Douluo: Soul Shadow King.

A week later, the promotion round ended.

Among all fifteen teams, Seven Star Academy ranked first and won the best ranking in the Tiandou Empire division. This time, Seven Star Academy proved to all the academies who is the strongest dark horse in this competition.

After the competition, Emperor Xue Ye gave another passionate speech. As an emperor, he could not leave Tiandou City without permission, so he appointed Crown Prince Xue Qinghe as an envoy of the Tiandou Empire to go to the Spirit Hall to participate in the judging work.

After the qualifying round, each academy was given three days to rest. Three days later, a total of fifteen teams, together with teachers and the escort of five hundred Royal Knights, a group of one thousand people, set out for Wuhun City, where the finals would be held.

For three days, Cheng Xiao did nothing but stayed in the room and practiced quietly. During this period, Dugu Bo came once, put a yellowed map in the room, and left again.

He did not disturb Cheng Xiao's practice, but chose to wait until they were on the way to Wuhun City to talk. After all, this little bit of time was not a big deal.

Three days later, it took almost twenty days to travel from Tiandou City to Wuhun City. The finals were not very long, with a total of thirteen teams entering the knockout stage, and the winner would be decided in less than ten days.

A group of more than a thousand people set out from Tiandou City. Although each academy was an enemy of its own, they were all representing the Tiandou Empire in the competition, so the tension between the academies was obviously much less.

The Seven Star Academy attracted the most attention. In order to further win over Cheng Xiao, Emperor Xue Ye specially asked Xue Qinghe to arrange several luxurious giant carriages for riding and resting.

On the Lima Plain, a huge convoy raised a mist of yellow dust and finally disappeared at the end of the sight at sunset.

In the slightly bumpy carriage, opposite Cheng Xiao sat Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, and between them sat a small table with a yellowed map spread out on it.

Dugu Bo pointed at a red dot and said calmly, "This is our destination, Wuhun City. At our current speed, we should arrive in a week."

"The last time your teacher secretly met with me, he told me that on the way to Wuhun City, Pope Bibi Dong arranged a lot of people to carry out the assassination. He didn't tell me who they were going to kill, but I think it should be the son of Haotian Douluo."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao nodded slightly. His current identity was an internal staff member of the Spirit Hall, and he had Ju Douluo Yue Guan supporting him, so he would definitely not be the target of the assassination. He just didn't know what Bibi Dong's attitude would be towards him after he entered the Spirit City.

"By the way, Old Poison, this should be the Pope's Palace, right?" Cheng Xiao pointed to an angel symbol in Wuhun City on the map and asked.

"Yes, this is the Pope's Palace of the Spirit Hall." Dugu Bo nodded and said, "The terrain where we are now is dangerous. I just don't know if the Spirit Hall will hurt us when they take action."

"It seems that I have to prepare in advance. If a student of our academy is injured, wouldn't I be unqualified as the dean?"

"You will definitely be a good dean, old poisoner." Cheng Xiao chuckled.

the other side.

Feng Xiaotian shouted towards the carriage of Blazing Academy: "Sister Huowu, I'm Feng Xiaotian. Can you let me in?"

Ever since he was beaten up by Cheng Xiao last time, Feng Xiaotian knew that he and his opponent were not at the same level of strength, so he chose to give up directly, but in his heart, he still liked Huo Wu very much.

Well, since he had nothing to do, he couldn't wait and came to find Huo Wu again.

"Brother Xiaotian, my sister said she is not feeling well, please go back." The curtain of the carriage was slightly lifted, revealing Huo Wushuang's helpless face.

"Uh... Is she feeling unwell? Do you want me to find a healing soul master to check her body?" Hearing this, Feng Xiaotian said with some concern.

Suddenly, Huo Wu's beautiful face popped out from the carriage window. Huo Wushuang was about to open his mouth to remind her when he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his instep. He shut up and heard Huo Wu say, "Feng Xiaotian, get in the car."

Hearing this, Feng Xiaotian was slightly stunned. He knew Huo Wu's personality. If she didn't like something, she wouldn't like it. She would never waste any extra effort. But she actually let him get in the car? Could it be that she was giving me a chance?

In ecstasy, Feng Xiaotian jumped off the carriage in a flash, and then got on the carriage of Chihuo Academy.

"Feng Xiaotian, I know you have always liked me." Feng Xiaotian got on the carriage and just sat down when he heard Huo Wu speak.

Feng Xiaotian looked at her stupidly, his heart beating, and said carefully: "Sister Huo Wu, you are not going to say next that you are a good person, but we are not suitable, right?"

"No." Huo Wu waved her hand and said in a deep voice: "I want to form an alliance with your Shenfeng Academy and face the finals together. In this way, even if we can't beat Qixing Academy and Wuhun Hall Academy, it shouldn't be a problem to get into the top three."

"By then, we won't be suppressed by Shrek and Tianshui College and can't even lift our heads up."

"This..." After hearing Huo Wu's words, Feng Xiaotian hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I promise you, our Shenfeng Academy will give up the competition and merge into your Chihuo Academy."

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At the same time, Wuhun City.

The master, dressed in cloth, walked into the city after being checked by the soldiers guarding the city. Given his strength and age, he did not attract anyone's attention.

After rushing from Tiandou City to Wuhun City at full speed, the master did not stop for a moment and went straight to the Pope's Palace with the Pope's Order.

Because of the Pope's order, the master had a smooth journey and quickly entered the Pope's meeting hall. Then he sat on a chair, drinking tea, waiting for Bibi Dong's arrival.

Soon, the door of the Pope's Palace was pushed open and Bibi Dong walked in from outside.

The master was sitting on a chair. When the woman walked into the hall, their eyes met slightly in the air. Then the master stood up, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Dong'er, long time no see."

"Dong'er? I haven't heard these two words for a long time, but now, you should call me His Holiness the Pope." Hearing this, Bibi Dong raised a hint of mockery at the corner of her mouth, and then said lightly: "What do you want to see me for?"

The master took a deep breath, suppressed his inner agitation, and said in deep thought: "Your Holiness, I came here to ask for something."

"Oh?" Bibi Dong was slightly surprised and said sarcastically, "Yu Xiaogang, with your personality, you actually came to beg me. This is not like the arrogant you."

"However, for the sake of our past friendship, I am willing to listen to how you want to beg me."

The master did not hesitate and said, "Your Holiness, I want to know how you overcame the difficulty of having twin martial spirits."

"Why should I tell you?" Bibi Dong's pupils shrank slightly, and she sneered, "Don't you claim to be a theoretical master in the martial arts world? Why, do you still need me to tell you this?"

"Your Holiness, I have accepted a disciple. Fortunately, he has twin spirits like you. As his teacher, I must be responsible for him." The master was a little emotional and choked up, "Donger, for the sake of our past friendship, please help me. I can assure you that my disciple will never go against the Spirit Hall in his life."

"Yu Xiaogang, you are still as naive as before." Bibi Dong's voice suddenly turned cold, and she said, "Do you really think I am still the silly and naive Bibi Dong? Don't think you can hide your second martial spirit from my eyes. You, the disciple, are Tang Hao's son."

"Don't worry, I have found a way to help you solve his twin martial spirit problem. I have sent people to kill him on his way from the Tiandou Empire to the Wuhun City. If he dies, all the problems will be solved."

Hearing this, the master's body trembled violently, his fists clenched, staring at Bibi Dong, his chest heaving slightly, panting like an ox, and roared: "Bibi Dong, how can you be so cruel? He is still a child, and he is my disciple!"

"You know, he is my only hope to prove the Wuhun theory. Even if you hate me and Tang Hao, you shouldn't kill a child with twin Wuhuns!"

"Hahaha, Yu Xiaogang, do you also get impatient one day?" Bibi Dong revealed a hint of mockery at the corner of her mouth, "Go away, I don't want to see you in the Spirit Hall."

"Yu Xiaogang, you really make me feel sick."

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The Tiandou Empire's team traveled peacefully along the way. More than ten days passed quickly, and most of the journey to Wuhun City was also completed.

But in the last three days, an accident happened.

Cheng Xiao was practicing, when suddenly, a cold breath came from not far away.

All participating teams took the official road, and only chose to take some remote paths when they could take a shortcut. At this time, they were still taking the official road, but now they were walking through a canyon.

Although the path in the canyon is a bit narrow, it is relatively flat and the carriage can pass through it without any problem.

A cold breath came from the mountains on both sides of the canyon. Not only Cheng Xiao felt this breath, but also Dugu Bo who was sitting in the same carriage with him.

Sensing something unusual, the captain of the Royal Knights shouted, "Everyone, be alert. There seems to be something going on around us. Protect the safety of the team!"

Following a loud shout, the members of the Royal Knights who were protecting the many students immediately raised the knight's lances in their hands, but there was a look of relief on their faces. There were so many talented soul masters here, and they didn't have to worry about anything.

Moreover, although the Royal Knights have a large number of people, they are just ordinary people. They cannot be compared with these soul masters.

What's more, there are many strong people among the teachers leading the teams of each academy. Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo are rare, but there are still Soul Masters at the Soul Sage and Soul Emperor level. And the Seven Star Academy has Dugu Bo following it. With a team like this, what kind of blind organization would come to cause trouble?
But just when everyone was not paying attention, countless rocks fell like raindrops from the hills on both sides. These rocks not only appeared very abruptly, but also unusually neatly. It was obvious that someone had ambushed them in advance and rushed down quickly. The terrain in front of them was very unfavorable for the entire team. The captain of the Royal Knights hurriedly issued an order for defense. These sudden rocks were also handed over to the 500 members of the Royal Knights.

At this time, they revealed the overall quality of the Royal Knights. Although many of them were not soul masters, their overall strength was not weak at all.

The members of the Royal Knights used their spears and shields to block all the boulders rolling down from the top of the mountains on both sides of the canyon. In a short period of time, not a single boulder hit any academy's carriage.

"Looks like they are here." Hearing the noise outside, Dugu Bo frowned slightly and said, "Cheng Xiao, you stay here, I'll go out and take a look, so that some blind people won't seek death."

Hearing this, Cheng Xiao nodded.

Dugu Bo lifted the car curtain and jumped out. He looked up and found that the sky, which had been very clear before, was now covered by a strange black fog. At this moment, a secret whistle sounded from somewhere.

Thousands of men in black suddenly appeared on the mountaintops on both sides of the canyon.

The soul masters from the fifteen academies added up to only about two hundred people. There were about fifteen hundred black-clothed men appearing on the mountains on both sides of the canyon. Brilliant lights of various colors began to emerge from their bodies.

With the release of their martial spirits and shining spirit rings, these people quickly rushed down from the mountains on both sides of the canyon.

As soon as the Tiandou Royal Knights came into contact with these men in black, the latter showed amazing coordination. Basically, three or four men in black besieged a dozen Tiandou Royal Knights, and soon beat these royal knights without being able to fight back.

There is a huge gap between soul masters and ordinary people. Although the latter have strong practical experience, they are far inferior to real soul masters.

Moreover, these people not only cooperated very well, but were also very cunning. With their very good speed and coordination, they quickly broke through the defense of the Royal Knights and headed straight for Shrek Academy.

Cheng Xiao did not take any action in response to the appearance of these men in black. Instead, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan and others ran out of the carriage and went to support other students.

When Dugu Bo saw this scene, a cold look flashed in his eyes and he followed.

He knew who these soul masters were targeting, but he would never let his granddaughter get hurt.

Following Dugu Yan, many short-sighted black-clothed soul masters attacked Dugu Bo, but the latter only used a random move to turn many black-clothed men into a pool of pus.

Although he had no intention of becoming an enemy of the Spirit Hall, he did so only for Cheng Xiao's sake. His current identity was just a grandfather who was protecting his granddaughter. If anyone was so blind as to bump into him, he would be sent to hell.

Soon, the canyon was filled with a green glow. At this moment, not to mention the spirit masters of the Spirit Hall, even the members of the Royal Knights not far away were all horrified and did not dare to take a single step forward.

At this moment, the black-clothed people who were attacking the academy's spirit masters realized that the green-clothed old man in front of them was a Titled Douluo-level warrior, and that he was the only one who used poison. Suddenly, many black-clothed spirit masters changed their expressions, and one of the higher-level black-clothed people shouted, "Sir, if you don't take action, we will be wiped out!"

As the words fell, a feminine voice came from the sky, "Lordiala, take your people to Shrek Academy, and leave this place to me."

When Ju Douluo Yue Guan called Lordiara's name, he seemed to be still far away, but when he finished the last word, a figure fell from the sky and appeared in front of everyone. The nine soul rings on his body shone brightly, emitting suffocating pressure.

Yueguan's skin looks as delicate as a baby's, his charming appearance gives people a special feeling, his voice cannot tell his age, and if it weren't for the Adam's apple on his neck, no one would think he is a man.

"Old Poisonous Creature, I haven't seen you for a few days. It seems that your strength has improved a lot." Ju Douluo Yue Guan looked at Dugu Bo and said meaningfully.

"Juhuaguan, as the dean of the Seven Stars Academy, I have to protect my students." Dugu Bo said in a deep voice.

"Hmph, you killed so many of my people, how can I let you go?" As soon as Ju Douluo finished speaking, his figure turned into a golden light and disappeared on the spot. Then he wrestled with Dugu Bo, and the two of them left the canyon directly and ran up the mountain to fight.

"Cheng Xiao, my grandpa will be okay, right?" Looking at the two people disappearing into the horizon, Dugu Yan looked at Cheng Xiao who walked out of the carriage and asked with a little concern.

She knew the relationship between Cheng Xiao and Ju Douluo Yue Guan, but now, she couldn't help but worry about her grandfather.

Cheng Xiao patted Dugu Yan's shoulder and whispered, "Don't worry, Sister Yanzi, they will be fine."

After hearing this, Dugu Yan felt better.

At the same time, at Shrek Academy.

A total of three men in black rushed towards Tang San. He was not stingy at all and threw all the hidden weapons in his hands, aiming at the vital parts of the men in black.

The moment Tang San threw out the hidden weapon, the three men in black also released their martial spirits. Incredibly powerful soul power fluctuations burst out instantly, directly knocking Tang San's hidden weapon away.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Tang San was also shocked.

The three men in black quickly approached Tang San. Flanders and Liu Erlong's faces changed drastically. They could obviously not resist the lineup of one Soul Douluo and two Soul Sages. At most, they could hold back the two Soul Sages. As for the Soul Douluo, he would be killed.

But at this point, they can no longer retreat.

Gritting their teeth, Flanders and Liu Erlong attacked the two soul masters respectively. Although Flanders was also a Soul Sage, his soul power had reached level 79 at this moment, and he was only one step away from being a Soul Douluo. His opponent's soul power level was not low either, and he was also a Soul Sage with a flying martial soul.

The battle between the two men unfolded directly in the air, and it was hard to separate them.

Liu Erlong's opponent was an armored ghost master. The two of them, one attacking and one defending, were fighting in a stalemate.

However, this Soul Douluo-level warrior had already locked his eyes on Tang San. The light in his eyes suddenly became sinister. He let out a long howl, and the eight soul rings on his body shone brightly. He flew into the air and pounced directly towards Tang San's position.

Seeing this, Tang San's face suddenly changed. The strong pressure from Soul Douluo made him almost collapse. At this time, he had lost the hope of being alive. The only thing he could do now was to fight back before dying.

But is there really such a huge gap in soul power levels that he can overcome?

"Looking for death!" A low voice suddenly sounded in the air, and then a powerful aura covered the Shrek people, and the pressure brought by Soul Douluo was instantly swept away.

Tang San looked in the direction of the sound as if relieved, and saw a black figure silently appear in the air, and then quietly float there, as if he belonged there.

It was a middle-aged man holding a huge hammer. He looked to be in his fifties, tall, and wearing a tattered black robe. His originally regular facial features seemed to be covered with a layer of wax.

"Dad!" Looking at Tang Hao who suddenly appeared, Tang San was delighted. His father was a Titled Douluo-level warrior. Who else here could kill him?
As Tang Hao appeared, the pupils of the black-clothed Soul Douluo who pounced on Tang San in mid-air shrank, and he said in horror: "Clear Sky Hammer, Titled Douluo!"

After knowing these two pieces of information, the black-clothed Soul Fighter had already begun to think of retreating, so he gave up the attack and turned around to escape.

"A bunch of scum, you are worthy of hurting my son?" With an angry shout, Tang Hao's soul ring flashed, and the Clear Sky Hammer in his hand was suddenly released. A strong black light surged, and the Clear Sky Hammer suddenly became larger, and then in the eyes of the Shrek people, it smashed towards the black-clothed men around.

Amidst the loud bang, dozens of men in black died here. Without exception, they were all smashed into a pool of meat paste.

Just when Tang Hao dealt with the black-clothed spirit master, a cold voice suddenly rang out.

"Tang Hao, your strength seems to have declined a lot." I saw a dark shadow twisted and turned into a black figure. He was suspended in the air, with ghostly shadows on his body, but no soul ring was seen.

"Another Titled Douluo!" Everyone at Shrek exclaimed, and Xiao Wu subconsciously retreated behind everyone, trying her best to prevent Ghost Douluo from sensing her breath.

"A mere little devil dares to appear in front of me?" Tang Hao asked in a serious tone.

Suddenly, two long howls came from not far away.

The two long howls were distant and vigorous, as breathtaking as rolling heat waves.

After hearing this voice, Tang Hao, who was holding the Clear Sky Hammer, suddenly changed his expression. Others might not be aware of the two long howls, but he could clearly know that the owners of these two auras had soul power levels above level ninety-five!
It’s the worshiper of the Spirit Hall!
Two majestic auras enveloped the entire canyon in an instant. The terrifying aura even made the surrounding people in black bow respectfully.

"Oh? I didn't expect them to come too." Ghost Douluo looked up at the sky, feeling a little unbelievable.

Could it be that His Holiness the Pope had already guessed that Tang Hao would take action, so he invited the priests from the Hall of Worship to take action?

Just as Ghost Douluo was thinking, the two majestic auras coming from not far away became more and more intense. Finally, two clear whistles rose into the sky. Under the gazes of countless eyes, two figures suddenly appeared in the sky.

They were wearing red offering robes. The man on the left had a black bun and blue-gray eyes, with a scar on his right eye. He was handsome and sturdy, and held a golden dragon-shaped stick in his hand.

The man on the right looks very similar to the man on the left, and their martial spirits are exactly the same. They both hold a two-meter-long stick with a golden dragon pattern on it.

"Ghost? Why are you here?" (End of this chapter)