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Although Tang Chen had gone farther away from Spirit Hall City than usual, the fluctuations caused by the sacrifice of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast were not easy to hide. Or rather, Tang Chen never intended to hide them.

The Star Dou Great Forest covered a vast area, but, accompanied by the aura of Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, Di Tian—who had been on edge and prepared for battle during this recent period—still keenly sensed this aura. After much thought, he chose to report to his master, the Silver Dragon King.

Receiving the Silver Dragon King’s reply—“Ignore it, when I recover, I will personally lead the soul beasts back to the God Realm”—Di Tian gave up on personally investigating. Instead, he merely gazed in that direction from under the Lake of Life.

Within the Star Dou Great Forest, although they could not sense Xiao Wu’s sacrifice at all, both the Sky Blue Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape brothers simultaneously felt a sharp pain in their chests, as if a piece of flesh had been forcibly cut away.

The two brothers exchanged glances, immediately guessing that something might have happened to Sister Xiao Wu. Rage filled their hearts, driving them into a frenzy.

Just as the two beast kings were about to charge out to the human world and cause havoc, a fierce and scorching aura instantly locked onto them. The murderous intent of this aura forcibly interrupted their actions, and the burning pain on their bodies made them stop in humiliation.

Outside their small Lake of Life, a three-headed Hellhound lay crouched on the ground. Two of its heads were sleeping, and the third warily scanned the surroundings.

Since the last incident outside the Star Dou Great Forest, Di Tian had given the Sky Blue Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape a death order—not to appear near the forest’s edge again, or he would personally twist off their heads.

The Sky Blue Bull Python had Azure Dragon blood, and the Titan Giant Ape also possessed Titan blood—both were super soul beasts with the potential to become important future fighting forces for the Soul Beast clan. Otherwise, Di Tian would never bother with whether these two hundred-thousand-year soul beasts sought their deaths at the hands of human experts on the outskirts.

Because he feared the auspicious beast, the little ancestor, would be discovered by humans, the Three-eyed Golden Lion was also forcibly confined by Di Tian to stay with the Silver Dragon King. Thus, the Scarlet King, rarely with nothing to do, was randomly assigned to keep an eye on the two beasts and prevent them from running amok.

The Sky Blue Bull Python and Titan Giant Ape had considered resisting the Scarlet King, but both had their bones easily broken by him. Even though he was the weakest among the top ten fierce beasts of later generations, the Scarlet King, after all, had a fire dragon bloodline. He might not look impressive, but he was undoubtedly a top expert.

Unable to resist, the two beast kings could only wail in sorrow.

In Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu and Chen Ming gazed toward the location of the sacrifice, already having a rough idea of what had happened.

“Tang Chen wasn’t originally such a person. What difference is there between the current him and Tang Hao?” Qian Daoliu sighed for his old friend, then prepared himself mentally.

“When the time comes to act, let me send off my old friend. He shouldn’t be humiliated like a chess piece, manipulated at will.”

“If possible, I’ll try to let Senior Qian Daoliu take action,” Chen Ming replied noncommittally.

After a brief discussion, the two returned to their respective roles. Qian Daoliu went to comfort Qian Renxue.

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A day after Xiao Wu’s sacrifice, Tang Chen brought Tang San back to Spirit Hall City. When Tang San reappeared before the public, although his soul power was incomparably strong, there was an unrestrained madness about him, and his gaze toward everyone in Spirit Hall was filled with unconcealed killing intent.

If Tang Chen had not been by his side, Tang San’s openly murderous gaze would have gotten him killed long ago.

Especially his face—stimulated by the human-faced demon spider bloodline in his body, Tang San’s skull had begun to twist noticeably, his face becoming sharp and broad, completely inhuman and bearing no resemblance to Tang Chen.

Because the Spirit Hall team had been injured by Tang San’s rampage, they forfeited the individual matches, allowing Blue Tyrant Academy to advance with a 2-0 score to face Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

Everyone, including the three committee members of Heaven Dou Imperial Academy, believed their team would choose to forfeit, allowing Blue Tyrant Academy to win the championship, and then take the opportunity to fight the still-recovering Spirit Hall Academy for second place.

However, just as the three committee members were about to announce this to the team and submit the paperwork for forfeiture, Dugu Bo, who had always seemed inconspicuous by the team’s side, stopped them.

“We will win. I have a true trump card.”

The authority of a Super Douluo was not something Soul Douluos could challenge. Dugu Bo’s words were tantamount to an order, so despite their confusion, the three committee members obeyed.

After all, the team captain was Dugu Bo’s granddaughter; surely he wouldn’t let her suffer.

Moreover, Chen Ming, who had been by Dugu Bo’s side for years, had never shown his strength or even revealed his soul power level to the teachers. Perhaps he was a top Soul King, with optimal or even higher-level spirit rings!

Two poison-attribute Soul Kings, both taught by the Poison Douluo, might have a chance of winning.

Amidst such confusion, the day of the final match finally arrived. Under the expectant and uneasy gazes of all the team members except for Du Guyan, Ye Lingling, Little Wu, and Ning Rongrong, the almost invisible Chen Ming was selected for the lineup.

Standing on the stage, feeling the bloodthirsty gazes of the audience, even Chen Ming couldn’t help but reflect:

“When I first became a soul master, I thought I might one day stand on this stage. But I never imagined it would be at this time, with this identity and power.”

Chen Ming gazed at Tang San, who was approaching from the other side. Activating his Spirit Eye, he scanned Tang San’s body and soul. Through Tang San’s chaotic mind, he glimpsed the slumbering power within his brain.

For the finals, Spirit Hall finally revealed their wager for the match. Tang Hao, with all four limbs broken and his soul power sealed, was pushed onto the stage in a metal cage. Only after countless people had verified his identity was he taken away.