Chapter 63. Cao Cao and Dugu Bo.
Given the Spirit Hall's current high status, most Titled Douluo titles are conferred there. Naturally, Cao Cao and Dugu Bo, the two newly promoted Titled Douluo, also needed to be conferred there.
"Your Excellencies, our Pope is already preparing for your coronation ceremony. Please wait here." Spirit Hall receptionists led Cao Cao and Dugu Bo to the welcoming hall.
Dugu Bo and Cao Cao took their seats. Dugu Bo sipped his tea, then suddenly glanced at Cao Cao, who was resting with his eyes closed.
"I never thought you, with your support spirit, could become a Titled Douluo?" Dugu Bo exclaimed in surprise.
He hadn't had much contact with Cao Cao, but he had heard of his reputation. As an independent Soul Douluo, unaffiliated with any faction, his spirit's unique qualities made him a valuable asset to the military. For a nation or faction, he was a highly sought-after figure.
Cao Cao took a sip of tea and said, "Dugu Bo, this is wrong. My martial soul, when used among ten thousand troops and controlling the military soul, can allow a legion to challenge four Titled Douluo of the same level as me. Mine is not an auxiliary martial soul."
"A legion, plus you, can challenge four Titled Douluo?" Dugu Bolo was happy. He said, "I can guarantee that if you face me, you won't be able to challenge any of them."
"Oh, what do you mean?" Cao Cao looked at Dugu Bo and said, "What do you mean."
Dugu Bo said grimly, "No matter whether you are commanding a team of one hundred, one thousand, or ten thousand people, I tell you, even if you have an army of one hundred thousand, in front of me, I can kill you completely with a handful of poison."
Cao Cao said indifferently, "Then you can come and try."
The two old men who had just been promoted to Titled Douluo were not giving in to each other at this moment, but they did not dare to be presumptuous in front of the Spirit Hall.
At this moment, a Spirit Hall Knight entered the reception hall and addressed the two, "Your Majesties, please follow me to the main hall."
Dugu Bo and Cao Cao followed the Spirit Hall Knights into the Pope's Hall.
Dugu Bo surveyed the majestic and imposing Papal Hall, a solemn and awe-inspiring scene. Qian Xunji sat beneath the Pope's throne, flanked by two figures. One was strikingly beautiful, almost mistaken for a woman, were it not for her silver-trimmed, gold-embroidered chrysanthemum embroidered with dragons and sky-high chrysanthemums.
The other was clad in a dark, eerie attire, making it difficult to discern anything. Given the Spirit Hall's Pope Hall's structure of one Pope and two elders, these two were likely Titled Douluo. Juhuaguan and Dugu Bo had a feud, but he hadn't expected to become a Titled Douluo.
Dugu Bo surveyed the area, while Qian Xunji's gaze flickered between the two newly promoted Titled Douluos.
Dugu Bo, lanky and resembling a javelin, his beard and hair already a dark green, his eyes like emeralds.
Qianxunji knew from his appearance that Dugu Bo was terminally ill. His promotion to Titled Douluo would only extend his life for a few more years. The only thing that kept him alive until Tang San appeared beside him was the Ice and Fire Dumpling Pot.
This old poisonous creature, though at the bottom of the Titled Douluo ladder, possessed the strongest AoE, claiming to be a Titled Douluo. He unleashed poison at Jialing Pass, blanketing the city in green and completely wiping out the Spirit Hall's existing Spirit Master advantage.
Such a Titled Douluo could be either subjugated for personal use or, ideally, slain in an instant the moment they became enemies. Subjugating him was easy enough, simply by claiming to be a poison cure. Based on Dugu Bo's character in the original novel, he would be incredibly loyal. Qianxunji considered recruiting Dugu Bo into his own Papal Palace, making him a Guardian Elder.
Thinking of this, he activated the Data Eye to check Dugu Bo's situation.
[Dugu Bo]
[Martial Soul: Jade Scaled Snake King]
[Level: 91]
[Spirit Ring Configuration: Yellow, purple, black, black, black, black]
[Luck Level: Light Pink]
[Relationship: -10]
[Dugu Bo doesn't have a very good impression of you, as his ideas and philosophies conflict with yours. Besides that, the two of you haven't had much interaction so far.]
Light pink luck? Qianxunji had almost forgotten that Dugu Bo, in the original novel, had a close relationship with Tang San, providing him with the opportunity to rise to prominence, protecting him when he was weak. After Tang San's rise, he became an elder of the Tang Sect. With his connection to the Son of Luck, and the luck of a Titled Douluo already at his core, how could his luck not be high?
Hey, you've got light pink luck! Recruiting him would be a huge loss. Might as well make the most of it. With the emotional line set, Qianxunji had a golden goose in his henhouse.
After completing all this, Qian Xunji finally spoke, "Welcome, two newly promoted Titled Douluo! This Emperor congratulates you on your promotions. Come, step onto the Jade Tablets!"
Spirit Hall's Knights arrived at the center of the Pope's Hall, bearing two jade tablets engraved with two different spirits.
Facing Dugu Bo was a ferocious, Jade-Scaled Serpent King, while Cao Cao's was a book.
Qian Xunji said, "This jade tablet will record your titles, and we will record them in a side hall of the Douluo Hall and make them known to the world. If you have nowhere to go in your later years, you may find a resting place in our Douluo Hall."
"Alright," Qian Xunji descended from the Pope's throne and approached the two. "Let me first see your Titled Douluo strength and your spirit rings. Dugu Bo, you go first."
Dugu Bo nodded, unleashing his own spirit power. The Spirit Hall's test revealed him as a Level 91 Titled Douluo.
Nine spirit rings unleashed one after another before Qianxunji, yellow, purple, black, and black, a perfectly normal nine-ring configuration.
From beneath the Papal Palace, a terrifying presence seemed to emerge. Then, behind Dugu Bo, a snake several dozen meters long poked its head out, its face utterly ferocious.
The nearby bishop used his spirit power to write on Dugu Bo's tablet: On XXXX, XXXX month, XXXX year of the Spirit Calendar, Dugu Bo was crowned in the Spirit Hall. Spirit: Jade Scaled Serpent King. Spirit Level: 91. Spirit Ring Configuration: Yellow, purple, black, black, black. Title: [Unclear text - likely a missing character]. After writing the title, the cardinal paused and addressed Dugu Bo, "Your Majesty, Dugu Bo, please write your title."
Dugu Bo said nothing. He reached out in front of the jade tablet and placed a single word on it: Poison!
According to the Jade Scaled Serpent Emperor spirit, the title should be related to the spirit. Either Serpent Emperor Douluo or Jade Phosphorus Douluo would be appropriate. However, the Jade Scaled Serpent Emperor spirit carries too much pain in Dugu Bo's heart. His son died from snake venom, and Dugu Bo, Dugu Bo, has suffered from the torment of snake venom for years.
"Dugu Bo, the title is Poison." Qianxun Ji nodded and said, "Then it's your turn, Cao Cao."
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