[Yue Guan came from humble beginnings. When he was young, his only sister was beaten to death protecting him.]
[Fortunately, Spirit Hall took Yue Guan in and gave him a place to belong.]
Everyone across Douluo Continent sighed. They had never known Chrysanthemum Douluo's childhood was so tragic.
Meanwhile, at Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong watched the scene and nodded.
Without Spirit Hall, Yue Guan would have been a stray dog wandering the streets. Repaying its kindness was his only choice!
So he would give his life for her!
[Yue Guan cultivated all the way to level 95, becoming a Super Douluo.]
[He became an elder of Spirit Hall's Elder Hall, wielding great authority and overseeing Spirit Hall's punishments.]
[He was also Dugu Bo's rival, and Yue Guan had the upper hand every time they fought.]
[Yet after Dugu Bo used Tang San's help to neutralize the poison, he drove Yue Guan into a panicked retreat with the hidden weapon Tang San had given him: the Mother-Child Soul-Chasing Life-Taking Orb!]
?????
Wasn't that ridiculous?
Everyone stared at the screen overhead, their heads full of question marks.
A level 95 Super Douluo had been sent running by a level 92 Poison Douluo who specialized in area attacks, all because of a hidden weapon?
Was the title of Super Douluo worth so little?
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan's face darkened at the sight.
"Bullshit! Utter nonsense!"
"I'm the one who beats that old poison freak down every time!"
"And this time I stumbled because of that little brat Tang San."
Worse, the screen had exposed it for everyone to see.
His reputation was ruined.
How was he supposed to show his face on Douluo Continent after this?
Oh. As if he'd had much of a reputation to begin with.
People either called him a freak or Spirit Hall's lackey.
Then never mind.
Killing intent rose in Chrysanthemum Douluo's heart. Tang San has brought death upon himself. I'll kill him and see how he helps that old poison freak then!
Ghost Douluo wanted to laugh, but struggled to keep a straight face.
Chrysanthemum Douluo glared at him.
"Old Ghost, do you want to laugh that badly?"
Ghost Douluo kept his mouth shut, afraid he would lose control if he spoke.
Elsewhere, Poison Douluo had already reached Sunset Forest.
At the sight, he burst out laughing.
"Good, good! So that old chrysanthemum has days like this too."
"A panicked retreat! Couldn't have put it better!"
Dugu Yan, dangling from Dugu Bo's hand, looked at him admiringly.
"Grandpa, you're amazing."
[Before the Soul Master Tournament Grand Finals, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were ordered by the Papal Authority to intercept and kill Tang San of the Shrek Academy Team.]
[The three Soul Bones offered as prizes for the Grand Finals had already been earmarked for the Golden Generation. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong.]
Damn Spirit Hall!
The revelation caused an uproar across the continent!
No one watching the screen had expected Spirit Hall to be this corrupt.
They had organized a Soul Master Tournament, then sent Titled Douluo to kill members of another academy just to make sure their own people won the championship.
How shameless could they be?
But people also marveled:
Tang San truly had the makings of a god.
Even the Papal Authority had singled him out.
Meanwhile, inside Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong's face darkened as she watched the screen.
It had actually exposed something like this.
Though it was exactly the sort of thing she would do.
Elsewhere, at Shrek Academy.
Yu Xiaogang saw the revelation and shouted angrily:
"Bibi Dong, I never thought you'd become such an unscrupulous, venomous woman."
He turned to Tang San.
"Little San, don't worry! If anything happens to you, I, Yu Xiaogang, will destroy Spirit Hall at any cost."
After all, Tang San had the makings of a god!
If Bibi Dong dared kill his disciple, she clearly had no regard for him whatsoever.
Tang San's eyes reddened at those words.
"Teacher, you're so good to me. You'd even declare war on Spirit Hall for my sake!"
"I'll make sure to honor you properly from now on."
Elsewhere.
Tang Hao wore an odd expression.
He looked at Yu Xiaogang as though he were an idiot, with so much to say that he hardly knew where to start.
You, Yu Xiaogang, destroy Spirit Hall?
A good-for-nothing stuck at level 29 for most of his life is going to destroy Spirit Hall at any cost?
If you could do that, what were all my years of hiding for?
What did the Clear Sky Sect withdraw from the world for?
You don't even think before you brag!
At Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.
By the lake.
Qian Renxue looked at the screen and openly cursed:
"Spirit Hall's Papal Authority really is despicable and shameless."
"To think she'd stoop to such dirty tricks!"
Phainon nearly laughed aloud beside Qian Renxue as he watched her seethe with righteous indignation.
She really was speaking from the heart!
Seriously, is it okay to curse your mother like that?
She's taking filial devotion to a whole new level.
But as someone who supposedly knew nothing, Phainon had to join her in condemning the same enemy.
"Your Highness is right!"
"Shrek Academy belongs to the Heaven Dou Empire, after all. Spirit Hall really is rotten."
Snake Lance Douluo heard something pointed in Phainon's words.
Has this boy discovered something? he wondered with a start.
But Snake Lance Douluo figured he was probably overthinking it.
The Young Master's disguise was made with the Angel Soul Bone. How could anyone see through it?
It was probably just a coincidence.
[During the attempted assassination, Chrysanthemum Douluo discovered that Dai Mubai had taken the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. Eager to take the talented young man as his disciple, he tried to kill Tang San to force Dai Mubai into accepting him, but Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect stopped him.]
[Meanwhile, Dugu Bo tied up Ghost Douluo. The Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo's assassination attempt failed.]
[In the end, Shrek won the Soul Master Tournament Grand Finals, while Spirit Hall lost the Soul Bones and its fighters!]
Everyone was stunned by the outcome.
The Soul Master Tournament had actually been won by a no-name academy like Shrek Academy.
Those were three Soul Bones. They had struck it rich.
Meanwhile, at Spirit Hall.
Bibi Dong's face darkened further.
With a crack, she crushed the armrest of her chair!
When the plan had first been exposed, she had lost face.
Now she felt utterly humiliated!
All three members of the Golden Generation she had painstakingly cultivated were Soul Kings, yet they couldn't even win a Soul Master Tournament.
And Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, those two incompetents!
She had sent them to kill Tang San, and they couldn't even do that.
"Send word to Yue Guan and Gui Mei!"
"If they still can't kill Tang San this time, they can come back to me carrying their heads!"
Elsewhere, at Shrek Academy.
"Hahaha! Justice always wins!"
Yu Xiaogang looked at the outcome and said proudly:
"Little San, you've lived up to the disciple I trained."
Tang San nodded earnestly.
"It's all thanks to you, Teacher. Without your guidance, we never could have won the championship!"
Ning Rongrong listened to the master and disciple echoing each other and curled her lip.
The exchange made her sick.
As if! Does this Grandmaster even have that kind of ability?
If my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect hadn't stopped Chrysanthemum Douluo, Third Brother would already be dead!
How could they talk about winning the tournament then?
My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect deserves the most credit.
Off to the side, Dai Mubai was hopping with impatience.
"Everyone! For heaven's sake! Is this really the time to talk about that?"
"On the screen, I'd taken that Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum. But right now, it's still with Dugu Bo."
"Now that the screen has revealed the herb, won't Chrysanthemum Douluo get there first and snatch it?"
Dai Mubai was about to lose it!
Had the screen shocked everyone senseless?
They were still hung up on things that didn't matter!
Tang San snapped to attention when he heard that.
Boss Dai is right!
The Immortal Herb matters most right now.
He looked at Tang Hao.
"Father, can you take us to find Dugu Bo?"
"Those Immortal Herbs are crucial to our future strength. We absolutely can't let them fall into Spirit Hall's hands."
Tang Hao nodded.
Killing intent blazed in his eyes.
This concerned his son's great undertaking of achieving Dual Godhood!
No matter what, he would seize the Immortal Herbs!
On the road, Ghost Douluo also saw the screen and found it hard to keep his composure.
What the hell?
Dugu Bo tied me up?
I'm an Agility Attack Super Douluo, and a mere level 92 Dugu Bo tied me up?
Chrysanthemum Douluo laughed coyly and taunted him:
"Old Ghost, you were just saying I couldn't beat Dugu Bo."
"Now look at you. All you could do was fight him to a standstill."
"Neither of us has any right to laugh at the other!"
After he finished speaking.
The two exchanged a glance.
Silence fell at once.
Then they realized they were in the same predicament.
But they believed they had already hit rock bottom. There was nowhere lower to fall.
They might not be able to beat a Titled Douluo, but surely they could kill Tang San?