Douluo Continent: The Five Elements Lock Martial Soul, Five Elements Divine Might Transformation

Chapter 78 Qian Renxue: He's Mine Now

"Excuse me, who are you...?"

Ling Yun feigned confusion and asked, while Xue Qinghe raised the corners of his mouth and introduced himself: "My name is Xue Qinghe, and I am the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire; and this is my younger sister, Princess Xue Ke."

As she spoke, Xue Qinghe pointed to the little girl beside her. It was at this moment that Ling Yun noticed that there was a delicate and beautiful little girl sitting next to Xue Qinghe, who looked extremely cute.

"So it's His Highness the Crown Prince! My apologies!"

Upon learning Xue Qinghe's identity, not only Ling Yun, but also Huo Li and the other two behind him bowed respectfully.

“There’s no need for the three deans to do this. After all, in the world of soul masters, the three of you are considered seniors of Qinghe.”

Xue Qinghe chuckled and then looked at Ling Yun with her beautiful eyes, asking with a smile, "I wonder if Soul Master Ling Yun would be willing to have a private chat with this Crown Prince for a few minutes?"

"Since it is His Highness the Crown Prince's invitation, how could I dare to refuse?" Ling Yun nodded in agreement. He could roughly guess Xue Qinghe's purpose in seeking him out.

"Very well, Xueke, I have important matters to discuss with this young genius. You should go back now."

"Okay, brother!"

The little girl smiled sweetly, then ordered the driver to drive away. After Xue Ke left, Xue Qinghe said with a smile, "This is not the place to talk. How about we go to the teahouse next door, have some tea and chat?"

"Of course, it's entirely up to Your Highness the Crown Prince."

After saying that, the two went into a teahouse. After ordering two cups of black tea, Xue Qinghe spoke first.

"Young friend Lingyun, you looked so worried just now. Did you encounter any difficulties?"

"Your Highness, it's nothing serious. It's just that Bishop Salas of the Spirit Temple wants to invite me to join the Spirit Temple."

"Oh?"

Xue Qinghe was stunned for a moment upon hearing this, and thought to himself, this should not be Salas's idea, but probably Bibi Dong who made him do it.

Thinking of this, Xue Qinghe asked curiously, "So, did you agree to his proposal?"

"Not yet. I want to wait until after I graduate from Blazing Academy to talk about this. Besides, I don't want to lose my freedom. But for this bishop, not agreeing immediately might be considered a rejection?"

After a pause, Ling Yun took a sip of the black tea, which wasn't even as good as the iced black tea from his previous life, and continued.

"The dean just told me that anyone who refuses the invitation from the Spirit Hall will not have a good ending, so for my safety, I probably won't go to Spirit City to participate in the finals."

The thought of not being able to lead Blazing Fire Academy to the championship makes me worried and a little unwilling.

"Hehe, I see."

Xue Qinghe raised the corners of his mouth, staring intently at Ling Yun as if he were examining a fine work of art, and asked with a smile.

"How about this? You become my retainer. If you agree to serve me, I will let you go to Wuhun City to participate in the finals. In addition, I guarantee that I will not restrict your freedom."

"what?"

Ling Yun looked up in surprise, staring intently at Xue Qinghe. Was this a confrontation with him?

After a long pause, Ling Yun asked in surprise, "Serving His Highness the Crown Prince is not a problem, after all, I am a Soul Master of the Heaven Dou Empire. But Your Highness, why do you want me to participate in the competition?"

"Given my current status, I'm afraid if I went to Spirit City, I'd be besieged by more than a dozen Title Douluos, wouldn't I?"

If he didn't know Xue Qinghe's true identity, he would seriously doubt whether Xue Qinghe wanted him to die.

"Hehe, this is very simple." Xue Qinghe laughed. "My teacher is Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and he has two titled Douluo-level experts by his side, among whom Sword Douluo is known as the 'Number One Attack Douluo on the Continent'."

With their help, you can be guaranteed to stay safe in Wuhun City, but the price is that you serve me and become my retainer.

"So, wasn't this a great deal?"

"Alright, Your Highness, I agree."

After a moment's thought, Ling Yun agreed to Xue Qinghe's request. As the young master of the Spirit Hall, with his guarantee, Ling Yun could go to Spirit City to participate in the finals and obtain the three ten-thousand-year-old soul bones.

As for Xue Qinghe's potential harm to him, he had considered that as well. Given Xue Qinghe's status, why would he go through all that trouble to harm him?

Moreover, as far as he knew, Dugu Bo would also be going to Wuhun City to watch Dugu Yan's match. As long as he stayed close to him, he should be able to ensure his safety.

Regardless, it's worth the gamble for those three soul bones.

Seeing that Ling Yun had agreed, Xue Qinghe chuckled and said, "Hehe, as expected of the little genius of Blazing Fire Academy, it's a really smart decision!"

"Then I'll go find the teacher right now and ask him to ensure your safety within Spirit City."

"Then thank you very much, Your Highness."

The two smiled at each other and then went their separate ways.

After parting ways with Ling Yun, Xue Qinghe went to a deserted alley, snapped his fingers lightly, and then an old man dressed in black robes, blending into the night, appeared behind him and said respectfully.

"Greetings, young master. May I ask what your orders are?"

"Go and send a letter to Bibi Dong, saying that Ling Yun is mine now. If she dares to lay a finger on Ling Yun, I'll make her regret it!"

"As ordered!"

As he spoke, the old man vanished into the darkness.

After the old man left, Xue Qinghe couldn't help but laugh, "Hehe, with Ling Yun as my helper, I will definitely be able to seize the Heaven Dou Empire and complete my plan to usurp the country!"

On the other side, after parting ways with Xue Qinghe, Ling Yun found Huo Li and the other two and told them about his conversation with Xue Qinghe.

After learning the whole story, Huo Li nodded gently and murmured, "With His Highness the Crown Prince's guarantee, it's not impossible to go to Wuhun City. Moreover, serving His Highness the Crown Prince will be a good future."

However, you still need to be extremely careful. With Sect Master Ning and Sword Douluo protecting you, they may not attack you openly, but they may very well use assassination to nip you in the bud.

Therefore, we cannot let our guard down yet.

"I understand, Dean. I will be careful. But for now, let's prepare for the next match."

After saying that, Ling Yun and the other two returned to the inn to rest. In the following days, the final rounds of the qualifying matches also came to a complete end.

Among them, Blazing Fire Academy, with a perfect record of fourteen wins, is the undisputed number one among all academies!

In half a month, the group will set off for Wuhun City. The journey from Tiandou City to Wuhun City will take about half a month, just in time for the finals a month later.

Rest time is always short, and half a month passed quietly.

Ling Yun and the others boarded the carriage and, under the protection of the Royal Knights led by Xue Qinghe, as well as Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo Chen Xin, set off in a grand procession towards Wuhun City.

Meanwhile, in Wuhun City, Bibi Dong also received a second letter from Salas.

Chapter 79 Yu Xiaogang: I will destroy the Spirit Hall at all costs.

"Heh, I didn't expect that two geniuses no less than Nana would appear in this Soul Master Competition. This Tang San... is actually another person with twin martial souls after me!"

Moreover, he's Yu Xiaogang's disciple and Tang Hao's son!

Looking at the letter Salas sent, Bibi Dong raised the corners of her mouth, revealing a cold smile.

"Tang Hao and my Spirit Hall have a deep-seated hatred for each other. This Tang San is definitely not someone I can use. Since that's the case, there's no need to keep him alive."

At this point, she looked at the maid beside her, made a throat-slitting gesture, and said, "Go and inform Elder Ju and Elder Gui, and tell them to make the trip and bring men to kill Ling Yun and Tang San together!"

"Yes, Your Holiness. However, there is another letter here, which is unsigned. It was personally delivered to the Papal Palace by an elder with the cultivation level of a Soul Douluo, who instructed me to make sure it is delivered to Your Holiness."

"Oh?"

Bibi Dong showed a hint of curiosity, took the letter from the maid, opened it, and saw that there was only one sentence on the letter.

"Bibi Dong, Ling Yun is already mine. If you dare to touch him, you'll regret it!"

And at the very bottom of the letter, a neat and beautiful character for "snow" was written.

At this moment, Bibi Dong also guessed the sender's identity. In the entire Spirit Hall, besides those old guys in the Offering Hall, there was only one other person who dared to speak to her like that.

That is, her biological daughter, Qian Renxue.

Thinking of her daughter, a complex emotion flashed in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes. Judging from the fact that Qian Renxue called her by her full name, it meant that Qian Renxue had always hated her and had never forgiven her.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness and regret. Then she sighed and said to the maid beside her.

"The plan has changed. We don't need to deal with Ling Yun anymore. Let Elder Ju and Elder Gui kill Tang San."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

After saying this, the maidservant leaped away and went to the Elder Hall to convey Bibi Dong's orders.

A short while later, another maid rushed in and reported, "Your Holiness, Yu Xiaogang, the honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, has come to visit and wishes to see you. Do you wish to see him?"

"Oh? Yu Xiaogang, what brings him here?"

Bibi Dong frowned, then said, "Let him in. I want to see what kind of nonsense he has to spout now!"

"Yes!"

The maid ran out, and then a simply dressed middle-aged man slowly walked in. He was Tang San's teacher: Yu Xiaogang.

Upon seeing Bibi Dong's stunning beauty, Yu Xiaogang felt a ripple in his heart. He paused for a moment before forcing a smile and speaking.

"Dong'er, it's been so long..."

"Hehe, Dong'er? Yu Xiaogang, it's been over twenty years since we last met, hasn't it? Don't address me so affectionately right away, it just makes me feel disgusted!"

Bibi Dong sneered, then cut to the chase: "Just say it, what brings you here?"

"I would like to ask you not to attack Tang San!" Yu Xiaogang said in a pleading tone.

"Hehe, you really care about your precious apprentice! But do you think I'll let him off just because he's your student?"

He is Tang Hao's son, and you know what Tang Hao did to my Spirit Hall! He personally killed my teacher, who was also the former Pope of my Spirit Hall.

How can such a deep-seated hatred be let go so easily?

To tell you the truth, Elders Chrysanthemum and Ghost have already set off. I'm sure they'll grind Tang San to dust and use Tang Hao's son's head as a sacrifice to the former Pope!

"What? Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo have already set off?"

Yu Xiaogang exclaimed in surprise, his face turning extremely ugly as he thought of the fusion skill of the two Title Douluos.

"Hehe, that's right. I believe it won't be long before you see Tang San's head on his neck!"

Bibi Dong sneered, but Yu Xiaogang was furious. "Bibi Dong! You've gone too far! If anything happens to my student, I will destroy the Spirit Hall at all costs!"

These words immediately amused Bibi Dong, who said, "You think you can rely on a level 29 piece of trash like yourself? Or are you relying on your and your cousin's Martial Soul Fusion Skill? How naive."

"Guards, get this piece of trash out of here!"

"As ordered!"