LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 204: Can a Title Douluo Cheat?
Chapter 204: Can a Title Douluo Cheat?
The bright sunlight shone down on the Pope's Palace, making it appear even more magnificent, resplendent as if it were a divine temple.
Boom, boom!
The ground began to tremble.
Of course, it wasn't an earthquake. Instead, two teams of silver-armored warriors marched in from afar.
Their synchronized steps created a powerful resonance.
Majestic, solemn, dignified, and fierce—these auras swept across the scene, bringing a sudden hush to all the chatter.
At this moment, the silver-armored guards had cleared a path.
Leading straight to the square in front of the Pope's Palace.
Envy filled the eyes of the onlookers.
Only those who reached that square could be considered true big shots.
But they could only dream, for today, besides the major figures of the soul master world, only members of the Shrek team and the Spirit Hall Academy team could set foot there.
"Will the Spirit Hall Academy team please come forward!"
A red-robed cardinal stood on the distant square, shouting loudly.
This indicated the high importance placed on this final match, with a cardinal of the Spirit Hall serving as the referee.
With the announcement, Xie Yue, Yan, Hu Liena, and their teammates emerged from the side of the Pope's Palace and stepped onto the square.
Their eyes seemed to burn with fire as they searched the outer perimeter for their opponents.
Yesterday, Elder Gui had specially met with them and advised them to do their best, saying that winning or losing wasn't important.
What did Elder Gui mean by that?
Did he look down on them?
They had heard that the Shrek team members were injured but still planned to participate in the final match. How could they lose to such opponents?
It seemed Elder Gui had no confidence in them.
"Now, will the Shrek team members please come forward!"
After confirming everything, the cardinal shouted again.
"Erlong, Zhao, Flender, wait for me here," Qin Xiao said. After providing proof of his identity, he walked alone down the path cleared by the silver-armored guards.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
Qin Xiao felt numerous intense gazes upon him.
"What's going on? Is the Shrek team only sending one person?"
"It seems the rumors are true. The Shrek team has indeed suffered severe injuries, and only one person can compete."
"Hahaha, but what can one person do? Can he defeat the seven unscathed members of the Spirit Hall Academy team?"
"Are you dreaming? If only one person is coming, it must be to concede the match."
Amidst the crowd, voices of speculation rose.
No doubt, Qin Xiao's actions drew much curiosity, but no one believed he intended to challenge the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy team alone.
After all,
It wasn't realistic.
At this moment, Qin Xiao had reached the square in front of the Pope's Palace, casually observing his surroundings.
He had to admit, the Spirit Hall was indeed wealthy. The ground was paved with special stones that emitted a faint, soft glow.
Though not actual jade, these stones were far from ordinary and quite valuable.
"Please welcome Her Majesty the Pope."
At this moment, the cardinal loudly announced towards the Pope's Palace behind him.
Boom.
A heavy sound rang out as small doors on both sides of the Pope's Palace opened first, and six red-robed cardinals emerged from each side.
They lined up in two rows and shouted in unison, "Welcome, Her Majesty the Pope."
"Long live, long live, long live."
The three shouts echoed like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami throughout the entire Spirit City.
These voices came not only from the orderly palace guards on Pope Hill but also from all the soul masters in Spirit City who were forbidden from approaching the hill. To them, the Pope was the highest faith!
In the distance, at the perimeter of the square, countless people looked over with fervent eyes.
To them, the Pope of the Spirit Hall was a divine figure. Who wouldn't want to see their god?
Qin Xiao was also curious and looked over.
Under his gaze, a figure first stepped out from the main doors of the Pope's Palace.
A golden gown from head to toe, a purple-gold crown on her head, and a scepter in her hand.
It was none other than Bibi Dong, who walked out of the palace with a solemn expression.
At this moment, she gave an unreal impression, as if a towering giant had approached, shaking the soul.
No one even noticed her unparalleled beauty. At this moment, she embodied the majesty of the Pope of the Spirit Hall.
"She truly has the aura to dominate the Douluo Continent. Few can match this presence," Qin Xiao secretly admired.
He also noticed that four others followed behind Bibi Dong.
The bright sunlight bathed the Pope's Palace, making it appear even more magnificent and radiant, as if it were a temple from the divine realm.
Boom, boom!
The ground began to shake.
Of course, it wasn't an earthquake; it was two squads of silver-armored warriors marching from afar.
Their synchronized steps created a powerful resonance.
Majestic, solemn, dignified, and cold—these auras swept across the scene, bringing a sudden hush to all the chatter.
At this moment, the silver-armored guards had cleared a path.
Leading straight to the square in front of the Pope's Palace.
Envy filled the eyes of the onlookers.
Only those who reached that square could be considered true big shots.
But they could only dream, for today, besides the major figures of the soul master world, only members of the Shrek team and the Spirit Hall Academy team could set foot there.
"Will the Spirit Hall Academy team please come forward!"
A red-robed cardinal stood on the distant square, shouting loudly.
This indicated the high importance placed on this final match, with a cardinal of the Spirit Hall serving as the referee.
With the announcement, Xie Yue, Yan, Hu Liena, and their teammates emerged from the side of the Pope's Palace and stepped onto the square.
Their eyes seemed to burn with fire as they searched the outer perimeter for their opponents.
Yesterday, Elder Gui had specially met with them and advised them to do their best, saying that winning or losing wasn't important.
What did Elder Gui mean by that?
Did he look down on them?
They had heard that the Shrek team members were injured but still planned to participate in the final match. How could they lose to such opponents?
It seemed Elder Gui had no confidence in them.
"Now, will the Shrek team members please come forward!"
After confirming everything, the cardinal shouted again.
"Erlong, Zhao, Flender, wait for me here," Qin Xiao said. After providing proof of his identity, he walked alone down the path cleared by the silver-armored guards.
Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.
Qin Xiao felt numerous intense gazes upon him.
"What's going on? Is the Shrek team only sending one person?"
"It seems the rumors are true. The Shrek team has indeed suffered severe injuries, and only one person can compete."
"Hahaha, but what can one person do? Can he defeat the seven unscathed members of the Spirit Hall Academy team?"
"Are you dreaming? If only one person is coming, it must be to concede the match."
Amidst the crowd, voices of speculation rose.
No doubt, Qin Xiao's actions drew much curiosity, but no one believed he intended to challenge the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy team alone.
After all,
It wasn't realistic.
At this moment, Qin Xiao had reached the square in front of the Pope's Palace, casually observing his surroundings.
He had to admit, the Spirit Hall was indeed wealthy. The ground was paved with special stones that emitted a faint, soft glow.
Though not actual jade, these stones were far from ordinary and quite valuable.
"Please welcome Her Majesty the Pope."
At this moment, the cardinal loudly announced towards the Pope's Palace behind him.
Boom.
A heavy sound rang out as small doors on both sides of the Pope's Palace opened first, and six red-robed cardinals emerged from each side.
They lined up in two rows and shouted in unison, "Welcome, Her Majesty the Pope."
"Long live, long live, long live."
The three shouts echoed like a mountain collapsing and a tsunami throughout the entire Spirit City.
These voices came not only from the orderly palace guards on Pope Hill but also from all the soul masters in Spirit City who were forbidden from approaching the hill. To them, the Pope was the highest faith!
In the distance, at the perimeter of the square, countless people looked over with fervent eyes.
To them, the Pope of the Spirit Hall was a divine figure. Who wouldn't want to see their god?
Qin Xiao was also curious and looked over.
Under his gaze, a figure first stepped out from the main doors of the Pope's Palace.
A golden gown from head to toe, a purple-gold crown on her head, and a scepter in her hand.
It was none other than Bibi Dong, who walked out of the palace with a solemn expression.
At this moment, she gave an unreal impression, as if a towering giant had approached, shaking the soul.
No one even noticed her unparalleled beauty. At this moment, she embodied the majesty of the Pope of the Spirit Hall.
"She truly has the aura to dominate the Douluo Continent. Few can match this presence," Qin Xiao secretly admired.
He also noticed that four others followed behind Bibi Dong.
Among them, two were Qin Xiao's old acquaintances, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo. At this time, they hadn't yet broken away from the Spirit Hall, still serving as honorary elders with prestigious status.
The other two, one of whom Qin Xiao had met before, was Ghost Douluo, who had visited Zhu Zhuqing and the others after they were attacked.
The last one had skin as delicate as a baby's and an unusually beautiful face that gave off a peculiar feeling. If not for the Adam's apple on his neck, no one would believe he was a man.
Without anyone introducing him, Qin Xiao guessed his identity. "Neither yin nor yang, not male nor female, it must be Chrysanthemum Douluo."
After that, no one else emerged from the grand Pope's Palace.
This was expected since only three kinds of people could exit through the main doors of the Pope's Palace.
The first was naturally the Pope.
The second was those who had proven their strength as Title Douluo.
The third was elders of the Spirit Hall. Other than these three, not even platinum bishops or emperors of the two great empires had the right to use this door.
At this moment, Bibi Dong stood in the center of the square and spoke loudly:
"From you, I see hope. Before the Pope's Palace, I wish to see all your talent and strength. The ultimate victor will receive the Spirit Hall's greatest reward." As she spoke, she lightly waved her scepter. A light point floated in mid-air.
It was a small piece of dark green bone.
Even those at the outer edges of the square could see it clearly.
Instantly, everyone's eyes lit up with fervor.
A soul bone!
To countless soul masters, it was a treasure they could only dream of. For the Spirit Hall to offer one as a prize was already considered generous.
However.
Qin Xiao was the only one who sneered, feeling nothing but amusement.
He thought to himself: In the original story, the Spirit Hall offered three soul bones in this competition, but now it has shrunk to just one. Is it because they know the Spirit Hall team won't win and don't want to give up more? Stingy!
"Will both teams please come forward?"
At this moment, the cardinal acting as referee shouted again.
But it was unnecessary.
Qin Xiao and the seven members of the Spirit Hall Academy team were already on the stage.
The cardinal just needed to step aside.
In fact, the cardinal knew this, but he didn't know much about Qin Xiao and didn't realize the young man before him was a Title Douluo.
Like most others, he assumed Qin Xiao was here to concede on behalf of the Shrek team.
So, he hadn't stepped aside, thinking it would be a hassle to go up and down the stage twice, waiting for Qin Xiao to concede so he could announce the result.
Seeing this, Xie Yue couldn't help but say, "Cardinal, please step aside."
He remembered Ghost Douluo's words and was sure the young man before them wouldn't concede easily.
The cardinal realized the issue and stepped aside, shouting, "Both teams, prepare."
His loud voice quickly spread across the scene, even reaching the outer areas of the square where the crowd was watching.
However, his words caused quite a stir.
"What's going on? That kid isn't conceding?"
"Are you kidding? He plans to fight the seven members of the Spirit Hall alone? They outnumber him and could drown him in spit."
"Haha, he's a joker. I'm glad I moved my bet to the Spirit Hall Academy team. Otherwise, I'd be jumping off a building today."
"Even knowing he'll get beaten, he stands up for his team's honor. I respect him as a man."
...
Undoubtedly.
Qin Xiao's actions caused an uproar among the spectators.
Meanwhile, in the arena.
Xie Yue stood at the front of his team and said solemnly, "Brothers, release your martial souls!"
"Even if we have only one opponent, we cannot be careless."
With his command, waves of soul power erupted, and soul rings appeared around the Spirit Hall Academy team members.
Unlike the crowd, their faces were full of seriousness.
They hadn't forgotten Ghost Douluo's warning.
Meanwhile, Qin Xiao's expression turned solemn as well, showing respect to his opponents.
With a thought, rolling thunder erupted from his body.
Boom...
The sound of thunder left everyone astonished.
Some looked up, puzzled.
What's going on?
The sky is clear. Where's the thunder coming from?
Sword Douluo frowned and secretly transmitted to Ning Fengzhi, "Qin Xiao's cultivation has become much stronger. I wonder how this kid trains. Is tempering the body with thunder really that beneficial?"
Even Sword Douluo felt tempted.
Ning Fengzhi noted Sword Douluo's words and planned to counsel him later.
After all, Qin Xiao's abnormal training methods weren't something anyone could imitate. It could be deadly, even for a Title Douluo.
"What a powerful presence. This kid is indeed not simple."
"When the battle starts, Nana and I will use our martial soul fusion skill together. Everyone, give it your all and do not hold back on your attacks."
In the arena, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and their teammates felt immense pressure.
Xie Yue spoke in a low voice, outlining their plan.
The others nodded silently, keeping Xie Yue's words in mind. Their expressions were cold and filled with murderous intent.
But in the next moment, the cold looks on their faces turned to shock.
All seven of them had the same thought simultaneously: Am I seeing this right? That kid has nine soul rings?
And the ages of those soul rings were incredibly high.
"An illusion, this must be an illusion!" Xie Yue said in disbelief.
He had expected Qin Xiao to be strong, but never imagined he could be a Title Douluo-level powerhouse.
"Nine soul rings, Title Douluo!"
"Is this for real?"
It wasn't just Xie Yue who was shocked; his teammates also wore expressions of disbelief.
Smack!
At that moment, Hu Liena slapped him across the face, the sound crisp and clear.
A burning sensation filled Xie Yue's left cheek, leaving him stunned.
"Nana, why did you hit me?"
"Didn't you say it was an illusion? Now tell me, does it hurt?"
"It hurts!"
Hearing this, Hu Liena nodded seriously, "Then it's not an illusion; it's real. Our opponent is a Title Douluo!"
Unconsciously, her voice had become dry and hoarse.
Meanwhile, the spectators outside were also in an uproar.
"What the hell? Is that kid really a Title Douluo?"
"Is this real? Can someone tell us if this is real?"
"Impossible, how can a Title Douluo participate in the match? It must be an illusion."
"Maybe, just maybe, this is real. That explains why he dared to face the entire Spirit Hall team alone and didn't concede."
At the same time, everyone on the square's perimeter was stirred.
They hadn't expected to witness such a shocking turn of events.
"Wait, something's not right. Isn't the soul master competition only for young soul masters under twenty-five? How can a Title Douluo compete?"
"You're right. This isn't fair. That kid looks young but could be an old monster. How can he compete?"
"Exactly, a Title Douluo can't just change the rules of the soul master competition!"
"Please, Your Majesty, ensure fairness and punish the cheater severely!"
...
In no time, the crowd's emotions grew tumultuous.
Especially those who had bet large sums of gold soul coins on the Spirit Hall Academy team's victory, who were even more anxious.
How could the Spirit Hall Academy team win against a Title Douluo? This was absurd!
It was like playing on the highest difficulty level.
Moreover, no one believed a Title Douluo could be under twenty-five years old.
Everyone in the soul master community knew that the youngest known Title Douluo, Haotian Douluo from the Haotian Sect, was over forty when he reached that level. Could anyone be stronger than him?
No one would believe it.
The arena and the outside exploded into chaos, with various voices merging into a cacophony, all demanding the Pope ensure justice and punish the cheater.
"Silence!"
Bibi Dong spoke.
Her voice wasn't loud, but it overpowered all other sounds, making everyone fall silent.
No one spoke; they all stared at Bibi Dong, waiting for her to punish the cheater severely.
So what if he's a Title Douluo?
In front of Her Majesty the Pope, he must kneel!
(End of Chapter)
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