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

Chapter 247 You absolutely mustn't be infatuated with him.

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After a day of rest, the qualifiers continued.

In this round, the Royal Fighting Team's opponent is Tianshui Academy. Like Chihuo Academy, this team's ice and snow abilities still have a great restraining effect on Dugu Yan's poison mist control ability.

Under both high and low temperatures, Dugu Yan's threat level is greatly reduced, and this is an unavoidable issue of attribute restraint.

"Based on our observations of previous matches, Tianshui Academy is very strong, on par with Chihuo Academy. However, we are not sure if they have used their full strength, since the teams they have faced before were not very strong, and were basically composed of Soul Masters who are all Soul Venerables."

Xue Qinghe, the team leader, is introducing relevant information to everyone.

"The Tianshui Academy team has three Soul Masters above level 40. The captain, Shui Bing'er, is a control-type Soul Master. Her Martial Soul is somewhat special and different from the one she reported."

"Different?" Dugu Yan was taken aback.

"Then what is her martial spirit?"

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be the Ice Phoenix, a top-tier ice-attribute beast spirit that is no less powerful than the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex spirit," Xue Qinghe said.

"After all, the dean of Tianshui Academy possesses this martial spirit."

"As the five most powerful advanced soul master academies under the rule of the Heaven Dou Empire, the deans of the Five Elemental Academies are at least high-level soul saints. However, they are all figures from decades ago, and few people in the soul master world know their names now."

"These five academies are either connected to the seven major sects, or are high-ranking nobles of the Heaven Dou Empire, or have close ties with the seven major families. Among them, the dean of the Heavenly Water Academy is also the city lord of Heavenly Water City, who is an old marquis of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"Then why does she hide her martial soul?" Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.

"I don't know. Maybe it's to hide their strength, or maybe there's some problem at home. After all, there's that old marquis in Tianshui City..." Xue Qinghe shook his head helplessly.

"She's quite the womanizer."

"Hmm?" Dugu Yan and the others' expressions changed slightly, their gossipy nature immediately piqued.

"Your Highness, could you please explain in detail?"

Xue Qinghe's eye twitched slightly. "We're talking about the competition right now."

"It's okay, I'm already restrained anyway, Xuanming will definitely carry me." Dugu Yan said confidently.

Xue Qinghe was speechless for a moment. "Alright, but don't go around saying anything when you get out of here. Shui Hantian is, after all, an old marquis of the Tiandou Empire."

"Yes, yes, yes! We're very tight-lipped!" Everyone nodded repeatedly, their eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Xue Qinghe paused for a moment, then slowly said, "Among the five elemental academies, Tianshui Academy has the most stringent application requirements and is the only one that is open to ordinary people. In addition to water-attribute martial souls, they have two other requirements: first, they only accept female students; second, they do not accept anyone who is not a beautiful woman."

"And then contact that philandering dean again, and... you understand?"

Dugu Yan's eye twitched slightly. "Playing such fancy tricks?"

Xue Qinghe shrugged slightly. "Although it's not as exaggerated as you imagine, the special requirements of this academy were indeed what the dean wanted from the beginning. After all, he is an old marquis of the Heaven Dou Empire."

"However, later on, this old marquis married several wives, all of whom were graduates of Tianshui Academy. His wives had bad tempers, and in addition, the old marquis was getting old, so he restrained himself a lot."

Although these things don't sound pleasant, Shui Hantian is first and foremost a Soul Douluo powerhouse with a high status in the Soul Master world. Moreover, he is the city lord of Tianshui City and an old marquis of the Tiandou Empire. Not to mention commoners, even female Soul Masters from noble families have many who want to get involved with him.

This situation is not uncommon in the world of Soul Masters, but there is only one person like Shui Hantian who so blatantly opens an academy to cause trouble.

"So, the reason why Shui Bing'er is hiding her martial soul is very likely because of the dean of Tianshui Academy?" Ning Rongrong asked curiously.

Xue Qinghe nodded slightly. "That's possible. This dean doesn't have a good reputation. Some of his children have also made some jokes in the past. It's normal for Shui Bing'er, a young girl, to hide her martial soul and not want people to associate it with her."

"However, Shui Hantian's reputation has been rarely mentioned in recent years. Even if she didn't hide it, not many people would actually think of her."

"Alright, enough of the gossip, let's talk about the competition."

"A competition?" Dugu Yan and her group all turned their gazes to Xuan Ming, who had been lying on the side pretending to be asleep from the beginning.

"Captain, it's up to you now!"

"Yeah! They're all girls on the other side, and you're the best at bullying women!"

Xuanming slowly opened his eyes, which had been closed, and glared at everyone with annoyance. "What do you mean, 'I'm best at bullying women'?"

"You didn't bully us last night?" Ning Rongrong asked, looking indignant.

"Bullying?" Xue Qinghe's expression changed slightly.

"What did you do last night?"

Hu Liena was originally going to touch Xuanming's bed in the middle of the night, but she was caught by him outside the hotel!
Damn it! You can guard against anything day or night, but it's hard to guard against a thief within your own ranks!

How could she forget about those little sluts in the hotel!

"We were worried that something might have happened to him, which is why we accidentally disturbed him. And what happened? He beat us up and left us covered in bumps!" Ning Rongrong said, looking annoyed.

Xue Qinghe was taken aback, "A whole head full of bumps?"

“Yes, it only cleared up this morning.” Xiao Wu glared at Xuan Ming as well.

It's been so many years, she's forgotten!

That heartless bastard really went all out!
A flick on the forehead will leave you with a bump!

"You... were all beaten?" Xue Qinghe's eyes twitched slightly.

"Otherwise what?" Dugu Yan couldn't help but touch her smooth forehead.

Xuanming always treats everyone equally! If it's a fight, then it's a fight together!

I never show favoritism!

“No, Gu Yuena was the one who kicked the door first, and she got hit twice,” Dugu Yan added.

If it were before, she would be the one who gets hit twice!

She was a step too slow when she kicked down the door yesterday, and Gu Yuena ended up getting beaten up!

Xue Qinghe's lips twitched slightly, and he looked at Xuan Ming with a strange expression, "You really are..."

"Who told them to kick down the door?" Xuanming sat up.

"They don't learn good things, but learn these things. They have even less manners than me."

Xiao Wu pouted, "You have manners..."

Xuanming glanced at Xiaowu, "Hmm?"

Xiao Wu froze for a moment, "I was wrong!"

Xuanming sighed, "Remember to knock before entering my room. Don't sneak around, and don't kick the door like that, it's dangerous."

If the Dark Demon Lightning he had condensed at the time hadn't been relatively weak, and if he hadn't forcibly withdrawn most of its energy, the Dark Demon Lightning that exploded would have made more than just a mess of the room!
He's protected by an evil god, so he's fine, but others can't withstand that thing.

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"Nana, what's wrong?"

The match was about to begin, and Bibi Dong led the Spirit Hall team toward the VIP seats. Looking at the sullen Hu Liena, Bibi Dong was somewhat puzzled.

Didn't this girl go to see Xuanming last night?
She didn't go home that night, and probably slept with him in her arms. She shouldn't be upset, right?

"Teacher, I'm fine." Hu Liena became even more depressed.

She encountered Xue Qinghe just as she approached the Tiandou Royal Hotel last night. Xuanming had previously revealed Xue Qinghe's identity to her; he was Qian Renxue, whom she had met before.

As a result, she was invited to sit in Xue Qinghe's room all night!
They wouldn't let her leave, wouldn't let her sleep, wouldn't even let her cultivate; they kept a close watch on her like they were keeping an eye on a hawk!
He kept his eyes glued to her all night!
As they walked up to the VIP seats, Bibi Dong and Yue Guan's group headed to the first row, while Hu Liena remained seated in the second row, next to Xue Qinghe.

Seeing Xue Qinghe walking towards the VIP seats, Hu Liena felt a little flustered. "Teacher, can I change..."

Bibi Dong turned around. "What's wrong?"

Before Hu Liena could say anything, Xue Qinghe suddenly walked to her side and transmitted his voice, "You probably don't want to stay up all night with me anymore, right?"

Hu Liena paused for a moment, "No, it's nothing."

Bibi Dong frowned slightly, looking at Xue Qinghe who was smiling at her, and then connecting with the depressed Hu Liena, she roughly guessed what had happened last night.

However, given the current situation, she couldn't say much.

In the first row of the VIP section, looking at Hu Liena who had once again been brought over by Bibi Dong, Gu Rong couldn't help but ask Ning Fengzhi telepathically, "Fengzhi, that little girl must be the Pope's disciple, right?"

Ning Fengzhi nodded and replied telepathically, "That should be it. In the last Soul Master Competition, the Pope also brought her to Heaven Dou City."

“This little girl is in some danger,” Gu Rong said seriously.

"I couldn't even see through her depths."

Even with his keen eyesight, he couldn't discern the depth of her power. This young girl not only possessed a special martial soul, but it also demonstrated her exceptional control over her own strength, allowing her to conceal her aura.

For a Soul Master of this age, achieving this is no easy feat. At least so far, he hasn't seen any other team in this Soul Master Competition achieve this.

"Her disciple is naturally extraordinary," Ning Fengzhi said calmly.

Bibi Dong was a once-in-a-millennium genius of the Spirit Hall, belonging to the same generation as him. In the Soul Master Competition back then, Bibi Dong was about the same age as Xuan Ming. In an era when even Soul Masters were extremely rare, Bibi Dong, with the cultivation of a high-level Soul King, won the championship for the Spirit Hall with an absolute crushing advantage.

Less than a year after the tournament, Bibi Dong broke through to the Soul Emperor level and was appointed as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall. If Tang Chen of the Clear Sky Sect hadn't been there, and if there hadn't been the Clear Sky Twin Stars, the Spirit Hall would have been the only one to dominate the Soul Master world.

"Let me make this clear first, you guys absolutely mustn't swoon over him later."

As they were about to step into the central arena, Shui Bing'er, the captain of the Tianshui Academy team, gave a somewhat worried reminder.

When the Royal Fighting Team faced off against the Blazing Fire Academy, she personally witnessed her teammates cheering for Xuanming!

Especially her younger sister! It feels like if Xuanming were to beckon her, this girl could defect to the enemy in a heartbeat!
"I know, sister. I'm not unaware of the situation." Shui Yue'er said somewhat guiltily.

"You can tell the difference? If I hadn't stopped you, you probably wouldn't have been able to resist going upstairs to find them in the hotel, right?" Shui Bing'er said speechlessly.

"Yeah, I've seen you sneaking off several times."

"I also saw..."

Shui Bing'er glanced at everyone and said, "Stop laughing at her. You're all pretty much the same, except you weren't stopped by me."

Every few days, they would go to the exclusive rest area of ​​the Royal Fighting Team on the top floor together.

Not only did I go, but I also got caught!

The crucial point is that they were caught red-handed, yet they still insisted on claiming they were spying on military intelligence!

Even worse, some people can actually say with a straight face that they accidentally went to the wrong place!
When faced with Dugu Yan's look of disbelief, she wished she could disappear into a hole in the ground!

(End of this chapter)