Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

However, after Shrek Academy committed a series of shameless acts during the Soul Fighting Tournament, Xiao Hongchen's positive impression of Shrek Academy shattered.

Furthermore, with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy winning the championship, his former respect for Shrek Academy had essentially vanished.

Right now, Xiao Hongchen just wants to gather more information about Shrek Academy's regular team members, because as long as there is enough information, it can give the Sun and Moon team a certain advantage.

In the last Soul Battle Tournament, these guys withdrew from the competition due to cheating, so the Sun Moon Empire was unable to gather much information. As for letting He Caitou fight Xu Sanshi, it was only to more accurately know the two's soul skills and fighting styles.

During this period, he only learned from Huo Yuhao that He Caitou had chosen to betray Shrek Academy, but he did not know the reason for He Caitou's betrayal.

However, Xiao Hongchen also had some guesses. Judging from the stain of stealing the soul tool blueprints, He Caitou was very likely to have betrayed Shrek Academy in order to become a stronger soul master.

Xiao Hongchen asked, "Lin Xi, who do you think will win?"

Lin Xi pondered for a moment and said, "Of course Xu Sanshi will win. Although the general public believes that Soul Masters below the Soul Saint level are stronger than Soul Masters, there is currently a problem: the Soul Masters of Shrek Academy are weaker than the Soul Masters of Sun Moon Academy."

“I have observed the soul masters of Shrek Academy. I think their evaluation criteria for soul masters are not strict enough. Take the level 5 soul masters of Shrek as an example. I feel that the quality of the level 5 soul tools they make is too poor. If they were in Sun Moon Academy, people who can barely make level 5 soul tools would only be considered level 4 soul masters.”

Xiao Hongchen nodded, a look of agreement on his face. The evaluation criteria for Soul Masters in the Sun and Moon Sect are actually quite strict. Therefore, if someone's Soul Tool barely passes the test, they will definitely not be able to become a higher-level Soul Master.

But it's different at Shrek Academy. The standards there are relatively lenient, which leads to a wide range of quality among Soul Masters of the same level at Shrek Academy.

Xiao Hongchen said, "I guess it will be a one-sided crushing victory later. It's a pity that the reputation of the predecessors of the Soul Masters will be ruined by He Caitou. Of course, in the final analysis, it is not He Caitou's fault. After all, he did not receive a good Soul Master education, so he naturally cannot show the true strength of a Soul Master."

"Oh, so this is your opinion on winning or losing? I think He Caitou has a better chance of winning." Wang Yan walked over at this moment, looking at the two of them with a smile on his face.

As the former coach of the Shrek Academy team, he did not receive any special punishment. After all, in the last Soul Battle Tournament, Xuanzi was the one who really did something wrong.

Wang Yan was even reassigned to the inner court by the Sea God Pavilion for speaking out for the students, where he was put in charge of theoretical research rather than teaching.

Although his status had risen significantly, Wang Yan was still somewhat dissatisfied with the elders of the Sea God Pavilion. He knew that Xuanzi was very important and an indispensable part of the academy, but when he thought of the students' corpses and Shrek Academy's reputation for cheating, he felt somewhat unhappy.

After all, Xuanzi only received some minor punishment.

What's the point of letting Xuanzi step down as deputy head of the Shrek Academy's inspection team? He might even be happy to lose that position!

After all, this would give Xuanzi more time to drink and eat chicken legs.

“Teacher Wang Yan,” Xiao Hongchen looked at Wang Yan with some doubt, “you seem to have a lot of confidence in He Caitou?”

“Of course, I think He Caitou will win.” Wang Yan nodded. “You’ll see soon enough.”

Then all three of them turned their gazes toward the playing field, and sure enough, after a while, He Caitou won by bombarding the field with artillery fire.

Some gamblers who had bet on Xu Sanshi to win even put on a stern face when they saw this.

During this time, Xiao Hongchen also learned about most of the two's soul skills and fighting styles.

However, to his surprise, He Caitou's combat strength was quite remarkable. Even within the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, He Caitou would be considered an excellent Soul Master.

"No wonder Yuhao wanted to turn him against his own side. It seems that He Caitou is also a genius among Soul Masters. Yuhao's judgment is as good as ever." Xiao Hongchen thought to himself as he turned his gaze to Wang Yan beside him.

He cleared his throat and said, "Teacher Wang Yan, your judgment is correct. I feel that He Caitou can win. On the one hand, it is because he is quite skilled as a Soul Master. On the other hand, it is because some of Xu Sanshi's Soul Skills can only be more effective when the opponent is unaware of them, and He Caitou is obviously quite familiar with Xu Sanshi."

Wang Yan nodded: "You're right. He Caitou's victory is indeed related to these two reasons. He is an excellent soul master trained by our Shrek Academy."

Shrek Academy's training of Soul Masters and Soul Instructors is undoubtedly on the right track. In my opinion, the excellent environment of Shrek Academy can indeed cultivate outstanding students.

He thought to himself that He Caitou was, after all, the only trainer of the Extreme Individual Soldier Project in the Soul Guidance Department. Unless Xu Sanshi's bloodline awakened and his martial soul transformed, Xu Sanshi really didn't have much of a chance of winning against He Caitou, who was equipped with a whole set of soul guidance cannons.

Xiao Hongchen shook his head and immediately began to refute Wang Yan: "Teacher Wang Yan, I think there are some problems with what you said."

If He Caitou were in a different environment, his achievements in the field of Soul Master would definitely be even greater.

I admit Shrek Academy helped him, but the root of He Caitou's strength ultimately lies with himself.

Chapter 260 The Evil Soul Master Tang San Appears!

"Just like the reason why Shrek Academy can become the number one soul master academy on the continent, it is essentially because many geniuses are willing to come here to study."

Without those genius soul masters, even with the formidable reputation established by the original Seven Devils, Shrek Academy would not have been able to grow into the number one soul master academy on the continent.

Take the original Seven Devils as an example. The biggest reason they succeeded was their own excellence, not the excellent environment of Shrek Academy.

"Back then, Shrek Academy was just a very small academy, and it couldn't compare with other academies at all."

The cultivation resources it provided to the original Seven Devils were far less than those of the Spirit Hall Academy back then.

In my opinion, the success of the original Seven Devils was related to Shrek Academy, but not significantly so.

"If the original Seven Devils had given up Shrek Academy and chosen a better training environment, they could have achieved success much faster."

"Moreover, when I first entered Shrek Academy, I saw a school motto that was 'There are no useless martial souls, only useless soul masters.' But is that really the case?"

The students at Shrek Academy are generally quite talented.

After all, Shrek Academy has very high admission standards, so how could it possibly produce useless Soul Masters?

Those Soul Masters with weak talent, even if they are specially recruited, will probably be expelled soon.

Therefore, I believe that in most cases, a useless martial soul is a useless soul master.

Of course, a "useless soul master" does not necessarily mean a "useless soul coach"; this distinction is important.

Upon hearing Xiao Hongchen's "unorthodox" words, Wang Yan remained silent for a while.

He felt that Xiao Hongchen's words made some sense. Although they were not groundbreaking, they made him realize some of the problems in the academy again.

He had previously sided with the Shrek Academy teachers, which had numbed him and caused him to ignore those problems.

"Xiao Hongchen, your perspective on issues is different from mine, which is why you have come to completely opposite conclusions."

But I still believe that in this world, there are no useless martial spirits, only useless soul masters.” Wang Yan decided to argue his point.

He has feelings for Shrek Academy and wants to speak up for Shrek Academy's ancestral motto.

Moreover, he also works at Shrek Academy!

He couldn't very well say that Shrek Academy was bad in front of Xiao Hongchen, an "outsider"! Would he still be able to continue being a Shrek teacher?

Xiao Hongchen sighed: "Teacher Wang Yan, please stop deceiving yourself."

If you think this school motto is correct, then please find more specific examples that conform to this motto.

Whether you can find me or not, I hope to talk to you about the theories related to Soul Master team battles.

The conversation will take place at my place. Lin Xi and I will be leaving now. You are welcome to come and see me anytime if you wish.

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In a Holy Spirit Church settlement.

Blue Silver Saintess Tang Ya was leading a group of Holy Spirit Cult elders and a group of outstanding Holy Spirit Cult disciples into a pavilion.

The attic houses the most revered figure among the Holy Spirit Cult—the Holy Emperor.

The so-called Holy Emperor is actually a deity worshipped by the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Regardless of whether this deity truly exists or what the evil spirit masters truly think, at present, every evil spirit master outwardly believes that this deity truly exists and will continue to protect the evil spirit masters of the Holy Spirit Cult.

According to the first leader of the Holy Spirit Cult, evil spirit masters all possess powerful martial spirits and can generally fight opponents of higher levels; there must be a reason for this.

So what is the reason? It can only be that the Holy Emperor bestowed evil martial souls upon evil soul masters, so every evil soul master is actually a chosen one of the gods.

After all, according to the Holy Spirit Cult, the Holy Emperor is a deity and the progenitor of evil soul masters. Every Holy Spirit Cult leader, though called a leader, is actually a figure similar to the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and is granted divine authority by the Holy Emperor.

The Holy Son and Holy Daughter are those who serve the Holy Emperor. They descended to earth to assist the Holy Spirit Cult in becoming stronger.

To express their reverence for the Holy Emperor, the secret code within the Holy Spirit Cult even includes the phrase "Long live the Holy Emperor."

Soon, the group arrived at a wall with a table on it. On the table was a black statue of a god, holding an ancient-style trident in its hand.

Tang Ya said, "Everyone, let us pray together to the Holy Emperor, asking for his protection. May the Holy Emperor live a long and prosperous life and forever bless the Holy Church."

Then she began reciting the prayer: "Praise be to the Holy Emperor..."

The elders and disciples present all began to chant the blessing along with Tang Ya, their loud and orderly voices echoing throughout the pavilion.

Each person wore a devout expression, as if they were about to completely dedicate their body and soul to the Holy Emperor.

Of course, the evil spirit masters' devotion to the Holy Emperor is actually very low. After all, faith in the Holy Emperor cannot bring immediate benefits, and without benefits, there is no motivation.

For a ruthless evil spirit master, being able to put on this act and do something that seems like a "routine" is already quite impressive.

As for asking them to wholeheartedly believe in the Holy Emperor, that is almost impossible.

.....

Outside Douluo Star.

Tang San looked somewhat dejectedly at a place on the planet shrouded in clouds.

He felt some unfamiliar voices calling to him, but these people called him the Holy Emperor, not the Sea God.

The sea god is their own divine position; these people should call themselves the sea god, not the holy emperor!

Tang San already knew what kind of person the Holy Emperor was during his investigation of Douluo Star.

The other party is the so-called progenitor of evil spirit masters, who is the complete opposite of someone like me who has a heart for justice.

So, these evil spirit masters mistook someone for someone else?

Tang San clenched his fists, somewhat dissatisfied: "It seems I have to let them bask in the glory of the Sea God and then properly provide me with the power of faith."

Before he lost the central hub of the divine realm, his need for external faith power was not so great.

After all, through the central hub of the divine realm, he could steal the power of faith within the divine realm.

As for how to steal without being discovered, he actually had quite a few tips.

According to his plan, as long as he stole a small amount of faith power each day and stole from different areas, he would never be discovered.

After all, the divine realm is constantly collecting faith power, and any occasional losses can be quickly replenished.

To be honest, this feeling of stealing reminded him of the days in his previous life when he secretly learned the Xuan Tian Bao Lu from the Tang Sect. It was a time that wasn't exactly pleasant, but it left a deep impression on him.

If given another chance, he would definitely be more careful to prevent the Tang Clan elders and sect leader from discovering that he had secretly learned the Xuan Tian Bao Lu.

"These guys might be able to provide me with some faith power, and they can also do some things for me. I need to act quickly." Tang San thought to himself as he began to take action.

Before he lost the central hub of the God Realm, there was no need for him to personally come to Douluo Star to check the situation.

These evil spirit masters couldn't possibly pray to the Holy Emperor's statue every day, and their influence wasn't great enough, nor was the purpose of their prayers clear enough. So, he could only realize that these guys were praying to him when the opportunity arose.

Although he didn't know why these people were praying to the Holy Emperor, the ancestor of evil soul masters, and pointing it at him, even a small mosquito is still meat, so he naturally wanted to try to absorb the faith power of these evil soul masters.

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