Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 156 Shrek Academy's intelligence agent is exhausted!

A few days later, Zhu Ziyang found Cai Meier. After Yan Shaozhe went into seclusion, Cai Meier took charge of all affairs of the Outer Court Martial Soul Department.

"Junior Brother, what brings you here?" Cai Meier asked, surprised.

"Hehe, senior sister, sorry to bother you while you're working," Zhu Ziyang said with a smile. "May I see the information for this year's freshmen?"

"Huh?" Cai Meier was taken aback upon hearing this, then asked, "Why? Why are you suddenly interested in this year's freshmen? Do you know someone among them?"

"I guess so," Zhu Ziyang thought of Huo Yuhao, but then shook his head and said, "I heard that there are three Soul Masters among this year's freshmen, so I'm very interested and want to come and see."

"Oh, I see." Hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, Cai Meier smiled and said, "I didn't expect that three Soul Masters would suddenly appear this year. It's normal for you to be curious, Junior Brother. Well, I'll satisfy your curiosity."

As Cai Meier spoke, she took out a stack of documents from the storage cabinet behind her and placed them in front of Zhu Ziyang, saying, "Normally, this kind of academy information and intelligence are top secret documents and cannot be easily shown to others, but it's different for you, junior brother. You will have to deal with these matters sooner or later, so it's good to familiarize yourself with them in advance."

"Mmm! Thank you, Senior Sister." Zhu Ziyang nodded as he looked at the thick stack of documents in front of him and said to Cai Meier.

"This year's enrollment exceeds one thousand, the largest number in nearly ten years," Cai Meier said with a pleased smile. "Moreover, over 30% of the students come from ordinary backgrounds. If this trend continues, what a magnificent sight it will be!"

"More than a thousand! That's quite a lot!" Zhu Ziyang was slightly surprised.

"These files contain background investigations and relationship information for all the new students. They absolutely must not be leaked. Junior brother, you can look at them here and don't take them out," Cai Meier instructed. "I have something to take care of and need to go out for a bit. Junior brother, you can wait for me here, or you can leave these files here immediately after you're done looking at them."

"I understand." Zhu Ziyang nodded, indicating that he understood.

Cai Meier left, and Zhu Ziyang began to examine the stack of new student files.

The top document was the first to catch Zhu Ziyang's eye. He picked it up, glanced at it, and read aloud: "Ning Tian, ​​eleven years old, level thirty-one, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, innate full soul power, unparalleled Martial Soul, no soul bones, young sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, father: Ning Baicheng, level seventy-nine Soul Saint, sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, stepmother: Chen Xue, Seven Kill Sword Martial Soul, level eighty-seven Soul Douluo, elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, birth mother: Ning Qiang, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul, deceased for ten years..."

Zhu Ziyang was slightly surprised. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, the number one support-type martial soul on the continent—with such a background, it wasn't surprising that an eleven-year-old Soul Master could achieve that. However, he also realized why Cai Meier had instructed him not to easily leak these files; the matters they contained were too secretive and too terrifying.

He couldn't help but narrow his eyes. If the academy's intelligence network could infiltrate even a sect like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to such an extent, could it also achieve the same level of sophistication in its plans for the Sun Moon Empire? He thought of the numerous soul tool blueprints in the Soul Guidance Department, but the few that could actually be made. Perhaps they were obtained in this way.

He continued reading, and the second file was also that of a Soul Master student.

"Dai Huabin, twelve years old, level thirty-one, White Tiger Martial Soul, innate full soul power, no twin martial souls, no soul bones, youngest son of the White Tiger Duke, father: Dai Hao, White Tiger Duke, level eighty-seven Soul Douluo, mother: Xu Qiqi, Starlight Martial Soul, level fifty-five Soul King, princess of the Star Luo Empire..."

"Dai Huabin?" Zhu Ziyang was taken aback, then thought of someone. "Could this guy be Brother Yueheng's younger brother? Uh, it seems so. Brother Yueheng's talent is already very strong, but I didn't expect his younger brother to be even stronger. This is going to be interesting. The rules of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion are quite cruel!"

"Xie Huanyue, twelve years old, level thirty-one, with the Pipi Elephant Martial Soul, innate full soul power, no twin Martial Souls, no soul bones, young sect master of the Elephant Armor Sect, father: Xie Zheng, Celestial Elephant Douluo, level ninety-three Title Douluo, sect master of the Elephant Armor Sect..."

"Elephant? What kind of martial soul is that? A mutated martial soul?" Zhu Ziyang scratched his head and muttered to himself, "I remember, isn't the Elephant Armor Sect's martial soul the Diamond Mammoth? That's ridiculous!"

Following the three Soul Master students was Wang Dong, which surprised Zhu Ziyang. He remembered that Wang Dong's cultivation level should be level twenty-one, right? How could someone of that level be ranked fourth? Could it be that the quality of this year's freshmen is so uneven?

Curious, he began to examine Wang Dong's file. To his surprise, the format of Wang Dong's file was quite different from the previous three.

"Wang Dong, eleven years old, innate full soul power, twin martial souls, Goddess of Light Butterfly and Clear Sky Hammer, level twenty-one, successor of Clear Sky Sect, father: unknown, mother: unknown..."

Zhu Ziyang finally understood why Wang Dong, despite only being level 21, ranked after the three Soul Masters. He also understood why his file differed from the top three—he possessed twin martial souls. No wonder! The Clear Sky Hammer, a successor of the Clear Sky Sect—that was quite rare. After all, the Clear Sky Sect had been in seclusion for thousands of years, and this was the first time they had sent a successor to Shrek Academy. But why was his surname Wang? Shouldn't it be Tang?

Furthermore, the Goddess of Light Butterfly Martial Soul… Zhu Ziyang’s eyes widened slightly, utterly perplexed. He remembered that such Martial Souls were not subject to severe gender discrimination, were they? How could one of the rare Martial Souls that was only passed down to girls and not boys appear in Wang Dong’s body? Could it be that Wang Dong was a woman disguised as a man?

"Hmm, that's actually quite possible!" Zhu Ziyang recalled the girlish demeanor Wang Dong inadvertently displayed towards Huo Yuhao during their last meal, and instantly realized there was no problem. A woman disguised as a man, a roommate, and a successor of a reclusive sect with twin martial souls—isn't this the standard female protagonist trope from a novel? It's just that this plot is so outdated!

The Haotian Sect is truly fascinating. They haven't appeared in the world for thousands of years, and the moment they do, they send out a female successor disguised as a man, leaving everyone baffled.

Also, the college's intelligence work is not up to par. How come Wang Dong's parents are still unknown?

"Speaking of which, when will Huo Yuhao find out that his best roommate is actually a girl?" Zhu Ziyang wondered with great curiosity.

The fifth file was formatted the same as Wang Dong's file, and it turned out that he was also a user of twin martial souls.

"Xiao Xiao, eleven years old, innate full soul power, twin martial souls, possessing the Phoenix Flute and the Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron, level twenty-three, father: Xiao Ding, possessing the Phoenix Flute martial soul, level eighty-two Soul Douluo, abandoned disciple of Lingxiao Sect, mother: Xiao Chuchu, possessing the Soul-Suppressing Cauldron martial soul, level seventy-seven Soul Saint, abandoned disciple of Xuanding Sect..."

"The Phoenix Comes to Ceremony Flute? The Three Lives Soul-Suppressing Cauldron?" Zhu Ziyang once again showed a strange expression, pondering, "I remember, aren't these two sects sworn enemies? Hmm, no wonder he's an outcast."

Zhu Ziyang continued reading, and the answers from the later students weren't particularly impressive. He glanced at each one, and after looking at about a dozen, he roughly understood the rules for arranging the files. So, he immediately picked up the last few files and prepared to look directly at Huo Yuhao's file.

Huo Yuhao's file was undoubtedly the last one, because his soul power was indeed the worst among this year's freshmen, so bad that he couldn't possibly enter Shrek Academy through normal channels.

"Huo Yuhao, eleven years old, level eleven soul power, Spirit Eye Martial Soul, innate soul power level one, Tang Sect disciple, suspected to be a son born into the White Tiger Duke's family, father: unknown, mother: Huo Yun'er, Moth Martial Soul, no soul power, deceased."

Huo Yuhao's file is a typical civilian file, which only records the most easily accessible information. Other information is not easy to find, and Shrek Academy's intelligence department does not want to investigate it. In their view, civilian information is nothing special, so what is there to pay special attention to?

"Ah! Huo Yuhao is actually related to the White Tiger Duke?" Zhu Ziyang was very surprised. He hadn't expected Huo Yuhao to be a servant born into the White Tiger Duke's household. A servant was a child born into the household of a noble family; if the parents were servants, the children would generally also become servants. Could it be that "Peerless Tang Sect" is also an inspirational novel about a servant rising to power and defeating his master?

Why would a child born from a moth-like spirit possess an eye-like spirit? Was it a spirit mutation? Or was it that his father possessed an eye-like spirit? Or perhaps, Huo Yuhao was actually the illegitimate son of the White Tiger Duke? That was quite possible, given the many such scandalous affairs in noble households, Zhu Ziyang speculated in his mind.

Innate level one soul power? His soul power was level eleven when he enrolled? This is probably the worst student Shrek Academy has admitted in the last few hundred years, right? However, this has nothing to do with Zhu Ziyang. On the contrary, it makes Zhu Ziyang even more curious about him!

He was very much looking forward to seeing how Huo Yuhao would amaze the higher-ups at Shrek Academy in the future.

(End of this chapter)