Arrival in Suotuo City
The battle between the two teams started quickly and ended just as quickly.
Although Lu Yang did not participate in the battle, no one in the Blue Tyrant Team could withstand the full power of Yu Tianheng's Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.
After Yu Tianheng tore through the opponent's defenses, the Heaven Dou Team swept aside the rest of the opponents with overwhelming force, easily winning the sparring match.
Both academies' leadership had actually anticipated this outcome. Even so, the teachers at the Blue Tyrant Academy were still embarrassed, not to mention the seven contestants who participated in the Soul Fighting; they were even more ashamed.
On the platform, "Xue Qinghe" asked, "Xiao Yang, what do you think of this Soul Fighting?"
"Just average," Lu Yang said. "Blue Tyrant Academy's strength is somewhat weak, and their teamwork is disjointed. They couldn't stop Yu Tianheng, nor could they stop Yu Feng and Osler, so losing is normal. However, their academy's Support System Soul Master is quite good, with Healing Scepter Martial Soul. If she had stronger teammates, her role would be even greater."
Xue Qinghe nodded, then got up and left with Lu Yang. Zhi Lin, who was sitting on the platform with them, had a thoughtful expression on his face.
After their Soul Fighting with the Blue Tyrant Academy, the Heaven Dou Team set off from Heaven Dou City. Their first stop was Barak City, the capital of the Balak Kingdom, where they would rest before heading to the Plant Academy.
Lu Yang did not set off with the group; his carriage broke away from the main force and sped straight towards Suotuo City.
When Lu Yang returned to Nuoding City last time, he learned that Yu Xiaogang had been expelled from the Nuoding Academy. Based on his understanding of Yu Xiaogang, he knew that Yu Xiaogang would never give up on Tang San, the hope that could prove his Martial Soul Theory.
Therefore, at this time, Yu Xiaogang should have already taken Tang San to Flender and joined Shrek Academy. Lu Yang's purpose in coming here was to confirm this.
If Yu Xiaogang and Tang San are indeed at the Shrek Academy, then his next plan is to go to Holy Soul Village to find the waterfall cave where Tang Hao hid Ah Yin, and steal the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone of the Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin after her sacrifice, as well as Ah Yin's original body.
After Ye Lingling consumed the Immortal Herb, the Aromatic Silk Beauty, her Martial Soul underwent a preliminary transformation, but the tenth petal has yet to fully solidify.
Lu Yang had discussed this matter with Ye Qingling. He felt that it might be caused by the fact that the Immortal Herb had not been fully refined, or that the source of the Immortal Herb had not been able to support the Nine Heart Begonia in completing its transformation.
The Nine Heart Begonia is both a healing Martial Soul and a plant-based Martial Soul. Therefore, Lu Yang felt that by absorbing the Blue Silver Emperor 'Blue Silver Emperor Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone and Soul Ring, he might be able to solve this problem.
The Blue Silver Emperor's Soul Bone is readily available, but its Soul Ring requires finding Ah Yin 'Blue Silver Emperor original body and nurturing it. However, this isn't too difficult; by planting the Blue Silver Emperor in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, under the amplification of that special environment, Ah Yin's original body will soon grow to a cultivation level of a thousand or even ten thousand years. When Ye Lingling reaches level forty, she can kill the Blue Silver Emperor and absorb its Soul Ring, which will further promote the Nine Heart Begonia's transformation.
As for whether Tang San, having lost the Blue Silver Emperor's physical form and Soul Bone, can still allow the Blue Silver Emperor's bloodline to complete its Martial Soul Evolution, what does that have to do with Lu Yang?
He was already planning to take complete revenge on Yu Xiaogang, and Tang San, Yu Xiaogang's most valued disciple, was already on his revenge list. Lu Yang even planned to wait for the right opportunity to take Ye Lingling to hunt down the Blue Silver King and get the old grass's Soul Ring into his possession.
However, he didn't tell Ye Lingling any of this yet; he would tell her after he had everything prepared.
Before leaving, Qian Renxue originally planned to have She Long accompany Lu Yang to protect his safety, but Lu Yang explicitly refused.
She Long and Ci Xue are both Qian Renxue's guards. Although they will obey Qian Renxue's orders, if they really leave with Lu Yang to protect his safety and something goes wrong on Qian Renxue's side, the old "gentleman" in the Worship Hall may not listen to the explanation.
As the saying goes, "My son is dead, right and wrong are meaningless to me." Qian Renxue is still alive, and Qian Daoliu is the highly respected Great Enshrined.
With Qian Renxue gone, who knows what he'll become? If Qian Daoliu really goes berserk and unleashes a "Jiazi Demon-Slaying" Douluo version of events, who could withstand that?
Moreover, the absence of guards actually made it easier for Lu Yang to act.
Lu Yang wasn't in a hurry along the way, and it took him quite a while to finally arrive in Suotuo City.
After resting in the city for a while, Lu Yang set off for the small village outside the city and found the location of the Shrek Academy.
He didn't go to visit them directly, after all, he had no interest in the Shrek Academy. And Flender and the others were destined to become his enemies, so he didn't want to engage in any pretense of politeness.
After some investigation, Lu Yang quickly found Yu Xiaogang in the academy. However, after observing him, Lu Yang discovered that Yu Xiaogang's life at the Shrek Academy didn't seem to be very good.
Currently, Shrek Academy only has five students: Tang San, Xiao Wu, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar.
As Yu Xiaogang's disciple, Tang San naturally respected his teacher. However, Xiao Wu, who was close to Tang San, had a rather indifferent attitude towards the Grandmaster, seemingly only refraining from revealing her true feelings out of consideration for Tang San.
However, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Oscar all disliked Yu Xiaogang. Lu Yang even witnessed Dai Mubai arguing with Yu Xiaogang over something, and the down-on-his-luck prince made Yu Xiaogang so angry that his eyes turned red and he was panting heavily.
This was different from what Lu Yang had expected, but he didn't care much. Confirming that Yu Xiaogang and Tang San were at the Shrek Academy was enough for him.
Moreover, Lu Yang also discovered Tang Hao's whereabouts on this trip. Just as the original novel subtly described, this Clear Sky Douluo, although he entrusted Tang San to Yu Xiaogang for instruction, actually spent most of his time secretly guarding Tang San's safety.
When Lu Yang discovered Tang Hao, Tang Hao also noticed his whereabouts. However, his appearance had changed drastically, Tang Hao did not realize his true identity. Nevertheless, Lu Yang's investigation of the Shrek Academy still attracted Tang Hao's attention.
So when Lu Yang returned to Suotuo City, Tang Hao followed him. But seeing that Lu Yang went straight to the Soto Great Soul Arena after settling in Suotuo City, Tang Hao treated him as a young man who had just heard Message Shrek Academy and came to check things out, and didn't take him seriously.