Spirit Hall. Hu Liena, holding a document, walked into the Pope's Palace. Bibi Dong wasn't there at the moment. She didn't handle everything personally; some matters were left to the two Titled Douluo to manage.
"Ghost Elder, Chrysanthemum Elder, the Pope has an order for you two Your Excellencies. She said she doesn't want to see this person within Spirit City." Hu Liena's slender finger pointed to a name on a contestant list, Tang San.
Salas's report was very clear: Twin Spirits, son of the Clear Sky Douluo. With such an identity, how could Spirit Hall let him go?
"Understood. However, Ning Rongrong and Jun Tianlin of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect are also in the team coming to Spirit City this time. They must have Titled Douluo guarding them, which won't be easy to deal with," Yue Guan said worriedly.
His current strength was not what it used to be. Although he had eliminated ninety percent of Dugu Bo's poison over the past few years, the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss was not so easy to receive. The after-effects were severe, and his level had dropped by more than one. His strength was far from what it once was.
"Chrysanthemum Elder, the Pope understands your concerns. The people escorting the contestants this time are the Crown Prince of Heaven Dou and Ning Fengzhi. In that situation, it would indeed be unreasonable for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect not to act. But our target this time isn't Jun Tianlin and Ning Rongrong. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect probably won't fight us to the death for a Tang San. Therefore, we just need someone to hold them back."
Hu Liena's idea was simple: to put on a fake show, sending someone to entangle the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Titled Douluo while the others focused on killing Tang San.
But to entangle a Titled Douluo-level combatant, they would have to send out a Titled Douluo as well.
Just then, five imposing figures walked in from outside the hall. Seeing these people, Yue Guan was completely relieved, because all five of them were Titled Douluo.
Although Spirit Hall outwardly only had three Titled Douluo, in reality, besides the Pope, they also had the Seven Great Elders and the Nine Great Elders, all of whom were Titled Douluo-level combatants.
The Seven Great Elders were extremely mysterious. Even Ning Fengzhi had very little information about them.
But the Nine Great Elders were somewhat known among the true upper-level forces.
From top to bottom, they were: Level 95 Ghost Douluo, former Level 95 Chrysanthemum Douluo, Level 94 Sea Turtle Douluo, Level 93 Mad Lion Douluo, Level 93 Flame Eagle Douluo, Level 93 Ghost Leopard Douluo, Level 93 Demon Bear Douluo, Level 92 Pufferfish Douluo, and Level 92 Spear Douluo.
In the future, there would also be a Sacred Dragon Sect Master, Level 91 Sacred Dragon Douluo.
Except for the Pufferfish and Spear Douluo, who were always protecting Qian Renxue, the other seven had all gathered here.
The honest-looking Sea Turtle Douluo and the wild-looking Mad Lion Douluo stepped forward. "Yue Guan, Gui Mei, the two of us will go with you this time. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect doesn't act, then so be it. If they do, we will naturally stop them."
"Good, with the addition of the two of you, this operation is sure to succeed," Yue Guan said with satisfaction.
Although his strength had greatly diminished, as long as he entangled the Titled Douluo-level combatants, he would have no problem dealing with a group of kids.
Three days later, under the protection of many Royal Knights, fifteen academies set off towards Spirit City in a mighty procession.
The journey was smooth, and ten days passed peacefully.
Inside the Royal Fight Team's carriage, Tianlin closed his eyes to rest, but in reality, he was using his incredibly powerful mental strength to scan the surroundings. "I haven't sensed Tang Hao. He still hasn't appeared? Is he so confident that his exposed son is heading to Spirit City, or is he too confident in my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Royal Knights?"
"Xiao Tian's mental power again. This is the third time in the past few days." In another carriage of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin immediately caught Tianlin's detection and informed Ning Fengzhi and Dugu Bo.
Even though Tianlin's control over his perception ability was now very refined, and even the level 96 Gu Rong couldn't detect it, he still couldn't avoid the level 98 Chen Xin.
"Uncle Sword, no need to be alarmed. I know what Xiao Tian is sensing." Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly. "It seems that Xiao Tian has also guessed the relationship between Tang San and Clear Sky Douluo, and he has a strong sense of crisis."
"Although the past eleven days have been peaceful, if I'm not mistaken, the advance team should be reaching the great canyon ahead. That is the best place for an ambush."
"Ambush? Are you saying that Spirit Hall might attack us here?" Dugu Bo immediately became vigilant upon hearing this.
Ning Fengzhi shook his head. "Not us, but Tang San. However, since we are here, it would be unreasonable not to act when the time comes. Uncle Sword, Uncle Dugu, when the fighting starts, neither of you needs to use your full strength. Uncle Sword, just use the power of level 96. Uncle Dugu, don't use the Snow-Colored Swan Kiss either. A Tang San is not worth our sect directly falling out with Spirit Hall. Besides, entangling a few of their Titled Douluo will prevent anyone from criticizing us."
Ning Fengzhi and Bibi Dong thought alike. As long as Spirit Hall didn't attack Tianlin and Rongrong, they would just go through the motions. After all, the current Tang San was far less important to them than he was in the original story, and he hadn't given Ning Rongrong the Qiluo Tulip.
"But Fengzhi, if that's the case, Tang San will definitely die. That Tang Hao is crazy and doesn't care about anything," Chen Xin said worriedly. He knew Tang Hao well. Even if this matter had nothing to do with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, he would inevitably blame them for not doing their best.
Although Chen Xin was not afraid of Tang Hao at all, there was a saying that those who had nothing to lose were not afraid of those who had something to lose. Tang Hao was now alone, and if he wanted to take revenge on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Chen Xin really couldn't defend against him forever.
"Rest assured, Tang San won't die." Ning Fengzhi smiled slightly, "Even if Tang Hao doesn't come, someone will still come to save him. A few days ago, I wrote a letter to a friend, arranging to meet him in the canyon ahead today. I think he should be arriving here today as well."
At this moment, the leading troops entered the mountain range, finding themselves between two not-so-high hills. Suddenly, a cold aura emanated from the mountains on both sides of the path. Everyone present was a Soul Master, with extremely keen senses of danger, and their hair stood on end in an instant.
The captain leading the Royal Knights shouted, "Everyone be vigilant, there's a situation."
The Royal Knights members guarding the Soul Masters immediately raised the lances in their hands. However, the participating team members from the Soul Master Academies looked relaxed and carefree. So many talented Soul Masters were here. What did they need to worry about? Although in terms of numbers, these students were far fewer than the Royal Knights, if a real fight broke out, the strength would be completely disproportionate. Moreover, among the teachers leading the teams from each Academy, there were many strong individuals; at least a dozen Soul Masters at the sixty or seventy level. Such a team was enough to face an army of over ten thousand.
However, they had no idea what kind of opponent they were about to face.
(The original work did not fully reveal all nine elders; most of the information here is taken from Baidu Encyclopedia and the animated version.)
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