Yang Podi chatted with his grandfather and maternal grandfather for a while, mainly to reassure them.
At this moment, Yang Podi suddenly spoke to a corner, "I've been listening for so long, shouldn't you come out and meet me? If you keep hiding like this, I'm starting to get tempted to keep you here."
Suddenly, a Ghost Shadow appeared in the corner, amidst a flickering void – it was Ghost Douluo.
Grandpa Yang Wudi and the others were shocked to see this. They hadn't expected that Ghost Douluo had been there for so long. Did he hear their conversation just now?
Ghost Douluo spoke with a somewhat sinister tone, " Yang Podi, when did you find out I was here?"
Yang Podi merely smiled slightly, "Senior's method of concealment is indeed excellent, but it's a bit of a pity. I knew it the moment I entered, otherwise I wouldn't have deliberately avoided you when I unleashed my killing intent earlier. Otherwise, even you would have found it difficult to hide under the weight of my killing intent."
Ghost Douluo was extremely surprised, but still spoke with some anger, "Why did you give Tang Hao the elixir just now? Tang Hao is an enemy of my Spirit Hall."
Yang Podi shook his head slightly. "It's just a single Earth Essence Fruit, hardly a spiritual medicine. It only has a special effect on healing injuries. Besides, if I had really made a move just now, the first to suffer would probably be that certain Soul Grandmaster. It's strange, really, with the power of your Spirit Hall, how could you allow a certain Soul Grandmaster to run rampant in the Heaven Dou region, organizing people to rebel against the Spirit Hall? If Ghost Douluo had personally taken action, you should have been able to kill him without anyone noticing."
Upon hearing this, Ghost Douluo was speechless. With his Titled Douluo strength and unparalleled concealment techniques, killing a Soul Grandmaster would be no different from killing a chicken. However, as someone who knew many secrets of the Spirit Hall, he naturally knew who he should not provoke.
However, Yang Podi continued, "Whether it's the Spirit Hall or the Upper Three Sects, you are both powerful and have many experts. We, the small and insignificant Heavenly Pursuit Academy, do not want to offend either side."
"Those people from the Upper Three Sects hope that our Heavenly Pursuit Academy will oppose the Spirit Hall and become the first to stick their neck out. And doesn't the Spirit Hall also want us to break ties with the Upper Three Sects, preferably to the point of mutual destruction, so that they can reap the benefits?"
"I'll say it again: I won't offend others unless they offend me; if they do, I will kill them. As for past grudges, they're all over now, after this Earth Essence Fruit."
After Yang Podi finished speaking, he flashed to Ghost Douluo's side. In terms of speed and unpredictability, even Ghost Douluo himself was ashamed of himself.
Yang Podi looked at Ghost Douluo with a half-smile, "I wonder if Senior Ghost Douluo is satisfied with the answer from my Heavenly Pursuit Academy, or rather, whether His Holiness the Pope is satisfied with this answer."
Ghost Douluo remained silent for a moment before speaking, "I will report today's events to His Holiness the Pope truthfully."
Yang Podi seemed to have thought of something, "Senior Ghost Douluo, I remember that Yu Xiaogang is an elder of the Spirit Hall. His Holiness the Pope personally confirmed this during the finals of the Soul Competition. Could you please help me confirm the stance of the Spirit Hall elders? If that's the case, then the Spirit Hall should owe me a favor. In addition, Ye Lingling saved you all, so the Spirit Hall owes me quite a lot of favors."
Ghost Douluo remained silent for a moment before speaking, "Our Spirit Hall has always been clear about right and wrong. His Holiness the Pope has already agreed to the two requests you made last time. From now on, we will no longer interfere in the affairs of your Heavenly Pursuit Academy, and no one will harass Elder Ye Renxin."
Yang Podi smiled and nodded, "That's not bad. The Spirit Hall truly lives up to its reputation as a model for all Soul Master; it certainly doesn't disappoint."
"By the way, what did His Holiness the Pope say about the cooperation I discussed with the Holy Maiden last time? Did he agree?"
Ghost Douluo's expression changed instantly, and he finally spoke with a gloomy face, " His Holiness the Pope currently planning to go into seclusion and does not have time to cooperate with you for the time being. If you wish to cooperate, it may have to wait for several years."
Yang Podi replied nonchalantly, "Then it's up to you. Although those three Soul Beast are powerful, they're not insurmountable. Besides, Heaven Dou City currently has seven Titled Douluo. Perhaps they'd be willing to cooperate with me to hunt Soul Beast. At least Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect should be willing."
"Doesn't your Heavenly Pursuit Academy not interfere in the conflicts of the Soul Master World? You're willing to cooperate with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to hunt Soul Beast."
"Isn't it because the profits are too great? I'm really eyeing that Sky Azure Bull Python. Besides, it's just a normal cooperation, a purely transactional exchange of interests. I won't be involved in their battle against the Spirit Hall."
After the two sides communicated, Ghost Douluo prepared to take his leave.
However, Yang Podi still spoke up, "By the way, with Senior Ghost Douluo's abilities, he shouldn't let anyone discover that you've been to my Heavenly Pursuit Academy, right? If those people outside find out, to avoid misunderstandings, I'm afraid we'll have no choice but to keep Senior Ghost Douluo teaching at the Heavenly Pursuit Academy for ten years."
Ghost Douluo's expression changed slightly, and he finally transformed into a Ghost Shadow and left Heavenly Pursuit Academy.
However, Ghost Douluo's expression was extremely ugly. It seemed that he had been caught in Yang Podi's scheme from beginning to end. This Yang Podi was becoming more and more unfathomable, and even his proudest hidden abilities could be discovered. At the same time, Ghost Douluo couldn't help but think of the incident at the Pope's Palace.
Ten days ago, after being treated by Ye Lingling, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo returned to the Spirit Hall. When Pope Bibi Dong heard Yang Podi's proposed treatment conditions and the content of cooperating in hunting Soul Beast, her face became extremely gloomy and ugly. Not only had the Soul Hunting Operation failed, but even her own target had been set on by Yang Podi.
Ultimately Bibi Dong ordered Ghost Douluo to secretly investigate the situation at the Heavenly Pursuit Academy. If possible, she wanted to create friction, letting Heavenly Pursuit Academy and Clear Sky Sect Douluo I first, ideally resulting in both being severely injured.
But the result was completely unexpected by Ghost Douluo. To his surprise, the two sides did not actually fight. In fact, Ghost Douluo even gave Tang Hao a spiritual medicine to treat him, which completely ruined the Spirit Hall's plan.
As for the so-called cooperation between the two sides in hunting Soul Beast, the original plan was to find any excuse to delay the issue, since Heavenly Pursuit Academy did not have the strength to hunt those three Soul Beast. However, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was also involved, then it would be hard to say.
In particular, the appearance of Yu Xiaogang, an elder of the Spirit Hall, has incurred another favor for no reason.
After Ghost Douluo left, Yang Podi spoke to his grandfather Yang Wudi and maternal grandfather Niu Gao: "Grandpa, Grandpa, haven't you made up your minds to deal with the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao yet?"
Grandpa Yang Wudi hesitated for a long time before speaking, "Just as Tang Xiao said, our two families were originally just a poor little family. We only grew strong by relying on the Clear Sky Sect. Besides, we've spent most of our lives in the Clear Sky Sect, so we still can't bring ourselves to be ruthless."
Yang Podi shook his head. "Those people from the Clear Sky Sect have always been domineering. If we give them spiritual medicine today, they'll probably be ungrateful and take advantage of us. Especially if Tang Hao recovers, they'll probably become even more arrogant."
"Besides, what we did today is probably considered a great disgrace in their eyes. Given their nature, they might want to get revenge. And I can't be sure if staying at the Heavenly Pursuit Academy for a long time will bring disaster."
Grandpa Niu Gao, however, was somewhat disdainful. "If those people from the Clear Sky Sect really dare to make a move, at worst it's a fight to the death. Even if we old folks die in battle, you young ones can just overthrow the Clear Sky Sect and avenge me."
Yang Podi was speechless upon hearing this. This was too reckless; they didn't even care about their own safety.
Yang Podi hesitated for a moment, then turned to Dugu Bo beside him and asked, " Senior Dugu, what do you think of what happened today? Do you approve of what my grandfather did?"
Throughout the entire day, Dugu Bo remained silent, as if he wasn't worried about anything.
At this moment, Dugu Bo sighed, "Although I feel very uncomfortable, I still think that the Old Goat and the Old Rhino did a good job. They are clear about gratitude and resentment, repaying kindness and avenging wrongs. That's why I like associating with these two old guys."
"Besides, if they really dare to make a move, I can simply avoid a confrontation for now and let their families die out in the future."
Recently, Dugu Bo has been incredibly lucky. After absorbing several Soul Bone in succession, his Soul Power has actually reached Level 94. In particular, he has a speed-type Right Leg Soul Bone, which is practically essential for killing, arson, and escaping. Now, Dugu Bo is getting a bit cocky and completely disregards his enemies.
Yang Wudi suddenly asked with some doubt, " Podi, is there anything wrong with letting Ghost Douluo go this time? And you were just talking to Ghost Douluo about cooperation?"
Yang Podi shook his head. "Although I can keep Ghost Douluo here, I don't want to antagonize the Spirit Hall yet, at least not yet. I don't want to become the Spirit Hall's number one enemy."
"Especially my actions just now. I deliberately controlled my killing intent, so they probably guessed that I'm Titled Douluo, and they probably also guessed that my father is Titled Douluo. Now, our Heavenly Pursuit Academy has about five Titled Douluo on the surface, which is a deterrent to all enemies."
Father Yang Zhentian was speechless for a moment. " Podi, if I had known you wanted me to show my strength, I wouldn't have bothered to hide it so much. I thought you were losing control of your killing intent."
Yang Podi shook his head. "We don't need to deliberately display our strength. Instead, we should subtly reveal a bit of it unintentionally. This will make the enemy more vigilant, at least making them think that Dad is our Heavenly Pursuit Academy's biggest trump card. It can also mislead the real enemy, which will have unexpected effects."
Upon hearing this, everyone inwardly scoffed. "Yang Podi is too cunning. He deliberately made everyone think that Heavenly Pursuit Academy has five Titled Douluo. If an enemy really attacks, they'll probably fall right into his trap."
Grandpa Yang Wudi breathed a sigh of relief, " Podi, it's good that you did what you did today. Hopefully, these people will be more sensible after this year."
Yang Podi shook his head. "It's still early. We've already severed ties with the Clear Sky Sect. From now on, both the Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will probably visit us separately."
After returning to his room, Yang Podi carefully considered the day's events and finally couldn't help but sigh.
Just as he had expected, his grandfather and maternal grandfather were still unable to sever their ties with the Clear Sky Sect. He hoped that those people in the Clear Sky Sect would be more sensible from now on, otherwise he would definitely kill them, even if it displeased his grandfather and maternal grandfather.
As for giving Tang Hao the Earth Essence Fruit, it was a trivial matter. The Earth Essence Fruit had no other use besides healing injuries, and at least it couldn't allow Tang Hao to break through again. The current Tang Hao no longer aroused Yang Podi's suspicion.
Yang Podi found it rather strange. Given the level of the meeting today, why did Yu Xiaogang step forward to speak? After all, most of the attendees today were leaders of major powers, while the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan behind Yu Xiaogang had been destroyed, and Xue Qinghe was unlikely to value Yu Xiaogang as much as Prince Xue Beng did.
I have a feeling that Yu Xiaogang is being used as a tool by the other major powers. If I were to actually kill Yu Xiaogang, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Clear Sky Sect would probably laugh themselves to death.