After watching a thoroughly exhilarating clash of martial souls, life grew considerably more relaxed, for they would soon be leaving for Heaven Dou City.
Their original agreement with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect included competing in the Soul Master Elite Tournament and achieving good results.
This would prove that the sect's investment had been worthwhile.
Grandmaster surmised that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had made this arrangement to nurture its next generation of guardian Douluos.
After all, however powerful Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo were, they could not live beyond three hundred years and protect the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect forever.
Shrek had several gifted students with the potential to become Title Douluos who were not yet affiliated with any faction. Once they passed successive rounds of assessment, the sect could recruit and nurture them.
In reality, however he worked it out, only Ma Hongjun met the requirements: he had the potential to become a Title Douluo and belonged to no faction.
Tang San was Clear Sky Douluo's son, Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing were nobles connected to the Star Luo Imperial Family, Lin Like was a Sun Moon spy, and Oscar's martial soul was a sensitive matter. None of them were suitable recruits.
Of course, this was only Grandmaster's perspective. He could not say for certain what Ning Fengzhi was thinking. The man hid his intentions more deeply than he did and was more skilled at schemes and intrigue.
Their trip to Heaven Dou City would probably not go smoothly.
Before that, there was another problem to resolve: their eligibility to compete.
On that front, Grandmaster and Flender had already steeled themselves.
"Xiao Gang," Flender said to Grandmaster in the carriage bound for Heaven Dou City.
As the two people in charge, they needed to scout