Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 123: Qiu'er's Arrival
Xiao Hongchen's explanation that "not daring to cause trouble means being mediocre" was quite outrageous. Based on this logic, Dai Huabin, who liked to find fault with him all day long when he was alive, must have been a peerless genius.
Wang Dong subconsciously looked at Mu En on the side, hoping the head of the Sea God Pavilion could clarify the true meaning of this academy motto.
Mu En smiled faintly but said nothing, looking like an old man watching a show. In his opinion, the minor conflicts between Xiao Hongchen and Wang Dong were completely insignificant. As for understanding the academy's motto, it naturally depended on each person.
Wang Dong saw this and knew she had to step forward and prepare to leave. She and Xiao Hongchen had no deep grudges. Otherwise, even if the other was a Soul King, she would find a way to bite off a piece of flesh from him.
"Hey, Wang Dong, don't go," Xiao Hongchen called out, running over and speaking earnestly. "I do want to spar with you. I admit I have the tendency to bully the weak—that's wrong—but can you find someone else to fight with me in the soul-fighting field?"
According to the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, most of the reserve players at Shrek will become regular competitors in the next soul-fighting tournament. So, for Xiao Hongchen, it didn't matter who he sparred with.
Wang Dong snorted coldly, showing her intention to leave. She grabbed Xiao Xiao's hand, then directly opened her martial soul, fluttered her butterfly wings, and flew away. Xiao Xiao's face was slightly red.
Seeing this, Xiao Hongchen used a flying soul guidance device and chased after Wang Dong: "My requirements aren't high. You can let Xu Sanshi or Jiang Nannan fight me. At most, I can increase the stakes."
Wang Dong's flying speed increased further upon hearing this.
At the entrance of the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, Di Qiuer stood in a corner, watching the students come and go.
After a long journey, she finally arrived here.
She was going to study at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy. During the trip, she saw many powerful soul-guidance devices, which put considerable psychological pressure on her.
The Star Dou Great Forest is a gathering place for soul beasts, and the conflict between human soul masters and soul beasts is irreconcilable because human soul masters need to hunt soul beasts to obtain soul rings and grow stronger.
For a soul beast, becoming stronger depends on talent, resources, luck, and most importantly, time. Take the 100-year soft-bone rabbit as an example. If nothing unexpected happens, it would take hundreds of years for an average soft-bone rabbit to grow to that size.
But it only takes a moment to kill it.
Many human soul masters indeed need a 100,000-year soul ring, but such soul rings are rare, and obtaining a 100,000-year soul ring is no easy feat. That's why some Titled Douluo have a black 10,000-year soul ring, which is very different from the red 100,000-year soul ring.
Currently, the largest number of soul masters are middle- and low-level practitioners.
These people have a huge demand for soul rings. Di Qiuer also heard from Di Tian that, compared to ten thousand years ago, the number of human soul masters has increased significantly, but the number of soul beasts of 100 years and above on Douluo Star is decreasing day by day.
Even with her auspicious beast, the situation in the Star Dou Great Forest has only improved slightly.
"If in another ten thousand years, human soul guidance devices continue to advance rapidly, it will pose an enormous threat to the entire soul beast race," Di Qiuer thought.
She took a deep breath and decided to study soul guidance devices seriously after entering the academy.
Her goal wasn't to attack humans, but simply to protect as many important soul beasts as possible in the future.
Since she hunted soul beasts herself, she wouldn't single herself out or accuse humans of hunting them.
But the problem was, the large group of human soul masters hunted too many soul beasts.
If this continues, the soul beasts may become extinct.
Soon, she stepped out from the shadow of the corner and strode toward the academy gate. The thin guard at the entrance immediately stopped her and asked her to show proof of identity.
Di Qiuer thought she had nothing to prove her identity with, so she straightforwardly said: "I am here to register for the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy."
"Register?" The guard looked puzzled. "The registration period has long passed. If you want to study here, you'll have to wait for the next enrollment event."
Di Qiuer thought she couldn't stay here and wait, so she asked, "Does the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy have a special recruitment exam?"
Having traveled a long way, she knew many things about human affairs.
Any major force would try to recruit talented individuals.
After transforming into a human, her martial soul was a golden dragon, which was undoubtedly one of the top martial souls. As long as she demonstrated her strength, she believed the academy would be willing to accept her.
The foundation of a soul master was, after all, a soul master. With her martial soul, she was a prime candidate to become a Title Douluo or even a Super Douluo—potentially a ninth- or tenth-level soul engineer.
Of course, she was not worried about being recognized by outsiders.
Because she was an extremely special imperial beast, after her once-in-a-lifetime transformation, even an Ultimate Douluo wouldn't be able to identify her true identity.
The guard fell into deep thought, furrowing his brows. He analyzed: "If there is a special recruitment exam, our academy does have it. Passing it can indeed bypass the normal enrollment period.
But are you sure you want to take this route?
Generally, those who succeed in the special recruitment are the chosen ones of heaven. According to some records I've read, there have been no new special recruitment students at the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy for over a hundred years. Of course, princes and princesses are exceptions."
Di Qiuer nodded firmly. "I am sure I want to take the special recruitment exam."
"Okay. What's your name, and what is your martial soul?"
"My name is Di Qiuer, and my martial soul is the golden dragon."
"Alright, I'll notify the relevant people in the academy. Please wait here for a moment." The guard used a flying soul guidance device to leave.
The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy, as the premier Sun Moon academy, naturally had multiple security personnel. Even if he left temporarily, others would continue to guard the entrance.
At this moment, Xuan Ziwen and Huo Yuhao exited the library.
The two were discussing how to develop new types of soul guidance devices. Huo Yuhao's experience was not as extensive as Xuan Ziwen's, but his talent often sparked new ideas that made Xuan Ziwen's eyes light up.
Suddenly, a voice called from the sky: "Teacher Xuan, Huo Yuhao, wait a moment."
Both Xuan Ziwen and Huo Yuhao stopped and looked up. A thin security guard quickly descended from the sky and hurriedly said: "A girl named Di Qiuer has applied to participate in the special recruitment exam. She claims her martial soul is a golden dragon."
Special recruitment exam? Di Qiuer? Golden dragon martial soul?
When these three elements combined, Huo Yuhao immediately realized that the auspicious beast had arrived.
(End of this chapter)