69novels Chapter 193 Dai Youheng's Demand for Disclaimer Clause
Chapter 193 Dai Youheng's Demand for Disclaimer Clause
Chapter 193 Dai Youheng's Demand for Disclaimer Clause
Ling Ya stepped forward at the opportune moment, his voice icy, "Your Majesty, Princess, I can testify. I participated in the entire hunt for the 100,000-year-old Abyss Ice Prison Tiger, and I also helped You Heng complete the hunt. When he absorbed the soul ring, his own soul power was pure, with no evil energy generated within him; all the abnormal auras came from the remnants of the soul ring. Now, three months have passed, and judging from his condition, he should have completely refined and controlled that residual evil energy."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!" Zhu Man's shrill voice suddenly rang out. She struggled to stand up, but due to weakness, she fell back into the chair, only able to hiss, "How could Dean Yan's Bright Phoenix Martial Soul perception be wrong? He must have hidden his evil energy. We must investigate thoroughly! Inject the purest Bright Soul Power into his body; stimulated by this, the evil power will surely reveal its true form!"
Upon hearing this, Yan Shaozhe's eyes flashed, and he felt that this method was feasible. He said in a deep voice, "That's right. Your Majesty, in order to ensure fairness and completely dispel any doubts, I suggest that I personally take action and use my Bright Soul Power to examine his meridians and soul core. If he is innocent, he will be fine; if he harbors filth within him, he will have nowhere to hide!"
Xu Jiawei looked at Dai Youheng, "Youheng, what do you think?"
Dai Youheng smiled arrogantly, "The innocent are innocent, and I am willing to accept any investigation. But..."
He abruptly changed the subject, his gaze sharpening as he looked at Yan Shaozhe. "I, Dai Youheng, am not someone to be manipulated at will! Outside Maple Leaf City, Dean Yan attempted to take my life without even asking what happened. If it weren't for Senior Lingya, I would have died unjustly. Today, because of your words, my reputation has been damaged, and I am subjected to this humiliation of a public trial. If the examination proves that I am not an evil spirit master, Your Majesty, how will Dean Yan and Shrek Academy compensate me? They can't let an innocent person like me suffer all this for nothing, can they?"
"That makes sense." Xu Jiujiu immediately chimed in, her voice clear and melodious. She turned her gaze to Yan Shaozhe and his wife. "Dean Yan, Dean Cai, an investigation is fine. But if the results prove You Heng innocent, how will you, Shrek Academy, settle these two grievances—one unprovoked attack, the other a frame-up—? You can't just dismiss it with a simple 'misunderstanding.' The heir to the Duke's mansion in the Star Luo Empire will not tolerate such humiliation."
Looking at the perfectly in sync siblings from the Empire, Yan Shaozhe's doubts resurfaced. Why were they so confident?
Is Dai Youheng truly without any problems? Or is this just a bluff, an attempt to force him to back down?
No, he had absolute confidence in his senses! The evil aura from that day was definitely not just the remnant of a soul beast! It must have been concealed using some kind of secret method!
Thinking this through, Yan Shaozhe suppressed his doubts and resolutely said, "Fine! If it is proven that I am wrong, Shrek Academy will never shirk responsibility! What kind of compensation do you want?"
"Youheng, what do you say?" Xu Jiu looked at Dai Youheng, after all, he was the one who had suffered the most this time.
Dai Youheng seemed to have planned this all along, and said calmly, "My demands are not unreasonable. If I am innocent, I ask Shrek Academy to publicly clear my name and remove the stain. As for compensation..."
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Dai Youheng was about to make an outrageous demand for a top-tier soul bone that was seventy or eighty thousand years old, or even a hundred thousand years old. Although that was somewhat unrealistic, he could still try to negotiate the price. In business, the key is to ask for the sky's worth and then bargain. But suddenly, a faint light flashed on his forehead, and a vision of the future appeared before him.
It seemed as if he was standing in front of two giant dragons, confronting them.
This must be the power of fate combined with the power of the original sin divine seal reminding him of something.
The entire scene lasted less than three seconds, but it immediately changed Youheng's mind.
"This is...?" Dai Youheng was startled, and immediately changed his words, "I want the oldest secret technique soul bone currently at Shrek Academy, plus a promise that in the future, if I have any conflict with Shrek Academy for any reason, as long as I haven't harmed any Shrek student's life, Shrek Academy will not hold me responsible for any reason." Just fulfill these two conditions, and all past grudges can be wiped clean.
This request startled everyone in the hall.
Public recognition is a given, but the latter two requirements are different. Soul bones are easy to understand. Although it's unclear why they are limited to secret technique soul bones, their soul skills are quite useful. They can increase the soul power limit by a fixed percentage, and the higher the age, the greater the percentage increase in soul power.
The Dai family's fighting style relies on comprehensively strengthening themselves; the higher their soul power limit, the longer the strengthening lasts.
The other one, which is clearly just a "disclaimer clause," seems rather strange and broad.
It's as if they're buying insurance in advance for things that haven't happened yet, things that might turn against Shrek in the future.
Yan Shaozhe was also stunned for a moment, then his mind raced. It sounded more like Dai Youheng still had feelings for the academy and was deliberately giving him a way out.
After all, the future is uncertain, and there's also the premise of not harming the students' lives. Perhaps, deep down, Dai Youheng still favors Shrek Academy?
After all, he is a graduate of Shrek Academy. Yan Shaozhe has trained countless graduates, and he has never seen any of them not love Shrek Academy after leaving. It is likely that Dai Youheng is the same.
As for soul bones, what soul master wouldn't like them? Secret technique soul bones are indeed suitable for the Dai family, which he can understand.
This idea only strengthened Yan Shaozhe's resolve to "save" Dai Youheng. Dai Youheng had already shown the potential of a Limit Douluo and still had feelings for Shrek Academy. If he could be taken back to cleanse his martial soul of its evil energy and given some guidance, he would surely become one of the Sea God Pavilion elders loyal to Shrek Academy in the future.
This is undoubtedly a blessing for Shrek Academy and for the continent. As long as they are loyal to Shrek, they can bring peace to the continent.
"Okay, I promise you!" Yan Shaozhe said in a deep voice, his gaze fixed intently on Dai Youheng. "Now, can we proceed with the examination?"
Dai Youheng stepped forward calmly, walked up to Yan Shaozhe, and opened his arms. "Dean Yan, then please do it."
Yan Shaozhe took a deep breath, his soul power surging. Accompanied by a clear and melodious phoenix cry, a dazzling and holy phoenix phantom unfolded behind him, and the blazing and pure soul power of light surged out like a tide, transforming into a solid pillar of light that completely enveloped Dai Youheng!
His light attribute is far superior to those who tested Dai Youheng a few days ago. Although he hasn't truly reached the ultimate light, he's already very close.
This power of light surged into his body, enough to exert the most intense stimulation on any evil attribute. Yan Shaozhe fully activated his soul power, carefully sensing every change within Dai Youheng's body.
However, Dai Youheng stood still, his expression calm and composed, without even a furrowed brow. Under the absolute control of the Golden Gang Evil-Repelling Body, the Abyss Demon Tiger Martial Soul within him was as docile as a lamb, all its power perfectly integrated, without the slightest leakage of any evil aura, nor any sign of being driven into a berserk state by the power of light.
This is yet another instance of exploiting the legendary characteristics of the Bixie clan. Even blood separated from the body cannot defy the will of the Bixie, let alone the energy within the body.
Yan Shaozhe's vast and luminous soul power flowed through his meridians. Apart from sensing You Heng's incomparably pure soul power foundation, he could not find anything unusual!
As time passed, Yan Shaozhe's expression gradually changed from solemn to astonished, and finally to an incredulous paleness. Fine beads of sweat even appeared on his forehead.
"How is this possible? He really doesn't have the slightest bit of evil energy?" He murmured in disbelief, slowly withdrawing his soul power, and the phantom of the Radiant Phoenix also dissipated. His eyes as he looked at Dai Youheng were filled with incomprehensible shock.
"Hahaha!" Xu Jiawei's hearty laughter broke the silence of the hall. "I have already said, and His Majesty Lingya can testify, that Youheng is definitely not an evil soul master! Dean Yan, do you still have any doubts?"
Yan Shaozhe's face turned pale and then flushed, finally settling into a long sigh. He bowed to Dai Youheng, and to the entire hall, saying, "Your Majesty, I was presumptuous. What I saw that day was indeed as Youheng said, caused by the residual evil energy of the spirit ring. Youheng, the Dean has wronged you in this matter. Shrek Academy will restore your reputation. Shrek Academy will never break the two promises we made to you."
The outcome was already decided, and for the sake of Shrek's reputation, he had to accept the result; he couldn't go back on his word in front of everyone.