Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 33 Starting Team Roster

"Huh? Is that possible? Impossible. Absolutely impossible. No matter how talented a twelve-year-old boy is, or how many rare and precious materials he has to help him, there's no way he could absorb a 100,000-year-old soul ring. Which kid is it? Tell him to come out and let me see him." Gong Changlong had a fiery temper and immediately started shouting.

Du Weilun said somewhat awkwardly, "Elder Gong, you see, the upgrade assessment is currently underway. Should we wait until the assessment is over before...?"

Gong Changlong said irritably, "What's the point of taking an exam? Didn't you hear me? Most of the soul beasts under ten thousand years old defecate and urinate indiscriminately, and none of the soul beasts under a thousand years old escape this fate. How can we take an exam? These soul beasts need at least two to three days to recover. The stench down there is unbearable. Do you know how long it will take me to send people to clean it up? We finally managed to get these soul beasts to stop defecating indiscriminately, and now all our efforts have been wasted."

Du Weilen hadn't expected it to be this serious, to the point that even the upgrade assessment couldn't proceed. This was no small matter; it would affect the trainees' study time.

"Alright, Elder Gong, I'll go and make the arrangements first. Please wait a moment."

Du Weilun turned to the students in the two classes and said in a deep voice, "Due to the special circumstances, today's promotion assessment is suspended. The class teachers will take the students back to the classroom to study first."

Zhou Yi hurriedly asked, "Director Du, how will Chen Qiye's assessment be calculated?"

"Chen Qiye, what did you say about that kid?"

"My little darling, how could you be so wasteful? Do you know how long it took me to send people to clean up? I finally managed to keep these soul beasts from relieving themselves anywhere, and now all that effort has been wasted?"

"Grandpa Gong, this isn't my fault. You have to understand I was taking the entrance exam for higher education. I was already being lenient by not killing him. Don't you know how hard it is to capture a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast for so many years?"

Chen Qiye waved his hand, his two deep eyes filled with an innocent expression.

That's right, this red-haired old man is Gong Changlong, one of the elders of the Sea God Pavilion and the overall person in charge of the Beast Fighting Zone.

The two stood in the middle of the field talking. Although others felt that their expressions and actions were strange, they did not hear their conversation.

Finally, Chen Qiye strolled back, while the old man, dragging the Flaming Lion King with one hand, turned and disappeared into the passageway. Everyone was even more bewildered by this scene.

Some observant trainees could guess that Gong Changlong was a manager here.

Ultimately, Gong Changlong determined that Chen Qiye's assessment score was full marks.

No one objected to this result.

Even when Chen Qiye returned to the waiting area, he once again received a group of awe-inspiring gazes.

But before he could even pause for a second or two, Gu Yue pulled him out of the testing ground...

Watching Chen Qiye being dragged away, Wang Dong muttered dejectedly, "Damn it, that jerk!"

……

Two days later

Since this is the entrance examination for the Martial Soul Department of the Outer Academy, which tests the improvement of the Martial Soul over the past year, there is a restriction that soul tools cannot be used during the examination.

Since he didn't have a conflict with Dai Huabin, Huo Yuhao's only goal was to pass the entrance exam.

He followed the assessment route for the control system and did not reveal his second martial soul.

Huo Yuhao's performance was rather unremarkable in order to conceal his strength, so he didn't attract much attention. However, Wang Dong, who was currently undergoing the assessment, caused quite a stir with his brilliant performance.

The main reason is because of the three conspicuous soul rings on her body: one yellow and two purple!

Indeed, after a month-long vacation, Wang Dong's biggest gain was obtaining this third spirit ring with the help of his family.

……

"Old Yan, is this child really from there?"

On the high platform, Qian Duoduo became more and more satisfied with Wang Dong's performance and couldn't help but inquire about him.

Because of the different jurisdictions, Qian Duoduo did not know any information about the students in the Martial Soul Department.

"Isn't that obvious? I wouldn't lie to you about something like this. Besides, it concerns Xiaoye, and I've already read Wang Dong's information countless times."

Yan Shaozhe said irritably, "The two of us have been fighting for most of our lives. We've gotten used to each other's 'cunning and treachery' and have been wary of each other for so many years."

Now that I've finally told the truth, the other person still doesn't believe me...

"Sigh, never mind. Qiye is still young. Let him make his own decisions in the future. We can only help him make the decisions."

Qian Duoduo sighed helplessly. She didn't expect that more than ten years would have passed in the blink of an eye. If Chen Qiye were just an ordinary person on the mainland, he would have settled down and started a family in another three to five years.

Yan Shaozhe nodded in agreement, and the two stopped talking and focused their attention on the assessment below.

Qian Duoduo also wants to take this opportunity to poach a few more people.

……

On the fourth floor of the Sea God Pavilion, in an ordinary room, Old Master Mu lay with his eyes slightly closed, completely slumped in a recliner.

This image is quite different from the Dragon God Douluo who has dominated the continent for over two hundred years. To be honest, he is already nearing the end of his life.

Fortunately, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should be able to hold on for another seven or eight years.

"I hope my old bones can hold on until Qiye and the others grow up."

Old Mu sighed softly and opened his eyes, which were already slightly cloudy.

A yellowish-brown light flashed, and a disheveled figure appeared in the room. It was Elder Xuan, who had just been watching Chen Qiye's entrance exam in the outer courtyard.

"Elder Mu."

Upon entering the room, Elder Xuan immediately greeted the hunched old man and bent down to help him up.

"Xuanzi, you will be leading the team in this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament. Remember, no matter what happens, the safety of the students must be the top priority, especially Qi Ye; there is no room for any mistakes."

"We don't have much time left. The situation on the mainland is changing rapidly, and the real storm is about to begin."

Old Master Mu's tone was somewhat solemn, as if he had thought of something.

Faced with the old man's entrustment, Elder Xuan solemnly nodded in agreement.

It wasn't just for the sake of the college's hopes, but more importantly, it was out of inner remorse.

If something happens to Chen Qiye, then he himself doesn't plan to return to the academy...

"By the way, has the starting team roster for the tournament been finalized?"

After a long silence in the room, Elder Mu finally spoke up and asked.

Without thinking, Elder Xuan blurted out, "The selection is underway. Besides Xiao Tao, there are several other children from the inner courtyard. Their strength is quite good, and they should have no problem winning the championship."

"How about this, leave one or two spots open for me among the starting players, I'll keep them for later."

After speaking in a gentle voice, Elder Mu gestured for Elder Xuan to leave.

"Could it be for...?"

Although Elder Xuan had long harbored suspicions, since it was Elder Mu's request, he simply carried it out.

He trusted the old man who had dedicated his life to Shrek Academy and believed in all the decisions he made.

In fact, barring any unforeseen circumstances, with Ma Xiaotao in the team, winning the championship is definitely not a problem.

In that case, it would be better to leave a few spots vacant and give them to his preferred candidate.

However, in order to be fair, a competition will definitely be arranged. Even though the earliest batch of reserve team members has already been decided, it does not prevent the replacement of people.

After all, that's how the world is: the strong rise and the weak fall.

As long as those two people are indeed capable of making it into the main team, no one will have any objections.

This is the cruelest law, and it applies even to the number one academy on the continent.

(End of this chapter)