Douluo: The Unrivaled Demon Lord

Chapter 19 The Successor and Past Favors (Please Read!)

Yan Shaozhe also had a smile on his face, but he had already secretly made other plans in his mind.

As the dean of Shrek Academy, he was fine in other aspects, but his character flaws were too serious. Otherwise, with his martial spirit and talent, how could he be nearly a hundred years old and still be stuck at level 95 for so long, unable to improve...

Meanwhile, the battle on the field had already concluded. Looking at Hou Jiale, who had been beaten to a pulp and was conceding defeat with his head in his hands, Yan Shaozhe sighed helplessly and waved his hand. The two Douhun teachers who had been observing from the shadows then hurried forward to take him away for treatment.

Looking at the remaining two people who were hugging each other and shivering, Yan Shaozhe put on a gentle smile again.

"Chu Qingtian, Chai Fenghua, both of you come together."

The two people who were named shuddered all over. They had just watched Hou Jiale, covered in blood, being carried away, and now they were asked to go up and face that killer. To be honest, both of them had the urge to turn around and run away.

"Dean Yan...is this really necessary? We know our own strengths and weaknesses very well. If we go up now, other than getting beaten up, I really can't imagine what else we two brothers can do..."

Chu Qingtian spoke with a bitter face, and Chai Fenghua beside him couldn't help but nodded repeatedly.

Yan Shaozhe ignored the two's "pleas" and just said softly:

"Since I'm here, a beating is also a reward."

"Go ahead. If you two can't hold out for two minutes, I will inform your homeroom teacher that all future tests for you two will be doubled in difficulty."

As soon as these words came out, Chu Qingtian and the other two immediately looked ashen. However, thinking about the test that would double in difficulty, they finally gathered their courage and stood together opposite Shu Yan...

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In the stands, Yan Shaozhe watched the three people fighting with great interest, and after a moment he said softly:
"This little fellow's close combat skills are nearly perfect. Some of his moves seem to have been passed down from the military. It seems his mentor in this area must have been a soldier."

"Well, the Shu family has received the approval of the Douling Imperial Family in recent years and has carried out major reforms in the military. Their power is growing almost every day. I estimate that within two years, Shu Hong will officially become the most powerful figure in the entire Douling Empire."

Xuan Zi said this casually, but there was still some fluctuation in his expression.

"But there's one thing about this little fellow that really shocked me, and that's his spirit ring ratio. There are precedents on the continent for a thousand-year-old first ring, but that was above the original martial spirit. It's completely understandable, after all, the original martial spirit has an innate advantage in absorbing spirit rings."

"But what about the Shu family? Although they are a rare family on the continent that can stably inherit the True Dragon Martial Spirit, in theory, it is unlikely that their descendants will absorb a thousand-year spirit ring at the first level, and even directly become a ten-thousand-year spirit ring at the third level. This is very puzzling to me."

Yan Shaozhe raised his doubts. He had been immersed in the study of martial spirits all his life and had been involved in almost all martial spirits, but this was the first time he had seen a situation like Shu Yan's. It had to be said that he was extremely surprised that Shu Yan could have such a spirit ring ratio.

In response, Xuan Zi just glanced at Yan Shaozhe lightly, and then said nonchalantly:
"That's just what you think."

"Ya Zi is a top-tier True Dragon Martial Soul. His bloodline is so powerful that it's not inferior to even a pure-blooded Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. To some extent, even my Taotie Divine Bull Martial Soul can't compare to Ya Zi's in terms of bloodline. That's a fact."

"As for the age of the spirit rings? That's even simpler. The True Dragon Martial Spirit has given him a physical strength far beyond that of a spirit master of the same rank. Even compared to his original spirit, it's not much inferior. In addition, the Shu family is on good terms with the Ye family, and with the assistance of those old guys from the Ye family, as long as they can provide a steady supply of precious resources, even a fool can be transformed into a genius. There are examples of this on the mainland. In this way, let alone those guys who are already geniuses..." "After laying a solid foundation, there are many ways to increase the upper limit of the body's spirit ring absorption. Whale glue and the like can only be regarded as a relatively common one."

"As long as you have an idea and dare to take the first step in practice despite the huge risk, there are probably only two possible outcomes: failure and death, or success and making history. This little guy in front of me is most likely the latter..."

Having said that, Xuan Zi paused for a moment, and then continued softly:
"A few years ago, I heard some rumors that the Douling Royal Family and the Shu Family had signed a special agreement."

"Although I don't know the specific content of the agreement, I guess it's to train a successor like Tianyang who can carry the banner of the Douling Empire in the spirit master world. You also know the situation in the Douling Empire. They don't have any powerful sects or even local families to show off, so they naturally don't have much say in the spirit master world."

"This is also the most important reason why Tianyang was cultivated by the Douling Empire with all its national resources as soon as he rose to prominence."

"But what about now? Tianyang is old and won't live for more than a few decades. Shu Hong has problems with his state of mind and has been unable to break through to the Super Douluo level. And although his son has good talent, it will take him at least decades, or even hundreds of years, to grow to Tianyang's level."

"Faced with this lack of successors, their top priority is to cultivate a new leader who can carry the banner of the Soul Fighting world, just like Tianyang once was, a man of extraordinary talent who shone for almost an entire era. This will help revitalize the Soul Fighting world and prevent it from completely losing its voice on the continent..."

After Xuan Zi finished speaking, Yan Shaozhe suddenly understood and looked like he had learned something.

"Gao, you are really great! After all, the old ginger is still spicy, I still have to keep working hard..."

After Yan Shaozhe gave Xuan Zi a small compliment, he looked at the one-sided battle on the open space below with emotion.

Chu Qingtian and Chai Fenghua were indeed capable of leading the charge among the sixth graders in the Outer Court, but compared to Shu Yan, they were still far behind. They had only been able to hold out for so long thanks to Yan Shaozhe's "threat buff." Now, the two had already begun to cry out for mercy. After all, Shu Yan hadn't held back at all...

Xuan Zi also felt bored, waved his hand and said:
"Don't let Mu Jingyan come. He's only at level 56 in spirit power right now, and his Jufeng Dragon spirit is naturally suppressed by Jiaozi. With that being the case, he's useless. He's here to get beaten anyway... Just let this little guy in school and give him the best treatment. Elder Mu should have other plans for him later, but I don't know what they are..."

After saying that, Xuanzi picked up his huge purple-red wine gourd and took a sip of the wine, then staggered out of the fighting spirit area.

Yan Shaozhe looked dazed for a moment, then chuckled softly, which was not too surprising.

Ever since Shu Hong saved Beibei's grandfather's life, Mu Lao has summoned him in person. Although Beibei's grandfather and father unfortunately passed away later, this life-saving grace is still real.

Moon was nostalgic and admired Shu Hong, a younger generation who also possessed a true dragon martial spirit.

If it weren't for the conflicting attributes of their martial spirits, coupled with some unknown reasons, Yan Shaozhe felt that he would definitely have another "junior brother".

Although this thing didn't work out in the end, there's a saying...

Although they weren't master and disciple in name only, they were in reality. Many things didn't require anyone else to bear the brunt of the burden, because their nature was already like that. At times like this, whether or not they had that name was merely icing on the cake...

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(End of this chapter)