Chapter 436: The Second Battle: An Unexpected Candidate

"Won! Big sister, did you see that? Junior brother really defeated Qingluan Douluo!" On the mountain opposite, Shui Yue'er jumped up and down in excitement. "It's simply too handsome; he is truly the man I set my sights on."

"Indeed, our junior brother is truly not what he used to be." Shui Bing'er recalled how they had once participated in the Soul Master Elite Tournament together.

But now, she could no longer even catch a glimpse of this junior brother's back.

"Alright, Yue'er, be a little more reserved." Shui Youlan scolded. Although Shui Yue'er was not her biological daughter, she had indeed treated her like her own for so many years. "However, junior sister, you really did give birth to a good son. His excellence far surpasses what you were back then."

"Haha, as expected of Feihuang; he also studied at our academy." The visitors from the Heaven Dou Empire were the Three Education Committee Members. They held no sectarian prejudices; although Feihuang belonged to Gu Lei rather than Heaven Dou, as long as he had been their student for even a day, they would always regard him as a junior.

At this moment, they were also genuinely happy for Nan Feihuang from the bottom of their hearts.

If the Education Committee Members and Shui Bing'er's family were excited and joyful, then as for the others, some felt admiration, while others felt trepidation.

"Nan Feihuang—this guy is a hundred times more terrifying than imagined. My Star Luo Empire also has a deep blood feud with the Gulei Kingdom. If we wait for Nan Feihuang to break through to Title Douluo, I fear our country will have no way to survive." The observers from the Star Luo Empire were filled with unease.

They seemed to already see the scene of Nan Feihuang slaughtering the Star Luo army in the future.

Besides these, there was also dissatisfaction, namely from Ning Rongrong. She frowned, "This Nan Feihuang, why did he show mercy? He clearly could have killed that Qingluan Douluo just now."

Although Qingluan was not the direct murderer who wiped out her clan, in Ning Rongrong's view, everyone from the Spirit Hall deserved to die.

It seemed that if she wanted to use Nan Feihuang's power to help her take revenge, she would still have to pay a great price.

"This... this is Feihuang's true strength!!" Hidden in the shadows, Qian Renxue watched, dumbfounded.

She, who had always considered herself a favored daughter of heaven, felt uncertain in her heart looking at Nan Feihuang at this moment; her Feihuang had simply grown too excessively.

This level of strength had already surpassed her by an unknown margin.

"It has become completely uncontrollable." Qian Daoliu sighed. He knew today was the final opportunity; if this bet was lost, and Nan Feihuang was given five years...

Then five years later, I fear even he might not be his opponent.

By then, he would only be able to spare no cost to help his granddaughter become a god as soon as possible in order to turn the situation around.

The duel on the field continued. In the second match, the second participants from both sides entered the arena simultaneously. The person sent by the Offering Hall was the Seventh Offering, Jiangmo Douluo.

With the Great Elder as the anchor, Golden Crocodile as the final trump card, Qingluan already out, and Guangling injured, among various factors, at least one of the two weakest offerings, the sixth or seventh, had to fight. Unlike the steady and calm Qianjun Douluo, Jiangmo had a more hot-blooded personality; the possibility of him volunteering was very high.

What Nan Feihuang could not predict was merely whether they would appear in the second or third battle.

In fact, it did not matter whether Qianjun or Jiangmo came out; the strength of these two brothers was on par, and only by joining forces were they truly formidable. In a one-on-one fight, they were at most on par with the Sword Douluo of the past, or even slightly inferior.

After all, the Sword Douluo had high fighting spirit, while these Seven Great Consecrators had lived in seclusion for too long and had long since lost the sharp edge they had when they roamed the continent back then.

However, their Level 96 strength was solid. When Feihuang was arranging the lineup, his biggest worry was Dugu Bo encountering Qianjun or Jiangmo, or Yu Yuanzhen encountering Lion Douluo; then the Gulei Kingdom's chances of winning would truly be slim.

Dugu Bo had only just entered Level 95, and his cultivation was far behind Qianjun and Jiangmo. Even if his poison was powerful, if he could not poison his opponent in a short time, he would not be able to withstand the Dragon-Coiling Staff's attacks for too long.

That was the one-level difference after Level 95. One could see it from the difference between Guangling and Qingluan; Feihuang now suppressed Guangling Douluo almost without injury the entire time, but to deal with Qingluan, aside from his Twin Spirits trump card, he had to exhaust all his means, risking a body full of injuries and over eighty percent of his soul power consumption to win.

Looking at Yu Yuanzhen, he was at the peak of Level 95. His cultivation was incredibly close to these sixth and seventh offerings, and his actual combat ability was unexpectedly strong. The secret technique of full-body dragon transformation was enough to make up for that one-level difference, giving him some chance of winning.

It was a pity that Feihuang had arranged for Yu Yuanzhen to appear third. Now, he was truly going to face the Level 97 Lion Douluo.

Fortunately, this situation seemed to be within Xun Yu's contingency plan.

Therefore, the second person to enter the arena for the Gulei Kingdom was actually not Dugu Bo, but "Nan Tianchen, how is it you? What about Dugu Bo?" Jiangmo Douluo said in shock. He had originally thought his opponent would be Dugu Bo; how dared Nan Tianchen, a mere Spirit Douluo, enter the arena?

"Hehe, I am sorry, Senior Jiangmo. Mr. Dugu has been arranged by the Emperor to be the anchor. Your opponent is me." Nan Tianchen flipped his palm, and the Ancient Thunder Book appeared in his hand. At the same time, nine soul rings—two yellow, two purple, and five black—appeared.

"Title Douluo!!!"

Everyone was shocked. The Gulei Kingdom had actually hidden so deeply. This unassuming King of Gu Lei had actually quietly cultivated to the Title Douluo realm, stunning everyone all at once.

"Hehe, the whole family are monsters!" Shui Youlan remarked.

She felt she was suddenly a bit jealous of her close friend Lan Xue; she was strong, the husband she married was strong, and the son she gave birth to was even stronger.

A family of three, all with Title Douluo strength—how many forces possessed such a family?

"Nan Tianchen, you are truly remarkable to have actually become a Title Douluo. But I observe your soul power fluctuation to be only around Level 91. This bit of strength is not enough to be an enemy of my Offering Hall." Although shocked, Jiangmo was not afraid. To a Super Douluo, a Peak Spirit Douluo or a low-level Title Douluo actually made no difference.

A pitch-black long staff appeared in his hand, emitting the aura of a top-level Tool Spirit not inferior to the Seven Kill Sword or the Clear Sky Hammer.

"Is this... the Dragon-Coiling Staff?" This was the first time Nan Feihuang had seen the Dragon-Coiling Staff.

This was a top-level martial soul that would become world-famous in later generations, with a reputation likely no lower than the Clear Sky Hammer. The Qian family relied on it to become famous. The power of this martial soul was actually stronger than, not weaker than, the Clear Sky Hammer; it was just that there were no matching self-created soul skills now, so it could not be brought to its extreme.

Thus, later generations would have the Unyielding Nine Styles, especially the final style, which was called by successive family inheritors as the style capable of fighting gods.

Facing such a martial soul, Nan Feihuang was actually very clear that his father could not win this match.

But the purpose of him entering the arena was not actually to win, but to complete a plan.

Although Nan Tianchen could not win, he would not be defeated very quickly because he also had his own advantages, which were his soul bones—a full four pieces.

Three pieces exploded from Tang Hao, plus the inherited soul bone of the Gulei Kingdom, made his physique far surpass that of an ordinary Title Douluo.

After all, there were not many Title Douluos who could have so many soul bones; the Jiangmo Douluo opposite him could not compare to him in this regard.

Purely in terms of physique, with the blessing of the four soul bones, Nan Tianchen was not much inferior to Jiangmo Douluo.

It was just that there was a huge gap in soul power.

Delaying until the plan was completed should not be a problem.

(End of chapter)