As the Dragon King of Wind, if Dvalin had been struck directly, he might have had some resistance to wind.
But!
The attack had hit the poisonous blood on his body!
It was caused by the Abyss's curse and carried no resistance to wind.
"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!"
Likewise,
Lumine didn't hesitate either. With Venti's assistance, waves of light burst forth one after another from before her.
"Crack!"
"Crack!"
Originally, it would have taken two strikes to get rid of it. But thanks to their teamwork, in the blink of an eye, the frozen poisonous blood suddenly shattered.
"Roar!"
Dvalin let out a pained cry. His wind wings beat even harder, and the auras in every direction grew unsteady, nearly sweeping Tianfeng Douluo and Bai He right off their feet.
Lumine, on the other hand—
With Venti's help, she could at least steady herself.
But...
Stung by the pain, Dvalin shot away at incredible speed, soon shrinking to a black speck before vanishing from sight...
"Hey, you two..."
Watching Dvalin disappear into the distance, Lumine let out a sigh of relief. She turned to look at Tianfeng Douluo and Bai He and had just started to speak when
white light suddenly shimmered around Bai He and Tianfeng Douluo. In an instant, it engulfed them, turning them into two white silhouettes.
At the same time!
The solemn voice of the Heavenly Dao rang out once more in the hearts of every Spirit Master on the Douluo Continent!
[Participant mission complete!]
[Completed factions: Heaven Dou Empire, Spirit Hall Empire!]
[Mission reward: Participants' Soul Power Level increased by 3 levels. All Spirit Masters' Soul Power increased by 1 level.]
[The fourth trial will reopen in three days. Please take note!]
Almost the instant the voice faded,
the two figures vanished from the light screen, while two rather battered figures appeared in the Teleportation Gates of the two empires.
"...What happened?"
Lumine was left alone, her Wings of Wind spread open as she stared blankly at the empty scene, a big question mark practically hovering over her head. "Weren't you supposed to... tell me what was going on?"
"Where is everyone?"
However,
there was no way anyone would answer her question now.
"Holy crap! This mission didn't even look that hard!"
"Star Luo Empire: I'm rooting for you!"
"Haha, serves the Star Luo Empire right for drilling its troops and worshipping martial strength every day, while paying no attention to Spirit Masters with other useful abilities! Who else can they blame for their bad luck?"
"Exactly... But come to think of it, our Heaven Dou Empire was punished once and then rewarded once. We've basically ended up right where we started!"
"Damn, the Spirit Hall Empire made a killing this time!"
"Thank goodness the fourth trial won't start until three days from now. That gives everyone a little time to catch their breath!"
After the Heavenly Dao's solemn voice rang out, the many Spirit Masters across the Douluo Continent were stunned at first, then let out a collective sigh of relief.
At last, they had time to catch their breath and prepare!
Before,
the Teleportation Gates had appeared out of nowhere, and three trials had begun one after another. It had caught everyone completely off guard; nobody could have anticipated something so far beyond the ordinary.
But now,
they finally had a chance to calm down and make preparations!
"Your Majesty, we need to plan carefully and prepare for the trials ahead!"
On the Heaven Dou Empire's side,
Xue Beng stared dazedly as Bai He approached, looking rather battered. At the sound of Yu Xiaogang's voice beside him, he abruptly snapped back to his senses. "The Imperial Preceptor is right..."
"Withdraw our forces and stay on guard against a surprise attack from the Spirit Hall Empire!"
"Yes!"
Xue Beng hadn't forgotten.
Rakshasa God Bibi Dong, in the Spirit Hall Empire, had now fully recovered from her injuries!
And looking at their own Heaven Dou Empire... it seemed this mission hadn't rewarded everyone with a full recovery?
In other words, Tang San and Xiao Wu were still unconscious. If...
The Spirit Hall Empire attacked while they were in this state, what would they do?
"Your Majesty the Tsaritsa, I have fulfilled my duty!"
Above Jialing City, in the Spirit Hall Empire,
Tianfeng Douluo felt his legs growing weak, but still forced himself to stand and cupped his hands toward Rakshasa God Bibi Dong. His voice was slightly hoarse.
He had to admit,
if he hadn't once experienced being ten thousand zhang above the ground, he might never have realized he was afraid of heights!
After all,
he had fought in the air several times before against the Heaven Dou Empire, but his legs had never gone weak.
The difference, really, was between low and high altitudes.
"Elder Tianfeng, you've worked hard!"
Rakshasa God Bibi Dong nodded slightly, then looked at Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo. "Both of you are enshrined elders. The Worship Hall is short-staffed, and Elder Tianfeng has risen from level 93 to the peak of level 96 thanks to the Heavenly Dao's reward. Why don't we..."
"Have him join the Worship Hall as its eighth enshrined elder? What do you think?"
The moment she said this, the atmosphere in the hall froze!
She had finally shown her hand!
Bibi Dong wanted to seize control of the Worship Hall!
When Bibi Dong established the Spirit Hall Empire, she had already brought nearly all the Titled Douluo from the Elder Hall under her control.
However,
after this battle against the Heaven Dou Empire,
some were dead and others maimed. The only ones left in the Elder Hall who could still be of use were Tianfeng Douluo, Guibao Douluo, Pufferfish Douluo, and Snake Lance Douluo... As for Chen Fan, Bibi Dong certainly wouldn't assign him any tasks after leaving him on the bench.
So,
he could simply be ignored.
At the same time,
only Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo remained among the Worship Hall's Super Douluo.
But with things in such disarray,
instead of thinking about how to face the upcoming trials, Bibi Dong wanted Tianfeng Douluo to join the Worship Hall. What was she trying to do?
She was trying to dig up the Qian Family's roots!
Although the Spirit Hall had become the Spirit Hall Empire, too little time had passed for the fundamental system to change much. The Worship Hall could still vote to remove the Spirit Hall Empire's Tsaritsa at will.
At least, that was how things stood in name!
But now...
Bibi Dong wanted to dig up the Qian Family's roots and take control of the entire Spirit Hall Empire openly and legitimately!
Qian Renxue dug her nails deep into her palm until it turned pale, biting her lip without a word.
Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo also remained silent.
The atmosphere grew more and more oppressive.
The coldness in Rakshasa God Bibi Dong's eyes grew more and more intense.
Just as the tension reached a boiling point,
Hu Liena's footsteps broke the heavy silence. "Teacher..."
"Nana?"
Hu Liena's arrival immediately eased the tension in the hall.
Rakshasa God Bibi Dong looked up at the sound of her voice. Her gaze softened, and her tone grew much gentler. "What is it?"
Hu Liena was biting her red lip, her expression pitiful and touching. This left Rakshasa God Bibi Dong deeply puzzled.
Strange.
Hadn't she asked Hu Liena to escort Chen Fan back to the rear area?
What had happened?
Before Rakshasa God Bibi Dong could figure it out, Hu Liena's voice rang out!
"Chen Fan said... he wants to resign and retire to his hometown!"
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