Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 144 Preparations for the Battle of Souls

"Knock knock knock..."

Upon arriving at the dean's office, Zhang Lexuan raised her hand and knocked on the door. After a short while, a steady yet gentle voice came from inside.

"Please come in."

Ye Qing pushed open the door and walked in, followed closely by Zhang Lexuan, and the two loosened their clasped hands.

What came into view was a woman with gray hair, but her face had few wrinkles. Instead, she had the mature and elegant look of a woman in her thirties. At this moment, she was slightly bowing her head and writing something on the document in front of her.

Hearing the door open, she looked up at Ye Qing and Zhang Lexuan.

Ye Qing recognized the face; it was Cai Meier, Yan Shaozhe's wife and one of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion.

"Our little monster has finally entered the inner courtyard. We old folks have been waiting for quite a while now." Cai Meier looked up and smiled as soon as she saw Ye Qing. "I can't wait to see you, this little monster who can absorb a 100,000-year-old spirit ring with just your fifth one."

"Dean Cai." Ye Qing and Zhang Lexuan greeted Cai Meier together, and then sat down in the chairs in front of her desk.

"The training in the inner courtyard is too intense. The outer courtyard is more relaxed and it's also more helpful for me to digest the power of the 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone. So I stayed in the outer courtyard for an extra year," Ye Qing replied with a smile.

Cai Meier looked at Ye Qing with admiration in her eyes and said gently, "The difference between the inner and outer courtyards isn't that big for you. As long as you understand which environment is more beneficial to your cultivation, that's enough."

"I understand." Ye Qing nodded.

"I won't say anything more. You grew up in the inner courtyard, so you should know the rules of the inner courtyard. If you don't know, just ask Lexuan." Cai Meier glanced at Zhang Lexuan, who was standing next to Ye Qing like a timid wife, and said with a hint of teasing.

"This is the identification symbol and equipment of the Inspection Team. Your inner school uniform and badge are also inside. The ring needs to be bound to your blood, so you can complete it here. I also need to register your information."

Cai Meier handed over a ring with a small green Shrek emblem on the face.

This is a symbol representing the Shrek Surveillance Corps. After being bound to a master by blood, it can only function when worn by the owner whose aura is connected to the ring. Once bound to a master, it cannot be bound to a second master. It is an important credential for members of the Surveillance Corps to distinguish friend from foe.

Every inner court disciple has one of these rings. Ye Qing didn't hesitate. He picked up the ring and gently ran his index finger across the Shrek emblem on the ring face. A drop of blood then merged into the ring.

There's no need to worry about any conspiracy behind this. In short, Shrek Academy's research on soul tools isn't that impressive yet.

Being able to distinguish friend from foe is already the limit. You know that Qian Duoduo and Xian Lin'er don't have the ability to add other functions.

Furthermore, Shrek Academy doesn't need to make a big deal out of a ring that symbolizes status.

After the blood oath was performed, Ye Qing was able to use his mental power to examine the items in the ring: five sets of inner school uniforms made exactly to his size, three red Shrek monster inner school badges, three sets of dark green full-body robes, three Shrek monster masks that covered his face, and ten signal flares with different uses.

There are five types of signal flares: distress, assembly, retreat, attack, and danger. There are two of each type, and they are essential items for the monitoring team when carrying out missions.

It's worth mentioning that the Inner Court doesn't charge for replenishing these items. Any item damage incurred during missions can be reimbursed by the Inner Court, and new items can be obtained after the mission is completed.

Only the inner-school uniform needs to be replaced at your own expense if it is damaged.

Cai Meier waited silently until Ye Qing finished checking all the items before speaking again: "Originally, as a freshman in the inner academy, you only had a three-month adaptation period before you would start taking on the supervisory team's missions. But this year is a bit special."

"Is it because of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament next year?" Ye Qing raised an eyebrow.

"That's right, because of the Soul Fighting Tournament." Cai Meier nodded. "Your age meets the requirements for the Soul Fighting Tournament, and your strength is even greater than that of Soul Saint Le Xuan. You will definitely be a participant in this Soul Fighting Tournament. In addition to you, other eligible students from the Inner Academy will also need to participate in the selection process."

"Of course, our inner court actually started working on this last year, but this year, due to your unexpected situation, Xiao Tao's evil fire can be resolved by you. This means that in the next competition, we can add Xiao Tao, a Soul Emperor, to our team."

"In addition, you also need to join the team, which completely disrupted our team from last year. So we'll just reorganize this year and build a more complete and stronger team to participate in the competition. You will also need to spend a lot of time cultivating team synergy and discussing various tactics. The seven players participating in the competition do not need to take on the monitoring team mission this year."

Ye Qing nodded silently.

He wasn't too surprised by this. Even with his hidden strength, he was already powerful enough to dominate the entire inner courtyard. Even a Soul Saint wouldn't be a match for him.

He will definitely be one of the participants in this competition.

As for Douluo Continent... it's quite amazing. What was originally a friendly competition seems to become directly linked to dignity and honor in the main storyline. Even if it means risking your life, you still have to win the competition.

Moreover, in order to win the match, all sorts of insidious tricks such as cheating, eye-gouging, and groin-grabbing are used without any psychological pressure.

Such a unique experience is not to be missed. Ye Qing decided to first become the captain Dangdang and experience the classic storyline of this competition.

"When does the selection competition start?" Ye Qing asked.

"Three months from now, you new students from the inner academy need to get used to life there," Cai Meier said with a smile. "Besides, the outer academy also admitted two promising students this year, and they have a good chance of becoming part of the team."

"You mean Ling Luochen and Yao Haoxuan?" Ye Qing's heart skipped a beat as he recalled Ling Luochen's aloof face and Yao Haoxuan's thin, sleazy figure adorned with gold and silver and dressed in lavish attire.

"That's right, they're both Soul Kings now. After they meditate once at the Golden Tree, their cultivation level will very likely reach the mid-stage of Soul King next year. That strength is enough for them to become the backbone of the team." Cai Meier nodded, then asked curiously, "Ye Qing, what's your cultivation level now? Are you confident you can reach Soul Emperor before next year's competition?"

"..."

Will I be promoted to Soul Emperor next year?

Reverse boosting, right?

Ye Qing almost burst out laughing, and it took her a while to suppress it.

(End of this chapter)