After Yu Tianxin was defeated, Heaven Dou Imperial Academy simply admitted its loss.
Yu Xiaowei's reputation also became well-known throughout Spirit City.
The three of them were direct descendants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. They had also broken through the limits of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon martial spirit and transformed into dragons ahead of time.
Even before becoming Soul Kings, they possessed combat strength beyond that level. Because of these similarities, the soul masters of Spirit City gave them a title:
The Three Blue Lightning Heroes.
Among them, Yu Xiaowei especially drew Spirit Hall's attention when he defeated Soul King Feng Xiaotian and received Yu Tianxin's strongest attack without injury.
After witnessing this so-called "Blue Lightning Civil War," Spirit Hall's confidence in its own Golden Generation was slightly shaken.
The greatest advantage that Spirit Hall Academy had over Heaven Dou Imperial Academy was the Martial Soul Fusion Technique used by Hu Liena and Xie Yue: Enchanting.
Within the range of the Enchanting technique, everyone's senses would be reduced by 50%, their soul power suppressed by 50%, and their movement speed slowed by 50%.
While training at Spirit Hall Academy, they used this Yao Mei form to perform Xie Yue's self-created soul skill, Full Moon, and once defeated a level 62 Soul Emperor.
However, the drawback was that it could only strike once. After launching that powerful attack, they would immediately exit the fusion state and become too exhausted to continue fighting.
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Inside the meeting hall of Spirit Hall.
Qian Renxue, who had not appeared for a long time, stood before Bibi Dong with a grim expression.
"Yu Xiaowei must die."
"No."
Yue Guan, behind Bibi Dong, quickly spoke up.
Qian Renxue raised her eyebrows and shouted at him:
"Is it your place to speak? Shut up!"
"How dare you!"
With a cold face, Bibi Dong paused while holding her royal scepter and stared at her daughter with an unchanged expression.
She had not watched the match personally but heard that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan now had three extraordinary geniuses.
This bad news placed a heavy cloud over her heart.
She hated the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and always wanted to destroy it.
But the time had not yet come.
The elders in the Worship Hall would only listen to the Qian Family. Without Qian Daoliu's approval, she could not command those worshippers at all.
Lately, those old men had been oddly rebellious, always showing up to oppose her regardless of her intentions.
Especially Qian Jun and Jiang Mo—those two wretched women—who constantly led the opposition.
Several times, Bibi Dong had been so furious that she wanted to kill them on the spot, but considering her spirit ring wasn't complete yet and she wasn't a match for Qian Daoliu, she could only suppress her killing intent.
Hearing Bibi Dong's rebuke, Qian Renxue stared back at her with a sneer.
"Disrespectful?"
"**Who in all of Spirit Hall is as disrespectful as you! Am I wrong, sisters—**sisters—!"
"I am determined to kill Yu Xiaowei, don't try to stop me!"
Upon hearing "sisters," Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed, and a terrifying aura surged like a physical force, pressing Qian Renxue to retreat step by step.
Two soft breaths suddenly came from behind her, dispersing the pressure.
Qian Jun and Jiang Mo stepped forward to shield Qian Renxue behind them and said coldly:
"Your Majesty, isn't it a bit inappropriate to treat the young miss like this?"
Seeing the blood dripping from the corner of Qian Renxue's mouth, the oppressive aura Bibi Dong had just released vanished.
She looked at Qian Renxue with complicated eyes and sighed softly.
"If you insist on going, then go. You'll have to find your own way to mobilize forces. I won't assign anyone from the Elder Hall to help you."
"Your Majesty, the young miss…"
"Elder Yue, no need to say more. I've already decided."
Bibi Dong cut Yue Guan off, then turned and left with an unreadable expression.
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After Heaven Dou Imperial Academy's defeat, the final top five teams were announced.
The new match draw showed that Spirit Hall Academy got another bye, and Lanba Academy would face the Star Luo Imperial Academy.
The leaders of Star Luo Imperial Academy were Yu Xiaowei and Zhu Zhuqing's old acquaintances: Davis and Zhu Zhuyun.
In their previous matches, they had crushed their opponents without even using the Nether White Tiger technique—just dominating them outright. Also, the number of Soul Sect members in Star Luo Imperial Academy had reached six, second only to Heaven Dou and Lanba Academies, making their strength considerable.
Previously, in the Star Luo Empire, when Davis and Zhu Zhuyun used the Martial Soul Fusion Technique, the power of the Nether White Tiger was close to a Soul King.
Now, over a year later, even if the Nether White Tiger hadn't reached Soul Emperor strength, it was likely not far off.
Before stepping onto the stage to face Star Luo Imperial Academy, Yu Xiaowei carefully read the confidential intel brought by Yue Guan in the waiting room:
Qian Renxue wanted to kill him.
However, Bibi Dong didn't want to provoke the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan or the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect for now.
Therefore, Qian Renxue was not allowed to use Elder Hall personnel to act with her.
That left the matter in the hands of the Worship Hall.
Yue Guan worked hard to persuade Qian Jun and Jiang Mo to try to stop Qian Renxue.
Regardless of the outcome, he would report Qian Renxue's movements to Yu Xiaowei so he could prepare.
After reading it, seeing the blazing-hot intelligence, Yu Xiaowei couldn't help but sigh that Ju Douluo (Yue Guan) was truly talented—born to be a spy.
You see, Yue Guan wasn't just their undercover agent in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—he was also Bibi Dong's eyes and ears in the Worship Hall.
He was a high-level double agent in the Douluo Continent.
It all began with a test from Qian Jun and Jiang Mo.
That day, after being beaten up by Tang Xiao, Yue Guan earned the Worship Hall's trust.
After receiving approval from Qian Jun and Jiang Mo,
Qian Daoliu personally created a soul guide with angel soul power to suppress the poison in Yue Guan's body.
However, the core of this soul guide needed to be replaced monthly at the Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu's intent was to keep Yue Guan from rebelling due to fear of poison.
But what they didn't expect was that Yue Guan had already switched allegiances to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
After all, Qian Daoliu could only suppress the poison, while Dugu Bo could fully detoxify it.
For the sake of his own life, Yue Guan made what he considered the smartest choice.
At first, he thought he only needed to pass information to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
But not long after, Bibi Dong gave him a mission: to curry favor with the Worship Hall's elders and report back with details about Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo.
She knew he was working with Qian Jun and Jiang Mo and wanted to use that relationship to place a chess piece inside the Worship Hall, where she previously had no access.
Thus, Yue Guan began gathering intel from Qian Jun and Jiang Mo for Bibi Dong, while also passing all Spirit Hall info to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
He even orchestrated several small-scale attacks on the Clear Sky Sect, as instructed by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, further deepening hatred between the two.
As for his brother Gui Mei, he became his assistant, using his stealth abilities to gather a wealth of intel on Spirit Hall's lower-ranking personnel.
Bibi Dong probably never imagined that while she was playing a mind game with Qian Daoliu, there were two traitors operating right under her nose.
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