Douluo: Purple Brilliance Shines, Sun, Moon, Mountains and Rivers Are Forever

Chapter 21 Return to the team and challenge Xiao Hongchen
The next day, at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy.

The Sun and Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy is located in a giant hexagonal light curtain, and its scale is comparable to that of a medium-sized city.

The campus is sparsely dotted with angular silver-gray buildings, and most of them are open spaces used for testing soul guides.

At this time, in a conference room in the teaching area, thirteen boys and girls gathered together, chatting in groups of three or four.

"Mr. Ma, who is this last person? He's so arrogant that he actually wants so many of us to wait for him."

The person who spoke was as slender as a bamboo, his icy blue eyes gleaming with a metallic gleam. His hands, resting on the table, were incredibly white and slender, their jade-like hue rare even for a girl.

He seemed to care a lot about his hands. Even when he was talking to the old man Ma he mentioned, he kept looking at his hands, as if he was admiring the most exquisite work of art in the world.

"I don't know this person's identity either. I only know that he's the youngest among you, and a genius that the Red Dust Hall Master personally commissioned to be included in the reserve team."

"Oh? Then I'm really curious, how did this person win Grandpa's favor?"

"Xiao Hongchen, no matter who that person is, you are all teammates. As the captain of the reserve team, please take extra care of him and make sure he is integrated into the team before we leave for the competition."

Xiao Hongchen chuckled disdainfully, "That depends on how capable this so-called genius is. If he can't fit in, why force him? Just sit on the bench. I'll take action anyway."

Ma Lao's face darkened. "Xiao Hongchen, behave yourself. The competition is approaching, and team unity is of paramount importance. I hope you will put the overall situation first."

"Yes. In order to achieve the final victory, I hope that Mr. Ma can flexibly adjust the tactics according to the situation and let the players who need to play play. I also hope that some people can put the overall situation first."

Geniuses have their own arrogance. Although Xiao Hongchen always has a smile on his face, the arrogance deep in his eyes makes him seem to be superior to everyone else.

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of several regular team members instantly became even worse.

Although they were all several years older than Xiao Hongchen, age was never a measure of a person's strength. At only fourteen, Xiao Hongchen had already reached the Five Rings Soul King level, surpassing even some of the regular team members in strength.

The huge conference room fell into a brief silence.

At this moment, the sound of approaching footsteps was heard outside the door, and everyone looked towards the door at the same time.

Under everyone's gaze, the door was slowly pushed open, and a tall figure came against the light and appeared in their sight.

"Sorry, it took some time to update the student information. I kept you waiting."

Everyone was looking at the young man in front of them. He looked like an embroidered pillow. It turned out that he came in through the back door, so they couldn't have too high expectations.

"Since you're here, let me introduce myself briefly to everyone."

"Okay."

He moved his feet and came in front of the crowd. He glanced at the dozen people present lightly, and his eyes lingered briefly on a girl in red.

"Hello, my name is Xu Tiance."

The simple and unpretentious self-introduction left everyone stunned on the spot. Even Xiao Hongchen, who had always been arrogant and had a lofty ambition, looked at him straight in the eye.

But these were just passing phrases. The most expressive and brilliant expression belonged to none other than Meng Hongchen. Surprise, delight, infatuation, her beautiful ice-blue eyes glued to him like longing.

It was Old Ma who reacted first. He stood up and bowed, "Greetings to His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince."

As the chair legs rubbed against the ground, the boys and girls present reacted and stood up to salute.

"No need to be so polite. From now on, we will fight side by side and participate in the competition together. I hope that everyone will do their best and join me in winning glory for the empire."

"I will follow your Highness's orders." "Okay, everyone, take a seat."

As he spoke, he walked straight to the third seat on the left, which was the seat next to Meng Hongchen. "Excuse me, could you please give this seat to me?"

The girl quickly withdrew, "Yes, yes, Your Highness, please take a seat."

"Thank you."

As Xu Tiance sat down next to Meng Hongchen, the others slowly returned to their seats.

Meng Hongchen sat awkwardly in his seat, occasionally glancing furtively at Xu Tiance beside him.

A flawless and delicate face, a sunny smile like a spring breeze, and they even have a real engagement. This series of little surprises really made her heart beat faster.

Ma Lao tactically cleared his throat, drawing everyone's attention to him. "Everyone here is the participant representing our Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition."

"Next, we need to formally determine the captain and vice-captain of the main team and the reserve team."

"The captain of the regular team is Ma Rulong. The captain of the reserve team is Xiao Hongchen; the vice-captain is Meng Hongchen. Any objections?"

Everyone looked at Xu Tiance at the same time.

Everyone present had a good understanding of each other's strengths, and everyone was well aware of the candidates for captain and vice-captain. The only variable could be Xu Tiance who had just joined.

"Why are you all looking at me? I'm only a fourth-ringed Soul Sect member. I absolutely dare not lay my hands on the captain's position."

Xiao Hongchen stood up and bowed to Xu Tiance. "Your Highness, for the sake of the upcoming competition, could you please reveal your true strength to us?"

"Of course, I also want to take the field myself and win glory for the empire. How about this, let's go out and spar. This way, I can let you understand my abilities most directly."

"That would be best. May I ask, Your Highness, who would you like to be your opponent?"

"What I just said was, 'Let's go out and spar."

"Your Highness, do you want to compete with me?"

"Of course."

Xiao Hongchen always had a faint smile on his face. He bowed gracefully to Xu Tiance and said, "It is my great honor. I hope Your Highness will be able to give me some advice."

"Brother Hongchen should show mercy."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Hongchen was slightly stunned, and then the smile on his face became even wider.

At this moment, Meng Hongchen, who was sandwiched in the middle, blushed deeply, and her pretty face was quickly dyed with the blush of the sunset.

"Mr. Ma, what do you think?"

"It would be nice to have a sparring match. Then let's move to the training ground and start today's training early. Your Highness, please."

With Mr. Ma leading the way, the group filed out of the conference room and headed towards the training ground.

Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen were at the end of the team. Their eyes passed through the crowd and fell on Xu Tiance's back.

"Brother, be careful when we spar later. Don't hurt yourself, and... don't hurt His Highness."

(End of this chapter)