Chapter 208: Playing Political Balance Games on My Head?
As soon as these words were spoken, Yue Guan's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, feeling an unprecedented sense of humiliation rush to his head.
He remembered when he and Old Ghost had chased this Old Poisoner all the way from Spirit City to the Heaven Dou Empire like a stray dog.
Now, this former defeated opponent, who knew what kind of dumb luck he had stumbled upon, actually dared to look down on him and insult him?! It was simply unforgivable!
"Old Ghost! Forget everything else, do it! Use that move!"
Yue Guan shrieked, preparing to directly unleash their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, the Unrivaled Stillness Domain.
"You want to use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Have you asked the spear in this old man's hand first!"
A roar like a sudden clap of thunder exploded. A twelve-foot-long spear, flashing with a chilling, eerie light and accompanied by the terrifying sound of air exploding as it tore through space, thrust itself arrogantly between Yue Guan and Gui Mei, forcibly severing the connection between their Auras!
Just moments ago, these two had been completely distracted by Dugu Bo's evolved Martial Soul. It wasn't until the spear reached their eyes that they realized with horror that the old man holding the spear was actually the former Clan Chief of the Breaking Clan, Yang Wudi!
What made their scalps tingle even more was that beneath Yang Wudi's feet, exactly nine Soul Rings were circling.
Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black...
And the final one, emitting a piercing blood-red light that made one's Soul tremble—a 100,000-year soul ring!
"A 100,000-year soul ring?!!!"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, their voices turning shrill and cracking with extreme jealousy and shock.
"Damn it! What kind of Heaven-Defying luck have these Tang Sect people obtained?!"
At this moment, the two Spirit Hall Elders were practically driven mad with envy.
They had worked like slaves for Spirit Hall for most of their lives. Although they had reached the level of a Level 95 Super Douluo by relying on resources, they had essentially reached their limit because they lacked top-quality Soul Bones to absorb, making further progress nearly impossible.
But why?! Why was it that a Clan Chief of the Four Single-Attribute Clans, someone who in their eyes didn't even deserve a second glance, could not only achieve a Breakthrough to become a Titled Douluo after joining the Tang Sect, but even be provided with a 100,000-year soul ring?!
"Two little thieves who dare not show their true faces, die!"
Yang Wudi didn't care how mentally broken they were. He brandished his Soul Breaking Spear with a fierce wind.
Especially after mastering the Nine Soul Breaking Arts, his pure destructive power had reached a terrifyingly high level.
"Seventh Soul Skill—Soul Breaking Avatar!"
"Break Stance!"
With Yang Wudi's thunderous shout, the massive phantom of the Soul Breaking Spear merged with the physical spear. Carrying an invincible Aura, it thrust straight toward Gui Mei, who was somewhat flustered by the interruption of the Fusion skill!
Feeling that fatal edge, Gui Mei was scared out of his wits and frantically pushed his Soul Power: "Seventh Soul Skill, Spirit Avatar!"
However, in the face of Yang Wudi's extreme destructive power and the terrifying boost from the 100,000-year soul ring, Gui Mei's protective Soul Power was like paper!
"Crack—!"
A crisp cracking sound exploded in mid-air. The tip of the Soul Breaking Spear tore through the black ghostly defenses like rotten wood, heading straight for the space between Gui Mei's eyebrows!
"Old Ghost!"
At the critical moment when Yang Wudi's Soul Breaking Spear was about to pierce Gui Mei's brow, a massive phantom of the Seven Kill Sword slashed down from thin air, forcibly blocking the lethal strike!
Violent Soul Power surged out, sending the heavily injured Gui Mei flying.
Ning Fengzhi, who had been watching from the shadows, finally couldn't sit still and chose to let Chen Xin intervene.
This old fox's calculations were very precise: if a dignified Spirit Hall Elder truly fell here today, the Tang Sect's prestige would reach an uncontrollable Peak, which was something he absolutely did not want to see. More importantly, if Spirit Hall lost a super combat power, they would undoubtedly launch a frantic retaliation at all costs.
And the Tang Sect was located in Heaven Dou City, right next door to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect! Once Spirit Hall's army arrived to crush the Tang Sect, how could the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect remain unaffected?
"Ning Fengzhi! Do you have a death wish?!"
A roar filled with endless killing intent boomed over the canyon!
Jiang Li hadn't originally planned to actually kill Yue Guan and Gui Mei at this juncture; after all, keeping these two fools to work for Bibi Dong had other uses. However, this "mercy of not killing them," which followed the natural flow of things, must not be orchestrated by that old fox Ning Fengzhi!
Playing this kind of biased political balance game in front of Jiang Li? That was simply seeking ones own death!
Boom—!
In an instant, countless thick Blue Silver Emperor Vines rose from the ground of the canyon like angry dragons. Jiang Li's figure suddenly appeared in mid-air, facing Chen Xin, who held the Seven Kill Sword, from a distance. The blue-gold Blue Silver Emperor in his hand erupted with suffocating killing intent, as if he would send this meddling old fox to see the Angel God in the next second.
Facing Jiang Li's killing intent, Ning Fengzhi's expression remained unchanged. Instead, he put on a look of deep distress and pleaded earnestly,
"Excellency Jiang Li, please calm your anger! The children still have to go to Spirit City to participate in the Soul Master Tournament!"
"If we truly kill these scoundrels here today, I'm afraid it will bring endless trouble to the Tang Sect and even the entire Heaven Dou Competition Zone! We are all smart people; Fengzhi truly doesn't believe that Your Excellency failed to recognize the true identities of these two."
Ning Fengzhi spoke with high-sounding words, as if he were truly considering the big picture for the Tang Sect and the Heaven Dou Empire.
Taking advantage of this opening, Yue Guan scrambled out of Dugu Bo's poisonous mist and rushed to Gui Mei's side, pulling up his heavily injured close friend.
The two of them looked up at Jiang Li in the air, their eyes filled with uncontrollable fear.
Just one of his subordinate Elders could pin two veteran Titled Douluo to the ground and beat them like children!
Just how ridiculously powerful had this Excellency Jiang Li become?!
Just as the three forces were in a tense standoff and the air seemed to freeze, Yue Guan's nose suddenly twitched twice.
Immediately after, his whole body trembled violently as if he had been struck by lightning!
His eyes, which were originally full of fear, were now staring intently at the carriage below—specifically, at the position of Tang San, Xiao Wu, and the others.
"This... this Aura..."
Yue Guan took a sharp breath, his expression instantly changing from fear to extreme disbelief. He snapped his head up, his voice turning sharp with excessive excitement,
"Immortal Herb?!"
"You people from the Tang Sect... actually found the legendary Immortal Herbs?!!"
Yue Guan might mistake other herbs, but the scent of the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum lingering on Tang San and the noble, holy scent of the Love-sick Heartbreak Red—the King of Flowers—on Xiao Wu were things he could never mistake even if he were turned to ash!
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