Chapter 506: Gu Lei Kingdom, Three Titles Conferred in One Day

"Greetings, Your Majesty, greetings, Your Highness the Queen!"

Below the main hall of the royal palace, four young men and women knelt and paid their respects to Nan Tianchen and Lan Xue, who were on the throne.

"Rise," Nan Tianchen said, using his soul power to lift them up. "Jia Kui, Xingdaorong, Pan Feng, Xingcai, the reason I have summoned you today is to share a piece of news. I know you have all sworn loyalty to my son, and since that is the case, I will place my trust in you. There is an opportunity this time that I intend to give you a chance to obtain. I will explain the pros and cons to you, and whether you accept it or not is entirely up to you to decide."

Nan Tianchen agreed with a statement made by Nan Feihuang: do not use those you suspect, and do not suspect those you use.

These four individuals were all native-born residents of the Gu Lei Kingdom. Xingdaorong and Pan Feng came from commoner backgrounds and only obtained their noble seats through their meritorious service in the Academy Tournament. The families of Zhang Xingcai and Jia Kui were nobles who had been passed down for generations in the Gu Lei Kingdom; they were loyal subjects for generations, and there were no issues regarding their loyalty.

Although situations like that of Xu Rong had occurred before, even those considered loyal for generations still had the possibility of betrayal. However, Nan Tianchen would not lose trust in everyone around him because of this; if a country had no one it could trust, that would be truly sorrowful.

"Please, Your Majesty, give your instructions," the four said respectfully.

Nan Tianchen opened his palm, holding three medicinal pills, and said, "This is our kingdom's new national treasure, the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Pill. Its effects are..."

Nan Tianchen laid out the effects and side effects of the pills without reservation.

After hearing this, the four looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock. In this world, there actually existed a divine pill capable of instantly turning a person into a Title Douluo.

"You may consider whether you wish to consume them. After all, while this pill can allow you to instantly obtain powerful strength, it comes at the cost of completely sacrificing your future," Lan Xue said gently. "No matter what choice you make, Tianchen and I will respect your decision. Furthermore, there are only three pills, and there are four of you. If you decide to consume them, then you must judge for yourselves who will do so."

The four looked at each other, and the three men first spoke to Zhang Xingcai, the only girl, "Xingcai, you choose first."

The three men could not possibly snatch the opportunity from a girl like Xingcai.

Xingcai nodded, walked forward, and knelt on one knee. "Reporting to Your Majesty and Your Highness the Queen, Xingcai is willing to consume the pill. Please, Your Majesty and Your Highness the Queen, grant it to me."

She had almost no hesitation, for she knew her own limits. Her grandfather, although one of the five strongest Food-type Soul Masters in the world, was trapped at the peak of the Spirit Saint stage. Feihuang had tried every possible method to help him become a Spirit Douluo, using every spirit pill, medicine, and soul skill amplification, yet her grandfather's soul power still made minimal progress.

This was a manifestation of his potential having completely reached its end, and her grandfather was too old; even Immortal Herbs had little effect, as the medicinal potency would dissipate too much.

As for her own talent and potential, it was not as good as her grandfather's to begin with. In this life, let alone becoming a Spirit Douluo, even becoming a Spirit Saint was a struggle. Since there was an opportunity to boost her power in one go, she would naturally not give it up.

So what if she could not make further progress later? Reaching a realm in one go that she could never have reached in her entire life was not a loss; on the contrary, it was a huge gain.

Lan Xue nodded and waved her hand. One of the pills in Nan Tianchen's hand landed precisely in front of Zhang Xingcai.

Zhang Xingcai immediately chose to consume it on the spot. With two Title Douluos guarding here, there was no place in the entire Gu Lei Kingdom safer than this.

"What about the three of you?" Nan Tianchen continued to ask. "Do not be overly conflicted; it does not matter who consumes them. When my son returns, those who did not consume one will surely have other opportunities in the future."

Jia Kui, Xingdaorong, and Pan Feng had long since sworn brotherhood as brothers of different surnames; he did not want to ruin their brotherly bond over a pill.

"Your Majesty, we have already discussed it. Please grant the remaining two pills to me and my second brother, Pan Feng, respectively," said Jia Kui, the eldest brother, as he stepped forward.

They had all decided to consume them; after all, the potential of the three of them was only around the Spirit Saint to Spirit Douluo level, and that would take at least another fifty years.

In any case, their consciences were clear; they had never thought about becoming Super Douluos or anything of the sort.

Being able to become a Title Douluo was already a blessing from their ancestors.

Besides, not being able to progress further might not be a bad thing. This was a legitimate excuse to be lazy; even when their Crown Prince returned home, he would no longer supervise their daily cultivation. Thinking about the next few hundred years, where they could enjoy life with the strength of a Title Douluo without needing to cultivate—was there anything more wonderful in this world?

As for the choice, it was entirely based on the quality of their martial souls. Jia Kui's martial soul quality was the highest among the three, so his chance of becoming a Title Douluo after taking the pill was the highest; therefore, he definitely had a spot.

As for Xingdaorong and Pan Feng, their martial soul qualities were on par, but it was common knowledge.

Before the seventieth level, Beast Spirits generally had the advantage, but once they reached the seventieth level, because the Tool Spirit Avatar was often stronger than the Beast Spirit Avatar, many Tool Spirit Masters achieved a reversal in strength in the later stages.

Pan Feng's Lihua Kaishan Axe, once it reached the stage after becoming a Spirit Saint, should be slightly stronger than Xingdaorong's Fire Ox.

The three discussed it peacefully, and with reason, Xingdaorong had no choice but to accept it. He was willing to trust the King; perhaps when the Crown Prince returned, he would have other opportunities.

Nan Tianchen flicked his hand, and the other two pills flew to Jia Kui and Pan Feng respectively.

The two of them, just like Xingcai, consumed them without hesitation.

The three young men and women felt such powerful medicinal potency for the first time; the soul power within their bodies was boiling, reflecting a blood-red color on their faces.

Their expressions were ferocious, and they looked extremely uncomfortable.

This was a normal phenomenon; such an extreme increase in soul power was a huge test for the body.

Although it would not be fatal, if their spirits could not withstand such pain, it was possible they would fall short of success.

Fortunately, Lan Xue was also present. She immediately used her Extreme Ice, channeling cold energy into the three of them to seal their sense of touch.

In this way, she could minimize their pain as much as possible.

The expressions of the three improved visibly.

One day later, in the royal palace of the Gu Lei Kingdom, two pillars of light shot into the sky.

Unfortunately, there were only two.

Due to the lack of Spirit Rings, the soul power of the three quickly returned to their original limit of the sixtieth level. The remaining soul power was hidden within their bodies like recessive genes and could only be unsealed after obtaining Spirit Rings. However, at the very least, at the moment of the initial explosion, the Title Douluo couple Nan Tianchen and Lan Xue could still slightly sense that Jia Kui and Xingdaorong had likely succeeded in using the Nine Heavens Dragon Transformation Pill to break through to Level Ninety, but Zhang Xingcai had stopped at around Level Eighty-five; Food-type Soul Masters were always a step behind in cultivation.

But that was enough. For a country, an eighty-plus level Food-type Soul Master was no less significant than a Title Douluo, and their status might even be higher.

Almost at the same moment, far away in the Sunset Forest, an aura ten times more massive than those two pillars of light combined surged from the bottom of the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Nan Feihuang had also succeeded.

On this day, in the Gu Lei Kingdom, three titles were conferred in one day!

"Boom!"

In the dark of night, a heaven-shaking explosion caught the attention of the four people inside the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Nan Feihuang rushed directly out of the lake and stood in the void.

(End of chapter)