Yehui Seeks Help

Faced with Lan Kai's Spearion Dart, Tang San had used every trump card he had.

He had brought out Ghost Shadow Perplexing Track, Controlling Crane Capturing Dragon, Hundred Hidden Weapon Solutions, Blue Silver Bind, and Blue Silver Piercing Array. In the end, he'd even been forced to use his sixth Soul Skill and his Soul Bone Skills—Instant Movement, Invincible Golden Body, and Void—but still couldn't completely avoid the damage from Lan Kai's Spearion Dart.

Still, with more skills than a certain fussy magnetic-field maniac, he'd managed to lessen the damage he took. Otherwise, even if he hadn't died on the spot like his daughter and son-in-law, his remaining strength would have been like a candle flickering in the wind.

After Lan Kai had bombarded him with a relentless barrage, Tang San's fifth Soul Ring immediately lit up. The Blue Silver Tyrant Spear quickly coalesced in his hand, and he hurled it toward Lan Kai.

However, Lan Kai had already lost interest. This version of Tang San couldn't even use some of the original's flashy techniques, and his combat instincts didn't seem particularly impressive to Lan Kai, either.

So Lan Kai crossed his arms in front of him and used the most basic Specium Ray to blast apart Tang San's Blue Silver Tyrant Spear—and Tang San along with it.

The next moment, the world spun around him again, and Lan Kai found himself back in the deep-blue room. The others in Class Zero, including Wu Zhangkong, were looking at him as if he were some kind of monster.

"Big Brother Lan, how'd you do?" Zhang Yangzi asked first.

"I'm not sure. First, I cut the four-ring—uh, Huo Yuhao and Tang Wutong—in half, then blasted the six-ring Tang San apart with a beam, and after that I came out."

Lan Kai shrugged and put on an innocent expression as he recounted the test.

Wu Zhangkong immediately pressed a hand to his forehead. He'd guessed Lan Kai's performance would be wildly out of the ordinary, but he hadn't expected it to be this outrageous.

And he'd even complained that the Soul Masters recreated in the Hall of Heroes lacked combat instincts?

Before long, Wu Zhangkong briefly explained the situation there and introduced the Tang Sect.

However, apart from Tang Wulin and Xie Xie, the Tang Sect's two devoted fans, the other four had no interest. Lan Kai and Gu Yue already belonged to the Spirit Pagoda, while Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi also chose to join it without hesitation.

They were all surprised to learn that Gu Yue belonged to the Spirit Pagoda, but what ultimately convinced Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi was Lan Kai's strength.

In their eyes, Lan Kai was so powerful partly because of the Spirit Pagoda backing him. Joining it was obviously the right choice.

Besides, they'd heard that the Fifth Spirit Envoy had studied dark attributes extensively, and both their Martial Souls were connected to darkness. So they also wanted to join the Spirit Pagoda in hopes of following Juggler.

Wu Zhangkong couldn't do anything about it. He could only respect their choices.

After the final exams came the holiday.

However, just as Juggler had returned for a rare visit and was training with Lan Kai again, Juggler's Soul Guidance Communicator suddenly rang.

At the sound, Juggler's expression turned grave. He rushed to where the communicator was kept and, after checking the number, picked up at once.

"Yehui, what happened?"

"Your Excellency Juggler, my cultivation has started rising out of control again. I'm not far from becoming a Titled Douluo!"

A woman's voice came through the Soul Guidance Communicator, choked with sobs.

"Hang in there. Don't go anywhere. I'm coming to help you."

Juggler quickly ended the call and called out to Lan Kai while changing clothes:

"Hurry up and follow me! The Demon Plane you mentioned is about to invade this world!"

Four or five years later than in the original... Teacher Juggler, you're amazing!

Lan Kai changed quickly as he thought to himself.

He only remembered that in the original, the year Yuanen Yehui turned seven, her mother broke through to Titled Douluo and involuntarily opened the Gate of Demons, bringing disaster upon the Yuanen Clan.

Now, because Juggler had appeared, the event had been pushed back by several years, and Lan Kai had managed to be here in time.

Once they were ready, Juggler took Lan Kai aboard a Soul Guidance Fighter and piloted it himself, flying off in a certain direction.

The force pressing him back into his seat made Lan Kai uncomfortable for a moment, but he quickly recovered and began thinking through how to deal with the Demon Plane.

"In the original, the Yuanen Clan sacrificed thirty or forty people before they managed to destroy the Gate of Demons with help from Shrek Academy.

"This time, Teacher Juggler will get there early. When it comes to tearing down gates, even a hundred Yun Mings couldn't match him. With me there too, we should be able to keep casualties to a minimum.

"Besides, Teacher Juggler can use this chance to bring the Yuanen Clan into the Spirit Pagoda. If I remember right, the Yuanen Clan had three or four fighters at the Limit Douluo level in the original. They made enormous contributions to Tang Wulin's revival of Shrek Academy. With fighters of that caliber working with Teacher Juggler, plus Vice Pagoda Master Leng, taking down that damn Qiangu Clan shouldn't be difficult."

By the time Juggler landed the Soul Guidance Fighter near a cluster of ancient-looking buildings, Lan Kai had weighed the pros and cons and prepared himself for battle.

When Lan Kai followed Juggler off the plane, they saw the Yuanen Clan's powerful fighters—and Yehui—already waiting for them.

"Your Excellency Juggler, my cultivation is expected to reach Level 90 tonight, and then..."

When Yehui saw Juggler arrive, she seemed to have found her savior. She ran up to him in a few quick steps, her legs giving out as she dropped to her knees.

"Yehui, don't bear this alone. If you die, I won't go on living either!"

A handsome middle-aged man hurried over right after her. He crouched and gathered Yehui into his arms, comforting her. He was clearly Yehui's husband and Yuanen Yehui's father, Yuanen Tiandang.

"Hey, you two. Did you ask me here to help, or just to show off your affection in front of me?"

Seeing the lovey-dovey couple, Juggler couldn't help drawing the Snake Heart Sword. A theatrical grin spread across his face.

"Your Excellency Juggler, please, you must save Yehui! I, Yuanen Tiandang, swear by my Martial Soul to be loyal to you forever!"

After comforting his beloved wife for a few words, Yuanen Tiandang looked up at Juggler, hope in his eyes.