Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect.

Chapter 65 It's all the fault of the Sun and Moon Empire!
The Shrek Academy students were gathered in an attic.

Sitting in his wheelchair, Wang Yan looked at Xuan Zi with disappointment. Suppressing his anger, he said, "Elder Xuan, how could you withdraw from the competition without my permission? Do you know how much damage this will do to the academy's reputation?"

Xuanzi sighed: "Wang Yan, withdrawing from the competition is a last resort. If we want to reach the top four, we not only need Xu Jiawei to manipulate Shrek's opponents behind the scenes, but also need to steadily implement the cheating scheme I devised with my extraordinary wisdom."

That way we can save face, and then use the evil spirit master's story to garner the audience's sympathy and approval! Even if we're not the champions, we'll be just like champions!
However, only one of these two conditions is currently met. For the sake of the academy's eternal glory, I have no choice but to announce my withdrawal from the competition! You know, I've always been thinking about the academy's future.

As he spoke, he placed his hand on Wang Yan's shoulder and said righteously, "However, in general, it's all the fault of the evil Sun Moon Empire! It's all their soul tools that are causing this! Otherwise, my cheating scheme could definitely have been implemented smoothly."

In the eyes of the Shrek Academy members, cheating for the sake of the academy's eternal glory is not a shameful thing. Therefore, in a sense, those who hinder their continuation of their eternal glory are undoubtedly evil enemies!

He Caitou, standing to the side, was somewhat speechless. As a member of the royal bloodline of the Sun Moon Empire who had been living abroad, he felt that Elder Xuan's words seemed a bit extreme.

His lips moved slightly, as if he was about to say something, but Beibei pressed down on He Caitou's shoulder and shook her head at him, indicating that He Caitou should not contradict Elder Xuan at this time.

Wang Yan was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Elder Xuan, I think I understand your thoughts, but how should we explain this to the students and the elders of the Sea God Pavilion after we return to the academy?"

Upon hearing this, Xuanzi took a sip of wine from his gourd and said, "Wang Yan, you don't need to worry about that. In the end, this matter is still my responsibility."

As for the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, I will handle the explanation. If that doesn't work, I'll resign! As for the students, let's use the excuse that Shrek Academy was involved in a conspiracy! I believe the students will understand!

"Elder Xuan! Should we go back to Shrek Academy now?" Wang Dong couldn't help but ask. She had traveled all the way from Shrek Academy to participate in the Soul Fighting Tournament, but now that the academy had withdrawn from the competition, there was no need for her to stay here.

However, Wang Dong actually wanted to stay in Xingluo City a little longer, since this place seemed much more interesting than Haotian Sect.

“Go back? Go back for what? The Soul Fighting Tournament isn’t over yet! Everyone, just watch the competition!” Xuanzi put down his wine gourd, put his hands behind his back, and said calmly, “Besides, the evil Sun Moon Empire ruined my plans, so I’ll keep a close eye on all the teams they sent to prevent them from cheating!”

Who knows if they tampered with that soul tool! If these guys secretly cheated, I'll have to give them a good talking-to!

In Xuanzi's view, he cheated in order to maintain the glory of ten thousand years, but if the Sun and Moon cheated, that would be the most shameless thing ever!
Star Luo Empire Palace.

Xu Jiawei sat in a chair, and in front of him was a minister with white hair and beard. This minister's main responsibility was to be in charge of the security of Xingluo City. Today, this minister requested an audience with him and asked to report on the current security situation of Xingluo City.

The minister said, "Your Majesty, the impact of Shrek Academy's withdrawal from the competition is immeasurable. According to statistics, in just one hour, a large number of people chose to jump off the walls of Xingluo City. Fortunately, the Soul Master Corps stationed nearby intervened in time and successfully saved these people."

Xu Jiawei was taken aback and asked, "Oh? Why are they planning to commit suicide in this way?" The minister hesitated. He knew that His Majesty had studied at Shrek Academy in his early years, so His Majesty's stance should be on Shrek Academy's side.

Seeing the minister's hesitant expression, Xu Jiawei waved his hand and said, "Just say what you have to say!"

The minister nodded and said, "These people all have one thing in common: they have staked their entire fortune on Shrek Academy's inevitable victory. Some have even chosen to sell their houses and all the soul tools they possess."

Logically, Shrek Academy should have won the first round of the academy elimination tournament, but no one expected them to withdraw from the competition! This resulted in all of them losing everything! That's why they took such an extreme action.

Xu Jiawei immediately felt a headache coming on. "Alright, let's deal with the aftermath of Shrek Academy's withdrawal from the competition properly and try to save as many people as possible!"

Although he disliked these gamblers, they were, after all, people of Xingluo, and as the emperor of Xingluo, he couldn't simply ignore their safety.

As a renowned auction house in the Star Luo Empire, Starlight Auction House is a place where only the wealthy and powerful can enter and become VIPs. Since this year's Soul Battle Tournament is being held in Star Luo City, it has attracted a large number of people from other places to come to Star Luo City.

Therefore, Starlight Auction House will also see a huge leap in revenue.

At this moment, Jing Hongchen and his group arrived at the auction house and sat down in the auction hall. Of course, they also followed the fixed procedure, receiving and putting on the masks provided by Xingluo Auction House.

Huo Yuhao took a cup of tea, slowly sipped it to moisten his dry throat, and then quietly waited for the auction to begin.

For Huo Yuhao, his main purpose in coming here today was to obtain the carving knife forged from the Gold of Life, which was an essential item for forging the Eye of Destiny.

The Snow Emperor's embryo will not appear at today's auction. According to his memory, the Snow Emperor's embryo will appear at another auction.

As for the people from Shrek Academy, to be honest, even though everyone was wearing masks, he could easily recognize them. The reason was simple: Shrek Academy had a great influence in the Star Luo Empire, and with the help of Dai Yueheng, the son of the White Tiger Duke, the people from Shrek Academy would basically sit in the first row in this Auction Hall No. 12.

At this moment, an auctioneer dressed in a purple dress slowly walked onto the auction stage. She looked at everyone present with a smile and said, "Good evening, distinguished guests. I am Qingya, a purple-level auctioneer from Starlight Auction House. I will be hosting this auction today, and I hope everyone can get what they want."

"Today's auction is quite special, as it mainly focuses on soul tools, so I believe everyone will definitely not be disappointed."

(End of this chapter)