Chu Ye: The One Who Respects the Pavilion Elders Most (2.6K)

Mu Xuan was the first to speak. "You must be the renowned Chu Ye of Shrek Outer Court, right? I've long heard of you. I'm Mu Xuan of the Body Sect."

Chu Ye nodded and smiled. "Mu Xuan of the Body Sect certainly lives up to his reputation. With your physical strength, even an ordinary Soul Douluo wouldn't be your match, would they?"

Hearing this, everyone on Shrek's side was startled. Mu Xuan was actually that strong?

Jiang Nannan and the other women gazed at Chu Ye with even greater admiration. They hadn't expected Senior Chu Ye to see through his opponent's strength at a glance.

This was clearly a meeting of kindred spirits between the top geniuses of two great powers.

What they didn't know was that, at that very moment, Mu Xuan was speaking in the Sea of Consciousness. "I've learned just about all the secrets and tricks of the Body Sect's Martial Soul Awakening. Even if I left the Body Sect now, it wouldn't matter much."

Chu Ye shook his head and said, "I still have great use for the Body Sect. Du Busi's older brother, Du Bisou, is an important piece in particular. You'll be more useful staying in the Body Sect."

Hearing Chu Ye say this, Mu Xuan nodded.

Back in reality.

Mu Xuan said:

"Let me call you Brother Chu."

"At the Spirit Pagoda's founding ceremony, I hope to exchange blows with you, Brother Chu."

Chu Ye smiled. "You're too polite, Brother Mu."

Vina studied Chu Ye with great curiosity.

In her view, since even Mu Xuan was so polite to Chu Ye, he had to be extraordinary.

She then hurried to catch up with Mu Xuan.

Long Aotian frowned, a little surprised. He hadn't expected a battle maniac like Mu Xuan to be so polite today.

Just as he thought the encounter between the two sides was about to end, a mocking voice came from behind:

"The Body Sect is the Heavenly Soul Empire's guardian sect, after all. How come its most outstanding disciple is so polite when he meets an Outer Court disciple from Shrek Academy?"

"If he met one of the Shrek Seven Monsters from the Inner Court, wouldn't he have to kneel down and kowtow?"

The newcomers were the younger generation of the Sun Moon Royal Academy.

The siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen led them.

Ma Rulong and Zhu Hai, the leader of their group, stood on either side of them.

Xiao Hongchen wore a fitted combat outfit and a cowboy hat, giving him a rebellious look.

He swept an unrestrained gaze over Chu Ye, Mu Xuan and the others.

In his view, even if his Soul Power was a few levels below Chu Ye's and Mu Xuan's, he could still hold his own against them with his Soul Tools.

"I didn't expect Shrek Academy to send nothing but a group of Outer Court disciples this time. Looks like they really do look down on us."

Meng Hongchen chimed in, "Brother, you really mustn't say that. Maybe the Inner Court disciples were afraid we'd see through them before the Spirit Pagoda's founding ceremony, so they were too scared to show their faces?"

The two of them mocked everyone outright, taking jabs at both the Body Sect and Shrek Academy.

Hearing this, Chu Ye was amused. These siblings really are arrogant right now.

Meanwhile, another little meeting was underway in the Sea of Consciousness.

Mu Xuan said, "It looks like your position at the Sun Moon Royal Academy is in trouble, Zhu Hai."

Zhu Hai said calmly, "I'm not that old man Jing Hongchen's grandson, so that's normal enough. Let them be arrogant. I'm afraid their Dao hearts will probably shatter after this founding ceremony."

Chu Ye smiled faintly. "When the time comes, if Jing Hongchen is crippled, he'll probably be able to see reality for what it is."

While they were holding their little meeting, someone lost his patience.

Long Aotian said disdainfully, "You're just a mere Soul King, yet you dare talk so big?"

Xu Sanshi also stepped forward and said, "Why would we need the Shrek Seven Devils from the Inner Court? We of the Outer Court are enough to hold up a piece of the sky for Shrek."

Seeing Xu Sanshi step forward first, Bei Bei, the other of the twin stars, was unwilling to be outdone. Today, he would let Xiao Ya see his, Bei Bei's, splendor.

Just as tensions were reaching the breaking point, a figure wearing an Aries mask slowly walked past them.

The atmosphere, which had been thick with the smell of gunpowder, instantly grew calm.

Everyone felt as though their souls had turned icy cold.

It was a piercing chill.

"An Aries mask?"

"Was that Spirit Pagoda Master Wei Goat just now? Terrifying! Far too terrifying!"

"I felt like my soul was about to freeze."

After sensing the presence of a true powerhouse, the fight naturally couldn't go on.

Xiao Hongchen left them with a threat. "I'll let you off this time. At the ceremony, we'll see if you're still so capable."

Xiao Hongchen and the others left first and entered the venue.

Long Aotian also felt there was no point anymore and followed Mu Xuan and Vina into the auction venue.

On Shrek's side, Xu Sanshi suppressed the terrifying feeling he had just experienced and boasted to Jiang Nannan, "Nannan, did you see how brave I was just now?"

Jiang Nannan ignored him completely.

Instead, she took Chu Ye's hand and led him to a private box on the auction house's top floor.

This auction was being held on a considerable scale.

In the luxurious private boxes on the auction house's top floor, Torch Dragon Douluo, Taotie Douluo and Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, were all seated in box one.

Box two was occupied by the Star Luo Empire's delegation.

In box three was Jing Hongchen, master of the Illustrious Virtue Hall and representative of the Sun Moon Empire.

In box four was Du Busi of the Body Sect, representing the Heavenly Soul Empire.

Representatives of the other sects and powers also took their places in the VIP boxes.

But everyone's eyes kept turning toward box ten, for rumor had it that Spirit Pagoda Master Wei Goat was inside.

In box four, Du Busi's eyes were full of amusement, and he nearly laughed aloud.

Seeing the smile on his face, Mu Xuan asked a question to which he already knew the answer. "Sect Master, ever since you heard Pagoda Master Wei Goat was coming, you've seemed very pleased?"

Vina and Long Aotian were equally puzzled.

Du Busi said, "This Spirit Pagoda represents not only itself, but also the Zodiac Temple. It's a power capable of contending with Shrek."

"Originally, we put the God Sealing Platform out there to test the waters with the major powers, especially the Sun Moon Empire."

"Now, three powers are fighting over it, while our Body Sect reaps the fisherman's profit and waits to watch the show. Tell me, how could I not be happy?"

Mu Xuan looked as though he had suddenly understood and praised him. "As expected of the Sect Master. What a brilliant scheme."

Seeing Mu Xuan acting like such a bootlicker, Long Aotian frowned.

That damned Mu Xuan was not only a little stronger than him, but his skill at bootlicking was greater too.

As Long Aotian saw it, there was no way he could ever do something so shameless.

Du Busi was very pleased with himself.

He was nothing like that utterly foolish Xuan Zi. Not only was his martial strength outstanding, he also possessed both courage and cunning.

In his view, Xuan Zi was completely unworthy of contending with him. Only Zhulong made him somewhat wary.

Before long, a gong sounded, officially announcing the start of the auction.

An auctioneer wearing a qipao slowly walked onto the stage.

"I am Lin Ya of the Treasure Gathering Pavilion. Welcome, honored guests, to the Treasure Gathering Pavilion."

"With the auction taking place on the eve of the Spirit Pagoda's founding ceremony, I trust all of you will find something to your benefit."

"All right, enough talk. The auction will now begin."

"The first lot is Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue."

As soon as the first lot appeared, people from quite a few powers nodded to themselves.

They wanted to take it for themselves on the spot.

The uses of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue had long since been discovered. It was enormously effective at increasing the age of the Soul Rings one could absorb.

The Treasure Gathering Pavilion clearly intended to make a fortune from it.

In box one, Zhulong turned to Chu Ye and said, "Are you interested in this Whale Rubber? I can bid on it for you."

Chu Ye shook his head. "There's no need. I don't need those things. The markup would be too high if we bought it now. We'd be better off bidding on something else useful."

"Besides, back in the passageway, I noticed a piece of Whale Rubber labeled as a thousand-year piece, but it was actually Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue."

Everyone present was startled to hear this.

They had been focused entirely on the Body Sect and the Sun Moon Royal Academy.

They hadn't expected Chu Ye to have the attention to spare for something like that.

Zhulong asked in surprise, "Then why didn't you snap it up at a bargain?"

Chu Ye asked in confusion, "The Treasure Gathering Pavilion belongs to the Sea God Pavilion. If I took advantage of the academy's mistake, wouldn't the academy be the one to lose out? I, Chu Ye, respect the elders of our Sea God Pavilion more than anyone."

Hearing that, everyone present was left with black lines on their foreheads.

Xuan Zi in particular glared at Chu Ye irritably. He had no idea which little brat had called him Chicken Leg Douluo.

And this was what he called respecting the Sea God Pavilion elders the most?

What did he mean by that? Had he, Xuan Zi, already been expelled from the Sea God Pavilion?