Chapter 188: After the Tournament

Hearing this, Flender's face turned pale instantly. After all, he had taken Tang San to devour quite a few Spirit Beasts; if this were to be investigated, he would count as an accomplice.

"Someone, take Flender and the others into custody. After we return, we will investigate clearly before making arrangements." At Xue Qinghe's command, two Spirit Saints arrived at Flender's side.

Flender gave a bitter smile and did not resist, allowing his soul power to be sealed obediently.

Bibi Dong looked at the unconscious Yu Xiaogang with a complex expression. She quickly arranged for the soldiers under Pope Palace to take the many unconscious Spirit Masters back to the hotel before turning to leave.

"Rongrong." Ning Fengzhi called out softly to Ning Rongrong.

"There's more?!" Dugu Bo's face turned black instantly.

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"I have already sealed this rabbit's soul power. You should make good use of this Ten-thousand-year Spirit Ring and soul bone." Dugu Bo rubbed his head in a headache. "Although Tang Hao is strong, with me and this Blue Silver Emperor here, while we cannot defeat him, it is absolutely impossible for him to kill us."

Dugu Bo smiled without a word. Originally, he had already given up on playing matchmaker for Dugu Yan and Shi Quan, but Shi Quan had suddenly pulled this stunt, so his heart immediately became active again, and he began to scheme secretly.

Bibi Dong nodded in approval. "Nana, I am very happy that you have this heart, but it is too early now, and the damage to your Life Origin has not yet recovered. During this period, you should first go to the Death Canyon for training; it will not be too late to head to Slaughter City afterward. When you return from Slaughter City, Teacher will officially confer upon you the title of Saintess of the Spirit Hall."

"Actually, Grandpa Dugu, I have another ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast on me." Shi Quan coughed lightly.

"Another continent?!" Dugu Bo's eyes widened, and he immediately asked, "How do you know about these?"

"I discovered it after my martial soul awakened into the Blue Silver Emperor. Grandpa Dugu, you also know that my Blue Silver Grass can sense the aura of life..." Shi Quan did not explain very clearly, leaving the rest for Dugu Bo to fill in with his own imagination.

"These matters are quite complicated to explain."

"What identity?"

Ning Rongrong also understood and bowed slightly to Flender. "Dean Flender, thank you for your care these past few days."

"Grandpa Dugu, Dragon Valley is not on the Douluo Continent, so of course you have never heard of it." Shi Quan explained with a faint smile: "In the oceans beyond the Douluo Continent, there are actually many other continents, but they have not been discovered by the Douluo Continent due to the isolation of the ocean, and Dragon Valley is located on one of those continents."

Dugu Bo had just recovered from doubting his life. He had never expected that Shi Quan had hidden so much from him: Twin Spirits, a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast for protection, and a ten-thousand-year Spirit Beast that had taken human form.

Dugu Bo supported his forehead. "Tell me about it first."

"Thank you, Teacher." Hu Liena lowered her head, her eyes filled with unwillingness.

"Nana." Bibi Dong's expression softened slightly.

Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed slightly. "Is it because of this failure?"

Shi Quan slowly spat out two words: "Dragon Valley!"

"Teacher, I don't want to go to the Death Canyon anymore." Hu Liena's gaze was firm. "I want to go to Slaughter City."

"It has long been a life-or-death feud, hasn't it?" Shi Quan let out a long breath. The tournament had finally ended. Of the three treasure chests he had anticipated, only two had been triggered so far; the Prestige Treasure Chest had not yet been triggered, perhaps because the news of the Heaven Dou Team winning the championship had not yet spread. He might need to let the bullets fly a little longer.

Under Dugu Bo's escort, Shi Quan and the others returned to the hotel. Because most of the academy students were unconscious, Xue Qinghe arranged for the return trip to the Heaven Dou Empire to be the next day.

The golden talisman in Shi Quan's hand was the Teleportation Talisman obtained from Bibi Dong's Destiny Treasure Chest.

"Who said I was going to cross the ocean?" As he spoke, Shi Quan took a golden talisman inscribed with strange runes from the Hundred Treasure Bag in his bosom. Shi Quan flicked the golden talisman in his hand and said: "This talisman contains special spatial power, which can teleport me directly into Dragon Valley."

Dugu Bo was speechless, then asked: "Setting aside whether Dragon Valley exists, you wanting to cross the ocean is the biggest problem. The ocean hides countless powerful Spirit Beasts. Even I do not have the confidence to cross the ocean. With just your strength, kid, how will you cross the ocean to another continent?"

"Actually, she is a ten-thousand-year Soft Bone Rabbit. The reason you couldn't detect her identity, Grandpa Dugu, is because she consumed a special Immortal Herb called Breath-Restraining Grass, which can conceal one's own aura."

"Actually, Grandpa Dugu, I have another identity."

Dugu Bo then gasped. "When did you discover her identity, kid? You really have patience, planning for so long, only letting me keep her after Tang San and Tang Hao had both been disgraced."

"Grandpa Dugu, to tell you the truth, she is not human." Shi Quan whispered.

After a long while, Dugu Bo swallowed his saliva and said slowly: "Xiao Quan, how many things have you been hiding from me, you brat?"

Dugu Bo shook his head and took Xiao Wu out of the Wishful Hundred Treasure Pouch. "What is the use of you forcing me to keep this little girl? Are you afraid that Tang Hao won't come looking for trouble with you sooner?"

"Grandpa Dugu, this is Yin Lao, a ten-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor. My martial soul has also awakened into the Blue Silver Emperor with Yin Lao's help."

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"Actually, I am Zhuang Zhou..."

"What?!" Dugu Bo stared fixedly at Xiao Wu, sensing her aura, and said after a long while: "If she isn't human, then what is she?"

Flender, Qin Ming, and Yu Xiaogang were all taken away by Xue Qinghe's men. As for the others from Shrek, except for Xiao Wu who was captured by Dugu Bo, everyone else was taken back to the hotel by soldiers.

"Dragon Valley? What kind of place is that? Why have I never heard of it?" Dugu Bo was full of confusion.

Shi Quan nodded.

"After returning to Heaven Dou City, I plan to take Zhuqing and Lingling to a special place for training. Sister Yanzi can go with us; that place cannot be found by Tang Hao and is absolutely safe."

On the other side, inside the Pope Palace.

Shi Quan chuckled and said mysteriously: "A secret."

"Really?" Dugu Bo's eyes widened. "You left her for that guy Tang San on purpose?"

"Sure enough, birds of a feather flock together. I'm starting to wonder if their Tang family has some special means to specifically attract ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts. Ten-thousand-year Spirit Rings and soul bones, oh." Dugu Bo's eyes shone as he looked at the unconscious Xiao Wu.

"Xiao Quan, you are now in a life-or-death feud with Tang Hao." Dugu Bo sighed.

Hearing this, Dugu Bo was stunned on the spot, his gaze falling sharply on the bracer on Shi Quan's right hand. "Xiao Quan, you don't mean..."

"You brat, you're usually so serious; I thought you were a one-track-minded person." Dugu Bo rolled his eyes at Shi Quan, seemed to think of something, and chuckled: "When do you plan to explain this to that little girl Zhu Zhuqing? Anyway, there are already two, so what's the harm in adding one more?"

"When you go to Slaughter City, Teacher will give you another gift."

"Uh..." Shi Quan was suddenly embarrassed on the spot. "Doesn't it mean that both of them like me?"

According to his research, the Teleportation Talisman could only teleport to a specific large location. Fine operations like teleporting into Tang Hao's heart were still impossible, but if used well, he could directly teleport Tang Hao to places like ten thousand miles under the sea. In that case, if he didn't drown, he would be devoured by the Spirit Beasts in the deep sea.

Shi Quan smiled bitterly. "Grandpa Dugu, please don't make fun of me. I already have a headache over how to explain things to two of them."

As for why Shi Quan had changed his identity to go to Shrek, his excuse was to study Tang San's Blue Silver Emperor martial soul and confirm how far the gap was between his own Blue Silver Emperor and Tang San's Blue Silver Grass.

Even though Dugu Bo was a Title Douluo with vast experience, he was still stunned on the spot, staring blankly at the Blue Silver Emperor on Shi Quan's right hand.

The Blue Silver Emperor emitted a faint light, transforming into a human face and nodding slightly toward Dugu Bo.

Their failure caused the entire Spirit Hall to suffer huge losses and blows, especially the strength of Shi Quan, which exceeded their understanding. The Golden Generation they boasted of was nothing but a joke in front of Shi Quan, a mere Soul Ancestor.

"Sure enough, I can't hide anything from Grandpa Dugu." Shi Quan smiled faintly and called out softly, "Yin Lao."

Dugu Bo let out a long breath before saying slowly: "So you're saying that the person the little girl Zhu Zhuqing has been longing for has actually been by her side all along, and not only that, but the person she longs for is also with someone else?"

Tap, tap, tap—footsteps suddenly approached.

"Teacher." Hu Liena stepped lightly into the great hall and bowed respectfully.

Hu Liena gritted her teeth and nodded slightly, "That's right, Teacher. It was only after this tournament that I realized how far I am from being a true powerhouse. Especially in front of Shi Quan, I didn't even have a chance to resist, so I must give it my all! Only by truly experiencing the breath of death can I truly grow."

After speaking, she strode toward Ning Fengzhi, and they turned and left together.

"Cough, cough, cough..." Shi Quan coughed lightly a few times, "Actually, there are some other matters."

"What place?" Dugu Bo asked curiously.

But she was not someone who would give up because of a single failure; in her heart, she was determined to surpass Shi Quan and vindicate the Spirit Hall.

But the Teleportation Talisman could only be used three times, and how could Tang Hao be foolish enough to charge into a teleportation formation? It was clearly unreliable.

Rather than using the Teleportation Talisman to save his life, it would be better to use it to improve his strength as much as possible; Shi Quan felt that this was the only way to maximize the utility of the Teleportation Talisman.

After much thought, Shi Quan recalled some special locations from the subsequent novels of Douluo Continent, such as the Qiankun Asking for Love. If he remembered correctly, the original work described it as the head of the three great treasure basins, but it required going through a series of tests and adventures, and there were gods manipulating things behind the scenes. After some consideration, he chose to give it up and finally chose the Dragon Valley!

(End of this chapter)