; one hundred gold Soul Coins won't be enough to stop it.

Wang Teng dreamed of currying favor with a powerful noble family, but based on today's scene, he could roughly guess that these nobles wanted him to "risk his life" for them!
Seeing that the groundwork had been laid, one of the elderly men stood up and said, "I am Kataran, a hereditary count of the Heavenly Dou Empire."

Wang Teng respectfully said, "Greetings, Earl."

Cattelan waved his hand, "Let's not beat around the bush. I don't like beating around the bush, so I'll just say it straight."

“I have only two sons in my life, no daughters. If you do good for me, not only will your parents be able to receive medical treatment, but your two elder brothers will also be exceptionally recruited into the local city lord’s mansion as officials.”

"As for your sister, I have heard that she has good talent and intend to take her in as my goddaughter."

Wang Teng's eyes lit up.

Even a nobleman of such high status wouldn't deign to make fun of him.

His younger sister was adopted as his goddaughter, which gave the whole family a strong support in the future, and even gave his father's legs a chance to grow back.

As a commoner Soul Master, he knew that cultivation resources were hard to come by. As the Earl's adopted daughter, his sister's future achievements would surely be limitless!
Upon realizing this, he knelt down and expressed his attitude, "Thank you for your appreciation, Earl, and thank you for your invitation, sirs. I, Wang Teng, am willing to repay you with my life."

Prince Xuexing laughed heartily, "In that case, I must congratulate Earl Katlan. With a large family of children in the future, how pleasant and enjoyable your life will be!"

He changed the subject and looked at Wang Teng, "Kid, you did a great job."

"Ah, if things hadn't turned out so suddenly, I really would have liked to make good use of you."

Upon hearing this, Wang Teng already knew his fate.

"What a pity, what a pity. Someone just has to go against the royal family, and I can't retaliate. So, I can only make you sacrifice yourself so that I have a handle to take revenge on them, and the wealth and glory of my family will be within my grasp."

"My men have already gone to Huaibei City. As long as you agree to handle this matter for me, I will immediately fulfill my promise."

Wang Teng asked resolutely, "Please enlighten me, Your Highness!" Prince Xuexing stopped beating around the bush, "In the competition, deliberately die at the hands of the Shrek team. Using your life to save your family from a hundred years of detours—is that a worthwhile trade?"

Now that things have come to this, Wang Teng has no chance to regret it.

He already knew about Prince Xuexing's plan, and if he refused, he would be executed on the spot to prevent the plan from being leaked, and even his family would suffer as a result.

As for why Shrek Academy was targeted, the reason lies in what happened on the opening day.

Wang Teng knelt on the ground and solemnly said, "This humble servant will certainly not fail His Highness the Prince and all the noble gentlemen who have entrusted me with this task."

Everyone nodded in satisfaction.

After issuing a warning, Prince Xuexing added, "You can go home these few days and see your family enjoying wealth and luxury with your own eyes."

"Here are 50,000 gold soul coins. Take them and enjoy them before you leave."

……

In the past few days of competition, Shrek has been punished, with each opponent appearing ready to fight to the death.

Moreover, every time the opponent gained an advantage, they would choose to concede defeat just as they were about to launch a counterattack.

This continued for several days, which greatly annoyed the Shrek Seven Devils, forcing Yu Xiaogang to change his tactics.

But today's opponent chose to concede defeat, leaving them with nothing but empty words.

The Shrek Academy members were furious, unable to release the pent-up anger in their hearts.

If it weren't for the sake of the academy, given their personalities, they might actually have stormed into their opponent's rest area for an offline match.

Today, Qibao Team's opponent is Canghui Academy Team.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang comforted everyone, "Don't get upset. Canghui Academy is quite strong. They might be able to force out the Seven Treasures Team's trump card. Everyone, go to the venue first and watch the match."

The Shrek Seven Devils have been suppressing their emotions for a long time. If they can figure out the soul skills of everyone in the Seven Treasures Team, they will definitely be able to finally get their revenge in the upcoming matches!
Inside the rest room of the Qibao team.

Wu Qi, with his God-like perspective, knows about the Martial Soul Fusion Technique of Canghui Academy.

His 100,000-year-old soul bone could easily dissolve it, so he had to play in this match.

Just as he was arranging the players to take the field, Sun Buyu rushed in and said, "Everyone, take a break. Canghui Academy has already conceded defeat. We have won this match."

Feng Xiaotian was not surprised by this. "It seems they still choose to avoid our sharp edge."

Wu Qi stretched and took out the schedule. "Tomorrow's opponent is the Elephant League team. Everyone, get some rest."

With the competition over, everyone can relax for a day.

Qibao Academy sent many teachers to watch other teams' matches from the stands, take notes, and send them back to the academy for analysis by the advisors.

In short, Wu Qi and the others were not that tired and did not need to waste too much energy in their spare time.

……

"They've given up again, those useless trash from Canghui Academy!" Yu Xiaogang cursed angrily.

In the past few matches, Qibao Team's opponents have all been relatively weak teams, and they have not been able to force them to use their third or higher soul skills.

They finally have a strong team like Canghui Academy, but they've actually avoided the match!

"Could they have conspired together?" Dai Mubai said angrily, considering the recent competition situation.

Being targeted and punished by various teams in turn, the Shrek Seven Devils were extremely unhappy, but there was nothing they could do about it.

(End of this chapter)