Douluo: Star-Breaking Sword God

Chapter 213 Yu Xiaogang loses his fighting ability; his martial spirit essence is drained.

It was already afternoon, and Yu Xiaogang was leaning against the bed with his eyes wrapped in thick gauze.

His hands and feet were ice cold. The sudden injury he suffered during the opening ceremony of the Soul Master Competition that morning had caused his entire eyeball to die from the root, as if it had been eroded.

The life energy around the eyes was instantly drained, rendering the healing soul masters' skills in the academy completely ineffective, even those of other healing soul masters in Heaven Dou City.

In this situation, the only person Yu Xiaogang could think of who could save him was the only one of the two martial soul possessors in the Nine Heart Begonia family. Unfortunately, the other family head was nowhere to be found, and Ye Lingling did not like him.

"Xiaogang, it's time to take your medicine." Liu Erlong brought the medicine to Yu Xiaogang's lips, her voice full of heartache.

silence
"Heh." Yu Xiaogang gave a bitter laugh, then pushed away Liu Erlong's hand holding the medicine bowl. The bowl, which was not held firmly to begin with, was knocked over and fell to the ground with a crash. "What medicine are you going to drink? It's useless. Don't waste your energy, and don't pity me!"

Liu Erlong fell silent for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "It must be that other teams know about your master title and are thinking of eliminating you first so that the situation in the competition will be in their favor! These despicable people!"

How is the teacher?

The Shrek Academy team, having finished the first day of the preliminary rounds, had already returned. Apart from Tang San and Xiao Wu, no one else came to Yu Xiaogang's place again.

Tang San looked anxious. "So what if I'm blind? It shouldn't be a big deal. The important thing is, you still haven't helped me get the cultivation method for twin martial souls, you bastard!"
"Mistress? Mistress!" Upon hearing Tang San's voice, Yu Xiaogang grasped at a lifeline and turned towards Tang San, following the sound.

"Yes, I have a mistress. So what if I'm blind? Once I become famous, this physical defect will become a legendary footnote to my indomitable spirit, great perseverance, and great wisdom!"

Oh right, the Twin Martial Soul Technique, Bibi Dong!
As the Pope of the Spirit Hall, she certainly has the ability and resources to find a cure for my eyes!

Yu Xiaogang seemed to have grasped a new hope. His body, which had been curled up in despair, suddenly straightened up, and his hands waved wildly in the air, trying to grab something to support himself.

Flanders then offered him some support.

"Flander, take me to the Pope's temporary palace, quickly."

Tang San's eyes lit up, but Liu Erlong blocked their way. "At this time, you want to go find her? Can't you rely on me?"

Yu Xiaogang was annoyed. This woman still didn't understand the bigger picture. What could be more important than his honor and future?

In his anxiety, he didn't care about anything else and pushed Liu Erlong, who was completely unprepared, several steps away.

Liu Erlong's eyes were filled with disbelief, "Xiao Gang, you...you actually treated me like this because of this?"

"Erlong, I'm sorry. This matter concerns whether I can regain my sight, and whether I can help Xiaosan obtain the secret of twin martial souls. I must go immediately, my eyes can't wait. Flander, let's go!"

"Hey, Erlong, that's just Xiaogang's temper. I'll go with him. You wait here for a bit."

Flander quickly took Yu Xiaogang and left.

Liu Erlong, who stayed behind, did not stop them this time. Xiao Wu asked with some worry, "Mom, are you alright?"

Liu Erlong sat down on a chair to the side, sighing inwardly, "In the end, he still loved himself the most."

Tang San watched Yu Xiaogang's retreating figure, a glint of light flashing in his eyes. "You must succeed, Master! Your life is tied to this!"
"Halt!" Two Spirit Hall guards blocked the way with their halberds. "Spirit Hall territory, unauthorized personnel are not allowed to enter!"

Yu Xiaogang suppressed the pain in his eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Please inform His Holiness the Pope that my old friend Yu Xiaogang requests an audience."

He produced the papal decree.

"this?"

The two guards were immediately startled. A papal decree? How could this person have a papal decree that only has six pieces?

"I am an honorary elder of the Spirit Hall, go and report this immediately!"

A level 29 Honorary Elder? Even a Templar Warrior needs to be a level 51 Soul King! The two guards were completely baffled.

"Hmph—who do we have here? It's you, you piece of trash Soul Master, Honorary Elder? Your name was personally removed by His Holiness the Pope long ago."

Salas suddenly stepped out from the side, pulling the papal decree into his hand. "Papal decree, humph, who gave you this?! Oh no, how did you steal it?"

A wicked smile crept across his lips. "Stealing the papal decree is a serious crime!"

Yu Xiaogang and Flander swallowed hard, clearly sensing the killing intent emanating from each other.

Suddenly, a clear, cold female voice came from afar inside the courtyard, "Let him in."

Yu Xiaogang's heart pounded wildly, and his previous thought of running away vanished instantly, replaced by his proud and fearless demeanor.

Salas's eyes flickered slightly, as if he had heard something. He squinted at Yu Xiaogang, smiled, and stepped aside. "Alright, Master Yu, have a safe journey."

He gestured, and two guards carried Yu Xiaogang inside, while he stopped Flander, saying, "The Pope didn't let you in. Wait here."

Flander's eyes blazed with anger, but considering the other party's power and how easily Bibi Dong had accepted Yu Xiaogang's arrival, he figured there shouldn't be any major problems, so he snorted coldly and stopped outside.

In the hall, two guards put Yu Xiaogang down and then left. "Heh, what a strange sight!"

"Bibi Dong," he had just opened his mouth when an invisible force suddenly grabbed his throat and lifted him into the air.

"How dare you! Who gave you permission to address me by my given name?!"

"I"

Yu Xiaogang's mind went blank. This wasn't right. Why was she so hostile towards him the moment they met?
What kind of scenario do you envision where the two of you can have a free and open conversation?

Yu Xiaogang's plea for mercy was cut off in his throat. Just as he was about to suffocate, the force suddenly disappeared, and he fell heavily onto the cold ground.

"Heh—heh—you still can't let go."

"boom--"

Bibi Dong unleashed a burst of soul power, shattering all the meridians in one of his arms. Yu Xiaogang let out a scream, curled up on the ground, clutching his severed arm tightly with one hand, his body trembling with fear.

"Have you let it go?" Bibi Dong sneered.

Yu Xiaogang gasped for breath, his mind racing. She treated him like this, yet she hadn't taken his life. Sure enough, he still couldn't let go of her!
“Your Holiness, I have come for one thing. I have taken on a disciple who needs the cultivation method for twin martial souls.”

Bibi Dong laughed out loud, "You, come to beg me to tell the secret of twin martial souls to an enemy of the Spirit Hall—Tang Hao's son?"

“That’s right, but if you tell me, I can guarantee that my disciple Tang San will never oppose the Spirit Hall for the rest of his life!”

"You guarantee it?" Bibi Dong looked down at him as if she had heard a hilarious joke, her eyes full of mockery. "Who do you think you are? What makes you think you can do that?"

A wave of oppressive force descended upon Yu Xiaogang, causing him to cough up blood incessantly.

"I...I was wrong," he knelt on the ground, crawling like an old dog towards the source of the voice under the oppressive aura and the premonition of death. "For the sake of our past relationship, give me the Twin Martial Soul Cultivation Method, and I promise Tang San will never seek revenge against you."

"Ah--"

Bibi Dong looked at Yu Xiaogang with disgust. "The past? Then I'll give you the reward you deserve for our past relationship!"

"puff--"

A scythe formed from purplish-black energy was plunged directly into Yu Xiaogang's dantian, and Luo Sanpao's martial spirit was activated.

Her martial soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, already possessed the ability to devour and convert energy. After obtaining the Abyss of Lunar Eclipse, it further enhanced her martial soul's control over the source power.

"Roar—!!"

"what--!!"

The inhuman screams echoed, but Bibi Dong perfectly shielded them within Yu Xiaogang's own space, causing him to experience ringing in his ears.

A golden light was drawn from Luo Sanpao's struggling body. In an instant, Luo Sanpao seemed to lose all his strength, collapsing and his body began to swell, becoming like a real pig, and it was still increasing in size.

At the same time, Yu Xiaogang looked like a sapling whose life had been drained. His skin withered at a visible speed, wrinkles covered his face, his hair turned gray, and he looked decades older all at once.

"Bibi Dong, you, you..."

His consciousness was gradually fading, and before he could react, he suddenly felt a chill in his crotch.

He instinctively reached out to touch it, but grasped at nothing—all that remained was a bloody hole.

"No, no!!" he howled, his voice not human, but like a pig, as he frantically scratched at the ground with one hand, as if searching for something.

The last vestige of dignity was so easily taken away.

"Hmph!" Bibi Dong disgustedly sent the thing far away, shattering it into dust, and discarded the wisp of soul power as well.

Yu Xiaogang curled up in a ball, blood and tears mingling together, his body convulsing from extreme pain.

In the midst of extreme pain and humiliation, his most basic personality traits kicked in: the escape mechanism!

He quickly fell into a state of unconsciousness in this body.

"Salas, throw him out."

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope, hehehe."

Salas arrived quickly, grinning wickedly. He grabbed Yu Xiaogang's withered body and carried him out of the hall like a beast of burden.

"Just wait, this is just the appetizer." Bibi Dong sneered, "Trying to use Tang San and Tang Hao as your lifeline? Heh."

(End of this chapter)