Chapter 201: Letter

The competition proceeded as scheduled according to Su Yu's plan, but this time, the competition was exceptionally brutal.

In the preliminary rounds alone, several academies from the Sun Moon Empire displayed astonishing Soul Guidance strength; the dark horses of this competition were none other than the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy and the Shrek Tang Sect representative team, along with a brand-new Shrek representative team.

As for the Body Sect, their expressions turned completely dark when they saw Huo Yu Hao representing the Tang Sect.

How were they supposed to fight this? Their own sect master's disciple was in the Tang Sect—what was the point of even fighting!

This was an absurd matchup that was impossible to fight.

If they lost, they would get beaten up upon returning; if they won...

Forget it, they couldn't win...

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In any case, the Body Sect's only hope was not to encounter the Tang Sect representative team where Huo Yu Hao was, because they were caught in a dilemma where neither fighting nor not fighting was an option.

The situation of this tournament far exceeded everyone's expectations, especially in terms of Soul Guidance Devices; the teams from the several Soul Guidance academies of the Sun Moon Empire were practically rubbing the other teams that used Soul Guidance Devices into the ground.

This also made everyone realize the insurmountability of the Sun Moon Empire's Soul Guidance field, as well as the weakness of the Three Great Empires in Soul Guidance.

Originally, according to the initial plan, only the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy was to participate from the Sun Moon Empire, but after some rhetoric from Luo Yu, more teams were added this time, with several teams added from the various academies of the Sun Moon Empire.

The new generation of students would carry the hope and experience of this time and grow into the new pillars of the empire. Only by participating in the pursuit of glory would one understand the importance of the empire's strength.

These were Luo Yu's original words, and it was precisely because of Luo Yu's decision that Xu Tianran shone brightly this time, almost dominating all the decisions of this tournament.

But, where was Su Yu?

"When did you run out?" Su Yu looked at the travel-worn fellow before him, feeling somewhat helpless.

"I couldn't find any opponents in the sect, and later I asked others, only then did I know you had returned to the Sun Moon Empire." Ji Juechen looked up at Su Yu, then said nothing more.

Looking at Ji Juechen's travel-worn appearance, Su Yu also roughly guessed that he had encountered no shortage of trouble along the way.

"Did Jing Ziyan come with you too?"

These two fellows were always tied together; since Ji Juechen had come out, it was unlikely that she would stay honestly in the sect by herself.

Su Yu recalled the events that might have happened in the original work, but the current details seemed to have already diverged significantly from the original; ever since he intervened in this world's timeline, many things had produced a huge butterfly effect.

Ji Juechen nodded and said, "She came too, but she is currently at the lodging arranged by your family's chamber of commerce."

"Since you've come, it's just right to arrange some things for you; how about it? Of course, you'll be able to encounter some qualified opponents to serve as your sparring partners, are you going or not?"

As of now, the strength of the Tang Sect's guards was still too weak; Su Yu couldn't easily come forward, but Ji Juechen and Jing Ziyan could—temporarily acting as guards for them in secret, and incidentally throwing these two martial arts fanatics to the Tang Sect members as sparring partners.

Killing two birds with one stone, why not do it?

"Really?" Upon hearing there were combat opponents, Ji Juechen's eyes lit up instantly.

"When have I ever lied to you?" Su Yu asked back.

"In Mingdu, you lied to me that you weren't Su Yu..." Ji Juechen slowly brought up that story.

Su Yu: "…………"

"Can we not mention this? In a few days, I'm going to participate in a Black Market gambling match; you're responsible for acting as my guard. You're a local of Mingdu, right?"

Su Yu looked at Ji Juechen and couldn't help but smile; in his heart, he had actually made plans long ago, and now he just needed to wait for an opportunity.

As for what this opportunity was, that required waiting for someone to wake up.

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Mingyue Hotel, top floor.

Dai Huabin sat on the sofa and said, "This competition is extraordinary, but this competition is far more intense than the previous one. Senior Sister, do you have anything to say?"

Zhang Lexuan paused and said, "Then let me ask you a question: you say, if you were to face this competition as you were five years ago, how much chance of winning the championship would you have?"

"Probably not even half a percent..." Wang Qiu Er shook her head and said helplessly.

"Then how much chance of winning do you think you have now?" Zhang Lexuan smiled gently and asked, looking at everyone.

Dai Huabin said, "Excluding the Tang Sect's team, the only threatening team is the Sun Moon Imperial Soul Guidance Academy team, but I still feel that the chance of winning this competition is fifty percent."

Looking around, Zhang Lexuan continued to ask, "What about you all?"

"I agree with Dai Huabin's view. Although this competition is difficult, we still have confidence in it." Wang Qiu Er clenched her fists, and there seemed to be faint starlight shining in her eyes.

"What about everyone else's opinion?" Zhang Lexuan asked the same question again.

"I agree with the captain's view."

"I agree too!"

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Zhang Lexuan nodded with satisfaction, "Since you all have such confidence, then I also believe you can achieve victory; leave the rest to yourselves."

Wang Qiu Er said, "Senior Sister, we won't let you down. In this participation, through the academy's news, sects like the Body Sect will also participate, which shows that the pressure we need to face is still great, but I believe we will win, and we will definitely win!"

"Oh? So confident? Could it be..." Zhang Lexuan looked at Wang Qiu Er meaningfully, the corners of her mouth curling into an ambiguous arc.

Wang Qiu Er's gaze was firm, her eyes like meteors, "Because my name is Wang Qiu Er, the captain of Shrek Academy!"

This scene was beyond Zhang Lexuan's expectations; perhaps she had never understood her pursuit.

Perhaps, ever since she grew tired of pursuing, only by strength could she prove everything.

As for whose choice this was, and who was influenced by whom, only Wang Qiu Er herself knew.

Perhaps Wang Qiu Er's appeal was too strong, or perhaps Shrek's honor was too attractive; driven by Wang Qiu Er, the others also shouted in unison.

"Shrek will win!"

"Shrek will win!"

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"Do you think our Tang Sect needs to develop some cooperation with other sects now?" Tang Ya looked at the frowning Bei Bei and said.

Bei Bei nodded and said, "Indeed, looking at the current development alone, it is very difficult for us to develop further. If we only rely on the academy's help, the Tang Sect's development is destined to stagnate at its current level."

"But, it's very difficult for us to continue developing in our current situation, unless..." Tang Ya bit her lip, and a person couldn't help but appear in her mind.

Bei Bei sighed helplessly, "You're saying we should combine the Tang Sect's Hidden Weapons with Soul Guidance craftsmanship, right?"

"That's right, but during the process of this experiment, we still couldn't succeed, yet Su Yu, he seems to have succeeded before..." Tang Ya recalled the appearance of Su Yu taking action in the past, piecing together some fragments in her mind.

Bei Bei nodded, "At the time when Su Yu finished his exchange period from the Sun Moon Empire, he had already completed the fusion. He hadn't told us back then, and a while ago, something happened to Su Yu's family, so this matter was constantly delayed. You know the situation at the Academy; right now, all the research is entirely focused on those Blueprints Su Yu brought back, and there is simply no time to attend to the affairs of the Tang Sect..."

"But Su Yu has already helped us too much. If we go to trouble him again, wouldn't we be going too far? From the moment he joined the Tang Sect, he has been helping us. If it weren't for Su Yu, I would have long since become a member of the Holy Spirit Cult, and the Tang Sect would not have been successfully rebuilt, let alone developed to its current scale. We cannot go and trouble Su Yu again, because we owe him truly too much..."

Tang Ya recalled scene after scene in her mind, from the rebuilding of the Tang Sect to the final development of the Tang Sect...

All of this was inseparable from Su Yu's help. Although the Tang Sect can now be self-sufficient by relying on some Hidden Weapon business, in the past, it could not integrate into the era.

In this era of Soul Guidance Devices, Hidden Weapons can only be products of a declining old era. If they cannot keep up with the pace of the era, even the newly born Tang Sect will decline once again.

Tang Ya knew this principle, but she alone could not change it.

She is not the All-Round System genius Su Yu, nor is she the ancestor Tang San from back then.

"Teacher Xiao Ya, Su Yu had someone send a letter over."

Just as Tang Ya and Bei Bei were in a dilemma, Huo Yu Hao's voice came from outside the door.

"I know."

Tang Ya opened the door, looking at the letter in Huo Yu Hao's hand, her heart filled with doubt.

In that letter, what exactly was there?

Looking at the letter, Tang Ya's spirit was somewhat dazed; for an instant, the scene before her eyes seemed to return to the past.

That time, it was also such a letter that pulled her back from the edge of collapse and made her rekindle hope.

Then what would this letter be this time?

Will it be what I want?

Su Yu, what exactly will you bring me again...

Looking at this letter, Tang Ya only felt that this letter seemed to have an indescribable magic, making her unable to look away.

Holding the envelope in her hand, the seemingly thin letter paper also seemed to have an unspeakable weight, requiring both of her hands to pick up that thin letter.

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"You tell me what kind of thing you are doing, kid; such a good thing was just given away for nothing. If you had sold it to the Hall Master, you could have gotten a high price. You really are a spendthrift..."

Looking at the thin letter sent out, Su Xinyuan complained with some heartache.

"Alright, alright, anyway, I don't care about these things. If you two want to go, then go. Didn't that kid tell you to set off now?"

Ji Juechen picked up his sword and, under Su Xinyuan's gaze, quickly disappeared.

Watching the two leave, Su Xinyuan could only sigh secretly that the era had changed.

"Do you think Su Yu letting us go to protect that bunch of little guys really isn't just to get us two out of the way?" Jing Ziyan looked at Ji Juechen and spoke.

"He has never broken his word on things he promised, so I believe him."

Ji Juechen's aura was steady at this moment, without the slightest Sharp aura leaking out; clearly, his Sword Dao had deepened by another level.

"Then we won't really have to wait until the competition ends to find the qualified sparring partners Su Yu mentioned, right? Although the Shrek Academy team is very strong, are you sure they will really have time to spar with us? However, I feel that relying on these things in our hands..."

These things...

Which things?

Mingdu, outside the city.

"How come this kid has been wandering around everywhere? Looking at this guy, he doesn't look like he's looking for someone?" In the shadows, a figure spoke slowly.

"Who knows? The Cult Master's order is for us to follow this kid. I just can't figure it out; isn't he just a Level 60 Soul King? What is there to observe? And we have to dispatch two Level 83 Soul Douluo to monitor him?" The other person continued to speak; clearly, they were following the order of the Cult Master they spoke of to tail him.

The Cult Master they spoke of was naturally the Holy Spirit Cult. Besides the Holy Spirit Cult, what other guy could have such a big hand to let two Soul Douluo follow a Soul King?

"Why don't we just kill this kid? We've followed him all the way, and this kid is either wandering around or wandering around; he has no value at all. It is said that this kid is still from Shrek Academy; why not finish it once and for all to avoid future trouble!" The cold voice of the first figure was filled with killing intent.

The other person stopped him: "The Cult Master said, we just follow, don't create extra complications. Now is the period of the Grand Competition, it's best not to cause too much of a stir. If we have an accident, it's a small matter, but if we ruin the Cult Master's big plan, ten lives wouldn't be enough for you and me to die."

"Then are we still following?"

"No need. As long as he leaves the scope of Mingdu, we don't need to continue following. To prevent a trap, we cannot follow too deep."

The voice stopped abruptly here. Su Yu felt the aura of those two people slowly disappear from his perception and breathed a sigh of relief.

"It seems you kid have been targeted; no matter where you go, you are always so eye-catching, hahaha..." Yi Lao's laughter rang in Su Yu's mind.

Su Yu silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Teacher, please don't mock me. Now I am also unable to protect myself. Being targeted by the Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult is not a good thing. If she really intends to kill me, even if you and I work together now, there is no way to escape..."

"Holy Spirit Cult, you kid insisted on being a busybody back then, wiping out their branch, and even uprooting those guys they had lurking in the Star Luo Empire, and you even attributed the death of your father back then to them. If they didn't pay attention to you, that would really be the problem. In short, act carefully yourself. As long as the other party's soul power does not exceed the limits of humanity, I can still help you perceive it in advance."

Yi Lao thought for a moment, then replied.

---Author's Note---

Debt-ridden series.

School has started, updated...