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

Chapter 44 Qian Renxue's Plan
The Martial Soul system and the Soul Guidance system have always been adversaries, with the Martial Soul system holding a clear advantage. The Martial Soul system students in the inner academy have inherited the pride of the Martial Soul system. Therefore, they have all chosen not to use soul tools, believing that this is the only way to maintain Shrek Academy's traditions. Elder Mu's decision today undoubtedly tells the Martial Soul system that they need the help of the Soul Guidance system.

Mu En's eyes widened, a hint of anger in them, and he said in a deep voice, "Do we have to lose a few more inner court disciples before things change? Even if this hadn't happened, I would have called a meeting of the Sea God Pavilion to discuss important matters."

Times are progressing, and soul tools are a product of that progress. Individual strength combined with a soul tool can only further enhance it. If you continue to cling to such outdated ideas, you shouldn't be the dean. Alternatively, you can forgo the resources allocated to the Martial Soul Department next year; give them all to the Soul Tool Department. Anyway, my mind is made up. The Inner Academy Martial Soul Department must pay the Soul Tool Department for the soul tools they purchase. And there must be no delays.”

Seeing that Elder Mu was angry, Yan Shaozhe dared not argue no matter how dissatisfied he was, and respectfully agreed. Xian Lin'er, on the other hand, had a victorious smile on her face.

Vice Dean Cai Meier quickly tried to smooth things over for Yan Shaozhe, saying, "Elder Mu, what about this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament?"

There are a few who are eligible to participate, but it's still not too late to bring them over now.

Moon thought for a moment and said, "You guys handle it yourselves. Tell them that winning or losing isn't important in this competition. The most important thing is the Heavenly Ranking."

Upon hearing this, everyone gasped. They all knew about the strange phenomenon that had occurred before, and that it would be activated, but they didn't know when.

"Alright, let them perform normally and don't put too much pressure on them. This year is not their home turf, but next year will be."

"Teacher, your body."

"It's alright, my old bones can still hold up. At least I can hold on until these geniuses grow into true powerhouses."

"teacher……"

"Mr. Mu..."

"Alright, stop being sentimental. Everyone dies eventually, including me. And then there's Glory. Over the years, you've all been corrupted by Glory. Losing isn't scary; what's scary is not learning enough from failure. Some people already think that the Martial Soul System is invincible. It's time to sound the alarm. In the last thirty years, Soul Tools have developed rapidly, almost daily. But how has our Soul Tool System developed? Compared to the Sun Moon Empire, it's far behind. Times are progressing, and our thinking must keep moving forward. And even if we send reinforcements, are they guaranteed to do better than those kids?"
"Now you look down on soul tools, but what about the future? The Sun Moon Empire has already developed steadily, while we still adhere to the ways of the older generation."

Yan Shaozhe naturally understood that his teacher was referring to him, and he couldn't help but lower his head, his old face slightly red. He could disregard what others said about the importance of soul tools, but since the speaker was his most respected teacher, he couldn't help but take it seriously.

In the end, a few students were sent, but Mu En said that they should just do their best and not sacrifice their lives for glory. He would go and see for himself in a few days and let them see the strength of the Sun Moon Empire's current development of soul tools.

"Alright, now that we've finished that one thing, let's move on to the last one. Lin'er, after the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament concludes, send a letter to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy in the name of the Soul Guidance Department, requesting an exchange program. Send our Soul Guidance Department students to them for exchange and learning." Xian Lin'er was taken aback: "Elder Mu, will they agree? Even if they do, I'm afraid our students..."

Mu En smiled slightly: "I'm not sending them to learn things, but to broaden their horizons. At the very least, they need to see what the most advanced Soul Master Academy on the continent looks like, and what kind of Soul Guidance Devices they use. The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy will agree. They've already expressed their desire to exchange ideas with our Martial Soul Department. Tell them that as long as they agree to let us exchange ideas first, they'll be allowed to send ten students to our department for exchange and learning."

"Yes."

Mu En said, “You all need to discuss this carefully. My requirement is that within five years at most, the Martial Soul System and the Soul Guidance System must be integrated. Martial Soul System students will have an additional Soul Guidance course once a week. They are not required to learn how to make Soul Guidance Devices, but they must at least be able to use ordinary Soul Guidance Devices. Shao Zhe, Mei Er, Lin Er, Duo Duo, you must remember that the development of Soul Guidance Devices is irreversible. The extent to which Soul Guidance Devices can develop in the future is beyond our imagination. It’s time to exert our strength. Shrek Academy has never lacked geniuses, and the future development direction of Soul Masters will definitely be the combination of Martial Souls and Soul Guidance Devices for combat.”

Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment and said, "Teacher, isn't this a bit too hasty? Although soul tools have developed rapidly, after all, once you reach the Soul Saint level, Soul Masters still can't compare to us Soul Masters. After reaching the Soul Saint level, soul tools won't pose that much of a threat to us."

Elder Mun said calmly, "Are you saying I'm putting the cart before the horse? You're wrong, Shao Zhe. Not long ago, I personally visited the Sun Moon Empire and saw many things that shocked me. The development of soul tools in the Sun Moon Empire has exceeded your imagination. I even saw a super-large soul tool that required multiple people to operate. And that thing was enough to threaten my life, or even change the course of a war. What I'm saying today is not unfounded. If we don't pay more attention and make changes, then Shrek Academy will not be far from destruction."

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"Moreover, judging from the current situation of the Sun Moon Empire, they are becoming increasingly restless, and it's only a matter of time before the war begins. Do you think our academy can remain unscathed once a large-scale war starts? The Sun Moon Empire's primary target is very likely us."

Upon hearing Elder Mu's words, the expressions of all the elders became solemn.

Moon said in a deep voice, "I haven't made a proposal in a long time. Now let's vote on my proposal for today." With that, he was the first to raise his hand.

As the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Mu En's proposals had never been rejected before, especially since his words had moved all the elders. The resolution passed unanimously.

Moon nodded and said, "The development of soul tools requires the strong support of the academy. Lin Huiqun, please provide more financial support."

Elder Lin nodded. Elder Mu said, "Fan Yu from the Soul Guidance Department is quite good. Does anyone have any objections to promoting him as vice dean?"

Passed unanimously again.

Mu En said to Xian Lin'er, "Let him be in charge of developing soul tools. Apart from his two direct disciples, he doesn't need to teach the other students. Let him lead the team to exchange with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy."

"Yes."

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Meanwhile, at the Eternal Academy.

This time, Qian Renxue followed in secret, while the one in the open was Qian Gu Pantian, the second elder of the Qian Gu family, whose martial soul was the Panlong Staff, and who was a level 97 Super Douluo of the Power Attack type.

Moreover, his mother is now a Soul King, and this time, the glory of the Spirit Hall from ten thousand years ago has been revived once again.

This time, the team I led consisted of seven people, all of whom were Soul Kings. To be honest, their Thousand Ancient Academy, established in the Heavenly Soul Empire, was quite popular.

The ancient family has always remained hidden behind the scenes, and it's likely that even the family members themselves have no idea what kind of strength they've developed.

There is currently one Limit Douluo, ten Super Douluos, and twelve Title Douluo powerhouses.

It's possible that Shrek Academy has already become aware of the Ancient Clan, but it's too late, as they have already developed into a force capable of rivaling them.

Although Shrek Academy's influence now extends across the entire continent, excluding the Body Sect and the Sun Moon Empire, every member of the Eternal Family possesses the Panlong Staff Martial Soul. Above them is the old patriarch, who is also the current patriarch's grandfather, the Limit Douluo known as the Eternal Legend. He is nearly two hundred years old and was a powerhouse from Mu En's era. He is now a demigod.

His martial soul is a mutated version of the Panlong Staff, called the Dark Gold Panlong Staff. It is a top-tier weapon martial soul, possessing both the power to seal the majesty of a giant dragon and the terrifying destructive power of the Dark Gold Terror Claw Bear, which can tear the heavens and the earth apart.

At this moment, Qian Gu Chuanqi and Qian Renxue were talking.

“Ancestor, isn’t it too early for him to be born now?”

After all, for people like them with "Sinful Blood," Bibi Dong going to participate in the Soul Master Competition would be tantamount to courting death if her martial soul were exposed.

If the Rakshasa Demon Scythe were to appear, given Shrek Academy's track record and the actions of other factions, they would likely take action against Bibi Dong.

Are there any good people in Shrek?
He had never seen it before. Among his clan, only Wang Yan had been to Shrek Academy, but before he went, he was told not to call himself Qian Gu and to only refer to himself as Wang Yan.

"I've tried to persuade my mother about the problem you mentioned, but she's determined to go. What can we do?"

Besides, with me here, nothing will go wrong. As long as the person above doesn't get involved, everything can be resolved.

Upon hearing this, Qian Gu Chuanqi nodded in agreement. As things stand, unless a deity intervenes, or at least a first-level god, there is really no one who can defeat Qian Renxue.

"However, relatively speaking, I also want to see how strong this year's Shrek Academy is, whether they are as confident as they were ten thousand years ago in defeating us. Ten thousand years ago they defeated us, and ten thousand years later, they have also defeated countless Soul Master academies, gaining glory time and time again."

However, this year's competition will be different from previous ones. I'll see if they can maintain this level of performance.

She was also curious to know if Tang San, who led the Shrek Seven Devils to defeat the Spirit Hall's three-Soul King team ten thousand years ago, could defeat her mother's all-Soul King team this year. Just thinking about it was interesting.

(End of this chapter)