Douluo Dalu - Volume 08 - Emperor Team Page 6
“We should let them rest a while. When we return, we’ll give them half a month of vacation. They can do whatever they wish. Afterwards I will consider when to begin the third stage training.”
“Ah? There’s still a third stage?”
Besides Tang San, the other six couldn’t help but simultaneously cry out in alarm.
Grandmaster only swept his flat gaze over them, his face also recovering to its traditional rigidity,
“Why? You have any complaints?”
“No, no, of course not. Grandmaster, you are the wisest. Let alone the third stage, even if it’s the fourth or fifth, we will certainly be able to persevere.”
Oscar rushed to reply. The others were all inwardly wiping sweatdrops.
They all had to admit that Grandmaster’s training methods undoubtedly had superb results, but nobody wanted to think back to the suffering they had experienced. The first and second stages were already so difficult, what could that third stage training be?
At that moment, a person was strolling over. Before he reached them, his voice preceded him,
“Dean Flender, vice dean Zhao Wuji, are you well? Disciple Qin Ming pays his respects.”
The arrival was precisely Emperor Team’s coach teacher Qin Ming, with just a few rapid steps, he kneeled before Flender and Zhao Wuji. Right now, he was already completely without the controlled calm he had before the Emperor Team, his eyes shone with emotion.
Flender used his hand to prop up the glasses on his nose,
“I still thought you’d forgotten us long ago, you stinking brat.”
Zhao Wuji pulled up Qin Ming from the ground, sizing him up, then laughed out loud.
“Good brat, you’re more and more ferocious. It seems that it won’t be much longer before you catch up to us old codgers.”
Qin Ming deferentially put his hands down and stood up,
“Regardless of how long, the two dean’s are always Qin Ming’s teachers, Qin Ming will also forever be a disciple of Shrek Academy.”
Looking at the scene in front, the Shrek Seven Devils couldn’t help but be dumbstruck. Although they didn’t know what Qin Ming was actually doing, they had clearly seen Qin Ming at the entrance on the other side of the spirit fighting ring.
This person clearly was very closely related to Emperor Team, but hearing the meaning in his words, wouldn’t he be…...
Flender raised his hand, clapping hard at Qin Ming’s shoulder,
“It’s already been so many years since you left the Academy, but you still are as awkward as before. Come, I’ll give you introductions, this is Grandmaster, these other seven little monsters you just now had a look at in the spirit fighting ring.”
Qin Ming first deferentially saluted Grandmaster, furthermore with the courtesy of a disciple,
“Hello, Grandmaster.”
Grandmaster leaned to the side, without accepting his courtesy calmly saying:
“No need to be polite.”
Qin Ming looked at Grandmaster not accepting his courtesy and couldn’t help be a bit cold, to the side Flender smiled:
“You are his nephew’s teacher, in this respect you and he are of the same generation, of course he won’t accept your courtesy.”
Qin Ming puzzled looked at Flender, in Grandmaster’s eyes was a resentful light, apparently rebuking Flender for revealing his background.
Flender grinned, saying:
“Everyone here’s on our side, you don’t have to hide it. Don’t tell me you insist on me not telling everyone that Yu Tian-Heng is your nephew[ (侄子) The son of a brother.]?”
“What?”
The Shrek Seven Devils practically simultaneously cried out in shock, how could they have expected that Grandmaster would actually be born from the seven great clans, and even the one possessing the most attack power, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan.
Grandmaster’s expression immediately became gloomy,
“You already told them. Flender, I told you repeatedly that me and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan haven’t had any relationship for a long time.”
Leaving behind these words, Grandmaster turned around and left for the outside.
Tang San stepped forward wanting to catch up to his Teacher, but Grandmaster raised his hand to stop him,
“You still have to go calculate the points from this month’s spirit fights, you will later return with Flender. I have some business.”
Following Grandmaster with his eyes, Tang San somewhat puzzled looked at Flender. In his heart he already gradually came to understand the reason. No wonder when Grandmaster mentioned the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan that time his expression was a bit peculiar.
Originally he was from such a formidable Spirit Master clan, in that kind of clan, possessing such a feeble variant spirit as San Pao, if it was him, perhaps he also…...
Flender somewhat remorsefully said:
“It’s my shooting my mouth off. Never mind it, Xiao Gang is already long since used to this.”
Qin Ming drew a long breath,
“I really didn’t expect that Grandmaster unexpectedly was Tian-Heng’s uncle.”
Flender’s expression very quickly recovered to normal, saying to the Shrek Seven Devils:
“You’re certainly very baffled about why Qin Ming would come here. It’s actually very simple, he was also once like you, a person of the Shrek Academy. Furthermore he was still once our most outstanding student. Shrek Academy’s first graduate. Mubai, little San, Xiao Wu, not long ago you reduced the thirtieth rank speed record that was set by just Qin Ming.”
Qin Ming smiled faintly to the Shrek Seven Devils, saying:
“Hello all juniors. Teacher Flender, it seems our Shrek Academy’s growth is even better than before.”
Zhao Wuji to the side somewhat helplessly said:
“What ‘better’, these children are the Academy’s last batch of students.”
Qin Ming was inwardly alarmed, subconsciously saying:
“Don’t tell me the Academy’s financial problems still haven’t been settled?”
Once the words were out he became conscious of his mistake, looking toward Flender with a somewhat embarrassed expression.
Flender sighed,
“It’s a fact, we’re not hiding it. Furthermore, we’re also tired. Along with the advancement of age, we no longer have the impulses of youth. After waiting for these children to graduate, I think, we can also go to something classified as our own lives. Qin Ming, you teach those students well, they can all be regarded as elites.”
Qin Ming smiled wryly:
“It’s not that I teach well, rather that those children possess superb talent and background on their own. I also don’t have the attraction capable of teaching them, rather our Academy has enough things to attract them.”
“Eh? Saying this, you’re an Academy teacher?”
Flender somewhat astonished looked at him.
Qin Ming nodded, saying:
“Teacher Flender, right now I’m teaching at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy[ (天斗皇家学院)]. These seven children of Emperor Team are all the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s most outstanding disciples.
Flender chuckled, saying:
“With one look at you, I was reassured about this spirit fight. Fine, here is no place to be talking, come with us to a wine shop. So many years without seeing each other, we’ll chat.”
Qin Ming delightedly nodded agreement, his gaze sweeping over the Shrek Seven Devils one by one, his thoughts secretly moving.
He had clearly heard what Flender said, he also very clearly knew what kind of record he had held at the Shrek Academy, and unexpectedly three of these seven children had already broken his record, it was obvious their present age shouldn’t be high.
Chapter 053: Shrek, Gold Level Spirit Fighting Team
Part 1 (TL by Bagelson)
Qin Ming thought to himself, the Shrek Seven Devils’ circumstances should definitely be the same as his. In other words
, the Shrek Seven Devils before him should be even younger than the Emperor Team’s seven students fostered at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, and also more outstanding. He was also only too well aware of the Shrek Academy’s circumstances. With the Academy’s circumstances like that, unexpectedly able to foster these genius Spirit Master, what did this imply?
The Shrek Seven Devils’ gazes were at this moment all focused on Qin Ming, the previous fight to them was so challenging, right now it turned out the opponents’ teacher actually was their senior, this kind of feeling to them was fantastic, and also somewhat strange.
Flender turned to the Shrek Seven Devils, saying:
“Well, you go settle your points first. Afterwards return at once. Wuji, Qin Ming, we’ll leave.”
Flender’s trio left, only leaving the Shrek Seven Devils, right now, the seven with the help of Oscar’s recovery sausage had already recovered a lot of their physical strength, spirit power had also recovered somewhat.
Ma Hongjun muttered to himself:
“Unexpectedly I was already so awesome, even the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s elite were unable to beat me. Haha, I really am talented.”
Dai Mubai grumpily hit the top of Fatty’s head,
“Talented your head. Was the Emperor Team beaten by you? That was little San being awesome. If we had to rely on you, perhaps we would long ago have been beaten until we pissed in terror.”
Fatty grinned, saying:
“Boss Dai, no need to say that. Didn’t Grandmaster say we are one entity, each person contributes, little San is awesome, but I, Fatty, also have real skill. However, third brother, your younger brother thanks you.”
Xiao Wu baffled looked at Fatty, saying:
“You’re thanking little San for what?”
Fatty chuckled, looking at Tang San with an expression clearly showing some gratitude,
“Although I, Fatty, am not regarded as clever, I absolutely am not a fool. When little San confronted that shield attack, he never resorted to using Oscar’s mushroom sausage to dodge. Of course it was because I was behind him with Oscar and Ning Rongrong. Otherwise, if he had only taken it a bit easy and flown off, then what would those two Black Tortoises have been looking at?”
Tang San smiling said:
“Weren’t you just saying that we are one entity, I can never betray a teammate. Everyone are our people, there’s no need for words of gratitude, if I show an opening, will you not also just like that come to my aid? Boss Dai, let’s leave. After drawing the points and changing spirit fighter level we’ll go back early. Oh, that’s right, just now senior Qin Ming said the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was what kind of academy?”
Dai Mubai was speechless a while,
“Little San, you’re not saying, you don’t even know about Heaven Dou Imperial Academy?”
Tang San scratched his head, saying:
“I really don’t know!”
To the side Xiao Wu nodded,
“I also don’t know. Don’t tell me they’re very famous?”
Ning Rongrong said:
“How can it be described as ‘famous’. Heaven Dou Imperial College was founded by the Heaven Dou Empire’s imperial family. Throughout history the dean of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy has always been a concurrent position for the Heaven Dou Empire’s regent. Famous, you ask? In Heaven Dou Empire the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy is the single largest Advanced Spirit Master Academy. Every kind of facility is perfect beyond imagination. Originally, if I hadn’t been enrolled at Shrek Academy, I might have gone there.”
Dai Mubai said:
“Only it’s a pity, although Heaven Dou Academy is good in itself, their connection to the imperial family brings major restrictions. The Heaven Dou Imperial Academy’s first requirement for accepting students is that the student has to be a noble, making a lot of remarkable commoner students unable to join. Also precisely because the students are nobles leads to the facilities being faultless and the teacher’s strength formidable and thus the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy is always the first ranked, but not a lot of famous Spirit Masters appear from there.”
Royal family connection. Tang San slowly nodded, he wasn’t envious of the other academy’s facilities, he was only somewhat curious about this Academy, that’s all. It was no wonder the Emperor Team members all possessed such powerful spirits, unexpectedly it was because they came from this kind of famous academy.
Oscar suddenly said:
“Boss Dai, Tang San, did you see how high senior Qin Ming’s present rank is?”
Dai Mubai looked blank,
“Going by senior’s appearance, he should already be over thirty years old. The Academy’s previous record was thirtieth rank at age fourteen, still two months earlier than you. Like this it would appear senior Qin Ming is at least fiftieth ranked. At thirty already over fiftieth rank, truly powerful. No wonder he could become a teacher at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.”
Tang San slowly nodded, expressing approval of Dai Mubai’s conjecture.
Oscar shook his head, saying:
“I don’t see it like that. At fiftieth rank becoming a teacher at an Advanced Spirit Master Academy is admittedly no problem. But what you must take into account is that Qin Ming brought the Emperor Team. Then, his position at Heaven Dou Imperial Academy will inevitably be very high. Without guaranteed strength, is this possible? I think that even if he isn’t sixtieth rank, then perhaps he isn’t far from it.”
Fatty was clearly somewhat impatient with standing here,
“Fine. Let’s go. If you want to know senior Qin Ming’s rank, just go back and ask. There’s no need to stand here and guess.”
One month of spirit fighting had at last ended, defeating the Emperor Team, the Shrek Seven Devils obtained a team spirit fighting record of twenty eight complete victories, furthermore according to the agreement between Grandmaster and Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, apart from Oscar and Ning Rongrong, each person would raise their one versus one fighting record by one bout. And besides Fatty who didn’t have a partner, the other six each obtained one two versus two victory record. After so many spirit fights, each person was somewhat curious about their points. They also didn’t know what kind of degree their points from successive victories could reach.
This couldn’t just be about points, at the same time there was the award money. All were today, on the last day of the month, calculated and distributed.
Without waiting for the seven to go to the specialized point calculation area, that manager Ao already took the initiative to come to them, asking the seven to come to a high level Spirit Master area specially dedicated to calculate points.
Manager Ao’s face was currently flushed with success, Shrek Seven Devils prevailed over Emperor Team, not only averting losses for Suotuo Great Spirit Arena, but furthermore making the Great Spirit Arena a large profit. To these outstanding Spirit Masters, Suotuo Great Spirit Arena naturally wouldn’t be stingy.
Manager Ao handed over a black card to Shrek Seven Devils team captain Dai Mubai,
“This is the agreed upon sum of ten thousand gold spirit coins, mister team captain. This black card is usable at any bank on the Continent, and can be directly converted into the corresponding amount.”
Dai Mubai also wasn’t polite, directly taking the black card and placing it in his chest,
“Manager Ao, could you calculate our points now. We’re still tired, hoping to return early to rest.”
“Of course, of course.”
Manager Ao was exceptionally polite, hastily gesturing for a staff member to the side to calculate this past month’s points for the Shrek Seven Devils.
He had clearly seen today’s team spirit battle with his own eyes, Tang San was admittedly remarkable, but he regarded Dai Mubai’s and Zhu Zhuqing’s spirit fusion ability as even more significant. As a matter of fact, among Spirit Masters, the appearance of the spirit fusion ability was extremely rare, once the users’ strength increased a certain degree, then, the spirit fusion
ability would be an existence opposing Heaven. To young Spirit Masters with this kind of potential, the Great Spirit Arena absolutely hoped to entice them. Therefore to Dai Mubai, this manager Ao was even more polite. He already thought, next month, when the Shrek Seven Devils again came to join spirit fights, he would look after them especially well, as far as possible winning over these youngsters with outstanding strength. But how could he know that this was the last spirit fight of the Shrek Seven Devils at the Suotuo Great Spirit Arena.
The calculation results appeared very quickly. The staff member held out a calculation form:
“Evil Eye White Tiger: Because of there being more than three months between previous months’ fights and this month’s first fight, and previously being without a record of five successive victories, previous months’ obtained spirit fight victories will not be counted cumulatively with this month’s successive victories.
One versus one spirit fights, this months achievement: twenty six wins and two losses, among these, the two lost bouts separating fifteen bouts out of twenty seven bouts, therefore, the number of bouts with five or more successive victories are divided into two calculations, altogether ten bouts, five bouts with ten successive victories or more.
Obtained points: 609.
Two versus two spirit fights, Dual Winged White Tiger combination member, seventeen wins and eleven losses, among them two bouts with five or more successive victories.
Obtained points: 24.
Team spirit fights, Shrek Seven Devils team captain, twenty eight victories, among them five bouts with five or more successive victories, eighteen bouts with ten successive victories or more.
Obtained points: 1855.
Obtained points at the start of the month: 3, this month’s obtained points, grand total of 2488, overall obtained points: 2491. Spirit fighter badge advances to silver spirit fighter level.”
Finishing the announcement, the staff member handed over a silver spirit fighter badge already prepared according to Dai Mubai’s remaining record. Furthermore handing over another black card, containing the gold coin bonus for successive victories.
“Sausage Monopoly: Prior to this month without a spirit fight record. This month’s performance: