Douluo: Subversion Begins with the Arrival of the Traveler

Chapter 266: What we have in abundance is power! (Two chapters combined)

"Your Holiness, Your Excellencies, the morning's matches have concluded."

At this moment, Salas, who was in charge of the event, walked over and bowed to Bibi Dong and the others.

With the matter at Arena Nine resolved, this morning's matches have come to an end.

"Well, let's go."

Bibi Dong nodded and walked downstairs with a wandering gaze.

Seeing that Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall, had left the scene, everyone got up and walked off the stage.

These people had mixed feelings; they were happy that their college team had won the morning's duel.
The worrying ones are the losing teams. While they might not be eliminated immediately based on points, the remaining teams are all formidable opponents.

It will likely be even more difficult to earn more points in the future.

The Tian Dou team, which has always been known for its overwhelming victories, is a given. But today, they've completely crushed the dark horse team, the Chi Huo team, which emerged from their ranks.
If even the Tian Dou team can't stop them, I wonder if there are any other teams that can contend with them.

…………

In the luxurious mansion of the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace, Prince Xue Xing strolled slowly in the courtyard with one hand behind his back.

Seeing the melancholy on the faces of Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Keke, and the others, he offered words of comfort:

"Everyone did a great job, so there's no need to be too discouraged. The injured team members have already received treatment from the best healing-type Soul Masters from the Spirit Hall."

Although our performance may not be as good as it was at our peak, I believe we can still defeat other teams.

In his mind, the team members' frustration was probably due to their disrespect during the game.

As the dean of the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy, it was necessary for him to come and offer some guidance to the team's students.

"Damn it! Why did that girl named Huo Wu suddenly become so strong!"

Ning Rongrong slapped the armrest of the stool and stood up abruptly.

Although her soul power level was the lowest in the Heaven Dou team, it couldn't withstand the overwhelming level of Zhu Zhuqing, Yu Keke, and Dugu Yan!

Just like in previous matches against other teams, including the previous Foodie Team, they swept through with overwhelming force.

She was surprised to find herself defeated by the Blazing Fire Team when they met again. She couldn't understand why.

"Her power is too strange, even stranger than what His Majesty gave to Coco."

Zhu Zhuqing replied in a deep voice.

"Yes."

Yu Keke nodded in agreement.

"During my battle with her, I felt as if her power was inexhaustible..."

"That level of power could absolutely not be her own."

At this moment, Dugu Bo helped Dugu Yan into the courtyard.

"Sister Yanyan!"

"team leader……"

When the group saw Dugu Yan approaching, they all greeted her in unison.

Although her face was still a little pale, her soul power aura was relatively stable, indicating that she was no longer in any serious danger.

"Everyone……"

Dugu Yan was deeply moved by the earnest and concerned looks on the faces of her teammates.

He felt very guilty thinking about how he hadn't protected his teammates in the previous matches, and said:
"It's my incompetence that I failed to protect the graphite mill and all of you..."

"Captain, please don't say that! You've already done a great job!"

Ning Rongrong offered words of comfort.

"Yes, Captain, you don't need to blame yourself."

No sooner had she entered the courtyard than the two brothers, Graphite and Millstone, followed her in.

"Huh? Your injuries..."

Ye Lingling was the first to see the two Shi brothers. She was shocked to see that Shi Mo's arm, which had been broken by Huo Wu in the previous competition, had miraculously recovered.

"It was a Soul Master brought by the Pope of the Spirit Hall who provided the treatment."

Knowing the doubts in everyone's hearts, Dugu Yan directly explained.

"Yes, that Soul Master's strength is not only unfathomable, but his medical skills are also the most amazing I've ever seen!"

Shi Mo interrupted, seemingly recalling the scene of his brother's amputated arm being treated, and he tried to recount what he had seen using both hands and feet.

"You mean that healing-type Soul Master casually reattached his arm?"

Amidst the chaotic narration of the stone mill, Zhu Zhuqing gleaned one thing: the stone mill's severed arm seemed to have been treated quite easily.
"Yes, yes, yes! Not only him, but also my injuries and the captain's injuries were healed by that Soul Master with just a burst of light!"

Shi Mo nodded heavily. "Most importantly, I didn't even see him activate his Martial Soul!"

"I wonder what kind of healing-type martial soul that Soul Master possesses, to have such divine power..."

"Cough cough~"

Seeing that Shi Mo was getting more and more excited, Dugu Yan coughed, looked at Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Keke, and said softly:

"The Soul Master sent by the Spirit Hall used a turquoise aura to heal us..."

"A green halo?"

Others may not know, but Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Keke are always familiar with this term.

The two were taken aback at first, then their pupils lit up. They quickly walked to Dugu Yan's side, pushed Dugu Bo aside, and took her arms on either side.

Zhu Zhuqing spoke first, asking:
"Sister Yan, you mean..."

"Sister Yan Yan, you mean..."

Yu Keke asked nervously as well.

"Yes, yes! It's exactly what you think! But Grandpa won't let me say it~"

Dugu Yan nodded affirmatively at first, then glanced at Dugu Bo to the side with an annoyance.

"Wow! My brother's here!"

Unable to contain her excitement any longer, Yu Keke cried out.

Given that he possessed such miraculous power and came from the Spirit Hall, she was now quite certain that Kong had come!
"Really? It really is His Majesty?!"

Zhu Zhuqing also held Dugu Yan's arm tightly, excitedly confirming it again.

"Ahem~ That sir didn't come."

At this moment, Dugu Bo coughed lightly, and his few words seemed to be a bucket of cold water poured over the girls' heads.

"What was that ball of light? I don't believe anyone other than Your Majesty could possess such miraculous power!"

Upon hearing Dugu Bo's words, Zhu Zhuqing immediately retorted.

"It was that esteemed person who instructed His Holiness the Pope to bring it..."

Even Dugu Bo, a titled Douluo, seemed unable to withstand the sharp gazes of Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Keke.

Left with no other choice, he had to explain the reason behind it.

"..."

"..."

Seeing their faces visibly darken, Dugu Yan comforted them:
"Oh dear, even if that lord didn't come, he's definitely looking after us!"

She knew what the two of them cared about most.

"Really... If I lose, won't my brother feel embarrassed?"

Upon hearing Dugu Yan's words, Yu Keke immediately thought of her previous rudeness in the competition. She felt very sorry for her brother's cultivation because she had not won against Huo Wu.

"No, you've all done great. Like I just said, you don't need to blame yourselves."

Dugu Bo looked at the members of the Tiandou team and said:

"You just mentioned the Blazing Fire team, especially that girl named Fire Dance. They do possess an irresistible power."

"Even His Majesty the Poison Lord thinks so?"

Ning Rongrong exclaimed in surprise.

"Ah."

Dugu Bo turned around and looked at the sky.

"It's not just me; I'm sure your Sword Douluo grandfather also sensed something similar."

Upon hearing Dugu Bo's words, everyone present showed no surprise.

"So, if we face off against each other later, does that mean we have absolutely no chance of winning?"

"Yes, are we just going to stand by and watch them win this year's Soul Master Competition?" The two Shi brothers couldn't help but sigh.

"Aside from our team, perhaps only the Martial Soul City Academy team, which has never even made a move, could put up a fight against them..."

Dugu Yan was also secretly pondering this in her heart.

They had basically played against all the teams participating in this Soul Master Tournament.

The only team that qualified for the finals was the Spirit Hall team, so their strength is still unknown.

However, against the current Blazing Academy, they'd probably just get beaten up...

After all, their mysterious power was simply too great.

Even a little monster like Coco was defeated, and even if the strength of the Spirit Hall team is unknown...

However, as for Coco, who has been constantly guided by that master, there is probably no one in the Spirit Hall team who can defeat her.

"You don't need to worry too much."

Seeing that everyone had lost confidence in the Soul Master Competition, Dugu Bo stroked his beard.

"His Majesty the Emperor and the Spirit Hall have begun a secret investigation into the Blazing Fire Academy team."

The sudden increase in the Blazing Fire team's strength must have other reasons behind it.

"Dean, if we encounter them again and they act the same way, won't we still lose?"

Shi Mo looked at Xue Xing, as if he had thought of something, and reached out to touch his recovered arm, saying with a slight tremor in his heart.

Although his arm was fully restored under the treatment of that mysterious Soul Master,

But the pain of having your arm broken off and detached from your body is something only those who have experienced it firsthand can truly understand.

He really didn't dare to imagine what it would be like to experience it again.

"Yes, do we have any tactics or strategies that could help us win against them from another angle?"

Ning Rongrong stroked her chin. Since the method of overwhelming force that they had discussed earlier was no longer working, were there any other methods?

"This……"

Ning Rongrong's question clearly stumped Xue Xing.

For the college, he was merely someone who oversaw the overall situation, so much so that some of the college's detailed work was left to the three education committee members.

Now that three education committee members have died because of Haotian's incident, he had no choice but to take over the management of the academy himself not long ago.

These things are really beyond the scope of what you're learning.

He pondered for a moment, then looked at Dugu Yan, the captain of the Heavenly Dou Team, and cautiously asked:

"Yanyan, do you have any suggestions?"

Because of his relationship with Dugu Bo, Dugu Yan was like his own granddaughter to him.

"Using tactics to deal with other teams is possible, but against the Blazing Fire team, it's impossible."

Dugu Yan shook her head, immediately rejecting the idea.

"In the face of absolute power, any tactic will seem ridiculous."

She looked at Zhu Zhuqing and Yu Keke and said with a wry smile:

"Just like when we faced other academy teams before, except now, it seems the Blazing Fire team has switched our positions..."

They used this simple and brute-force approach to win against other college teams in previous matches.

This situation was all too familiar to them.

"What can we do? We can't win a fight, and tactics are useless..."

Ning Rongrong said dejectedly.

Like her, the other members of the team saw the Blazing Fire team as a towering mountain standing before them.
No matter what they did, it seemed there was no way to shake him in the slightest.

"Hehe~"

Just then, a yawn came from behind, and Fire Meow Meow walked gracefully toward the group.

"Your worries are unnecessary. You'd be better off getting a good night's sleep and recharging!"

He finished speaking, walked to the tree next to him, lay down, and began to doze off lazily.

"Lord Fire Meow Meow, what do you mean by that?"

After a moment's thought, Dugu Bo quickly asked.

"What are you saying? Just get some rest."

Fire Meow Meow closed its eyes and pretended to sleep, muttering something nonchalantly.

"..."

Dugu Bo's lips twitched. He had thought that this Lord Fire Meow Meow might have some good tricks up his sleeve. It seemed that he had been thinking too much.
"Fire Meow Meow!"

Yu Keke shouted loudly, startling Huo Miaomiao so much that she stood up abruptly.

"Coco, my little darling, what's wrong?"

Fire Meow looked around and, finding nothing had happened, stared at Yu Keke in bewilderment.

"Tell me quickly, do you have any way to help us beat the Blazing Fire Team?"

"Um...that's true."

Seeing everyone's gazes, Fire Meow Meow stopped pretending and sat upright, trying her best to appear profound.

"what?"

Zhu Zhuqing also asked curiously.

"Well..."

Fire Meow Meow deliberately dragged out a sentence in a deep voice, but seeing Yu Keke's somewhat angry look, she quickly coughed lightly and continued:
"The solution is simple: just make your power surpass theirs, right?"

"..."

"..."

Was it a waste of ten seconds to listen to your words?

Most of the people looked at Huo Miaomiao with resentment, except for Yu Keke, who clenched her little fists as if she was about to rush over and beat him up at any moment.

Sensing the angry look in Yu Keke's eyes, Fire Meow Meow waved its hands repeatedly.

"I'm telling the truth!"

"That team is certainly strong, but you are stronger than them!"

Fire Cat pointed its paw at Yu Keke.

"They do have mysterious powers, that's true, but Coco, you have them too, don't you?"

"Eh?"

Feeling the gazes directed at her, Yu Keke was somewhat dazed.

I have one too? How come I didn't know?
She looked at Fire Meow Meow and asked:
"You mean that power from before? But it's already used up, otherwise it wouldn't have..."

If she could maintain that power from the previous match, she was confident she could have pinned Huo Wu to the ground and pounded her!

Unfortunately, once that power was used up, it was gone, and in the end, they could only passively take hits.

"no……"

Huo Miaomiao shook her head, glanced at everyone, and then trotted over to Yu Keke, gesturing for her to squat down.

Seeing Huo Miaomiao's movements, Yu Keke immediately squatted down.

After Fire Meow whispered a few words in her ear, her pupils lit up.

"How about it? Feeling confident now?"

After Huo Miaomiao finished speaking, he saw Yu Keke nod subconsciously, and he walked with a satisfied gait to the tree and pretended to take a nap.

"Coco, what's the plan?"

Seeing the sudden sparkle in Yu Keke's eyes, Zhu Zhuqing asked her with great curiosity.

The others also turned their gazes to Yu Keke, eager to know what Huo Miaomiao had told her.

"You guys come with me!"

Yu Keke said something and ran straight out of the courtyard.

Before anyone could react, she hurriedly ran back.

"Um, do you know where His Holiness the Pope is right now?"

(End of this chapter)