Chapter 580: Ye Xishui You're Actually a Rank 98 Super Douluo!
At the entrance of Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao hovered momentarily in mid air before continuing forward. Although they had been staying close to the academy for the past few days, "close" was only relative when considering their status as Ultimate Douluo.
Suddenly, a warm and gentle male voice called out: "Grand Worship, Senior Long, I didn't expect you both to personally visit the academy. May I ask what brings you here?"
The next moment, Ye Yulin appeared before them, his face carrying a warm smile as he cupped his hands in greeting. He radiated a sense of politeness, almost as if he truly regarded himself as a junior seeking to assist his elders.
It wasn't that he wanted to be so humble it was simply that, as a Rank 90 Titled Douluo and a Rank 9 Soul Engineer, he was no match for either of these two figures in sheer strength.
Furthermore, within the Sun Moon Empire's circle of Soul Engineers, Ye Xishui was infamous for her unpredictable temper. If he didn't show the proper respect, she could very well lash out violently.
Just moments ago, he had spotted the two figures approaching via a high altitude detection soul tool developed by the empire. With no other choice, he stepped forward to intercept them.
After all, this was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Engineering Academy, which also housed Mingde Hall, a vital hub of the empire's talent and future.
Allowing two Ultimate Douluo from the Holy Spirit Cult to enter unchecked?
That was a risk he couldn't afford to take.
Even though the Emperor had dealings with the Holy Spirit Cult, Ye Yulin still didn't trust these two in the slightest.
Ye Xishui was a given she was practically the queen of evil soul masters.
Though she had been granted the title of Grand Worship due to both the previous and current emperor's favoritism, she had never truly integrated into the Sun Moon Empire's Worship Hall and did not consider herself one of them.
As for Long Xiaoyao, though he had once been known for justice and righteousness, that was centuries ago. Now, he had long since turned his back on that path, serving as the Chief Worship of the Holy Spirit Cult.
Could someone like that still be considered a good person?
"Ye Yulin, is Kong Deming still in seclusion? I need to enter the academy to discuss an important matter with him."
Ye Xishui's tone was calm, but there was an underlying sharpness to her words.
Ye Yulin hesitated.
In truth, he wasn't sure if Kong Deming had left seclusion yet.
He had been stationed at the academy's front gates, making it impossible to immediately confirm the situation in the Third Laboratory.
With measured patience, he replied, "Grand Worship, if you don't mind waiting here, I can transmit a message to Dean Jing Hongchen to inquire about Elder Kong's status."
Ye Xishui frowned, her eyes flashing with icy coldness.
"What? Are you saying I'm not welcome here? Ye Yulin, is Kong Deming truly in seclusion, or is that just an excuse to delay me?"
Although she had acknowledged Long Xiaoyao's reasoning earlier, as someone who had once toyed with both Mu En and Long Xiaoyao, she wasn't the type to blindly believe everything she was told.
If she wanted to test whether Long Xiaoyao was still as devoted to her as he had been a century ago, she couldn't afford to blindly follow his every word.
As soon as she finished speaking, an oppressive aura erupted from her, surging toward Ye Yulin like an overwhelming tidal wave.
Ye Yulin immediately felt a massive weight bearing down on him. His breath grew ragged, and he clenched his jaw tightly.
Although Rank 9 Soul Engineers could contend with Super Douluo, in terms of pure soul power, he was still only a Rank 90 Titled Douluo.
Compared to Ye Xishui, an Ultimate Douluo who had long surpassed this level, the gap was enormous.
Instinctively, he wanted to send a transmission to summon reinforcements from the Worship Hall.
Even if Ye Xishui detected his transmission, resisting her alone would be far too difficult.
It wasn't that he feared she would kill him outright her relationship with Kong Deming made that unlikely.
But if he backed down, wouldn't that mean losing face for Kong Deming?
Just then, a wave of silver light rippled out in front of Ye Yulin, surging outward like water ripples dispersing an oncoming force.
The pressure on Ye Yulin instantly diminished, and his face lit up with joy.
"Elder Kong, you've emerged from seclusion!"
A moment later, Kong Deming's figure materialized in front of Ye Yulin.
At the same time, the silver light abruptly expanded, surging toward Ye Xishui like a fierce tidal wave.
Boom!
The invisible clash of forces sent shockwaves rippling through the air.
Ye Xishui staggered slightly, her body swaying before she managed to regain her footing.
Her expression twisted into one of shock.
In stark contrast, Kong Deming remained completely unmoved, standing firm as though the previous exchange had been utterly insignificant to him.
Inside the Third Laboratory, three figures observed the scene through their shared spiritual detection.
Jing Hongchen's face was filled with disbelief.
"Ye Xishui actually lost in a direct clash of auras? She's an Ultimate Douluo! She's not some pseudo extreme level like Xuan Zi, who only temporarily reached this level by burning his life force!"
Xuan Ziwen murmured in awe, "All thanks to Yuhao's Qiankun Creation Pill. If it weren't for that, Elder Kong wouldn't have been able to overpower her. Before, he might not have been able to suppress Ye Xishui like this."
Unlike the others, Huo Yuhao remained calm he had anticipated this outcome.
In the original timeline, when Kong Deming first appeared, he had slightly lost out in a clash against Ye Xishui's aura.
But now?
Not only was Kong Deming a Rank 10 Soul Engineer, but he had also reached Rank 98 as a Super Douluo.
For him to dominate the aura clash this time was completely expected.
At the academy entrance, Ye Xishui stared at Kong Deming in utter disbelief.
"Impossible! Kong Deming, you've reached Rank 98?! Just a while ago, you were only Rank 95! How could your cultivation improve so quickly at this stage?!"
Long Xiaoyao immediately stepped forward, shielding Ye Xishui behind him while keeping his gaze locked on Kong Deming with a wary expression.
"Kong Deming… it seems you've been hiding your true strength for a long time. You must have reached Rank 98 much earlier but deliberately concealed it. I never thought you were this scheming."
He considered his theory entirely reasonable.
After all, even for a once in a generation prodigy, it was impossible to ascend from Rank 95 to Rank 98 in such a short time.
As for some external method of rapid cultivation it wasn't entirely out of the question, but he couldn't think of any viable methods.
Even if an Ultimate Douluo passed down their power, the Sun Moon Empire had never produced a native Ultimate Douluo before.
Kong Deming gazed at the two of them, his expression unreadable.
He had no intention of revealing that he had consumed a Qiankun Creation Pill it was far too precious.
Similarly, he saw no need to confirm or deny Long Xiaoyao's baseless speculation.
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