On the rooftop of a tall building outside the imperial palace, a figure descended from midair with eagle wings spread behind him.
"Flender, what's going on at the palace?"
Seeing Flender return after scouting the situation, Liu Erlong quickly asked.
"A major incident! Crown Prince Xue Qinghe colluded with Spirit Hall to commit treason and rebellion.
But it seems the older, the wiser Emperor Xue Ye saw through it in advance. A large number of experts were ambushed in the palace, even people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan showed up. The commotion in the sky is caused by the two Elders from Spirit Hall battling Sword and Bone Douluo."
Adjusting his glasses, Flender explained the current situation in the imperial palace to Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
Upon hearing this, Liu Erlong turned to Yu Xiaogang. "Xiaogang, are we going to get involved?"
When alone, Liu Erlong wasn't without decision-making ability, but since the Wisdom Corner of the Golden Iron Triangle Yu Xiaogang was here, then when facing a situation, the decision-making power naturally lay with Yu Xiaogang.
"Flender, has Xue Qinghe been captured yet?"
Yu Xiaogang asked Flender.
"Not before I left. After all, he's the crown prince. Even if he's committed treason, before Emperor Xue Ye gives an official order, no one in the Heaven Dou Empire would dare harm him."
Flender shook his head.
After pondering for a moment, Yu Xiaogang said, "Alright, when we get to the palace, we'll immediately use our Martial Soul Fusion Skill to capture Xue Qinghe and use him to force those rebel spirit masters and soldiers to surrender.
If conditions allow, we'll cooperate with Dugu Bo to hold off those two not-so-powerful Titled Douluo. Best case, we manage to take them out completely.
Even if we can't keep those two Titled Douluo afterward, capturing the rebel leader Xue Qinghe would still make us heroes of the suppression. Whether in sentiment or reason, the Heaven Dou Empire will have to reward us.
That way, our academy's funding might finally be secured."
Unlike the original story, the Shrek Academy in this version didn't win the championship of the Spirit Master Tournament, so it wasn't eligible for official funding from the Heaven Dou Empire.
Even if there was any, it would be nothing more than a drizzle far from sufficient.
And after Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was rebranded as Shrek Academy, naturally, the clan wouldn't continue to support an academy whose headmaster was no longer one of their own.
With no extra income and relying solely on student tuition, Shrek Academy couldn't sustain its various educational expenditures. Teaching funds had once again become the academy's top priority.
Ask an outstanding graduate's parent (Ning Fengzhi) for a donation?
The first time, the wealthy Lord Ning probably wouldn't mind sparing a few coins, but that's not a long-term solution. A stable source of income was necessary.
Thus, Yu Xiaogang set his sights on the Heaven Dou Empire.
If Shrek Academy contributes to suppressing the rebellion, then Emperor Xue Ye must show some gratitude, right?
Not to say all educational funding must come from the empire, but even if only part of it is covered, that's still something. The rest they can figure out themselves.
And Yu Xiaogang dared to think this way because he had the confidence.
Once the three of them jointly unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill Golden Sacred Dragon their strength was enough to rival a newly ascended Titled Douluo. With such power, capturing Xue Qinghe would be a piece of cake.
And if Dugu Bo could hold off two Titled Douluo on his own, it showed that these two weren't all that powerful. Even if they were stronger than their fusion technique, the difference wouldn't be too great. With a bit of luck, it wasn't impossible to eliminate them.
Barring any surprises, those two Titled Douluo were likely from Spirit Hall.
And since his former lover Bibi Dong was the Pope of Spirit Hall, even if the two Titled Douluo ended up being detained by the Heaven Dou Empire because of them, she probably wouldn't blame him much.
After all, the main forces that inflicted heavy losses on Spirit Hall were the Heaven Dou Empire and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan not their Shrek Academy.
"Alright, no time to waste—let's move!"
Without any hesitation, Liu Erlong and Flender immediately agreed and took Yu Xiaogang with them, rushing toward the imperial palace.
"Sun—Moon—Radiance—Golden—Transform!"
"Roar——!"
With a sudden dragon's roar, a dazzling golden pillar of light rose from within the imperial palace. Immediately after, a massive golden dragon silhouette soared into the sky, heading straight for the battlefield.
"A Martial Soul Fusion Skill? Yu Xiaogang of Shrek Academy?"
Seeing the massive golden dragon charging straight at her in the sky, Qian Renxue's expression darkened.
Since when did random cats and dogs like Shrek dare to provoke her?
Yu Xiaogang, huh? That old flame of that wretched woman Bibi Dong?
You really think I'm just some dumb swan from the Heaven Dou royal family's Swan Martial Soul?
"If the battle is already lost, then there's no point hiding anymore. It's time to let the world witness the might of the Six-Winged Angel!"
The next moment, Qian Renxue radiated a brilliant holy light as the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul possessed her. Two pairs of sacred angelic wings unfurled behind her, and seven soul rings—yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black—emerged, glowing intensely.
Immediately, surging golden radiance burst forth, centering on Qian Renxue, enveloping a hundred meters around her in the Angel Domain.
"This… Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul?!"
A shocked voice came from the mouth of the airborne Golden Holy Dragon.
Even though Qian Renxue, due to her spirit power level, only revealed two pairs of wings after her Martial Soul Possession, Yu Xiaogang still recognized this as the unique inherited Martial Soul of Spirit Hall's Angel Clan: the Six-Winged Angel.
"Six-Winged Angel? Well then, no wonder Xue Qinghe would rebel. Turns out you're people from the Spirit Hall!"
Sensing another powerful aura of a Titled Douluo from below, Chen Xin couldn't help but glance downward. He immediately spotted both the Golden Holy Dragon and Qian Renxue, who had her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul activated, and cursed loudly.
He knew something was wrong why would Xue Qinghe, the well-positioned heir to the empire, suddenly commit such a stupid act as rebellion?
Now it made sense Xue Qinghe had already been replaced by someone from the Spirit Hall!
Hmm, although Chen Xin was partly correct, he misunderstood one point: he assumed that the real Xue Qinghe had only recently been replaced. He never imagined that Qian Renxue had taken over his identity more than ten years ago.
Recognizing the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, the Golden Holy Dragon controlled by Yu Xiaogang immediately came to a halt mid-air.
Why? Because Yu Xiaogang didn't dare to move.
As an honorary elder of Spirit Hall, Yu Xiaogang still understood a thing or two about the organization. He knew that the true power behind the Spirit Hall wasn't his old flame Bibi Dong, but the retired master known as "Sky Invincible" Qian Daoliu.
The 'Xue Qinghe' before him was clearly blood-related to Qian Daoliu either a son or a grandson. With such a background, aside from someone like Tang Hao, who was daring and had no other choice at the time, who else in the Douluo Continent would dare to make a move?
Hmm… Qian Renxue had not removed her disguise entirely—she still wore Xue Qinghe's outer appearance. So Yu Xiaogang still mistakenly believed she was male.
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