Douluo: Starting from the Nine-Curved Vine Dragon

Chapter 271 Courage
"You don't understand." Lin Rong said lightly:
"For Tang San, developing the Tang Sect into the number one force on the continent is a dream he has always hoped to realize."

"Exposing his skills and going straight into the knockout rounds would certainly save him a lot of trouble, but it would also mean losing the opportunity to show himself."

"Such a good opportunity, how could Tang San miss it?"

"So that's how it is." Xu Pan suddenly realized, but then he thought of a new question and asked:

"But can't we show ourselves in the knockout rounds? Why do we have to choose the qualifiers?"

"Isn't he afraid of exposing too much of his strength in the qualifiers and being targeted by other teams in the subsequent knockout rounds?"

Lin Rong did not answer this question immediately, but asked:

"Let me ask you, when it comes to the knockout stage, how strong are the teams?"

Xu Pan was stunned, and after thinking for a while, he replied:

"There are as many beings with at least Soul Emperor cultivation as there are God's Heirs, and a large number of Soul Kings. Soul Sects can only serve as cannon fodder in the elimination stage."

"Yes." Lin Rong took over and said:
“By that time, Soul Saints will be counted on their hands, Soul Emperors will be everywhere, and Soul Kings will be as numerous as dogs.”

"Do you think that if Tang San, who has the cultivation level of a Soul Emperor or Soul Sage, appears in the knockout stage, he can still create the same visual effect that amazed everyone in the preliminaries?"

Xu Pan shook his head after hearing these words and answered decisively:

"will not."

"There may be Soul Kings in the preliminaries, but Tang San should be the only one above Soul King."

"The appearance of a Soul Emperor or Soul Saint among a group of Soul Lords and Soul Sects will shock the world beyond imagination."

"Moreover, as the first Soul Master above Soul King to appear in the competition, the impression he will leave on the world will be the most profound."

“When it comes to the elimination rounds, whenever people mention Soul Masters above Soul King level, they will immediately think of Tang San. Even if he is not the winner in the end, his fame will be comparable to that of the tournament champion.”

"This Tang San really has good intentions, he actually wants to become famous in this way!"

After that, Xu Pan asked again:

"Sir, do you think Tang San has the ability to win the championship?"

After hearing this, Lin Rong thought about it carefully and then replied:

"There should be."

"He's already playing such a big game. If he doesn't have the ability to win the championship, then wouldn't he just be a clown?"

"I estimate that Tang San is most likely to have the cultivation level of a Soul Saint. After all, he has the devouring ability of the Dark Blue Silver Emperor. If he lets go and uses this ability to his heart's content, his soul power will increase much faster than that of ordinary inheritors of gods."

"Of course, if Tang San feels that Soul Saint is not safe enough, and cultivates Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul in advance, it is not impossible to achieve Soul Douluo cultivation."

"However, even if Tang San really has Soul Douluo cultivation, it doesn't matter. Feng Xiaotian has that trump card in his hand. If he catches him by surprise, even a Titled Douluo will suffer a great loss. It will not be a problem to take down Soul Douluo Tang San."

Trump card?

Xu Pan was very curious, but Lin Rong spoke mysteriously, so he did not ask any more questions.

Since the adults have given the task of winning the championship to Feng Xiaotian, it is normal for the other party to have a trump card in hand.

If not, that would be surprising.

Compared to Tang San's soul power level, Lin Rong was more curious about where Tang San got the courage to go to the Spirit Hall's home base, Spirit City, to participate in the competition.

Who gave him the courage? Tang Hao?
"I just ordered Sarath to pretend to be a member of the Clear Sky Sect and launch a surprise attack on the Spirit Hall envoy group where Hu Liena was."

"Could it be that Tang San gained courage from this incident and thought that his dead father would protect him, so he dared to take the risk and go to Wuhun City to participate in the competition?"

"Haha, if that's really the case, then it wouldn't be funny anymore." Tang Hao is dead. If Tang San relies on this dead man to provoke Spirit Hall everywhere, in order to put the blame for the destruction of the Tiandou royal family and Qian Renxue's plan on him, Lin Rong will have to clean up the mess for him so that he can return to Tiandou City alive and continue to shine.

"It seems that in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, it is necessary to find a time to give Tang San a shot of prevention, so that he can play honestly during the competition, and not make enemies everywhere, and finally get into trouble, and have to clean up the mess himself."

There was a dangerous light flashing in Lin Rong's eyes, and a hint of murderous intent emerged.

The second team of Tiandou Royal Academy, where Tang San was, had just left Jialing Pass a few days ago.

Since the army is escorting them the entire way, the speed of advancement definitely cannot be very fast.

If he sets out to chase him now, he should be able to catch up in less than two days.

"After learning that Tang San was heading to Spirit City, I wonder if Spirit Hall will arrange for someone to kill him like in the original novel."

"drink!"

At this time, another shout of soldiers was heard in the tent.

The shouting brought Lin Rong back to his senses.

He looked up at the outside world and saw a picture of a peaceful and tranquil life.

"Let Hongjun work harder. The rank of general is still a bit low. The Grand Marshal needs to be appointed by the royal family, but the Deputy Marshal does not."

"Now that a storm is about to come, it is better to keep the military power in our own hands."

"I need him to have absolute leadership over the three armies when Goron is away."

"I understand." Xu Pan straightened his face, bowed and answered respectfully.

Ma Hongjun possesses a military magical skill, Tianfeng Xuanyin, and enjoys a very high prestige among the soldiers. The only obstacles preventing him from being promoted in military rank are his military exploits and qualifications.

But this is not a big problem. As long as Marshal Gelong wants, it will only take a word to make Ma Hongjun the deputy marshal.

It's just that Ge Long wanted Ma Hongjun to work his way up step by step, so he didn't promote him directly.

But if Ma Hongjun took the initiative to mention this matter, Marshal Gelong would not refuse.

……

in the wilderness.

Four Titled Douluo were huddled behind a big tree, and on the road not far from the tree, a convoy escorted by the army was moving slowly forward.

"Yueguan, Guimei, you have actually broken through to level ninety-six."

Snake Spear Douluo and Thorny Porpoise Douluo said with a sigh.

The elders who were once at the same level as them have now transformed themselves into priests who are one level higher than them, which makes it difficult for them to accept.

"You two, there's no point in being envious."

Yue Guan spoke unkindly, saying:

"Old Ghost and I reached the peak of level 95 many years ago, but you don't even have the cultivation base of level 95. You'd better go to bed!"

"The assassination of Tang San is the mission assigned to us by His Holiness the Pope. If you want to stop it, you have to consider your own abilities."

"Humph!" Faced with the ridicule, Snake Spear Douluo also hardened up and said:

"Since you have become the worshippers of the Worship Hall, you should know who the true master of the Spirit Hall is!"

"Tang San is the one that the young master wants to protect. I advise you to give up this idea, lest you anger the young master and make things difficult for you in the future."

(End of this chapter)