Douluo Continent: This Tang San is different

Chapter 156 A Day Trip to Shrek Academy (Part 2)

"This is Shrek Academy? It looks like a rather backward village."

The group from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy arrived at the outskirts of Shrek Academy. Looking at the lush green wheat fields nearby and the dirt and stone path leading to the village entrance not far away, most of them wondered if Qin Ming had been away for many years and had gotten lost.

but--

"Shrek Academy is in that small village just ahead." Qin Ming's certainty left Huo Wu and the others in disbelief.

Is this really the Shrek Academy that could produce such outstanding talents as Teacher Qin Ming?

Isn't this dreamlike?

Could it be that there are hidden masters within Shrek Academy?

"Third Brother, this place can't even compare to Holy Soul Village, can it?" Xiao Wu muttered softly.

"Of course it can't compare. Although Soto City is much larger than Notting City, its geographical location is not as good as Notting City's. It's not located at the border of the two great empires, and there isn't much fertile land... However, Soto City doesn't rely on growing food for a living. It's closer to the Star Dou Great Forest, so Soul Masters are more common here." Tang San explained the reason. "You could say that current human civilization was built on the Soul Beast Forest."

In a normal, magic-free world, towns and villages with large tracts of fertile land suitable for growing crops, such as Nottingham City and Holy Soul Village, are of paramount importance for the development of a civilization.

However, in this Douluo world, there exist magical soul beasts whose resources are so abundant that they can support all the soul masters on the continent, as well as the ordinary people who serve the soul masters.

At least for the next 20,000 to 30,000 years, the resources of soul beasts will not run out, but we must plan ahead for the future.

At this moment, Tang San and the others had reached the village entrance, and Flander led the Shrek Academy members to greet them.

"Haha, Qin Ming, long time no see! You've gotten even stronger." Zhao Wuji hugged Qin Ming, patted him on the back, and praised him, "You're already a Soul Emperor. In a few years, you'll probably surpass your teacher."

"It's all thanks to Teacher Zhao's excellent teaching," Qin Ming replied with a smile, and greeted Lu Qibin and Li Yusong.

"Are these the geniuses of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy? They're all quite good-looking." Li Yusong looked at Tang San and the others, praising them, "Our academy's little monsters really can't compare."

This is true. In the original story, if Tang San hadn't brought back the immortal herb, the Shrek Academy members wouldn't have been able to achieve such good results in the Soul Master Competition.

"uncle."

From the moment he saw the Shrek Seven Devils, Yu Tianheng stared at Yu Xiaogang and finally called out.

Although Yu Xiaogang is a laughing stock in the Soul Master world, he was treated quite well by Yu Xiaogang when he was young. Therefore, Yu Tianheng still has a lot of respect for this uncle.

"uncle?"

Apart from Yu Xiaogang, Yu Tianheng, and Tang San who knew the situation, everyone else was stunned.

"That unkempt man is actually Yu Tianheng's uncle?" Yu Feng exclaimed in shock. "Is he his biological uncle? Is he also from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan?"

Dugu Yan was also surprised: "This is the first time I've known that Tianheng has such an uncle... Tang San, do you know him?"

"Do you think I'm an expert? I've never been to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan." Tang San was speechless. He was a master of theory, not an expert in intelligence. "However, I do know this person. He is also a master of martial soul theory, and he became famous more than ten years before me."

After Tang San's reminder, Huo Wu and the others immediately realized who Yu Tianheng's uncle was, and their eyes became strange.

"If it really is that person, then he is indeed Tianheng's uncle."

"The vice-captain doesn't mind?"

"After all, we're family."

"However, this master's theories don't seem very reliable, and there are no corresponding proofs."

Yu Feng and the others began to discuss quietly, while Huo Wu looked at the calm Tang San and asked, "Have you met this Master Yu before?"

"I've met him. He was a friend of the dean of the junior academy I attended..." Tang San briefly described his story with Yu Xiaogang. "How should I put it? We probably had some minor conflicts. After all, after my theory was published, he was often compared to me, which must have made him feel uncomfortable."

Huo Wu didn't take it to heart, thinking that Yu Xiaogang deserved it, since his theories were all taken out of context and were just empty talk.

However, it's not appropriate to say that now.

After all, Yu Tianheng was present, and Yu Xiaogang himself was a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family and the son of Yu Yuanzhen. There was no need to mock him to his face. That would only show his low emotional intelligence and low IQ, and make Yu Xiaogang angry, nothing more.

Without conflicts of interest or grudges, there's no need to stir up trouble.

After Yu Xiaogang and Yu Tianheng finished catching up, their gazes fell on the other members of the Tiandou Royal Academy. When they saw Xiao Wu with her scorpion braids, the memory of him taking her as a disciple five or six years ago and being rejected resurfaced in their minds.

At twelve years old, Tang San and Xiao Wu had both grown up. If Yu Xiaogang only looked at their appearances, he would only feel that they looked somewhat familiar and would not recognize them. But who could blame him when Xiao Wu's long braid was such an obvious feature?

No one would forget it.

Therefore, Yu Xiaogang immediately recognized Xiao Wu and Tang San.

However, Yu Xiaogang did not greet him, but pretended not to know him and chatted with Qin Ming.

After all, Tang San and Xiao Wu had rejected him before, so going up now would only result in being rejected again, which was unnecessary.

Furthermore, in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, Shrek Academy is about to be merged into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. At that time, he, as the "Grandmaster," will inevitably have to teach the Heaven Dou Royal Team. Shouldn't Tang San and Xiao Wu, these two geniuses, also call him "teacher"?

Why jeopardize your own future?

Enter Shrek Academy.

The students from the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy have truly broadened their horizons.

Just now, some people thought the village was a hidden paradise, but now, those who had that thought are ashamed.

What kind of academy is this?

It was clearly a village, and the only thing worth mentioning was that it showed these young people from large families what "farmhouse tourism" was all about.

Despite being poor, Flander still spent money to buy some chickens and sheep from the village and had Shao Xin cook them to entertain the students of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

For Huo Wu and the others, it's actually not bad to change things up once in a while.

However, for Tang San, Xiao Wu, and Guang Ling, this meal was actually quite good, considering that the food on the second floor of the Notting Academy's cafeteria was not necessarily as plentiful.

Therefore, these three ate the most naturally.

Secondly, there is the Blue Silver.

After the meal.

The Shrek Academy teachers and Qin Ming went to talk nearby, while the Shrek Academy students stayed behind to keep the students of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy company.

"Yu Tianheng, a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family, you must be the captain of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team, right?" Dai Mubai extended his hand to Yu Tianheng. "My name is Dai Mubai."

As a prince of the Star Luo Empire, he was not as good as Davis, but he was shrewd enough to realize that Shrek Academy might be merged into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, and these students of the Heaven Dou team might become their classmates in the future.

Therefore, he had to befriend them.

As the younger brother, he always felt that he was too young to defeat Davis, so he ran away, but he still had some desire for the throne.

If Shrek Academy were to merge with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, he might be able to use the strength of the Heaven Dou team to defeat Davis in the Soul Master Competition, and even leave him with incurable injuries.

Although it's morally questionable for a prince of the Star Luo Empire to rely on the royal power of the Heaven Dou Empire, there's no rule against it.

Moreover, Dai Mubai had also learned about the Heaven Dou Team. The team members were not hereditary nobles of the Heaven Dou royal family, but rather members of families and sects who supported Heaven Dou. They were not entirely on the same side as the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Hello." Yu Tianheng clinked glasses with him. "However, I am only the vice-captain. The real captain is him."

Following Yu Tianheng's arm, Dai Mubai saw Tang San sitting cross-legged on a stool, seemingly meditating and cultivating.

My first impression of this person can be summed up in two words: young.

To become captain at such a young age must mean he has considerable strength.

"Who is this?" Dai Mubai asked.

"Tang San, our new captain, has the same spirit as the woman who defeated you in the Soul Arena, Blue Silver Grass. However, he is a support-type Soul Master, but he is an all-rounder."

Judging from Dai Mubai's behavior, Yu Tianheng confirmed that he was not a commoner soul master and intended to befriend them, so he introduced Tang San's basic information.

"Tang San? That master of spirit theory?" Dai Mubai blurted out, then laughed at himself, "Haha, it must be someone with the same name."

Although Shrek Academy also has a Martial Soul Master, Dai Mubai, who was born into the Star Luo royal family, knows that Tang San is the real master. Yu Xiaogang's only real skill is probably that he has memorized all the types, abilities, and methods for judging the cultivation years of all the soul beasts discovered on the continent.

"As expected of the captain of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, you are cultivating with every second. However, you look younger than you. I wonder how old you are? What level have you reached?" Dai Mubai asked curiously.

While Dai Mubai looked down on those who could endure such arduous training for not knowing how to enjoy life, he actually admired them and wanted to befriend them, hoping they could become his help in the future.

"Twelve years old." Yu Tianheng didn't think this was a secret, and since they were members of the Heaven Dou Royal Team, no one dared to offend the Heaven Dou Royal Family. "But his strength has already reached the Soul Master level. The long-braided girl next to him, who was also meditating with her eyes closed, is the same age and has the same Soul Power level."

"My goodness, twelve years old, Soul Masters, those two are the real monsters!" Ma Hongjun, whose body was already the size of a ball, gaped in astonishment.

"A twelve-year-old Soul Master? Tang San?" Zhu Zhuqing was also shocked, pondering whether this Tang San was the same Tang San as before, and suddenly asked, "How could Blue Silver Grass be cultivated so quickly?"

Yu Tianheng naturally wouldn't reveal that Tang San was the master of spirit theory, saying, "His Blue Silver Grass mutated, so his cultivation is faster. We don't know for sure, after all, he and the two girls beside him only joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy not long ago, and they were born commoners."

Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul, Commoner, Twelve Years Old, Soul Master...

This information led Zhu Zhuqing to believe that Tang San in front of her might really be that master of martial spirit theory.

Ma Hongjun and Oscar, on the other hand, were simpler and didn't know what kind of guesses could be drawn from combining this information. They were simply amazed by the other's strong talent for cultivation.

Mu Tian recalled Tang San's mockery of him after defeating him, and gritted his teeth even more—Why did Tang San cultivate so quickly in the Soul Sect?

Is it really impossible for me to catch up?

Is the Mysterious Heaven Skill really that powerful?

But my martial soul is clearly the Bright Moon, the God of Destruction in the Throne of Gods, Austin Griffin. Is this thing not even as good as a blade of grass?

"Oh, Mu Tian, ​​haven't seen you for days. You don't even greet your young lady?" Ning Rongrong noticed Mu Tian staring at Tang San, and a plan formed in her mind. "Or perhaps you were defeated by Tang San and are still holding a grudge?"

"Rongrong." Mu Tian reacted and immediately smiled apologetically, "I was just thinking about why Tang San is so powerful. My martial soul clearly has the fire attribute, which should be able to restrain the Blue Silver Grass, but I was unable to burn Tang San's Blue Silver Grass clean."

"You've fought Tang San before?" Ma Hongjun was shocked. He hadn't expected that Mu Tian knew Ning Rongrong, and he certainly hadn't expected that Mu Tian had fought Tang San.

"Him? He's my little follower. Back when we were hunting souls, he met Tang San and Xiao Wu in a forest in Barak. He mocked Tang San for being from a commoner background and challenged him. Then he got beaten and his martial soul dissipated." Ning Rongrong didn't care about Mu Tian's expression at all and told everyone about Mu Tian with a smile.

Although this behavior lacked emotional intelligence, Huo Wu, Yu Tianheng, and others sided with Tang San, and Ning Rongrong said that Mu Tian had taken the initiative to mock and provoke them, so they listened quietly.

"Wow, that's awesome, Mu Tian! You dare to mock and challenge a Soul Master!" The muscular Oscar gave Mu Tian a thumbs up. Whether it was mockery or praise, this action made Huo Wu and the others feel a bit annoyed.

"Back then, Tang San was only a Great Soul Master..." Mu Tian's expression was somewhat unpleasant, feeling that Oscar had no discernment whatsoever.

At this moment, Tang San opened his eyes and thought to himself, "My soul power has increased by one level, reaching level forty-two. However, after becoming a Soul Master, the soul power required for each level is even greater. But within two years, I should be able to reach the Soul King level, and I estimate that Xiao Wu can too."

"Hello, I am Dai Mubai." Dai Mubai introduced himself to Tang San.

"My name is Tang San."

Tang San wasn't particularly impressed by Dai Mubai's kindness, but since he didn't want to offend someone who was smiling, he still responded with a few words, albeit in a flat tone.

This made Dai Mubai a little unhappy, but he didn't show it, since he had already assumed that Tang San was a guy who was focused on cultivation.

Those Soul Masters who are obsessed with cultivation are basically all like this.

However, Xiao Wu and Guang Ling, who were familiar with Tang San, understood that this was because Tang San disliked the other party... Although they didn't know the specific reason, if Tang San disliked them, then the two of them disliked them too.

Just as Dai Mubai was about to say something more, Flander and the others returned. Qin Ming's face was full of smiles as he said, "Everyone, I have an announcement to make. From now on, the teachers and students of Shrek Academy will join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

Immediately, Yu Feng, Dugu Yan, and others began to discuss among themselves.

"That's not a good idea, Teacher Qin Ming." Yu Feng offered a different suggestion, glancing at Dai Mubai. "Joining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy isn't that easy; their strength hasn't even been confirmed yet."

"You think I'm not good enough?" Dai Mubai narrowed his eyes. Although he wanted to befriend the members of the Heaven Dou Team, he was a prince and had his own pride.

"You're not even as good as the girls in our team." Although Yu Feng didn't think he could beat Dai Mubai in a head-on confrontation, it was a fact that Dai Mubai and Mu Tian had lost to Lan Yinzi and Ye Lingling.

Moreover, Dai Mubai's martial soul is the White Tiger, which can rival Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex. Both are close-combat, crowd control, and strong offensive types. If he joins the team later, wouldn't he have to compete with Yu Tianheng for the position of vice-captain?

He strongly supports Yu Tianheng.

Besides, Mu Tian is also a troublemaker. He has a conflict with Captain Tang San and had been staring at Captain Tang San the whole time. If he joins the team in the future, he will definitely not cooperate.

He also strongly supports Tang San.

Mu Tian?

Not familiar with it.

Moreover, even Ning Rongrong, who is also from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, doesn't like this guy, so he's obviously not someone easy to get along with.

Their team already has enough players, including substitutes, so there's really no need to add more. Otherwise, their Heavenly Dou Royal Team One could just split into two teams.

"What did you say?" Dai Mubai sneered, staring intently at Yu Feng. The Tiger King's aura made him take a step back.

"What are you doing?" Although a deal had been reached with Qin Ming, Shrek Academy was, after all, Flander's life's work, and the thought of losing it was already hard for him. "Mu Bai, be quiet, they're guests!"

"Hmph!" Dai Mubai snorted coldly, but still glared at Yu Feng, thinking about how to teach this kid a lesson in the future.

"I know everyone is a bit surprised, but Dean Flander has already told me that these students from Shrek Academy are geniuses among ordinary people, and their talents are comparable to most of you," Qin Ming said.

"That's right, we're all geniuses, it's just that we lack resources." Ma Hongjun said rudely, "Senior Qin Ming graduated from our Shrek Academy. To put it bluntly, you should call Senior Qin Ming 'Teacher,' and you should call us 'Uncle-Master.'"

These words shocked and enraged all the members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

"Heh!" Huo Wu sneered, staring at Ma Hongjun, and said, "You're not qualified to be our senior uncle! Besides—"

Qin Ming was merely the leader of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team One. Their address of him as "Teacher" was simply a respectful title; it did not mean they had formally become his disciples.

Where does the title "Shishu" (a term of respect for one's senior martial uncle) come from?

However, Huo Wu couldn't say these words to Qin Ming's face. She simply said, "Teacher Qin Ming, these people want to join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, so their strength must be decent, right? Let me see what they're really capable of."

Qin Ming was somewhat worried: "This..."

"No problem," Yu Xiaogang said. "You are all the chosen ones, so it's normal to be arrogant, but I believe that the children in our academy are no less capable."

"But Huo Wu is a member of the Soul Sect." Qin Ming felt that even if a contest were to take place, it shouldn't be the Soul Sect that should be involved.

"It's alright." Yu Xiaogang shook his head and looked at Huo Wu. "However, Qin Ming is right. You are a Soul Master. Due to resource constraints, the strongest person in our academy is only a Soul Venerable, so it's not suitable for one-on-one combat..."

"If one-on-one doesn't work, then it'll be one-on-five." Huo Wu interrupted Yu Xiaogang. "I'll take on all five of them. If they can defeat me, then I'll acknowledge the strength of their entire team."

Yu Xiaogang frowned.

One against five?

This is no joke.

He originally only wanted a two-on-one matchup, with Dai Mubai and his disciple Oscar facing off. One was a Soul Master and the other a Great Soul Master, which should be comparable to, or even surpass, a Soul Grandmaster.

Oscar is a food-type support character, and most people don't think he has any combat power; on the contrary, he's a burden.

Yu Xiaogang wanted to let him play, just for the sake of superficial fairness.

Why is it described as the surface?

Because Oscar had been trained by him, his combat power was not weak, and he had helped Oscar choose his second spirit ring, which gave him unexpected attack capabilities.

In Yu Xiaogang's mind, Dai Mubai and Oscar were enough to deal with a Soul Sect expert who had just entered the Soul Sect and whose Soul Power was below level 45.

However, he didn't expect Huo Wu to be so arrogant, actually wanting to take on five people at once.

"Isn't this unfair to you?" Yu Xiaogang asked.

"There isn't that much fairness in the world." Huo Wu walked to a nearby open space and said to Ma Hongjun and the others, "Come on, let me see how well you five cooperate. If you don't get my approval, even if you join the Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Teacher Qin Ming's help, don't even think about entering our Heaven Dou Royal Team One."

"Little girl, today I'll show you what it means to be outmatched." Ma Hongjun, who had a bad temper, had long been fed up with Huo Wu's arrogance and said to Dai Mubai, "Boss Dai, Oscar, Mu Tian, ​​Zhu Qing, let's go."

However, only Dai Mubai and Oscar followed Ma Hongjun, while Mu Tian and Zhu Zhuqing stood still, as if rooted to the spot.

"What? Is there still a conflict between you two?" Huo Wu revealed a mocking expression. "The three of you alone are no match for me."

"Zhu Qing, now is not the time to throw a tantrum," Dai Mubai said, turning to Zhu Zhu Qing. "This concerns our future!"

Zhu Zhuqing pursed her lips at Dai Mubai's reminder, reluctantly but still walked over.

After all, Flander, Yu Xiaogang, and the others had their eyes on her.

Finally, Mu Tian also stepped forward. After all, he was now a member of Shrek Academy, and if he didn't take sides, he probably wouldn't leave a good impression on Flander and the others.

"Fire Dance, Martial Soul: Sun Goddess, Level 43 Ranged Output Battle Soul Master, also skilled in close combat control." Fire Dance shouted, raising her finger and waving it. The Sun Goddess with almost burning golden-red hair appeared, her arms crossed, wearing a black battle dress with gold patterns, just like another Fire Dance.

"What a peculiar martial soul." Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up, feeling that the power of this martial soul was comparable to the Angel Martial Soul of the Spirit Hall.

"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul: White Tiger, Level 39 melee control type offensive Soul Master, supplemented by ranged output."

"Ma Hongjun, Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix, Level 29 Ranged Output Type Power Attack Soul Master."

"Oscar, Martial Soul: Sausage, Level 30 Food-type Support Soul Master."

"Mu Tian, ​​Martial Soul: Bright Moon, Level 31 Power Attack Type Soul Master, capable of both melee and ranged combat, quite well-rounded."

"Zhu Zhuqing, Martial Soul: Netherworld Cat, Level 30 Assassination-type Agility Attack Soul Master."

I wanted to try updating 10,000 chapters at once, but in my haste, I posted chapter 154 by mistake. I've already corrected it.

Let's keep it at 4,000 tomorrow...

(End of this chapter)