N-A-A Chapter 516 Preface to the Talks
Chapter 516 Preface to the Talks
The tavern in the west of Mingdu is located in a secluded alley. Its appearance is simple and low-key, almost blending in with the surrounding buildings.
There is a mottled wooden sign hanging at the door of the tavern, with the three words "Zuixianju" engraved on it. Although it is a bit old, it still reveals a sense of elegance.
Pushing open the heavy wooden door, a burst of ancient wood fragrance wafts into your nose.
The interior decoration of the pub is equally antique. The wooden floors and walls appear simple and heavy. Several old-fashioned oil lamps are suspended on the ceiling, emitting a soft light.
There are several round wooden tables in the center of the pub, surrounded by simple wooden chairs. Simple ceramic wine jugs and cups are placed on the tables, exuding a faint aroma of wine.
There is also a small stage in the corner with a guqin on it, as if waiting for the arrival of an artist.
The windows of the pub are very small, through which you can see the slightly dim alley outside. It can be seen that compared with the high-tech buildings unique to Mingdu, this place has retained a relatively traditional atmosphere.
In this exceptionally quiet atmosphere, representatives from all parties arrived at the same time, and the entire tavern was filled with a tense and secretive atmosphere.
"It looks like they will be here soon." Ma Xiaotao said in a low voice, looking around vigilantly.
"Well, stay alert." Xu Jiujiu nodded, tapping the table lightly with his fingers, "Everything goes according to plan."
The first to arrive were representatives from Shrek Academy, the captain of this Elite Soul Master Competition, Bei Bei, and Zhang Lexuan, the senior sister from the inner courtyard of Shrek Academy.
Looking at Xu Jiujiu who had already found a seat and was waiting, Beibei smiled and greeted her, "Princess Jiujiu, it's been a long time. The last time we met was at the last All-Continent Elite Soul Master Competition."
Xu Jiujiu smiled and responded, "That's true. After all, I'm very busy with my work in Qiling Tower, so even in Shrek City in the past few years, I haven't seen Captain Beibei."
"But I have to correct one thing. I am no longer the princess of the Xing Luo Empire, so you can relax a little and just call me Jiujiu."
"Now I am just the wife of my fiancé, representing Qiling Tower."
After saying that, Xu Jiujiu took out a silver token with the words "Qi Ling" written on it.
Looking at the indication on the token and the terrifying aura left by the original owner, Beibei had no doubt about its authenticity.
It seems that the news that the eldest princess of the Xingluo Empire was abolished by the Xingluo Empire and became a member of the Qi Ling Tower is true.
What I didn't expect was that I would become Xu Xingyu's fiancée. Didn't he still have Wang Dong'er, Jiang Nannan and others? Wouldn't he take them all in?
When Beibei was daydreaming in his mind, he saw Ma Xiaotao beside Xu Jiujiu, which made him frown.
He was very familiar with Ma Xiaotao. After all, the captain of the last Soul Master Competition was Ma Xiaotao.
At the same time, she is also the direct disciple of Yan Shaozhe, the dean of the Wuhun Department. Considering that Yan Shaozhe's teacher is his great-great-grandfather Mu En, Beibei has to call her senior sister.
Originally, with the help of Xu Xingyu, she purified the evil spirit in her martial soul and evolved from the original evil fire phoenix to a fire phoenix with ultimate fire (Beibei didn't know that Ma Xiaotao's martial soul had actually become Suzaku). Then, she was regarded by people led by Xuan Lao as a candidate for the leader of the Poseidon Pavilion, just like Zhang Lexuan.
As a result, after she applied for graduation last year, she rejected the academy's invitation to become a member of the Sea God Pavilion and instead joined the Qi Ling Pagoda, saying that she wanted to repay the Qi Ling Pagoda for helping her solve her martial soul problems.
Due to the terrifying power of the Qi Ling Pagoda and the fact that Shrek Academy may need the help of the Qi Ling Pagoda in the future, the elders of the Poseidon Pavilion can only suffer this loss in silence.
And now Ma Xiaotao not only appears here, but her strength seems to be comparable to that of the senior sister beside him, which means that in just a few years Ma Xiaotao has broken through from Soul Emperor to the level of Titled Douluo.
Xu Jiujiu's strength may not have improved so dramatically, but his strength should at least be at the Soul Saint level.
If he was not just over 20 years old, Xu Jiujiu would most likely become one of the biggest rivals of Shrek Academy in this elite soul master competition.
However, when we think about the strength shown by Wang Dong'er and others in the first match of Qi Ling Pagoda without displaying their spirit rings.
Bei Bei actually already suspected whether the average cultivation level of each member of the Qi Ling Tower team was around Soul Emperor, which would be very terrifying.
If this is true, he may not be able to maintain the glory of Shrek Academy for ten thousand years.
This made Beibei feel a little discouraged involuntarily. The glory of ten thousand years might be destroyed in this Elite Soul Master Competition. Anyone would feel upset about this.
However, what Beibei didn't know was that compared to Xu Jiujiu and Ma Xiaotao, he should be more wary of the two men in black beside them.
Zhang Lexuan, as a Titled Douluo, knows this best.
Ever since Ma Xiaotao left, the important task of being the candidate for the leader of Poseidon Pavilion fell on her shoulders.
Therefore, apart from working hard to build good relations between the academy and the Qi Ling Tower, Zhang Lexuan spent the rest of his time practicing.
This means that although she is only a newly promoted Titled Douluo, her strength and perception far exceed those of Titled Douluo of the same level, and she can even compete with weaker Super Douluo.
And according to her perception, the two men in black were extremely powerful, and much stronger than herself.
In the entire Poseidon Pavilion, the only one who could compete with the two in strength was Elder Xuan. As for Yan Shaozhe and Elder Song, both of them were Level 97 Super Douluo, maybe they could compete with them, but she was not sure.
However, it is normal for Zhang Lexuan to have such thoughts. After all, the true identities of these two are the Red King, ranked eighth among the ten most ferocious beasts, and the Demon Queen Zi Ji, ranked tenth.
Both are super soul beasts that have cultivated for more than 300,000 years. The former is a super soul beast with some pure true dragon blood flowing in its veins, while the latter is a rising star among the existing dragon clan, the patriarch of the Abyss Demon Dragon clan, and, like Di Tian, a true dragon soul beast that remains in the world.
It is very normal for them to have the fighting power to compete with Super Douluo above level 97.
As for why Zhang Lexuan was interested in Xu Jiujiu and Ma Xiaotao's two bodyguards, it was because she thought that one of the light mages who got along very well with her would also come along.
After some investigation, she found that this person did not come with Qi Ling Pagoda, which made her a little disappointed.
I don’t know what Zhang Lexuan’s attitude will be after she knows the truth about that person?