To be honest, she was quite skeptical too!
"He's never been one to have few problems," Xuan Ming said.
"Where are Yu Tianheng and the others?"
"They're shopping too. We separated," Dugu Yan said.
Boys and girls just can't seem to find common ground when it comes to shopping.
"Have you eaten?" Xuan Ming asked.
Dugu Yan shook her head, "No, we just came out of the hotel and were looking for a place..."
" Sister Yan!"
A clear shout rang out, Dugu Yan was slightly startled, turning her head to look.
She saw Ning Rongrong and two other little girls she didn't recognize walking towards her.
" Rongrong? What happened to you..." Dugu Yan's expression changed. She looked at the two young girls beside Ning Rongrong, then looked at Xuan Ming with a hint of resentment in her eyes.
" Xuan Ming, you wouldn't...?"
" Yanyan, don't let your imagination run wild," Ye Lingling interrupted.
"If he had that idea, he wouldn't have needed to travel this far."
There are countless powerful female Soul Master and noble ladies in Heaven Dou City who covet Xuan Ming!
After a less-than-harmonious meeting, Xuan Ming and his group set off for the Suotuo Grand Hotel.
For breakfast and dinner, Ah Rou usually prepares them, always making different delicious dishes for Xuan Ming. However, for lunch, because Xuan Ming's appetite is too terrifying, they have to eat out. Otherwise, Ah Rou really wouldn't be able to prepare so many things in such a short time.
Every day around noon, Ah Rou would come over to order food, and then the kitchen of the Suotuo Grand Hotel would begin its work.
Xuan Ming's frequent visits to the Suotuo Grand Hotel, which can be considered a celebrity effect, have attracted a large number of customers to the place.
However, today's lunch was a little different from usual.
Just as Dugu Yan was about to start peeling shrimp for Xuan Ming as usual, Zhu Zhuqing swiftly took over the task before she could even begin. Moreover, her movements were quite skilled, and she peeled the shrimp quickly and well, clearly indicating that this wasn't her first time.
In an instant, Dugu Yan became wary, her eyes revealing a hint of dissatisfaction and doubt.
Ye Lingling looked at this scene with a slightly unnatural expression, but she didn't show it.
However, just as she was about to pick up the prepared fish and feed it to the Black Dragon behind Xuan Ming, Ning Rongrong and Xiao Wu each started fighting over a dragon, making the atmosphere on the scene instantly become somewhat awkward.
Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan exchanged a glance.
A rival has arrived!
Sensing that the atmosphere at the dinner table seemed to have become awkward, Xuan Ming sped up his eating, wanting to end the somewhat embarrassing situation as soon as possible. However, because he ate too fast, he accidentally choked.
Then, something even more terrifying happened: before he could even reach for the water, six water glasses were handed to him.
Xuan Ming scanned the area, his gaze lingering briefly on Ah Rou's face.
Why are you getting involved?
Ah Rou acted as if she hadn't seen him at all, smiling as she looked at him.
Faced with the eerie atmosphere, Xuan Ming paused, picked up his water glass, and raised it up.
"Cheers."
"..."
Everyone was taken aback by Xuan Ming's helpless yet somewhat humorous actions, and then they couldn't help but burst out laughing, instantly easing the tense atmosphere.
"Brother, you've finally figured it out?" the Ice Dragon King said in Xuan Ming's mind with some surprise.
Xuan Ming remained silent, only silently speeding up his eating, wanting to finish his lunch as soon as possible.
They're inexplicably jealous of each other, just like back in Heaven Dou City.
Xue Qinghe, Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling will inevitably cause problems if they get together.
These people only stop going too far when Tang Yuehua is present.
But if Tang Yuehua isn't there, the atmosphere becomes quite strange...
Chapter 147 Because I Don't Want to Die
Meanwhile, at the Shrek Academy.
"You kid, you've already reached the Soul Emperor level. In a few more years, you'll surpass us old guys."
Inside the dean's office, Qin Ming and several teachers, including Flender, who hadn't seen each other for many years, were catching up.
"Dean, I saw several young men wearing Shrek Academy masks at the Great Soul Arena. Could they be my juniors?" Qin Ming asked.
"What do you think of their strength?" Flender asked.
"Very good," Qin Ming said.
"Especially that Blue Silver Grass Soul Master. In the past, I really couldn't imagine that the Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul could be cultivated to that level."
"Dean Flender, it seems you..."
"Hey, that kid has a different teacher," Flender said.
"Someone else?" Qin Ming was taken aback and subconsciously looked at Zhao Wuji.
"Don't look at me, I can't teach that kid," Zhao Wuji quickly denied.
"Then who else could it be?" Seeing the teachers present shaking their heads, Qin Ming became even more puzzled.
"Has Shrek gotten a new teacher?"
"That's right, and you've definitely heard of that person," Flender said mysteriously.
"I'm sure I've heard of it?" Qin Ming frowned, deep in thought.
" Grandmaster," Flender said.
" Grandmaster?" Qin Ming was a little confused, but he quickly thought of someone, someone that Flender often mentioned when he was still studying at Shrek.
"Could it be the corner of the Golden Iron Triangle's Horn of Wisdom, that theoretical Grandmaster?"
"Who else could have such ability besides him?" Flender didn't hold back in praising his best friend.
A hint of amazement and admiration flashed in Qin Ming's eyes. "So it was him! No one can match the Grandmaster's theoretical attainments. With his guidance, those junior students will definitely avoid many detours, and their future achievements will be limitless."
"By the way, junior students, what about the Grandmaster?"
"They're all in Suotuo City, training and conserving their energy during the day, and then participating in the Great Soul Arena competition at night," Flender said.
"I brought you back to see them, otherwise Old Zhao and I would just be staying in the city watching over them."
"I see." Qin Ming nodded.
"By the way, Dean Flender, have you met Xuan Ming?"
Zhao Wuji's expression was somewhat unnatural. "Yes, of course I've seen you."
Qin Ming noticed Zhao Wuji's strange expression. " Teacher Zhao, you didn't... fight with him, did you?"
"It wasn't just a fight; they were even forced to unleash their Martial Soul Avatar," Flender said.
Zhao Wuji's expression froze. "Didn't we agree not to mention this?"
"And I was careless at the time!"
"If it happened again, I would never let him force me to unleash my Martial Soul Avatar!"
Seeing Zhao Wuji's state, Qin Ming could tell that Xuan Ming must have made him suffer a great loss!
" Teacher Zhao, what do you think of his abilities?" Qin Ming asked earnestly.
Zhao Wuji thought for a moment, then said seriously, "His strength is almost equal to Li Yusong's!"
Upon hearing this, Li Yusong did not refute it, after all, he had also witnessed that battle that caused a sensation at Shrek.
As a veteran Soul Emperor, his combat experience and mastery of Martial Soul cultivation are far beyond what a Soul Ancestor can match.
However, if he had been the one fighting Xuan Ming at that time, he wouldn't have been confident of winning.
In fact, based on Zhao Wuji's description of the power of Xuan Ming's fourth Soul Skill, he might not even be a match for him!
" Qin Ming, how exactly did that kid cultivate?" Flender couldn't help but ask.
"I've inquired about him; isn't it rumored that his Blood Spear Martial Soul Martial Soul has a very serious flaw?"
"How could he cultivate so quickly? Or are those rumors just something the Great Soul Arena is using to create buzz?"
"No, Dean Flender, his Martial Soul defect is real, and it's a problem that even the three members of the teaching committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy can't solve," Qin Ming said.
"If his Tool Martial Soul didn't have that troublesome flaw, he would definitely have reached the Soul King level by now!"
Night fell, and it was time for the matches at the Great Soul Arena.
"What! A challenge against someone of a higher level? And the opponent even has Soul Ancestor?"
Inside the VIP lounge, the Shrek Seven Devils, who had just gathered at the Great Soul Arena to prepare for tonight's Soul Fighting, were immediately bewildered by the information given to them by Yu Xiaogang.
" Xiaogang, aren't you... being too impulsive?" Flender hesitated before speaking.
Even if he had confidence in Tang San and his companions' strength, wasn't it a bit too much to ask them to fight against the Soul Ancestor?
"No, I've already considered it. We might not be without a chance of winning this Soul Fighting." Yu Xiaogang raised his hand and tapped the documents on the table.
"Alright, don't be too nervous. Let's analyze your opponents first."
The crowd gathered around, looking at the information provided by the Great Soul Arena. Even the proud and arrogant Dai Mubai couldn't help but gasp.
Are you fucking sure you can win?
The Imperial Fighting Team consists of seven members, all of whom are holders of the Silver Soul Badge.
Captain: Dugu Yan, Martial Soul: Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor, Level 46 Control-Type Battle Spirit Master. Soul Ring: Two Yellow and Two Purple.
Vice Captain: Yu Tianheng, Martial Soul: Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Level 39 Power Attack System Battle Soul Master. Soul Ring: Two Yellow and One Purple.
Team member: Ye Lingling, Martial Soul: Nine Heart Begonia, Level 42 Auxiliary System Weapon Soul Master. Soul Ring: Two Yellow and Two Purple.
The remaining four team members were all above level 35 and possessed Soul Elder with a ratio of two yellow and one purple Soul Ring.
" Xiaogang, this team has two Soul Ancestor. The Great Soul Arena should be matching them with Soul Ancestor teams. Why did they choose our team, whose highest-ranking member is only Soul Elder, and whose members are almost half Soul Grandmaster?" Flender found it hard to understand.
One look at them and you should know that these two teams are simply incomparable!
The gap in strength is too big!
"It's not that they don't want to, but that they can't find any. The Soul Ancestor teams in the Great Soul Arena simply don't dare to fight them." Yu Xiaogang pointed to the captain of the Imperial Fighting Team in the information.
"The captain of this Imperial Fighting Team is Dugu Yan, Martial Soul the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor. You should be able to guess her background, right?"
Flender's eyes flickered slightly, " Poison Douluo?"
Each Titled Douluo has their own exclusive title. Sometimes, this title represents their Martial Soul, and sometimes, it represents their absolute dominance in a certain field.
Poison Douluo Dugu Bo has two titles: one is "Azure Phosphorus," symbolizing his martial soul, and the other is the title "Poison," symbolizing his abilities.
Especially in recent years, as Xuan Ming's reputation in the Great Soul Arena has become increasingly terrifying, the Poison Douluo associated with him has also become a topic of discussion.
This is a very special Titled Douluo. His abilities were even described by the Pope the Spirit Hall as a strategic weapon capable of "fighting against a nation"!
" The Great Soul Arena has been looking for a powerful Soul Ancestor team to compete against them these past few days, but after hearing that the team's captain is Soul Ancestor with the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul, no team is willing to step onto the stage," Yu Xiaogang said.
"Why?" Xiao Wu asked, puzzled.
"Because they don't want to die," Ning Rongrong said Youyou.
"Death?" Everyone's expression changed.
"This... it can't be that bad, can it?" Oscar was starting to panic.
"Not at all? Do you even know what the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor Martial Soul means?" Ning Rongrong said speechlessly.
"I feel like our whole team isn't even enough to beat Dugu Yan!"