Douluo: The Gate to Heaven

"We are all of noble blood and believe that Shrek Academy is fair and just, the number one academy on the continent. But today, Tuoba is foolish and wants to ask Dean Yan to tell us, is this... the dignity of Shrek Academy, the rules of Shrek Academy? If so, without Dean Yan's punishment, Tuoba is willing to leave Shrek Academy on his own!" Tuoba Wukong stared directly at Yan Shaozhe and questioned him earnestly.

At this point, some people couldn't sit still any longer. A teacher from the competition organizing committee coldly shouted, "Tuoba Wukong, this is about whether you have disregarded school rules. If you have any questions about the school rules or intentionally question this freshman assessment, you can go to the competition organizing committee to file a complaint. What are you doing here causing trouble today...?"

"Shut up." Before the man could finish speaking, Yan Shaozhe stopped him, his face as dark as a storm cloud. He turned around and stared coldly at the man who had just spoken.

Facing the wrath of the Shrek Academy dean, even though the teacher himself was a powerful Soul Master, he was speechless and sweating profusely, as if he were facing a raging beast.

After staring at that person for several breaths, Yan Shaozhe finally turned his gaze to Du Weilun and asked, "Du Weilun, you are the Dean of Students of the Outer Court. Is what Tuoba Wukong said earlier true?"

Du Weilen lowered his head and said, "It is indeed true."

As the Dean of Studies of Shrek Academy's Outer Division and the main person in charge of selecting promising new students, how could Du Weilun not know about the shady dealings that Tuoba Wukong and his group had encountered?

Du Weilun originally intended to use this incident to give the academy a good warning about its corrupt practices, but he didn't expect Tuoba Wukong to be so audacious as to expose everything on the semi-final stage.

"Well, it's true! What are you good for as the dean of students? If you can't do it, there are plenty of people who can." Yan Shaozhe laughed angrily.

"Yes, Dean, I will reflect on my actions." Faced with Yan Shaozhe's anger, Du Weilun could only obediently accept it.

Yan Shaozhe said coldly, "I'll give you one more chance. Investigate! Investigate for me! Everyone and every teacher involved in this matter must be expelled from Shrek Academy and never be hired again."

"This..." Du Weilun was about to offer some advice when he met Yan Shaozhe's icy gaze and was immediately speechless.

"Furthermore, tell the people of the Heavenly Soul Empire that within three days they will compensate with a soul bone of quality no less than ten thousand years old and five million gold soul coins, to be used as an educational fund for Shrek Academy to reward outstanding talents in this year's freshmen."

"And the Dugu family, who sent one hundred thousand-year-old spiritual herbs and five ten-thousand-year-old spiritual herbs within three days. Once the identity of the Dugu family disciple involved is verified, his martial spirit will be crippled and he will be expelled from school."

After speaking, Yan Shaozhe's gaze swept over the teachers on the stage, who were all trembling with fear. His tone carried a warning and a threat as he said calmly:

"We don't care where our Shrek Academy graduates go after graduation, but Shrek Academy is still Shrek's territory. Outsiders have no right to interfere. If anyone dares to interfere again, I'll chop off their left hand if they extend their left hand, and their right hand if they extend their right hand. Understand?!"

"Yes, Dean." The teachers nodded obediently.

After doing all this, Yan Shaozhe looked at Tuoba Wukong and asked, "Is this explanation enough?"

"Thank you, senior. I firmly support the academy's decision. But the compensation in gold coins..." Tuoba Wukong rubbed his fingers together, looking like a mercenary.

Five million gold coins! Not only is that enough to craft heavy shield soul tools and upgrade firearms, but the remaining gold coins will also be enough for him to upgrade his soul tools for a long time to come. At least he won't lack gold coins until he becomes an advanced soul master.

Yan Shaozhe looked at Tuoba Wukong, who had just been upright and incorruptible, and suddenly became sycophantic. He couldn't help but laugh in exasperation. "Your mouth is exactly like Old Qian's. But don't even think about gold coins and spiritual medicine. These resources will be used to cultivate the core disciples among your freshmen. They won't end up in your pockets."

Gold coins and elixirs are out of the question, so the soul bone is definitely theirs...

A soul bone of at least ten thousand years old is worth no less than a million gold coins. It is a priceless treasure. Moreover, compared to cold gold coins, the help a soul bone can provide to them is undoubtedly much greater. It can not only grant them a skill, but also improve their physique and help increase their soul power.

It can be said that on the continent, whether a Soul Master can enter the ranks of the true top powerhouses largely depends on how many Soul Bones are fused into their body.

Tuoba Wukong immediately understood Yan Shaozhe's meaning, and a sheepish smile appeared on his face as he said, "Thank you, Dean, but the three of us have all been bullied. How can one soul bone be enough to share?"

Yan Shaozhe said irritably, "Do you think soul bones are something you can find everywhere? The Heavenly Soul Empire is already at its limit if it can produce one soul bone. Unless you don't intend to punish the teacher who committed the offense, the Heavenly Soul Empire might not be able to produce another soul bone."

"In that case, forget it." Tuoba Wukong shook his head. He wouldn't leave himself with a bunch of enemies at Shrek Academy just because of a soul bone. After this, those people would definitely hate him to the bone.

Although this incident has served as a warning, those people may not dare to repeat their old tricks. It's not the theft itself that's scary, but the fact that someone might have designs on him. Who knows what kind of tricks those people will come up with to cause him trouble?

Having obtained a soul bone, the person behind it has received the punishment he deserved, and his purpose in causing trouble this time has been achieved.

Although he will definitely be blacklisted by the Heavenly Soul Empire after this, his time studying at Shrek Academy is fine, but once he leaves Shrek Academy, he will definitely be suppressed and targeted by the Heavenly Soul Empire.

However, Tuoba Wukong didn't care. The continent was so vast that the Heavenly Soul Empire couldn't possibly control everything. At worst, he could just flee to the Sun and Moon Empire. The Heavenly Soul Empire was powerful, but it was impossible for it to extend its reach to the rival Sun and Moon Empire.

For Tuoba Wukong, as long as he can reach the peak of martial spirit, it doesn't matter which country he is in. He was not originally from this world, so he naturally doesn't have any native feelings for the country in this world.

In essence, he is still an egoist.

Yan Shaozhe nodded: "That's enough about this matter. The semi-finals are over, so don't waste any more time. You can rest and adjust in the assessment area. I'll have the academy teachers help you recover. The finals of the freshman assessment will begin in an hour!"

Yan Shaozhe's words were law, and the finals would begin in an hour, so there was naturally no room for doubt.

Soon, a teacher in white robes stepped out, his arms outstretched, revealing a green Tree of Life with eight spirit rings shining brightly. He was clearly an eight-ring healing-type Soul Douluo.

One after another, vibrant green branches fluttered down and landed on each student, and their injuries began to heal at a visible speed.

Even the depletion of Qi and blood caused by Tu Nan Bu Po's burning was quickly replenished. Of course, the lifespan that had already been consumed could not be made up.

This is also the domineering nature of the Fire of the South: it can make the user's strength advance by leaps and bounds, but it consumes the user's eternal lifespan.

An hour later, everyone had recovered to their peak condition.

Tu Nan Bu Po's aura has advanced further, reaching level thirty-five.

He was only twelve years old. That's what makes the soul of Tu Nan so terrifying.

The final round of the freshman assessment elimination tournament is finally about to begin. The winner of the last match will be the ultimate champion.

Huo Yuhao and his two companions gathered together, their faces solemn. Having come this far, they were only one step away from the championship, and of course they were unwilling to give up easily. However, the strength shown by Tuoba Wukong and others in the semi-finals made them feel uneasy.

Tu Nan Bu Po, burning with life and growing stronger with each battle, and a special "hidden weapon" deemed a high-risk soul tool by Shrek Academy Dean Yan Shao Zhe, capable of defeating the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Netherworld White Tiger...

Each one is a huge pressure, weighing on them.

Huo Yuhao analyzed, "Don't worry about that soul tool. If I'm not mistaken, its attack method should be similar to the Zhuge Crossbow of the Tang Sect, but with greater power. However, it can only fire one projectile at a time and requires a certain time limit. Under my mental detection, as long as you dodge in advance, you should not be injured."

The most terrifying thing about firearms is the extremely high speed brought by the impact of the gunpowder explosion. Ordinary people simply cannot react in time. However, with the assistance of mental detection, if you can avoid it in advance, no matter how powerful the firearm is, it is useless if you can't hit the person.

"That life-burning secret technique should not be usable again for a while," Xiao Xiao said. Her family was also a first-class family in the Heavenly Soul Empire, so she naturally had some understanding of the famous Tu Nan family.

Wang Dong looked at Huo Yuhao and suddenly said, "Yuhao, give me a hug."

Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment, then hugged Wang Dong, and both of them showed joy on their faces at the same time.

"Both sides, step onto the stage and announce your names." Just then, Du Weilun's voice rang out. As the dean of the Martial Soul Department at Shrek Academy, he was personally serving as the referee for the final match, which showed how much he valued this last game.

"Class 1, freshmen, Tuoba Wukong, Soul Guidance System Battle Soul Master."

"Class One, Tu Nan..."

"..."

After all six announced their names, the competition officially began.

No one expected that the teams that made it to the end of the freshman assessment were all from the two teams in Class 1 of the freshmen. With this result, it was almost certain that Zhou Yi, the class teacher of Class 1 of the freshmen, would be promoted to the senior teacher title.

Zhou Yi, who was watching from the sidelines, was also full of admiration. She never expected that Huo Yuhao and Tuoba Wukong and the others could reach such heights.

Especially Huo Yuhao. She has witnessed Huo Yuhao's perseverance all the way. For someone whose talent and family background are not outstanding, the effort and sweat he has put in to get to where he is today is self-evident.

However, their opponents were simply too powerful.