Tian Dou City.
Strength Clan!
Tai Tan was a very loyal old fellow.
Upon learning that the Breaking Clan had relocated to Tian Dou City, he immediately invited Yang Wudi and Yang Fan to his family as guests.
At the wine table...
Tai Tan told Yang Wudi a very important piece of news.
Tang Hao had a son!
"Has a son?"
"Was it bred through human-beast mating?"
Others might not know enough about what happened back then, but Yang Wudi, as a participant, knew it like the back of his hand.
Back then, the conflict between Tang Hao and Spirit Hall started with that hundred-thousand-year spirit beast!
"Um... it should be!"
Tai Tan didn't dare to make a rash conclusion.
But from the age and Tang San's martial soul, he could guess a rough idea.
"His name is now Tang San, and he's at Lanba (Blue Tyrant) Academy in Tian Dou City."
"I'll tell you another secret."
"Tang San has twin martial souls!"
The main reason Tai Tan knew these things was because Tai Long was also at Lanba Academy.
One year ago...
Yu Xiaogang, unable to bear his family's prejudice against his Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls, left again with Tang San.
Swearing never to return!
But after coming down the mountain, the master and disciple became embarrassed.
Because they had nowhere to go!
Helplessly, Yu Xiaogang remembered his only good brother Flender.
After some tossing and turning...
Yu Xiaogang reluctantly brought Tang San to join Lanba Academy.
Not only that!
After Shrek Academy closed down, the other two students Ma Hongjun and Oscar were also arranged by Flender to enter Lanba Academy.
"Twin martial souls?"
Yang Wudi's expression first showed slight surprise.
But...
He quickly returned to his original normal expression.
So what if the Clear Sky Clan produced someone with twin martial souls?
Could he be stronger than his grandson Yang Fan?
His grandson Yang Fan now possessed a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and hundred-thousand-year spirit bone, and was a quasi-Spirit Saint.
However...
Yang Wudi, having understood some of the flavor, quickly began to frown.
"Old Orangutan!"
"Why are you telling me these things?"
Yang Wudi realized this old boy was very wrong today, and his thinking was somewhat dangerous.
"Young master, he is now..."
Before he finished speaking, Yang Wudi slammed the table and got anxious.
"What dog fart young master!"
"Tai Tan!"
"Have you already forgotten how badly the Clear Sky Clan harmed us?"
Yang Wudi knew Tai Tan wasn't holding any good farts today.
He finally understood!
Tai Tan was thinking that since the old Tang family produced someone with twin martial souls, he absolutely wanted to crawl back.
"Old Goat!"
"Do you know what twin martial souls mean?"
"This is our chance for the Four Attribute Clans!"
Tai Tan said.
"Chance?"
"That's their old Tang family's chance, not ours."
"The Four Attribute Clans should have their own name!"
"What kind of character is the Clear Sky Clan—don't you know in your heart?"
"Do you want your descendants to one day be swept out by the Clear Sky Clan again?"
Even if the Breaking Clan had no future, he wouldn't lead the entire family to continue being dogs.
Moreover...
Now the family had Yang Fan!
"I didn't say we should return to the Clear Sky Clan."
"Tang San grew up with Tang Hao from childhood. Until now, he hasn't contacted anyone from the Clear Sky Clan."
"We can completely establish our own sect with the young master as the core."
Yang Wudi sneered coldly.
Wasn't that still being a dog?!
The most laughable thing was actually being a dog for a little brat.
"Let me ask you, what is Tang San's current strength?"
"Level 35 Soul Elder!"
"You really are fucking crazy."
"But he has twin martial souls!"
Age fourteen, Level 35.
For a soul master with innate full soul power, this cultivation speed couldn't be considered fast.
But what Tai Tan valued was Tang San's physique with twin martial souls.
In the later stages...
This was an innate advantage that no soul master could compare to.
"Tai Tan!
"Listen to your brother's advice."
"Tang family members are not worth our trust again. Don't lead the Strength Clan to do foolish things again."
"I can tell you now!"
"The Breaking Clan coming to Tian Dou City is prepared to turn from salted fish. If you're prepared to help your brother, I welcome you on behalf of the Breaking Clan."
"And I can guarantee that as long as I have food to eat, I absolutely won't let any brother or sister of the Strength Clan go hungry."
"Of course!"
"If you really plan to support Tang San, I won't stop you."
Yang Wudi had said all he could!
All he could tell Tai Tan was this.
As for how to walk the path ahead, it depended on everyone's own choice.
...
On the other side.
Like grandfather, like grandson!
Tai Long knew Yang Fan was now at Blazing Fire Academy, so his first words were to recruit him.
And guaranteed!
As long as Yang Fan entered Lanba Academy, he would let him participate in this Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament as a substitute member.
"Our Lanba Academy is preparing to take the last spot in the Tian Dou division this time."
Since Elephant Armor Academy closed down, other academies in the Tian Dou division had ideas about entering the elimination rounds.
Lanba Academy was no exception!
"No need."
"I'm doing fine at Blazing Fire Academy."
Yang Fan smiled inwardly.
Entering the elimination rounds?
He was already on the highway here, and Tai Long was still here barking?
"Little Fan."
"We're leaving!"
Yang Wudi walked out from outside with a dark face.
It could be seen!
A perfectly good meal ended unhappily because of Tang San.
"Oh!"
Yang Fan took two steps, then turned back and patted Tai Long's shoulder.
"You're no worse than Tang San. There's no need to be his dog."
This trip wasn't in vain.
He learned from Tai Long's mouth that Tang San was currently at Lanba Academy, and had already officially participated in this Soul Master Tournament as a formal team member.
Level 35...
After taking two punches from him, being able to have such cultivation speed was not bad.
...
On the way back...
Yang Wudi told Yang Fan about his discussion with Tai Tan at the wine table.
And also told a story from the past...
The reason Tai Tan followed Tang Hao so devotedly, and even Tang Hao's son, was only one reason.
After joining the Clear Sky Clan, the Strength Clan's forging was not favored by the Tang family.
In the eyes of the Clear Sky Clan, the Strength Clan only had brute strength.
It was because Tang Hao valued the Strength Clan's forging that Tai Tan felt he had gained a sense of being respected.
"What about us?"
Talking about the Breaking Clan, Yang Wudi's face carried an angry sneer.
"Our Breaking Clan's alchemy was valued by the Clear Sky Clan from the very beginning."
"It can be said that our Breaking Clan compensated for many of the Clear Sky Clan's shortcomings with our alchemy specialties."
"The Clear Sky Clan wanted our Breaking Clan to contribute our alchemy methods several times, but at that time our entire family didn't agree, which also caused the previous Clear Sky Clan patriarch to be very dissatisfied with us."
Speaking of it now...
Yang Wudi was very grateful for the decision he and his clansmen made back then.
If they had truly contributed the alchemy methods to the Clear Sky Clan, then the current Breaking Clan would probably be worse than stray dogs.
...
Time passed.
The Continental Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament arrived as scheduled.
Logically speaking, this was the second time Yang Fan experienced the Douluo Continent's most unprecedented grand event.
The last time was five years ago!
At that time he was nine years old, standing like a lackey.
The difference was...
This time he went from being a spectator to becoming a participant.
Because it was the opening ceremony of the Continental Soul Master Academy, according to the organizing committee's regulations, every student had to be present.
This was to allow the organizing committee to better统计 every participating team member, otherwise there would be no way to participate in the competition next.
If not for this reason, Yang Fan might not have come today.
Because he had nothing to do!
He and the Blazing Fire team had already reached a very perfect cooperation.
He wouldn't participate in the qualifying or elimination rounds.
That's right!
He was now Blazing Fire Academy's biggest trump card, and also the trump card of the entire team.
"This morning is our Tian Dou division's opening ceremony."
"At that time, Emperor Xue Ye, Sect Leader Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and the Spirit Hall master will all give speeches one by one."
"And in the afternoon there will be an exhibition match between Tian Dou Imperial Academy's second team and another drawn soul master academy."
Huo Wushuang was now an experienced driver, explaining various regulations of the Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament to Yang Fan.
"Oh!"
As a veteran powerhouse team in the Tian Dou division, when Blazing Fire Academy's bright red uniforms entered the venue, they instantly attracted most people's attention.
Some people had even started holding up signs to cheer!
Finally...
All participating students had entered.
Blazing Fire Academy, as last year's top team in the Tian Dou division, naturally stood side by side with the division's number one seed, the Imperial Battle Team.
Coincidentally!
Yang Fan standing at the back of the team just happened to face Ning Rongrong, who had joined the Imperial Battle Team later.
Although Ning Rongrong had a princess's bad temper, her talent was not bad.
Especially since her martial soul was known as the Douluo Continent's number one support.
This kind of grand tournament naturally required her to enter the Imperial Battle Team.
Of course!
There was another reason Ning Rongrong could enter the Imperial Battle Team.
Sitting before Emperor Xue Ye at this moment was her father Ning Fengzhi.
With a crown-like jade face, straight nose and square mouth, a refined and gentle appearance, a spotless white long robe draped over him.
Looking about forty-something years old, with gentle eyes, he looked like an ordinary person no matter how you looked.
A head of smooth black hair draped behind his back, everything looked so casual, without any affectation.
Ning Fengzhi was no ordinary person!
As an auxiliary-type soul master with no attack means, being able to convince two Super Douluos to serve him whole heartedly was enough to show this person's ability.
Besides!
On the highest viewing platform sat another person.
The Spirit Hall Sanctuary's master, Aisali!
Since the previous Spirit Hall Sanctuary master Salas was killed, this Level 86 Soul Douluo became Spirit Hall's highest spokesperson in Tian Dou City.
"Hey—"
"You know each other?"
"It couldn't be some romantic debt you caused outside, right?"
Whether Huo Wu or Huo Wushuang, they both felt a fierce gaze shooting over from the Imperial Battle Team at this moment.
If not for this tournament occasion, they would probably come over to fight three hundred rounds.
Really couldn't tell!
Yang Fan, who usually stayed in his room like a big girl only doing alchemy and cultivation, could actually provoke the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's young lady.
They had heard this woman's temper was not good!
"Met twice."
"You guys hold the fort here first, I'm going to the bathroom."
Slip away!
All participating procedures had been completed. Yang Fan wasn't even willing to stand next to Ning Rongrong for one more second.
As soon as Yang Fan walked out of the opening venue, a girl wearing Tian Dou Imperial Academy clothes followed behind Yang Fan, looking at him again and again.
Yang Fan turned around!
He had seen men following before, but this was the first time for a woman.
Yang Fan was about to speak, but was unexpectedly preempted by the other party.
"Classmate!"
"It really is you?!"
This time it was Yang Fan's turn to be stunned!
He wasn't a socialite of the soul master world, and the people he knew on the Douluo Continent definitely couldn't be considered many.
Especially those with connections to Tian Dou Imperial Academy—only Dugu Yan.
They... knew each other?
At this moment!
Yang Fan finally placed his gaze on this girl's face.
Delicate, pretty!
He could even see that overflowing gentleness from her features.
And...
Yang Fan could call out this girl's name.
Ye Lingling!
Possessor of the Nine-Hearted Begonia martial soul.
It was said that this martial soul could only have one inheritor per generation.
At the same time, only two Nine-Hearted Begonia soul masters could be alive.
Only when one died could another possibly appear in the next generation.
Yang Fan didn't understand why soul masters with this martial soul couldn't have more children, but he could confirm that Nine-Hearted Begonia was the rarest soul master on the Douluo Continent.
"We met before, at the medicine shop in Tian Dou City."
"You were buying a thousand-year soul returning grass at that time..."
Seeing Yang Fan had no impression at all, Ye Lingling stopped her description with slight disappointment.
"Classmate."
"Be careful!"
After speaking.
Ye Lingling turned and returned to the opening ceremony venue, leaving only a stunned Yang Fan.
"We've met before?"
Yang Fan wondered why he had no impression at all.
Could it be that when he devoured the Heavenly Flame, part of his memory was also burned away?
"We did!"
"At that time you were in the medicine shop buying thousand-year soul returning grass. The shop clerk told you it was sold out."
"It was this girl who sold you her own stalk."
Yao Lao's reminder gradually gave Yang Fan some impression.
He remembered he had indeed hurried to the medicine shop to buy medicinal materials at that time, but where did he care who sold him the herbs.
He didn't not pay!
But then...
Compared to Ning Rongrong's unreasonableness, the feeling Ye Lingling gave him was quite comfortable.
Auxiliary soul masters also have differences!
...
Yang Fan walked while thinking...
Just out of Tian Dou City, a group of 'roadblocks' suddenly walked toward him from the front.
These people wore Tian Dou Imperial Academy clothes and walked straight over from the opposite side.
Yang Fan looked around!
At this moment, besides him, there was no one else around.
It could be confirmed these people were here for him!
"Are you Yang Fan?"
"You simps don't need to waste any words!"
Yang Fan didn't even need to deliberately guess.
He had no grievances with Tian Dou Imperial Academy, and in this Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, he had never shown his face.
Besides the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's young lady being so 'meticulous' in her care for him, he couldn't think of a second possibility.
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