Chapter 45

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Seeing Hu Liena's actions, Ning Rongrong wiped her tears and clenched her small fists. "Grandpa Sword, Grandpa Bone, please come quickly. Brother Ye Chen has been captured again." She said this while tearing the amulet hanging around her neck in half.

Dugu Bo, observing from the side, raised an eyebrow, his curiosity piqued. "Is that kid really that important to the Wuhun Hall? The headmasters of the Royal Academy are very powerful soul fighters. Would they really send someone of that level to rescue him? Sword and Bone? Why do those names sound so familiar?"

In the villa's living room, everyone was busy planning Ye Chen's rescue. Discussions and preparations were in full swing.

Suddenly, Xu Ning ran in from outside, smiling at Hu Liena. "Senior sister, the people sent by the Pope have arrived. Should we go save him now?"

"So quickly?"

Dugu Bo looked outside the villa and indeed saw a few figures on the plaza, though he couldn't discern their strength.

"Let's go. The longer we wait, the worse it will be for Ye Chen."

Hu Liena was the first to step out of the villa courtyard, followed closely by Xie Yue, Flender, and others. Shui Bing'er from Tianshui Academy, deeply concerned for Ye Chen, also joined them, determined to do whatever she could.

In the villa's main hall, only two people remained. Dugu Yan was pulling on Dugu Bo, wanting to join the rescue mission.

"Yan'er, you know my position. Ye Chen killed the empire's fourth prince. Do you think he's worth me risking everything for?" Dugu Bo was hesitant because, as a royal guest official, he technically should be against Ye Chen, who had killed a member of the royal family.

"Grandpa, do you really think Ye Chen was wrong? Xue Beng was pushing him too far. Ye Chen had already let him off before, but Xue Beng brought a hundred people to attack him, constantly provoking and scheming. Even if it wasn't Ye Chen's firm nature, anyone would have reached their limit."

Dugu Yan tugged at Dugu Bo's sleeve. Seeing him still hesitating, she huffed in frustration and ran to join Hu Liena and the others.

"Such a hot-tempered girl," Dugu Bo sighed, watching her go. "If Ye Chen proves worthy of Yan'er's expectations, then fine. But if not, I'll never let Yan'er stay with him." With that, he began to walk slowly toward the main group.

A large group of people gathered in front of the headmaster's office building, a sight that caught the attention of Meng Shenji and his two colleagues.

As the doors of the headmaster's building opened, Hu Liena and the others walked in without hesitation.

The grand hall was lavishly decorated with white stone walls engraved with intricate patterns. Roman-style stone pillars lined the hall, reminiscent of a Western palace.

Meng Shenji, Zhiling, and Baibaoshan, the three headmasters, sat on stone seats in the center, their expressions cold as they watched the group enter.

"Meng Shenji, has Ye Chen of the Wuhun Hall been captured by your academy? Do you know his identity? How dare you seize him in secret?" Hu Liena demanded forcefully, her emotions boiling over due to the danger her beloved was in.

"Ye Chen killed our academy's disciples. So what if we captured him? As for identity, he killed the prince of the Tiandou Empire. If not for the Wuhun Hall's face, he would already be dead," Meng Shenji replied calmly, his expression serene as if everything was under his control.

Hu Liena's face was flushed with anger. Knowing that words alone wouldn't resolve this, she waved her hand, and three elders in red robes appeared in the center of the hall, exuding powerful soul energy.

"Three Soul Douluo!"

Flender was shocked by the unabashed display of power from the elders. Ye Chen, whom they thought had likely met a grim fate, had become so important to the Wuhun Hall in just a few months? It was unbelievable.

"The Pope has decreed that if Ye Chen is unharmed, the Royal Academy may remain. But if he is harmed, the academy has no right to exist. If he dies, the entire Tiandou will pay the price."

The elders' words conveyed the Pope's authority and the special importance of Ye Chen to the Wuhun Hall.

"Ha, the Wuhun Hall dares to make such bold threats?" Meng Shenji's soul power surged, and his black demon spirit appeared behind him, occupying a third of the hall's space. The purple monster with four horns roared, releasing a powerful shockwave.

The three elders in red robes raised their hands to block, but were still forced back a few steps. It was clear who was stronger, and the atmosphere grew tense.

"Is this all the Wuhun Hall can muster? Do you think Ye Chen is worth only this much to the Pope?"

A sinister wind blew in from outside the hall, and suddenly Dugu Bo appeared in the center, surrounded by nine soul rings of yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

Seeing Dugu Bo, the three red-robed elders hesitated. They had been sent by the Pope to assist, but hadn't expected to face a Titled Douluo.

Meng Shenji and his colleagues also summoned their martial spirits, feeling the pressure from Dugu Bo's presence. Just then, metallic petals began to fall from the air, filling the hall with a metallic floral rain.

"Ugh!" "Ugh!" "Ugh!"

The three Soul Douluo elders clutched their throats and fell to the ground. A feminine laugh echoed through the hall.

"They won't do. How about me?" A golden-haired man, surrounded by metallic petals and wearing dark gold armor, floated into the hall.

"Dugu Bo, it's you, Chrysanthemum Douluo!" Dugu Bo's expression darkened as he summoned his immense Jade Phosphor Serpent Emperor, ready to strike.

But soon, another figure in black armor with a ghostly aura appeared beside Chrysanthemum Douluo. Two level-95 Super Douluo?