Douluo Continent: From Seven Treasure Glazed Tile to Crescent Moon's Solemnity

Chapter 167 Lady Yue

The audience began to discuss the Moon Emperor Team, which was formed by Ning Feiliu, Yu Tianheng, and other renowned genius soul masters in Tiandou City.

On paper, this team seems invincible.

The presence of Ning Feiliu, in particular, makes people feel that even a team composed of seven level 39 Soul Masters might not be able to defeat the Moon Emperor Team, a powerful alliance of genius Soul Masters.

As for the other team that is about to clash with the Moon Emperor team, the Yellow Sand team?

The audience felt sorry for the Huangsha team, who had encountered the newly registered Yuehuang team. Wasn't this a sure way to get crushed?

Just then, all sixteen members of the Moon Emperor Team and the Yellow Sand Team stood on the Soul Battle Stage.

Yu Tianheng and the others began to discuss their positioning for the upcoming battle. When asked for Ning Feiliu's opinion, Ning Feiliu said it was up to her.

He'll just follow orders no matter what.

He wasn't arrogant or controlling; he was willing to do anything as long as he could win.

"Okay...then we'll center around Lingling, with Graphite and Stone Mill at the front, Yu Feng, you'll be in the air to engage the enemy at any time, and Oslo, you'll be ready in the back..." Yu Tianheng said in a low voice.

This is also the battle formation of the Royal Fighting Team in the original storyline, except that they are now missing Dugu Yan, who originally served as a control-type Soul Master.

So Yu Tianheng said to Ning Feiliu, "Yafei, how about you stand in front of Lingling and act as a control-type Soul Master?"

"No problem," Ning Feiliu nodded and said.

His true identity has always been ambiguous due to the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon.

After all, the five Crescent Moon Divine Weapons play different roles depending on their various combinations.

For example, when using the Tongbi Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, he can play the role of an agility-type battle spirit master, while when using the Duanpo Crescent Moon Divine Weapon, he is more like a power-type battle spirit master.

As for using the Falling Light technique, there is no doubt that he is a control-type battle spirit master.

Therefore, everyone has always been clear about Ning Feiliu's role: an all-around battle spirit master without a defined role.

They were unaware of Ning Feiliuna's existence as the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Martial Soul within the Crescent Moon Divine Weapon Box, making him a truly all-around Soul Master capable of combining agility, power, control, and support.

The only thing missing is a defensive-type Soul Master. Although Ning Feiliu's use of the Falling Light skill provides a defensive boost to himself, it doesn't support him becoming a defensive-type Soul Master to block damage for the team.

This is equivalent to Aphelios building a defensive item and standing at the front of team fights as a tank. Is that reasonable?

Of course, that's impossible.

Even so, if you think about it carefully, a character in a game who has extremely high mobility, extremely high damage, extremely strong control ability, and can also provide support effects is definitely an overpowered character in the game.

Ning Feiliu even has a certain defensive bonus, so she won't become a glass cannon.

His presence is a huge boost to any team, and he can play an extremely important role no matter what position he plays.

The circular fighting arena, with a diameter of forty meters, is already very large, covering more than a thousand square meters. Therefore, although there are as many as sixteen people on both sides, it does not feel crowded.

"Are you ready?" the host on the battle stage asked the members of the two teams.

"Ready." Ning Feiliu nodded.

"Wait!" Just then, Huang, the captain of the Yellow Sands team, gritted his teeth and said, "We concede defeat in this battle of souls!"

He spoke very decisively and without any hesitation.

The members of the Yellow Sands team behind him showed no surprise; instead, they remained calm.

Clearly, they already knew their captain was going to concede, and they had no objections whatsoever...

nonsense!

Faced with these renowned genius soul masters from Heaven Dou City, how could they possibly have the courage to fight back?

They know when to back down. They're not some spirited, arrogant young geniuses; they're just ordinary people who mainly earn extra money in the Soul Arena, and secondarily improve their strength and combat power.

Moreover, directly conceding defeat in this inevitable battle and conserving energy to prepare for the next battle would obviously give them a better chance of winning.

This is better than them going all out to fight the Moon Emperor team, only to lose and end up injured, preventing them from participating in the next Soul Battle for a while.

In short, the members of the Huangsha team are very clear about their own capabilities.

However, this immediately caused an uproar.

"What? You're admitting defeat without even fighting?"

"You don't even dare to fight? This isn't a deathmatch arena. You can't even fight a bunch of kids? What a coward!"

"That's easy for you to say. After all, the Yellow Sands team is no match for the Moon Emperor team."

"Even if we're no match for them, we should still give it a try, right?"

"Boring, I just wanted to see them fight, but I didn't expect the Yellow Sands team to be a bunch of spineless cowards."

"If you're so good, why don't you go and try fighting the Moon Emperor team?"

"Pah! Why should we go? The Yellow Sands team is too scared to go, so you're sending us?"

"The Huangsha team is indeed no match for the Yuehuang team, but it would be too embarrassing to just admit defeat."

"That's understandable, considering they're facing two unparalleled geniuses, Yafei and Yu Tianheng!"

"Wasn't Yu Tianheng a defeated opponent of Yafei? When did he become someone who could be compared to Yafei?"

"If Yafei can defeat a Soul Master who is a level above him, can you, Yu Tianheng, do the same? When will you be able to defeat a Soul Master who is a level above him, and then you can say that you are a genius like Yafei."

"Bullshit! If Yu Tianheng can't beat Ya Fei, can't he beat other Soul Masters? Being invincible within the same realm is already quite impressive!"

"Asia and Africa are not just invincible at the same level. As I said before, you can only talk about being compared to Asia and Africa if you can challenge someone of a higher level."

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Regardless of what the nearby spectators thought, the Heavenly Battle Arena couldn't do anything about Huangsha Team's direct surrender.

We can't just not let the Yellow Sands team surrender, can we?

The game still has the option to remove the surrender button, or to veto the option to prevent you from surrendering.

In reality, if someone simply leaves the ring and refuses to fight, there's really nothing you can do.

Unless the opponents are all slaves, like the so-called gladiatorial arena in Ning Feiliu's previous life, where slaves are driven into the arena to duel.

In short, after the Huangsha team announced their defeat, Yu Tianheng and the others listened to the host's announcement with some boredom before leaving the stage.

Ning Feiliu was slightly pleased, after all, he wasn't a particularly warlike person.

He came to the Heaven Dou Arena to complete a series of tasks related to calmness and composure; his belligerence was secondary.

If he encounters opponents who are evenly matched or even stronger, that's fine. But when he encounters weaker opponents like the Yellow Sands team, he really has no interest in bullying them.

Smashing weaker opponents is pointless; it's like an adult bullying a child. You knock the child to the ground, but you don't feel anything.

Some people might find it amusing and laugh out loud.

But Ning Feiliu found that boring; he preferred to fight against strong opponents, because only such victories would have meaning.

As for competing with the weak... he would probably only seem somewhat happy if it meant he could complete the task quickly.

Next, just as Ning Feiliu was about to tell Yu Tianheng and the others to continue signing up for the next team battle,

"Africa and Asia." A familiar voice came from the side.

Ning Feiliu immediately turned around and saw two beautiful women of different ages walking towards him.

He naturally knew one of them.

It was naturally Shuanglan, whom he had talked to yesterday and who facilitated the formation of the Moon Emperor Team with Yu Tianheng and others.

Ning Feiliu didn't recognize the other woman, a mature and beautiful woman nearing thirty, who was wearing a silver palace-style long dress.

"Shuanglan," Ning Feiliu called out casually.

"Senior Sister Shuanglan." Yu Tianheng and Yu Feng addressed Shuanglan with great politeness, after all, she was a graduate of the Tiandou Royal Academy.

Then, when Yu Feng saw the mature and beautiful young woman in her late thirties wearing a silver palace dress next to Shuang Lan, he was stunned for a moment.

Then, he politely said, "Junior Yu Feng greets Lady Yue."

Tang Yuehua chuckled and said to Yu Feng, "It seems you've attended classes at my Yuexuan before..."

"Yuexuan?" Ning Feiliu was taken aback, her expression strange.

This is Yuexuan again, this title of Lady Yue again, and this outfit and elegant demeanor...

There's absolutely no mistake.

Unexpectedly, the mature and beautiful young woman in front of me is Tang Yuehua, Tang Dachui's sister and Tang San's aunt in the original work.

However, Tiandou City is neither small nor large.

Ancient cities and populations were not large to begin with; even the largest cities had only three or four hundred thousand people.

Ning Feiliu remembered that such data was only found in ancient times when capitals like Luoyang and Chang'an during the prosperous Han and Tang dynasties were at their peak.

I don't know much about the population size of Tiandou City since I haven't investigated it. Perhaps with the existence of supernatural groups like Soul Masters, the city might be a little larger.

But it's probably only around a million people at most.

However, there are only a few truly nobles and important figures. Tang Yuehua, as the head of Yuexuan Academy of the Heaven Dou Empire's Palace Etiquette Academy, already has a considerable status and reputation.

Ning Feiliu was bound to encounter this sooner or later, which is not surprising.

A smile appeared on Yu Feng's handsome face as he said, "I was once taken by my mother to Yuexuan and attended a tea party with many ladies. I was fortunate enough to meet Lady Yue once..."

He vividly remembered his mother telling him that this Lady Yue was no ordinary person, and that she had a special relationship with Emperor Xueye, being his personal concubine... (This is not a secondary interpretation; it is the original text and setting from the original work.)

Of course, what he didn't know was that it really was just a rumor.

It's truly unbelievable that Emperor Xueye could take Tang Hao's younger sister, the youngest daughter of the previous Haotian Sect Master, who is now old and lacks profound cultivation, as his concubine.

If word got out, anyone who knew Tang Yuehua's identity would ridicule the Haotian Sect.

It's rather laughable that the daughter of the former leader of the world's number one sect would submit to an old man.

Such rumors only show that the person spreading them is incredibly audacious. If the Haotian Sect were to return and be more lenient, they would surely have their entire family wiped out.

It can only be said that everyone loves to spread gossip about important figures and high-ranking people, even at great risk, just to have a good gossip session.

However, it is estimated that the person who spread this rumor initially saw that the Clear Sky Sect was forced into seclusion by the Spirit Hall, which is why they dared to spread such rumors with impunity.

In short, very few people in Tiandou City knew Tang Yuehua's true identity.

It's estimated that only the Heaven Dou royal family, Dugu Bo, and the high-ranking members of the two major sects knew that Tang Yuehua was actually the daughter of the former sect leader of the Haotian Sect and the younger sister of Tang Hao, the current Haotian Douluo.

"I see." Tang Yuehua nodded and said with a smile, "Come to Yuexuan more often to learn aristocratic etiquette. Also, we are all the same; fighting all the time is not very aristocratic."

"We will heed your teachings, Madam," Yu Tianheng, Yu Feng, and the others replied somewhat helplessly.

Ning Feiliu found it even more laughable; what kind of aristocratic demeanor was that?

Can aristocratic manners put food on the table?

Whether you can survive and enjoy wealth and luxury depends solely on your strength.

The reason you can display such noble and aloof demeanor is simply because you have a good father and two good brothers.

"Very good." Tang Yuehua smiled with satisfaction.

Then she looked at Afie, who hadn't spoken since, and said, "Afie... actually, I came here specifically to see you."

"Looking for me?" Ning Feiliu's expression, which had been mocking Tang Yuehua behind her mask, immediately turned to one of confusion.

Why did Tang Yuehua want to see him?

He had no recollection of ever having any interaction with Tang Yuehua.

"I came... to ask you something in person," Tang Yuehua continued. "Never mind, this isn't the place to talk. Let's go to my Yuexuan for some good tea, and I'll discuss it with you in detail... shall we?"

"No need." Ning Feiliu frowned slightly behind his mask and refused directly, saying, "I am just a rough man, unfit for such a refined place, and I fear I would tarnish your fragrant and elegant garden."

"Don't worry." Tang Yuehua seemed to sense his wariness and suddenly said, "Actually, you don't need to be so nervous... Let me tell you, I'm the younger sister of that person you know. You see, we even share the same surname, Tang..."

Ning Feiliu was stunned for a moment, his expression strange.

Others might not understand what Tang Yuehua was saying when she suddenly spoke.

But Ning Feiliu could tell.

Moreover, he also realized that Tang Yuehua had misunderstood him... Could it be that Tang Yuehua thought he knew Tang Dachuizi?

By the way, the pre-cast animation of his two blessing skills, [Summoning of the God of Forging] and [Summoning of the God of Ice and Snow], is to destroy his own soul rings, which seems to be the same as Tang Da Chui's ultimate move, the Great Sumeru Hammer, which is to destroy the soul rings.

So... Tang Yuehua misunderstood that his two Blessing Soul Skills were taught to him by Tang Dachui?

(End of this chapter)