Douluo Continent: We agreed on a simulation, but they've come to life?

I've seen this a few times in simulators. Although the endings aren't exactly pleasant, at least... we were all colleagues once, weren't we?

"I surrender!"

Faced with this level-eight soul tool, the opponents were surprisingly unanimous. After seeing the first guy blasted into dust and instantly evaporated, leaving no trace of his body, they all chose to admit defeat.

"The finals... are over."

Ye Yulin smiled and announced the result. Although it was somewhat dramatic, the boy's strength was real. He was at least an eighth-level Soul Master, and his techniques seemed to have been honed over many years.

Even he considered taking on a disciple, but planned to test him first and then speak up after finding out the latter's identity.

There's no rush.

"This is the reward."

Evening Water Alliance.

Feng Ling and Nangong Wan escorted Lu Cheng out together. The latter pointed to the two boxes on the ground and explained with a smile, "These are the competition rewards: a level nine soul tool, the Sun and Moon Divine Needle, and a level nine fixed-position soul tool shell, which is a reward that our Xishui Alliance gave you alone."

Thank you.

Lu Cheng smiled and put the item into his storage soul guide diamond ring, then secretly glanced at Ye Guyi, who was following closely behind the two.

“However…” Feng Ling’s voice rang out, “I wonder if you would be willing to join the Holy Spirit Cult? The treatment my cult can offer you will definitely not be worse than that of Ye Yulin.”

"can."

Lu Cheng smiled and nodded without hesitation.

This left Fengling and Nangong Wan somewhat puzzled.

……

"withdraw!"

Mingdu, the Imperial Palace.

As Xu Tianran revealed his trump card, Lu Cheng also summoned the Gate to the Necropolis without hesitation.

The participating teams were already waiting inside. Upon hearing this, the experts from the Star Luo Empire hesitated for a moment. Although this thing was very similar to the methods of evil soul masters, as long as they could get out, they didn't care what it was.

"What is this thing?!"

Xian Lin'er was completely bewildered, and Xuan Zi was even more unwilling.

He glared angrily at Lu Cheng: "Kid, are you kidding us? Where will you take us after we go inside?"

"If you're not going in, then you can stay here." Poison Undying said with a grin, his figure surging into it.

"..."

Just as the Shrek team leaders hesitated for a moment, Lu Cheng glanced at them indifferently, and without hesitation, stepped straight into the door.

"Hey hey hey..." Xuanzi looked annoyed and was about to follow, but the door slowly disappeared into the air.

The scene suddenly fell silent.

At the same time, things started to get weird.

The Shrek Academy students were dumbfounded.

Only Xuanzi's mournful roar echoed through the sky.

……

Chapter 240 Ye Guyi: Teacher, long time no see; Lu Cheng: Danger! (4K)

The Half-Undead Plane.

Dark clouds obscured most of the world, and the barren, lifeless land gave off a desolate feeling. Looking at the scattered undead soldiers around them, the people of the original continent had strange expressions.

“Where is this…” Xu Jiujiu stood on a small hill with a shocked expression, gazing into the distance. Deep in the clouds, lightning flashed and thunder roared, vaguely reflecting the figure of a huge bone dragon.

Moreover, no soul power fluctuations can be sensed here.

Use a little, and you'll have less.

"This is my world."

Lu Cheng chuckled and poked a line of chibi-style undead soldiers who had gathered around. The leader fell down, and the others immediately collapsed in disarray like dominoes. After a while, they got up in a disheveled state, holding bones and shields, and "alertly" sized up the group of invaders.

"Ouch..."

Tang Wutong looked at the undead knights surrounding her from afar with a face full of fear and timidity. Each of them had the combat power of a Soul Saint, and there were hundreds of them at a glance.

Behind them stretched a vast army of undead cavalry, necromancers, and archers, seemingly endless.

Those Tang Clan disciples and Long Aotian, who knew the details, sat obediently beside Lu Cheng, their expressions calm; they had known all along.

"Stay on this hill, don't move."

Lu Cheng said calmly, "If you leave, don't come looking for me even if you're torn to pieces by those undead creatures."

"Gurgle~" Tang Wutong turned pale with fright and cautiously led a few Haotian Sect disciples back to a spot not far from Lu Cheng.

Seeing this, Xu Jiujiu and the others also restrained their own team members.

"Young Master Lu, it seems our academy's teachers... haven't come up yet." Xie Huanyue looked slightly embarrassed as he walked in and scratched his head.

“If that old good-for-nothing Xuanzi doesn’t want to believe it, then let him stay.” Du Busi said with a grin, “We all heard it; he’s the one who won’t leave.”

Upon hearing this, the white-haired old woman from the Star Luo Empire, Manyi, coughed lightly twice and nodded slightly. The titled expert from the Douling Empire hesitated for a moment, then also nodded.

With the strength of Xuanzi and Xianlin'er, it's impossible for them not to keep up.

"..." Xie Huanyue gave an awkward laugh, shrank back, and sat down.

Currently, the Shrek Academy team has been split up, Bei Bei is dead, and Tang Wutong and others have formed their own faction, the Haotian Sect.

The two sisters, Lan Ruoruo and Lan Susu, exchanged a glance, unable to suppress the longing in their eyes any longer. They stood up and, under Xie Huanyue's astonished gaze, walked towards Lu Cheng and the others.

"May I speak to you in private?" Lan Ruoruo said, biting her lip lightly.

"Which one of you is the older sister?" Lu Cheng asked with a smile.

“I…” Lan Susu stepped forward and spoke weakly.

"You want to join the Body Sect?" Lu Cheng continued.

"..."

The scene fell silent.

The two sisters exchanged a glance, then nodded heavily, declaring with a sense of utter determination, "Our martial souls are both hair, and we possess a martial soul fusion technique, which aligns with the Body Sect's philosophy, so..."

"Lan Ruoruo, Lan Susu, you..." Xie Huanyue was completely dumbfounded. She didn't expect that Xuanzi was not around, and instead of sticking together for warmth, the members of her own team chose to defect to the enemy in public.

"Shrek's heart has fallen apart." Manyi sighed inwardly upon seeing this scene.

It's not just a series of losses.

Furthermore, all of Shrek's long-accumulated illnesses and scars were revealed by Lu Cheng without reservation, exposed to the world.

And what they found was indeed shocking.

After all, who would be willing to send their disciple to an academy that squanders their life at will, even if it has abundant resources? The things that Lu Cheng has exposed all demonstrate Shrek Academy's arrogance and lack of self-awareness.

If it weren't for the support of veteran powerhouses like Mu En and Xuan Zi, Shrek Academy would probably have disbanded long ago.

But even if they manage to hold on, how long can they hold on?

Ten years, or twenty years?

Although this year's Shrek Academy disciples are strong, they have clearly relied on external forces. Just look at the reserve team; there is a lack of qualified successors, which is what an academy should fear most.

but……

Man Yi smiled. This was a good thing for the Star Luo Empire.

The era of these vampires is finally coming to an end.

“Of course, even if it’s not a Body Martial Soul, you can still join the Body Sect.” Lu Cheng smiled warmly.

However, the surrounding powerful figures noticed something was amiss.

For so many years, hasn't the Body Sect only recruited those with Body Martial Souls?

He actually agreed to change the rule... wait...

What is he trying to do?!

Not long ago, the Body Sect carried out sweeping reforms throughout the Heavenly Soul Empire, setting up various locations for awakening martial souls, providing free martial soul awakening opportunities for ordinary people.

Manyi's eyes were full of apprehension as she secretly glanced at Lu Cheng.

It seems they have quite the ambition.

However, their abilities are commensurate with their ambitions.

With war looming, how should the Star Luo Empire respond?

Lan Ruoruo and Lan Susu left excitedly. Long Aotian came over again, pulled Lu Cheng to a short distance away, and said excitedly, "Young Sect Master, we've struck it rich!"

"I roughly counted the soul tools that were taken this time: 321 level 4 long-range soul tools, 123 level 4 healing bottles, 421 level 4 soul ray guns, and a total of 421 soul tools. In addition, most of the high-level soul tools were level 7 or above, totaling about 200 pieces."

"Oh, and there are also fixed-mount soul-guided shells. There are over four hundred level four shells, and a total of one hundred for levels six, seven, and eight."

"good."

Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow slightly and nodded.

Although the main gains from this trip were rare metals, these soul tools should not be underestimated either.

According to the standards of the Sun Moon Empire's elite Soul Master Corps, this set is enough to arm an enhanced version of an elite Soul Master Corps.

As for the majority, they are all level four soul-guided cannons.

This is because in the Douluo Continent, the Level 4 Soul Guidance Cannon is a bottleneck and a limit. It is the fastest to produce and has the highest cost-effectiveness in terms of power.

Therefore, each elite beast soul mentor group is equipped with members at the basic level of a fourth-level soul mentor.

Of course, even elite units like the Beast Soul Master Corps cannot have all members at the Soul Master level. At least half of the soldiers are at the Soul Venerable level, used to make up the numbers. The number stored in the armory is enough to equip several elite Soul Master Corps with level 4 Soul Guidance Cannons.

However, unlike the Sun Moon Empire, Lu Cheng narrowed his eyes slightly. Using disciples of the Body Sect to equip a Soul Master Corps was indeed a bit of a loss. After all, the advantage of Soul Masters lies in individual combat, while Soul Tools are mass-produced and would distort the advantages of Soul Masters.

Or sell it to Xu Jiujiu?