The Celestial Dragon Who Was Expelled; Tang San and Xiao Wu Join the Imperial Fighting Team

"Your Highness, with arrangements like this, what about Qin Ming...?"

Only after everything had settled did Meng Shenji ask the question weighing on his mind.

Qin Ming had an Innate Soul Power of level nine, after all, and had reached the advanced Soul King level at such a young age. Given time, perhaps the Heaven Dou Empire could welcome a Titled Douluo who truly belonged to them.

They absolutely couldn't let such a talent slip away!

But Qian Renxue was thoroughly disdainful of the idea.

With a gem like Jiang Li right before them, a somewhat talented Soul King like Qin Ming simply didn't measure up.

As for the possibility that he might break through to Titled Douluo?

She treated that as nothing more than a joke.

Without a vast Soul Master organization like Spirit Hall to provide him with ample cultivation resources, Qin Ming's path to becoming a Titled Douluo had practically been closed off by the thousand-year fifth Soul Ring he possessed.

After all, not every Soul Master with a thousand-year fifth ring could become the next Snake Lance Douluo.

"I already said that Mr. Jiang Li will be fully in charge of teaching. As for Qin Ming, have him serve as Mr. Jiang Li's assistant and gain some experience."

Near the plaza at Heaven Dou Royal Academy stood a colossal pavilion spanning several hundred square meters.

At its center was a rectangular stone table fifteen meters long and two meters wide.

Around the stone table were luxurious, elongated sofas that could seat dozens of people at once, providing the academy's elite with a spacious and comfortable place to gather.

At that moment, Qin Ming stood with his hands arrogantly clasped behind his back, pointing and gesturing at Yu Tianheng and the others.

As a "top student" from Shrek Academy, he had been quite disappointed after taking charge of this batch of so-called geniuses from Imperial Dou Academy.

They were around ten years old and had the cultivation of Soul Grandmasters, yet this group of so-called geniuses couldn't even finish the traditional running laps at Shrek Academy.

"You're truly unworthy of being called geniuses!"

"You're wasting the excellent cultivation resources of Imperial Dou Academy!"

While Qin Ming was still lecturing them incessantly, a blue-haired girl dressed entirely in black, her face hidden beneath a black veil, spoke timidly. "Teacher Qin Ming, but I'm a Support Type Soul Master. The task you've assigned is really a bit..."

The speaker was Ye Lingling, a girl and the current inheritor of the Nine Heart Begonia.

As soon as she spoke, the other students voiced their dissatisfaction with Qin Ming in unison.

Every student who could attend Heaven Dou Royal Academy had a powerful family backing them. Every family had a complete inheritance.

Yet they had never heard of any family training Soul Masters by having them do nothing but run.

Hearing this, Qin Ming felt that his authority as a teacher had been challenged, and he grew visibly agitated.

Running was a marvelous method devised by his great alma mater. How dare this bunch of spoiled second-generation heirs question it?

It was simply unforgivable!

He had originally wanted to make full use of his authority as a teacher, but then he suddenly remembered that he was in the academy. If he caused too much of a commotion, it might bring him endless trouble.

"Heh. Do you think enemies won't attack you on the battlefield just because you're a Support Type Soul Master?"

"If you don't train your bodies now, you won't even be able to run away when the time comes."

Qin Ming launched into the same sophistry he'd learned from Flender, twisting the argument to suit his purpose.

Ye Lingling had wanted to argue back. After all, how could Support Type Soul Masters like them possibly go onto a battlefield without guardians by their sides?

And if all their guardians were killed, what good would it do to run faster?

Qin Ming continued, speaking as if he were making a perfectly reasonable point.

"But I suppose that's only natural. This training method was devised by my alma mater, the academy famed for cultivating nothing but monsters. It's no wonder you can't understand it."

At his words, everyone present, Yu Tianheng included, rolled their eyes in silence.

Ever since Teacher Qin Ming had arrived to teach them, he'd done nothing but go on and on about how wonderful his alma mater was...

Nearby, Jiang Li watched Xue Qinghe with a smile that didn't reach his eyes. Qin Ming's Celestial Dragon tendencies were already this obvious?

"Your Highness, if you want to hand this team over to me, I think you should send this ridiculous fellow packing."

"Otherwise, I'm afraid I'll lose my temper and hit him one day."

Qian Renxue's expression turned quite remarkable after Jiang Li teased her. It was as if he were saying, "These are the people you, the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, have raised?"

She immediately made a decisive call and ordered Qin Ming to pack his things and get out of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

As for Jiang Li's assistant, she had originally planned to assign one of her own people to the post.

But after thinking it over for only a moment, she rejected the idea.

Jiang Li had cultivated quietly until he reached the Soul Douluo level before making a name for himself on the continent. He was surely a shrewd and deep-minded person. If he discovered her making petty, underhanded moves, it would only backfire.

So she simply had Sun Buyu, another teacher at Heaven Dou Royal Academy, fill the vacancy left by Qin Ming's unceremonious expulsion.

Qin Ming, who had been rambling on moments earlier, was completely dumbfounded when he suddenly received the order that he'd been fired.

Hadn't he chosen to accept Heaven Dou Royal Academy's offer so he could help his alma mater when the time was right?

But now, his perfect plan had been cut short before it even began.

Damn it!

But when Qin Ming looked up, he saw Xue Qinghe approaching with a frosty expression, a large group of people following behind him.

Dugu Bo, a fearsome figure, was walking right beside him, too. Qin Ming didn't dare think twice and slunk away in disgrace.

"Damn Imperial Dou Academy! Since you've dismissed me, I'll return to my alma mater, Shrek Academy, and help Dean Flender train a batch of geniuses!"

"By the next Soul Master Tournament, I'll make you regret it!"

Afterward, Jiang Li and the others arrived in front of the Imperial Fighting Team. With that useless teacher who'd only ever made them run gone, their spirits were decidedly high.

Xue Qinghe introduced him. "This is Mr. Jiang Li, who will be your instructor from now on. I'll have Teacher Sun Buyu assist you shortly."

"At the same time, you'll be welcoming two new companions: Tang San and Xiao Wu."

"I hope you'll all get along well in your studies from now on."