Soto Grand Fighting Arena, VIP rest area, VIP room No. 3.
In the luxurious room, a huge leather sofa with a length of more than fifteen meters lies across it.
Seven people in their twenties, each with their own characteristics, were sitting on the sofa in different postures.
These seven people are the seven main members of the Tiandou Royal Academy team.
Sitting in the middle of the sofa are Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.
Dugu Yan's posture didn't look very normal. She didn't lean on the back of the leather sofa. Instead, she lay half-lying in Ye Lingling's arms next to her. She was bored and playing with her nails that were specially dyed green. .
She has a lazy look on her face, her short dark purple hair looks very heroic, and her clear and translucent green eyes give people a somewhat weird feeling.
Although her appearance cannot be said to be stunning, it is definitely not bad, especially the extremely enchanting charm revealed on her face, which makes her look more and more beautiful.
Ye Lingling's face was still covered with a layer of black gauze, hiding her beautiful face from anyone else.
But the quiet and pleasant aura on her body, set off by her beautiful figure, shows a good temperament, which is hard not to attract attention. Although she deliberately maintains the coolness of keeping strangers away, it is difficult to completely block it. Can stand the attention of others.
Ye Lingling sat quietly on the sofa, letting Dugu Yan lean on him.
In a sense, the two of them should be considered rivals, and it stands to reason that it would be impossible for them to be so close.
But these two close friends did not fall out. Instead, they became closer and cordial because of someone, and there was even a faint tendency to unite the front.
Not only Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling were sitting on the sofa, but the other members of the Imperial Fighting Team were also sitting on it, each occupying a part of the sofa.
The leather sofa is large enough and long enough to accommodate a dozen people to rest comfortably on it.
Yu Tianheng, whose face was slightly stiff, still looked a little depressed, sitting on the sofa with his eyes closed to rest.
Oslo, with short blond hair, lay carelessly on the sofa, doing different poses one after another with nothing to do.
Yufeng, who has long blond hair and whose gender cannot be identified, seems to have a special liking for juice drinks. He sits elegantly on the sofa, holding a glass of lime juice in his hand, shaking it slowly, and taking a sip from time to time.
The rough-looking brothers Shi Mo and Shi Mo, as thick and steady as ever, were sitting cross-legged on the sofa, meditating quietly.
…………
Not long after.
The door to the VIP lounge was pushed open.
Qin Ming, the team leader and team training teacher of the Royal Dou Team, walked in from the outside with a form in his hand.
"Teacher Qin."
The seven members of the Royal Dou Team stood up to greet him.
"It's time, get ready to go to the main center of the Grand Soul Fighting Arena, the Soul Fighting Stage."
When he came into the room, Qin Ming, with his hands behind his back, looked around the seven team members and said lightly.
Then he looked at Yu Tianheng, raised the form in his hand, signaled to the latter, and asked:
"Tianheng, are you sure you don't want to play? The roster has not been decided yet, you still have a chance to consider it."
The form in Qin Ming's hand is the list of participants for this soul fighting competition.
Shrek's roster has been determined, and there is no doubt that it is the Shrek Six Monsters.
As for the Royal Dou Team, it is still blank. The list has not been finalized yet, and there is still room for discussion.
Of course, this does not hinder the progress of the spirit fighting competition. As long as the names of the participants are filled in before the game starts, the list is handed over to the organizer, Soto Spirit Fighting Arena.
Yu Tianheng's eyes flickered for a moment, and finally he shook his head:
"Forget it, I won't go on the field. Just let Yan. Let the captain lead Yufeng and the others to fight."
Qin Ming sighed:
"Oh well."
He immediately turned to look at the other members of the Royal Dou Team:
"Since Tianheng won't be playing, the six of you, Duguyan, Ye Lingling, Osluo, Yufeng, Shimo, and Shimo, will compete in the spirit battle against the Shrek Six Monsters."
Dugu Yan and the other six people immediately responded in unison:
"Yes, Teacher Qin."
Qin Ming nodded slightly, and then wrote the names of six people on the form in his hand.
"Next, the six of you will follow me to the main center soul fighting platform."
"As for Tian Heng, you can watch the game with me in the stands, or you can stay in the lounge and rest, it's up to you."
"This is the VIP lounge. You can also see the soul fighting competition on the soul fighting platform in the main center. Just open the curtains."
Yu Tianheng thought for a while and felt that this soul fight was not interesting. With Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling here, it would definitely be a crushing force and there would be nothing to watch at all.
After a moment of silence, he slowly shook his head:
"I won't join in the fun."
"What about the Shrek Six Monsters team? Although the configuration looks good and the martial arts are also very unique, the level difference is too far after all. The outcome is already foreseeable. They have no chance of winning."
"I plan to stay in the lounge and practice hard to see if I can break through the level 40 bottleneck as soon as possible."
After hearing what Yu Tianheng said, Qin Ming stopped talking and turned to the rest of the Huangdou team:
"You already know the information about the Shrek Six Monsters, and the tactics have been clarified. As for the outcome, it depends on how you respond."
"Remember, never underestimate any opponent."
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling and other six people responded in unison:
"clear."
Qin Ming nodded slightly, then changed his voice and emphasized:
"However, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to."
"No matter what the outcome of this soul fighting match is, no one is allowed to kill anyone during the soul fighting process, let alone maim the opponent. This is my rigid requirement for you."
"Dugu Yan, especially you, you are the strongest in the Imperial Fighting Team and can do the most damage. If the opponent is poisoned by you, you must detoxify them immediately after finishing the spirit fight without any delay. Do you understand? ?”
Dugu Yan's beautiful eyebrows suddenly wrinkled and he retorted:
"Teacher Qin, I'm afraid I can't promise you this."
"This is a spirit fight, not a performance. It's understandable that you don't kill anyone during the spirit fight, but you're not allowed to maim your opponent. Isn't that too much?"
Just kidding, I was just here to deal with Shrek and those guys so that I could consolidate my strength, so how could I complete the mission assigned by His Royal Highness the Son? It was absolutely impossible.
When Qin Ming heard this, a flash of dissatisfaction flashed in his heart. He didn't know what was going on. This Dugu Yan didn't seem to like him very much.
Ever since he became the leader and team training teacher of the Imperial Fighting Team, although Dugu Yan showed respect for himself on the surface, he always opposed himself and sang the opposite tune from time to time.
For example, she had never participated in the running training he arranged based on Shrek Academy's training methods.
If her grandfather hadn't been the famous Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, he would have been unable to resist her.
And so is Ye Lingling.
However, Ye Lingling is relatively calm, unlike Dugu Yan, who likes to find trouble for himself.
"What do you mean? Duguyan, are you going to disobey the teacher's order?"
Qin Ming snorted coldly, and the aura of Soul Emperor-level soul power suddenly erupted from his body. The strong shock made the members of the Imperial Fighting Team feel their hearts contract at the same time, and they couldn't help showing a bit of shock on their faces.
Facing the pressure of soul power released by Qin Ming, Dugu Yan was calm and unfazed, as if nothing was wrong, and smiled softly:
"Teacher Qin, you can't say that. You are the leader and team training teacher of the Imperial Battle Team. You can give us orders or ask us to do things, but you cannot order us."
"As the captain of the Imperial Fighting Team, I also have the right to express my own opinions and judge whether the instructions or requests made by you, Teacher Qin, are right, wrong and reasonable, and then decide whether to implement them."
"I think the request you just made is biased and detrimental to our Imperial Fighting Team, so please forgive me for my rebuttal."
"As the saying goes, there are no fathers and sons on the battlefield. You must go all out. If you don't hurt your opponent, you may be injured. You must not show mercy."
"I remember that these words were said by you yourself, Teacher Qin. Why do you ask us to be merciful when it comes to the duel between the Imperial Fighting Team and the Shrek Six Monsters?"
Having said this, Dugu Yan glanced at Qin Ming, whose face was obviously even more ugly, and continued:
"Teacher Qin, you can't ignore our interests and safety just because you were once a student of Shrek Academy."
"Don't forget, you are now a teacher at Tiandou Royal Academy. You receive the salary provided by Tiandou Royal Academy and enjoy the status and resources provided by Tiandou Royal Academy. You should consider the issue on the side of our Imperial Team. It’s not about standing on Shrek Academy’s side and seeking benefits for them.”
"Teacher Qin, are you right?"
After listening to Dugu Yan's words, Qin Ming's face turned red, obviously his true thoughts in his heart were exposed.
Because that's what he thought.
I want the Royal Fighter Team to be more generous and save some face for Shrek Academy, or simply let the Shrek Team win this spirit fight.
He had been in contact with Dean Flender and heard that Shrek Academy was on the verge of bankruptcy recently.
If the Shrek team can win this spirit battle, then Shrek Academy can obtain a large amount of funds from the Soto Grand Soul Fighting Arena, which will relieve the financial pressure, and maybe it can continue to operate.
If it doesn't work out, he has even considered bringing everyone from Shrek Academy to Tiandou Royal Academy and letting them join Tiandou Royal Academy.
Tiandou Royal Academy attaches great importance to his potential. After all, he is only thirty-four years old and has already cultivated to the Soul Emperor realm. He is a unique genius and a proper titled Douluo.
Therefore, the Tiandou Royal Academy gave him a status second only to the Third Education Committee. Otherwise, he would not be leading the Imperial Battle Team.
Talent, strength, potential, and even status are all here. Qin Ming believes that the three education committees will agree to this small request for all members of Shrek Academy to join Tiandou Royal Academy.
Qin Ming was a little annoyed when Dugu Yan exposed his intentions, but of course he couldn't admit it and defended himself:
"As a teacher of the Tiandou Royal Academy, of course I give priority to the interests of the Imperial Team. Although I am from Shrek Academy, that is already a thing of the past."
"The reason why I said that is just because I don't want to affect the friendship between the two parties."
"Since you have objections to my request, you can do whatever you want, but I still say that you are not allowed to harm people's lives."
Qin Ming finally took a step back and took back the sentence "Don't maim your opponent."
Haha, bullshit friendship, what kind of friendship is there between Tiandou Royal Academy and Shrek’s Pheasant Academy?
Dugu Yan curled his lips, obviously disagreeing with Qin Ming's excuse, but he didn't say any more and gave up.
Seeing the sudden argument between Dugu Yan and Qin Ming, the rest of the Huangdou team, except for Ye Lingling who knew the inside story, including Yu Tianheng, couldn't help but look at each other in confusion, but no one dared to say anything.
One was the most powerful captain, and the other was the leader and teacher at the Soul Emperor level. Neither of them was easy to mess with, so they all shut their mouths and remained silent.
They have seen this scene many times, and they are actually somewhat used to it.
After a moment of silence, Qin Ming waved his hand, suppressed the annoyance in his heart, glanced at the silent Royal Dou team, and forced a forced smile on his face:
"Okay, the time is almost up, come with me."
After saying that, he turned towards the door, opened the door, and walked out of the VIP lounge first.
To be honest, Qin Ming was so angry at Dugu Yan's words that he didn't want to stay here at all.
If he continued to stay, he was afraid that he would not be able to suppress the anger welling up in his heart.
In order to maintain the image of an elegant and easy-going teacher, it is better to leave here early and let them go on stage to fight for their souls.
Yufeng, Osluo, Shimo, and Shimo quickly followed.
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling looked at each other, the latter lightly blinked his eyes that seemed to be talking, while the former stuck out his tongue and smiled softly.
Quietly, the two seemed to be exchanging something. Then, holding hands with each other, they followed Yu Feng, Oscar, Shi Shi, and Shi Mo and walked out of the VIP lounge.
…………
Qin Ming left with the six people who participated in the battle.
In the VIP lounge, Yu Tianheng was left alone, meditating and practicing for a while, but he still couldn't calm down.
Ever since he was defeated at the hands of Dugu Yan, he had been in a depressed state, as if there was a haze hanging over his heart that he could not get rid of.
Perhaps only by defeating Dugu Yan can we regain our confidence.
Since then, Yu Tianheng has been immersed in cultivation day and night. Even the tasks assigned by his grandfather Yu Yuanzhen have been thrown aside, and Dugu Yan has stopped pursuing them.
However.
Even if he practiced hard enough and worked hard enough, he could never keep up with Dugu Yan.
Yu Tianheng couldn't help but feel impatient again, but the more impatient he became, the slower his cultivation progress became. On the contrary, he was pulled further and further away from Dugu Yan. Until now, he could no longer keep up with him.
Dugu Yan is now a forty-eighth level soul master, and he has just reached the thirty-ninth level soul master realm, and is still troubled by the bottleneck of level forty.
Feeling upset and angry, Yu Tianheng had no choice but to exit the meditative state. After thinking about it, he decided to go for a walk to relax his mind.
After walking out of the lounge, Yu Tianheng walked aimlessly in the Soto Soul Fighting Arena, exuding a dull atmosphere, which was in sharp contrast to the lively atmosphere of the surrounding soul fighting arenas.
"Calculating the time, the soul fighting match between the Imperial Fighter Team and the Shrek Six Monsters should be about to start. I don't have the intention to practice anyway, so I might as well go and watch."
The sound of endless shouts brought Yu Tianheng back to his thoughts. After hesitating for a moment, he walked towards the main center soul fighting stage of the Soto Grand Soul Fighting Arena.
But before he took a few steps, he unexpectedly encountered a figure that seemed strange to him but extremely familiar:
"Uncle?"
(End of chapter)
