Trouble After the Match

At the very top of the stands, Hu Huyan Zhen, no longer ignoring Gu Rong's threatening gaze, stared intently at Yu Tianshuang, and then jumped off the platform with a "whoosh".

With a "boom," the massive Huyan Zhen on the stage, kicking up a cloud of dust. Yu Tianshuang turned her head and saw Huyan Zhen using his immense Soul Power to thaw the Elephant Armor Academy Team members.

After Huyan Zhen's Soul Power thawed them from their frozen state, the frost that had frozen their bodies and ignored all their wounds, large and small, also dissipated. They all lost consciousness and collapsed to the ground. Huyan Zhen was about to question them when he heard a series of hissing sounds around him.

Looking over, the countless wounds on the bodies of the Elephant Armor Academy Team members, which had been scratched by the sword energy storm, began to bleed out after the frost power was removed. In just a moment, the blood flowing out stained the feet of Huyan Zhen red, covering the soles of his shoes.

Feeling the dampness beneath his feet caused by the blood of his sect's disciples, Huyan Zhen filled with rage. His tiger-like eyes were bloodshot, and his remaining rationality could no longer suppress his furious emotions. He immediately rushed towards Yu Tianshuang.

But halfway there, he was suppressed by a powerful and terrifying Soul Power, rendering him unable to move. He knelt on the ground and looked at Gu Rong in front of him, saying, "This matter has nothing to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. This brat violated the competition rules and maliciously injured my sect's disciple. I demand an explanation."

Ning Fengzhi, leaning on his cane, leisurely approached the stage. His refined and amiable face remained calm and composed. Looking at Huyan Zhen, who was kneeling under the pressure of Gu Rong's Soul Power, he waved his hand and said, "Sect Master Huyan, there are rules to the competition. The Skywater Academy Team has not violated any rules. Your Elephant Armor Sect disciple was only injured, not killed. So, what makes you claim that he violated the rules and maliciously injured someone?"

After Gu Rong released the suppression of his Soul Power, Huyan Zhen was finally able to stand up. He first glared fiercely at Yu Tianshuang's back, then laughed angrily and said, "Fine, very well. Your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect School is too powerful and oppressive. I'll go find a fair judge to settle this."

After speaking, he waved his hand, and his powerful Soul Power swept up the several people who were lying on the ground bleeding profusely, and they left the arena.

Ning Fengzhi and Gu Rong exchanged a glance, their eyes revealing a hint of helplessness, before getting up and flying back to the top of the stands.

The Spirit Hall's Bishop Salas, with a gloomy old face, glanced meaningfully at the two returning, then gave a strange look to Yu Tianshuang, who was helping Shui Bing'er towards the exit.

"That Old Ghost Huyan Zhen suffered a loss at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and he will definitely come to me for justice afterward Elephant Armor Sect is a sect that submitted to the Spirit Hall, and not helping them will surely cause them to lose Elephant Armor Sect. However Yu Tianshuang is now more important than before, with an unprecedented purple-black Soul Ring Configuration and now Twin Martial Souls. I need to carefully weigh the pros and cons."

Back in the lounge, everyone except Yu Tianshuang was pale. Clearly, the sight of the Elephant Armor Academy Team lying in pools of blood was too shocking, making the girls feel unwell.

Shui Xinrou saw the group of people at the door, quickly went over to check them over, breathed a sigh of relief, and then pointed at Yu Tianshuang with a half-smile, saying, "You, you couldn't control yourself when you saw your senior sister was injured, and you hit her so hard. That old barbarian Huyan Zhen will definitely not let this go."

"Teacher, I'll take responsibility for my actions. I was the one who injured the person, and I'm willing to bear all the consequences."

"And me. Tianshuang used such drastic measures because of me. If there are any consequences, I'm willing to share them with him."

Shui Xinrou, with that ambiguous smile, glanced back and forth at the two who looked like they were bound by life and death, until they both felt embarrassed, before finally speaking, "What are you afraid of? You didn't break the rules and kill them. The situation on the competition stage can change in an instant, and serious injury is inevitable. Don't worry, go back and recover, and prepare for the next round of the competition. Your teacher is here to take care of everything."

At that moment, a voice came from the doorway of the lounge. "Bishop Salas of the Spirit Hall requests that Yu Tianshuang, the vice-captain of the Skywater Academy Team, go to investigate. Please cooperate."

Shui Xinrou nodded, walked over, opened the door, and instructed, "It's alright, just tell the truth when you get there, the Spirit Hall won't dare to do anything."

Inside a room in the Spirit Hall, Bishop Salas was reading an urgent letter, his wrinkled old face devoid of any expression.

"His Holiness the Pope responded to the report in just a few hours. It seems that the second son is highly regarded by His Holiness the Pope. I must handle this carefully."

From Salas's perspective, the letter urgently sent back from Spirit City read, "Try to win them over, but do not suppress them." These few simple words, full of profound meaning, put Salas in a dilemma.

"According to His Holiness the Pope's decree, Yu Tianshuang is even more valuable than the Elephant Armor Sect. However, the Elephant Armor Sect is an affiliated sect of my Spirit Hall, and given my long-standing friendship with Huyan Zhen, if I don't give him an explanation for this matter, I'm afraid that Old Ghost will harbor resentment. Alas, this is a difficult situation."

Just as Salas was deep in thought, a series of footsteps approached from outside the door, interrupting his thoughts.

As if he had made a decision in his heart, Salas got up and went to the door to open it, welcoming Yu Tianshuang in.

Seeing Yu Tianshuang's somewhat awkward expression, Salas quickly lowered his tone and gestured to the chair in front of him, saying, "Sit, sit, sit. Young friend, there's no need to be so formal. We summoned you here for some routine inquiries, so don't be nervous, haha."

As the saying goes, one doesn't hit a smiling face, so Yu Tianshuang stood up and returned the greeting. Then she calmly sat down in her chair and silently watched Salas.

Salas, having returned to his seat, gestured to his subordinates, poured Yu Tianshuang a glass of water, and said with a fawning expression, "Young friend, you are truly a prodigy, with unparalleled talent. Not only have you reached the Soul Elder level at such a young age, but your Soul Ring Configuration is also an unprecedented purple-black-black combination. Most importantly, you possess Twin Martial Souls, a rare sight even in a century. You truly have a limitless future!"

"You flatter me, you flatter me, Bishop Salas. Let's skip the pleasantries. You've summoned me here; what is your purpose?"

Sensing the extremely different attitude Salas had towards her, Yu Tianshuang vaguely guessed what was going on.

"Haha, as for the matter of you seriously injuring your opponent on the competition stage, it's just a formality. After all, swords have no eyes, and even if someone is accidentally killed, it doesn't matter, since it wasn't intentional. However, that old bastard Huyan Zhen is, after all, the sect leader of the Elephant Armor Sect. We can't give others grounds for criticism, so going through the formalities is still necessary."