"Ah ah ah, I know, I know, I wasn't aware of this either!"
A small voice-transmitting soul guide was placed on an exquisite purple sandalwood table, while Elder Xuan sat on a chair, painfully holding his forehead, looking at Yan Shaozhe with a resentful gaze.
"I XXX, you Shrek Academy bunch of XXX, I XXX you, you XXX!"
The voice-transmitting soul guide transmitted the furious roar of Du Busi, and it was evident that the leader of the Body Sect was so enraged that he abandoned all decorum and courtesy, cursing Elder Xuan's ancestors.
"Trying to steal my heir and making him join your inner court? How shameless can your Shrek Academy be! I really XXX, Xuan Zi, you XXX, I XXX!"
"I say, Old Poison, that's enough. I really didn't know about this! I admit Shaozhe's actions were inconsiderate, but..." Elder Xuan said helplessly.
He felt that he had been on a losing streak lately. The last time he was enjoying chicken legs and wine, he got beaten up by Du Busi. And this time, he was even more innocent. He was in his office enjoying hotpot and singing when Yan Shaozhe interrupted with the voice-transmitting soul guide.
Then, he had to listen to Du Busi's unpleasant descriptions of his and Elder Xuan's ancestors' interactions.
"But you XXX, Xuan Zi, listen carefully. This is the first and last time. Out of respect for Mu En, I won't hold Shrek Academy accountable. But if you ever try to touch Yuhao again, I will explode my soul core in the center of Shrek City, using my life's poison to annihilate your Shrek Academy! Even Mu En won't be able to save Shrek Academy, and he will join you in eternal sleep underground!"
"Bang!"
A loud noise came from the other side of the voice-transmitting soul guide, indicating that Poison Undying had physically shut off his soul guide.
"Shao Zhe, next time something like this happens, consult with me first," Elder Xuan said resentfully to Yan Shaozhe. "What did I do to deserve this? By the way, you said the transmission range of this voice-transmitting soul guide is a hundred miles?"
"Yes, Elder Xuan, it's a standard model produced by the Sun Moon Empire, all with the same transmission range," Yan Shaozhe nodded.
"In that case, Du Busi couldn't have known beforehand. This means that before Huo Yuhao returned to Shrek Academy, he had disclosed everything to Du Busi, prompting him to rush from Heaven Dou City to the vicinity of Shrek City," Elder Xuan nodded.
"Huo Yuhao is indeed very cunning, but this time, our Shrek Academy is going to miss out on such a talented soul master," Yan Shaozhe said regretfully.
The reason Yan Shaozhe was so determined to recruit Huo Yuhao was that after discussing with several core teachers in the inner court, they concluded that they must retain Huo Yuhao in the Shrek Academy's Martial Soul Department at all costs.
If someone asked him if it was worth it, Yan Shaozhe's answer would definitely be yes.
Indeed, fulfilling the promise to Huo Yuhao would require great effort from the Martial Soul Department. But once Huo Yuhao matured, his presence would ensure Shrek Academy's dominance as the continent's top academy for the next three hundred years.
At the level of a Super Douluo, living for three to five hundred years is quite normal.
Shrek Academy's influence and its outlaw behavior had already drawn criticism from not only the Sun Moon Empire but also the three major empires of the original Douluo Continent. This was evident from the fact that the three empires no longer sent their royal children to study at Shrek Academy.
From Huo Yuhao, Yan Shaozhe saw the potential future leader of Shrek Academy. He didn't necessarily have to stay at Shrek Academy, but as long as they could nurture him into a super strong individual, Shrek Academy would remain unshakeable!
It's not that ultimate martial souls are necessarily the strongest, but they certainly have the potential to be, especially since Huo Yuhao had twin martial souls.
These factors combined prompted Yan Shaozhe to make this decision. However, he didn't anticipate that Huo Yuhao would outsmart him, causing quite a bit of trouble for both him and Elder Xuan.
Even in the original work, despite Huo Yuhao becoming a core disciple of both the Martial Soul Department and the Soul Guidance Department, Yan Shaozhe never fulfilled his promise.
Apart from a few low-level spirit rings on Huo Yuhao's Spirit Eyes martial soul and the Dark Gold Terrorclaw Left Arm Bone that Xiao Xiao couldn't absorb, which was given to the protagonist as a scapegoat, most of his spirit rings and bones had little to do with Shrek Academy.
Forget about ten-thousand-year spirit rings and bones, even his so-called full-body spirit bones were gathered one by one by Huo Yuhao himself.
Shrek Academy simply sat back and enjoyed the results, expecting to bind Huo Yuhao to their cause with so-called honor and relationships, and they succeeded.
But the current Huo Yuhao was a savvy old hand who wouldn't fall for Shrek Academy's tricks. Compared to the empty promises of Shrek Academy, the Body Sect truly hunted ten-thousand-year spirit rings and bones for its members, even triggering a beast tide.
Why would anyone go for Shrek Academy's empty promises when they could follow the Body Sect and get the real deal?
Why wouldn't the three major empires of the original Douluo Continent send their royal children to Shrek Academy? Do they not have a clue?
In their own imperial academies, these princes and princesses could learn about their empire's history, the shifting dynamics of the continent, and their responsibilities to their citizens.
Once at Shrek Academy, all the teachers would do is instill a sense of so-called Shrek Academy honor in them.
For Shrek Academy's honor, students would sacrifice money, their future, and even their lives!
Isn't that basically a cult? By the time they graduated, these princes and princesses might even dismantle their imperial palaces to build branch schools for Shrek Academy!
Eliminating the Holy Spirit Cult is just for fun; true evil soul master legacies belong to us, Shrek!
"Elder Xuan, do we really have to give up on such a talent like Huo Yuhao?" Yan Shaozhe asked unwillingly.
"Hehe, Shaozhe, if you had come to me earlier, Huo Yuhao would already be an inner court disciple of Shrek Academy," Elder Xuan said with a smile. "For dealing with a slippery character like Huo Yuhao, you can't use forceful methods; you have to use the spirit and honor of Shrek to influence him."
"I have a plan that can bring Huo Yuhao back to Shrek. As for the Body Sect, Du Busi is just bluffing; he won't really do it. Just ignore him."
"Oh? Elder Xuan, I'm all ears!" Yan Shaozhe said excitedly.
A series of whispers and conspiratorial laughter echoed from the office.
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