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Dugu Bo seemed to notice Ye Wen's gaze and followed it. When he saw that Ye Wen was looking at the Tianshui Academy team, he chuckled mischievously.
"Jie jie jie, Xiao Wen, don't tell me you've taken an interest in those young ladies from the Tianshui Academy? Are Yan'er and the others not enough for you? It seems I'll have to go back and have a word with them."
Ye Wen rolled his eyes. 'Teacher, you've got way too much of that Soul Hall vibe. Decent people don't laugh like that.'
Of course, Ye Wen didn't say these words aloud. Instead, he calmly replied:
"What are you thinking, Teacher? I just noticed a promising talent and was considering extending an invitation after the match to join our Medical Alliance."
His words immediately drew the attention of those around him. In this VIP seating area, no one had cultivation below Soul Sage level, and everyone present had sharp senses. Since Ye Wen hadn't concealed his intentions, the influential figures in the audience quickly turned their gazes toward the Tianshui Academy.
'Hmm… No wonder it's the Tianshui Academy—they're all beauties.'
But beauty was always the least noteworthy trait of a person.
What truly intrigued these powerful figures was the promising talent Ye Wen had mentioned. After all, who wouldn't want a potential star?
Emperor Xue Ye, constrained by his status, couldn't directly inquire. However, Ning Fengzhi had no such reservations. Moreover, as Ye Wen's father-in-law, he leaned over and softly asked:
"Xiao Wen, who exactly is this promising talent you speak of?"
Ye Wen inwardly sighed. 'I already said I'm interested in her, and you're still trying to poach her?'
Still, Ye Wen was used to Ning Fengzhi's constant flip-flopping and self-destructive tendencies. He also believed that when it came to recruitment, no one here could compete with the advantages of his Medical Alliance. Pointing a finger, he said:
"It's the captain of the Tianshui Academy team, Shui Bing'er. Her martial soul is the Ice Phoenix, and she's already reached level 43 at just 16 years old. With her potential, combined with the resources we can provide, she's absolutely destined to become a Title Douluo. Moreover, she has a younger sister whose cultivation isn't far behind hers. From what I know, they also have a spirit fusion technique. If they joined our Medical Alliance, they'd undoubtedly become pillars of strength. That's why I want to recruit them."
The influential figures in the VIP seats were surprised by Ye Wen's straightforwardness. One explosive revelation after another kept coming.
Title Douluo potential, spirit fusion technique, and twin sisters! Each point was a major advantage!
Most importantly, her martial soul was the Ice Phoenix! Such a martial soul would remain among the top-tier human martial souls, whether in the era of Legend of the Dragon King twenty thousand years later or even further into the future.
At once, the heavyweights in the audience began breathing heavily. Even Emperor Xue Ye couldn't maintain his composure any longer. He quickly summoned his brother, Prince Xue Xing, who was busy conspicuously handing fruits to Ning Fengzhi.
No words were exchanged between the two brothers—just a brief exchange of glances. Prince Xue Xing hurriedly retreated. Clearly, he intended to take advantage of the fact that the influential figures couldn't leave their seats and go recruit Shui Bing'er while he had the chance.
Ning Fengzhi instinctively grew anxious. Although the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect already had two Title Douluos, what faction wouldn't want more?
However, at this moment, Ning Fengzhi noticed Ye Wen's calm demeanor.
The sly Ning Fengzhi, combining Ye Wen's open disclosure of Shui Bing'er's information, instantly realized that his son-in-law must have a plan and thus calmed down.
Ye Wen's confidence stemmed naturally from his deep understanding of the Tianshui Academy and the Five Elemental Academies.
In Ye Wen's opinion, the Elephant Armor Academy shouldn't really count as an elemental academy, but the original storyline classified it as such, placing it in the "earth" position.
However, after the Elephant Armor Sect betrayed the Tian Dou Empire, the Elephant Armor Academy was kicked out of the Tian Dou faction. The original Five Elemental Academies became the Four Elemental Academies, which were then suppressed by the Spirit Hall. Eventually, they merged into a single Four Elements Academy.
Later, they ended up seeking refuge with the Shrek Academy—a rather pitiful outcome.
After all, these four academies weren't sects. At their core, they were family factions. Though they technically belonged to the Tian Dou nobility camp, during actual conflicts, only the Thunder Academy, as remnants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, provided some assistance. The other three academies played no significant role.
This was typical neutrality—prioritizing self-preservation above all else.
Thus, during this period of tension between the two empires and the Spirit Hall, the neutral-leaning Tianshui Academy had never been successfully recruited by the Tian Dou Imperial Family before. What made them think it would be different now?
As Ye Wen expected, Prince Xue Xing did indeed go to the contestants' area to try and recruit the Tianshui Academy.
But the result was obvious. Prince Xue Xing returned shortly, looking disheartened.
Prince Xue Xing whispered to Emperor Xue Ye, both men visibly displeased.
Every move made by the influential figures was closely watched. Their earlier synchronized gaze toward the Tianshui Academy had drawn the attention of many spectators. Coupled with the Tianshui Academy's beautiful and elegant teachers and students, they quickly captured the attention of most of the audience. Even the first match of Shrek Academy went unnoticed.
Ye Wen glanced over as well, though his expression was filled with mockery.
Shrek undoubtedly defeated the second team, a group of spoiled brats, but so what?
Even if these brats were useless, they were still the children of influential families and members of the official academy. Shrek Academy lived under the Tian Dou Empire's shadow, yet they humiliated the empire's academy so openly.
Did they really think healing them afterward would erase the insult of being utterly crushed?
Ye Wen couldn't fathom how these incompetent fools managed to survive this long. If not for clinging to Tang San, the protagonist, every single one of them would have met an untimely demise due to their reckless behavior.
Emperor Xue Ye was already furious that Prince Xue Xing failed to recruit the Tianshui Academy. Now, seeing his empire's official second-in-command humiliated so thoroughly, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. His gaze toward the Shrek Academy grew increasingly hostile.
Then, Xue Ye subtly glanced at the empty seat reserved for Yu Yuanzhen. If he remembered correctly, the predecessor of the Shrek Academy was originally the academy founded by the daughter of Yu Luomian, the second-in-command of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Xue Ye: If not for the current manpower shortage in the Tian Dou Empire, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would have dared to humiliate my empire like this—it's a path to death!
Ye Wen glanced at the influential figures around him. Seeing that none of them made further moves to recruit anyone, he chuckled lightly and said to Ning Fengzhi:
"Father-in-law, don't you want to give it a try?"
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