"And then, besides that, Senior Jian, I hope you can also participate in this competition. Are you willing to fight?" Qi Ling asked Sword Douluo beside her.
Sword Douluo pondered for a moment and said, "Since the Alliance Leader has given the order, Chen Xin will naturally obey. I only hope that my lack of strength will not jeopardize the Alliance Leader's important plans."
Qi Ling laughed and said, " Senior Jian, you're too kind. With your strength, you're among the top in the entire continent. Who would dare to underestimate you?"
Chen Xin's Soul Power Level has now reached level 98, and he is only one step away from the realm of Limit Douluo. Although it is unknown how long it will take to take this step, even Limit Douluo would not dare to underestimate the sharpness of the Seven Kill Sword.
At this point, six of the seven spots for the competition had been confirmed. Flender couldn't help but ask, " Qi Ling, there's one last person left. Who are you planning to send on?"
Qi Ling hesitated and said, "To be honest, I really don't have any clue about this last person. This person's strength must be extremely high, at least not lower than Super Douluo, otherwise it will be meaningless for the competition."
" Grandmaster, could you please give me a few candidates for consideration?"
Seeing Qi Ling turn to him for help, Grandmaster slowly said, "Since her strength must be above that of Super Douluo, the pool of candidates for reference is much smaller."
"The candidates I can think of are Tang Xiao, the sect leader of the Clear Sky Sect; Hai Wei'er, the new priestess of Sea God Island; and Senior Gu Rong of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. They are all candidates worth considering."
At this moment, Gu Rong hurriedly waved his hand and said, "No, no, I'm Defense System Soul Master. I'm not good at one-on-one combat. If we really compare, I might not even be as good as the two of them."
Gu Rong's current Soul Power has reached level 96, but as he said, as a Defense System Soul Master, he is indeed not suitable for participating in the competition.
Qi Ling listened to the Grandmaster's words and knew that this was a last resort. After all, everyone needed time to grow, and they couldn't participate in this level of competition right now.
"Wait a minute! I've thought of someone who could handle this match!" Qi Ling suddenly exclaimed. "Yeah, why didn't I think of that sooner! This person is absolutely perfect!"
Hearing Qi Ling's words, everyone became curious, as they didn't recall ever hearing of such a person.
However, Qi Ling said that she would go to find this person herself, and if it was confirmed that she would participate, she would naturally tell everyone who she was.
Then everyone set off. Bibi Dong and Chen Xin went to find Jian Lan and Qian Renxue, while Qi Ling and Tang San went to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to find Tang Hao.
In fact, Qi Ling has always respected Tang Hao. After all, there are very few people in the entire Douluo Continent who are not fans of Tang Hao. The former Clear Sky Douluo was an object of worship for many people, and even Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang regarded him as his idol.
Upon seeing Tang Hao again, compared to before, the current Clear Sky Douluo possessed more composure and a weathered look, having endured many hardships. Although he had lost some of his sharpness, he had gained invaluable experience.
After hearing Tang San and Qi Ling's purpose, Tang Hao laughed and said, "The two of you are already much stronger than me. Why would I, this old man, need to take action? I think we should just forget about it."
Qi Ling then said seriously, " Uncle Hao, I know that someone like you could never help but yearn for that kind of passionate battle. The former Clear Sky Douluo would never be a man who runs away from battle."
"More importantly, this battle is for the entire Douluo Continent, for all the people of the world! Fighting to protect—isn't that exactly what you asked of Xiao San?"
Upon hearing this, Tang Hao couldn't help but look at the Soul Imprint on the back of his hand. Indeed, his heart told him that he still yearned for battle, and he would never be content to live out his life in such an ordinary way.
"Hao, go ahead." Ah Yin came to Tang Hao's side and said to him, "I know that all this time, you haven't participated in any battles to make it up to me, wanting to live out your life peacefully."
"But I know this isn't the life you want! Only when you're fighting do you show that kind of happy smile, that's what you truly desire!"
" Ah Yin, I..." Tang Hao tried to say something, but Ah Yin covered his mouth with her hand and then laughed, "Besides, you wouldn't let your son see this side of yourself, would you? Don't you want your Xiao San to see how powerful the Clear Sky Douluo was back then?"
Tang Hao couldn't help but look at Tang San. From his eager gaze, Tang Hao gleaned a lot and made a decision.
Yes, what father doesn't want to always appear tall and mighty in his son's eyes?
"Alright, since that's the case, I'll go with you two!" Tang Hao said. "I just hope this old bone of mine can still swing that hammer."
Qi Ling breathed a sigh of relief upon receiving Tang Hao's assurance. However, Tang Hao also mentioned that he hadn't fought in a long time and would go out to get back into form during this period. He would travel to Dragon's Glory City on his own before the competition began.
After that, Bibi Dong and Sword Douluo would not be able to return for a while, so Qi Ling decided to go to Dragon God Island first and meet up with the Dragon Maiden.
After learning of Qi Ling's plan, Xiao Wu immediately said, "Ah! I understand, Brother Qi, the last person you mentioned is Sister Dragon Maiden Girl, right? With her strength, she's definitely qualified to participate in this competition!"
Qi Ling smiled helplessly, "No, Xiao Wu, although the Dragon Maiden is indeed powerful, she has already said that she cannot participate in the battles belonging to this world."
"What restrains her is the law of the world, which cannot be easily violated. The person I'm referring to is actually someone else."
As for the mystery Qi Ling was keeping, no one could guess who this person was. The reason Qi Ling hadn't told them was actually quite simple: he wasn't sure whether this person could participate in the competition, or even if they were willing to participate.
If this person is unable to participate in the competition, it will definitely affect everyone's morale, so we can only keep it a secret for now. In that case, Qi Ling might have to give up a match, and ultimately they would have to win four out of six matches, which would further increase the pressure.