Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Shangguan Longyin ultimately chose not to make an attack, and said in a deep voice: "The Feili team was the last to leave the Light and Shadow Space, and the champion of the Heavenly Pearl Competition finals is the Feili team."

Next was the Zhongtian Team, followed by the Wanshou Team in third place, and the Danton Team in fourth. The finals are over. All teams may return to their rest areas to recuperate. The injured will be treated by me.

Shangguan Longyin didn't cause any trouble in the rankings. Although Zhongtian Team was the most miserable, Zhan Lingtian was indeed the last one to be released by Yan. Zhongtian was indeed ranked second, but whether this second place was what they wanted was another matter.

"Our Beast Empire will remember this matter."

The leader of the Beast Warriors team, Tianwang, spoke coldly.

The team members, who had barely recovered, gave Yan a deep look before slowly retreating. The Denton team left the fastest and earliest, while the Feli team left under Yan's leadership, leaving only the Zhongtian team, the host team.

Shangguan Longyin watched Yan leave, his brows furrowed the whole time, but he ultimately did not break the rules or cause any trouble. This naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the Zhongtian team members, one of whom couldn't help but say, "Elder, this matter cannot be left like this!"

This Yan's strength is definitely abnormal; I even suspect he's broken through to the Heavenly King realm. Today, he not only stole the ruins we discovered, but also injured all of us, and even... Ling Tian!"

"Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

Shangguan Longyin gave him a cold glance, and the Zhongtian team member immediately fell silent, not daring to say another word.

The old man remained silent for a while, seemingly deep in thought, before finally saying in a deep voice, "You should go and heal your injuries first. Bone injuries are no small matter. Go and ask the Sixth Elder for help."

"Yes."

The group exchanged relieved glances. Seven of them had fractured bones, which was no small injury. If not treated properly, it could easily lead to long-term complications.

"These youngsters, they lost, so they lost. They're still trying to find excuses and scheme in front of me. If this matter could be resolved with just any excuse, why would I have bothered to handle it this way?"

After everyone had left, Shangguan Longyin sighed. He had indeed considered dealing with Yan, but he gave up the idea due to the potential consequences.

Zhongtian Team's main opponent is Wanshou Team. Yan, representing Feili Team, does not have any direct conflict of interest with Zhongtian Team. The previous battle in the Light and Shadow Space was purely for profit. Yan eliminated all teams and did not specifically target them.

Given this situation, their desire to take action is morally untenable. Of course, they can fabricate reasons, but such baseless accusations are like treating everyone else as fools.

Although the Feli Empire is not as strong as the empires supported by the five holy lands in terms of celestial bead masters, Feli is still on par with empires supported by holy lands such as Denton and Blancpain, so its strength is not bad, and it may even be stronger in terms of secular armies.

The Zhongtian Empire cannot easily offend such a powerful continental nation, at least not by engaging in any underhanded tactics during the Heavenly Jewel Competition.

Of course, Shangguan Longyin made this choice because Yan only obtained an ordinary dragon cave, where no dragons lived. Even if there were any benefits, they wouldn't be significant. Since the benefits weren't substantial enough, the Zhongtian Empire naturally had some sense of propriety and wouldn't take action.

In addition, Yan and Cai Cai always need to use or trade things, and Tianzhu Island is a well-known trading place on the mainland. If handled properly, Tianzhu Island can obtain a portion of the treasure by paying some resources, so there is no need to go too far.

This series of battles in the space of light and shadow, and the encounters with opponents stronger than him, have given him a wealth of combat experience. In particular, he needs to carefully consider and refine the use of his various skills.

Who would have thought that the final champion of this Dzi Bead Competition would be the Fei Li team? And the reason why they were able to achieve such a victory can be said to be entirely due to his efforts, which naturally made the Fei Li team happy.

"Let's go back and rest first!"

Cai Cai stood beside Ming Hua and whispered that she couldn't be happy after the competition ended. The thought of their impending separation made her feel extremely reluctant to part.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything."

Yan Xiaoxiao held Cai Cai's little hand and smiled at her. The princess couldn't help but turn her head away, clearly embarrassed.

Chapter 518 Entering the Vast Palace

"Your Highness, the people from the Vast Expanse Palace have arrived."

Inside the hotel room where the Fei Li team was staying on Tianzhu Island, Yan was helping Cai Cai and Ming Hua organize their gains in the Light and Shadow Space when suddenly a member of the Fei Li team came to report from outside.

Yan and the two women exchanged glances and nodded slightly. Then, all three of them stood up and left the room, while the others went to the suite's lobby.

Two middle-aged men in white robes came from the Vast Palace. Seeing that all eight members of the Emerald Team had arrived, the man on the left said loudly, "Who is the captain of the Emerald Team? Please come with me to collect the rewards for this competition."

Mingyu glanced at Caicai, who nodded, and then stepped forward. "Hello, I am Mingyu, the captain of the Feili team."

The man in white nodded. "Come with me. I need to retrieve all of your team's Light and Shadow Gems and storage rings."

Lin Tian'ao did as instructed, taking back the light and shadow gems he used during the competition and the empty storage ring. As for his gains in the light and shadow space, he naturally took them out long ago.

At this moment, another man in white spoke up: "Which one of you is Yan? Please come with me. Elder Shangguan Longyin wishes to see you."

"Don't worry, everything will be fine."

Everyone tensed up upon hearing the white-robed man's words. Cai Cai and Ming Hua instinctively grabbed his wrists, while Yan offered a few words of comfort before stepping forward and saying, "Lead the way!"

"Please come with us, both of you."

The two men greeted one of Yan and Mingyu, then turned and led the way out. Yan and Mingyu each followed a man in white out of the hotel.

After walking together for a while, the two encountered the captains of several other teams. The Heavenly Bead Tournament had completely ended, and all four participating teams would receive certain rewards.

After receiving their loot today, most of the other teams, except for the Zhongtian team members, will leave. The cost of living on Tianzhu Island is very high. It's fine to come and buy things, but for outsiders who want to stay long-term without income, it's not a good option.

After traveling with the man in white and Ming Yu and the others for a while, Yan headed in another direction. He followed the man in white who was leading the way and arrived at the white mist where he had entered the light and shadow space that day.

"Honored guest, please take this and infuse it with divine power."

The man in white turned around and handed Yan a golden-red gem.

After Yan took the gem, he infused it with a little energy. A layer of golden-red light mist emanated from the gem, and the surrounding white mist also turned golden-red, rapidly gathering towards his body.

The same phenomenon appeared on the white-robed figure, with a similar golden-red aura. If nothing unexpected happened, the white mist before them was likely just a disguise; their destination was probably in another realm, similar to the Light and Shadow Space.

After the golden-red light gathered for about ten seconds, it flashed, and Yan and the white-clad man disappeared simultaneously before the white mist.

When his vision returned, the light around Yan had dissipated, and he found himself in another place, where a pale blue world appeared before him.

The sky was a pale blue, the sun a bright orange, its light not at all glaring, and the ground seemed as exquisitely paved with jade. On the pale blue ground, amidst countless rare plants, a palace shimmering with sky-blue light appeared before Yan's eyes.

In front of the palace was a large expanse of green grass, and behind the palace was a huge waterfall that stretched for three hundred meters. A damp smell wafted on the wind, but from his vantage point, he could not hear the sound of rushing water.

Yan surveyed the unreal palace-like secret realm before him. He was quite knowledgeable, but he had never seen many of these specially created small-world secret realms. The key point was that the Vast Palace's strength wasn't that great. Did they possess some special secret techniques?

"This is the Vast Expanse Palace?"

Yan asked the white-robed man who was leading the way, but the man did not answer. He simply gestured for Yan to proceed and walked towards the palace with a respectful expression.

The white-clad man's indifferent attitude did not elicit any emotion from Yan. Since the other party was unwilling to introduce him, there was no need to force him. He simply walked slowly, observing his surroundings as he went.

Vast Palace truly lived up to its name as a sacred place, its scenery as beautiful as a fairyland. Yan followed the man in white into the palace and saw four young men dressed in light blue robes standing on either side of the entrance hall.

The interior of this palace is not particularly ornate, with an overall pale blue color scheme, except for a few gemstones inlaid in certain places as finishing touches.

The man in white walked to the center of the hall, raised his right hand, and a pale blue gem appeared in his hand. Immediately afterward, a pale blue halo emanated from the gem in his hand, spreading to every corner of the hall, which was at least a thousand square meters in size.

A magnificent scene unfolded. As the pale blue light was released, all the inlaid gems around the hall and on the more than ten-meter-high ceiling seemed to be infected, and beams of magnificent light lit up, making the entire hall colorful and dazzling.

On the floor of the hall, one after another, strange and complex circular arrays of various colors appeared. The dense fluctuations of celestial energy made Yan frown slightly.

The man in white gestured to Yan, indicating that he should stand beside him. Yan walked over without hesitation and stepped into a golden circular array. A flash of golden light appeared, and the surrounding space distorted; this was yet another teleportation array.

"The spatial teleportation technology of the Vast Palace is surprisingly impressive. Although it has not reached the level of teleportation across planes or even the universe, its technology of convenient teleportation transfer stations within a single plane is something we should learn from."

The golden light enveloped Yan and he disappeared from the spot. Meanwhile, Yan, who was being teleported, was trying to analyze the spatial teleportation array of the Vast Palace. Although he himself was quite accomplished in the field of spacetime teleportation, this teleportation technique was superior to his in some aspects, which was undeniable.

The golden light dispersed again, and Yan and the man in white found themselves in a spacious hall. However, the color of the hall had changed from pale blue to pale gold, with a faint golden mist surrounding them.

In the center of the inner side of the hall, there were three huge high-backed chairs, and three people were there. One of the chairs was empty, the two on the right and left were occupied, and a third person was standing under the chair on the left.

The person standing there was the one Yan had the most contact with, Shangguan Longyin, the Palace Master of the Zhongtian Empire's Tuoyin Palace, who was also the one who summoned Yan here for business.

But within this hall, he didn't even have a seat; he could only stand there with his hands at his sides. Given the current situation, he was probably just a messenger, not the person in charge.

Yan shifted his gaze from Shangguan Longyin. He recognized the man sitting to his left; it was none other than Shangguan Tianxing, the emperor of the Zhongtian Empire. He also recognized the other man; he resembled Shangguan Tianxing and was likely Shangguan Tianyue, the father of Shangguan Xue'er and Shangguan Fei'er.

Shangguan Tianyue sat on the right, wearing a moon-white robe and a blue-gold crown with a dragon design. He was young and handsome, but his eyes were incredibly mature and deep. Judging from his appearance alone, it was difficult to tell his real age.

The white-clad man who led the way stepped forward, bowed ninety degrees to the three people at the head of the table, and then slowly retreated, disappearing into the clouds behind him in the blink of an eye.

"Greetings to the three seniors."

Yan stood there for a few moments, neither nodding nor bowing. If it weren't for the fact that they were all older than him, he wouldn't have bothered to call them "seniors."

"Yan, you have quite the airs."

Shangguan Longyin and Shangguan Tianxing did not respond. Instead, it was Shangguan Tianyue, who was meeting Yan for the second time, who spoke, her tone cold and full of malice.

"Who is your Excellency?"

Yan glanced at Shangguan Tianyue, not understanding why this old guy was targeting him. Just because he had inquired about her daughter's whereabouts? It couldn't be that serious!

"I am Shangguan Tianyue, the Second Palace Master of Haomiao Palace."

Shangguan Tianyue felt like he had punched cotton. He had no reason to lash out. He was usually quite good at maintaining his composure, but the thought that this guy of unknown origin was actually trying to take advantage of his precious daughter made him furious.

"Second brother, calm down."

Shangguan Tianxing, probably fearing things would get out of hand, quickly tried to dissuade him. In the end, Shangguan Tianyue didn't act impulsively. After all, the fact that Yan coveted his precious daughter was just speculation, something that hadn't happened yet. He couldn't just attack someone with a fabricated charge!

Yan glanced at Shangguan Tianyue, then at Shangguan Tianxing and Shangguan Longyin standing behind him, and said indifferently, "Seniors, you summoned me here just to vent your inexplicable temper? If that's the case, then I'm afraid I won't keep you company."

Shangguan Tianyue's anger flared up again, and Shangguan Tianxing quickly interrupted him, saying, "Yan, my second brother also has some misunderstandings about you. I hope you won't take it too seriously."

We've summoned you here today for two main reasons. First, we're curious about your background and wonder who your teacher is.

Yan looked at the smiling Shangguan Tianxing and said seriously, "Does this question really need an answer? Your Majesty, you should know that everyone has their own secrets."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Shangguan Tianxing's smile paused slightly, then he let out a hearty laugh. How could the emperor of the Zhongtian Empire be so naive? "You're right, we were the ones who were rash."

Yan, there's something else. I heard that your team, Fei Li, found a dragon cave ruin within the Light and Shadow Space. I wonder what you found there?

Please don't misunderstand, we don't mean anything by it. We're just curious about everything within the Light and Shadow Space and are willing to pay a high price to trade with you. As long as you're willing to pay, everything is negotiable. We are very sincere; what do you say?

Chapter 519 Shangguan Tianyang

"Oh! Is it really true that I can pay any price? What if I want the Vast and Boundless Set!"

Inside the core hall of the Vast Palace, Yan spoke earnestly after a moment of contemplation, and as his voice fell, the entire palace fell silent.

"Bastard!"

Shangguan Tianyue slammed her hand on the armrest of the chair, and an extremely domineering aura instantly enveloped Yan's body.

Yan immediately felt as if the air around his body had completely solidified in that instant, as if the pressure of a mountain was coming from all directions, as if it would tear his body apart.

However, Yan remained calmly standing in place, his smile undiminished, still wearing that serious, consultative expression.

Shangguan Tianyue's expression was a mixture of shock and anger. Yan's suspected ulterior motives towards his daughter, coupled with his earlier remarks, had enraged him. However, Yan's current calm demeanor made him even more uneasy.

Shangguan Tianyue was, after all, a Heavenly Emperor-level expert. The astonishing power of his angry shout would leave even ordinary Heavenly Kings in a sorry state. Didn't you see that Shangguan Longyin had taken a half step back? Yet this guy of unknown origin in front of you didn't react at all. This was too suspicious.

There are only two explanations for the current situation: either this guy is no less powerful than him, or this guy possesses a special treasure or method.