"O-out of bounds!"
"Today's winner is Luo Feng of the Earth Dragon Sect! He has also completed a one-against-seven sweep!"
"With two of the Proud Sword Sect's top fighters injured, they have decided to withdraw from the upcoming team match!"
"Congratulations to the Earth Dragon Sect on their first victory and one point in the group stage!"
Who could have imagined it?
A sect that did not have even a single Titled Douluo.
An unknown young man.
Yet today, he had stunned everyone with a single brilliant performance.
One against seven, defeating the veteran powerhouse that was the Proud Sword Sect.
And he still seemed to be holding something back.
Everyone present had only seen him use one move.
They did not even know what other trump cards this kid had.
Once the referee announced the result.
All the fellow disciples of the Earth Dragon Sect erupted in cheers!
"Luo Feng!"
"Luo Feng!"
"Earth Dragon Sect!"
A few excited fellow disciples even ran to the edge of the arena and insisted on carrying Luo Feng down.
They made it look as though they had won the entire championship.
Yet at that moment, Nan Shuishui, the Earth Dragon Sect's leader, looked alternately pale and livid.
It was impossible to tell whether she was happy or upset.
In any case, something about her seemed very wrong!
"Mom, Feng did bring glory to our Earth Dragon Sect, after all..."
Seeing the stern expression on her mother's face.
Nan Qiuqiu felt a little lost, too.
She wanted badly to defend her man.
But no matter how she thought about it, she could not come up with any excuse.
That hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring was simply too heaven-defying.
If they could not find a suitable explanation.
They would probably face endless trouble even after returning to the Heaven Dou Empire!
"Qiuqiu, you're the young sect leader. You know what to do, don't you? Bring him to my room in a little while!"
She took a deep breath.
Nan Shuishui still kept a smile on her face.
But her heart was already filled with unease.
As the saying went, an innocent man became guilty by possessing a precious jade.
Even if she, his mother-in-law, wanted to help conceal it.
So many people had seen Luo Feng's red Soul Ring today, in full view of everyone.
Without a reasonable explanation, they could not keep it hidden!
"Oh, I'll go get him!"
"Honey, what's wrong?"
"Our Earth Dragon Sect won. Aren't you happy?"
Looking at his wife's conflicted expression.
Luo Feng had yet to realize how serious the problem was.
His Martial Soul was the Dragon King.
Having a God-Given Soul Ring was perfectly normal.
But other people had never seen one.
And even the history of the Douluo Continent rarely mentioned them!
Once this thing appeared, it was downright heaven-defying!
"You bad boy! Where did that hundred-thousand-year Soul Ring come from?"
Once their fellow disciples had all gone far away.
Nan Qiuqiu leaned close to her husband's ear and voiced the greatest question in her heart.
As his young wife.
She was naturally happy to see her husband's fighting strength soar.
Yet she felt as though she could see him but could not reach him.
That unfamiliar feeling frightened Nan Qiuqiu.
"Ah, well..."
Hearing his wife's soft whisper.
The expression on Luo Feng's face abruptly froze.
Panic instantly flooded his heart.
Damn, I showed off too much!
Good thing I didn't reveal my two hundred-thousand-year Soul Skills.
Otherwise, it would have shaken heaven and earth even more!
"Qiuqiu, let me explain..."
"Hmph, you'd better think about how to explain it to my mom. She's waiting for you in her room!"
After saying that.
His little wife pushed open her mother's door with a solemn expression.
Then she led the way inside while watching her husband with worried eyes.
She made it seem as though the one inside was not her mother, but a tigress ready to devour someone at any moment!
"You're here?"
"Qiuqiu, stand guard outside. Don't let anyone eavesdrop!"
Although his mother-in-law's expression was stern.
Her voice and eyes betrayed considerable nervousness.
How could he describe it?
She looked as though she had stolen something.
"All right. I promise I won't let so much as a fly get in!"
Hearing her mother's instructions.
Nan Qiuqiu acted as though a formidable enemy was approaching.
Why are these two so nervous?
In truth, after hearing his wife's reminder outside the door.
Luo Feng's mind had already started spinning at full speed.
As a university student from the twenty-first century.
He could handle not only brainteasers like this, but even a few Math Olympiad problems.
So I just need an excuse everyone will believe?
Easy. I can pull one out of thin air!
"Whew!"
"Go on, then. What happened?"
Once everything had been arranged.
His mother-in-law slowly spoke.
Yet for some reason, when Nan Shuishui gazed into her son-in-law's eyes.
Her heart began pounding for reasons she could not understand.
Her delicate face even flushed involuntarily.
How could this happen?
He's your son-in-law!
Repeatedly reminding herself of that, the beautiful mother-in-law instinctively turned her head away.
But even her neck seemed to have reddened.
Actually, Nan Shuishui could not be blamed.
If anything was to blame, it was her Martial Soul.
Ordinary dragons, especially female dragons.
People generally felt this way when they saw the Dragon King!
"Well, there's actually nothing I can't talk about!"
"Remember how Qiuqiu and I went to the Secret Realm that day?"
"We killed that Critical Giant Spirit! I didn't hand over the Crystal Core. I kept it and refined it myself..."
Keep spinning your tale!
Go on, keep spinning!
Although she knew Luo Feng was lying.
After hearing that far-fetched explanation, Nan Shuishui instead showed a trace of delighted surprise.
It was like suddenly thinking of the answer while solving a Math Olympiad problem.
"You mean that huge creature was a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast?"
The explanation sounded strained.
But it did seem to make a certain amount of sense.
When Nan Shuishui, a Soul Douluo, had gone there before, that monster had easily driven her out.
A few years earlier, they had even invited experts from the Body Sect to help, only for them to return battered and humiliated as well.
The Heaven Dou Empire had records of this incident.
"Exactly!"
"Don't let my wife make it sound so easy!"
"When I killed that monster, I even felt that its cultivation far exceeded a hundred thousand years!"
"I almost never got the chance to come back and see you. Luckily, I used my Life-Bound Finishing Technique..."
There was no denying it.
That kid Luo Feng truly had a talent for bragging.
He told the story with such convincing detail.
Even Long Aotian, who was secretly listening from a small building three hundred meters away, could not help nodding.
In fact!
This fellow cared about Luo Feng more than anyone else did.
Besides, those defensive measures of the Earth Dragon Sect.
How could they possibly stop the Body Sect from eavesdropping?
After hearing Luo Feng describe that "brutal" battle.
Long Aotian slowly turned his head.
He looked at the Princess and the other disciples beside him.
"What do you think? Is this kid's story believable?"
Clearly!
Long Aotian was only half convinced.
But Princess Vina's eyes lit up.
"Aotian, I believe him!"
"The mineral vein in the Earth Dragon Sect's Secret Realm has a long history. Even our Heaven Dou Empire's royal family has records of it!"
"A few years ago, we organized a joint exploration team! We even invited a Titled Douluo from the Body Sect..."
At the mention of this.
Long Aotian nodded silently as well.
"Yes, I heard the Royal Guard even lost several people that time."
"It's just a shame I was in secluded cultivation then. Otherwise, that hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast and its Soul Ring would definitely have belonged to our Body Sect!"
Clearly!
The intelligence of these people on the Douluo Continent.
Still fell just a little short compared with that of a university student from the twenty-first century.
Although Luo Feng's words were riddled with holes.
Every detail somehow seemed to hold together!
Not only had he talked his mother-in-law into a happy mood.
Even Long Aotian, who was eavesdropping, had helped vouch for him...
Whatever problems come next?
I should be in the clear now, right?
"Tell Luo Feng to come out! I, Yu Tianlong, heir to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, have come to issue a challenge!"
Just as Luo Feng steadied the situation.
A commotion broke out outside.
Yu Tianlong?
What had gotten into him?
And upon hearing that voice.
Nan Shuishui's expression turned icy as well.
"Enemies really do meet on narrow roads..."
"Feng, get ready. Our next opponent is the Heavenly Dragon Sect, which inherited the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's legacy!"
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