A Near-Certain Pursuit

"The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud?"

"That's right, it's a priceless heirloom treasured by the Heaven Dou Imperial Family."

Zhu Zhuqing was even more puzzled upon hearing this, "Since it is a royal heirloom, how could I possibly have gotten my hands on it?"

"The Heaven Dou Imperial Family will offer it up voluntarily. For them, the symbolic meaning of that thing far outweighs its practical significance. They won't use it at all; they'll just treat it as a precious Soul Tool. The Heaven Dou Empire may seem calm on the surface now, but there are undercurrents surging within, and it will explode sooner or later. When that happens, the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud will be one of their bargaining chips," Su Cheng explained softly.

"However, I don't know how they will bring it up, or for what reason. And I can't guarantee whether you can get it either; it depends on your own ability and luck. It doesn't matter if you don't get it; just do your best and don't put yourself in danger."

He thought about it and decided not to tell Zhu Zhuqing that this thing was related to the Sea God Inheritance.

It's best to let things take their natural course and give it a try.

If Zhu Zhuqing truly knew the key and wonderful uses of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, given her personality, she might not be willing to give it up easily, and the risks would be difficult to control at that point.

If it really comes down to a critical moment, and she wants to compete with Tang San in terms of luck, she will definitely be far inferior, even though her strength and potential are currently a notch higher.

"Alright, that's all for today. You should focus on preparing for the finals."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded blankly, still quickly processing the large amount of information she had just gained from the brief conversation and pondering the hidden clues within it.

Seeing her lost in thought, Su Cheng smiled and decided not to linger any longer, preparing to leave with Su Yue first.

"Wait." Seeing him about to leave, the girl instinctively called out to stop him, "Why are you telling me so much? These must all be very important secrets, right?"

Su Cheng turned his head and casually said, "I find you pleasing to the eye."

After saying that, he waved and said, "Good luck in the game."

Seeing his smile, Zhu Zhuqing's pretty face suddenly flushed red, and she nodded stammeringly without responding.

"Ha, I find you pleasing to the eye." Walking down the street, Su Yue mimicked Su Cheng's tone in a sarcastic manner, "You're old enough to be someone's ancestor, aren't you ashamed?"

Then he glanced at the voluptuous girl watching the two figures from a distance and scoffed, "That guy is strange. He fell in love at first sight after only meeting them once? I don't see anything special about you."

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can it be love at first sight? We just exchanged a few normal words."

"I'm not blind. That little girl's expression was clearly off. Besides, it's written in the book that situations like this between you usually indicate a problem."

Her words made Su Cheng doubt once again the correctness of letting her study independently.

"What books have you been reading?"

"What's it to you?" Su Yue pouted. "But why don't you want to cultivate with her anymore? Weren't you still thinking about her a few years ago?"

Su Cheng shook his head, his gaze calming down. "There's no need for that. It's better to let her continue her cultivation step by step."

His thinking has changed significantly since a few years ago.

At the time, Su Cheng was unaware of the true situation of this Simulation. He simply thought of it as usual: to cultivate people with potential as an asset and incidentally complete the task of changing their fate.

But as time went by, and after many attempts, he realized that too much micromanagement was not necessarily a good thing. He couldn't rush things and risk triggering unnecessary variables.

Opportunities should be saved for when they are most needed; it's better to leave everything for later to see how things unfold.

The final match proceeded very quickly.

After the Spirit Master Competition reached this stage, the rules became very simple. The first few rounds were elimination matches, which took much less time than the preliminary and ranking rounds.

In just a few days, Royal Fight Team Two, led by Zhu Zhuqing and Tang San, entered the final round.

The seven team members displayed strength far exceeding that of the Royal Fight Main Team members.

Whether it's Zhu Zhuqing, who possesses an extraordinary Martial Soul, Tang San, who has Twin Martial Souls, or Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun, who are Power Attack System Soul Master with External Soul Bone, their strength is formidable.

In addition to them, there are two other support-type Soul Master with amazing potential Oscar and Ning Rongrong.

In addition, the random agility-type Soul Master who replaced Xiao Wu had almost no rivals before the final battle.

The final day arrived quickly, and members of the Royal Fight Team Two and the Spirit Hall Academy Team simultaneously stepped into the center of the plaza.

The fourteen people on both sides stared at each other, their auras instantly clashing violently.

At this moment, everyone, from the coaches of the two teams to the powerful elders of the Spirit Hall, as well as Ning Fengzhi Chen Xin, Pope Bibi Dong, and others watching from the sidelines, focused their attention on the arena.

Su Cheng and Su Yue were also standing behind the crowd on the Spirit Hall's side, watching the match.

Zhu Zhuqing, who was at the very front of the Royal Fight Team Two, seemed to sense something and turned her head to look in this direction, meeting Su Cheng's gaze.

Then she saw the other person nod slightly at her and then give her a thumbs up.

A smile involuntarily appeared on the girl's face, and her tense mood suddenly relaxed a lot.

Her teammates were all secretly surprised when they saw this, not understanding why Zhu Zhuqing, who usually didn't like to show her emotions, would show such an expression.

Could she know someone in Spirit City?

Ning Rongrong, Ma Hongjun, and the others subconsciously followed her gaze, but they could no longer see Su Cheng and Su Yue.

In another corner, Su Yue snorted coldly, freeing her right arm from being pulled, but didn't say anything more.

She glanced at the members of that team, a thought stirring within her.

Apart from Xiao Wu, who is Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Transformation, everyone else is the same as before, with no changes.

In just a few short years, they have all grown up and their cultivation speed is not much slower than his. He couldn't help but sigh at the terrifying talent of the human race.

If the same progress in strength were applied to Soul Beast, even the most talented Soul Beast would take tens of thousands of years to achieve, the difference between them is simply too great.

I wonder if they still remember the humiliation they suffered, and what kind of psychological changes they have undergone over the years.

Just then, Su Cheng's voice suddenly reached Su Yue's ears, "Who do you think will win between these two teams?"

"Of course it's the Spirit Hall."

With her past experience as a foundation, even though her cultivation level is still low, her eyesight remains sharp, and she can naturally see the difference in strength between the two teams.

He couldn't help but feel a little schadenfreude, "That girl you've got your eye on is probably going to be disappointed. All her teammates are just a bunch of burdens."

Theoretically speaking, Su Yue's point of view is indeed correct.

Although the Shrek Seven Devils have two more External Soul Bone than before, and Zhu Zhuqing is Soul Master with the Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul, the others are below their expected level in terms of both Martial Soul quality and Soul Power Level because they have not consumed immortal Immortal Herb.

In addition, Xiao Wu was not in the team. Instead, there was a random person with only the Soul Elder cultivation level. Overall, their strength was about the same as the original lineup.

On their opposite side, the Spirit Hall Academy had three Soul King- level experts, two of whom possessed a deadly Martial Soul Fusion Skill.

On the surface, no matter how strong the Shrek team's tactics were, there was no reason why they should be able to win.

Unfortunately, she didn't know that Tang San also had a cheat code; if he used all his trump cards, his true strength would not be weaker than Zhu Zhuqing's at the moment.

"If you ask me, Royal Fight Team Two can win."

"Impossible."

"Want to make a bet?"

"..." Su Yue turned to look at Su Cheng suspiciously, her eyes showing some displeasure. "Are you planning to secretly help that little girl?"

"Of course not, I'm not planning on doing anything. How about we make a bet?"

"No." Su Yue Shen softened as she turned back and said calmly, "I'm not going to play this kind of boring game."

"..."

The battle quickly broke out, and the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy Team moved almost simultaneously, their surging Soul Power erupting instantly from their bodies.

The members of the Royal Fight Team Two were not to be outdone and quickly formed a formation.

As the only control-type Soul Master, Tang San directed the attack from the center, while Zhu Zhuqing, the strongest in combat, led the charge as the vanguard.

On the other side, Xie Yue and Hu Liena, with the help of support Soul Master from behind, also used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Bewitching Allure, immediately.

The red light curtain suddenly burst open, like a sphere of light covering nearly half the area of the venue, completely enveloping everyone...

The initial battle went much as Su Yue had predicted, but at the last moment, under the restraint of Zhu Zhuqing's powerful combat strength, Tang San successfully used the Tang Sect Hidden Weapons technique, "Batwing Reincarnation," and turned the tide of the battle.

As expected, the Shrek Academy team emerged victorious, winning the championship.

At this moment, not only was Su Yue secretly surprised, but Bibi Dong in the spectator stands also felt her Killing Intent intensify. She had made up her mind to find an opportunity to kill Tang San to eliminate future troubles.

With the champion emerging, the Spirit Master Competition came to a hasty Finale.

Because of the Spirit Hall Academy's defeat, the ceremony to end the tournament was extremely simple. All the preparations that the Spirit Hall had made were rendered useless. They simply distributed three Soul Bone as a reward and that was it.

Although Tang San and the others complained a few times, they didn't take it too seriously.

Getting the Soul Bone prize is enough; nothing else matters.

After completing this long competition, Tang San and the others officially graduated and decided to temporarily separate and cultivate for a period of time.

Ning Rongrong naturally returned to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and began to slowly take over some of the school's affairs.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun planned to return to the Shrek Academy with Flender and the other teachers.

The remaining few people are all in rather special circumstances.

After Dai Mubai advanced to the finals, he was approached by Dai Weisi alone once.

As expected, the Star Luo Imperial Family was the most restless when the Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul appeared.

For a time, the family's higher-ups disregarded their Dai Family's bloody tradition of fratricide and prepared to recall Dai Mubai to understand the situation and discuss countermeasures.

Zhu Zhuqing didn't care about this.

Because a few days ago, Zhu Zhuyun had secretly contacted her, and she would also be returning to the Star Luo Empire soon.

Tang San also finally met his father Tang Hao, who had infiltrated Spirit City disguised as an ordinary person.

The other party planned to take him away to cultivate alone for a few years.

However, before parting ways, the students of the Shrek Academy made a promise to meet again in a few years.

Although the events that happened in that small town outside the Star Dou Great Forest had created a long-standing emotional distance between them, the group still harbored some resentment towards each other.

But precisely because of this, they are better able to calculate the talent and value of their teammates.

Apart from Zhu Zhuqing and Dai Mubai, the others have no fundamental conflict of interest and are natural future allies.

Especially Tang San, who is always thinking about rebuilding the Tang Sect in this world; Ning Rongrong, who comes from a powerful sect; Dai Mubai, who needs to experience the bloody struggles of the Star Luo Imperial Family; and Zhu Zhuqing, who bears the pressure of the Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul...

These people, each with their own backing and influence, all have their own agendas.

In this situation, it is only natural to make some plans for the future.

Three days later, Su Cheng went to the Library Pavilion in Spirit City and found Su Yue. As he took the book from her hand, he said, "Let's get ready to leave."

Where to?

"Bibi Dong is going to lead a group to hunt down Tang San. Let's go and see what the fuss is about."

"Boring, go by yourself, I'm not going." Su Yue waved her hand impatiently, showing no interest in something that was already decided.

"It won't be boring at all. Something unexpected might happen. Just come with me."

With that, Su Cheng grabbed her and left the Library Pavilion.

This time, the pursuit team led by Bibi Dong was truly impressive.

Because of Tang Hao's presence, Bibi Dong brought four Titled Douluo with her along, in addition to Bibi Dong.

They are Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the High Priest brothers Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo.

To be honest, with this lineup, not only Bibi Dong herself, but even Su Cheng couldn't imagine where the possibility of failure lay.

Qian Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo are both Peak Douluo with cultivation levels reaching level 96, and they are also biological brothers with excellent teamwork. Although Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo are relatively weak in cultivation, they possess the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Two Extremes Stillness Domain.

Not to mention, Bibi Dong herself is far beyond the reach of ordinary Titled Douluo.

Although her current strength is suppressed by the Rakshasa God Test and she cannot exert her full strength, she has 100,000 Year Spirit Ring and her temperament is not considered crazy, making her combat power comparable to that of Peak Douluo.

On the other hand, Tang San wouldn't have much to be wary of if Bibi Dong didn't make any prior moves to alert him.

Apart from Tang Hao, who secretly led him away to cultivate, no other powerful figures accompanied him on this trip.

Chen Xin was escorting Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong back to their clan, and Dugu Bo was also by his granddaughter's side. Under these circumstances, how could Tang San possibly survive?

Even a sudden burst of power must follow logic. No matter how many times Tang Hao uses his Ring Detonation, even if he has a 100,000 Year Spirit Ring, he could never possibly fight five opponents at once.