Chapter 527 Champion of the Elite Competition

Lu Yu remained silent. He certainly knew that Dugu Yan had feelings for him, but there was only Ning Rongrong in his heart and no room for anyone else.

"Old monster, I know Yanyan is a good girl, but feelings can't be forced. I don't have any romantic feelings for her, and we won't be happy if we force ourselves to be together." Lu Yu took a deep breath and said slowly.

Dugu Bo's face darkened, and he said, "What do you mean by being together reluctantly? You haven't been together before, how do you know about being together reluctantly? I tell you, I will never let Yanyan suffer any grievances. If you don't give me a quick answer today, don't even think about leaving here!"

Lu Yu didn't expect Dugu Bo to be so tough, and was a little at a loss for a moment.

"Old monster, don't force me." Lu Yu said in a deep voice.

"So what if I force you? I only have this one granddaughter, and I can't just watch her suffer." Dugu Bo responded sharply, not giving in at all.

"Okay, then I'll make it clear today. I only have brotherly and sister feelings for Yanyan, not love between men and women. If you insist on forcing me, then I have no choice but to leave here." After Lu Yu finished speaking, he turned around and was about to leave.

"Stop right there!" Dugu Bo shouted angrily, and with a flash of his body, he stood in front of Lu Yu.

"What? Do you still want to take action?" Lu Yu's eyes were slightly cold, and there were faint fluctuations of soul power emanating from his body.

Seeing this, Dugu Bo laughed out of anger and said, "Okay, okay, okay! If you have the guts, go ahead. I'll see how far you can go! As long as you stay on Douluo Continent, don't even think about escaping from my grasp!"

Hearing this, Lu Yu couldn't help but feel a little angry, and said: "Old monster, don't go too far!"

"I just went too far, what can you do to me?" Dugu Bo refused to give in.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the door, followed by Dugu Yan's voice.

"Grandpa, please don't force Brother Lu Yu. He doesn't like me. I am just being sentimental."

After Dugu Yan finished speaking, she pushed the door open and saw that she was pale and her eyes were red and swollen, obviously she had just cried.

Seeing this, Lu Yu felt a pain in his heart and said, "Yanyan, you..."

Duguyan shook her head, interrupted Lu Yu and said, "Brother Lu Yu, please stop talking. I know you only have Sister Rongrong in your heart, and I won't blame you. I just hope you can be happy, that's enough."

When Dugu Bo saw Dugu Yan like this, he felt distressed and his anger dissipated a lot in an instant.

"Yanyan, don't worry, grandpa will definitely find a better one for you." Dugu Bo comforted her softly.

Duguyan forced a smile and said, "Grandpa, I'm fine. I want to be alone for a while."

After saying that, Dugu Yan turned and left, leaving only Lu Yu and Dugu Bo standing there.

"Old monster, are you satisfied?" Lu Yu looked at Dugu Bo with a hint of blame in his tone.

Dugu Bo sighed and said, "How could I want to do this? But Yanyan is too stubborn. I have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

Lu Yu was speechless when he heard this. This old evil guy really knows how to make excuses.

"Forget it, let's talk about this later. I'm going to practice now, so don't disturb me if you have nothing to do." After Lu Yu finished speaking, he turned and walked towards his room.

Dugu Bo looked at Lu Yu's back, a complicated look flashed in his eyes, and he murmured to himself: "This kid is really a headache."

In the following days, Lu Yu kept himself in his room to practice and rarely came out. Dugu Yan seemed to have become a different person, silent all day long and no longer as lively as before.

In the blink of an eye, a month had passed.

On this day, Lu Yu finally walked out of the room, feeling the surging soul power in his body, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

"Finally broke through to level 60. The next step is to find a spirit ring." Lu Yu muttered to himself.

At this moment, Dugu Bo's voice suddenly sounded in Lu Yu's ears.

"Boy, you finally decided to come out? I thought you were going to stay in your room forever."

Lu Yu turned to look at Dugu Bo and said, "Old monster, what do you want to talk to me about?"

Dugu Bo nodded and said, "Yes, I want you to take Yanyan with you to look for spirit rings. I am worried about her going out alone."

Hearing this, Lu Yu couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, and said: "Old monster, it's not that I don't want to take Yanyan with me, but this trip is full of dangers, I'm afraid..."

Dugu Bo interrupted Lu Yu and said, "I know this trip is dangerous, so I asked you to take her with you. I am confident in your ability, and I can feel more at ease with you by her side."

Lu Yu was silent for a moment, but finally nodded and said, "Okay, I promise you. But you have to promise me that you must follow my arrangements on this trip and not act on your own."

Dugu Bo was delighted to see Lu Yu agreed, and said quickly: "No problem, no problem. As long as you are willing to take Yanyan with you."

That afternoon, Lu Yu took Dugu Yan and left the Sunset Forest and headed towards the Star Forest.

Along the way, both of them were silent and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

Lu Yu secretly pondered how to get along with Dugu Yan. Dugu Yan would secretly glance at Lu Yu from time to time, with a complicated look in her eyes.

Finally, on the third day, the two arrived at the edge of the Star Forest.

"Brother Lu Yu, are we really going in?" Dugu Yan looked at the dense forest ahead, a hint of fear on her face.

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, your sixth soul ring is in here. Don't worry, I'm here, nothing will happen."

Duguyan felt relieved after hearing this and said, "I believe in Brother Lu Yu."

After saying that, the two of them walked into the forest together.

As the two of them went deeper, there were more and more soul beasts around them, and their strength became stronger and stronger. Fortunately, Lu Yu was very strong and he had no danger along the way.

Finally, on the fifth day, the two came to an open area. Not far ahead, they saw a thousand-year-old soul beast leisurely eating grass.

"Brother Lu Yu, is that a thousand-year-old soul beast?" Dugu Yan asked, pointing at the soul beast in front.

Lu Yu nodded and said, "Yes, that is a thousand-year-old one-horned rhinoceros. Its spirit ring should be very suitable for you."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's eyes flashed with excitement, but then she became a little nervous.

"Brother Lu Yu, can I do it?" Dugu Yan looked at Lu Yu and asked somewhat unconfidently.

Lu Yu patted Dugu Yan's shoulder and encouraged her, "Don't worry, you can do it. I will be there to assist you."

Upon hearing this, Dugu Yan's heart was immediately filled with confidence and he nodded heavily.

Afterwards, Lu Yu and Dugu Yan quietly approached the one-horned rhinoceros.

When the two were only ten meters away from the one-horned rhino, Lu Yu suddenly shouted: "Go!"

After saying that, Lu Yu took the lead in attacking the unicorn.

Upon seeing this, Dugu Yan quickly released his martial spirit and attacked the unicorn.

For a moment, all one could see were the flashes of swords, the shadows of fists and legs, which kept attacking the unicorn rhinoceros.

Although the one-horned rhinoceros was powerful, it gradually fell into a disadvantage under the joint attack of the two.

Finally, after a scream, the unicorn rhinoceros fell to the ground with a bang, without a breath.

"Great, we succeeded!" Dugu Yan said excitedly as he looked at the one-horned rhinoceros lying on the ground.

Lu Yu smiled slightly and said, "Let's go, let's absorb the spirit ring."

After saying that, the two of them came to the corpse of the unicorn rhinoceros and began to absorb the soul ring.

Dugu Yan was seen sitting cross-legged, with his hands on the head of the unicorn, and began to circulate his soul power.

As time passed, a yellow light gradually emerged from the body of the unicorn rhinoceros. It was the Millennium Soul Ring.

Dugu Yan's face became more and more painful, and it was obvious that she was suffering from great pain.

Seeing this, Lu Yu did not dare to delay and immediately released his martial spirit to protect Dugu Yan.

Time passed minute by minute, and finally, after half an hour, the light on Dugu Yan's body gradually dissipated, and she slowly opened her eyes.

"Brother Lu Yu, I succeeded!" Dugu Yan looked at Lu Yu and said excitedly.

Lu Yu smiled slightly and said, "Congratulations, Yanyan."

Dugu Yan stood up, stretched his body, felt the surging soul power in his body, and couldn't help but reveal a satisfied smile on his face.

"Brother Lu Yu, thank you." Dugu Yan looked at Lu Yu and said sincerely.

Lu Yu shook his head and said, "Don't thank me, this is the result of your own hard work."

After resting for a while, the two continued to go deeper into the forest to look for their next target.

In the next few days, Lu Yu helped Dugu Yan hunt several suitable soul beasts, allowing her to successfully obtain the sixth soul ring.

As a result, Dugu Yan's strength has been greatly improved, and now he has become a level 63 Soul Emperor.

"Brother Lu Yu, where are we going next?" Dugu Yan looked at Lu Yu and asked.

Lu Yu pondered for a moment and said, "I want to go back to Tiandou City to see Rongrong. What about you? What are your plans?"

"Report!"

"speak!"

"The Imperial Exchange Group has entered the border of the Tiandou Empire and is expected to arrive at Tiandou City at noon tomorrow!"

"Understood, let's go down."

"Yes!"

After the soldiers retreated, Emperor Xue Ye raised his head and looked at Xue Beng, who was sitting below him, with a gentle smile in his eyes: "Beng'er, you have made a great contribution this time."

Xue Beng stood up and bowed respectfully: "This is all thanks to the teacher. If it weren't for the teacher's planning, I wouldn't have been able to succeed."

Emperor Xue Ye laughed: "You don't have to be modest. The fact that you can go there in person this time is enough to show your intentions. What's more, Master Yu Xiaogang is indeed an extraordinary person. With his help, there is no need to worry about the prosperity of our Tiandou Empire!"

Xue Beng had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but complain in his heart: The teacher is indeed very good, but you shouldn't praise him too much, right?

Of course, Xue Beng didn't dare to say this out loud. After all, Emperor Xue Ye now regarded Yu Xiaogang so highly that it had reached an exaggerated level.

"Okay, Beng'er, go and have a rest first. Tomorrow at noon, I will personally welcome the imperial exchange group at the gate of Tiandou City." Emperor Xue Ye said.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Xue Beng bowed and then turned to leave.

……

At the same time, the Imperial Exchange Group was rapidly approaching Tiandou City.

"Huh - we're finally here." Flanders looked at the vague outline of the city not far away and breathed a long sigh of relief.

"Yes, this journey has been truly thrilling." Zhao Wuji also sighed with emotion.

I have indeed experienced a lot along the way.

At the beginning, everything went well.

But when they entered the border of the Tiandou Empire, they were assassinated by the Xingluo Empire.

Fortunately, with Tang San there, and the Shrek Seven Devils being all strong, the assassins were quickly dealt with.

But this also made Flanders and Zao Wou-Ki realize that this exchange and learning session might not be so peaceful.

Therefore, we became more cautious on the rest of the journey.

Fortunately, apart from the initial assassination, there were no other dangers.

Moreover, along the way, we received the highest level of reception in the cities along the way.

This surprised both Flanders and Zhao Wuji.

I didn't expect that the Tiandou Empire would attach so much importance to this exchange and learning.

"Dean, Teacher Zhao, what should we do next?" Ma Hongjun asked.

Flanders pondered for a moment and said, "Let's follow the original plan. We will rest in Tiandou City for a day before heading to Shrek Academy."

"Okay." Everyone responded in unison.

Soon, the Imperial Exchange Group arrived at the gate of Tiandou City.

At this time, Emperor Xue Ye had been waiting here for a long time with a group of civil and military officials.

"His Majesty!"

Flanders and others dismounted and bowed.

Emperor Xue Ye laughed and said, "No need to be polite, I have prepared a banquet to welcome you all!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Flanders and others said in unison.

Afterwards, under the leadership of Emperor Xue Ye, everyone came to the Tiandou Palace.

A grand welcoming banquet began.

At the banquet, Emperor Xue Ye was extremely enthusiastic towards Flanders and the others. Not only did he pour wine for them personally, he also asked many questions about Shrek Academy.

For a moment, the atmosphere at the banquet was very warm.

"Everyone, I heard that your Shrek Academy has produced a very outstanding genius named Tang San?" Emperor Xue Ye suddenly asked.

Flanders was slightly startled when he heard this, but he said calmly: "Your Majesty is right, Tang San is indeed a genius student of my Shrek Academy."

Emperor Xue Ye's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can I see him?"

Flanders frowned slightly, a little hesitant.

After all, Tang San's current identity is somewhat sensitive, and he does not want Tang San to be exposed to the sight of Emperor Xue Ye too early.

But Emperor Xue Ye was the emperor of the Tiandou Empire after all, and Flanders did not dare to directly reject his request.

While Flender was hesitating, Tang San had already stood up and bowed: "Your Majesty, I am Tang San."

Emperor Xue Ye carefully looked at Tang San, a look of surprise flashed in his eyes: "You are indeed a rare talent. No wonder you were able to defeat Qian Renxue and win the championship of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Competition."

Tang San smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, you are too kind. It was just luck."