Chapter 80: Yu Yuanzhen: Xiao Gang, oh...
Seven days passed in the blink of an eye.
When the day for the heavenly curtain to continue its broadcast arrived, everyone, as before, completed their tasks early and waited quietly for the broadcast to begin.
Black World, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
"To be honest, the appearance of this heavenly curtain has provided us with quite an interesting entertainment project."
Bone Douluo picked up a chicken leg, raised a small glass of wine, and watched the heavenly curtain while eating and drinking.
"Hahaha, thinking about it that way, it seems Douluo Continent doesn't have many entertainment activities."
Ning Fengzhi said with a smile.
"Feng Zhi, what do you think would happen if the parallel world's Yu Yuanzhen sent his son to Spirit City?"
Sword Douluo remained silent for a moment before finally bringing up a topic.
"What would happen? I'm not sure either."
"The one serving as the Pope back then was Qian Xunji. Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, you should know that man was very forceful; I wouldn't be surprised by anything he did."
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment, then shook his head.
"Then Feng Zhi, do you think Qian Xunji would act against Yu Xiaogang because of his talent?"
Bone Douluo asked.
"No!"
Hearing Bone Douluo's question, Ning Fengzhi shook his head directly.
"We have been watching this from the beginning, so we know how formidable the Yu Xiaogang over there is."
"But the people of the past haven't seen the heavenly curtain; they have no idea how Heaven-Defying Yu Xiaogang is."
"In their eyes, that Dragon God Douluo started as a dull-witted child who finally managed to recover, only for his Spirit to suffer a malignant mutation with an Innate Spirit Power of rank one."
"However, he was lucky because he had a Titled Douluo for a father. At the same time, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect discovered a treasure that could improve a Spirit Master's Physique, allowing them to obtain spirit rings of higher years."
"Based on that, he was able to possess a first spirit ring of thousand years."
"The truly formidable one is Yu Yuanzhen, and the hidden treasure of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect."
"Think about it: if someone with Innate Rank 1 Soul Power can obtain a first spirit ring of thousand years, what could someone with Innate Rank 9 or Full Innate Spirit Power achieve?"
"As long as he thinks of this, Qian Xunji's gaze won't be on Yu Xiaogang, but on the hidden Whale Glue."
Hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Bone Douluo suddenly realized.
"Exactly. Qian Xunji might even treat Yu Xiaogang very well."
Sword Douluo also chimed in.
Ning Fengzhi nodded, agreeing with Sword Douluo's thoughts, though there were some words he didn't voice.
For some reason, Ning Fengzhi felt that the atmosphere of Douluo Continent had changed significantly over the years.
Years ago, Douluo Continent was very peaceful.
Back then, people from great powers traveling abroad didn't have to worry at all about other great powers acting against their Geniuses.
Just like the Clear Sky Twins of the past.
Anyone with eyes could see that the brothers Tang Hao and Tang Xiao would grow up to be two Titled Douluos.
Yet, whether it was the Spirit Hall, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, or his own Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, no one ever made a move against them.
They were allowed to roam the continent and grow continuously.
In the years since then, at some unknown point, whenever the major powers heard of a Genius born in another faction, the thought of whether to eliminate them would pop into their heads.
This had resulted in very few geniuses from the major powers traveling abroad in recent years.
"When exactly did it start?"
Ning Fengzhi pondered for a moment and quickly realized it was likely after the death of the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, and the ascension of the current Pope, Bibi Dong, that relations between the various powers on the continent became increasingly tense.
Thinking about it, Tang Hao of the Clear Sky Sect had consorted with a Spirit Beast and was beaten into hiding by Qian Xunji.
And Qian Xunji himself died of heavy injuries.
Tang Hao's father, the previous Sect Master of the Clear Sky Sect, died of anger, and the Clear Sky Sect had since closed its mountain gates.
With the Clear Sky Sect in seclusion, the remaining Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, were no longer in balance with the strength of the Spirit Hall.
Coupled with the fact that the newly ascended Pope Bibi Dong's style of action was even more excessive than Qian Xunji's, it was no wonder the continent felt like a storm was brewing.
"What a pity. That stable environment of the past will never return after all."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head and sighed.
Personally, he preferred the continent to maintain a balance; such an environment was truly comfortable for the great Sects.
In today's chaotic environment, some sudden accident might one day cause the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to suffer heavy losses, leading it to fall from its position among the Upper Three Sects in the future.
That was something he could not accept under any circumstances.
"I hope the environment of Douluo Continent can recover in the future."
Ning Fengzhi thought to himself.
It was at this moment that the heavenly curtain began to play images, so Ning Fengzhi immediately set aside his worries and began to watch the heavenly curtain, chatting and laughing with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo.
[Comparison of the two Douluos, now continuing broadcast.]
[Subject of broadcast: Black World Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang...]
[Noticing that his Cultivation speed had slowed down, Yu Xiaogang searched through all the Family records but couldn't find a solution. Therefore, he believed it was because there were too few books in the Family.]
[Thus, Yu Xiaogang wanted to go to a place with more books, namely the Spirit Hall, to search for information.]
[He approached his father, Yu Yuanzhen.]
["You want to go to Spirit City?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen frowned, looking at his son with some displeasure.]
["You're already like this, and yet you haven't embarrassed yourself enough? You want to run off to Spirit City to lose face?"]
[Yu Yuanzhen spoke in a low voice, clearly disapproving of Yu Xiaogang's idea of going to Spirit City.]
[For no other reason than he truly didn't want to lose face anymore.]
[Years ago, when Yu Xiaogang first released his First Spirit Ability, he had completely humiliated himself in front of the Family Elders.]
[For a long time after that, he didn't dare to see the Elders because he was afraid of seeing pity for himself in their eyes.]
[Now that the matter had finally faded, Yu Xiaogang had come out saying he wanted to go to Spirit City.]
[What, losing face in the Family isn't enough to satisfy you? You want to throw your face across the entire Douluo Continent?]
["I don't care, I'm going!"]
[The twenty-something-year-old Yu Xiaogang put on a stubborn expression.]
[From that posture, it seemed that if Yu Yuanzhen didn't agree, he would run away from home.]
["Go, go, go, go my foot! Get out of here!"]
[Yu Xiaogang's stubborn attitude instantly ignited a fire in Yu Yuanzhen's heart.]
[He waved his hand to drive Yu Xiaogang away. Seeing the resentful look in Yu Xiaogang's eyes before he left, he leaned back in his chair and spent a long time catching his breath before finally calming down.]
["I really do owe you!"]
[After a long silence, Yu Yuanzhen slammed his fist on the table, but soon, he pulled out a piece of paper, picked up a pen, and began to write on it.]
[After finishing, Yu Yuanzhen folded the paper and stuffed it into an envelope.]
["Someone, come here!"]
[Soon, a person appeared before Yu Yuanzhen.]
["Deliver this letter to the hands of the Spirit Hall Pope, Qian Xunji. Remember to tell him that if he agrees to this matter, I, Yu Yuanzhen, will be extremely grateful to him."]
["Consider it that I owe him a favor."]
[After Yu Yuanzhen finished speaking, he handed the letter to that person.]
[After the person left, Yu Yuanzhen let out a long sigh.]
["Xiao Gang, ah, don't let your father lose face anymore. I'm truly begging you."]