"Captain!"
Under the same roof, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team all rose to their feet.
The explosion just now had produced a Light Explosion. As soul masters, they could clearly sense that earth-shaking force. Yu Tianheng seemed to have been seriously injured by that blow.
On the Martial Arts Stage, the smoke from the explosion quickly dispersed.
When everyone watching looked ahead, Yu Tianheng, who had been so confident moments ago, was now lying on the ground covered in injuries.
"Ah..."
Yu Tianheng let out a pained groan.
The power of the Light Explosion had also raised the temperature during the blast, making his body feel as though it had been roasted.
"Is he about to be cooked?"
"That explosion just now seemed even more serious than we imagined."
"A Three-Ring Soul Elder has broken the continent's records and bridged such a vast age gap."
Many soul masters discussed it among themselves. One man said,
"Your captain is about to be roasted through. Aren't you going to treat him?"
As soon as he spoke, a beautiful woman with a gentle yet cool temperament stepped onto the Martial Arts Stage.
The young woman lightly raised both hands, and a pink-and-white Nine Heart Begonia immediately appeared in her palms.
It had nine petals, while its center was pale gold.
Then milky-white and light-pink radiance spread outward from her, turning into countless delicate Begonia petal-shaped light particles that slowly drifted down.
The light particles melted into Yu Tianheng's body upon contact, and his slightly burning skin gradually cooled.
In only a moment, Yu Tianheng slowly opened his eyes. He looked at his teammates before turning toward Li Qingxuan, who still stood where he was on the other side.
The battle just now had completely overturned everything he believed.
Despite their enormous age gap, he had still been easily defeated by the young man before him.
"Cough, cough."
Yu Tianheng coughed dryly twice.
Shi Mo and Shi Mo, two sturdy-looking teammates with honest faces, hurried onto the Martial Arts Stage and helped Yu Tianheng up from either side.
"Sorry to trouble you, Ye Lingling."
"It's what I should do."
Ye Lingling showed little emotion. She was the cool, gentle sort of young lady. She put away her martial soul and walked off the stage.
The other team members wanted to go up and demand an explanation, but Yu Tianheng stopped them.
"Don't go. That person is very strong. He didn't use his full strength when fighting me," Yu Tianheng said.
Strong—he truly was strong. The young Three-Ring Soul Elder had indeed lived up to his reputation.
Osler, Yufeng, and Dugu Yan could only let it go.
On the Martial Arts Stage, Li Qingxuan's eyes flickered like the Blazing Sun as he looked at the seven members of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Both Ye Lingling and Dugu Yan were here, saving him the trouble of looking for them.
"Ye Lingling!"
Li Qingxuan called out.
Ye Lingling, who had been about to step off the Martial Arts Stage, immediately stopped upon hearing him.
When she turned around, she saw him take a single stride and arrive before her.
"So fast."
Before Ye Lingling could react, she turned back to face him and realized that the glowing Li Qingxuan was standing extremely close to her.
"What do you want with me?"
Ye Lingling remained as cool and aloof as ever.
"I know about the curse of the Nine Heart Begonia lineage, where only one bloodline may be passed down and no more than two people can exist at once."
"I know how to solve it. If you want to learn more, come find me at Sky Mending Pavilion."
After whispering a few words into Ye Lingling's ear, Li Qingxuan put away his martial soul, turned, and left the Martial Arts Stage.
He came quickly and left just as quickly. By the time Ye Lingling came to her senses, Li Qingxuan had long vanished from before her.
"Who exactly is he? And what kind of force is Sky Mending Pavilion?"
Ye Lingling was puzzled, but she seemed to recall the towering pavilion that had suddenly appeared within the Heaven Dou Empire some time ago.
"Could it be that place?"
No matter what, since he knew so much, perhaps she could pay it a visit.
Li Qingxuan returned to Ye Guyi and Tang Ya.
"It's settled. Let's go back and wait for news."
"Young Master, is it really settled already?"
Ye Guyi was somewhat surprised. Had the task of bringing the two families under their wing really been settled with just one battle?
"As Sky Mending Pavilion, we have plenty of methods. Besides, our business is spread throughout the Heaven Dou Empire. Naturally, we'll wait for them to come to us."
"Once Ye Lingling returns to the Ye Family and tells her parents, they'll understand what kind of force Sky Mending Pavilion is."
Although the Nine Heart Begonia Ye Family had some renown in the Heaven Dou Empire, it was still a family. It could not possibly avoid doing business.
"Tang Ya, Guyi, let's go back."
"Yes, Young Master!"
Heaven Dou City, Ye Family
"Mother."
Ye Lingling crossed the threshold on her long, straight legs, entered the hall, and called softly toward the upper floor.
"Lingling, why are you calling for Mother so urgently?"
A gentle voice came from upstairs, followed by the sound of footsteps.
A voluptuous woman came down the stairs into the hall.
Her mature features and perfectly fitted work dress gave her an entirely different air from Ye Lingling's simply by standing there.
"Lingling, why are you calling for Mother so urgently?"
Ye Qingyue was somewhat puzzled.
"Today, I met someone. He said he could help us solve the Nine Heart Begonia clan's problem, perhaps even break the curse that only allows two people to exist."
"Lingling, don't trust people outside so easily. How many generations has the Nine Heart Begonia curse been passed down? Since ancient times, there have only ever been a mother and daughter."
Ye Qingyue did not believe the man's words at all. If it could be solved, the curse would have been broken long ago.
"But Mother, he said he was from Sky Mending Pavilion. If we want to solve it, he told us to go there."
"Sky Mending Pavilion?"
Ye Qingyue thought of the Sky Mending Pavilion that had caused such a stir some time ago.
"A structure suddenly appeared there, along with a mysterious pavilion master and two Titled Douluo guarding it. There has never been such a precedent on the continent."
To be honest, Ye Qingyue was rather curious.
"Should we go take a look? Maybe it really can be solved?"
"Lingling, you must understand that such good fortune will not simply fall upon our Ye Family. Sky Mending Pavilion must have taken an interest in something our Ye Family possesses. Otherwise, they would never have told you this."
Ye Qingyue had experienced far more of life's realities than Ye Lingling. There was surely a price attached to such a matter.
She simply did not know what that price was.
The suddenly emerged Sky Mending Pavilion might truly be able to solve the Nine Heart Begonia problem.
Even if it could not, they would lose nothing by making the trip.
They might as well treat a dead horse as if it were alive and go take a look.
"Since that person is so confident, Lingling, pack up with Mother and leave at once. Do not be careless. A force like Sky Mending Pavilion, with two Titled Douluo stationed there, is certainly no ordinary one."
"Yes, Mother!"
Afterward, Ye Lingling and Ye Qingyue began packing.
Once they were ready, mother and daughter set off for Sky Mending Pavilion.
Their carriage traveled swiftly, reaching Sky Mending Pavilion in less than half a day.
When the mother and daughter stepped down from the carriage, they were stunned by the sight before them.
A towering pavilion that reached the clouds, dense Heaven and Earth Elemental Power nearby, mist winding around the mountain peaks on both sides, and immortal cranes flying overhead.
This did not seem like a force that could exist on Douluo Continent.
"You must be from the Ye Family. Our Young Pavilion Master has been waiting for some time. Please follow me."
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