Douluo Continent: The Twin Sons of the Styx River, Shaking the World and Destroying the Heavens

Chapter 108 Exchange Meeting

For the next few days, I stayed at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, cultivating and using soul tools.

Then, before I knew it, a year had passed, and the exchange student season began.

They decided to gather at Maple Leaf Square in Maple Leaf City.

Today is the day Jing Hongchen mentioned in his message to Shrek Academy after the conclusion of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament, when they agreed to discuss the exchange student program.

With a forced smile, Jing Hongchen said to Yan Shaozhe, "I didn't expect Dean Yan to come in person for this exchange student program. He really values ​​us."

Yan Shaozhe also wore a warm smile: "Master Hongchen, didn't you come in person as well?"

In terms of cunning, the two are about the same; they are both old foxes.

At first, the two exchanged pleasantries and said things that were impossible to believe.

"This is the one Grandpa mentioned who was my equal in status at Shrek Academy... I didn't pay much attention during the competition, but now that I'm seeing him face to face, he seems just average, no different from before," Xiao Hongchen thought to himself.

Meanwhile, Bei Bei recalled the astonishing performance of the Hongchen siblings, who had reached the fifth ring of Soul King before the age of fifteen, and the reminder that Xuanzu had given him before leaving still echoed in his ears.

What Beibei didn't know was that Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen had both reached the Soul Emperor level. At the age of fifteen, they already possessed 100,000-year soul rings and 100,000-year soul bones, something no one at Shrek Academy had ever done.

Xiao Hongchen is now sixteen years old; his strength has reached an incredibly terrifying level.

Within a year, he had reached level 64, but even so, he was already a level 6 Soul Master.

But Xia Die is even stronger than him, directly becoming a level nine Soul Master. She is now level seventy-six, and she is attempting to become a level nine Soul Master at level seventy-four, skipping two levels. This has never happened before in the Sun Moon Empire.

But if it's Xia Die, then it's fine, since no one in the Sun Moon Empire has a stronger soul guidance talent than Xia Die.

In the next session, we will split up, with each of us leading a group, while Xia Die will lead a separate group.

Bebe also recalled Moon's instructions from before.

"Beibei, on this trip to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, you may find that the soul masters of the Sun Moon Empire are no less capable than or even surpass the soul masters of Shrek Academy of the same age in terms of cultivation speed. But don't be fooled by this illusion, and don't be anxious because of it."

Moreover, they have ways to avoid the aftereffects; in other words, they are at the same level of cultivation as us Soul Masters.

Due to their historical foundation and bloodline, the people of the Sun Moon Empire differ from those of the original three kingdoms of the Douluo Continent. In the early stages of cultivation, they do indeed progress more easily, and their digestion of various medicines is also better than ours. However, after reaching a certain level, the cultivation speed of Soul Masters in the Sun Moon Empire slows down. Especially after breaking through to the Title Douluo level, further advancement becomes far more difficult than for us. This is why, over the years, the Sun Moon Empire has produced almost no Super Douluo. This was also what I previously thought.

Also on the Heavenly Ranking, I realized my thinking was completely wrong. A level nine Soul Master, with the help of a Soul Tool, could actually fight a Super Douluo—that truly shocked me.

Will it be difficult to improve after breaking through to the Title Douluo level...? However, the members of the Soul Master Corps, which form the backbone of the Sun Moon Empire's army, generally only have a cultivation level of no more than Soul Saint.

However, when Haotian Sect besieged and killed Sun and Moon Sect members, they witnessed the power of gods. Kong Deming was already capable of doing so. To deal with them, he could only place his hopes on the next Heavenly Ranking.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen reached the Soul King level at the age of fifteen. It is not impossible for me to surpass them in five years.

In the next competition, besides Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen, he will also pay attention to the sisters Xia Die and Bo Lucia. He wonders how their strength will be after a year.

The same applies to Di Qiu'er and Gu Yuena.

"Dean Yan, regarding the principles of the exchange and learning that we discussed before, someone raised some objections to me before we set off, and I think it is necessary to clarify them in advance."

"Oh? I thought our previous exchange was sufficient. Is there anything else you'd like to add, Master Hongchen?"

"According to the previous agreement between the two parties, students from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will receive intensive knowledge training at Shrek Academy and will directly enter the Inner Academy after reaching the fifth ring. Meanwhile, Shrek Academy students will first study at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy after receiving basic training in soul tools from our school. They can then enter the Mingde Hall for further study after reaching the fifth level of soul master and passing the relevant assessments. Is that correct?"

"good."

"But Shrek Academy's inner court seems to have a requirement to complete thirty inspection team missions in order to graduate. These inspection activities not only take up a lot of an individual's time, but also seem to have a very high casualty rate. If I remember correctly, Shrek's team that year was badly damaged. Four of the Shrek Seven Devils died in just one mission. And the enemy was just a minor five-ring Soul King, right?"

Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's smile instantly froze. This matter was a deep wound in their hearts, and what was Jing Hongchen trying to do by bringing it up now? "What does Hall Master Hongchen mean?" Yan Shaozhe suppressed the anger that was about to flare up in his heart. If looks could kill, Jing Hongchen would have died countless times already.

But I can't beat this old guy, so I can't lose my composure in such a serious situation.

"It's nothing much. It's just that last time I told you I wouldn't participate in any missions related to Xuanzi. After thinking about it carefully, I've decided to change it. Dean Yan, please remember this: the students from our Sun Moon Empire who enter your Shrek Academy are not true students of Shrek. Please understand that I want them to be able to study and cultivate peacefully at Shrek Academy, and not send them to participate in any surveillance missions."

Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment, then smiled and said, "I thought the Hall Master of the Red Dust Hall had some concerns, but it turns out it's just like this. The Hall Master is right. Since they are not true Shrek Academy students, they naturally don't have to assume all the obligations of Shrek Academy students. I can agree to this. However, since both sides should strive for equality... shouldn't the Mingde Hall also make some gesture?"

For Yan Shaozhe, Jing Hongchen's proposal didn't even require much consideration. The students exchanged were essentially hostages held in each other's hands. If Jing Hongchen were to die at the hands of an evil spirit master while on a mission sent by Shrek Academy to oversee the inspection team, Yan Shaozhe had no doubt that Bei Bei would be similarly ambushed and killed by an evil spirit master the next day.

As everyone knows, the Sun Moon Empire is the stronghold of the Holy Spirit Cult, so it's perfectly normal for evil spirit masters to cause such incidents.

After all, the Holy Spirit Cult was mentioned on the Heavenly Ranking, and they were all aware of it.

But in other words, Shrek is the true stronghold of the Holy Spirit Cult.

If some of the students Shrek Academy values ​​are willing to stay at Shrek Academy and become true Shrek Academy members, then it's not too late to let them perform inspection team missions and fulfill their responsibilities... Moreover, how could Shrek Academy rigidly require its truly valued students to perform thirty inspection team missions before they can graduate?
Although the Shrek Seven Devils in the original story are far more powerful than evil spirit masters who simply kill a few small fry based on their achievements, which one of them actually carried out thirty surveillance missions before graduation? Did that affect their graduation?

The final graduation task is the most important thing; everything else is secondary and not that important.

With Yan Shaozhe's approval, Jing Hongchen readily agreed: "Since Dean Yan is so understanding, I can also make the decision. Shrek Academy students who reach the level of a Level 5 Soul Master can unconditionally enter the Mingde Hall for further studies. Originally, at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, it was only a necessary condition for advancing to the sixth year. The minimum qualification for entering the Mingde Hall was originally a Level 6 Soul Master."

"Hehe, thank you for your kind offer, Master Hongchen. In that case, shall we meet again in three years? We'll have a rematch then, so you'd better hold onto your number one spot."

"There's no need for Master Hongchen to trouble himself with that."

Led by the deans of the two academies, the students activated their flight soul tools one after another and flew in opposite directions.

The crowd that had been watching the commotion in Maple Leaf Square dispersed. Even if they didn't know the specific identities of the two groups, they could tell from the luxurious clothes of the two elders and the exquisite and neat school uniforms of the young people that they were definitely not ordinary people.

Along the way, Jing Hongchen and Yan Shaozhe simply explained some basic information about the academy and things to pay attention to to the students. They did not rush to win over the students they favored. Three years is a long time, and real skills must be put into every little thing in daily life.

However, within three years, the Heavenly Ranking will reopen in two years, and at that time, unexpected surprises will be brought.

Shrek Academy's team consisted of only three people: Fan Yu, Xian Lin'er, and Song Yunzhi.

The presence of two Super Douluo serves as a guarantee of their "safety".

Outside the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, reception staff, ready to welcome the exchange team from Shrek Academy, set up sunshades.

"Wait, I didn't change the lucky charm I wore at the party."

Previous fortune

[Warmest congratulations to our school team for defeating Shrek Academy and winning the championship!]

Long live the Royal Academy of the Sun and Moon!

Congratulations on breaking free from the perennial runner-up position and achieving first place!

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"Um, is it too late for us to change it now?"

"The dean didn't say anything, so let's not change it for now. Let's put our new banners together first."

Flying is prohibited over Mingdu, so they couldn't determine the team's route by observing the sky. They had no choice but to remain fully armed and ready once they estimated the time was about right.

Finally, they saw the familiar Dean appear in their sight, leading a middle-aged man and a group of Shrek Academy boys and girls dressed casually.

(End of this chapter)