Douluo Dalu: Starting With Tom Cat
Chapter 259: The Schemed-Against Angel God, Sister Xiao Wu Who Was Called ’Bao’

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: The Schemed-Against Angel God, Sister Xiao Wu Who Was Called ’Bao’

Behind the giant angel sculpture, Tom and Jerry crouched down, eavesdropping on the conversation between the grandfather and granddaughter.

The two of them had been wandering and wandering and had just happened to wander here, after which they discovered Qian Renxue and the other two had come in.

The quick-witted Jerry had immediately pulled Tom to hide behind the giant sculpture.

Tom’s cat paw even unintentionally touched a part of the angel sculpture.

A light immediately flashed from this spot. At first, it was a golden light, but after Tom touched it curiously, it actually turned into an azure light.

The azure light was so conspicuous amidst a sheet of golden light. In order to avoid being discovered hiding behind and eavesdropping on their private conversation, the quick-witted Tom took a mouthful and swallowed this blue light, which carried a sacred aura, into his stomach.

A faint blue light shone from within Tom’s belly. Fortunately, Tom himself was blue, so it was not very obvious.

"Xue’er, of course you can."

"You are the only one in our Qian family for thousands of years to have received the Angel’s Nine Trials. You are the person whom the masters of the Douluo Hall have been waiting for for generations. From now on, your will shall be equivalent to that of a god."

A dazed expression appeared on Qian Renxue’s beautiful face. "Grandpa, what does this mean?"

Qian Daoliu smiled and said, "Our Qian family’s ancestor, several thousand years ago, reached level 100 and became a god, ascending to the Divine Realm. She even left behind the inheritance of her god-seat. Only those with the posture of a god can inherit it."

"And you are the one who has been recognized by the Angel God. In the very long period of time to come, you will have to complete the nine tests of the Angel God."

Qian Daoliu had originally not intended to say too much, lest Qian Renxue become proud and complacent.

But the matter of her receiving the qualification for the nine trials despite having defied the divine oracle made Qian Daoliu, this old fox, instinctively become vigilant, and thus he explained it in great detail.

Divine Realm.

In a palace filled with a sacred aura, a person sat upright.

To be precise, it was a giant, clad in a platinum-gold long robe, wearing a three-pronged circlet on his head. His face was simple and majestic, and a sacred aura flowed with his every move.

"The divine power I left on the statue left by that Angel God fellow has been touched?" the Sea God murmured.

He sensed that the divine power he had specially left on the angel sculpture was gone. He couldn’t even sense where this divine power was.

The Sea God suddenly raised his hand, and a ball of light filled with a sacred aura bloomed. This ball of light was so pure, even more sacred than the divine power of the Angel God.

"The time is not right. Even if it’s one day in the Divine Realm and one year in the human world, this divine power would not dissipate so easily, and it would even be able to further plunder her divine power when the angel is undergoing the inheritance of her body."

"Has a variable appeared?" The Sea God’s expression was uncertain.

He hated things that were beyond his control, especially when it involved that Angel God.

Like the Angel God, he was also from the Douluo Continent, but the Angel God had ascended to her god-seat earlier than him and had spread her faith all over the continent.

She even possessed the two great authorities of Holiness and Judgment.

This undoubtedly made the Sea God extremely envious. Both were first-level gods, yet you actually have two authorities with potential comparable to a God-King.

Out of the mentality that the Douluo Continent could not have such an awesome person, the Sea God had secretly colluded with the Asura God, who was a law enforcer of the Divine Realm, to kill the Angel God together and divide her authority.

But one who could become a god, the Angel God was also not an easy person to deal with.

She had long since prepared her own god-seat, and at the same time had hidden a part of her authority within it, to await a descendant.

Thus, the Sea God, having discovered this, had used his sacred divine power to disguise himself as the Angel God and send down a divine oracle.

He would just wait for his own successor to appear in the future. He would then manipulate everything to make the two become mortal enemies, and he could even secretly contribute.

Thus, the Angel God’s god-seat would be completely shattered on the Douluo Continent.

In this way, the Angel God would no longer appear in the world, and the crime of assassinating a fellow god of the Divine Realm would naturally not be in danger of being exposed.

"I need to go and discuss this with that Asura fellow. No, that’s not right."

The Sea God immediately prepared to get up, but after thinking about it, he sat back down again.

More than ten years ago, he had already discovered that the person named Tang San carried the Asura divine power.

At that time, the one hunting Tang Hao was the Sealed Room Douluo, Qian Xunji. Coincidentally, Qian Xunji had just passed the fifth trial of the Angel God at that time and was coincidentally under his influence.

So he had used Qian Xunji’s body to see the baby who carried the Asura divine power the moment he was born.

What kind of person was the Asura God? A supreme existence in the Divine Realm. Even he was a little bit inferior.

So, for a person the Asura God was optimistic about, he naturally also wanted a piece of the pie. Wasn’t this much better than him painstakingly looking for a successor himself?

"No, I can’t rashly go looking for that Asura fellow. What if he notices that I’m meddling with his successor? That would be troublesome."

"I have to cook the raw rice into cooked rice first. This way, no matter how unwilling he is, he can only pinch his nose and accept it."

"It seems I need to speed up the process of letting this little fellow come into contact with the Sea God’s inheritance," the Sea God rubbed his chin and said to himself.

A wisp of his divine sense quietly slipped into the Douluo Continent. The Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, which was collected in the Heaven Dou treasury as a nation-suppressing treasure, trembled inexplicably.

One day later, Spirit City, Spirit Hall.

Shen An was already prepared to go on stage, but he looked at Tom, who was constantly spitting water at the side, with a bit of worry.

The two little ones had disappeared for a whole day and had come back later with Xue Qinghe.

After Xue Qinghe sent Tom and Jerry off, she left again, just saying that she had some things to deal with.

Before leaving, she even asked, if she underwent a great change, as if she had become another person, would Shen An still consider her a friend? Words like that.

"Tom, did you run around yesterday and eat something wrong?"

Tom immediately showed an "I’m fine" expression. It’s just a little water, all small problems.

Immediately, he covered his mouth, ran over to the Shrek Academy area, and sprayed at Yu Xiaogang, who was wiping the water stains from his body.

Yu Xiaogang was instantly enraged. How many fcking times is this? You’re still coming? Do you really think I’m made of mud??!*

At the side, Dugu Bo silently turned his head away. Yu Xiaogang instantly didn’t dare to make a sound. Hey, taking a step back opens up a broader sky.

The forbearing Yu Xiaogang silently looked towards the Pontiff’s Hall. If it comes to the top three finals, that woman should come out, right? he thought to himself.

A strange light flashed in Yu Xiaogang’s eyes. When Bibi Dong came out, that would be the time for him to stand tall.

But not now. As a man who ate soft rice but acted tough, he knew very well that if he went to find Bibi Dong crying now, it would only be counterproductive.

Shen An looked at Tom, who had spit all over Yu Xiaogang’s face, and couldn’t help but laugh. He should be fine. Anyway, it’s still that same sentence: the Tom Heavenly Emperor cannot possibly die.

In the audience seats, the gazes of one soul master after another were fervent. First Team versus Second Team, it sounded so exciting.

Since they’re called the First Team, they can’t be weaker than the Second Team, right? Otherwise, on what basis is the Second Team not the First Team?

First Team: "..."

Shen An faced the fighting-spirit-filled Heaven Dou First Team alone.

Although the Heaven Dou First Team didn’t think they could win, they wanted to bloom with their own brilliance in this battle.

"Shen An, you be a little gentler later," Ning Rongrong said pitifully.

Shen An showed a kind smile. Then I’ll just flick this little witch away later.

"Shen An, go all out. Let us truly see your strength," a flash of lightning bloomed from between Yu Tianheng’s eyebrows, his eyes sparkling with a belligerent light.

Shen An laughed loudly, "As you wish!" A sharp aura emanated from his body, like a peerless treasured sword.

The fifth soul ring suddenly shone brightly.

The Sword Domain instantly enveloped the stage. Sharp sword qi was everywhere. Countless flying swords surged like clouds, and even the clouds in the sky were scattered like smoke.

Everyone watched this scene in shock.

Well now, starting with a big move, and a domain soul skill at that. Doesn’t this kind of profligacy consume soul power???

Actually, normally speaking, many domains don’t really consume soul power, and can even supplement it, such as the Blue Silver Domain, the Sea God Domain, etc.

But Shen An’s Sword Domain was rather special. It was a domain that pursued ultimate lethality.

If it were just deployed, the soul power consumption would be minimal. Its main characteristics would be reflected in suppressing the opponent, enhancing his own attributes, and controlling ten thousand swords.

But if he were to condense sword qi into an endless sword domain, then it would naturally consume soul power, but it would definitely be a little more economical than usual.

Yu Tianheng’s face turned green. His so-called "seeing his strength" was in the hope of slowly expanding the battle in the process of fighting with Shen An.

Waiting until both sides had reached their peak, or after their Heaven Dou First Team had each displayed their full strength before being defeated by Shen An, would not be without its own good story.

Who the f*ck knew that Shen An would open with a big move the moment they met?

The Heaven Dou First Team was somewhat in despair. Usually, watching Shen An beat people was a kind of enjoyment, but to be beaten by Shen An was a kind of torture.

Countless sharp swords made of sword qi hung in the sky, like swords of judgment.

Zhu Zhuqing wanted to rely on her extreme speed to dodge, but found that there was nowhere to dodge. The stage was only a hundred meters in total, and it was perfectly covered by the Sword Domain.

Where else could she dodge? To another dimension?

The Shi brothers wanted to put up their turtle shells to act as a secure defensive soul master, but found that this sword qi was coming from all directions. What the hell is there to defend?

"Tianheng, are we still fighting?" Dugu Yan asked, swallowing hard.

"We fight! At least we have to get past one move."

Ning Rongrong expressionlessly covered Dugu Yan and Yu Tianheng with the amplification of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile, then exchanged a look with Zhu Zhuqing and prepared to slip away.

This young miss is not here to die. I already asked Shen An to be gentle. You, Yu Tianheng, this big idiot, actually clamored for Shen An to go all out.

Offstage, Dugu Bo looked at his granddaughter with a pained expression and, disregarding the competition rules, shouted, "Shen An, be gentle! We are friends across generations! This is also your granddaughter!"

Shen An: "..."

Dugu Yan: "..."

Given that Dugu Bo was a Titled Douluo, the usually strict referee could only look at him with pleading eyes.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan looked at each other. The two of them were now both dragon-type martial souls. Plus their years of feelings, their tacit understanding was extremely high. They had long since comprehended a martial soul fusion skill.

"Blue-Lightning Five-Jade Dragon!"

Soul power merged, and the light of lightning and jade intertwined. The bodies of the two instantly disappeared, transforming into an azure-green giant dragon over thirty meters long, wrapped in purple lightning, which raised its head and let out a great roar.

Shen An smiled. A dragon? I have one too.

With the improvement of his sword path, his sword qi could not only condense into the shape of a sword. A thousand changes and ten thousand transformations could be done at will. It was just that whether it was practical was another matter.

However, dealing with these people was already enough.

Shen An’s thoughts condensed, and endless sword qis all gathered and intertwined into a sword qi divine dragon.

The sword qi divine dragon bared its fangs and brandished its claws, its aura sharp and exposed, as if wanting to overturn the heavens and the earth.

The next moment, as the two dragons fought, the rest of the first team didn’t even look and directly ran down from an opening that Shen An had deliberately left for them.

Ning Rongrong and Zhu Zhuqing were no exception.

There was no way to fight at all. This Sword Domain was simply unsolvable before Shen An’s soul power was exhausted.

What a joke! The one who wanted to see Shen An’s strength was you, Yu Tianheng, not them. A dog’s life is more important.

Thus, the few of them watched with wide eyes as the jade-green divine dragon was beaten black and blue by the sword qi divine dragon, screaming continuously, and finally fell to the ground dejectedly.

Shen An’s face was also slightly pale at this moment. The consumption of soul power was secondary. Although his current level was only fifty-two, in terms of quality, it was not inferior to a Soul Sage.

One move had only consumed a quarter of his soul power.

What was important was the consumption of his mind. Condensing a dragon form was not as simple as condensing a sword form. But looking at the reaction of the crowd below, Shen An felt it was not a loss.

Although this "sword qi transforms into a dragon" was more flashy than powerful, soul masters couldn’t help but love this kind of dazzling move.

With the defeat of the Heaven Dou First Team, the other two matches also had no suspense. The victories belonged to Spirit Hall and Shrek respectively.

Three days later, the grand finals began.

The golden sunlight sprinkled on the Pontiff’s Hall, setting it off as sacred and majestic.

The eliminated teams were not even allowed to watch this final match.

The members of Shrek and Spirit Hall both felt their hearts stir. They were only one step away from the final championship.

Fame and fortune, tonight!

But when their peripheral vision glanced at Shen An, their faces all sank.

With Shen An around, this one step was so far away.

At the side door of the Pontiff’s Hall, first there were twelve Cardinal Bishops, second only to the Platinum Bishop, arranged in two rows.

The person in the lead shouted, "Her Majesty the Pontiff has arrived!"

"Long live, long live, long live!" A sound like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami roaring echoed through Spirit City.

In the outer circle, the faces of Meng Shenji and the representative from the Star Luo side both sank. This kind of pomp and title simply did not put the two great empires in their eyes.

The huge hall door opened. Shen An also looked over with envy.

The Pontiff of Spirit Hall, whose name resounds throughout the entire continent. If I had this kind of fame, I could treat even a Titled Douluo like a baby and play with them.

The Pontiff Bibi Dong walked out. She wore a purple-gold crown and held a scepter, as if real and illusory, infinitely tall.

Zhao Wuji murmured, "So this is the Pontiff. Today I’ve really opened my eyes."

Yu Xiaogang glanced with disdain. This is my ex-girlfriend.

At the same time, his gaze constantly searched for Dugu Bo’s figure. He was going to find Dugu Bo and bark like a dog, and at the same time attract Bibi Dong’s attention.

Flender and the others couldn’t protect him, but Bibi Dong definitely could. Just in time, he could also reveal his feelings. He had Bibi Dong firmly in his grasp.

As for Liu Erlong? A mere Soul Sage. How could his, Yu Xiaogang’s, heart accommodate a waste who had no strength to protect him?

Following behind were four people. Three were in great red ceremonial robes. On the robes were magnificent gold and silver patterns. On their chests were gems the size of a baby’s fist, sparkling with light.

This was a ceremonial robe that only a Titled Douluo could wear.

And these few people, Shen An was no stranger to. There was Chen Xin, known for having the strongest attack, as well as the Chrysanthemum Douluo and the Ghost Douluo who had attacked him.

The fourth, the only one not wearing a red ceremonial robe, was the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Fengzhi.

In an instant, everyone in the arena knelt in worship. The only ones standing were Shen An and Tang San.

They were extremely conspicuous in the crowd.

Tang San looked on proudly. He, Tang, was born with proud bones. The only ones who could make him kneel were his father and teacher (crossed out).

Shen An was even more calm. He had no such bad habit in his previous life.

All those belonging to Spirit Hall glared at the two of them. Hu Liena looked at Shen An even more anxiously.

Although she wanted to win against Shen An, she had no ill intentions. To not kneel before the Pontiff was undoubtedly to incur public wrath.

Bibi Dong first looked at Shen An. Although she had not seen Shen An, she had already crossed paths with him invisibly.

Her gaze condensed. Tang San felt his soul seem to be frozen. A purple light pulsed from his eyes as he resisted.

Bibi Dong’s thoughts moved slightly. I’ve found you, the evil soul master who absorbs human life.

However, she was not prepared to expose him now. This Tang San had the combat power of a high-level Soul King. If he were to face Shen An, it would surely be very exciting.

What’s more, she still had a backup plan. There was no rush.

But when Bibi Dong looked at Shen An, she saw that his pair of eyes were like a deep pool in an ancient well, without any fluctuation.

This child must be killed. The killing intent in Bibi Dong’s heart was thick, yet not a single trace was leaked. Her face was still a sheet of peace.

Even the Sword Douluo Chen Xin, who was closest to her, could not detect a single bit. This was the perfect control over killing intent of a Slaughter God Domain owner.

Bibi Dong’s gaze shifted, and the scepter in her hand waved. "You may all rise."

"This morning, your three teams will each send out seven people to conduct a knockout tournament. In the afternoon, you will compete for another spot in the finals. Tomorrow, the championship match will be held."

"The winner will receive the reward for this tournament."

As she spoke, three points of light instantly enlarged before her, suspended in mid-air.

They were three bones of different shapes, respectively shining with fiery red, light blue, and dark green colors.

For a time, the entire Spirit Hall boiled.

Countless greedy gazes gathered on them. If not for the fact that this was the Pontiff’s Hall, and there were several Titled Douluo, I’m afraid someone would have rushed up to snatch them long ago.

I still have to face it. Both Tang San and Hu Liena’s hearts turned cold.

They both had the confidence to defeat Shen An in a team battle, but in an individual match, they had none.

Tang San even somewhat resented the rules of this competition. Why could they only use their martial souls? If they could use hidden weapons, beating Shen An would basically be a piece of cake.

Tang San’s eyes flickered. I can’t fight this match. I have to surrender, advance from the knockout tournament, and then rely on the team battle to win.

"I represent Shrek in surrendering. Individual matches are not our strong suit," Tang San resolutely raised his hand.

Everyone looked over. To surrender before the lots were even drawn—this kid had something.

On Spirit Hall’s side, their faces were extremely ugly. The pressure was now on them.

Bibi Dong also frowned tightly. Didn’t the intelligence say that this person had a deep grudge with Shen An? Why did he surrender on the spot? This undoubtedly made her plan to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight fail.

Originally, she had already tampered with things. No matter how the lots were drawn, the first to face off would be Shrek and Shen An.

Now it was all for naught.

Hu Liena’s trio was silent. Knowing Shen An’s combat power, they also wanted to surrender. But Spirit Hall had never had a precedent of surrendering.

Bearing the light and glory of their martial souls, they naturally couldn’t bring themselves to lose face.

Just as Hu Liena was hesitating, a familiar voice entered her ear. "Don’t surrender yet. After sending out the three who substituted for you before, then surrender."

Hu Liena looked at her teacher but found that Bibi Dong’s face was as normal, as if she had done nothing just now.

On the stage, Shen An looked around at the crowd, an air of looking down upon all naturally revealed. "Who’s first!"

"I’ll go!"

The speaker was a male soul master, a control type, who had previously substituted for Hu Liena.

Shen An looked on indifferently, shot out a stream of sword qi, and blasted this person off the stage.

He controlled it with great precision, injuring but not killing. A little recuperation for two days would be enough.

Next, another two people came on stage, both of whom were previous substitute members.

Without any suspense, they were beaten down by Shen An.

Subsequently, Spirit Hall even more directly surrendered.

Bibi Dong’s beautiful eyes slowly closed, her hand holding the scepter slightly turning white.

Nana, don’t let me down. I am willing to abandon a part of Spirit Hall’s face to surrender, all for the sake of you being able to win the team battle in your best condition.

Dugu Bo felt something was not right. What does this mean? Just sending up some weak chickens to maintain a paper-thin face?

Ning Fengzhi also looked over with a sideways glance. Recalling that Spirit Hall had wanted to kill Shen An before, a bad guess arose in his heart.

Spirit Hall had surrendered. The faces of the Golden Generation trio were pale. They felt they had lost the face of the Spirit Hall team, to actually be afraid before the battle.

Tang San’s face was also not good. He had wanted to wait at his ease for a tired and worn-out Spirit Hall team. He never thought his idea would come to nothing.

In the afternoon.

The Spirit Hall team. A cold and evil gaze swept over their companions. Xie Yue said in a cold voice:

"In the morning, we have already experienced a disgrace. Now, what we need to do is to take back the glory we have lost!"

"Her Majesty the Pontiff is watching. The elders are also watching. We must not only win, but we must win completely!"

Every member of the Spirit Hall team was burning with a soaring fighting spirit.

Tang San looked around at the shrimp soldiers and crab generals on his side and sighed silently in his heart. But on his face, he was as warm as a spring breeze.

From the time Yu Xiaogang taught them the seven-in-one fusion skill, Tang San’s attitude towards them had been exceptionally good.

There was no other way. He needed their cooperation. He, Tang, decided to use his vision a little. There was a need, so it wasn’t shabby.

"Match, begin!"

The referee had become a Cardinal Bishop. After a loud shout, he quickly withdrew from the field.

Both teams released their martial souls one after another. It was just that compared to the Spirit Hall team’s side, the configuration of the Shrek First Team was rather poor.

Besides Tang San, who was a Soul King with an optimal configuration, the rest were all Soul Elders.

As for Dai Mubai? A fourth soul ring that was ten years old also deserved to be called a Soul Ancestor?

Hu Liena was the first to make a move. With the release of her martial soul, a fluffy big tail grew out from her back, and a charm power spread out.

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun were the most prominent. They immediately showed a lecherous look, and there was even a bulge under them.

At the side, Jing Ling and Huang Yuan were slightly better. Their age was there, so they had some resistance more or less.

As for Tai Long, he was more of a pure love type. A look of obsession appeared in his eyes, and he shouted, "Sister Xiao Wu, I like you so much."

"Third Young Master is not here. Don’t worry, bao. Come give me a kiss."

Shen An, watching from offstage, held back his laughter. What is this?

When Third Young Master is here, I call her sister-in-law. When Third Young Master is not here, I call her ’bao’???

Tom even very appropriately took out a plate of dumplings and shared them with Jerry.

Tang San, who was preparing to have a great battle with the Spirit Hall side, his face turned green.

He looked at Tai Long with an indescribable coldness in his eyes.

Anyone who dared to have ideas about Xiao Wu was his enemy, even Tai Long, who had acknowledged him as his master.

This Tai Long has chosen the path to death!