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

Seeing that Lan Si's aura was several times stronger than before, Hu Liena and Chrysanthemum Douluo were both shocked and couldn't help but ask, "How did you do that?"

Lan Si explained, "What I just absorbed was the inner core of the Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent, which I obtained by killing it on the Hell Road. The Ten-Headed Fiery Sun Serpent is a primordial species, not a soul beast, and it can only produce an inner core. You can think of the inner core as a soul ring. After I absorbed its inner core, it naturally became my fifth soul ring."

Hu Liena couldn't help but ask, "Then what is your soul skill?"

She regretted it as soon as she said it, because in the world of Soul Masters, every Soul Master's Soul Skills are a secret, and they are usually only told to the closest people.

"Telling you won't hurt." Lan Si slowly raised his right hand, and his fifth black soul ring suddenly shone brightly. A blue lotus, almost identical to the one beneath his feet, appeared out of thin air. The only difference was that it appeared to be only the size of a palm. Apart from that, it was no different from any other ordinary blue lotus.

"Is this your fifth soul skill?" Hu Liena looked puzzled. This lotus flower looked no different from an ordinary green lotus, and she subconsciously reached out to touch it.

Chrysanthemum Guan, a titled Douluo standing nearby, sensed danger within the Little Green Lotus and immediately stopped Hu Liena, frowning as he said, "Girl, don't touch it."

Lan Si nodded in agreement, raised his right hand, and the little green lotus slowly floated out of his palm. The moment it left his hand, its speed suddenly increased, and it turned into a stream of light, rushing into the earthen slope where he had been hiding before Chrysanthemum Pass, hundreds of meters away.

Boom! The earth shook, and a mushroom cloud of fire slowly rose, bursting out with intense heat. Wherever it passed, flowers and plants withered and turned to ashes. When it reached the location of Lan Si and the other two, its momentum did not diminish, and it almost blew Hu Liena, the weakest of them, away.

Fortunately, Chrysanthemum was there to stop her, otherwise she would have been in a terrible mess.

Ju Huaguan and Hu Liena's eyes widened instantly, inwardly astonished. Was this still a soul skill that a Soul King could unleash? Even a Soul Saint couldn't do that; it had already surpassed the attack range of a Soul Saint. Unless one activated their Martial Soul True Body, very few below the Soul Douluo level could survive.

"Good lad, what kind of soul skill is that? The attack is ridiculously strong." Ju Hua Guan walked to Lan Si's side, put his arm around his shoulder, and his fair face revealed undisguised praise.

Lan Si felt a chill run down his spine and quickly withdrew from under his armpit. After thinking for a moment, he replied, "The name of my move is too convoluted, so I changed it to Buddha's Wrath Lotus."

"Buddha's Wrath Lotus... Buddha's Wrath Lotus..." Ju Huaguan murmured a few times, his eyes instantly lighting up as he exclaimed, "What a wonderful name! I think the young master would be overjoyed to know you've acquired such a powerful soul skill."

"Xue'er?!" Lan Si was taken aback, a hint of guilt flashing in his eyes. He asked hesitantly, "Is she doing well now?"

To be honest, the two of them haven't spoken much since the accident, and they set off for the Killing City the very next day. I wonder how she's been doing these past year or so.

"It's good in some ways, and bad in others." Ju Huaguan sighed softly, then asked, "What do you plan to do next? Are you going back to the Spirit Hall with me or to Heaven Dou City? I suggest you come back to the Spirit Hall with me first. You and Nana have just obtained the Killing God Domain, and you can't control your killing intent yet, which is very dangerous."

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Lan Si shook his head. "No need. I'll just go to Tiandou City. I have my own way of dealing with killing intent."

At this point, Lan Si hesitated for a moment, then took out a black iron box from his storage soul tool and handed it to Ju Hua Guan.

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Chapter 271 Returning to Heaven Dou City

—Wait half an hour—

Flanders is not stupid; on the contrary, he is quite intelligent.

He had felt long ago that Oscar and Ma Hongjun's cultivation levels had improved too abnormally. Although Tang San had said that immortal herbs could strengthen the body's foundation and nourish the vital energy, why did Dai Mubai, Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and even Tang San himself only increase their cultivation levels by two or three levels, or even one or two levels, after consuming them?

But Oscar and Ma Hongjun both advanced five or six levels, even after taking the medication twice in a row.

It's really too bizarre.

If it weren't for his trust in Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, and the fact that Ma Hongjun and Oscar's cultivation speed had indeed improved significantly, he probably would have become suspicious long ago.

Furthermore, Tang San's behavior today seemed rather unusual. He didn't react much when Chrysanthemum Douluo checked on Xiao Wu, Ning Rongrong, and Dai Mubai, but he became nervous when it came to Oscar and Ma Hongjun. He didn't believe that these two were more important to Tang San than Xiao Wu.

It seems that Tang San intentionally didn't want Chrysanthemum Douluo to get close to them.

Thinking of this, Flander said, "Little Ao, Hong Jun, you two should tell His Majesty Chrysanthemum Douluo."

Upon hearing this, the two nodded and uttered two words softly, "Blood Ginseng."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tang San, who had just been helped up by Xiao Wu, turned deathly pale and thought to himself, "It's over."

"Is this how it is?" A golden light flashed in Juhua Guan's hand, and a blood-soaked ginseng appeared before everyone's eyes.

"This...how do you have this too?" Ma Hongjun and Oscar looked incredulous. Although the blood-red ginseng in Chrysanthemum Pass's hand was much smaller than the ones Tang San gave them, it was undoubtedly a genuine blood ginseng.

"Fool!" Ju Hua Guan angrily threw the Blood Ginseng at Ma Hongjun's face, saying with exasperation, "You only care about momentary pleasure! Do you even know that before becoming a Ten-Thousand-Year Ginseng King, the Blood Ginseng isn't even considered a divine herb? On the contrary, it's a poison that forces growth. Once you take it, it will continuously drain your potential until your cultivation can't advance an inch. No wonder you've already reached the Soul Master level at such a young age. You're utterly stupid, incredibly stupid. How can such a stupid person exist? And what kind of lousy academy is Shrek Academy, giving its students this kind of potential-depleting nonsense? They're practically pests in the Soul Master world!"

As soon as Ju Huaguan finished speaking, the room fell silent. Everyone exchanged bewildered glances, eyes downcast, all turning to Tang San with unanimous disbelief, hoping for a reasonable explanation.

Ning Rongrong and Flander, in particular, had terribly grim expressions, as they were both connected to the parties involved. The former was practically Oscar's girlfriend, and the latter was Ma Hongjun's teacher.

"What bad luck, old ghost. His Holiness the Pope has already delivered the decree, let's go. Also, I think we can go back and report to His Holiness the Pope about Shrek Academy giving its students Blood Ginseng. It's simply outrageous." As he spoke, Chrysanthemum Douluo turned to leave.

Flander gave Tang San a deep look, his heart filled with regret and self-reproach. Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo about to leave, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty Chrysanthemum Douluo, does the Blood Ginseng really deplete a person's potential?"

"What, you dare to question me?" Chrysanthemum Pass glared at Flander in exasperation, unleashing a powerful aura that sent Flander flying several meters away.

The oppressive aura of a Title Douluo is not easy to withstand. With Liu Erlong's help, Flander managed to stop himself. Ignoring the churning blood within him, he hurriedly apologized, "Your Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo, you misunderstand. The two you just mentioned are my students. I was just worried..."

Juhua Guan snorted coldly, his gaze sweeping over Dugu Bo and then sweeping over Chen Xin standing behind Ning Fengzhi. "Hmph, the old poison master's cultivation is too weak, he probably won't be able to find out anything. Isn't that old guy Chen Xin right here? Go ask him yourself."

As he spoke, Chrysanthemum Pass ignored Flander. With a flick of his wrist, he flew rapidly back the way he came.

Ghost Douluo and the thousands of Soul Masters he brought followed closely behind.

After Juhua Guan and the others left, the scene fell silent again, and everyone turned their attention to Sword Douluo.

Flander, pale-faced and filled with trepidation, stepped forward and bowed respectfully, "Your Majesty Sword Douluo, I beg you."

Chen Xin turned her gaze to Ning Fengzhi, who nodded slightly, already believing most of what Ju Huaguan had said. However, she still secretly transmitted her voice, instructing him, "Uncle Jian, please give Rongrong another check-up later. Regardless of the result, you must say you didn't notice anything unusual. We all have a common enemy right now, the Spirit Hall; we absolutely cannot allow ourselves to fall into internal strife first."

Upon hearing this, Sword Douluo paused for a moment, then nodded slightly. He walked to Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who were already stunned, closed his eyes slightly, and amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, his soul power, reaching level ninety-six, surged forth and flowed into the two men's bodies for detection.

After a while, Sword Douluo took a deep breath, his sword-like eyebrows slightly furrowed, and examined Ning Rongrong again. Only then did his brows relax a lot, and he uttered the first lie of his life, "I did not find anything unusual."

As he spoke, he didn't forget to transmit his voice to Ning Fengzhi: "Fengzhi, what Juhua Guan said is very likely true. The life force in these two people is being consumed at nearly twice the rate of an ordinary person. In other words, what an ordinary person lives for one year is equivalent to two years for their bodies. If this continues, they probably won't live past fifty and will die of old age. But fortunately, Rongrong's body is perfectly normal."

Upon hearing this, Ning Fengzhi breathed a sigh of relief, but a cold laugh ran through his mind. What a Tang San! What a son of the Haotian Sect Douluo! He's truly ruthless. For the sake of winning a mere Soul Master Competition, he's even willing to harm his own companion. Fortunately, Rongrong is unharmed; otherwise, even if you are Tang Hao's son, I would never forgive you.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes, and amidst the expectant and apprehensive gazes of the crowd, Ning Fengzhi spoke loudly: "I think everyone heard what Uncle Jian said just now. He didn't notice anything unusual. Uncle Jian's soul power is as high as level 96, while Chrysanthemum Douluo's soul power is only level 95. Even Uncle Jian couldn't detect anything, so what could Chrysanthemum Douluo possibly find out? I think he's probably just orchestrating this sensational stunt by the Spirit Hall to disrupt the morale of our Heaven Dou Empire's participating team. Everyone, please don't be misled by him."

Ning Fengzhi's simple words almost completely dispelled the doubts and worries of most of those present. Yes, Ju Huaguan was a member of the Spirit Hall. He was more than happy for the Heaven Dou Empire's participating teams to fall into internal strife first, so that no one could threaten the team he had sent to the Spirit Hall Academy.

Oscar and Ma Hongjun, who had been on edge, breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, they felt as if they were in hell, experiencing a piercing, unbearable sensation. If what Juhua Guan said was true, they would have felt like dying.

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Chapter 272 The Old Poison Master Falls from Grace

—Wait half an hour—

Lan Si stopped transferring soul power. "Even if she wins, it was just a spur-of-the-moment thing on my part. I used a newly learned technique and almost killed her. Consider it an apology."

After saying that, Lan Si walked towards the rest area of ​​the Heaven Dou Royal Academy without looking back.

"Hmph...who told you to let him win?" Huo Wu shouted, stomping her right foot on the ground, and turned to the referee, saying, "I lost, so he wins."

After speaking, she followed Lan Si's steps and walked towards the Blazing Fire Academy's rest area in a very respectable manner. However, the charming blush on her face was impossible to hide.

"This..." The referee looked troubled. In this day and age, there were actually Soul Masters who didn't want to win in the promotion competition. He then cast a pleading look at Emperor Xue Ye, Ning Fengzhi, and Salas on the VIP stage.

The Snow Night Emperor, being an old and shrewd man, could not possibly see that Huo Wu had already fallen for Lan Si. He chuckled and said, "Hehe, as the saying goes, a fair maiden is sought after by a gentleman, and vice versa. Let's consider this match a draw. Sect Master Ning, Bishop Salas, what do you two think?"

Compared to Emperor Xueye, Ning Fengzhi, skilled at reading people, undoubtedly saw things more clearly. From the match just now, he could tell that Lan Si was not a person with low emotional intelligence; he seemed to have vaguely sensed Huo Wu's feelings, but deliberately put on an annoying act. In a way, he nipped Huo Wu's feelings in the bud.

Even so, Lan Si never harmed Huo Wu in the slightest.

This shows that Lan Si is quite friendly to people who have no ill intentions towards him; otherwise, if it were Xiao Wu, she would probably have been beaten up long ago.

"Your Majesty is absolutely right." Ning Fengzhi smiled faintly, thinking to himself, "I didn't expect him to master the Fusion Ring so quickly. His talent is truly terrifying. Back then, Rongrong studied for several years before she finally learned it."

“I have no objection either,” Bishop Salas nodded in agreement.

With the referee's announcement, the battle between Huo Wu and Lan Si ended in a draw. Since Blazing Fire Academy had already fielded seven students while Heaven Dou Royal Academy had only fielded two, Heaven Dou Royal Academy ultimately emerged victorious.

"Fire Dance, are you alright?" As soon as he returned to Blazing Fire Academy, Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Divine Wind Academy, came to greet him.

Huo Wu glared at him with disdain, "Get lost, who's your Huo Wu sister?"

After speaking, she glared fiercely at Lan Si, who was heading towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, her eyes practically spitting fire. She was filled with shame and anger; she had even wanted to kiss him, but instead, he had simply thrown her to the ground. She vowed revenge! The referee announced that the battle between Huo Wu and Lan Si ended in a draw. Since Blazing Fire Academy had already fielded seven students while Heaven Dou Royal Academy only had two, Heaven Dou Royal Academy ultimately emerged victorious.

"Fire Dance, are you alright?" As soon as he returned to Blazing Fire Academy, Feng Xiaotian, the captain of Divine Wind Academy, came to greet him.

Huo Wu glared at him with disdain, "Get lost, who's your Huo Wu sister?"

After speaking, she glared fiercely at Lan Si in the direction of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, her eyes seemingly spitting fire, her heart filled with both shame and...

"Ah Si, that Huo Wu girl seems to hold a grudge against you." Feeling Huo Wu's gaze, Ye Lingling covered her red lips with her jade hand and chuckled.

"Let him hate me if he wants. Anyway, he won't recognize me after the Soul Master Competition." Lan Si shrugged, completely unconcerned.

“That makes sense.” Ye Lingling nodded slightly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing. She glanced at Zhu Zhuqing, who was clinging to Lan Si’s arm and staring at Huo Wu with a wary expression. Her eyes flickered, and a rare, mischievous smile appeared on her beautiful lips. “But speaking of which, A Si, the way you rescued the damsel in distress just now was indeed very cool.”

“I’ve always been handsome. Right, Zhu Qing?” Lan Si turned her gaze to the kitten and winked.

"Shameless." The kitten smiled faintly, giving him a disapproving look. Her jealousy had vanished, and she was clearly satisfied with Lan Si's actions.

After staff filled in the giant crater in the competition area, the competition resumed.

Next up was Thunder Academy versus Divine Wind Academy, and unsurprisingly, Divine Wind Academy emerged victorious. Then came Heavenly Water Academy, whose opponent wasn't particularly strong—the Beast Academy, where Meng Yiran studied. After Meng Yiran defeated two Soul Masters from Heavenly Water Academy, Shui Bing'er entered the fray, ending her winning streak, and then went on to achieve a remarkable comeback, becoming the second person after Little Cat to achieve a seven-kill streak.

Of course, Lan Si could also defeat seven opponents at once, but he rarely made a move after defeating six Shrek Academy students.

In the following days, with Lan Si and the little cat taking turns to fight, they successively defeated Tianshui Academy and Thunder Academy.

The competition has entered its final day.

Shenfeng Academy versus Tiandou Royal Academy.

As agreed, Lan Si and Feng Xiaotian entered the arena from opposite sides, standing thirty paces apart. At the referee's announcement, both summoned their martial spirits.

"I never imagined that our duel would be delayed until today." With the two-headed wolf possessing him, and four soul rings—two yellow and two purple—pulsating around his body, Feng Xiaotian was no longer the frivolous man he used to be, nor did he show that sycophantic demeanor. All he had was fighting spirit, an extremely intense fighting spirit.

"I will naturally keep my promise. Come on, I'd like to see just how far your Gale Wolf Thirty-Six Consecutive Battles have come." Lan Si put his left hand behind his back, raised his right hand, and four soul rings—two yellow, one purple, and one black—rose from his feet.

The fourth soul ring suddenly shone brightly, and the Azure Lotus Sword appeared out of thin air in Lan Si's hand.

"I will. For Huo Wu, I will fight with all my might to defeat you." Feng Xiaotian's expression hardened, his two wolf heads roared to the sky, and the first ring of his soul ring suddenly lit up. Ten wind blades swept towards Lan Si from all directions.

Lan Si did not draw his sword. He moved back and forth in place a few times at a leisurely pace, and the wind blades were easily dodged.

Seeing that the Wind Blade Formation had failed to take effect, and even failed to move Lan Si from her original position, Feng Xiaotian frowned. His second and third soul rings lit up simultaneously, activating his two soul skills: Demonic Wolf Possession and Gale Wings.

With his blue wings spread wide, Feng Xiaotian suddenly soared into the sky to a maximum altitude of fifty meters.