Douluo's ice devil Yuhao

Chapter 546 Mingdou Academy
When Huo Yuhao heard Du Bu Si mention the next competition, he was stunned for a moment and then began to think.

The Youth Soul Master Competition is indeed one of the few large-scale entertainment projects in Douluo Continent. This session has just ended, and people are already talking about the next one.

Huo Yuhao had to admit that the Young Spirit Master Competition did have many advantages, especially for the winners. Although due to various coincidences, Sun Moon Academy won the championship in the end and there was no spectacular final battle with Shrek Academy, it undoubtedly greatly increased the self-confidence and cohesion of Sun Moon Academy.

However, most people still insisted that Shrek Academy was superior. As for losing to an unknown single-person sect and missing the finals, it was because they were moved by the opponent's justice and persistence, and they deliberately lost the game out of respect for their opponents.

Therefore, for the next competition, they believe that Shrek Academy will regain the championship and continue Shrek's eternal glory.

All along, the only one capable of competing with Shrek Academy for the championship is the Sun Moon Academy. If the sect teams are removed again in the next session, it will undoubtedly be a showdown between these two academies.

Huo Yuhao had never paid too much attention to the situation of the junior students in the Sun Moon Academy, and had not paid much attention to the names of those new stars, but it was highly likely that their talent levels were not as good as those of Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. After all, the talents of the Hongchen siblings were among the best in the history of the entire Sun Moon Empire.

If they continue to follow the original training plan, the Sun-Moon Team's hopes of successfully defending the title in the next competition will be slim.

Du Bu Si asked this question now because he wanted to see whether Huo Yuhao had the intention to challenge for the championship of the next competition.

Huo Yuhao chuckled and said, “Sect Master Du, this may be a bit far-fetched.”

"Assuming a student enters school at the age of twelve, even if our academy can be opened this year, in five years he will only be in the fifth or sixth grade, or 17 or 18 years old."

"And the main players from Shrek Academy are all inner school elites, at least Soul Kings. Plus, they have a mature teaching system, so they are definitely much stronger than a new academy."

He did not ignore Shrek's background. Moreover, the new academy must have countless miscellaneous matters to deal with in its early days, and it is inevitable that many problems in teaching will need to be solved urgently.

To surpass Shrek Academy from scratch in five years is nothing but a pipe dream.

Du Bu Si also nodded: "Well, it's a pity that my Benti Sect has been sparsely populated in recent years. It's difficult to gather a team of young people who can participate in the competition. Otherwise, Shrek Academy wouldn't have been in the spotlight all the time."

However, at this moment, Huo Yuhao changed the subject and said, “Master Du, as a person, you must have dreams. What do you think is the most important factor for an academy, or a force, to succeed and pass on for a thousand years?”

Du Bu Si answered without hesitation: "Of course it's the foundation. Shrek, the Body Sect, Mingde Hall, and so many other large sects and families, which one doesn't have thousands or tens of thousands of years of foundation?"

While speaking, he kept looking up at the dome. Although he was flying in the air, Du Bu Si could clearly sense that there were still a lot of soul power fluctuations above him. Although the fluctuations were not strong, this feeling of being monitored made him very uncomfortable.

Finally, Du Bu Si got annoyed and yelled, "Don't look at me anymore. If you have anything to say, just talk to me face to face!"

The rough voice spread far away along with the deep soul power.

Soon, an old man with a gleaming gaze flew over from a distance. He bowed to Du Bu Si with a cold expression and introduced himself: "I am Ye Yulin, Starry Sky Douluo from the Sun and Moon Empire. I am meeting the Body Douluo."

Du Bu Si frowned and said, "I seem to have some impression of you."

Ye Yulin was well-known for his skill in using high-altitude soul guides. Huo Yuhao and Du Bu Si in the air naturally could not escape the surveillance of his high-altitude soul guides. Du Bu Si had seen him at the previous Sun and Moon Sacrifice Ceremony.

Although he had many dissatisfactions in his heart, he did not do anything out of line. His Majesty's national policy was to advocate peace, and he could not afford to offend Du Bu Si's strength. In addition, there was Huo Yuhao, a popular figure around the Sun and Moon Emperor, in front of him, so he was unwilling to make an enemy.

Huo Yuhao smiled and showed goodwill to Ye Yulin: "Mr. Ye, thank you for your help."

Ye Yulin saluted, but his brows were furrowed. “I am just following your Majesty’s orders.”

The reason why he appeared here was because Huo Yuhao, in his capacity as the Sun and Moon Emperor, ordered Ye Yulin, the Starry Sky Douluo who was a ninth-level soul instructor and cabinet member of the Royal Worship Hall, to lead the construction of the academy and consider him as the academy's first dean.

This decision caused an uproar in the Sun and Moon court, which even Ye Yulin himself did not expect.

Some ministers thought this was Ye Yulin's opportunity, so Jing Hongchen took control of Mingde Hall and Sun and Moon Academy.

Originally, Ye Yulin's qualifications and strength were not inferior to Jing Hongchen, but after the new emperor ascended the throne, he appointed the latter as the chief minister of the cabinet. He had great power in the court and almost had the final say, which made all the ministers feel uneasy.

The new college has invested so many resources. If Ye Yulin can manage the new college to surpass the Sun and Moon College, then there will definitely be a chance to break the monopoly of Jing Hongchen.

But Ye Yulin didn't think so. In his view, this was not an opportunity, but an "exile" to himself.

Now, Mr. Kong is in seclusion trying to reach the level of a tenth-level soul engineer. Only he and a few military generals in the court have the ability to oppose Jing Hongchen.

But once he was far away from Mingdu and the power center, who in the court could control Jing Hongchen? What a bullshit dean, this was a naked manipulation of himself!

Although he had some complaints in his heart, he could not disobey the emperor's order, so Ye Yulin still came here. However, he had already thought of several subsequent ways to file a complaint in Mingdu.

Huo Yuhao knew very well why Ye Yulin looked unhappy, and said with a smile: "Old Ye, don't be so hostile. The new emperor now values ​​peace."

He naturally brought out the alias of "Sun and Moon Emperor", which worked very well for Ye Yulin.

Ye Yulin certainly didn’t know that Huo Yuhao was the current His Majesty. In fact, he was dissatisfied with the identity of “Huo Yuhao”.

In his eyes, it was because of Huo Yuhao's existence that His Majesty was fooled into talking about peaceful development. As a pro-war faction, he also had a dream of fighting for his country.

Seeing one more person, Huo Yuhao repeated the question he had just asked: "Master Ye, what do you think is the main reason why a force can be passed down for a long time?"

Ye Yulin replied indifferently: "Of course it's the foundation. It is precisely because of thousands of years of accumulation that our Sun Moon Empire can resist the combined efforts of other countries."

He did not directly express his intention to fight in front of Du Bushi, but he always maintained a sense of pride in his words and deeds.

Huo Yuhao said: “I don’t deny the importance of heritage and accumulation, but I always believe that the most important thing is talent. Heritage represents history, while talent represents the future. Only with a steady stream of talent can a force continue to be passed down.”

"This time I brought the Sun and Moon envoys to Xingluo Tianhun to discuss a large part of the issue related to talent. My request is very simple. The Sun and Moon Empire can provide the greatest possible economic and trade concessions, and the only thing Xingluo and Tianhun have to do is to send me the recommendation letters that the main cities originally gave to Shrek."

Du Bu Si knew the truth very well. He nodded frequently without Huo Yuhao's analysis. As the leader of the Body Sect, the number of new members in the sect was decreasing, which had become a concern for him. But when Ye Yulin heard this, his eyes flashed with surprise. He began to think quickly in his mind. This plan to unite the Xingluo Empire and the Tianhun Empire for common development did not seem to be that simple.

“Huo Yuhao, do you mean… to fundamentally undermine the foundation of Shrek Academy?” Ye Yulin didn’t even realize that his tone was a little excited.

“I think you can understand it that way.” Huo Yuhao nodded.

As a ninth-level soul engineer, Ye Yulin's thinking ability is naturally not weak. He continued to think carefully and soon sorted out the hidden logic behind it.

Huo Yuhao's move of intercepting Shrek Academy halfway was extremely destructive to the Shrek Academy. The plan of uniting the two countries to isolate Shrek was just the beginning. This first killing move against Shrek was so accurate that Shrek Academy could hardly resist.

Ye Yulin said several good words in his heart, and then he realized that His Majesty's intention was not that simple.

Seeking reconciliation on the surface, but actually dividing.

Ye Yulin's eyes suddenly lit up, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment.

So that's how it is. Your Majesty has long seen clearly that the biggest enemy of the Sun-Moon Empire is not the Three Kingdoms, but Shrek Academy.

The best way to defeat Shrek Academy is not to defeat it on the battlefield, but to defeat it without fighting through this method. It is really smart.

The nature of colleges and sects is different. Large and advanced colleges basically have no mandatory requirements for bloodline and martial spirit, so they can attract more talents than sects whose core members rely on blood ties.

Shrek Academy has always attracted geniuses from all over the continent without any publicity, but they may have to reconsider in the future.

Du Bu Si quickly raised a very realistic question: "But how can you guarantee that those young people are willing to come to you? You have no reputation and no strength, and you can't even see the shadow of the academy. Even if you give a letter of recommendation to come here, no one will refuse Shrek to choose this place, right?"

"If they don't want to come, can we force them to come?"

Huo Yuhao replied: "That depends on the determination of the royal families of Xingluo and Tianhun. You may not know that the Emperor of Xingluo, Xu Jiawei, once studied at Shrek Academy."

"Oh? There is such a thing?" Du Bu Si became interested.

"It's a pity that he was expelled from school not long after."

"Why are you bringing this up?"

“What I mean is that the academy is often not just a place for learning, but a political place.” Huo Yuhao said, “Just imagine, a genius from Xingluo City will most likely be loyal to his motherland after graduation.”

“Compared to the number one Shrek Academy on the continent, he also has to consider whether to build good relations with the Xingluo royal family and the families of other noble ministers, and thus choose the Xingluo Royal Academy.”

"If he knew that His Royal Highness, who was the same age as him, or the children of other royal family members and ministers had chosen the Royal Academy, then for the sake of his own and his family's future, he would not choose Shrek Academy, which has a high dropout rate."

This was basically true in the capital of Xingluo. At least Huo Yuhao knew that apart from the Dai and Zhu families, there were not many geniuses who chose Shrek Academy. Even if they could get a letter of recommendation and perfectly meet Shrek's admission requirements, they still chose the Royal Academy.

Outside the capital, this is less true.

Du Bu Si asked again, "Then how can you guarantee that the royal nobles are willing to send their children here?"

Huo Yuhao shrugged. “I’ve said before that I’m willing to make huge concessions in economy and trade. Poison Sect Master, please tell His Majesty Tianhun a message when you return.”

"Okay, then I won't stay here for long. I'll come back to hear your good news after your academy is completed." Du Bu Si nodded, turned around and flew towards Tianhun.

Huo Yuhao watched Du Bu Si leave, and then heard Ye Yulin whisper in his ear: "So that's how it is. Is this your majesty's foresight?"

"It seems that Shrek Academy is not such a difficult opponent to eliminate."

Ye Yulin looked at Huo Yuhao with admiration, and he realized that he had missed His Majesty. His Majesty's idea was to destroy the foundation of Shrek without using a single soldier.

Without Shrek Academy, Douluo Continent no longer has the ability to stop the Sun Moon Empire.

He asked again in confusion: "But Huo Yuhao, why did Xingluo and Tianhun agree to cooperate with our Sun Moon Empire so easily? Don't they worry that after Shrek Academy is disintegrated by us, they may start a war again at any time?"

Huo Yuhao explained with a smile: "Because Shrek Academy has become a stubborn problem in their country."

"It is above the imperial power, and the strong cannot control it. Even the students who graduated from Shrek and returned to the country have spontaneously formed factions, considering the interests of the academy more important than the interests of the country, which has caused dissatisfaction among some members of the royal family."

"They respect Shrek Academy so much, and they are forced to unite only because the Sun-Moon Empire is facing a great enemy. If the threat from the outside disappears, they will naturally start to deal with the internal crisis."

Ye Yulin's eyes widened slightly, and he couldn't believe that the young man in front of him could see the situation on the mainland so thoroughly. And then he could use such a seemingly gentle method to achieve the most terrifying goal.

He said several good words in a row. Ye Yulin now realized that His Majesty's ordering him to come here to open an academy was not to ignore him, but to respect him.

I must not let His Majesty down and vow to surpass Shrek Academy.

If Huo Yuhao knew what Ye Yulin was thinking at the moment, he would definitely feel that it was not easy to accomplish anything.

There is only one fundamental reason why he can unite these three countries without much resistance, and that is his true identity as the Sun-Moon Emperor. The Sun-Moon Empire does not know it, but the Sky Soul Empire and the Star Luo Empire know it.

Therefore, he has authority in the Sun and Moon Empire, and will not be suspected by Tianhun and Xingluo, and all plans proceed as expected.

Ye Yulin asked again: "Your Majesty, has the name of the academy been decided?"

“Let’s call it Ming Dou.” Huo Yuhao looked down at the mountains below. “Ming means sun and moon, Dou means Douluo.”

Ye Yulin perked up: "Okay."