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But he was seriously injured now and couldn't even stand up. He could only watch Xue Tianxing helplessly, feeling so frustrated that he almost vomited blood.
The other members of the Tiandou team also lowered their heads, their faces full of shame.
They originally thought they could easily win by outnumbering others, but they didn't expect to lose so badly, without even a chance to resist.
Xue Tianxing looked at Yu Tianheng's frustrated expression, a hint of teasing flashed in his eyes, but then he ignored him and said to Ye Lingling:
"You can go heal your teammates now."
After he finished speaking, he gave Shui Bing'er and the others a look, and they all put away their martial spirits and dispersed the encirclement.
Ye Lingling felt as if she had been pardoned. She quickly ran to her teammates, raised the Nine-Hearted Begonia, and activated her healing soul skill.
A soft pink light enveloped everyone, and the wounded on the ground gradually looked better, but they still couldn't stand up immediately.
Qian Renxue looked at the scene on the fighting arena, her fingers tapping the railing unconsciously, and she became more interested in Xue Tianxing.
Xue Tianxing seemed to notice Qian Renxue's gaze, looked up at the VIP seats, and their eyes met in the air.
There was a hint of inquiry and vigilance in the eyes of both of them. They didn't speak, but it seemed as if they had already engaged in a silent confrontation.
In this competition, Team Barak won a great victory.
Xue Tianxing put away his martial spirit, turned around and said to Shui Bing'er and the others:
"Come on, let's get out of here first."
As soon as he stepped down from the fighting arena, Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan quickly caught up with him, with an expression of wanting more.
"Tianxing, we finally made it to the Soto City Great Fighting Arena. It would be a shame to go back like this!"
Shui Bing'er pulled Xue Tianxing's arm, her tone a bit coquettish, "Let's stay here tonight. I want to participate in the single-player fighting spirit and have a good time!"
Dugu Yan also echoed:
"Yeah, I just had a good fight with that Youmeng. I'm going to try out a two-player spirit fight tonight, so I don't have to go back and spar with either a pervert like you or Bing'er."
Xue Tianxing looked at the two people's expectant eyes, then looked at Oscar and Ning Rongrong who also had some yearning expressions, and smiled helplessly:
"Okay, then stay one night. Let's go eat first. After dinner, if you want to participate in the fighting spirit, go ahead. If you want to do something else, that's fine too. Just be safe."
"Very good!"
Shui Bing'er and Dugu Yan clapped their hands excitedly, and the group walked towards the restaurant in Soto City, chatting and laughing. They didn't take the victory in the previous competition to heart at all. For them, the next fighting spirit was more worth looking forward to.
However, at this time, the atmosphere in the Tiandou Palace was extremely depressing.
Emperor Xue Ye sat on the throne, holding a newly delivered letter in his hand. The letter paper was wrinkled by his grip, and his knuckles turned white from the force.
The letter clearly read:
The six-member team of Barak Academy defeated the seven-member team of Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy in the Soto City Soul Fighting Arena. All the members of the Tiandou team were seriously injured, while the few members of Barak were not hurt at all and left talking and laughing.
"Bang!"
Emperor Xue Ye threw the letter paper to the ground, and it instantly broke into several pieces.
He stood up suddenly and roared at the trembling servant beside him:
"Trash! All trash! Is our Tiandou Empire even inferior to a vassal state?!"
The servants were so frightened that they dropped to their knees, not daring to raise their heads, for fear of angering the enraged emperor.
Emperor Xue Ye paced back and forth, his voice trembling with rage:
"First, Liu Tianfeng of the Barak Kingdom broke through to the Titled Douluo realm. Then, Dugu Bo, our only Priest in the Tiandou Empire, unexpectedly sided with Barak! The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect went even further, completely ignoring our Tiandou Empire and placing all their focus on Barak!"
He became more and more excited as he spoke, pointing at the fragments of the message, his tone full of resentment:
"That guy Xuezhe, according to intelligence, will be able to break through to the Titled Douluo level in just a few years! And what about our younger generation in Tiandou? The students of the Tiandou Royal Soul Master Academy are the cradle of our future soul masters and the most talented group in the empire. And yet they were beaten by the people of Barak Academy without any chance of fighting back!"
"Three generations, old, middle-aged and young, which generation in our Tiandou can compare to Barak?!"
Emperor Xue Ye's voice was filled with powerlessness. "But Barak is just a vassal state of our Tiandou Empire! How can a vassal state develop to this point? How can this be justified?!"
After the roar, Emperor Xue Ye seemed to have lost all his strength. He sat back on the throne weakly, his eyes dim, and he muttered to himself:
"Are you really going to kill me, Tiandou?"
Xue Ye, as the ruler of a country, knew very well that the Kingdom of Barak would never be satisfied with the status quo.
Barak controls Soto City, a rich place known as the "granary of Douluo Continent". With the support of Dugu Bo and the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, the power of soul masters continues to grow and the country's strength is increasing day by day.
Such a Barak will sooner or later break away from the control of the Tiandou Empire and may even turn around and annex Tiandou's territory.
Once Barak begins to expand, the first to be affected will be the Tiandou Empire.
By then, Tiandou would have neither enough Titled Douluo to contend with him nor powerful young spirit masters to support him, and would be no match for Barak at all.
"Your Majesty, please calm down."
An old minister spoke cautiously, "Perhaps we can send someone to win over Barak and make them continue to submit to Tiandou..."
"To win over?"
Emperor Xue Ye smiled bitterly, shook his head, and said:
"Why would Barak need our wooing now? What they need right now is probably our Tiandou territory and resources!"
He closed his eyes, his heart filled with anxiety.
The future of the Tiandou Empire seems to have been shrouded in a shadow, and the source of this shadow is the once inconspicuous vassal state - the Kingdom of Barak.
Emperor Xue Ye closed his eyes, and countless images emerged in his mind:
The army of the Barak Kingdom expanded and encroached on the territory of the Tiandou Empire; the Tiandou royal family lost the support of the people, and the princes from all over the country took the opportunity to rebel; the Spirit Hall took the opportunity to intervene and completely disintegrated the Tiandou Empire... Every scene made him shudder.
"No, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"
Emperor Xue Ye suddenly opened his eyes, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and then he said:
"Pass on my decree. Immediately recall all royal spirit masters training outside to strengthen border defenses. At the same time, send people to win over the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan. No matter the cost, we must make them stand on Tiandou's side!
In addition, pay close attention to the movements of the Barak Kingdom, especially Xue Tianxing and Xuezhe. Report any abnormalities immediately!
If there's a chance to get rid of Xue Tianxing, then do it, even if it means paying a heavy price in the end."
"yes!"
The attendants quickly stood up, bowed their heads and accepted the order, then quickly left the hall, fearing that they would anger the emperor again.