Douluo Dalu II—Chapter 103: Candidates Confirmed
A few days later.
Heaven Dou City.
Beibei stood outside the Iron Blood Sect's residence, looking a little grim.
He had been searching for Tang Ya these days, but she remained missing as if she had disappeared from Heaven Dou City.
He suspected that Tang Ya might have gone to the Iron Blood Sect for revenge, and she was captured without resistance.
If she was captured, it would be simple. As long as he revealed his identity, he could get the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family to assist, and then rescue Tang Ya directly.
Shrek Academy and the original Douluo Three Kingdoms are, in a sense, in the same boat. They share a common enemy—the Sun Moon Empire—so asking the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire for help is quite straightforward.
After all, the royal family of the Heavenly Soul Empire still relies on Shrek Academy, not the so-called Iron Blood Sect!
But the problem is that, according to the city guards, the Iron Blood Sect was wiped out not long ago.
So, for Beibei, this clue is now broken.
From Beibei's perspective, although Tang Ya holds a grudge against the Iron Blood Sect, she can't have wiped out the sect herself, as she currently lacks strength.
The Iron Blood Sect is weak and not very famous, but it does have Soul Kings and Soul Emperors.
"Xiao Ya, no matter what, I will find you!" Beibei's expression grew more determined.
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Sea God Pavilion.
Mu En, sitting in a wheelchair, slowly opened his eyes and looked at Xuan Zi. "During this period, I asked you to focus on your cultivation. But you've been eating chicken legs and drinking fine wine in the Golden Tree room, and the place is full of your leftover bones."
He paused. "Although you cleaned up afterward, you should pay more attention to your training!"
He was about to hold a meeting, so he called Xuan Zi out of the Golden Tree room.
Now, only the two of them remained in the Sea God Pavilion, while the other elders were still on their way.
Xuan Zi looked embarrassed. "Master Mu, cultivation is mentally exhausting. Isn't that a combination of work and rest? I can't practice all the time. I don't think that would be very effective."
He hesitated. "Besides, it's very difficult for me to condense the second soul core. I've been trying for years, but I haven't succeeded. I've been practicing hard, but the effect is limited."
He continued, "However, if the academy can find the immortal herbs that Ancestor Tang San gave to the other six monsters and the master, perhaps I could take them and condense the second soul core more quickly!"
Mu En shook his head. "According to records, Ancestor Tang San did take out some immortal herbs, but we don't know where he obtained them."
He sighed. "Otherwise, if immortal herbs existed, they would have been given to you first. I don't have much time left, and you are the future leader of Shrek Academy."
Mu En was also somewhat puzzled. He once studied a book written by his ancestor, Yu Xiaogang—From Yu Xiaogang to the Teacher of Gods.
Of course, this book has not been published and is only available to the Sea God Pavilion.
The main content discusses Yu Xiaogang's experiences and insights, with a condescending tone reflecting his status as Tang San's teacher.
In Mu En's view, his ancestors also had the right to be proud.
However, as he read it, Mu En was confused. He didn't understand why Yu Xiaogang specifically noted that "the location of the Immortal Herb would not be written down, according to Tang San's suggestion, to prevent outsiders from causing harm."
Are members of the Sea God Pavilion considered outsiders?
He thought that Ancestor Tang San wouldn't need the Immortal Herb after ascending to the God Realm; as a god, he wouldn't use it anymore. So why did Yu Xiaogang make such a strange suggestion?
If Ancestor Tang San had allowed Yu Xiaogang's ancestors to record where the Immortal Herb grew, it would have increased Shrek Academy's foundation. Perhaps those herbs could help Xuan Zi condense his second soul core.
Click, click.
A group of people entered the Sea God Pavilion. They bowed and said, "Master Mu."
"Yes," Mu En nodded. "Sit down."
Everyone sat down, and in front of them were several lists.
Seeing their arrival, Mu En said, "We need to confirm the candidates for the exchange students. Besides Beibei, who is my internal choice, you can select the others."
"Beibei?" Xuan Zi was stunned. "Master Mu, are you sure you want Beibei to go?"
Mu En nodded. "Yes. He won't gain much from staying at Shrek Academy. He should go to Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy—to change his environment and learn."
As one of the twin stars of the outer courtyard, Beibei no longer has much to learn at Shrek.
Additionally, sending Beibei into the inner courtyard involves more supervisory tasks—hunting evil soul masters.
These tasks are time-consuming, and dangerous, and often result in injuries or death. It's a thankless job.
If the academy didn't assign these tasks with such high mortality rates, fewer inner courtyard disciples would participate in supervisory missions.
Many students come to Shrek to build connections and improve their strength, not to undertake such perilous tasks.
Mu En's tone was serious. "Supervision tasks are high-risk, low-return, but they are a long-standing tradition in the inner courtyard. We cannot abolish them, though some students might be given more flexible arrangements."
At this moment, Yan Shaozhe wanted to persuade Mu En that it was too dangerous for Beibei to go to Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy.
But seeing Mu En's serious expression, he held his tongue. He knew his teacher was stubborn and wouldn't back down on some issues.
After the elders finished their selections, the candidates were mostly from the Soul Guidance Department.
"Master Mu, the selected exchange students are He Caitou and Liu Dashu," Yan Shaozhe announced.
Mu En nodded. "Alright, then. Let's proceed with them."
The eight students going to Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy included members of the inner courtyard's Soul Guidance Department, along with He Caitou and Beibei.
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Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy
Huo Yuhao sat on a stool in his dormitory, asking the "residents" in the Spiritual Sea: "Tianmeng, Bingdi, are you ready to transform into spirit souls?"
Tianmeng replied, "Of course. Bingbing and I now both have wisdom soul rings."
"But wisdom soul rings can't compare to true spirit souls in terms of freedom," he continued. "So we need to transform into spirit souls as soon as possible so I can go out for a walk."
Bingdi agreed. "Yuhao, Tianmeng is right. Spirit Souls are more suitable for us than wisdom rings, and once we become spirit souls, your strength will be further enhanced."
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