Brother Cao Suspected of Mysterious Intervention

No one saw what happened. They only saw the Third Elder's lofty figure suddenly stiffen, and then, his gray-haired head was struck as if by an invisible giant hand, instantly exploding into pieces!

Blood and unidentifiable fluids splattered everywhere!

The headless corpse plummeted straight down, hitting the ground with a heavy thud and kicking up a cloud of dust!

Dead!

A Titled Douluo, just like that, slapped to death like an ant!

The entire scene fell into a deathly silence!

All the students were stunned; they didn't even know what had happened, only that a Titled Douluo had suddenly died!

Above the sky, the golden pillar of light still enveloped Meng Yiran, but everyone watching this scene through the screen was plunged into the same shock and bewilderment!

"Who... who made the move?"

"Slapped a Titled Douluo to death? What level of powerhouse is this?"

"A Limit Douluo? Or...?"

"Who is the person who attacked? Did no one see?"

The live broadcast on the screen couldn't even capture a trace of the attacker!

It was as if it were a terrifying power that transcended space and time, impossible to observe!

Only Meng Yiran, the moment the Fifth Elder's head exploded, felt endless tenderness surge into her originally cold eyes!

She recognized that power!

That familiar feeling, that scorching aura that had made her sink into dreams and sublimate during cultivation countless times.

It was Brother Cao!

It had to be him!

Just like this, at her most dangerous moment, he had attacked from afar in such a domineering, shocking way, slapping a Titled Douluo to death.

He was declaring to everyone: those who touch her, die!

Meng Yiran looked up at the void of the sky, tears shimmering in her eyes, while a breathtaking smile curled at the corners of her lips.

"Brother Cao... thank you!"

She said nothing more, simply retracted her spirit bone, turned around, and drifted away under the gaze of countless awe-struck, shocked, and bewildered eyes.

She left behind only the wreckage of the Exotic Beast Academy and the headless corpse of a Titled Douluo.

Above the sky, the golden light continued to flow.

Thirteenth place, Meng Yiran.

Her departure, like Doudou and Zhu Zhuyun, was resolute and graceful.

Through the few words and expressions Meng Yiran showed before leaving, it wasn't hard for everyone to guess that the one who attacked was definitely that mysterious Brother Cao.

Forces across the continent were now plunged into unprecedented gravity and fear.

Slapping a Titled Douluo to death... such strength had already exceeded the imagination of most people!

Inside the Clear Sky Sect, the remaining elders turned pale. Watching the images transmitted through the screen, they were like people whose throats had been choked, unable to make a sound.

That was their Third Elder! A Titled Douluo-level existence!

Just like that, he was slapped to death?

And they hadn't even seen a shadow of the person who attacked!

This... how could they investigate? How could they retaliate? How could they even dare to?

Qian Daoliu, Ning Fengzhi, Tang Xiao... all the existences standing at the pinnacle of the continent were now plunged into the same silence.

The existence hidden behind the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique likely possessed strength that had reached a terrifying level beyond their imagination!

Heaven Dou Empire Imperial Palace, Imperial Garden training ground.

Two figures were sparring, the fluctuations of their spirit power stirring up gusts of wind.

"Ha!"

Xue Beng shouted, the phantom of his Swan spirit flashing behind him as he threw a punch, the fierce wind of the blow aimed straight at the petite figure opposite him.

Xue Ke swayed slightly, seemingly dodging the punch by a hair's breadth, her footsteps stumbling as if she were about to fall at any moment.

"Bang!"

Xue Beng's fist stopped steadily three inches from Xue Ke's cheek, and he retracted his hand triumphantly.

He brushed off his sleeves, which had no dust on them, and laughed with his chin held high, "Little sister, little sister, your strength isn't even as great as a rabbit's; you need to practice more!"

He stood with his hands on his hips, his face full of the pride of a victor.

It seemed his cultivation talent was truly outstanding; even his obedient little sister had been left far behind by him.

A hint of mischievousness appeared on Xue Ke's delicate and beautiful face.

She did not refute him, merely shaking her head gently.

"Brother is right; this little sister truly needs to work harder." Her voice was soft and sweet, as gentle and obedient as ever.

Xue Beng grew even more smug, about to continue boasting.

However, at that very moment.

"BOOM!!!"

A brilliant pillar of golden light descended from the heavens without warning, directly enveloping Xue Ke's petite figure!

Blinded by the sudden golden light, Xue Beng stumbled back a few paces, looking up at the sky in terror.

High above, the golden vortex spun frantically as the rankings were rearranged!

[Genius Ranking, 12th Place: Xue Ke.]
[Identity: Little Princess of the Heaven Dou Empire.]
[Strength: Level 89 Spirit Douluo.]
[Cultivation Technique: Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique.]
[Reward: All spirit ring ages increased by 2,000 years.]

Xue Beng stood rooted to the spot, his mouth agape and his eyes nearly popping out of their sockets.

He turned his head mechanically to look at the petite figure bathed in golden light:

"You... little sister... it's you?"

The frail little sister who had just been forced back by his punch, the one he had mocked for having less strength than a rabbit.

The sister who had been gentle and unremarkable since childhood was now bathed in divine golden light, an aura of terror radiating from her body.

Xue Ke raised her hand slightly, feeling the increase in her spirit ring ages, and a smile finally appeared on her beautiful face—a smile entirely different from her usual one.

"Brother," her voice remained soft and sweet, "just now, this little sister was indeed going easy on you."

Xue Beng: "..."

Level 89... Spirit Douluo?

"You... when did you..." he stammered.

Xue Ke shook her head lightly, offering no answer. She looked up at the sky, a complex light flashing in her eyes.

Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique... Brother Cao...

How many mornings had she woken from dreams, looking at that same frail face in the mirror, silently suppressing the surging power within her to continue playing the part of the weak sister who needed protection?

Moreover, in her dreams, she had learned that "Xue Qinghe" was actually Qian Renxue in disguise.

Brother Cao had said that the time was not yet ripe, and she must not act rashly.

Now, with the sky screen exposing everything, no secret remained a secret.

In the distance, a group of palace maids and eunuchs who had rushed over upon hearing the commotion knelt on the ground in a daze, staring at the princess bathed in golden light, their minds completely blank.

The little princess who was usually so weak and spoke in such a soft voice... was a Level 89 Spirit Douluo?

What had happened to the world?

Meanwhile, in the Imperial Study of the Heaven Dou Empire palace.

"BANG!"

Emperor Xue Ye stood up abruptly, knocking over the teacup on his dragon desk without even noticing.

He stared fixedly at the words on the sky screen—"Xue Ke, Level 89 Spirit Douluo"—his lips trembling and his eyes even turning slightly red.

"A-Ke... My A-Ke..."

If Doudou making the list had made him ecstatic, then Xue Ke making the list brought him a sense of shock and pride beyond words.

"Issue the decree!"

"Effective immediately, Princess Xue Ke is promoted to Protector Princess, enjoying the salary of a Prince and a status equal to the Crown Prince! Bestow Phoenix Cry Palace as her residence, and grant her access to all resources in the imperial treasury!"

"Furthermore, announce to the world with the highest imperial honors: The Heaven Dou Empire has a daughter named Xue Ke, a heaven-sent genius, and the pride of this Emperor! Any faction that dares to harm a single hair on her head shall be considered an enemy of the entire Heaven Dou Empire!"

Crown Prince Xue Qinghe stood to the side, eyes lowered in silence, though a complex light flickered deep within them.

It is time to leave!

Having cultivated the Yin-Yang Reincarnation Technique, she naturally knew that everyone who had entered the dream space had learned their own future destiny.

She had been exposed!