People in Douluo, the mastermind behind the scenes

“The Soul Master Competition itself is a place for the young geniuses of various forces to communicate with each other. Everyone just stops at a certain point. Chen Cheng insisted on using me, Huo Yuhao, as a stepping stone to become famous. I followed his wish and had a fair duel with him. Why are you still questioning me about why I wanted to kill him? As far as the rules of the Soul Master Competition are concerned, I, Huo Yuhao, have done nothing wrong!”

"Don't you think so, Your Majesty the Unbreakable Douluo?"

As he spoke, Huo Yuhao's gaze unconsciously fell on Zheng Zhan.

Zheng Zhan: “…”

To be honest, if he didn't know what kind of person Huo Yuhao was, he would have probably been deceived by him.

If Zheng Zhan was not mistaken, the energy attached to the palm of Huo Yuhao's last palm did not belong to Huo Yuhao himself, right?
Humph, he is clearly using a power that does not belong to him, but he is showing off and acting like he is so powerful. It is really disgusting!

Huo Yuhao was immoral in using forces beyond his own to kill Chen Cheng, but... Chen Cheng himself was not a good person. He wanted to become famous by stepping on Huo Yuhao's head, so he deserved to die. Zheng Zhan didn't want to waste any more words on such things.

Thinking of this, Zheng Zhan pointed at the position of the female student from the Divine Wind Academy and said in a serious tone: "Huo Yuhao's strength is well known to everyone. Knowing that the opponent is quite powerful, Chen Cheng still used a highly lethal spirit skill and killed him in the collision of spirit skills... It is clearly his own fault. Huo Yuhao does not need to bear any responsibility."

Hearing this, the female soul master kneeling on the soul fighting stage quickly raised her arms, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, looked up at Zheng Zhan not far ahead, and asked: "Then... I want to ask you, Your Majesty the Unbreakable Douluo, as a referee, why didn't you save Brother Cheng's life? In your opinion, does he deserve to die?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expression on Zheng Zhan's face froze instantly. Yes, as a referee, he had the obligation to save the lives of every participating soul master. When he saw Huo Yuhao using a power that did not belong to him, why didn't he rescue Chen Cheng?

What was he thinking at that time?
It doesn’t matter what you think. After all…things have already happened and Chen Cheng is finished. As a Titled Douluo, how could he admit his mistakes to a group of young spirit masters with no background?

“It’s not that I didn’t try to save Chen Cheng on purpose, but Chen Cheng was already dead the moment Huo Yuhao’s spirit skill hit him. If Huo Yuhao hadn’t had a premonition and restrained his strength afterwards, I’m afraid Chen Cheng wouldn’t have been able to leave his body intact.”

In order to shirk his own responsibility, Zheng Zhan, for the first time, spoke well of Huo Yuhao.

To put it bluntly, as a representative sent by the Sun-Moon Empire, Zheng Zhan's actions concern the reputation of the Sun-Moon Empire. For the sake of his own future, he cannot admit his mistakes until there is conclusive evidence.

But the problem is... Zhao Qingqing, whose lover had died, is not so easy to be fooled. She could hear the hypocrisy in Zheng Zhan's words and was about to continue questioning him, but was blocked by the team leader who rushed over.

"We, the Kamikaze Academy... admit defeat!"

The team leader bowed in the direction of Zheng Zhan, then took Zhao Qingqing's hand, leaned over to her ear, and whispered, "Qingqing, the dead cannot be resurrected. If you continue to make trouble like this, what will happen?"

“Do you still want His Majesty Bupo or Huo Yuhao to pay with their lives?”

Ugh!
The leader of the Kamikaze Academy sighed. He could hear the hypocrisy in Zheng Zhan's words, but so what?
In the Douluo world, the strong are respected. If anyone who died today was an important figure from the royal family of the four empires, even if Zheng Zhan had no responsibility, he would still die. On the contrary...they had no background in the Kamikaze Academy, and the dean was a defector from the Sea God Pavilion. If they continued to make trouble, both sides would suffer.

Zhao Qingqing knew that the leader was trying to persuade her here because he was not thinking about her, but because he was afraid of implicating the Kamikaze Academy and his leader. Haha, people, when they don't encounter problems, they are always talking about Qingqing all the time. When they encounter problems, they want to break off their relationship with Zhao Qingqing on the spot.

No matter what, this young couple had a long history with the Shinfeng Academy, and Zhao Qingqing was not capable of killing ten clans of her own. She had no choice but to put Chen Cheng's body into her storage ring and followed the team leader down the fighting arena in silence.

The competition continued and was not delayed because of Chen Cheng's death.

The scene changed, and in the lounge of Kamikaze Academy, Zhao Qingqing bowed deeply towards the team leader and all the team members.

"Brothers and sisters, and leader uncle, I am very sorry that I cannot continue to fight with you. I hope you can forgive me, Zhao Qingqing, for this unreasonable behavior."

As she spoke, Zhao Qingqing seemed to recall every little detail between her and Chen Cheng, and tears began to flow again.

This scene... made all the students feel distressed. They knew the story between Zhao Qingqing and Chen Cheng very well. It could be said that... without Chen Cheng's support, Zhao Qingqing would not even be qualified to awaken her martial soul, let alone achieve what she has today.

The two are not only lovers, but also a master and servant who have the grace of knowing each other.

But... these students couldn't say anything to try to keep Zhao Qingqing. They all knew that with Zhao Qingqing's personality, she would definitely take revenge on the Tang Sect, Invincible Douluo Zheng Zhan, and even the Sun-Moon Empire before she died. They didn't want to wade into this mess.

Just like that, Zhao Qingqing left the Great Fighting Spirit Arena, left the sad place where her beloved brother was buried, and walked on the small road leading to Maple Leaf City. The expression on her face became more and more solemn, and she kept thinking about where she should go next.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhao Qingqing was surprised to find that there was a large rock not far in front of her. On the rock was a woman wearing a light pink wide-sleeved fairy dress... From the back, she looked like a woman.

A light pink wide-sleeved fairy dress?

Zhao Qingqing frowned and quickly took out Zhu Ningyun's figurine from the storage ring. She compared the two's backs bit by bit. Well... you have to say, there are many similarities.

As a member of the Ningyun Sect, Zhao Qingqing and her brother are Zhu Ningyun's most loyal believers. Since the god they believe in is here, there is naturally no reason not to pay a visit.

The trap didn't matter. What else did Zhao Qingqing have to lose?
Soon, Zhao Qingqing arrived in front of the boulder and saw the woman resting with her eyes closed on the boulder.

Judging from her appearance, the other person is not the real Zhu Ningyun, but seems to be a stand-in? Or is she cosplaying as her idol? (End of this chapter)