Chapter 21: Dominating the Tournament and Seizing the Championship
[You met Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. Unlike others, they did not come masked to assassinate Tang San.]
[You also saw Sword Douluo Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi.]
[Poison Douluo Dugu Bo did not participate in this matter. He truly wasn't close to Tang San. If Tang Hao hadn't warned him, he would have genuinely gone for the kill.]
With the immortal herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well gone, even if Tang San had noticed Dugu Bo's problems, there was no way to solve them, like a clever housewife cooking without rice. His words could only remain empty promises.
It was Tang Hao's secret warning that finally allowed Tang San to retreat safely.
[Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi protected Tang San. Spirit Hall withdrew, and the participating teams continued their journey toward Spirit City.]
[You didn't care in the slightest about potential threats from Spirit Hall. Strength was your greatest backing.]
[Along the way, you chatted and laughed with Shui Bing'er. Your relationship grew even closer—she often hugged your arm and leaned against your shoulder.]
[Shui Bing'er had clearly recognized her feelings for you, yet you were as dense as a block of wood…]
Wang Li: "..."
[Even though you often bullied her, she liked that feeling very much and etched you deeply into her heart.]
[Shui Bing'er decided that she would bully your children in the future!]
"What the hell do you mean by bullying children?!"
"Are people on the Douluo Continent really this mature so early?"
[Xue Wu, Shui Yue'er, and the others were extremely envious of Shui Bing'er and could only avert their eyes from you two.]
Ordinary soul masters admire strength—especially female soul masters.
Only Bibi Dong and Liu Erlong were exceptions among exceptions.
Was Yu Xiaogang strong in terms of martial soul knowledge?
Indeed, he was!
But all of that knowledge came from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall.
As a mere Soul Grandmaster, how much could he really know?
[You arrived safely in Spirit City. The Star Luo participants had already arrived days earlier. After two days of rest, your matches were about to begin!]
[As the first-place team from the ranking matches, you received a bye in the second round. However, you still needed to take the field in the first round.]
[Your luck was quite good. In the first round, you drew Blazing Academy, another of the Four Element Academies. Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, and the others were completely dumbfounded.]
[Blazing Academy chose to concede, and you advanced smoothly…]
[Time flew by. You advanced all the way, barely needing to make a move—either picking up easy wins or benefiting from concessions—until you reached the grand finals.]
[It is worth mentioning that although the Shrek Seven Devils did not obtain immortal herbs and were far weaker than in the original timeline, they still relied on luck and concessions to reach the finals as well.]
[You arrived outside the Pope's Palace and saw Bibi Dong. There wasn't the slightest ripple in your heart. When everyone knelt to salute, you folded your arms and looked directly at Bibi Dong.]
[A Cardinal sternly scolded Tang San and the others. You were ignored. You were a true genius, very likely to reach the level of a Titled Douluo in the future. He didn't dare offend you and could only take it out on Tang San and his group.]
Wang Li: "As expected, bullying the weak and fearing the strong exists everywhere! This simulator is way too realistic!"
[Bibi Dong invited you to join Spirit Hall. As long as you joined, she was willing to personally take you as her disciple.]
[You refused without hesitation, saying that you wanted to play around for a couple more years.]
[Bibi Dong pondered for a moment, but didn't do anything to you. In her view, you were merely a genius—and geniuses still needed time to grow. You would inevitably hit a wall someday…]
[And when that time came, you would join Spirit Hall.]
[Your background was clean. Spirit Hall had no reason to target you, and neither did Bibi Dong.]
[After Bibi Dong brought out the championship rewards, the competition quickly began.]
[Hu Liena and the others wanted to give it a try, but Bibi Dong rejected their request, ordering them to concede directly and enter the losers' bracket, first defeating Shrek Academy instead.]
[Shrek Academy also chose to concede and entered the losers' bracket, while you advanced directly to contend for the championship.]
[On the second day, you arrived again outside the Pope's Palace. The scene was the same as yesterday, with even more Titled Douluo present—as if they intended to continue targeting Tang San.]
[Yesterday's victor was Spirit Hall Academy. The gap between the two sides was simply too great. Even after exhausting all his means, Tang San still lost.]
[Yan challenged you. Xie Yue stared at you intently. Hu Liena used her charm on you—you remained completely unmoved, feeling nothing at all.]
[The strong do not care about the provocations of ants. They only crush them. You had already grasped the true essence of strength.]
[It was clearly a team battle—yet you stepped onto the field alone.]
[Hu Liena and the others stared at you, believing this to be sheer arrogance!]
[You released your martial soul. Your soul rings rapidly ascended from beneath your feet—red, red…]
[The moment a single red soul ring appeared, the entire Sacred Mountain fell deathly silent. A pin drop could be heard.]
[Even the elders of the Douluo Hall were alarmed!]
[Red, red, red, red, ice-gold, "white," red, red, red.]
[All of your soul rings were revealed. You hid neither their number nor their ages—because none of that mattered anymore.]
[Your Titled Douluo–level pressure spread across the entire arena. Even Bibi Dong's expression changed dramatically.]
[You weren't a genius at all—you were a monster, a monster among monsters!]
[You spoke to the stunned Hu Liena and the others: "Martial Soul—Ice Phoenix. Title—Phoenix. Soul Power Rank—Ninety-Eight. Please give me your guidance."]
[Everyone: "..."]
Wang Li: "..."
[Although they couldn't quite understand what was going on with your fifth and sixth soul rings, they could clearly recognize those fully equipped hundred-thousand-year soul rings.]
[Hu Liena and the others dropped to their knees on the spot!]
[Your age and achievements were all traceable. You truly were only a little over sixteen years old—yet you had already reached Rank Ninety-Eight!]
[Tang San and the others—and even Tang Hao, hidden in the shadows—were completely numb.]
[Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong were just as stunned.]
[In another two years, would you reach Rank Ninety-Nine… and then ascend to godhood?]
[Hu Liena and her team conceded without hesitation. They couldn't even withstand your pressure, let alone fight you…]
[You said a single sentence: "If you're bad, then train more."]
[Hu Liena and the others clenched their teeth in fury, but didn't dare retort. You were simply too terrifying!]
[Still shaken, Bibi Dong awarded you the prize and once again invited you to join Spirit Hall. You waved your hand and left directly.]
[There was nothing she could do about an existence like you and could only give up.]
[Qian Daoliu and the others did consider testing you. They believed you had either obtained a god's inheritance or were the reincarnation of a god.]
[In the end, no one in the Douluo Hall stepped forward to offend you.]
[You had no grudges with Spirit Hall. Offending you simply wasn't worth it.]
[When you returned to the team, Shui Bing'er and the others stared at you in disbelief—they still hadn't recovered.]
[Your godmother looked at you in astonishment, clearly lost in thought.]
[With the Yearning Heartbroken Red gone, Xiao Wu exposed her identity the moment she arrived in Spirit City. Hiding behind Liu Erlong was completely useless.]
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