Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 185 Wang Yan's Depression

"Teacher Wang Yan, who was our opponent in the first match?"

Wang Yan, who had been left out in the cold for a long time, finally had a chance to speak again. If he hadn't been forced to, he would have broken down the door and left.

This kind of team can be led by whoever wants to.

Anyway, Wang Yan can't bring any of it.

Wang Yan pushed up his glasses, the lenses gleaming under the light.

"Our first match is against Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy. It's an academy with an average strength of only four rings, so it won't be too much of a challenge for us."

Thanks to the relationship between Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, Wang Yan knew about their opponent in advance.

This was specially chosen by Xingluo. Tianling Advanced Soul Master Academy was only ranked in the middle to lower range among all the participating teams, so that they could become the background for Shrek Academy.

Let the students of Shrek showcase their talents.

"Fourth Ring Road?"

"Isn't this looking down on us?!"

When Ma Xiaotao heard about her first opponent, she immediately questioned him.

It is estimated that in her opinion, even if the first opponent they encountered was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, they could easily defeat them.

"There's no need to waste time on a college that only has an average of four rings. Let's talk about something else—"

Yan Shaozhe was also standing up for his eldest disciple.

Seeing that the highest-ranking leader on the scene had spoken, Wang Yan nodded in agreement.

"Is there anything else you'd like to know?"

Ma Xiaotao seemed to have thought of something, and she stared intently at Wang Yan, waiting for an answer.

Seeing Ma Xiaotao's strange gaze, Wang Yan wondered to himself, "What kind of trouble is this dean's eldest disciple up to now?"

"Teacher Wang Yan, could you possibly obtain the list of participants for the Sun Moon Empire's upcoming competition?"

Ma Xiaotao looked at Wang Yan with anticipation in her eyes.

Wang Yan lived up to Ma Xiaotao's expectations and produced a long list.

The list of regular players and reserve players for all 133 teams is here.

This information was originally supposed to be released before the start of the competition, but Wang Yan obtained it in advance so that he could make some strategic deployments.

He passed the list to everyone as he spoke.

"This time, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy sent a total of seven regular members, whom I have introduced to everyone before."

"The only one worth noting is Captain Ma Rulong. A six-ring Soul Emperor and a level six Soul Master, he is among the most powerful of all the participating team members."

"Among us, the only ones who can stand up to them are Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng."

Wang Yan's gaze fell on the two of them.

Unfortunately, the two of them still didn't seem to take Ma Rulong seriously.

Ma Xiaotao, however, said, "I've met this Ma Rulong before. Five years ago, he was the reserve captain of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. As for his strength—well, it's just so-so."

"I'll hold him back, and you guys can deal with those Soul Kings."

Wang Yan frowned upon hearing this.

But he didn't say much more and continued to introduce himself.

"The rest are all normal five-ring Soul Kings and level-five Soul Masters. Over the years, we have gained a lot of experience in dealing with Soul Masters. I have prepared a relatively comprehensive contingency plan, which you can listen to————"

Wang Yan was interrupted by Ma Xiaotao before he could finish speaking.

Wang Yan didn't dare say much to Ma Xiaotao, after all, she had Yan Shaozhe, the head of the Spirit Department and who treated her like his own daughter.

If he angered Yan Shaozhe, even if his grandmaster was Xuanzi, it wouldn't make a difference. Besides, Xuanzi's whereabouts and fate were still unknown.

"Besides that, the only thing worth noting is their reserve team members. Unlike in the past, this time the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy only has three reserve team members."

"Di Ni'er, Meng Hongchen, Xiao Hongchen".

"We know nothing about these three people."

"And the two behind them, judging from their names, should be siblings or something like that. All three of them are quite young, just turned fifteen this year, but—for the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to be so confident as to send only three fifteen-year-old children, I think they must have something special about them."

"So I think the cultivation levels of these three should be between Soul Master and Soul King."

"I will pay close attention to these three reserve players in the upcoming matches."

After Wang finished speaking, Ma Xiaotao, who was standing to the side, frowned deeply.

She snatched the list from Wang Yan's hand, checked it several times, and finally handed it over with a reluctant expression.

"Teacher Wang Yan, wasn't there anyone named Kong Qing this time?"

Ma Xiaotao still harbors resentment about what happened five years ago, and she even unconsciously thinks about it every time she cultivates.

It was vaguely showing signs of becoming a mental demon.

But Ma Xiaotao didn't tell anyone, not even Yan Shaozhe.

All for the sake of defeating Xu Yang in front of everyone at this competition!

"Kong Qing————"

Wang Yan kept repeating this name; he hadn't participated in the Soul Master Competition of the Heavenly Soul Empire five years ago.

But—I also have a very deep impression of the young man who slapped Shrek's face so hard it swelled up.

He even specifically looked up relevant information for this purpose.

According to the teacher in charge at the time, the young man named Kong Qing hadn't even activated his martial spirit yet. Jin Ping, wielding a silver spear, easily knocked the Shrek Academy students to their knees.

Therefore, Wang Yan boldly guessed that Kong Qing's martial spirit was the silver spear in his hand.

The reason he doesn't use soul skills is likely because his combat skills and physical abilities are already sufficient.

Wang Yan knew that once a Soul Master reached a certain level of strength, their reliance on their own Soul Skills would gradually decrease.

Especially for Super Douluo above level 95, their pursuit is the unity of heaven and man, the path most suitable for them. Although Wang Yan himself is only a Soul King, these things were inherited from Xuanzi.

You may question whether Xuanzi is good at anything else, but when it comes to cultivation, Xuanzi is definitely one of the top figures on the continent.

"Didn't Kong Qing come?"

Ma Xiaotao's mood visibly dropped.

The Shrek Seven Devils, led by Huo Yuhao, were completely baffled. They didn't know why Ma Xiaotao's emotions had changed so quickly.

Huo Yuhao also silently memorized the name Kong Qing in his heart.

Wang Dong, always eager to stir things up, nudged Huo Yuhao lightly with his elbow and exchanged glances.

"Do you know what happened to Ma Xiaotao?"

Huo Yuhao shook his head. Wang Dong saw that even Huo Yuhao didn't know, and she was too embarrassed to ask the others who seemed to know. She could only suppress her curiosity and, like Huo Yuhao, she kept the name Kong Qing, Xu Yang's alias, in her heart.

Xu Yang overheard everything Shrek Academy discussed.

At the same time, he was pondering in his heart whether he should do something.