Douluo Continent: The Eternal Order of the Azure Sky.

A nauseating odor wafted over.

So this is what a person looks like when they are stripped open.

Tang Ya stood there, stunned and motionless.

At this moment, what kept flashing through her mind was Beibei's face, which always had a slight smile.

"Xiaoya..."

He only told half of it.

A half-sentence suddenly dawned on me.

Tang Ya thought she would rush up and slap Bei Bei.

She thought she would cry, make a scene, and question him about why.

In the end, she simply slumped to the ground, staring at the broken, dim, cheap neon fragments that had been brought out, burying her face deep in her clothes.

In the end, it was a complete mess.

There seemed to be figures constantly passing by, and the sounds of footsteps, shouts, and cries were mixed together.

But Tang Ya felt like she couldn't hear any sound at all; her thoughts seemed to have stopped, and the whole world had turned into a gray and white noise.

She didn't know how long she sat there until a shadow fell over her.

Yu Mengdi, who had been keeping a close eye on Tang Ya's movements, finally arrived in front of her, tossed the blanket she was carrying to Tang Ya, and said:

"Go ahead and wipe them clean. The people have already been packed up. Those who have nowhere to go will be taken in, and those with social connections will all be sent to the Inspection Department immediately. You and that man, I think his name is Beibei, do you have a special relationship?"

"How is he?" Tang Ya didn't know how she made that sound.

"It's alright, he was just a little frightened," Yu Mengdi said, then suddenly gave a strange smile. "But he refused to cooperate, and we had to pry his name out of the girl he was paired with. She insisted on being with that Beibei."

Tang Ya's eyelashes trembled slightly.

"Aren't you going to meet them?" Yu Mengdi asked.

Tang Ya remained silent for a long time before finally nodding.

The prison van was parked in a dark alley behind the bar, surrounded by Holy Spirit Cult members on guard.

Tang Ya walked up to one of the prison vans.

Beibei sat in the innermost corner, his hands bound behind his back with golden dragon-binding handcuffs. When he saw Tang Ya approaching, he frantically shrank further inside.

In a short period of time, Beibei looked as if he had aged ten years. His once handsome face was now filled with dishevelment and dejection, his hair was messy, his eyes were bloodshot, and his lips were pale. He dared not look Tang Ya in the eye, but kept his head down, trembling all over.

Although she had been calm until now, seeing Beibei's disheveled state, Tang Ya felt as if something had touched her heart, and for a moment, a thousand words were stuck in her throat.

"Get away from me!" a voice suddenly rang out.

Only the girl rushed to the prison van bars, spread her arms to block Beibei, and looked at Tang Ya warily.

Tang Ya looked at her, and the indescribable emotions in her heart suddenly calmed down.

Only his eye circles were still red.

“I always felt that we shouldn’t be like this.”

Tang Ya said softly.

Beibei's body trembled violently.

"But since that's how it is, let's leave it at that."

And so they parted ways.

And just like that, we missed each other.

And just like that, we were gone.

After saying that, Tang Ya turned and left.

Behind him, Beibei finally reacted. He turned around abruptly and threw himself against the prison van bars, his face already streaked with tears.

"Xiaoya! Xiaoya—!"

His face was contorted with rage, and he pounded on the prison cart with a frenzied roar.

But bound by the Soul Guidance Shackles, he could do nothing.

Tang Ya did not turn around.

Nan Qiuqiu quickly caught up with Tang Ya, carefully observing her expression, then leaned closer and whispered:

"Xiaoya, did that guy make you angry? I'll tell Aunt Cai from the Inspection Department to give him some pickled vegetables and steamed buns, and teach him a lesson!"

Tang Ya shook her head.

"Thank you, Qiuqiu, but let him have some dignity. He likes to have dignity."

She took out a small brocade pouch from her bosom.

I originally intended to keep it as a souvenir.

But it's not necessary now.

Tang Ya opened the seal of the brocade pouch and gently poured it out.

"And at times like these, one should also maintain a dignified appearance."

Dark blue, shimmering light poured from the brocade pouch, scattering in the night breeze like a swarm of lost fireflies, flying higher and higher, farther and farther, until finally disappearing into the dark sky…

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On the top floor of the Mingyue Hotel, Cain cut off the soul-guided communication.

"receive."

“Be careful to recycle our people.”

……

The rest area next to the competition stage of the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition has been renovated, with only the original VIP rest area remaining, and the original wooden benches replaced by comfortable sofas.

After all, this place only needs to accommodate eight teams at the same time each day. It will never feel crowded again.

Yan Feng, who had just displayed his Soul Saint cultivation and brutally defeated the two Soul Emperors, Yu Tianlong and Xing Yan, from the Heavenly Dragon Sect, along with the members of the Holy Spirit Sect team, surprisingly did not leave early today. Instead, he sat in the VIP lounge with Kong Tianxu, who had not appeared for a long time.

The next match is the absolute highlight of today's competition. The two most rivalry-ridden teams in the history of the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Battle Tournament are about to clash.

On one side was the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy team, led by the siblings Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen. On the other side was the Shrek Academy team, led by Wang Dong'er.

Yes, it was Wang Dong'er, not Huo Yuhao or Wang Qiu'er. With almost all the main players in poor condition, the Shrek team's lineup naturally consisted mainly of reserve players like Wu Feng, Xie Huanyue, and Dai Huabin.

For both sides, this is not only a ranking battle, but also a battle for survival and glory.

Chapter 299 Shrek vs. Sun & Moon Team

There are far too many grudges between Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and Shrek Academy.

Losing to the Body Sect could be attributed to not expecting to encounter such a lurking tiger in the preliminary rounds. Who could have predicted that the seemingly ordinary Snow Demon Sect would harbor the number one sect in the world?

Without any prior preparation, and with the entire opposing force having defected to the Sun Moon Empire and equipped with soul tools highly compatible with their martial souls, Shrek Academy was caught completely off guard.

Losing is somewhat forgivable.

So, if Shrek Academy were to lose to the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy again, it would be hard to accept, no matter the reason.

Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has been the runner-up for so many years, only briefly surpassing Shrek Academy because of Kong Tianxu's sudden emergence in the previous year.

Now that Kong Tianxu has left the Sun and Moon team, does Shrek Academy not even be able to beat a second-tier Sun and Moon team?

Similarly, for Xiao Hongchen, this is also an opportunity for him to prove himself.

He didn't want to hear the phrase "Laughing at the world is a dog who wins by lying down" a second time.

Whether by design or not, the rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was right next to Shrek Academy. Team members on both sides could see every expression on each other's faces with just a turn of their heads.

On Shrek's side, BeiBei was still not there, but the other six members of the Seven Devils were all sitting there.

Huo Yuhao closed his eyes, seemingly resting, but his fingers kept tapping incessantly, while the expressions of the others were very solemn.

Beibei, their senior brother, didn't come back all night.

Will something bad happen?

The atmosphere was even more delicate on the substitute players' side. Wang Qiu'er looked cold, arms crossed, leaning back in her chair, exuding an aura that seemed to keep strangers at bay.

Dai Huabin's murderous aura continued to rise, and Zhu Lu and Wu Feng's gazes towards the Tang Clan members became even more hostile, while Xie Huanyue and Ning Tian remained expressionless.

Only Cao Jinxuan and Zhou Sichen occasionally winked at Wang Dong'er and Xiao Xiao, trying to liven up the atmosphere.

Huo Yuhao stopped tapping his fingers, his lips moved slightly, as if he were saying something.

One of the Tang Clan members immediately stood up and strode towards the Sun and Moon Team.

Xiao Hongchen narrowed his eyes slightly.

It was Xu Sanshi who walked over. He went straight to Xiao Hongchen and Meng Hongchen and said, "Long time no see! Hello."

Xiao Hongchen's facial muscles twitched noticeably. "Long time no see? Have you been blind these past few days?"

"Yes! Long time no see," Xiao Hongchen said with a forced smile.

Xu Sanshi sighed and said:

"Times have really changed. I never thought we'd meet again in a competition five years later. It must have been tough being on the second team. You've endured five years of hardship to finally become regular players and captains, only to have to live in the shadow of others. Tsk tsk."

He shook his head, looking at him with pity.

"Why don't you just give up the match? We Shrek Academy will carry your hopes and defeat Kong Tianxu. Otherwise, if you lose to us, wouldn't that be too embarrassing for you? It would also confirm the saying that Kong Tianxu can win anything with his six powers, you know what I mean."

Xu Sanshi gestured towards Kong Tianxu on the high platform with his lip, then winked and made faces at him.

Meng Hongchen snorted coldly, but after staring at Xu Sanshi's "I'm doing this for your own good" face for a while, she suddenly revealed a compassionate expression:

"It seems losing your eyes has been a huge blow to you, and you've become somewhat obsessed. So has that Mr. Black Cabbage Head who's been studying our Regent's methods. It's hard to hold back in the competition. We really didn't mean to. How about I contact the best medical team in Mingdu beforehand, just in case you lose an arm or a leg today?"

This is a classic case of bringing up the very thing you shouldn't be talking about.

The rest area of ​​the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy was right next to Shrek Academy, and Xiao Hongchen didn't deliberately lower his voice. At least the mid-level Soul Masters present could hear him.

“You…” Jiang Nannan was furious. She stood up abruptly and was about to rush over.