In Douluo Continent, he tricked Xiao Wu into giving him a soul ring.

Initially, due to the difference in soul power of a major realm, Xie Yue and Hu Liena were able to gain the upper hand. However, as the power of Haotian Bamboo Shoot continued to accumulate, the two sides began to be evenly matched, and eventually Xie Yue overtook Hu Liena.

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The moment Lan Si unleashed the Chaotic Cloak Eighty-One Hammers Returning to One, a dragon-shaped energy, carrying terrifying thunderous pressure, soared into the sky and slammed into the giant white rotating disc.

The white disc suddenly rose into the air, breaking free from the red mist, piercing the sky, and ascending high into the heavens. It lost contact with the five Spirit Hall Academy members on the ground, led by Yan. The Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, having lost its core, was forced to dissipate. The five Spirit Hall Academy members, having suffered a significant depletion of their spirit power, were left vulnerable.

The little cat in the sky seized the opportunity. The instant Lan Si used her distraction control technique to control the landing of the blue lotus beneath her and Ye Lingling, the kitten jumped off the lotus platform without hesitation. With the support of the Blue Lotus and Sacred Heart domains, it rushed into the location of Yan and the other five and launched a fierce attack.

Under the sudden attack of the kitten, apart from Yan, who possessed the strength of a Soul King, the others were unable to resist and were quickly knocked to the ground. Yan, due to the significant depletion of his soul power and the suppression of his strength by the Azure Lotus and Sacred Heart domains, was quickly blasted off the arena after the kitten unleashed its Netherworld Terror Claw.

High in the sky, Xie Yue and Hu Liena, whose martial soul fusion skill "Charming Enchantress" had been blasted away by Lan Si's "Nine Returns to One," were now severely injured and extremely weak. They had no strength left to fight and could only let their bodies fall freely.

Considering that Bibi Dong had once saved him, and that he had no conflict with Xie Yue and Hu Liena, Lan Si hesitated for a moment before using his remaining soul power to create two giant green lotuses to catch the two of them. They landed safely.

The red mist dissipated.

At this moment, the audience could finally see the competition ring clearly.

The ground was riddled with craters, filled with gunpowder smoke, covered with knife marks, and bottomless.

Including Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were lying on the lotus, the six members of the Spirit Hall team lay sprawled on the arena, unconscious. Yan, on the other hand, was taken for treatment by the instructors of the Spirit Hall Academy the moment he was blasted off the arena by the kitten's Netherworld Claw.

Only Lan Si, Little Cat, and Ye Lingling remained standing on the entire arena.

Lan Si was supported by the kitten and Ye Lingling. His Martial Soul Fusion Skill had already been deactivated. Despite the powerful healing ability of the Sacred Heart Begonia and the protection of the Ice Blue Armor from his Martial Soul Fusion Skill, he was not injured.

However, his soul power was completely depleted. If it weren't for the kitten and Ye Lingling transferring some soul power to him, he probably wouldn't even be able to maintain the most basic Azure Lotus Domain transformation skills.

The match ended in silence. Seeing this, everyone, including Pope Bibi Dong, who was sitting in front of the Papal Palace, Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the three titled Douluo, was deeply moved and the entire square in front of the Papal Palace was eerily quiet.

You could hear a pin drop.

Ning Fengzhi was the first to react. The Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, radiating a shimmering light, quietly appeared in his hand. He uttered a soft shout, "Seven Treasures True Form, go."

As soon as he finished speaking, the pagoda flashed with dazzling colorful light, spinning three times in Ning Fengzhi's hand before floating out and flying into the air above the arena. It then expanded, transforming into a ten-meter-tall pagoda. In an instant, the entire plaza in front of the Papal Palace was bathed in brilliant light, enveloping the six members of the Spirit Hall Academy and Lan Si's two companions.

This is the true form of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's spirit, also known as the Seven Treasures True Form. Although its healing ability is not as good as Ye Renxin's Nine Heart Begonia Martial Spirit, or even Ye Lingling's Martial Spirit's second awakening into the Sacred Heart Begonia, its rich soul power of seventy-nine is comparable to most top-tier healing-type soul masters.

He was trying to get closer to Lan Si, and incidentally do the Spirit Hall a favor.

Unfortunately, all of this was destined to be in vain, and no one would appreciate his so-called kindness.

P.S.: Finished at midnight.

Chapter 252 I Don't Want the 100,000-Year Soul Bone

The fourth and sixth layers of the Seven Treasures True Body emitted a dazzling light.

Under the effects of Ning Fengzhi's fourth soul skill, Amplifying Light, and sixth soul skill, Healing Light, Lan Si's weakness due to excessive soul power depletion gradually disappeared, though her steps remained somewhat unsteady. On the Spirit Hall Academy's side, aside from Xie Yue and Hu Liena, who were struck by Lan Si's Haotian Bamboo Shoot Nine-Nine-to-One technique, the other four Spirit Hall Academy members, nicknamed "Little Cat," were not attacked with full force; they were merely knocked unconscious. Their weakness was primarily due to the significant soul power depletion caused by using the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique. They quickly regained consciousness.

Only Yan, who was hit by the kitten's ghostly claws below the arena, and Xie Yue and Hu Liena on the stage, remained unconscious due to their severe injuries.

Lan Si glanced at the three of them and said to Ye Lingling beside him, "Lingling, treat them."

Ye Lingling nodded slightly, and four spirit rings—two yellow and two purple—sparkled forth. A healing light, even more powerful than Ning Fengzhi's, suddenly appeared. Under the healing of Ye Lingling and Ning Fengzhi, the three members of the Golden Generation quickly awoke.

Looking at Lan Si and the other two standing on the arena, the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy had complicated expressions. Xie Yue and Hu Liena were somewhat better off; although they were very unwilling to lose, at least they lost after giving it their all. The five members led by Yan, however, were in a much worse state, practically spitting blood with frustration.

If they had been defeated by the most powerful Lan Si, that would have been one thing, but instead, they were defeated by the little cat, whom they hadn't even considered important before the match, because they had exhausted their soul power using the Seven-in-One Fusion Technique. At this moment, they felt like they wanted to die.

"Congratulations on your final victory," Pope Bibi Dong's voice rang out. Without the frustration of the Spirit Hall Academy losing to Shrek Academy in the original story, her voice was calm, even gentle, as if... it wasn't her own team of spirit masters that had lost. Her noble face remained as composed as ever.

Supported by the kitten and Ye Lingling, Lan Si slowly walked off the arena. The four lackeys, drained of their soul power by Lan Si, had long since left the stage to recover. Now, under Sun Buyu's command, they lined up in a row. Seeing Lan Si arrive, and recalling how they had almost been drained dry, they all lowered their heads in lingering fear, not daring to look directly at him.

On the other side, the seven students from the Spirit Hall Academy also lined up neatly. As losers, their faces all showed a degree of undisguised disappointment.

Bibi Dong, Ning Fengzhi, and the three Title Douluos all stood up and calmly announced: "The final champion of this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Lan Si, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing, congratulations."

As she spoke, she took the brocade tray from a cardinal of the Spirit Hall. Her beautiful eyes never once glanced at the three soul bones; she simply looked at Lan Si quietly.

At this moment, the referee, who was also a cardinal, shouted: "Please invite the representative of the second team of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy to come up to the stage to receive the championship reward."

Ye Lingling and the kitten simultaneously turned their gazes to Lan Si and said in unison, "A Si, you go ahead."

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Lan Si nodded slightly, met the eager gazes of the two beauties, took a deep breath, and strode confidently toward the direction where Pope Bibi Dong was.

Upon seeing Bibi Dong again up close, Bibi Dong was still stunningly beautiful, noble, elegant, and serene—all sorts of wonderful words seemed to be able to describe this near-perfect woman.

Bibi Dong gazed at Lan Si before her, her beautiful eyes glistening with tears. Suppressing the urge to weep, she forced a smile and said, "You are outstanding, even more outstanding than I imagined. What are your plans after the Soul Master Competition? Do you want to stay at the Spirit Hall? I can prepare the best training ground for you. I will also help you overcome the difficulty of the backlash from your twin spirits."

Meeting Bibi Dong's gaze, a sense of desolation welled up within Lan Si. In Bibi Dong's eyes, he saw a hint of joy at something lost and found, mixed with a faint sadness. This made him feel uneasy. Recalling Bibi Dong's recent words and actions, he wanted to ask her, "Have you been to Blue Star? Have we met somewhere before?"

But he quickly dismissed the idea. His identity as a time traveler was his biggest secret, and it had to be kept hidden. If he made a mistake, the consequences would be unimaginable.

He immediately looked away from Bibi Dong, shook his head, and politely declined, saying, "I'm sorry, Your Holiness, I already have my own cultivation plan."

To outsiders, Lan Si had clearly rejected the Pope's invitation once again. In an instant, all seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy, except for Hu Liena, the only one who knew the truth, glared angrily at Lan Si.

Ning Fengzhi, standing to the side, was overjoyed. This was exactly the result he had wanted.

As for Ning Rongrong, ever since Lan Si unleashed his self-fusion martial soul technique, she had been watching him with a complex gaze, repeatedly hesitant to speak. She knew this was the Spirit Hall, not the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Even her own father didn't have much say. At this moment, she had absolutely no room to speak.

There was no anger in Bibi Dong's eyes, only a hint of regret and worry. She sighed softly, "Is that so? Then I wish you a bright future. This is the reward you deserve. As for the last 100,000-year soul bone, someone will take you to the Douluo Hall later, where the Douluo Hall Master will personally present it to you."

As she spoke, she handed the brocade plate to Lan Si.

A bright future awaits?

As another familiar word from Blue Star entered his ears, Lan Si's heart trembled violently. Suppressing the tremor in his heart, he reached out and took the item, bowing respectfully. Amidst the countless greedy gazes cast upon him from all around, he uttered a startling statement: "I don't need that 100,000-year-old soul bone. Consider it my gratitude for His Holiness the Pope saving my life a few days ago."

Upon hearing this, everyone present was shocked. Except for a few who knew the truth, disbelief flashed in their eyes, and their faces all showed a look of shock as if they had eaten shit. They hadn't heard wrong, had they? Lan Si actually didn't want the 100,000-year soul bone. This was a 100,000-year soul bone... and he didn't want it just because of the Pope's unintentional intervention.

That's too generous, too wasteful, too foolish.

This was the most direct thought in the minds of everyone present at this moment, except for Bibi Dong, Hu Liena, Ye Lingling, Little Cat, Chrysanthemum Pass, and Ghost.

Lan Si ignored the shocked expressions of the crowd, only giving Bibi Dong another deep look before turning around and naturally walking to the kitten and Ye Lingling. After a moment's thought, he picked up the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull and handed it to the kitten, saying, "Zhu Qing, you are an agility-type Soul Master. The Explosive Burning Flame Right Arm Bone is not suitable for you, and the Swift Wind Chasing Left Leg Bone is compatible with you, but its age is too young. As for the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull, it is suitable for all Battle Soul Masters, and its age is barely acceptable. You should absorb it."

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Chapter 253 Ning Rongrong Begins to Regret

As soon as Lan Si finished speaking, everyone in the room fell silent. In the outside world, any soul master who obtained a soul bone was regarded as a treasure. But Lan Si was picky. It was one thing if the attributes were not suitable, but he also had to pick the age. The Rapid Wind Chaser's left leg bone, which was clearly no less than 30,000 years old, was actually rejected by him.

Chrysanthemum Pass, in particular, was so frustrated he was practically spitting blood. You see, he didn't have a single soul bone to his name until now.

"Ah Si, this skull of spiritual wisdom is also very suitable for you. Why don't you absorb it yourself, or give it to Sister Lingling? I'll just absorb the left leg bone of the Wind Chaser." The kitten took the soul bone, but did not immediately put it into its storage soul tool, and said somewhat hesitantly.

Lan Si shook his head: "I have my own goals for the head soul bone in the future, as for Lingling..."

As he spoke, a flash of blue light appeared on Lan Si's left hand. At the same time, he put the right arm bone of the exploding flame and the left leg bone of the rapidly moving wind-chasing creature, along with the brocade plate, into his storage soul tool. A black iron box appeared out of thin air in his left hand. "Lingling, this is something I prepared for you extra."

This iron box contains the right arm bone of the Blue Silver King, which is 85,000 years old. Moreover, it is a weapon-type soul bone, even rarer than external soul bones. Lan Si has never absorbed it. He has a minimum requirement for the age of soul bones, which is at least 100,000 years. He will not absorb any soul bones that are less than 100,000 years old, no matter how high the quality.

As for the requirements for the soul bones of the kitten and her cousin Ye Lingling, they must be over 50,000 years old. If they are less than 50,000 years old, there is no need for them to absorb them.

This weapon-type soul bone provides Ye Lingling with excellent offensive capabilities. Combined with the Sacred Heart Domain, it's enough to make her stand out among the vast majority of soul masters of the same level. Meanwhile, the Wisdom Skull, formed from concentrated spiritual energy, is only 60,000 years old, barely worthy of a kitten.

"Thank you, A-Si." Seeing Lan Si hand over a black iron box, Ye Lingling didn't stand on ceremony, nor did she look at what was inside; she simply accepted it without hesitation. As a support-type Soul Master, she didn't have much of a desire for Soul Bones, but she liked anything given to her by her little cousin.

After the soul bones were distributed, Bibi Dong, as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, gave some words of encouragement to the participating soul masters. Ning Fengzhi, as a guest of the competition, also said a few words symbolically, and the competition came to a successful conclusion.

The crowd gradually left and descended from Papal Hill.

On the way down the mountain, Ning Fengzhi unusually did not have Sword Douluo escort him. Instead, he walked with his daughter Ning Rongrong and Lan Si, showing concern for Lan Si. During this time, Ning Rongrong would occasionally look at him with strange eyes.

In response, Lan ignored Ning Rongrong and continued to act with Ning Fengzhi as always.

At this moment, led by Prince Xue Qinghe, disguised as Qian Renxue, most of the participating teams from the Heavenly Dou Empire, including the Four Elements Academy team and the first team of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, had not yet left. They gathered at the foot of Pope Mountain, quietly waiting for the final results of the competition.

Although most of the time the participating academies operate independently, there are times when they unite against a common enemy. For example, the Four Elements Academy are closely connected, sharing both glory and ruin. Compared to the Spirit Hall Academy, it's clear they hope that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's second team, also a team from the Heaven Dou Empire, will win.

Seeing Lan Si and Ning Fengzhi walking down the Papal Mountain in a cheerful manner, it was no surprise that they had won the competition. Everyone rushed over to question Lan Si, and for a moment, even Ning Fengzhi, the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, was neglected.

"Lan Si, did you win? I've heard about it. A few days ago, you single-handedly defeated Shrek Academy's Seven-in-One Fusion Technique and Tang San's Haotian True Body."

"What's the Spirit Hall Academy like? Just how strong are they? I heard they have three Spirit Kings and four Spirit Grandmasters, and they even possess Spirit Fusion Techniques..."

"Lan Si, thank you for what happened last time..."

Among them, the team captains, led by Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Yu Tianxin, and Yu Tianheng, surrounded Lan Si, while several other girls who knew Ye Lingling and Xiao Maomi were also asking them about the situation.

Sun Buyu, on the other hand, was surrounded by professors from various academies, who inquired about the situation, giving him a real show of face and greatly satisfying his vanity.

As for the four lackeys, who were used to being called playboys by various academies, they had their moment in the spotlight. Some weaker participating teams, unable to compete with the Four Elements Academy and the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy team, dared not approach Lan Si and instead asked them about the competition to satisfy their curiosity.

For a moment, the area below the Papal Hill was bustling with noise.

When everyone learned that Lan Si had actually defeated the Spirit Hall Academy, they all clapped and cheered. But when they learned that Lan Si had given up the 100,000-year-old soul bone, they couldn't help but sigh.

Ning Fengzhi stood beside Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe, and shook his head helplessly as he looked at Lan Si, who was surrounded by the crowd.

Qian Renxue, who was standing to the side, asked casually, knowing the answer already, "Teacher, how is the situation?"

Ning Fengzhi sighed softly, "A Si won. Even I didn't expect him to be able to use two martial souls at the same time, and the two martial souls could also release a self-fusion skill between them. With this move, he defeated Xie Yue, whose strength soared to the Soul Douluo level through the Seven-in-One Fusion Skill, and Hu Liena's martial soul fusion skill - Demon Charm. How did he win the overall championship of this competition?"

"A seven-in-one fusion technique? A self-fusion technique of martial souls?" Qian Renxue deliberately feigned surprise.

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Ning Fengzhi nodded emphatically, his expression suddenly becoming serious. This time, he simply used his voice to transmit a message: "Qinghe, Lan Si's talent is unprecedented. You must hold on to him tightly. In the future, he may become a figure who can influence the situation on the continent."

"Disciple understands." Qian Renxue nodded slightly, a hint of mockery and disdain flashing in her eyes. Of course, she would hold on tightly, after all, A-Si was her little man.

At this moment, Oscar, the only Shrek Academy member still in Wuhun City, rushed over after hearing that the finals had ended. He first bowed to Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe, and then walked to Ning Rongrong's side.

"Rongrong".

"Rongrong".

"Rongrong?!"

Oscar called her name three times, but Ning Rongrong didn't respond. He couldn't help but give her a gentle nudge. "Rongrong."

"Ah..." Ning Rongrong finally realized what was happening and, seeing that it was Oscar, asked in surprise, "Oscar, what are you still doing here? Didn't you leave with the dean and the others?"

Upon hearing this, Oscar blushed and replied somewhat guiltily, "Dae, Fatty, and I have already graduated."