Seeing Tang San turn the members of Blue Sunshine Academy into idiots and then attempt to bluff his way through, Yun Ming made his move.
Everything that had transpired on the stage had been detected by Yun Ming's Spiritual Power. Yun Ming actually had the ability to stop Tang San from hurting others on the Soul Fight Stage, but he chose not to.
The reason for this was not because the members of Blue Sunshine Academy were seeking revenge today. Even if Blue Sunshine Academy had truly discovered the truth about the Shi Nian incident and come after him, he would not have cared; a life-and-death struggle would simply be a matter of seeing whose methods were superior.
What truly made it unacceptable to Yun Ming was that they intended to involve others in their vendetta. If the members of Blue Sunshine Academy knew that Shi Nian had died because of him, he would have to constantly guard against them targeting his family and friends.
There is no such thing as a thousand days of being a thief, only a thousand days of guarding against one. Based on this alone, even if Tang San hadn't dealt such heavy blows to the Blue Sunshine members today, Yun Ming would not have let them off after the match.
As for Yun Ming exposing Tang San's disguise, the actual reason was naturally not to uphold the tournament rules. The seven members of Blue Sunshine and Tang San were neither good people; he had no interest in managing such blood feuds, especially since Tang San had already acted as a scapegoat for him.
The only reason he acted was that Tang San had already expressed his murderous intent toward him through his words.
Previously, after Yun Ming forced Tang Hao to his death and killed Tang Yuehua, he had spared Tang San because Tang San was relatively clean in those two matters. But now that Tang San had explicitly stated he wanted his life, he would naturally no longer let Tang San be.
The two streaks of Spear Light released by Yun Ming were incredibly fast, reaching the master and disciple, Yu Xiaogang and Tang San, in the blink of an eye.
Yu Xiaogang had no reaction to the attack that suddenly appeared before him; after all, his combat experience was pitifully scarce, and he had not developed any combat instincts.
Seeing the Spear Light striking toward Yu Xiaogang, Liu Erlong subconsciously stepped forward to block it. Her palm transformed into Dragon Claws, and she swiped at the Spear Light attacking Yu Xiaogang with a lightning-fast, Soul Power-infused strike.
"Clack~"
Although Liu Erlong's move was slightly rushed, she successfully blocked Yun Ming's attack. However, by making this move, she also fell into the trap Yun Ming had set for them.
Of the two attacks Yun Ming launched at the master and disciple, the one aimed at Yu Xiaogang was merely a feint to prevent Liu Erlong from interfering. In such a rush, once she blocked the attack aimed at Yu Xiaogang, she had no time to block the Spear Light Yun Ming had fired at Tang San.
And reality proved exactly that. After Liu Erlong received the first streak of Spear Light, she had no chance to swing a second claw to stop the other streak from flying toward Tang San's chest.
Tang San was not Yu Xiaogang; his perception was keen. He reacted in time to the Spear Light aimed at his vitals and subconsciously let go of the Blue Tyrant Team member who was supporting him to dodge the attack.
But the moment he dodged the attack, he realized something was wrong in his heart.
The next second, Yun Ming spoke again.
"Tang San, it seems you are not as weak as you have been portraying."
As he spoke, Yun Ming infused his voice with Soul Power, so everyone in the arena heard him clearly.
The crowd, who had been discussing how excellent Tang San was, were even more shocked to see this situation. It was already incredible that he hadn't been injured after blocking such a divine skill as the Seven-in-One, but once they realized Tang San had been faking his weakness, some of the sharper minds realized something was amiss.
Upon hearing this, Tang San felt a sense of dread, but before he could think of a solution, the referee and the inspectors sent by the Organizing Committee realized there was a problem. They realized they might have been played, so they hurried forward to check the physical condition of Tang San and the members of the Blue Tyrant Team.
Seeing the tournament staff preparing to inspect their injuries, Tang San was struck with panic. Where would they have any injuries? It was all an act!
But things had reached this point; refusing an inspection was impossible. To keep his story consistent, Tang San decided to circulate his Soul Power to self-inflict internal injuries.
However, just as he prepared to act, he felt a hand press against his lower back. A powerful and overbearing Soul Power invaded his body, directly suppressing the Soul Power in his Dantian. What shocked Tang San even more was that such a massive amount of Soul Power entering his body to suppress his Mysterious Heaven Skill actually possessed such meticulous control that it caused him no harm. What kind of expert was this?
No, now is not the time to think about this.
Tang San realized the most pressing matter was that his Soul Power was suppressed, making it impossible to self-inflict injuries. He immediately struck out with a palm, attempting to push back the person behind him and regain control of his Soul Power.
It was useless. Tang San's palm was caught by the person behind him, and at the same time, his attacking hand was restrained. His knee was struck, causing him to lose his balance, and he was immediately pressed down and subdued by the person behind him.
After doing all this, the person behind Tang San spoke calmly.
"Do you think that since I have seen through your tricks, I would give you the chance to self-inflict internal injuries!"
Hearing that familiar voice, which filled him with hatred, Tang San gritted his teeth.
"Yun! Ming!"
Indeed, the one who had acted was none other than Yun Ming.
Yun Ming had appeared via Teleportation; he arrived so quickly that by the time Liu Erlong and Yu Xiaogang realized what was happening, Tang San had already been taken down by Yun Ming. Through Yun Ming's two sentences, Yu Xiaogang roughly understood Yun Ming's meaning and what Tang San had done. Terrified, he immediately urged Liu Erlong to save Tang San from Yun Ming's hands. If things were as he feared, Tang San was about to get into big trouble!
Yu Xiaogang said urgently.
"Erlong, quickly save Little San."
Although Liu Erlong hadn't fully processed the situation, her lover had spoken, and her student had been taken down right in front of her by the Yun Ming she detested. Liu Erlong immediately activated her Martial Soul Avatar, pushed off the ground, and charged at Yun Ming with a Tyrannosaurus Charge, shouting.
"Brat, let go of my student!"
Yun Ming remained motionless in the face of the charging Liu Erlong, because someone else had made a move.
A chilling Sword Intent soared into the sky, locking directly onto Liu Erlong.
Locked in by the sword aura, Liu Erlong felt a sense of crisis and urgency wash over her like a torrential rain, making it impossible to breathe. It stimulated every nerve, forcing her charging footsteps to a halt. She looked toward the VIP Platform with an extremely ugly expression and said with difficulty.
"Sword Dao Chen Xin?!!"
There were only two people in the world capable of deterring a Soul Saint with Sword Intent; aside from the Sky Invincible Qian Daoliu of Martial Soul Hall, only Sword Dao Chen Xin remained in the current era. And the person acting on this occasion was naturally clear.
Hearing Liu Erlong's words, Chen Xin frowned.
Yu Luomian, who had been silently watching his daughter from the spectator stands, saw his foolish daughter dare to address a Title Douluo by name—and a powerful one like Sword Douluo at that—and could no longer sit still. He hurriedly circulated his Soul Power and flashed onto the VIP Platform.
After bowing and apologizing to Xue Ye, Yu Luomian sent a telepathic message to Ning Fengzhi and Chen Xin to plead for mercy.
"My daughter is reckless; I ask Sect Leader Ning and Your Excellency to be magnanimous!"
Family shame should not be made public; given the intimacy Liu Erlong had previously shown with Yu Xiaogang, he could only communicate via telepathy.
Seeing Yu Luomian step forward, Chen Xin handed the initiative to Ning Fengzhi to resolve.
And seeing that Yu Luomian had come out, Ning Fengzhi naturally had to give him some face. With a warm smile, Ning Fengzhi said aloud.
"Oh! So that's how it is."
"Since that is the case, Dean Liu is one of our own."
"The Upper Three Sects share the same breath and branch; naturally, Sword Uncle will not hold a grudge."
Yu Luomian turned to look at Chen Xin, and Chen Xin also spoke in a flat tone.
"Tell her not to be so reckless next time."
Hearing Chen Xin speak, Yu Luomian finally breathed a sigh of relief and voiced his thanks to Chen Xin with a bow.
"Many thanks, Your Excellency, for your magnanimity."
Ning Fengzhi continued to speak.
"Now that the matter regarding Dean Liu has been resolved, we should return to the main topic at hand."
Ning Fengzhi bowed to Xue Ye and advised.
"Your Majesty, there is indeed something suspicious about the incident between the Blue Tyrant Academy team and the Blue Sunshine Academy team. If this matter is not investigated thoroughly, I fear it will be difficult to silence the public outcry. I ask that Your Majesty make a decision!"
Xue Ye had also heard what Yun Ming said and observed Tang San's reaction. As a shrewd man, how could he not see that there was a problem here? Furthermore, the matter had already spread, and the subsequent impact was severe. Plus, since he did not know Tang San's true identity or talent, he naturally intended to investigate it to the end.
Xue Ye's expression turned grave, and he issued a majestic order.
"This matter is serious in nature and has had a negative impact; it must naturally be investigated to the end."
"Sect Leader Ning, Bishop Salas."
Hearing Xue Ye's summons, Ning Fengzhi and Salas stood up and bowed. Although Xue Ye could not command them, the Emperor's face still had to be respected.
Xue Ye continued.
"I shall entrust this matter entirely to you both to handle. You must investigate the truth of the matter and provide an explanation to the world!"
Tang San was clearly related to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and regardless of the final outcome, Xue Ye did not want the Imperial Family to be involved.
Ning Fengzhi, Salas: "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Yu Luomian did not express any opinion on this. He had come to Heaven Dou City in person because he received a message from Yu Tianxin that the good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang was pestering his daughter again, but he had run into this situation the moment he arrived.
As for Tang San, being Yu Xiaogang's disciple, Yu Luomian did not know him, and since he despised his teacher, he naturally would not stand up for Tang San.
Yu Luomian bowed to Xue Ye to take his leave, went down to the stage, and regardless of whether Liu Erlong was willing or not, he forcibly took her away.
Once Liu Erlong left, the members of Blue Tyrant were naturally detained by the Tournament Committee, and all those who had participated in the match, including Tang San, were subjected to injury examinations.
The final conclusion reached was that there was absolutely nothing wrong with them. Combined with the fact that Tang San and the others had previously feigned weakness, it was clear there was a problem, so they were naturally all taken into custody to be interrogated regarding the cause and effect.
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