Douluo Continent: Protect Our Spirit Hall

Chapter 757 Feuds Resolved, Misunderstandings Cleared

Zhu Zhuqing looked at Zhu Zhuyun with a complicated expression:

"Sister, you should go back. You should take the position of head of the Zhu family of the Xingluo Grand Duke's Mansion. You are more suitable than me."

Compared to her younger sister, Zhu Zhuyun's expression was more complex.

Especially when she heard Zhu Zhuqing say that not only would she let her go, but she would also give up her position as the head of the Zhu family, Zhu Zhuyun felt even more guilty for what she had done.

The reason I was so ruthless towards Zhu Qing back then was to make her hate me. That way, the two sisters could target each other without feeling any pity in the competition arranged by the family.

Unexpectedly, this younger sister was so magnanimous that even after defeating him, she still chose to forgive him and even voluntarily gave up everything she had gained.

This made Zhu Zhuyun feel even more that she was not qualified to be an older sister, and could even be described as utterly incompetent.

Zhu Zhuyun felt both guilty and deeply moved; her eyes welled up with tears, and her usually gentle and charming voice trembled slightly.

"Zhuqing, are you really going to let me go like this? You know how much I've done for you all these years."

Before Zhu Zhuyun could finish speaking, Zhu Zhuqing waved her hand to interrupt her:

"Alright, sister."

"I know you've done a lot of wrong things to me, and I hate you to the core."

"But I also know that what you did was actually to protect me, even though I find it a little hard to accept."

"However, I still have to thank you for showing mercy back then, otherwise I wouldn't be alive today, let alone have achieved what I have now."

As they were talking, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to remember something, and suddenly gave Zhu Zhuyun a grateful smile:

"Speaking of which, I should be most grateful to my sister for what happened when I was nine years old. You chased me in the Star Dou Great Forest, causing me to run away in a panic. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been lucky enough to meet Brother Ye."

"Oh, right, I heard that when I was seriously injured and unconscious, you fought with Brother Ye to get me back, is that right?"

"Actually, you're just afraid that I'll fall into the tiger's den right after escaping from the abyss, right?"

Looking at Zhu Zhuyun's guilty face, Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have completely confirmed a certain guess in her heart, and her cold voice softened slightly:

"From then on, I had a vague feeling that you still considered me your sister and that you weren't as cold and ruthless as you seemed on the surface. Otherwise, you wouldn't have deliberately avoided vital points when you were chasing me."

"With your strength back then, how could I be your match? You could have easily killed me with just one of your soul skills. How could you have allowed me to drag my badly injured and weak little body all the way out of the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Actually, you were deliberately holding back."

"Am I right, sister?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Zhuyun opened her mouth, her eyes widened slightly, and she looked at Zhu Zhuqing with some astonishment:

"Huh? How did you know all this? No, wait, did that lecherous man, that Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, tell you?"

Zhu Zhuqing also denied it, but with a smile on her face, she nodded slightly, giving an affirmative answer:

"yes."

"I'm not afraid to tell you, sister, that if it weren't for Brother Ye, I wouldn't have known any of this, and I wouldn't have understood your good intentions. I might have really fought you to the death."

Zhu Zhuyun was speechless for a moment, not knowing what to say, but in her heart she felt something else entirely.

At this moment, she unexpectedly thought of Ye Qifeng's handsome face. Her jade hand subconsciously touched the storage soul tool hanging on her wrist, inside which was a black garment that she had treasured for many years, folded neatly and cleanly.

"That lecherous fellow, who told him to talk back?"

Zhu Zhuyun's red lips, stained with a few specks of blood, trembled slightly as she inwardly grumbled. But for some reason, hearing him speak up for her in front of her sister made her inexplicably happy, a sweet feeling welling up inside her.

Zhu Zhuqing had no idea what Zhu Zhuyun was thinking. Seeing her sister's slightly puffed-out red lips and cheeks, she assumed she was just feeling ashamed and stubbornly refusing to admit it. She sighed softly and said:

"Alright, sister, let's leave it at that."

"The competition between us sisters ends here. Let's wipe the slate clean of past grievances. From now on, we'll go our separate ways and keep to ourselves. You and your family shouldn't bother me anymore."

"Also, after you return to the family, please tell your father and mother that I am being unfilial and cannot return to the family as they asked."

"I have decided to stay in the Spirit Hall."

What else could Zhu Zhuyun say? She could only sigh and nod in agreement.

Thus, the grudges, entanglements, and misunderstandings between Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun were finally put to rest.

The two sisters reconciled and looked at each other, feeling as if they had returned to their childhood.

At that time, Zhu Zhuqing had not yet awakened her martial soul, nor had she been selected as a candidate for the family's successor, nor had she been engaged to Dai Mubai. She was forcibly arranged to be a backup for Davis and Zhu Zhuyun.

The two sisters are very close and inseparable.

Now that they've both grown up, although it's impossible to go back to how they were when they were children, their relationship has thawed. At least the sisterly bond remains, and they both acknowledge each other in their hearts.

Zhu Zhuyun has already admitted defeat, but Davis on the other side still seems somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Even now, he still keeps shouting "Impossible!" in his heart.

He never imagined that he would lose this match, and not to his opponent Dai Mubai, but to the sisters Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing, and to such an unexpected and frustrating defeat.

How could he possibly accept this? How could he possibly admit defeat?

"Zhu Zhuyun, how dare you betray me? And Zhu Zhuqing, you two, die!"

With a sharp screech, filled with malice and hatred, Davis charged headlong toward where Zhu Zhuyun and Zhu Zhuqing were.

As the one in charge of the dual-person martial soul fusion skill, how could he not know the reason for the sudden collapse and disintegration of the Netherworld White Tiger? It was obviously Zhu Zhuyun's doing.

At this moment, Davis still had some soul power remaining in his body, and the White Tiger Vajra Transformation could still maintain its amplified and enhanced state. His tall and muscular body still created a series of afterimages.

However, Davis's forward momentum stopped after less than five meters.

A runic greatsword and a halberd silently blocked his way.

The Spirit Hall's second team, having received meticulous instruction and guidance from Ye Qifeng, never underestimated their opponents. As early as when Davis fell from the Netherworld White Tiger's collapse, Raven and Feng Xian had already set their sights on him.

Seeing that he still dared to resist stubbornly and, in desperation, launched an attack on his sister Zhu Zhuqing, Ruiwen and Fengxian unleashed their full power without hesitation.

The runic greatsword and the halberd slammed into Davis's chest simultaneously.

The terrifying power of runes and demons erupted, and the enormous impact turned Davis's body into a rolling gourd.

If he hadn't been so emotionally disturbed, he might not be in such a sorry state. But now, his mind is in turmoil.

At this moment, a figure shimmering with golden light quietly appeared beside Davis and kicked him hard in the chest and abdomen. It was none other than the petite Jin Yue'er.

Among the six sisters of the Spirit Hall's Second Team, Jin Yue'er fears Ruiwen the most, respects Fengxian and Yelan the most, and hates and has a love-hate relationship with Xiao Mingyue the most.

Therefore, Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang are the two sisters who are closest to her and are also her favorites.

Because Jin Yue'er is the fourth among the seven sisters, and only Zhu Zhuqing and Bai Chenxiang are younger than her, as the fourth sister, she has always liked to protect her two younger sisters in the name of being the older sister.

Seeing that Davis dared to lay a hand on Zhu Zhuqing, her best friend, Jin Yue'er was furious.

If it weren't for the rules of the competition, and Zhu Zhuqing's timely shaking of her head, which subtly conveyed a message of holding back, it would have been fine.

She really wanted to destroy Davis's foundation as a man, just like she destroyed Dai Mubai.

I've heard that every man in the Dai family of the Xingluo royal family is a lecherous beast. Jin Yue'er has always hated this unclean man.

At this point, Davis was completely at their mercy.

Jin Yue'er pounced on him, and in the blink of an eye, the force of her feet had already taken effect.

With his ultimate power unleashed, Davis's massive body folded over like a shrimp and was kicked out of the arena, crashing to the ground with a thud, his fate unknown.

At this moment, all members of the Star Luo Royal Academy team collapsed to the ground, with only Zhu Zhuyun remaining conscious.

The match ended, and the entire stadium fell silent.

The students from the Star Luo Empire's participating academies, who had just been shouting and yelling, seemed to have something stuck in their throats and could no longer make a sound.

The Star Luo Royal Academy, representing the strongest force in the Star Luo Empire, was defeated. The students of the Star Luo Empire's advanced soul master academies all looked like wilted eggplants, finally lowering their proud heads.

However, I stopped paying attention to them.

The scene was now filled with cheers from the Spirit Hall's spectators.

The entire Spirit Hall Second Team stood on the competition stage. The seven girls gathered together, smiling, their bodies upright, accepting the applause and cheers of the audience with composure.

Yes, they won, they achieved a true victory, and they announced the arrival of the champions with a complete triumph.

The Spirit Hall's second team, without a single member getting injured, easily eliminated one of the three seeded teams, the Star Luo Empire Royal Advanced Academy, from the finals of this year's Elite Soul Master Tournament.

When the referee announced the victory, the entire stadium erupted in jubilation.

Even Ye Qifeng, sitting in the VIP viewing area, couldn't help but show a gratified smile on his face.

Even the best tactics need someone to execute them.

The seven girls of the Spirit Hall's second team—Raven, Feng Xian, Ye Lan, Jin Yue'er, Zhu Zhuqing, Bai Chenxiang, and Xiao Mingyue—are all elite students he has carefully trained.

The combination of seven beautiful girls with distinct styles and unique characteristics is undoubtedly the best arrangement from heaven. Taking down the Star Luo Royal Academy is an easy and natural thing for them.

However, now is not the time to be happy; the real challenge for this team is yet to come.

They're also waiting for Huo Wu and Shui Bing'er, who are part of the Fire-Water-Wind Team, a joint team formed by the three elemental academies, as well as the Spirit Hall's first team, led by the Golden Generation trio of Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan.

As for the Shrek Seven Devils team, Ye Qifeng no longer takes them seriously. Their overall strength is not on the same level as the previous three teams, and there is no comparison between them.

Ye Qifeng's expectation was naturally that the Spirit Hall's second team would win the final championship.

He hadn't forgotten his bet with his teacher, Bibi Dong: if his second team could defeat Bibi Dong's first team and win the final championship, he would succeed.

Then, Teacher Bibi Dong will have to unconditionally grant her one request, and then, hehehe.

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The third round of the competition has ended.

Only six teams remained in the entire competition.

Surprisingly, two of the three seeded teams, Heaven Dou Royal Academy and Star Luo Royal Academy, were eliminated in today's competition, leaving only the first team sent by Spirit Hall Academy still standing.

Undoubtedly, the Spirit Hall emerged as the biggest winner, with both of its participating teams making it into the top six.

The situation is relatively better for the Heaven Dou Empire, even though the Heaven Dou Royal Academy team, which was a seeded team, was eliminated.

However, in name only, three teams advanced to the fourth round.

The first is the Fire, Water and Wind team, which defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy and qualified for the next round. The second is the Shrek Seven Devils team, which participated under the name of the second team of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. The third is the Beast Academy team, which received a bye in the third round.

The Star Luo Empire's performance was rather dismal.

Not only was Star Luo Royal Academy, the seeded team, eliminated, but the teams ranked first and second in the qualifying rounds were also eliminated one after another.

Only the team that ranked third in the qualifying rounds was given a bye in the third round because it was moved to second place, and thus luckily entered the top six.

This situation almost guarantees that the best result for the participating academies from the Star Luo Empire has come to an end.

Among the remaining six teams, the first and second teams of the Spirit Hall Academy are undoubtedly the two teams with the strength to challenge for the top spot.

Following closely behind was the Fire, Water and Wind Team.

Next up were the Beast Academy team and the Shrek Seven Devils team.

As for the Star Luo Empire team, although they managed to make it into the top six by sheer luck, they were mostly just there for show.

The All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament is now nearing its end, but it has also reached a fever pitch.

Those who remain are undoubtedly the strongest among the young Soul Masters.

In particular, the existence of the first team of the Spirit Hall, the Golden Generation trio, has shown people the true potential that a Soul Master can achieve.

Of course, this is under the premise that no one knows the real ages of the seven girls in the Spirit Hall's second team.

Tomorrow's draw will determine many things.

But it's obvious that no one wants to face the two teams from the Spirit Hall first, as they represent two towering mountains standing in the way of the final championship. (End of Chapter)