After the promotion matches ended, the Heaven Dou Empire's fifteen teams, escorted by five hundred Royal Knights Order soldiers, set off in a grand procession of over a thousand people toward the Grand Finals venue, Spirit City.
Li Hong called into Shrek Academy's enormous luxurious carriage, "Everyone, I have something to tell you. May I come in?"
"Brother Feng, come in and speak," Tang San's voice came from inside the carriage.
Li Hong leaped onto the carriage and looked around nervously. "I have an important matter to report this time, and I can only tell Brother Tang San alone. I ask everyone else to excuse us for the moment."
"Boss Dai, what do you think..." Before Tang San could finish, Dai Mubai interrupted him. "I understand. Judging by how jumpy he is, it's probably something important. Let's step out first and stretch our legs while we're at it."
Once Dai Mubai and the others had gotten off the carriage, leaving only Li Hong and Tang San inside, Li Hong finally said, "To be honest, Godwind Academy has planted a spy within Spirit Hall. Intelligence just came back that Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo have already set out for this place. Their target is you."
"What?" Even Tang San was startled by this.
"But there's no need to worry too much," Li Hong continued. "With Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Master Ning Fengzhi here, along with Sword Douluo and Poison Douluo, even if Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo both come, they can only retreat in defeat."
"I won't say more. I'll be leaving now. Perhaps we'll have a chance to cooperate in the future." After saying that, Li Hong leaped off the carriage again, leaving Tang San deep in thought.
The journey from Heaven Dou City to Spirit City took twenty days, and they had already covered half the distance.
A chilling aura suddenly came from both sides of the path, and many sharp-witted Soul Masters immediately became alert.
Countless rocks tumbled down from the hills on both sides. Members of the Royal Knights Order knocked the falling rocks away, while the teachers and students from all fifteen Soul Master Academies dismounted their carriages and moved away from the hills.
Whenever enormous boulders fell, Assault System and Defense System Soul Masters stepped forward to shatter them, all while rapidly retreating away from the hills.
Just as they were about to withdraw from the hills, and while the Royal Knights Order was covering the retreat, thousands of black-clad figures rushed down from the slopes on both sides at incredible speed.
The fifteen Soul Master Academies each formed small groups, but the black-clad men coordinated seamlessly. They often had three or four people surround one opponent, and there were Soul Masters among them as well, plunging the battle into a complete deadlock.
At that moment, a white-clad masked figure appeared in the field, releasing the terrifying aura unique to a Title Douluo.
"Ju Huaguan, do you think Shrek Academy has no one? Watch this old man blow up your chrysanthemum." Having long learned of the information Tang San had relayed, Dugu Bo appeared in the field the very next instant.
After a brief standoff, a black figure silently appeared. "Well said. Ju Huaguan is Ju Huaguan. That will never change. Old Poison, I support you."
Dugu Bo's expression did not change. He had long known about this situation.
At that moment, Ning Fengzhi, dressed simply, and the white-clad elderly Sword Douluo Chen Xin also appeared atop a distant hill. However, Lin Bo was not beside Ning Fengzhi.
At this moment, Lin Bo was quietly observing from within a carriage.
Spirit Hall had mobilized so heavily this time not merely to deal with Tang San. If all went well, they might even eliminate Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, and Poison Douluo Dugu Bo in one stroke.
"Yue Guan, you call yourself a Title Douluo, yet you're bullying children here. You're even hiding your face. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at? Tang San is a friend of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect." Chen Xin looked at the white-clad masked man as he spoke.
"Just as the intelligence said, not only are Sect Master Ning and Sword Douluo here, but Poison Douluo is here as well. If we hadn't learned of this beforehand, this mission would probably have failed." At that moment, two more elderly men stepped out.
The elderly man on the left held a snake lance, while the one on the right swelled in size, his appearance turning savage.
"It's Snake Lance Douluo and Stingray Douluo!" He Qiang, who was in the distance, suddenly changed expression. "The plot has changed!"
"Four Title Douluo actually came." Sword Douluo Chen Xin frowned. "Have Title Douluo become so cheap?"
"Gui Mei, make your move." The white-clad Title Douluo Yue Guan looked at the black figure.
The black figure nodded. Silver flames instantly soared into the air, while a layer of golden flames simultaneously rose from Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, who stood beside him.
The two stood facing each other and clasped all four hands together. Eighteen soul rings instantly condensed into a massive Gold and Silver dual-colored halo.
The moment the halo formed, both figures vanished simultaneously. At the same time, the enormous halo flew into the air and, in the blink of an eye, transformed into a gigantic hundred-meter-wide ring, enveloping Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo within the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.
Stingray Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo sneered as they charged toward Dugu Bo.
"The Upper Three Sects share the same branches. Do you think you can deal with us so easily?" At that moment, a middle-aged man appeared in the field.
The instant that middle-aged man appeared, Stingray Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo stopped at the same time, staring at him.
"Is the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan going to interfere in this as well?" Snake Lance Douluo said gravely.
"How I conduct myself is none of your business." The middle-aged man spoke disdainfully as nine soul rings emerged from his body, his gaze fixed on Stingray Douluo and Snake Lance Douluo.
"Retreat!" Stingray Douluo shouted coldly. The four Title Douluo then quietly vanished, and the black-clad men swiftly withdrew as well, leaving behind not even a single weapon.
"Grandfather, you came." He Qiang spoke respectfully.
In fact, before leaving Heaven Dou City, He Qiang had sent a secret letter to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan as a precaution, informing them that someone would attack Tang San and specifically asking the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Head to follow them in secret.
In truth, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Head had already weighed the pros and cons before making his move. By lending them a hand, he could not only do the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect a favor, but more importantly, if he did not act today, Spirit Hall would surely not let such a good opportunity to eliminate Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo pass by. Under the assault of four Title Douluo, the two would have had no chance of survival. Once they were eliminated, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would inevitably collapse without a fight, and it would become much easier for Spirit Hall to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
It was precisely because of these considerations that he had acted to force Spirit Hall's four Title Douluo back.
"Sect Master Ning, it has been a long time." The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Head did not answer He Qiang. Instead, he turned to Ning Fengzhi.
"Clan Head Yu, thank you for this." Ning Fengzhi nodded.
"Spirit Hall harbors wolfish ambitions. I'm afraid they will not give up so easily," the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Head said. "I fear I will have to trouble everyone on the road to Spirit City."
The two spoke as they climbed into the carriage.
"Hey, what exactly is going on?" Little Fatty transmitted through his thoughts. "Why does the plot seem a little off?"
"Perhaps it was caused by my asking the clan head to intervene and forcibly interfering with it," He Qiang said. "No matter what, we need to make plans for what comes next. We'll meet again after we reach Heaven Dou City."
At that moment, although Lin Bo was furious inside the carriage, he did not show it.
Failed again? No rush. I have plenty of opportunities. Lin Bo thought to himself.
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