Douluo Dalu - Volume 01-48
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Tang San used a voice only the few of them could hear:
“I obtained a heavenly material and earthly treasure by coincidence. After feeding it to Xiao Wu, her body was restored to human form. She should be completely separated from her animal form. Only, just her body. She still has no soul, only some instinctual reactions.”
When Ning Rongrong heard this, her tears immediately flowed from her eyes. Looking at Tang San, she said:
“Third brother, don’t feel sad. This is a good start. Since her body can recover, her soul will definitely too.”
Tang San nodded resolutely,
“I have no doubt about that. Alright, let’s deal with the problem in front of us first, don’t let outsiders joke about us.”
Ning Rongrong’s reaction clearly astonished the Four Element Academies people. Huo Wu couldn’t help saying:
“What? Are you Shrek Seven Devils afraid of fighting?”
Oscar snorted coldly,
“You say how you want to fight, and we’ll accept.”
Feng Xiaotian smiled:
“I’m delighted. It seems your Shrek Seven Devils aren’t complete. Dai Mubai, Tang San, and Zhu Zhuqing aren’t here. We won’t take advantage of you. We’ll also use four people to fight you. What do you say?”
Oscar looked at Tang San, giving him an inquiring look.
Tang San shook his head to him, saying:
“Three people. Xiao Wu needs someone to look after her.”
Oscar turned to Feng Xiaotian:
“We’ll make it three against three.”
Feng Xiaotian looked at Xiao Wu, and also discovered something was wrong with her. The current Xiao Wu was undoubtedly even more beautiful than five years ago, but her empty eyes as well as Ning Rongrong’s previous reaction, told Feng Xiaotian that she was somewhat abnormal.
Turning his head to consult the Four Element Academy group, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushang walked out. Actually, in terms of strength, Shui Bing’er and Shui Yue’er’s spirit fusion ability, Drifting Ice and Snow, was a bit more powerful than the Huo siblings, but they couldn’t cooperate with the strongest Feng Xiaotian. Therefore, they chose such a combination.
Tang San rubbed Xiao Wu’s head, whispering:
“Xiao Wu, you stay with Rongrong, I’ll be right back. Alright?”
As he spoke, he tried releasing Xiao Wu’s hand, placing it in Ning Rongrong’s grip. Xiao Wu naturally couldn’t answer him, and at the beginning she was somewhat hesitant, but when Ning Rongrong held her hand and looked at her with teary eyes, her somewhat restless mood calmed. Clearly, she subconsciously wanted to be close to Ning Rongrong.
Tang San heaved a sigh of relief, nodding to Ma Hongjun and Oscar,
“Let’s go.”
The six people faced each other in the middle of the space. Huo Wu looked at Tang San, immediately showing an expression of loathing,
“We want to fight your Shrek Seven Devils, not some hired help.”
Even Tang San didn’t understand. Huo Wu’s expression was actually aimed at him. Seeing him and Xiao Wu together, Huo Wu secretly grew indignant on Tang San’s behalf.
Ma Hongjun laughed out loud, saying:
“Didn’t you come to challenge our Shrek Academy? You’ll clearly see whether there’s hired help in a moment.”
Tang San looked at Feng Xiaotian, and their gazes collided in the air. Feng Xiaotian couldn’t help being astonished, because what he saw was Tang San’s blue eyes without a hint of wavering. It seemed as if the handsome youth in front of him didn’t have a shred of spirit power.
Tang San calmly said:
“Brother Feng, long time no see. Since everyone’s come to my Shrek Academy this time, it shouldn’t be shooting in the dark. Before we begin, won’t you first explain it?”
Feng Xiaotian shocked said:
“You know me? Sir is…..”
In his impression, how could there be a person with Tang San’s appearance?
Tang San smiled slightly,
“We haven’t met for five years, the changes really are large. No wonder everyone doesn’t recognize me. I’m Tang San.”
“What? You’re Tang San?”
Huo Wu looked at him with shock, her eyes wide.
Tang San nodded to Huo Wu,
“By chance, my appearance changed a bit, it’s no wonder everyone doesn’t recognize me.
“With the Tang Sect about to be established, even if Tang San wouldn’t go announce his identity to the world, he had still decided he wouldn’t hide anything. The current relationship between the two great empires and Spirit Hall was delicate, and the two great imperial cities was where the imperial families held the most sway. Here, even Spirit Hall couldn’t easily be rash. Even if Spirit Hall’s people learned he was here now, as long as he didn’t leave Heaven Dou City, his safety could basically still be guaranteed. Moving against him absolutely wasn’t so easy.
Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wu, and Huo Wushuang looked at each other. With their experience they really couldn’t understand how someone’s appearance and temperament would change so much, but neither Oscar nor Ma Hongjun was refuting him, so clearly he was telling the truth.
Feng Xiaotian’s expression very quickly returned to normal,
“We now all hold office at our respective academies. Since everyone are friends, I won’t hide it from you. This time the Four Element Academies have obtained the guarantee of the Heaven Dou imperial government, and decided to move to Heaven Dou City. Even if we’re not completely optimistic about the difference in strength between the two great empires and Spirit Hall, if the Spirit Master world really only had one giant, it wouldn’t be a good thing for us Spirit Masters, even more with the recent example of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan. Our Four Element Academies are like siblings, that’s why we decided to join together to move into Heaven Dou City. And Shrek Academy is reputed as the number one academy in Heaven Dou. We’re a bit envious of your reputation, and we’re also very fond of your place here. This place is so large, so we want to move in as well. This time we came to negotiate. Just that dean Flender, Grandmaster and the others aren’t here. But exchanging pointers with you is pretty good too.
Ma Hongjun snorted, saying:
“What you say might sound pleasant, but isn’t it just coming to occupy our space? Wishing is fine, but with us here, don’t wish for too much. Of course, if you want to be annexed by our Shrek Academy, we won’t have any objections.”
“Damned Fatty, you’re farting.”
Huo Wu’s fiery temper hadn’t changed a bit. Hearing Ma Hongjun’s words, she immediately grew angry.
Ma Hongjun disdainfully raised his head,
“If you don’t accept it, come at me.”
Huo Wu was just about to flare up, but was stopped by Feng Xiaotian’s hand, and only snorted resentfully.
Feng Xiaotian said:
“Five years have passed. Tang San, I also want to see how much progress you’ve made. Come, how about we exchange pointers?”
Tang San’s heart twitched, saying:
“Wait a moment. Brother Feng, the Four Element Academies sent you to negotiate, does that mean that you can act on behalf of the Four Element Academies?”
The so far silent to the side Huo Wushiang said:
“After the Four Element Academies decided to merge, because of Xiaotian’s outstanding talent, he was made vice dean as an exception to the rules. He has the authority to represent the academies in the negotiations.
Tang San nodded, looking at Feng Xiaotian with a smile:
“Then how about this. If we win the fight today, then the Four Element Academies may no longer make plans on our Academy. Of course, as long as you remain in Heaven Dou City due to opposing Spirit Hall, we’ll still be allies.”
The smile on Feng Xiaotian’s face disappeared, his gaze suddenly turning strict,
“In other words, you’re very confident in yourself?”
Tang San sighed, making it clear,
Feng Xiaotian knew Tang San was right. He had already lost to Tang San, and if he hesitated because of the academies today and didn’t accept Tang San’s challenge, then, when he met Tang San again in the future, he would have an even harder time to resist.
Seeing Feng Xiaotian’s hesitant appearance, Tang San suddenly smiled. His smile was very gentle, but filled with confidence,
“This might be better. I alone will learn from the three of you. If I lose, I’ll accept any penalty. If I win, then please have the Four Element Academies retreat in regards to Shrek Academy in the future.”
This time, not only were the Huo siblings angry, even the always even tempered Feng Xiaotian couldn’t stand it.
Huo Wu angrily said:
“Well said, Tang San. In the five years since we met, you’ve actually become so arrogant. Xiaotian, agree to it. I want to see what kind skill he has to face the three of us at once. Tang San, you’ll accept any penalty if you lose, you said so yourself. Even if I have you become my slave?”
Tang San said calmly:
“As long as you have the skill to beat me.”
Oscar frowned. Even he thought Tang San was a bit excessive. Feng Xiaotian’s trio were after all people with outstanding strength in their generation. Even if they couldn’t compare to Spirit Hall’s Golden Generation, they still had the chance to become Title Douluo. Especially Feng Xiaotian. Back then he had been no small trouble for Tang San. The three had also cooperated for years. With Tang San’s strength alone, could he really contend with them?
But Ma Hongjun’s way of thinking was completely different from Oscar’s. Having personally seen Tang San defeat the eighty second ranked pure attack type Spirit Douluo Yang Wudi, he had profoundly experienced just how frightening Tang San had become. Even though these three were strong, they perhaps still couldn’t compare to Tang San in spirit power. Even if they cooperated, it would still be very difficult to threaten Tang San.
Feng Xiaotian shouted loudly,
“Fine, since it’s like this, we’ll bet on this fight. Tang San, if you lose I won’t bother you. Just make a great effort for the strength of our Four Element Academies in the future.”
Oscar still wanted to say something, but was pulled back by Ma Hongjun. Everyone had been brothers for many years, and Oscar understood a great many things from Ma Hongjun’s expression. The worry in his heart also dropped considerably.
Even though it was three against one, Feng Xiaotian still didn’t dare underestimate Tang San. Back then in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, Tang San had created too many miracles. He didn’t want the three of them to become the target of another of Tang San’s miracles.
Feng Xiaotian gave a long somewhat sharp whistle, a layer of faint cyan light surging from within his body. His body clearly changed along with the cyan light rushing out, his muscles and bones swelling up with the sound of popping bones, his stature clearly growing enormous. His long hair was also rendered cyan, and astonishingly, on his left shoulder, grew a wolf head representative of his spirit.
The cyan wolf head’s gaze was ice cold as it stared at Tang San, constantly releasing trace after trace of chill. That was his spirit, Stormwind Double Headed Wolf.
At this moment, Tang San immediately understood why the Four Element Academies would choose Feng Xiaotian as vice dean. Because, around him, appeared a neat six spirit rings. Spirit Emperor, he was unexpectedly also a Spirit Emperor.
In fact, back when Feng Xiaotian participated in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, he was already twenty four years old. Spirit Masters grew fastest before twenty, but even being past that, he had unexpectedly risen to the sixtieth rank in a few short years, that showed how much effort he had invested. Even if his spirit power level had been higher than Tang San and the others’ back then, in fact, the difficulty to advance was also higher than for the Shrek Seven Devils.
Tang San was also a Spirit Emperor, and moreover already had extremely formidable spiritual force. He could clearly sense that Feng Xiaotian should have only just obtained the spirit ring to advance. But even so, to be able to reach this level at the age of twenty nine, he was quite amazing.
Huo Wu looked at the astonishment in Tang San’s eyes, and couldn’t help feeling pleased. Together with her big brother Huo Wushuang, she also released her spirit.
Two yellow, two purple, one black, the levels of the two siblings were exactly the same. They were both fiftieth ranked Spirit Kings. A strong fire element aura rushed out, the intense heat stirring the atmosphere revealing their formidable strength.
Feng Xiaotian saluted Tang San slightly,
“Sixty first level agility attack type Spirit Emperor.”
Huo Wu proudly said:
“Fifty fourth ranked control type Spirit King.”
She wasn’t pride for herself, but for Feng Xiaotian. In these years, the gap between her and Feng Xiaotian had already pulled open. She was always together with Feng Xiaotian, and clearly also knew how painstakingly Feng Xiaotian had cultivated. In order to cultivate, Feng Xiaotian had lived for more than two years in a valley where hurricanes formed every day, enduring the frightful hurricane stormwinds each day. In order to have his present success, he had invested enormous effort.
Huo Wushuang said:
“Fifty third ranked agility attack type Spirit King.”
Watching the three opponents in front of him, the astonishment in Tang San’s eyes gradually faded, replaced by serenity. Even if he didn’t know just how Feng Xiaotian had cultivated, he could also imagine that each Spirit Master had their own fortunes. Feng Xiaotian had inevitably also paid enormous effort to have the accomplishments he did today. But, could Tang San have paid any less than him? No, of course not.
Huo Wu looked somewhat resentfully at Tang San,
“What? Are you planning to concede now? Still not revealing your spirit.”
Tang San glanced at her. Honestly, he wasn’t too fond of Huo Wu’s character, she was too forceful and overbearing, but he had to admit that she was better being true to her nature than a great many hypocrites.
Raising his right hand, his spirit suddenly releasing. Sooner or later people would know about it, and in front of the crowd of Shrek Academy students, Tang San had decided as early as when he agreed to confront the three that he wouldn’t hide his hundred thousand year spirit ring any longer. Xiao Wu’s resurrection had also softened those harsh thorns in his heart somewhat. If he should confront someone he would, pressure was equally a kind of driving force. He wouldn’t stupidly go look for Spirit Hall right now, but neither did he plan to hide anything. If he was suppressed by Spirit Hall even here in Heaven Dou City, then he would never have any chance to confront them.
Of course, it wouldn’t be so easy for Spirit Hall to grasp his whereabouts. After reporting to Flender, Grandmaster and the others over here, Tang San and the others would immediately secretly enter the Strength Clan, that is, their Tang Sect. That was their true hiding place, and everything about the Tang Sect was what had to be kept secret the most right now.
The crystalline Blue Silver Grass seemed even more dazzling under the noonday sun, the close to transparent spirit radiating countless dazzling lights, those six spirit rings signifying strength appearing in an instant, yellow, purple, black and red complementing each other, making Tang San seem like a deity descended from the heavens.
Feng Xiaotian and the others’ eyes were dazzled by the light. As they saw the color of Tang San’s sixth spirit ring, their expressions grew marvellous, and the surrounding spectating students and teachers also instantly grew completely silent.
“Sixty sixth rank, control type Spirit Emperor. Please.”
Tang San’s deep voice roused the three opponents across from him. At this moment, they truly understood why Tang San unexpectedly had
the courage to fight the three of them simultaneously. Strength, absolute strength.
“This, this is impossible.”
Huo Wu looked at Tang San, not daring to believe her eyes. She had always believed that, after five years of effort, at least Feng Xiaotian would be able to pull open the distance from Tang San. After all, Tang San’s spirit was only Blue Silver Grass. But at this moment, she found that while there was indeed a distance, the one pulling ahead wasn’t them.
After five years, today Tang San used his strength to show them that the championship the Shrek Seven Devils obtained in the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament back then was fame naturally following merit.
Tang San faintly swept his gaze across Xiao Wu. Actually, even if Xiao Wu hadn’t sacrificed herself, his strength would still be above Feng Xiaotian’s. He had endured much in these five years, but he had also obtained the corresponding awards.
“Please.”
Tang San made a second inviting gesture. The blue silver grass surrounding him fluctuated slightly, his palm waving a bit, and countless blue silver grass milled towards the trio.
Feng Xiaotian was first to react, instantly accelerating and dashing straight at Tang San, cyan light leaving a long shadow behind him, his speed incomparably fast.
Wolf claws popping out of both hands swung along with his first spirit ring glittering, and several dozen sharp wind blades seemed to instantly erupt and spin out in all directions, forcefully blocking the Blue Silver Grass in front of Tang San.
In the five years since they met, Feng Xiaotian’s strength really had progressed a lot. It was the same first spirit ability, but the power it produced was entirely different.
Only, Feng Xiaotian’s wind blades still just relied on force of impact to move away Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor, unable to harm them. The Blue Silver Emperor scattered in all directions immediately covered an even larger area, and seemed even more dazzling in the sunlight.
Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang move simultaneously, Huo Wushuang giving an explosive shout. His attack power increasing overall after Fire Dragon Spirit Body Enhancement. Charging straight at Tang San with large steps, roaring, tyrannical flames already condensing on his fists covered with dragon scales. He hadn’t forgotten that Tang San’s Blue Silver Emperor was immune to fire, and therefore he didn’t issue is flame externally, but rather condensed it within his fists, giving his fists even greater burst power.