Princess Wei Na's Ambition

No one knew what Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier had stayed behind to discuss with Long Xiaoyao and Ye Xishui.

It was only later that Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department who had emerged from Sea God Pavilion and was likely to inherit Shrek Academy in the future, began frequently interacting with Soul Masters from outside.

Under the banner of bringing fresh blood into the academy, he recruited some teachers for the Soul Guidance Device Department on behalf of Qian Duoduo and the others, with whom he had never gotten along, and even generously contributed his own wallet to the public coffers.

Although Shrek's higher-ups were dissatisfied, believing that it was ultimately improper for the dean of the Martial Soul Department to favor the Soul Guidance Device Department, they could only turn a blind eye after seeing that the accounts showed no losses and their own interests had not been harmed.

They allowed Yan Shaozhe and Cai Meier to shift part of the resources allocated to the Martial Soul Department's Core Disciples over to the Soul Guidance Device Department.

Of course, that was all in the future.

Having absorbed the power of faith, Lin Wan'er slowly woke up. From time to time, Paradise City staff members who got off work at fixed hours passed by them.

When they saw that the arrivals were the Holy Maiden, the three sisters of the Paradise Sisters Troupe, and the two high-ranking little princesses, they all greeted them with their warmest smiles.

This caused Huo Yuhao, who had never felt care from outsiders since childhood, to develop an infinitely greater fondness for the Heaven Soul Sect.

If symbols could appear above his head, they would probably be affection points steadily rising: +1, +1.

Opening her star-bright eyes, Lin Wan'er stretched, and green Soul Rings emerged behind her one after another.

At first, no one thought much of it. They assumed that the Soul Power within the Holy Maiden had reached another critical point and needed to be released to avoid damaging her body.

Until...

They watched helplessly as the number of Heterochromatic Soul Rings went from three to four, then to five!

This meant that Lin Wan'er was no longer merely a Soul Elder with unusual powers, but a Soul King who could swagger across the continent and face ordinary nobles without fear.

"Tut, tut, tut. The Holy Maiden's advancement is enough to make ordinary people like us die of envy. She went from a Soul Elder to a Soul King in the blink of an eye. Even if the gods of the God Realm bestowed their blessing, I imagine it would be difficult to achieve."

The plaza was so quiet that Yi Lisi's voice snapped everyone out of their stunned daze.

"Big Sister Yi Lisi, but Sister Wan'er seems to have more than five Soul Rings. There are six..."

Wei Si timidly raised a finger and pointed at the newly condensed Soul Ring behind Lin Wan'er. Unlike the first five, which were emerald and brimming with vitality—

The sixth Soul Ring condensed by Lin Wan'er leaned more toward an ethereal stillness of death. Its bewitching purple-black color hovered high above the other Soul Rings, like an arrogant royal.

Yi Lisi:?! The Titled Douluo's face was filled with embarrassment. She had not expected Lin Wan'er to conceal her strength until the very end, actually condensing three brand-new Soul Rings in one go. At this rate, most Soul Masters on the continent likely could not defeat the Holy Maiden.

According to gossip Pink Lady had heard back then, the newly born Holy Maiden had forcibly imprisoned many Ferocious Beasts deep within the Great Star Dou Forest with just the Soul Power reserves of two rings.

Now, after the tempering of countless centuries and the favor of the gods, the Holy Maiden's Soul Power had reached the reserves of a Soul Emperor.

What kind of earth-shaking strength could she display? Thinking of something amusing, Yi Lisi curled her lips into a calculating smile. She softly asked Wei Na, who stood nearby with a lovestruck expression and a face full of worship as she looked at Lin Wan'er, the Holy Maiden, "Isn't the next tournament about to begin? Will you represent the Heaven Dou Empire then?"

Yi Lisi's voice sounded exceedingly gentle, but as a member of the royal family and now its only princess, Wei Na naturally understood the implication behind the Spider Queen known as the Widowmaker's words.

After thinking for a moment, she decisively said, "I'll participate. Whether it's the Body Sect, the Heaven Dou Empire, or even the Heaven Soul Sect, everyone is looking forward to this Soul Master tournament!"

"What Soul Master tournament?"

Not very familiar with competitions in the Soul Master world, Huo Yuhao saw that Wei Na seemed easier to talk to and tentatively asked.

"The Soul Master tournament, also known as the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament. Little Brother Yuhao, you must have heard of the original title of Shrek Academy's Seven Devils, right?"

Seeing Huo Yuhao nod, Yi Lisi showed no intention of explaining. Wei Na, who somewhat wanted to recruit Huo Yuhao to represent the Heaven Dou Empire in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, took the initiative to introduce the tournament to her sworn younger brother, who knew little about the Soul Master world.

"Back then, when Flender, the Four-Eyed Cat Eagle and leader of the Golden Iron Triangle, founded Shrek Academy, there were only a few teachers, while the number of students was even smaller than the number of teachers. It was said that Flender declared that their academy would only accept monsters, not ordinary people."

"But how difficult was it to find monsters? It was only after the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils appeared that Shrek Academy gradually rose above all the empires and became the undisputed number one academy."

Seeing that Huo Yuhao did not seem especially drawn to Shrek, Wei Na understood and elaborated on the importance of the tournament.

"And the most important event, the one that made their academy famous, was the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament that they entered as representatives of the academy."

"When that tournament began, no one thought highly of the Shrek Seven Devils. Yet, relying on their own strength, they gradually fought their way out of the encirclement and reached the final. Their opponents in the final came from the powerful Spirit Hall. Though their overall strength was completely inferior to their opponents', under that hypocrite's leadership, the Shrek Seven Devils fought fiercely and won, thus laying the foundation for Shrek Academy's rise."

At this point, Wei Na's expression gradually grew solemn. She began explaining to Huo Yuhao about the so-called Sun Moon Empire and why the Heaven Dou Empire had come into existence.

If the two continents had not collided, causing friction between two entirely different kinds of Soul Masters, and if Douluo Continent had not relied on the fact that it had once produced gods to challenge the authority of the Sun Moon Empire, causing the Sun Moon Empire's anger to ignite amid that friction—

They would not have increased the frequency with which Soul Tools were used on the battlefield, defeating the Hidden Weapons that the Tang Sect took pride in. Yet the war they should have won decisively was instead turned around by the alliance of the three original empires of Douluo Continent.

And the most shameless of all, Shrek, had employed tactics involving Titled Douluo sacrificing their lives for the nation, causing the Sun Moon Empire to lose that prolonged war.

Thus, the Heaven Dou Empire was born.

As a member of the Heaven Dou Empire's royal family, Wei Na naturally could not tolerate Shrek Academy continuing to clamor for the people of the Heaven Dou Empire to submit to Douluo Continent and abandon resistance.

Those people never considered how many people in that great war had been unwilling to touch war, how many had wanted to remain neutral, yet had been forcibly driven by the original empires of Douluo Continent into resisting the Sun Moon Empire.

This era was clearly meant to develop with Soul Engineers at its core, then Soul Beasts, and only then Soul Masters.

Moreover, Douluo Continent no longer had Spirit Hall. No one was willing to help commoner Soul Masters become prosperous. Even their basic food, clothing, and Martial Soul awakenings were problems. What did they have to fight against other wealthy and powerful empires, empires willing to serve their people? Besides, she was now a Core Disciple of the Heaven Soul Sect. She was unwilling to watch Shrek Academy take first place time and time again, so in the upcoming Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Spirit Fighting Tournament, the Heaven Dou Empire would cooperate with the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineer Academy to seize first place!

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