Douluo: The True Eye

“I concede.” The miracle that Xuan Zi had hoped for did not occur. Instead, Huo Yuhao walked directly out of the Soul Fighting Arena and said loudly to Xuan Zi, who was floating in the air watching the show.

Huo Yuhao didn't expect Xuan Zi to step in and save him at a critical moment.

Because, frankly speaking, Xuan Zi, that old geezer, is the type who won't act unless he sees a profit. He always waits until the last possible moment to intervene. It would be fine if he always succeeded in saving the day, but the problem is that Xuan Zi is really unreliable.

Without exception, his rescues always come just after someone has been injured or killed. And even when he does rescue, he doesn't go all out, which is the most infuriating part.

Although Ma Xiaotao's soul power was almost exhausted due to her previous all-out attack, with her strength, killing a Great Soul Master would be no problem.

Even if Huo Yuhao could use some cheat to defeat her, what would be the point?

Anyway, according to Huo Yuhao's role in the team, he had already completed the task assigned to him by the 'Captain,' Dai Yueheng. Isn't that enough? Putting in more effort doesn't mean more pay.

So, of course, self-preservation is the priority. And looking at Ma Xiaotao's current state, if they really fought, her sanity would probably be teetering on the edge again. In short, let whoever wants to fight, he's not going to.

Seeing this, Xuan Zi could only shake his head, sighed, and announced, "Ma Xiaotao's side wins this friendly match."

Afterward, Xuan Zi looked at the severely injured students and, feeling quite helpless, terminated the second wave of melee that was supposed to begin next.

The losing team members simply accepted the punishment and said the words "I am a pig." After all, it was just a verbal statement and wouldn't cause any real harm.

Although these students had used some ointment for emergency treatment after leaving the arena, Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, who had directly confronted Ma Xiaotao, would definitely need a specialized healing-type Soul Master to treat their injuries.

After all, Xi Xi had shown some restraint, and because it was a certain victory, Xuan Zi had rescued her opponent after she made her move. So, these few had barely suffered any superficial injuries. Only Gongyang Mo was feeling a bit of chest tightness.

But the people who fought Ma Xiaotao were different. Due to the aftermath of the Phoenix Meteor Shower, Yao Haoxuan, Xi Xi, Xu Sanshi, and Xiao Xiao now had large areas of burns on their bodies from the explosive Phoenix flames.

Although these injuries weren't a big problem for Soul Masters with stronger physiques, they still needed some time to recover.

The worst off were Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng. In fact, Xuan Zi could have rescued them both earlier, but they were fighting to the death and wouldn't retreat. After all, if they really retreated, wouldn't Ma Xiaotao charge into the crowd and start a massacre?

Therefore, in order to determine the strength and coordination of both sides to the greatest extent, and to see if Dai Yueheng's side could win, Xuan Zi only intervened at the very end to rescue Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng.

And with their current injuries, even if a professional healing-type Soul Master took action, it would probably take several days to fully recover.

"Alright, you little guys, those of you whose injuries aren't too serious can go back first." With a wave of his hand, Xuan Zi directly used earth-yellow soul power to envelop Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng, who were more seriously injured.

"Inner Court disciples, return to the Inner Court with me. Xiaotao, go find Shaozhe."

Soaring into the air, Xuan Zi left a final sentence and then led the group of Inner Court disciples away.

"After you all return, pack your things. Gather at the main entrance of the academy the day after tomorrow morning to prepare to go to Star Luo City to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition."

After the dismissal, Xu Sanshi and Xiao Xiao, who were more seriously injured in this battle, went to find specialized healing-type teachers for help.

Bei Bei, Jiang Nannan, Wang Dong, and Ning Tian, who had minor injuries or were basically unharmed, returned to their respective dormitories to recuperate.

Back in the dormitory, Wang Dong rubbed his arms as he watched the teenager tinkering with the soul tool in front of him, feeling as if he had an instinctive aversion to the soul tool from the depths of his soul.

"Hiss, Huo Yuhao, where did you get this from?" Huo Yuhao had stored this soul tool in his storage soul tool after it was sent from the Treasure Pavilion, and he hadn't taken it out to debug it.

But now it was almost Xuan Zi's performance time, and for safety's sake, he naturally had to test it.

"Treasure Appraisal Meeting." Huo Yuhao replied without looking up, while using his Spiritual Detection to peer into Wang Dong's sea of ​​spirit with the Eye of Truth, observing the rune left by Tang San.

He tried to replicate its current influence on Wang Dong. After all, being able to make people reject soul tools from the bottom of their hearts was a devastating blow to soul tool masters when combined with Huo Yuhao's spiritual devouring. Why not use it for my own purposes?

The fourth-level soul tool in Huo Yuhao's hand, called the Glazed Shield, had two deployment modes.

The first was active activation, which required the Soul Master's soul power to activate it on the spot, creating a spherical shield with a diameter of up to three meters, capable of accommodating several people to defend against external attacks. Its defensive strength was considered relatively excellent among fourth-level soul tools.

However, using this method consumed a lot of soul power. At least with Huo Yuhao's current cultivation as a Great Soul Master, even with his ability to continuously recover soul power, he couldn't last long.

The second method was passive triggering, which required adjusting the soul tool's soul power frequency in advance. When a soul power attack of excessive intensity appeared near the soul tool holder, the vibrations between soul power and soul power would forcibly activate the soul tool.

"Be careful of my safety? Isn't there Old Xuan?" Wang Dong asked somewhat puzzled.

"Based on today's situation, do you think he can be relied upon? If he was reliable, Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng wouldn't have been so badly injured. And guess who the negligent teacher he mentioned earlier was?"

Wang Dong: "."

In his sleep, Huo Yuhao entered the sea of ​​spirit again, but this time he did not go to conduct experiments on various soul power circuits or rune compositions as usual, but went to find Irux.

"Elder Yi, how is your memory recovery going?" Huo Yuhao asked, moving closer to the gray sphere.

With the Death God Douluo approaching, Huo Yuhao still wanted to try his luck with Ilex, hoping to obtain a secret trump card or two to protect himself.

Although Ilex could fight on his behalf and turn the tables, it was best to avoid getting involved if possible.

However, Ilex's response disappointed Huo Yuhao: "It's still about the same as before. As my spiritual consciousness recovers, I only regain fragmented memories from time to time."

"Perhaps encountering some special situations might stimulate the recovery of certain aspects of my memory."

Huo Yuhao sighed. Although he was somewhat disappointed, he had already anticipated this.

After all, Ilex had been recovering while also teaching him the knowledge and magic he recalled, so he was well aware of Ilex's recovery progress.

Therefore, Huo Yuhao slightly adjusted his mental state and continued to refine his research on the direction of soul power circuits.

Another morning arrived. A day had passed since the last intensive training session. Now, the injuries sustained by everyone during the previous training had mostly healed. Although Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng were still somewhat weak, it was no longer a serious issue.

To prepare for the upcoming Pan-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament and to fulfill the 'responsibility' that the Shrek Enforcers, as the continent's police force, should bear, the Shrek team had to depart for the Star Luo Empire ahead of schedule.

At the main entrance of Shrek Academy, everyone gathered. Dai Yueheng and Chen Zifeng still looked pale. Everyone was dressed in casual clothes, and thanks to the existence of storage soul tools, there was no need to carry large luggage.

In addition to Xuan Zi, who was leading the team, Wang Yan also accompanied them to Star Luo City for the competition. As Xuan Zi's disciple, Wang Yan's main role in leading the team this time was simply to build his resume.

Otherwise, given the teaching resources of Shrek Academy, it would not be difficult to randomly select a few Title Douluos to lead the team, let alone a Super Douluo.

It was precisely because the team leader, Wang Yan, himself only possessed the strength of a Soul Emperor that the official team in the original storyline suffered such severe losses when Xuan Zi did not intervene.

Xuan Zi led the group away from Shrek Academy and Shrek City, heading towards the outskirts of Shrek City.

Upon reaching the outskirts, Xuan Zi stopped and looked at everyone present. The seven inner courtyard disciples had already experienced a similar situation once before, and their expressions were solemn. They naturally understood what Xuan Zi wanted to do.

Next was another brainwashing session by Xuan Zi for the reserve team members, imposing the rights and obligations that Shrek Academy, as an academy, should not possess, upon Shrek Academy under high-sounding reasons.

At the same time, he used spiritual power as a supplement to stir up the 'sense of honor' and 'sense of responsibility' of the reserve team members.

Under the influence of the bandwagon effect, the reserve team members all chose to join the Shrek Enforcers.

Although as members of the Shrek Enforcers, there were no rewards even for completing tasks, which could be described as unpaid labor.

However, this unpaid labor resulted in Shrek Academy's increasingly distorted and growing position and influence in the original Three Kingdoms of the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, although it was said to be unpaid labor, resources would not flow through the hands of the Shrek Enforcer members. However, a large amount of resources would flow into Shrek Academy in the name of donations, making Shrek Academy even wealthier.

Every Shrek Enforcer disciple could be said to be a link in the vast network of Shrek Academy that controlled the entire continent.

The life-and-death struggles of a large number of Shrek Enforcer members ultimately served as stepping stones for the handful of geniuses at the top of the Shrek Academy pyramid.

Otherwise, how could Shrek Academy support the cultivation resources of the elders in the inner courtyard? It should be known that the growth of each Title Douluo and Super Douluo, in addition to their own talent, required a large amount of resources to accumulate.

These powerhouses were not simply created by teaching. For geniuses, a large amount of resources was a real necessity.

At the same time, this process further contributed to Shrek Academy's position on the continent, attracting more high-quality students to continue this distorted and deformed development model.

Following this, after Wang Yan distributed the Shrek Enforcer equipment to the reserve team members, Wang Yan was responsible for explaining the mission.

The inner courtyard disciples were also listening quietly at this time. In theory, they should have been the first to know about the mission, but because most of them needed to recover from their injuries, the team leader, Wang Yan, was responsible for accepting and relaying the mission this time.

Moreover, Ma Xiaotao's current state was not suitable for leading the official team, so the position of team captain was also transferred to Dai Yueheng by Xuan Zi.

While drinking wine and eating chicken legs, Xuan Zi also had some concerns about Ma Xiaotao's possible loss of control, but he soon put it behind him.

Because he believed in the abilities of these students who had come out of Shrek Academy. Now that he was about to finish the chicken leg in his hand, what should he eat next? It was a difficult choice.

Xuan Zi's thoughts wandered, as he thought.

After everyone received the equipment of the Shrek Enforcers, Huo Yuhao could not help but complain that it was no wonder so many Shrek Enforcer members died.

With this equipment, it was difficult not to die. It was an eye-catching mask and clothing, and the equipment itself was only made of fine materials, without any special effects. It was amazing to be able to barely withstand attacks below the third ring.

The missions performed by the Shrek Enforcers were inherently dangerous, and they were wearing these flashy and impractical equipment. If they were equipped with some mid-to-high-level defensive soul tools, the casualties of the Shrek Enforcers would probably not be so terrible.

Thus, Huo Yuhao could not help but speculate with malice whether Shrek Academy was doing this on purpose.

In this way, they could both eliminate those weaker Shrek Enforcer members to save resources.

Moreover, they could also use the high casualty rate to boost their reputation on the continent. After all, no matter how difficult the mission was, if all the Shrek Academy students completed the mission unscathed, wouldn't it seem too simple?

In this way, over time, how could they be respected by the people of the original Three Kingdoms of the Douluo Continent?