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"Stand Proud Above The Clouds" by Gao Taiyu, Ao Ziyi, Liu Runnan

♫ The blur of yesterday slowly surfaces in my mind ♫

♫ Meeting as if fated, we fight side by side ♫

♫ The past drifts away like smoke but memories have left a mark on my heart ♫

♫ Our former joys and sorrows have colored our ordinary lives ♫

♫ The difficult journey is long and filled with a sea of people and a transforming world ♫

♫ We are invincible as we bravely move forward, who will compete against me? ♫

♫ The sky darkens and becomes cold, birds return to their nest nearing sunset ♫

♫ We are extraordinary as we overcome countless difficulties and reach the peak to stand proud above the clouds ♫

♫ We watch the gentle plumes of smoke and experience the beautiful scenery with exquisite poems ♫

♫ As we collaborate toward a common goal and go through numerous obstacles ♫

♫ We must accompany each other courageously and leave a good reputation in this mortal world ♫

[Douluo Continent]

[Episode 14]

Little girl, come with us.

You guys recognized the wrong person.

You can get out of here.

Can I make the first move?

Just don't kill him.

I understand.

You can kill the man but don't hurt the little girl.

Boss Bu Le ordered it.

Bu Le? Where is he?

Boss!

Boss!

Where's the person? Did you catch them?

Boss, this guy's Spirit is Blue Silver Grass but he's not easy to defeat.

You are Bu Le?

You look more beautiful upclose.

The rascal can be thrown away.

Take the Little Girl to my room.

You don't have a Spirit but you're that strong?

Can it be that you are a Spirit Mutation?

If you are, I can help you.

Like the way you helped the Night Fire Village?

So, you are that kid who took away Ma Hong Jun?

Then, we can discuss it a little.

Give Ma Hong Jun to me and I'll compensate you.

Also, with our help,

your Spirit will then experience a mutation one more time.

You will be more powerful.

What's the condition?

Who is she to you?

She's my younger sister.

That's great! I can be your younger sister's husband.

We can cement old ties by marriage.

Where did you hide the drug that was given to the Night Fire Village?

Bring it out now!

Under the ledgers.

What happened, Xiao Wu?

It's probably nothing.

Look at her wrist.

When that green line reaches the heart,

she will be gone for good.

You must think clearly. If I die,

- she won't live either. - Antidote!

I... I... don't have it...

I'll tell you! I'll tell you! Let me go, I'm going to die! Let me go!

This thing was developed at the headquarters.

I'm just a normal person, how would I have the antidote?

The poison will last for half a month.

If something happens to her,

I can do anything.

- I know! I know where to find the person from headquarters! - Tell me quickly!

Three days from now, go to the small town outside the Star Dou Forest.

The person from headquarters will appear over there.

How can I meet him?

Just... Just get that thing out.

Don't worry! The poison has already gone.

Three days from now, bring this letter to Star Dou Town.

The person from the headquarters will come to you willingly.

Where's the drug that was given to the Night Fire Village?

It's already gone!

Did I need to prepare a letter in advance to lie to you?

Are you really going to Star Dou Town?

While we were there, he said that I was to bring this letter

and wait on the street. There will be someone who will willingly come to me.

Looks like we do need to go to Star Dou Town.

That town is very dangerous. There are no laws over there.

I heard there are people guarding the town gate these days.

That means they organized it themselves.

Since it's that dangerous, show us why can't we leave yet?

There are no people managing them so there's no tax.

Also, Spirit Masters will always do business over there.

In addition, Star Dou Town is very close to Star Dou Forest.

Oftentimes, Spirit Beasts will attack without notice.

That causes Star Dou Town to have mainly exiled fugitives

who will kill a person and seize his goods. The weak are prey to the strong.

No matter how dangerous, I'll still go.

Xiao Wu is my younger sister. I can't just not care.

But I'm still worried.

How about this? Let's bring some little monsters and we'll all go together?

Bring that girl from Spirit Hall as well.

Hu Lie Na is smart.

She won't be happy about revealing herself. It will happen sooner or later.

If she knows then Spirit Hall will also know.

That's why we need to bring her.

Will she come with us?

I have an idea. Don't ever tell the other kids that it's for Xiao Wu.

For me?

Yes. We will all head for Star Dou Forest.

The goal is to help Ou Si Ke look for a Spirit Beast to advance his Spirit Rings.

He also needs to be promoted to Three Spirit Rings?

Is that a problem?

How old is he?

How long has he had his Double Spirit Rings?

You cannot get promoted if you haven't practiced to the extreme.

Here, hold it properly. Be careful of breaking it.

It's very expensive. Use your Spirit Power to activate it.

Innate Full Spirit Power? Impossible!

This is broken!

- You're really Innate Full Spirit Power? - Do you have any other problems?

Even if you have Innate Full Spirit Power, you still need to practice for a long time.

You need to polish your Spirit into excellent shape.

Then, you can attempt to get promoted.

He already attained Innate Full Spirit Power since last year.

He's polished it for a year. Right now, it's the perfect time.

- Can I not go? - Absolutely not!

But that Star Dou Forest is where wild Spirit Beasts assemble.

Legend says that they also have top-level Spirit Beasts.

Oh, then that means you're afraid and scared.

Who's afraid, wh-wh-who's scared?

Rong Rong, I'm actually very brave.

I'm just afraid that the other girls will get scared.

When you talk, can you also consider the consequences?

The girls in our Shrek Academy are v-very brave women and they are as strong as men!

That's right! The girls are going. You're still not going?

Father, I heard there are two Beast Kings which are very powerful in that forest.

Only those with a nine Spirit Rings title in Douluo can compete.

If we go and encounter the one that we cannot defeat, what am I going to do?

It's been a long time since anyone saw a Beast King.

Also, Beast Kings usually live deep in the forest.

Beast King?

To say it accurately, it's King of the Forest.

One of them is Tai Tan's Orangutan.

T-Then, what's the other one?

No one saw the other one before and I don't know what it is.

But I always thought this saying was a problem.

Two Beast Kings in a forest, how can they get along in peace?

Because they're friends.

Beast Kings being friends?

Number two Spirit Beast is a Sky Azure Bull Python.

How did you know?

I... I'm the same as Ou Si Ke.

I heard... I heard about it.

Ou Si Ke, do you still have any questions?

I... I'm really not suited to be a Spirit Master.

Everyone, get ready. We'll leave early tomorrow morning.

I still want to be an artist.

Don't even think about it.

Isn't our academy always...

advocating students' freedom by letting them choose their own direction?

Sure, I'll give you two options.

- First, you come along with us to Star Dou Forest. - Then, I'll choose the second one.

I'll burn all of your costumes and your dramas!

All right, all right... I'll pack up my stuff.

Also, Tang San and Xiao Wu

will go first with Grandmaster tomorrow. The rest will follow me.

Tomorrow, we'll meet up in Star Dou Town.

All right, that's all.

Your Spirit advancement is faster than mine.

There are a lot of people stronger than you.

You didn't need to take aim at her.

That kind of attitude doesn't match with Shrek Academy.

You!

I'm actually not that strong. I...

I'm actually really weak, Rong Rong. I'm really weak.

It's all right, there's still time.

Don't worry, I'll definitely get rid of the poison for you.

I believe in you.

Why do we need to go to Star Dou Forest so suddenly?

Didn't we talk about it just now? It's to promote Ou Si Ke's Spirit Rings.

Ma Hong Jun only fought half-way and Bu Le didn't even appear yet.

Giving Ou Si Ke a Spirit Rings promotion doesn't need to be done in such a hurry.

Unless you've already met up with Bu Le.

Or you know that Bu Le will appear in Star Dou Forest.

Did I guess right?

Give Bu Le to me. Spirit Hall will give you great things in return.

We don't need anything in return.

Many people have the desire to kill Spirit Beasts.

To reach the heavens in a single bound. These are fine.

Many Spirit Masters have never returned.

Many people are still going there, aren't they afraid of dying?

Hoping to blind their eyes.

Look!

Flamingos?

After a Spirit Beast dies, their power dissipates and returns to the void.

Where did the corpse come from?

Of course, it's fake. Our so-called ancient weapons

are the corpses of Spirit Beasts which also have their Spirit lineages.

So all of them are fake to mislead the people.

It looks so real.

Heads down, don't look straight ahead.

Seven Spirit Rings?

Let's go.

Don't lift your heads. Follow me to first find an inn to stay for the night.

Yes.

The academy's funding is tight so we'll have to squeeze in together.

Xiao Wu will have a bit of inconvenience so I found a screen to separate your bed.

Actually, it's all right, Grandmaster.

Grandmaster, just now, I saw you on the street.

How did you get seven Spirit Rings?

What is that?

This was given to me by your headmaster.

It is said to be a funny prop made by Ou Si Ke.

When it's needed, I use Spirit Power to activate it.

It can create a lifelike Spirit Rings effect.

Ou Si Ke can also make that? That's really impressive!

Yes, it's fun to use it to scare off people.

What if you made a move,

would that mean you'd give it away?

That's why we cannot reveal ourselves.

They have all kinds of people here.

This way is cute.

Let me see your hand.

Mentor, you showed seven Spirit Rings just now.

People who saw it, now know that you're a Spirit Master.

I think it will be inconvenient for you if you go out.

How about I get the letter and wait for the person outside?

Makes sense. But be very careful.

I'll watch from the side.

I'll go with you.

You see, I'd be all alone in this...

inn. It's quite pitiful but I'm scared.

You're a fearless little girl yet you're scared?

I just want to go with you.

Do we look a bit foolish?

How about you go in first and wait. I'll be fine alone.

No! Even if it's foolish-looking, I'll stay with you.

How come there are so many people wanting to kill Spirit Beasts?

They are all Spirit Masters.

Say, can humans and Spirit Beasts have peace negotiations?

Spirit Beasts have no wisdom. How can we negotiate?

If Spirit Beasts had wisdom like humans,

then could we get along?

- I'm afraid not. - Why?

A 100,000-year-old Spirit Beast turning into a human, what's the point?

These Spirit Masters will still come in greater numbers to kill them.

As long as the Spirit Master still relies on killing Spirit Beasts to obtain Spirit Rings,

humans and Spirit Beasts will not be able to get along peacefully.

Mentor mentioned it before, demand determines the supply.

But shouldn't there be exceptions?

There might be one or two exceptions.

But in large surroundings, there won't be any changes.

Then, what if many people chased and wanted to kill me?

Why would many people want to chase and kill you?

I'm just saying if. If one day...

I'd still protect you.

If one day...

thousands of Spirit Masters wanted to chase and kill me,

I want you to pretend not to know me.

Protect yourself.

Then let them step over my body.

Otherwise, no one will dare to harm you.

Mentor, Xiao Wu's poison is still spreading in her body.

Don't get discouraged. Let's wait until tomorrow and see.

What to do if he doesn't appear tomorrow?

If he doesn't appear three days from now,

- then I'll go to Spirit Hall. - Why would you go to Spirit Hall?

You don't need to ask questions. I have my own ways.

- All right. - Tang San!

Why are you not asleep yet?

I'll also protect you.

If one day, you're being chased to be killed by thousands of Spirit Masters,

I will stand by your side forever.

Of course.

What thousands?

It's nothing. Mentor, you should rest first.

You're back, Brother?

Have a drink of water.

- Did something happen? - The Spirit Beast has left the forest.

It's a good thing that I can run fast.

If not, I would've lost my life.

I tell you! I am really lucky.

There was a group of students who were also heading this way. But they were stopped by the Spirit Beast.

By the looks of it, I doubt that they will be able to make it out alive.

What students?

How am I supposed to know?

What did they look like?

From afar, one of them seems to have the Spirit of a White Tiger.

It seems that Da Mu Bai and the others have run into some trouble.

- Return to the inn with Xiao Wu. - We want to go with you.

Spirit Beasts leaving the forest is a serious matter. Even if you were to go, it wouldn't make a difference.

Be obedient and wait for me at the inn.

Let's return to the inn and wait for Mentor.

Let's go back to the inn first.

The elder that was just with us has Seven Spirit Rings, Spirit Sage.

We know. We've seen him.

If it wasn't for us seeing him leave,

we wouldn't have dared to block you.

We are only poor students. We don't have any money on us.

You may not have money, but the Spirit Sage must have money.

If he values you guys and we take you as hostages,

we can exchange you two for a lot of money.

- Our academy is extremely poor. - Do you think that we will believe you?

She is telling you the truth.

If you don't believe her, ask around.

Shrek Academy is known for being poor.

Brothers... Catch them!

Wait.

Hey.

- Which academy are you from? - Shrek Academy.

Shrek Academy of Suo Tuo City. Was it Bu Le that asked you to come?

You're the one from the base.

Little kid, don't cause trouble for me.

If you're wise, then I advise you to scram.

He looks fairly young and he is already a Four Spirit Ring, Spirit Ancestor.

Bluff and bluster.

He is indeed a useless being.

Useless being!

Why can't my legs move?

My legs. My legs!

Big Brother!

It is rare to see a Spirit Mutation

of Blue Silver Grass.

Did you kill them?

It was them that wanted to kill me.

I asked for Bu Le to meet me,

so why is it you that came?

You've been poisoned.

Bu Le said that you can cure the poison.

I can cure this poison.

But why should I save you?

Did you come with that Spirit Sage?

- So you've already seen us? - What is your name?

- What do we have to do for you to cure the poison? - I asked for your name.

Tang San.

I am Ye Zhi Qiu. Let me tell you...

Neither the Royal Family nor Spirit Hall

can cure this poison.

So, I am your only hope.

What? Do you think you can win in a fight against me?

- Either way, I still need to fight. - If we are to fight,

my first move will be to kill her.

If you want me to cure the poison, then you have to work for me.

Cure the poison for her first.

You don't have the right to make a deal with me.

Fine. What do you want me to do?

It a good thing that we didn't need to fight it out straight on, or else we would be facing trouble.

It's normal for Spirit Beasts to appear near Star Dou Forest.

We've finally arrived. The trip has tired me.

- Your belongings are carried by Ou Si Ke, what is there to tire you? - You—

No, no, no. Brother Dai, I'm willing.

This can be considered practice for me.

Practice. A workout.

What's wrong with the observer? She hasn't said a word the whole time.

She... She might be... I don't know what is wrong with her.

Brother San? Sister Wu?

Didn't I tell them to return to the inn?

Headmaster. Mentor.

- What's going on? - The person that we were waiting for has appeared.

Enough, we can talk once we're in the inn.

All right. Let's go.

Ye Zhi Qiu's Spirit is unknown and leaves no trace,

but leaves people to die mysteriously.

Yes. His Spirit is really weird.

And we really couldn't tell what the shape was.

Do you know anything?

- I have never heard about it. - If you haven't heard about it, then it must be a new type of Spirit.

Perhaps it's a Spirit Mutation.

This is the task that he gave you?

What is the basic information?

Tomorrow, there will be Spirit Master named Dugu Yan heading toward Star Dou Forest.

She aims to kill a Spirit Beast to obtain her Third Spirit Ring.

Your task is to cross paths with her

and break this bottle in front of her.

- And then? - There's nothing for you to do next. That will be enough.

How does Dugu Yan look?

She will be wearing a cherry blossom on her head. You will recognize her at a glance.

Star Dou Forest is massive. How would we be able to find her?

She will be trying to find a poisonous Spirit Beast to kill.

What exactly is in this bottle?

- He didn't answer you? - No, he didn't.

Two points don't make sense.

The first being, why would a secret organization on Douluo Continent

care about someone who is aiming to get a Third Spirit Ring?

Second, if this is a serious matter, why won't he make the move personally?

Why must he have you carry it out?

Maybe this problem is dangerous, so he is unwilling to do it himself.

Or he cannot appear in front of Dugu Yan.

Or the stuff inside the bottle

could harm him.

Could it also be a poison?

Let me take a look.

Tang San, go out with Xiao Wu. I will take a closer look with Grandmaster.

Also, don't let the others know about this matter.

Understood.

Let's go.

- Is there anything you need? - Earlier you said that the person we're looking for has appeared.

Was it Bu Le?

Tell me the details.

This matter relates to Xiao Wu's safety.

Before Xiao Wu is cured,

no one is allowed to be involved.

Mentor, how is it?

It is indeed a poison. But as for what's really inside, it's hard to tell.

Is it the same poison that is on Xiao Wu?

No. This poison is more dangerous.

Give me a month, perhaps I can find the cure for the poison.

Waiting any longer, I'll be deathly anxious!

If you were to break this bottle in front of someone,

then everyone present might also die.

I will lead everyone away leaving only Dugu Yan.

You must think carefully. Do you want to save someone or do you want to kill someone?

Give it to me. Tomorrow, I will go to Star Dou Forest alone.

Then, you are willing to kill someone?

Mentor, what other choices do I have?

I don't have any other choice.

If I don't do it, then Xiao Wu's life is over.

I may not be a good brother, but I know that

I must protect her. Maybe even...

even at all costs.

Brother, I'm a little scared of how you're behaving right now.

Xiao Wu, I've scared you. Don't be scared.

Have a seat.

Who said that there's not a second option?

Good news!

I asked around and found out

that someone has already seen a Spirit Master wearing a cherry blossom on her forehead.

She just entered Star Dou Forest tonight.

This means that even if we were to leave tomorrow morning,

we would still be able to catch up to her.

If there's good news, then there must also be bad news.

Tell us! What's the bad news?

The bad news is that the people accompanying her are an Eight Spirit Ring and a Seven Spirit Ring.

This bottle contains a highly toxic poison.

Even if we find Dugu Yan and defeat the Spirit Titled Douluo and Spirit Sage beside her,

we still have to face the choice between saving or harming someone.

That's why we still have the second choice.

Only when we know ourselves and our enemies well, can we win every fight.

Since Ye Zhi Qiu wants to kill Dugu Yan,

both of them must have a connection to each other.

If we were one step ahead and found Dugu Yan,

then perhaps we could have learned about Ye Zhi Qiu's past.

What's the purpose of learning about Ye Zhi Qiu's past?

Tang San, everyone has a weakness.

And no individual is a stand-alone, including Ye Zhi Qiu.

Your weakness is Xiao Wu. Ye Zhi Qui knows that you want to save her.

So he forced you to sacrifice on his behalf.

Similarly, we could pay him back in his own coin.

Once we know about Ye Zhi Qiu's past and know what he is scared of,

we'll seize his weakness and force him to give us the antidote.

Tang San, the academy

will never give up on Xiao Wu. Don't worry.

All right. The bottle will be left with me.

Tomorrow in the morning, we will head into Star Dou Forest.

We will tell the others that we're helping Ou Si Ke obtain his Third Spirit Ring.

But our actual motive is to find the lady, Dugu Yan,

but we won't kill her.

- Mentor, how should we find Dugu Yan? - Wait idly for the opportunity to arrive.

Then what should I do?

We will work together to help Ou Si Ke kill a thousand-year-old Spirit Beast.

A thousand-year-old Spirit Beast's blood will lure in any Spirit Beasts in the area,

including the poisonous Spirit Beast. According to my analysis,

the thousand-year-old Spirit Beast's corpse and Spirit Rings

will not fade away for at least half an incense stick time.

Won't it be dangerous with a crowd of Spirit Beasts gathering in one place?

Before the crowd of Spirit Beasts gather,

Ou Si Ke has to absorb the Spirit Rings and eliminate the smell of any blood.

Even if a lot of Spirit Beasts do gather,

with the abilities of the little monsters, they can still deal with it.

If that doesn't work, we still have you, Headmaster.

Does that guarantee that she will appear?

Even if the Spirit Titled Douluo and Spirit Sage that are with her are powerful,

they will still need to search days to find a thousand-year-old poisonous Spirit Beast.

Once they find it, the Spirit Beasts will have gathered in a crowd

and they will head in our direction. Let's bet on our good luck.

All right. Let's take a break here.

The forest is massive.

It is almost as big as a kingdom. It will take more than a few days to walk through this whole forest.

Didn't they say that the forest should be filled with Spirit Beasts?

Why haven't we seen any?

This is still the border of the Star Dou Forest. It is rare for the stronger Spirit Beasts to appear here,

so it's considered safe.

Our motive this time is to help Ou Si Ke

kill a suitable one thousand-year-old Spirit Beast. So we need to go deeper into the forest.

Everyone needs to be careful. The deeper we go, the more danger we will be put in.

Then... Then, will there be normal animals in the forest?

Of course. Take the height of the trees as an example,

large lizards can be found on the branches.

These lizards don't hold any Spirit Rings within them,

but a lot of Spirit Beasts like to consume these types of lizards.

In this forest, at every moment, the strong are living off the weak. Only the strong survive in this forest.

I heard about this in the village.

The big fish will eat the smaller fish and the small fish will eat the shrimp.

- And the shrimp will eat mud, is that right? - Mud cannot support you on a wall.

Are we seeing who can spout the most idioms? This is something I'm good at.

Ou Si Ke, you've talked too much.

Let's go! Let's keep up our pace. Don't get left behind.

Also, everyone must be careful where they're stepping.

You must be careful of things like vines and holes.

There is a Spirit Beast called Barren Tree and it's very unique.

It looks exactly like a dead tree.

When you're not hunting, you will not be able to tell the difference.

Vines?

Save me!

Wait. Release your Spirit.

Your Evil Fire Phoenix is the least afraid of plant Spirits.

- Are you all right? - Are you all right?

I was just scared right now.

Your Spirit is a part of your life.

- Allow the Spirit to become one with you on instinct. - Understood.

I never thought that the Star Dou Forest was this dangerous.

The danger of Star Dou Forest has just been witnessed by all of you.

I have to offer a piece of advice to everyone. You must concentrate fully.

Be in your best condition when facing this forest.

We ran at full speed for almost 100 li just now.

How can we be in our best condition?

It's simple.

- Having Ou Si Ke is enough. - What?

- Me? - You must all have not seen Ou Si Ke's Spirit right?

We indeed have never seen it before.

Ou Si Ke show them your Spirit.

I... I don't think that will be necessary.

- I'm not ready yet. - Only you can regenerate everyone's energy.

You wouldn't want anything to happen to anyone, right?

- You're doing this on purpose, right? - I am doing this on purpose.

Actually, your Spirit is really unique and special.

One of a kind.

Then... all right.

Hold this for me.

It even comes with its own attire.

This... I...

This is your Tool Spirit?

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"Galaxy" by Wu Xuanyi

♫ The shadows of the tree flicker against the light ♫

♫ As if flickering past the youth’s persistence ♫

♫ That faraway place is the moment right now ♫

♫ Packed up my things but I still have a taciturn expression ♫

♫ Be at ease and don’t say too much ♫

♫ Taking a different path but it is still winding and dangerous ♫

♫ Don’t evade it, just pretend it’s another opportunity to cultivate ourselves ♫

♫ This choice is biased but my heart is still burning hot ♫

♫ Facing the violent storms and continuing on the bumpy road ♫

♫ Fearlessly breaking the rules of an ordinary life ♫

♫ Just to... Just to achieve a unique me ♫

♫ Staggering along as I rush into the next sunset ♫

♫ I have an extravagant hope for some glittering fireworks ♫

♫ The beautiful dreams of believing ♫

♫ Are still hanging high above ♫

♫ Converging into a galaxy ♫

♫ Be at ease and don’t say too much ♫

♫ Taking a different path but it is still winding and dangerous ♫

♫ Don’t evade it, just pretend it’s another opportunity to cultivate ourselves ♫

♫ This choice biased but my heart is still burning hot ♫

♫ Facing the violent storms and continuing on the bumpy road ♫

♫ Fearlessly breaking the rules of an ordinary life ♫