Building a New Heaven Dou Royal Team

Over the past year, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan had both been deeply frustrated. Ever since Lan Hong injured Dugu Yan in their last match, he had vanished from the Great Soul Arena.

Dugu Yan had also heard plenty of rumors claiming that Young Master Purple Mist had been silenced by Poison Douluo for injuring his granddaughter.

She had even specifically asked her grandfather, Dugu Bo. Dugu Bo had explained it countless times and even sworn an oath before Dugu Yan finally believed that he truly had done nothing to that so-called Young Master Purple Mist and had never even met him.

That left only one possibility: he was afraid of Dugu Bo's retaliation, so he had left Heaven Dou City on his own.

As a result, neither she nor Yu Tianheng had any chance to win back their honor and erase that humiliation.

It remained a thorn in both their hearts. After all, one's first utter and complete defeat was always unforgettable.

Not long afterward, the results of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament reached Heaven Dou City. As expected, Heaven Dou Royal Academy had finished at the bottom.

This greatly embarrassed Xue Ye. He summoned the Three Great Committee Members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy—Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin—before him. The First Prince Xue Qinghe and Prince Xue Xing were also present.

"The results of this Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament need no further explanation, do they?

I entrusted Heaven Dou Royal Academy to your management, and this is the answer you give me!"

Meng Shenji, Bai Baoshan, and Zhi Lin had their own grievances as well.

What kind of state Heaven Dou Royal Academy was in, Xue Ye knew better than anyone. He was merely shifting responsibility onto them.

"Please calm your anger, Father. This was not the wish of the three committee members. It is simply true that Heaven Dou Royal Academy has suffered from a shortage of talented individuals in recent years.

However, quite a few gifted prospects have emerged over the past two years. If they are properly nurtured, they will surely shine brilliantly in the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament."

"Committee Member Meng, is that so?"

"Your Majesty, it is. Yu Tianheng from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Ye Lingling of the Ye Clan, and Dugu Yan, Poison Douluo's granddaughter, are all exceptionally talented geniuses."

"Mm."

"Your Majesty! I propose that we begin selecting the next Heaven Dou Royal Team now. With five years for the team to develop its coordination, the results will surely be excellent."

"Qinghe, Xue Xing, what do you think?"

"I agree with Committee Member Bai's proposal."

"This younger brother of yours agrees as well!"

"Then leave it to the three committee members. Xue Xing, Qinghe, cooperate fully with them. Understood?"

"Yes, Father!"

"This younger brother understands!"

After the three committee members returned from the palace, they immediately began taking action, instructing teachers at every level to nominate talented students.

Those who were nominated were then gathered together for selection. Some were eliminated, while others were retained for team training, with members being removed at any time during the process.

In the end, the finest members would remain as the Heaven Dou First Team and Heaven Dou Second Team.

The three committee members had also decided on the coach for the Heaven Dou Royal Team's first team: Qin Ming, who had already become a Spirit King before the age of thirty.

Before the next Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament began, Qin Ming had a chance to break through to Spirit Emperor.

None of this had anything to do with Lan Hong. He was as inconspicuous as a person could be.

He was now preparing to challenge rank forty and had no interest in anyone else's affairs.

That day, Lan Hong was still reading in the library when Dugu Yan arrived with Ye Lingling. She slumped into the seat across from him without the slightest concern for her image.

Ye Lingling also looked utterly exhausted, even somewhat pitiful.

"How could that guy come up with such training? He actually made us run while carrying stones. I'm exhausted! What's the point of that?"

Lan Hong said nothing and continued turning the pages, acting as a qualified listener.

"Hey! Aren't you trying to become a theory master? Tell me, is his method useful or not?"

"I won't comment on it. Judging others is a very offensive thing to do. I can't afford to offend anyone."

"Since you know you can't afford to offend anyone, then you should speak up even more! You can't afford to offend me most of all, right?"

"I can give you a suggestion."

"What suggestion?"

"Go take a medicinal bath when you get back. Running is naturally both a simple and effective form of training.

But improper running posture can damage the muscles and joints.

If you run while carrying weight, and the weight is distributed unevenly, the damage will be even worse.

Although the body will become tougher and stronger through repeated damage and recovery,

it is still a process of destruction and regeneration that consumes one's own origin.

Without external compensation, if one's origin is not sufficiently abundant, it is easy to train oneself into ruin."

"What? There are such serious hidden dangers? That guy never even told us!"

Dugu Yan angrily wanted to go settle the score with Qin Ming, but Ye Lingling stopped her.

"Yanzi, you're being too impulsive! He's our team coach now. It wouldn't be appropriate for us to clash with him."

"Hmph! So we're just supposed to let him torment us with those unreliable methods?"

"You can go find your grandfather, Poison Douluo. Medicine and poison share the same roots. Your grandfather is a Titled Douluo with the title Poison, so I believe he can determine whether what I said is true.

Have Poison Douluo speak to the three committee members, and this issue will naturally be resolved."

"That's right! Let's go find Grandpa!"

"Please don't mention me!"

"Got it! Lingling, let's go!"

Watching them leave the library, Lan Hong closed his book as well.

"I'll test the waters a little. That way, future contact won't seem so abrupt."

Dugu Yan brought Ye Lingling back to Dugu Manor and found Dugu Bo. The moment they arrived, she began complaining to him.

"Grandpa! Our team coach is a complete bastard. All he knows is how to make us run while carrying stones. I'm exhausted!"

"Didn't you say yourself that you wanted to shine in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament? You can't endure even this little hardship?"

"That's not it! His training method is completely wrong..."

Dugu Yan roughly repeated what Lan Hong had said, and Dugu Bo's expression turned serious as well.

"That is indeed correct! But Yanzi, how did you know all this?"

"Of course I read it in a book. Grandpa, don't underestimate me, okay?"

"Hehe! Our Yanzi actually knows to take the initiative to read and learn now. Good! Very good!"

"Grandpa, you're making fun of me! I hate it! I hate it!"

"Alright, no more fooling around! I'll arrange medicinal baths for you, and I'll also go have a talk with those three old fellows!"

"Thank you, Grandpa!"

While Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling went to take their medicinal baths, Dugu Bo's face darkened.

"So Qin Ming is only a half-baked fool. He doesn't even understand such a simple principle!

Good thing Yanzi was clever. It would have been troublesome if she were left with hidden injuries! He needs to be properly warned!"

Lan Hong did not care what kind of trouble his few words had caused Qin Ming. He had already left Heaven Dou Royal Academy. This time, he did not head toward Heaven Dou City, but in the opposite direction, searching for a secluded place.