Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 160 Hard Control
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"That's... Xuanming?"

Not far away, led by Qin Ming, the Shrek Academy group, who were heading towards Blue Tyrant Academy, stopped in their tracks.

Seeing Xuanming standing there alone, looking left and right, refusing to move, Ning Rongrong's expression was very strange. "Could he have gotten lost again?"

"Lost?" Oscar was taken aback.

"How can someone this big get lost?"

Whether they heard it or not, Xuanming, who was standing in the distance, suddenly turned around and looked in their direction.

Oscar's expression froze, and he instinctively hid behind Flander.

Flander's eye twitched slightly, but he still led everyone toward Xuanming.

"Brother Xuanming, what are you doing here?" Ning Rongrong blinked.

“I… came out for a walk,” Xuanming said.

"What are you doing here?"

“Uh…” Ning Rongrong subconsciously turned to look at Flander.

She couldn't bring herself to talk about the humiliation of being expelled from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Although she knew Dugu Yan, she didn't know Dugu Bo, and given Poison Douluo's personality, she didn't dare say anything today.

"It's nothing, I'm just here for a visit." Flander didn't want to talk about such embarrassing things.

Xuanming looked at Qin Ming, "Something happened?"

Qin Ming sighed, "Something went wrong, so I won't be a teacher at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy anymore."

Xuanming glanced at the disheveled Shrek group and roughly guessed what had happened.

All three members of the Tian Dou Royal Academy's teaching committee supported Xue Qinghe. If Qin Ming were allowed to bring Shrek in, it would strengthen Xue Qinghe's power. Although Prince Xue Xing couldn't directly help Xue Beng in this matter, he could still help reduce Xue Qinghe's power to some extent.

Moreover, the fact that Prince Xuexing was standing with Xue Beng was most likely at the behest of Emperor Xueye.

After all, with the two princes dying one after another, Xue Qinghe, who benefited the most, was ultimately the most suspicious. As the emperor, the crown prince's power and status had to be restrained.

Prince Xuexing holds supreme military and political power in the empire and enjoys the emperor's deep trust. His close relationship with Xue Beng not only balances Xue Qinghe's power but also, to some extent, restrains the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Even if Ning Fengzhi has ulterior motives, he cannot go too far in many matters.

"What's next?" Xuanming asked.

"Blue Tyrant Academy has announced that they are hiring teachers, and we plan to go and check it out," Qin Ming said.

"Perfect timing, Blue Tyrant Academy isn't far from here, why don't you stop by and take a look?"

Xuanming's expression was somewhat unnatural. "I'm not going."

After exchanging a few more words with Xiao Wu and the others, and learning the general route from Ning Rongrong, Xuan Ming quickly left.

"He also has connections with Blue Tyrant Academy?" Flander couldn't help but ask.

"It's not really a connection. He had some friction with a few students from Blue Tyrant Academy before, which alarmed the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy," Qin Ming said.

"Then, the two of them got into a fight."

"A fight? When did that happen?" Flander was taken aback.

“Many years ago, back when Xuanming was just a Great Soul Master,” Qin Ming said.

"He seemed to have gotten lost at the time and got into a fight with some students from Blue Tyrant Academy on the street. He beat those students up."

"That very night, the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy to demand an explanation, and then, I don't know how the two of them started fighting."

"Fortunately, Chief Engineer Meng Shenji stepped in in time and cleared up the misunderstanding."

"Moreover, after that fight, Xuanming broke through to level 30, and his third spirit ring was also obtained with the help of this Dean of Blue Tyrant Academy."

"After that, the two of them got to know each other."

"I see..." Flander nodded. With Liu Erlong's temper, this was indeed something she was capable of doing.

"But since we know each other, why did he seem to be trying to avoid me just now?" Flander asked, puzzled.

"Dean, the dean of Lanba Academy went to Tiandou Royal Academy to demand an explanation because he thought his student had been bullied by some noble's son. But after learning about Xuanming's situation..." Qin Ming's expression was somewhat unnatural.

"You can imagine how devastating his background is to women over thirty, right?" Flander's eyes twitched slightly. Of course, he knew that a large number of Xuanming's fans in the Great Soul Arena were "mommy fans"!
Xuanming's commercial value is so terrifying, largely because he is particularly good at attracting noblewomen to spend lavishly on him!
Especially wealthy women over thirty!
"And this dean of Blue Tyrant Academy, his personality..." Qin Ming hesitated before continuing.

“A bit fierce,” Ning Rongrong said strangely.

"Fierce? What does that mean?" Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.

Ning Rongrong thought for a moment, "Xuanming doesn't like to get too close to others, but that dean seems to think that Xuanming's aloofness is because he's shy. So, every time she sees Xuanming, she forces love on him and tries to control him!"

Xiao Wu looked bewildered, "Hard control?"

“Hard control, literally.” Ning Rongrong shrugged.

"Xuanming couldn't beat her, and he couldn't stand the way she held her son, so... he could only hide."

"However, Xuanming has grown up in the past few years, and that dean has toned down a lot and doesn't control him as much as before, but Xuanming is still a little afraid of her, so he always avoids her."

Oscar's eyes widened in astonishment, and he couldn't help but exclaim, "Such a strange thing! The dean of Blue Tyrant Academy is truly unique!"

"Will I be controlled by someone?" Ma Hongjun asked with some anticipation.

Flander glared at Ma Hongjun. "Yes, definitely. I'll kick you into the wall and keep you under control all day."

Ma Hongjun shrank back in fright at Flander's words and said, "Dean, I was just joking."

The crowd burst into laughter, and the originally somber atmosphere eased somewhat with the lighthearted banter.

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Prince's Mansion.

"Young Master, Xuanming has already left the Spirit Temple and is heading towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Serpent Spear Douluo immediately reported Xuanming's information back.

"I stayed overnight and didn't leave until noon..." Qian Renxue gritted her teeth.

"She really doesn't act at all."

Xue Qinghe went to visit, but was driven away without saying a word. Instead, Xuanming was left at the Martial Soul Temple for one night. Once this news spreads, who knows how many doubts and discussions it will cause!

"Tell them I'm going over there tonight to ask the Pope what she's up to!" Qian Renxue said.

Xuanming is very important to Xue Qinghe. His position in everyone's eyes absolutely cannot be wrong. If people suspect that Xuanming has been won over by the Pope, then there will be a big problem!

"Young Master, there's one more thing. Today, Prince Xuexing persuaded Dugu Bo to drive Shrek Academy away," said the Serpent Spear Douluo.

“Xue Xing…” Qian Renxue frowned slightly.

"What's the reason?"

"They said that the Shrek Academy students offended Prince Avalanche," said Serpent Spear Douluo.

"However, it can basically be said that it was forced. The three education commissioners have already reported this matter here and asked the Crown Prince to make a decision."

Emperor Xueye has now delegated most of the less important political affairs to Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, and only major matters that Crown Prince Xue Qinghe cannot decide are reported to Xueye.

“Report it to the Emperor,” Qian Renxue said.

"Anyway, that old man tacitly approved it."

Xue Ye was ultimately wary of Xue Qinghe; just as an emperor is wary of his crown prince, so it has always been so throughout history.

She left Avalanche behind, not only because that guy posed no threat to her, but also as a buffer between herself and the snowy night.

If the crown prince has no concerns whatsoever, the emperor should panic.

It's possible that the emperor will take action against the crown prince.

The Heavenly Battle Royal Family isn't limited to Xue Ye's lineage; there are many members of the imperial clan who aspire to be emperor.

The existence of the avalanche also provides a check and balance for the royal family, led by Prince Xuexing. If the avalanche were to disappear, the younger generation of royal family would lose their backbone and might develop other ideas.

In this situation, the safest course of action is to wait for Xueye to pass away, and for Xueqinghe to succeed him in order of succession.

If Xue Beng were to die as well, a crown prince who hasn't even ascended the throne yet could wipe out all his brothers, the royal family members would probably be in for a rough time...

(End of this chapter)