That morning, while Yang Podi was meditating in his dormitory, the academy suddenly sent someone to inform him that His Highness the Crown Prince summoned him.
Yang Podi thought for a moment and decided that His Highness the Crown Prince was probably concerned about recent external events, so he decided to go see His Highness the Crown Prince first to see what his attitude was.
However, when Yang Podi arrived at the Education Commission building, there were quite a few people inside.
Turning around, one sees Crown Prince Xue Qinghe sitting there, with Xue Qinghe Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, as well as Bone Douluo and Ning Rongrong beside him.
Seated to the left at the bottom are the three members of the teaching committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, while seated to the right at the bottom are Yu Xiaogang and Tang San.
Yang Podi was puzzled. Why were these people gathered together? They seemed to have ill intentions.
Yang Podi bowed to the group. "Greetings, Your Highness the Sect Master Ning, Senior Bone Douluo, and the three Instructors!"
As for Yu Xiaogang and Tang San standing to the side, they were just an ordinary teacher and student, and he didn't care about them at all.
Crown Prince Xue Qinghe smiled and nodded, " Yang Podi, please sit down first."
Yang Podi casually found a place to sit down. "Your Highness, may I ask what brings you to see me? I've been busy with my cultivation lately."
Xue Qinghe still had a smile on his face, " Yang Podi, have you heard about the Spirit Hall Team?"
"I've heard that the Spirit Hall has produced Golden Generation, and they're incredibly powerful. But that shouldn't affect us, right?"
Xue Qinghe pondered for a moment before speaking, " The Spirit Hall has been making headlines lately, especially with their heavily promoted Golden Generation. They're said to be incredibly talented. According to our investigation, the Spirit Hall Team should have several Soul King during next year's Soul Master Tournament, making them extremely powerful. I wonder if you've made any preparations?"
Yang Podi pondered for a moment before speaking, "Your Highness, it's just Soul King. Our second team should be able to produce two Soul King next year, so we are definitely not afraid of a battle."
Hearing Yang Podi's words, everyone present was shocked. It wasn't that Soul King had never appeared in the history of the Soul Master Tournament, but normally there was only one at most. Unexpectedly, the second team would actually produce two Soul King next year, making them much stronger than everyone had imagined.
Crown Prince Xue Qinghe shook his head. "The strength of two Soul King is probably not enough. The current information about the Spirit Hall Team is that there will be at least two Soul King, and possibly even three."
"Your Highness, there's nothing we can do about it. The Soul Master Tournament requires all participants to be under twenty-five years old. It's extremely rare for Soul King under twenty-five to appear, and I'm afraid the Heaven Dou Empire won't have any more Soul King."
Just as Yang Podi said, the entire Heaven Dou Empire should not produce any more Soul King, and the Star Luo Empire doesn't even have one.
"The final of this Soul Master Tournament is being held in Spirit City. The Spirit Hall has brought out three top-grade Soul Bone, clearly determined to win. I wonder if you, Yang Podi, have any ideas?"
Yang Podi smiled and shook his head, " The Spirit Hall has brought out three top-grade Soul Bone, clearly determined to win the Soul Master Tournament. Soul Bone are precious, but you need the strength to win them."
Xue Qinghe seemed to become a little serious. " Yang Podi, this is Yu Xiaogang, one of the team leaders of Heaven Dou Team One."
Yang Podi looked at Yu Xiaogang with some confusion. "Hello, Teacher Yu Xiaogang!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded slightly.
Xue Qinghe continued, " Teacher Yu Xiaogang has a suggestion. He suggests combining the Heaven Dou Royal Academy First Team and selecting all the outstanding disciples to participate. This would make the team stronger and increase the probability of winning the Soul Master Tournament."
Yang Podi shook his head. "Your Highness, Teacher Yu Xiaogang's idea may be good, but our second team has its own arrangements and there is absolutely no need for us to combine with the first team anymore. Everyone in our second team is training hard, all for the sake of achieving good results in the Soul Master Tournament."
Yu Xiaogang suddenly spoke up, " Yang Podi, I'm making this suggestion for the good of the team. Your second team still has two people who are only Soul Elder, while Yu Tianheng from the first team is already Soul Ancestor, and he has the top-grade Martial Soul Martial Soul Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, making him even stronger. Moreover, Ning Heng from the first team has the Martial Soul Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, and he will also reach the Soul Ancestor realm before the Soul Master Tournament."
"If Team One and Team Two combine, we'll have the formidable attack of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Soul Ancestor and the ultimate support of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Ancestor. Under my leadership, I'm confident we can defeat the Spirit Hall Team."
Yang Podi remained silent for a moment before speaking, " The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul are indeed powerful, but our team already has its own support, so there are no problems with either attack or defense."
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi suddenly spoke up, " Yang Podi, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is the number one support martial Martial Soul in the world. If the team has Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Soul Ancestor to support them, their strength will be greatly enhanced. What do you think?"
Although Ning Fengzhi spoke suddenly, he still had a smile on his face, but there seemed to be a hint of unyielding authority in that smile.
Yang Podi had no choice but to speak up, " The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda is recognized as the number one support Martial Soul on the continent. I have never doubted its boost to the team. Besides, Rongrong often comes to our second team to play, so we can be considered to have some acquaintance."
"But personally, I think that for a team, the cooperation between team members is the most crucial thing. All the members of our second team have been together day and night for six years, and our cooperation is very tacit, which allows us to better bring out our strength."
Before Ning Fengzhi could say anything, Yu Xiaogang spoke up again, "There's still a year until the Soul Master Tournament. If I train them for a year, I can definitely develop the teamwork between them."
Yang Podi remained silent, showing no intention of answering Yu Xiaogang's question, and an eerie silence suddenly fell over the room.
Yu Xiaogang looked around and saw that no one was saying anything. He didn't know what to say, and it seemed like no one was really paying attention to him.
Finally, it was Crown Prince Xue Qinghe who spoke up, " Yang Podi, what do you think of Yu Xiaogang's teacher's suggestion? Is there anything wrong with it?"
Yang Podi pondered for a moment before speaking, "I don't know how others lead their teams, but my approach is a little different."
"In my team, I make all the decisions. No one, including Teacher Li Xiang, will have any objections. At most, he'll offer some suggestions, but whether or not they're implemented depends on my opinion."
"My first requirement for all team members is strict obedience. Whatever I ask them to do, they will carry it out without hesitation, even if I ask them to go to their deaths, they won't even flinch."
"My team members may not be the most talented, and many of them are even just average, but I require everyone to train to their maximum potential every afternoon, and no one dares to slack off, not even my family members."
"For example, if we win the Soul Master Tournament, I'll take all three Soul Bone, and none of my team members will dare to even flinch."
"Finally, let me say this: if my team cannot execute my requirements, I would rather not participate in the Soul Master Tournament."
Yang Podi finished speaking with a strong and resounding voice, seemingly filled with determination and also with unruliness.
Silence fell again. Everyone understood Yang Podi's attitude; like the Breaking Clan, he would rather break than bend.
Xue Qinghe couldn't help but exclaim in admiration, "Impressive! Impressive! I never imagined that Yang Podi, at such a young age, would have such insight. It has truly broadened my horizons."
Yang Podi shook his head. "This is just a small idea I have for building a team. Your Highness is too kind."
At this moment, Ning Fengzhi spoke up again, "Young friend's team-building strategy is excellent, but sometimes we still need to prioritize the overall situation."
Yang Podi looked at Ning Fengzhi with some confusion. " Sect Master Ning, what do you mean by 'overall situation'? Personally, I think the current lineup is already the best. If Sect Master Ning is really interested, Rongrong can join our second team, but she may only be a substitute then."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "The big picture I'm referring to isn't this; it's about the Upper Three Sects working together to fight against the Spirit Hall."
Yang Podi sneered inwardly. What business is it of my Breaking Clan with those birds from the Upper Three Sects? Aren't they just trying to drag us down with them?
Yang Podi shook his head. " Sect Master Ning, you flatter me. The main members of our second team are from Four Single-Attribute Clans. The Upper Three Sects are very powerful, and we probably can't establish any connections with them."
Yu Xiaogang seemed to have been provoked and spoke again, "How could your Breaking Clan not have any connection with the Upper Three Sects? Don't forget that you used to be an affiliated family of the Clear Sky Sect."
Yang Podi looked coldly at Yu Xiaogang: " Teacher Yu Xiaogang, have you made a mistake? Or have you forgotten some information?"
"Our Breaking Clan was abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect back then and has long since broken away from the Clear Sky Sect. We now have no connection with the Clear Sky Sect whatsoever."
Yu Xiaogang was still unwilling to give up. "You Breaking Clan should not forget that if you weren't an affiliated family of the Clear Sky Sect, how could you have developed like this?"
Yang Podi looked at Yu Xiaogang speechlessly. "During the war with the Clear Sky Sect back then, my Breaking Clan was abandoned by the Clear Sky Sect, and more than half of us died. At that time, we had already declared our separation from the Clear Sky Sect and Clear Sky Sect we would no longer have any relationship with it."
"Over the past ten years, my Breaking Clan has developed independently and slowly recovered its strength. Is it possible that now, because of a single word from the Clear Sky Sect, my Breaking Clan will continue to serve them?"
"I, Yang Podi, belong to the Breaking Clan. I stand tall and proud. From this day forward, neither I nor my Breaking Clan will serve anyone else."
At this moment, Yu Xiaogang seemed to have lost his composure. "What happened back then was clearly the Spirit Hall's fault. Has your Breaking Clan forgotten the hatred you had for the Spirit Hall? The Spirit Hall killed many members of the Breaking Clan."
Yang Podi snorted coldly, "I don't care whose fault it was back then, whether it was the Clear Sky Sect or the Spirit Hall, it has nothing to do with us now. As for the hatred towards the Spirit Hall, my grandfather and maternal grandfather have already challenged Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo of the Spirit Hall. We'll talk about everything after this battle."
Tang San, who was standing nearby, quickly pulled back the distraught Yu Xiaogang and coldly said, " Yang Podi, I expect you to respect my teacher!"
Yang Podi sneered, "From beginning to end, I have never said anything disrespectful to your teacher. Whether it's matters concerning the Spirit Hall or the Clear Sky Sect, I don't want outsiders to interfere."
Tang San then spoke again, "Regarding my teacher's decision to form the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team, I hope you will respect my teacher's decision."
Yang Podi was speechless for a moment, ignoring Tang San, and instead spoke directly to Xue Qinghe: "Your Highness, regarding the matter of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy Second Team, I hope that our initial agreement will be followed. I will lead the team to strive for good results."
"If the team really needs to make changes, I've already reached graduation age, so I'll have to apply for early graduation."
As for Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, they didn't want to pay any attention to the master and disciple pair. If they had the ability, they could develop on their own; it was none of their business.