Xue Beng was speechless. Just as he was about to say something, the light screen in the sky suddenly rippled.
The scene appeared once more!
But this time, it was no longer the tranquil, peaceful Mondstadt City. Instead, an ancient ruin lay shrouded in raging winds and dark clouds.
Towering spires stood amid the storm.
At the heart of the terrifying tornado, a six-winged demon dragon, as huge as a mountain and a deep blue all over, with massive purple-black clots of poisonous blood on its back, let out a pained roar that tore through the sky.
The roar alone, even as it came through the light screen, made countless low-ranking Spirit Masters across the Douluo Continent go weak in the knees and collapse to the ground!
"Th-this... this is the Demon Dragon?!"
Yu Xiaogang, who had just been making bold claims in the tent, stared at the terrifying beast blotting out the sky on the light screen. The color drained from his face, and his legs gave way, sending him straight to the ground. "Th-this, this..."
It was even bigger than the Titan Giant Ape, the Forest King he had seen!
Yu Xiaogang wasn't the only one terrified. Nearly everyone present turned pale at the sight.
The many people from the Heaven Dou Empire stared wide-eyed, sucking in a sharp breath as they looked at Yu Xiaogang in shock.
Yu Xiaogang's heart gave a thud.
The Demon Dragon was so enormous. Its combat strength must be extraordinary, so...
If Bai He went over there, wouldn't he be... throwing his life away for nothing?
A chill ran down Yu Xiaogang's spine. From the corner of his eye, he saw the many Spirit Masters of the Speed Clan glaring at him as if they wanted to kill him. Tang Xiao and Bai Chenxiang, in particular, looked as though they wanted to eat him alive.
Tang Hao might show Yu Xiaogang some consideration, after all, Yu Xiaogang had been Tang San's first teacher. Tang Hao still had to respect that bit of personal connection.
But Tang Xiao had no such reservations!
In his view, if Yu Xiaogang hadn't ridden on Tang San's coattails, how could a mere Soul Emperor (as he was now) possibly have become the Heaven Dou Empire's Imperial Preceptor?
And as far as Tang Xiao was concerned, Yu Xiaogang had absolutely nothing to do with Tang San becoming a god. So...
Tang Xiao silently gripped the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand.
Earlier, if Yu Xiaogang hadn't tried to flatter the Speed Clan in front of Xue Beng, forcing Bai He to step in, Bai He would never have ended up taking part in such a dangerous mission.
So... if Bai He died, Tang Xiao would make sure Yu Xiaogang paid for it!
"The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is gone, and Xiao San is unconscious. If Uncle really gets into trouble, hmph!"
Yu Xiaogang could also feel Tang Xiao's especially hostile gaze. His scalp prickled, and he prayed desperately in his heart.
Bai He, you damn well better not die!
Teyvat, inside Stormterror's Lair!
The three groups all felt a dizzy spell wash over them. The next moment, an intense feeling of weightlessness surged through them.
Fortunately, though...
The Spirit Masters of all three factions were no ordinary people.
Bai He immediately activated his Martial Soul Avatar, transforming into his Sharp-Tailed Swift form.
On the Spirit Hall Empire's side, Tianfeng Douluo rose into the air without any wind, as if stepping across the sky. The howling gale all around him couldn't so much as stir his sleeves.
That's right, his Martial Soul was the Wind Element!
By comparison, Dai Weisi and Zhu Zhuyun of the Star Luo Empire were less fortunate.
Their Soul Power Levels were only around sixty-something, so they didn't have Martial Soul Avatars.
Fortunately, though...
The Teleportation Gate hadn't separated them. Almost as soon as the weightlessness hit, they quickly performed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and transformed into the Hell White Tiger, suspended in the sky.
However...
Using their Martial Soul Fusion Skill under these circumstances consumed a great deal of their Soul Power, making it difficult to maintain for long.
But...
"Good grief, what kind of place is this?"
The Hell White Tiger looked down. Below was pitch-black, and it couldn't see the ground at all. It was instantly startled.
Hearing this, Bai He and Tianfeng Douluo also froze, then instinctively looked down.
Bai He was all right. As the Speed Clan's patriarch, his speed was no weaker than that of a Titled Douluo, so this height wasn't too bad for him.
But...
Tianfeng Douluo, a veteran Titled Douluo of the Spirit Hall Empire, had never been anywhere this high. What's more, he was keeping himself steady with the support of the Wind Element, not with a traditional flying-type Martial Soul.
When he looked down, it was like an ordinary person standing on the roof of a hundred-story building with no railing. The dizzying shock of that first glance was no joke!
And so...
In an instant, Tianfeng Douluo's face turned a little pale.
"Wait..."
Pufferfish Douluo of the Spirit Hall Empire suddenly realized something. His voice came out a little hoarse as he spoke. "Could it be... Elder Tianfeng..."
"Afraid of heights..."
Rakshasa God Bibi Dong: "?"
Qian Renxue: "?"
Qian Jun and Jiangmo Douluo: "???"
What the heck?
A dignified Titled Douluo, and you're telling me he's afraid of heights?
Jialing Pass, the Spirit Hall Empire's rear, in the logistics area.
Chen Fan turned and walked down from the raised platform. His pace was unhurried, yet each step covered ten meters as if he could shrink the ground beneath him. Before long, he had entered the logistics area.
"Elder Wuchang!"
"Greetings, Elder!"
When Chen Fan had advanced to Titled Douluo, he had also received his coronation before Douluo Hall. It was Qian Daoliu who had crowned him, not Bibi Dong.
Under normal circumstances...
The Spirit Hall Pope would crown every Titled Douluo who joined Spirit Hall in front of Douluo Hall, then publicly announce their promotion to Elder of Spirit Hall.
The usual order was to be crowned first, then become an Elder.
But...
The Spirit Hall Empire had only just been established, and there was far too much to do. They simply couldn't get around to it... In fact, the Sacred Dragon Sect's Sect Master (who had been drafted into the army by Tang San) still hadn't received his belated coronation ceremony!
So Chen Fan's coronation had been held afterward.
By the time the ceremony took place, Chen Fan had already been demoted to the logistics division by Bibi Dong because of what he'd said.
As a result...
When the day of Chen Fan's coronation ceremony arrived, Bibi Dong directly refused to attend, citing her busy schedule. The other Elders all made various excuses to decline as well.
Chen Fan hadn't thought much of it at the time. He had planned to ignore the whole thing and let it pass as though he'd been in seclusion.
But he never expected Qian Renxue to come and ask him to attend. In the end, Qian Daoliu had personally crowned him.
In terms of seniority...
Qian Daoliu was Spirit Hall's former Chief Adjudicator, the former Pope's father, the current Master of Douluo Hall, and Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined.
In terms of Soul Power Level...
He was one of the three Peerless Douluos of the age, a man of high rank and great authority.
Perhaps...
Only when the Spirit Hall Pope became a Titled Douluo, or when the descendants of the other Worship Hall Enshrined became Titled Douluos, would Qian Daoliu be willing to personally crown them.
But why had Qian Daoliu given him a way out?
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