The next day.
"Tang Sect versus Earthdragon Sect. Both sides, enter the waiting area…"
It was finally Tang Sect's turn to compete. Their first opponent was the Earthdragon Sect, one of the two top sects of Dragon City in the Heavenly Soul Empire alongside the Heavenly Dragon Sect.
The Heavenly Dragon Sect and Earthdragon Sect were originally a pair of hidden sects. The Heavenly Dragon Sect's inheritance was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and their predecessor was the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect from 10,000 years ago.
The Heavenly Dragon Sect had a Titled Douluo presiding over it.
The Earthdragon Sect was relatively weaker. Its Sect Master was only a Spirit Douluo, but she possessed combat power capable of rivaling an ordinary Titled Douluo, so she was not weak either.
Earthdragon Sect, as the name suggested, was a sect where almost all of its Spirit Masters had various earth dragons and sub-dragon Spirit Beasts as their Martial Souls.
Nor should earth dragon and sub-dragon Martial Souls be underestimated. Anything related to dragons was not bad.
Of course, the hierarchy among dragon-type Martial Souls was also extremely strict. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul possessed an extremely powerful true dragon bloodline. It was said that the bloodline of a pure-blooded Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon was among the best even among true dragons.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul could suppress most earth dragon and sub-dragon Martial Souls. This was Martial Soul suppression!
Suppression among dragon-type Martial Souls was extremely obvious, after all, the dragon race had a strict hierarchy.
The first contestant sent up by the Earthdragon Sect was a Spirit King whose Martial Soul was the Sabertooth Earthdragon.
"Yuhao, go."
Huo Yuhao was stunned. "Ah? Why me?"
"Who else? You're the only Spirit King. Everyone else is a Spirit Emperor. Sending you up preserves our strength the best, though to me, there's no need."
Su Yunlin did not have many thoughts regarding tactics. In this Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Tournament, he could sweep through everything by himself, but there was no need to be so arrogant. He had long been on the Holy Spirit Cult's list, and the Holy Spirit Cult would definitely think of every possible way to deal with him.
Su Yunlin planned to preserve his strength so he could catch the Evil Spirit Masters off guard.
Huo Yuhao went onstage. No one knew what he was thinking, but he directly used the Snow Lady Spirit Soul to fight.
Su Yunlin watched as Huo Yuhao eliminated the Earthdragon Sect's members one after another. The Earthdragon Sect was only so-so. Su Yunlin alone could wipe out the Earthdragon Sect. It seemed that in the original worldline, even when Huo Yuhao was crippled, he had swept the Earthdragon Sect by himself.
That was even more true for the current healthy Huo Yuhao.
After Huo Yuhao eliminated the Earthdragon Sect's contestants one after another, the Earthdragon Sect's captain, Nan Qiuqiu, stepped onto the stage. She was a Spirit King and possessed a rare type among earth dragon Martial Souls, the Rouge Dragon. This Martial Soul possessed the annihilation attribute and was quite powerful.
However, she was still no match for Huo Yuhao. Huo Yuhao was completely toying with Nan Qiuqiu. Afterward, Nan Qiuqiu made a bet with Huo Yuhao, saying that whoever won would make the other join their sect.
The result could be imagined. Nan Qiuqiu lost, and she lost miserably.
"Tsk, Huo Yuhao really has no shortage of romantic luck. He's provoked another one." Su Yunlin crossed his arms, and the Tang Sect disciples all nodded one after another.
After all, most of the people present had experience in romance. If one could force a young girl into this state, the next step would be the young girl becoming interested in Huo Yuhao, then later falling for him.
Su Yunlin hooked an arm around Xu Sanshi's shoulder. "Second Senior Brother, look at how broadly loving Yuhao is. Are you envious?"
"Envious, of course I'm en… Wait, no! How could I possibly be envious? Having Nannan is enough for me!" Xu Sanshi actually did not fall for it. Jiang Nannan really had a way of keeping Xu Sanshi completely obedient.
Tang Wutong pinched Su Yunlin's ear, and her left hand released the Clear Sky Hammer. "What? You want to be broadly loving too?"
"How could I? That's impossible! Don't overthink it."
Bei Bei smiled, then looked toward Tang Ya. As a result, Tang Ya snorted coldly and turned her head away.
Bei Bei awkwardly rubbed his nose. He was also a broadly loving person and had no right to criticize others.
After Nan Qiuqiu lost, she immediately shouted at her team that whoever killed Huo Yuhao, she would marry them.
"Pfft, hahahaha!"
Tang Sect immediately erupted into laughter.
Just how much hatred had Huo Yuhao drawn? He had actually made a young girl say something so outrageous.
Su Yunlin placed one hand on Tang Wutong's shoulder. "Tongtong, I think you could dress as a man and seduce that Nan Qiuqiu. I think you'd definitely be able to handle her."
Tang Wutong burst into laughter. "You're so bad~ But why me?"
"You want me to go seduce her?"
Tang Wutong immediately shook her head.
Su Yunlin pinched Tang Wutong's pretty face. "Then isn't that settled? Go on, do your best Handsome Wang Dong"
Tang Wutong pouted, then thought of something. "Right, did you all notice? This Nan Qiuqiu also has 'Qiu' in her name. Adding in Di Ruiqiu from before, Huo Yuhao really is fated with 'Qiu.'"
Sure enough, girls had to be attentive to notice such blind spots so easily.
Xiao Xiao rubbed her chin. "So that girl was tricked over by Yuhao? She's so innocent. Yuhao is too cunning, tricking her like that. How pitiful! But it's pretty nice for our Tang Sect to have more girls too, hehe~"
Su Yunlin looked over. "Another mascot has been added. Our sect already has two mascots. If we add one more, things really will turn upside down."
Tang Ya and Xiao Xiao angrily shouted, "Who are you calling mascots?!"
The two girls immediately cried out together. After all, the mascots certified by Su Yunlin were these two. Tang Ya, this Sect Master, really only served as a symbol of status. She did not know how to manage the sect at all and could only occasionally act as the mood-maker.
However, having such an energetic Sect Master was especially useful when recruiting young disciples. At least many new disciples joined because they fancied Tang Ya, only to discover after entering Tang Sect that Tang Ya had a boyfriend, and he was even the Vice Sect Master.
As for Xiao Xiao, she had been a mascot since the tournament 5 years ago. Although Xiao Xiao had improved greatly through 5 years of cultivation, Su Yunlin still liked calling her a mascot.
Su Yunlin stood there with a wicked grin. He felt that this was what life should be. Bullying the mascots in the sect, playing with the big white goose, beating up a few senior brothers—such a life was quite fulfilling.
Tang Sect won the match against the Earthdragon Sect, with Huo Yuhao sweeping all 7 opponents.
Before long, a beautiful middle-aged woman brought Nan Qiuqiu over. The woman looked very similar to Nan Qiuqiu. Presumably, she was the Earthdragon Sect Master, Nan Qiuqiu's mother, Nan Shuishui.
"Which of you is in charge of Tang Sect?" Nan Shuishui said with a face as calm as still water.
"I am Tang Sect's Sect Master, Tang Ya."
Tang Ya stood up.
Nan Shuishui was somewhat surprised. From her perception, this young woman was not much older than her own daughter, but her Spirit Power fluctuations were already at the Spirit Sage level.
A Spirit Sage would be a cornerstone in any sect. In the Earthdragon Sect, a Spirit Sage could already serve as an elder.
Yet this young woman was not only Tang Sect's Sect Master, but also a Spirit Sage expert. This made Nan Shuishui feel extremely solemn.
"Sect Master Tang. I heard from Qiuqiu about her wager with your sect's Huo Yuhao. I am Earthdragon Sect Master Nan Shuishui, and also her mother. Name a price. I am willing to spend money to buy her back," Nan Shuishui said calmly.
"Mom, I'm not merchandise…"
Nan Shuishui glared at Nan Qiuqiu, and only then did she not dare continue speaking.
After Tang Ya exchanged a glance with Bei Bei, she smiled. "Sect Master Nan, you're too serious. Yuhao and your daughter were only joking during the match. There's no need to take it seriously. You can simply take her back."
Nan Shuishui shook her head. "No! My Earthdragon Sect is still a sect that has some standing in the Heavenly Soul Empire. How can words spoken by us not count? Since Qiuqiu lost the wager, I have nothing to say. But I have 2 conditions!"
Nan Shuishui was worthy of being the master of a sect. She was a little too upright. This was somewhat different from the sects of the Heavenly Soul Empire. After all, Du Busi was rather shameless.
Nan Shuishui's conditions were as follows. First, Tang Sect was not allowed to force Nan Qiuqiu to do anything she was unwilling to do. After all, she was a girl.
Second, Nan Qiuqiu's identity as a disciple of the Earthdragon Sect would not change. Her joining Tang Sect had to have a time limit. After that time limit ended, Nan Qiuqiu would decide for herself whether to continue staying in Tang Sect.
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