It's Started, Tang San Has Made His Move

It's started, Tang San has made his move.

"Mom~"

Xiao Wu rushed out from behind.

Completely ignoring the fact that Qian Renyu had already approached the edge of the pit, she jumped straight down into it.

Her face full of heartbreak and worry, she helped Liu Erlong up from the pit, letting Liu Erlong lie weakly against her.

As she gently wiped the mud from Liu Erlong's face, she glared at Qian Renyu with a look that could kill.

In that moment, she had completely forgotten that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast in human form. She had also forgotten that this was Spirit City, the place with more Titled Douluo than anywhere else on Douluo Continent.

Next, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, Zhu Zhuqing, Oscar, and Ning Rongrong rushed out from behind and gathered in front of the pit.

Every one of them glared at Qian Renyu, hostility plain in their eyes. They were all on guard against him, though he stood right before them.

They paid no heed to Qian Renyu's status. At that moment, they saw only an enemy.

Qian Renyu calmly watched as the members of the Shrek Seven Devils—everyone but Tang San—rushed forward.

Most of his attention remained on Liu Erlong and Xiao Wu.

"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, and she's quite confident in herself. Does she think that because Dugu Bo failed to discover her identity back then, no one in the world can?"

"She probably doesn't know that Lovesick Heartbreak Red can conceal a Soul Beast's aura. That leaves only one possibility: she's confident that no Titled Douluo in the world can detect her true form."

Qian Renyu pondered this, fragmented memories resurfacing in his mind.

He vaguely remembered that Tang San and the others had once visited Heaven Dou Royal Academy and met the three members of its Academic Affairs Committee.

Xue Beng, who was a wolf in sheep's clothing, had called in Prince Xue Xing, who in turn had brought Poison Douluo Dugu Bo onto the scene.

At the time, Dugu Bo's attention had been entirely on Tang San. He hadn't paid much attention to Xiao Wu, and so he hadn't noticed that she was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

That was the very thing that had made Xiao Wu so confident.

Qian Renyu felt no pity for Xiao Wu's confidence, nor for the tragic fate that supposedly awaited her.

There were plenty of people suffering in this world. He wasn't about to sympathize with Xiao Wu just because of what she had gone through.

The world was fair. If you did something foolish, you had to pay for it.

On the city wall.

Seeing that Qian Renyu was about to settle the score with Liu Erlong for trying to rescue him, Yu Xiaogang began thrashing wildly in midair. His body, exposed to the sun for half a month, swung from the rope, slamming against the wall again and again.

"Qian Renyu, don't you dare lay a hand on Er Long!"

"Qian Renyu, if you have the guts, come at me! Er Long is innocent!"

Yu Xiaogang struggled desperately, pouring out a stream of honeyed words in an attempt to draw Qian Renyu's attention away from Liu Erlong and onto himself.

After half a month, Yu Xiaogang had more or less figured a few things out.

Qian Renyu was ruthless and decisive. The most likely reason he hadn't dealt with Yu Xiaogang directly was Bibi Dong.

As long as Bibi Dong remained in Spirit City, Qian Renyu wouldn't truly harm him.

With that confidence, Yu Xiaogang figured that if he could divert Qian Renyu's attention, he probably wouldn't suffer much.

Qian Renyu glanced at Yu Xiaogang, saw through his thoughts, and replied without even turning his head:

"Yu Xiaogang, you're already a prisoner."

"What makes you think you're in any position to bargain with me?"

"Stay right where you are. Your little tricks won't work on me!"

As he spoke, Qian Renyu raised the Sword of Doom and Slaughter in his hand.

An extremely faint Soul Power surged over the blade as an almost despair-inducing aura of Judgment raged around it.

Ning Fengzhi's expression grew increasingly grave as he watched the Shrek Seven Devils standing between Qian Renyu and Liu Erlong.

He was especially troubled to see his precious daughter among them. He couldn't get a full breath.

He wanted to intervene and stop this, yet he still had his reservations.

This was no longer a personal matter. It had become a conflict between Spirit Hall and the Shrek Academy intruders.

A moment ago, Sword Douluo could have stepped in because things hadn't yet escalated to this level. Now, they had.

Ning Fengzhi was in a difficult position. As the current sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he couldn't make a hasty decision about something like this.

Getting involved would certainly do the sect no good.

But if he stayed out of it, Ning Rongrong would have to face Qian Renyu as one of the Shrek Seven Devils.

It was a dilemma. A real dilemma!

Ning Fengzhi felt exhausted. On one side was his sect; on the other, his precious daughter.

"Fengzhi, look at Tang San!"

At that moment, Sword Douluo's low voice sounded in Ning Fengzhi's ear.

Ning Fengzhi came to his senses and looked toward Tang San, who still hadn't made a move.

Liu Erlong had been injured, and six of the Shrek Seven Devils had acted in turn. Tang San alone had remained motionless.

No matter how you looked at it, that made no sense.

Ning Fengzhi looked over and saw Tang San silently lost in thought. For some reason, he felt a little relieved.

"Uncle Jian, it looks like Tang San has a solution. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm."

"Perhaps we can let Tang San handle what comes next. He looks like he's brimming with confidence!"

Ning Fengzhi spoke quietly, abandoning the idea of intervening as Qian Renyu prepared to attack Liu Erlong.

Qian Renyu had heard Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo talking. He watched Tang San, who had finished his silent contemplation and was now walking toward the pit.

A faint, mocking smile appeared on his utterly indifferent face.

Tang San looked supremely confident. Qian Renyu wasn't surprised.

From what he knew, Tang San had always been like this, convinced he could keep everything under his control.

He looked no different now than he usually did, acting as if every situation could be settled according to his wishes.

Meeting Qian Renyu's calm gaze, Tang San walked up to the pit. Seeing that Xiao Wu and the others were about to speak, he gestured to them. "I'll handle things from here."

Xiao Wu and the others hesitated for a moment, then let out the breaths they'd been holding. They trusted Tang San completely.

After calming them down, Tang San glanced at Liu Erlong, who had been badly injured and could barely move.

He drew a deep breath. His eyes flashed with a brilliant light as he looked at Qian Renyu.

His gaze seemed to promise that he would turn everything around. His utterly confident words emerged one by one through his lips:

"Are you afraid of our Shrek Academy?"

"We performed exceptionally well in the Spirit Master Tournament preliminaries!"

"You're acting this way because you intend to use that as an excuse to eliminate our Shrek Academy's 'threat' ahead of time."

"Does Spirit Hall intend to rig the championship of the Spirit Master Tournament finals?!"