Within a mere fifteen minutes, Liu Erlong finished reading the black booklet Xiao Tian had left for her. Her face was grim, her chest heaving, like a volcano on the verge of eruption.
Of course, she still had some rationality left; after all, this was just Xiao Tian's record, and there was no evidence. Who knew if Xiao Tian was using this to slander Xiaogang?
But a seed of doubt had been planted in Liu Erlong's heart. What if?
Should she try to test Xiaogang?
But with her brain, she would probably be seen through immediately, right?
At this moment, Liu Erlong's mind was in turmoil, unsure of how to make a decision.
Gradually, time flew by, and several months passed. Today was the day before the All-Continent Soul Master Elite Competition.
And a few months ago, the strength of Xiao Tian and the others from the Heaven Dou Royal Academy's first team had spread throughout the entire Continent at an extremely fast pace after that practice match.
On Spirit Hall's side, after Bibi Dong learned of this, she initially wanted to send people to recruit them, but her attempts were thwarted by Qian Renxue's two uncles, who declared that Xiao Tian was her key focus and told Bibi Dong not to interfere.
It seemed that private recruitment was not possible, and Spirit Hall also had no way to openly poach them. Helpless, Bibi Dong could only give up for now.
At the same time, she vented her anger on the Spirit Hall Team, especially the Golden Generation, being even stricter with them during these past few months!
Before knowing about Xiao Tian, she was determined to win the upcoming Soul Master Elite Competition. The final championship reward was to be presented by her Spirit Hall, which included three ten-thousand-year Spirit Bones, one of which was even over fifty thousand years old!
But now that Xiao Tian had appeared, and not just one person in the Heaven Dou Royal Team had reached Spirit King, it created a sense of crisis in her heart.
And that Qian Renxue fellow even secretly blocked her actions, which made her extremely angry!
Just because she was now a Crown Prince of the Tiandou Royal Family, she wanted to recruit Xiao Tian, who was exceptionally talented, even surpassing her by a few points? Wasn't this a joke?
Being an undercover agent for a few years really made her brain turn to mush!
Hu Liena and the other two also kept Xiao Tian in mind; it was all because of him that they had to cultivate day and night!
Not just Spirit Hall, but some other famous advanced Spirit Master academies on the Continent, such as Blazing Fire Academy, also received motivation and began special training.
Shrek Academy.
After several months of cultivation, their strength had also improved, but in the eyes of Yu Xiaogang and the others, it was still difficult to qualify as the fifth place in the Heaven Dou City division.
Dai Mubai, level forty-two. A few months ago, driven by his obsession with Zhu Zhuqing, he broke through to level forty-one, but it was precisely because of that practice match that he saw no hope of winning, and now he had only increased his spirit power by one level.
Tang San, level forty-one. A few days ago, he finally broke through to level forty and obtained his fourth spirit ring.
Oscar, level thirty-six. Ma Hongjun, level thirty-nine. Yu Tianheng, level forty-three!
This was the greatest effort Yu Xiaogang and Flender had made, but even so, their team only had three Spirit Kings, and they were no match for Xiao Tian and his team at all.
On a lawn, Yu Xiaogang was explaining the relevant rules for tomorrow's competition to them.
"Tomorrow's Soul Master Elite Competition will be attended by advanced Spirit Master academies. Each academy has one participation slot, but official academies of the Two Great Empires have two slots, main and sub-teams. The main team will automatically advance to the final round, while the sub-team will participate in the preliminary rounds with us," Yu Xiaogang explained calmly.
Ma Hongjun yawned and said, "Grandmaster, just give us a simple overview of the rules. You should tell us how we can qualify. Didn't you say before that the other academies are not weak? How should we deal with them then?"
As soon as Ma Hongjun spoke, everyone immediately became alert and looked at Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang paused slightly, then sighed, "Based on my current investigation, there are only a few advanced Spirit Master academies that pose a threat to us: Blazing Fire Academy, Elephant Armor Academy, and Canghui Academy. There are five qualifying spots in the Heaven Dou City division, and we only need to defeat one or two of these five to guarantee advancement."
Ma Hongjun said, "Grandmaster, isn't it enough to just win against one of these five?"
Tang San, who was beside them, said, "One is not enough; at least two are needed. For example, if we only win against Canghui Academy, but Canghui Academy wins against Elephant Armor Academy, then we might not qualify."
Yu Xiaogang nodded with satisfaction and said, "That's right. However, the preliminary round uses a knockout system, so it depends on luck which academy we encounter. In terms of strength, Elephant Armor Academy and Canghui Academy are the weakest. If we encounter them, we must go all out. For the rest, we'll have to wait until tomorrow's draw to see which area we're assigned to for the competition."
"Little San, if you encounter these five academies, your Clear Sky HammerSpirit probably cannot be held back. You must go all out at that time! Although your Clear Sky Hammer has no spirit ring, you should have learned a lot from your father, right?"
Tang San nodded without speaking.
He didn't want to lose. At a critical moment, the Clear Sky HammerSpirit must be used, but this would also expose this information to the people of Spirit Hall. Would Spirit Hall send people to cause trouble?
Afterward, Yu Xiaogang told everyone to go and prepare well.
Tang San, however, stayed behind alone: "Teacher, with our current strength, can we really not defeat Xiao Tian and his team?"
Yu Xiaogang knew what Tang San was thinking but still shook his head and said, "There's no way, unless you attach a spirit ring to your Clear Sky Hammer to quickly increase your strength, but to overdraw your potential for such a competition is something neither your father nor I want to see. And your Clear Sky Sect's Ring Explosion secret technique, you cannot use it now, and it can only be learned by the Sect Master's successor."
Upon hearing this, Tang San's face also showed a hint of unwillingness.
Just then, a black-robed figure suddenly appeared beside the two of them. It was Tang Hao!
"Little San!"
"Father, why are you here?" Tang San was also surprised and delighted to see Tang Hao.
"Clear Sky Mian Xia."
Tang Hao politely said, "Grandmaster, thank you for taking care of Little San all these years."
Then he remained silent, standing still.
Yu Xiaogang was also a discerning person. He immediately knew that Tang Hao had something to say to Tang San alone, so he said, "You two chat; I still need to research tactics for fighting against other academies."
--
Loving the story? Read 200+ extra chapters on my Patreon — link's in the description! 🚀
Loved this fic? 🔥 Then you'll absolutely binge my other hits — "Douluo Dalu: Seduction of the Angels" & "Douluo Dalu: My Harem System is Bugged!" — don't miss out!