Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 243: Shrek's Internal Strife Begins

Wang Yan's expression remained unchanged: "If it were a normal competition, they could do whatever they wanted, but we all know there are no reinforcements this time. If we let them reveal too much of their trump cards, they'll probably be completely exposed by other colleges in the major competition five years from now."

Ma Xiaotao gave Wang Yan a strange look.

She never really thought much of this teacher; he was a middle-aged man nearing forty, whose soul power was barely at the Soul Emperor level—what did he know?

"You know that's a competition five years from now," Ma Xiaotao said. "Do you know what our strength was like five years ago?"

Wang Yan was taken aback: "What do you mean?"

Ma Xiaotao said, "You just want to put some pressure on the three of us so we can return sooner. But your strength isn't up to par, and your research doesn't seem very good either. I've heard Elder Xuan mention you; you've been researching martial souls for almost twenty years. Do you know how to classify Ling Luochen's ice element martial soul?"

Wang Yan's face flushed red: "Elemental martial soul... isn't that... isn't that..."

Damn it, how does he know how elemental martial souls are classified? This is the first time he has ever seen such a special martial soul. He asked Elder Xuan, but the old man said that he would go into the inner courtyard library to look it up himself later.

"If you're going to be a vegetable, do more research. If you don't understand, don't put pressure on us," Ma Xiaotao said earnestly. "The past is the past, the present is the present, and the future is the future. If you keep using the present situation to think about things five years from now, teacher, why don't you compare yourself to when you were just born?"

"Captain!" Dai Yueheng frowned. Now was not the time to question the teacher or start infighting.

"Ma Xiaotao!" Wang Yan blushed, "I'm the team leader for this competition, and I'm responsible for it!"

Ma Xiaotao mouthed "o" and shrugged.

Ling Luochen frowned, but she still stepped forward to smooth things over: "Teacher, captains, we should trust our juniors now. After all, it's their first time participating in a competition, and it's normal for them to be a little overwhelmed. I suggest that the three of us on the main team should focus on healing and recovering as soon as possible so we can return to the competition soon."

Dai Yueheng nodded: "I agree with Ling Luochen's idea. I will use some connections in the next few days to try to find the Xingluo Royal Medical Center."

Wang Yan sighed: "Alright."

However, he had already made a decision in his heart. He felt that Zhou Yi's method of controlling the class with violence was sometimes a good thing. If Zhou Yi were in charge, this kind of teacher-student conflict would never have occurred.

"I don't know what the academy was thinking when they made that decision," Wang Yan murmured. "Why won't they send reinforcements? We at Shrek Academy clearly have that privilege."

……

Three days ago.

The Shrek Academy leadership and the Sea God Pavilion held another meeting, the first time in recent years that they've held three meetings in a single year. One was because of the destruction of the Heavenly Soul branch, another was about Huo Yuhao's future choices, and this is the current meeting.

During the meeting, Xuanzi wanted to resign and completely withdraw from the upper echelons of Shrek Academy due to his mistakes in leading the team. However, Mu En stopped him immediately.

The reason remains the same: it doesn't matter if the team fails, it's not the first time anyway, and everyone is used to it.

However, don't even think about running away. Unless you, Xuanzi, find a wife and leave your martial soul's bloodline inheritance at Shrek Academy.

Then, Lin Huiqun openly mocked Xuanzi for not having the ability to carry on the family line, and the entire Sea God Pavilion was filled with a joyful atmosphere.

Mu En certainly wouldn't let Xuan Zi run away so easily. Several new Title Douluos have arrived at the academy, and he even dealt with Ma Xiaotao's evil fire some time ago. Now the academy must have its own successor.

With Yan Shaozhe's whereabouts unknown, Xuanzi would naturally be the first choice. Mu En also had a premonition that his time was coming to an end, and soon he would be buried under the golden tree like his predecessors.

This was the final glory for all the Shrek Sea God Pavilion Masters. Following this, Mu En ordered that all inner court students must henceforth wear a defensive soul tool and a flying soul tool, or they would be forced to leave Shrek.

Hearing Mu En say this, Cai Meier, the vice dean of the Martial Soul Department who had just been released, did not dare to say anything, and could only say that she would give her full support.

After the meeting, Mu En left behind the Sea Dragon Douluo.

"Sect Master, what are your orders?" asked Sea Dragon Douluo.

"I estimate I'll need to make a long trip to Star Luo City to check on the competition and ensure the safety of the Seven Little Monsters," Moon said. "For the time being, you'll be in charge of the academy's security. However, I don't think anyone would dare to challenge the authority of Shrek Academy and the Sea God."

"Sect Master, please rest assured." Sea Dragon Douluo cupped his hands in greeting.

It seems Elder Mu is also worried about Elder Xuan. After such a big incident, he's probably afraid that Elder Xuan might make another mistake, which is why he wants to go to Star Luo City in person. Sea Dragon Douluo thought to himself.

No sooner had Xuanzi left than Mu En followed him.

Sea Dragon Douluo sat in the Sea God Pavilion, flipping through the records of events on the continent over the past hundred years.

"Has the Tang Clan, left behind by Lord Poseidon, fallen to such a state?" he murmured.

"This won't do. We must make the Tang Clan strong again." He closed his eyes and began to recall the legends of the Tang Clan that he had heard and that had been passed down from generation to generation.

Soon after, Tang Ya, who was in her dormitory in the Foreign Languages ​​Department, was staring blankly out the window.

"I wonder how Beibei and the others are doing..." Tang Ya murmured. "Even Xiao Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao have gone to participate in the competition. I'm so useless. I'm already in fifth grade, but my soul power level is only thirty-three."

Talking to herself, Tang Ya's face darkened considerably, and tears streamed down her delicate face.

"Shrek Academy at least remembers the contributions of Tang San's ancestor, providing me with a place to stay. But what about the Clear Sky Sect? I went to them, but there was not a sound. I refuse to believe it; I will make the Tang Sect rise again!"

Just then, a voice came from her dormitory: "Well said, little girl."

"Who?!" Tang Ya panicked instantly. This was a girls' dormitory, but it was clearly a male voice.

"Little girl, don't be afraid, I am Sea Dragon Douluo." The sea dragon revealed himself. "I am your ancestor's island-guarding Douluo, you should have heard of me, right?"

Tang Ya paused for a moment, then nodded: "I've heard of it..."

Hailong Douluo's expression was gentle: "Young lady, no, I should call you Sect Master Tang. I heard your mutterings just now. If I remember correctly, the Tang Sect's base should be in Heaven Dou City, right?"

Upon hearing the name of the city, Tang Ya burst into tears again.

"Sect Leader Tang, I fully support your revival of the Tang Sect. I believe the other Sea Douluos will also support you. So, if there's anything you want to do, then go ahead and do it."

In the original timeline, after Mu En's meeting, he described Tang Ya's plan to drop out of school and revive the Tang Clan, which she didn't implement until more than a month later, after the competition. Here, we're bringing it forward a bit to facilitate later plot developments.

In addition, Ma Xiaotao had always looked down on her teacher Wang Yan until one of the competitions, when Wang Yan yelled at her twice, and she finally behaved herself.

(End of this chapter)