"Master."
"How are you?"
On the surface, Yao Lao's current condition seemed... seemed to be without any serious problems.
"Nothing much!"
"Just feeling a bit tired all over."
Yao Lao sat in the carriage on the way back, stretching his waist.
He indeed looked like someone unharmed.
This put Yang Fan at ease!
If Yao Lao really had something happen to him, this disciple would probably feel guilty for the rest of his life.
"Master."
"But I saw you burning your soul before the Pope's Hall..."
At that time, Yang Fan was really terrified.
He thought Yao Lao was going to go offline!
"I indeed stimulated part of my strength by burning my soul."
At this moment!
Yao Lao suddenly realized something very important.
"Brat."
"You absolutely must not learn from this."
"With your Master's kind of sufficiently powerful soul, occasionally burning it once is fine, but if you were to burn yours, it would be hard to say."
Yao Lao had to give a warning.
He understood Yang Fan!
This kid really dared to do such things.
"Come on—"
"I was just asking. Why would I burn that thing when I have nothing better to do?"
Yao Lao was fine!
This was the best result for Yang Fan.
His purpose in participating in this Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was for the sixty-thousand-year mental head bone.
Now that he had obtained it!
This tournament could be considered to have drawn a perfect conclusion.
"Right... soul bones!"
Two more soul bones had been added to Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device at this time: the Mental Condensation Wisdom Head Bone and the Wind-chasing Left Leg Bone!
Yao Lao held this hard-won mental head bone...
Both hands trembled slightly!
For soul masters on the Douluo Continent, this was a supreme treasure that could make people fight until their heads were broken and blood flowed.
For him, Yao Chen, wasn't it the same?
"Master."
"We can start refining pills now."
Sacred Soul Grass, Nine-Grade Ginseng King, mental-type head soul bone...
All the medicinal ingredients needed to refine soul-repairing pills were now complete!
"Refine!"
"Find Master a safe place after we return."
At this moment...
Yao Lao held the soul bone in his arms, already smiling like a child.
...
In another carriage.
"Fengzhi!"
"Did you figure out the background of that old man beside Yang Fan?"
Chen Xin's expression was grave!
Although the Tian Dou Empire's escort team had been away from Spirit City for a day, the shock Yao Lao gave him seemed right before his eyes.
Too strong!
Suppressing five Worships by himself.
Such strength already stood at the very peak of the entire Douluo Continent.
"..."
Ning Fengzhi slowly shook his head.
He couldn't even understand how a soul could still survive in the human world.
You must know...
When soul masters on the Douluo Continent died, they just died. Where was there such a thing as a soul state?
"But there's one thing..."
"This old man whom Yang Fan respectfully calls Master definitely does not belong to the Douluo Continent."
Chen Xin's face was full of confusion: "Doesn't belong to the Douluo Continent? Then where did he come from?"
Ning Fengzhi smiled!
"I also don't know where he came from."
"But think about it!"
"When this old man suppressed the five Spirit Hall Worships by himself, the abilities he used were all unrelated to soul skills."
"We don't have such a person on the Douluo Continent, nor do we have such a cultivation system."
Ning Fengzhi finally understood why Yang Fan could crush his peers without activating soul skills.
It wasn't because of arrogance!
But because using another cultivation system would only be stronger.
"That makes sense!"
Chen Xin nodded thoughtfully.
In terms of experience...
He had seen no less than Ning Fengzhi, especially in terms of soul master cultivation degree, Ning Fengzhi, who had just been promoted to Soul Douluo, was far inferior to him.
Yao Chen's appearance could only be explained by the possibility of 'not belonging to the Douluo Continent.'
"Uncle Sword."
"You don't need to be so tense."
"From the current situation, this old man's appearance is not a threat to our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect."
They had a common enemy!
This he was clear about, and that old master of Yang Fan's was probably even clearer than him.
Looking back now...
The Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect's alliance with the Breaking Clan had indeed been the right move.
If Yang Fan had come to ally with the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect under the current circumstances, what he brought out probably wouldn't have been the Beautiful Silk Tulip that made his martial soul evolve back then.
"I'm still somewhat uneasy."
"You don't believe in that old man, but you should believe in Yang Fan, right?"
Ning Fengzhi very much understood Chen Xin's feelings.
All these years, the entire sect had been cared for by the two Titled Douluo, Chen Xin and Gu Rong.
It could be said...
Without the two sect guardian gods, Chen Xin and Gu Rong, there would be no Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect today.
And all of this was inseparable from Chen Xin's usual vigilance.
"Let's hope so."
Chen Xin chose not to say anything more.
...
...
On the other side.
The people of Star Luo Empire could only helplessly choose to return home after failing to get the truth they wanted.
This Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament had already ended, and all soul masters had gradually left Spirit City.
Even if they wanted to investigate, there was no longer any opportunity!
"Clan leader."
"Are we just going to let this matter go?"
When they came out from Star Luo Empire, each of them held their heads high, vowing to find the murderer of the crown prince, but now they were returning empty-handed.
Everyone was like eggplants beaten by frost!
"Otherwise?"
"Do you have any good ideas?"
Zhu Feng was more distressed than anyone.
The one who died was Zhu Zhuyun!
The future heir of the Star Luo Zhu Family.
If the one who died was Zhu Zhuqing, his heart might have felt a bit better.
"Clan leader!"
"Were there really no soul bones in Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device?"
At that time, everyone believed they would definitely find soul bones when searching Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device.
Because that kid was too suspicious!
Powerful strength, mysterious old grandpa, that attitude of not allowing his storage spirit guide device to be checked at first...
Perfectly matching all the motives for the crime!
"..."
Zhu Feng wanted to speak but stopped, finally shaking his head helplessly.
Soul bones... there really were!
And more than one.
But there was no ten-thousand-year soul bone from Dai Weisi's left leg that had been cut off.
"Clan leader!"
"Was this matter orchestrated by those bastards from Spirit Hall from the very beginning?"
Zhu Feng didn't answer.
But he had long had such suspicions in his heart.
To say who was most likely able to kill the crown prince Dai Weisi without alerting the escort team.
Who was most likely?
Spirit Hall!
Not only because Spirit Hall possessed such strength, but also because they had very strong motives.
Spirit Hall had developed rapidly in the dozen or so years since Bibi Dong succeeded as Pope, even extending their reach into the internal affairs of the two great empires.
Their ambition was already self-evident!
The death of this Star Luo Empire crown prince this time had Spirit Hall as the biggest beneficiary.
Taking a step back...
Without Dai Weisi exposing his soul bone, what motive did Yang Fan have to kill Dai Weisi?
"I think this matter was orchestrated by Spirit Hall themselves, not wanting Blazing Academy to take the three soul bones so easily."
"I think so too!"
"Now all the clues are broken. Even if we want to investigate this matter, there's no way."
"..."
At this moment!
Zhu Feng raised his hand to interrupt everyone's discussion.
"Has the second young lady been found?"
Dai Weisi's death would inevitably set off a bloodbath throughout the Star Luo Imperial Palace.
As for where the crown prince's position would fall in the end, this Zhu Family head really couldn't make a conclusion now.
But one thing!
The Star Luo royal family had imperial throne issues to fight over, and their Star Luo Zhu Family also needed to establish a new heir.
Now that Zhu Zhuyun was dead, the most talented person naturally became Zhu Zhuqing.
Of course!
This also depended on how Zhu Zhuqing had developed outside these past few years.
If she had already exhausted all her potential, then Zhu Zhuqing similarly couldn't become the future heir of the Zhu Family.
"Not yet!"
A Zhu Family member beside him answered.
"Find her and bring her back as soon as possible."
The Star Luo Zhu Family was fortunate!
Because after Zhu Zhuyun died, there was still Zhu Zhuqing as a candidate heir.
However...
The Star Luo royal family had completely cut off their lineage this time.
...
Pope's Hall.
Bibi Dong sat upright on the papal throne symbolizing Spirit Hall's highest power.
Holding the gem-embedded scepter!
A pair of torch-like eyes swept over everyone, and where her gaze passed, no one dared to look directly at her.
The most depressed ones right now were them!
Not only did they hand over three Spirit Hall inherited soul bones to others, but they also made such a fool of themselves because of the Dai Weisi death incident.
Although no one outside said anything, it didn't mean they wouldn't pin Dai Weisi's death on Spirit Hall's head.
"Have you investigated clearly?"
What Bibi Dong asked about was naturally Yao Lao.
Whether Dai Weisi was killed by Yang Fan or not wasn't important, and she could also not care about suspicions that Spirit Hall did it, but Yao Lao's matter had to be investigated clearly.
Such a super expert was not something even Spirit Hall could easily ignore.
Because he could very likely become the biggest obstacle to her next step of unifying the Douluo Continent.
"Temporarily... temporarily not yet."
Yue Guan, who was responsible for this matter, said with a stiff scalp.
A soul!
And a soul old man who had never appeared on the Douluo Continent before this.
Now they didn't even know what his name was.
No way to investigate!
Just like the conclusion they made yesterday, this soul old man very likely didn't belong to the Douluo Continent.
How to investigate this?
"Notify the Tian Dou City Spirit Hall, closely monitor the Breaking Clan's movements, especially Yang Fan and that soul within his body."
"Once there's an opportunity..."
Killing intent burst forth from Bibi Dong's eyes.
This time that soul old man burned his soul to suppress five Worships.
Then what about next time?
"Yes!"
Yue Guan instantly felt as if a heavy burden had been lifted.
At this moment!
Gui Mei came out to relieve his good brother from the pressure coming from the Pope.
"Your Holiness the Pope!"
"We have already found the hiding place of Tang Hao and his son Tang San."
With Spirit Hall's power, after Tang San was exposed, finding this father and son pair wasn't a difficult matter.
Starting the investigation from Holy Spirit Village where Tang San lived...
Soon!
They investigated based on what Village Chief Jack said about Tang Hao occasionally going to the mountain behind.
As expected!
They found traces of the Tang Hao father and son.
"Where?"
"Just the two of them?"
Bibi Dong's brows raised slightly, and the news of Tang Hao indeed made her expression seem to improve somewhat.
"Just within Tian Dou Empire territory, in an unknown mountain range. Whether it's just the two of them hasn't been fully confirmed."
After all, Tang Hao was a powerful Titled Douluo!
To avoid alerting the enemy, they didn't rashly approach.
"Very good!"
"Gather people to encircle and annihilate Tang Hao."
Tang Hao's eyes burst forth with overwhelming killing intent.
The grievances Spirit Hall had suffered recently seemed to have found a place to vent at this moment.
According to the intelligence Spirit Hall possessed!
The Clear Sky Clan had already given all their inherited soul bones to Tang Hao.
This time, they could not only solve a hidden trouble for Spirit Hall, but also make up for the loss of three soul bones.
"Yes!"
"We will arrange it immediately."
For the Ghost-Chrysanthemum duo, hunting Tang Hao was much more straightforward than dealing with a soul.
...
Do it as soon as you've said it!
Spirit Hall showed thunderous momentum in the matter of pursuing Tang Hao.
That afternoon!
Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Ling Yuan, and Demon Bear, four Titled Douluo, were summoned by Bibi Dong to the Pope's Hall.
Plus Bibi Dong herself!
Such a lineup was to tell everyone: Tang Hao was doomed.
...
Boom—
Tang San smashed his hammer against the mountain rock wall, looking at the power he created that was nearly at Soul King level.
He smiled!
Although the time following his father's cultivation was short.
Only less than two months!
But just the progress in these short few days was even more obvious than the eight years he had followed his teacher before.
Hmm...
Since coming into contact with his father, a Titled Douluo-level expert, he increasingly felt that his teacher Yu Xiaogang's knowledge was limited.
This limitation wasn't something that could be shown in books.
It was experience!
His teacher could only teach him: There are no trash martial souls, only trash soul masters.
His father was different!
His father understood his personal feelings after cultivating to a certain stage, and could give professional advice based on his situation.
During the time he followed his father, his soul power directly increased by one level.
He speculated...
At most half a year more, he might be able to officially become a Spirit Ancestor.
"Phew—"
Tang San looked at the big sun overhead.
Calculating the time!
The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament should have ended by now.
He didn't know who the final champion of the Elite Tournament was.
Spirit Hall?
Or Yang Fan, who defeated him?
According to what his teacher Yu Xiaogang said before, no one in this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament was Spirit Hall's match.
At this moment!
A small white wild rabbit appeared in Tang San's field of vision.
"Xiao Wu..."
He thought of his friend from Nuoding Spirit Master Academy again.
That was his first friend on the Douluo Continent!
If his teacher hadn't forcibly made him stay at Nuoding Academy back then, perhaps he could have entered an advanced soul master academy together with Xiao Wu.
He had originally wanted to see Xiao Wu again at this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament.
Because with Xiao Wu's strength, as long as she participated, she would definitely attract others' attention.
Unexpectedly, not only did he not wait for Xiao Wu, but he himself was injured and eliminated in the tournament.
At this moment...
Beside the small wild rabbit, another small male rabbit ran over, and without a word mounted on top and began wriggling.
Such a mating scene instantly doused Tang San's fantasy with a basin of cold water.
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