Chapter 30: Mission
One month later.
At Qin Ming's residence.
Covered in scars, Qin Ming was practicing in a secret medicinal solution made from various precious herbs.
About ten minutes later
, there was a knock on the door. Qin Ming in the wooden barrel slowly opened his eyes and looked towards the door.
"Come in,"
a guard walked in quickly and said to Qin Ming.
"Your Highness Qin Ming, the Pope has sent a message, asking you to go to the Papal Palace."
Qin Ming nodded.
"Okay, I understand."
As he spoke, Qin Ming had already walked out of the barrel.
After taking out clothes from the storage ring and changing into them, Qin Ming hurried to the Papal Palace.
Compared to two months ago,
Qin Ming now had many more scars on his body, and there was a hint of fatigue between his brows, but his eyes were much brighter than they were two months ago.
It didn't take long for Qin Ming to arrive at the Papal Palace.
As he approached the door, Qin Ming vaguely heard the discussion inside the palace.
"The Haotian Sect has become increasingly brazen in recent years.
During soul hunts, they wantonly slaughter captive soul beasts and have repeatedly clashed with our Spirit Hall's hunting teams."
"That's true, especially that Tang Hao. He doesn't even take our Spirit Hall seriously."
"We must teach them a lesson and show them the strength of our Spirit Hall..."
"And then there's that Seven Treasures Glazed Sect. Leveraging their three Titled Douluo, they've become increasingly aggressive in recent years.
Many talented disciples who once wanted to join our Spirit Hall have ultimately defected to those sects..."
Qin Ming understood as the discussion inside intensified.
"This must be someone arranged by the Pope to build momentum. It looks like the re-ordering of the seven major sects will happen in the next few days."
Just as Qin Ming was pondering this, the guards outside the hall addressed him.
"Your Highness, Qin Ming, His Holiness has granted special permission for you to enter and exit the Papal Palace without prior permission. You may enter directly."
Hearing this, Qin Ming nodded to the guards and stepped inside.
Inside the main hall,
the Spirit Hall's high-ranking officials paused their discussions upon hearing the noise and turned their gazes towards the entrance.
When they saw that it was Qin Ming, their expressions changed slightly.
Porpoise Douluo Cixue, Snake Lance Douluo Shelong, and other Titled Powers began to murmur.
"I hear Qin Ming's strength is quite impressive now..."
"Twelve years old, level 32 soul power.
Rumor has it he already possesses the power of a Soul King
. Tsk, tsk, tsk..." Although these Titled Elders had heard of Lion Douluo arranging Soul Kings to serve as Qin Ming's sparring partners,
none had witnessed it firsthand, and the story was rather outrageous.
Therefore, they remained skeptical.
They simply believed that the Soul Kings who had accompanied Qin Ming in combat training had, out of respect for the Four Priests, given him a pass, which had allowed him to achieve such a feat.
A Soul Master against a Soul King—that was a bit too much...
At this point, only Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who were somewhat familiar with Qin Ming, remained silent.
Instead, they observed Qin Ming's condition more closely.
Yue Guan soon noticed.
Compared to two months ago, Qin Ming's demeanor had completely changed.
If the previous Qin Ming looked like a harmless child,
the current Qin Ming was like a newly unsheathed sword, sharp and capable of wounding...
Sensing Qin Ming's transformation, Yue Guan was secretly alarmed.
"Qin Ming now possesses at least two soul bones. After refining them, Qin Ming has likely reached level 40 soul power."
The fifth soul ring of an ordinary soul king is typically between 8,000 and 12,000 years old.
Compared to those soul kings, Qin Ming, with two soul bones, has already made up for his disadvantages in soul power and soul skills. In terms of the quality of his spirit skills, Qin Ming was even superior.
As long as he operated properly in battle, Qin Ming could indeed win.
Thinking of this, Yue Guan's heart grew increasingly horrified...
Under the gaze of the crowd, Qin Ming slowly walked in.
After reaching the center of the hall, Qin Ming clasped his fists and saluted the Pope.
"Greetings, Your Holiness."
"Well, join the ranks."
Qian Xunji nodded kindly at Qin Ming.
Then, Qian Xunji looked at Thorny Porpoise Douluo and the others and scolded them.
"Quiet down! What are you making so much noise for?"
Upon hearing this, the titled elders all fell silent, though they would occasionally glance at Qin Ming, who was not far away. Qin
Ming paid no attention to these glances and simply stood silently in the ranks.
Seeing this, Qian Xunji didn't bother to pay any more attention.
After straightening his expression, Qian Xunji spoke.
"In recent years, those major sects and the two empires have indeed become somewhat presumptuous.
My Spirit Hall has been silent for so many years, it's time to demonstrate our strength."
Qian Xunji, holding the Pope's scepter, rose from the golden throne.
He walked to the edge of the platform and shouted to the crowd below.
"From now on, let this be known to the world.
My Spirit Hall will hold a title-level ranking tournament in six months.
The results of this tournament will also redefine the rankings of the top three sects and the bottom four sects."
At this point, Qian Xunji's voice became increasingly high-pitched and passionate, like a resounding bell.
"Qin Ming, you and Fourth Uncle will be in charge of the diplomatic missions to the Haotian Sect and the Xingluo Empire.
Elder Yueguan and Elder Guimei will be in charge of the diplomatic missions to the Qibao Liuli Sect and the Tiandou Empire.
Elder Shelong and Elder Cixue will be in charge of the diplomatic missions to the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex Sect.
The remaining titled elders and platinum bishops will each go to the remaining small sects to issue orders..."
Upon hearing Qian Xunji's decision, the titled elders and platinum bishops in the hall stepped forward and responded in unison.
"I will obey the Pope's orders."
Seeing this, Qian Xunji nodded in satisfaction, smiling.
"Elders and bishops, if you have any suggestions, please feel free to raise them."
Upon hearing this, She Long exchanged a glance with Cixue beside him, then stepped out of the ranks.
He addressed Qian Xunji on the stage.
"Your Holiness, Qin Ming is, after all, the pride of our Spirit Hall.
Wouldn't it be unwise to expose him to those sects so early...
What if those sects shamelessly send powerful individuals to assassinate Qin Ming?"
Just as Qian Xunji was about to respond, a loud shout rang out from outside the hall.
"I arranged this.
Cixue, you don't think I can protect my disciples, do you?"
As he spoke, Lion Douluo entered the hall.
Facing Lion Douluo, Thorny Porpoise Douluo hurriedly saluted.
"Your Holiness, Fourth Lord, you're joking. How could I doubt your strength?
With you here, Qin Ming will be safe."
With a wry laugh, Thorny Porpoise Douluo retreated into the ranks.
Seeing this, Lion Douluo no longer had any intention of embarrassing Porpoise Douluo.
He looked at Qianxunji on the stage and said,
"Pope, I propose that before the Titled Ranked Battle, we hold a Talent Battle for talented Spirit Masters under 30 years old..."
(End of Chapter)
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