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"Are you alright?" Gu Yuena looked at Shi Quan.
"I'm fine." Shi Quan coughed weakly twice, looking severely injured, and said to Meng Shenji, "Education Committee, Tang Hao attacked me tonight, and although he was slain, this Academy…"
Meng Shenji's expression shifted slightly. He could feel the weak Life Aura within Shi Quan's body, clearly indicating Shi Quan had sustained severe injuries. Yet, at a time like this, Shi Quan was still thinking of the Academy, which deeply moved him. He quickly said, "If the Academy is destroyed, it can be rebuilt. It's good that you are unharmed. How are your injuries?"
"I might need to rest for a while," Shi Quan said with a bitter smile.
Dugu Bo also spoke at this moment, "Meng Shenji, let's take Shi Quan and the others back to heal their injuries first. As for Tang Hao and the Academy, we'll leave them to you."
"No problem. I will report this matter to His Majesty. As for other things, you don't need to worry. Just focus on healing your injuries," Meng Shenji nodded in agreement.
Looking at Zhuang Zhou and Houtu, who left with Shi Quan, the gazes of the Three Great Committee Members members intersected.
"That Houtu and Zhuang Zhou don't seem very old. Houtu possesses a Domain, and the Aura she emits is definitely above a Spirit Douluo. And that Zhuang Zhou, the mental force pressure he emits is also not weaker than a Spirit Douluo."
"Shi Quan actually has so many powerful friends around him?"
"The main point is that there are so many powerful individuals hidden within the Academy, and we never discovered them."
The three couldn't help but fall silent.
Meng Shenji said, "First, appease the Academy's instructors and students, then report today's events to His Majesty."
"What about Tang Hao's body?" Bai Baoshan looked at Tang Hao's bloody and mangled corpse on the ground.
"I'll keep it for now. Your Highness should arrive soon. When he does, I'll hand the body over to His Highness and see how he wants to handle it." Meng Shenji raised his hand and grabbed, and Tang Hao's body was immediately stored in his spirit tool.
Heaven Dou City, Dugu Bo's courtyard.
"Alright, it's almost time to wake up," Shi Quan's light chuckle was heard.
The two girls opened their eyes one after another.
"Hehe, Shi Quan, did we act well?" Dugu Yan said with a laugh.
"Yes," Shi Quan nodded, "You all performed very well."
Gu Yuena said indifferently, "Wasting so much energy on acting. I have to say, you humans are truly troublesome. Among Spirit Beasts, there isn't so much scheming as among humans."
Shi Quan smiled and waved his hand, saying, "No choice, my strength doesn't allow it. If I had your strength, I would have just pushed through directly."
"Alright, rest well these next few days. After all, we're all 'seriously injured'."
On the other side, Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
While the Three Great Committee Members members were settling the students of Heaven Dou Royal Academy, countless soldiers, led by Xue Qinghe, also quickly arrived near Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
Thump, thump, thump, the neat and rapid sound of footsteps echoed, and Xue Qinghe's figure on a galloping horse also rapidly approached from afar.
"Education Committee, has the battle ended?" Xue Qinghe looked with astonishment at the Tiandou Mountain, which was already half-gone. She truly hadn't expected that Shi Quan, just acting, would actually destroy Heaven Dou Royal Academy to such an extent.
"Your Highness, when we arrived, the battle had already ended," Meng Shenji quickly came forward to greet him.
Xue Qinghe looked around and asked, "Where are Little Brother Shi and the others? And Tang Hao? Did he escape?"
"Your Highness, Shi Quan and the others were injured and have been taken back to Heaven Dou City by Dugu Bo and Silver Spear Douluo Gu Yuena to recuperate. As for Tang Hao…" Meng Shenji raised his hand and swiped, throwing Tang Hao's corpse out of his spirit tool, "…Tang Hao has been executed under the encirclement of Dugu Bo, Gu Yuena, Houtu, and Zhuang Zhou."
"Tang Hao is dead?" Xue Qinghe feigned a look of great surprise, then after a moment of composure, continued to ask, "What's with Silver Spear Douluo? Houtu, Zhuang Zhou, and them?"
"That Gu Yuena is actually a Titled Douluo. Her silver spear is incredibly powerful; Tang Hao died by her spear. We've never heard of her name before, and seeing her Martial Spirit is a silver spear, we've called her Silver Spear Douluo. Zhuang Zhou and Houtu are Shi Quan's good friends. Because the battle had already ended when we arrived, judging from their Aura, their strength should be no weaker than ours."
"The name Zhuang Zhou sounds familiar." Xue Qinghe furrowed his brow in thought, then suddenly remembered, murmuring, "It couldn't be that Zhuang Zhou from the Great Spirit Arena, could it? And who is Houtu? Where did he find so many unknown powerful individuals?"
However, now was clearly not the time for Xue Qinghe to ponder these things. Xue Qinghe looked at Tang Hao's corpse on the ground and said coldly, "Men, the Empire's wanted criminal, the Fallen Soul Master Tang Hao, attacked and killed the Empire's pillar, Master Shi Quan. Now that he has been executed, nail him to the city wall for public display to demonstrate the Empire's might!"
"Understood!" Two soldiers in iron armor stepped forward, taking orders to lift Tang Hao's body from the ground.
"Education Committee, Heaven Dou Royal Academy has suffered severe damage. I will arrange for soldiers to cooperate with the students in rebuilding, as well as settling the instructors and students. Master Shi Quan was attacked at the Academy, so I will go and offer my condolences first."
After Xue Qinghe arranged everything, he immediately left the Academy.
Outside Heaven Dou Royal Academy, it was a busy night.
The next morning, at the Heaven Dou City gate.
"Move aside, move aside!"
A team of guards walked out from the crowd, and the leader strode to the public notice board, beginning to paste up a notice.
At the same time, a bloody and mangled corpse was nailed high up on the city wall next to the notice board.
"Who is this person?" Some commoners, seeing this bloody scene, were already terrified.
When the soldiers finished posting the notice, the surrounding commoners gathered around.
"What! Tang Hao is dead?"
"Serves him right! His son is a Fallen Soul Master, and now he wants to harm Master Shi. He truly deserves to die!"
"Sneaking into a residence to attack a junior, doesn't he feel ashamed! What Clear Sky Douluo, bah!"
"Who is Silver Spear Douluo Gu Yuena? To be able to kill Clear Sky Douluo together with His Excellency Dugu, how impressive."
Looking at the content written on the notice, the people on the scene immediately began to discuss.
On the other side.
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"Why would Tang Hao act in such a petty manner?" After listening to the report from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect Disciple, Sword Douluo was first surprised, then puzzled.
Ning Fengzhi said with a deep frown, "Perhaps it's because of the Nine Heart Begonia Family incident, which made Tang Hao feel that he couldn't let Shi Quan continue to grow, so he was forced to resort to such a low tactic."
"From the report, Tang Hao possessed six Spirit Bones. Now those six Spirit Bones have been obtained by Dugu Bo and Gu Yuena, so their strength will likely increase significantly," Bone Douluo couldn't help but sigh.
"Tang Hao, with six Spirit Bones, possessed astonishing strength. Dugu Bo, Silver Spear Douluo Gu Yuena, and two Spirit Douluo killed him?" Sword Douluo immediately frowned and said, "And in such a short time. How strong must this Silver Spear Douluo Gu Yuena be?"
Ning Fengzhi also couldn't help but sigh, "This Gu Yuena entered Heaven Dou Royal Academy with Shi Quan. No one expected that such a beautiful woman would actually be a Titled Douluo, and her strength so astonishing."
"I once investigated Gu Yuena's background. With her strength, she shouldn't be unknown, but until now, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still hasn't found any information about Gu Yuena. She's like she appeared out of thin air."
"Not only Gu Yuena, but also Zhuang Zhou and Houtu. Zhuang Zhou is fine; he once showed his face at Shrek Academy and the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena. Houtu, I imagine, is probably in the same situation as Gu Yuena, suddenly appearing, and each of them possessing such formidable strength. It's truly baffling."
Sword Douluo said with some astonishment, "Fengzhi, Zhuang Zhou's strength was only Rank thirty-eight back then. How could his strength have increased to the level comparable to a Spirit Douluo in just a few years?"
"I don't believe it either, but it's clear from the news from Qinghe that the Zhuang Zhou from yesterday's battle is the same Zhuang Zhou from the Great Spirit Arena."
"How is that possible? Then his speed of strength improvement is too astonishing, isn't it?"
"I speculate that Zhuang Zhou's spirit power Rank isn't that high; it's just that his mental force, due to his Martial Spirit or some fortuitous encounter, has made his mental force strength far exceed his spirit power Rank."
"Whether it is or isn't, wouldn't we know by going to see?" Ning Fengzhi slowly stood up, "Shi Quan was attacked and even injured. Shouldn't we go and offer our condolences?"
Ning Fengzhi turned to Bone Douluo, "Uncle Gu, please accompany me on this trip."
"Alright." Bone Douluo nodded.
Just then, Ning Rongrong's anxious figure appeared in the main hall, "Father, I heard Tang Hao went to Heaven Dou Royal Academy last night to attack Shi Quan? Is he alright?"
Ning Fengzhi looked at Ning Rongrong's anxious appearance and couldn't help but shake his head slightly, "Where has our usually steady Young Miss gone?"
Ning Rongrong continued to ask worriedly, "Father, you must have received news, right? Please tell me quickly."
"Don't worry, Tang Hao's attack failed. Shi Quan is only injured," Ning Fengzhi sighed helplessly.
"Injured?" Ning Rongrong asked anxiously, "Is it serious?"
"Don't worry, he's fine." Ning Fengzhi looked at his daughter and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, 'I missed the chance.'
If it weren't for being too spoiled in the past, perhaps Shi Quan would have already become his son-in-law. If only Ning Rongrong hadn't gone to that cursed Shrek Academy, how much better everything would be.
Then , the one whose Martial Spirit evolved will be his daughter. Dugu Bo, Silver Spear Douluo, Zhuang Zhou, and Houtu, these powerful individuals behind Shi Quan, would all be the backing of his Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
From the Nine Heart Begonia Family incident, it can be seen that Shi Quan dotes on his women to an extreme degree. If he had Shi Quan's support, with his current influence, the title of the number one Sect in the world would also be within reach for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
But now, Shi Quan already has three women by his side. How could the dignified Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect bear to send his daughter to be someone else's concubine?
Moreover, Ning Rongrong is also Ning Fengzhi's designated successor to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. With the added weight of this identity, Ning Fengzhi would be even less likely to allow Ning Rongrong to become someone else's concubine…