Douluo Continent: I ushered in this era

“Yes,” Guan Yue nodded, pointing to Yun Ming and Ya Li, “Chu Ci, let me introduce you. These two are Yun Ming, the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, whose title is Qingtian, and Ya Li, the Deputy Pavilion Master, whose title is Shengli.”

"This junior greets Your Majesty Qingtian and Your Majesty Shengming." Chu Ci carefully examined the number one person on the continent and the kindest and most beautiful woman on the continent.

The stories of this couple are considered legendary tales by Shrek Academy, especially the one where Yun Ming shot a bullet that shattered the heavens in Mingdu in his attempt to take Ya Li, causing a massive spatial shock that nearly tore the entire city apart.

It sounds cool, but at that time, the innocent people of the entire Ming capital were in imminent danger.

It's ironic that a man who prioritizes his own selfish desires and disregards the safety of others marries the kindest woman on the mainland, a story praised by the righteous Shrek Academy.

Of course, these were all Chu Ci's inner thoughts. On the surface, he remained respectful, because at present, neither his strength nor his interests allowed him to show disrespect to Yun Ming.

"Oh, is this child the creator of the Soul Weapon you speak of?" Yun Ming looked at Chu Ci with deep skepticism in his eyes.

Ya Li said gently to Chu Ci, "Your name is Chu Ci, right? Can you show us your soul weapon?"

"Of course, Your Majesty the Holy Spirit." Chu Ci then demonstrated the various wonders of the Soul Weapon to them.

"I never imagined that such a wonderful work would come from the hands of a ten-year-old child!" Yun Ming couldn't help but exclaim.

“Yes, Brother Ming.” Ya Li was also quite surprised.

Chapter 42 Negotiations with Shrek Academy

Guan Yue then handed Yun Ming a comparison chart of Soul Weapons and Battle Armor. After reading it, Yun Ming finally understood why Chen Xinjie had suddenly sought to cooperate with Shrek Academy.

The appearance of the Soul Weapon will inevitably attract the covetous eyes of villains. In order to prevent the Soul Weapon from falling into the hands of evil people, Shrek Academy needs to take action.

"Sect Master Chen, Shrek Academy has agreed to this..."

Yun Ming quickly agreed to join forces with the War God Temple to protect the Soul Soldiers. After the alliance was established, the next step was to discuss the rewards: what would Shrek Academy gain for protecting the Soul Soldiers?

At first, Yun Ming made an outrageous demand, asking for all the techniques for forging Soul Weapons. He also stated that the War God Temple belonged to the Federation and was not suitable to protect Soul Weapons, while Shrek Academy, which consistently maintained justice and neutrality, was the most suitable to protect them.

Upon hearing this, Chu Ci immediately wanted to pull out a nuclear bomb and fire at him. His closest confidant, the Temple of War, had only obtained the Soul Fusion Forging Technology. How could he want everything? Where did he get such a big face? However, considering that he wouldn't be able to escape if he threw a nuclear bomb, he held back.

Even Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue, who were standing to the side, turned pale. There was nothing they could do; Yun Ming's words were a clear indication that the Federation had no good products and that he was looking down on the Temple of War as well.

If Ya Li hadn't intervened to smooth things over, Chen Xinjie would have stormed off immediately.

Ya Li persuaded him, and Yun Ming stopped mentioning his obviously excessive request, instead asking for some of the Soul Weapon's technology.

Chen Xinjie and Guan Yue fell into deep thought, while Chu Ci grew somewhat impatient.

Chu Ci originally intended to give up some technology, after all, his strength was weak, and he should be humble.

But listening to Yun Ming's arrogant words, Chu Ci was extremely unwilling to give him the technology.

"No, we can't give you any of the Soul Weapon forging technology," Chu Ci said in a deep voice.

Upon hearing this, Yun Ming didn't even glance at Chu Ci. "Child, you must understand the principle that 'a common man is innocent, but possessing a treasure is a crime.'"

"Heh, of course I know!" Chu Ci sneered, took out a small nuclear bomb and launcher, and slammed it on the table next to him.

The moment the nuclear bomb appeared, the top experts present felt a chill run down their spines, and a sense of crisis surged into their hearts.

Yun Ming stared at the iron lump on the table that resembled a soul-guided cannonball, unable to believe that he could sense his life was in danger from it.

Because of the characteristics of her martial soul, Ya Li, who was standing to the side, was more aware of this danger and immediately asked softly, "Child, what is this?"

Chu Ci glanced at her. "What it is is not important. What's important is the issue of the Soul Weapon."

"Kid, what do you mean?" Seeing that Chu Ci refused to answer, Yun Ming glanced at the nuclear bomb with considerable apprehension and asked with a frown.

Chu Ci said coldly, "My meaning is very clear: I am the creator of the Soul Weapon, and I have absolute authority over its fate. Right, Hall Master and Deputy Hall Master?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xinjie nodded, "That's right, the Temple of War will always respect your decision."

Yun Ming was about to say something when Ya Li pressed him down, "Alright, what's your opinion on the child? Tell me."

Chu Ci placed his hands on the table and said in a deep voice, "I will forge a soul weapon for each of the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils free of charge. In addition, Shrek Academy will have priority in the forging of soul weapons in the future."

Yun Ming frowned, wanting to say something, but was glared at by Ya Li.

Yali smiled gently and said, "I think this condition is actually quite good, don't you think, Yunming!"

Yun Ming listened to Ya Li repeat the last sentence, then nodded helplessly in agreement.

“Shrek Academy can agree to your conditions, but I hope that Chu Ci can come to Shrek Academy to study in three years,” Ya Li said gently.

After the conversation, Ya Li realized that a tough attitude would only cause Chu Ci to become increasingly dissatisfied.

He then suppressed the domineering Yun Ming and adopted a gentle approach to cultivate a relationship with Chu Ci.

If force doesn't work, we'll cultivate a relationship. The fact that Chu Ci can create a Soul Weapon already signifies his extraordinary talent; spending some resources to strengthen our bond is well worth it. Once the relationship is established, the Soul Weapon will certainly be on par with those from Shrek Academy.

Moreover, the conditions offered by Chu Ci are not bad and are perfectly acceptable.

After talking with Ya Li, Chu Ci's expression softened considerably.

“Okay, I will go to Shrek Academy for further studies in three years.” After Chu Ci finished speaking, he glanced at Chen Xinjie.

"The Temple of War can accept Chu Ci's decision to study at Shrek Academy."

"What do you think, Pavilion Master Yun?" Chen Xinjie asked.

"Let's listen to Ya Li," Yun Ming replied, looking at Ya Li with a mixture of helplessness and doting affection.

“Then it’s settled,” Chen Xinjie stood up and extended his hand. “Pleasure doing business with you.”

Yun Ming stood up and shook Chen Xinjie's hand, "It's a pleasure working with you."

Ya Li then took out her soul guide phone and exchanged phone numbers and soul signals with Chu Ci, indicating that he could contact her if he had any questions in the future.

Despite some setbacks, the collaboration was successfully completed.

After signing the agreement, Yunming and Yali took their leave.

After sitting for a while, Chu Ci put away the nuclear bomb and took his leave.

"Chu Ci," Chen Xinjie's voice came from behind, "Remember, the Temple of War will always be your strong support."

"Thank you, Lord of the Palace," Chu Ci replied with a smile.

After the other three left, Guan Yue said with a complicated expression, "Old Chen, Chu Ci, he..."

"Guan Yue, don't worry." Having been partners for so many years, Chen Xinjie could naturally guess what Guan Yue wanted to say.

It's just that this kid is probably hiding a lot of things from them, and they're not small things either, so Guan Yue has some concerns.

"The fact that Chu Ci was the first to discuss the Soul Weapon with the Temple of War shows that he trusts and is close to the Temple of War from the bottom of his heart, and we need to live up to that trust..."

Chen Xinjie paused for a moment, his eyes deep, and then said, word by word, "He will surely lead the Temple of War to a new height."

“Lead, Lao Chen, you mean…” Guan Yue keenly caught the word.

"Haha, haha!" Chen Xinjie just laughed without replying.

……

Chu Ci, of course, was unaware of the conversation that took place in the room after he left, and went straight back to the banquet hall.

When Chu Ci returned to the hall, she found that the banquet had ended and most of the guests had left.

At the original table where the children sat, only Chen Xuanyu sat there listlessly.

The ahoge (cowlick) on Chen Xuanyu's head swayed back and forth, making it quite conspicuous.

Chu Ci walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and asked, "Why are you still here?"

Chen Xuanyu turned around in surprise, then took out his phone, "I hadn't added you in the phone, so I was thinking of waiting for you."

After exchanging contact information with Chen Xuanyu on her phone, Chu Ci said, "Now that you have the contact information, let's call it a day and go home to rest. I have training at seven o'clock tomorrow morning!"

Chapter 43 Chen Xuanyu's Request for Battle

"What?" Upon hearing Chu Ci's words, Chen Xuanyu's eyes widened, and he exclaimed, "Practicing so early? Aren't you tired? Why don't you just enjoy your vacation? This world is so tiring because of you 'scrolling kings'!"

Then, she thought with horror: Will I have to get up this early to train at the Temple of War?

Dad, I want to go home!!

Chu Ci glanced at Chen Xuanyu strangely and found that he looked like he had lost all his dreams.

Chu Ci didn't dwell on why he was acting this way. She waved her hand and said, "I'm leaving now. I'll contact you again tomorrow."

"Bye-bye," Chen Xuanyu said weakly, bidding farewell to Chu Ci.

Chu Ci returned to his room at the headquarters of the Temple of War. Lying on the bed, he felt a great sense of relief. The matter of the Soul Weapon was finally resolved, and all that was left was to train hard.

As she pondered, a wave of drowsiness washed over her, and Chu Ci drifted off to sleep.

The next day, Chu Ci appeared early in the morning again in Long Tianwu's training room to receive guidance.

"Now that the matter is settled, put your mind at ease and focus entirely on the sword." With that, the sword intent soared into the sky, and Long Tianwu swung her wooden sword to strike.

A flash of sword light appeared in Chu Ci's eyes, and Tianzhu was instantly drawn. A powerful sword aura swept across the sky, and a crack appeared on Long Tianwu's wooden sword.

……

"Crack!" The wooden sword in Long Tianwu's hand could no longer withstand the Heavenly Candle and broke. At the same time, Chu Ci, holding the Heavenly Candle, was sent flying backward as before.

"Not bad, you've improved." Long Tianwu nodded gently. "That's all for today's training."

"I will start teaching you the Heavenly Emperor Sword Technique tomorrow."

The Heavenly Emperor Sword Technique is the strongest sword technique created by Long Tianwu herself. The fact that she taught this sword technique to Chu Ci shows how much Long Tianwu values ​​Chu Ci.

"Okay," Chu Ci said, sitting down in a chair to rest, looking exhausted. She checked her phone for messages.

Upon opening it, more than a dozen messages instantly popped up in his soul message, all from Chen Xuanyu.

The messages he sent were all about where Chu Ci was, what he was doing, and whether he wanted to play together.

Chu Ci replied, "I was training just now and my phone was on silent, so I didn't see your message."

The next second, Chen Xuanyu replied to the message, asking if they wanted to have a meal together.

Chu Ci thought about it for a moment and then agreed.

After a while, Chu Ci found Chen Xuanyu's room according to the room number he had given her.

Upon entering the room, Chu Ci saw that Chen Xuanyu had already laid out a large table of food.

"Come, come, Chu Ci, sit down." Chen Xuanyu warmly pulled Chu Ci to sit at the table and introduced him to the delicious food on the table.