RNP Chapter 289 How dare they?!
Chapter 289 How dare they?!
Chapter 289 How dare they?!
Huo Yuhao, who was carefully trying to keep his presence in the corner, almost lost his composure.
I didn't realize it when I was reading the novel, but now that I've seen it in person, I'm amazed at how incredible Master Xuan's actions were.
What does it mean that the intensity of this competition is so high that a strong team needs to be split into two?
They've even brought in double insurance? What, if one team encounters a strong opponent and loses, even if they lose, there's still the other team?
As for why they lost, don't ask. In short, it's because they weren't strong enough, and it's definitely not because they were split into two teams.
I have no idea how such an outrageous move passed the vote.
In the original story, Huo's actions, including cheating and the protagonist's halo, allowed both teams to advance; otherwise, they would have been eliminated and missed the finals.
"Elder Xuan, how can you knowingly disperse your forces when the opponent is so powerful!"
Xian Lin'er didn't even have time to argue with Yan Shaozhe, and hurriedly tried to stop him.
Cai Meier quickly added, "Yes, Elder Xuan, those little monsters are all quite strong. Xu Sanshi and Bei Bei have hidden strength that they haven't used in the outside world. My newly accepted disciple, Di Ruiqiu, is the owner of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul. Even if he is a Soul Saint level expert, he can fight against him in a head-on battle. As long as they can cooperate, even if the people from the Body Sect activate their Body Martial Souls for the second time, they have a certain chance of winning."
As soon as Cai Meier finished speaking, all the elders' eyes immediately focused on her.
A newly accepted disciple? Di Ruiqiu?
When did this happen?
Which of the elders present didn't want to take Di Ruiqiu, the owner of the Golden Dragon Martial Soul, as their disciple? They just didn't expect that before they could even begin recruiting, Cai Meier would take the opportunity of the Soul Hunt to snatch him as her disciple first.
After a heated discussion, the elders voted against Elder Xuan's proposal and, as Xian Lin'er suggested, decided to abandon the original substitute team and instead select new substitutes from the inner academy based on merit.
"Elder Mu, all the topics for this Sea God Pavilion meeting have been discussed."
As the meeting drew to a close, Yan Shaozhe bowed slightly to Mu En.
"Oh, really?"
Mu En's sleepy voice rang out, as if he had just woken up from a nap. He didn't look at Yan Shaozhe, but instead looked at Huo Yuhao in the corner.
"Huo Yuhao, what are your thoughts on this year's Soul Master Competition?"
"Huh? Me?"
Huo Yuhao, who had been slacking off the whole time, was suddenly called on and was a little confused for a moment. After regaining his senses, he carefully uttered four words when Mu En asked him the question: "No good banquet."
Moon remained noncommittal, instead turning his gaze back to the elders.
Qian Duoduo and Old Lin looked at each other again, both seeing a hint of surprise in each other's eyes.
At this moment, both of them understood Huo Yuhao's meaning, but they were still somewhat incredulous.
"What a ridiculous banquet! What kind of nonsense is this?"
Seeing the meeting dragging on, Elder Xuan couldn't help but mutter to himself.
"Qian Duoduo, you tell us."
Mu En ignored Elder Xuan's complaints and instead called out Qian Duoduo, who was acting strangely.
"This—I'm not really sure either, but Huo Yuhao's words reminded me of some cutthroat competition I've heard about before."
"Some people, for their own benefit, feign invitations but actually take the opportunity to imprison or even kill them in order to eliminate their competitors."
As a titled expert and a member of Shrek Academy, Qian Duoduo was naturally not targeted by any underhanded tactics. In fact, most of the people around him were kind and benevolent.
However, this kind of vicious competition is common at the grassroots level.
Xian Lin'er slammed her hand on the table and stood up: "You mean they're going to take this opportunity to ambush and kill all the geniuses on the continent? How dare they! How dare they?!"
It's no wonder Xian Lin'er was furious. The Soul Master Competition has been held for over ten thousand years and thousands of sessions. Even injuries or deaths during the competition would thoroughly enrage the forces behind it. No one would attempt to hunt down geniuses from all over the continent during the Soul Master Competition.
Even the Spirit Hall back then only had some friction with Shrek Academy, and did not dare to defy the world and attack the geniuses of the two great empires.
Yan Shaozhe looked deep in thought, seemingly pondering something, while the other elders present also had varying expressions.
Just like the Olympics in Huo Yuhao's memory, daring to arrest athletes who went to participate in the Olympics would be an act of violence that would offend all countries and all people at the same time. In fact, the Soul Master Competition is even more important than the Olympics in the Douluo Continent.
"Tell me your thoughts."
Moon smiled, neither affirming nor denying, but rather hoping that the elders present would give their opinions.
Mu En is already old enough. Even if Tang Ya can slowly help remove the toxins from his body, he probably won't live for many more years after they are all removed.
Although the elders were powerful, when it came to judging people's hearts, it was actually Qian Duoduo and Elder Lin who were the first to notice the anomaly. Most of them were even less discerning than Huo Yuhao, this little guy.
That won't do. The Sun Moon Empire could start another war at any time. If the elders remain so naive, even if Shrek Academy intervenes, they may not be able to stop the war.
Yan Shaozhe pondered for a moment and said, "Elder, in my opinion, we should inform the Body Sect and other forces this time, and ask them to be careful and send enough strong people to protect us to avoid any accidents. In addition, the students we send this time should be of high quality rather than many. Just as Xian Lin'er said, we should give up the lower-grade Soul Master reserve team and select students with higher combat power from the Inner Academy to participate, so that we will have the ability to fight back in case of emergencies."
"At the same time, it would be best if we also sent some senior members to keep watch, to prevent the Sun Moon Empire from disregarding its reputation and directly attacking the students."
Xian Lin'er, unusually, didn't argue with Yan Shaozhe and added, "This time, our Soul Guidance Department will prepare a flying Soul Guidance Device of the corresponding level for each student. Level one students will have two absolute defense Soul Guidance Devices."
Cai Meier added, "Doesn't Huo Yuhao have a spiritual imprint that can release simulated soul skills in his place? Prepare one for each participant. If the Sun Moon Empire really disregards its reputation and attacks the participants, you can use the simulated soul skills to blend in with ordinary residents. I don't believe they would dare to directly attack their own civilians."
Huo Yuhao nodded slightly and said, "I can currently separate about ten spiritual imprints. Any more than that and my soul will be unable to withstand it. If the academy can provide rare and precious treasures to repair the soul, then I can prepare more depending on the situation."
"Only ten?"
Yan Shaozhe frowned slightly. Even with a streamlined team, there were seven regular members, plus Di Ruiqiu as a main substitute. Considering the need to replenish combat strength in a timely manner after battle losses, at least one control, one support, one agility-based or defense-based character was required, plus one accompanying teacher. Ten tokens could not cover everyone.
Qian Duoduo suddenly said, "Treasures with spiritual attributes are extremely rare, and the academy has no stock. I wonder if a simulated environment with spiritual attributes can help you."
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