Douluo Dalu: Start with a Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgement

Chapter 318 Graduation Party
Yan Shaozhe watched them disappear into the distant sky, then he retracted his gaze and glanced at the students who had completed this week's exchange study with a smile, "Kids, welcome home..."

This simple sentence made all the soul guide students feel warm in their hearts, and some even shed tears. Yes! It's time to go home.

Yan Shaozhe and his companions returned to Shrek Academy very smoothly, without the ambush as described in the original novel. This was because Huo Yuhao and his companions studied soul guide knowledge honestly at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Guide Academy. Although they gained a lot, it was also within the acceptable range of Jing Hongchen. Without the blackmail of Huo Yuhao in the original novel, there would have been no ambush by the Holy Spirit Church.

The return of the exchange students from the inner courtyard of the Soul Guidance Department made the Sea God Island lively for a few days, but Ji Lin was busy with the graduation examination and only took the time to welcome Huo Yuhao. In two and a half years, Huo Yuhao had broken through to the Soul King level, but Ji Lin discovered that his foundation was unstable. It was obvious that he relied on taking elixirs with side effects to break through to the Soul King level so quickly. Huo Yuhao said that he had decided to take the path of a soul engineer. The path of a soul master was no longer feasible for him. His aptitude was too poor, with an innate first-level soul power. If he were an ordinary person, he would be thankful to be able to break through to the Soul Sect.

Ten thousand years ago, the master Yu Xiaogang had the innate half-level soul power. If he had not eaten the magic grass, he would have stopped at the 29th level in his life and would never have been able to break through to the Soul Master level.

Huo Yuhao’s innate first-level soul power was better, but not much better. After breaking through to the Soul Sect, he found it difficult to improve his cultivation. Finally, he accepted the suggestion of the teacher at the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and took pills to improve his cultivation. Instead of sticking to the bottom line of the Soul Master and stopping at the Soul Sect forever, it is better to become a Soul Instructor completely.

As long as the soul guide he made was strong enough, he could also become a strong man. Then he would have the opportunity to take revenge, to clear his mother's name, to make the Duke of White Tiger recognize his mother's status, and to make Dai Huabin and the Duchess pay the price.

Although Fan Yu did not agree with Huo Yuhao's choice, he was unable to help Huo Yuhao improve his qualifications. Such things were too precious. Even if they existed, it would not be worth it to use them on Huo Yuhao. In the end, he agreed with Huo Yuhao's choice to give up the soul master route and the so-called foundation and combat power. The soul guide route was more suitable for Huo Yuhao. He did not need a foundation and combat power. Before reaching a certain level, a weak foundation would not affect Huo Yuhao, and combat power could be compensated by soul guides. But if he did not take drugs, Huo Yuhao would stop at the Soul Sect, and would never think of taking revenge or clearing his mother's name.

On the third day after Huo Yuhao and the other exchange students returned, Wang Qiuer, Wang Donger and Xiaoxiao also successfully completed their last monitoring mission. They will also graduate with Ji Lin and leave Shrek Academy.

Upon learning that Ji Lin, Wang Qiuer and others were about to graduate, Bei Bei and Xu Sanshi booked a private room in Shrek City to see them off.

This time, apart from Ji Lin and the other three, Bei Bei only brought Huo Yuhao, the junior fellow apprentice from Tang Sect, and then there were Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan and Ma Xiaotao.

Nine people sat in the box, the atmosphere was a little silent, Bei Bei smiled gently, raised his glass and said: "Anyway, congratulations to the juniors for their successful graduation. Senior, I will drink first to show my respect."

After saying that, Beibei drank the wine in the glass in one gulp. Seeing this, Xu Sanshi also raised his glass and said with a smile: "Come on, let's drink one first."

Ji Lin and others also raised their glasses and everyone toasted together.

Bei Bei put down the wine glass and sighed, "Ji Lin, you really don't plan to join us in this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition? There are only a few months left before the competition begins."

Xu Sanshi also spoke up, "Yeah! I still remember the last time we participated in the Fighting Spirit Competition and won the championship, everyone was still here. Now Senior Ling Luochen and Senior Dai Yueheng have graduated and left the academy. Now the four of you are also leaving, leaving only me, Nan Nan, and Bei Bei. It feels a bit lonely!"

Ma Xiaotao laughed and scolded: "Xu Sanshi, you forgot about me, but I am still in the college."

Xu Sanshi shrank his neck and said awkwardly, "Sister Xiaotao, aren't you too old to participate in the competition? And you are now the Dean of the External Academy, so strictly speaking, you have already graduated."

Ji Lin smiled and said, "Senior Beibei and Senior Sanshi, you probably don't know yet, but this year's Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Fighting Competition is different from the previous ones."

Xu Sanshi asked curiously: "Oh! Different? What's different?"

Ji Lin organized his words and said, "You also know that the new All Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition will be held in the Sun Moon Empire. And I received news that the Sun Moon Empire recently negotiated with the three countries that originally belonged to the Douluo Continent. They want to change the competition system to a certain extent, and widely solicit opinions from many academies and continental sects." "Change the competition system?" Beibei's eyes were stern. For Shrek Academy, which has dominated the championship of the All Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition for thousands of years, the Sun Moon Empire's proposal to change the competition system rules of the All Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition is undoubtedly aimed at Shrek Academy.

Ji Lin nodded and said, "Yes, they will change the competition system. The first thing they want to change is the eligibility of the competition. The age limit for participants remains unchanged, still under 20 years old. This has no impact. But they have expanded the scope to include all sects. In other words, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Fighting Soul Competition will be changed to the Continental Youth Soul Master Competition. The number of participating teams will also increase significantly. If the new competition system is finally passed, then the number of participating teams will at least double."

Bei Bei and the other two were all surprised, even Ma Xiaotao was the same. Apparently, she, the Dean of the External Academy, had not received the news yet. Ji Lin, on the other hand, had received the first-hand news from Xu Jiujiu. After all, the first people that the Sun Moon Empire approached were the former Douluo Three Kingdoms.

Bei Bei frowned and said in a deep voice: "Introducing a sect to participate in the competition? What is the purpose of the Sun Moon Empire? What benefits will it bring to them? Can this proposal for a new competition system be passed?"

Ji Lin knew why the Sun Moon Empire did this. Wasn't it just to take the opportunity to wipe out the sects belonging to the original Three Douluo Kingdoms, weaken the vitality of the Three Kingdoms, and prepare for the subsequent war?

With the lineup that Ji Lin has now, the Sun-Moon Empire cannot keep him. Chi Yuan, Gu Yuena, and the ferocious beasts, with such combat power, the Sun-Moon Empire cannot keep him even with the help of the Holy Spirit Church, so he is not afraid to participate in this competition.

The only thing that worried him was the Qiankun Questioning Valley that the Holy Spirit Cult left behind to trick people. There was a backup plan left by a certain God King there. In the original novel, that God King also trained Huo Yuhao there, and completely destroyed the Tower of Eternity that Alex left for Huo Yuhao, destroying the last glimmer of hope for Alex's spiritual consciousness to condense.

Moreover, a certain God King did a lot of disgusting things in the Qiankun Wenqing Valley, making Beibei and others miserable. Ji Lin didn't want to be disgusted by others. He always stayed away from that kind of place. At worst, he could stay away from the west where the Sun and Moon Empire deliberately left, and attack from other directions. Anyway, with their fighting power, they could break through from any direction.

Facing Bei Bei's doubts, Ji Lin nodded and said, "It is very likely to pass. The emergence of this new competition system has first been supported by various sects on the continent, especially the powerful sects. Competitions are the best opportunity to show oneself. For these sects, it is naturally a rare publicity resource. They are naturally willing. For example, an existence like the Body Sect, don't they have the confidence to win the championship? At the same time, this is also the reason why I plan to graduate."

Beibei and Xu Sanshi fell silent. They all knew that Ji Lin had founded a sect a long time ago, and many people in the academy had already joined Zizai Sect, including the former Shrek Seven Devils who had already graduated, such as Ling Luochen. It was understandable that Ji Lin wanted to lead his own sect to participate in the competition and make a name for himself.

However, if this were to happen and other sects were invited to participate, Ji Lin would also bring Wang Qiuer and others to participate, and Shrek's almost certain championship would be put into question.

Not to mention that top sects like the Body Sect are also participating in the competition.

Bei Bei's eyes dimmed a little. To be honest, when he heard the news, he even wanted to bring Tang Clan to participate in the competition, not for anything else, just for Tang Ya. If the Tang Clan's reputation resounded throughout the continent, he wondered if Tang Ya would be able to hear it.

It's a pity that they are the only few left in the Tang Sect, including Xu Sanshi, Jiang Nannan, and Cai Tou who were recruited by Huo Yuhao. There are only five of them. Their Tang Sect can't even get all the people together, so how can they participate in the competition and make a name for themselves? Besides, the glory of Shrek Academy is also very important to him. The status of Shrek in his heart is no less than that of Tang Sect. He cannot let go of Shrek and fight for Tang Sect wholeheartedly, which makes him feel very sorry for Tang Ya.

Beibei could not ask Ji Lin and others to fight for Shrek. Ji Lin was different from him. He grew up in Shrek and regarded it as his home, while Ji Lin was just a student and Zizaimen was his home. He also respected Ji Lin's choice and did not mean to blame them.

Beibei smiled again and said, "Then we will be rivals from now on."

Ma Xiaotao saw the pressure in Beibei's heart and propped up her chin and said, "Don't be too stressed. It doesn't matter if you win or lose this time. Just do your best. Shrek's glory is not something that will disappear after losing once."

Ma Xiaotao knew how strong Ji Lin was. He was representing Zizai Sect in the competition and had a great chance of winning the championship. Beibei and the others had no hope, not to mention that they might not even be able to pass the Sun Moon Royal Soul Instructor Academy and the Body Sect. Ma Xiaotao knew that Meng Hongchen had broken through to the Soul Saint level with the help of Ji Lin, and his martial soul had evolved into the ultimate martial soul like hers. Ma Xiaotao, who possessed the ultimate martial soul, knew very well how strong Meng Hongchen was now.

(End of this chapter)