Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 181 The Shrek Academy's Main Team Has Many Problems!

Deep in the clouds, in an ancient castle

The two middle-aged men looked at each other, bewildered, neither understanding the meaning of the decree issued by the deity.

"Brother, what does he mean? I don't understand." The short-haired burly man asked, his eyes full of confusion.

"How would I know?" The long-haired, burly man waved his hand, looking completely bewildered. "What does 'suddenly rising to power' mean? What kind of powerhouse suddenly rises to prominence?"

"So what should we do?" the short-haired, muscular man asked, scratching his head.

"Let's wait!" the long-haired, burly man said, spreading his hands. "I think he'll issue another decree; he can't just let us do things haphazardly like this."

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The next day, Zhu Ziyang woke up from his sleep with a feeling of being in another world.

The first test of the Grim Reaper required him to kill a person or soul beast who had overstepped the Grim Reaper's name and whose strength exceeded the sixth ring. Overstepping the Grim Reaper's name meant that any soul master or soul beast whose name contained the word "Grim Reaper" could be considered his target. Such beings were not difficult to find, given the rampant presence of evil soul masters on the continent, and the name of the Grim Reaper was still very tempting to them.

Zhu Ziyang decided to travel the continent after the Soul Master Competition ended, and take the opportunity to complete his godhood assessment.

The Shrek Academy's regular team members gathered in the inner courtyard cafeteria.

"Ziyang, Nannan told me you broke through to Soul Emperor?" Ma Xiaotao said, her eyes filled with surprise and joy.

"Hmm!" Zhu Ziyang nodded with a smile and said, "I just absorbed my sixth soul ring yesterday, so my current soul power is level 63."

"Level 63!" Upon hearing this, Dai Yueheng's handsome face immediately showed shock and urgency. He said, "Ziyang, this is just too insane! How are we older folks supposed to live?"

"Hehe, Yueheng, are you scared? Are you worried that Ziyang will steal your thunder?" Gongyang Mo said in a soft, teasing voice, his face full of mockery and ridicule.

"Get lost!" Dai Yueheng's face darkened, then he roared, "If you keep talking to me like that, I'll really strip you bare!"

Gongyang Mo shrank back, intimidated by Dai Yueheng's imposing manner, and subconsciously moved closer to Ma Xiaotao, saying, "Xiaotao, look at Yueheng, he's trying to scare me!"

"Uh..." Ma Xiaotao's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant, but as the team leader, she needed to be tolerant of all her teammates' personalities, so she could only say, "Gongyang Mo, tone it down! I'm afraid I might not be able to resist hitting you too!"

"Alright!" Upon hearing this, Gongyang Mo immediately put away his delicate hand gestures and sat up straight.

"With Ziyang added, we now have three Soul Emperor level experts," Ling Luochen said, her voice as cold as ever, but everyone noticed an unexpected unease in her tone today. "So, shouldn't we change our tactics?"

"Change what?" Ma Xiaotao directly rejected Ling Luochen's suggestion, saying, "Ziyang, Dai Yueheng, and I will still be responsible for the main offensive on the battlefield, Zifeng and Nannan will be responsible for battlefield support, and you and Gongyang Mo will be responsible for assistance and control. What needs to be changed?"

"I agree with Xiaotao," Dai Yueheng echoed.

Ling Luochen's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of dissatisfaction flickered deep in her eyes. She remained silent.

Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan witnessed this scene and felt somewhat helpless. Although they held high positions in the inner courtyard, they didn't have much say in the team. After all, they were young and not members of the previous preliminary team; they were newcomers.

Chen Zifeng remained silent as always. He was like his martial spirit, his entire being like a sword, silent yet filled with killing intent. He had always been like this, only obeying Ma Xiaotao's commands.

"I think it's a bit premature to decide on tactics now." The atmosphere was somewhat silent when Zhu Ziyang broke the awkward silence, saying, "After all, the final decision doesn't lie with us, but with the accompanying teachers!"

"Ziyang is right, it's indeed a bit presumptuous of us to discuss these things now!" Gongyang Mo also smoothed things over, saying, "Xiaotao, you're the captain, so which teacher has been leading us this year?"

"No news yet!" Ma Xiaotao's tone softened considerably as she said, "But it's not hard to guess. There are only a few teachers in the inner courtyard, so it's not impossible that Sister Lexuan could be our accompanying teacher!"

"That's the truth!" Ling Luochen said, expressionless.

"It's impossible for Sister Lexuan to come with us," Jiang Nannan said. "She left the academy this morning and it will probably be three or four months before she comes back."

"Huh? Why? Did she take on some kind of mission?" Zhu Ziyang asked, surprised.

"Sister Lexuan didn't say, but judging from her expression when she left, that's probably it," Jiang Nannan said, a helpless expression on her pretty face.

The atmosphere at the scene cooled down again. Everyone buried themselves in their food and left after finishing.

"Sigh! Brother, why do I feel like the atmosphere in our main team isn't as united as Sister Lexuan described?" Jiang Nannan said with a worried look on her pretty face as she walked with Zhu Ziyang. "Can we really win the championship like this? Sister Lexuan said that a very powerful figure has emerged from the Sun Moon Empire!"

"Hehe! Even if you don't trust others, don't you trust me?" Zhu Ziyang reached out and pinched Jiang Nannan's cheek, pretending to be angry as he said, "Your brother is a very capable person too!"

"Hey! You know that's not what they meant!" Jiang Nannan said angrily.

"Yes, yes, I know what you mean." Zhu Ziyang looked at the pouting girl and smiled. "Everyone is a living, breathing person with their own thoughts. How can you and I control their thoughts and preferences? We can only take it one step at a time. As the saying goes, things will work themselves out. We just need to do our best."

"Alright!" Jiang Nannan waved her hand helplessly and said.

Their Shrek Academy's current starting team is one of the best in all previous starting teams. The captain, Ma Xiaotao, possesses the Fire Phoenix martial soul and is a level 69 Soul Emperor; the vice-captain, Dai Yueheng, possesses the White Tiger martial soul and is a level 65 Soul Emperor; the five team members are: Zhu Ziyang, a level 63 Soul Emperor; Gongyang Mo, a level 59 Soul King; Chen Zifeng, a level 59 Soul King; Ling Luochen, a level 57 Soul King; and Jiang Nannan, a level 55 Soul King.

This team, with an average level exceeding sixty, had a fragmented atmosphere. The bonds between team members were pitifully weak, the captain and vice-captain were only superficially harmonious, and there were conflicts between the captain and some team members. If this team hadn't been a Shrek Academy team, it probably would have fallen apart instantly.

Zhu Ziyang had no intention of reorganizing the team. After all, apart from himself and Jiang Nannan, everyone else in the team was only from this year. Next year, he would need to rebuild the team himself. At that time, the new team would be completely under his control, and he could do whatever he wanted. Why bother helping the seniors to mend this disunited team when it would be thankless?

There are at most three months left before the team disbands. At that time, everyone will be free, and there's no need to waste this last bit of time.

The two arrived at the Golden Ancient Tree, only to run into Cai Meier and Xian Lin'er. These two deans of Shrek Academy, both powerful figures at the Super Douluo level, were arguing heatedly. They only calmed down after seeing Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan appear, but neither would yield.

"Senior Sister, Junior Sister, what's wrong with you two?" Zhu Ziyang asked, somewhat surprised and curious.

"Junior brother, you've come at the right time. You be the judge, how can Mei'er do business like this?" Xian Lin'er said angrily, hands on her hips.

"I don't care. Even if the teacher comes today, your Soul Guidance Department must provide thirty more fixed-position soul guidance shells, otherwise don't even think about me releasing them!" Cai Meier said confidently, not backing down at all.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ziyang immediately understood that the reason the two were arguing so fiercely was because Huo Yuhao had revealed her second martial soul, which made Cai Meier feel dissatisfied and like she had been taken advantage of.

"Add thirty more! Mei'er, don't be too greedy!" Xian Lin'er exclaimed, looking at Cai Mei'er with an incredulous expression.

"Lin'er, I've already been very fair! That's a student with twin martial souls, and as far as I know, he's the target of your Soul Guidance Department's Ultimate Individual Soldier Program. This price is already very fair!" Cai Meier said.

Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Zhu Ziyang and Jiang Nannan exchanged glances, carefully bypassed the two, and immediately fled the scene. When women are arguing, it's best to avoid them if possible.

Didn't you see that Qian Duoduo is also hiding in the tree branch in the distance?

(End of this chapter)