Douluo Continent: Simulating Douluo Dalu III to Set Tang San Up

After entering the rest area, Gong Yu said to everyone, "Today's opponent is Shitrek, but I have to remind you of something: I suspect Tang San is going to attack you, and he'll do it on the arena."

Upon hearing this, Gong Xue stepped forward, looking eager to try, and said, "I'm not afraid of Tang San at all. If he falls into my hands, I'll definitely give him a good beating."

Gong Yu raised his hand, pointed at Gong Xue, and said, "You, sit down. From now on, you're not allowed to interrupt me before I finish speaking, or you'll get a spanking."

"Pfft..." Upon hearing the words 'spanking,' Gong Miaomiao, who was standing to the side, seemed to have thought of a funny scene and couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Hearing the laughter, Gong Yu turned to look at Gong Miaomiao and said, "Hmm... Miaomiao, what are you laughing at? Shouldn't you share something funny with everyone?"

Gong Miaomiao immediately suppressed her laughter and said, "No, I'm laughing at myself for being silly!"

"Alright, all of you, stop fooling around. What I'm about to say is very important, and you all need to pay attention to it," Gong Yu said seriously.

Upon seeing Gong Yu's serious expression, everyone immediately sat up straight.

Then Gong Yu continued, "I've noticed that Tang San has recently abandoned his beloved poisons and turned to researching aphrodisiacs. For someone to willingly give up their own preferences and dedicate themselves to doing something they dislike, it's clear that he has a grand plan in mind."

"Of course, this is mostly my speculation, but I have to be careful because one of you did something remarkable behind my back to the Shitrek Seven Devils of Shillake."

If I hadn't found out about this by accident, I'd probably still be in the dark. Xiao Xue, Miaomiao, Xi'er, shouldn't you explain this to me?

"Big brother, wh... what is it?" Gong Xue asked nervously, her eyes darting around. The other two also avoided eye contact.

"Hmph... I need to prepare for the match, and I have a lot more to say, so I'll let this matter slide for now. However, you still owe Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing an apology. What you do next is up to you," Gong Yu said irritably. "Because of what you did, I suspect Tang San intends to retaliate against you in the same way."

"What? Tang San also has the same Soul Skill as Fifth Sister?" After hearing Gong Yu's last sentence, Gong Xue became a little excited. However, her excitement also led her to confess to what she had done back then.

Gong Yu curled his lip and said, "Tang San doesn't have Xi'er's kind of Soul Skill, so he researched aphrodisiacs. Although this is just my guess, we still have to be careful!"

What if he recklessly uses it on you in the ring? What will you do then? Are you going to do it in front of tens of thousands of spectators?

"This..." Upon hearing this, Gong Lan's expression immediately turned serious. She said, "Does he really dare to do that? You know, doing that would be equivalent to using a foreign object in the competition, which would result in being judged as the loser. It would be a huge loss!"

Gong Yu said, "No, Tang San's poison techniques are too powerful. If he uses poison to apply aphrodisiacs to you, others might not be able to detect it. So you must be on guard after you go on stage. In any case, it's always good to be prepared. I hope I'm just overthinking it!"

The women nodded in agreement, agreeing with Gong Yu's words. They felt that it was always wise to be wary of others, a sentiment Gong Yu had consistently shared with them. Now, facing someone like Tang San Tang San, if they didn't take precautions, they feared they would be utterly humiliated by him.

Having explained everything, Gong Yu concluded, "Alright, that's all I have to say. Now, get ready to go on stage!"

At this moment, Oscar raised his hand and said, "Can I not go on this time? After all, I was once a member of the Shitrek Academy. If I go on to fight them, I still can't get over that mental hurdle."

Oscar was honest, so he frankly spoke his mind in public.

"Alright, then Oscar won't be playing this time." Gong Yu understood and agreed, then looked at Zhu Zhuqing and asked, "What about you, Zhu Qing, are you going to play?"

Unlike Oscar, Zhu Zhuqing didn't have many concerns. A hint of murderous intent even flashed in her eyes as she said firmly, "I want to go on stage, and you have to let me deal with Tang San. I must avenge the grudge from Sunset Forest last time."

Chapter 182 Provoking Public Outrage

"What grudge do you have against Tang San? I don't know anything about it." Oscar frowned after hearing what Zhu Zhuqing said, as if Zhu Zhuqing had never mentioned this matter to him.

Zhu Zhuqing naturally couldn't bring herself to speak, after all, she had done something to offend Oscar, and she was afraid that saying too much would make things worse and arouse Oscar's suspicion, so she had been keeping it a secret.

Gong Yu sensed that something was off about the atmosphere around him, so he said, "Last time I took Zhu Zhuqing to Sunset Forest to hunt for Soul Ring, when Zhu Zhuqing was absorbing the Soul Ring to the end, she was ambushed by Tang San with Hidden Weapon. Although Zhu Zhuqing successfully absorbed the Soul Ring in the end, she was also seriously injured."

At that time, she had also damaged her foundation. If I hadn't given her the Nine-Grade Purple Ganoderma to replenish her foundation, she would have remained at the Soul Ancestor stage for the rest of her life.

"Such a big thing happened, Zhu Zhuqing, why didn't you tell me you were back?" Oscar was instantly displeased after hearing Gong Yu's account of what had happened.

As Zhu Zhuqing's boyfriend, he had no idea that such a big thing had happened to his girlfriend, leaving him feeling utterly ashamed.

Zhu Zhuqing said, "When I came back, I told you I was injured, and then I went into seclusion. After I came out, I forgot about it."

Oscar didn't accept Zhu Zhuqing's perfunctory explanation. How could he forget something like that? However, he didn't want to argue anymore, so he simply stopped dwelling on the matter.

Seeing that everyone had fallen silent, Gong Yu continued, "Zhu Zhuqing, you're fine going to fight, but dealing with Tang San might be a bit of a stretch. I'm sure you've fought him before; he's a control-type, and you, as an agility-type, were completely countered by him."

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing frowned slightly and unconsciously clenched her fists tightly. Although she was very reluctant to admit it, Gong Yu was indeed right.

Gong Yu noticed Zhu Zhuqing's unusual behavior and said, "This time I allow all of you to participate, but apart from Zhu Zhuqing and Lan'er, try to avoid using your Martial Soul Martial Soul to prevent revealing too much information."

As he spoke, he looked at Gong Lan and said, "Lan'er, the reason I allowed you to use your Martial Soul is to suppress Tang San's Blue Silver Grass. After your Blue Silver Emperor appears, I guarantee that Tang San's Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul will be completely unable to move."

He might resort to his Second Martial Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer, if he's forced to. That's exactly the result I want—to force him to use the Clear Sky Hammer. But if I really can't force him, there's no need to push him too hard.

"Yes, young master." Gong Lan nodded.

Then Gong Yu said to Zhu Zhuqing, "Zhu Zhuqing, while Lan'er is suppressing Tang San, seize the opportunity to strike. But remember, if you force Tang San to unleash his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, don't confront him head-on. You must retreat quickly and let Xiaoxiao deal with him."

Then Gong Yu looked at Gong Xiao and asked, "Xiaoxiao, how many moves have you mastered with your Unyielding Staff Technique?"

Gong Xiao said, "The fifth form, young master. I have cultivated the Unyielding Staff Technique to the point of near perfection at the fifth form."

"Very good." Hearing Gong Xiao say this, Gong Yu was very pleased, because so far, he had only cultivated the Unyielding Staff Technique to the sixth form, while Gong Xiao was already catching up, which showed that she had been practicing diligently.

Then he added, "You've mastered the fifth form of the Unyielding Staff Technique, which is more than enough to deal with Tang San's immature Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer. So, the moment Tang San tries to use the Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul, you're in charge of taking him down."

Gong Xiao nodded and said, "I understand, young master. If Tang San dares to use the Clear Sky Hammer, I'll teach him a lesson. What kind of number one weapon Martial Soul he? I'll let the whole world know that the Clear Sky Hammer is nothing special."

"Very good, what nonsense about being the best in the world, we're going to fight for the best in the world." Gong Yu smiled slightly, and then gave some other instructions.

Before long, the staff finally arrived and led one of the girls directly onto the stage.

On the other side, the seven of them, now Shitrek, also took the stage, but they all walked onto the stage with solemn expressions.

Back in Suotuo City, the Shitrek Seven Devils had once clashed with the people from the Academy of the Gods. At that time, they were called the Rose Squad. However, the Shitrek Seven Devils were badly defeated that time. Now, once again, apart from the newly joined members, the others in the Shitrek Seven Devils felt somewhat fearful.

After the players from both academies saluted each other, the referee finally announced the start of the match.

This time, however, the members of the Academy of the Gods did not retreat to the edge of the arena to watch the show; instead, all seven of them remained in the middle of the arena.

This was quite a spectacle for all the spectators, and soon the surroundings became noisy.

"Is the Academy of the Gods Team going to send out their entire team this time?"

"No way, they're so strong. If they all went into battle, what would happen?"

"Hehe... Why are you all so nosy? We'll just watch and see. The entire Team of the Gods is going into battle; just thinking about it makes me excited."

There was much discussion around, and in the rest areas of each academy, many people who had fought against the Academy of the Gods had very ugly expressions, especially in the rest area of the Blazing Fire Academy, where Huo Wu was already smashing things.

As she smashed things, she angrily said, "They look down on us! The Team of the Gods is so condescending! They sent their entire team to fight against a mere Shitrek Academy! They really don't take us seriously at all. Do they think Shitrek is stronger than us?"

Huo Wu was furious. You have to understand that their team had just played against the Shitrek Academy in their last match, and although they narrowly won, at least they did win.

The Academy of the Gods knew the situation perfectly well, yet they still sent their entire team to fight the Blazing Fire Academy. Wasn't that a slap in the face to the Blazing Fire Academy? How could the hot-tempered Huo Wu not be furious!

Despite her anger, she couldn't do anything about the Academy of the Gods. After all, it was someone else's competition, and how they played was none of her business.

Seeing her younger sister sulking, Huo Wushuang went over to comfort her, saying, "Don't be angry, sister. You should think of it this way: what makes Shitrek Academy so special that they can get the entire Academy of the Gods Team to fight? They're really out of their league! What do you think the other academies that were defeated by Academy of the Gods will think of the Shitrek Academy afterward?"

"This..." Someone, quick-witted, suddenly realized something and said, "I'm afraid Shitrek Academy will incur public wrath. In the remaining matches, they'll probably be targeted, and perhaps they'll face the strongest lineup of the corresponding academy in every match."

Upon hearing this, someone gasped and said, "Is the Academy of the Gods doing this because they have a grudge against the Shitrek Academy?"

Huo Wu's eyes lit up, and she finally stopped being angry. Instead, she smiled happily and said, "Who cares? Anyway, this is going to be a good show."

Just then, on the arena, the people from Shitrek finally released their Martial Soul, and one by one, their Soul Ring pulsed out, all perfectly matched.

On the side of the Academy of the Gods, Gong Lan and Zhu Zhuqing also released their Martial Soul. However, when Gong Lan's Soul Ring pulsed out, the surrounding noise immediately stopped.

Chapter 183 The Academy of the Gods VS Shrek Academy

Zhu Zhuqing's Soul Ring pulsed forth, and even with the best combination, there was nothing particularly special about them.

However, when Gong Lan's Soul Ring pulsed forth, the entire audience was stunned.

In the audience, tens of thousands of people stared wide-eyed and gaped, while the three education commissioners and Prince Xue Xing in the VIP seats stood up abruptly.

Even the shrewd and Ning Fengzhi couldn't help but rub his eyes, thinking he was seeing things.

The Platinum Bishop, who had been listlessly propping his chin up, suddenly brightened up and sat up straight, silently noting the situation in his mind so he could report it to his superiors as soon as possible.

Xue Ye's pupils widened slightly, his expression one of astonishment. "Sect Master Ning, am I seeing things? I think I saw a red Soul Ring appear beneath the feet of that blue-haired girl."

"No, Your Majesty is not mistaken. That is indeed a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring." Ning Fengzhi shook his head. He also hoped that it wasn't Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, but unfortunately it was.

"Leaving aside where she found the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, just the fact that she absorbed Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring on her Fifth Soul Ring —how did she manage that?" Xue Ye was completely baffled. Was all the knowledge he had received before wrong? These people from the Academy of the Gods were truly too heaven-defying. Absorbing Soul Ring beyond their age limit was one thing, but now they've even produced Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

Faced with this question, Ning Fengzhi could only smile bitterly and say, "Your Majesty, this question has stumped me. If I knew how to do it, I would have already allowed the sect disciples to absorb Soul Ring beyond their age limit."

After a moment of great shock, the audience erupted in cheers. Many were excited, for that was a red Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, something many would never see in their entire lives.

In the rest areas, the classrooms and students of the academy were completely bewildered. They wondered if all the knowledge they had learned over the years was fake. The books had never mentioned that the Fifth Soul Ring could absorb Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. In particular, the Clown Grandmaster's theory had strictly limited the age range of each Soul Ring.

In the rest area of the Shitrek Academy, Yu Xiaogang was holding her head and shouting incessantly, "Impossible, impossible, absolutely impossible! The maximum age of the Fifth Soul Ring is 12,000 years. How could she absorb Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring? That Soul Ring must be fake, fake!"

My theory couldn't be wrong, it couldn't be wrong! I spent several years of my youth copying it from the Spirit Hall. I wasted my youth only to get a false theory in return. Heaven has been unfair to me!

Yu Xiaogang slumped to the ground, completely bewildered.

The group of teachers Shitrek nearby frowned as they looked at Yu Xiaogang with utter contempt. What was she complaining about, a plagiarist? It was as if what she'd copied was truly hers.

Their gaze returned to the arena.

At this moment, the members of Shitrek were not only shocked, but some of them also showed fear.

"How can we fight like this? That's a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. One Soul Skill from her would probably kill us instantly." Ma Hongjun shrank back. He still vividly remembered being brutally defeated by Gong Xue in the Suotuo City Great Soul Arena three years ago. Now, seeing something even more terrifying, he had the urge to admit defeat on the spot.

"Fatty, are you scared?" Dai Mubai said jokingly from the side, but at this moment he was actually more nervous than Ma Hongjun.

"You're not afraid? Stop pretending, we all know each other!" Ma Hongjun retorted to Dai Mubai.

"What's there to be afraid of? Let alone someone with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, even Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast would be my equal." Dai Mubai feigned composure and then boasted arrogantly.

Upon hearing Dai Mubai's words, the three new members who had joined the Shitrek Seven Devils couldn't help but scoff. Although they had become three of the Shitrek Seven Devils, their relationship with Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong was far from good.

The original Shitrek Seven Devils dwindled to five after Oscar and Zhu Zhuqing left. Later, Xiao Wu's identity was exposed, and she also ran away, leaving only Tang San, Dai Mubai, Ma Hongjun, and Ning Rongrong.

To gather enough participants for the competition, Flender followed Yu Xiaogang's advice and hired three free Soul Master, all of whom were at the Soul Ancestor level. After granting them enrollment in Shitrek Academy, they became Shitrek's students.

So now, of the Shitrek Seven Devils, only Ning Rongrong and Ma Hongjun remain as Soul Elder.

The three hired guys were all level 45 or above, just a year shy of being over the age limit. Their aptitude was already considered high among ordinary Soul Master, considering that Feng Xiaotian, who was about the same age, was only level 44 at the moment.

However, these three guys never thought much of Tang San and his companions. If it weren't for Flender's offer that they couldn't refuse, they wouldn't have come to Shitrek to suffer and listen to a useless level 29 Soul Grandmaster nagging all day long.

At this moment, Tang San spoke up to comfort everyone, saying, "Don't worry too much. Even if the other side has Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, they won't dare to use it, because Hundred Thousand Year Soul Skill is too powerful, and we simply can't withstand it. If they kill someone, they'll be directly eliminated."

Upon hearing Tang San's words, everyone's eyes lit up, and they instantly regained their confidence.

"The Little San is right, haha, looks like we still have a chance to win! Let's go, brothers, charge!"

After regaining his confidence, Dai Mubai couldn't help but feel excited. If they could defeat the team with the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, their reputation as Shitrek would be even more renowned.

As Dai Mubai charged towards the Team of the Gods, all six of their offspring, except for Ning Rongrong, rushed towards the Gods' Team to find their match.

Ning Rongrong, having nothing else to do, immediately began chanting the incantation. "The Seven Treasures Have Names, the first being..."

Before Ning Rongrong could finish her incantation, a voice suddenly rang out beside her. "Fuck your sister, get out of here!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Gong Xiao suddenly appeared beside Ning Rongrong, grabbed Ning Rongrong shoulder, and threw her off the stage.

It turned out that Gong Xiao used lightning speed and arrived next to Ning Rongrong in the blink of an eye, intending to throw this weak support down first.

Ning Rongrong was thrown by Gong Xiao with the force of tens of thousands of pounds, flying out in an arc and crashing directly into the audience.

"Rongrong..." In the VIP section, Ning Fengzhi became unusually unruly. After all, she was his daughter, whom he cherished dearly and treated like a precious treasure!

Seeing his daughter being thrown out, Ning Fengzhi instinctively wanted to leave his seat to check on her, but Bone Douluo beat him to it.

"Fengzhi, I'll go!" Bone Douluo, standing behind Ning Fengzhi, said with a grim expression. His Little Demoness had been treated like this, and he wished he could go up on stage and kill Gong Xiao.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you Uncle Bone." Ning Fengzhi nodded, and then Bone Douluo headed directly towards the spot where Ning Rongrong had landed.

Chapter 184 Forced Out the Clear Sky Hammer

On the stage, after Ning Rongrong was thrown off, Ma Hongjun felt a pang of panic, thinking that it would probably be his turn soon.

Just as the thought flashed through his mind, he saw Gong Xue rushing towards him.

Recalling the horrific torture Gong Xue had inflicted on him, Ma Hongjun froze, not only stopping in his tracks but also turning back, shouting as he ran, "Don't come any closer!"

Ma Hongjun's comical appearance instantly drew laughter from the entire audience.

Gong Xue, however, charged forward while coldly snorting, "Either you jump down yourself, or I'll throw you down. So it's impossible for me not to go."

Although Ma Hongjun acted somewhat comically, he stopped in his tracks after hearing Gong Xue's words.

It was impossible to get him to jump down on his own; he didn't want to be scolded by Flender when he got back. So, the only option was to fight. In that instant when he stopped, his First Soul Ring suddenly flashed.

"First Soul Skill, Phoenix Fire..." Ma Hongjun uttered softly as he turned around to unleash a Phoenix Fire Line on Gong Xue.