Elsewhere.
Xiao Wu still had no idea what kind of danger she herself was in. The moment she saw Tang San's miserable state, her face turned deathly pale.
"Brother, brother, are you okay?"
"Don't scare me like this!"
Her eyes were red, her face grief-stricken; she clutched Tang San's hand tightly.
Flender sighed and tried to comfort her. "Xiao Wu, don't panic. Tang San absorbed the Man Faced Demon Spider's spirit ring—his poison resistance is very high. After some rest he'll be fine."
"Flender, how are the kids? Are they alright?"
Just then, Yu Xiaogang and the others hurried over from afar.
The instant they arrived they saw Tang San and several others lying on the ground, all in wretched states.
Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were drenched in blood from head to toe, looking like living bloodmen.
Oscar and Tai Long actually had the lightest injuries of the six who had collapsed.
Yu Xiaogang was furious, cursing at the top of his lungs.
"I'm lodging a complaint—I absolutely must report them!"
"They weren't competing, they were committing murder!"
"All right, Xiaogang, calm down. Even if you want to complain, wait until the kids wake up," Flender said.
He paused, then looked toward Shao Xin among the crowd.
"Shao Xin, we'll have to trouble you again."
"Sigh…" Shao Xin let out a breath and began to chant.
In moments two kinds of candy beans appeared in his hand.
One type healed; the other detoxified.
Flender took the beans and immediately fed them to the youths lying on the ground.
After only a short while Oscar slowly opened his eyes, dazed.
When he saw Flender and the teachers, he looked completely bewildered.
"Dean Flender, honored teachers…"
"Aah!!"
He scrambled to his feet in fright after glancing around and seeing the others sprawled nearby.
"Dean Flender, what… what happened? Everyone—how did everyone end up like this?!"
Flender sighed and briefly recounted their crushing defeat at the hands of the Heaven Dou Vice Team.
After hearing it, Oscar felt shocked—yet a flicker of relief crossed his eyes.
So in a way, I had the best luck.
Because I'm an auxiliary Spirit Master, Zhu Zhuqing went easy on me.
Right after Oscar regained consciousness, Tai Long woke as well.
Seeing Tang San's tragic state, he cried out in alarm.
"Young Lord, Young Lord, are you alright?!"
"Easy, Tai Long, don't panic—Tang San's Life isn't in danger."
Only then did Tai Long exhale in relief.
Shao Xin studied the group and shook his head.
"Actually, Yu Tianheng and Tang San are in fairly good shape. Once we purge the poison and they rest a while, they'll recover."
"But Fatty and Mubai…"
Flender asked urgently, "What's wrong with those two?"
Shao Xin sighed. "Fatty has seventy or eighty percent of his bones broken. Even with my treatment he'll be bedridden at least half a year. As for Mubai…"
A trace of pity flashed in Shao Xin's eyes.
"One of the two 'eggs' below was pierced by a wind blade—it looks as if it… completely burst."
"What?!"
Everyone gasped and, almost in unison, looked toward the bloody mess between Dai Mubai's legs, shuddering.
"Is… is there any saving it?" Flender asked, voice trembling.
"Alas…" Shao Xin slowly shook his head.
"If Mubai's egg hadn't burst entirely, there might have been a chance. But now…"
"I'm afraid even the Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul couldn't help him."
Silence fell.
Oscar looked especially grief-stricken.
"Of our Shrek Three Scoundrels, Boss Dai was the most romantic. If he wakes up and finds one of his 'eggs' is gone, he might want to kill himself."
Everyone's expression sank.
Finally Flender forced a dry laugh to break the heavy mood.
"Cheer up, everyone. Mubai only lost one egg—he's not completely out of commission."
Of course, that wasn't the least bit funny!
On the VIP platform.
Clap, clap, clap!
"Splendid—absolutely splendid!"
Emperor Xue Ye clapped, laughing heartily.
The Heaven Dou Vice Team's performance had exceeded his expectations.
He wasn't alone; beside him Ning Fengzhi, Qian Renxue, Salas and the rest felt the same.
They'd never doubted the vice team would lose, yet they hadn't expected such an easy, one-sided crushing.
Dugu Yan hadn't even gone all out.
More importantly, their opponents had been the Shrek Team, whose strength rivaled that of the Five Elements Academy.
Ning Fengzhi chuckled.
"Heaven Dou Academy is full of talent; the Empire has worthy successors. I congratulate Your Majesty."
"Hahaha!"
"It's all thanks to the Crown Prince and the Three Committee Members!" Emperor Xue Ye beamed, unable to stop smiling… Yang Yuan and Dugu Bo walked out of the Heaven Dou Great Spirit Arena and, once they reached a deserted spot, the latter grew excited.
"Xiao Yuan, do you want a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and Spirit Bone?"
"Just say the word and I'll fetch it for you right now!"
Yang Yuan asked in surprise, "A hundred thousand year spirit bone—you're not interested yourself?"
Dugu Bo waved a hand, completely unconcerned.
"I'm old; giving that bone to me would be a waste."
"Your talent outshines past and present; ordinary bones aren't worthy of you. Now that a wild hundred thousand year spirit bone has appeared, we can't let it go to waste."
Yang Yuan smiled. "Grandpa Dugu, the 'wild' hundred thousand year spirit bone you're talking about is Xiao Wu, right?"
"You know?" Dugu Bo blinked.
"I've known for a long time."
Dugu Bo frowned, puzzled.
"Since you know, why didn't you grab her?"
"Weren't you already at rank 70? You could absorb that little girl's spirit ring and bone."
"Heh, if I wanted to absorb her ring and bone, I'd have done it back in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"What…" Dugu Bo's pupils shrank. "You'd ignore a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring and bone—don't tell me…"
After a moment's silence he sucked in a breath of air and blurted a conclusion.
"You've fallen for her!!"
His words were as shocking as ever.
Even Yang Yuan froze; Xiao Wu's adorably foolish face flashed through his mind and the corner of his mouth twitched.
"You've quite the imagination, old man. I simply don't fancy her ring or bone."
"Besides, she once called me 'boss'."
Yang Yuan stretched lazily, looking completely indifferent.
Dugu Bo saw the light, but after a moment added,
"Since you won't kill her, you'd best make plans soon. There was more than one Titled Douluo in the arena just now."
He shook his head.
"Who knows what that Transformed Spirit Beast is thinking—barely sixty ranks and she dares join the Soul Master Tournament in front of everyone?"
"Exactly why I'm afraid absorbing her ring might lower my intelligence."
Yang Yuan chuckled. "All right, today's matches are over—let's go watch a good show together."
"After all, besides you and Sword Douluo…"
"A third Titled Douluo was present today."
(End of Chapter)
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