Inside the Heaven Dou Empire's palace.
Li Pu was reclining on a soft couch, a spirit fruit in hand as he teased Pachi, who was sprawled across his legs. The Ice and Fire Little Dragon was happily munching on a spirit fruit, its little tail swishing back and forth. Every so often, it lifted its head and rubbed its small head against Li Pu's palm, calling out in a babyish voice, "Daddy."
Qian Renxue sat by the window, turning a glass of red wine in her hand as she watched the sunset outside, a faint smile on her lips. Bibi Dong sat nearby, looking over a report sent by the Spirit Hall. Her expression remained cold and sharp.
Just then, someone hurried in from outside. It was Snake Lance Douluo. She was holding a message that had just arrived from Heaven Dou City, and her expression was so strange that she looked almost unable to believe it.
"Something's happened! Something huge!"
Li Pu glanced up and took a bite of his spirit fruit, asking casually, "What is it? What trouble has Heaven Dou City stirred up now? Did Shrek lose again? Or did Tang San get beaten up again?"
As far as he was concerned, even if Tang San caused trouble now, he couldn't slip through Li Pu's fingers. At most, he'd lose a match, have a mental breakdown, then pull some petty stunt beneath everyone's notice.
But Snake Lance Douluo's next words made the spirit fruit slip from Li Pu's hand and hit the ground.
"No! That guy Tang San had Xiao Wu sacrifice herself for him! It happened last night, at Shrek Academy. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit fully sacrificed herself, giving Tang San her Soul Ring and Soul Bone! Tang San's already broken through to Soul King,