Douluo: Wuhun Qimen Formation, control everything!

Chapter 117 Reactions from all parties
Sun and Moon Empire, Ming Capital, Mingde Hall.

In a magnificent hall, Jing Hongchen sat upright in a chair. He had only returned to Sun and Moon today.

The teacher who led the team in this competition knelt in front of him, looking somewhat apprehensive.

Before setting off, he was full of confidence, saying that he would definitely win the championship, but now he only won the runner-up.

"Master, I failed in my leadership this time. Please punish me!" The man said, kneeling on the ground without daring to raise his head, his voice trembling noticeably.

However, Jing Hongchen said with a smile, "I was also present at the end of this competition. The final outcome was not something you could control. Nobody expected that Shrek Academy would have such a monster this time."

The teacher in charge of the group found it strange and secretly glanced at Jing Hongchen, only to find that he was actually smiling!

The slight upturn of her lips and the gentle gaze were completely different from the anger he had imagined.

He laughed even after losing the game?
It seemed that he really wasn't blamed, and I couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

However, before he could relax, Jing Hongchen's expression changed, his smile vanished instantly, and he looked at the teacher in charge with icy eyes.

"I don't blame you for what happened in the competition, but why didn't you buy that 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo?!"

Upon hearing this, the teacher in charge shuddered violently, his face turning deathly pale. He knelt on the ground, burying his head even deeper where he had just raised it slightly.

"Master, we did make a bid for that 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo, but the bid from Shrek Academy was simply too high. We've done our best."

Jing Hongchen narrowed his eyes, a cold glint flashing within them, and tapped his fingers lightly on the armrest: "You tried your best? You're telling me you tried your best?"

Each tap sent a shiver down the spine of the teacher in charge.

"Try your best? You call that trying your best?" Jing Hongchen's voice was terrifyingly calm. "If I'm not mistaken, during the bidding for this 100,000-year-old embryo, only Xiao made a bid, right?"

Upon hearing this, the teacher in charge felt a chill run down her spine: "We're doomed!"

At the time, he thought that even a 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo wouldn't be worth more than 100 million.
However, judging from Jing Hongchen's attitude, he was wrong, and terribly wrong, but he still wanted to defend himself.

"But Master, their bid has exceeded our budget limit."

"Snapped!"

The teacup slammed to the ground, shattering into pieces. The teacher in charge was too frightened to speak.

Jing Hongchen stood up, looked down at the teacher kneeling on the ground, and sneered: "Budget? You think you can negotiate with me? Repeat what I said when I left!"

"If I encounter a precious treasure, I will spare no expense." He stopped there, not daring to continue.

But he did want to save money for the college at the time; ultimately, it was because his vision was too limited.

Many things cannot be measured in money.

"So you still remember? Then what did you do? Why didn't you dare to raise the price even though it was over a hundred million?! Did I not give you the authority?! Or is it that Mingdetang is short of one or two hundred million?"
"Less than two hundred million? You call this 'regardless of cost'?! This embryo, even if you add a billion to it, it's still worth it! Do you understand?!"

The teacher in charge was drenched in cold sweat and dared not answer.

This made Jing Hongchen even angrier: "Raise your head! Answer me!"

"Understood! It was my shortsightedness that led me to be punished, Master!" The teacher in charge kowtowed repeatedly.

"Get out!" he waved his hand irritably. "From now on, just stay in Mingde Hall and don't worry about anything at the academy."

"Yes! Yes!" The teacher in charge felt as if he had been granted a pardon.

After the teacher in charge left, Jing Hongchen took a few breaths; this matter had indeed made him quite angry.

Even his grandson knew this, but this carefully selected team leader didn't understand.

At this moment, he was the only one left in the hall.

A flash of light appeared on his chest, and a golden rune flew out from his chest and imprinted itself on the wall in front of him.

Suddenly, the entire wall cracked on both sides with a slight mechanical sound.

After Jing Hongchen went inside, the wall closed up again naturally.

A few minutes later, he arrived at a secret room where several staff members were also present.

In the very center of the secret chamber hung three large golden cocoons, which were the three Title Douluos he had captured.

At this time, various soul tools were also connected to them.

It's safe to say they'll never be able to escape.

"how's it going?"

"The vital signs of the three Title Douluos are all normal, so we can proceed with the experiment."

"Well, let's speed things up. Although we've lost the 100,000-year-old soul beast embryo, we have three Title Douluos to replace it, so it's still a gain." Jing Hongchen nodded expressionlessly.

After circling around, he left the secret room and returned to the main hall.

He gently pressed a button on the table next to him, and soon a man in black came in.

"Keep a close eye on Shrek Academy's situation. Report immediately if any additional individuals with twin martial souls are discovered. Pay special attention to that little guy named Zhou Xuan."

"Yes!" The man in black acknowledged the order and respectfully withdrew.

The inner palace of the Star Luo Empire.

Xu Jiawei, dressed in casual clothes, walked in the garden, accompanied by Xu Tianqiong.

"So, everyone was tricked by Shrek this time?" He asked calmly, his face revealing neither joy nor anger.

"Yes, and those students were probably switched out a long time ago."

"I didn't expect so many forces to be involved this time. Although you said this matter has nothing to do with the Empire, Shrek Academy isn't stupid and certainly won't believe you."

I doubt they'll take any action, given that too many forces are involved this time; even Shrek Academy can't afford to offend them all at once.
"But we need to show our stance. Since Shrek Academy wasn't severely damaged this time, it's still the number one academy in the world, and we at Star Luo can't afford to offend them for now. I'll send someone to apologize in person later." Xu Jiawei sighed and said slowly.

"You can put aside this attitude? I remember that even when you made a mistake before, you were unwilling to apologize to people. Now you're so easy to talk to?" Xu Tianqiong looked at his nephew with some suspicion.

“Uncle, I’m not the child I used to be. I have to think about the empire now.” “You know that’s good. Once that 100,000-year-old embryo successfully fuses, for the next hundred years, probably no one will be able to shake Shrek Academy’s position. Just be a good emperor and stop thinking about these things.”

"That's all I have to say. Now that you've finished your business here, I'll be leaving." Before Xu Tianqiong finished speaking, he transformed into a streak of light and flew away into the distance.

"How could I not know, Uncle?" Xu Jiawei said softly, looking in the direction Xu Tianqiong had left. He knew all too well, but he wanted to try one more time.

After all, it's not so easy to fuse with the embryo of a 100,000-year-old soul beast.

"Come out."

A dark figure knelt before him; it was the powerful figure he had sent to intercept and kill Zhou Xuan.

"Your subordinate has failed in his duties; please punish me, Your Majesty!"

"This isn't your fault. Go to Shrek City. If you have the chance, make sure to kill them with one blow! Understand?!"

"Yes!"

After the man in black disappeared, Xu Jiawei sighed heavily. He knew this was a mission where he was doomed, but there was nothing he could do.

Noumenon Sect, the main hall of the Sect Master.

Du Busi sat in the main seat, his face terribly gloomy, while Jin Peng sat below him, his expression equally grim.

"How is Elder Gu?"

"The injuries are severe, but his life is not in danger. However, his martial spirit has been damaged, so his cultivation level will likely be difficult to improve," Jin Peng sighed.

"Damn Shrek!" Poisonous Undying cursed angrily, but all he could do was grumble. The matter was over, and the people and things had returned to Shrek. There was nothing he could do now.

Jin Peng lowered his head: "Sect Master, this matter cannot be blamed on us. Who would have thought that Shrek Academy would actually use the 'golden cicada shedding its shell' trick? If it were just Xuanzi alone, he would definitely not be a match for us."

And I never expected Xuanzi to actually dare to threaten self-destruction; I underestimated him.

Poison Undying stood up and sneered: "Heh~ that old fellow Xuanzi is quite tough at times like this. If he had even half that toughness when he was young, he wouldn't be unable to beat me."

"Are we just going to let this go like this?"

"For now, this is the only way. Send someone to keep an eye on that kid with the Body Spirit. I don't believe Shrek Academy can protect him forever. Once he arrives at our Body Sect, I don't believe Shrek Academy can forcibly take him back."

"Yes, Sect Master."

After saying all this, Du Busi rubbed his temples wearily: "Sigh~ If it weren't for the fact that the Body Sect has been facing a shortage of talent in recent years, I wouldn't be in this situation. After all, there are very few children with Body Martial Souls."

Jin Peng sighed as well. He knew this all too well, but there was nothing he could do. If the Body Sect recruited a Soul Master with a non-Body Martial Soul,
Then it wouldn't be called the Body Sect anymore, unless the sect really wanted to cut off its lineage.

Besides these three main forces, all the other forces involved are discussing how to deal with Shrek's next reaction.

Shrek Academy, Poseidon Island.

A makeshift award stage had already been set up in the square in front of the Sea God Pavilion.

All the students of the inner academy were wearing red school uniforms, and the teachers were also dressed in formal attire, standing in rows on both sides of the square. The elders of the Sea God Pavilion stood on both sides of the award stage.

Zhou Xuan, Jiang Nannan, Dai Yueheng, Ling Luochen, and the other team members who participated in the competition stood on the podium.

Moon sat in his wheelchair with a faint smile on his face.

An aged voice reached everyone's ears: "I am the head of the Sea God Pavilion and the current dean of Shrek Academy. Children, you have done very well this time, so I have decided to personally present you with these awards."

Therefore, the awards ceremony was held at the entrance of the Sea God Pavilion.

Upon seeing the old man, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao all widened their eyes in surprise.

"Isn't that the old man at the entrance of the freshman dormitory?" Wang Dong blurted out without thinking.

Huo Yuhao patted her shoulder impatiently: "This is the dean! Can't you show some respect?!"

"Sorry, I got too excited." She stuck out her tongue and smiled sheepishly.

"I didn't expect our Shrek Academy's Dean to be so kind. I thought he would be one of those tall, strong men," Xiao Xiao whispered from the side.

Moon naturally heard their conversation, but he didn't pay any attention to it.

"As the Pavilion Master of the Sea God Pavilion, I hereby announce that Dai Yueheng, Ma Xiaotao, Chen Zifeng, Ling Luochen, Xixi, Yao Haoxuan, and Gongyang Mo are hereby granted the title of Shrek Seven Devils. This title will remain with them until they graduate!"
Although Xiao Tao did not finish the competition, she was awarded the title of Shrek Seven Devils because she led the academy to victory in the previous competition.

Zhou Xuan, Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, He Caitou, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao are hereby awarded the title of prospective Shrek Seven Devils. Xiao Tao and the others have graduated; you are now the new generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

As he finished speaking, Moon smiled and looked at the fourteen people on the stage: "Children, this honor belongs to you."

However, Shrek Academy's rewards would naturally not be limited to mere titles, so he continued, "From today onwards, Zhou Xuan, Jiang Nannan, Bei Bei, He Caitou, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao,
You will directly possess the status of Inner Academy disciples, and Inner Academy teachers will assist you in acquiring Soul Rings. You will be allowed to cultivate on Seagod Island, and access to the Seagod Pavilion's library will also be granted to you.
Each person can choose an elder of the Sea God Pavilion as their mentor to guide their cultivation.
However, Zhou Xuan, Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, the four of you still need to participate in the assessments you are required to take.

Choosing a Grand Secretary as a mentor was the result of discussions between Moon and several Grand Secretaries after yesterday's meeting.

The elders nodded slightly, glancing at Zhou Xuan and the others on the stage. Zhou Xuan and Jiang Nannan were out of the running, but the others were no slouch either.
Especially those three twin martial souls, after all, they are good seedlings, who wouldn't want to become their disciples?
“Furthermore,” Moon continued, “if you choose to stay at Shrek Academy to teach or hold other positions in the future, the academy will provide each of you with a soul bone of at least 50,000 years as a reward, and it will be a soul bone suitable for your martial soul.”
As for why it's not being given out now, I believe everyone has heard about what happened a few days ago, so please understand. However, you can distribute the soul bones from the competition rewards as you see fit.

Although it's not given out directly, it's still attractive enough.

Apart from Dai Yueheng, almost no one else at the scene had any intention of leaving Shrek Academy, which meant that getting the soul bone was practically a done deal.

"As a final reward, you can cultivate in the Sea God Pavilion for one month."

Upon hearing this, even Dai Yueheng's eyes widened in surprise.

He's not like Ma Xiaotao, who has Yan Shaozhe as her master and can enter the Sea God Pavilion as if it were her own home.

He had also learned about the Sea God Pavilion's assistance with cultivation from Ma Xiaotao, and a month of cultivation would definitely be of great benefit to him.

"This concludes the awards ceremony. I hope you all stay on the right path and don't stray from it."

After Moon finished speaking, the wheelchair automatically pushed him into the Sea God Pavilion.

Zhou Xuan heard his voice alone in his ear: "Come find me later."

(End of this chapter)