A week has passed since the start of the preliminary rounds, and Shrek Academy has achieved six consecutive victories.
The other two academies with six consecutive wins are Shenfeng Academy and Thunder Academy, which have also attracted the attention of the Spirit Hall.
These days, Qian Renyue and Ning Fengzhi attend the matches of each academy daily. In each match, Ning Fengzhi instructs the two to pay close attention to how the support-type characters fight, identifying their strengths and weaknesses.
He also discusses their own roles in such battles. After watching the matches, they practice with Sword Douluo Chen Xin. In the evenings, they cultivate their focus on controlling distractions.
Although it's only been a week, Qian Renyue and Ning Rongrong have made rapid progress in their support skills.
Today is the eighth day of the preliminary rounds. Shrek Academy's opponents are not strong; unless they face the Five Elements Academy, Shrek's other matches don't attract Qian Renyue's attention.
Today, they mainly watch the matches between Shenfeng Academy and Thunder Academy.
"As expected of an affiliated academy of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Clan, even their outer disciples are quite strong," Ning Fengzhi praised generously.
"Indeed," Qian Renyue nodded in agreement, thinking to herself, "A threat."
Ning Fengzhi seemed to see through Qian Renyue's thoughts, but he simply smiled and said nothing. He used to think that the three upper sects should unite against a common enemy.
However, after the Clear Sky Sect incident and Tang Hao's incident, Ning Fengzhi had seen through the true nature of these sects.
He had already cooperated with the Spirit Hall, and now, thinking about it, there wasn't anything wrong with the Spirit Hall unifying the continent.
At least the Spirit Hall was never as hypocritical and selfish as those sects and nobles.
The match between Thunder Academy and Divine Wind Academy had ended, and the following matches were not very interesting. Just then, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan secretly sent a message to Qian Renyue, telling her that he had arrived.
"Teacher, Elder Ju is here. I have something to attend to, so I'll leave first. I'll come back to find you later," Qian Renyue whispered to Ning Fengzhi. "Rongrong, you stay with Teacher. See you tonight."
"Okay, be careful," Ning Fengzhi nodded.
After saying that, Qian Renyue left the Soul Arena. She met Yue Guan, who was waiting for her at the entrance.
"Your Highness," Yue Guan bowed elegantly to Qian Renyue.
Qian Renyue chuckled. "Grandpa Ju, why are you being so polite?"
"Things are different now. From the moment the Empire's Blade team was formed and you participated in the Divine Trial, your status in the Spirit Hall, your status as a Holy Maiden, has changed," Yue Guan shook his head.
"In private, Grandpa Ju, please be as usual," Qian Renyue gently tugged at Yue Guan's sleeve, pouting.
"Alright, Yue'er," Yue Guan shook his head helplessly.
Although she was the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, for Qian Renyue, the Spirit Hall was her home. When they were young, Qian Renyue and Bibi Dong didn't get along well, and she always targeted Hu Liena and others. Elders Ju and Gui were always the ones mediating, indulging her misbehavior and often cleaning up after her. Therefore, Qian Renyue respected these two elders greatly and was determined to rewrite their fates.
Just as Yue Guan was talking to Qian Renyue, Yue Guan saw Tang San leave the Great Soul Arena alone, wondering where he was going.
"The Shrek Academy vs. Blazing Fire Academy match should be in a few days. So today should be the scene where Shi Nian ambushes Tang San and tearfully gives away his soul bone," Qian Renyue murmured.
Regarding Shi Nian's death, Qian Renyue felt he deserved it, disrespecting the competition rules and assassinating a student her academy couldn't defeat. The Spirit Hall investigated and sentenced him to death.
But thinking about causing Tang San some trouble, Qian Renyue was quite happy.
"Yue'er, what did you just say?" Yue Guan asked curiously.
"It's nothing, Grandpa Ju, come on, let's follow them." Qian Renyue pulled Yue Guan along and quietly followed.
Yue Guan and Qian Renyue followed behind Tang San, watching him walk away from the Soul Arena and the academy, heading straight out of the city. Yue Guan began to feel strange. He quickly stopped.
"Yue'er, be careful, someone might be attacking that kid." Yue Guan protected Qian Renyue by his side, releasing his spiritual power to investigate the surrounding situation.
"That's... Shi Nian from Canghui Academy?" Yue Guan had already located Shi Nian hiding in the shadows.
"Grandpa Ju, has the other party discovered us?" Qian Renyue quickly asked.
"You underestimate a Title Douluo too much." Yue Guan flicked Qian Renyue's head and said speechlessly.
"Quick, quick, let's follow them." Qian Renyue quickly tugged at Yue Guan's clothes.
Yue Guan then enveloped Qian Renyue with his soul power to prevent her from being discovered. Then he quickly led Qian Renyue to follow.
Not long after, Tang San noticed something was wrong and immediately became alert.
"As expected of Shrek Academy's most outstanding disciple, your vigilance is indeed very strong. Unfortunately, you noticed too late." Shi Nian calmly emerged from the shadows, smiling indifferently.
"Harming the contestants, should we stop him?" Yue Guan asked Qian Renyue in a low voice. Although Tang San was their adversary, Shi Nian's harming of the contestants was undoubtedly a slap in the face to their Spirit Hall.
"Let's take a look first." With that, Qian Renyue took out her recording soul tool and began its work, activating it to record the scene.
Unfortunately, neither Yue Guan nor Qian Renyue could see the contents of the illusion; they could only see Shi Nian and Tang San chattering away, Tang San's expressions shifting between crying and laughing.
Just as Yue Guan was getting bored, the situation suddenly changed. Tang San, who had been struggling painfully in the illusion, suddenly threw a black needle-like object at Shi Nian. Yue Guan instinctively disliked it, feeling that the object was dangerous.
Qian Renyue recorded everything. A slight smile played on her lips: "Tang San, you really did go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, stole the herbs, and even managed to refine the Yama's Decree. Looks like I need to find an opportunity to steal some of his soul tools; that Yama's Decree is a real threat."
"A single needle, and he killed a Soul Saint? Yue'er, do you know what that is?" Yue Guan asked incredulously.
"He used numerous rare and precious materials to refine a hidden weapon, the Yama's Decree, which contains deadly poison. According to him, it can poison even a Title Douluo," Qian Renyue explained.
"This..." Yue Guan was speechless. A Soul Saint, gathered before him like a raging torrent, Yue Guan couldn't help but believe how terrifying that thing was.
"Grandpa Ju, can you sense whether Tang San has taken the Fiery Apricot and Eight Treasures Ice Grass like I have?" Qian Renyue quickly asked, after all, she had called Yue Guan here specifically for this.
"Shouldn't we worry about it?" Yue Guan pointed to a soul bone being retrieved from the thick water that Shi Nian had turned into.
"No need. It's a gem-type soul bone. He won't absorb it for now; he'll probably keep it for a bigger benefit later. He'll spit it out sooner or later." Qian Renyue didn't seem to care.
Seeing that Qian Renyue seemed to understand, Yue Guan didn't say anything more. "He was injured and vomited blood just now, which suggests he did indeed consume two immortal herbs. But isn't the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well always heavily guarded? I even placed a restriction, prohibiting entry to anyone below the Soul Douluo level. How could Tang San have obtained it?"
Qian Renyue understood; it was probably the Sea God pulling the strings again. She decided to watch the Shrek Academy vs. Blazing Fire Academy match before drawing conclusions.
"Grandpa Ju, let's go back first. Let's watch their match against Blazing Fire Academy first."
"Okay."
With that, Yue Guan escorted Qian Renyue to where Ning Fengzhi and the others were resting.
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