Chapter 44: A Prince?
"Junior Qianjue? Du Qianjue?" The head teacher, an elegant lady, was stunned.
A few days ago, the Title Douluo principal of Dio Academy had personally informed her that the genius junior master of the Body Sect would be joining her class. This junior master, Du Qianjue, was only twelve years old and already a Soul Emperor with a soul power level of sixty-seven!
At that time, she was extremely curious about this genius junior master and suspected that his arrival would cause quite a stir. However, she hadn't anticipated that on the very first day, the female students would start fighting over him just to sit next to him!
The head teacher had never felt such a headache before.
"From now on, no more disturbances in the class!" She left it at that, having no way to deal with the root cause of the problem, Du Qianjue. Punishing all the female students would be impractical, and the principle of not punishing everyone collectively was, though often flawed, useful in most situations, including this one.
"Many of you already know me, but for those who are new to the elite class this year, let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Qingyu." She wrote her name on the blackboard. "From now on, I am your head teacher. If you have any questions, you can come to me."
What followed was the tedious and boring self-introduction session. The only one who made an impression on Du Qianjue was a male student named Wei Feng, who had reached the level of Soul Emperor before turning nineteen. This guy was likely the Soul Emperor team leader mentioned in the original story who would participate in the Soul Master Tournament a year later. With a name like Wei Feng, he probably belonged to the royal family, as the surname Wei was used only by the Tianhun royal family.
Wei Feng was one of the few who knew Du Qianjue's true identity and always treated him with friendliness.
After the self-introductions, there were no other activities planned for the day. Like most academies, the first day was meant for students to get to know each other. Only rebellious teachers like Zhou Yi would have their students run a hundred laps around the playground on the first day.
As soon as the session ended, the female students swarmed around Du Qianjue again. He started to regret being too high-profile earlier.
Thankfully, Wei Feng came to his rescue.
Although Wei Feng's soul power wasn't the highest in the elite class—many students who hadn't graduated yet remained in the elite class—his status was undoubtedly among the highest. This was evident from how other students made way for him.
"Hello, Junior Du. I'm Wei Feng, Wei Na's brother," Wei Feng greeted Du Qianjue with a friendly smile and extended his hand.
"Hello, Senior Wei." Du Qianjue thought, "So he really is royalty." He shook Wei Feng's hand.
"Would you mind having a chat?" Wei Feng asked, his smile unchanged.
"Not at all, after you," Du Qianjue replied with a shrug.
"Please, go ahead."
As Du Qianjue and Wei Feng conversed, no one else dared to interrupt. In Dio Academy, the royal family had the most solid background, and no one wanted to challenge their authority.
Strolling through the campus, Wei Feng said, "I've heard from my sister that you're the strongest genius of the Body Sect's generation. Meeting you in person today, I can see it's true."
As a genius himself, having broken through to Soul Emperor before twenty, Wei Feng was used to compliments and had always been proud of his talent. Until he saw Du Qianjue—a twelve-year-old Soul Emperor with an extraordinary soul ring configuration.
"Senior Wei is also very strong. I'm sure you've already been designated as the team leader for the Soul Master Tournament, right?" Du Qianjue replied politely.
"I was, but now it's uncertain," Wei Feng said with a wry smile. "With you participating, my position as team leader is shaky."
"Don't worry, Senior. I have no intention of being team leader. It's too troublesome. I just want to participate in the tournament to dampen the spirits of the Shrek Academy team," Du Qianjue said, waving his hand dismissively.
He truly had no interest in being a team leader. It involved too much strategy and studying opponents, which he found tedious. He just needed to bulldoze through everything.
Du Qianjue was confident that even Shrek's strongest member this year, Ma Xiaotao, couldn't withstand a single move from him. Why bother with leadership when brute force sufficed?
"Junior Du, you're refreshingly straightforward," Wei Feng said with a bitter smile, then his eyes gleamed. "As for Shrek Academy, with you on our side, this year's championship is as good as ours!"
"I think so too," Du Qianjue replied seriously.
With absolute power, techniques were irrelevant. Even if his combat experience was lacking, brute force would prevail.
In a year, he'd likely be a Soul Sage. A Body Sect Soul Master with seven hundred-thousand-year soul rings and a silver-level second awakening could intimidate even a Title Douluo!
"Then I'll leave it to you to bring the championship back to Tianhun Empire! I'm sure the emperor will be very pleased, and his reward will definitely satisfy you!"
Am I a greedy person? Du Qianjue thought, but couldn't help but say, "Tell His Majesty to be generous with the reward!"
"Hahaha! Of course!"
Both were satisfied with the conversation. Du Qianjue successfully escaped the swarm of admirers, and Wei Feng got the information he wanted.
If they could defeat the undefeated Shrek Academy and win the championship for Tianhun Empire under his leadership, it would greatly aid Wei Feng's future bid for the throne.
Regardless of Du Qianjue's background or talent, his current strength alone made him worth befriending.
Du Qianjue could guess Wei Feng's ulterior motives. It was just the usual political maneuvering, nothing to worry about.
Even a national emperor had to tread carefully around someone like Du Bushi.
So, Du Qianjue had little respect for the royalty of the Douluo Continent. He wasn't alone; he had two Ultimate Douluos backing him!
Eating soft rice (living off a woman) with pride—was there a problem? No problem!
Whistling, Du Qianjue arrived at the snack street behind Dio Academy and set up the barbecue grill he had bought.
Qianjue's Barbecue, open for business!
(End of Chapter)
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