Ambushed on the Road

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was once one of the Upper Three Sects not only because it possessed the number one Auxiliary System Martial Soul on the continent, but also because its business empire spanned the entire continent, making it incredibly wealthy. Of course, Ning Fengzhi was aware of this. As early as when the first batch of disciples began to relocate, he used various methods, such as funding the Heaven Dou Empire's army and providing resources for royal Soul Master, to transfer most of the sect's finances to Xue Beng. This is one of the reasons why he could outwardly tolerate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School's almost blatant alliance with the Spirit Hall Empire and why it has survived to this day.

In the sky, Yu Tianshuang, Ning Fengzhi, and Jian Gu, along with their teacher Shui Xinrou Douluo, who was already the dean of the Skywater Academy, looked through the clouds at the dozen or so carriages disguised as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School merchant caravan below.

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had already transferred more than half of its members in previous relocations, as one of the Upper Three Sects, even with more than half of its disciples, the carriages were barely full. Yu Tianshuang, seeing her teacher frequently turning back to look towards the Skywater Academy, sighed and said:

"Teacher, my senior sister, Yue'er, Sister Xue Wu, and I have already openly joined the Spirit Hall Empire. This time, the two great empires have joined forces and are about to begin a decisive battle with the Spirit Hall Empire. As my teacher and the aunt of Senior Sister Bing'er, the Heaven Dou Empire will definitely not let you go. Evacuation and relocation are inevitable."

Shui Xinrou's face and temperament remained as gentle as ever. Even as she flew through the air, one could not tell that this gentle and mature woman was the most outstanding Soul Master on the continent, Titled Douluo. In fact, she had long understood all of this and knew that this day would come sooner or later. However, having lived in the Heaven Dou Empire since childhood, especially at the Skywater Academy, which held too many memories for her, she still felt a little melancholy even though she was prepared.

"You little rascal, you still can't say anything right. If Yue'er were here, she wouldn't comfort people like this at all. I don't know what's so special about you besides being handsome that makes you so popular with girls, sigh..."

In truth, Shui Xinrou was very satisfied and proud of her only male disciple. However, as the aunt of Shui Bing'er and Shui Bing'er, she was also worried about their relationship. Several years ago at the Skywater Academy, she noticed that several girls around him were interested in him. Now that they were all grown up, she wondered how they would handle these relationships in the future. Would they all marry him? They weren't royalty. Although powerful Soul Master would be granted titles by the empire, compared to true nobles, it was really just a title.

"Haha, Dean Shui, don't you know your disciple? He's completely captivated the apple of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's eye. He's Old Sword's grandson, and I'm quite pleased with him. If it were anyone else, I wouldn't let Rongrong suffer such an injustice."

In fact, compared to Shui Xinrou, Ning Fengzhi and the others had a longer-term vision. At first, the two of them disagreed with Ning Rongrong's feelings for him, but Ning Fengzhi strongly agreed. When asked why, this refined man always had a mysterious smile, as if he could foresee something. Over time, they came to accept it.

"Meng Shenji and his two companions did not come along. Although they were originally from the Spirit Hall, they had lived in the Heaven Dou Empire for many years and were now considered citizens of the empire. Although Meng Shenji himself possessed extremely strong Divine Power, his level was ultimately only that of Soul Douluo, and he could not detect us Titled Douluo. It's just unknown whether they would be wary of these carriages disguised as merchant caravans below."

As Yu Tianshuang's maternal grandfather, Sword Douluo was naturally very troubled by his feelings for his grandson. Hearing them discussing these things, he quickly changed the subject.

"Blazing Fire Academy didn't choose to relocate with us. Huo Wu's brother and father told me that they plan to disband Blazing Fire Academy and Huo Family to live in seclusion. As for you, teacher, are you alright if you're the only one evacuating with us?"

Yesterday, I visited both Skywater and Blazing Fire Academies. Huo Wu's father and her brother, Huo Wushuang, had actually been preparing for this for some time; they had started preparing years ago when Huo Wu left the Heaven Dou Empire. Therefore, Yu Tianshuang wasn't worried about whether the Heaven Dou Empire would retaliate against them after the final battle began. However, to be honest, I was very worried about the Skywater Academy. It wasn't just because of myself, but also because of Senior Sister Bing'er and the others. If the Heaven Dou Empire were to take its anger out on them...

"Your concerns are not without merit, but as you said, the final battle is about to begin. As the emperor of the empire, Xue Beng will not waste his strength on such meaningless things. Besides, you think too highly of yourself. In reality, you Bing'er are just members of the Spirit Hall Empire. Their true enemy is Bibi Dong herself. Therefore, for them, the biggest threat to the Skywater Academy is only me, the Titled Douluo trained you traitors..."

At this point, Shui Xinrou winked at Yu Tianshuang with a knowing look. To be honest, she herself didn't have any great ambitions or aspirations, and her own talent and aptitude were not particularly outstanding. Becoming Soul Douluo was already the limit for her. Although she achieved the Titled Douluo with the help of Yu Tianshuang's Immortal Herb, her Soul Power had only increased by one level over the past few years. Therefore, if it weren't for the relationship between Yu Tianshuang and Shui Bing'er, she might have continued teaching students at the Skywater Academy until she grew old.

"Oh... Teacher, it's all my fault for dragging you into this. If the war ends, I will open the biggest academy and let you be the dean..." Yu Tianshuang knew that her teacher, who had taught her since childhood, didn't actually have any ambition. She was implicated by him this time. She had been taken in by her since she was 6 years old, and most of the time, her teacher had played the role of a mother.

Shui Xinrou looked at Yu Tianshuang, who was earnestly describing her future, with a warm feeling in her heart. She also felt a little dazed. Back then, this little guy was still so small, and now he has grown up and become one of the people who hold a voice on the continent. "You, don't need to make empty promises to me. Teacher doesn't want anything. I just hope that you are all doing well."

"Bang!"

Just as Yu Tianshuang was about to say something, a ball of lightning suddenly struck in front of the carriage below, blasting open the road and causing a cloud of dust to fly up. The horses pulling the carriage were startled and cried out.

A burly middle-aged man clenched his large hand, still crackling with lightning, and looked at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School caravan ahead. Behind him were more than a dozen men in black, one of whom had a very familiar face— Zhong Meng, the vice leader of the Holy Spirit Cult Sect.