The Two Teams That Conceded in Succession

At night, an unusual atmosphere drifted past the window.

Su Cheng's expression shifted slightly.

He flashed out of the window.

Sure enough, Qian Renxue's tall figure was standing silently not far from the street corner.

He quickly approached and immediately sensed that the other party's aura had changed significantly, becoming much stronger than before.

Clearly, Qian Renxue had successfully absorbed the 100,000 Year Spirit Ring.

Not only that, her current state is also very harmonious, without the slight disharmony that existed before.

"How is the soul?"

Su Cheng asked in a low voice.

This is what he cares about most right now.

The power boost brought by the Soul Ring is secondary; the most crucial factor is whether the 100,000 Year Spirit Ring can balance the internal friction caused by her twin souls.

"It has been completely resolved, and there have even been some unexpected gains."

Qian Renxue's eyes sparkled as she looked at Su Cheng with a smile.

"What did you gain?"

Su Cheng was taken aback upon hearing this.

The fact that it made her so happy suggests that the effect was quite extraordinary.

As for what exactly it was, he had no idea, let alone any sense of it.

Regarding the spiritual realm, Su Cheng only had a superficial understanding, being only slightly better than the average person.

This is based on his understanding of Martial Soul, as well as the added benefit of his past research on Ah Yin's Soul Body state.

When it comes to the true meaning of the soul, let alone its essence, we can't even touch upon its basic constituent elements.

"You'll find out in a couple of days, and she's fully awake now."

Qian Renxue did not answer immediately, but changed the subject.

"Hmm, that's not bad." Su Cheng didn't mind her keeping him in suspense and said thoughtfully.

"However, this is not a long-term solution. Don't be too happy and say things like 'completely resolved'. As your strength increases, the 'anchor' that you need to fix and reconcile the contradictions between you must also be continuously strengthened."

100,000 Year Spirit Ring is ultimately just a temporary solution.

It's possible that the feedback it generates could cause Qian Renxue's soul to become increasingly vulnerable as she grows stronger.

After all, as her cultivation level increases, Qian Renxue's twin souls will inevitably strengthen as well, but the Soul Ring themselves will be difficult to improve accordingly, and the Soul Power within them will be constantly worn down.

This action can be described as "drinking poison to quench thirst."

As for alleviating this situation by ceasing cultivation, it is also unrealistic, and even a foolish act of throwing the baby out with the bathwater.

Not to mention that Qian Renxue herself is extremely talented, even without cultivating her body, she will spontaneously absorb the scattered Soul Power in the world to naturally increase her cultivation level.

If she stops here, not only will her path forward be completely blocked, but her spirit will also be constantly worn down, causing even greater damage to her soul.

However, at least for now, we've weathered the storm.

There are still the Eighth Soul Ring and Ninth Soul Ring spirit rings to come. It can be said that there won't be any major problems before reaching the Peak Douluo realm.

Qian Renxue seemed completely unconcerned by Su Cheng's warning and simply waved her hand dismissively.

"It's okay, you're here. Just let me know when you come up with a solution."

After saying that, he took out a Soul Bone and handed it over, saying, "This is for you."

The Soul Bone emitted a faint red light; it was the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone that came from Xiao Wu, a Left Arm Bone.

As Qian Renxue's spoils of war, Bibi Dong had no intention of taking this Soul Bone.

What she needs is Soul Ring; Soul Bone is actually optional.

Bibi Dong herself has clues about other Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and the death of Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast will inevitably result in the Soul Bone.

She has great ambitions.

For Bibi Dong, obtaining a Soul Bone that perfectly matches her own Soul Ring is the best choice for the future.

Su Cheng glanced at the Soul Bone but didn't reach out to take it, shaking his head and saying, "I don't need it."

He no longer needs to rely on these things to enhance his strength and foundation.

Even the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone has been completely dissolved, so there's no need to go through the trouble of absorbing this new Soul Bone that's incompatible with his attributes. Adding such an external object would be more harmful than beneficial to him.

Qian Renxue ignored his refusal and directly stuffed it into his hand.

"I have the Angel Set, so I don't need this. Besides, I have the three Soul Bones from the Champion's reward. You can decide what to do with this yourself."

Her ability to kill Xiao Wu and obtain that 100,000 Year Spirit Ring was entirely due to Su Cheng's efforts.

Although she didn't want to be polite with him, she also didn't want to take advantage of him, and she didn't want to appear greedy.

Su Cheng was somewhat surprised to hear this, and raised an eyebrow with a smile, "So confident that you can win the championship? You probably don't know my strength?"

"Hehe."

Qian Renxue scoffed but did not refute him, seemingly disregarding his words.

His expression then turned cold as he stared at Su Cheng.

"What's the situation with that woman?"

As she spoke, she slightly tilted her head to the side.

In the distance, a hidden presence is currently at work.

Although it was extremely well hidden, it was clearly impossible to hide it from the two of them.

Su Cheng then slowly exhaled a breath of stale air.

He knew that Qian Renxue's arrival at this time was clearly not simply to tell him that she had successfully absorbed the Soul Ring, or to give him a Soul Bone.

There's no need to rush to say these things.

The main reason for coming here is probably because of Ah Yin's matter.

"She..."

Su Cheng didn't hide anything and simply described Tang San's background, the story of Tang Hao and Ah Yin, and how he controlled Ah Yin by chance.

She also recounted the unexpected incident that occurred during the day, as well as how she and the other person parted ways.

After listening attentively, Qian Renxue looked at him suspiciously.

"She doesn't seem to hate you?"

"Indeed." Su Cheng nodded.

He then added, "But that's normal. In fact, I didn't do anything to her. I took her Soul Bone, but I also resurrected her. It's a fair settlement."

"In that case, let's make her disappear forever. If you can't bring yourself to do it, I can take care of her for you."

Su Cheng's eye twitched slightly. "Don't be so murderous. This isn't a matter of whether I'm willing to let her go or not. I've already made it clear to her that she will leave."

As he spoke, he glanced in that direction in the distance.

"The reason they're still here is probably because they don't know where to go next."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue silently scrutinized Su Cheng for a long while.

Seeing his calm expression, she nodded with slight hesitation.

The atmosphere in the room where Shrek Academy was located was extremely heavy.

Tang San leaves the team, Xiao Wu dies.

All sorts of bad news happened almost simultaneously in an instant, which was hard for anyone to accept easily.

What's even more distressing is that they can't confide in or explain their current situation to anyone.

On the mainland, Haotian Douluo Tang Hao was renowned for his power and prestige, but also for his infamous reputation.

He was the culprit behind the death of the previous Pope.

For ordinary Soul Master, the Spirit Hall held a lofty position, and Tang Hao, who killed the Pope, naturally became the embodiment of a thug. Even the Clear Sky Sect was implicated and closed its doors for many years.

As his son, Tang San naturally had to bear this karma as well.

There's not much to say about Xiao Wu's death.

Soul Beast are the common enemy of mankind, a consensus in the Soul Master World, and the same applies to transformed Soul Beast.

In fact, because the transformed Soul Beast are all Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, their reputation is even worse.

In addition, whether or not to continue participating in subsequent competitions is also an extremely serious question.

Actually, they did want to participate.

At this time, the team was among the top three, just one step away from the championship, but this was only one of the reasons.

The Spirit Hall members publicly killed Xiao Wu and forced Tang Hao Tang San to leave. The two culprits who caused this situation are now in those other two teams. How could they be willing to give up so easily?

Looking at the Shrek Academy Team, Tang San is the son of a sinner, and the other member is a transformed Soul Beast.

As a result, their entire academy became a laughing stock in the Soul Master World.

If they can win the championship in the subsequent competitions, they can not only slap the Spirit Hall in the face, but also have the opportunity to further reverse public opinion, which would be extremely beneficial.

Yu Xiaogang values his reputation, Liu Erlong seeks revenge, Flender is concerned about the academy. At this time, compared to the team members, the teachers leading the team are more eager for the honor of winning the championship.

But how could they possibly have a chance to win the championship?

Putting aside our hard power, we now face an extremely thorny problem.

Their team doesn't have enough players.

Tomorrow's first round of the three-way tournament will be a single-elimination tournament, just like the Promotion Tournament, except that instead of two teams battling each other, all three teams will participate.

Although this isn't the final championship match, it's still quite important. Winning not only means securing a top-two finish, but it also means being able to conserve energy for the final day's showdown.

The competition format involves members of the three teams taking turns on the field, with the order of appearance determined by drawing lots.

Without a doubt, the one who appears last will have a huge advantage, as they can wait for the first two to wear each other down before going in to clean up the mess.

But putting aside the question of whether they have a good or bad draw, they now only have seven members left: Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, Ma Hongjun, Tai Long, Jing Ling, Huang Yuan, and Jiang Zhu.

Oscar and Jiang Zhu are respectively a food-type Soul Master and a support-type Soul Master, making them completely unable to participate in one-on-one arena battles.

Given that the strength of the opponents is already inferior, how should they deal with a five-on-seven situation?

Not to mention that the Spirit Hall also obtained a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring and a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Even if the Soul Ring cannot be absorbed by that Soul Emperor, what about the Soul Bone?

It should be noted that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone possesses two extremely powerful Soul Bone Skill.

He looked at everyone in front of him, all of whom had solemn expressions and furrowed brows.

Zhu Zhuqing suddenly spoke up, saying, "I have an idea."

The following day, the same three teams stood in line again on the white marble square in front of the Pope's Palace.

However, this time, the leader of the Spirit Hall's team has once again become Qian Renxue.

Su Cheng glanced in the direction of the Shrek Team, his brows furrowing inwardly.

Last night, he took some time to meet with Zhu Zhuqing. In addition to checking on her situation, he also wanted to persuade her to withdraw from the competition. Unexpectedly, she still came.

Looking at the team members with their different expressions, Bibi Dong remained calm, as if none of yesterday's events had ever happened.

"This morning, each of your three teams will participate in an individual elimination tournament with seven players. Now, you can send out your first player."

As she finished speaking, a row of gilded chairs was placed in front of the Pope's Palace.

At Bibi Dong's signal, she sat in the center, with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Dugu Bo on her left, and the two elders Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, on her right.

Just as the Cardinal Bishop was acting as the referee, was about to step forward, Yu Xiaogang suddenly said loudly, "Please wait a moment before the match begins."

The referee frowned, about to reprimand him, but Bibi Dong stopped him by raising her hand.

She looked at Yu Xiaogang and said calmly, "State your reasons."

Yu Xiaogang met her gaze with a cold expression. "My reason is that Shrek Academy forfeited the first half of the finals and voluntarily entered the loser's bracket final this afternoon."

Bibi Dong was taken aback by his words, "Why?"

With his hands behind his back, Yu Xiaogang looked up at the Douluo Hall Pope's Palace with an arrogant expression and said coldly, "For no reason, I think admitting defeat should be our right."

His words were calm, but they immediately caused an uproar.

These words, tone, and attitude were tantamount to defying the Pope.

Yesterday's actions by the Shrek Academy, along with the mixed quality of its members, had already made many people question the academy's standing.

The fact that this situation has arisen now, even though Yu Xiaogang possesses the Elder Token, has caused many viewers to secretly frown.

However, Bibi Dong didn't seem to care, and simply nodded slightly, "You're right, this is your right."

Hearing that the other party had so calmly let it go, Yu Xiaogang was taken aback.

He spoke in that way because the current situation reminded him of the series of events that had occurred yesterday.

He recalled the heartbroken expression on his prized student's face.

I think of Xiao Wu, whose life was extinguished in an instant.

She even recalled Tang Hao's powerless exit.

Moved by the scene, he impulsively spoke out against her.

Actually, he already regretted it a little after he said it.

If they are stripped of their right to compete, or if the Spirit Hall takes the opportunity to punish them or confiscate their Elder Token, wouldn't that be a loss?

What I just said could have been explained in other ways.

Moreover, even if Bibi Dong herself didn't care about what he said, what would all those Soul Masters in the Soul Master World who worshipped the Pope think?

He's just a Soul Master below level 30, and he has no ability to protect himself. How should we deal with him afterward?

Shrek Academy is already in a precarious situation, and Flender and Liu Erlong are probably too busy protecting themselves to care. Even with an Elder Token protecting him, is he truly safe?

As for admitting defeat, that was a plan they had discussed last night.

In the first round of the competition, given the current strength of their members, they would have absolutely no chance of competing for a spot in the winners' bracket.

It would be better to simply give up and wait for the enemy to tire themselves out, then face the defeated team that has exhausted its Soul Power after the battle in the afternoon. That way, the chances of winning would be much greater.

Su Cheng, who had been observing from the sidelines, breathed a sigh of relief.

He didn't want to waste any more time competing with Qian Renxue and the others for the insignificant top two spots. After all, tomorrow was the real test, and there was no point in having a personal battle beforehand.

He immediately prepared to admit defeat and enter the loser's bracket.

However, at that moment, another voice rang out first.

"We concede defeat."

Su Cheng was startled and turned his head abruptly, only to see Qian Renxue looking at the Shrek Academy team members with a smile on her face, seemingly lost in thought.

Not only him, but even Bibi Dong was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Qian Renxue meant.

The dramatic turn of events caught many off guard. Su Cheng's Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team won without a fight and advanced directly to tomorrow's finals.

The first half of the finals was over before a single match was played.

Zhu Zhuqing then raised her head and gave Qian Renxue a cold look.

They didn't linger long afterward, quickly leaving with the other teachers and teammates to prepare for the loser's bracket match in the afternoon.