If Tang San was the "Holy Son," the situation now seemed to make sense.
As Li Yu accepted this conclusion in his mind, he began to think back, noticing all the suspicious things about Tang San.
After returning to Shrek, he learned that Xiao Wu had gone missing, and during the time he searched for her, Li Yu had asked Qian Renxue to keep an eye out. However, all they found were vague traces of her whereabouts.
Most of the time, Tang San had been in a "disappeared" state.
When the Soul Master Tournament began, Tang San had revealed a hint of "killing intent."
After being severely wounded by Cai Xu, he recovered in just a few days and came back at full strength to lead Shrek to victory in the advancement matches.
And now, the three elders of Clear Sky Sect...
Thinking of this, Li Yu suddenly recalled that the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult had been taken by the Spirit Hall. Perhaps that leader was still somewhere in Spirit City now.
"Hmm!"
Li Yu expression changed sharply as he turned and looked at Tang San.
Everyone saw Li Yu suddenly shift his gaze and followed it.
They were all stunned.
Tang San...
At this moment, he had turned into a skeleton, and his flesh and blood had disappeared!
"What's going on?" someone asked in confusion.
"Li Yu?" Dugu Bo walked over to Li Yu, frowning.
Just now, they had all been distracted by Li Yu battle with Tang Hao, and hadn't noticed the changes happening to Tang San.
Li Yu shook his head, furrowing his brows, and took a step toward the skeleton of Tang San.
Under Elemental Vision, this was undeniably a genuine skeleton!
Moreover, it still carried Tang San aura!
"Did he just die like this?" Even Li Yu himself found it hard to believe.
After all, Tang San was a "main character." Even though Li Yu strength could easily crush him with just a finger, seeing this happen truly gave a sense of disbelief.
"Wait, I didn't kill him... I only severed his leg..." Li Yu suddenly realized.
Then, as if an idea struck him, he spoke in a low voice to Dugu Bo.
Dugu Bo paused, then turned to Bibi Dong, saying, "Your Holiness, the way Tang San and the three elders of Clear Sky Sect died is truly strange. Aren't you curious about how they died?"
Bibi Dong was taken aback. She had indeed been watching everything closely, but now she was just as puzzled.
Dugu Bo sudden remark made her sense something unusual.
Instinctively, she felt it wasn't wise to interfere, but her curiosity got the better of her. "Of course I'm interested. Do you, Poison Douluo, know anything?"
Chen Xin and the others also leaned in, their gazes fixed on Dugu Bo.
"I don't know," Dugu Bo replied, shaking his head, then continued, "But I've seen something like this before."
"Hmm?"
"About six months ago, I heard of many unknown cultivators appearing in the Star Dou Forest. I went to check it out out of curiosity. However, by the time I arrived, I only caught one of them. From what I could gather, he muttered something about the 'Holy Spirit Cult,' and then he died under my poison. His flesh, just like what happened here, dissolved and disappeared."
Bibi Dong expression changed slightly, her eyes falling on the now-awakened Hu Liena.
She knew about this incident. It was she who had sent Hu Liena and the others.
However, she hadn't realized that Dugu Bo had also been in the Star Dou Forest.
"This matter was also heard by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but after seeing that the Spirit Hall was handling it, I had my disciples stop investigating further," Ning Fengzhi suddenly spoke, his eyes subtly scanning Hu Liena and the others.
Bibi Dong face changed slightly, and then she smiled, "You all have good skills."
She then turned her gaze back to Dugu Bo, "If Poison Douluo knows something, feel free to say it."
"I personally saw the four elders from the Spirit Hall take the so-called 'Holy Spirit Cult leader' away. Why not use Today opportunity to bring them out and give us an answer?" Dugu Bo spoke bluntly, echoing Li Yu earlier words.
Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes.
Spirit Hall had no reason to share what they had acquired.
But...
After the leader of the Holy Spirit Cult had been handed over to the Spirit Hall, whatever information they had extracted had not been shared with her.
If Dugu Bo hadn't brought it up today, she might have forgotten about it.
At this moment, Bibi Dong was extremely curious.
What kind of power could cause someone's body to silently disappear, leaving only bones?
The Holy Spirit Cult—what kind of power was it? Why had they never heard anything about it before?
However...
Bibi Dong made no move.
As always, what Spirit Hall consumed would not be shared.
At this moment, she wasn't going to give in to Dugu Bo and actually bring the "Holy Spirit Cult leader" out.
Moreover, her relationship with the elders of the Spirit Hall had always been strained, so it was impossible for her to "ask" the Spirit Hall for help.
Thus, she smiled and said, "If Poison Douluo is curious, you can go ask the Spirit Hall yourself."
Dugu Bo brows furrowed slightly.
Qian Renxue had listened to everything, and after glancing at Li Yu frown, she felt something stir in her heart.
"Your Holiness, you can discuss this later."
At that moment, Li Yu stood up. With a thought, the space around Tang San skeleton compressed, and it was completely obliterated, leaving nothing but dust.
"Hmm?" Everyone's gaze shifted back to Li Yu.
Li Yu casually remarked, "Although there have been some interruptions, the competition is still going on."
Everyone froze for a moment.
Then, an overwhelming sense of unreality struck them.
What?
The Li Yu who had just easily crushed five Title Douluos, even killing two Super Douluos, was a less than nineteen-year-old who was still participating in the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament?
Everyone's eyes fixed on Li Yu.
They all understood—there was no point in continuing this competition.
With Li Yu strength, even just releasing a fraction of his aura, the rest wouldn't even be able to stand, let alone compete.
Moreover, with Li Yu age, it seemed unnecessary to hold the next tournament.
As long as Li Yu was present, no team could ever win.
Even if the competition were changed to a "Top Soul Master Battle Royale," anyone daring to challenge Li Yu would probably be few and far between.
Seeing that no one spoke, Li Yu raised an eyebrow, "Are we continuing the match?"
Hu Liena and the others grimaced.
Compete?
How could they?
Should they headbutt their way through?
"We surrender," Hu Liena said without hesitation, not even asking for Bibi Dong opinion. She straightforwardly admitted defeat.
Li Yu smiled, then turned his gaze to Flanders and the others.
Flanders stiffened, then quickly said, "We Shrek also surrender."
It was ridiculous. Now that the core member, Tang San, had mysteriously died and with Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun recovering, Shrek couldn't even form a proper team.
Let alone compete.
Li Yu smiled as he turned his attention to Bibi Dong, "It seems our team, Qian Yu, has luckily won the championship."
He paused for a moment, then added, "Your Holiness, does that mean the reward still count?"