Chapter 256: Are there still experts in the Clear Sky Sect? Gu Rong laughing happily
"A life-and-death struggle at the Super Douluo level or above definitely broke out here."
"It's just... the methods used to destroy the evidence were too clean. Not even a trace of residual Martial Soul aura, bone fragments, or flesh was left behind. It's completely impossible to directly determine who the combatants were."
"However, based on the traces at the scene, the losing side likely didn't just meet with misfortune; they have probably been utterly annihilated, both body and soul."
Yue Guan's eyes narrowed slightly as he gazed thoughtfully at the scorched earth.
"Old Ghost, although no direct clues were left here, don't forget the orientation of this road."
Gui Mei followed Yue Guan's gaze, his eyes suddenly sharpening. "This direction leads to the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City!"
Their gazes met in mid-air. After a brief silence, they voiced the suspicion in their hearts almost in unison.
"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."
"Tang Sect? Jiang Li!"
Aside from these two groups, they really couldn't think of anyone else who could cause such world-shaking commotion on this essential path at a critical juncture like today.
And if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect truly clashed with Jiang Li here, it seemed self-evident who was buried in this deep crater.
At this thought, the two Super Douluos felt a chill run down their spines.
But just then, their attention was drawn to several massive hammer imprints nearby.
It was common knowledge that on the entire Douluo Continent, no one other than a Titled Douluo with the Clear Sky Hammer could smash such large imprints into the ground.
Furthermore, the relationship between the Clear Sky Sect and the Tang Sect could even be described as that of mortal enemies; it was impossible for the two sides to work together to assassinate Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin.
Thinking of this, their initial suspicion seemed to be overturned.
"Truly strange. Shouldn't five of the Clear Sky Sect's Titled Douluos have been slaughtered by that Excellency Jiang Li?"
"Where did the Clear Sky Sect get other Titled Douluo experts from?"
"And to leave Chen Xin and Ning Fengzhi without even a trace of their remains, it would take at least a Rank 97 Titled Douluo or higher to achieve."
"It couldn't be that the long-missing Tang Chen made a move, could it?"
Yue Guan felt deeply perplexed, and Gui Mei shared the same confusion.
Unable to figure out the anomalies, the two simply stopped thinking about it. After conducting another meticulous search of the area, they returned to Spirit City with the information.
Everything would be left for the Pope, Bibi Dong, to make the final judgment.
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In the blink of an eye, several days passed. Gu Rong, who had remained behind at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect in Heaven Dou City, could no longer sit still.
Long before Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin prepared to return from Spirit City, spies planted by the Sect had already sent back news of the Grand Finals " conclusion.
Reasonably speaking, given Sword Douluo Chen Xin's sword-riding speed, even if they were delayed on the road to look after Ning Fengzhi and couldn't return directly to the Sect, a messenger pigeon should have long since delivered a message of their safety.
Yet now, several days had passed, and the two seemed to have vanished like a stone dropped into the ocean, without a single word.
The more he thought about it, the more unsettled he felt. Gu Rong simply gave a few brief instructions regarding the Sect's defenses and hesitated no longer.
He directly circulated his Soul Power and hurried along the main road, racing toward Spirit City.
However, he hadn't traveled far from Heaven Dou City when he encountered the Sect Master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen, and the accompanying Second-in-command, Yu Luomian, both looking travel-worn and grim-faced.
"Yo, Old Dragon, where are you heading in such a tearing hurry?"
Gu Rong paused his movement and asked with a hint of surprise.
Yu Yuanzhen clearly hadn't expected to run into Gu Rong on the way to Spirit City.
The mess created by his rebellious son, Yu Xiaogang, was already the biggest scandal the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had faced in years.
Not to mention this time, that rebellious son had not only cast aside all shame by being publicly exposed for plagiarizing Spirit Hall's secrets but had even dragged Yu Tianheng—one of the Sect's most promising Twin Stars—into becoming a vegetable whose life or death was uncertain!
Furthermore, he had joined Spirit Hall in his youth only to be kicked out by Qian Xunji. Now, after all these years, he had shamelessly leaned toward Spirit Hall again and was even given some abstract title of Honorary Elder by Bibi Dong?
Such a humiliating disgrace to the family made the habitually proud Yu Yuanzhen's face flush instantly; for a moment, he found it difficult to speak.
But Yu Luomian, who was traveling with him, didn't care about any of that.
He had already found that good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang extremely eyesore, not to mention the man's ambiguous relationship with his own daughter!
Thinking of this, Yu Luomian had no qualms. His mouth was like a rapid-fire cannon as he colorfully recounted the glorious deeds of how Master Yu had been disgraced in front of the The Pope's Palace and how he had disastrously harmed Yu Tianheng.
After hearing this outrageous sequence of events, Gu Rong's facial muscles began to twitch uncontrollably.
He frantically told himself in his heart:'Stay steady! I am a rigorously trained Titled Douluo. No matter how funny someone else's family matters are, I absolutely cannot laugh out loud..."
"Pfft—"
"Hahahahahahaha—"
Gu Rong finally couldn't hold it in and burst into a fit of earth-shattering laughter on the spot.
Seeing Yu Yuanzhen's face, which had turned so dark it looked like it might drip ink, Gu Rong quickly coughed twice. He forcibly suppressed the corners of his mouth and said solemnly, "Ahem, my apologies, Sect Master Yu. I just suddenly remembered something very happy; I definitely wasn't laughing at your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
Yu Yuanzhen's eye twitched violently, but for him, the most urgent matter now was to reach Spirit City quickly to see if his precious grandson, Yu Tianheng, could still be saved. He naturally had no mood to bicker with Gu Rong.
Instead, Yu Luomian asked with some curiosity, "I wonder what business Bone Douluo has that makes him so hurried?"
To this, Gu Rong felt there was nothing to hide. "Previously, Fengzhi and that Old Swordsman sent word saying they had already set out for the Sect. But many days have passed, and there's still no sign of them, not even a peep."
"I feel truly uneasy. I worry they might have encountered some trouble on the road that delayed them, so I'm planning to head back along the original route to investigate." Gu Rong looked at their travel route and suggested, "Since we're all going the same way toward Spirit City, why don't we travel together?"
As Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian were in a rush, they naturally had no reason to refuse the suggestion.
Immediately, the three of them turned into three streaks of light and swept toward the distance.
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