Douluo Continent: The Martial Soul is actually Bibi Dong.

Chapter 178 Su Mo's Appearance

Looking at Zhu Zhuqing's more mature figure, Dai Mubai clenched his fists, wishing he could go up and confront Zhu Zhuqing.

Why leave Shrek Academy? Why betray the Star Luo Empire?

Dai Mubai forced himself to stay silent. Zhu Zhuqing had already stated her reasons for leaving and resolutely left. No matter how unwilling he was to accept it, there was nothing he could do.

However, it's impossible for him not to hate Zhu Zhuqing anymore.

Zhu Zhuqing's actions truly ruined him.

Because of Zhu Zhuqing's betrayal, he knew that he could no longer compete with Davis for the position of Crown Prince. Once Davis's position as Crown Prince was confirmed, a very bad ending awaited him.

"It's Zhu Zhuqing..."

"She's actually in the Spirit Hall team..."

Ma Hongjun and Oscar were also somewhat surprised to see Zhu Zhuqing in the Spirit Hall team.

"That's not surprising. Zhu Zhuqing's talent is quite good. Now that she's joined the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Hall will definitely make the best use of her!"

Tang San, on the other hand, analyzed the situation rather calmly.

He had nothing to say about Zhu Zhuqing's betrayal.

Besides, his mind isn't on the Spirit Hall team right now; he's waiting for the Heaven Dou Royal team to appear.

On the way here, he did see the Heavenly Dou Royal Team, but he didn't see Su Mo.

However, the information Dean Flander obtained was that Su Mo had indeed returned to the team.

So now Tang San is waiting for the Heaven Dou Royal Team to make their appearance, to see if Su Mo will show up.

When Dai Mubai and the others saw Zhu Zhuqing, Zhu Zhuqing naturally noticed her former companions as well.

She felt no remorse in the face of Dai Mubai's angry gaze.

After joining the Spirit Hall, she also kept track of the situation in the Star Luo Empire.

Therefore, she was well aware that Dai Mubai's elder brother, Davis, had gained the support of almost all officials and nobles through his efforts over the years, and could be officially appointed as the crown prince of the Star Luo Empire at any time.

Knowing all this, Zhu Zhuqing was very glad she made that choice.

Otherwise, even if she stayed with Dai Mubai in the Shrek Academy team and won the championship in this Soul Master Competition, what good would it do?

It wasn't a given that he was destined to lose to Davis in the competition for the crown prince position.

Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing had no regrets after learning that the Shrek Academy team now had four Soul Kings.

Because she knew that her choice was the right one.

Besides, she would never regret the choice she had already made.

"Strange, where's Su Mo?"

Hu Liena, the team leader of the Spirit Hall team, was also searching for Su Mo, but she couldn't find him in the Heaven Dou Royal team.

However, Hu Liena knew that Su Mo had participated in this Soul Master Competition.

Su Mo's name is on the roster of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

"Su Mo will probably appear when it's the Heavenly Dou Royal Team's turn to perform!"

Hearing Hu Liena's mutterings, Zhu Zhuqing looked around for a moment before speaking.

Zhu Zhuqing has always been grateful to Su Mo. If it weren't for Su Mo, she might never have been able to escape the fate of being bound to her family.

"Then we'll have to wait for the Heavenly Dou Royal Team's match!"

Hu Liena sighed in disappointment.

She had been full of anticipation, thinking she would finally see Su Mo, but she never expected to miss it.

Hu Liena is now afraid that Su Mo might not come to the Tian Dou Royal Team's match.

Then she won't be able to see Su Mo this time.

Zhu Zhuqing gave Hu Liena a strange look. Although Hu Liena didn't say anything, Zhu Zhuqing could tell that Hu Liena had probably fallen for Su Mo.

Is it because they ventured into the City of Slaughter together?

Zhu Zhuqing had her own guesses, but she didn't try to persuade Hu Liena. Hu Liena was the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, and she wasn't qualified to give her any advice.

Moreover, Hu Liena's affection for Su Mo is ultimately not a bad thing for Su Mo.

After all the teams gathered at the Spirit Hall Square, the final rounds of this year's competition finally began.

The three seeded teams received a bye in the first round, meaning Tang San and his friends won't even get to see the Heaven Dou Royal Team play.

In the second round, the top-ranked teams from the two major empire regions received a bye. In the Tiandou Empire region, the Shrek team undoubtedly received a bye.

Since the qualifiers began, the Shrek team has never lost, so it's impossible for any other team to take first place.

In the second round, the three seeded teams were also eliminated.

The first team to appear on the arena was the Spirit Hall team.

hum-

After all the members of the Spirit Hall team summoned their spirits, everyone clearly understood the strength of this year's Spirit Hall team.

As expected, they are not as strong as the previous generation. Apart from Zhu Zhuqing, who is a Soul King, the rest are all Soul Masters.

"Zhu Zhuqing has actually broken through to the Soul King level!"

"That's amazing!"

"Zhu Zhuqing must have worked incredibly hard to break through to the Soul King realm..."

"What a pity. If Zhu Zhuqing hadn't left, our team would have five Soul Kings now..."

"..."

Oscar and the others were somewhat surprised to see that Zhu Zhuqing had also broken through to the Soul King level.

Because they knew that Zhu Zhuqing's talent was slightly inferior to theirs, they were well aware that Zhu Zhuqing's current achievements were definitely the result of a lot of hard work.

"Why not mention Su Mo and Ning Rongrong?"

"If those two hadn't left, our Shrek Academy team would be full of Soul Kings!"

Upon hearing Oscar's words, Ma Hongjun muttered a reply.

Hearing Oscar and Ma Hongjun's words, the others' expressions didn't change much, but Flander and Yu Xiaogang's expressions were the most interesting.

Flander felt more regret than anything else. If things had really gone as Ma Hongjun said, his Shrek Academy would definitely have become even more famous.

Yu Xiaogang felt somewhat embarrassed and ashamed.

Because he knew very well that if it weren't for him, the Shrek Academy team, with its original members, would very likely have formed a team with all members at or above the Soul King level in this Soul Master Competition.

It's impossible to say I don't regret it at all.

He may regret it, but he certainly won't admit it.

"The Spirit Hall team has produced another Soul King! They truly live up to their reputation as the Spirit Hall team!"

"Didn't you guys notice? That Zhu Zhuqing, she used to be on the Shrek team too..."

"It really seems so..."

"I don't know why she went to the Spirit Hall team. If she had stayed with the Shrek Academy team, the Shrek Academy team would be even more amazing..."

"..."

Aside from the Shrek Academy team members, others were also amazed by the Spirit Hall team's strength, and some even recognized that Zhu Zhuqing had previously been a member of the Shrek Academy team.

This surprised all the other academies, who all turned to look at the Shrek Academy team.

What kind of magic does this Shrek team possess? How did they manage to cultivate so many outstanding talents?

They knew very well that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, who won the Soul Master Competition in the previous year, were originally from the Shrek Academy team.

In an instant, everyone became extremely interested in Shrek Academy.

At the same time, I'm also very curious as to why Su Mo, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing all chose to leave Shrek Academy.

Especially Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, if they hadn't left last year, the champion of the last Soul Master Competition would definitely have been Shrek Academy.

"Su Mo from the Heaven Dou Royal Team is also participating in this year's Soul Master Tournament. I wonder if he can lead the Heaven Dou Royal Team to victory!"

"Yeah, if that were the case, Shrek Academy would essentially have lost two championships..."

"Haha, now that you mention it, it's true. Suddenly I'm starting to look forward to Su Mo's appearance. I wonder if his Heavenly Dou Royal Team can bring us any surprises..."

"..."

Suddenly, everyone was eagerly anticipating the performance of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team.

Shrek Academy is so powerful, of course they also want to see Shrek Academy suffer a setback!

Amidst the discussions, the Spirit Hall team quickly defeated their opponents, securing their first victory.

Then the Star Luo Empire's seeded team, Star Luo Team, also made their appearance and won.

Then it wasn't until the last match of the second round that the Heavenly Dou Royal Team got to play.

Their opponents are the Barak team, which also belongs to the Heaven Dou Empire.

Amidst everyone's anticipation, the seven members of the Heavenly Dou Royal Team began to step onto the arena.

Su Mo was naturally among them.

"Here he comes, Su Mo really did come..."

"I wonder how much he's grown in the past five years?"

"..."

Upon seeing Su Mo appear, everyone turned their attention to him.

"Su Mo!"

The Shrek team members all looked at Su Mo, and Tang San stared intently at Su Mo, his eyes burning with a tangible killing intent.

"What's wrong, mistress?"

Liu Erlong noticed Tang San's unusual behavior immediately and couldn't help but look at him with concern and ask him what was wrong.

"I'm fine, just a little agitated!"

Hearing Liu Erlong's voice, Tang San forced himself to calm down, realizing that this was not the time for him to act impulsively.

Tang Hao had told him before that if he lost control, he would be taken away and prevented from participating in the Soul Master Competition.

So even though he was filled with murderous intent towards Su Mo, Tang San forced himself to calm down.

"Su Mo, Tang San's gaze towards you is strange. He probably already knows about Xiao Wu's sacrifice to you!"

As Su Mo entered the arena, Bibi Dong's voice echoed in his mind.

"Yeah?"

Su Mo's heart stirred, and then he turned to look at the Shrek Academy team, where he also saw Tang San.

Although Tang San quickly concealed his emotions after noticing his gaze, Su Mo still noticed that Tang San's look at him was strange.

"It seems Tang San knows about Xiao Wu!"

Su Mo snorted inwardly!

Su Mo wasn't too surprised by this.

After Tang San leaves the City of Slaughter, he will definitely go to the Star Dou Great Forest to find Xiao Wu.

Xiao Wu and Tang San are definitely gone, but it's still very possible that they can find Da Ming and Er Ming.

Then Tang San could easily learn from Da Ming that Xiao Wu had been forced to sacrifice herself to him.

"If there's a chance..."

Su Mo murmured to himself. He had returned to the City of Slaughter before, hoping to find an opportunity to eliminate Tang San, but Tang Hao was always there, so Su Mo gave up because he couldn't find an opportunity.

Now that Su Mo knows that Tang San already knows about Xiao Wu, she is even less willing to keep Tang San around.

Therefore, this Soul Master Competition may be a great opportunity.

Matches in major competitions are inevitable.

Once they made a move on the stage, Tang Hao wouldn't be able to stop Su Mo in time.

Su Mo and Tang San had the same idea. Tang San also wanted to disregard the rules of the competition and use hidden weapons to kill Su Mo on the arena to avenge Xiao Wu.

"Now, both teams, please release your Martial Souls!"

While Su Mo was calculating in his mind, the host of the event from the Spirit Hall, after seeing both teams enter the arena, instructed them to release their spirits.

Upon hearing the host's words, everyone in the audience immediately focused their attention on Su Mo.

They were all eager to know what Su Mo's strength was now, five years later.

This also includes Pope Bibi Dong, who was watching the battle from above. Although she already knew Su Mo's current soul power level and soul ring configuration from Qian Renxue, she also wanted to see it with her own eyes.

"Su Mo, let everyone witness your prowess!"

"Let everyone know that you are the real genius!"

Hu Liena, the team leader of the Spirit Hall team, was also staring intently at Su Mo's figure, anticipating his performance.

We eagerly anticipate Su Mo's achievements, which will amaze everyone.

Hu Liena also learned about Su Mo's current soul power level from Pope Bibi Dong. When she first learned about Su Mo's current soul power level and soul ring configuration, Hu Liena was completely stunned.

Even though she liked Su Mo and hoped that Su Mo would make rapid progress, she was still stunned when she learned about Su Mo's information.

Now, she wants to shock others with Su Mo's soul power level and soul ring configuration.

To everyone's disappointment, Su Mo did not reveal his own spirit rings even after everyone on both teams had revealed their martial spirits and spirit rings.

Su Mo did take the Soul Hunter Spear from his back and twirl it around in his hand, but he didn't reveal his Soul Rings.

Without the necessary circumstances, Su Mo did not intend to reveal his level and soul rings so quickly.

"what……"

"Su Mo didn't even activate his spirit rings..."

"Isn't that a bit too overconfident?"

"..."

When Su Mo did not reveal his spirit rings, all the expectant audience members were disappointed.

"Sister Hu Liena, what is Su Mo's current soul power level?"

Standing next to Hu Liena, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't help but ask Hu Liena about it again.

She knew that Hu Liena already knew about Su Mo's situation, but Hu Liena didn't tell her, instead letting her see for herself.

But Su Mo isn't showing his spirit rings right now!

"you guess!"

Hu Liena's eyes never left Su Mo, and upon hearing this, she chuckled without turning her head.

……

(End of this chapter)