Douluo Continent: Dragon's Journey Across the World

Chapter 100 Hidden Dangers

When Yang Ping'an, Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and the others had eaten and drunk their fill, they relaxed and chatted freely, even exchanging tips on how to pick up girls. This made Shui Bing'er and Huo Wu blush with embarrassment, while Xue Wu seemed carefree and didn't care at all.

At this moment, Huo Wushuang suddenly spoke up: "Brother Yang, why do I not quite understand your soul power? Could it be that Brother Yang has already reached the Soul Master level?"

Yang Ping'an just smiled and said, "Brother Huo, I'm really sorry, I just broke through to the Soul Sect realm a while ago."

Upon hearing this, Huo Wushuang and Feng Xiaotian exchanged bewildered glances: "Brother Yang, are you really that terrifying? Last time we met, you were a full six levels lower in soul power than me, and now you're almost catching up. This is unbelievable."

Yang Ping'an simply smiled and shook his head: "Brother Huo, you seem quite used to this. I recently went to the Star Dou Great Forest and had some unexpected encounters there."

Feng Xiaotian, standing to the side, chuckled and said, "Brother Yang, I didn't expect you to go to the Star Dou Great Forest again. If we hadn't known each other for a long time and were aware of your adventurous nature in the Star Dou Great Forest, we would probably have suspected that you were some kind of monster."

Yang Ping'an simply smiled and said, "Brother Feng, you're being a bit modest. Last time we met, you were only at the Soul Sect level, but now you've already reached level forty-seven. That's quite a cause for celebration."

Feng Xiaotian shook his head: "I also owe this to Brother Yang's guidance last time. In the past two years, I have been working my hardest to cultivate my soul power and have reached my current level. Brother Yang's words back then were truly enlightening."

Yang Ping'an shook his head: "Brother Feng, you are too modest. Your talent is obvious to all. You were just stuck in a bottleneck in your understanding back then. You will get out of it sooner or later. I just gave you some small suggestions."

Thinking of this, Yang Ping'an quietly asked Feng Xiaotian, "Brother Feng, now that your strength has increased so much, have you won the heart of your beauty yet?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian nearly choked on his drink, but glancing sideways at Huo Wu and noticing she seemed not to have heard, he quietly said, "Brother Yang, what are you saying? But speaking of which, my increased strength does indeed allow me to better protect Sister Huo Wu."

Hearing this, Huo Wushuang rolled her eyes at Yang Ping'an and Feng Xiaotian, her eyes seemingly filled with contempt.

However, Huo Wushuang seemed to have thought of something and quickly said, "Brother Yang, I see that you are all alone now. Why not join my Blazing Fire Academy? With your combat strength, you will definitely shine. As for any other issues related to joining our academy, I can help you solve them."

Huo Wushuang is the eldest son of the Huo family of Blazing Fire Academy. Even if he is not a fire element cultivator, it wouldn't be a problem for him to add one or two people to the team. Moreover, he has great confidence in Yang Ping'an's combat strength. Even he himself might not be able to defeat Yang Ping'an.

Everyone else present was stunned when they heard this. If Yang Ping'an could be brought into the team, it would indeed greatly improve the team's strength, and they might even be able to compete for the championship in the future.

Yang Ping'an simply smiled and declined: "Thank you for your kindness, Brother Huo. I am now a student of the Beast Academy. This is just a leave of absence to hunt for a spirit ring. I will have to return to the team later."

Feng Xiaotian, standing to the side, sneered, "Brother Yang, although the Beast Academy is a strong team in the Barak Kingdom and can participate in the qualifying rounds, they are basically just there for show. Their strength is far inferior to our Elemental Academy. If you can join our Divine Wind Academy, we will definitely give you the best treatment."

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but laugh: "Brother Feng, don't be so sure of yourself. This time, the strength of the Beast Academy might just shock everyone."

Upon hearing this, everyone's faces turned serious. Everyone was only focused on the strong teams in the Tian Dou region. Whether it was the Star Luo Empire or teams from other sub-regions, there were very few strong teams. The only ones they truly took seriously were the Star Luo Royal Academy team and the Spirit Hall team.

But judging from what Yang Ping'an said, the Beast Academy's strength today is probably outstanding, and they will be a formidable opponent in the finals.

Yang Ping'an ignored everyone's reactions and raised his glass: "Forget about the competition. Participating in the Soul Master Competition is just for training and becoming stronger. Having opponents is even better training for us, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian and Huo Wushuang immediately picked up their wine cups and drank them down in one gulp. Both of them were open-minded and easygoing people, and after a little talk, they were able to relax and let go of their worries.

Xue Wu, standing to the side, spoke up rather boldly: "Brother Yang, have you heard that the reward offered by the Spirit Hall this time is three top-grade spirit bones? Don't you have any interest in these three spirit bones?"

Yang Ping'an simply shook his head: "Everyone likes top-grade soul bones, but as far as I know, these three soul bones are at least ten thousand years old, and each one is worth at least several million gold soul coins. Together, they could be worth tens of millions of gold soul coins. If the Spirit Hall wasn't determined to obtain them, how could they possibly offer such a reward?"

Xue Wu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "If that's the case, then the Spirit Hall is determined to win this championship. Does that mean we have no hope at all?"

Yang Ping'an's expression also turned unusually serious: "The Spirit Hall's reward this time is far too valuable, even exceeding everyone's expectations. I bet they prepared it to cultivate their own disciples; otherwise, who would offer such a top-grade spirit bone to the enemy?"

"Besides, if they didn't have a powerful backer, they might not even have the life to use these three soul bones, and might even face annihilation."

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiaotian's expression turned unusually serious: "Brother Yang, according to you, these three soul bones are beyond the reach of ordinary people? In fact, it's safe to say that no one dares to take them?"

Yang Ping'an couldn't help but laugh: "Soul bones are too precious. People from powerful forces would naturally dare to take them. However, there are many cases of people killing each other to steal soul bones in the soul master world. Right now, we are only Soul Masters. Such matters will naturally be arranged by our elders."

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A group of people drank and chatted until late at night before Yang Ping'an finally returned to his hotel, drunk.

Upon returning to the hotel, Yang Ping'an's soul power surged, his previously slightly dazed eyes suddenly turned serious, and his back was even covered in cold sweat.

Although Feng Xiaotian didn't mean anything by it, his words about being a monster were still taken to heart by the listeners.

As they said, such a high increase in soul power level in such a short time, and even a change in martial soul, even if one finds a legitimate reason, what if one encounters some unethical people who come up and try to search one's body? That would be really troublesome.

(End of this chapter)