Douluo's Soul Power increases by two levels every year

Chapter 131 Prince Xuexing's Hard Life

Although the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament was a grand event jointly organized by the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, and the Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire were enemies after all, so they would not easily enter the territory. That's why there were the Heaven Dou Region and the Star Luo Region. The final battle was naturally held in Spirit City.

Since it is the Tiandou region, such a grand event, Xueye, as the emperor of Tiandou, naturally cannot be absent.

At this moment, Xueye sat on the most magnificent high platform, watching people come and go below. His deep eyes revealed no joy or anger, only a faint smile played at the corners of his mouth.

Sitting next to Xue Ye were Ning Fengzhi and a bishop from the Spirit Hall.

This is the first row. In the center of the second row sits Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, also known as Qian Renxue!

Originally, Qian Renxue did not plan to attend the opening ceremony. After all, with Xue Ye's reliance on her and the unfolding of the Spirit Hall's plan, her time became increasingly tight. She really didn't have extra time to watch the All-Continent Soul Master Competition. At most, she would symbolically recruit some geniuses who could be used by the Heavenly Dou after the competition format became clear!

However, Han Feng wrote to her hoping that she could attend the competition. Although Han Feng's tone was very tactful, she could still tell that out of longing for Han Feng, she made time to accompany Emperor Xueye to attend the opening ceremony of the competition.

Beside Qian Renxue sat Meng Shenji and the deans or sect leaders of the other major academies.

Originally, Qian Renxue's position should have belonged to Xue Xing, after all, Xue Xing was the younger brother of Emperor Xue Ye and the uncle of Xue Qinghe, so the seniority was there.

But now...

Xuexing voluntarily went to Xueye's side and took on the role of a "constant attendant," serving tea and water and doing everything she could to help.

Xuexing was naturally unwilling to lose face in front of so many people, but life was hard, and Xuexing could only survive by currying favor with Xueye!

Ever since he caused trouble at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he not only offended Dugu Bo, the only enshrined Douluo of the Heaven Dou Empire, but also caused Qian Renxue to suppress him like crazy!

Qian Renxue not only brought Xue Beng into the palace as a hostage, but also cut off his own source of wealth, causing all the Soul Masters under his command to leave him!

Xue Xing had long anticipated the Crown Prince's suppression, after all, her actions at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, no matter how you looked at them, did not seem like something a muddle-headed prince would do.

But Xuexing never expected that the Crown Prince would be so crazy, relentlessly stripping her of the little power she had left, almost stripping her of her title and demoting her to a commoner. Xuexing couldn't understand how her behavior should have aroused the Crown Prince's suspicion at most. How could the Crown Prince, who was so busy, have so much time to fabricate stories about her?

You should know that Xue Xing is not the only political enemy of the Crown Prince in the entire Heaven Dou Empire!

Doesn't the Crown Prince have any sense of priorities?

What Xue Xing couldn't understand even more was how Dugu Bo had suddenly become such a close friend to that kid named Tang San, despite their age difference!

Originally, Dugu Bo was somewhat displeased with Xue Xing because of how she had used him that day, but he had managed to restrain himself. However, after his relationship with Tang San came into play, Dugu Bo's previously indifferent attitude towards Xue Xing turned into complete disgust!

Now, everyone in the royal family knows that the only Grand Douluo of the Heaven Dou Empire dislikes him, the prince!

These two points alone were already making things difficult for Xue Xing, but what truly drove him to despair was that among the Shrek Academy students he had driven away that day was actually the only legitimate daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's sect leader!

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has never expressed its opinion on this matter, everyone can sense Ning Fengzhi's distant attitude towards Xue Xing.

As a result, Xue Xing was now completely alone and without any relatives or friends in Tian Dou City.

Now, Qian Renxue doesn't even need to lift a finger; those who have old grudges against Xue Xing are already wishing him dead!

Now, Xuexing is no longer as arrogant as before. She has to be careful when she goes out. Only when she is with Xueye does she feel a little safe.

Only by clinging to her own brother's coattails could Xue Xing dare to appear in front of Ning Fengzhi and the others with peace of mind!

Life is hard; even snowflakes shed tears.

"Your Majesty!" Xue Xing's eyes lit up when she suddenly saw the vice-captains of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy enter. She quickly flattered Xue Ye beside her, "These are the elite vice-captains trained by our Heavenly Dou Royal Academy. Each one is exceptionally talented and brilliant!"

Then came a string of flattering remarks, roughly meaning that "all of this is thanks to Xueye's majesty and imperial grace. Under Xueye's rule, the royal family will surely become stronger and stronger, and Tiandou will be invincible after all." It's quite remarkable that Xuexing was able to expand on this into more than ten sentences.

But Xueye, being the kind of person who loved hearing such words, exclaimed "Good!" three times in a row, his face beaming with delight: "If my Royal Vice-Captain possesses such strength, wouldn't the main team have a chance to win the championship?!"

"Of course! With His Majesty's imperial grace, the crown of this competition will surely belong to our Heavenly Dou Empire!" Xue Xing said repeatedly, her heart filled with joy!

The happier you are on a snowy night, the safer you will be!

"Ha!" But at that moment, an untimely cold laugh came from behind Xueye.

Xue Xing's face immediately darkened. She looked back and saw Meng Shenji's old face: "What does Dean Meng mean? Does Dean Meng think His Majesty's words are child's play?!"

"This old minister wouldn't dare!" Meng Shenji narrowed his eyes and said calmly, "This old minister merely admires the prince's eloquence in distorting the truth!"

"You!" Xue Xing was furious and was about to say something when Xue Ye interrupted her.

"Please speak freely, Dean Meng!" Xue Ye was not angry. Having been emperor for so many years, he had long seen through the sordid affairs between his subjects and knew exactly what to do.

Meng Shenji had been waiting for these words. He slowly stood up and respectfully said, "This old minister believes that this competition is full of hidden talents. As far as I know, Shrek Academy alone has two unparalleled geniuses. Your Highness's words are perhaps too much!"

Upon hearing the name Shrek, Xue Xing was immediately startled, realizing that Meng Shenji was about to launch an attack!

Xueye is old now, and has even handed over the affairs of state to the Crown Prince. What Xueye wants to see most now is for the Tiandou Empire to prosper and be full of talented people. If Xueye knew that he had turned away a genius who was offered to him, he would definitely be unhappy!

Thinking of this, Xue Xing quickly spoke up: "Dean Meng's words are too much of an overstatement, boosting the morale of others while undermining our own! Our Heavenly Dou Royal Family is full of talented people, how could we fear an unknown Shrek Academy!?"

"How could this old minister be such a person!? This old minister only feels regret! If it weren't for the prince's intervention that day, Shrek Academy would have been students of my Heaven Dou Royal Academy long ago!" Meng Shenji's seemingly cloudy eyes flashed with a sharp light as he spoke words that struck at the heart!

Upon hearing this, Xue Xing gritted her teeth and glared fiercely at Qian Renxue.

Xue Xing would never have believed this if Qian Renxue hadn't orchestrated it behind the scenes!

"Why regret it! They're just a bunch of ill-mannered country bumpkins, what great talent could they possibly have!" Xuexing naturally wouldn't admit it and stubbornly denied it.

"If Your Highness thinks that breaking through to the Soul Venerable level at the age of twelve and being able to withstand the pressure of Soul Sect level soul power is not a great talent, then this old minister has nothing to say!" Meng Shenji had long anticipated this and said in a deep voice.

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi, who had remained silent until now, said to Xue Ye, "Your Majesty! It's truly a pity that two talented children from Shrek Academy failed to join Heaven Dou Academy!"

Ning Fengzhi was also an old fox. With a single, casual remark, he defined the nature of the matter. Even the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School acknowledged this genius, so Xue Ye would naturally not underestimate him. After the truth was revealed, Xue Xingzhi's situation was predictable!

As for whether he would overpraise Han Feng and Tang San, Ning Fengzhi was not worried at all.

If even the mighty Haotian Douluo can't protect his own son, Ning Fengzhi is willing to be the bad guy this once!

As for Han Feng... With two titled Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, surely they can protect him?!

"Qinghe, what exactly happened?!" As expected, as soon as Ning Fengzhi finished speaking, Xueye frowned and asked Qian Renxue, who was sitting behind her.

Upon hearing Xue Ye's words, Xue Xing's vision went black, and she almost fainted!

The entire Heaven Dou City knows that the Crown Prince and Prince Xue Xing are at odds. Xue Ye deliberately had the Crown Prince answer the question, and his intentions are obvious!

Qian Renxue calmly stood up from her seat and respectfully told Xue Ye about Xue Xing's expulsion from Shrek Academy. Her tone was very calm, and the content was straightforward, as if she were narrating the matter as an observer, without showing any bias towards either side.

But after hearing this, Xue Ye's smile vanished. He glanced at Xue Xing and said indifferently, "I know you act erratically. Today, you should go back and reflect on your mistakes!"

These words plunged Xuexing into an icy abyss!

He knew that if the Spirit Hall bishop hadn't been there, Xue Ye would never have let the matter go so easily—in fact, if Shrek Academy had achieved outstanding results in the future, Xue Ye would have punished himself without hesitation to recruit Shrek!

(End of this chapter)