Douluo: Divine Fire Xuanyuan

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After the grand melee ended, Xuan Zi kept the seven victorious individuals behind, while the others departed.

Dai Huabin shot a hateful glare at Yuwentuo and Huo Yuhao. He was, after all, Dai Yueheng's biological younger brother and still understood the significance of this selection. This time, it wasn't as simple as selecting the top seven to complete a mission; it was for the reserve members of the next generation of Shrek Seven Devils.

His older brother had become a member of the reserve Shrek Seven Devils through such an assessment back then, and he had always wanted to surpass his brother to win the family's inheritance rights in the future.

But now, everything had vanished into thin air because of these two.

Once the news of his consecutive failures in the freshman tournament and the core disciple assessment reached his family, the elders in the family would surely no longer support him.

Yuwentuo completely disregarded Dai Huabin's hatred. It was none of his business. If he came seeking revenge, he would just cut him down with a single strike.

Huo Yuhao's eyes, however, held a glint of satisfaction. "Dai Huabin, this is just the beginning. Everything you did to my mother, I will repay to you bit by bit!"

"You few, come with me." Xuan Zi led the group towards the main entrance of the academy.

That was where the statues of the first generation of Shrek Seven Devils stood.

Xuan Zi recounted the history of the Shrek Seven Devils for them.

"The first generation of Shrek Seven Devils were the founders of our academy. To commemorate their contributions to Shrek, we select a new Shrek Seven Devils every five years to represent the academy in the quinquennial Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Soul Dueling Grand Competition."

In the past, the competition was called the Elite Competition. The reason it was now called the Soul Dueling Grand Competition was due to the emergence of soul tools. Compared to ten thousand years ago, this grand event had undergone significant changes in both rules and fighting styles.

"Although the continent is currently calm, our academy has always believed that this is the calm before the storm. Although the Sun Moon Empire was defeated by our academy in alliance with the three great empires back then, their ambition has never been extinguished for a single day. Sooner or later, they will surely make a comeback, and the Soul Dueling Grand Competition is where they test the strength of our Douluo Continent."

"Therefore, you must not underestimate the Soul Dueling Grand Competition. If we lose in the Soul Dueling Grand Competition and let the Sun Moon Empire win the championship, it is very likely to further inflate their ambition and bring forward the arrival of a continental war."

What Xuan Zi said was somewhat alarmist, but it did indeed hold some significance.

"Elder Xuan, you've told us so much. Could it be that you want us to participate in this Soul Dueling Grand Competition along with the Shrek Seven Devils?" Xu Sanshi asked excitedly.

Xuan Zi nodded. "Not with the Seven Devils, but you are the Seven Devils now. This core disciple selection was actually to choose the reserve members for the Shrek Seven Devils."

Upon hearing this, everyone except Yuwentuo revealed expressions of immense excitement.

After all, becoming one of the Shrek Seven Devils was the dream of every Shrek Academy student.

Although Xiaoxiao was dissatisfied with the academy due to its treatment of Yuwentuo, she had also grown up idolizing the Shrek Seven Devils. Before leaving the academy with Yuwentuo in the future, it would be nice to experience being a temporary Seven Devil.

"Don't get excited just yet. I have one more thing to instruct you on. Your status as reserve members is an academy secret and must not be leaked. Otherwise, your qualification as one of the Seven Devils will be permanently revoked," Xuan Zi admonished.

"Yes!"

"Alright, dismiss. From now on, you will train under me. There is about a month left until this year's Soul Dueling Grand Competition. I will take you to train together with the current Seven Devils. I hope you will seize this precious opportunity and improve your strength as much as possible." After admonishing everyone, Xuan Zi announced their dismissal.

Just as everyone was dispersing and he too was preparing to leave, Yan Shaozhe suddenly approached him.

"Shaozhe, what do you need from me?" Xuan Zi asked.

"Elder Xuan, I know you will personally train these children. The others are fine, but there's one fellow among them..."

"You mean Yuwentuo, right? I noticed it just now. When I mentioned they were about to become the Shrek Seven Devils, the excitement of the others was genuine. Only he remained as calm as a pool of stagnant water. He doesn't want to become one of the Shrek Seven Devils at all, or rather, he disdains becoming one." Xuan Zi, after all, was a seasoned man of over one hundred and fifty years; how could he not see what Yan Shaozhe could see?

"Then Elder Xuan, what do you mean?"

Xuan Zi shook his head. "Actually, I don't know what to do either. Although Yuwentuo has no affection for our Shrek, he saved Xiao Tao, and his kindness to our Shrek is real. Moreover, he also became one of the Shrek Seven Devils by defeating all his opponents fair and square. From any perspective, the academy should provide him with the resources he deserves."

"Elder Xuan, I understand this. Since Yuwentuo earned these through his strength, I naturally won't think of withholding anything. However, I know that soon, you will also bestow upon them an identity. Based on my understanding of that Yuwentuo, he will most likely refuse and then choose to go solo. I think, as teachers, if the children encounter danger, it is still more important to protect our own members first. Elder Xuan, I believe you wouldn't want what happened back then to occur again," Yan Shaozhe said. "Although I don't want to, the Shrek Seven Devils are Shrek Academy's most important team. Yuwentuo is truly an unstable factor."

Xuan Zi's hand, which was raising his drink, paused. He knew what incident Yan Shaozhe was referring to.

Back then, twelve inner courtyard disciples had gotten separated from their teachers in the Star Dou Great Forest and ended up encountering a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Twelve top geniuses, and only four survived.

And he was the teacher leading the team that time! Eight out of twelve died in battle; that was also the most tragic incident in Shrek's history. He truly couldn't shirk the blame.

"Shaozhe, I understand what you mean. But on the premise of ensuring the safety of the other students, I will still try to at least save his life. After all, it is always our Shrek that owes him!" Xuan Zi sighed, looking up at the sky.

He had understood Yan Shaozhe's implied meaning.

It was somewhat ruthless, but it was correct. The Shrek Seven Devils had always been the academy's most important organization, and no unstable factors could be allowed.

To consider the overall situation, perhaps sometimes, one truly had to sacrifice the individual.

As for the blame, let him bear it. Anyway, he was already laden with guilt; he wasn't afraid to bear a little more.

The next day, the rigorous training officially began.

But—

"Yuwentuo, you don't need to participate in any of my training. Go practice on your own," Xuan Zi said right from the start.

Xiaoxiao was immediately dissatisfied. "Elder Xuan, what do you mean by this? Tuo Tuo also became one of the Shrek Seven Devils fair and square. Why are you unwilling to teach him?"