Chapter 396: Smarter Than Our Ancestors?
Zheng Zhan was momentarily stunned as he sized up Cai Mei'er, thinking to himself, Are all Shrek Academy powerhouses this unreasonable? She certainly has a whole set of twisted logic.
His expression turned serious as he transmitted his voice to her. "Dean Cai, I suggest you take the Tang Sect team and leave. No matter what, their match against the Holy Spirit Church team is over. The victors are the Holy Spirit Church team that will not change, and we will not agree to your unreasonable demands.
If you continue to cause trouble, I will have no choice but to take special measures to remove you. It won't look good for you, and I doubt you want to be publicly subdued by me in front of all these people."
Cai Mei'er's expression darkened. To be honest, if it were just Zheng Zhan, she might have been able to push her case further. But the problem was that this was Mingdu, a city full of powerful figures, and Kong Deming was also present. If she kept arguing and ended up being forcibly restrained, it would be a major humiliation for Shrek Academy.
After all, she was the Vice Dean of the Martial Soul Department. On the Douluo Continent, she was a well respected figure.
Reluctantly, she swallowed her anger and flew onto the stage to tend to the Tang Sect students. Now that the match between the Tang Sect and the Holy Spirit Church was officially over, news of their defeat spread rapidly from Mingdu in all directions.
Meanwhile, the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy was preparing for their semifinal match against the Snow Demon Sect.
Of course, the so called Snow Demon Sect was actually the Body Sect in disguise.
Since the semifinals were being held under special circumstances, there would be no second match today. As for the underground forces of Mingdu and their Soul Engineer Elite Tournament, that event would only take place after the semifinals were fully completed and the final two teams were determined.
Thus, Huo Yuhao wasn't in a rush to enter the Soul Engineer Elite Tournament in search of Feng Ling. As a participant, the best he could gain from the tournament was a ninth tier fixed installed soul cannon shell and an engraving knife. But as a spectator, meeting Feng Ling was far more valuable.
After all, Feng Ling was not only the Vice Leader of the Holy Spirit Church but also the former lover of Yan Shaozhe.
Huo Yuhao still had time before the finals to improve his strength perhaps even reaching the Soul Sage level. However, given the bright and sunny weather, he decided to use the Sun Moon Profound Technique to absorb the essence of the sun, refining his body as much as possible before seeking out a suitable soul beast.
Shrek Academy
Underground Prison
Xu Sanshi sat on the ground, feeling utterly hopeless. He had never expected that returning to Shrek Academy would turn him from the captain of the Shrek battle team into a prisoner.
Heavy black shackles bound his wrists and ankles. These shackles were sixth tier soul tools, designed to suppress his soul power and prevent him from using his abilities.
For a Soul Emperor like him, having his soul power sealed meant he was completely helpless, at the mercy of others.
To make matters worse, the underground prison was a heavily fortified facility where Shrek Academy confined its most dangerous criminals. The defenses were impenetrable, and the structure itself was incredibly strong escaping was impossible.
He was even more shocked to learn that Shrek Academy had such a place.
In his mind, Shrek Academy was the number one academy on the continent, a place of learning and justice. How could it have something like an underground prison, just like any other faction?
Now, he realized he had been wrong.
According to the people who had brought him here, the prison was originally built with the help of the Tang Sect back when it was still the number one sect on the continent. Shrek Academy had shared a strong relationship with the Tang Sect at the time, and the sect had even provided a variety of interrogation tools for the prison.
Times had changed, the Tang Sect had declined, but the underground prison remained.
But why had he been brought here? He hadn't committed any crime.
He recalled meeting that middle aged man from Shrek Academy in Mingdu. The man had introduced himself as Tang and was later confirmed by the academy elders to be a teacher at Shrek Academy.
This "Teacher Tang" had come to him with twelve handwritten orders from Elder Xuan, urging him to return to the academy immediately to see his father, who had been gravely injured and transferred there for treatment under Elder Zhuang.
Xu Sanshi had always cared deeply for his father, the leader of the Black Tortoise Clan, so he had been anxious to return.
To get back as quickly as possible, he had allowed Teacher Tang to carry him while flying.
Honestly, Teacher Tang was incredibly fast. Even though he was only a Soul Douluo, most Title Douluos couldn't match his speed.
That was because his martial soul was the Light Swift Tailed Swallow, a variant martial soul specializing in speed.
After Tang San defeated Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, the Tang Sect became the number one sect on the continent, and its agility hall flourished. Many Shrek Academy members intermarried with the agility hall, allowing the Swift Tailed Swallow martial soul to spread.
Teacher Tang was a pure speed soul master, with every soul ring enhancing his agility. Combined with a flight type soul tool, his speed was nearly unmatched.
Suddenly, footsteps echoed in the corridor outside.
Elder Xuan and Teacher Tang appeared at the cell door. Teacher Tang unlocked it, and the two of them stepped inside.
Elder Xuan looked at Xu Sanshi and sighed. "Sanshi, be honest and tell us why you betrayed the academy. As long as you confess everything and help us identify other traitors, I swear upon the Golden Ancient Tree that we will not hold this against you. You will be free to return to the Black Tortoise Clan and continue living as its young master."
Xu Sanshi was dumbfounded. Betray the academy? When did I betray the academy? Was Elder Xuan drunk again?
Xu Sanshi was confident in his innocence and frowned. "Elder Xuan, I have never betrayed Shrek Academy. I have always been loyal. And why did you issue twelve handwritten orders, lying about my father's injuries just to trick me into coming back? That was going too far."
Teacher Tang observed Xu Sanshi closely, finding no signs of deception in his expression. In fact, based on his interactions with Xu Sanshi, he had never noticed anything that suggested betrayal.
Unable to hold back, Teacher Tang said, "Elder Xuan, I think we might be misunderstanding Xu Sanshi. Maybe we should investigate further."
"Misunderstanding? Impossible." Elder Xuan was utterly confident. "He may act tough now, but once I use the interrogation tools, he'll spill everything. Our ancestors at Shrek Academy always said that no traitor can withstand torture eventually, they all learn to obey."
"Torture? Isn't that too cruel? And wouldn't that just force a false confession? I don't think we'll get the truth this way," Teacher Tang hesitated.
Elder Xuan snorted. "Are you saying you're smarter than our ancestors?"
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