Chapter 27: Fame Spreads Across the Continent, All Sides Shaken

Just as Nan Feihuang was happily holding celebrations for several consecutive days, the news of the new Title Douluo had, if not spread across the entire continent, at least reached the ears of the several top-tier factions within these past few days.

In the Pope Palace, a woman was sitting upright on the Pope Throne; she was the contemporary Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong was dressed in a form-fitting, bright golden long dress, the gorgeous gown shimmering with precious light, adorned with over a hundred red, blue, and gold gemstones; the Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown atop her head radiated ten thousand rays of light, and she held a scepter about two meters long, inlaid with countless gems.

That near-perfect face, noble, elegant, and serene—she was simply suited for every word of praise. Although she was no longer young, the traces of time did not seem to have left any mark upon her.

Whether in beauty or temperament, she was a cut above Lan Xue.

At this moment, she was quietly listening to the report from her subordinate below.

The person reporting was named Luo Er Di Ya La, the person in charge of the Spirit Hall's intelligence organization, an eighty-eighth-level Spirit Douluo with the Sculpted Eagle martial soul, also a famous expert on the continent.

"Your Holiness the Pope... that is the situation. That Ice and Snow Goddess of yesteryear, Lan Xue, has now successfully advanced to a Title Douluo. It is estimated that in these few days, she should have already headed to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for her Ninth Spirit Ring. I heard that to ensure the hunting of a suitable Spirit Beast, Nan Tianchen has arranged for over a hundred Spirit Masters, including experts like the Brute Force Sect Master Jia Chong, to form a battle group to assist his wife."

"Oh, has she finally succeeded in advancing?" After hearing this, Bibi Dong's expression remained very indifferent; a mere newly advanced Title Douluo was not enough to move her.

After all, Lan Xue's talent back then was not inferior to Tang Hao's; Tang Hao became a Title Douluo at forty-four, so her being a few years later was not abrupt.

As for her, Bibi Dong, she possessed Twin Spirits and was the Pope of the Spirit Hall; her actual age of becoming a Title Douluo was even earlier than Tang Hao's, she simply hadn't shown it off. Now, at only forty-two, her soul power had already reached the level of a Super Douluo, and with the convenience of using her second martial soul to absorb more Spirit Rings, she was striding toward the realm of a Limit Douluo. In the eyes of such a peerless genius as her, even if Lan Xue was a genius, she was nothing more than that.

"In that case, the Gu Lei Kingdom is slightly more worth winning over; after all, the female Title Douluos on the continent are just me, Lingyuan, and her, right?" Bibi Dong said. "Luo Er Di Ya La, go send her an invitation, inviting her to my Spirit Hall. I will grant her an honor and personally preside over her title ceremony."

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope!" Having received the order, Luo Er Di Ya La went down to prepare.

He couldn't help but marvel at Lan Xue's good fortune; to be personally conferred by the Pope, what a great honor that was.

In fact, when an ordinary Title Douluo advances, the title ceremony can be held on their own; there is no need to come to the Spirit Hall.

But this time it was the Pope's invitation; let alone a small Gu Lei Kingdom, even the Upper Three Sects and the Two Great Empires would likely not dare to refuse.

However, ordinary people wouldn't think of refusing either.

For example, Dugu Bo; he and the Spirit Hall were not on very good terms, but when he advanced to Title Douluo, the world-renowned Golden Crocodile Douluo conferred his title, and he still went happily.

At the same time, the Heaven Dou Empire also received the news. Although Emperor Xue Ye was not as happy as Nan Tianchen, he was still joyful.

Because he had already agreed to the marriage between Nan Feihuang and Xue Ke.

Originally, he had felt that Nan Feihuang marrying his daughter was slightly climbing the social ladder, as he had originally just been gambling on whether Lan Xue could become a Title Douluo.

He hadn't expected the return to come so quickly.

Being able to become in-laws with a Title Douluo, what else could he be dissatisfied with?

Now, one side was the Emperor's daughter and the other was the son of a Title Douluo; this could truly be considered a match made in heaven.

"Qing He!" Xue Ye called out.

"Father Emperor, your son is here." Below, a handsome-faced youth responded.

He was the current Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Qinghe.

That is to say, Qian Renxue!

Xue Ye issued an imperial decree, "My in-law has successfully broken through to Title Douluo, and my heart is greatly comforted. As an in-law, I cannot show nothing. You go to the national treasury, select some presentable congratulatory gifts, and go to the Gu Lei Kingdom on my behalf to offer congratulations."

"Your son obeys the decree and will certainly not fail Father Emperor's trust!" Xue Qinghe was also curious about Lan Xue, wanting to see what kind of demeanor this generation's genius, who could be mentioned in the same breath as the Haotian Twin Stars back then, truly possessed.

Xue Ye nodded; he had always been very reassured by Xue Qinghe's ability to handle affairs. "By the way, take Ke'er with you; let her get to know her fiancé, and take the opportunity to build some affection early."

Although Emperor Xue Ye did not value Xue Ke very highly, he did not completely lack love for her. Although the marriage between royals did not allow for her opposition, if his daughter could fall in love with Nan Feihuang in the future, it would also make him feel slightly comforted.

Now that both were children, perhaps they couldn't produce love, but they could slowly develop it starting as childhood playmates.

In Notting City, inside the Elementary Academy.

A flat-headed man was teaching a youth to learn various knowledge about Spirit Beasts.

"Xiao San, you must remember these spider-type Spirit Beasts. Their webs are tough and highly poisonous; they are all extremely suitable for your Blue Silver Grass martial soul."

"Yes, Teacher, I will memorize all the characteristics of these Spirit Beasts, the methods of identifying their age, and so on."

The two people in this question-and-answer session were none other than the Master Yu Xiaogang and the Tang Sect disciple Tang San.

"Hmm, very good. Recently, another major event has occurred on the continent. There is one more top-tier expert on the continent at the Title Douluo level. I believe that you, Xiao San, will also be able to step into that level one day," the Master sighed with emotion.

He truly envied those with innate talent who possessed top-level spirits and found breaking through as simple as eating and drinking.

Unlike him, because his innate soul power was only half a level, he had relied on the resources from his family and Bibi Dong to work his life away to reach level twenty-nine when he was young. In the decades since, however, he had made no further progress, and it was estimated he would be stuck at the level thirty bottleneck for a lifetime.

He had also basically given up the hope of becoming a strong person on his own.

And that Lan Xue, breaking through to Title Douluo at the age of forty-eight, was only slightly inferior to his idol, Tang Hao.

It was truly enviable.

Fortunately, he had now taken Tang San, a disciple with the gifted Twin Spirits, as his apprentice. He believed that he would be the best proof of his theories.

As long as he cultivated Tang San into a talent, he would see who would dare to question his theories then.

Just as the Master was leading Tang San in diligent study, in the shadows, Tang Hao, who had been watching them, also heard the news that had recently occurred.

"That woman actually broke through. That hammer strike back then should have shattered her foundation. To be able to break and then stand again in such a situation is truly not simple." Tang Hao was somewhat worried; he did not know if Lan Xue would come to find trouble with him after breaking through, to repay the defeat of that year.

Although he was not afraid, his great enemy now was the Spirit Hall, and he really did not want to make more enemies, especially experts like Title Douluos.

(End of chapter)