Sea God Pavilion Meeting Hall.
Mu En lay in the wheelchair in the main seat, with Elder Lin and Xuan Zi on either side of him.
The four deans and vice deans of the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Tool Department sat at the very end of the table.
Mu En's gentle voice rang out, "Speak, Xuan Zi, what is the purpose of your proposal to convene the Sea God Pavilion Meeting?"
Xuan Zi nodded, slowly stood up, and said in a deep voice:
"In this competition, Shrek has encountered an unprecedentedly formidable opponent."
"The opponent is Chu Qing from the Qianling Academy of the Dou Ling Empire, who is the disciple of the deceased Limit Douluo of the Clear Sky Sect that I mentioned to you last time. Yan Shaozhe has also met with him."
"His Soul Ring are extremely strange. The first five rings are an exceptional configuration of two purple, two black, and one red. The sixth and seventh rings are even more unusual, with one Ice Jade and one orange Unusually Colored Soul Ring. The aura emanating from them is very similar to that of the Ice and Snow Empresses of the Far North."
The elders of the Sea God Pavilion were all surprised to hear this, but they naturally believed that Xuan Zi could not have made a mistake.
"Seven rings at such a young age!"
"Wouldn't his cultivation level be even more terrifying in the next competition?"
Xuan Zi said:
"That's exactly what I'm worried about."
"But what's more urgent right now is this Soul Master Tournament."
"If we lose, it will have unpredictable consequences for Shrek."
Everyone fell silent, except for Mu En slowly spoke:
" Xuan Zi, is this the reason you convened the Sea God Pavilion Meeting today?"
"I'm so disappointed in you. I feel ashamed before my deceased senior brother."
Xuan Zi's expression flickered slightly, but he quickly regained his resolve and said:
" Mu En, this concerns the honor of our continent's number one Soul Master Academy!"
"That kid Chu Qing refused to take over my mantle back then, and later he rejected Yan Shaozhe as well."
"It's clear he's no ordinary person. His participation as a member of the Qianling Academy indicates his ambition to replace Shrek!"
"This is not just a simple matter of one or two Soul Master competitions."
Mu En smiled calmly and said:
"Yes! Honor."
"Don't you think that over the years, we've been held hostage by this honor?"
"Losing isn't terrible. If Qianling Academy can truly replace Shrek Academy, it only proves that we are already corrupt and it's time for us to step down from the stage of history."
He glanced coldly at the hesitant crowd, and sighed:
"Some people already believe that the Martial Soul Department is invincible. It's time to sound the alarm."
"Our true Shrek philosophy is about nurturing monsters, not about tournament rankings."
So what if we lose one or two major tournaments? The real Shrek won't be defeated by that.
"On the contrary, I think many teachers in the academy no longer know how to cultivate students; they only know how to select and eliminate them."
"What you want is that ranking. Then you can go to whichever academy is number one on the continent. If you don't have confidence, you don't need to stay at Shrek."
The meeting room was silent.
"That concludes today's meeting. I hope you can learn from this competition," Mu En said.
The Sea God Pavilion Meeting has ended, but many of the Sea God Pavilion members have gathered together again.
Shrek's honor is something they've protected their whole lives; they can't just stand by and watch it be destroyed by others.
Among them, Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Martial Soul Department, was the most radical, speaking in a high-spirited tone:
"I will not let Shrek be defeated by me."
Shrek has been undefeated for ten thousand years. Is it really because no other academy has ever produced a genius?
They employ some secretive and unknown methods.
Led by Xuan Zi, the elders also made up their minds.
Meanwhile, in Star Luo City, there were others who shared the same ideas.
They all shared one thought: they couldn't let Shrek lose.
As soon as Huo Yuhao woke up, Ma Xiaotao couldn't wait to come looking for him.
When she set off from Shrek, she thought she would be the one with the highest Soul Power Level in this competition, leading Shrek to victory.
This is almost a standard resume for every Shrek executive.
But Chu Qing appeared out of nowhere and ruthlessly shattered her dream.
Huo Yuhao rubbed his forehead, his head still a little dizzy. He discovered that his Martial Soul seemed to have evolved into the White Tiger Evil Eyes. He said:
"Sister, are you asking me to absorb the Evil Fire for you again?"
His Holy Necromancer could dispel the Evil Fire on Ma Xiaotao's body, but for the sake of long-term considerations, he did not completely eliminate it in one go.
Ma Xiaotao shook her head and said:
"No, I came here to ask you to help me stimulate the Evil Fire within me."
Huo Yuhao was shocked:
"What!"
"That won't do, I'm going to tell Teacher Wang Yan."
He said it as if he were jumping out of bed.
Ma Xiaotao didn't stop him, but said firmly:
"Only in this way can I be of any use against Chu Qing."
Huo Yuhao stopped in his tracks, tears welling up in his eyes.
"For the glory of Shrek," he said.
"For the glory of Shrek!" Ma Xiaotao repeated with the same conviction.
Huo Yuhao, Martial Soul Possession Holy Necromancer Martial Soul, helped Ma Xiaotao stimulate the Evil Fire within her body. He stayed until evening when Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu came to find him for cultivation, knocking on the door from outside.
Huo Yuhao whispered his instructions:
"Sister, the next time you use your Martial Soul, it will transform from the Evil Fire Phoenix into the Evil Fire Black Phoenix. During this time, you must be careful to suppress it and cannot use your Martial Soul."
Ma Xiaotao nodded, and the two men, drenched in sweat, opened the door, causing Dai Huabin and Zhu Lu to have some unsettling thoughts.
The three of them were in the room. Huo Yuhao immediately sat on the bed, but Dai Huabin did not reach out to him right away.
What are you all thinking about all day?
"We're pressed for time. Every bit of increase in Soul Power is a blessing. Let's hurry!"
Huo Yuhao urged.
Dai Huabin then asked:
"Did you inherit the Holy King's Inheritance from our Dai Family?"
His eyes were filled with resentment; he was clearly the rightful owner of the Evil Eye White Tiger Martial Soul.
"Yes, because I possess Twin Martial Souls, all the Holy King chose me."
Huo Yuhao didn't explain further.
"Now is not the time to talk about these things; let's hurry up and cultivate."
Dai Huabin was furious, but he still reached out his hand.
At this time, the Duchess of Baifu was also extremely puzzled by this matter. No matter how she thought about it, it shouldn't be like this. She sent people to investigate Huo Yuhao's background. The Star Luo Emperor did the same. He strengthened the surveillance of the White Tiger Duke's Mansion and personally sent a congratulatory letter to the White Tiger Duke, who was far away on the western border.
The influence of the Evil Eye Holy King on the Star Luo Empire is enormous.
Not long after Chu Qing emerged from seclusion, invitations from the Starlight Auction House were delivered to various academies.
Qianling Academy looked at the invitation in Chu Qing's hand with some curiosity:
"What's going on? Why is your post different from ours?"
Chu Qing glanced at it and said:
"It's nothing, I'm in the inner circle."
"You're going to the real auction, while I, as the president of the Soul Fighting Society, am attending a special auction of Soul Fighting Cards."