Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 138 The Five Elemental Academies Gather

Tianshui Academy is going to Blazing Fire City to participate in the exchange competition between several elemental academies. Ye Liangchen felt that Shui Bing'er, Shui Yue'er, and Little Cat didn't need to take action, since their eternal fourth ring was too shocking and it was not advisable to reveal it too early.

"Sister Bing'er, take Mo Xue and Li Ya with you. Also, you, Sister Yue'er, and Zhu Qing should refrain from taking action for now. Wait until the Soul Master Competition to give the world a surprise."

"Alright! Then the three of us won't make a move. Xuewu, Yanzi, this exchange competition between our major elemental academies depends on all of you."

Hearing Ye Liangchen say this, Shui Bing'er thought it made sense, so she directly arranged for Xue Wu and the others to handle this exchange competition.

"Little Chen, with our strength, we are already enough to crush the other major elemental academies. There is no need for Bing'er and the others to take action."

Xue Wu waved her fist. Now everyone has reached the Soul Master level and has a Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Dealing with the other four elemental academies shouldn't be a problem.

"Brother Chen, I think Sister Yanzi and Sister Ling should also use fake names for now, so they won't be exposed."

"Sister Zhuqing is right. After all, Lingling and I have evolved our martial souls. I will be called Yanzi and Lingling will be called Hualing. Anyway, her martial soul is a begonia flower, and the petals have evolved to white. Not many people recognize it. We should keep a low profile as much as possible."

"Okay! Let's do it this way."

Having learned from Ye Liangchen's frequent use of aliases in the outside world, the women had also learned to hide themselves, and each of them was incredibly shrewd.

Ye Liangchen felt that traveling alone with a group of beautiful women was too conspicuous, so he went directly to the villa area where Ye Lingling's family lived, intending to bring three subordinates with him.

"Young master, is there anything we can help you with?"

When Ye Shan, Ye Lin, and the others saw their superior arrive, they all led their juniors to surround him.

"You've all been following me for so long, are you getting used to it?" Ye Liangchen greeted the group.

"We've gotten used to it. This kind of life is much better than in Tiandou City. We live a very fulfilling life every day now."

Ye Shan and his team are now leading the construction crew, building Tenglong City with great enthusiasm. Some time ago, Shui Lanxin gave them several hundred thousand yuan as a settling-in allowance, and now the Ye family has firmly established themselves in Tianshui City.

"As your boss, I haven't paid you any salaries yet, so I'll give you 100 million today!"

Ye Liangchen took out the money that Bibi Dong had given him and handed it to Ye Shan, letting him distribute it as he pleased.

"Young Master, this is unacceptable. Dean Shui already gave us money some time ago."

"Young master, we don't lack money..."

Everyone immediately declined, feeling a little embarrassed to accept the money.

"Senior Yeshan, here you go! I'll give you 100 million this time, but it will be a long time before I make another payment, since my Tenglong City is not yet finished."

Ye Liangchen was paying his employees' salaries, so naturally he wouldn't keep any of it and take it back.

"Thank you, young master. We will definitely do our best to help you build Tenglong City." Everyone immediately bowed respectfully to Ye Liangchen.

"Ye Yang, Ye Xiao, Ye Mo, you three brothers come with me. The senior girls are going to Blazing Fire City to participate in the Five Elements Academy Exchange Competition. We'll go and help with some logistical work."

Ye Liangchen planned to bring these three guys along. After all, he was a boss, and he needed to have a few subordinates when he was out and about.

Ye Yang is currently at the peak of level 39, and it is estimated that he will break through to the Soul Master level in a while. Ye Mo and Ye Xiao have also reached levels 36 and 35 respectively.

"Yes, young master!" Ye Yang, Ye Xiao, and Ye Mo were very excited when they heard that their boss was going to take them on a trip.

At this moment, Ye Suling noticed Ye Liangchen, so she walked over, learned about the situation, and then gave some instructions to the three young people of the Ye family.

"Ye Yang, Ye Xiao, Ye Mo, the three of you must protect Xiao Chen and follow his instructions."

"Don't worry, Clan Chief! We will definitely protect Young Master." The three Ye brothers patted their chests and assured Ye Suling. However, they thought to themselves that with their boss's abnormal strength, he probably didn't need their protection.

"Aunt Ye! It's not that serious. I'm not going to fight." Ye Liangchen waved his hand dismissively.

Ye Suling took Ye Liangchen's hand and walked outside to chat with him.

"Xiao Chen, you're not going to play in an exchange match with the other major elemental academies, are you? If you make a move, they'll all be defeated."

"No! Lingjie and the others can handle the exchange competition. I just want to go and watch, and join in the fun."

"I see. Oh, right! Senior Dugu just received news that Emperor Xueye has sent assassins to search for Long Chen across the continent. You should be careful."

"Huh! Is that so? Let them search then. Anyway, they're looking for Long Chen, what does it have to do with me, Ye Liangchen?"

"Hehe...! You're really clever, kid. You managed to outmaneuver them with just a few aliases."

After receiving the message from Ye Suling, Ye Liangchen found it quite interesting. It seemed that the old man Xueye was frightened by his pseudonym’s words, “Are kings and generals born with a special destiny?” He wouldn’t feel at ease unless he got rid of Long Chen!

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On this day, the Tianshui Girls' Team was all geared up and ready to go to Blazing Fire City for an exchange competition. Mo Xue and Li Ya were also brought along by Shui Bing'er. In the original storyline, these two beauties seemed to be substitute members, but now, under the influence of Ye Liangchen's Hunyuan Technique, their soul power had reached levels 38 and 37 respectively. The two girls were about the same age as Yu Hai Rou and the others, which would make them main members in other teams.

Besides the girl group team, Shui Lanxin and Su Lin also traveled together, as did Ye Cailan, who followed Ye Liangchen wherever he went.

"Brother Yang, Tianshui Academy is indeed teeming with beauties!"

"That goes without saying. The admission requirement for Tianshui Academy is that it only accepts beautiful women, so of course it's full of beauties."

"Look all you want, but don't lose your composure. We're the young master's men now, we can't afford to lose face."

The three Ye brothers returned in three carriages, whispering amongst themselves as they gazed at the stunning figures of the Tianshui Girls' Team members. Although all three already had girlfriends, they were still a little excited to see beauties of the Tianshui Girls' Team's caliber.

"Three brothers, aren't you afraid your three wives will make you kneel on a washboard?" Ye Lingling teased in a low voice from the side.

"Little sister Lingling, please don't tell your three sisters-in-law, I beg you."

Ye Yang, Ye Xiao, and Ye Mo immediately bowed and scraped to Ye Lingling, begging her to be lenient with her words; their behavior was quite comical.

"Set off."

Shui Lanxin invited everyone to get into the carriage, and then headed towards Chihuo City along the official road, while the three Ye brothers took on the job of coachmen.

A few days later, Ye Liangchen and his group arrived in Blazing Fire City.

"This is Blazing Fire City!" Shui Yue'er, Xue Wu, and their group of beauties were very surprised when they got off the car and saw that there were red-haired people everywhere on the streets of Blazing Fire City.

There were four people in charge of receiving the Tianshui Academy team: Huo Mengsi, who delivered the letter earlier; Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu; and Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu's suitor.

Feng Xiaotian has now become Huo Wu's simp, following this hot beauty around all day, fawning over her. Because of Feng Xiaotian's simp behavior, Huo Wu has gradually become a real arrogant princess, often displaying a spoiled and proud demeanor. However, instead of backing down, he has become even more persistent in pursuing Huo Wu.

As the saying goes, what you can't have always seems more alluring, while those who are favored take it for granted.

When Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian saw Ye Liangchen's true appearance, they were extremely surprised, thinking that this handsome man was not the same Long Chen as before, which was really strange.

"Wushuang, is that handsome guy Long Chen? Did he somehow change his appearance last time?"

"Very likely. In any case, guests are guests, so let's accommodate them first."

Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang discussed it quietly. The two brothers had come to welcome the Tianshui Academy team members in person because Long Chen had left a deep impression on them last time, so they wanted to see him again. However, they did not expect to meet a handsome stranger.

"Dean Shui, didn't you say Tianshui Academy doesn't accept men? How come there are four men here?"

Huo Mengsi asked curiously. She had seen Ye Liangchen a few days ago. This super handsome young man was with Dean Shui and the others at the time. Afterwards, she asked Shui Bing'er about him, but didn't get any information.

"They're just some juniors who came along to watch the fun," Shui Lanxin said with a smile.

"Don't worry about us, we're just in charge of logistics for the Tianshui team."

Ye Liangchen gave Huo Wushuang and the others a vague answer, saying that although they weren't competing, it shouldn't be a problem for them to watch.

"Yes! Yes, we're just coachmen, not students of Tianshui Academy." The three Ye brothers followed Ye Liangchen's lead and made up an excuse to get away with it.

Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian were speechless as they watched Ye Yang and his two brothers, all of whom were Soul Masters, yet called themselves coachmen. However, they did indeed act as coachmen the whole way.

"You're Long Chen? Right?" Huo Wu walked over to Ye Liangchen, looking him up and down, and found that apart from being handsome and having a good temperament, this guy didn't have any special characteristics.

"This beautiful lady, my name is Ye Liangchen, not Long Chen as you claim."

"The Long Chen you're talking about is a ruthless guy who dared to beat Prince Xue Xing to a pulp. I don't have that kind of guts, but I admire him. If I have the chance to meet him, I'll have to spar with him."

Ye Liangchen formally introduced himself to Huo Wushuang and the others, refusing to admit that he was Long Chen, and even said that he wanted to spar with Long Chen, which almost made Shui Lanxin and the others burst out laughing.

At this moment, Shui Lanxin and the others thought: This little guy can lie without batting an eye. He's even contradicting himself. How can he possibly convince himself?

"I don't believe you for a second. You're just a liar. Long Chen is definitely you."

Huo Wu looked at Ye Liangchen's serious nonsense and pouted. She didn't know whether Ye Liangchen was using his real name or a fake name.

"Fire Dance, what do you want to do?" Shui Bing'er stood in front of Ye Liangchen, not wanting this woman to bother him.

"Alright, little sister! Don't be rude. Dean Shui and the others have come from afar; they are guests. Please make sure they have a place to stay." Huo Wushuang stopped her sister from probing, thinking to herself, even if they were Long Chen, they would never admit it.

"Dean Shui, Brother Ye, I am Huo Wushuang, captain of the Blazing Fire Team. Everyone, please follow us."

Huo Wushuang hurriedly led Ye Liangchen and his group toward the Blazing Fire Hotel, arranging for everyone to stay. Feng Xiaotian also helped arrange their work, acting like a host.

"Brother Wushuang, Brother Feng, thank you very much." Ye Liangchen thanked Huo Wushuang and the other man.

"Brother Ye, you're too kind."

Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian guessed that Ye Liangchen must be Long Chen, otherwise he wouldn't have been traveling with Shui Bing'er and the others. However, both of them were smart and wouldn't expose him in public. They had to maintain a good relationship with such a prodigy.

"Huo Wushuang, have the Thunder and Elephant Armor teams arrived yet?"

Shui Bing'er inquired and found out that half a year ago, everyone only agreed to have an exchange between the three academies of Tianshui, Chihuo, and Shenfeng. Unexpectedly, the two academies of Leiting and Xiangjia also came.

"We arrived a while ago. Your Tianshui Academy was the last to arrive. Everyone has been waiting for you to arrive before we could have the exchange competition."

The dean of Blazing Fire Academy invited several academies to participate in the exchange competition in order to assess the strength of each academy, get a feel for each other's abilities, and build their own teams to participate in the next Soul Master Competition.

"Dean Shui, Brother Ye, my father has prepared a banquet at the City Lord's Mansion to entertain the teachers and students of the major elemental academies. The banquet is scheduled for 5 p.m., and I hope everyone will come and join us."

Huo Wushuang arranged accommodations for Ye Liangchen and his group, then instructed them to attend the banquet on time before leaving.

"The Lord of Fire City has extended a warm invitation, and we will certainly attend on time." Ye Liangchen and his group were more than happy to accept an invitation to dinner.

"Aunt Lan, we're going to the Blazing Fire City Lord's Mansion for a banquet. Should we buy some gifts? It would be impolite for so many of us to go empty-handed," Ye Liangchen asked Shui Lanxin.

"No need for that. We're here to exchange ideas about the competition, not to visit relatives. Why would we need to bring gifts? Just go ahead and bring yours."

Shui Lanxin waved her hand, indicating that there was no need to bring gifts when attending the banquet. Besides, the dignified city lord of Blazing Fire City didn't lack anything.

"Little Chen, our Tianshui girl group is full of beauties. They'll be overjoyed to be attending the banquet!"

"With all of us beauties showing up, I bet some people will lose their appetite."

Shuiyue'er, Dugu Yan, Xuewu, Yu Hairou and others felt that if they went to the banquet, it would definitely attract attention.

At five o'clock in the evening, Shui Lanxin led Ye Liangchen and others to the Blazing Fire City Lord's Mansion.

"Dean Shui, everyone from Tianshui Academy, welcome." Upon seeing the people from Tianshui Academy arrive, Huo Hongming and Huo Wushuang personally came to greet them.

"Lord Huo, you're too kind."

"Where? Where?"

Shui Lanxin and Huo Hongming were acquaintances, and they exchanged a few polite words after meeting.

"Greetings, Lord Huo." Ye Liangchen, Shui Bing'er, and the others bowed to Huo Hongming, as they were all juniors.

"Please don't be shy, everyone. Please come in."

Although Huo Hongming was a Soul Douluo, he didn't put on any airs, after all, the three elemental cities were interdependent.

However, Shui Lanxin and Su Lin's demeanor has changed, and they seem to have become much younger, which makes the Fire City Lord somewhat curious.

The teachers and students of the three academies, Shenfeng, Leiting, and Xiangjia, all turned their heads to look when they saw the beautiful girl from Tianshui arrive.

"It's strange that there are actually men traveling with the Tianshui team."

When everyone saw Ye Liangchen and the three Ye brothers, they all showed surprise. In particular, the Shui Bing'er sisters stood on either side of Ye Liangchen, with Ye Cailan closely following behind, protecting him. It was truly enviable.

Although everyone already knew from Feng Xiaotian that there were men in the Tianshui Academy team, they were still completely baffled when they saw the truth.

"Who is this guy? He's fulfilled our dreams as men!"

Many male students at the scene were both envious and admiring of Ye Liangchen being surrounded by beautiful women; it was simply the pinnacle of life for him!

Ye Liangchen glanced around, and the first thing that caught his eye was the group of beasts from the Elephant Armor Sect. They were all like the Hulk, with an average weight of at least five or six hundred pounds.

Ye Liangchen thought to himself, "It's such a waste that these beasts have such stamina and aren't carrying stones. With their big arms and thick waists, they could definitely do the work of ten people."

The leader of the Elephant Armor Sect was an old man with a very powerful aura. He was probably the celestial being Huyan Zhen, whose enormous size was estimated to be 700 jin (350 catties).

Behind him followed a group of young men in dark jackets, presumably Hu Yanli's gang. Each of them was two or three meters tall, with arms thicker than an adult's thigh, and each leg probably weighed over 100 kilograms. It was terrifying; they were the worst of the worst!

Shui Bing'er, Zhu Zhuqing, and the others were stunned by the enormous size of the beasts from Elephant Armor Academy. At that moment, everyone was thinking: Are they even human? They probably eat enough for more than a dozen people in one meal!

The leaders of Thunder Academy and Divine Wind Academy are both Soul Douluo powerhouses, named Radar and Wind Tremor respectively. In addition, there are two random teachers, A and B, whose strength is at the Soul Emperor level.

Apart from Feng Xiaotian, who is a Soul Master, the rest of the Divine Wind Team are all high-level Soul Venerables.

There were no Soul Masters among the members of the Elephant Armor Sect and the Thunder Team. Ye Liangchen saw a young man in the Thunder Team who was close to a Soul Master. The aura emanating from him was similar to that of Yu Tianheng back then. He guessed that this should be Yu Tianxin, the genius of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats."

At this time, the banquet had been set out, and City Lord Huo Hongming invited everyone to take their seats.

(End of this chapter)