Douluo Continent: The Holy Evil Emperor.

Chapter 164 Ordered to Show Off, Insert!

The pleasant and relaxed life always passes in the blink of an eye. The first thing Ye Qing did upon returning to Shrek Academy was to be caught by Yan Shaozhe and thrown into the regular team.

"I've let you relax for a vacation, it's time to get serious! You have to participate in this Soul Fighting Tournament, don't even think about slacking off anymore," Yan Shaozhe said, holding up a finger.

Yan Shaozhe's intention was simple, or rather, it was the unanimous intention of the old men of the Sea God Pavilion, and even Mu En did not object.

As for the reason? It's quite simple.

Some might think that a genius like Ye Qing, who hasn't fully matured yet, shouldn't show his face in public, but should instead develop quietly to avoid being stifled by other forces.

But in reality, Shrek Academy has dominated the Douluo Continent for ten thousand years. Only Shrek Academy has ever been able to run rampant in the Douluo Continent. What force would dare to stifle Shrek's geniuses?

Stifling geniuses is an act that occurs between forces of similar strength to prevent the other from surpassing them, thus jeopardizing their own power or causing them to decline under the other's suppression.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was like that back then. They were a support-type sect, with only the Sword Bone Douluo to hold their own. The next generation of Title Douluo had not yet appeared, and their own inheritance was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul.

To prevent other forces from growing stronger and threatening the future of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Ning Fengzhi, that scoundrel, loves nothing more than recruiting or eliminating geniuses.

But given the circumstances of the Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect era, what power would dare to stifle Shrek Academy's genius?

Putting aside the fact that Shrek Academy already holds the most transcendent position, their status and strength are undeniable, regardless of whether they are suppressed or not. And if such a thing were done, the old guard at Shrek Academy would definitely explode. They can tolerate their students "gloriously sacrificing" themselves during inspection missions, but that doesn't mean they can tolerate their geniuses being stifled by other forces.

This is a provocation, this is a slap in the face. Those old fogies in the Sea God Pavilion will definitely not tolerate it. When the time comes, more than a dozen Title Douluos will come out in full force, and even the major empires will be terrified.

Therefore, Yan Shaozhe and his group never considered the possibility that Ye Qing would be killed. Of course, they would also send people to follow and protect him.

The absence of this possibility does not mean they will not take precautions.

Xuanzi's presence on the team was precisely for this purpose. According to their thinking, having Xuanzi, the second strongest member of Shrek Academy at level 98, accompany the team to protect Ye Qing was enough to prove their high regard for him and to deter other forces from having any designs on Ye Qing.

Now let's go back to the original topic.

Why did Yan Shaozhe and the others insist on having Ye Qing participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament and make a name for himself in front of all the forces?

The answer is simple: deterrence. Let others know that Shrek Academy is still Shrek Academy. Not only are we the strongest force in Douluo Continent now, but our next generation will also have powerful figures who can make the final decision.

The main target of this deterrence was not the Douluo Three Kingdoms; that was just a side effect. The primary objective was to intimidate the Sun Moon Empire.

Nowadays, any leader of a major power can see that the Sun Moon Empire is becoming increasingly restless. The old guard at Shrek Academy can also see this. They don't want the Sun Moon Empire to have any restless behavior, so they will use various means to deter it.

Military deterrence is naturally the simplest, most direct, and most effective form of deterrence.

Ye Qing was unaware of the intricacies involved. He only knew that a trip to the Soul Fighting Tournament would definitely earn him a lot of reputation, which would be of great benefit to his future control of Shrek Academy.

To put it more simply: Ye Qing wanted to show off.

It's that simple.

So Ye Qing didn't ignore Yan Shaozhe's advice and followed him to the Soul Fighting Zone. As before, the Soul Fighting Zone was already booked out, but this time Ye Qing had Yan Shaozhe with him, so he naturally wouldn't be stopped again.

There are still two days until the start of the semester, but the start dates for the inner and outer colleges are not the same. Moreover, they are a team that will participate in the competition in two months, so it is normal for them to come back and assemble early.

When Ye Qing and Yan Shaozhe entered the Soul Arena, a fierce battle was raging on the stage.

One side consisted of seven powerful senior students from the inner academy, while the other side consisted of a regular team of seven, led by Ma Xiaotao.

Shrek Academy has no shortage of geniuses, so it's easy for them to assemble a team to serve as sparring partners for the main team. The inner academy also won't let them work for free. After helping the main team train, it can be considered that they have completed three inspection team missions.

In the end, it's still working for free...

The team composed of senior students from the inner court was also extremely prestigious, with all seven members being Soul Emperors, and three of them being old acquaintances of Ye Qing.

One of them was Xue Zhenyu, who was holding an ice sword and beating Chen Zifeng down.

The second is Mingjing, a support character with long, flowing hair who sits at the back of the team, watching the show while buffing her teammates.

Thirdly, there was Yang Jingjun, as imposing as a mountain, who held a shield and defended Soul Emperor Dai Yueheng with impenetrable defense.

Although Ye Qing wasn't very familiar with the others, he had heard of them to some extent. One of them was Wu Ming, the Golden Crow Saintess who was fighting fiercely with Ma Xiaotao. At this time, she had not yet broken through to the Soul Saint level, but her soul power cultivation had reached level 69, and her martial soul strength was almost the same as Ma Xiaotao's.

Golden and purplish-red flames continuously exploded into numerous fireballs, causing the people fighting nearby to be distracted and dodge from time to time.

A flawless version after careful inspection!

Yan Shaozhe, who had arrived at the Soul Arena, did not make a sound, but silently waited for them to finish this training match.

The final result was not unexpected. As fellow inner court disciples, even with Ma Xiaotao and Dai Yueheng giving their all, the other five's inferior soul power cultivation could not hide their decline.

The battle ultimately ended in defeat for the main team.

The only one who didn't lose was Ma Xiaotao. Even though her soul power cultivation was two levels lower than Wu Ming's, they still fought fiercely and evenly. This is what you call losing to your teammates, not me.

win!

Of course, the purpose of the training match is not to determine a winner, otherwise a team of all Soul Emperors would not have been formed to fight against the regular team. The real purpose of the battle is to test tactics and cultivate their teamwork.

After the battle, the tense atmosphere between the two teams dissipated and they became harmonious again, chatting and laughing as they prepared to leave the arena.

They see each other all the time in the inner courtyard, and their battles are just for training, so they naturally don't fight with swords drawn, and they don't keep a long face after the battle.

Just as they were about to leave the arena, Yan Shaozhe, who had been watching, clapped his hands.

"I have something to announce, everyone come and listen."

I, Ye Qing, am coming to join your... team!

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P.S.: It's my birthday today, so I don't have much time to write. There are still three more chapters to be released gradually, so I can't release them all at once like before. Please forgive me, brothers.

Love you all~

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