Chapter 251: Calm and Peaceful, No Ambushes?
Because there was always a possibility of an ambush from Spirit Hall, Yu Tianlin remained vigilant throughout the entire journey to Spirit City.
Of course, while he stayed alert, Yu Tianlin was not particularly afraid of an ambush. After all, his grandfather, Yu Yuanzhen, was traveling with the group. With Yu Yuanzhen's strength, no matter who Spirit Hall sent, they would not be his match, not even if Bibi Dong came personally.
Moreover, besides his grandfather, Ning Fengzhi, the Clan Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, and Sword Douluo Chen Xin were also present. They were considered allies. If Spirit Hall truly acted recklessly, they would naturally step in.
Coupled with the 500 elite Royal Knights responsible for guarding the procession, as well as the considerable strength of the teachers and elders from every academy team, there should not have been much concern for safety overall.
And so, as time passed, the massive procession of nearly a thousand people slowly advanced toward its destination.
Most of the time, the group traveled along the main roads, but occasionally they would take some remote paths to shorten the journey.
If Spirit Hall were going to launch an ambush, they definitely would not do it near a main road. Therefore, every time they took a shortcut, Yu Tianlin would heighten his vigilance. Especially on the 11th day, when they passed through terrain similar to a narrow canyon, his alertness reached its peak.
However, to Yu Tianlin's surprise, after 20 days of travel, they were almost at Spirit City, yet nothing had happened. The journey had been calm and peaceful. Not only was there no ambush from Spirit Hall, there was not even a single bandit attack.
When facing the possibility of an ambush from Spirit Hall, Yu Tianlin had kept his nerves taut and found it extremely troublesome. But now that the facts proved Spirit Hall had not come, he felt somewhat depressed instead.
What did this mean? They would ambush Tang San, but not him? Were they looking down on him?
Yu Tianlin was very displeased.
Actually, in the original story, Spirit Hall had wanted to kill Tang San because he exposed his Clear Sky Hammer Martial Soul during the competition. Twin Martial Souls, combined with his identity as a direct disciple of the Clear Sky Clan, were enough to arouse Spirit Hall's killing intent. Moreover, Blue Silver Grass together with the Clear Sky Hammer completely confirmed that he was Tang Hao's son. Because of that, Bibi Dong had sent two Titled Douluo, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, to lead a team and try to kill Tang San midway through the journey.
But now, Yu Tianlin was a disciple of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Spirit Hall had not yet completely fallen out. At least on the surface, the two powers still maintained peace, so Spirit Hall naturally would not easily make a move against Yu Tianlin.
In fact, Bibi Dong felt there was no need to go through the trouble specifically for Yu Tianlin. After all, the chance of success was not high. It would be better to wait until her strength increased further, suppress all dissent within Spirit Hall, and then directly launch the Spirit Hunting Operation to wipe out the entire Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. At that point, Yu Tianlin would not be able to escape anyway.
If they attacked Yu Tianlin now, it would only alert the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan in advance and make them more vigilant, which would be detrimental to her future Spirit Hunting Operation.
Because of that, Bibi Dong never sent anyone to ambush Yu Tianlin.
Of course, Yu Tianlin did not know what Bibi Dong was thinking. He only felt that Spirit Hall was looking down on him.
Since that was the case, it seemed he would have to leave a very deep impression on Spirit Hall during the Grand Finals.
Yu Tianlin was already preparing for a major showdown.
"Tianlin, what's been wrong with you lately?" Just as Yu Tianlin was deep in thought, Shui Bing'er's voice sounded beside him. "You seem very tense."
After traveling together for 20 days, Shui Bing'er naturally noticed that Yu Tianlin's state had been off. Although she could not determine the exact reason, she still tried to comfort him. "It's alright. We're definitely going to achieve excellent results in the Grand Finals, so don't put too much pressure on yourself."
"Uh, Bing'er, sorry for making you worry." Yu Tianlin had not expected Shui Bing'er to misunderstand it that way. Looking at her concerned gaze, he explained, "I'm actually not worried about the competition. I'm fully confident in winning the championship."
Without waiting for Shui Bing'er to ask further, Yu Tianlin continued, "What I'm thinking about is what happens after we win the championship."
"If we win the championship, then we'll naturally receive the champion's reward, those 3 Spirit Bones. I believe Spirit Hall definitely won't be willing to just watch those 3 Spirit Bones fall into our hands."
"You mean..." Shui Bing'er paused. She had never thought about that issue before, but a genius was still a genius. With just a few words from Yu Tianlin, she quickly grasped the possible trouble ahead, and her brows could not help but furrow.
"Exactly." Yu Tianlin nodded. "With the strength we've displayed, we are already a great threat to Spirit Hall's seeded team."
"To ensure those 3 Spirit Bones do not slip away, Spirit Hall will definitely take some action. I originally thought they would try to ambush us on the road, but now it seems I guessed wrong."
"So that's what you've been worrying about this whole time." Shui Bing'er finally understood what Yu Tianlin had been thinking about, and could not help but smile. "With Senior Thunder Douluo and Senior Sword Douluo guarding the group, how could we possibly be ambushed? Tianlin, you're overthinking it."
"As for the actions you say Spirit Hall might take, at most it would be some small tricks during the draw for the Grand Finals. But even that is not a big problem. As long as our strength is sufficient, no matter which team we draw, we only need to defeat them."
Although Shui Bing'er was always extremely skilled at controlling the flow of battle, things were different outside combat. After all, she had grown up within the academy and did not really understand how dangerous the outside world could be. Combined with the good image Spirit Hall had cultivated, she simply could not imagine what Spirit Hall might do for the sake of those 3 Spirit Bones.
After all, 2 30,000 year Spirit Bones and 1 60,000 year Spirit Bone were enough for Spirit Hall to do anything.
However, Yu Tianlin did not want to continue discussing these unpleasant matters with Shui Bing'er. It was also getting late, so he said, "We'll reach Spirit City tomorrow. You must be tired from the journey too, so go and get some proper rest."
Hearing Yu Tianlin say that, Shui Bing'er stretched lazily. Her graceful figure was instantly outlined in full, falling directly into Yu Tianlin's eyes.
Shui Bing'er smiled faintly and said, "Now isn't the time to rest. My Spirit Power is about to break through, so I need to cultivate even harder over these next 2 days."
After Yu Tianlin gave Shui Bing'er the Star Luo Spirit Pearl, her Spirit Power had reached level 46 and a half. Her aptitude had also improved, and her cultivation speed had increased. Now, after nearly 2 months, it was only natural that she was close to another breakthrough.
By the way, among Spirit Hall's 3 Spirit Bones, one ended up with Tang San, who was cultivating under Tang Hao's protection. One ended up with Zhu Zhuqing, who returned to the Star Luo Empire and had the backing of the Zhu family. The last one went to Ma Hongjun, who wandered the continent with little background and no real protector. So why did no one ever go after him for that Spirit Bone?
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