Chapter 1359: Tang Wulin's Group Wins (Please Subscribe)_1

On the other side, the seriously injured Dark Bell, after wandering multiple times, finally returned to the deeply concealed Holy Spirit Cult…

The location of the Holy Spirit Cult was extremely hidden; ordinary people would never be able to detect its presence!

At the entrance of the Holy Spirit Cult, numerous evil Soul Masters dressed in black robes were standing. When they spotted the injured person, they exclaimed in shock, "That's Lord of Dark Bell, how did she get injured?"

"I heard that Dark Hummingbird and Lord of Dark Bell were sent by His Majesty the Demon Emperor to attack the Elders of the Sea God Pavilion. Could something unexpected have occurred?"

"Wait, shouldn't the focus be on why only Lord of Dark Bell has returned alone?"

"Hush, be quiet, you are not to discuss this!"

Dark Bell simply swept over them with a cold glance, showing no intention to explain, and headed straight towards the inner palace…

If one were to sense carefully, they would notice that the upper floors of the entire palace were emitting several terrifying Soul Power auras, all of which had reached the level of Hyper Douluo!

Especially, the ancient aura from the innermost depths caused one's heart to palpitate unconsciously…

Upon reaching the upper floor, both "Darkness Phoenix" and "Dark Blood Devil", who were among the Four Great Heavenly Kings, cast assessing glances…

The former asked in confusion, "Dark Hummingbird, you've returned. What's the situation?"

The latter furrowed his brows and guessed, "To have sustained such severe injuries, did the mission fail?"

Dark Hummingbird cast a glance at the two of them and retorted, "Where's the Sect Hierarch?"

Before anyone could reply, Vice Sect Hierarch Halos stepped out from the room and said coldly, "The Sect Hierarch is discussing matters with the Demon Emperor. Nanali, what exactly happened?"

Nanali's expression revealed a trace of difficulty; she gritted her teeth and said, "Vice Sect Hierarch, we failed. Dark Hummingbird was slain by an Elder of the Sea God Pavilion."

Upon hearing these words, both Darkness Phoenix and Dark Blood Devil showed expressions that seemed to confirm their suspicions…

Halos, his gaze filled with anger, stared at Nanali and said icily, "Dark Hummingbird was slain? Then why did you return alive!"

Dark Hummingbird was a top-tier combatant of the Holy Spirit Cult; its sudden loss would have a tremendous impact!

Hearing these words, Nanali felt as if Halos could see right through her soul, and her forehead began to bead with unnatural sweat…

If Halos were to know that she had "silenced" Dark Hummingbird before fleeing, she would definitely not have a good fate!

With this thought, she took a deep breath, steeled herself, and explained to Halos, "Vice Sect Hierarch, during this attack on Shrek Academy, a Soul Sage level Elder from the Sea God Pavilion came to their aid. His strength was too formidable; both Dark Hummingbird and I were no match for him."

"Injured and knowing he couldn't escape, he chose to hold off the people from the Sea God Pavilion to allow me to return and report!"

Although her explanation basically aligned with what had happened, it still sounded somewhat feeble and unconvincing!

In an instant, a bone-chilling cold seemed to emanate from Halos as he said coldly, "A Soul Sage defeating a Hyper Douluo, Nanali, are you joking with me?"

The strength of a Hyper Douluo was such that even against hundreds or thousands of Soul Sages, they could slaughter at will!

And now Nanali was telling him that they were defeated by a Soul Sage level Elder of the Sea God Pavilion; how could he possibly believe that!

Nanali bowed her head slightly and said earnestly, "Vice Sect Hierarch, everything I have said is true, without a single falsehood!"

"Although that Elder of the Sea God Pavilion is just a Soul Sage, his strength even surpasses yours, Vice Sect Hierarch!"

Halos was stunned for a moment. His piercing gaze fixed on her…

Only when he saw that she didn't appear to be lying did he squint his eyes and say, "I understand. I'll report this matter to the Sect Hierarch and the Demon Emperor. You should go recover from your injuries first."

Seeing this, Nanali secretly heaved a sigh of relief, nodded, and said, "Yes, Vice Sect Hierarch!"

Having spoken, she moved to one side and began to recover from her injuries while sitting cross-legged…

…

Shrek Academy, on the dueling stage!

All of Luo Guixing's teammates had collapsed on the ground, devoid of the strength to move!

On Gu Yue's side, only Tang Wulin and Gu Yue themselves were still standing on the stage, their bodies exhausted…

Wulin looked at Shen Yi and asked with difficulty, "Teacher Shen, this counts as our victory, right?"

Even though they had defeated Luo Guixing and the rest, it was merely a narrow victory!

Upon hearing this, Shen Yi nodded and said, "Of course, everyone in Wu Dousi's group has lost the ability to move!"

Then, she turned to the other students offstage and announced, "The contest is over! In this class selection match, the winners are Tang Wulin's group! They will represent the first-grade class one in a friendly match against the second-grade class one the day after tomorrow!"

Xu Lizhi, lying on the ground, showed a simple and honest smile on his face, "We won… we won! We have won!"

Sister Xinglan, do you see this? I didn't hold everyone back!

Excitedly, Xie Xie at his side also said, "That's right, we won! Wu Dousi and the others, they aren't that impressive after all!"

Being able to win the duel was something he hadn't expected at all!

And the students below the stage were looking at Gu Yue's group on the stage with complex expressions…

They remarked with sighs, "I didn't expect Gu Yue and the others to actually win; it's really surprising!"

"That's right, in this duel, the perfect cooperation of Gu Yue's group was far better than that of Wu Dousi and the others. It makes sense that they won!"

"Bah, it's only because Wu Dousi was eliminated early. Otherwise, it's still uncertain who would have won or lost!"

"In war, there's no harm in deception. A loss is a loss; no amount of talk can change that. You think when facing an evil Soul Master, they would fight you one-on-one? Don't be naive!"

"Being able to win already represents the strength of Gu Yue's group! There's not much room for argument!"

As for Wu Dousi, she appeared somewhat lost, clenching her fists tightly, "We lost… we actually lost!"

She couldn't accept this outcome!

Her group's overall strength was clearly far superior to that of Gu Yue's, but why did they still lose!

Just as she began to doubt her own capabilities, a strong hand was placed on her soft shoulder…

It was none other than Xu Sheng, who had just finished discussing with Yun Ming and left the Sea God Pavilion!

Surprised by his sudden appearance, Wu Dousi stammered, "Teacher… Teacher Xu!"

Xu Sheng spoke in a calm tone, "You feel very unwilling to have lost to Gu Yue and the others?"

Wu Dousi pursed her lips, lowered her head, and said softly, "Yes, our group was overall stronger; why did Gu Yue's group win in the end…"

"Do I really fall short when compared to them?"

Xu Sheng gently ruffled her hair and comforted, "Don't think like that, Wu Dousi. Your strength is indeed the strongest in class one, but teamwork among teammates is also very important."

"Gu Yue's group won because of their unspoken understanding and cooperation. Do you understand?"

These guiding words sparked a glimmer in Wu Dousi's beautiful eyes. "I understand, Teacher Xu!"

Indeed, from the very start, she had looked down on everyone in the class!

Perhaps, it was indeed time for a change!

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