"You clearly know that I have a grudge against Spirit Hall, and they obviously mean ill, yet you still want us to fight. Can you tell me what you're thinking?"
Li Qing looked coldly at Bai Baoshan.
If it were just the two Titled Douluo, Netherworld Cat and Demon Bear, Li Qing might not have thought much of it, but with an elite unit from the Supreme Pontiff's Knight Order accompanying them, he couldn't help but think more deeply.
The Spirit Hall Academy Team was definitely not just here to test him.
In this situation, Li Qing would rather hide than come forward. Did they really think that with Dugu Bo and Bone Douluo protecting him, he wouldn't fear any threats?
"Uh—."
Bai Baoshan said somewhat awkwardly, "It's just a friendly match. It shouldn't be that serious, right? Do they dare to make a move on you at Heaven Dou Royal Academy?"
Li Qing retorted, "Do you think there's anything in this world that Spirit Hall doesn't dare to do?"
Bai Baoshan: "..."
He wanted to say that even if they did dare, wasn't Dugu Bo and Gu Rong still by your side? But then he thought that saying such a thing might easily lead to a beating, so he shut up.
"Student Li Qing, you also have to consider the academy's position. If you don't show up, it will be very difficult for the academy to handle."
Bai Baoshan desperately wanted to leave, but the thought of returning empty-handed to face two Titled Douluo made his scalp tingle. At the very least, he needed to bring back a Title Douluo to stabilize the situation, right?
Moral blackmail?
Li Qing laughed in anger. Although he didn't know where Demon Bear and the others got the audacity to trouble him with just two people,
since they dared to come, they must have been prepared.
What was the difference between this and risking his own life to help the academy out of a predicament?
"If it's difficult, then don't do it. Asking me to risk my life to help the academy out of a predicament? Please, spare me. Heaven Dou Royal Academy isn't my only option."
After speaking, Li Qing stood up and left directly.
"This—"
Bai Baoshan, in his embarrassment, couldn't help but look at Dugu Bo, thinking that as a Guest Elder of Heaven Dou, he should surely step forward at this moment to help stabilize the situation, right?
Dugu Bo shook his head.
"Heaven Dou Royal Academy represents the Heaven Dou Empire. As long as Li Qing doesn't show up, they won't do anything.
Unless they are already prepared for war."
Bai Baoshan was instantly dumbfounded. That was true in principle, but those were Titled Douluo, and two of them at that.
You want us three Spirit Douluo to argue with two Titled Douluo? Isn't that making things difficult for us? You're so close, what's the harm in you going for a bit?
Since Dugu Bo was unwilling to act, Bai Baoshan had no choice but to leave.
Dugu Bo looked at Gu Rong: "What is Spirit Hall up to? If I remember correctly, Demon Bear and the others are just ordinary Titled Douluo, right? Do they dare to mess with Li Qing with just the two of them?"
Gu Rong shook his head and said, "I'm not too sure either."
"If the intelligence we received is a smokescreen deliberately released by Spirit Hall, then they could have just directly attacked. Why make it so complicated?"
"After all, if the Hall of Offerings truly intended to kill Li Qing, we wouldn't be able to stop them at all."
"Not to mention the Hall of Offerings, just the two of them, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, plus the two Demon Bears, would be enough to kill Li Qing under our protection. There's no need for such trouble."
Dugu Bo said, "It can't really just be to test Li Qing's strength, can it?"
Gu Rong thought for a moment, then suddenly seemed to realize something and looked at Dugu Bo, asking, "Do you think there's a possibility that
they want those little guys to kill Li Qing in a duel?"
"Huh?"
Dugu Bo said, bewildered, "With them?"
Gu Rong said, "We know Li Qing's strength, but Spirit Hall doesn't. Hu Liena and the other two can be called the Golden Generation by Spirit Hall, so they must have something extraordinary about them."
"Without saying too much, given their age, they must at least be Spirit Ancestor to deserve that title, right?"
"Three Spirit Ancestor, and if you add a few more Spirit Elder, facing such a powerful lineup, besides a monster like Li Qing, what other genius can stop them?"
"Demon Bear and the others only need to block the referee and us to buy them time to make a killing blow."
"Holy crap?!"
Dugu Bo was stunned and said, "If you put it that way, it doesn't seem impossible."
Gu Rong shook his head and said, "This is just my guess. There's no need to take risks for an uncertain possibility. We still need to be cautious."
"I'll have someone notify Fengzhi and the others to come over, just in case."
"No matter what dirty tricks Spirit Hall has, as long as we stay here and hunker down, they won't have any way. After all, if they could just kill us directly, they wouldn't need to go to such lengths."
Dugu Bo nodded: "Reasonable."
"Bang!"
Qian Renxue slammed the table and angrily rebuked, "That crazy woman, forcing away Elder Chrysanthemum and Elder Ghost for a useless person like Yu Xiaogang isn't enough? Does she want to destroy Spirit Hall?"
Snake Lance Douluo remained silent on the surface, but his heart was filled with immense anger.
When Porcupinefish died, that crazy woman spoke of the 'bigger picture.' Now, a mere useless person has died, and she forces away Chrysanthemum and Ghost, yet still insists on avenging him.
Where is her so-called 'bigger picture' now?
So many of their Titled Douluo-level Elders have served Spirit Hall for so many years, and it turns out they're not even as valuable as a useless person like Yu Xiaogang, is that it?
Qian Renxue looked at Snake Lance: "Please trouble Elder Yu Long to make a trip and tell them to stop the plan immediately."
"Okay!"
Snake Lance readily agreed verbally, but he had other thoughts in his heart.
If Bibi Dong could abandon the so-called 'bigger picture' for a useless person, why should he care so much? Three Titled Douluo, even if they couldn't kill Dugu Bo, they could at least bite off a piece of him.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Arena.
The Four Academies' teams and Heaven Dou's second team had all arrived. After all, unlike Li Qing, they didn't need to worry about their lives. They only knew that opportunities to face the Spirit Hall Academy Team before the competition were rare.
On the stage, Hu Liena and the two others smiled as they stared at Tang San and the others entering the arena.
Below the stage, the two Titled Douluo, Demon Bear, and the other members of the Spirit Hall Academy Team sat leisurely in the resting area, also watching them.
They looked at the three on the stage, then at the few in the resting area.
Shui Bing'er and the others were a bit confused.
What was the meaning of this? Did they intend for three of them to fight their entire team?
Yan walked to the edge of the stage, looking down at everyone from above, and said scornfully, "Don't say that our Spirit Hall bullies others. We'll only send out three. Who wants to go first?"
Arrogant!
When everyone heard Yan's words, anger immediately flared, as if they had been greatly insulted.
"We'll go first!"
Yu Tianheng roared in anger, and without waiting for Yu Tianxin to stop him, he directly jumped onto the stage. His teammates were helpless and could only follow him onto the stage.
Tang San looked at Hu Liena and the two others, then at the two Demon Bears.
His enemies were right before him. He wished he could immediately unleash the Buddha's Fury Tang Lotus to annihilate them, but unfortunately, it hadn't been created yet. In his fury, he could only be angry.
Thinking of this, Tang San couldn't help but think of the Strength Clan.