Douluo Continent II: The Peerless Tang Sect: I, Huo Yuhao, join the Sun Moon Sect

Tang San smiled gently as he finished tying Xiao Wu's scorpion braids and said, "Of course not. As the saying goes, 'A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.' Shrek Academy has already made a mistake in protecting its students, and it will never make the same mistake again."

We should trust the wisdom of future generations.

As long as the students' safety is guaranteed, the Shrek team can perform at its normal level. Under these circumstances, no other team can possibly be a match for Shrek Academy.

Xiao Wu smiled and said, "Third Brother, I trust your judgment. Shrek Academy will win."

.......

At this moment, Ma Hongjun was lying in the churning lava, staring blankly at the sky. He was wondering if, since he had chosen to betray Tang San, he would have the chance to get the God of Destruction to help him revive Bai Chenxiang in the future.

According to the God of Lust, once he becomes a first-level deity, he will have the opportunity to bring people to the divine realm. The God of Destruction will also send people to retrieve Bai Chenxiang's soul from the underworld, thus reviving Bai Chenxiang.

Bai Chenxiang has always been a source of pain for him.

Whoever it is, he is willing to grant any request from them as long as they can revive Bai Chenxiang, even if it means betraying the God of Destruction with whom he currently has some cooperative dealings.

Although doing so would severely damage his reputation, Ma Hongjun didn't care about reputation at all. Compared to Bai Chenxiang, reputation was utterly useless.

"Xiangxiang, I miss you so much. When will I be able to see you again?"

He reached out towards the sky, trying to grab something. Suddenly, a pink mist appeared, and the figure of the God of Lust appeared in front of Ma Hongjun's hands. Ma Hongjun only needed to reach forward one more time to grab the God of Lust's extremely alluring face.

But he stopped what he was doing, then quickly withdrew his hands and said calmly, "God of Lust, you've come again. Does the God of Destruction have some orders that you need to convey?"

Disappointment showed on the face of the Goddess of Lust. She sighed and said, "You really are a hopeless romantic. As the God of Original Sin, I only need to make a slight move to arouse the original sin called lust in the hearts of the gods."

I can sense that you do indeed possess this kind of original sin, but that girl named Bai Chenxiang seems to have left a very deep impression on you. If it weren't for her, you would absolutely be unable to resist the original sin of lust. Is Bai Chenxiang truly so unforgettable to you?

Ma Hongjun shook his head: "You don't understand. After I ascended to the God Realm, I was excited at first. After all, gods are synonymous with power. But when Xiangxiang passed away, I realized that I needed her more than the divine position."

Of course, that's the basis of our cooperation, isn't it? If Tang San had been willing to help me and allow Xiang Xiang to ascend to the God Realm, I would never have betrayed him.

The God of Lust gave Ma Hongjun a deep look, then slowly said, "Indeed, this is the basis of our cooperation. Ma Hongjun, I have some news to tell you: Zhou Weiqing has now officially betrayed the Lord and joined Tang San's camp."

Whether or not he is a spy sent by Tang San to infiltrate the Master's ranks, as you say, he has now firmly established his identity as a shameful traitor.

"Oh? What did he do to make you make this judgment?" Ma Hongjun was somewhat surprised. He thought Zhou Weiqing shouldn't have revealed his true colors so quickly.

After all, based on his understanding of Tang San's personality, Zhou Weiqing, as the God of Destruction's right-hand man, should step in at the most critical moment, even at the risk of exposing his identity, so as to play a decisive role.

"The Lord has just finished outlining the plan to expand the God Realm, and he can't wait to go looking for Tang San." The God of Lust's face showed indignation. "But the Lord usually regards Zhou Weiqing as his right-hand man and has always valued him highly. This is no ordinary traitor; we must strike hard."

Ma Hongjun's face showed a thoughtful expression: "No one understands Tang San better than me. You must be careful of Tang San. Based on my understanding of him, after he learned of this news, he must be harboring a lot of ill intentions and is ready to trip up the God of Destruction's camp at any time."

Of course, Tang San is unlikely to confront you head-on at the moment; at most, he'll just make some tough remarks.

Based on my understanding of Tang San, he is currently no match for the God of Destruction in terms of strength; otherwise, he would have defeated the God of Destruction and reclaimed the central hub of the God Realm long ago.

Now that he is no match for the God of Destruction, he will only resort to underhanded tactics and try to avoid engaging in battle with the God of Destruction as much as possible.

Of course, if the God of Destruction completely overwhelms Tang San in strength, then Tang San will probably just lie low and won't make any move. However, Tang San's lying low is predicated on you not touching Xiao Wu.

As they talked, Ma Hongjun thought of Tang San's two visits to the Haotian Sect. This was a perfect example of Tang San's character. When he first heard about it, he thought that his brother was a flexible and resilient person. Now that Tang San had betrayed him, he realized that something was wrong.

The God of Lust gave Ma Hongjun a strange look: "You seem to know Tang San quite well."

However, you can rest assured, the Master is extremely powerful. It's virtually impossible for Tang San to defeat the Master in battle.

"However, I will truthfully report your suggestion to the Lord. If we can find Tang San's weakness, it will also benefit our plan to expand the God Realm. As long as the God Realm can expand, the cultivation speed of all gods will be accelerated, and you will have the hope of becoming a first-level god as soon as possible."

After all, you are the one who inherited the Phoenix God's position, a former God-King's position. Even though the Phoenix God's position was shattered to the level of a second-tier deity, it still possesses immense potential.

.......

The Tang Clan team and the Shrek Academy team arrived in Mingdu together. Although the two teams had different names, they were essentially composed of Shrek Academy students. Therefore, the elders of the Sea God Pavilion, led by Elder Song, chose to escort both teams at the same time.

Mingdu is the capital of the Sun Moon Empire, with a dense population. Furthermore, the fact that this year's Soul Fighting Tournament is being held in Mingdu has attracted even more people to come here.

Perhaps it was because it was midday.

At this moment, the Tang Sect team and the Shrek Academy team were suspended in mid-air, surrounded by people using flying soul tools, densely packed together, looking like a locust swarm passing by.

"Is this Mingdu? So many soul tools?" Wang Dong's expression was rather grim.

Chapter 302 On the Eve of the Soul Battle Tournament

She was thinking, what if she accidentally came into contact with those soul tools? Wouldn't she be completely doomed?

After all, only the same soul tool as Tang San's ancestor could prevent her from having a rejection reaction.

However, once she comes into contact with other soul tools, the consciousness in her mind will immediately produce a rejection reaction.

Moreover, she felt that the consciousness in her mind was becoming increasingly averse to soul tools that were not the same as those used by Tang San's ancestor. Even if she looked at advanced soul tools for a while, her mood would worsen considerably due to the influence of that consciousness.

Moreover, that consciousness seemed to have a great fondness for the Tang Clan's "outdated" hidden weapons.

Yes, it's outdated. She felt that the hidden weapons Tang Sect currently possessed were all outdated and far inferior to powerful soul tools in terms of quality.

In this era of booming development of soul tools, it is a pity that she has no chance to use those advanced soul tools. She used to think that soul tools were just strange skills and that Tang Sect's hidden weapons were the best in the world. But now, thinking about it carefully, why would she admire something she has never even met?

This doesn't make sense!

It must be that consciousness in my mind subtly influencing me!

That's why I impulsively joined the Tang Clan.

Of course, as Senior Brother Bei said, the Tang Clan did indeed have very powerful hidden weapons in its history, but the forging method was missing and no one could forge those hidden weapons, which led to the Tang Clan's current hidden weapons being extremely backward.

Seeing that Wang Dong was not in a good mood, Xiao Xiao immediately understood the reason. So she comforted him, "Wang Dong, don't be nervous. We're here to ensure that you don't come into contact with any soul tools that are not the same as those used by Tang San's ancestor."

"Hmm." Wang Dong nodded. With Xiao Xiao's comfort, her expression softened a bit. However, the thought of not being able to access those advanced soul tools still made her extremely depressed.

Xuanzi, who was holding the wine pot, glanced at Wang Dong. In fact, he had heard about Wang Dong's strange illness that prevented him from accessing advanced soul tools.

So he said, "Duoduo, let's take the students and fly higher to avoid these people who fly with flying soul tools, and go directly to the hotel where Shrek Academy is staying."

Qian Duoduo nodded: "Okay, Elder Xuan."

Although he had some conflicts with Xuanzi because of the death of the exchange student from the Soul Guidance Department, he naturally wouldn't disagree with Xuanzi when it came to taking care of the students.

Soon, Qian Duoduo and Xuanzi led the students to fly higher. With their strength, they could naturally release their soul power to support the students and reduce their pressure.

As for Old Master Song and Cai Meier, they chose to remain hidden in the shadows. They not only had to pay attention to their surroundings, but also had to be ready to protect the students at any time.

Soon, Qian Duoduo and Xuanzi brought the students to Mingyue Hotel and conducted physical tests before the Soul Fighting Tournament.

Mingyue Hotel is a hotel specially arranged by the Fighting Spirit Tournament Organizing Committee for the contestants.

Shrek Academy is a team that has won the championship for many consecutive years. Even though Shrek Academy chose to withdraw from the last Soul Fighting Tournament, its huge reputation and formidable strength still made it a force to be reckoned with.

The Fighting Spirit Tournament organizing committee still arranged for them to live in high-rise apartments with excellent living conditions.

As for the Tang Clan, they were assigned to the second floor.

At Mingyue Hotel, the higher the floor, the better the living conditions, while the lower the floor, the worse the living conditions.

So when Xuanzi learned of this, he made a quick decision: "Let the people from Tang Sect and Shrek Academy live on the upper floors. Anyway, the upper floors have more space and can accommodate more people. There's no need to make the students suffer at this time."

Xuanzi then led everyone to the upper levels. As for Elder Song, who had command of the team, he naturally wouldn't argue with Elder Xuan about this matter.

......

Sun and Moon Palace, Back Garden.

Xu Tianran sat in his wheelchair, looking at the flowers blooming in the distance, a gentle smile gradually spreading across his face.

There were oranges behind him.

At this moment, Ju Zi placed her hands on the wheelchair, ready to push it at any time as Xu Tianran instructed.

Looking at Xu Tianran's profile, Ju Zi said, "Your Highness, according to the information I received, His Majesty's health is extremely poor. He has even fainted several times. According to the imperial physician, His Majesty probably doesn't have much time left."

"Is Father failing?"

A look of melancholy appeared on Xu Tianran's face, and he looked somewhat sad.

But deep down he felt a sense of joy. After all, he had long wanted to ascend the throne. As soon as his father passed away, with his current prestige and status as the crown prince, he could become the emperor of the Sun Moon Empire and obtain supreme power.

Of course, in his view, his father was a mediocre emperor. Once he ascended the throne, he would launch a war that would sweep across the Douluo Continent, annex all three kingdoms of the original Douluo Continent into the territory of the Sun Moon Empire, and then make himself an emperor for all ages.

"Ju Zi, is there anything unusual about the Third Prince?"

Xu Tianran asked.

Xu Tianran only asked the Third Prince because the Third Prince dared to compete with him for the throne, relying on the support of the imperial clan. Therefore, he had already decided that the first person he would deal with after ascending the throne was the Third Prince.

Of course, there was another reason why Xu Tianran was preparing to deal with the Third Prince: he had been assassinated years ago, and if it weren't for Ju Zi saving him, he would have died long ago.

To this day, Xu Tianran has not been able to find out who orchestrated the assassination attempt, but he has one suspect—the Third Prince.

After all, if he had died in that assassination attempt, the Third Prince would have been the most likely to inherit the throne and become the Sun and Moon Emperor.

Ju Zi said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, according to intelligence, no abnormalities have been found on the Third Prince's side."

"Yes, if there is any abnormality on the Third Prince's side, under the pretext of suppressing the rebellion, immediately arrange for people to take care of him," Xu Tianran said calmly.

"Yes, Your Highness." Ju Zi knew that Xu Tianran didn't like anyone disobeying him, so most of the time, she wouldn't object to any decisions Xu Tianran made.

Of course, the plan to deal with the Third Prince might fail, since he has the support of the royal family, which is a powerful force in the Sun Moon Empire.

Xu Tianran was satisfied with Ju Zi's attitude. He said calmly, "Ju Zi, the Soul Fighting Tournament starts tomorrow. How is the Sun Moon Team preparing? If they encounter the Shrek Academy Team, are the Sun Moon Team confident in defeating them?"

Orange said, "As far as I know, the Sun and Moon Team is well prepared. I believe they can definitely defeat Shrek Academy, win the championship, and bring glory to the Empire."

Xu Tianran slowly said, "Alright, Mingdu is our home ground. I don't want the Sun Moon team to lose at home, as it would damage our morale. Remember, if the Sun Moon team has any needs, try your best to meet them. Compared to the Holy Spirit Cult team, I still hope that the team sent by the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy can win the championship."

"Yes, Your Highness," Orange said respectfully.

Chapter 303 We are all from the Tang Clan, born in a peerless world

As the sun rises, golden sunlight spills onto the streets of Mingdu.

Large numbers of soldiers clad in silver armor lined up in two rows, keeping the civilians at least thirty meters away from the Mingyue Hotel.

To host this Soul Fighting Tournament, the Sun Moon Empire arranged for a full 20,000 soldiers to form two rows of "human walls." If viewed from high above, one could see two thick silver lines starting from the Mingyue Hotel and stretching towards the Soul Fighting Tournament venue, like two winding silver snakes.

A somber atmosphere permeated the Ming capital.

The contestants walked out of the hotel and headed towards the venue of this year's Soul Fighting Tournament. Of course, since not only academies but also sects were participating, it would be more accurate to call it the Continental Elite Youth Soul Master Tournament than the Soul Fighting Tournament.

In fact, the Sun Moon Empire officially chose the name of the competition as the All-Continent Youth Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition.

Huo Yuhao and Ju Zi stood on the city wall, looking down at the crowd below, with a soundproof soul-guided shield covering their position.