At this moment, Xue Qinghe had completely recovered his usual demeanor and even smiled, "Little Xiong, I was indeed a bit out of sorts just now. After all, such a powerful Titled Douluo is truly rare, especially since this person actually has a 100,000-year Soul Ring. This is the supreme treasure of the Soul Master world."
"Teacher, that person just now seemed so powerful. Could it be that the Clear Sky Sect has truly reappeared?"
Ning Rongrong also showed a hint of confusion, "Dad, how could that person be so strong? I saw that the Titled Douluo who ambushed him was repelled by a single blow."
Ning Fengzhi was silent for a moment before speaking, "Qinghe, Little Xiong, Rong Rong, the person who came just now was Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect from back then. He is exceptionally talented, an unworldly prodigy, and also the youngest recorded Titled Douluo in existing records."
"However, some things happened back then, and Tang Hao has been expelled from the Clear Sky Sect. You must be extra careful if you encounter this person in the future."
Xue Qinghe nodded, "The Clear Sky Hammer is indeed powerful, especially his 100,000-year Soul Ring, which is even more shocking. It's also the first time I've seen a 100,000-year Soul Ring, which is why I was a bit out of sorts just now."
Seeing Xue Qinghe return to normal, Yang Xiong couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. This guy is too good at pretending. No wonder he hasn't been discovered after lurking for so long.
After nightfall, all the carriages were gathered together, and hundreds of knights guarded the surroundings.
Yang Xiong secretly found Lin Gong, "Teacher Lin, I have a small matter I'd like to ask for your help with. I will definitely reward you handsomely after it's done."
Lin Gong was a little confused, "What kind of matter could you possibly have, little fellow? This Spirit City is dangerous all the way. Aren't you afraid of really falling if I'm not by your side? At that time, Sword Douluo might not be able to look after you, after all, he has to protect Ning Fengzhi and Ning Rongrong."
Yang Xiong smiled, "Isn't it just Spirit City? We're making such a big fuss, and we even have the Heaven Dou Empire's Crown Prince. It's impossible for anything to happen."
Lin Gong was silent for a moment before speaking, "This Spirit City is more perilous than you imagine, especially with top experts emerging endlessly. Even I wouldn't dare to easily get involved. If you really show off, I'm afraid the next time they target will be you."
"Didn't you see that kid Tang San, who is in the same team as you? It's precisely because his talent is too outstanding that he attracted Spirit Hall's killing intent."
Yang Xiong said, "At any rate, I am also a Sect disciple. As long as I don't mess around, the Sect Leader and the others should protect me. However, this matter is indeed very urgent for me. I can only trust you now, so I want to ask Teacher Lin to handle it personally."
Lin Gong was also confused. What kind of matter required him, a Soul Douluo, to personally take action, and he seemed very anxious about it.
Without a word, Yang Xiong directly handed Lin Gong a map and an envelope, "Teacher Lin, this matter is of utmost importance. After it's done, don't come to Spirit City. Go directly back to the Sect. We'll meet up in the Sect then."
"Of course, if it's impossible, then don't worry about it."
Lin Gong clearly saw how much Yang Xiong valued this matter. After taking the envelope and map, he left the place without notifying anyone.
When he returned to the carriage, Ning Rongrong was still playing with Zhu Zhuqing and the others. Only Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were in the carriage.
Ning Fengzhi seemed to know about Lin Gong's departure, but he didn't say anything the whole time, just quietly reading a book, while Sword Douluo still had his eyes closed, resting.
Just as Yang Xiong was about to meditate, Ning Fengzhi suddenly spoke, "Little Xiong, I don't know what your attitude is towards Tang San and Yu Xiaogang, but they are from the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family after all. Unless it's a critical moment, there's no need for us to antagonize them."
Yang Xiong smiled, "Sect Leader, you're worrying too much. How could I possibly conflict with them?"
Ning Fengzhi said self-deprecatingly, "Little Xiong, I know you are strong-willed and don't like my attitude of being outwardly friendly but inwardly distant with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family and the Clear Sky Sect. But now Spirit Hall is powerful. If we don't have allies, my Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect will probably find it difficult to move forward."
Yang Xiong thought carefully, "Sect Leader, we ultimately still need to rely on ourselves. Can the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family really give us any help?"
Ning Fengzhi shook his head, "It's not about this little bit of help. The Clear Sky Sect gave birth to the Haotian Twin Stars back then. If it weren't for the conflict with Spirit Hall, their reputation would probably be above ours. Although the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family is only being supported by Yu Yuanzhen, they also gave birth to the Blue Lightning Twin Stars and might still rise again."
"If our Upper Three Sects fight among ourselves, it will only consume our own strength, and the one who benefits in the end will be Spirit Hall."
Yang Xiong nodded, "Sect Leader, I understand. I won't actively conflict with anyone, but I won't back down from what is mine, no matter who it is."
Ning Fengzhi said, "I know you were wronged by being asked to study at Shrek. At least in this Soul Master Competition, with your strength, you would be the most glorious presence in any team. As a result, you haven't participated much in the promotion rounds."
Yang Xiong smiled indifferently, "Sect Leader, you should know that I don't care about these honors. I just want to cultivate in peace. As for the team, I will contribute when I should. Although I have held back, at least I believe I am a qualified team member and student now, and I have contributed a lot to the team."
Ning Fengzhi nodded, "I understand. Perhaps I shouldn't have let you enter the vortex of Shrek. After this Soul Master Competition, I will no longer interfere with your cultivation plan."
"Of course, there's one more thing. My Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is not inferior to any other sect. If it's yours, you should fight for it. The sect will always be your backing."
Yang Xiong was overjoyed. "Thank you, Sect Leader, for your support!"
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After a few more days, they finally arrived at Spirit City.
However, a small incident occurred during this time. Xiao Wu, after the team was attacked last time, actually broke through to the Soul Ancestor realm after a few days of cultivation.
Liu Erlong was exceptionally pleased and took Xiao Wu alone to a nearby Soul Beast Forest to obtain a Soul Ring. Her Fourth Soul Skill was precisely the Invincible Golden Body.
Both Liu Erlong and the other team members were extremely happy. With this, the entire team had a full seven Soul Ancestors, and even Yang Xiong, a powerful top-tier Soul Ancestor. Especially since Xiao Wu possessed a divine skill like the Invincible Golden Body, it would be of great help to the team in the future.
When they arrived at Spirit City, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. At least within Spirit City, they wouldn't encounter enemy sneak attacks. Spirit City could be said to be the safest place in the world.
Especially after the long journey by carriage, having spent over ten days on the road, they finally had a place to rest.
The entire Spirit City was built on a high mountain, with a tall hexagonal city wall. Each wall was dozens of meters high, adorned with exquisite murals. In the center of Spirit City, there was even a giant angel statue that could be seen clearly from a great distance.
In terms of scale, Spirit City couldn't compare to Heaven Dou City, but being built halfway up the mountain, it was clearly easy to defend and difficult to attack. The city walls were especially sturdy, built with many special materials, like a work of art.
The guards of Spirit City were extremely strict, with patrolling soldiers everywhere. Moreover, these soldiers were actually Soul Masters, and their soul power levels didn't seem low.
Although Yang Xiong couldn't help but marvel at the strength of Spirit Hall, even the imperial palace guards might not all be Soul Masters. These Soul Masters looked extremely disciplined and devout, which showed the influence of Spirit Hall in the Soul Master world.
The moment he stepped into Spirit City, Yang Xiong felt a special power on his body. He felt more ethereal, as if some kind of faith had been added.
However, the feelings of the others were clearly not as obvious as Yang Xiong's. He wondered if it was due to the special nature of his Body Martial Soul.
Yu Xiaogang, who had disappeared after the promotion rounds ended, suddenly reappeared, but he looked quite dejected, as if he had aged considerably.
Yang Xiong guessed that Yu Xiaogang had probably gone to see Bibi Dong alone to ask about the cultivation method for twin divine martial souls, but it seemed Bibi Dong no longer held any old affection for him.
After resting in Spirit City for three full days, the finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Competition officially began.
There were a total of thirty-three teams participating in the finals, including fifteen teams from the Heaven Dou Area and Star Luo Area, plus three seeded teams: Heaven Dou Royal Academy Team One, Star Luo Royal Academy Team, and Spirit Hall Team.
There were a total of five rounds of competition. In the first round, the three seeded teams had a bye. In the second round, the first-place teams from the two empires' preliminaries had a bye. In the third round, the second-place teams from the two empires' preliminaries had a bye. In the fourth round, there were no more teams with byes.
By the end of the fourth round, three teams would be selected to enter the fifth round, which would be the top three of the competition.
Finally, the top three would compete in individual and team matches to determine the final champion. It could be said that the requirements for the champion were extremely high, especially since there was only one day of rest between each round of competition, making the schedule very tight.
Yu Xiaogang and Flander still gave a pep talk, and even Crown Prince Xue Qinghe personally made an appearance. After all, this was representing the Heaven Dou Empire in the competition.
However, compared to the second team, Oscar and Qin Shuang, who were in the first team, looked incredibly dejected. Although they could easily enter the second round, it was clear that they would lose as soon as they appeared, and it might even be a crushing defeat, which would damage the image of the Heaven Dou Empire.
The team's lineup was still arranged by Tang San, but after further adjustments and changes, a new seven-person main lineup was established, including Tang San, Dai Mubai, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Yang Xiong, Xiao Wu, and Ning Rongrong.
Although the Shi family brothers had strong defense, compared to Xiao Wu, their offense was not as flexible, especially Xiao Wu's Fourth Soul Skill, Invincible Golden Body, which was very powerful, even stronger than many defense-type soul skills.
And after such a long period of verification, a single defense-type Soul Ancestor's help to the entire team was not as great as Ning Rongrong's support as a top-tier Soul Ancestor.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda was a top-grade support-type martial soul. Although Ning Rongrong was only at level thirty-six, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda's support was very powerful, greatly boosting everyone. In addition, Ning Rongrong's Distraction Control had already cultivated to Five Aperture Scattered Heart, allowing her to support five people simultaneously.
Ning Rongrong was now a Soul Ancestor, possessing three types of boosting soul skills, which could provide Strength boost, Speed boost, and Soul Power boost, and each attribute could be increased by forty percent, which was a terrifying boost to the entire team.
Of course, there was another support Soul Master in the team, Ye Lingling, but Ye Lingling was mainly for healing and did not have such powerful combat boosting attributes.
As for Xiao Wu, even Yang Xiong was a little strange. How could a normal rabbit martial soul give birth to a skill like Invincible Golden Body? Such a skill was extremely rare, and even top-tier defense-type Soul Masters might not possess it.
After some adjustments, Yang Xiong became a defense-type Soul Master again, and once again ran to the back of the team.
Of course, Yang Xiong also specifically warned Ning Rongrong repeatedly that no matter how dangerous it was, she must not reveal her Eight Spider Soul Bone. This battle was too attention-grabbing, and Ning Rongrong's Eight Spider Soul Bone was not fully integrated. It might attract the covetous eyes of others.
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