Yao Lao hovered above Spirit City.
With his own power, he blocked the five Super Douluo who had flown over from the Worship Hall.
At this moment!
The battle qi within his body began to surge continuously, and the bone-white flames actually ignited his entire body.
Since Yao Lao had decided to appear, he didn't plan to hold anything back.
The current situation was that they were outnumbered, and on the enemy's territory.
So if they were going to fight, they had to completely suppress their opponents. Only this way could they make Spirit Hall feel apprehensive about making a move against Yang Fan in the future.
"Mas... Master."
The rims of Yang Fan's eyes turned slightly red.
Because he discovered that Yao Lao was actually burning his soul at this very moment.
Yes!
He was burning his soul.
Yao Lao used his soul as a catalyst to instantly stimulate his own strength.
...
In mid-air!
Yao Lao's palm faced outward, then he forcefully pulled. The Heavy Xuan Ruler inserted in the Pope's Hall plaza appeared in his palm like lightning.
"Flame Splitting Tsunami!"
Wave-like flames surged dozens of meters high in mid-air, pressing down toward the five Worships.
"Limit... Limit Douluo?!"
The expressions of the five Worships suddenly changed.
They had rushed over upon hearing the commotion, but never expected that the first opponent they encountered would be a peak-level expert.
"Defend!"
The five Worships stood in a row, using powerful soul power to establish a nearly substantial defensive line in an instant.
But...
They simply didn't know who Yao Lao was.
The dominance of the Flame Splitting Tsunami caused the defensive line established by the five Worships to collapse in an instant.
Powerful terrifying heat waves forcibly pushed the five Worships back thousands of meters.
"So strong!"
Yao Lao's might was fully demonstrated at this moment.
The five Worships' expressions were even more solemn!
Not to mention that the five of them working together weren't his match—even if the Grand Worship Qian Daoliu came personally, he might not necessarily gain the upper hand.
Just who was this person?
The five knowledgeable Worships were seeing such an extraordinary expert for the first time.
At this moment...
Those shocked weren't just the five Worships.
Even someone with such a clear mind as Ning Fengzhi experienced a moment of mental short-circuit.
Too strong!
He never dreamed that behind Yang Fan there would be such a powerful expert.
Once Yang Fan became a powerful expert, and the Breaking Clan's territory expanded outward a bit more.
Then...
The ranking of the Seven Great Sects and even the situation of the entire Douluo Continent would probably be completely changed.
The soul masters outside Spirit Hall were similarly watching dumbfounded.
A battle of this level was simply like gods fighting in their eyes.
Among these people, there were originally some soul masters who wanted to wait until after leaving Spirit City to snatch the soul bones on Yang Fan's body.
Absolutely must not!
This terrifying thought had now been completely extinguished in their hearts.
"Bibi Dong!"
At this moment.
A roar came from above the Pope's Hall building.
Everyone looked up...
It was Dugu Bo!
The stunned atmosphere passed through everyone in an instant.
Because no one had noticed when this old fellow had climbed to the top of the Pope's Hall.
More importantly, no one knew what he was going to do.
At this moment...
Dugu Bo took out a small medicine bottle—it was precisely the Snow Swan Kiss liquid that Yang Fan had given him before.
With a shake of his empty hand!
A drop of transparent liquid instantly floated in the air, then a beam of Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison gently flicked out from his finger.
The moment the snake venom fused with the Snow Swan Kiss, it suddenly exploded.
In an instant...
The entire Pope's Hall was filled with a dense, fishy snake venom smell.
Everyone's expressions changed dramatically!
Although they didn't know what Dugu Bo was holding, everyone had already witnessed the power of that transparent liquid.
"How about it?"
"Does this old man need to say anything more now?"
"If you people from Spirit Hall don't stop, believe it or not, this old man will directly turn the entire Spirit City into a dead city?"
Dugu Bo was neither good nor evil, acting entirely according to his own preferences.
The important thing was that he never broke his word!
None of the people present believed that Dugu Bo's actions were just for show.
He really dared!
With the power of the transparent liquid Dugu Bo just displayed, combined with his ninth spirit ability...
Spirit masters below Super Douluo might not be able to leave Spirit City intact.
"Chrysanthemum Guan!" (T/N: Nickname for an*s)
"You old thing, why haven't you retreated for this old man yet?"
Dugu Bo looked down upon the heroes.
At this moment... he was invincible!
He could scold whoever he wanted!
Not a single person dared to touch him at this moment.
This feeling of standing at the highest point of the Pope's Hall and being proud and elated—Dugu Bo had never experienced it in eight lifetimes.
"Retreat!"
The current situation forced Bibi Dong to make concessions.
"Sect Master Ning!"
"You are the person in charge of the Tian Dou division for this Elite Tournament, the sect master of the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile School, and also our Spirit Hall's honorary elder."
"During this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, the eldest prince of Star Luo Empire was assassinated outside Spirit City."
"As this person in charge, shouldn't you give an explanation for this matter?"
Bibi Dong obviously didn't plan to let this matter pass just like that.
For Spirit Hall...
This was a fuse to ignite the flames of war between the two great empires of Tian Dou and Star Luo.
Ning Fengzhi suddenly laughed!
Spirit Hall's honorary elder?
If Bibi Dong hadn't mentioned this matter, he himself might have already forgotten.
At this moment...
Ning Fengzhi walked to Yang Fan's side.
He didn't say a word, but his eyes already contained everything.
"It wasn't me."
Ning Fengzhi placed his hand on Yang Fan's shoulder and gently patted: "Uncle Ning absolutely believes you."
"Boy!"
"Since it wasn't you, then why can't you let us check if there's a soul bone in your storage spirit guide device?"
At this moment...
Gui Mei walked over while clutching his chest.
His expression was gloomy!
Completely gone was the arrogance from before.
"Checking... of course you can."
"But it's not your Spirit Hall's turn to check my storage spirit guide device."
"This is a matter between me and the Star Luo Empire. You Spirit Hall seems to be overreaching a bit too much."
The atmosphere underwent subtle changes once again.
Especially between Ning Fengzhi and Bibi Dong, there was already a tacit understanding.
Spirit Hall's development had been rapid these past dozen or so years, already extending its reach into the internal affairs of the two great empires.
Their ambition was already obvious!
This was also what he was most apprehensive about at the moment.
"I am the person directly dispatched by the Star Luo Empire this time to investigate the cause of the crown prince's death."
"May I ask if I am qualified to check this little brother's storage spirit guide device?"
At this moment...
Someone stepped forward from the Star Luo Empire side.
None other than!
The head of the Star Luo Zhu Family, Zhu Feng.
His purpose in coming this time wasn't just to investigate Dai Weisi's death—his daughter Zhu Zhuyun had also died, the future hope of the Star Luo Zhu Family.
After Zhu Feng walked out, he looked at Yang Fan a few more times.
They had met before!
If he remembered correctly, when Yang Wudi first went to the Zhu Family to discuss the Blood Coagulation Powder business, this kid was the one following beside him.
At that time, no one had paid attention to such a youth.
However, in the blink of an eye, just a few short years later, Yang Fan had become a genius youth that the entire Douluo Continent couldn't ignore.
"Yes!"
Yang Fan slowly took off his storage spirit guide device and handed it out, but didn't immediately and decisively deliver it into Zhu Feng's hands.
"Family Head Zhu!"
"I don't want others to know what's inside the storage spirit guide device."
Zhu Feng's expression instantly became serious: "I, Zhu Feng, solemnly promise here that what I see today will absolutely not be told to a single person."
Zhu Feng took Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device, and soul power slowly probed into it.
In an instant!
His eyes suddenly widened.
Pills, medicinal herbs, soul bones, Nine-Grade Ginseng King...!
Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device was simply a treasure chest filled with all kinds of treasures.
Most exaggerated of all, there was actually a hundred-thousand-year soul bone hidden inside the storage spirit guide device!
This was an unparalleled temptation for soul masters of the entire Douluo Continent, even for Super Douluo.
Zhu Feng's facial emotions instantly made the people present become tense.
This not only meant whether the truth of Dai Weisi's murder would be revealed, but it might also affect the subsequent situation of the entire Douluo Continent.
"I've offended you!"
"The Star Luo Zhu Family will definitely visit to apologize another day."
No!
There were indeed soul bones in Yang Fan's storage spirit guide device, and fucking more than one.
But there was no left leg soul bone lost from Dai Weisi's body!
"Family Head Zhu!"
"I deeply sympathize with your current situation, but you should also remain calm and not be used by those with ulterior motives."
Zhu Feng's expression was extremely ugly.
This was originally Star Luo Empire's own matter, yet they had let Spirit Hall stick their neck out for them.
And now...
This matter had blown up in such a way that it couldn't be settled.
At this moment...
The Spirit Hall side's expressions were extremely ugly.
"How could this be?"
"Could this kid have transferred the soul bone somewhere else?"
This result was beyond Spirit Hall's expectations.
Obviously!
Yao Lao's appearance had made Spirit Hall subconsciously believe that Dai Weisi was killed by Yang Fan.
This was also the most reasonable and the only expert who could meet the conditions.
"No!"
"This kid has been with the Blazing Academy participating team members recently. He simply had no opportunity to transfer the soul bone out."
"Then could he have given it to someone else from Blazing Academy?"
"Do you think that's possible?"
Before this, Spirit Hall had absolutely no indication of targeting Yang Fan.
Even if this kid had prepared for a rainy day!
If the Blazing Academy group really had a soul bone hidden, they would have already exposed it under the pressure of such a grand occasion.
They absolutely wouldn't have the foolish and dazed expressions they had now.
"How about it?"
"You bunch of dog things, what else do you have to say now?"
Dugu Bo stood at the highest point of the Pope's Hall, still continuously outputting.
Awesome!
Too awesome!
He had never in eight lifetimes so thoroughly shit on Spirit Hall's head like this.
"Your Holiness the Pope."
"Shouldn't you give us an explanation now?"
As the most authoritative person on the Tian Dou Empire side, Ning Fengzhi had to step forward at this moment to salvage face for Tian Dou Empire.
Also to seek justice for Yang Fan!
"This matter was a problem with Spirit Hall's investigation."
"This Pope apologizes to you!"
"All team members of Blazing Academy can enjoy the treatment of Spirit Hall personally leading teams to the spirit beast forest to hunt spirit beasts and obtain soul rings in the future."
Ning Fengzhi looked down at Yang Fan below.
He didn't know what this kid was thinking, but in his view, this matter could end here.
Continuing to entangle would be like a shrew's endless cursing.
Besides...
This was Spirit Hall's territory!
"No need."
"If you really want to compensate, compensate Star Luo Empire instead."
As the saying goes: with reason, one can be unforgiving; without reason, one can only make three points of trouble.
Deceiving Spirit Hall was fine, but he couldn't deceive himself.
Retreat!
"You all go first."
"This old man will stay behind to cover the rear."
Dugu Bo was very proud now.
The old fellows of Spirit Hall had now witnessed the power of the fusion of Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor poison and Snow Swan Kiss.
He was certain!
Now not a single person on the Spirit Hall side dared to touch him at this moment.
...
On the way back.
Yang Fan took out the soul bone that belonged to Dai Weisi.
This soul bone was indeed not on his body, but that didn't mean it had left him.
Everyone's attention was on him, causing them all to overlook Yao Lao, a soul-state old man.
In everyone's perception, souls should be ethereal and floating.
"Little Fan!"
"You... you..."
"This soul bone is really... really on you?"
Yang Wudi was dumbfounded!
The eldest prince of Star Luo Empire was really killed by his grandson.
"Why?"
Yang Wudi suddenly remembered his own actions before the Pope's Hall.
Hmm...
If he had known beforehand, he absolutely wouldn't have been so overbearing.
"Because he wanted to kill me!"
Yang Fan told his grandfather Yang Wudi the whole story of the matter.
His conflict with Dai Weisi was irreconcilable from the start. The reason Dai Weisi hadn't chosen to make a move against him was entirely because he temporarily didn't know that the person who made the transaction was him.
"So that's how it was."
"This soul bone is less than twenty thousand years old, but from its appearance and attributes, it should come from fierce beasts like tigers and wolves."
"Very suitable for you."
Yang Fan suddenly laughed.
"Grandfather!"
"This soul bone is perfect for you."
Indeed!
The age of a ten-thousand-year soul bone couldn't be considered high, but the attributes of this soul bone were very compatible with his grandfather Yang Wudi.
He also wanted to get his grandfather a set of hundred-thousand-year soul bones to show off, but soul bones on the Douluo Continent were far too scarce.
Scarce to the point of being unobtainable even when sought!
After today's events, it would be impossible for the Breaking Clan to remain low-key on the Douluo Continent.
Under this pressure, his grandfather needed to become a Titled Douluo as soon as possible.
Only this way!
Could the Breaking Clan better establish themselves on the Douluo Continent.
Yang Fan couldn't guarantee that if he missed this soul bone, he could obtain another one more suitable for his grandfather Yang Wudi, nor did he know when he would encounter the next soul bone.
"Little Fan!"
"Grandfather thanks you."
"This soul bone is a cornerstone for you to become a true expert. You need it more than Grandfather."
Yang Dan shook his head...
"Grandfather."
"The Breaking Clan needs you now."
"I already have two hundred-thousand-year soul bones on my body. I believe I can obtain even better soul bones in the future."
"Don't hesitate about this soul bone!"
Yang Wudi was silent for a moment...
"Alright!"
"Grandfather accepts this soul bone."
"If there's a better soul bone in the future, Grandfather will definitely keep an eye out for you."
His grandson was right!
If the Breaking Clan wanted to truly turn from salted fish, then he, as the clan leader of the Breaking Clan, must become a Titled Douluo.
He wasn't Ning Fengzhi!
After gathering experts like Dugu Bo and Yao Lao around him, what kind of situation would it be for him, the clan leader, to still be a Soul Douluo?
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