a huh... where do we go from here....

While the talks between Salas and the others. Mubai was having an internal conflict with his kitty which should have been later on in the tournament.

Kitty: "You will get my inheritance but you must pass some test to gain it. From your memory, it seems that you and your team were getting help from that being."

Mubai: "Being? What are you talking about?"

Kitty: "The one you called Raizen"

Mubai: "Him, what do you know about him? I know that he is strong and we personally so some of his abilities but he said that we won't get help unless we ask for it."

Kitty: "He did say that but he still helps you in a manner that even I can't perceive. Probably something for the future we do not know."

Mubai: "And what does it have to do with gaining inheritance from you?"

Kitty: "Before, it does nothing but that being started showing his power now and also only now that I was able to sense him. I do not understand his plans-"

??: "You're being humble now than your usual arrogant self"

Mubai and the three-tiger were shocked that someone was in the same place as them because only the two of them should be able to access his mindscape for being in the same body.

Kitty: "Who are you? No, wait. To be able to be in here even though this is the mindscape of Mubai. You must be "Raizen". What do I own the pleasure of meeting you personally?"

R: "Nothing much, I'm just checking Mubai out because Zhu Qing is trying to wake Mubai outside which also concerns the others. Also, I want to check if you are still being stingy about your inheritance. You would not be here if Mubai is not qualified to get your inheritance. Tell you what. Give him half of the inheritance now than in the span of five years, double his trials to do. I would even give you a body outside so you can also become a symbol that Mubai will gain your inheritance. If he fails then take away his memory as compensation rather than power. Because his memory is more important to him than his power."

Kitty: "It does sound more appealing to take away the most important to him than taking away his power."

Mubai: "WHY DO YOU EVEN SUGGEST THAT TO HIM. JUST TAKE AWAY THE POWER, DAMMIT! DON'T TAKE AWAY MY MEMORY."

R: You acting like that now is a good sign that you will give your all in taking those tests in the future. Besides, it is not as if all that was given to you has a downside.

Mubai: What are you talking about?

R: You will see. *looks at the three-eyed tiger* Give him his part of the inheritance now, and I will take care of the spirit ring needed.

The three-eyed beast nodded and gave Mubai his inheritance. The changes in him were visible. The fifth ring that is being created with the help of Raizen is colored black like what he did to Zhu Qing after she steps to spirit king. Her fifth ring is also black instead of red like her fourth ring.

R: "You can start his tests after the preliminary tournament here in Heaven Dou Empire. Do it in his journey"

TEWT: "I'll do just that."

After the talk with the white tiger, Mubai told the others that he became a spirit king like Zhu Qing now the team has two level 50s. Thus their fights become easier and getting no losses making them first in the preliminaries.

Now they are going to the city, which is built on the border of two empires and near the legendary sword mountain. Some legend says that the sword was the result of Angle God and Asura God that had a battle and ends with a draw.

After their match with Botanic Academy, the team went to the sword mountain market. Tang San, Hong Jun, and Rongx2 met with the three people of Star Lou Empire that on the side of Mubai's elder brother.

Their match against Blazing Academy ended in a landslide win and even if Xiao Wu has used her strongest attack. It was not effective to Tang San after he had better resistance to fire after the sparring matches that he did in Shrek Academy. Their win keeps on increasing that even Thunderclap Academy can hope to win. But the fight did not need Mubai to change because he is already a level 58 spirit king to Yu Tian Xin's level 47 spirit ancestor.

Two days after, Zhu Qing was ambushed by the people from the Star Lou Empire. Dai Tian, Ju Jue, and Colvin were recognized by Tang San, Rongx2, and Hong Jun because they have met them at the sword market. They toss Zhu Qing to the team and Mubai demanded the cure for her eye. Wuji wanted to fight the three, but as a group, the Shrek team lack the power to defeat them. When Dai Tian did not want to give the antidote to Zhu Qing's eyes, Mubai tried to rush outside of the room but he was held in place and unable to talk as if someone is blocking his mouth. Seeing the reaction of Mubai. Dai Tian insults him further and told them that Mubai is not qualified because he is a coward from running away from the fight for the throne.

??: "Are you done?"

The three people of star Lou were alerted because even though they are in battle mode just in case the three teachers of Shrek attacked. They were aware of the positions of the people in the room and someone just talked but the others did not move their mouths.

JJ: "Who said that?!"

??: "And here I thought that Zhu Qing was blind but it seems that you people were also blind."

The others were able to see Raizen eating popcorn while holding the "camcorder" that he used when recording embarrassing moments of the Shrek students. The other three were shocked that they did not notice the additional person and the person was taking the situation as a joke by eating a snack.

R: "Let us get this over with. I know that you three were spies from the spirit hall. Even though you were raise in Star Lou Empire, your loyalty lies with Spirit Hall."

Before the three can react, they were frozen in place as if they were in some kind of illusion.

Jun: "What happened to them?"

R: "I put them in an illusion where a second in real life is a day inside their heads. Think of possible tortures known to man and amplify the pain that they feel up to a hundred. That is what they're experiencing right now and because we were talking longer, I was not able to dispel the illusion."

Before the others ask, Raizen dispels the illusion to the three and they started breaking down. Crying, begging to die, wimping. Ju Jue became crazy and have to be put to sleep. The students and teachers were curious and scared at the same time. The only thing that was on their mind was what kind of illusion did they experience that even a spirit doulou broke down and begging to die.

R: "You can ask them what are the plans made by spirit hall for the Star Lou Empire because as much as they are united, some things will not be known to other members for safety reasons."

Then they started asking questions and the answers they heard can be considered earth-shattering. Weakening the Star Lou Empire instigating either a coup or civil war between two brothers.

Xgang: "We must tell the Empire about this."

R: "And then what, forced the Titled Doulous of Spirit Hall to move their plans ahead of time where others were not prepared? I tell you this, it's better to play their own waiting game. While they are amassing their army. The people of Heaven Dou and Star Lou Empire should convene in secret. Now that you guys were aware of some plots of the spirit hall don't just rush and make stupid decisions."

Wuji: "Hey, why are we talking about these even though they are still here" *pointing to the three traitors of star lou*

R: "I made them brain dead for a moment, I will change their memory to them succeeding in making Mubai conflicted about the whole tournament. I will kill them later after the tournament and showing the evidence that we have here." *patting the "camcorder" then looks at Zhu Qing*

A few moments later, Zhu Qing open her eyes which made the others release their breath that they did not know were holding in. At night, the ghost doulou from spirit hall was verifying if their spy did what they are told to do and confirming it. When the ghost doulou was walking the hallway of the inn where the shrek team is currenlty in. He notice the name on a plate saying "Tang San" and then confronted Tang San inside and asking if he knows the clear sky hammer doulou. The ghost doulou did not take too long then leaves because he was having a mental break down and "know" that the Tangs were cowards which triggered the pride of Tang san.

After the ghost doulou left, the leader of godwind team barge in and provoke Tang San to give his all in the tournament. Tang San who was having an inner conflict because his master and friend both told him to not show the clear sky hammer so that the spirit hall will not kill him. But because of his pride and anger, he made a decision to show the world who he is. By then a person entered the room and Tang San did not bother looking at him because he knows that this person already knew what happened.

R: "So you decided to show it to them. You did not even think of what would happened to your friends, your teachers and anyone associated with you. Do you want to destroy the hopes and dreams of Flender? Do you want you teacher's rekindled love be in vain just because of your stupid pride and unneeded anger? What is the point of you being a spirit master if you were to die at a young age? Remember that you're just turning 15 years old. You have a lot a head of you.

Tsan: "WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO? MY MASTER AND DUGU BO WERE AFRAID THAT IF I SHOW THE CLEAR SKY HAMMER THEN I WOULD BE DEAD!. BUT WHAT ABOUT THE PAIN THAT MY PARENTS HAVE GONE THROUGH AT THE HANDS OF SPIRIT HALL. I WANT TO HAVE MY REVENGE AGAINST THEM!"

R: "Yes, and your measly level of spirit ancestor can defeat several title doulou. Not everything under the heaven can be poisoned in the same way. They even have a titled doulou that can detoxify the poison from Dugu Bo but because he is not part of spirit hall, he did not get theie assistance. At most, your poison that you have created and the weapons that you will create against a titled doulou will be meaningless if the person at top of spirit hall decided to intervene."

Tang San who heard all of this was not accepting the idea of holding back anymore. The he looked at Raizen.

Tsan: "You! You are strong enough to defeat the whole spirit hall. Please help me against them."

R: "No"

Tsan: "WHY NOT!? I HAVE SEEN YOU USE YOUR POWER MULTIPLE TIMES AND I KNOW YOU CAN ERASE SPIRIT HALL ON THE DOULOU CONTINENT. SO WHY NOT DO IT?!"

R: "Simply because it was not my place to do it. It is yours to do."

Tsan: "What do you mean!

R: "Everybody that is associated with you now have some conflict with spirit hall. You just saw earlier that Mubai and Zhu Qing will clash with spirit hall because of their plans to destroy star lou empire. Rongx2's clan will be forced to submit by spirit hall for their support abilities and Oscar will not leave Rongx2. Your master and Erlong will be brought down because the spirit hall wants the other clans submit to them and the two were part of the Blue Tyrant Dragon Lightning Clan. Flender and Zhao Wuji will be affected because they are friends with them and Ma Hong Jun is loyal to Flender. As for Xiao Wu, she has a deep grude to the pope of spirit hall.

So you see, you guys were destined to fight the spirit hall one way or another. And if I intervene and destroy them now then you guys will not have a reason to be stronger than you are now that might be helpful in the future. Besides, what would I tell your father and mother. That their son died because of his stupidity?

Think about that before acting tomorrow."

Then Raizen left the room of Tang San to left him contemplate to the actions that he will take.

The talk that they did have no effect to the decision that Tang San made and still announced that he is the son of the person that have a drudge against spirit hall. He then decided to leave Shrek to not implicate them any further. In some wasteland, Tang San was confronted by a spirit doulou from spirit hall. The other members of shrek manage to find Tang San and help him defeat the spirit doulou using his poison. But a titled doulou have also come to kill Tang San.

Chrysanthemum doulou join the frey even when Rongx2 signaled her clan to come. She kept toying with them for a few moments then Dugu Bo came and confront the spirit hall's titled doulou. Chrysanthemum doulou knows that she is stronger than Dugu Bo but it will be a difficult battle. Then as Dugu Bo start to make his move, ghost doulou joins in with the fight but sword doulou and bone doulou from STG clan arrived. Now there are five titled doulou that will fight on the battle field.

Before the fight get started. All of them were hold in place and unable to move.

R: "Oh man, these is crazy. Five titled doulou fighting it out because of the stupidity of one person."

Dugu Bo who saw Raizen tried to run away but because he was also held in place. He just keep shaking from fear. Sword and bone doulou were sweating a lot because even though they haven't directly fought with Raizen, his wife always beat them up whenever they spar and the reason why they both were level 97 titled doulou. With the two of them here, they can easily defeat the other two titled doulou but they don't want to confront spirit hall yet because they know of the Extreme doulou of spirit hall.

Raizen walked up to Tang San and slapped him so hard that he almost passed out.

R: "That is for your action that could have lead to the death of your friends if sword doulou and bone doulou did not come."

GD: "WHO ARE YOU!!!"

R: "I forgot you guys are still here."

With a flick of his fingers, the two titled doulous were sent far away from the group.

NF: "Why did you not kill them? Are you not afraid that they will tell spirit hall that someone of your caliber exist and against apirit hall?"

R: "Before i sent them away, I changed their memory to only fighting the three of you. If you did fight, the strong titled doulou from spirit hall will make his move if they know that you both are already at level 97 and Dugu Bo was stronger than they thought."

Raizen looked at Tang San

R: " As for you, your father will be here after I informed him about what you did."

Raizen left the group and went to the direction of spirit hall.

At the same time, Xiaogang went to spirit hall to talk to Bibi Dong about sparing Tang San's life. After their conversation, failure to kill Tang San and her aggreement to Xiaogang which she wasn't able to take his life because she still loves him. She wants him to get lost not before Xiaogang said a few words.

Xgang: "If the day comes when your life is threatened, I would do the same for you. Because I loved you."

BDong: "Love? You Yu Xiaogan fit to mention love?"

Xiaogang just looked at her one last time and then left Bibi Dong while she was holding back her tears. Whe suddenly she notice that she was not in the throne room in the spirit hall anymore.

??: "Really tragic, seeing you now made me rethink of killing you."

BDong: "WHO! *seeing the change of place* Where am I?!"

??: "You girl are in my place that even your father can't come. Yes, I know that he is an extreme doulou of level 99 but to me, he is nothing but an ant who wants to be an elephant so thay he can step on other ants."

Bibi Dong tried to use her abilities but for some reason she can't even feel her own spirit power. The person who have talk to her came near her.

R: "Don't bother, when in here, no one except me and the people I recognized will be able to use their power. So you are now a normal girl right now who is heartbroken from a failed love."

BDong: "Why bring me here!? If your going to kill me then do it! Don't extend the pain that I already have."

R: "Chill woman, did you not hear. I decided not to kill you even though you ordered to kill Tang San who by the way is my adopted little brother. I'm here to talk to you."

BDong: "There is nothing for us to talk about. As far as I can tell, we are enemies. So just do your worst."

After she said that, a heavy pressure drop on her for a moment then vanishes completely. When she was able to regain her bearing she looked at the person who is talking to her.

R: "Such a hard woman to please with. Did you know that your plight stems from your former master's plot with the help of your father? That is why Xiaogang thought you betrayed him and you also think that he betrayed you.

BDong: "I DO NOT BELIEVE YOU!"

R: "Well, we are in a place where time moves differently than the real world. A a in the real world can be a 100 thousand years in here so the only thing you can do is think."

BDong: "..."