Douluo Continent II: Senior Sister, Please Help Me Cultivate

Chapter 373 The Beauty Trap?

After a long while, they arrived at the foot of Shrek City. Looking at the dense array of soul-guided cannons and various soul-guided weapons on the city walls, they felt a chill run down their spines. Shrek City's defenses were truly formidable.

Even a powerful expert at the Title Douluo level would likely be suppressed by this fierce firepower.

Because of the recent invasion by the Body Sect, Shrek Academy's city defenses were rendered useless, and its defensive capabilities were severely inadequate.

After Chen Feng took over, he spent a lot of money to upgrade the defense of Shrek City, and at the same time assigned powerful experts at the Title Douluo level to take turns guarding Shrek City.

With its powerful firepower and the restraint of a Title Douluo-level expert, even a level 95 Super Douluo would find it difficult to break through the city wall.

After a long pause, he glanced at the Shrek Academy's city defenses and then said to a man dressed as a follower, "Go and tell the Shrek Academy's city defense troops that the Star Luo Empire has come to visit."

"Yes, Princess!" A Soul Saint-level expert bowed and stepped out of the group.

After the Soul Saint finished speaking, Xu Jiujiu and his group waited for the higher-ups of Shrek Academy.

Behind him, an elderly man, roughly sixty years old, surrounded by a mysterious purple aura, looked at Shrek City and said, "The last time I came to Shrek City was when I was studying at Shrek Academy. I didn't expect that after decades, Shrek Academy would have changed so much."

Another old woman, with a frail face, white hair, and a face full of wrinkles, said, "Shrek Academy seems to have put a lot of effort into soul tools. My Star Luo Empire should also catch up."

After a long while, he said sweetly to the old woman, "Grandma Wang Xian'er, you're right."

The old man beside him smiled and said, "The Star Luo Empire has also been developing soul tools in recent years, but it is not something that can be caught up with the Sun Moon Empire overnight."

With war imminent, I think it would be better to dedicate resources to cultivating exceptionally talented Soul Masters rather than developing Soul Tools.

"Once the ambitions of the Sun Moon Empire are shattered and the war is over, there will be at least several thousand years of peace. It will then be most appropriate to vigorously develop soul tools."

The old woman standing to the side disagreed, saying, "Top-tier Soul Masters aren't so easy to cultivate. Even those Soul Masters with exceptional talent need at least twenty years to grow into Title Douluo."

"They'd probably be in their forties or fifties by the time they grew up, and by then the war would likely be over."

The old man chuckled and retorted, "Who said it would take that long? Chen Feng, the current Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy, is not even twenty years old yet, and he has already reached the Limit Douluo level."

A helpless smile squeezed out of the old woman's wrinkled face. "Only one Chen Feng has appeared in the entire Douluo Continent in ten thousand years. To compare Chen Feng with other geniuses is simply a joke."

Xu Jiujiu watched the two elderly people chatting and could only smile awkwardly from the side.

Both of these elderly people are Super Douluo-level powerhouses, representing the foundation of the Star Luo Empire. Although she is the only sister of the current Star Luo Empire's emperor and holds a prestigious position, she is still just a junior in front of such Super Douluo.

The old man was Song Yuanxing, the Shattered Star Douluo, with a soul power level of 95. His martial soul was the Shattered Star Light. His martial soul was a mutated martial soul, the first of its kind on the continent, and he even named it himself.

Shattered Star Douluo, with exceptional talent, a special martial soul, and innate full soul power, has already reached the Super Douluo level at only sixty-something years old. (His age is stated in the original novel.)

He is one of the most powerful Title Douluos in the Star Luo Empire. His Shattering Star Light possesses the power of space, or more precisely, the power of space destruction, and its power is extremely formidable.

The old woman is none other than Wang Xian'er, the Immortal Healer Douluo, whose martial soul is Healing Angel. She is the strongest healing-type soul master in the Star Luo Empire, no, it can even be said to be the strongest in the Douluo Continent today.

Xu Jiujiu's minimum goal in this mission to Shrek Academy was to establish a good relationship with Chen Feng, the newly appointed head of the Sea God Pavilion.

The medium goal is to achieve some cooperation with Shrek Academy, and the ultimate goal is to form an alliance between Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, so that Shrek Academy can provide strong support to the Star Luo Empire in the event of war in the future.

The Star Luo Empire's delegation to Shrek Academy this time was extremely impressive. In addition to the two Super Douluo who were in charge, there were also some Soul Saint and Soul Douluo level experts serving as attendants.

While the two Super Douluo were chatting and bickering.

Several people flew out of Shrek City and arrived in front of Xu Jiujiu and his group.

The leader was Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy, and next to him was Xian Lin'er, the dean of the Soul Guidance Department. In addition, there were several teachers at the Soul Douluo level.

Upon learning of the Star Luo Empire's visit to Shrek Academy, the city defense forces immediately relayed the news to the academy's leadership.

The higher-ups at Shrek Academy also attached great importance to the matter, with two Super Douluo, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er, receiving the delegation from the Star Luo Empire.

Yan Shaozhe said loudly, "Haha, the guests from the Star Luo Empire have come from afar and must be tired. Come into the city quickly, Shrek Academy has prepared a banquet and rooms for you."

Xu Jiujiu smiled and said to Yan Shaozhe, "Dean Yan Shaozhe, you're too kind."

Behind Xu Jiujiu, the Shattered Star Douluo and the Immortal Healer Douluo also greeted Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er.

Yan Shaozhe sized up the visiting delegation from the Star Luo Empire. He thought to himself, "Shattered Star Douluo and Immortal Healer Douluo, two Super Douluo-level powerhouses. The Star Luo Empire is taking this mission very seriously; their purpose must be significant."

Then Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er began exchanging pleasantries with the people from the Star Luo Empire.

While chatting casually, Yan Shaozhe subtly probed for information about the Star Luo Empire's purpose in coming to Shrek Academy.

Although Yan Shaozhe is a bit petty, he is commendable in other aspects.

They quickly figured out the purpose of the Star Luo Empire's visit to Shrek Academy by subtly probing the situation.

Then Yan Shaozhe treated Xu Jiujiu and the others to a good meal and drinks, treating them to a proper meal.

Privately, he passed the message to his subordinates, instructing them to tell Chen Feng.

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At this moment, at Ling Luochen's home.

After absorbing the 100,000-year-old soul bone, Ling Luochen's spiritual power reached the realm of tangible yet intangible, and Chen Feng could then cultivate his soul with Ling Luochen.

After absorbing the 100,000-year-old head soul bone, the first thing Ling Luochen did was to immediately find out what kind of soul skill the 100,000-year-old soul bone had brought her.

Soon, Ling Luochen's eyes widened, and she exclaimed happily, "Is this the skill of a 100,000-year-old Soul Bone? This is too powerful!"

Chen Feng, standing to the side, asked Ling Luochen with great interest, "Oh, Chen'er, what kind of skills has this 100,000-year-old soul bone brought you?"

Ling Luochen skipped over to Chen Feng. She hugged Chen Feng's neck, then whispered in his ear, "I won't tell you, hehe."

Chen Feng rolled his eyes, pinched Ling Luochen's little bottom, and said, "Alright, you're keeping me in suspense. If you don't tell me, I'll give you a good beating later! I'll make sure your bottom is so swollen you can't get out of bed."

Upon hearing this, Ling Luochen immediately recalled the times before when his legs felt as weak as noodles and his sister's body swelled up like a steamed bun.

From the heart, he said, "Hehe, I was just kidding. I'll tell you now. This 100,000-year-old soul bone gave me two soul skills. One is a mental soul skill, and the other is an amplification soul skill."

The mental-type soul skill, named Blue Whale's Sway, is a mental attack soul skill that can mobilize mental power to deliver a mental blow to the enemy.

The second soul skill is called Blue Whale's Blessing. For one minute, it greatly increases a soul master's attack power and speed. The increase in attack power is so significant that it could directly elevate me to the Soul Douluo level.

Ling Luochen happily said to Chen Feng, "As expected of a treasure coveted by countless soul masters, a soul bone of 100,000 years is truly too powerful."

It actually boosted my attack power to the level of a Soul Douluo. During the duration of this Soul Bone skill, I was even able to hold my own against a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.

Chen Feng listened to Ling Luochen's words and said with a smile, "Those bottom-tier Title Douluo experts are generally not very strong, but with their ultimate martial souls and the power of their 100,000-year soul bone skills, they are indeed capable of fighting against them."

Just as Chen Feng and Ling Luochen were chatting and laughing, a message suddenly came from the communication soul tool on Chen Feng's wrist. (Communication soul tools already existed in Douluo Continent II, but their range was limited.)

Although the communication soul tool has a distance limitation, it can still transmit messages smoothly within the Shrek Academy area.

As for those communication soul tools that can transmit messages over longer distances, only the Sun Moon Empire possesses that kind of technology.

As the head of the Sea God Pavilion, Chen Feng's communication soul tool would beep twice every few days. Of course, he wouldn't be bothered by ordinary matters, but anything that could be transmitted was not a small matter.

Chen Feng opened his communication soul tool and saw the message on it, immediately finding it interesting.

Princess Xu Jiujiu of the Star Luo Empire and two Super Douluo-level powerhouses actually came to Shrek Academy.

Ling Luochen, who was standing nearby, also saw the message and said, "Xu Jiujiu? Wasn't the captain of Star Luo Royal Academy named Xu Jiujiu in the last All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament?"

Ling Luochen immediately recalled a stunningly beautiful woman with blonde hair and blue eyes.

Then Ling Luochen turned to Chen Feng and smiled, "Chen Feng, the Star Luo Empire sent a princess, and a great beauty at that. Is she trying to seduce you?"

Chen Feng stroked his chin, patted Ling Luochen's butt, and said, "Who knows? Your husband is so outstanding, there are definitely too many people who want to seduce me."

Ling Luochen was joking, but upon hearing Chen Feng's words, she immediately scoffed, "Xu Jiujiu is a princess, after all. She couldn't possibly be so shameless, could she?"

Chen Feng smiled slightly but did not answer Ling Luochen's question.

However, he knew in his heart that members of the royal family had virtually no moral bottom line. As long as the benefits were enough, they might not only use seduction, but even actively throw themselves at him.

Chen Feng glanced at the communication soul tool in his hand and then ignored it. Generally speaking, Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er were enough for such trivial matters.

As the dean of Shrek Academy and a Super Douluo-level powerhouse, he is roughly on par with the ruler of a nation; if not on equal footing, he is certainly in the same league.

The Sea God Pavilion Master, on the other hand, is a being who can suppress the entire continent with his own power.

In terms of status, even the ruler of a country cannot compare. If an emperor dies in a country, a new emperor can easily be chosen; after all, there are so many people with royal blood. One dies and another is replaced—it's not a big deal, and the impact on the country is minimal. But for Shrek Academy, losing the Sea God Pavilion Master would be an absolute catastrophe. The Sea God Pavilion Master is the pillar of Shrek Academy, its unwavering and transcendent guarantee.

Without the Sea God Pavilion Master and lacking the strength of Limit Douluo, Shrek Academy's status will definitely be greatly diminished.

If no Limit Douluo-level powerhouse succeeds to the position of Pavilion Master for an extended period, Shrek Academy may be attacked by a joint force from the Douluo Three Kingdoms and past adversaries.

(In the original novel, Xuanzi succeeded to the position because there was a gap in the line of Limit Douluo, so he was chosen from among the shorter ones. After Xuanzi took the helm, Shrek Academy kept a low profile, did not get involved in major events, and simply focused on maintaining the status quo.)

The previous Sea God Pavilion Master, Elder Mu, always resided in the Sea God Pavilion at Shrek Academy. He never visited other forces and generally didn't inquire about their affairs, leaving them to Yan Shaozhe and other elders to handle.

While Mu Lao's paralysis and lack of vitality were contributing factors, it also demonstrates the Sea God Pavilion Master's status as a Limit Douluo powerhouse.

Chen Feng is young and strong now, so he doesn't need to be a hands-off manager like Elder Mu. His reputation in Douluo Continent is top-notch, and not just anyone can meet him. He can meet the Star Luo Empire's visit this time, or he can choose not to.

To outsiders, Chen Feng is now a powerhouse at the Limit Douluo level, a legend on the continent!

After the news of Poison Undying being defeated by Chen Feng spread widely.

Chen Feng has been hailed as the greatest genius in Douluo Continent in ten thousand years!

Most people believe that even Tang San, the Sea God from ten thousand years ago, was far inferior to Chen Feng.

The people of mainland China have discerning eyes; they can tell whether Tang San is capable or not by comparison.

Seeing that Ling Luochen had finished absorbing the soul bone, Chen Feng patted Ling Luochen's head and then returned to the Sea God Pavilion to continue absorbing the dragon pill.

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In the afternoon, at the Shrek Academy's reception room outside the academy.

Princess Xu Jiujiu, the envoy of the Star Luo Empire, Song Yuanxing, the Shattered Star Douluo, and Yan Shaozhe of Shrek Academy, among others, sat indoors.

As for the Immortal Doctor Douluo Wang Xian'er, she went to discuss things with Elder Zhuang of the Sea God Pavilion.

Wang Xian'er and Elder Zhuang are the only two healing-type Super Douluo in the Douluo Continent today. Now that they've come together, they naturally have a lot to talk about.

Yan Shaozhe said to Shattered Star Douluo Song Yuanxing with emotion, "Brother Song, I never thought you would break through to Super Douluo. You've really left me, the old guard, on the beach."

Yan Shaozhe is now over ninety years old, while Song Yuanxing, the Shattered Star Douluo, is only in his sixties, a full thirty years younger than Yan Shaozhe.

It can only be said that Yan Shaozhe's progress is rather unsatisfactory.

Originally, in principle, after Elder Mu's death, the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master should have been chosen from among the disciples such as Yan Shaozhe.

Master Mu had four disciples, but only Yan Shaozhe inherited his mantle.

Because of their martial soul attributes, characters like Xian Lin'er, Cai Mei'er, and Qian Duoduo were unable to learn Elder Mu's unique skills.

Master Mu's guidance was merely a reference and a source of inspiration for Xian Lin'er and the others.

Yan Shaozhe's martial soul is the Phoenix of Light, which, like Elder Mu's Holy Dragon of Light, is a beast martial soul of the light attribute.

Therefore, Elder Mu is focusing on cultivating Yan Shaozhe, and in the future, he plans to help Yan Shaozhe break through to the Limit Douluo level and inherit the position of the Sea God Pavilion Master.

However... Yan Shaozhe is really disappointing, he's stuck at level 95 Super Douluo.

Seeing that Yan Shaozhe was not up to par, Elder Mu had no choice but to select someone else as the successor to the Sea God Pavilion Master. He first considered Zhang Lexuan, and then Chen Feng suddenly appeared and, with his indisputable talent, forcefully occupied the position.

Upon hearing Yan Shaozhe's words, Shattered Star Douluo couldn't help but smile.

When he enrolled at Shrek Academy, Yan Shaozhe was already over forty years old and a renowned Title Douluo powerhouse.

However, decades later, he, the younger generation, has caught up with Yan Shaozhe.

This joy, surpassing that of the older generation of powerhouses, made Shattered Star Douluo somewhat proud.

Although Song Yuanxing was somewhat proud, he still smiled and said, "Not at all, after level ninety-five, each level of progress is extremely difficult, and it is common to spend decades."

Who knows, in another two years, Brother Yan might unleash his accumulated power and break through to level 96 in soul power. As for me, I might be stuck at level 95 for decades.”

Yan Shaozhe: ￣へ￣ I called you "brother", and you actually started calling me brother!

And so, everyone flattered and complimented each other, and after chatting for a while, those present had rested, eaten, and drunk their fill.

And so we got down to business.

Xu Jiujiu smiled graciously and said, "Not long ago, the Body Sect invaded Shrek Academy, causing considerable losses to the school."

Shrek Academy has cultivated countless talents for the Douluo Three Kingdoms, for which the Star Luo Empire is deeply grateful.

"Today, on behalf of Emperor Xu Jiawei of the Star Luo Empire, I present Shrek Academy with ten million Gold Soul Coins as a token of my appreciation."

Yan Shaozhe didn't take it seriously. Although ten million gold soul coins was a lot, it was not something Shrek Academy cared about.

Moreover, nobody believed that the Star Luo Empire would go to such lengths just to send aid.

Yan Shaozhe said, "I am grateful for the gift of ten million gold soul coins from Emperor Xu Jiawei of Xingluo. I will use it to purchase cultivation resources and soul tools to train the outer students of Shrek Academy this semester."

On behalf of all the students of Shrek Academy's Outer Division, I thank His Majesty Xu Jiawei.

Upon hearing this, Xu Jiujiu suddenly felt unsure how to proceed. If Yan Shaozhe accepted the money directly, he would be indebted to him.

She could have moved on directly, but Yan Shaozhe said that the money would be used to train students in the outer academy of Shrek Academy, which was a bit awkward.

However, Xu Jiujiu was quite thick-skinned and immediately continued, "Shrek Academy truly lives up to its reputation as the number one academy on the continent. Such demeanor is truly admirable."

When I arrived, I learned that Shrek Academy planned to hand over the nobles and Soul Masters who committed wrongdoings during the low-to-mid-level inspection missions to our Star Luo Empire for handling, while Shrek Academy would only be responsible for supervision and inspection.

My elder brother entrusted me with this important matter. In my opinion, these wicked nobles and soul masters should naturally be killed.

Even if Shrek Academy doesn't kill them, our Star Luo Empire will. Therefore, I hope to reach a certain cooperation with Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy's intelligence can be fully shared with that of our Star Luo Empire. We can also jointly establish a department to execute those evil noble soul masters.

"Let us join hands and cooperate deeply to ensure that evil has nowhere to hide in the Douluo Continent..."

He spoke at length, his words implying that he wanted to connect the Star Luo Empire and Shrek Academy as much as possible, binding them together as a whole.

In that case, Shrek Academy will have to help the Star Luo Empire in future wars.

Yan Shaozhe thought to himself, "Little brat, you're still a long way from being able to play mind games with me."

Yan Shaozhe immediately spoke, but his words were like playing Tai Chi, completely evasive, and all talk of cooperation, binding together, and advancing hand in hand was just empty talk.

After rambling on and on for a long time, they still couldn't get any substantial agreement or cooperation from Yan Shaozhe.

After a long while, his mouth was dry and his throat parched. Looking at Yan Shaozhe, who was calm and composed, he felt that he was still too inexperienced and no match for this seasoned veteran.

Ultimately, they decided to find a breakthrough by dealing with Chen Feng. After all, Chen Feng was a young man, and the two were quite familiar with each other, so he was definitely not as difficult to deal with as Yan Shaozhe.

Moreover, establishing a good relationship with Chen Feng, the head of the Sea God Pavilion, is the minimum objective of this mission.

After a long silence, he immediately said, "Dean Yan Shaozhe, besides wanting to discuss cooperation with Shrek Academy, I also want to meet Pavilion Master Chen."

"Master Chen and I are good friends. We haven't seen each other for many years since the last All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament, and we miss each other dearly."

After saying that, he looked longing for a long time.

Yan Shaozhe: (_) Could it be that Chen Feng's woman again? Wouldn't that make Xu Jiujiu Xiao Tao's rival? Should I, as Xiao Tao's master, eliminate Xu Jiujiu for her sake?

Xian Lin'er, who was standing to the side, listened to the conversation for a long time, curled her lips, and spat inwardly, "Another woman, so fickle."

Xian Lin'er now admires Chen Feng's strength and ability, but she can't agree with his philandering and fickle nature in relationships.

For a moment, the entire reception room fell silent.

The Shattered Star Douluo, who had been holding the fort for a long time, couldn't get a word in edgewise. He was focused on cultivation and wasn't particularly skilled in this area, so he didn't know what to say.

But now he knows what to say: isn't this just a young couple's relationship problem?

"Brother Shaozhe, let the young people handle their own affairs."

(End of this chapter)