Chapter 231: Yu Xiaogang Gets Flender Killed
"Fifth Soul Skill: Blue Silver Overlord Spear!"
Sensing the terrifying soul power wave headed toward him, Qian Renxue hurled his fully charged Blue Silver Overlord Spear.
The spear collided with the hurricane blast, but instead of a massive explosion, it pierced straight through the sonic and wind-formed energy beam without losing momentum, continuing its course toward Qingfeng.
Although the energy beam had been pierced, it also remained intact, continuing to charge toward Qian Renxue.
He immediately summoned his Eight Spider Lances. The lances curved in front of him like skeletal armor, while his Blue Silver Emperor coiled around them, forming a tight cocoon that wrapped around his entire body.
When the blue glow hit the cocoon, Qian Renxue was launched like a cannonball. He was blown off Pope's Plaza, off Pope's Hill entirely, plummeting downward.
On the other side, Qingfeng was severely wounded after being pierced by the Blue Silver Overlord Spear. His martial spirit deactivated, and he fell back toward the plaza.
"Your Holiness!"
Ghost Douluo immediately rose and shot toward Qian Renxue's falling form like a shadow. A red-robed bishop rushed to catch Qingfeng.
Pope's Hill was over a thousand meters high. A fall from that height would reduce even a Titled Douluo to dust—let alone a level-54 Soul King like Qian Renxue.
For a moment, Ning Fengzhi's signature gentle smile vanished. He stared in the direction Ghost Douluo had gone. If Qian Renxue really dies from this… I'd never sleep again from pure joy. Unfortunately, that scene wasn't going to happen.
"Elder Ghost, don't touch me!"
Just as Ghost Douluo was about to catch the glowing blue cocoon, Qian Renxue's voice shouted from within. If Ghost Douluo caught him, it would count as outside interference—he would be disqualified. But Qian Renxue could still fight.
After his Blue Silver Grass evolved into the Blue Silver Emperor, Qian Renxue's already tough body was infused with immense life energy. Even without soul power, there were few in the entire continent who could match his physical strength. Protected by the Blue Silver Emperor and Eight Spider Lances, most of Qingfeng's energy attack had been absorbed. He took little damage—nothing the Two-Winged Angel state couldn't handle.
The vines retracted, revealing Qian Renxue. He had no visible injuries, though his previously rosy complexion had paled, indicating he had suffered some internal strain.
Xuantian internal energy churned wildly within him. He infused it into his angelic wings while repeatedly blasting soul power downward to slow his descent.
After burning through half his soul power and falling over a hundred meters, Qian Renxue finally managed to stop mid-air. He flapped his wings once and soared back toward the plaza.
Ghost Douluo watched the entire scene in awe. The Holy Son is truly a monster…
Meanwhile, something equally dramatic was unfolding at the foot of Pope's Hill.
After Tang San had been brutally beaten and Yu Xiaogang declared forfeit, a group including Flender, Xiao Wu, Ye Lingling, Ma Hongjun, Oscar, and Tang San left to return to the hotel for treatment.
Flender led the group as the teacher. Xiao Wu was naturally part of it. Ye Lingling, the team's healer, needed to treat Tang San. Oscar would provide sausages to replenish her soul power. Ma Hongjun, still loyal to Tang San, planned to join the Clear Sky Sect after the tournament to find his wife Bai Chenxiang. Of course, he would take care of Tang San too. He even carried Tang San on his back.
Yu Xiaogang, Gu Chen, Ning Rongrong, and Yu Tianheng stayed behind in the rest area to observe the battle between Tianshui and Spirit Hall, trying to learn more about their opponents.
As soon as Flender's group descended from Pope's Hill, they were surrounded by an overwhelming number of Spirit Hall soul masters, eyes gleaming with malice.
"What do you want? We're official participants in the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament! From Heaven Dou Royal Academy's Second Team! You wouldn't dare attack us in broad daylight, would you? Aren't you afraid of incurring Spirit Hall's wrath!?"
Flender, seeing that some were Soul Sages like himself, was immediately unnerved. He didn't know why they were being targeted, so he quickly invoked Spirit Hall's name to shield himself.
"Is this the guy? He doesn't have a buzz cut though."
"He's their team's teacher. Must be him. How dare he defy His Holiness the Pope? Death is too good for him!"
Without waiting further, soul masters all around activated their martial spirits and charged at Flender.
In this era, Spirit Hall was sacred in the eyes of most soul masters. The Pope was revered as the very heart of their world. Especially in Spirit City, Qian Xunji had countless rabid followers.
Most didn't even know who had defied the Pope. They only heard it was the Heaven Dou Second Team's teacher—so they assumed it was Flender.
In short, Yu Xiaogang had stirred the pot, and Flender was paying the price.
"Martial Spirit True Body—Owlhawk Possession!"
Even before he could fight back, Flender was already battered. His nose bridge had been shattered again.
"Martial Spirit True Body!"
Several Soul Sages joined in. Flender tried to escape using his Owlhawk's flight abilities, but multiple beast-like arms grabbed his talons and wings and threw him back down.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
A relentless barrage rained down on the powerless Flender. His screams only lasted three seconds—either drowned out or too weak to continue.
"Teacher! Teacher!!"
Ma Hongjun charged into the crowd, only to be kicked back out.
"Back off, you chicken! Or we'll beat you next!"
Oscar was calmer. "Go get the Spirit City law enforcement!"
By the time the enforcers arrived, the attackers had scattered without a trace. The enforcers made no attempt to pursue. After all, the law didn't apply to the crowd.
At the scene, a bloody, unrecognizable mass of flesh and bone remained—Flender.
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