Douluo Jueshi: Who let him join Shrek!

Chapter 589 How to relieve worries? Frying fish to show off

There were some unexpected events in today's competition, but the official organizing committee of the Sun-Moon Empire reacted quickly. Although it was delayed for a few minutes, it still did not affect the subsequent competitions.

In order to eliminate the influence brought by Mingjiang, the Sun Moon Empire even refunded the ticket money for today's competition.

Crown Prince Xu Tianran gave another passionate and inspiring speech, which immediately washed away all the negative influences.

Of course, even if these negative influences were washed away, Mingjiang would never be able to be a referee in a major competition again.

In the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy, a figure walked out of the Mingde Hall. He was strong and sturdy, but looked very bleak and lonely. He was holding two bottles of colorful drinks in his hands and looked very depressed.

"Mingjiang, what are you doing?"

A soul guide who was about to enter Mingde Hall looked at Mingjiang like this, came over and asked with a frown.

He had never seen Mingjiang like this before.

You know, as the youngest ninth-level soul engineer in the history of Mingde Hall and even the entire Sun-Moon Empire, Mingjiang was so high-spirited before. That kind of arrogant and unruly spirit can be said to have greatly inspired the young soul engineers in Mingde Hall.

"Lao Zhang, haha, I'm fine, just drink a little, just walk around. If you want to go in, go in quickly, don't worry about me."

When the soul master named Zhang heard this, the corners of his mouth couldn't help but twitch.

Who can be at ease in this situation?

"I'm not in a hurry to go in. Come here and sit down."

Old Zhang brought Mingjiang to a pavilion in the academy.

Looking at Mingjiang, whose face had the word "depressed" written all over it, Lao Zhang sighed softly.

Although the accident that occurred during the competition was quickly suppressed, they were still able to find out about it.

"It's just that your referee was removed. You shouldn't be so depressed, right?"

Old Zhang said in a deep voice.

Ming Jiang sneered and said, "Ha! I don't care about the referee or anything like that! But why, why have I tried so hard, I have tried so hard! I am already a ninth-level soul master! And I still have to live under his shadow?!"

He spoke louder and louder, and his emotions seemed to explode all of a sudden, and he roared directly to the sky:
"It was fine that he mocked me before, but now his apprentice is mocking me too?! Why?
Me! Ming Jiang! A 25-year-old Soul Douluo who became a Soul Douluo through his own efforts. I have two 100,000-year soul rings! I have become a ninth-level soul master! Why should I still be looked down upon?

And yet he was looked down upon by a Shrek Academy student, a student with the cultivation level of a Soul Emperor!

Ha ha.

Shrek Academy is amazing! That bastard is amazing for breaking through to the Title Douluo before me!"

As he spoke, Mingjiang's voice suddenly took on an unbelievable cry-like tone.

"I am also a Soul Douluo, I am also a ninth-level Soul Master, I am also a genius, I am not a waste!"

After saying that, Ming Jiang swung his arms violently, and poured the two bottles of wine in his hands into his mouth continuously, as if he wanted to use the wine to extinguish all the anger and unwillingness in his body.

But what he didn't know was that when the flame was touched by wine, it would only burn more vigorously.

Red and blue wine flowed down the corners of his mouth, wetting the collar of his clothes, but the expression on Mingjiang's face became more and more painful.

Lao Zhang just watched Ming Jiang vent quietly. He just acted as a listener and did not try to persuade him.

If you feel depressed, the best way is not to persuade people to hold the depression back, but to release it as much as possible.

And, to be honest, Lao Zhang didn’t know how to persuade him.

In the shadows in the distance, Mingde Hall Master Jing Hongchen calmly watched Mingjiang vent his anger.

When it comes to his importance to Mingjiang, he might even surpass Crown Prince Xu Tianran.

After all, he was planning to marry his granddaughter to Mingjiang, and to make Mingjiang the head of Mingde Hall!

Naturally, he would pay a lot of attention to Mingjiang.

Mingjiang's emotions were out of control during today's game. To be honest, he was a little disappointed.

The inability to control his emotions well means that he is still immature, which is an obstacle for Mingjiang to become the head of Mingde Hall.

But now seeing Mingjiang venting like this, Jing Hongchen couldn't help but shake his head and sigh.

"After all, you are still too young."

He has always seen Mingjiang's talent, Mingjiang's terrifying talent as a soul instructor and soul master, as well as his rapid growth in strength.

But he did overlook one thing.

Mingjiang is only twenty-five years old!
Age twenty-five. Now think about it, when he was twenty-five years old, he was only a seventh-level soul engineer.

At that time, he was already extremely proud.

After all, a 25-year-old seventh-level soul engineer was an absolute genius among his peers at the time.

At that time, he couldn't control his emotions and was very proud and arrogant.

It was not until he was thirty or even forty years old that he slowly settled down and became an eighth- and ninth-level soul mentor. Then, with the help of various opportunities and the support of his family and some nobles, he took the position of the head of Mingde Hall.

The current Mingjiang.
"That Jiang Ming really deserves to die!"

Jing Hongchen said through gritted teeth.

From what Mingjiang just said, we can tell how Mingjiang was suppressed when he was in Shrek Academy and in front of Jiang Ming.

It is outrageous that Mingjiang, a 25-year-old eight-ring Soul Douluo and a ninth-level Soul Master, would actually be associated with the word "waste"!

Even though Ming Jiang's strength is not yet a match for Jiang Ming's, if he is to be considered a waste, then the entire Mingde Hall, including him as the hall master, is probably a waste.

In the pavilion, Mingjiang drank the two bottles of wine in his hand in one breath.

"Alas, this wine is bland and won't make you drunk."

He shook his head in disappointment, threw the wine bottle into the trash can beside him, and looked at Lao Zhang.

"Lao Zhang, thank you for listening to me talk so much!"

After saying that, he waved his hand, looked up at the starry sky, with an expression on his face that made it hard to tell whether he was smiling or crying.

"Shrek, Jiang Ming, sooner or later, I will prove that I am the strongest one!"

As if he was swearing at the sky, he turned and left the pavilion.

"Lao Zhang, I'm going to go out for a walk. If you want to go to the hall, go quickly."

Old Zhang was still a little worried about Ming Jiang and was about to follow him, but when he saw Hall Master Jing Hongchen gradually walking out of the shadows out of the corner of his eye, he immediately felt relieved.

As expected, the one who cares about Mingjiang the most is the hall master!
The sky had completely darkened. Perhaps because the competition during the day had consumed too much energy, the city seemed a little deserted at night. There were not too many people on the streets, and most of them had already fallen asleep.

A figure walked out of the gate of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and wandered aimlessly on the streets of Mingdu.

As if he was deliberately killing time, Mingjiang walked to the left and looked to the right. The heroic temperament he had on the competition stage during the day seemed to be obscured by something, and even his straight back seemed to be bent.

Jing Hongchen followed him all the time.

It’s not that I’m afraid that he will encounter any danger. After all, Mingjiang himself is an eight-ring Soul Douluo. If we really talk about strength, even if Mingjiang’s strength is not as good as mine, it won’t be much worse.

Jing Hongchen was mainly worried that Ming Jiang would lose his mind, be controlled by his emotions, and go fight with Jiang Ming.

If it was before, he would not worry about any accidents happening when Ming Jiang went to fight Jiang Ming. With a Soul Douluo and a ninth-level Soul Master, he could run away even if he couldn't beat a Super Douluo.

But after the incident with the Holy Spirit Church, he became really worried.

Scorpion Tiger Douluo is a Super Douluo of level 96. He disappeared without a trace overnight. The people of the Holy Spirit Church couldn't even find his body!
If Mingjiang also disappeared without a trace tonight, he wouldn't know where to go to cry!

I don’t know how long it took, but in Jing Hongchen’s sight, Ming Jiang was strolling around and came to a high-end hotel and stopped.

Seeing this, Jing Hongchen frowned slightly.

What is Mingjiang doing stopping here?
"Odo Hotel." Ming Jiang frowned slightly as he looked at the hotel logo that looked very luxurious in front of him.

"Before, the Aodu Chamber of Commerce seemed to have invited me to be the chief referee of the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition?"

He muttered something softly, and then as if he had thought of something, a rare look of joy appeared on his face.

"Hey, I won't be the chief referee. I'll be a contestant!"

Previously, he had refused because he had to serve as a referee in the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition, even though the Mingdu Soul Master Elite Competition was held at night, as his energy was limited.

However, he can no longer be a referee for the Continental Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition. Although he has rejected the invitation from the Mingdu Soul Instructor Elite Competition, that means he has refused to be a referee!

Is it okay to be a contestant?

Of course!

After all, the age limit for participating in the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition is thirty years old!

He totally fits the bill!
"But if I go to the competition, those people should know me, so I'll wear a mask!"

As he spoke, Ming Jiang took out a dark golden mask from his storage soul guide and put it on his face, completely covering up his highly recognizable handsome face.

Then he walked towards the entrance of the Odu Hotel.

Jing Hongchen, who had been following Mingjiang, quietly took off the radio soul guide on his ear when he saw Mingjiang approaching the Aodu Hotel.

In order to hear clearly what Ming Jiang said, his ears were almost deafened by the noise picked up by the radio soul guide.

However, it was precisely because he heard what Mingjiang was saying that Jing Hongchen was able to guess what Mingjiang wanted to do.

As the head of Mingde Hall, of course he knew about the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition.

However, this competition was organized by the underground forces in Mingdu, mainly to distribute the shares of Mingdu’s underground resources and to take the opportunity to open some gambling tables.

As the head of Mingde Hall, he naturally would not get involved in this kind of competition, but he knew some of the rules of this competition.

The competition system is not too strict. The first thing to do is the qualifying round, and any soul engineer under the age of 30 can participate.

The requirement for the qualifying round is to produce a fourth-level soul guide device, so that you can enter the next round and have the real qualification to compete.

You can bet on this qualifying round, and the method of betting is very simple. Just bet on how many people can pass the qualifying round.

You can bet on a specific number, odd or even, or a multiple of a number. The odds for each method are different.

According to the progress, the qualifying round should be going on now.

Because the production of soul guides does not end in a short time like a combat competition, this first round of competition gave the soul guides three days. The subsequent competitions are also knockout rounds, but the topics of the competitions will be different.

As far as Jing Hongchen knew, this competition also specially invited a member of the royal family of the Sun and Moon Empire, a powerful ninth-level soul mentor, to serve as the chief referee.

A referee committee consisting of twelve soul masters above level seven is formed to ensure the fairness of the competition and gambling.

What the underground forces have to do is very simple, that is, to use the popularity of this competition to attract civilians, nobles, and wealthy people who want to gamble but cannot place bets directly on the competition, and make huge profits from it.

It turns out that they are very successful. Currently, there are more than 100,000 people participating in this underground black market competition, and the amount of bets can be imagined.

In order to attract enough outstanding soul mentors to participate, the rewards of the competition are all rare metals.

Starting from the first round, as long as you pass a round, there will be rewards. Even the qualifying rounds are the same. With each round, the rewards will increase significantly.

Soul guides may not care about money, but they will never care about rare metals. They can make money by making soul guides, but rare metals are not something that can be bought with money. Especially in this competition, there are some extremely rare rare metals that are taken out as rewards.

The underground forces also compete with each other, so the competition is divided into three regions.

In the end, the champions of each division will compete again, and the stakes at that time will also be rare metals.

In the underground world of Mingdu, there are three major forces, namely the largest Xishui League, Pingfan League and Aodu Chamber of Commerce.

Among them, Pingfanmeng, the most common-sounding name, controls the entire Mingdu pornography industry and is considered the most superficial underground force.

The Aodu Chamber of Commerce controls the assassins' guild, the thieves' guild and some evil forces, specializing in collecting protection fees, assassinations, theft and other dark jobs to make a living.

Compared to them, the Xishui League is much more high-end, engaging in the most profitable drug and arms sales in the underground world, and also part-time human trafficking.

The Ordinary League and the Aodu Chamber of Commerce have a very close relationship, and there is a vague intention of joining forces to fight against the Xishui League.

However, their backers are obviously not as powerful as the Xishui League, and they do not have much contact with each other. They have been able to maintain peace only with the compromise of the bigwigs behind them.

The three major underground forces are all involved in the reselling of rare metals. After all, this thing can be said to be very profitable. As long as they can infiltrate the mining channels, the cost is extremely low, but they can make more money than anything else.

To give a simple example, among rare metals, there is a kind of soul-forged silver that has a very high affinity for the soul power. It can be fused into any metal to enhance its affinity for the soul master's soul power and at the same time enhance the toughness of the metal. and hardness, which are almost essential for all high-level soul tools.

Soul-forging silver is a rare metal that is only produced in the Sun-Moon Empire. The production is medium-sized, and the mining cost is about 500 gold soul coins per kilogram. However, the price of this thing in the market is as high as 100 gold soul coins per gram. Two hundred times the profit! How can it not make people crazy? Even if they are exploited in various ways during the process, they can still make huge profits.

Among the many rare metals, the profit of Soul Forging Silver can only be considered medium. The prices of some more scarce rare metals are even more incredible.

Huge profits are tempting. The influence of the three major underground forces in Mingdu is almost all over the country, so they naturally want to share a piece of the pie. This piece will bring them huge profits every year. This is still the case when the state monopolizes this industry and treats rare metals as strategic materials and does not allow exports.

Did Mingjiang come here because he wanted rare metals?

Jing Hongchen thought it was impossible.

It's very simple. With him as the head of Mingde Hall, and even the support of Kong Deming, the royal attendant, and Xu Tianran, the crown prince of the empire, there will be no shortage of rare metals as long as Mingjiang needs them.

So what is Mingjiang's purpose in participating in this competition?
It’s very simple, just show off!
It might be hard to understand at first, but considering what Mingjiang just said, it is actually very easy to understand.

What is the reason why Mingjiang loses control of his emotions?
Being called waste!
What is the way to prove that you are not a waste?
It’s this kind of wide-ranging and famous competition!

Mingjiang did not participate in the last continental competition. This time he became a referee, but he was eliminated because he could not control himself.

Therefore, Jing Hongchen guessed that Mingjiang probably wanted to relieve his mood through the Mingdu Soul Mentor Elite Competition.

At least prove that you are not a waste!

Of course, even if Mingjiang didn't do this, the entire Mingdetang and the entire Sun and Moon Empire would not think that Mingjiang was a waste.

As a ninth-level soul master, there is actually no suspense for him in this kind of competition.

But this act of hiding one's identity and frying fish resulted in a shocking result. It was still somewhat satisfying!

Relying on this method to relax the body and mind seems to be a good way.

Jing Hongchen thought so in his heart.

At this time, Mingjiang had already arrived at the door of Aodu Hotel.

Before he got close, a sturdy man in black came up to him and blocked his way with a raised hand.

"The hotel is closed today, please leave."

Ming Jiang, who was wearing a mask, raised his head slightly and said, "I am here to participate in the Mingdu Soul Instructor Elite Competition."

The black-clothed sturdy man was stunned for a moment, and the expression on his face obviously slowed down a bit. The status of soul masters in the Sun Moon Empire is much higher than that in other countries. It is not a wise choice to offend a soul master, even if the other party is not of high level.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Soul Master, the preliminaries have already started and will soon be over. You are late."

The burly man in black said this with a look of regret on his face, but there was a hint of respect in his expression.

Ming Jiang said in a deep voice: "It's almost over, isn't it? Just inform them and say that I was recommended by Lord Ming Jiang."

Hearing this, the sturdy man in black was suddenly shocked!
If Mingjiang's fame was only spread among Mingdu's senior soul engineers before the competition began, then after the competition began, especially when Xu Tianran signaled the host to deliberately highlight it, everyone knew that Mingdu had a 25-year-old eight-ringed Soul Douluo, a ninth-level soul engineer!
We can't dare neglect the person recommended by such a big shot!
"Please wait a moment."

The expression of the big man in black became a little more respectful. After a simple salute to Mingjiang, he quickly walked towards the gate of Aodu Hotel. After saying a few words to his companions at the door, he quickly entered the hotel.

While waiting, Mingjiang raised his head slightly and looked towards the sky.

This is the first time that he has used his own name to bully others.

(End of this chapter)