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"You...what did you do..." The purple-robed Titled Douluo uttered a few words with difficulty, his voice full of fear and confusion.
"It's just a little evil energy. This amount is not enough to kill you, but it will make you feel extremely good." Xuan Ming said softly.
"Don't worry, I won't kill you yet. I'll take you to Wuhun City. We're less than halfway there now."
"Over the next period of time, this evil energy will slowly destroy your meridians. You will clearly feel how you are becoming a cripple bit by bit."
A trace of panic finally flashed in the eyes of the purple-robed Titled Douluo. He didn't expect Xuan Ming to be so cruel and use such means to torture him.
"You...you might as well just kill me!" said the purple-robed Titled Douluo gritting his teeth.
"What's the point of killing you? Your life or death now depends on my decision. I can kill you anytime I want. There's no need to rush." Xuan Ming said lightly.
Xue Qinghe's expression was somewhat unnatural. "Xuan Ming, he is a Titled Douluo after all. Such means..."
"What happened to the Titled Douluo?" Xuan Ming asked.
"Could it be that Your Highness the Crown Prince thinks that if it's an ordinary person, I can bully him at will, but if it's a Titled Douluo, even if he wants to kill me, I should give him enough respect?"
Xue Qinghe was speechless for a moment. After a moment's silence, he sighed helplessly, "It's true that they went too far in this matter. However, if word gets out about such tactics, I'm afraid they'll be criticized."
"Why do you want to spread it?" Xuan Ming asked puzzledly.
"Who will spread the word? Will you spread the word?"
Yue Guan coughed twice and said, "I didn't see anything."
The ghost turned around and looked outside the tent. "It's a nice day today."
Bibi Dong glanced at Xue Qinghe, "Could it be that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to spread this?"
Xue Qinghe's expression froze, "Of course not."
"That's it, isn't it?" Xuan Ming said.
"Only a few of us know about this. If you don't tell anyone, who else would know?"
"Oh, no, there's another person who will tell others."
Xuan Ming turned to look at the purple-robed Douluo and paused.
"Cut out his tongue, so he won't go around talking nonsense."
"Chop off his hands again, or he will be able to write again."
"And his spirit... Is there any way you can destroy his spirit? Just turn him into a fool like the Canghui Academy."
Upon hearing this, the purple-robed Titled Douluo's eyes were filled with horror and despair. He roared with his last bit of strength, "Xuan Ming, you shall not die a good death! You will surely be punished for such a vicious act!"
Xuan Ming glanced at him and said, "Retribution? That will have to wait until you have a chance to see it. For now, just worry about yourself first."
"First, cripple his tongue and limbs. As for destroying his spirit, we'll do it when we get closer to Spirit City. Let him experience the feeling of being gradually transformed from a Titled Douluo into a cripple."
The ghostly figure flashed and instantly came to the side of the purple-robed Titled Douluo. The soul power in his hand condensed into a sharp blade, and he was about to cut off his tongue.
"Wait a minute! I'm telling you!"
The purple-robed Titled Douluo ultimately couldn't withstand this extreme torture. At the moment when the ghostly blade was about to fall, he screamed in fear, his voice full of trembling and despair.
Xuan Ming raised his eyebrows slightly, "Oh? Are you willing to tell me now?"
"Unfortunately, I don't want to hear it anymore."
"Ghost, move."
"It's Golden Crocodile Douluo!" Purple Robe Douluo shouted anxiously, "He contacted me a month ago and promised that if I completed this mission, he would give me a high-quality spirit bone over 50,000 years old, help me break through to level 95, and become a worshipper in the Elder Hall in the future!"
"Nonsense," Bibi Dong said coldly. "Still attacking Elder Golden Crocodile at this time? Don't you know he's the highly respected Second Honored Clerk of the Spirit Hall?"
"Ghost, pull out his tongue to stop him from talking nonsense."
"No! I'm telling the truth!" Purple-robed Douluo said anxiously.
"Tell me the truth?" Xuan Ming sneered, "You guys made such a big fuss just to kill me? Don't you think it's ridiculous?"
Purple-robed Douluo panted, "Killing you is only one of our goals! We also need to destroy the Tiandou Empire's team and humiliate the Pope! Once she returns to Spirit City, Golden Crocodile Douluo will be able to legitimately seize the Pope's power!"
"We didn't expect you to leave the Pope's side, and we certainly didn't expect your domain to have such a significant impact on the battle. Yueguan had already found the source of the poisonous rain, so we had no choice but to order our attack on you first."
The atmosphere in the tent suddenly became subtle.
Yueguan and Guimei silently turned their gazes towards Bibi Dong.
If Bibi Dong is really seized by the Golden Crocodile, the two of them will also suffer!
Xuan Ming said nothing more, drew out his blood spear and turned to leave.
What happened next was no longer his concern.
…
After resting for half a day, the team continued to move forward, preparing to rest in the next city.
Because Bibi Dong asked the Holy Emperor Warriors to rescue them in time, no students participating in the competition died. It was just that a few teachers from the academy were unlucky, and more than half of the Royal Knights were killed or wounded.
After this farce, the atmosphere in the entire team became tense. Everyone was discussing what happened last night. Some were lamenting their survival, some were discussing the mastermind behind the scenes, and many people who saw Xuan Ming take action were discussing his strength.
Although the scene was chaotic at that time, many people saw Xuan Ming moving around the battlefield, and some even saw him releasing his soul ring.
Yellow, purple, black, black, six-ringed Soul Emperor!
The news quickly spread among the team.
Some were surprised, some were relieved, and quite a few were skeptical.
However, Xuan Ming has always been at the center of the Pope's convoy, so no one can verify whether this matter is true or not.
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Wuhun City.
The news of the failed assassination attempt and the news of the attack on the Pope came back almost at the same time. Although Golden Crocodile Douluo did not think that those people could kill Xuan Ming under Bibi Dong's hands, when he learned that a Titled Douluo who participated in the operation was arrested, he could not help but curse.
"What a bunch of trash! You can't even do such a simple thing, and you even lost a Titled Douluo!" Golden Crocodile Douluo was furious and slammed the table beside him, which instantly turned into powder.
"Second brother, what should we do now? If the operation fails, it's ok, but the captured Titled Douluo might betray us. What should we do?" Qianjun Douluo asked worriedly.
Golden Crocodile Douluo frowned, a fierce look flashing in his eyes, "Hmph, even if he betrays us, so what? Without solid evidence, Bibi Dong dare not say anything more."
"Qianjun Jiangmo, go and deal with the guy who escaped and clean up all traces of this incident."
"Snake Spear Thornfish, go greet the Pope's convoy and find a chance to eliminate the captured guy. Don't let him enter Wuhun City alive!"
"Also, the Angel Legion, stand by. Since the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect is ignorant of the current situation and insists on getting involved, after the finals begin, I will personally leave Chen Xin in Wuhun City. The Elder Hall will mobilize and initiate the Soul Hunting Plan in advance to annihilate the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect!"
"Where is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan?" asked Qianjun Douluo.
Golden Crocodile Douluo snorted coldly, "That guy from the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan will definitely come to Wuhun City next. When he does, we'll take them all with us. Without Yu Yuanzhen in charge, the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Clan is nothing to be afraid of."
"After annihilating the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the Angel Legion will then merge with the Spirit Master Legion of the Tiandou City Spirit Temple and attack the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Sect together!"
"Qianjun Jiangmo, you will lead the team in person when the time comes to ensure everything goes smoothly!"
"yes!"
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After several days of long journey, the competition team finally arrived at Wuhun City.
Although there were some minor incidents in the middle, it was generally stable.
Unlike big cities like Tiandou City and Soto City, Wuhun City can only be said to be a small city in terms of scale. It is a city composed purely of soul masters, and only soul masters can enter.
Therefore, after entering Wuhun City, you will find that the city is not as lively as you imagined. It can even be said to be very empty, with few shops and not many pedestrians.
After entering the city, the Pope returned to the Pope's Palace with his men. The Tiandou Empire's team was arranged to the west of Wuhun City, led by Xue Qinghe.
However, after arranging for everyone to rest, Xue Qinghe went directly to the Pope's Palace. Xuan Ming had not been seen since the attack, and after entering the city, he went directly with the Pope.
"Has something happened to Brother Xuan Ming?"
Seeing Gu Yuena returning to the Royal Fighting Team's rest area alone, Ning Rongrong and her group quickly surrounded her.
"He's fine, but he won't go on stage until the final," said Gu Yuena.
"The final?" Dugu Yan was stunned.
"But without him, we..."
"I'll lead you in the fight." Gu Yuena said.
"You?" Everyone was stunned and suddenly came back to their senses.
Yes! They almost forgot!
Gu Yuena is a fierce person at the same level as Xuan Ming!
Soul rings, soul power levels, exactly the same!
Even if Xuan Ming only uses the Blood Spear, he may not be able to defeat Gu Yuena!
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Pope's Palace.
Xue Qinghe, who left the Tiandou Empire's soul master team, changed back into Qian Renxue's appearance, and went all the way to the Elder Hall to find Golden Crocodile Douluo.
"Grandpa Golden Crocodile, what exactly are you going to do?" Qian Renxue asked.
Golden Crocodile Douluo turned around and asked, "You know everything?"
"If they weren't so eager to silence me, I would have suspected that this was a drama directed and acted by that woman herself!" Qian Renxue said in a deep voice.
Even after hearing Purple Robe Douluo's confession with her own ears, she still refused to believe it and thought it was a trap set by the Pope to seize power!
But a few days ago, Snake Spear and Thorny Porpoise Douluo entered the team under the pretext of welcoming guards, waiting for an opportunity to kill Purple Robe Douluo!
Kill to silence the witness!
This completely shattered her last fantasy.
"Xiaoxue, this matter is very complicated, please don't interfere." said Golden Crocodile Douluo.
"Why?" Qian Renxue asked, "Back in Sunset Forest, didn't we already..."
"That's just one side of the story," Golden Crocodile Douluo interrupted in a deep voice, "Don't forget who Bibi Dong is! Once we got to that point, there was no turning back!"
"It was because of you that the High Priest forced us to stop. But you saw that boy was completely out of control!"
"If he can turn against the Tiandou Imperial Family, the Qibao Liuli Sect, and the seven major families today, he can turn against us tomorrow!"
"You believe him? Xiaoxue, you're too naive!"
Qian Renxue's face turned pale, but she still bit her lip stubbornly: "But Xuan Ming... he is different from others, and the Pope..."
"Different?" Golden Crocodile Douluo sneered, "Xiaoxue, you have been blinded by your emotions."
"What the Chief Priest and I regret most is that we didn't kill that brat with a single blow back in the Priest Hall. Instead, we asked you to take him to Tiandou City, allowing him to survive until now!"
"Now, we will not let this mistake continue!"
Qian Renxue felt a chill in her heart: "Grandpa Golden Crocodile, I..."
"Enough!" Golden Crocodile Douluo interrupted in a deep voice, "Xiaoxue, you are no longer a child. It is time to shoulder the responsibility of being the heir of the Seraph family!"
"This is also what the great priest meant. This matter is non-negotiable!"