Once the ambush by the Spirit Hall truly retreated, the entire world seemed to be paused, completely still.
All the noisy battle sounds, the clanging of weapons, and even the surrounding wind suddenly dissipated.
"You two, having watched this farce, what are your thoughts?"
At this moment, Quan Yi's voice once again surged into Quan Li and Dugu Bo's minds.
Seeing the ending of this attack, concluding so hastily, the two looked at each other, unable to immediately answer Quan Yi's question.
After a long silence, Quan Li was the first to reply: "This attack, overall, was much ado about nothing.
Even deploying such a large formation, the entire attack seemed like child's play.
After fighting for so long, there were no significant casualties on either side."
Quan Yi remained noncommittal.
At this time, Dugu Bo spoke up, continuing, "No, this seemingly playful action is all because Big Brother exerted a powerful deterrent effect.
Furthermore, the blood relationship between Big Brother and Quan Yi made them afraid to press too hard, leading to the exposure of the Spirit Hall's identity.
And, their secret operation was exposed.
They would inevitably try to eliminate everyone present to protect the reputation of the Spirit Hall.
But, doing so would force out the Title Douluo protecting Xue Qinghe.
Therefore, they could only be forced to retreat."
Dugu Bo himself was not following the convoy as Xue Qinghe's guard; he was solely there to help Quan Yi, secretly following the convoy in a personal capacity.
Only Quan Yi, Huo Wu, Quan Li, and Yun Qiong knew that he was lurking in the convoy.
Even Xue Qinghe was unaware of Dugu Bo's presence.
In this case, Emperor Xue Ye would inevitably send a powerful enough guard to protect Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Empire.
Although this person did not appear throughout the entire battle, or even the entire journey.
But everyone present happened to know the identity of this hidden powerful guard.
On the first day of the journey, when he learned the identity of the hidden guard, even Quan Yi was shocked.
He didn't expect that Emperor Xue Ye would actually invite the famous Sword Douluo, Chen Xin.
As another guardian of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Chen Xin's strength is even greater than Bone Douluo, Gu Rong.
His cultivation is as high as level ninety-six, and his martial soul, the Seven Kill Sword, is even comparable to the Clear Sky Hammer, a top-tier weapon martial soul.
Among the Title Douluos, Chen Xin's attack power has always been among the best, rarely encountering opponents.
Although the Spirit Hall isn't as clear about the guard's identity as they are, they can be sure that it must be a powerful existence at the Title Douluo level.
This is also the reason why they sent two Title Douluos to oversee the operation.
Don't underestimate how brief the entire process was; the complex psychological warfare involved was no joke.
Quan Yi nodded slightly to Dugu Bo, indicating his agreement.
"Senior's insight is very keen; if Grandfather's strength hadn't reached the Title Douluo realm, then those two would never have held back.
What truly forced them to retreat was the powerful strength we displayed."
Quan Li and Dugu Bo deeply felt Quan Yi's summary.
"Yes, in this world where the strong prey on the weak, only strength is a shield to protect oneself."
Quan Li expressed his emotion, and his desire to become stronger grew even more intense.
Dugu Bo patted Quan Li's shoulder, comforting his emotions, and then turned to look at Quan Yi, saying: "These things can be discussed later, the most important thing now is how to deal with these guys.
Dugu Bo expressed his feelings for Quan Yi through his words and actions.
Moreover, even without saying these things, the act of resolutely choosing to follow the convoy, knowing the danger, and heading to Spirit Hall City together, already proved everything.
Quan Yi looked at Dugu Bo, revealing a gentle smile.
But he still politely declined: "Now is not the time for Senior to appear.
However, before dealing with these people, let's simulate it once more first.
I want to take this opportunity to test some more things."
After speaking, Huo Wu waved her hand to the side.
The originally still world suddenly reversed at an extremely fast speed, and the entire scene returned to the very beginning.
The convoy heading towards the narrow passage, and the ambushers lurking on the small mountains on both sides.
Everything seemed to start all over again.
Countless shimmering lights flashed in Huo Wu's eyes, as if stars were flowing.
The divine纹 between her eyebrows flickered slightly, and the entire world began to operate again.
On the small hills, Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, seeing the convoy driving into the ambush they had set, immediately issued instructions according to the predetermined plan.
"Grumble!"
Countless rocks rolled down again, and countless men in black followed closely behind, surrounding the various academies.
The giant golden eagle flew towards Quan Yi and Huo Wu once more.
However, this time, it was not Quan Li at the Title Douluo realm who rushed towards the golden eagle, but Quan Li at the Soul Douluo realm.
Facing Quan Li at the Soul Douluo realm, the collision between the golden eagle and Quan Li became evenly matched.
"This, what is this?"
Seeing this, Dugu Bo's pupils shook violently, somewhat unable to believe what was happening before his eyes.
At this time, Quan Yi explained again:
"We have completely erased their memories from just now and are conducting a new round of simulation on them.
In this simulation, I will test what choices they will make when facing Grandfather, who is slightly weaker."
When Quan Yi was explaining, his expression was no longer gentle, and his eyes were filled with coldness.
Even though he didn't have any changes in expression, Dugu Bo could understand Quan Yi's indifference at this moment just by looking at his eyes.
In his eyes, this group of people was purely an information package for him to extract information from.
Until Quan Yi obtained all the information he needed, the consciousness of this group of people would continue to cycle.
And after being squeezed dry, Dugu Bo found it hard to imagine what kind of ending this group of people would face.
"Tsk tsk, Spirit Hall, you have angered someone you shouldn't have angered.
You can't bear this滔天 of anger."
Dugu Bo once again cursed the Spirit Hall's arrogance and domineering in his heart.
"Oh right, I almost forgot that your brains can't withstand too much information; for the next simulation, only the two of us will be enough.
I'll send you two out of this illusion first.
However, you don't need to worry; by the time you go back, we'll be almost finished here.
Let's meet again outside the illusion."
After speaking, Quan Yi didn't give the two of them a chance to speak and cut off the connection with their consciousness.
In the empty sky, only Quan Yi and Huo Wu stood above.
The two looked at each other and smiled, saying in unison: "Then let's continue!"
With a flash of white light, the world in Dugu Bo and Quan Li's eyes changed again.
The scorching sun in the sky disappeared, and only the dark night sky enveloped the earth.
They returned to the real world.
