After finally settling down in a large hotel somewhere within Spirit City, everyone gathered together to prepare to go out for a meal.
This time, the Skywater Academy side had unusually sent two leading teachers. One of them was Qin Ya, while the other was an old teacher from the academy. Although his strength had only reached the Soul Emperor level, he had seniority and had led several batches of students before, which was why Shui Ning Bing had sent him to lead the team.
Because of the presence of Shen Hanyu and the others, Shui Ning Bing had no worries about any accidents occurring. Moreover, she personally led the team for most of the more important competitions or occasions, so situations where teachers led the team were rare.
Qin Ya and the leading teacher looked at Shen Hanyu as if they wanted to say something, but hesitated. What they wanted to say, Shen Hanyu could roughly guess, but he was too lazy to explain.
There were still a few days until the speech, and at this time, many forces hadn't even set off yet. Except for those inclined toward Spirit Hall, for other forces, staying one more day in Spirit City would make them somewhat restless.
Almost everyone was visiting this massive city for the first time. They were unfamiliar with everything here and, at the same time, marveled at the prosperity and advancement of the city. Compared to the gradually decaying situation of the two great empires, Spirit Hall was truly unique. As the hegemonic force on the continent for an extremely long time, it still maintained a rapid development momentum.
Shen Hanyu walked at the very front, holding Snow Empress's hand, feeling the local customs and atmosphere here.
After two years of accumulation, his spiritual power had already half-stepped into the Limit Douluo level. However, just like the difficulty of breaking through to Limit Douluo with soul power, at this level, simply absorbing soul rings and increasing soul power could hardly bring significant improvement to spiritual power anymore. At this point, state of mind and comprehension became extremely important.
Just as breaking through to Limit Douluo required two necessary conditions: first, sufficiently deep soul power accumulation; second, comprehension of cultivation and the myriad things of heaven and earth.
Many exceptionally talented soul masters were blocked at this barrier. Some had been injured and damaged their foundation in the past, some lacked talent, and the rest were mostly unable to break through because their own state of mind and comprehension could not support further progress. In the following ten thousand years, humanity had various ways to make up for these flaws, but given the current era and Shen Hanyu's own condition, he was waiting for an appropriate opportunity, one that would maximize the benefits to himself.
Seeing Shen Hanyu acting as if nothing had happened, Shui Bing'er and the other girls exchanged glances, unsure of how to bring it up.
The Demon Empress held Lan Fo Zi's hand and walked at the very back. She was somewhat amazed by the strength of human experts in this giant city. She had no interest in what had just happened and was only curiously observing the surroundings.
At the dinner table, everyone surrounded a table full of dishes in relative silence. Only Shen Hanyu was picking food for Snow Empress, as if he hadn't noticed anything.
After a moment, Shen Liuyu gently tugged at Shen Hanyu under the table and said softly:
"Brother, about what happened today…"
Shen Hanyu put down his chopsticks, looked at everyone with some amusement, and said:
"You've all been hesitating for half a day just because of this?"
Everyone except the Demon Empress and Lan Fo Zi nodded in unison.
Shen Hanyu rubbed his brow, somewhat helplessly saying:
"First, the reason I told you about the specific situation of Spirit Hall before wasn't to make you develop a fear mentality, but to let you understand the real situation."
"Second, there are countless powerhouses in Spirit City. If they really wanted to pursue it, forget about just beating up one of the Golden Generation, even if you casually killed one of their public officials, probably within two hours, someone would come looking for trouble. How could it drag on this long? This is ultimately their territory, after all."
"As for why I said I acted against that big idiot, first, his companion used mental power on me and nearly suffered backlash and serious injury himself. Second, don't you think he had quite the courage to curse at me? I was simply affirming and praising his courage in my own way. The result was that I didn't even use any strength, yet he flew off on his own and fell so miserably. Can you blame me for that?"
"And third, no matter what happens, everything is with me here."
Shen Hanyu's words fell softly, accompanied by a magical sense of comfort. The corners of everyone's mouths seemed to twitch slightly, but they still accepted Shen Hanyu's seemingly domineering but completely unreasonable explanation.
Fortunately, they were already familiar with Shen Hanyu's willful and unrestrained personality, so under this explanation, it actually seemed fitting.
Seeing everyone start eating, the corner of Shen Hanyu's mouth curved into a slight arc. He then began picking food for Snow Empress again. This table of dishes had cost him nearly ten thousand gold soul coins; there was no way he would let it go to waste…
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Meanwhile, on the other side.
Inside the great hall of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong sat high upon the throne. After listening to Hu Liena and Xie Yue's report from below, the corner of her mouth curved into a cold smile as she said coldly:
"How is Yan's condition?"
Hu Liena half-knelt on the ground, raised her head, and said:
"Reporting to Teacher, Yan's injuries are almost all external. Three ribs were broken, but after treatment, there is no major issue now."
Xie Yue slightly lowered his head and continued:
"Pontiff Your Majesty, they actually dared to act so recklessly in Spirit City, attacking our Spirit Hall's Golden Generation in broad daylight. Do we really not need to strike back?"
Bibi Dong slowly rose. The sound of her high heels striking the ground rang out crisply, exceptionally loud in the silent night, as if each step trod upon everyone's hearts.
As she passed Hu Liena and Xie Yue, Hu Liena couldn't help but tremble slightly. But Bibi Dong only paused for a moment before continuing to walk outward. Hu Liena and Xie Yue exchanged a covert glance, then rose and followed Bibi Dong's steps.
Moonlight shone upon the three of them. Bibi Dong walked to the front of the high platform and stood still. This place was almost the highest point in Spirit City. Standing here, one could overlook the myriad lights of Spirit City.
"Do you know what this seat has been doing recently?"
Bibi Dong said calmly.
Both shook their heads. Hu Liena stepped forward, gathered her courage, hugged one of Bibi Dong's arms, and said:
"Could it be that Teacher went to obtain soul rings needed for the second martial soul?"
Bibi Dong extended a hand to gently stroke Hu Liena's face, then gazed into the distance and said softly:
"That could be considered correct as well. During this period, this seat took Ghost Douluo deep into the Star Dou Great Forest. We only bypassed the two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts living by the Lake of Life, the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python, from the side, entering a primitive forest that had never been set foot in by humans."
"Soon after stepping into that place, this seat sensed an extremely powerful soul beast aura. By human soul master standards, the master of that aura had at least reached the level of a rank 98 Super Douluo. Due to certain reasons, this seat immediately led Ghost Douluo and those Spirit Hall powerhouses skilled in concealment to retreat the way we came, preparing to withdraw. But on the return journey, we encountered the two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts that seemed to have been lying in ambush long ago. In the end, aside from this seat and the gravely injured Ghost Douluo, everyone else remained there forever…"
Hu Liena and Xie Yue, behind her, stiffened. It seemed they recalled something, and their faces turned somewhat pale.
Bibi Dong lightly waved her hand and then said:
"This seat has personally confirmed the existence of the so-called ferocious beasts. Since Imperial Feather Douluo is mixed in with Skywater Academy, the things involved are numerous. Spirit Hall is already the most powerful soul master force in the present day, but when facing the unknown, we must always maintain vigilance and awe…"
"Just now, Chrysanthemum Douluo came to report the specific details. Through on-site investigation and sampling, the one who attacked Yan possesses considerable strength. That terrifying ice-attribute energy has extremely strong adhesion, and even Chrysanthemum Douluo could not easily remove it. This is no longer something an ordinary Titled Douluo can achieve. Right now, this seat cannot exert full strength, so enduring and waiting for the best opportunity to counterattack is the best choice…"
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