Douluo: Dragon King's Divine Elegy

Chapter 114 Yun Ming: Long Yeyue, I really want to kill you!

Before Long Yeyue could even reach her trembling fingers into her pocket, the shrill ringing stopped abruptly. Her hand hung in mid-air, her eyes losing all their luster, lifeless, like an old, worn-out object about to be thrown into the trash can of a bygone era.

Everyone's breath hitched, their hearts seemed to skip a beat, and the image of the Pavilion Master smashing his phone in a rage, tearing through space, and charging menacingly towards Mingdu flashed through their minds.

In the vast living room, only Guan Yue's solemn and indifferent voice continued to echo from the television:
"The match continues. Shrek Academy students, follow me out of Sun and Moon Canyon."

Shen Yi and the others were then jolted awake and abruptly turned to the television.

Without Guan Yue making any move, a dazzling light of soul power poured out from his body, enveloping the seven Shrek Academy students.

The light dimmed, and they had long since disappeared from the valley, leaving only the fourteen contestants from the Temple of War and the Spirit Pagoda looking at each other in bewilderment.

Shrek Academy was expelled for cheating on the spot. They were eager to know what happened next, but the competition was not over yet.

Qian Gu Zhang Ting: "Shall we each go in opposite directions?"

Ye Wujiu: "Okay!"

The two captains reached an agreement and each led their teams away.

In the ensuing battles, they would no longer be collaborators, but enemies.

The valley was quiet and quiet, but outside, the scandal of Shrek Academy using banned drugs to cheat had spread like wildfire, igniting a media storm throughout the Federation. Few people cared about the subsequent matches anymore.

The scale of public opinion this time is even greater than that of the Tianhai Alliance Grand Tournament.

Shrek Academy cheated in front of hundreds of millions of people across the continent. No matter how perfect the explanation, it can no longer cover up what happened.

The people have discerning eyes!
[The Shrek of the old era cannot escape the sanctions of the new era! The Starry Sky Intelligent System plays a crucial role!]

Shrek Academy's millennia-long glory has been destroyed! The Holy Land of Soul Masters has become a haven for cheating!

Shrek Academy is unworthy of being the number one academy on the continent! This is a disgrace to the Sun Moon Federation!

Topics highlighted in bright red were displayed on the official trending list, and their popularity even surpassed that of the official website.

Shrek City.

Tens of millions of people stared blankly, some even furious. On this day, countless television sets were smashed. Even though there had been some public opinion beforehand, it had not made the people of Shrek City lose their trust in the academy. But today, it was all over!
Inside the academy, students from both the inner and outer colleges were specially arranged to watch the competition, but they were all silenced by the shock. Some students from the outer college even burst into tears on the spot because their faith was shattered, and they planned to drop out of the academy.

The atmosphere throughout the academy was like the arrival of winter, chillingly cold.

Mingdu.

"Pretty!"

In front of the television, Qian Gu Dongfeng, his face flushed, waved his fist and shouted, "Shrek, Shrek! I haven't even made a move yet, and you're already finished!"

"Long Yeyue, you're a fucking genius! All my hard work and effort can't compare to the destruction caused by your sudden inspiration."

He strode to the window, opened it, and endless cheers erupted from all parts of Mingdu.

Like beautiful music, it made Qian Gu Dongfeng exclaim how wonderful it was, and his soul felt as if it had been cleansed.

The entire city of Ming became even more lively than during the Lunar New Year. Thousands of people had already gathered in the major streets, spreading the news and embracing one another.

The security patrol team, and even a mecha pilot from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, piloted their mecha and danced in the middle of the road.

It is easy to imagine how deep the hatred of the people of Mingdu was towards Shrek Academy!
At the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the dean, along with a group of high-ranking academy members, gazed tearfully at the portraits of past deans and the Hall Master of Mingde.

This includes Mirror Red Dust from ten thousand years ago.

"Master Hongchen, Shrek Academy really cheated! They really cheated! You can rest in peace now!" The current dean cried out hoarsely, his eyes red.

Overjoyed, the crowd wept tears of joy, their corneas blurred, and they could vaguely see the portrait of Jing Hongchen seemingly smiling.

Ten thousand years... Do you know how we've lived these ten thousand years?
Sun Moon Royal Hotel.

Ye Xinglan and Yuanen Yehui, who were official students of Shrek Academy, were dumbfounded on the spot. Wu Siduo, who was preparing to enroll in Shrek later, was also shocked. In the few minutes that the public opinion broke out, the three of them did not say a word and only scrolled through their phones.

Nan Liujing was also holding her phone, scrolling through the post that claimed Shrek Academy won the championship by cheating.

At that time, the post already had millions of comments, a veritable free-flowing discourse where everyone was expressing their unique perspectives.

Qian Gu Qing Feng clicked his tongue and said, "Yun Ming should be arriving in Mingdu soon."

Leng Yaozhu put away her phone, a hint of amusement on her face: "I never expected that the person who exposed the cheating at Shrek Academy would be Guan Yue."

Xia Zheng said coldly, "Guan Yue hates evil and can't stand these things. It's normal for him to expose them. If I'm not mistaken, the person who gave the pills to the students is that old bastard Long Yeyue."

Qian Gu Qingfeng said, "Yun Ming finally managed to improve Shrek Academy's image in the public's mind, but Long Yeyue sent it all back in one fell swoop. Let's get ready, Shrek Academy is bound to undergo a major transformation."

While the three high-ranking members of the Spirit Pagoda chatted, in a closed room inside the Mingdu War God Temple branch activity building, Yu Hanshuang and her group were experiencing the most unforgettable moment of their lives.

Everyone's face showed anxiety and unease.

They didn't have cell phones to play with, but everyone knew how explosive the public opinion would become at that time.

Click!

The bolt was turned, and the crowd, like startled birds, hurriedly got up.

The door opens.

A person walks inside, and the atmosphere is as deep and oppressive as a prison.

"Pavilion Master!"

Yu Hanshuang and the others' expressions changed drastically, and they said with trepidation.

Shrek City is thousands of kilometers away from Mingdu. The fact that the Pavilion Master arrived so quickly shows how terrifying his anger must be.

Yun Ming's face was terribly gloomy: "Tell me, who gave you permission to cheat by taking drugs?"

Even though she already had the answer in her heart, Yunming still asked.

Yu Hanshuang said tremblingly, "It is Elder Long."

Yun Ming put on a mask of pain: "Go to the lobby on the first floor. The elders will escort you back to the academy."

Yu Hanshuang and the others didn't dare to look at Yun Ming at all, and left the room in small, quick steps, trying to remain as silent as possible.

A moment later, two more people arrived.

Guan Yue and Long Yeyue.

Yun Ming gave her a cold look. "Do you know what? I really want to kill you!"

Long Yeyue's initial fear was instantly ignited by these words. She roared ferociously, "I did this for the academy? What did I do wrong? Does that give them the right to join forces against us? Am I not allowed to fight back with my own methods?"

"Then you shouldn't have cheated!"

A terrifying intent erupted from Yun Ming, instantly enveloping the room. Endless spear light flashed, seemingly piercing through everything, and the entire room appeared to shatter.

Long Yeyue's breath hitched, and she decided to throw caution to the wind, sneering, "What, you don't dare to attack the Federation, but you dare to vent your anger on your master's wife? Yun Ming, when did you become so weak?" *Slap!*
A crisp slapping sound rang out.

Yun Ming was taken aback, but he didn't make a move.

Long Yeyue's cheek stung with pain. She turned to the side, and after a couple of seconds of shock, she turned back, looking at Guan Yue with disbelief. "You dare hit me?"

Guan Yue coldly replied, "Why wouldn't I dare?"

"I am your master's wife!" Long Yeyue screamed.

"It's precisely because you're my teacher's wife that I have to hit you." Guan Yue's face was devoid of its usual gentleness, and she almost roared, "It's ruined! The entire academy has been ruined by you! Do you know how serious the cheating scandal is? The whole continent is laughing at our Shrek Academy."

"Long Yeyue, let me tell you, if the academy falls to the bottom because of this, I will take the place of my senior brother and personally execute you! This will be my way of apologizing to the ancestors of Shrek Academy!"

Guan Yue's voice was as cold as an abyss, making no attempt to conceal her killing intent.

It was like a bucket of cold water poured over Long Yeyue's head, completely waking her up.

As far as the eye could see, there were Yun Ming and Guan Yue with cold and murderous expressions.

They really want to kill me!
Long Yeyue's eyes trembled, and for the first time, she truly panicked.

Yun Ming took a deep breath, suppressing his anger, and said, "Your honor as a senior elder, including all other honors, are hereby stripped. From now on, you will remain on Seagod Island and will never be allowed to leave." In fact, his original intention was to have Long Yeyue record an apology video to prove that the student's drug use was forced by her, but that would confirm that the student had indeed taken drugs, leaving no room for reversal.

Long Yeyue stared blankly at Yun Ming: "Are you really going to be this ruthless?"

"If only I were that ruthless," Yun Ming said, emphasizing each word. "Then this whole mess wouldn't have happened."

"From now on, until you die, I will never let you interfere in anything at the academy again. Those who try to rely on you to continue to erode the academy, I will deal with them one by one."

Today's events have truly woken him up.

Most of the people in the academy are just a bunch of insects, not worth planning anything for. From now on, there's no need to hold any more meetings of the Sea God Pavilion; he wants to seize all power.

Long Yeyue's cultivation was temporarily sealed, and then Zang Xin sent her back to the academy.

Just after Long Yeyue's matter was resolved, the Federal Speaker called Yun Ming through Guan Yue.

Federal Speaker: "Lord Yun, perhaps we can discuss how to end this farce."

Yun Ming: "How do we talk about it?"

Federal Speaker: "If you completely relinquish jurisdiction over Shrek's outer city, I will help you ease public opinion."

Yun Ming fell silent.

The Federal Speaker said calmly, "Sect Master Yun, you should know how serious this scandal is. I can say for sure that before the Federal Grand Competition is over, Shrek Academy's reputation and prestige will completely plummet."

"At that time, the first to be affected will be the tens of millions of people in Shrek City, then the outer academy, and then it will gradually evolve into the inner academy. Once you are gone, who will be able to support such a large academy?"

"Rest assured, if you are willing to completely relinquish jurisdiction over Shrek's outer city, you will still have the right to monitor it. If any federal officials are involved in corruption, your court has the right to execute them."

Yun Ming: "...Let me think about it."

Federal Speaker: "Of course. But please do it quickly, or it will be too late."

After hanging up the phone, Yunming returned the phone to Guanyue.

Guan Yue asked in a deep voice, "Senior brother, what are your plans next? Are you really going to completely give up control of the outer city?"

Yun Ming said with a headache, "To be honest, I don't know what to do anymore. Perhaps this is really the only way left." He had originally intended to let the outer city contact the Federation in exchange for peace and friendship, so he didn't feel regretful about giving up the outer city completely now.

Guan Yue was silent for a few seconds: "Even if the Federation helps, it won't change the fact that the academy's atmosphere has deteriorated so much. I have an idea, you can listen to it."

"Go ahead." Yun Ming trusted Guan Yue completely.

Guan Yue said in a deep voice, "As the scandal intensifies, the young geniuses who originally intended to apply to the academy will most likely no longer apply. The inner academy can still cultivate geniuses from affiliated forces, but what about the outer academy? If this continues, the outer academy will inevitably wither away, and the inner academy, without the injection of fresh blood, will also be completely dominated by affiliated forces. Sooner or later, the academy will be usurped."

"So I was thinking, senior brother, why don't you cooperate with the Temple of War God and rename the outer academy as the Academy of War God, keeping the same teaching staff and just changing the name?"

Yun Ming's eyes flickered, and he hesitated before saying, "The Temple of War is a force controlled by the Federation. How can we easily agree to this?"

Guan Yue said, "As the deputy hall master, I have the ability to persuade them. Of course, if the War God Hall is not suitable, we can also ask the Tang Sect for help."

"Ordinary people are not like the major soul master forces; they are unaware of the relationship between the academy and the Tang Sect. The only fear is that someone might deliberately cause trouble and leak the relationship between the two sides, which would be a real problem."

Yun Ming's eyes flickered with uncertainty, but he still couldn't make a decision: "Give me some time to think about it."

Guan Yue knew that matters concerning the future of the academy could not be rushed, so she didn't ask any more questions.

Online, the scandals surrounding Shrek Academy are escalating, and netizens with Shrek City IP addresses are being cyberbullied and ridiculed as soon as they dare to show their faces.

This feast continued until the end of the adult group competition of the Federal Grand Competition, before the excitement subsided a little.

After fierce competition, the Temple of War ultimately defended its championship title.

When Qian Gu Zhangting was sent flying by Yu Hanshuang's attack power, which was at the level of a Title Douluo, he was injured, which caused his subsequent combat power to never be at its peak again.

This is also the only thing that Qian Gu Dong Feng is dissatisfied with.

The person who stole the show at the Spirit Pagoda was still Nan Liujing.

After the competition ended, the Speaker of the Federal Parliament announced that an awards ceremony would be held the following day, where the champions of each category would receive their awards at the Central Stadium.

At night, Yun Ming finally made a phone call to the Federal Speaker. This was his personal decision and was not approved by the Sea God Pavilion meeting.

If the Federation can bring the scandal to a head, then jurisdiction over the outer city will fall entirely to the Federation. Of course, the Academy will retain surveillance rights as a backup plan.

On this day, the Speaker of the Federal Parliament excitedly danced around his office.

After thousands of years since the establishment of the Sun and Moon Federation, Shrek City, which had been coveted by successive Federation Speakers, has finally been brought under its control.

He made history, the kind of history that will be recorded in the annals!

Even if it's just the outer city, not the core of the inner city, it's enough.

This is almost equivalent to cutting off half the length of a thorn that was planted within the Federation, like an independent kingdom.

With the benefits secured, the Federal Speaker immediately took action, defending Shrek Academy from multiple angles.

This even provoked dissatisfaction among some unsuspecting vice-speakers and even members of parliament, as this was a golden opportunity to completely destroy Shrek Academy.

The Speaker of the Federal Parliament didn't care about any of that and just kept instructing his cronies to do their jobs.

Whether the general public and the vast majority of Soul Masters believe it or not is up to fate.

The online sentiment shifted abruptly, with a force emerging to defend Shrek Academy, instantly attracting the attention of some interested parties.

Especially those who are hostile to Shrek Academy.

(End of this chapter)