Douluo Continent: Starting with a Void Treasure Trove

Chapter 198 The Two Who Came Back from Playing

Meanwhile, two new NPCs also appeared in the lounge of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.

It was Jing Hongchen and Ye Yulin, who had met in a lowly place long ago, who were now being criticized and educated by Meng Hongchen.

Over the years, under the tempering of destiny, Meng Hongchen has developed a leadership quality. When he criticizes people, he has a set of witty remarks that can last for hours without repeating himself.

Upon witnessing this scene, Xu Yang, adhering to the principle of "better to die than to die myself," kept his distance.

Fortunately, Zhang Lexuan had been clinging to him for the past few days, giving him a good excuse to escape this undeserved disaster.

As for why it is called an undeserved disaster?

Xu Yang could guess with his own eyes that these two would definitely drag him into taking the blame for this huge mess.

Sure enough, after a fierce battle with Zhang Lexuan, Xu Yang went to check on the situation as if he were curious.

As he expected, the two of them were indeed using him as a shield.

They even said things like infiltrating the Star Luo Imperial Palace was at his request.

Xu Yang quickly stated that he would not take responsibility for the matter, as it was entirely their own idea. He also whispered in Meng Hongchen's ear, which caused the two of them to glare at him for a while.

By the time Meng Hongchen had finished scolding the two of them, they both had expressions of utter despair.

Ye Yulin and Jing Hongchen were slumped in Xu Yang's room, complaining that Xu Yang was unfair.

As Xu Yang brewed tea for the two elderly people, he listened to their rambling. He understood that working so long hours at Tianming would have been unbearable for most people, and these two were just relaxing in their own way.

It's fate that dictates "women are used like men, and men are used like livestock."

After all, not everyone is like him and Kong Deming, who can devote themselves to studying a soul tool without eating or sleeping.

Xu Yang pushed the brewed tea toward the two of them, while picking up his thermos filled with goji berry water.

He took a sip without changing his expression, despite the rather strange looks from the two men.

"I said—young people should be mindful of moderation."

Jing Hongchen frowned. As someone who had been through similar experiences, he knew what situation Xu Yang was in.

"Hey, what's the big deal?"

"Xiao Jing, you know that already."

"In the Sun and Moon Empire, princes and princesses this brat's age are all already breastfeeding. Some are even earlier. He's actually considered to be marrying and having children late."

"Besides, are you even capable, kid?"

"Starting to drink this so early, what are we going to do later? But I have a folk remedy here, if you want it—"

Ye Yulin said nonchalantly, and even started talking about Xu Yang while talking about the air conditioner.

But he was met with disdainful looks from Xu Yang and Jing Hongchen.

Xu Yang thought to himself, "Even if you did it for five hours straight, you wouldn't be able to handle it."

Heaven knows why Zhang Lexuan, a Soul Master whose Martial Soul is Silver Moon, could have such maxed-out physical talents.

He used all his skills and finally achieved a pyrrhic victory.

How are we going to live from now on?

Xu Yang couldn't help but start to worry, but the thought that he still had a backup plan made him relax a lot.

He hadn't expected that the fusion warrior surgery would have such a side effect, but—it now seems to have really helped him a lot.

Xu Yang kept tapping his fingers on the table, ignoring Ye Yulin's teasing. He had long since learned to ignore Ye Yulin's personality without batting an eye.

"Hey you two, you've had such a long tour of the Star Luo Imperial Palace, tell me about any new discoveries you've made."

"I happen to be quite curious about this too."

Xu Yang adopted a look of being all ears.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yulin's eyes lit up slightly, as if she had found a child with whom she could share candy.

"If you're going to talk about this, I have something to say."

"The interior of this Star Luo Imperial Palace is quite lively, with extremely tight security inside and out. If it weren't for that new soul tool I just invented..."

Watching Ye Yulin launch into a long-winded monologue like a storyteller, Xu Yang couldn't help but facepalm.

"Hold on, Your Majesty Starry Sky. If you enjoy storytelling, I can set up a stage for you at the Destiny's year-end conference and let you tell stories for three days and three nights."

"But—you're still focusing on the important points. Your information relates to some of my important subsequent arrangements. If you continue like this, then let Dean Hongchen speak."

Xu Yang raised his hand to stop Ye Yulin's storytelling program.

"Okay—alright."

Ye Yulin chuckled awkwardly twice.

Then he went back to his serious expression.

"Based on our observations over the past two days, there are only two Super Douluo among the Star Luo Royal Family's retainers."

"Isn't it surprising? I checked it several times, afraid of missing anyone, but it turned out to be true."

"One of them is the number one healing-type Soul Master on the continent—the Healer Douluo Wang Xian'er."

"There is another special one, a level 95 power attack type super Douluo, whose martial soul is Shattering Star Light."

"The reason why he is considered special is because he is relatively young, only sixty-six years old. The Star Luo Empire is truly full of talented people."

"As for the others in the Hall of Worship, they are all ordinary Title Douluos. These days, the world has really changed. Anyone with any level of cultivation can become a worshipper."

Ye Yulin muttered something to himself, as if it made him lose face that the other person was of the same status as him.

The reason he was able to investigate so clearly was thanks to his own martial soul—Starry Sky, which has an extremely keen perception of celestial martial souls.

Oh, right.

"I also found out that the patriarch of the Star Crown Sect, a level 98 Super Douluo, passed away not long ago. This is why the Star Luo Empire has become more docile in recent years."

"In addition, I thoroughly explored the entire Xingluo Imperial Palace, inside and out."

"I reckon even that emperor doesn't know his palace as well as I do."

After Ye Yulin finished speaking, Jing Hongchen nodded in agreement.

Xu Yang remained silent; the information he received was largely the same as what he had obtained from the demon spirit.

He was planning something: the promotion of artificial spirit rings should be put on the agenda. However, given the Star Luo Empire's affinity for Shrek Academy, this matter would likely face considerable resistance.

He originally planned to make his official debut at the auction of this Soul Master Competition, but then he changed his mind and decided against it.

The less trouble, the better.

He decided to postpone it for a while and do it in his home empire, the Sun Moon Empire, where he estimated that there was a 98% chance that the matter would achieve the desired effect.

Five years, wait another five years.

It is estimated that artificial soul bones will also be successfully tested by then.

When the two approaches are combined, they will surely ignite the entire continent, and destiny will be able to officially announce its arrival to the world.