[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-120":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550459,2014,"Chapter 120 - 120 – Plea for Li Zhexian to Don the Armor of Command, Spirit Hall’s Warning","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-120",120,"\u003Cp>Li Zhexian once said he would never go to the Ye Clan's residence again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this time, he had no choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Entering the chamber thick with medicinal fragrance, Li Zhexian's gaze fell upon the scene on the bed, and the hands hidden in his sleeves clenched tightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Tianheng… all seven members of the Imperial Battle Team lay there, their breathing faint.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their robes were soaked with blood, their faces pale as paper.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most horrifying of all—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each of them had an arm twisted into an inhuman shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jagged white bone pierced through torn flesh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ye summoned her Nine Heart Begonia Martial Soul, and torrents of healing radiance rained down upon them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The seven's ghastly injuries began to heal quickly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The chamber's atmosphere weighed heavy as lead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo and Yu Yuanzhen, two Titled Douluo, stood with faces dark as iron, gazes locked on their battered juniors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The arrival of Li Zhexian eased their expressions only slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They gave him faint nods of acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian strode forward quickly, asking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How is their condition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo's voice rasped, his eyes never leaving the bloodless face of Dugu Yan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanks to the Ye Clan's Nine Heart Begonia.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Otherwise, with the Continental Spirit Master Tournament opening tomorrow…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if the Imperial Battle Team had no match scheduled, appearing in such a state would be a humiliation beyond words.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His emerald eyes surged with killing intent—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>yet in the end, it dissolved into a bitter sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world feared him as the Poison Douluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even great powers' Titled Douluo hesitated to provoke him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But against Spirit Hall, which commanded eight-tenths of the continent's top powerhouses—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dugu Bo could feel only deep helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was no ordinary clash between juniors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Yuanzhen's hair flickered faintly with arcs of lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though his voice seemed calm, it carried the pressure of an impending thunderstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Those juniors from Spirit Hall must have acted under orders.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They deliberately used such vicious methods to trample on Tianheng and the others right before the tournament!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Hall no longer even bothers to hide its wolfish ambition?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neither Dugu Bo nor Yu Yuanzhen understood why Spirit Hall would strike so viciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in Li Zhexian's heart, a suspicion already stirred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That time, on the way back from the Wind Sword Sect to Heaven Dou City—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because he had grown too close to Qian Renxue,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spirit Hall Pope had dispatched over a dozen powerhouses to ambush him midway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was certain—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It must have been Qian Renxue's words after that incident that provoked the Pope's fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter now…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>was the Pope's warning to Qian Renxue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And an even sharper warning to him, Li Zhexian: Spirit Hall's kill order was far from over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As his thoughts spun like lightning, Li Zhexian calmly looked at Xue Qinghe beside him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe's expression was calm as ever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the depths of those gentle eyes—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boiled a murderous chill that made the heart tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian was about to speak—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the clamor of hurried footsteps erupted outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A servant led Feng Xiaotian, Huyan Li, Huo Wushuang, Huo Wu, and others quickly inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment they saw the battered Imperial Battle Team on the bed—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All of their faces changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Hall's battle team has gone too far!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian's brows drew tight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How did you hear of this?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had received Xue Qinghe's message at the very first instant—how had Feng Xiaotian and the others learned so quickly?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huo Wushuang's face burned with fury.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The news that the Imperial Battle Team's first team was crushed by the Golden Generation of Spirit Hall has already spread through Heaven Dou City!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At those words—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone's faces shifted again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Imperial Battle Team had only just returned—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet the rumors were already a storm across the city!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, Spirit Hall was behind it, fanning the flames.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An icy chill radiated from Dugu Bo. \"What a vicious scheme.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The tournament hasn't even begun, yet Heaven Dou City already knows the Imperial Team suffered a crushing defeat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At that point, how could the common folk still have faith in them? Even if the seven recover, this shadow will linger, weighing down their minds, weakening their strength.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Spirit Hall's goal—is to disgrace the entire Heaven Dou Empire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the vast chamber,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the suffocating tension grew ever heavier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, under Madam Ye's healing, the seven's external external injuries had basically healed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the feeling of weakness from the exhaustion of their Spirit Power had not yet dissipated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhe... Zhexian...\" Yu Tianheng slowly opened his heavy eyelids and looked at Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eyes that had once burned with fighting spirit now held only crushing defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We thought…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…after so much bitter training, so much growth in strength…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…this time at the Tournament, though we spoke of aiming for the top three, deep down, we dreamed of the championship.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His voice rasped, thick with bitterness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But we lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Against those three of Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, we didn't even have the right to fight back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All seven of them stared at Li Zhexian, eyes burning with desperate hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We beg you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Join the Imperial Battle Team…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Madam Ye, Dugu Bo, and Yu Yuanzhen remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a choice that belonged to the younger generation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaotian, Huo Wushuang, and the others stared at Li Zhexian in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian… had not joined the Imperial Battle Team?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was he planning to miss this grandest of Spirit Master events?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Zhexian, you—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Xiaotian blurted—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Zhexian lifted a hand, cutting him off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Focus on your recovery.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And remember—attend the Tournament's opening tomorrow.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned, walking out with Xue Qinghe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving behind a room full of gazes, tangled with unwillingness, disappointment, and a sliver of hope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the way back—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe lowered her head in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian too said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As they passed through the alleys—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voices of the people drifted clearly to their ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, Spirit Hall truly is terrifying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Shameful! Utterly shameful! And here I thought the Imperial Battle Team was so strong—before the Tournament even starts, they've been carried back in disgrace!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did you hear? Spirit Hall only sent three people—and crippled the entire Imperial Team!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The gap's too great… I wonder if Sword Wine could beat them?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the time they reached Lotus Lake—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian finally asked:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This blow to the Imperial Team—will it drag you down as well?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe's lips curved in a calm smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Tournament is nothing but icing on the cake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even without its glory, no one can shake my place as Crown Prince.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tone was firm, without a trace of falsehood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Indeed, within the Heaven Dou royal clan, there was none left who could threaten her succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Setting aside politics—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What truly stirred Xue Qinghe's fury,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Was that woman's warning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It meant that woman would likely strike at Li Zhexian again!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that thought,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe could no longer suppress the rage clawing in her chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day marked the opening of the Spirit Master Tournament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xue Qinghe returned to the palace to handle state affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian went alone back to his courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pushing open the gate—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes were instantly caught by something beneath the plum tree.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A neatly folded set of white-and-gold uniforms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the chest—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a crown insignia gleamed with light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the uniform of the Imperial Battle Team's captain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian walked to the table, his fingers brushing lightly across the emblem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The following day—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament, Heaven Dou Empire Division, opened in grand ceremony at the Great Spirit Arena.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This pinnacle event of the Spirit Master world drew countless eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From princes and nobles to commoners in the streets, all treated it as the grandest festival on the continent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tickets for the opening ceremony—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had sold out a month ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At dawn, the horizon tinged with orange—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the newly renovated Great Spirit Arena, seas of people thronged, the streets empty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All hoped, on this first day, to catch a glimpse of the genius youths of the Spirit Master world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the waiting area, all the great teams gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The members of the Imperial Battle Team, Godwind Academy, Blazing Academy, and Elephant Armored Academy kept casting glances toward the empty entryway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their gazes dimmed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That familiar figure—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still had not appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>",1415,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.445Z",1,"novelbin.me","319d88beda93c86795d710ae6d65dcbb5f75c9d30ad5c9e7f1942b6ad17448d7","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-325","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-324",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]