In Douluo Continent, his martial soul mutated into Blue Silver Grass.

Chapter 176 Tang Hao

Lin Hai can finally relax again.

"I never expected that Brother Lin Hai would have the skill of controlling objects in mid-air."

"Your Highness is too kind," Lin Hai said dismissively to Xue Qinghe.

However, Xue Qinghe clearly did not want to give Lin Hai a chance to be quiet. "I guessed it long ago. Sure enough, following you is the safest option."

Lin Hai frowned, but quickly relaxed. Thinking about it, it made sense; Xue Qinghe had basically obtained all of his information.

"His Highness the Crown Prince is indeed wise. Did he foresee this day would come?"

"Uh..." If she said she didn't know, she would actually know that the Spirit Hall would set up an ambush here. But if she said she didn't know, she would feel that Lin Hai was looking down on her again, and that feeling made her very unhappy.

Having won back a point, Lin Hai was in high spirits, after all, Qian Renxue had tried to outsmart him!

On the other side, Meng Shu easily found the leader of the men in black.

"Who is it?" Lordiara keenly sensed someone approaching.

"Who is it now! It's you, Golden Eagle, Lordiara." Meng Shu revealed himself.

The Soul Saints beside Lordiara immediately went on high alert.

"It's you, Meng Shu. I heard you've advanced to the Title Douluo realm. Congratulations, I must address you as 'Your Majesty.' But you'd better not meddle in what's happening here."

Meng Shu smiled calmly, "Am I the one who should interfere? It seems like you're the ones causing trouble, not me, hehe."

"My granddaughter and students are among the participants in this competition. Do you think I would disregard their safety? I never expected that you, Brother Ying, would also join the bandits. Congratulations!" Meng Shu's words were full of sarcasm.

Jin Ying snorted coldly, "Meng Shu, do you really want to get involved in this matter? You're a smart man, you should think carefully about the consequences of interfering in our affairs. The power behind me is not something a newly promoted Title Douluo like you can afford to offend."

"Hmph, I'm not interested in your affairs, as long as you don't bother us."

Upon hearing this, Lordiara breathed a sigh of relief. If Meng Shu, this Title Douluo, had really interfered, their mission would have failed, and they would have faced punishment upon returning.

"However..." The next moment, as Meng Shu's voice came again, his heart jumped again.

"I don't care what you want to do, but none of the young ladies of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School can be harmed. I still owe Ning Fengzhi a favor, and this is a good opportunity to repay it. What do you think?" Meng Shu's tone was not without a hint of threat.

Upon hearing this requirement, Lordiara felt much more relaxed. Their main target this time was not someone from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School; she had only been forced into it.

"Okay, sure!" Lordiara readily agreed.

"Alright, I'm leaving now. Remember what I said. Of course, to avoid making my wife's side seem abrupt, just keep things as they are there." With that, Meng Shu left.

Only after not sensing Meng Shu's aura did Lordiara finally relax. After all, the power of a Title Douluo was not to be underestimated. "Phew~ I didn't expect that old bastard would actually have a chance to advance to the Title Douluo realm. He really stepped in dog shit for luck."

"Pass down the order to begin Operation Cage. Remember, avoid the little girl from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Our main target is the Soul Master with twin martial souls and the Clear Sky Hammer."

"yes!!"

The ensuing battle was quite interesting. Flander and Liu Erlong's performance led Lordiara to directly attack Shrek Academy's camp. Without Meng Shu's help, their defense was extremely difficult. Therefore, Chrysanthemum Douluo did not join the battle as he did in the original timeline.

Meanwhile, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo, who were hiding nearby, were also watching this scene. However, due to the black-clad man's aggressive attack, Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who was watching Ning Rongrong suffer, couldn't bear it any longer. He couldn't help but say to Ning Fengzhi, "Fengzhi, should we take action now? It hurts my heart to see Rongrong suffering like this! I've watched Rongrong grow up since she was a child, and I've never let her suffer like this before."

Although Ning Fengzhi was also heartbroken, he was more rational than Sword Douluo Chen Xin. His rationality allowed him to notice that the men in black were deliberately avoiding Ning Rongrong. "Uncle Jian, don't worry. I know you're worried about Rongrong, but look closely. Those men in black don't seem to have any intention of harming Rongrong."

Sword Douluo was also taken aback upon hearing this, and then carefully observed the battlefield, "It really is."

"But what could be the reason for this? Could it be that they are wary of our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

"I think it must have been them who made the move. They were mindful of our alliance, which is why Rongrong wasn't deliberately targeted."

Upon hearing Ning Fengzhi's words, Sword Douluo immediately thought of the Beast Academy. He shifted his attention to the Beast Academy and, well, if you weren't paying attention or looking carefully, you really wouldn't notice. Those men in black were definitely putting on an act. Only the students and the knights were unaware that they were still fighting to the death there, but even so, it was enough to deceive everyone else.

"Hmph, at least they have some conscience."

"So, Uncle Jian, let's just stay put and guard the place. If Tang Hao continues to avoid us, then we'll make our move." Although they are all from the Upper Three Sects, they are not entirely friendly with each other. It depends on the situation. If it involves their own interests, then it's 'we, the Upper Three Sects, have always been of one heart and one mind'; if the other side would benefit from losing them, then we'll fight them hard, and they deserve to be killed.

Ning Fengzhi was like that. After obtaining the information on soul tools last time, he repeatedly considered it and ultimately believed that cooperation with Lin Hai's side was more valuable.

From the perspective of a third person, Lin Hai observed the Shrek Academy's territory, waiting to see if Tang Hao would intervene and protect the academy.

Meng Shu and Dugu Bo were very well hidden; even Tang Hao, who was also a Title Douluo, didn't notice them. Of course, their location also played a role. Moreover, it's quite difficult for a Title Douluo to stay hidden if they insist on it.

Shrek Academy was suffering a series of defeats. The other advanced soul master academies, including the Beast Academy, all appeared to be evenly matched, but only the black-clad men attacking the Beast Academy were putting on an act, while Feng Xiaotian and the others were fighting without knowing the truth.

……

Just as Flander made a mistake, Liu Erlong was distracted, and Golden Eagle Lordiara was about to deliver the fatal blow, a large hammer came crashing down on Lordiara at incredible speed.

Caught off guard, Lordiara was sent flying by the hammer, coughing up blood and crying out in pain.

Lin Hai's heart skipped a beat. "They're here!"

tread, tread, tread...

Heavy footsteps echoed through the dust.

"Heh, what a joke. You think you can bully the people of my Clear Sky Sect?" In order to ensure that his son Tang San could still participate in the competition normally and not be disqualified because he was Tang Hao's son, he did not mention that Tang San was his son.

Indeed, even if the Spirit Hall has a grudge against the Clear Sky Sect, it wouldn't be so bad as to forbid Spirit Hall Soul Masters with Clear Sky Hammers from participating in the competition. But if they knew that he was Tang Hao's son, then it would be full of unknowns. He might be able to participate, or he might not. It all depends on what Bibi Dong thinks.

Tang Hao walked out step by step, stretched out his hand, and the Clear Sky Hammer flew back into his hand. He held the Clear Sky Hammer on the ground, showing his domineering aura.

……

Lin Hai had been waiting for Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to finally appear, but they were forced into it because they really didn't want to face Tang Hao head-on.

As for Tang Hao, since he was forced to show himself, he had no choice but to unleash a massacre to vent his hatred for the Spirit Hall.

Just as Tang Hao was about to finish them off, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stepped in to stop him, allowing the men in black to escape. These were all Soul Masters painstakingly trained by the Spirit Hall; it would be disastrous if Tang Hao wiped them all out.

Finally, Chrysanthemum Douluo left with the words, "Tang Hao, just you wait! Prepare for the Spirit Hall's endless pursuit!"

They then retreated with Ghost Douluo.

Lin Hai knew that without the support of the old poison master and his teacher and teacher's wife, Tang Hao was ultimately forced to come out, which meant that Shrek Academy's upcoming All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament would be quite tough.

It's all because of the relationship between Shrek Academy and Tang Hao.

Correspondingly, few forces dared to get too close to Shrek Academy despite the hatred between the Spirit Hall and Tang Hao.

However, to Lin Hai's surprise, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo hadn't yet recovered from the shadow of Tang Hao. Indeed, it made sense; Tang Hao had nearly shattered Ghost Douluo's spirit back then.

"Your Spirit Hall..." Lin Hai uttered a rare slip of the tongue.

However, Lin Hai's words startled Qian Renxue. She thought she had been exposed and was trying to figure out how to cover it up, but Lin Hai continued, "Sorry, I misspoke!"

"Ahem!" It was a bit embarrassing. The last time he made such a slip of the tongue was before... before his martial soul evolved into the Lightning Blue Silver Emperor. His personality wasn't so calm back then; he was still the somewhat impulsive Lin Hai from his childhood.

"How come the Title Douluo of the Spirit Hall is so...so...compassionate?" Lin Hai couldn't quite describe it, so he finally changed to a slightly more appropriate word.

"Phew! From the heart? What does that mean?"

"Yes, it means following your heart."

"Are you saying that they are two Title Douluos, yet they are afraid of only one Title Douluo?"

"Actually... I don't know either."

"That's true, after all, you're just the crown prince of a country."

Qian Renxue: Sorry, I really will thank you, I feel like I was being subtly insulted.

After this minor incident, nothing similar happened again on the rest of the journey. However, apart from Shrek Academy, the other fourteen advanced soul master academies all chose to keep a certain distance from Shrek Academy.

In order to better protect the students of these advanced soul master academies, Xue Qinghe temporarily transferred 3,000 ironclad soldiers from the cities he passed through to provide auxiliary protection, and at the same time summoned some high-level soul masters from Tiandou City to provide protection.

Ten days later, the thousand-strong group finally arrived at Wuhun City, the holy land of most soul masters on the continent. Compared with massive cities like Tiandou City and Soto City, Wuhun City was much smaller; the tower was not even one-tenth the size of Tiandou City.

However, this small city is home to the most elite Soul Masters and the most top-tier Soul Masters in the entire continent.

The city of Wuhun sent out a cardinal to welcome their group from the Heaven Dou Empire. Under his leadership, the group of more than two hundred people were quickly settled in and were arranged to stay in a hotel on the west side of Wuhun City.

To everyone's surprise, the restaurant staff were all Great Soul Masters with at least level 20 Soul Power. This gave them a new perspective on the Spirit Hall, and it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that the Spirit Hall was a city of Soul Masters.

Having arrived in Wuhun City, it's only natural to take a good look around! Groups of students from various advanced soul master academies set off.

"Has Your Highness ever visited Wuhun City before?"

Xue Qinghe smiled gently and said, "I've had the pleasure of visiting a few times before."

"Would Your Highness please show us around Martial Soul City?"

"Of course, I haven't been to Wuhun City for a while, so we can go together." Xue Qinghe's tone carried a hint of nostalgia.

"Hey, have you guys noticed that Wuhun City isn't like other cities with four walls? Wuhun City has hexagonal walls."

"You know what, it really is." They discovered that the hexagonal Martial Soul City was built entirely around a hill, and on this hill, there were two extremely eye-catching buildings. The one on the hillside was the most magnificent, and they could see it clearly even from a distance.

"What are those two magnificent buildings?" Meng Yiran asked, pointing to one of the buildings located halfway up the mountain.

The building has a columned structure, a dome, and its exterior is covered with a golden material that sparkles in the sunlight.

Xue Qinghe looked at the building with a rather complicated expression before slowly saying, "That's the Papal Palace."

"The Spirit Hall has three main halls: the Pope's Hall, the Elders' Hall, and the Douluo Hall."

"The Pope, the supreme ruler of the Spirit Hall, resides there, and the Elders' Hall of the Spirit Hall is also located in that Papal Palace."

"The building perched atop the hill is called the Douluo Hall. It's a place where only deceased Title Douluos can reside; you could say it's the burial ground of Title Douluos. The reason the Spirit Hall exudes such a pious atmosphere isn't because of the Papal Palace, but because of this Douluo Hall."

"No matter where the Papal Palace is built, the Douluo Palace will be built alongside it, and the Douluo Palace will always be located at a higher position than the Papal Palace. It is no exaggeration to say that the Douluo Palace is the soul of the Spirit Hall."

"It is a tacit tradition among all Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent that only Title Douluos are qualified to enjoy the worship of all Soul Masters on the continent in the Douluo Hall. During every major ceremony, each Pope of the Spirit Hall will personally go to the gate of the Douluo Hall to worship. This is a rule that no one can violate, not even the high and mighty Pope of the Spirit Hall. Anyone who violates it will be attacked by all Soul Masters on the continent."

"It is precisely because the Spirit Hall has the Douluo Hall and the Pope's Hall that the Spirit Hall can stand above the two great empires of the Douluo Continent. On this continent, the Spirit Master is ultimately the most respected, and strength is the most respected. The Spirit Hall is the place of faith for the vast majority of the Spirit Masters on the continent. Even the empires dare not defy the world and provoke a conflict with the Spirit Hall."

I've been a bit busy lately, I'll update more later when I'm done. Sorry.

(End of this chapter)