Will of Dominance! Chu Ye Shows Off Again! (3.2K-Character Chapter)
The name Chu Ye had become famous throughout the academy lately.
Chu Ye himself was a troublemaker.
Under his leadership, Freshman Class One seemed to be turning into a class of troublemakers as well.
Over the past two days, Freshman Class One had challenged every class from Class Two through Class Ten.
Most importantly, the students they challenged were all formidable and talented.
They were even delighted when they lost, as though they had gone mad.
They kept chanting:
"Those who don't dare cause trouble are mediocre! If you're going to bully someone, bully someone strong!"
"Always draw your blade against a stronger opponent!"
"Never fear the mighty!"
"..."
And under Freshman Class One's influence,
The entire freshman year seemed to have caught the contagion, gradually taking up this spirit of the Will of Dominance.
Before long, the freshmen all began challenging the second-years.
Now the entire outer court was in an uproar every day.
The teachers couldn't even teach.
They all complained to the Sea God Pavilion.
They demanded severe punishment for Chu Ye, the troublemaker leading the disturbances.
They had already had plenty to say about Chu Ye becoming some kind of specially appointed teaching assistant, and after this happened, that went without saying.
And now Yan Shaozhe wanted to add Chu Ye to the ceremony's attendance list?
What if Chu Ye caused trouble at someone else's ceremony?
Would Shrek Academy be able to cover for him then?
Everyone turned to look at Zhulong.
??
Zhulong said irritably:
"What's that supposed to mean?"
"You want me to propose adding Chu Ye to the list, so if anything goes wrong, I'll take responsibility for him, is that it?"
Everyone was embarrassed when Zhulong actually voiced what they had all tacitly understood.
Even Mu En couldn't keep a straight face. He, too, had to wonder whether making Chu Ye a teaching assistant had been the right choice.
But he ultimately made the decision:
"Chu Ye isn't even fifteen, yet he's a Six-Ring Battle Soul Emperor. His first Martial Soul has Ultimate Fire and a full complement of Soul Rings, while his second Martial Soul, a Body Martial Soul, doesn't have a single Soul Ring attached to it yet."
"You could say he completely meets the Spirit Pagoda's requirements."
"Let him lead the team, and have some promising outer and inner court disciples accompany him to broaden their horizons."
Everyone nodded.
Since Mu En had made the decision, there was nothing to worry about.
If anything went wrong, Mu En would take the blame.
Seeing this, Mu En sighed inwardly. If he didn't have so little time left to live, why would he need to worry like this?
He then gave another order, sending Bei Bei and Tang Ya to discuss the arrangements with Chu Ye.
With the Sea God Pavilion promoting them,
Word of Soul Spirits and the Spirit Pagoda spread throughout the inner and outer courts.
After all, the Spirit Pagoda was enormous, standing right there for anyone well-informed to notice.
The Spirit Pagoda's founding ceremony, to be held a month later, attracted even more attention from the students.
"Are the Spirit Pagoda's Soul Spirits really that miraculous?"
"I heard there's a girl called Tang Ya in the outer court. Her Martial Soul is just ordinary Blue Silver Grass, but her third Soul Ring is actually a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring."
"What? You can attach a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as your third Soul Ring?"
"These Soul Spirits are outrageous!"
"Then I want to attend the founding ceremony next month too."
"Oh, give it a rest. You don't have an empty Soul Ring slot right now."
The outer court.
Chu Ye was taking a leisurely stroll beside Sea God Lake.
At that moment,
Having received orders from the Sea God Pavilion, Tang Ya came looking for him like a cheerful little deer.
"Senior Chu Ye, I finally found you."
"The Sea God Pavilion has decided to put you in charge of taking a group of students to the Spirit Pagoda for the ceremony."
Dark lines appeared on Chu Ye's forehead. "That old man is always like this. He just makes people work without paying them, huh?"
Tang Ya was at a loss for words.
As expected of Senior Chu Ye. His way of thinking was truly unusual.
Meanwhile, Bei Bei, who had followed Tang Ya over, nearly turned green when he heard how close she sounded to Chu Ye.
Bei Bei suppressed his feelings and said seriously:
"My great-great-grandfather said that if you perform exceptionally this time, Senior, the academy will certainly reward you."
Chu Ye waved a hand. "Isn't that just drawing a big cake?"
Tang Ya, worried that Chu Ye wouldn't go, chimed in:
"Senior Chu Ye, these Soul Spirits really are amazing!"
She summoned the Golden Radiant Bamboo.
"This is my Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit, Golden Radiant Bamboo. I call it Little Gold."
The fist-sized Golden Radiant Bamboo waved its branches and leaves atop Tang Ya's head.
It looked full of life.
Tang Ya giggled.
"Senior, don't you think my Little Gold is lively?"
Looking at the little Soul Spirit, Chu Ye found it quite novel, to be honest.
"A plant-attribute Soul Spirit should suit you very well."
"I didn't expect this misfortune to turn into a blessing for you."
"But remember, we don't know what the Zodiac Temple's people want. You must never let your guard down."
Tang Ya's heart skipped a beat. Senior actually cares about me.
At the thought, a blush rose on Tang Ya's face.
Seeing this, Bei Bei turned even greener.
He nearly froze on the spot.
Moreover, the fact that the Zodiac Temple had abducted Tang Ya had always stuck in his throat.
After all, he hadn't even been able to slow the enemy down.
If it were Senior Chu Ye, things would surely have been different, right?
Just then,
"It's Senior Chu Ye! Senior is actually with Senior Tang Ya and Senior Bei Bei!"
Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao jogged over to join them.
Under Chu Ye's leadership over the past two days, their practical combat abilities had improved by leaps and bounds.
Even cultivating their Soul Power had become much easier than before.
As a result, they greatly admired Chu Ye.
Tang Ya had also been the center of attention in the outer court recently.
That was because she was the only person with a Soul Spirit.
When the others came over, Tang Ya told them about the Soul Spirit.
"The Zodiac Temple's people actually took you away, Senior?"
"Wei Goat, the master of the Spirit Pagoda? Is that another new figure?"
"Senior Wu Horse appeared too?"
Huo Yuhao was astonished.
He had no idea what the Zodiac Temple was trying to accomplish.
Last time, not a single person at Shrek Academy had died, and Senior Wu Horse even seemed to have treated Wang Dong, though Yuhao didn't know what he had treated her for.
This time, the Spirit Pagoda had even given Senior Tang Ya a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Spirit.
Could the Zodiac Temple be a charitable organization?
The chances of that were less than one percent.
Meanwhile, in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness,
"Is this golden bamboo the so-called Soul Spirit?"
Electrolux was also very interested in Soul Spirits.
As he saw it, this was right in his field of expertise.
He didn't have much power left, but he had still glimpsed a hint of the workings behind it.
"Although the power of the person who used the Soul Spirit Method is inferior to mine at my peak, his mastery of the rules of the soul may be far above mine."
Electrolux was stunned.
The waters of the Douluo Continent really did run rather deep.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, meanwhile, held his head high and puffed out his chest.
"Isn't this just a further development of my Wisdom Soul Ring?"
"As expected, great minds really do think alike."
Dark lines appeared on Huo Yuhao's forehead when he heard that.
Brother Sky Dream really was a little narcissistic.
At this point, Tang Ya said, "This time, both the inner and outer courts will select some disciples to accompany the Sea God Pavilion's senior elders and Senior Chu Ye to the Spirit Pagoda's founding ceremony."
"You're in luck. The pavilion nearest the water gets the moonlight first, and Senior Chu Ye is leading the team this time."
"Senior Chu Ye is actually leading the team?"
"Aren't there any suitable seniors in the inner court?"
Wang Dong, Huo Yuhao and Xiao Xiao were all shocked to hear this.
In their eyes, no matter how strong Chu Ye was, he surely couldn't be stronger than the inner court's Shrek Seven Devils, could he?
Chu Ye waved a hand and said:
"I'm just an ordinary Soul Emperor. How could I possibly beat the inner court's Shrek Seven Devils?"
"But the rules gave me a bit of an advantage this time."
"Because I have Twin Martial Souls. My second Martial Soul is a Body Martial Soul, just like your Spirit Eyes, Yuhao, so I still have six Soul Rings to attach."
"That's why the academy put me in charge."
"But I haven't agreed yet. After all, the academy's old men haven't offered me any payment."
Wang Dong and the other two nearly fell over when they heard this.
What an honor it was to represent Shrek Academy.
Yet their senior was still weighing whether to accept the responsibility of leading the team because of the payment.
Wasn't the difference between people just too great?
After hearing Chu Ye's explanation,
Bei Bei and Tang Ya were dumbfounded too.
Senior Chu Ye had a second Martial Soul?
They had been very surprised before. Chu Ye already had all six Soul Rings, so why had the academy put him in charge?
Now it suddenly dawned on them.
The admiration in Tang Ya's eyes grew even stronger.
Senior Chu Ye must be being modest, right? A Six-Ring Soul Emperor with Twin Martial Souls would rank near the top even among the Shrek Seven Devils.
Bei Bei, meanwhile, felt like he was going to die.
He had originally thought he might still be able to catch up to Senior Chu Ye.
Once his Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon fully transformed into a Radiant Sacred Dragon, perhaps he would have what it took to compete with Senior Chu Ye.
Now it seemed that even if it became a Radiant Sacred Dragon, he might not be able to defeat Senior Chu Ye.
Wang Dong, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help growing curious.
"Then what kind of Soul Spirit would you like to contract for your Body Martial Soul, Senior Chu Ye?"
The other four all turned their eyes to Chu Ye.
They were curious too.
Chu Ye said calmly:
"That depends on fate and temperament."
"I don't want any that are too ugly, too weak, or have no personality. After all, I'm going to become a god someday."
"Whoever becomes my Soul Spirit might get to ascend straight to the Divine Realm with me."
"Come to think of it, if they could become my Soul Spirits, they'd be the ones getting the better end of the deal."
The five of them were dumbfounded.
They knew Chu Ye was good at showing off, but they hadn't known he was this good at it.
It was a Soul Spirit's honor to become Chu Ye's Soul Spirit. When would he be able to say something so damn pretentious with a straight face?
Wang Dong couldn't help but have black lines appear on her forehead as she wailed inwardly:
If I'd known, I never would have asked.
Heavens, how can anyone be such a show-off?
When it comes to showing off, could I really measure up to Senior Chu Ye if I practiced for a few more years?
Meanwhile, in Huo Yuhao's Sea of Consciousness.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm was dumbfounded too.
How could someone actually have an idea similar to his?
He had chosen Huo Yuhao because he wanted to devise a plan for Huo Yuhao to become a god. When the time came, he would ascend to the Divine Realm alongside Huo Yuhao as his Wisdom Soul Ring.
He hadn't expected there to be a Chu Ye who spoke so wildly and was so confident.
The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm couldn't help but wonder: Could this Chu Ye be a better choice?
Come to think of it, what was Chu Ye's Body Martial Soul?
It seemed that, for all he had just said, he hadn't revealed anything about it?
At least it wouldn't be the Spirit Eyes Martial Soul, just like Yuhao's, would it?
While Chu Ye was showing off, news that the Spirit Pagoda was about to be established spread across the entire Douluo Continent.
It even reached the Divine Realm!