In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 209 Without a doubt, he had already met a just end!

Inside the living room of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy.

"Brother Tian, ​​Bishop Salas sent word this morning that the finals of this year's Soul Master Competition will be held in Wuhun City at the last minute, and the champion's prize will be three ten-thousand-year soul bones." Ning Rongrong informed Zhu Wu as soon as he returned.

"A 30,000-year-old skull, a 20,000-year-old right arm bone, and a 10,000-year-old left leg bone. After the champion is determined, the award will be personally presented by Pope Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall."

The rewards have been changed. Are they worried I'll take the championship? Perhaps the three soul bones from the original story have already been absorbed by the three members of the Golden Generation, since they were originally intended for them. Absorbing them ahead of time is probably to help them defeat me, Zhu Wu—I can't help but speculate.

He nodded slightly, his expression unchanged.

Three ten-thousand-year-old soul bones as a champion's reward, even if they weren't the three even older ones from the original story, were still considered extremely generous by the other contestants. But to him, they were still beneath his notice.

"Ling'er and I don't need it. You can divide it up when the time comes. If the attributes aren't suitable, then we can auction it off and split the money," he said calmly.

Such a good thing? Xiao Chenyu and Oslo were both secretly delighted.

"Okay." Ning Rongrong nodded. "I'll have Dad buy it for me directly."

"Don't worry, we will definitely not treat everyone unfairly!"

Amidst the laughter and chatter of the crowd, on the other side, at Shrek Academy...

"That woman, Bibi Dong, is quite generous." Liu Erlong also received the news and looked somewhat jealous.

It must be admitted that, in terms of beauty, status, and strength, she is inferior to Bibi Dong.

But in the end, I still won… I thought to myself.

"A ten-thousand-year-old soul bone, I've never seen one in my entire life," Flander exclaimed.

Yu Xiaogang didn't show Tang San the two ten-thousand-year-old soul bones he had absorbed before; he just gave them to Tang San without showing them to him.

The 30,000-year-old wisdom soul bone is of unknown quality and whether it is suitable for Xiao Sanyu. Xiao Gang couldn't help but look at Tang San. The head soul bone is different from the limb soul bones. After absorption, it will not bring much improvement to the physical strength. Whether it is worth absorbing depends on whether the attributes are compatible and whether the attached soul skill is useful.

As for the number of years, that's secondary.

Moreover, 30,000 years is not a short time.

Tang San was also pondering the classification of soul bones, as his teacher had previously explained it to him.

"If it's suitable, I'll fight for it no matter what. Even if I don't absorb it for now, I can keep it as a backup." In his opinion, 30,000 years is still too short and doesn't match his exceptional talent. As an irreplaceable part, he must consider it carefully.

"Next, I just need to wait for my injuries to heal so that I can complete the multi-dimensional fusion technique with my teammates."

After more than ten days of recuperation, his injuries have almost fully recovered. Except for being unable to engage in high-intensity training, he can now move around normally.

Shortly after, inside the house.

"Xiaogang, do you think that in her nightmares, Xiaosan really fantasized about me?" Liu Erlong finally blurted out after holding it in for a long time.

If she did, she would find it quite embarrassing, since Tang San was well aware of her relationship with Yu Xiaogang.

"You are my wife, though only in name, but you are also Xiao San's teacher's wife. Besides, you are Xiao Wu's godmother." Yu Xiaogang sighed, "Xiao San is a sentimental person, and having lost her mother at a young age, she must have already revered you as her godmother and valued you highly. As for Xiao Wu, needless to say, in Xiao San's heart, she has long been regarded as the only one in her life."

"The more sentimental a person is, the more afraid they are of losing what they cherish and of hurting those they value. You've seen Long Yingtian yourself; he has two beautiful women but is still not satisfied and continues to philander. In his mistress's heart, he probably already sees him as a lecherous man. In addition, she has recently suffered repeated defeats at Long Yingtian's hands, so she must be afraid that if she loses again in the future, you and Xiao Wu will be taken away by Long Yingtian."

"It's not surprising that this leads to nightmares."

"The only way to break this mental block is for Xiao San to defeat Long Yingtian himself. That's why I've been focusing on Xiao San when I had the team practice multi-dimensional fusion techniques. The upcoming finals will be the best opportunity."

Liu Erlong clearly accepted this viewpoint, nodding slightly, "The mistress will definitely succeed!"

One day later, outside the gates of Tiandou City.

The academy teams assembled and, amidst the snowy night and the farewells of the ministers, set off.

With sixteen participating teams and hundreds of Royal Knights members, the group was already a large force, forming a long line on the official road. As a result, their travel speed was not fast, and it was estimated that it would take 20 days to arrive.

"Twenty days is enough time for me to recover from my injuries and complete the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique with the team." Inside the carriage, Tang San looked out the window at Zhu Wu's carriage ahead, his eyes filled with icy coldness. "Long Yingtian, it's time to settle our feud."

As Long Yingtian himself said, in disputes among peers, life and death are no object. Therefore, he cannot be blamed.

Time flies, and several days have passed. The main force has been traveling smoothly all the way.

"It seems that with my addition, the Spirit Hall will not dare to launch an attack," Zhu Wu thought to himself inside the carriage.

Lost in thought, he looked up to the north, towards the direction of the Haotian Sect.

"Di Tian must have already set off, right?"

Just then, the Yin-Yang Eye of Ice and Fire appeared.

"Let's go." Di Tian slowly descended, glancing at the Demon King and Zi Ji, and nodded slightly.

The two nodded slightly, and then disappeared from the spot in a flash.

Three streaks of light pierced through the clouds and flew towards the location of the Haotian Sect's headquarters.

"Third Brother, Godmother, Master, I've broken through level 40!" On the other side, in the carriage, Xiao Wu exclaimed excitedly.

"So fast!?" All three were taken aback.

"Hehe, not bad." Xiao Wu smiled. In order to help her third brother, she had been working hard to cultivate lately and had even used the energy stored in her body, so her progress was naturally very rapid. As a 100,000-year-old transformed soul beast, this was also a major advantage for her. She hadn't used it before because she was afraid of hurting her third brother's pride.

"In that case, Erlong, take Xiaowu out tonight to obtain the soul ring." Yu Xiaogang reverted to his zombie face.

"It's not far from here to the Star Dou Great Forest, it shouldn't take long."

"Okay." Liu Erlong nodded, and when night fell, he took advantage of the dim light and quietly left the main group with Xiao Wu.

Several days later, the main force halted in front of Wuhun City.

Due to the Spirit Hall's regulations, the Royal Knights were left to garrison outside the city, while the rest followed Xue Qinghe into the city. Afterwards, led by a cardinal, they arrived at a hotel located on the west side of Spirit City and settled in. They were informed en route that the competition would begin in three days.

After tidying up briefly, Zhu Wu led the whole team, including Huo Wu and her brother, and swaggered out of the hotel to stroll around.

This is his first time visiting Wuhun City.

"That's the Douluo Palace," Dugu Bo said, acting as a tour guide and introducing the various buildings in Wuhun City.

"The aura is completely isolated, making it impossible to detect." On the top floor of Martial Soul City, Qian Daoliu withdrew his gaze and muttered to himself.

"It seems that he does indeed have the spiritual imprint left by a demigod. I wonder how much of it he still has after defeating Tang Hao at the Heaven Dou Royal Academy."

"So what if we're left with nothing?" Bibi Dong said calmly. "Right now, that demigod is the real threat to us. As for Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er, only geniuses who grow up are true geniuses."

Qian Daoliu nodded slightly and then asked, "How is the situation at the Haotian Sect?"

"No unusual activity for now," Bibi Dong said calmly. "However, the image-recording soul tool has already been secretly deployed."

"All we can do now is wait," Qian Daoliu said softly.

Two days later, they settled into their rooms at Shrek Academy.

"I got lost at the time, and as I was walking, I saw an injured soul beast lying on the ground," Xiao Wu told everyone as she returned, recounting how she obtained her fourth soul ring.

In summary, he got separated from Liu Erlong, encountered a dying soul beast along the way, killed it, and absorbed its soul ring.

"Such a good thing?!" The teammates looked puzzled.

"Alright, none of that matters," Yu Xiaogang said calmly. "Xiao Wu, what soul skill did you acquire?"

"Invincible Golden Body!" Xiao Wu laughed. "After activation, you are invincible for three seconds, and your power doubles. The duration increases by one second for each major breakthrough you make."

Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up immediately.

The following day, early morning, at the central square of Wuhun City.

Each team from the college was led to their respective rest area by designated personnel, and the team leader was immediately called to draw lots.

"One good news, one bad news." Flander quickly brought back the results of the draw.

"Let's hear the bad news first," Oscar said quietly.

"Your first-round opponents are Blazing Academy," Flander said bluntly.

"I didn't expect to run into such a strong team right from the start. I'm afraid I'll have to reveal some things in this battle," Yu Feng said helplessly.

"Flander, what's the good news?" Yu Xiaogang asked calmly.

"Blazing Academy has forfeited the competition." Flander nodded slightly.

"Hmph, they're afraid of us, aren't they?" Xiao Wu raised her chin. "That Huo Wu got a good beating from Third Brother before, so she obviously knows she's no match for us and that's why she chose to forfeit the match."

"It shouldn't be," Flander shook his head. "Have you forgotten what Long Yingtian said on the field? With Long Yingtian and Ye Lingling helping, Blazing Fire Academy doesn't need to worry about getting injured. Choosing to forfeit the competition now probably has some other reason."

"Who cares?" Xiao Wu said nonchalantly. "At least for now, this situation is a good thing for us."

"That's true, they've already made it into the top 20 before even playing a match," Ma Hongjun laughed. "We can sit back and watch the show and observe our future opponents."

During the casual conversation, a cardinal walked onto the stage and announced the start of the finals. He then announced the lineup of players and those receiving byes. Because the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was a seeded team of the Heaven Dou Empire and had won first place in the qualifying rounds, they received a bye for the first two rounds.

The Shrek members fell silent.

With Long Yingtian in charge, the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy is undoubtedly a formidable opponent they will face next. And now, this formidable opponent has received a bye for two rounds, giving them more initiative, which is clearly not a good thing.

"This saves me a lot of trouble." Zhu Wu smiled on the other side.

Huo Wu had already told him about Blazing Academy's withdrawal from the competition. The more he won, the more opponents he would face, and the more opportunities he would have to hone his skills, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing, including for him. After all, fighting against strong opponents was also his purpose for coming here.

Having a bye in the early stages and then playing against strong teams directly afterward certainly saved him a lot of trouble.

Thinking this, I looked up at the game.

Not long after, the first match ended and the second match began, with Shenfeng Academy facing off against Xingluo Empire's Longkui Academy.

It's exactly the same as the original work.

"What?!" Just like in the original story, the Shrek Academy students were also taken aback, and many of them stood up and looked down.

You read that right, Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang are both in the Shenfeng Academy's ranks.

"What's going on? I'll go ask the organizing committee." Flander frowned and walked straight to the side.

Yu Xiaogang, on the other hand, looked thoughtful.

"Didn't they say we couldn't switch people midway?" Xiao Wu said angrily. "They're cheating!"

Just then, Yu Xiaogang's eyes suddenly lit up, and he said in a deep voice, "They must have exploited a loophole in the competition rules."

He began to tell everyone the speculation about the sudden change of academy.

"Then can we do that too?" Xiao Wu suddenly changed the subject.

"It's too late." Yu Xiaogang shook his head. "The competition has already started, and the list of participants has been finalized. Even if an academy is willing now, it's too late. Blazing Fire Academy is playing a very big game this time. I just don't know what price they paid to get the Spirit Hall to agree."

"Join the Spirit Hall and be someone's dog, what else could it be?" Xiao Wu said, pursing her lips.

Tang San's gaze immediately turned cold. The Spirit Hall was his mortal enemy, and Shenfeng Academy and Chihuo Academy had now sided with the Spirit Hall.

Without a doubt, he has already met a just end!

"Ha, you'd better pray you don't run into me in the next match."

His cold gaze swept over Huo Wu and the others.

"Heh." As Tang San glanced at Huo Wu, Zhu Wu also glanced at Tang San and the others, a cold smile creeping onto his lips.

The newly formed Kamikaze Academy was strong and quickly defeated its opponents. Flander also returned to the scene.

Just as Yu Xiaogang predicted, there was no violation of the competition rules.

The match continued.

The following day, Tian Dou Royal Academy and Shen Feng Academy had a bye, while Shrek Academy faced a Star Luo Empire team and easily won.

It was another ordinary day until the night passed, and the next day, everyone returned to the stadium.

Assistant Coach Ma returned with the draw results. In the morning, Shrek Academy would play against Plant Academy, Divine Wind Academy against Heavenly Water Academy, and Thunder Academy would have a bye while playing against Star Luo Royal Academy.

Without a doubt, the College of Botany and the College of Tianshui suffered consecutive defeats.

"The third round of the finals, the fourth match: Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Star Luo Royal Academy," the cardinal's voice rang out.

"Hopefully, this so-called number one team of the Star Luo Empire can force them to reveal something," Xie Yue said in the private rest area.

The draw for this match was the result of behind-the-scenes manipulation by the Spirit Hall. Although they felt somewhat uneasy, they had no choice but to accept it in order to keep the victory within the Spirit Hall. This was also their mission: to fight with all their might to defeat Long Yingtian.

On the field, they fairly defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy led by Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er.

They had received news that Long Yingtian had defeated Tang San, who was using a soul bone skill, in a single move. Even if they didn't want to admit it, they had to accept reality: none of them were a match for Long Yingtian or Long Ling'er, and as for a team, the enemy also had one.

Before he knew it, Long Yingtian had led his team onto the arena.

"Young Master Long, it's been a long time." Zhu Zhuyun was very polite when he saw Zhu Wu again.

"No need for formalities," Zhu Wu said calmly. "You know why I'm here to participate in this competition."

"Now, unleash your full power, or you will have no chance at all."

"I dare not disobey." Davis said seriously, giving a slight salute, displaying the demeanor of a crown prince.

Please enlighten me!

"The match begins!" the referee's voice rang out.

(End of this chapter)