"Ladies and gentlemen!"
"Welcome to the final round of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament!"
"After passing through countless trials, our final two teams have now made it to the battlefield of the finals!"
"Let's welcome our two finalist teams with the loudest cheers we can!"
"They'll decide the ultimate champion right here!"
"First! Let's welcome the Spirit Team from Spirit Academy!"
"First to take the stage is the captain of Spirit Academy! A level 69 Soul Emperor—Qian Renxue!"
The host presided with infectious enthusiasm.
Meanwhile, below the stage...
"Pfft!"
[Xue Qinghe] sprayed a mouthful of tea all over Ning Fengzhi's face. He stood up, stunned, and stared fixedly at the golden-dressed girl onstage, her expression cool and detached.
Did [Bibi Dong] have an affair?
No... did Grandpa's old tree just bloom again?!
[Xue Qinghe] was in an incredibly complicated state of mind. For a moment, he had no idea how to face the girl who'd stolen his name.
"Next, please welcome the ten-year-old Soul Elder sisters, Ye Suyi and Ye Guyi!"
"I'm obviously the older sister..."
Ye Guyi pursed her lips, dissatisfied that the host had put her name second.
"Maybe your Soul Power Level is lower?"
Ye Suyi said casually.
"Next, please welcome the six-year-old genius Soul Elder! Fu Xi!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Backstage at Shrek Academy, Gangzi's eyes widened as he shot up from his seat!
A six-year-old Soul Elder was practically pissing right on Gangzi's face!
"Little San, do you have an Immortal Herb that can make someone awaken at level 30?"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot. He panted heavily as he asked Tang San.
(This is a mission instance, and the timeline is different from Douluo I, so Tang San here has Immortal Herbs.)
"Absolutely impossible."
Tang San stared gravely at the unusual Spirit Team onstage: Qian Renxue, who was close to becoming a Soul Sage, and the bizarre Soul Elder Fu Xi...
At that moment, everyone had even overlooked Ye Lingling, whose name and appearance matched [Ye Lingling] in the audience!
It seemed all their intelligence had been wrong!
(Mission rules: there's no need to follow the tournament rules, so don't get hung up on the requirement to register in advance.)
"I know!"
Hearing Tang San say that, Yu Xiaogang forced himself to calm down.
"Perhaps Spirit Hall is wary of us, so they're using a diversionary tactic!"
Yu Xiaogang stroked his chin and spoke slowly.
"But, Grandmaster, if the host announced their ages, surely they must be right!"
Xiao Wu eyed Yu Xiaogang suspiciously.
"Hmph! With an organization as powerful as Spirit Hall, a few internal conflicts are only natural!"
"And it's precisely because they're so powerful that they don't want to lose to a commoner academy like ours."
Yu Xiaogang spoke confidently. The more he said, the more he believed himself!
"So they must have lied about their ages!"
"That Qian Renxue onstage might already be over twenty-five!"
"Otherwise, why wouldn't they announce Qian Renxue's age?"
A flash of fury crossed Yu Xiaogang's eyes. The age limit for the Soul Master Tournament was twenty-five!
He refused to believe anyone could reach the brink of Soul Sage at twenty-five!
So!
It had to be that damned bitch, [Bibi Dong], taking revenge on him!
That was it!
"Hold it! I want to file a report!"
Yu Xiaogang was so furious that he jumped to his feet and shouted!
"Dude!"
Flender stared at Yu Xiaogang, completely dumbfounded. Whether or not his guess was right was one thing, but was he really going to report Spirit Team at Spirit Hall?
"That's my Xiaogang..."
Liu Erlong gazed at Yu Xiaogang, enthralled. She was proud of his courage!
"Yu Xiaogang?"
[Bibi Dong] looked at Yu Xiaogang, who had suddenly spoken up, surprised and unsure what he was up to now.
"Your Holiness, I want to report Spirit Team! The team captain's age is wrong. She must be over the twenty-five-year limit!"
Yu Xiaogang saw everyone in the hall turn to look at him, and a sense of pride rose within him!
"Do you have evidence?"
[Bibi Dong]'s expression darkened. Had she been giving Yu Xiaogang too much leeway? Did he even know what he was doing?
"Evidence? Aren't my words evidence enough?"
Yu Xiaogang gave a cold snort and swept his sleeve with arrogant flair!
"Big Sister Ye Suyi, is this person an idiot?"
Before [Bibi Dong] could answer, a clear voice suddenly rang through the hall.
"Heh-heh~ Shh~ Little Fu Xi is a good girl, so she shouldn't use bad words. And from now on, just call me Big Sister Suyi. You don't have to include my surname."
Ye Suyi smiled. Fu Xi, you really are something!
"Heh-heh-heh~ Fu Xi, listen to me. Grown-up life is complicated. See, even if you can tell someone's an idiot, you can't say it outright. Otherwise, you'll hurt their feelings."
Ye Guyi laughed and chimed in.
"Oh... I get upset too when Uncle Xiong Jun says things about me."
Fu Xi nodded, only half understanding.
"I got it on video. I'll send it to Bibi Dong later."
Ye Lingling was still a little devil.
"An empty-headed fraud. How do you intend to determine my age?"
Qian Renxue's smile faded. She looked coldly at Yu Xiaogang.
"Hmph, who knows whether you people at Spirit Hall would..."
"[Bibi Dong], your eye for talent is as good as ever."
Qian Renxue looked coldly at [Bibi Dong]. Her meaning was simple: were you really just going to stand by and watch?
"Enough!"
"Yu Xiaogang, may I take this to mean that you're questioning Spirit Hall's impartiality?"
"May I consider this an accusation against Spirit Hall?"
Bibi Dong's expression turned icy. She looked coldly at Yu Xiaogang, who still wore that defiant air!
"Honestly, I used to think that being against Yu Xiaogang was just politically correct. Now I see that our transmigrator predecessor never lied to us!"
"Xiao Xue, hit him harder later. It's only a mission, but if we can make Yu Xiaogang feel fear and regret for even a moment, it'll be worth it."
Ye Suyi looked at that pretentious, colossal idiot with disgust and spoke softly to Qian Renxue.
"I won't hold back. And don't call me Xiao Xue."
Qian Renxue nodded, then shot Ye Suyi a look.
"No! I don't believe Spirit Hall would do something so unjust. Perhaps... certain people have been deceived by a petty villain."
"I propose that Sword Douluo test Qian Renxue's bone age!"
Yu Xiaogang didn't care at all about Fu Xi insulting him. After all, the more his enemies cursed him, the more it proved he was doing the right thing!
A confident, calculating smile tugged at Yu Xiaogang's lips.
It was obvious Ning Fengzhi was unquestionably on his side!
In that case, Ning Fengzhi certainly wouldn't let Sword Douluo shield Qian Renxue!
"Then, Sword Douluo, what do you think?"
Bibi Dong looked deeply at Chen Xin, standing behind Ning Fengzhi.
"Sect Master, her surname is Qian."
Chen Xin's voice was transmitted to Ning Fengzhi's ear at just the right moment.
"It doesn't matter. Since Grandmaster said so, I assume he must have some evidence."
Ning Fengzhi lightly waved his feather fan and nodded to Yu Xiaogang.
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