radicalducati Chapter 126 Dai Mubai, I've come to collect the debt.
Chapter 126 Dai Mubai, I've come to collect the debt.
Chapter 126 Dai Mubai, I've come to collect the debt.
Dai Mubai originally thought that he had fled to the Heaven Dou Empire to escape his elder brother Davis's pursuit and live a life of debauchery. Although he was decadent and escaping was shameful, escaping was indeed useful.
Unexpectedly, after a self-proclaimed master Soul Master arrived at the school, the academy's expenses increased. In addition, with a group of teachers teaching only three students, the academy struggled to stay afloat due to insufficient income.
When he first heard the news, he was excited. He was even willing for Dean Flander to move the academy to the Star Luo Empire. With his achievements in leading so many high-level soul masters, he believed that his elder brother would not dare to harm him, and his father would also appreciate him greatly.
However, after careful consideration, the dean decided to try to merge with the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, since there were senior students from Shrek Academy there.
But things still went wrong. He just thought the girl at the gate was pretty and went up to chat her up, but she ignored him. The fat man got really angry and made such a humiliating scene. So the director decided to go home and call it a day.
So now Shrek Academy only has two teachers, the Dean and the Vice Dean, and three students: him, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
Back in Soto City, Dai Mubai was naturally angrier the more he thought about it. He couldn't swallow his anger no matter what, so he drafted a letter and secretly found the whistle on Xingluo's side to send back to his elder brother.
He did this not because he was reckless and fearless of death, but because he believed that the intelligence he possessed was very important to the Star Luo Empire.
Indeed, after reading the contents of his letter, the Star Luo royal family was quite wary of the fact that the disciple of the newly promoted Grandmaster Yan Xiao was on good terms with the Heaven Dou Empire. Moreover, Dai Mubai added fuel to the fire by stating in the letter that Xiao Yan was a 13-year-old who was close to the cultivation level of a Soul Master.
Moreover, when Dai Mubai fought him, he discovered that he had twin martial souls. When Dai Mubai revealed his identity as a member of the Star Luo royal family and tried to recruit him, the other party showed disdain for the Star Luo Empire.
With such embellishment, the Star Luo royal family naturally took it seriously. Since it couldn't become an asset to their empire, it had to be eliminated.
Otherwise, given time, this young man will undoubtedly play a pivotal role in influencing the trajectory of the two great empires.
Just as the Star Luo Empire was hesitating about how to make a move, news came that Xiao Yan had won the championship in the Heaven Dou Academy selection competition. It could be said that he single-handedly crushed the Soul Sect of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan.
Therefore, the Star Luo royal family agreed with Dai Mubai's idea and temporarily assigned the spy who was originally responsible for gathering intelligence in the Heaven Dou Empire to carry out the assassination plan.
After all, he was just a student with the strength of a Soul Venerable. Two Soul Kings could easily kill him.
So Dai Mubai waited at Shrek Academy in Soto City. It wasn't that he hoped this matter would make him the crown prince or anything like that. It was just that if this matter was accomplished, it would be his talisman for a safe return home. No matter how ruthless his elder brother Davis was, he wouldn't dare to do anything to him at this critical juncture.
However, what Dai Mubai received was not an obituary for the death of Xiao Yan, a disciple of Master Yan Xiao, but a secret letter used by Xingluo for clandestine communication and intelligence gathering. The contents of the letter were a cold, hard five words: "Two Soul Kings have died."
These five words struck him like a heavy bullet. Dai Mubai stared wide-eyed at the words, looking at them over and over again. In the Douluo Continent, there was no way for a person to have their talisman shatter or their jade break after death. Therefore, decisions regarding information about death were usually made only after careful consideration.
For example, before Dai Mubai wrote back to Xingluo, the Empire had tentatively declared his whereabouts unknown.
But the secret letter delivered to him now was from a cold Soul King soldier. It was conceivable that the Star Luo royal family must have assigned someone with higher cultivation to investigate this matter. Although Dai Mubai had imagined that there might have been a mistake, and that the two spies had simply escaped in secret, their families were in the hands of the Star Luo Empire. Apart from death, there was really no other reason for them not to show up.
Moreover, the perpetrator was so ruthless that not even a skeleton was left. Upon seeing the letter, Dai Mubai thought to himself, "It's all over." Fortunately, the messenger was from the Star Luo Empire's intelligence department, not his elder brother's confidant. Otherwise, he might have been beheaded before he even saw the contents of the letter.
Now he has nowhere to go, and he is terrified whenever he sees strangers lingering outside Shrek Academy, but even now, he still holds onto a sliver of hope.
Even tigers don't eat their cubs, right? He can just stay in the Heaven Dou Empire as a coward for the rest of his life and he'll be fine. The Dean and Vice Dean Zhao Wuji are both Soul Saints. The Empire wouldn't send a Soul Douluo-level expert to Heaven Dou territory to assassinate him. As long as he stays out and doesn't get involved with women, the Dean and the others will definitely be able to protect him.
However, Dai Mubai was unaware of one thing: Xiao Yan.
The loss of two Soul Kings would indeed have a significant impact on the Empire, especially for spies specializing in intelligence work. However, at most, they would be stripped of their right to the throne and forced to remain as princes. Their elder brother, Davis, would certainly not be willing to kill them.
But he never expected that the scouts from Xingluo who went to the scene again would leave behind the following assessment upon returning to the Empire: "A Soul Master capable of killing two Soul Kings must be at least a Title Douluo level cultivator, and the other party may already know the assassin's identity."
Upon hearing this news, both Davis and the White Tiger Emperor were shocked. Of course, Davis was more amused, his expression no less than that of someone saying, "My stupid little brother."
Upon hearing this, the White Tiger Emperor immediately announced a complete break, not only stripping Dai Mubai of his princely status, but also refusing to grant him passage through the Star Luo Empire.
After all, with his eldest son Davis already in the picture and his third son so disappointing, it wasn't worth offending a Title Douluo-level powerhouse for the sake of Dai Mubai. Although he had already offended him, the White Tiger Emperor naturally trusted his eldest son's abilities.
As expected, this matter, which was originally known only to those close to Xiao Yan, immediately became a hot topic throughout the Star Luo Empire and even the Heaven Dou Empire, with everyone enjoying the gossip.
Furthermore, with the news of Dai Mubai's expulsion, it's easy to see that the Star Luo Empire's intention was: Dai Mubai was responsible for all of this, and if the forces behind Xiao Yan wanted to take action against him, they wouldn't stop him.
But that was all the action they took; there were no further plans to remedy the situation for Xiao Yan. After all, two Soul King-level experts were instantly killed, and he even had a Title Douluo-level expert as his attendant, indicating that the power behind Xiao Yan must be extremely immense.
Despite this, in the White Tiger Emperor's view, it was not to the point where the relationship needed to be salvaged. On the contrary, after confirming that Xiao Yan had a powerful backer, he concluded that Xiao Yan would not become a vassal of any empire.
Therefore, expelling Dai Mubai was the biggest concession he could think of.
Just when Dai Mubai didn't receive the good news of a reversal, but instead received results that were not death notices but were worse than death notices, he was completely disheartened. It was at this moment that he finally made a decision that went against his ancestors.
"Power! I need power!"
"Phew, old monster, this place is really desolate, it doesn't look like anyone lives here." Xiao Yan and Dugu Bo stood at the entrance of the academy, where the wooden sign above had the three characters Shrek written crookedly, and the paint on two of the characters had almost completely peeled off.
"This information was gathered by your underling. I'm just accompanying you; I'm not responsible for verifying its authenticity," Dugu Bo casually dismissed any connection.
"So, little monster, now that you've arrived, how do you plan to deal with him? Will you retaliate with your own methods through assassination, or—"
"Would you like me to give you a poison bead? Just pop it into that kid's mouth, and once the poison takes effect, he'll be in excruciating pain, his intestines will be torn apart. It'll be very easy."
On the way to Soto City, Xiao Yan was unusually quiet. Fortunately, Dugu Bo was used to being alone. Although he was a chatterbox when others were around, he was happy to be quiet when no one was around.
Therefore, Dugu Bo only started asking about his plans now that he had arrived at Shrek Academy's door.
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After all, the journey was far too long. At first, Xiao Yan was able to chat with Dugu Bo for a while, but later he found that the old man was too talkative. He kept talking even when Xiao Yan was cultivating his soul power.
Moreover, the old man is outwardly a Poison Douluo, but in reality he's probably a gossip-loving Venerable. He's heard all sorts of rumors and gossip from all over the continent. Perhaps it's because he got used to escaping and killing in recent years that he developed a "live for today" mentality.
In other words, he would inquire about any interesting news he heard, living one day at a time. He even told Xiao Yan with a lewd smile that if he was willing to listen, he had some scandalous gossip to share.
Xiao Yan rolled his eyes, but he couldn't stop Senior Dugu Bo from asking him gossip all the way. Fortunately, Xiao Yan was only fourteen years old, and his life experience could only be traced back to his parents and background.
If he were a handsome young man in his late teens or early twenties, Dugu Bo would probably be asking him if he had a girl he liked.
If it weren't for the fact that making Agumon speak might frighten Dugu Bo, he would have liked to have those two ride in the same carriage.
So Xiao Yan simply shut up, letting the old monster ramble on. When he got a little bored, he stopped talking on his own.
The two traveled in carriages hired by Xiao Yan, resting in cities and villages along the way. They were not lacking in supplies, as Xiao Yan had a storage soul tool and put some daily water and food into it.
The two appeared to be traveling to Soto, but in reality, it was not much different from a grandfather and grandson going on a trip.
"Hmm—Old monster, sense how many people are still inside Shrek Academy."
"If I were to use my consciousness to sense the other party, the moment I did, the other party would also know that I was there." Upon hearing Xiao Yan's question, Dugu Bo knew that he did not intend to resort to assassination or poisoning.
"It's alright. One should be upright and honest." Xiao Yan didn't shy away from the truth. If he couldn't fool Dugu Bo, he would really have to lie low and even consider evolving into Agni Beast form ahead of time so he could go in and kill Dai Mubai himself.
Now that someone is protecting him, he is naturally not afraid at all, which gives him a sense of empathy with Tang San back then.
"Alright." Dugu Bo nodded, and his body began to emit a ghostly green soul power. In just two breaths, he opened his emerald green eyes.
At the same time, inside Shrek Academy, a figure soared into the sky. Although he was quite far away, Xiao Yan could tell that it was Flander, who had awakened his martial soul.
"Look, there are probably two Soul Saints in the academy, and the rest are just some Karami."
Dugu Bo said casually. A moment later, Zhao Wuji, whom he had scanned with his consciousness, also ran towards the academy gate. Meanwhile, Flander, relying on his Cat-Owl Martial Soul, had already stopped at the same height as the Shrek Academy plaque.
"What brings Your Excellency Poison Douluo to Shrek Academy today?" Looking at Xiao Yan beside Dugu Bo, he naturally guessed the other party's intentions. After all, Dai Mubai's actions were quite foolish, and almost everyone on the continent, except for those villages without internet access, had heard about it.
The story of a fallen prince from Xingluo who attempts to assassinate a commoner from Tiandou, but fails and is subsequently stripped of his title.
"I'm naturally fine. As for giving you pointers, since you don't use poison, there's nothing to say. As for a duel, it's not fair for the two of you to come at me together."
Seeing Zhao Wuji rushing over, Dugu Bo stood with his hands behind his back, and lightly stepped out with his right foot. That step, which contained the soul power of his titled Douluo, made Flander and Zhao Wuji feel uneasy for a moment.
Although his face showed anger, Zhao Wuji dared not utter a sound. After all, no matter how arrogant he was, he still knew what level a Title Douluo was. On the contrary, after hearing the other party's disdainful tone, he remained respectful.
"Hmph." Dugu Bo glanced down and continued, "However, it seems that I, a junior, have an irreconcilable feud with the students of your academy."
"Student? Your Majesty, the Poison Douluo, are you referring to Dai Mubai? I've also heard about his assassination attempt on Xiao Yan using his connections, but isn't this just baseless gossip? All the news points to him unanimously, which is clearly unreasonable." Flander's tone was diplomatic, indicating that he still wanted to protect his student.
He landed on the ground and stood in front of Zhao Wuji. He put one hand behind his back and made a gesture to Zhao Wuji. Zhao Wuji understood and immediately wanted to leave the place.
Nine spirit rings suddenly appeared on Dugu Bo's body, and all the pressure emanating from him instantly gathered on Zhao Wuji, who was about to turn and leave.
"Zhao Wuji, why are you in such a hurry to leave? Are you trying to tip us off?"
"Hehe, Poison Douluo, how could that be? I see the Dean is here to keep you company, I'll just go back and get some sleep."
Zhao Wuji hunched over and nodded.
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"So, Xiao Yan, what exactly do you want from Shrek Academy today?"
"Dai Mubai ordered two Soul Kings to assassinate me. If it weren't for my teacher Qin Ming, who was a Soul Emperor at the time, protecting me, I would be a corpse now. Regardless of whether the Star Luo Empire orchestrated these things, if it wasn't Dai Mubai who did it, why don't you have him come to see me now?"
Flander understood: Xiao Yan had brought a Title Douluo to their door to take Dai Mubai's life.
"It's not that I don't want to call Mu Bai out. As you can see, Senior Poison Douluo, Shrek Academy no longer has the funds to continue operating. All the teachers have been dismissed, and the students have also left. We really don't know where Dai Mu Bai went."
Upon hearing this, Dugu Bo turned around and glanced at Xiao Yan.
"Old monster, didn't you sense a Soul Master whose cultivation is close to that of a Soul Sect Master?" Xiao Yan thought that without the immortal herb, Dai Mubai might become a Soul Sect Master if he worked hard enough.
Dugu Bo closed his eyes and then shook his head: "Besides the two in front of me, there is only a Great Soul Master and a Soul Venerable in that dilapidated courtyard. Hmm, there is also a being whose soul power cultivation is close to that of a Soul King."
The Great Soul Master is Ma Hongjun, and the Soul Venerable is Oscar, but the one who is close to the Soul King cannot be Dai Mubai. Even if he ate the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, he would at most be at the level of a Soul Master.
Upon hearing Dugu Bo's words, Flander, who was standing to the side, was also taken aback. He turned to look at Zhao Wuji, clearly indicating that Zhao Wuji was still in charge of instructing the remaining students in the academy, and Flander didn't care about their cultivation levels.
"That Soul Master is also a teacher at our academy. He usually works as a gatekeeper. Now it doesn't matter whether he works at the academy's gate or not, and since he asks for less pay, he's stayed."
Zao Wou-Ki offered this explanation.
Dai Mubai ran away? Impossible. Xiao Yan thought his stupidest thing was ordering someone to assassinate him. Now, even if he was stupid, he wouldn't be stupid enough to say that he would leave the protection of two Soul Saints.
Therefore, he can only be in this academy now. It must be that Flander used some special method to hide his aura so that even the old monster could not sense it.
Xiao Yan took a deep breath, and as his third spirit ring was attached to him, he shouted loudly throughout Shrek Academy: "Dai Mubai, if you still have any guts, don't be a coward. You want to kill me? Well, today, I'm here."