At this moment...
The three soul bones were placed before all the team members of Blazing Academy.
The attributes of these three soul bones were completely tailor-made according to the soul master attributes of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation.
The sixty-thousand-year Mind Condensing Wisdom Skull was originally meant for Hu Liena, the Wind-chasing Left Leg Bone was prepared for Xie Yue, and the Immolation Flame Right Arm Bone naturally belonged to Yan.
It's just...
Spirit Hall had never expected that Yang Fan would appear halfway through.
If Yang Fan had revealed his true strength half a year earlier, Spirit Hall would absolutely never have offered soul bones as championship rewards for this Elite Tournament.
"Soul bones!"
"So these are soul bones."
Besides Yang Fan, the other team members of Blazing Academy were seeing unabsorbed soul bones for the first time.
Even Huo Wushuang and Huo Wu, the siblings, were no exception!
Yang Fan immediately took the sixty-thousand-year mental-type wisdom head soul bone in his hands.
Finally!
He had waited a full four or five years for this mental-type head soul bone.
If not for the fact that this mental-type head soul bone could help Yao Lao repair his soul, he wouldn't have participated in this Elite Tournament at all.
"Yang Fan!"
"This one is also yours."
Huo Wushuang delivered another soul bone into Yang Fan's hands.
The Rapid Advancement Wind-chasing Left Leg Bone!
According to their pre-match agreement: Huo Wushuang would take one of the fire-attribute soul bones, and the remaining two soul bones would all belong to Yang Fan.
This condition left nothing for the others of Blazing Academy to complain about.
Nobody was a fool!
If not for Yang Fan, they would have already been eliminated in the elimination rounds by now. How could they possibly be standing on the championship podium like this?
Not to mention two soul bones, even if all three were given to Yang Fan, that would be deserved.
Of course!
Although the other fire-attribute Immolation Flame Right Arm Bone was now in Huo Wushuang's hands.
He knew this soul bone was actually for his sister Huo Wu. This was also the ideological work that the family's elders had done for him before the match.
However, the family had also prepared a generous reward for him.
It was the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Core that Yang Fan had previously gifted to the Huo Family.
According to his father's words, the value of the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Core to fire-attribute soul masters was no less than the ten-thousand-year soul bone he now held.
At this moment...
The various soul masters watching from outside had also all fixed their gazes on the three soul bones.
Every person's face showed uncontainable greed!
If Yang Fan were like others, or if his strength were on par with Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, they might already be plotting to snatch the soul bones.
But the strength Yang Fan had just displayed made them have to consider whether they truly had the ability to swallow this hard bone.
...
Right at this moment.
A platinum bishop wearing a white-dominated robe hurried to Bibi Dong's side, whispering something silently.
But!
From the sudden change in Chen Xin's expression beside him, one could see the severity of this matter.
At this moment...
Everyone's gazes were gathered on Bibi Dong, quietly waiting for what seemed to be about to happen.
However, at this time Bibi Dong directed her gaze toward Yang Fan.
Not only that!
Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Ning Fengzhi, and Chen Xin also all simultaneously looked at Yang Fan.
"Yang Fan... what do they mean by this?"
"They're not going to take our soul bones back, are they?"
"They probably... wouldn't, right?"
"If they take our soul bones back, that would be equivalent to not being able to afford to lose."
"..."
Yang Fan didn't speak!
However, he could already sense that taking all three soul bones away would definitely not be a simple matter.
"What's going on?"
"Spirit Hall's target now seems to be Yang Fan."
Yang Wudi realized he had celebrated too early.
At this moment!
His fists clenched tight, soul power surging within his body.
As long as Spirit Hall made any move, this grandfather would be the first to rush over and fight Spirit Hall to the death.
"Don't worry!"
"Although these three soul bones are precious, for Spirit Hall they are not enough to cause serious damage."
"You may rest assured and take them back."
Standing on the highest viewing platform of the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong's voice was not loud, but it clearly reached the ears of every soul master.
Suddenly!
Bibi Dong's torch-like gaze fell upon Yang Fan.
"Only he must stay temporarily!"
At these words.
Yang Wudi was the first to jump out.
"Bibi Dong!"
"What do you mean?"
Wanting to strangle the future hope of their Breaking Clan in the cradle?
Yang Wudi knew Spirit Hall might strike in secret, but he never expected it would happen at the Continental Spirit Master Academy Finals.
Bibi Dong treated Yang Wudi's roar and questioning like air, not even glancing at him directly.
"According to our Spirit Hall's investigation."
"The death of Star Luo Empire's eldest prince Dai Weisi is related to Yang Fan."
This time even Yang Fan himself couldn't remain calm.
He appeared calm on the surface, but inside his heart was already surging with undercurrents.
Why?
How could Spirit Hall possibly know?
What he had done was seamless, even deliberately destroying the traces at the break of Dai Weisi's left leg.
Could it be that someone saw?
No!
He believed in Yao Lao's powerful soul strength—this was something no soul master could compare to.
So... was Spirit Hall bluffing him?
At this moment...
Ning Fengzhi stepped forward.
He first signaled Yang Wudi with his eyes not to act rashly.
After all, this was Spirit Hall's territory. Once things escalated to an uncontrollable point, they would definitely be the ones to suffer.
Catch a thief with the stolen goods, catch a person with the evidence!
If Spirit Hall couldn't produce a convincing story today, this pot of shit would absolutely not be dumped on Yang Fan's head.
"Your Holiness the Pope!"
"Shouldn't there be evidence to claim that Yang Fan killed Dai Weisi?"
Saying Yang Fan killed Dai Weisi.
He believed it!
The combined Spirit Hall Golden Generation wasn't Yang Fan's match, let alone the Star Luo Empire crown prince who hadn't even reached Spirit King level.
But to say Yang Fan silently killed a Spirit Ancestor within Star Luo Empire's heavily guarded escort team.
That difficulty was much greater!
It could be said that only Titled Douluo-level experts on the entire Douluo Continent could accomplish this.
Was Yang Fan one?
"Evidence!"
Under Bibi Dong's indication, the platinum bishop from before stepped forward again.
"According to our Spirit Hall's investigation, during the time of Dai Weisi's death, Yang Fan of Blazing Academy was not within Spirit City."
Yao Lao's powerful soul strength had indeed concealed everything from everyone, but one person's strength was ultimately difficult to resist the information network that Spirit Hall had spent hundreds of years building.
Especially within Spirit City!
The small merchants and vendors here, hotel front desk staff, cooks, waiters, even pedestrians on the road...
Every person was the Spirit Hall's eyes!
Although they didn't know of Yang Fan's departure, they knew after he left that someone was missing from the hotel.
"Your Holiness the Pope!"
"What exactly do you mean by this?"
"Surveillance of us?"
The usually refined and elegant Ning Fengzhi rarely showed emotional fluctuation at this moment.
Not only himself!
He also represented all soul masters of the Tian Dou division.
"Sect Master Ning."
"Many soul masters have come to Spirit City for this Elite Tournament. Our Spirit Hall must ensure the safety of the entire city."
"We didn't tell you because we didn't want to affect the participating students' adjustment and cultivation."
Surveillance!
This was in itself a surveillance of all of them by Spirit Hall.
However...
Ning Fengzhi no longer wanted to dwell on this kind of fruitless matter.
"Your Holiness the Pope!"
"To determine Yang Fan is the murderer of Dai Weisi based solely on this point is surely too absurd."
The usually silent Chen Xin couldn't stand watching anymore at this point.
If Spirit Hall didn't want the Tian Dou division to easily take away the three soul bones, they could say so directly. There was no need to use such despicable methods to deliberately make things difficult here.
"Chen Xin!"
"You're being too hasty."
"After the death of Star Luo Empire's crown prince, a soul bone was lost from his body. This should be sufficient evidence of murder."
At this moment...
Yue Guan's demonic voice rang out beside him.
Actually, he also didn't quite believe that Yang Fan could kill Dai Weisi within Star Luo Empire's heavily guarded escort team, but according to Spirit Hall's investigation during this period, only this kid was absent from the northern hotel belonging to the Tian Dou division at that time.
As for where he went...
Spirit Hall hadn't found out either.
This was the strangest part!
With the information network Spirit Hall had deployed throughout the city, even Titled Douluo shouldn't be able to escape their surveillance.
Because of this!
They believed Yang Fan was the most likely murderer of Dai Weisi.
Since Yang Fan could escape Spirit Hall's surveillance for a period of time, then he could kill Dai Weisi without the Star Luo Empire escort team's knowledge.
"What?"
"You want to search him?"
The two most secret things for a soul master: one is their own spirit abilities, and the other is the storage spirit guide device on their body.
Exposure of spirit abilities might cause one to lose their trump card, while exposure of storage spirit guide devices might bring fatal disaster to a soul master.
"The truth will be clear at a glance!"
According to the intelligence Spirit Hall currently possessed, since Dai Weisi's death, Yang Fan had always been together with the Blazing Academy team members.
If Dai Weisi was really killed by him!
Then...
This soul bone must still be on Yang Fan's body.
The next moment... ghostly shadows flickered.
Spirit Hall Elder Gui Mei flew toward Yang Fan with lightning speed.
The speed of an agility-type Titled Douluo reached Yang Fan's face in the blink of an eye.
He was very confident!
As long as he pulled out the soul bone from Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device, then the remaining matter would be something for Star Luo Empire and Tian Dou Empire to resolve.
This was precisely the result Spirit Hall wanted to see!
Clang—
A wide, pitch-black Heavy Xuan Ruler horizontally blocked before Yang Fan, also interrupting Gui Mei's intention to take down Yang Fan.
"What if I don't allow it?"
Yang Fan really couldn't let Spirit Hall succeed.
This wasn't just a matter of dignity.
Mainly, there were too many things in his storage spirit guide device, and all of them were extremely precious.
For example, the Beautiful Silk Tulip given to Ning Fengzhi!
Any single item taken out could cause a huge commotion in this situation.
If the entire Douluo Continent knew he was a treasure trove, they could imagine with their butts what their following days would be like.
"This is..."
What is this?
The people present clearly didn't expect Yang Fan to actually pull out a huge black ruler from his storage spirit guide device.
Although it wasn't a martial soul!
The ancient and profound texture let all the soul masters present see that this weapon was extraordinary.
Ning Fengzhi was surprised!
At this point in the situation, Yang Fan still wasn't planning to release his martial soul?
What level was this kid really at?
"Brother—"
"It's him!"
"It's really him!"
Huo Wu had always felt she had seen Yang Fan somewhere long ago.
Now she finally knew!
Yang Fan was that undefeated legend at the Tian Dou City Great Spirit Arena, who still maintained a ninety-nine win undefeated myth to this day.
"It really is him!"
Those who had participated in or watched spirit duels in previous years might not know the face under that mask, but they clearly remembered the huge black ruler carried on the shoulder of the black cloak.
So many years had passed...
This huge black ruler was still so clear in their memories.
...
On the other side, Yang Wudi, Niu Gao, and Bai He wanted to rush over to support their good grandson, but were suddenly blocked by Yue Guan who appeared.
"Yang Wudi."
"You should be very clear about who was killed this time."
"If the person wasn't killed by your grandson, then our Spirit Hall absolutely won't make things difficult for him."
"If the person was killed by him, then Spirit Hall similarly won't make things difficult for him."
Yue Guan's demonic voice sounded especially grating to Yang Wudi's ears.
"Bullshit!"
"My grandson Yang Fan has no grievances with the Star Luo Empire. Why would he kill Dai Weisi."
No more words needed!
At this moment...
Yang Wudi, Bai He, and Niu Gao had already revealed their martial souls.
Three against one!
Yang Wudi, whose strength had skyrocketed in recent years, still had confidence to fight Yue Guan.
...
On the other side.
Gui Mei clearly didn't expect Yang Fan could still resist in this situation.
His fighting spirit surged forth.
Nine soul rings rhythmically moved up and down around his body, powerful soul power instantly rushing toward Yang Fan.
Under this powerful pressure, even Titled Douluo couldn't resist.
However...
Yang Fan held out.
Even in this situation, he held the Heavy Xuan Ruler and initiated his counterattack.
Dou Qi surged upward!
Flames rising on the pitch-black Heavy Xuan Ruler instantly sprayed forth.
The flames were like ocean waves!
A terrifying aura instantly rolled back, completely shattering the terrifying pressure Gui Mei had just created.
"Boy!"
"You're really not simple."
Gui Mei completely didn't expect Yang Fan could withstand the terrifying pressure he created.
And even counterattack in this situation.
At this moment...
In Gui Mei's heart, he was no longer treating Yang Fan as a participating soul master student in this Elite Tournament.
But as a powerful expert!
"Boy!"
"You still dare say you're not the murderer?"
The stronger the strength Yang Fan now displayed, the more it made Spirit Hall convinced of their speculation.
At this moment...
Gui Mei instantly moved, the third soul ring on his body quietly flashing.
Under his mental control, a large black hand stretched out from the void.
Directly grabbing toward Yang Fan!
Bang—
The large hand suddenly emerging from the void tightly grasped the Heavy Xuan Ruler in Yang Fan's hands.
Right at this moment.
The air behind Yang Fan suddenly distorted, then formed a black vortex.
From the void on the other side, another large black hand reached out.
"Surrender!"
An arrogant smile appeared on Gui Mei's face.
This was the drawback of weapons!
Once taken away by someone, one would lose eighty percent of their combat ability.
At this moment...
Soul power surged within Yang Fan's body, and the burning mutated Soul Breaking Spear appeared in his hands.
Also appearing were the eight soul rings surrounding his body.
Purple, Purple, Black, Black, Black, Red, Red, Black!
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