Chapter 91: Qin Ming — I Will Always Be a Member of Shrek!
Unfortunately, his body could no longer endure much longer under the effects of chronic poisoning.
The diary continued.
[Of course, whether Emperor Xue Ye is anxious or not has nothing to do with me.]
[I'm a practical person. Since I've joined the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, enjoyed its top-tier Mimicry Training Ground, and received scholarships—]
[Then, during my time here, I should naturally contribute something to the academy.]
[For example, helping the academy win a championship or something.]
[I don't want people pointing at my back in the future, calling me an ungrateful wolf who "eats from the bowl and then curses the one who fed him."]
[As for the future?]
[Heaven Dou Royal Academy is indeed just a stepping stone for me.]
[Whether I remain in the empire, join another faction, or establish my own force, that's a matter for later.]
[But at the very least, parting on good terms and owing each other nothing is a basic moral boundary.]
[However, when it comes to our highly valued Teacher Qin Ming—]
[At a certain critical moment in the future, the choice he makes will truly chill the hearts of the Heaven Dou imperial family and the three education committee members.]
Classroom
Dugu Yan looked at the diary copy in her hands and couldn't help glancing sideways.
"Owe each other nothing… This guy really sees things clearly. He's a bit like Grandpa, someone with firm principles."
As the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, she understood very well the delicate relationship between the imperial family and the sects.
Lin Yuan's attitude of "take the pay, do the job, and leave when it's done" might seem cold, but it was impossible to fault.
At least it was far better than those who spoke of loyalty while stabbing others in the back.
"But he said he might not serve the empire in the future?"
"Could he be planning to join Spirit Hall?"
Thinking of this, Dugu Yan felt slightly uneasy. If Lin Yuan joined Spirit Hall, what would happen to her and her grandfather?
Crown Prince's Residence
Seeing Lin Yuan's monologue about possibly not serving the empire, Qian Renxue's lips curved into a captivating smile.
She laughed—genuinely delighted.
"Good!"
"Very good!"
"Lin Yuan doesn't strongly intend to serve the Heaven Dou imperial family?"
"That's wonderful news for me!"
Qian Renxue was overjoyed.
After all, she wasn't truly Xue Qinghe. If Lin Yuan were a die-hard royal loyalist determined to serve the empire, then with his terrifying talent and system, she would have a real headache.
Now, however, she could try to recruit him.
Well… maybe not exactly recruit him. After all, he could even refuse Sword Douluo Chen Xin's invitation; refusing the Crown Prince would be perfectly normal.
Her current thought was simply to find more reasons to appear beside Lin Yuan.
And if recruitment didn't work, she would have to take another approach.
When she previously interacted with Lin Yuan, she had sensed a trembling reaction from her martial soul.
After thinking about it carefully later, she wondered—could that have been martial soul resonance?
Her martial soul was not the Heaven Dou imperial family's inherited Four-Winged Swan, but the god-level Six-Winged Angel.
Lin Yuan's martial soul, meanwhile, was the god-level God-Killing Spear. Since both possessed god-level martial souls, perhaps a martial soul fusion skill was possible.
Thinking of this, Qian Renxue could barely suppress her excitement.
The benefits would be enormous—strengthening her power, granting additional offensive methods, and most importantly, giving her a reason to frequently appear beside Lin Yuan under the excuse of practicing the martial soul fusion skill.
Even visiting every day wouldn't raise suspicion.
Lin Yuan: But people might suspect you're into men!
After calming down, Qian Renxue frowned slightly at the diary again.
"Still… what's going on with this Qin Ming?"
Since the people Lin Yuan mentioned were rarely simple figures, she had investigated Qin Ming's background after the previous incident.
The imperial family truly intended to cultivate him, and the academy had invested resources in him beyond his level.
But judging from Lin Yuan's writing, Qin Ming would eventually leave Heaven Dou Royal Academy?
Leaving the academy didn't necessarily mean leaving the empire, but it would still chill the imperial family's heart.
After all, there was a huge difference between rising from Heaven Dou Royal Academy to serve the imperial family and joining the imperial family from another force.
The former meant Qin Ming could be considered one of the imperial family's own people.
The latter would merely be cooperation.
[Qin Ming still remembers that he is a member of Shrek, and about four years later, he will bring the Royal Fighting Team to the Suo Tuo Grand Soul Arena for training.]
[The reason given is that a noble invited them for soul battles.]
[But that's actually nonsense. What noble could invite the Royal Fighting Team?]
[Who are its members? The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's first heir, Yu Tianheng! The Poison Douluo's granddaughter, Dugu Yan! And the Shi brothers of the Xuanwu family…]
[Do these people lack money? Fame?]
[They probably wouldn't even bother looking at soul-battle prize money.]
[Qin Ming's trip to the Suo Tuo Grand Soul Arena was likely premeditated. Before the Royal Fighting Team appeared, the Shrek Team had already gained some fame there.]
[Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence? Heaven Dou City isn't exactly close to Suo Tuo City.]
[Even for training, wouldn't the Heaven Dou Grand Soul Arena be better? The quality of soul masters there is higher, and the rewards are greater.]
[Later, during soul battles, they indeed encountered the Shrek Team.]
[If not for the butterfly effect caused by my existence, the seven members of Shrek would have been: Captain Dai Mubai, Vice-Captain Tang San, and members Ma Hongjun, Oscar, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing.]
[At that time, the average soul power level of the Shrek Seven Devils was far lower than that of the Royal Fighting Team.]
[The Royal Fighting Team was composed of Soul Elders with optimal soul ring configurations, while Shrek still had Soul Grandmasters.]
[Logically, it should have been a crushing match.]
[But Tang San is basically a cheater!]
[When the battle reached a stalemate and Xiao Wu was injured, Tang San went berserk and activated the Eight Spider Lances external soul bone behind him!]
[Combined with Tang Sect techniques like Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track and Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, he single-handedly stunned the Royal Fighting Team!]
[Even Yu Tianheng was psychologically crushed.]
Dugu Yan felt shocked reading this.
"Eight Spider Lances? External soul bone?"
"That Tang San… his luck is unbelievable."
Though unwilling to accept it, Lin Yuan's diary had never been wrong, making her even more wary of Tang San.
The next passage made Xiao Wu, sitting beside Lin Yuan, turn pale instantly.
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