Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 82: She Has to Thank Us!
If the true thoughts were spoken out loud, they would affect the relationship between Shrek Academy and the Star Luo Empire, which would undoubtedly be bad news for the Star Luo Empire.
The reason is simple: the development speed of the Sun Moon Empire's soul engineering is too rapid, and the gap between the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire in the realm of soul engineering is too vast.
Once a war breaks out in the future, the Star Luo Empire will inevitably find itself at a disadvantage. Only with the help of Shrek Academy can the situation in the Star Luo Empire improve. Therefore, he could not allow the relationship between the two sides to become too strained.
Xu Jiawei continued to persuade him, "Master Xuan, are you not going to reconsider? That is a hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo, and it also comes with a ninth-level soul guidance device, the Sealing God Alter!
Even for Shrek Academy, its value is exceptionally high.
I remember that Shrek Academy and the core circle of the Star Dou Great Forest have a non-aggression agreement, making it quite challenging for Shrek Academy members to obtain a hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring.
Although you are a level 98 Super Douluo, you only have one hundred-thousand-year soul ring. With this hundred-thousand-year soul beast embryo, even if your students do not desire a second martial soul, they can still acquire a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a hundred-thousand-year soul bone.
To achieve all of this, you only need to attack Illustrious Virtue Hall."
Xuan Zi felt somewhat tempted but shook his head at the thought of Shrek Academy's reputation. "Xu Jiawei, please look for someone else. I'm departing now."
For the sake of Shrek's reputation, he absolutely could not engage in such actions; otherwise, Shrek's neutral stance would be untenable. If the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms were to go to war now, then, of course, he could immediately attack Illustrious Virtue Hall for moral reasons. The issue, however, was that the Sun Moon Empire and the Douluo Three Kingdoms were still in a period of peace, having not engaged in a large-scale war for over four thousand years.
If he were to act, he would be provoking a war.
As for settling accounts with the Sun Moon Empire, that could only be done in the future. The notion of secretly attacking the Sun-Moon Empire came to his mind but was extinguished instantly. After all, who knew where those ninth-level soul engineers of the Sun Moon Empire were?
For him, the safety of his students was the top priority. As the saying goes, "Three times the limit; nothing can happen." He must protect the students. Keeping them safe was his promise to them.
"Forget it; I'll deal with you later."
Xuan Zi's expression was uncertain as he hurriedly left.
Xu Jiawei watched him depart with increasing conviction that Shrek Academy was unreliable.
This was an opportunity for substantial benefit, yet the other party was unwilling to act due to their reputation. They insisted on waiting until the Sun Moon Empire declared war before being willing to assist.
For powerful forces, reputation is certainly important; however, sometimes such reputation can become a hindrance.
"Royal brother, what should we do now?" asked Xu Jiujiu from the side.
Xu Jiawei sighed, "We can no longer rely on Shrek Academy. They are a bit too focused on their reputation.
So, go and invite those two gentlemen from the Body Sect. Remember to approach them with a good attitude. I hope to deepen our cooperation with the Body Sect; after all, it is a very powerful faction."
As the behind-the-scenes boss of the Starlight Auction House, he naturally knew the various forces present in each room during this high-level auction. The people from the Body Sect were certainly not hidden from him.
"This is the power of the Ice Scorpion's left arm bone."
Huo Yuhao clenched his fists subconsciously. Once he returned to the hotel, he began absorbing the Ice Jade Scorpion soul bone. Now he had finally succeeded, also obtaining the soul skill called Ice Explosion. The soul skill Ice Explosion was indeed powerful, akin to the corpse explosion of the Death God Envoy.
However, both skills could only exert their full power under specific conditions.
In the spiritual sea, Bingdi said happily, "Yuhao, now that you've obtained this soul skill called Ice Explosion, your future achievements will be immeasurable!"
Tianmeng Ice Silkworm added, "Yuhao, Bingbing is right. This Ice Explosion is incredible! If I had known about it when I was in the Extreme North, I wouldn't have felt so embarrassed when I was being chased."
They both highly praised the soul skill, Ice Explosion.
Huo Yuhao stated at this moment, "By the way, Ice Empress, I want to inform you of something. According to my intuition, the hundred-thousand-year soul-best embryo that the Sun Moon Empire acquired is extraordinary. It is an ice-attributed soul beast and feels much more powerful than you."
He began to use the premonitions gained from his so-called reincarnation experience to guide Bingdi. After all, he was very interested in Xue Di, since Bingdi and Xue Di had a strong bond. In the original story, if Bingdi had not persuaded Xue Di, she would have never agreed to merge with Huo Yuhao's body.
Hearing this, Bingdi was taken aback. "How is that possible? A soul beast stronger than me with an ice attribute? Could it be Xue Di?"
"That's impossible. Xue Di is the leader of the three heavenly kings of the Extreme North and is immensely powerful. There's no reason she would transform into a human.
Moreover, even if she chooses to transform, she should have the Ice Bear King, whom she trusts the most, protecting her. Though the Ice Bear King is a bit dull, it's still a powerful soul beast with a cultivation level nearing 200,000 years, and it is loyal to the Snow Empress. Under such circumstances, the Snow Empress wouldn't be easily captured by human soul masters."
Huo Yuhao pondered, "I don't understand either. Perhaps powerful forces have intervened. The little Snow Empress dared to transform into a human. This is no longer an ordinary soul beast. I must take heavy action against this."
Tianmeng murmured, "The Snow Empress is the master of the Extreme North. She'll never easily transform into a human. Bingbing, perhaps the Snow Empress is similar to you. Her origin may be damaged, and she lacks the confidence to survive the impending catastrophe, hence making such a choice.
Regardless of how she was captured by human soul engineers since this embryo is now in the hands of the Sun Moon Empire, perhaps our plan to create a god can benefit from an additional helper."
Upon hearing this, Bingdi said, "Yuhao, I have a very good relationship with Xue Di, so I beg you to assist her. I hope she can also enter your spiritual sea and help you become a god."
Huo Yuhao promptly replied, "Don't worry, Ice Empress. I will help the Snow Empress."
Bingdi expressed delight, "Thank you, Yuhao! I'll certainly find a way to persuade Xue Di!"
Huo Yuhao smiled, "It's just a small favor. No need to thank me."
During this time, the Sun Moon Team dominated all levels and quickly qualified for the finals. Since the new rules for soul guidance devices had been abolished, the competition became much more relaxed.
At this moment, their only opponent was the Star Luo team. As long as they defeated them, the Sun Moon would be crowned champions of this Soul Fighting Competition.
This would mark an unprecedented achievement for the Sun-Moon Empire. The entire nation would rejoice, and every member of the Sun Moon team would garner admiration from the citizens of the Sun Moon Empire.
In the hotel, Huo Yuhao looked at everyone and declared, "As long as we win the championship, even the poorest citizens of the Sun Moon Empire will involuntarily hold their heads high when discussing our accomplishments! After all, the Sun Moon Empire has not won a championship in over 4,000 years!"
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