Douluo Continent: Now that everyone's been reborn, who's still going to be a simp?

The vast hall was eerily quiet, with only Bibi Dong's rapid breathing audible.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei had never seen Bibi Dong so out of control, and they were so frightened that they didn't dare to breathe.

After a moment, Bibi Dong calmed down.

"Tell me, what's going on?"

Yue Guan replied:

"Your Holiness, we almost succeeded. But Dugu Bo, Ning Fengzhi, and Jian Daochen were all there, and they all wanted to help Tang San, so..."

"Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School? You've got some nerve, daring to oppose me. I understand. Elders, you've worked hard. You may leave now."

Bibi Dong's smile was somewhat sinister, showing no intention of blaming Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

The two elders looked at each other, relieved to have escaped unscathed, and then left the main hall together.

Looking at the empty and desolate hall, and recalling the scene when she just met Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong's heart ached again.

"Xiaogang, it's been twenty years, are you still so heartless? Why? Why are you doing this to me? I was just saying it in anger, I really didn't mean to hurt you."

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Yue Guan returned to his residence and sent someone to fetch Yan.

When Yan saw Yue Guan, he noticed something unusual in his expression.

"Teacher, what's wrong? Did you not finish the task?"

Yue Guan nodded.

"We did not complete the secret mission the Pope gave us. However, she did not blame us."

"Then why?"

Yue Guan stood up and whispered in Yan's ear:

"To tell you the truth, the Pope sent me and Old Ghost to ambush and kill someone. We failed to kill that person, but we made an unexpected discovery: those young Soul Masters actually had immortal herbs inside their bodies, and they were with Dugu Bo."

Yan was stunned for a moment.

He knew that Yue Guan was referring to the Shrek Seven Devils.

In fact, he had long anticipated that Tang San would go to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, but he was powerless to stop it from happening.

Fortunately, he had already picked all the top-grade immortal herbs, leaving only ordinary immortal herbs.

"Teacher, those immortal herbs were probably picked from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well."

"Hmm. They're just ordinary medicinal herbs, nothing compared to the ones you picked."

"Apart from that, did you not notice anything else unusual?"

Yue Guan thought for a moment, then asked with some doubt:

"It seems not, why do you ask?"

"It's nothing, I was just asking casually."

Yan thought that the two elders might not have detected the soul beast aura on Xiao Wu because Tang San used some kind of substitute. Given Tang San's understanding of medicine, it didn't seem difficult for him to do so.

Yue Guan suddenly sighed.

“Those few ordinary immortal herbs are fine, but what I’m worried about is that the treasure land might not only be known to the three of us. Dugu Bo might have taken others there. If that’s the case, the remaining ordinary immortal herbs might fall into the hands of others.”

"Don't worry too much. The best immortal herbs are all in our hands. Those ordinary immortal herbs will not grow into top-grade immortal herbs without the nourishment of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Spring."

"You're right."

Yue Guan suddenly remembered something happy.

“This time, Dugu Bo has offended the Pope and is probably not far from death. After he dies, that secret garden will be ours.”

"Ah."

Yan knew that Tang San had also been there. If they wanted to completely take over the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well, they would have to get rid of Tang San first.

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Led by Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, the fifteen participating teams from the Heaven Dou Empire entered Wuhun City.

Three days later, the finals officially began.

Early in the morning, all the participating academies arrived at the competition venue under the guidance of the Spirit Hall's representatives.

There were a total of 33 teams participating in the finals, and each college had its own separate rest area surrounding the competition venue.

According to the competition rules, the finals consist of five rounds, a single-elimination format. If you lose any one of the matches, the competition ends.

The three teams that were guaranteed admission—the Spirit Hall Academy team, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, and the Star Luo Royal Academy team—received a bye in the first round of the competition.

Therefore, Yan has no match today.

However, he still came to the stadium with his teammates to watch the match between the other thirty teams.

Thank you all for your support. Wishing all the little ones a happy and healthy Dragon Boat Festival!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 70. No more pretense, it's just me.

70.

The finals are brutal; fifteen teams will be eliminated in the first round.

Before the draw results are announced, no one knows who their opponent will be.

Without knowing the strength of their opponents, every team will go all out.

In the first round of the competition, the three teams that received a bye were the most relaxed.

Yan and his teammates arrived at the rest area to watch the game with great joy.

They attracted everyone's attention as soon as they appeared.

The Spirit Hall Academy team's uniform is white, embroidered with six symbols representing the Spirit Hall.

Yan, Xie Yue, and Hu Liena each wore a purple medal on their left chest, a symbol of their status.

Yan is the most conspicuous member of the Spirit Hall team.

He did not deliberately conceal the fiery aura within him; his long, fiery red hair was casually draped behind him, making him particularly eye-catching.

The pristine white team uniform couldn't conceal the fiery red flame patterns on his body, giving him a unique, dark gold-red hue.

The rest areas of Tianshui Academy, Chihuo Academy, and Shenfeng Academy are right next to each other.

Shui Bing'er and several other girls from the academy also noticed the Spirit Hall team and Yan.

The girls were all surprised and started whispering among themselves:

"That looks like the fire-attribute soul master we encountered in the Soul Arena, Yama?"

"It seems to be him. But why is the fiery aura on his body so intense? I remember he only acts like this during battle."

Shui Bing'er suddenly said:

"That's him. I heard Huo Wu say that when a fire-attribute soul master reaches a certain level, he can control the flames within his body at will. He may have already achieved that."

"Really? He's really amazing."

"When Sister Bing'er and Sister Lan fought him in the Soul Arena, he seemed to be level 44?"

"Yes. But he's already over level 50 now."

Shui Bing'er's attention was entirely focused on Yan, and she didn't pay attention to her teammates' discussions.

She was certain that Yan in the Spirit Hall Academy team was the same Yama she had encountered in the Tox Grand Arena.

After not seeing each other for nearly two years, when we met again, even though we were hundreds of meters apart, I still felt my heart flutter.

Huo Wu and Huo Wushuang also noticed Yan.

"Little sister, you were right. Yanluo really is that fire-attribute soul master from the Spirit Hall team."

"Hmm. He seems to have gotten a lot stronger again."

"Of course. After all, he's one of the youngest recipients of the Purple Record Medal from the Spirit Hall."

Huo Wu smiled.

"Brother, let's go find him."

"Isn't this a bad idea? Look at that group of people, they're all so arrogant. I'm afraid I'll be turned away if I go there."

"If you don't want to go, then I'll go with Bing'er. I don't believe he's that kind of person."

Huo Wu then planned to go to the rest area next door to find Shui Bing'er.

Huo Wushuang couldn't refuse his younger sister, so he had no choice but to follow behind her.

Huo Wu found Shui Bing'er.

"Bing'er, you saw it too, right?"

"Ah."