Douluo Continent V: Suppressing Tang San with the Might of the Super Beast God

The Imperial Palace of Heavenly Dou, the Hall of Review.

After finishing their official duties, Qiu Hougong and Qian Renxue strolled around Tiandou City.

"Xiao Qiu, look..."

Holding Qiu Hougong's arm, Qian Renxue sat on a bench in a teahouse. Having shed her disguise, she pointed to a building about 40 or 50 meters away and said, "That's Yuexuan."

"Oh? Rumor has it that this is the training ground for the Heavenly Dou nobles? Now it certainly seems extraordinary."

Qiu Hougong looked in the direction Qian Renxue was pointing and said.

"Yes, and according to the existing intelligence, the master of Yuexuan is no ordinary person. He should have the shadow of the three upper sects behind him."

"The shadow of the Upper Three Sects? Hmm..."

Qiu Hougong pretended to ponder for a moment, then said, "The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is already under our control. The Haotian School has been in seclusion for many years and its whereabouts are unknown. Therefore, the most likely candidate is the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan."

"Yes, I think the same thing as Xiao Qiu..."

Qian Renxue nodded and then said, "Therefore, I plan to start with Yuexuan and try to take down the entire Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family through peaceful means."

"Start with Yuexuan? Sister, I don't quite understand. You know that Liu Erlong, the dean of Lanba Academy, is a member of the Landian Tyrant Dragon Clan, so why are you starting with the Yuexuan Master, whose specific identity is unknown, instead of Liu Erlong?"

Qiu Hougong asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Because I'm not familiar with Liu Erlong, it would be troublesome for you to go if you came from her side, and I don't want you to get tired."

Qian Renxue pinched Qiu Hougong's cheek and said softly.

“My dear sister, I understand your good intentions. But I don’t think your idea will work, because it’s too difficult…”

Qiu Hougong rubbed his face against Qian Renxue's fair cheek with affection, and then spoke up, "Based on what I've learned, the people of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan are inherently proud and stubborn. Their current patriarch, Yu Yuanzhen, is an unyielding man. Even if we brought our own son, Yu Xiaogang, with us, he might not agree to make him submit. Let alone anyone else."

"Well, I just wanted to give it a try, after all, minimizing the losses is always a good thing..."

Hearing Qiu Hougong's words, Qian Renxue, who understood that the possibility was slim, nodded and then asked, "Speaking of Yu Xiaogang, how has he been these past two years?"

"He's been well taken care of by our newly arrested 'big brothers' for the past two years, so he must be living a very 'happy' life."

Qiu Hougong said with a somewhat eerie smile.

"Being taken care of by your older brother? And you're very happy about it?"

Upon hearing Qiu Hougong's words, Qian Renxue, not understanding their meaning, slightly furrowed her brows. However, before she could ask, Qiu Hougong's voice interrupted her, "It's not what you think, sister, it's..."

"this?!"

After hearing Qiu Hougong's explanation, Qian Renxue's face turned bright red, and it took her a while to recover. "Although it's a bit hard to accept, since it's about dealing with Yu Xiaogang, I absolutely support it. I'm just a little curious, Qiu, where did you learn all this?"

"I overheard this from Ma Hongjun when I was at Shrek Academy."

Qiu Hougong blatantly lied, saying that since he and Ma Hongjun were enemies, he felt no guilt whatsoever about shifting the blame onto Ma Hongjun.

"That damned Ma Hongjun, how dare he corrupt my baby! I really shouldn't have let him die so quickly..."

While thinking to herself, Qian Renxue changed the subject, saying, "Let's put Yu Xiaogang's matter aside for now and think about how to take down the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex family."

"Leave this to me, sister, you don't need to worry about it..."

Qiu Hougong gently freed himself from Qian Renxue's restraint and pressure on his arm, then reached out and pulled her into his embrace, saying softly, "Besides, shouldn't you be thinking about becoming a god, sister?"

"Okay~ I'll leave this to you, Xiao Qiu..."

Qian Renxue nuzzled affectionately against Qiu Hougong's chest before saying, "I've already spoken to Grandpa about becoming a god. Once I've thoroughly eliminated all the major powers in the Heavenly Dou Empire and found a suitable successor, I'll go home to prepare."

"Yes, it's good that you have a plan in mind, sister."

Qiu Hougong nodded and said that since most of the threats to Qian Renxue and the others on the mainland have been eliminated, becoming a god for a period of time tonight will not have any impact.

"Little Qiu~ Let's keep going. I haven't really explored Tiandou City much yet."

Qian Renxue nestled in Qiu Hougong's arms and said sweetly, then the two left behind a few gold soul coins and got up to leave...

The next day, early morning.

After having a good time playing and fighting with Qian Renxue in Tiandou City for several rounds, Qiu Hougong, who did not feel tired at all, left Tiandou Palace without waking Qian Renxue.

Once on the main street, Qiu Hougong first went to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. After chatting with Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, and Gu Rong for a while and promising to bring Ning Rongrong back next time, Qiu Hougong set off towards one of the major goals he wanted to achieve during his trip to Tiandou City—the Blue Tyrant Academy.

"Young Master Qiu, you've arrived."

Upon arriving at the entrance of Blue Tyrant Academy, Yin Shu, seeing Qiu Hou Gong arrive, hurriedly stepped forward and spoke respectfully.

Since Liu Erlong returned to Lanba Academy two years ago, Qiu Hougong would come here from time to time to chat and spar with Liu Erlong. It was during this time that Yin Shu and other senior members of Lanba Academy got to know Qiu Hougong.

"Teacher Yinshu, oh no, I mean Director. What are you doing at the academy gate?"

Upon seeing the message, Qiu Hougong smiled and waved to him before asking a question.

"It's like this, Young Master Qiu. The enrollment period for this year has arrived, and I'm worried that unexpected incidents might occur during the enrollment process, so I've come to supervise."

Yin Shu replied respectfully.

"Oh, I see..."

Qiu Hougong nodded, then said to Yin Shu, "Director Yin is so dedicated. When I see Sister Erlong later, I'll talk to her about giving you a promotion and a raise."

"Thank you, Young Master Qiu. The Dean is currently resting in the forest in the backyard. Would you like me to take you to see her?"

Upon hearing Qiu Hougong's words, Yinshu quickly expressed her gratitude and then respectfully inquired.

"No need to trouble you, I can go by myself..."

Qiu Hougong smiled and waved his hand. After chatting with Yin Shu for a few more minutes, he walked alone into the depths of Lanba Academy.

Five minutes later, Qiu Hougong, who was walking forward, suddenly stopped.

"This aura...is she practicing on her own again?"

Sensing the fluctuations coming from ahead, Qiu Hougong, who had already guessed what Liu Erlong was doing, smiled slightly and then quickened his pace to run forward.

Three minutes later, Qiu Hougong stopped and looked ahead.

Beside a beautifully designed wooden house, a stunningly beautiful woman dressed in a dark red outfit and with a very hot figure was practicing boxing alone in an open space.

"Second Sister, you're practicing alone again."

Qiu Hougong walked closer and said to Liu Erlong with a smile.

Since Qiu Hougong started coming to Lanba Academy frequently two years ago, Liu Erlong, whose mentality has gradually improved, not only transformed the dilapidated thatched hut into the wooden house with Qiu Hougong, but also burned down the flower field she used to miss Yu Xiaogang a year ago.

"Brother Qiu, you've arrived..."

Upon seeing Qiu Hougong, Liu Erlong, who had been feeling bored, quickly and happily waved to him, "You've come at the right time! Come on, come and play with me for a bit."

"Okay, Sister Erlong. How shall we proceed? With our martial spirits or just our fists and feet?"

Qiu Hougong took a few more steps forward and smiled.

"Use your fists and feet, using your martial spirit would be too much of an insult to you."

Liu Erlong said confidently, hands on his hips.

"Bullying me? Sister Erlong, have you broken through to a higher level?"

Qiu Hougong was somewhat surprised to hear Liu Erlong say this.

"That's right, you got it right. But there's no reward."

Liu Erlong smiled and said, and then a unique aura belonging to the Soul Douluo burst forth from her delicate body.

"Level 82? Congratulations, Sister Erlong."

Qiu Hougong clapped his hands.

"Sigh, actually I could have reached Contra level a long time ago, but... never mind, never mind..."

Liu Erlong shook his head, trying to shake off the bad memories. "Come on, brother, let's have some fun."

"Okay, Sister Erlong, you'd better be careful!"

Qiu Hougong's lips curled up slightly, and then he strode towards Liu Erlong...

Half an hour later, the two, who had fought to a draw, returned to the cabin together to rest.

"Yes, I'll have someone arrange the communication tomorrow. By the way, Brother Qiu, hasn't your birthday already passed?"

She got up, walked over, took out an exquisite longsword from the cabinet next to her, and turned to Qiu Hougong in a gentle tone, asking him a question.

"Yes, it's been several days already. Sister Erlong, is this the gift you wanted to give me?"

Qiu Hougong stood up, walked to Liu Erlong's side, pointed to the long sword in her hand, and asked.

"Yes, I didn't know what you liked, so I had someone forge a precious sword for you. I wonder if you would like it, Brother Qiu?"

Liu Erlong held the longsword in both hands and said somewhat nervously.

"I love it, I love it so much..."

Qiu Hougong took the longsword from Liu Erlong's hands and examined it carefully for a few minutes. Then he said happily, "Sister Erlong, thank you."

"You're welcome, I'm glad you like it..."

Seeing Qiu Hougong so happy, Liu Erlong also had a beautiful smile on her face. "Now that you've celebrated your birthday, little brother, you have no reason not to drink with your sister, right?"

"Sure, of course I have no problem with that..."

Qiu Hougong stretched his shoulders a few times, then walked towards the kitchen and said to Liu Erlong, "I'll go prepare a few dishes, so we siblings can have a good meal today."

"Hey, no need, bro. I'll cook the dishes, you just wait here for me."

Seeing Qiu Hougong like this, Liu Erlong quickly shouted, and then hurried towards the kitchen...

An hour later, Qiu Hougong and Liu Erlong, having prepared all the dishes, sat down at the table and began a long drinking contest.

"Sister, there's something I want to tell you."

Looking at the sun that had already disappeared outside the window, Qiu Hougong knew it was time to get to the point. He first downed the wine in his glass in one gulp, then looked at Liu Erlong, who had also just finished his drink, and said...

"Hmm? Bro, what's up?"

Liu Erlong, her pretty face slightly flushed, looked at Qiu Hougong and said.

"I've found the Yu Xiaogang you're looking for."

Qiu Hougong said.

"What? You found it?"

Hearing Qiu Hougong's words, Liu Erlong's somewhat dazed mind cleared up a bit. "Where is he? What is he doing now?"

"Wuhun City, the dungeon..."

As Qiu Hougong spoke, he raised his hand and summoned a sound and image crystal from his system inventory, placing it in front of Liu Erlong and saying, "This contains some of the sounds and images that Yu Xiaogang recorded when he recounted his past experiences. After you read it, you will know exactly what happened."

Liu Erlong remained silent after hearing Qiu Hougong's words. Just as she reached out to touch the sound and shadow crystal, a familiar figure appeared before her eyes as the crystal was activated.

"My name is Yu Xiaogang, the son of the current patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex clan..."

Ten minutes later, the sound and image crystal's video ended.

"Sister Erlong, are you alright?"

Seeing Liu Erlong's constantly changing expressions, Qiu Hougong, knowing she was feeling very bad, asked with concern.

"Answer me a question..."

Liu Erlong looked at Qiu Hougong and said calmly, "What exactly do you intend to do?"

Seeing Liu Erlong say this, Qiu Hougong knew that things had reached a critical moment. He reached out and pulled Liu Erlong into his arms, then gently patted her beautiful back and said, "I want to make you happy."

"Liar! Men are all big liars!"

Liu Erlong cried out, repeatedly pounding Qiu Hougong's back with both hands.

Qiu Hougong didn't say anything, he just quietly held Liu Erlong and let her vent her emotions.

Ten minutes later, Liu Erlong's emotions gradually calmed down.

"Was everything you just said true?"

Liu Erlong stared intently into Qiu Hougong's eyes and asked.

"You can dig it out and take a look."

Qiu Hougong placed Liu Erlong's jade hand on his heart and said.

"You scoundrel, do you want me to live like a widow? I won't let you get away with it."

Liu Erlong gently tapped Qiu Hougong, then buried her head deeply in his chest.

"How could I bear to part with it?"

Seeing his favorability rating instantly soar to 99, Qiu Hougong smiled and hugged Liu Erlong tightly, while also feeling a sense of relief.

Thankfully, Qiu Hougong laid the groundwork well over the past two years, otherwise things would have gone awry today.

"Hmph, you better not be willing, or I'll..."

Liu Erlong raised his head and puffed out his cheeks as he spoke, but before he could finish, he was attacked by Qiu Hougong's verbal assault.

"Ugh, why did you suddenly turn out like this?"

Liu Erlong took a couple of deep breaths and said shyly.

"Because you look so cute right now, Sister Erlong, I just couldn't help but do this."

Qiu Hougong chuckled.

"You little rascal, tell me—have you been having feelings for me all along?"

Liu Erlong blushed, but still pretended to be very angry and asked.

"Yes, I had this thought the moment I first saw you, which is why I later had someone investigate you to see if anyone was bullying you..."

Before Qiu Hougong could finish speaking, Liu Erlong pointed a finger at him and said, "I don't want to hear what you have to say for now. Show me with your actions."

"Okay, I'll tell you now."

Seeing Liu Erlong's earnest expression, Qiu Hougong knew he couldn't hesitate and gently moved Liu Erlong's delicate hand away, and then...