At this moment, Lion Douluo's righteous words spread throughout the entire participating team and even the escorting Royal Knights, using his soul power to amplify his voice.
"A transformed soul beast?"
Xiao Wu exclaimed in shock, looking at Tang San in surprise.
So, his mother was similar to her, a hundred-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Emperor soul beast that had taken human form? No wonder. No wonder when she first met Tang San at Nuoding Academy, she had felt that his aura was somewhat special, giving her an instinctive desire to be close to him.
"Xiao Wu, this is the enemy's slander. Don't take it seriously!"
Beside them, Liu Erlong frowned and lightly reprimanded.
Regardless of whether Tang San's mother was a transformed soul beast or not, at this critical moment, they absolutely could not admit it.
Otherwise, once he was labeled as having soul beast blood, the several Douluo in midair might not necessarily protect Tang San.
After all, the Spirit Hall was powerful, and if they couldn't even maintain their stance, those Douluo were unlikely to be willing to oppose the five elders of the Spirit Hall.
If they chose to stand by and do nothing, facing the five elders of the Spirit Hall, even if Clear Sky Douluo showed up, he might not be able to escape unscathed.
After some thought, Chen Xin spoke to Lion Douluo, "Whether Tang San from Shrek Academy has soul beast blood still needs to be verified. We cannot hand him over to you just based on your one-sided words. Let's discuss this matter again after we have thoroughly investigated."
Hand over Tang San? That was absolutely impossible!
It wasn't because Tang San was his biological son but because, for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Heaven Dou Empire, the Spirit Hall was a wolf eyeing their foundation. Although they hadn't completely torn their faces apart yet, they were bound to become enemies sooner or later.
As the saying goes, "The enemy of my enemy is my friend." If they handed Tang San over to the Spirit Hall today, Tang Hao would never sit back and watch his son die; he would definitely try his best to rescue him.
But with Tang Hao's strength, how could he possibly defeat the three consecrated elders and two additional elders of the Spirit Hall?
In other words, if they chose to stand by and do nothing, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Heaven Dou Empire would lose not only Tang Hao as a potential ally but also Tang San, whose future was immensely promising and would inevitably grow into a formidable powerhouse.
Therefore, handing over Tang San was not an option.
Even if there were no such potential alliance, they still couldn't just give him up so easily—where would the dignity of Title Douluo go?
If they had to submit, it should at least be when the enemy was overwhelmingly strong and they were completely powerless, right? But judging from the current situation, it hadn't reached that point yet.
"Heh~"
Hearing this, Lion Douluo chuckled, shifting his gaze from the four Douluo to the distant participating teams.
The first people that caught Lion Douluo's eye were Titled Douluo Mu Xiyue and the people behind her—Xue Qinghe, Ning Fengzhi, and Mu Yang, along with the members of the three participating academies' teams.
'Rank 60, Rank 59, Rank 59, Rank 59, Rank 57, Rank 56? They truly are geniuses! Aside from the slightly older Feng Xiaotian, in terms of talent, perhaps only the young lady can compare.'
Lion Douluo assessed the soul power levels of Shui Bing'er, Mu Yang, Huo Wu, Huo Wushuang, Shui Yue'er, and Feng Xiaotian, sighing inwardly.
However, he quickly brushed this thought aside and shifted his focus elsewhere.
Mu Yang and the others did not belong to the Spirit Hall's camp. Logically, such exceptional talents who were not part of their own faction should be eliminated as early as possible, but at this moment, Lion Douluo had no such intention. Moreover, the order from Grand Priest Qian Daoliu was not to eliminate these people.
The reason was simple—Lion Douluo knew that Xue Qinghe, standing beside Mu Yang and the others, was actually their young lady, Qian Renxue, in disguise.
According to the intelligence their young lady had sent back, she had a good relationship with Mu Yang, and these people were all close to Mu Yang as well. Their young lady's goal was to recruit them, not eliminate them.
None of the seven great consecrated elders of the Spirit Hall, including Lion Douluo, objected to Qian Renxue's confidence.
After all, even if she failed to recruit them, it didn't matter. In terms of talent, Qian Renxue, with her innate Rank 20 soul power, was the strongest on the continent—completely in a league of her own. If not for her preoccupation with executing her plans, she would have far surpassed Mu Yang and the others at the same age.
Besides, the Spirit Hall had the Angelic God Trial waiting for her. Among her generation, who could possibly compete with Qian Renxue?
As long as she was still a genius and not yet a true powerhouse, no matter how talented Mu Yang and the others were, even if they could not be recruited in the future, the Spirit Hall had nothing to fear.
Once Qian Renxue ascended to the Angel God position, no matter how exceptional anyone else was, even if they became a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo, they would merely be like ants trying to shake a tree—courting their own destruction.
By then, the entire Douluo Continent would bask in the holy radiance of the Angelic God!
"You are Tang San?"
Looking at the unremarkable Tang San within Shrek Academy's team, Lion Douluo, hands clasped behind his back, asked indifferently.
"I am."
Tang San clenched his fists tightly, standing straight with unwavering determination. Despite facing Lion Douluo's questioning, he showed no sign of fear. His eyes held only deep-seated hatred.
He hated it. He hated how weak he was, forced into a position where he was at the mercy of others.
At the same time, he also hated the Spirit Hall—the murderers of his mother.
Lion Douluo's earlier words had been crystal clear to him.
Although the enemy's words were not to be trusted, Tang San could still grasp the truth within them—his father, Tang Hao, had indeed killed the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, and he himself carried soul beast blood.
His mother, whom he had never met in this life, was a transformed hundred-thousand-year-old Blue Silver Emperor soul beast!
No wonder his so-called trash Blue Silver Grass martial soul was actually a twin martial soul alongside the continent's strongest Tool Soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. It turned out that his seemingly ordinary Blue Silver Grass possessed the bloodline of the Plant Soul Beast Emperor!
The reason it hadn't shown any overwhelming power yet might be because he had been malnourished as a child, preventing him from awakening his kingly bloodline.
Piecing together what he knew, Tang San understood the true reason behind his father's retreat from the world of soul masters.
A hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast, especially one that had taken human form and lost its peak strength, was bound to attract the greed of the continent's top powerhouses.
After all, every hundred-thousand-year-old soul beast represented a hundred-thousand-year soul ring and a hundred-thousand-year soul bone—treasures that even the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, couldn't resist coveting.
What had happened back then was undoubtedly that Qian Xunji had sought his mother's soul ring and soul bone but was instead slain by his father. His mother's death… Perhaps it was precisely because of her that his father had been able to defeat Qian Xunji?!
The hatred of his mother's murder was irreconcilable! If he ever had the chance, he would turn the world upside down—he would erase the name of the Spirit Hall from existence!
Clenching his fists tighter, Tang San's eyes burned with vengeful determination.
"Tang San, surrender now! Save this seat the trouble of making a move and harming the innocent."
Lion Douluo spoke indifferently.
As a consecrated elder of the Spirit Hall, Lion Douluo needed to maintain his dignity. He wasn't some roadside bandit committing murder but a guardian of the continent's stability, an enforcer of justice in the soul master world, ensuring that soul beasts would never again dominate the land and reduce humanity to mere food.
Lion Douluo: I represent justice!
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