Douluo: The Glory of the Peerless Angel

Chapter 99 Planning the Regular Selection, Seven Devils Mixed Team Match (4K)

"Does anyone in my family understand?"

The bottle slammed onto the wooden table with a thud. Wu Feng, her cheeks flushed, shouted, "Shrek Academy is inhuman! I earned my place in the reserve team fair and square, and they just replaced me without a word!"

After saying that, Wu Feng picked up the bottle again and chugged it down, which made Ning Tian feel sorry for her and pat her back: "Don't drink anymore, Xiao Feng, it'll hurt your health."

Wu Feng's eyes were blurry with drunkenness, and the world around her was spinning and indistinct. She finally managed to focus her gaze on Ning Tian's face, her red lips pouting as she leaned closer, mumbling indistinctly:

"Hehe Ning Tian... my Ning Tian... give me a kiss!"

Ning Tian didn't intend to resist, after all, it's normal for girls to kiss, but the next second a hand separated the two of them, intercepting Wu Feng's impure kiss.

"Why are you sticking your tongue out?!"

Ling Bai instantly pulled his hand back as if he had been electrocuted, grabbed a few sheets of paper, and frantically wiped the area.

"I'm willing!"

Wu Feng stuck out her little tongue; in her drunken state, she was fearless and dared to challenge Ling Bai.

Ning Tian half-embraced Wu Feng, helping her straighten her clothes and messy red hair. His beautiful blue eyes looked at Ling Bai, and he said with a wry smile, "Brother Bai, don't hold it against Xiao Feng. The list of the Seven Devils' reserve team came out tonight, and she's in a bad mood."

"I see."

Ling Bai activated an eighth-level soul tool aura barrier to prevent the tavern patrons from hearing their conversation.

"Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, He Caitou, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and you, Shrek Academy has removed the four winners of the Great Melee Selection Tournament and replaced them with people they believe can bring more benefits."

Looking at the brightly lit Shrek Academy in the distance, Ling Bai shook his head and sighed. The number one academy on the continent was already outwardly strong but inwardly weak and on the verge of collapse. Two years later, Dragon God Douluo Mu Lao would fall, and Taotie Douluo Xuan Lao and Mingfeng Douluo Yan Shaozhe would take over. How long could this old building that had stood for ten thousand years last?

No one knows.

"After Ma Xiaotao got the list of the Seven Devils' reserve team from Xu Sanshi, she told us. The other regular members were all surprised, and some were even angry."

Ling Bai revealed information about the seven members of the Shrek Seven Devils: "They all climbed their way up step by step, fighting tooth and nail to win their reserve team spots in the Great Melee. For five years, they were constantly on edge, never daring to relax, just to defend their Shrek Seven Devils title in the Seven Devils Challenge. This was a significant chapter in their lives from the age of fifteen to twenty, and now it's being given away as a favor."

The Shrek Academy elders' meaning was very clear: the Outer Court Battle Selection Tournament was meant to serve as a wake-up call for the students. Soul Masters not only need to cultivate soul power, but also need wisdom, partners, cooperation, and luck.

Of course, the winner of the Great Melee may not be the strongest individual among the core disciples, so the reserve team is an incentive for those who were defeated. Five years later, in the Seven Devils Challenge, they can redeem themselves, defeat their nemesis, and become the main team.

The losers fight desperately to take the lead, while the winners fight desperately to defend theirs. This chaotic selection process fosters healthy competition among geniuses over a five-year period.

However, Shrek Academy broke the rules for Huo Yuhao, Xu Sanshi, and others, thus planting a seed of doubt within itself:

If I defeat Huo Yuhao five years from now, can I really take his place among the Seven Devils?

"What angers me most isn't the reserve team position, but not being able to go to the Soul Master Tournament with you guys!"

Wu Feng suddenly sat up straight, pointing at Ling Bai with grief and indignation, and said, "With only the two of you, won't Ning Tian be at your mercy!"

"What are you saying!"

This time, Ning Tian panicked first, her pretty face turning bright red in an instant, and she quickly covered Wu Feng's mouth with her hand.

"A style of painting called 'Misty Dudu'!"

Wu Feng's voice was faint and indistinct.

Ling Bai glanced at Wu Feng with amusement but didn't dare to refute him. If he was really determined to take action against Ning Tian, ​​what could he do? At most, he could only share half of the firepower with Ning Tian.

Soul Masters get drunk just like everyone else, and Wu Feng didn't even use his soul power to neutralize the alcohol. Within minutes, he collapsed into Ning Tian's arms and fell fast asleep.

"Brother Bai, will you carry her back?"

Looking at Wu Feng, who was unconscious, Ning Tian said with distress.

"OK."

Ling Bai placed his left hand under Wu Feng's shoulder blade, his fingers tucked under her left armpit, while his right hand rested on the back of her knee, allowing the sleeping Wu Feng to rest her head on his shoulder.

With a forceful movement, he lifted the girl up in his arms.

Ling Bai let out a soft breath. "Wow, Wu Feng looks tall and slender with a hot figure, but she feels quite light in my hand."

"Um, I think I just said back..." Ning Tian seriously doubted that he had said something wrong.

"It's not a big problem; it'll be heavier on one side if you carry it on your back or hold it in your arms."

The three walked out of the tavern, and the incessant cries of vendors filled the air.

"Candied hawthorn berries!"

"Selling coal...selling bags! Top-quality soul beast leather bags!"

"Brother Bai, should we inform Mother about this and ask the sect to intervene?" Ning Tian asked.

Ling Bai pondered for a moment, then slowly shook his head: "Shrek Academy has a very tricky way of handling things. By canceling your position, the ten-thousand-year friendship between the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School and Shrek Academy will be completely severed. However, Wu Feng comes from a collateral branch of the sect. Putting aside her relationship with you and me for the time being, just considering the word 'collateral branch,' sometimes it is no different from a high-ranking slave. Very few people are willing to offend a behemoth for the sake of a collateral branch disciple."

The text refers to four clans with a single attribute from the Haotian Sect ten thousand years ago.

"Moreover, it's an unspoken rule that the winners of the Grand Melee qualifiers become the Seven Monsters' reserve team. What can you do if they don't want to play this year?"

"So Xiao Feng can only suffer injustice...?" Ning Tian gritted his teeth.

It's not a good feeling to suffer when your best friend is treated unfairly and you have to swallow your anger.

"We are not pushovers." A fierce glint flashed in Ling Bai's eyes. "We are all here for this competition. If Shrek Academy loses, we will be remembered on the pillar of shame for destroying Shrek's so-called eternal glory, becoming a gimmick and stepping stone for the Sun Moon Empire to publicize. Therefore, Shrek Academy must win this competition."

"But for the next tournament, we can always start our own team. You and I, Wu Feng, will team up with Xie Huan Yue and the Lan sisters, and find another person to form a team. Since Shrek Academy looks down on them, then we'll defeat Shrek and personally bury their most cherished, millennia-old glory."

"I am quite close to the three Lan sisters of the Evil Illusion Moon Clan, so it would be a good opportunity to recruit them into the sect in the future!" Ning Tian said firmly.

A genius with a weak background is liked by Shrek Academy and also by the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile School.

"Brother Bai, are there any senior students in the inner academy who want to join the sect?"

Ling Bai smiled mysteriously: "You don't need to worry about the inner courtyard, everything is going smoothly."

"You can't bring a group of pretty female students back to the sect, can you?" Ning Tian asked suspiciously. She remembered Ning Fengya saying that Ling Bai had visited Shrek City with different female students from the inner court.

Ling Bai's expression froze slightly. Do I look like a lecherous glutton?

"Regardless of gender, talent and benefits come first," Ling Bai said seriously. "Let's be bold and plan for the regular Shrek Seven Devils."

"It was already a miracle that Mother was able to take Father and Uncle Xie, two of the Seven Freaks, away back then..." Ning Tian hesitated, "Can we do it?"

"Shrek brings you a pillow when you're sleepy, prioritizing profit while ignoring the fickle nature of human nature. Disappointment accumulates gradually, and a building doesn't collapse overnight. What we need to do is seize the opportunity, and..."

A crucial opportunity is approaching...

"Um..."

Just as Ling Bai and Ning Tian were plotting, Wu Feng opened her crimson eyes a crack. From this angle, she suddenly realized that Ling Bai's profile was incredibly handsome, like the warm winter sun, gentle and clear. His long golden hair, gently blowing in the wind, fell on her face, tickling and tingling. Then she realized her current state.

Wait, a princess carry?

Wu Feng was stunned. This was the first time in her life she had ever experienced being carried in a princess carry. The feeling of being completely nestled in the arms of a man was very unfamiliar to her, yet she felt inexplicably hot.

Ning Tian, ​​I'm no longer clean!

……

Two weeks passed in the blink of an eye. Master Xuan went to the outer courtyard every day to guide the reserve team. The seven people were divided into different groups each time to fight against each other and cultivate their tacit understanding.

Ning Tian was never targeted or ostracized. She earned her place in the reserve team through her own hard work. The four who got in through connections, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, Xu Sanshi, and Cai Tou, were initially a little guilty when they saw her, but they gradually relaxed and put aside all distractions to focus on training.

Today's training for the reserve team was a little different. Seven students in blood-red school uniforms stood in the center of the arena. Huo Yuhao narrowed his eyes. He only recognized one of them, Ling Bai, who had single-handedly defeated four hundred students from the entire grade.

The answer is obvious, given that there are seven people standing with Ling Bai.

Elder Xuan began, "Everyone's here, so I'll get straight to the point. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament will officially begin in ten days. I believe you can guess each other's identities: the regular Shrek Seven Devils and the Seven Devils Reserve Team. Today, you can get to know each other's abilities."

As he spoke, Elder Xuan turned to the seven reserve team members: "Don't think that you are just spectators in the front row of this competition. Everyone has a chance to play. The opponents in the first few matches are generally weaker. Your appearance will better cover up the abilities of the main team members, especially Xiao Tao and Ling Bai. They are also participating in the Soul Master Competition for the first time, just like you."

The seven were both surprised and delighted, never expecting that the reserve team, who were just there to play a minor role, would have the opportunity to represent Shrek Academy in the competition.

"Alright, everyone introduce yourselves, state your martial spirit and soul power. The reserve team will start first," Elder Xuan said with a smile.

Beibei, being the oldest, was the first to step forward and said, "My name is Beibei, my martial soul is Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus, and I am a level 42 Power Attack Soul Master."

"He Caitou, Level 4 Soul Master."

"Xu Sanshi, Martial Soul: Xuanming Turtle, Level 43 Defensive Soul Master."

"Jiang Nannan, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit, Level 41 Agility-Attack Soul Master."

"Ning Tian, ​​Martial Soul Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Level 36 Support-type Soul Master."

Upon seeing Jiang Nannan and Ning Tian emerge, the eyes of several men in the inner courtyard immediately lit up. Despite being suppressed by the active volcano of the inner courtyard for many years, the two women appeared remarkably beautiful.

"My name is Huo Yuhao, I possess the twin martial souls Spirit Eye Ice Jade Scorpion, and I am a level 23 control and power attack type Great Soul Master."

Finally, Wang Dong puffed out his chest and proudly declared, "Wang Dong, twin martial souls: Goddess of Light Butterfly Haotian Hammer, level 31 Power Attack Soul Master."

The first person to emerge from the inner courtyard was none other than Ma Xiaotao. She always had to act like a lady in front of the newcomers. At this moment, the No. 1 active volcano was much calmer than usual, compared to its usual fiery and explosive nature.

"Ma Xiaotao, Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix, Level 68 Power Attack Soul Emperor."

When she mentioned the number 68, the reserve team members who didn't know Ma Xiaotao gasped in astonishment. 68 at 20 years old—a truly amazing talent.

"Dai Yueheng, White Tiger, Level 64 Powerful Attack Soul Emperor."

"Um?"

Ning Tian suddenly felt a chill beside him. Huo Yuhao seemed a bit strange. Little did he know that Huo Yuhao was desperately suppressing the hatred in his heart. Compared to the deep-seated blood feud of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, the things that had happened to Ning Tian, ​​Wu Feng, and others were at most conflicts.

After Dai Yueheng, Ling Bai stepped forward, a warm smile on his handsome face. He said, "Ling Bai, Martial Soul: Six-Winged Angel, Level 55 Power Attack Soul King."

All seven members of the reserve team had at least met him before; Ling Bai had encountered He Caitou when he went to the Soul Guidance Department to find Ning Tian.

"XiXi, Martial Soul Lightning Leopard, Level 56 Agility-Attack Type Soul King."

"Ling Luochen, Martial Soul Ice Element, Level 56 Control-type Soul King."

"Yao Haoxuan, Martial Soul: Heaven-Shaking Ape, Level 55, Soul King who cultivates both control and support."

"Gongyang Mo, a level 59 support-type Soul King."

The reserve team memorized the martial spirits and soul power levels of the seven main members. Although they were only assisting in the competition, it would definitely be beneficial to remember these details.

All those under twenty years old are above level 55, and there are two Soul Emperor level experts above level 60. These are the top beings of their age in the Inner Academy.

The overwhelmingly high level of the team, consisting entirely of Soul Kings and Soul Emperors, shocked the reserve team members, but also filled them with hope. The reserve team was the next Shrek Seven Devils, and seeing the main team was like seeing their own future. What would it be like if their cultivation broke through to Soul King in five years?

Elder Xuan continued, "Only through battle can you better familiarize yourselves with each other's abilities. Today, your training task is to have a friendly match, also known as the Seven Monsters Mixed Match."

Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng, you two will lead a team.

Ling Bai, you lead a team and have priority to select one regular player and one reserve player each.

"Why?" The reserve team was instantly dumbfounded.

Shouldn't the two Soul Emperors each lead a team?

How can two Soul Emperors team up to fight Ling Bai, a level 55 Soul King?

"You don't understand. Don't be fooled by the fact that your Sister Tao and Brother Yueheng are six-ring Soul Emperors. The one with the strongest raw power among the Shrek Seven Devils is actually Ling Bai," Yao Haoxuan chuckled.

"A level 55 six-winged angel, tsk tsk tsk, if he goes all out, your few reserve teams below the Soul King level won't last ten seconds. To be more precise, that Xuanwu bloodline Xuanming Turtle can only last ten seconds at most."

"Wait, Brother Yao, how did you know I have the Xuanwu bloodline?" Xu Sanshi discovered the key point.

"Forehead……"

Yao Haoxuan realized he had spoken out of turn and immediately covered his mouth, secretly glancing at Elder Xuan. He had gone to watch the battle that day without Elder Xuan's knowledge!

Elder Xuan didn't pay attention to him, but looked at Ling Bai with a wicked smile and said, "By the way, you still have restrictions. You are not allowed to release the Angel Domain. Six-winged angels are not allowed to suppress the Sky Martial Soul at its source. Hmm, don't use the Soul Bone Skill either."

Ling Bai: ? ? ?

You can't use this, you can't use that!

You old man, just ban me already!

(End of this chapter)