Douluo Amon: I am the Heavenly Venerable of the Dragon King.

Chapter 290 Purgatory Douluo

No Soul Master can resist the temptation of becoming a Battle Armor Master, and similarly, no Title Douluo can refuse the opportunity to become a Four-Word Battle Armor Master.

Given Lu Fa's demonstrated talent in forging, it's not impossible for him to become a master craftsman in the future; it's just a matter of time.

This is an absolute temptation for many Soul Masters. Even though Lu Fa is not a Divine Craftsman yet, he is a Saint Craftsman!

He does have the ability to forge three-word battle armor, and given his young age, he has a lot of potential for future development.

After this live broadcast across the entire continent, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy probably won't need to actively promote itself; countless young soul masters will want to join. After all, this is an opportunity to build a good relationship with a Saint Craftsman.

Thinking even deeper, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy is backed by the Federation, given the Federation's subtle attitude towards Shrek Academy and even the hawkish ideas of those who want to start a war.

As Lufa grew up, his situation became anything but friendly to them.

"snort!"

Just as Yun Xiang was about to express his opinion, a cold snort suddenly echoed throughout the Sea God Pavilion.

Immediately afterwards, a figure appeared beside Yun Ming without his noticing; it was an old woman who looked extremely ordinary.

"Sister Yue." Upon seeing that figure, Yun Ming, the strongest person on the continent and the master of the Sea God Pavilion, actually stood up and respectfully greeted her.

Upon seeing this, the other elders also stood up and respectfully greeted the old woman, "Greetings, Sister Yue."

"You are the master of the Sea God Pavilion, you don't need to be so respectful to an idle old man like me," the old woman said to Yun Ming.

Yun Ming smiled and said, "No matter what my status is, Sister Yue, you will always be the person I respect the most, and you've practically watched me grow up. In my heart, you've always been a respected elder."

"You, you." The old woman shook her head, seemingly dissatisfied with Yun Ming, but a smile still lingered on her lips.

This old woman looked utterly ordinary, dressed simply in plain clothes and a simple hairpin, appearing no different from any other elderly woman in a poor area. But very few people are still alive and truly know of her existence.

She is also the oldest person in the entire Shrek Academy. Back when the previous Sea God Pavilion Master, Yun Ming, was still alive, she was already the Vice Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion. Now she is over two hundred years old.

In terms of seniority, she was even an elder of the Sky-Supporting Douluo and the highest-ranking member of the Shrek Academy's inner court. She usually lived in seclusion on Seagod Island, rarely venturing out of the Seagod Pavilion.

This old woman once held a title that shook the world and commanded respect: The Radiant Sun and Moon, the Dragon Empress of Light and Darkness. Her official title was: Light and Darkness.

One hundred and fifty years ago, mentioning the name of the Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue would have made all the Soul Masters of that era tremble.

Her most glorious experience was when she single-handedly stormed the headquarters of the Spirit Pagoda during a conflict with it, and slapped the then-leader of the Spirit Pagoda across the face.

Although this was a secret for Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda, the top-tier experts in the Soul Master world were well aware of it.

That incident nearly led to a full-scale war between Shrek Academy and the Spirit Pagoda. It was only through the mediation of the Sea God Pavilion Master of that generation that an agreement was finally reached with the Spirit Pagoda, with the Light and Dark Douluo Long Yeyue issuing an apology, thus ending the matter.

This demonstrates just how assertive his personality is and how much strength he possesses.

This is the only one who can skip even the Sea God Pavilion meetings. Within Shrek Academy, he is absolutely free to do as he pleases.

Yunming called her "sister" because she requested it herself, as she didn't want to appear old.

"Sister Yue, is there something you need to do by suddenly coming out of seclusion this time?" Yun Ming asked. Usually, Long Yeyue would cultivate on the Golden Tree and rarely interfere in the Sea God Pavilion meetings.

Yun Ming had already guessed why Long Yeyue had suddenly intervened, but he still wanted to ask.

"I was cultivating peacefully on the Golden Tree when I heard about the academy's defeat, so I came here to ask you about it. Tell me the whole story in detail; I want to see who really defeated our academy."

Long Yeyue suppressed her smile and said calmly. For her, Shrek Academy was her life's home and her spiritual anchor. She would never allow outsiders to tarnish Shrek Academy's millennia-old honor.

"Sister Yue, here's what happened." Cai Yue'er stepped forward, after all, she was the one who knew the whole story best.

Cai Yue'er began to recount how Tang Wulin and his group of five failed in their challenge to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, how Fors then got his revenge, and finally, the whole thing that was broadcast live across the continent today.

As she spoke, Cai Yue'er took out a metal rod, on which the entire process of several matches was recorded.

When she saw Tang Wulin and his group suffer a crushing defeat, Long Yeyue frowned. But when she saw Fors display his incredible power, she couldn't help but let out a soft exclamation.

Finally, seeing Shenwei and Lufa defeat seven opponents single-handedly, and Lufa even becoming a Saint-level Craftsman, Long Yeyue's face darkened again. Lufa and Shenwei's actions were undoubtedly a way to gain fame by trampling on the reputation of Shrek Academy.

This was undoubtedly unbearable for Long Yeyue, who considered Shrek Academy's honor paramount. Back when her first love invited her to join the Federal Military, she, a true Shrek alumna, resolutely refused.

She declared that Shrek Academy was her home and she would never join any other faction; it would be more appropriate for her lover to join Shrek Academy. Her lover, however, was also stubborn and refused to join Shrek Academy.

In the end, the two parted on bad terms because of this incident.

Now she and her former lover hold high positions at Shrek Academy and the Federal Military, respectively, but because of that incident, they haven't seen each other for almost a century.

Someone as devoted to Shrek Academy's honor as she was, how could she possibly tolerate what Lu Fa and Shen Wei had done? Even though the Light and Dark Douluo hadn't appeared in the Soul Master world for over a hundred years, her temper hadn't changed at all.

Long Yeyue snorted coldly, "That Lu Fa's martial soul is very strange, it's definitely not the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear. It should be a variant of the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Bear, possessing this terrifying devouring ability. If it's not curbed, he might very well become an evil soul master in the future."

"Cai Yue, why didn't you stop him then? Didn't you know how dangerous this ability was? In my opinion, we should have controlled this Lu Fa first, and only released him after confirming that he was truly harmless."

Before Cai Yue'er could reply, Ya Li said with a wry smile, "Sister Yue, the competition was broadcast live across the entire continent. If we were to detain them, what would outsiders think of our academy? Shrek Academy lost, and then we detained others?"

"Furthermore, as you know, my martial spirit is highly sensitive to evil spirit masters. I observed that the boy named Lu Fa; his soul power was upright and violent, lacking any of the cold, evil aura typically associated with evil spirit masters. It shouldn't turn out the way you described."

Long Yeyue retorted, "Yali, you're still too naive. Not only are evil spirit masters born with powerful spirits, but there are also countless others who develop them later in life."

At this moment, Yun Ming stepped in to smooth things over: "Alright, Sister Yue. He's already back at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy. Given Lu Fa's performance, the entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy probably considers him a treasure now. How could they possibly allow our academy to take him away?"

Yun Ming was right about that. The entire Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was on high alert, and Dean Ao Hongchen had instructed Lu Fa to stay inside the academy as much as possible and not to go out unnecessarily.

"Never mind." Long Yeyue didn't dwell on the matter further and continued to ask Cai Yue'er, "That Fors Wall is so strong, why didn't you let her participate?"

Cai Yue'er gave a wry smile: "Sister Yue, you don't know this, Fors has a stubborn temper, so she likes to go against me on many things."

Moreover, her opponent in this match was a former classmate, which is probably why she was unwilling to play.

"Oh!" Upon hearing this news for the first time, the assembled elders couldn't help but look at Cai Yue'er in surprise. They had no idea about this!

"Oh? Tell me more." Long Yeyue couldn't help but feel a little interested.

Cai Yue'er nodded. "Fors, Lufa, and Shenwei all came from the same orphanage. The three of them should have known each other since childhood, and then they applied to the intermediate soul master academy in Tianhai City together."

However, a disagreement arose regarding which academy to apply to. Lu Fa and Shenwei Kamui chose to apply to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, while Fors chose to apply to Shrek Academy.

Long Yeyue said thoughtfully, "So, they're childhood sweethearts. Judging from Fors's choice of our academy, it seems she has enough trust and goodwill towards our academy's educational capabilities."

In that case, our relationship with that Lu Fa shouldn't be too bad in the future, maybe even...

Thinking of this, Long Yeyue said to Cai Yue'er, "Yue'er, find some time tomorrow to bring Fors to the inner courtyard."

"Ah!" Cai Yue'er exclaimed in surprise. The other elders also looked at Long Yeyue in astonishment and said, "Sister Yue, do you mean to...?"

Long Yeyue said calmly, "When people get old, they can't just go into their coffins with all these skills. Fortunately, Fors can also control the elements of light and darkness, so it's not a disgrace to my abilities."

Taking Fors as a disciple was indeed Long Yeyue's true thought at this moment. After all, Fors' talent was truly outstanding. Although he seemed to lack a sense of belonging to Shrek Academy, this could be cultivated later, so it was not a major problem.

Moreover, she seems to have a good relationship with Lu Fa and Shen Wei, so it's not impossible that she might bring them to Shrek Academy.

Long Yeyue said, "I want to take this little girl as my last disciple. I don't think anyone will compete with me for her."

Long Yeyue knew she was getting too old and probably couldn't protect the academy for many more years. In her final moments, she wanted to find someone to carry on her legacy. However, there were very few in the inner academy whose talent she found worthy of her attention.

The only two she took a liking to and accepted as disciples were the current senior disciples in the inner courtyard: Senior Brother Lan Muzi and Senior Sister Tang Yinmeng. But even with them, she only accepted them as nominal disciples, not as her closed-door disciples.

There is a world of difference between a closed-door disciple and a nominal disciple. Only a personally instructed disciple can become a closed-door disciple, and they must also be the teacher's most favored disciple.

Long Yeyue wanted to take Fors as her last disciple because the girl's talent was too outstanding, and her attributes were compatible with many of her combat skills. Therefore, she wanted to tie Fors to Shrek Academy's chariot.

Yun Ming looked at Long Yeyue in surprise, "Sister Yue, if you were willing to take on another disciple, it would be the best news for the entire Shrek Academy. Of course, no one would compete with you for it. This little guy is very lucky."

Cai Yue'er immediately replied, "Since Sister Yue wants to take Fors as her disciple, then of course we have no objection."

"Hmm." A faint smile appeared on Long Yeyue's face. "Finally, there are some interesting things to do."

With the ability to manipulate more than ten elements, coupled with that terrifying mental power, Long Yeyue was very confident in nurturing Fors into the next Yun Ming.

……

In the central region of the continent, in a suburb outside Tianhun City.

Nan Fusheng, accompanied by Qian Gu Bubai, stood under a large tree. After scanning the area with his spiritual power and finding no one else around, Nan Fusheng nodded in satisfaction. This place was quite nice. He then turned to Qian Gu Bubai beside him and asked:

Are you sure that person is in Heavenly Soul City?

The Undefeated One patted his chest and said as if to assure me, "Don't worry, Master. Although that person rarely cares about the Spirit Pagoda, we still have some connection. Moreover, he and I are from the same family."

Furthermore, since he didn't make any effort to conceal his whereabouts, finding him was quite easy.

"Hmm." Nan Fusheng nodded, then looked at Tianhun City not far away. His Divine Origin Realm spiritual power swept out, immediately finding the person he was looking for. He then focused his spiritual power into a single point and said:

"I have long admired the name of the Hellfire Douluo. Would Your Majesty be so kind as to move to the outskirts of town for a friendly sparring session?"

At that moment, in Heavenly Soul City, a tall, handsome middle-aged man suddenly looked up at the sky with surprise and doubt, "What is this?"

"What's wrong, Qingfeng?"

Sitting opposite the middle-aged man was a pretty woman whose actual age was hard to guess; she looked to be in her thirties.

She was scooping a small piece of cake with a spoon, preparing to feed it to the man in front of her, when she suddenly noticed his expression change and asked in confusion.

(End of this chapter)