Douluo: Starting by Taking Control of the Holy Ghost Cult's Saintess

Dozens of golden statues stood instantly. Among them, the weaker ones like Lan Susu, Lan Luoluo, and Gou Luanshi were already in danger.

Elder Xuan, his face showing shock, descended from the sky. His right hand waved continuously, and one after another, rays of pure white light enveloped each student. Any student who was illuminated by the white light immediately went limp and fell to the ground.

Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong had never expected the effect of their Splendor of Gilded Gold to be so powerful. For a moment, the two of them were also a bit dazed. On the other side, the three great Soul Ancestors—Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan—had also captured the one with the highest cultivation, Xie Huanyue. In the Dueling Arena, only their group of seven was left.

Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong looked at each other. Besides surprise, what else could they see?

The power of a martial soul fusion skill was closely related to the comprehensive strength of the two fusing parties. The strength of their Splendor of Gilded Gold lay in the degree of fusion. A one-hundred-percent fused martial soul fusion skill was even rarer than an ultimate martial soul! It was just that they had only discovered that their soul powers could fuse after Wang Dong had fused with that Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone.

Although using this skill had drained all of their soul power, at this time the two were holding hands, and the recovery effect of the Golden Radiance Left Arm Bone was helping them slowly recover their soul power.

What cultivation level did Elder Xuan have? He didn't need to check carefully at all to feel the state of every student. There were no serious injuries. He relaxed and at the same time beckoned to the side of the field.

Several teachers, including Zhou Yi, Wang Yan, and Mu Jin, quickly rushed over.

These teachers had all seen the process of the battle just now. Looking at Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong again, they all had the feeling of looking at monsters. Even if they were a monster academy, such monsters shouldn't appear. A four-ring and a three-ring had almost instantly deprived dozens of opponents, whose cultivation was not weaker than theirs, of their combat ability.

"The students who have been eliminated can all go back. You seven, stay," Elder Xuan said, taking a bite of his chicken leg. From behind his messy hair, two eyes sparkling with a strange light stared intently at Xu Sanshi and Wang Dong.

With the help of the teachers, the unconscious students were woken up one after another. Many students had looks of dissatisfaction on their faces. Especially Gou Luanshi, whose eyes even surged with a crazed look. The vast majority of them had not even displayed their own strength and had lost so inexplicably.

They had all heard Elder Xuan's words, but no one left. Instead, they all focused their gazes on him.

Taking another bite of his chicken leg, Elder Xuan snorted coldly and said, "Not convinced? In the future, if you have any dissatisfaction, I hope you will show it in your strength. Do you all think my great melee selection method is unfair? That many of you were inexplicably defeated without being able to display your own abilities?"

The core disciples answered his words with only silence.

Elder Xuan pouted and continued, "Is this really unfair? The melee is aimed at every single one of you. If you were on a battlefield, could you decide the number of enemies and the situation you are about to face? With your current mentality, not a single one of you is qualified to become an inner court disciple! This seemingly unfair melee is actually the best way to test your comprehensive strength. In this short melee, I saw your ability to cooperate, your individual strength, and even your moral character. 'A just cause enjoys abundant support'—that's a load of crap. If you want someone to help you, first you need to have good interpersonal relationships, and secondly, you need to have enough strength. A person with a solitary personality cannot achieve great things."

Subsequently, he even used his own disgraceful record of carelessly endangering countless students as an example to teach this group of students. From his words, these outer court core disciples came into contact with the world of the inner court for the first time, feeling the tragic glory of Shrek.

If Huo Yuhao were present, he would definitely not be able to hold back his uproarious laughter. The reason why Shrek's students still longed for the academy after graduation and took pride in it was largely because they were gradually brainwashed in the various assessments and missions of the outer court, to offer up everything they had for the so-called glory of Shrek.

Xie Huanyue was the first to come into contact with Huo Yuhao. With his personality, he naturally would not listen to these things. He only knew that his group had lost, but this situation would definitely not happen again next time. In fact, he had not revealed his full strength in this assessment either.

All the dissatisfaction in the hearts of this group of students vanished like smoke. The eliminated core disciples lowered their heads one by one and walked out of the Soul Dueling Area. Everything Elder Xuan said today would be deeply engraved in the bottom of their hearts, and they would not forget it for the rest of their lives.

Wang Yan did not forget to give a deep bow to Elder Xuan respectfully. "Thank you, sir, for teaching these children an important lesson."

Elder Xuan casually took a swig of wine and said faintly, "I was just stating a fact." No one could see that within his messy hair, tears were faintly glistening.

The leading teacher of the twelve inner court disciples who had faced the hundred-thousand-year soul beast he spoke of was him. Eight of the twelve had died in battle. That was also the most tragic time in the history of Shrek Academy. He could not shirk the blame. And it was precisely after that time that he had started to drink heavily and give up on himself.

But from Huo Yuhao's point of view, this unreliable old fellow, precisely because of his own arrogance and negligence, had harmed those pitiful inner court disciples. Including the shocking battle record of the Corpse Explosion Soul King in the subsequent original plot, it was also caused by his non-action as a bystander.

Unfortunately, after his speech, which used spiritual power to render the atmosphere, all the students except for Xie Huanyue were more or less influenced by this heavy, tragic epic of Shrek.

On the way back, Xie Huanyue looked at the four silent girls. He thought to himself, Huo Yuhao isn't here. These few little girls are really easy to be brainwashed by the higher-ups of Shrek.

"Don't be fooled by that old man," Xie Huanyue pulled down the straw hat on his head, covering his eyes. "If we are bound by the glory of the academy, wouldn't we, a group of disciples from various factions who are just here to study, be used as spearmen by others?"

Ning Tian was the first to wake up from those tragic thoughts. That's right. No matter how much the predecessors of the academy had paid for the academy and for the continent, it could not be used to impose on the concepts of them, the later generations. They had to live for themselves.

No matter what lofty status Shrek had on the continent, its essence was still an academy, an institution for teaching and nurturing people. They had no need to offer their hearts to an academy for the so-called glory of Shrek.

I pay money to come to school. If I have the ability, I will continue my advanced studies. I can have feelings for the academy, but the academy cannot use emotional cards to bind my life, let alone dedicate my entire future to the academy.

Xie Huanyue was just such a person with great wisdom appearing as foolishness. Don't be fooled by his usual carefree and silly appearance. But on the grand scheme of things and on matters of great right and wrong, he saw things very thoroughly, not inferior to Huo Yuhao.

In his view, what Elder Xuan said today was like a pyramid scheme boss.

Seeing that the more sensitive Cui Yejie and Nanmen Yun'er had not yet completely come out of it, Xie Huanyue had no choice but to bring out Huo Yuhao. "Yuhao is a man with great ambitions. He wouldn't want the people by his side in the future to be a bunch of fools."

As expected, the moment the three words "Huo Yuhao" came out, the eyes of the four young girls instantly shook. In their minds, they couldn't help but see his voice and smiling face, which directly pushed aside the tragic deeds of Shrek.

"Yuhao, where are you..." Cui Yejie's eyes were hazy. She raised her head to look at the sky. The afterglow of the sunset sprinkled on their pretty faces, giving off a golden brilliance.

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On the other side, only Cao Jinxuan, Wang Dong, Xiao Xiao, Bei Bei, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan were left in the Soul Dueling Area.

The seven of them stood silently in a row. No one disturbed Elder Xuan. They felt the sad atmosphere the most deeply. Although they had stood out, at this moment, their hearts were all heavy.

Just as in the original plot, they were selected as the preparatory team for this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament, obtaining the qualification to go and watch the competition.

Cao Jinxuan replaced the original position of Huo Yuhao. Because of his nearly invincible Time Stop Domain ability, he became the team's main control soul master.

For this, Elder Xuan had even specifically warned him and announced his identity as a disciple of the Body Sect to the public. Of course, as long as he did not openly do evil, any disciple from any sect entering their Shrek would not be rejected.

The seven of them, having been selected as the preparatory team for the tournament, left the Soul Dueling Area in high spirits. With no classes in the evening, they naturally had to celebrate properly.

Xu Sanshi said carefree, "Since everyone is the preparatory team for the Shrek Seven Devils this time, then we must work hard. No one can fall behind. In five years, we can then represent the academy to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Tournament."

As he spoke, Xu Sanshi didn't forget to secretly glance at Jiang Nannan not far away. Jiang Nannan, however, was looking down at the tips of her own feet.

Being able to get out with Jiang Nannan, Xu Sanshi was naturally overjoyed. This undoubtedly created an opportunity for him to be with Jiang Nannan openly.

Xiao Xiao said with a grin, "Jinxuan, and Wang Dong, we discussed it. If we are the new generation of the Shrek Seven Devils, then there must be a ranking order, just like the first generation of the Shrek Seven Devils! How old are you two and the seniors?"

He Caitou was very fond of this little loli and was the first to report his age and month. Then the others followed suit and reported their ages.

The oldest was still Bei Bei. He, He Caitou, Xu Sanshi, and Jiang Nannan were only a few months apart, just like Cao Jinxuan, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao.

After Bei Bei was He Caitou, then Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, Xiao Xiao, Cao Jinxuan, and Wang Dong was still the youngest.

Xu Sanshi laughed loudly, "Wahahaha, I'm ranked third. Doesn't that make me the same as ancestor Tang San back then?"

There were too many coincidences between the two. Even the Tang Buddha in the God Realm, who was always paying attention to the movements of the lower realm, couldn't help but be stunned. This Son of Fortune is too similar to myself. Not to mention that his water-attribute martial soul is compatible with my Sea God god-seat, even his age ranking in the seven devils is the same as mine, and the girl he's interested in also has a Soft-Boned Rabbit martial soul.

This made the Tang Buddha feel smug. Although Brother is no longer in the mortal world, the protagonist in the mortal world is still a replica modeled after me!

Wait, if this boy's heart is always on that girl with the Soft-Boned Rabbit martial soul, what will happen to my Little Qi?

It seems I have to increase the difficulty of the trials for this "Son of Fortune"!

Xu Sanshi naturally didn't know that because of his age ranking in the new seven devils, he would suffer the Tang Buddha's scheming.

One can only say, it's time, and it's fate!