Douluo Continent: Reversing Yin and Yang, the Haotian Palace and the Angel Sect

Now, if a dean at the Soul Saint level were to personally step in and capture those criminal Soul Masters with cultivation, it would be like a godsend.

With the Soul Saint's intervention, the task is completed effortlessly, ensuring both efficiency and safety.

However, Tang San was meticulous and quickly noticed the hidden danger.

"Teacher, Dean Flander agreed because of your long-standing friendship," Tang San said in a low voice.

"But he is a man with principles. It's fine to let him help once in a while, but if it goes on for too long, he won't be able to get over that hurdle in his heart, and sooner or later he will just give up and stop caring."

Yu Xiaogang paused in his tea-drinking motion, then put down his cup: "What do you mean?"

"A bond of mutual benefit." A glint of light flashed in Tang San's eyes.

"Dean Flander is greedy and has poured all his heart and soul into Shrek Academy. We can't just let him do the work; we also need to let him taste enough benefits. As long as our strength improves by leaps and bounds, and we can get better rankings for Shrek in the upcoming competitions, or even bring substantial benefits to the academy, even if he has a thorn in his side, he will swallow that thorn for the sake of the academy's future."

Yu Xiaogang looked at his prized student and remained silent for a moment. Even he felt a chill run down his spine at such scheming methods, but he couldn't refute them in the face of harsh reality.

"You're right." Yu Xiaogang finally nodded. "I know him. As long as he sees a return, those so-called bottom lines can be lowered."

The two finalized their route inside the house.

At the same time, outside the city of Tiandou, there was an underground fighting arena and casino called "The Gold-Destroying Cave".

This place is a melting pot of all sorts of people, a gathering place for a large number of fugitives with criminal records who live in the shadows.

Under the cover of night, a huge four-eyed owl glided silently across the night sky, folded its wings, and landed steadily on the high wall of the secluded back alley of the den of iniquity.

Flander pushed up his crystal glasses, stared at the heavily guarded entrance below, took a deep breath, and completely suppressed the last remaining struggle in his heart.

Since I've already promised Xiaogang, I have no choice but to go all the way.

.........

Outside the Sunset Forest, towering ancient trees block out the sun.

Qian San and his group swiftly traversed the forest, their footsteps echoing through the fallen leaves. At the head of the group, Franya and Zhao Youji led the way, while Dugu Bo trailed behind like a ghost. The faint, ethereal aura of the Azure Phosphorous Serpent King kept low-level soul beasts within a ten-mile radius at bay.

Within the transparent water droplet at Qian San's waist, the golden dragon carp was excitedly blowing bubbles. This sea spirit beast, who had always lived in the deep sea, was seeing the landscape of a land forest for the first time, and its mental energy was buzzing incessantly in Qian San's mind like a chatterbox.

"Little darling, look at that fire-breathing rabbit over there! It's so ugly!"

"Little darling, why does that blade of grass eat insects?"

Qian San reluctantly severed his mental connection with the slippery fish and turned to look at Xiao Huangtian, who was sitting on Xiao Qing's shoulder with his eyes closed, sensing the world.

"Go east." Little Emperor pointed in a direction with his little finger, "A little over 50,000 years old, metal element."

Upon hearing Huang Tian's guidance, Dugu Bo didn't waste any words and rushed to the front in a flash.

Soon, the team cornered a gilded pangolin, over eight meters long and covered in dark gold scales, in a mountain hollow.

This beast had extremely strong defense, but under the combined attack of a Title Douluo and two Soul Douluos, it didn't even have a chance to escape and was beaten half to death in just half an hour.

Qian San stepped forward, the liquid metal in his hand transforming into a sharp blade, swiftly and decisively ending its life.

A ten-thousand-year spirit ring slowly rose. Qian San sat cross-legged and guided the spirit ring into his body. With the foundation of the right arm bone of the God-level Light Dragon King, he encountered no obstacles in absorbing this fifty-thousand-year spirit ring.

Less than an hour later, Qian San opened his eyes.

The sixth spirit ring has been successfully absorbed.

As the spirit ring lit up, the liquid metal gushing from Qian San's palm changed. The edges of the originally blue-silver liquid gained a sharp, dark gold luster.

Sixth Soul Skill: Gengjin Absolute Shadow Explosion.

It can compress and harden liquid metal instantly. More importantly, it can detonate metal; the greater the degree of compression, the greater the explosive force.

Therefore, this move can actually be called the Golden Explosion Technique. Whether it is to infinitely compress and deliver a fatal blow, or to create a complete suppression by flying flowers, it all depends on Qian San's decision.

This soul skill makes up for Qian San's current weakness. Previously, when facing high-level soul masters with thick skin and tough flesh, the hidden weapons made of liquid metal often ended up in an awkward situation of being unable to scratch the surface, while the powerful Zheng Fu Yu sword technique had too long a wind-up.

Now with this move, the ability to instantly burst damage and break through defenses at short to medium range has been further enhanced.

After a short rest, the team continued deeper into the territory.

Guided by Huang Tian, ​​Xiao Qing successfully found a 45,000-year-old [Nether Pool Bone Dragon]. After absorbing the two dark-attribute soul bones, Xiao Qing's strength was vastly different from before, and the absorption process was relatively smooth, allowing her to successfully advance to the Soul Emperor level.

As for Dai Zhuqing, the team conveniently hunted down a 17,000-year-old [Shattered Jade Winged Tiger] for her, filling the gap in her fifth soul ring and allowing her to firmly stand at the Soul King realm.

All goals were achieved, and the team returned home with a full harvest.

……

When Qian San and his group returned to Tian Dou City, the month-long ranking competition had already ended.

The Heavenly Dou Royal Second Team unsurprisingly dominated the top of the standings with a perfect record. Shrek Academy, on the other hand, suffered a blow to their morale after being thoroughly outplayed by the Second Team in the early stages, and later encountered several tough opponents, ultimately finishing in seventh place.

Fortunately, the qualifying rounds only ranked teams and did not eliminate any, so Shrek Academy still managed to secure a ticket to the finals in Wuhun City.

The various battle teams gathered outside Tiandou City and, escorted by the Royal Knights, marched in a grand procession towards Wuhun City.

Nothing unexpected happened along the way. In this life, there were no interception teams sent by the Spirit Hall as in the original timeline, and the journey was smooth.

In another carriage not far away, the atmosphere at Shrek Academy was strangely excited.

During this period, dozens of exiled Soul Masters with criminal records mysteriously disappeared within Heaven Dou City. The underground black market was thrown into turmoil, and surprisingly, the city's security improved considerably.

Only a few people in the carriage knew where the missing Soul Masters had gone.

Under Flander's covert surveillance, a steady stream of "nourishment" was sent to the basement of Shrek Academy.

Tang San's soul power has skyrocketed during this period, breaking through level 50 and needing only one more soul ring to advance. Dai Mubai has also shaken off his previous slump and successfully broken through the level 40 bottleneck.