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"Congratulations on your final victory." Bibi Dong's gaze swept over Shi Quan and the others. Although she was mentally prepared, she reluctantly took the brocade plate containing three Spirit Bones from the Spirit Hall personnel.
"May the representative of the Heaven Dou Battle Team step forward to receive the championship reward," the Cardinal, acting as the referee, announced loudly.
"Shi Quan, you go." The eyes of the Heaven Dou Battle Team members all fell on Shi Quan.
Shi Quan nodded slightly, not declining, and walked step by step towards Bibi Dong.
"You are excellent, even more excellent than I anticipated," Bibi Dong said with a nod. "Are you willing to join my Supreme Pontiff Palace?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue's eyes flickered with furious flames, staring intently at Bibi Dong.
Shi Quan smiled freely. He had already reached a cooperation with Qian Renxue, so he didn't need to worry about Bibi Dong's probing or threats. He said directly, "Thank you for your recognition, Supreme Pontiff, but this Junior might have to decline your kind offer. All my relatives and friends are in the Heaven Dou Empire, and this Junior is also a person who loves freedom and does not wish to be bound, so I am afraid I will disappoint you, Your Holiness."
Bibi Dong's expression remained unchanged; she only said regretfully, "Since that is the case, I wish you smooth Cultivation in the future, that you become a powerhouse of your generation, and that you sign your name in the Douluo Hall soon."
Saying that, Bibi Dong handed over the brocade plate in her hand.
"I will not fail your expectations, Your Holiness," Shi Quan bowed, reached out, took the brocade plate from Bibi Dong's hand, and turned to return to his team.
As soon as he returned to the team, Yu Feng said with a smile, "Shi Quan, keep all the Spirit Bones. We all discussed it long ago. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be standing here today, and our strength wouldn't have improved so quickly. You contributed the most to the entire team; we didn't exert much effort. These three Spirit Bones should all be yours."
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Zhu Zhuqing, Shi Mo, and Shi Mo, who were standing by, all nodded in agreement.
Shi Quan looked at the three Spirit Bones in his hand. The age of the three Spirit Bones was a bit low. He had a Spirit Bone enhancer, and if they stayed in his hands, they could be enhanced. After looking around at everyone, he said, "We'll discuss the specific arrangement of the Spirit Bones after we return to Heaven Dou. There's no rush now."
"Supreme Pontiff, I wonder if the competition is over?" Ning Fengzhi looked thoughtfully at Bibi Dong and the two Titled Douluo behind her.
"Have you already distributed them?" Bibi Dong glanced at Ning Fengzhi, her gaze falling on the arena.
"Yes, Your Holiness," Shi Quan responded.
Everyone's gaze was also involuntarily drawn to Bibi Dong.
"Since the rewards have been distributed, this competition has victoriously concluded." Bibi Dong's gaze then fell on Tang San. "Ghost Douluo, Chrysanthemum Douluo, two Elders, apprehend Tang San."
In that instant.
Everyone was startled, and Yu Xiaogang even stepped forward, angrily asking, "Supreme Pontiff, what is the meaning of this? Why do you want to apprehend my disciple?!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo would not stop their actions because of Yu Xiaogang's words. Just as the two were about to make a move, Ning Fengzhi quickly stepped in front of them, blocking them. "Supreme Pontiff, should you not give a reason? After all, Tang San is not only a person of the Heaven Dou Empire but also a member of our Clear Sky Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects!"
Bibi Dong looked coldly at Ning Fengzhi, then at Xue Qinghe, and sneered, "What a Heaven Dou Empire, what an Upper Three Sects. Do you know that cultivating Fallen Soul Masters is to oppose all Spirit Masters under heaven?!"
"What?!" Ning Fengzhi's expression changed. His gaze narrowed as he looked at Tang San. Fallen Soul Master? Was Bibi Dong referring to Tang San?
"Bibi Dong, you are slandering him! How could my disciple be a Fallen Soul Master?!" Yu Xiaogang roared in anger!
Tang San's face, however, turned pale, and he had an ominous premonition. "Could my secret method have been discovered? How is this possible?!"
Bibi Dong frowned slightly. Seeing Yu Xiaogang's angry gaze, her aura couldn't help but soften a bit. She knew that this matter would be difficult for people to accept, especially Yu Xiaogang. As his disciple, Tang San must have given his all, but if he wasn't apprehended now, and Tang San committed more mistakes in the future, Yu Xiaogang's reputation would be completely ruined. Now that it was discovered early, she could still find a way to clear their names.
"Since I dare to order an arrest, I have naturally obtained evidence."
Bibi Dong looked at the Cardinal referee on the stage and said, "Bring the Martial Soul Battle Team and the students from other participating academies of the Heaven Dou Empire up!"
Below Supreme Pontiff Mountain, a commotion immediately arose. Tap, tap, tap, footsteps were constant, and the square in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace gradually filled with people.
Thunder Academy, Godwind Academy, Blazing Academy, Skywater Academy, all academies belonging to the Heaven Dou Empire were still there. Spirit City was independent of the two Empires, and the journey to Heaven Dou City was far. With the Crown Prince of the Empire leading the Royal Knight Regiment for escort, and a Titled Douluo accompanying them, the safety factor was undoubtedly greatly increased. Therefore, they all chose to stay and wait for the competition results, and then return to the Empire with their teams.
As for the Star Luo Empire, since no teams advanced to the subsequent matches, they had all already left with the Star Luo Royal Academy.
During the interval of notifying the various academies to ascend the mountain, the collapsed square in front of the Supreme Pontiff Palace was restored to flatness by an earth-attribute Spirit Saint powerhouse. At this time, the teams from various academies were neatly arranged, standing in order in the center of the square.
Bibi Dong's cold voice came, "After the second half of yesterday's finals concluded, when Spirit Hall was treating the Martial Soul Battle Team's injuries, it was discovered that a portion of the Origin Life force within the Martial Soul Battle Team members had been devoured. The devoured amount was extremely small, but it was enough to damage their Foundation and affect their subsequent Cultivation, and it was difficult for anyone below a Titled Douluo to detect!"
"If you don't believe it, Elder Sword Douluo and Elder Poison Douluo can personally investigate!" Ning Fengzhi's expression changed slightly, and he nodded towards Sword Douluo behind him.
Chen Xin lightly leaped in front of the seven members of the Martial Soul Battle Team, raised his hand to investigate their physical condition. Soon, Chen Xin finished his investigation and said with a deep frown, "What the Supreme Pontiff said is true!"
Dugu Bo followed closely. After checking, he also nodded and said, "Same."
"It's actually true?! Does that mean Tang San is a Fallen Soul Master?!"
The crowd present immediately burst into an uproar.
"You are slandering him!" Tang San roared out.
Yu Xiaogang also said with a deep frown, "There can be many reasons for loss of Life force. To label my disciple a Fallen Soul Master based solely on one battle, isn't Spirit Hall being a bit too overbearing?!"
"One battle?!" Bibi Dong sneered, "Since he dared to devour the Martial Soul Battle Team's Life force in the finals, then I am certain that he also devoured the Life force of other teams in previous battles!"
"What?!" The Heaven Dou Empire academy teams, who had just been confused, now all had their expressions change drastically, their faces filled with panic. Destroying someone's Foundation is equivalent to ruining their future.
Upon hearing this, Tang San's body also trembled slightly.
"Elder Yue, please examine the bodies of all the Heaven Dou Empire academy members one by one. If you find any problems, speak directly!"
No sooner had Bibi Dong's words fallen than Xue Qinghe's voice followed, "No need for such trouble. The Heaven Dou Empire had actually suspected Tang San's identity and had been secretly investigating this matter, but had never found accurate evidence. According to the Supreme Pontiff, I have a list here. We can first investigate the people on this list to see if their bodies have any problems."
As Xue Qinghe's voice fell, everyone present looked at Tang San differently. They had almost all concluded that Tang San was a Fallen Soul Master. Otherwise, how could Tang San's strength have suddenly surged so much during the competition?
"First, the Thunder Team, Yu Tianxin."
The hearts of many teams present were in their throats, because anyone whose name was called could have had their Life force devoured by Tang San.
"Old Poison, why don't you examine your own people first, lest you say that our Spirit Hall secretly tampered with things," Chrysanthemum Douluo said with a smile, looking at Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo snorted coldly. Yu Tianxin also quickly walked in front of Dugu Bo, took a deep breath, and nervously extended his hand.
Dugu Bo took his hand, spirit power surged in, and a moment later, Dugu Bo's eyebrow twitched.
At this moment, many students subconsciously held their breath, and then heard Dugu Bo sneer. He looked at Yu Tianheng in the Shrek team and immediately guessed something. "Boy, you're unlucky. The Life force in your body is more depleted than anyone in the Martial Soul Battle Team, and your internal organs have even shown signs of decay. Although not too serious, it will definitely have a huge impact on your future."
"What?!" Yu Tianxin's body trembled violently. He turned to look in the direction of Shrek, and after noticing Yu Tianheng, his eyes immediately turned bloodshot as he roared at Yu Tianheng, "Yu Tianheng, how dare you let Tang San ruin my talent! The Family Elders will definitely not let you off!"
Yu Tianheng's expression changed slightly, unsure how to respond.
"Come here, let me see," Chen Xin said with a frown.
If Dugu Bo represented the Heaven Dou Empire and Yue Guan represented Spirit Hall, then Chen Xin represented the Upper Three Sects.
Soon, Chen Xin shook his head slightly and said, "What Poison Douluo said is true."
Chrysanthemum Douluo raised an eyebrow and said with a faint smile, "Since you all say so, then I don't need to check. Let's move on to the next one."
He naturally enjoyed such matters. Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng were both candidates for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan Legacy in this generation. Now that one of the successors had been ruined by someone from the Clear Sky Sect, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would certainly not let it go. Spirit Hall was naturally happy about internal strife within the Upper Three Sects.
"Your situation is a bit better than Yu Tianxin's."
"The same."
"Next…"
One by one, students walked forward after their names were called, then returned to their teams.
As expected, anyone whose name was called had some physical problems, though it was a matter of mildness or severity. Among them, Yu Tianxin was undoubtedly the most serious.
At that time, Tang San thought that Yu Tianxin and Yu Tianheng had a competitive relationship, so he absorbed a little more, which also led to Yu Tianxin's most tragic outcome.