Zhang Lexuan's "Interception"

"Uh... well, I don't know either. But when you're away from home, safety comes first," Lin Chen answered hesitantly.

Xiao Xiao nodded in agreement.

When you were away from home, safety came first! The young Xiao Xiao had already decided that she would buy a few more Soul Tools at the auction later!

Lin Chen had no idea that the girl before him had already been subtly influenced by him.

"Lin Chen, come to the auction with us later," Wang Yan suggested.

Lin Chen nodded.

Next, everyone discussed tactics in the meeting room for a while before a staff member came to notify them that it was time to attend the auction.

Zhang Lexuan had no interest in it. She was something of a homebody herself, so she simply returned to her room.

As they walked out, they saw a tall figure standing at the end of the corridor.

"You're Huo Yuhao. Remember my name—I'm Xiao Hongchen. I will definitely defeat you," the handsome young man said.

Just as Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong were about to say something, Lin Chen raised a hand to stop them. Then he said leisurely, "I heard that the master of Mingdetang has a grandson and granddaughter. His grandson, Xiao Hongchen, possesses the Three-legged Golden Toad Martial Soul, which can control metal. His granddaughter possesses the Crimson-eyed Ice Toad Martial Soul with dual ice and fire attributes, and it is extremely poisonous."

With every word Lin Chen spoke, another bead of cold sweat formed on Xiao Hongchen's forehead.

Impossible. How is this possible? Meng and I are highly classified. There must be a traitor—there must be! Thinking of this, Xiao Hongchen felt waves of lingering fear. What kind of traitor could possess such complete information about them?

Xiao Hongchen was no fool. Clearly, this "traitor" was of no low rank.

"Oh, right. I heard his Fifth Soul Ring came from a rare Thirty-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. If I remember correctly, that should be it," Lin Chen added, driving the knife in deeper.

At that moment, Xiao Hongchen's heart was completely consumed by fear, and his body could not help trembling.

What was terrifying was not that an opponent was powerful, but that the opponent knew everything about you.

Hmph! He came over to talk tough, yet this is all the mental fortitude he has? Lin Chen thought.

"Let's go!"

The people from Shrek left, leaving Xiao Hongchen standing there in a daze.

"Lin Chen, why do you know so much about Xiao Hongchen?" Huo Yuhao asked.

"I happened to steal it by accident. It was all from a long time ago, so I don't know whether it's still accurate," Lin Chen casually made up an excuse to brush it off.

"Judging from his reaction, the intelligence should be pretty accurate," Huo Yuhao replied after thinking for a moment.

Lin Chen said nothing more and merely walked silently with the group.

The auction began soon afterward.

Because Lin Chen had intercepted it beforehand, the Life Gold that Huo Yuhao would originally have picked up for cheap at this auction was naturally absent. It had been replaced by a relatively low-ranked Ranking List Carving Knife, which Huo Yuhao still ended up obtaining.

"Whew, I'm exhausted!" Back in his room, Lin Chen threw himself onto the bed. After days of traveling at breakneck speed, his body had long been worn to the bone. If not for the Life Gold, he probably would have collapsed already.

Ahem, actually... it was mostly just the psychological effect of being someone from Blue Star.

Of course, Lin Chen would never admit that.

After taking a refreshing shower, Lin Chen lay down on the bed and quickly fell asleep.

The next day, Lin Chen went to the arena with the reserve team members to watch the matches.

Just as in the original story, the match against Yun Luo Academy was a one-on-one individual match, and Shrek's strategy was still to send Xu Sanshi out.

"Lin Chen, was what you said yesterday true?" While Xu Sanshi fought bloodily on the stage, Wang Yan asked Lin Chen in Shrek's rest area.

Lin Chen nodded. "I discovered it by accident before. It shouldn't be wrong."

Wang Yan nodded. "If it's accurate, it could save us quite a bit of trouble."

Neither of them said anything else as they quietly watched Xu Sanshi's match.

Lin Chen and Wang Yan had a rather good teacher-student relationship. Lin Chen loved reading in his spare time, and whenever he had time, he would discuss things with Wang Yan. Naturally, their relationship was much better than that of ordinary teacher and student.

Soon, Xu Sanshi accomplished the feat of defeating seven opponents in a row, sending the entire Soul Fighting Arena into an uproar.

After Xu Sanshi finished, Wang Yan told the others to return to the hotel first while he remained behind to observe the tactics.

"Teacher Wang, is this really a good idea?" Lin Chen, who had returned from the Star Emperor Grand Hotel with the Shrek Seven Monsters and then come back to the audience stands, said to Wang Yan.

Wang Yan gave a bitter smile. "I have no choice. If I want them to win the upcoming matches, I have to give them enough confidence. But what about you? Why did you come back again?"

"I also wanted to see the strength of each academy and find out whether there's anything worth learning from."

"Mm."

A long while later...

Lin Chen stretched and said to Wang Yan, "Teacher Wang, I'll head back first. Honestly, these academies' matches aren't very entertaining."

"You must not underestimate any opponent. Otherwise, no matter how strong you are, you may still suffer a loss where you least expect it," Wang Yan said earnestly.

Lin Chen nodded and returned to the hotel to rest.

Back at the hotel, Lin Chen meditated and cultivated in his room.

Lin Chen had fought Soul Kings and Soul Emperors many times, and most of those had not been sparring matches in the Soul Fighting Arena but battles of life and death. It was only natural that he found these matches lacking in spectacle.

Meanwhile, the Shrek Seven Monsters were still encouraging themselves.

Inside Lin Chen's Sea of Consciousness

"On the battlefield, I sensed the presence of a Soul Master with an Angel Martial Soul," Qian Renxue said.

"Mm. Yu Mengdi, a level 53 Attack System Soul King. Her Martial Soul is the Twin-winged Angel. Compared to your six wings, there's still a gap."

"Within Star Luo City, I also sensed the auras of five Title Douluo. However, none of them are particularly strong."

Lin Chen was slightly surprised upon hearing that. In the original story, only Cheng Gang and Huang Jinxu had appeared as Title Douluo. He had not expected three more to be hidden in the shadows, which gave Lin Chen an entirely new understanding of the Star Luo Empire's strength.

"Looks like the Star Luo Empire is much stronger than I imagined."

"Mm. No force should be underestimated." Over these nearly ten thousand years, Qian Renxue had come to understand many principles, and her temperament had grown much stronger. If she could regain her Godhood Position, her strength would likely rise by another great deal.

Knock, knock, knock.

"Someone is knocking on your door. There's someone outside," Qian Renxue reminded him.

Lin Chen withdrew from cultivation and opened the door, only to discover that it was Xu Jiujiu.

"Young brother, you have come to Star Luo City, yet we failed to welcome you properly. My elder brother wishes to see you," Xu Jiujiu said with a smile, directly stating the purpose of her visit.

Lin Chen thought for a moment. Since he had accepted benefits from the Star Luo Imperial Family, it would not be appropriate to refuse. Thus, he said, "Lin is merely a student. How could I trouble His Majesty to concern himself with me? Since His Majesty wishes to see me, Lin would not dare refuse. Please lead the way, Princess."

"Young brother Lin Chen, there is no need for such courtesy. Please."

Under Xu Jiujiu's guidance, Lin Chen headed toward the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

Just as he was about to enter the palace, a familiar figure appeared before him.

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