Douluo Dalu II: The Peerless Tang Sect

Chapter 323 Long Xiaoyao: I've come to test the level of Mu En's disciples!

On this day, Tianyuan Pavilion held an informal meeting. The content of the meeting was simple: the exchange program with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was about to end, and the meeting was to discuss who should be sent to escort the students of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and bring back the students of Shrek Academy.

As the head of Tianyuan Pavilion, Zhu Ziyang naturally needed to attend this meeting. However, such matters were usually planned by Deans Xian Lin'er or Cai Mei'er. He only needed to take a look, listen to their reports, and then make a final decision.

"...After discussions with them, we've ultimately decided to exchange places in Maple Leaf City," Xian Lin'er said. "Considering the message Yu Hao sent back, we plan to have Mei'er and I go to meet him. Ziyang, what do you think?"

"Let our senior brother go with you," Zhu Ziyang said after thinking for a moment. "It'll be a good opportunity for our senior brother to meet our new junior brother. Besides, judging from Yuhao's tendency to cause trouble, this trip is bound to be anything but smooth sailing. Our senior brother hasn't even had a chance to stretch his muscles since he came out of seclusion, so this is a good opportunity for him to test himself. What do you think, senior brother?"

"I'm fine." Yan Shaozhe said calmly upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's words, but with a hint of gratitude in his eyes.

After years of seclusion, Yan Shaozhe had indeed changed a lot. In particular, his inability to see Mu En off on his final journey made him much more silent. Compared to his previous indecisiveness, he had become much more calm and decisive. Therefore, Zhu Ziyang did not heed Mu En's last wish to make Yan Shaozhe an ordinary elder, but instead reinstated him as the dean of the Martial Soul Department.

Cai Meier remains the dean of the Spirit Department, but she has been busy with the Cloud Sky Project in recent years and hasn't had much energy to handle academy affairs. Having Yan Shaozhe return to the position of dean can help lighten her burden. Therefore, the Spirit Department currently has two deans and one vice dean. Well, the vice dean is naturally Du Weilun.

Zhu Ziyang felt it was a waste of talent to let a level 98 Super Douluo do nothing and slack off all day, and he strongly opposed it.

In contrast to the Martial Soul Department, the Soul Guidance Department currently has two deans and one vice dean. Xian Lin'er is in charge of the Soul Guidance Program, and the vice dean, Qian Duoduo, was promoted to dean by Zhu Ziyang and is responsible for handling the daily affairs of the Soul Guidance Department. As for the vice dean, it is naturally none other than Fan Yu, but he is currently still at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and has not yet received news of his promotion.

"I'm fine with it too." Xian Lin'er agreed calmly upon hearing Zhu Ziyang's decision. To be honest, her relationship with Yan Shaozhe seemed to have improved considerably after Yan Shaozhe came out of seclusion. At least they were now in a normal senior-junior relationship, instead of the previous attitude where she would give him the cold shoulder whenever they met.

"Since both of you senior brothers and sisters have no problems, then thank you for your hard work." Zhu Ziyang said with a smile, "Speaking of which, Yuhao's exchange study trip this time was really worthwhile."

"Exactly, exactly," Qian Duoduo chimed in with a smile. "Who would have thought that in just over two years he would send back more than 1,300 of the latest blueprints to the academy? With these blueprints, at least our Soul Guidance Department can avoid a lot of mistakes."

"Indeed!" Xian Lin'er completely agreed with Qian Duoduo's statement. She said, "Most of the blueprints that Yuhao sent back are inaccessible to our intelligence department. He really helped us a lot this time."

"That's why I had my senior brother go with you to pick them up," Zhu Ziyang said with a light laugh. "I reckon Jing Hongchen of Mingde Hall won't let Yuhao leave so easily. Even if Jing Hongchen is hesitant to make things difficult for Yuhao and the others, the others from the Sun Moon Empire probably won't care."

"We will definitely bring Yuhao and the others back safely," Yan Shaozhe said resolutely.

"Alright, that's settled then," Zhu Ziyang finally decided. "Is there anything else? If not, let's adjourn the meeting."

After Zhu Ziyang announced the meeting was over, the elders all disappeared from Tianyuan Pavilion. Soon, only Zhu Ziyang remained in the main hall. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Tsk tsk! I'm really looking forward to seeing what kind of tricks Huo Yuhao will pull this time."

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Time quickly came to the day when Shrek Academy and Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy were to exchange students. Xian Lin'er and Cai Mei'er led the exchange group from Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy to Maple Leaf City, where they successfully completed the handover with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and received the Shrek Academy exchange group.

Then, it's unclear what Huo Yuhao said to Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier, but the two of them took him ahead and sped towards the academy.

As expected, an unexpected event occurred: the three encountered an ambush. The opponent was actually only one person, but he was a Super Douluo, a level 96 Super Douluo, Zhang Peng, whose martial soul was Scorpion Tiger and whose title was Scorpion Tiger Douluo. He was a "recognized" evil soul master.

To be honest, this method of judging whether a Soul Master is an evil Soul Master based on the characteristics of a Martial Soul's abilities is really low-level. I don't know who with a brain idiot came up with this idea. What a brilliant idea!

However, regardless of whether Zhang Peng, the Scorpion Tiger Douluo, is considered an evil soul master or not, he is currently on the opposite side of Shrek Academy, and therefore belongs to the group that needs to be eliminated.

Xian Lin'er didn't hold back and started fighting Zhang Peng. Although Xian Lin'er's soul power was one level higher than Zhang Peng's, Zhang Peng was able to fight back and forth with Xian Lin'er by relying on the special and powerful nature of his martial soul. The combat power of the two was also evenly matched.

Zhang Peng's martial soul is called Scorpion Tiger, but it is actually a subspecies called Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. It can strengthen itself by devouring the flesh and soul of other living beings. This ability is terrifying, allowing soul masters to have extremely fast cultivation speed while also possessing powerful combat strength. This is why Zhang Peng was identified as an evil soul master.

The battle between Xian Lin'er and Zhang Peng had entered a stalemate when Yan Shaozhe keenly noticed that someone else was spying on them. He immediately said, "Since you're here, why bother hiding? Come out."

"Hahaha..." A deep but loud laugh echoed, and a crack appeared in mid-air. A figure emerged from it, saying, "As expected of Mu En's eldest disciple, reaching level 98 at such a young age, not bad, not bad!"

"Who are you?" Yan Shaozhe's expression immediately turned serious. He could tell the old man's strength at a glance and mentioned Mu En's name. So this person must have a past with Mu En. More importantly, he felt a strong pressure from this old man, just like when he was facing Mu En.

Huo Yuhao, protected behind Yan Shaozhe, did not feel the pressure from the old man. He only found the old man's words interesting. Dean Yan is over a hundred years old, how can he be called young?

"Alas! I never imagined that in just three or four years, Mu En would ascend to the heavens on a dragon." The old man sighed, but then changed the subject, saying, "Speaking of which, my two recent appearances in the mountains were both related to Mu En's disciples. It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? As Mu En's eldest disciple, I missed the opportunity to meet you last time. This time, let me test whether you can inherit the mantle of the Dragon God Douluo! I am Long Xiaoyao, have you ever heard of me?"

"Long Xiaoyao... Dragon Emperor Douluo!" Yan Shaozhe's face first showed a trace of confusion, and then he was instantly filled with shock, and couldn't help but shout out.

"Well? Ready?" Long Xiaoyao said with a calm smile, "You must have just broken through to level 98 recently. I can give you three moves. If you can beat me, then you can leave. If not, let that child leave the ring behind. Even extortion requires strength!"

"Senior, please enlighten us!" Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath and said in a deep voice. He knew that in the current situation, if they didn't fight, the three of them might not be able to return to the academy unscathed!

"Watch out!" Long Xiaoyao was satisfied with Yan Shaozhe's reaction and said expressionlessly, then stretched out his hand and pointed in the air.

This finger strike made Yan Shaozhe feel as if he were facing a formidable enemy. A phoenix cry rang out, and he instantly released his martial soul. A golden phoenix of light spread its wings behind him. He held the ball in his hands in front of his chest, and the golden light condensed into a shield of light, protecting him and Huo Yuhao within it.

A pitch-black hole suddenly appeared before the two, carrying an abyss-like, overwhelming force, as if it would swallow them whole. Yan Shaozhe's expression turned solemn, and just as he was about to react, a golden scythe suddenly slashed out from the void in front of him. The blade precisely struck the black hole, and in an instant, the black hole was split in two. The terrifying force that seemed to have crushed Yan Shaozhe and Yan Shaozhe into dust also dissipated.

Yan Shaozhe and Huo Yuhao looked somewhat bewildered, while Long Xiaoyao put away his composure, a hint of seriousness flashing in his eyes as he calmly gazed at the golden scythe.

"Long time no see, Uncle-Master Long!" A gentle voice rang out, and Zhu Ziyang appeared in front of Yan Shaozhe and Huo Yuhao with a smile, looking at Long Xiaoyao with a peaceful expression.

(End of this chapter)