Chapter 167: Qian Renxue's God-Level Investigation, Royal Fighting Team
Heaven Dou City.
The Crown Prince's residence, study.
Sandalwood incense curled gently in the air, suppressing the faint chill drifting in from outside the window.
Seated behind the desk, Xue Qinghe, or rather Qian Renxue, wore a moon-white brocade robe. Her brows were gentle, her bearing refined. Every movement carried the composed dignity of a crown prince.
Only her fingertips hanging at her side paused ever so slightly when the Snake Lance Douluo arrived.
Standing below, Snake Lance Douluo She Long held a confidential dossier in both hands. His back was bent low, his voice respectful and completely devoid of unnecessary emotion as he reported:
"Young Lady, the team you asked to investigate from Suo Tuo City's Shrek Academy has been fully verified."
Qian Renxue raised her eyes slightly, her voice gentle yet carrying unquestionable authority. "Read."
"Yes."
"This team is called the Shrek Eight Monsters. There are eight members in total, all soul masters under twenty years old."
Snake Lance Douluo opened the dossier and reported word for word:
"Core member Tang San, Martial Soul: Blue Silver Grass, innate full soul power, currently Rank 31 Control System Soul Elder."
"Dai Mubai, Martial Soul: White Tiger, Rank 38 Power Attack System Soul Elder."
"Zhu Zhuqing, Martial Soul: Hell Spirit Cat, Rank 28 Agility Attack System Soul Grandmaster."
"Ning Rongrong, daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Sect Master Ning Fengzhi, Martial Soul: Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Rank 26 Auxiliary System Soul Grandmaster."
"Oscar, Food System Soul Master with innate full soul power, Martial Soul: Sausage, Rank 31 Soul Elder."
"Ma Hongjun, Martial Soul: Evil Fire Phoenix, Rank 27 Power Attack System Soul Grandmaster."
"Xiao Wu, Martial Soul: Soft Bone Rabbit, Rank 35 Power Attack System Soul Elder."
At this point, Snake Lance Douluo's tone paused slightly.
He glanced up at the Qian Renxue above, confirming she was listening carefully before continuing.
"The final member is named Lin Qingmo."
"There is very little information about this person. It is only known that he enrolled together with some of the others."
"His martial soul also appears to be Blue Silver Grass. His soul power rank is unknown. He has only appeared in matches at the Suo Tuo City Great Soul Arena, and his record is entirely undefeated."
The sandalwood incense in the study seemed to still slightly at that moment.
The gentleness on Qian Renxue's face faded.
Her eyes, always carrying a faint smile, narrowed slightly. Her fingertips tapped lightly on the documents on the desk.
Lin Qingmo… Ah Qing.
Ah Qing from the mysterious chat group.
She had already suspected that the people in the group were mostly from this Douluo Continent, but she had not expected to trace the other party's whereabouts in such a way.
Through the Shrek Academy mentioned by Ah Qing, along with several names provided, her subordinates had quickly uncovered the details.
'It seems these people all match up.'
"Young Lady?"
Seeing her silent for a long time, Snake Lance Douluo called out cautiously.
Qian Renxue returned to her senses.
The emotions in her eyes instantly vanished, returning to that gentle and harmless appearance.
Then she spoke calmly. "Continue. What other information is there?"
"Yes."
Snake Lance Douluo responded immediately, not daring to be negligent.
"News from the Suo Tuo City Great Soul Arena states that in three days, this Shrek team will face the Royal Fighting Team in a team battle at the arena."
"The Royal Fighting Team?"
Qian Renxue's brow lifted slightly.
A faint, intrigued smile curved at the corner of her lips.
The Royal Fighting Team—she naturally knew of them.
The ace team of Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Their captain, Yu Tianheng, was a direct descendant of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Their vice-captain, Dugu Yan, was the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo Dugu Bo.
Every member of the team was at least Soul Elder level, and within the Silver Spirit Team tier, they were almost without rivals.
According to Snake Lance Douluo's report, the Shrek team was currently only at the Iron Spirit Team tier.
Moreover, the Shrek team had only three known Soul Elders.
"An iron-tier team against a silver-tier Royal Fighting Team… interesting."
Even more interesting was that Lin Qingmo, who was likely Ah Qing, was also in this team.
The faint smile on Qian Renxue's face caused Snake Lance Douluo's heart to stir slightly, and he quickly added:
"Young Lady, do you intend to personally attend this arena match?"
Qian Renxue stood up. The hem of her robe brushed across the ground, her voice carrying unconcealed interest.
"Prepare the carriage. In three days, I will make a trip to Suo Tuo City."
Snake Lance Douluo was startled and quickly bowed. "Young Lady, you cannot leave Heaven Dou City rashly. This may be inappropriate. Should I bring Lin Qingmo to you instead?"
"No need."
Qian Renxue waved her hand, a trace of meaning flashing through her eyes.
What she wanted was not to have him captured and brought here.
She wanted to personally see what kind of person this Ah Qing was, the one who could see through all her disguises.
"I want to see for myself just what this Shrek team and this transmigrator, Lin Qingmo, are capable of."
...
Suo Tuo City.
Shrek Academy.
On the open training ground, the Shrek Eight Monsters had just finished their morning training and were resting in small groups.
At that moment, Yu Xiaogang and Flender walked over one after the other.
Neither of their expressions looked relaxed.
Especially Yu Xiaogang, who tightly gripped a sheet of paper in his hand, his brows knotted.
"Come here, there's something I need to tell you."
Flender cleared his throat and called out to the group.
Hearing this, everyone gathered around.
Ma Hongjun bit into a sausage Oscar had just made and asked indistinctly, "Dean, Grandmaster, what's up? Another new training session?"
"More important than training," Yu Xiaogang said in a low voice.
His gaze swept across the eight of them before finally settling on Tang San.
Then he spoke slowly, "In three days, the Suo Tuo City Great Soul Arena has arranged a team battle for you."
"A team battle?"
Oscar's eyes lit up. "Another Iron-tier team?"
"Dean, not to brag, but the teams in the Iron tier arena aren't enough for us anymore. Last time, Boss Dai scattered them alone."
Ma Hongjun said dismissively, clearly uninterested.
Dai Mubai leaned against a nearby tree trunk. Hearing this, he raised a brow but said nothing, clearly agreeing.
During this period, they had been on a winning streak in the Great Soul Arena.
Opponents at the Iron tier could no longer put any pressure on them.
Flender snorted. "If it were an Iron-tier team, would I need to be this serious? This time, your opponent is a Silver-tier team."
"Silver tier?!"
The sausage in Ma Hongjun's mouth almost fell out as his eyes widened.
"No way, Dean?"
"We just got our Iron Spirit badges not long ago, and now we're directly fighting the silver-tier team? That jump is way too big!"
Even someone as bold as him wouldn't dare think like that.
"This wasn't my decision," Yu Xiaogang explained. "The arena's management approached us themselves."
"Your recent record has been too outstanding. Your strength has already surpassed that of the Iron-tier team. Continuing to fight there has little meaning."
"So they hope you can fight the Royal Fighting Team."
As he said this, his gaze toward Lin Qingmo grew even more complicated.
After various events and studying Lin Qingmo's battles, Yu Xiaogang had confirmed one thing:
This kid… he couldn't fool him or teach him.
Unlike Tang San, he did not have that rigid, disciplined temperament.
Which meant he couldn't manipulate him.
And Lin Qingmo clearly paid him little attention.
"The Royal Fighting Team?"
Tang San frowned slightly.
The name sounded familiar, yet he couldn't recall where he had heard it.
"!!!"
Ning Rongrong's expression changed slightly. Clearly, she had heard of this team before.
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