Douluo Continent: Starting from Tianshui Academy

Chapter 170 Tang San's Mentality Collapses

Tang San injured someone with a hidden weapon during the competition, which aroused protests from other teams, who all expressed their desire to expel the Shrek Academy team from the competition.

"Flander, Yu Xiaogang, Zhao Wuji, how could you have raised such morally bankrupt students?"

"You are now representing the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy in this competition. His Majesty is watching the match from the VIP seats, yet your students have committed such a despicable act. You have completely disgraced the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

The three top instructors of Tiandou gave Flander and his two companions a good scolding, while inwardly blaming Qin Ming for recruiting such worthless people!

"Please rest assured, the three education commissioners, we will definitely educate the children well."

Flander, Zhao Wuji, and Yu Xiaogang hung their heads, their faces flushed from the criticism of the three education committee members, and could only meekly accept the criticism.

Zhao Wuji was internally shifting the blame: all of this was caused by the farting master Yu Xiaogang. Like teacher, like student. Tang San's despicable behavior was entirely due to Yu Xiaogang's poor teaching, which ruined the reputation of the Shrek Academy team.

"Xiao Chen, what's the plan? If we expel the Shrek team from the tournament, your plan won't be able to proceed."

Seeing Tang San's actions, Bibi Dong immediately realized the match was spiraling out of control. She used her soul power to force a sound line, transmitting her message to Ye Liangchen. "This kid's smart," she thought, "he'll definitely have a solution." Bibi Dong had become so used to centering her life around Ye Liangchen, following his every command, as if she had found a powerful backer.

"Let Salas just say they had a personal grudge, warn the Shrek Academy team, and have Tang San swear a solemn oath in public to admit his mistake. That will avoid expelling them from the tournament. The Shrek Academy team now represents the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, which includes Ning Rongrong. Ning Fengzhi definitely doesn't want the Shrek Academy team to be expelled from the tournament, as that would embarrass his daughter. The Heaven Dou Royal Family will also mediate. Just have Salas pretend to be serious and deal with it."

"Also, immediately arrange for Salas to lead a raid on the Shrek Academy team's rest room, seize Tang San's weapons, and then hand them over to me. I need to analyze their internal structure. We need to be quick, otherwise he might hide them."

"Furthermore, Yu Xiaogang has the papal decree given to him by Tang Dachui. Tell Salas and the others not to pay any attention to it."

Ye Liangchen also used his soul power to transmit a message to Bibi Dong, asking her to secretly arrange for Salas to handle the situation.

"Xiao Chen, you're really something."

Upon hearing Ye Liangchen's arrangements, Bibi Dong felt as if everything was under the little guy's control, and was in a great mood. So she immediately got up and quietly went to make arrangements for Salas.

"Let's go back to the lounge." Ye Liangchen called Shui Bing'er and the others back to the lounge to wait for Tang San's hidden weapons to be used.

"Xiao Chen, what good news is there that makes you so happy?"

"Yeah! What did you two just discuss that made her so happy?"

Back in the lounge, Shui Bing'er, Ye Cailan, and the others looked at Ye Liangchen with curiosity.

You'll find out soon enough.

Ye Liangchen smiled mysteriously, an idea forming in his mind. Once he obtained the hidden weapon, he would use his divine sense to examine it and understand its internal structure, after which he could mass-produce weapons for the future army.

"Tang San, you used a weapon to injure someone during the competition, which is a blatant violation of the rules. To prevent you from injuring someone again, we are going to confiscate your weapon."

After receiving Bibi Dong's order, Salas acted quickly, leading ten cardinals and Templar Knights to raid the Shrek Academy team's rest room, stripping Tang San naked and looting all his hidden weapons.

"No…"

Tang San felt a pang of pain as he watched all the hidden weapons on his body being taken away, even the hidden weapons in his Twenty-Four Bridges Under the Moon Soul Guidance Device were searched out! Although he could remake this set of hidden weapons, it would take time and money!

"Mistress, don't resist."

Yu Xiaogang and Flander tried to persuade him, fearing that the boy might lose his temper and be killed by Salas and the others.

After Salas took away Tang San's hidden weapon, he didn't say anything to the Shrek Academy team and prepared to leave directly.

"Salas, can you be lenient? Don't kick the kids out of the competition."

Yu Xiaogang remembered the papal decree that Tang Dachui had given him, so he immediately showed it to him.

"Your Excellency, the children are still young, could you please give them a chance?"

Flander also pleaded on Tang San's behalf, as he couldn't think of any way to undo Tang San's actions.

When Salas saw the token in Yu Xiaogang's hand, he was first startled, then stopped the cardinal behind him from kneeling, thinking: "Even His Holiness the Pope is watching in secret, how dare you take out the token?"

However, as Young Master Ye had previously instructed, Yu Xiaogang would reveal the Pope's token, and that we should ignore it. And it turned out exactly as Young Master Ye had predicted.

"The organizing committee will hold a meeting to discuss this before making a decision."

Salas led his group away from the Shrek Academy team quickly, then had a Templar Knight secretly deliver Tang San's hidden weapon to the Tianshui Academy team's rest room and hand it over to Ye Liangchen. Salas himself then went to preside over the competition organizing committee's work on punishing the Shrek Academy team.

"Young Master Ye, this is what Bishop Salas asked me to give you." The Templar Knight came to the Tianshui lounge and handed a bunch of hidden weapons to Ye Liangchen.

Ye Liangchen looked at the knight, whose soul power was higher than his own, and he should be a Soul Emperor level expert. He thought to himself: As expected of the Spirit Hall! Even a Holy Knight has such powerful strength.

"Thanks, bro."

Ye Liangchen took a bunch of hidden weapons and was dazzled by them. As expected of Tang San! There were probably more than a dozen kinds of hidden weapons.

However, Ye Liangchen only needed the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, the Hidden Arrow, the Sand-Shooting Shadow, and the Flying Divine Claw. As for other items like the Willow Leaf Blade and the Flying Locust Stone, he didn't need them.

There are also two letter-shaped Soul-Chasing Darts, which are rare hidden weapons and cannot be mass-produced. As for the Yama's Decree, Tang San did not obtain any highly poisonous medicine and therefore could not produce it.

"No need to thank me, Young Master Ye. It's what I should do."

The Templar Knight bowed respectfully and then quietly left. He had learned from Salas that this young man was someone the Pope was paying attention to and that everyone should treat him well.

"Brother Chen, this weapon looks a lot like the one Xiao Wu used when we saw it in the Soto Arena."

At this moment, Zhu Zhuqing picked up the hidden arrow on the table and looked at it curiously.

"Yes, that's the kind of weapon. Be careful not to press any buttons, or the arrows inside will shoot out and hurt people."

"Oh! I see!"

Upon hearing Ye Liangchen's words, Zhu Zhuqing carefully placed the hidden arrow on the table.

"These strange weapons were created by that Tang San? He's something else!"

Bibi Dong, Shui Lanxin, Shui Bing'er, and others also curiously gathered around, watching with interest.

"Everyone, please don't move anything. Some of these weapons are highly poisonous. Let me deal with them first."

Ye Liangchen put away the hidden weapons, took them to the bathroom, filled a large bucket with water, and then threw the poisoned hidden weapons into the bucket.

As soon as the hidden weapon entered the water, it immediately turned the water in the bucket purplish-black and emitted an unpleasant odor.

"Holy crap! How much poison did this guy put in?"

Ye Liangchen took out several antidote pills from his soul tool and threw them into the water to dissolve the poison.

Soon the toxins were neutralized and the water became clear. Ye Liangchen rinsed the hidden weapon again and then took it outside.

"Xiao Chen, when we saw Tang San use this strange weapon to kill the Canghui Academy members before, it was quite powerful."

Bibi Dong pointed to the Zhuge Crossbow on the table and thought: If the Spirit Hall's army could be equipped with this weapon, it would be like adding wings to a tiger in the future attack on the two great empires.

"That's right. I saw Tang San use this weapon to shoot crossbow bolts before. They can kill people at least within 30 meters. If the distance gets any closer, even a Soul Master below level 40 might not be able to block them."

"Let me first understand the internal structure so that it can be used to manufacture weapons for the military in the future."

Ye Liangchen explained the power of the Zhuge Divine Crossbow, broadening everyone's knowledge.

"My God, how can such a small weapon be so powerful?"

"Yes! Yes! That's amazing! How did Tang San manage to create something so incredible?"

Shui Bing'er, Xue Wu, and the others exclaimed in amazement upon seeing the immense power of this weapon.

Holy crap, Tang San actually installed this device. If we hadn't seen it, we could have just forcibly removed it, damaging this part and rendering the Zhuge Crossbow unusable.

After Ye Liangchen activated his divine sense, he scanned the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and felt that it was somewhat like an infrared scan, revealing its internal structure in its entirety.

"Click...click..."

Ye Liangchen first removed a small piece of iron, dismantled the self-destruct mechanism, and then disassembled the entire Zhuge Divine Crossbow. In no time, he had finished disassembling the mechanical weapon.

"Click...click..."

Immediately afterwards, Ye Liangchen began assembling the Zhuge Divine Crossbow and then loaded it with the crossbow bolts that Salas had confiscated.

"Xiao Chen, you've gotten the hang of it so quickly?"

Bibi Dong, Shui Lanxin, and the others watched as this guy handled the weapon, his movements appearing quite skilled.

"I have a good memory and can remember everything I see. I've figured out the internal structure. Let me show you the power of this weapon first."

"Sister Bing'er, Sister Yue'er, please move this table to the corner over there and stand it up."

"Okay! Little Chen."

After receiving Ye Liangchen's instructions, Shui Bing'er and her sister immediately moved one of the wooden tables where everyone usually drank tea to the wall and stood it up.

"Xiao Chen, is it ready?" Shui Bing'er and her sister asked.

"Okay, you can leave there."

Ye Liangchen also retreated to the other side of the wall, about fifteen meters away from the wooden table.

At this moment, Bibi Dong, Shui Lanxin, and their group waited quietly, wanting to see the destructive power of this weapon.

"Click...swish...click..."

Ye Liangchen aimed at the opposite table and pulled the trigger of the Zhuge Crossbow. In an instant, several bolts shot out from the firing port and quickly pierced through the opposite table.

"That's quite powerful! Even a Soul Master at the Soul Venerable level could be killed if they used their Soul Power to protect themselves."

"If this were used on the battlefield, it would be far more effective than the spears used by those soldiers."

The women couldn't help but admire the weapon's incredible power. Such a small weapon possessed such immense strength that even an ordinary person could injure a Soul Master with it.

"Xiao Chen, this kind of weapon should be mass-produced, right? It can be used to equip the army in the future."

Bibi Dong and Shui Lanxin exchanged a glance, and the same thought came to them: if the little guy wanted to unify the world in the future, it would be much easier with this kind of weapon.

"Of course it can be made. All you need to do is draw up the parts according to their dimensions, ask the blacksmiths at the blacksmiths' association to make them, and then assemble them."

Ye Liangchen plans to use these things to build a heavily armed special forces unit in the future. Perhaps they will clash with Tang San's people then, and that would be quite interesting.

"Xiao Chen, can all of these be crafted?" Shui Bing'er pointed to the Sand-Shooting Arrow, the Hidden Arrow, and so on.

"Of course."

Ye Liangchen then demonstrated the hidden arrow, the sand-shooting technique, and the flying claw technique. As for the others, there was no need to equip the army with them.

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Regarding Tang San's use of weapons to injure someone during the competition, Ning Fengzhi and the Heaven Dou Royal Family Organizing Committee strongly defended the Shrek Academy team, believing that it was their first offense and there was no need to expel them from the competition. However, several other neutral committee members disagreed, believing that the Shrek Academy team had despicable character and suggesting that they be expelled from the competition. As a result, the two sides had a big argument.

"Stop arguing. My men have investigated and found out that the Canghui team and the Shrek team have a personal grudge, the kind that's bloodthirsty. It's inevitable that they'll be jealous of each other when they clash."

"I have already confiscated Tang San's weapon. Considering this is his first offense, I will make him publicly apologize and swear by his martial soul that he will not repeat the offense. If he can apologize properly, he will not need to be expelled from the Shrek Academy team."

Seeing the organizing committee members arguing and making a scene, Salas followed Ye Liangchen's instructions and made the final decision.

"Bishop Salas is indeed fair and just."

When Ning Fengzhi and the Heaven Dou Organizing Committee saw that Salas had made such an arrangement, they immediately flattered him, while at the same time being very shocked: Could this old guy have betrayed the Spirit Hall? Why is he siding with our Heaven Dou Empire?

"Bishop Salas, isn't this punishment too lenient?" Several other members of the neutral organizing committee expressed their confusion.

"There's no need to make a fuss. It's just a personal feud between the two teams. A warning will suffice."

Salas waved his hand dismissively and immediately instructed the host to announce the punishment.

"Distinguished guests, in light of the incident in which Tang San of the Shrek team injured someone with a weapon during the competition, the organizing committee has investigated and found that it was all due to a personal grudge between the two teams, which was quite violent."

"But a competition is a competition. Tang San ultimately violated the rules of the tournament by injuring someone with a weapon, committing a serious crime, disregarding the organizing committee's regulations, and causing a negative impact on the tournament. The organizing committee has confiscated his weapon."

"Considering it's his first offense, Tang San of the Shrek Academy team will have to apologize in front of everyone, swear an oath with his martial soul, and guarantee that he will never do it again. His attitude must be sincere, otherwise the organizing committee will still expel him from the Shrek Academy team."

Just as everyone was waiting for the organizing committee to punish the Shrek team, the host DouDou flew to the center of the Soul Fighting Arena and announced the punishment that Sara had specifically requested.

"We're alright? That's great!" The Shrek team was incredibly excited when they heard the news.

"Hey, since the organizing committee isn't going to expel our team, why don't you go apologize to everyone on the Soul Arena? We'll go with you."

Yu Xiaogang and Flander patted Tang San on the shoulder, urging him to admit his mistake.

"Okay, teacher, in order for everyone to continue participating, I'll go apologize."

Tang San had a string of "mmp"s running through his mind, but he didn't know whether he should say it or not. Apologizing was something he really couldn't bring himself to say. Anyway, I didn't do anything wrong, so why should I apologize?

However, in order for his companions to continue the competition, Tang San, accompanied by Yu Xiaogang and Flander, walked towards the center of the arena.

"Despicable, shameless, and vile..."

"If you can't handle losing, don't participate in any competition."

"As expected of someone trained by the farting master Yu Xiaogang, his character is just as shameless and despicable as the farting master's..."

When the audience saw Tang San enter the Soul Fighting Arena, they immediately started cursing at him, spitting on him, and throwing things at him.

"You all have a way of dying."

Tang San's mentality collapsed as he watched those people verbally attacking him. His face turned extremely gloomy, and he resolutely decided in his heart that everyone was destined to die.

"Mistress, don't be impulsive, learn to be patient."

Yu Xiaogang tried to persuade Tang San, although Tang San's expression was also not good, but he was used to being scolded and his skin was as thick as a city wall, so he didn't care.

"I was wrong. I shouldn't have used a weapon to hurt someone during the competition. I, Tang San, swear by my martial soul that I will never do it again. If I do it again, may I be struck by lightning."

Holding the soul-guided megaphone handed to him by the host, Tang San suppressed his anger and calmly apologized.

"Tang San, we can't believe you'll use weapons to hurt people in the upcoming matches."

"Unless you swear an even more venomous oath that your whole family will die if you commit this offense again, we will all accept your apology."

Some teams expressed disbelief, so they made Tang San swear an even more vicious oath.

"You all have a way of dying."

When Tang San heard that he was to unleash such a poison, he roared with rage in his heart, his body became incredibly gloomy, and wisps of black energy began to emerge from his head.

"Don't be impulsive, mistress. Impulsiveness is the devil," Yu Xiaogang advised from the side.

"I, Tang San, swear that I will never do it again. If I do, may my whole family and my teacher die."

Tang San suppressed the flames of anger in his heart and made a solemn oath again, thinking: My whole family is dead, what use is a teacher to me?

Tang San's solemn oath left Yu Xiaogang and Flander speechless with shock. This kid is too ruthless!

"To admit one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest virtue. Being able to recognize one's mistakes makes one a good child. Let's give Tang San some encouragement."

"Given Tang San's sincere attitude, the organizing committee has decided to waive the punishment of expulsion from the Shrek team."

At this point, the host, DouDou, received a prompt from Salas and immediately announced the punishment.

(End of this chapter)