Chapter 219: Xiao Hongchen: “with Mademos Gone, I’m Invincible!”
Xuan Zi didn’t know when he had landed in the center of the arena, secretly handing a emerald green pill to Sui’er. From the energy fluctuation, it was clearly a pill that replenishes soul power.
Huo Sui’er didn’t have much soul power consumption, so she passed it to Ti Bao and quietly said:
“Little Ti Bao, eat this. It can effectively restore soul power.”
Ti Bao had kept the Hundred Realms Gate open almost throughout the entire match, occasionally helping Bai E and others with spatial teleports, or using her second soul skill “Corridor” to disrupt other core disciples.
Ti Bao gratefully said to Huo Sui’er:
“Thank you, Sui Sis.”
Xuan Zi looked at the still opposing Mademos and Wang Dong, beckoning with his finger for the two to come over.
Mademos seriously sized up the pink-blue boy in front of him, then returned to the group.
He knew Wang Dong because Wang Dong often came to play with Xia Die along with Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan, but the two of them weren’t very familiar.
However, every time Ti Bao saw Wang Dong’s martial soul, her face showed doubt, as if she had seen some rare creature.
“Wang Dong” at this moment had his eyes slowly returning to normal, the golden trident on his forehead hidden by his hair disappeared, and the miraculous blue-gold patterns on the Haotian Hammer he was carrying also vanished.
Tang San far away in the God Realm revealed a smile and said:
“Good daughter, Father has racked his brains for you, saving you from dire straits!”
“Slowly enjoy this rare time.”
Tang San hadn’t noticed at all the anomaly in Wang Dong’s body. Her soul, originally one-third, had been repaired by the Butterfly God’s divine power to two-thirds, and it wouldn’t take much longer to complete the repair.
Ever since the Butterfly God learned there was another expert helping to cover the aura on Wang Dong’s body, she had originally been on tenterhooks and didn’t dare transmit large amounts of divine power. Now she could almost be called reckless, madly using divine power to repair Wang Dong’s soul.
Because the Butterfly God’s divine power surged through Wang Dong’s body every night, her soul had been thoroughly marinated by the Butterfly God’s divine power.
Now from the divine soul perspective, the Butterfly God seemed more like her mother and father, and less and less like the Sea God.
The Heavenly Dream Ice Silkworm had once roughly deduced based on Wang Dong’s current soul model that if that Sea God tried to fuse the three soul parts, there was a high probability Wang Dong’s soul would reject the other two, and a small probability it would directly devour the other two souls.
After all, Wang Dong’s soul was now approaching completeness, practically counting as a natural person.
Waiting for Tang San’s influence to completely disappear, Wang Dong’s gaze revealed a hint of confusion as she held the Haotian Hammer, not knowing what to do.
Xuan Zi looked at Wang Dong who hadn’t moved for a long time, frowned, and said:
“Kid, hurry over!”
“I have things to say. Do I have to go invite you?!”
Only then did Wang Dong realize what had happened; she seemed to have accidentally joined the reserve team.
She hurriedly turned her head to look at Xiao Xiao and Jiang Nannan below, who were following their teacher out of the dueling arena, her mouth opening as if she wanted to say something.
Xiao Xiao at this moment looked at Wang Dong with a face full of schadenfreude, her lips slightly parting to mouth a shape.
Wang Dong clearly discerned that the lip shape meant “You’re dead!”
Wang Dong had just wanted to explain, but due to Xuan Zi’s urging from behind, she dejectedly walked into the team, glanced around, and stood with Xia Die.
After all, she was the most familiar with just the two of them here.
Xuan Zi scanned the seven people in front of him, satisfaction appearing in his eyes.
This result wasn’t out of his expectations. He and Long Xiaoyao had long guessed the reserve team’s approximate members; it was just Wang Dong’s final performance that surprised him.
He hadn’t expected there to be experts in the second year. The Haotian Hammer truly lived up to its reputation! It was indeed the martial soul famous for its techniques and inherited soul skills!
“You seven are this year’s reserve team members.”
“I never discourage children’s morale. You seven are indeed Shrek’s strongest reserve team in ten thousand years!”
“You can be proud of this!”
“You might not yet understand what the reserve team is. Let me explain it to you.”
“You should all know about the Shrek Seven Devils. I won’t go into details on that.”
“In a sense, the seven reserve team members are actually the next Shrek Seven Devils!”
“This year, you’ll go to Star Luo City with the main team to participate in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament!”
“Of course, this doesn’t mean you’ll go on stage right now to compete with students from other academies.”
“Your main task is to familiarize yourselves with the tournament process, see the young generation from other academies, and broaden your horizons.”
“Sometimes act as substitute team members to assist the main team members in coordination.”
“In five years! That’s when you’ll truly shine!”
“At that time, you’ll truly represent Shrek Academy to show our strength to the continent!”
“Of course, you don’t need to worry too much. The academies outside are average in strength; your real opponent is just one!”
Bai E and the others swallowed, listening with full concentration to Xuan Zi’s following speech.
“It’s the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy!”
“They are your true opponents!”
“You all know about the conflict between the Douluo Three Kingdoms and the Sun Moon Empire.”
“The Sun Moon Empire doesn’t dare start a large-scale war right now, but they’ve always been probing our strength through the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament.”
“So facing the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, we absolutely cannot lose!”
Hearing Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, Bai E, Mademos, and the others had strange looks in their eyes, but they didn’t say anything and continued listening to Xuan Zi’s speech.
“Originally, I was going to tell you about the trials the reserve team must undergo, and some details on how you must find a way to enter the inner court.”
“Considering you have no such worries at all, I won’t say more.”
“There’s still one month until the tournament starts. This month, you’ll train with me one day per week.”
“Bai E, Mademos!”
Bai E and Mademos immediately stepped forward.
Xuan Zi said to the two:
“If that day Mu Lao has other arrangements for you, no need to come.”
“Feng Jin, you too. If Old Song and Old Zhuang look for you, no need to come.”
Feng Jin obediently nodded.
Xuan Zi waved his hand at the seven and said:
“Then, dismissed.”
“I’ll give you two days off afterward to rest.”
“Sui’er, come! Master will take you to eat something delicious!”
Huo Sui’er looked helplessly at Xuan Zi, saying to Bai E and the others:
“See you later. Contact me directly on the Magic Net if there’s anything!”
Afterward, Huo Sui’er followed Xuan Zi and instantly disappeared from sight.
Bai E stretched lazily, a smile on his face as he said to the group:
“How about we go eat together too?”
“It’s been a long time since we went back to Xilu City. Shall we go there?”
Ti Bao thought for a moment, happily nodded, and said:
“Yeah!”
“I can get us there fast with the Hundred Realms Gate!”
Xia Die was also tempted; she wanted to go home and check on the Shadow Cat. It was too fat and needed to lose weight.
Some time ago, Huo Yuhao and Su Tong had sent her a message saying they two were leaving for a trip, with the key under the carpet.
Feng Jin said energetically:
“In that case! Let’s go check out Xilu City!”
“It won’t take much time anyway!”
“Wang Dong, want to come see too?”
Everyone’s gazes focused on Wang Dong. She recovered from her dazed state and hurriedly waved her hands, saying:
“I won’t go.”
“I need to find Xiao Xiao and Nannan Sis.”
“Next time, I’ll go to Xilu City with you all.”
Bai E didn’t insist, because he clearly saw Wang Dong wasn’t in good condition, and said:
“Okay.”
“Be careful on the way. Your face is a bit pale; have Feng Jin heal you first.”
Before Wang Dong could say anything, Feng Jin had already used her soul skill. A rainbow light ring surrounded Wang Dong.
Wang Dong immediately felt her spirit much more comfortable and gratefully thanked Feng Jin, saying:
“Thank you!”
“Then I’ll head out first.”
Wang Dong hurriedly ran in the direction where Xiao Xiao and the others had left.
Bai E and the others also left the dueling arena. On the way, Bai E said to Mademos:
“By the way, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy that Xuan Lao mentioned earlier—isn’t that the academy where Xiao Hongchen is?”
“I remember he often said he was the number one genius of their academy.”
Mademos said flatly:
“Yeah, that’s right.”
“Both he and Meng Hongchen are from the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy.”
“If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them should also participate in this Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament!”
Ti Bao couldn’t help but sigh:
“In that case, we’ll have to become opponents with Little Xiao and Little Meng.”
Bai E looked at the setting sun gradually falling on the horizon and said:
“I feel like the two of them would be excited.”
“After all, hasn’t Xiao Hongchen always wanted to defeat Mademos?”
Mademos crossed his arms and said indifferently:
“No matter where, I won’t lose to that idiot.”
Feng Jin’s sweet voice entered the ears of the group, saying:
“But it’s been a really long time since we saw Xiao Bao and Meng Bao.”
“This time when we go back, let’s find them and eat together.”
“After all, the next time we meet, we’ll probably be opponents.”
Everyone nodded in agreement.
Ti Bao, at the front, suddenly stopped and said to the group:
“Alright, right here.”
“I’m opening the Hundred Realms Gate!”
Ti Bao stretched out her hands. With the output of soul power, a faintly visible doorway symbol appeared in her eyes, and an illusory, golden triangle doorway opened in front.
Behind the doorway was an alley. Ti Bao shook the red hair tie on top of her head and called to the group:
“Let’s go!”
“Go through and you’ll be in Xilu City!”
Bai E and the others passed through the Hundred Realms Gate amid laughter and returned to their hometown.
………..
Xilu City Great Fighting Arena.
Xiao Hongchen stood on the fighting platform, stretched lazily, and waited for the next opponent to come up.
His soul power level had just reached rank fifty. During this time, he hadn’t focused on soul power cultivation, devoting himself entirely to researching high-precision soul tool machine tools.
The soul tools here in Xilu City shocked him!
Every time he saw soul tools flowing out of the production line in batches, he couldn’t help but click his tongue.
His studies at the Xilu City factory during this time made Xiao Hongchen realize that Mingde Hall’s soul tool concepts were completely outdated!
Heaven Dou Plain had started the soul tool revolution with soul tool machine tools! The progress speed of soul tools could be said to change daily!
At this rate, in at most five years, Xilu City would comprehensively surpass Mingde Hall in soul tools.
The design of the soul tool machine tools had even more captivated his body and mind.
In his view, the most beautiful woman in the world wasn’t as beautiful as a soul tool machine tool!
Every design of the soul tool machine tool embodied the beauty of soul tools!
During this time, he began fully learning mechanical design and mathematics from Xilu City.
During the day, he stayed at the soul tool factory, contributing to the development of high-precision soul tool machine tools. At night, he madly studied all knowledge related to mechanical design and mathematics.
Every day he slept at four and woke at six, a peerless study grind king! He didn’t even want to cultivate, because he realized the future of soul tools lay in mechanical design and mathematics!
As long as one mastered mechanical design and mathematics, making soul tools would be as simple as eating and drinking.
Some time ago, his old man Jing Hongchen had messaged him that he could return to the Sun Moon Empire.
Only then did he notice that the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament was just one month away.
So, he reluctantly put down his studies and began organizing the notes from this time.
Tonight, to relax, he came to Xilu City’s Great Fighting Arena for a few simple soul fights to get back the feeling of battle.
It had been months since he fought, and Xiao Hongchen felt his soul rings were about to rust.
“Mademos isn’t here! I’m invincible!”
“Who’s the next opponent? Hurry up and come on!”
Xiao Hongchen began warming up, preparing to welcome the next opponent!
