Douluo Continent: The Eye of Truth

Chapter 42 Shrek Inspection Team

"I concede." The miracle that Xuanzi had hoped for did not occur. Huo Yuhao walked out of the Soul Arena and said loudly to Xuanzi, who was watching the show from above.

Huo Yuhao didn't expect Xuanzi to come to his rescue in a moment of crisis.

Because Xuanzi, that old bastard, is the kind of person who won't act until he sees a clear benefit. Every time he tries to save the day, he only acts at the very last minute. If he could save the day every time, that would be fine, but Xuanzi is just really unreliable.

His attempts to save the day always happened after casualties had already occurred, and not only did he come to the rescue, but he also didn't go all out, which was the worst part.

Although Ma Xiaotao's soul power was almost depleted due to her previous all-out attack, with her strength, killing a Grand Soul Master in an instant was still no problem.

Even if Huo Yuhao could use cheat codes to defeat him, what would be the point?

In any case, given Huo Yuhao's position in the team, he has already completed the task assigned to him by Dai Yueheng, the "captain." Isn't that enough? He put in more effort without getting extra pay.

So of course, self-preservation is the priority. And judging from Ma Xiaotao's current state, if a fight really breaks out, the other party's rationality will probably start to waver again. In short, whatever, I'm not going to fight.

Seeing this, Xuanzi could only shake his head, sigh, and announce, "In this friendly match, Ma Xiaotao's team has won."

Then, Xuanzi looked at the students who were seriously injured and reluctantly ended the second wave of chaotic fighting that was supposed to begin.

The losing teams readily accepted their punishment, uttering the phrase "I'm a pig," though it was just lip service and wouldn't cause any real harm.

Although these students had used some ointments for emergency treatment after leaving the arena, the injuries sustained by Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, who fought directly against Ma Xiaotao, would definitely require treatment from specialized healing-type Soul Masters.

After all, Xixi was somewhat restrained in her actions, and since it was a sure-win situation, Xuanzi rescued her opponent after Xixi made her move. As a result, these people barely suffered any superficial injuries, except for Gongyang Mo, who still felt a bit of chest tightness.

However, the situation was different for those who fought Ma Xiaotao. Due to the aftershocks of the Phoenix Meteor Shower, Yao Haoxuan, Xixi, Xu Sanshi, and Xiao Xiao all suffered extensive burns from the exploding phoenix flames.

Although these injuries are not a big problem for Soul Masters with strong physiques, they still need a certain amount of time to recover.

The most tragic were Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng. In fact, Xuanzi could have rescued them long ago, but the two of them fought to the death and refused to retreat. After all, if they had retreated, wouldn't Ma Xiaotao have charged into the crowd and started a massacre?

Therefore, in order to determine the strength and cooperation of both sides to the greatest extent possible, and to see if Dai Yueheng's side could win, Xuanzi only made his move at the last moment to rescue Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng.

Given their current injuries, even a professional healing-type Soul Master would likely need several days to fully recover.

"Alright, little guys, those of you whose injuries aren't too serious can go back first." Xuanzi waved his hand and directly enveloped Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, who were more seriously injured, with his earth-yellow soul power.

"Inner Court disciples, come back to the Inner Court with me. Xiao Tao, go find Shao Zhe."

After taking to the air, Xuanzi left behind a final message and departed with a group of inner court disciples.

"After you all go back, pack your things and meet at the main gate of the academy the day after tomorrow morning to prepare to go to Xingluo City to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament."

After the group disbanded, Xu Sanshi and Xiao Xiao, who were more seriously injured in the battle, went to find a specialized healing teacher for treatment.

Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and Ning Tian, ​​who had minor injuries or were basically uninjured, returned to their respective dormitories to recuperate.

Back in the dormitory, watching the boy fiddling with the soul tool in front of him, Wang Dong rubbed his arms and felt an instinctive aversion to the soul tool from the depths of his soul.

"Hiss, Huo Yuhao, where did you get this?" Huo Yuhao had stored the soul tool in his storage soul tool after it was delivered from the Treasure Pavilion, and hadn't taken it out to test it yet.

But now that Xuanzi's performance is about to begin, he naturally wants to test him as a precaution.

"A treasure appreciation event." Huo Yuhao replied without looking up, while simultaneously using his mental detection vision to peer into Wang Dong's mental sea and examine the rune left by Tang San.

Try to replicate the influence it has on Wang Dong now. After all, it can make people reject soul tools from the bottom of their hearts. Such a method, combined with Huo Yuhao's mental erosion, is a dimensional reduction attack on soul masters. Why not use it for my own purposes?

The level-four soul tool in Huo Yuhao's hand, called the Glazed Shield, has two activation modes.

The first type is active activation, which is activated on-site by the Soul Master's Soul Power. It can create a spherical shield with a diameter of up to three meters, which can accommodate several people and thus resist external attacks. Its defensive strength is considered quite excellent among level four Soul Tools.

However, using this method consumes a lot of energy. At least with Huo Yuhao's current cultivation as a Great Soul Master, even with his continuously replenishing soul power, he cannot sustain it for long.

The second method is passive triggering, which requires adjusting the soul tool in advance through the soul power frequency. When an excessively strong soul power attack appears near the soul tool holder, the vibration between soul power will forcibly activate the soul tool.

This achieves a passive, triggered defensive effect, but in this way, it can only protect the holder. Although the defensive strength remains the same, the consumption will be greatly reduced, allowing Huo Yuhao to sustain himself for a longer period of time.

Soon, Huo Yuhao finished adjusting the glass shield and put it away. Seeing this, Wang Dong breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly relieved.

"Get some rest these next couple of days, and be careful after you leave school." Huo Yuhao flipped onto the bed and pulled the covers over him in one smooth motion.

"Be careful? Isn't Elder Xuan here?" Wang Dong asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Given today's situation, do you think he's reliable? If he were, Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng wouldn't have been so badly injured. And guess who that negligent teacher he mentioned earlier is?"

Wang Dong: "."

In his sleep, Huo Yuhao once again entered the Sea of ​​Spirit, but this time he did not conduct experiments on various soul power circuits or rune formations as usual. Instead, he went to find Ilex.

"Elder Yi, how is your memory recovery going?" Huo Yuhao asked, leaning closer to the small gray ball.

With the Grim Reaper about to appear, Huo Yuhao still wanted to try again with Electrolux to see if he could get one or two secret trump cards to protect himself.

Although Electrolux can substitute and turn the tide, it's best to avoid getting involved if possible.

However, Electrolux's answer disappointed Huo Yuhao: "It's still pretty much the same as before. With the restoration of my divine sense, I only have some scattered memories that occasionally return."

"Perhaps sometimes, in special circumstances, it can stimulate the revival of certain memories."

Huo Yuhao sighed. Although he was somewhat disappointed, he had expected it all along.

After all, during this time, while Electrox was recovering, he was also teaching him about the knowledge and magic he had recalled, so he clearly understood the progress of Electrox's recovery.

After adjusting his mindset, Huo Yuhao continued to refine his research on the direction of soul power circulation.

It was another morning. A day had passed since the last training camp. The injuries that everyone had sustained during the previous training camp had mostly healed. Although Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng were still a little weak, they were no longer a serious problem.

In order to prepare for the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament and to fulfill the 'responsibilities' that the Shrek Academy's supervisory group, as the continental police, should shoulder, the Shrek Academy members had no choice but to travel to the Star Luo Empire ahead of schedule.

At the main gate of Shrek Academy, everyone gathered. At this time, Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng were still a little pale. Everyone was dressed in ordinary clothes, and because of the existence of storage soul tools, they didn't have any large luggage to carry.

Besides Xuanzi, who led the team, Wang Yan also accompanied everyone to Xingluo City to participate in the competition. As Xuanzi's disciple, Wang Yan's main role in leading the team this time was actually just to build up his resume.

Otherwise, given Shrek Academy's faculty, it wouldn't be difficult to select even a few Title Douluos to lead a team, let alone Super Douluos.

It was precisely because the team leader, Wang Yan, was only a Soul Emperor that the original main team suffered such heavy losses due to Xuan Zi's inaction.

Xuanzi led everyone away from Shrek Academy and Shrek City, heading towards the outskirts of Shrek City.

Upon arriving in the suburbs, Xuanzi stopped and looked at everyone present. The seven inner court disciples had already experienced a similar situation once, and their expressions were solemn. They naturally understood what Xuanzi wanted to do.

Next, Xuanzi brainwashed the reserve team members once again, imposing on Shrek Academy the rights and obligations that should not belong to an academy in the first place, under the guise of high-sounding reasons.

At the same time, the use of mental strength aroused the sense of honor and responsibility among the reserve team members.

Under the influence of the herd mentality, all the reserve team members chose to join the Shrek Supervision Group.

As members of the Shrek Inspection Team, there are no rewards for completing missions; it can be considered unpaid work.

However, this kind of voluntary labor resulted in Shrek Academy's increasingly abnormal and powerful position and voice among the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent.

Moreover, although the resources are said to be voluntary labor and will not flow through the hands of the members of the Shrek Supervisory Group, a large amount of resources will still flow into Shrek Academy under the guise of donations, making Shrek Academy even richer.

Every disciple of the Shrek Academy Inspection Team can be considered a link in the vast network that Shrek Academy uses to control the entire continent.

The countless life-and-death struggles of the Shrek Academy's inspection team members ultimately served as stepping stones for a select group of geniuses at the very top of Shrek Academy's pyramid.

Otherwise, how could Shrek Academy support the cultivation resources of the elders in the inner courtyard? You must know that every Title Douluo and Super Douluo, apart from their own talent, requires a lot of resources to grow.

These strong individuals cannot be created simply through instruction; for geniuses, abundant resources are the only true necessity.

At the same time, this process has further enhanced Shrek Academy's status on the continent, thereby attracting more high-quality students to continue this distorted and abnormal development model.

Immediately after Wang Yan distributed the Shrek Surveillance Corps' equipment to the reserve team members, he began to explain the mission.

Meanwhile, the inner court disciples were listening quietly. Logically, they should have been the first to know about the mission, but since most of them needed to recuperate, the mission was received and relayed by the team leader, Wang Yan.

As for Ma Xiaotao, given her current condition, she is not actually suitable to lead the main team. Therefore, the team captain position was handed over to Dai Yueheng by Xuanzi.

While Xuanzi was drinking and eating chicken legs, he was somewhat worried about Ma Xiaotao's possible loss of control, but he quickly put it out of his mind.

Because he believed in the abilities of these students from Shrek Academy, he was now almost out of chicken legs. What should he eat next? It was a tough choice.

Xuanzi's thoughts drifted, and he thought of this.

After everyone received their Shrek inspector equipment, Huo Yuhao couldn't help but complain, "No wonder so many members of the Shrek Inspection Team died."

With this equipment, it would be difficult to survive. The mask and clothing are extremely conspicuous, and the equipment itself is just made of high-quality materials. It doesn't have any special effects and can barely withstand some attacks below the third ring.

The Shrek Inspection Team's missions are inherently fraught with danger, and they wear such flashy but impractical equipment. If they were equipped with some mid- to high-level defensive soul tools, the Shrek Inspection Team's casualty rate would probably not be so terrifying.

Huo Yuhao couldn't help but speculate maliciously whether Shrek Academy had done this on purpose.

This way, the weaker members of the Shrek Inspection Team can be eliminated, thus saving resources.

Moreover, they can use the high casualty rate to gain reputation on the mainland. After all, no matter how difficult the mission is, if all the students of Shrek Academy complete the mission without taking any damage, wouldn't the mission seem too easy?

In this way, over time, how could it possibly gain the respect of the people of the original three kingdoms of Douluo Continent?

(End of this chapter)