Douluo Continent: Copying Ya Li, the Carefree King of the Sun and Moon

Xu Tianran went around to avoid him, and Xu Yanli dodged again. The two circled the study twice before Xu Tianran accidentally tripped over a book on the floor and caught him.

The moment his ear was grabbed, Xu Yanli hissed and grimaced, crying out, "Ouch, ouch, ouch... Brother, I was wrong!"

"What's wrong with it?"

"You shouldn't be lazy!"

Xu Tianran released his grip, glared at him, turned around, walked back to his desk, sat down, and picked up his pen again.

Xu Yanli rubbed his ears and followed, sitting down obediently opposite him, no longer daring to lie down.

There was a moment of silence.

"Pray for the Sun".

Xu Tianran suddenly spoke.

Xu Yanli was stunned for a moment: "What?"

"A title." Xu Tianran didn't look up, his pen scratching across the paper, his tone indifferent, as if he were talking about something perfectly ordinary. "Qi is prayer, a wish. Yao is the light of the sun, and the Purple Emperor Annihilation Dragon is said to have been born from the sun. Put them together, and they'll match your martial soul."

Xu Yanli opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Pray for the Radiant.

Sun and Moon Prayer Angels

Purple Emperor Annihilates Heavenly Dragon...

It definitely sounds better than "逍遥" (Xiaoyao).

"Alright, it's settled then." Xu Tianran closed the completed document, pushed it aside, and finally looked up, a smile in his eyes.

Xu Yanli looked at his nonchalant demeanor and suddenly smiled.

"Brother, have you already made up your mind?"

Xu Tianran ignored him and continued reviewing the memorials.

But the smile on her lips was impossible to hide.

Xu Yanli walked to their Xiaoyao Pavilion's location and said with a smile, "When it's our turn to go on stage, strike when the time is right, don't hold back. Anyway, I have my soul skills backing me up to show him what the glory of an angel really is!"

"If it's someone from our Sun Moon Empire, then we should hold back and save face," Xu Yanli said, as if remembering something.

"Given the Regent's personality, he'll probably arrange for us to come from another country," Yan Feng said with a smile.

Chapter 166 Talking about Dragon Slaying in Front of Gu Yuena

The preliminary elimination rounds are very fast-paced, with several matches played in a single day.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy ran into the Dragon Slaying Sect in their first match. Xu Yanli didn't even step into the stands. Instead, he leaned against the railing, twirling the jade carving knife in his fingertips, and chatted idly with Yue Zhengling.

"Your Highness, the Dragon Slaying Sect Master just made some threats in the rest area, saying he'll show our Sun Moon Empire what a true Dragon Slaying Martial Soul is." Yue Zhengling leaned closer and lowered her voice, her tone revealing a barely suppressed amusement.

Xu Yanli raised an eyebrow, but didn't reply, his gaze sweeping indifferently across the arena.

On the field, Gu Yuena and her six teammates were already in position.

The seven people from the Dragon Slaying Sect on the other side were full of imposing presence. The leader was a burly man with a full beard. When he released his martial soul, it was the Dragon Slaying Saber. His six soul rings lit up instantly, two yellow, three purple and one black. He was a true peak Soul Emperor and exuded a fierce aura.

The disciples of the Dragon Slaying Sect in the stands immediately started shouting at the top of their lungs, creating a noisy atmosphere of cheering.

"Sect Leader is mighty! Teach these people from the Sun Moon Empire a lesson!"

"What is the Sun and Moon Empire! Our Dragon-Slaying Blade is specifically designed to counter Dragon Martial Souls!"

Upon hearing the last sentence, Xu Yanli's lips curled up imperceptibly, but his eyes remained completely calm.

Ha! A bunch of lousy martial souls dare to call themselves dragon slayers? Keep in mind, the Sun Moon Royal Family has two Soul Masters this time...

The auspicious beast Gu Yuechan—this name was given to her by Gu Yuena, and this little guy threw a tantrum for quite a while.

The game officially began with the sounding of the whistle.

The burly man with the thick beard was the first to rush forward. His Dragon Slayer Sword spirit was fully attached to him, the blade gleaming with a dark golden light. His first spirit ring suddenly lit up, and he unleashed a Dragon Slayer Slash without mercy.

The sharp blade energy, imbued with the oppressive aura specifically designed to counter dragons, slashed straight towards Gu Yuena's face.

But Gu Yuena stood still, without moving an inch, and didn't even release her martial spirit.

She simply tilted her head slightly.

The deadly blade of energy grazed past his ear and slammed into the ground of the arena behind him, leaving only a faint white mark.

Gu Yuena finally moved. She raised her right hand, flicked her fingertips, and a silver wind blade exploded instantly, accurately striking the burly man's blade.

The Dragon-Slaying Saber flew out of his hand, and the burly man was so shaken by the force of the wind that his whole body stiffened and he crashed to the ground.

At that moment, a golden figure darted out from behind Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuechan could no longer contain herself. The Golden Dragon Martial Soul instantly possessed her, and dazzling golden light exploded around her. The Golden Dragon Spear was already in her hand without her even realizing it.

She didn't even activate her spirit rings; relying solely on pure power, she swept her spear across, creating a sudden gust of wind that sent the remaining six people on the other side flying.

"Let me do it!" Gu Yuechan shouted excitedly, her spear touching the ground as she moved through the crowd like a golden lightning bolt.

The spear tip, devoid of any fancy techniques, strikes with such devastating force that each blow shatters the opponent's soul.

Not satisfied with that, she planted her gun in the ground and unleashed a barrage of punches, sending the men flying like sandbags as they crashed into the protective barrier.

Gu Yuena shook her head helplessly, and with a wave of her hand, several silver ice crystals condensed out of thin air, precisely sealing off all escape routes.

The power of the elements wove an invisible net, trapping the seven members of the Dragon Slayer Sect firmly within a small space.

The battle ended in less than ten seconds.

The burly man with the thick beard was the first to fall, followed by the other six who lay sprawled on the ground. Some were knocked unconscious by Gu Yuechan's powerful punches, while the rest were completely incapacitated and unable to move.

The entire room fell silent.

Gu Yuechan stood with her spear sheathed, her golden dragon eyes still gleaming with undiminished fighting spirit. She turned back and raised an eyebrow triumphantly at Gu Yuena.

Gu Yuena merely curled the corners of her lips slightly, even retracting her martial spirit.

Behind them, the other five teammates stood silently, looking at each other, completely oblivious to their presence.

The entire room fell silent for a second; everyone was stunned.

When the referee loudly announced the victory of the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy, the disciples of the Dragon Slaying Sect in the stands had not yet come to their senses. Their flags were raised in mid-air, their mouths were wide open, and they could not utter a single word.

Xu Yanli withdrew his gaze, continuing to slowly twirl the carving knife in his hand, and asked casually, "Who's the next opponent?"

Yue Zhengling flipped through the competition schedule in her hand and replied, "Yunlan Academy."

"Never heard of it," Xu Yanli replied casually.

"A second-rate academy of the Heavenly Soul Empire, its strength is quite average."

Xu Yanli nodded, said nothing more, and leaned back against the railing.

In the following matches, both the Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy and the Free and Unfettered Sect won by overwhelming margins.

Whether it was a second-rate sect or a first-rate academy, the opponents changed wave after wave, and none of them could last even a minute.

Xu Yanli never participated in the competition. He just leaned against the railing of the stands, occasionally exchanging a few words with Yue Zhengling, and sometimes fiddling with the jade carving knife in his hand. His nonchalant demeanor made him seem less like someone who had come to participate in the competition and more like someone who had come to watch the fun.

It wasn't until the fifth match, against the Crimson Flame Academy of the Star Luo Empire, that things finally went wrong.

The academy wasn't particularly strong to begin with; among the seven participating students, the strongest was only at the peak of the Soul Saint realm, which was practically nothing to mention.

But not long after the match started, Xu Yanli realized something was wrong.

The fighting style of the Crimson Flame Academy is too ruthless. It is not a normal competitive sparring match at all. Every move is aimed at the vital points. Their soul skills are cunning and vicious. It is obvious that they want to kill. They are even willing to be injured themselves in order to take their opponents down with them.

The most outrageous thing was their captain, a fire-attribute soul master at the peak of the Soul Saint realm. After being forced back by a single sword strike, he went mad and tried to detonate his own martial soul essence, intending to perish together with the students of Sun Moon Academy.

A gasp of surprise erupted from the stands; everyone was astonished by this reckless fighting style.

The student's expression changed drastically, and his movements became chaotic. It was too late to retreat, and the violent fireball was about to explode.

At this critical moment, a white light suddenly flashed.

It wasn't a soul skill, nor was it sword energy; it was just an ordinary white light, yet it moved so fast that even the titled Douluos present couldn't see its trajectory.

The white light pierced precisely into the chest of the Crimson Flame Academy captain, instantly suppressing and freezing his about-to-explode martial soul essence, ultimately annihilating it completely.

The exploding fireball dissipated instantly, and the captain of Crimson Flame Academy groaned as he collapsed to the ground, unconscious.

The entire room was deathly silent; you could hear a pin drop.

No one saw clearly who did it, and no one knew where the white light came from.

Even the titled Douluo sitting on the platform looked at each other, their eyes filled with undisguised shock.

On the high platform, Xu Tianran paused for a moment while holding the teacup, but quickly resumed his normal posture.

Chapter 167 Lack of Martial Morality

He glanced sideways at the stands beside him. Xu Yanli had been leaning against the railing just moments before, still in that lazy posture, the jade carving knife still twirling between his fingers, as if nothing had happened.

But Xu Tianran could see it clearly: the white light had come from where Xu Yanli was standing.

The teacher leading the team from Crimson Flame Academy had a livid face. He opened his mouth as if to say something, but ultimately swallowed his words back.

What could he say?

The other party clearly saved their student's life; they can't just run up and accuse the other party of meddling.

The referee quickly recovered and declared the Sun Moon Academy the winner, thus ending the controversy.

But after that, similar underhanded tricks continued to appear.

A team from an academy in the Heavenly Soul Empire, after suffering a defeat, suddenly launched an attack, concealing a dagger coated with deadly poison in their sleeve, and aimed straight for Meng Hongchen's back.

Another flash of white light appeared, and the poisoned dagger instantly broke in two, splattering venom all over the ground. The student who made the move was directly blasted away, crashing hard into the edge of the competition platform and losing consciousness on the spot.

Seven members of a sect in the Douling Empire joined forces to perform a forbidden-level martial soul fusion technique. Xu Yanli originally didn't want to get involved, but the problem was that these lunatics wanted to self-destruct, clearly intending to severely damage the people of the Sun Moon Empire in one fell swoop.

This time, it wasn't just one beam of white light flying over, but seven beams in total!

Each strike precisely hit the martial soul essence of one person, forcibly interrupting their martial soul fusion skill. All seven people coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground.

At this point, everyone finally understood.