Chapter 94: The Dead Do Not Need Correction
"Of course, it's my own life." Ling Yuan chose without any hesitation.
"Then that's it. Rather than losing both life and dignity to uphold that so-called strong person's self-respect, it's better to go all out and kill the opponent from the start."
"You need to understand one principle: a battlefield is not a Spirit Dueling contest. The enemy is coming for your life. That so-called strong person's dignity is just a means for weaker enemies to morally blackmail you."
"This is already a form of indirect threat. Therefore, for your own strong person's dignity, you must go all out and kill him," Qin Xuan said in a deep voice.
Ling Yuan listened, half-understanding, but she did realize one thing: she could not show any mercy when facing enemies. Anyone who dared to threaten her young man, she would use any means necessary to kill them.
Just like the Elder Hall, in the center of the Douluo Hall, a Seraphim statue also stood.
But what was slightly different was that this one was more soulful than the former. It felt alive.
The statue was 10 meters tall, entirely golden. Three pairs of brilliant golden energy wings spread out behind its back, holding a huge golden sword pointing directly at the sky. The most peculiar thing was that around the golden sword, there seemed to be a faint layer of golden flames swirling.
It gave people the feeling of a supreme, divine being. Under its oppressive, holy aura, the spiritual coffins of hundreds of Titled Douluo throughout the history of the Douluo Continent quietly slumbered.
The Douluo Hall was the supreme hall for Spirit Masters. In this era, before Supreme Pontiff Qianxun Ji was "beaten to death" by Tang Hao (derisively called Tang Ritian), causing Spirit Hall to lose face, almost all Spirit Masters, except for a very few like the Clear Sky Sect, considered it an honor to enter the Douluo Hall after death.
At the same time, this was also a place longed for by living Spirit Masters. Because this was also where one obtained a Title; only highly influential Spirit Masters who reached the Titled Douluo realm had the possibility of entering here.
The last person to be crowned in the Douluo Hall was Supreme Pontiff Qianxun Ji, who was promoted to Titled Douluo at the age of 50 and was hailed as Spirit Hall's "once-in-a-millennium genius."
Others, even Titled Douluo, generally underwent their coronations in the Elder Hall.
Even the recently renowned Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, who obtained a 100,000-year ninth Spirit Ring, were not qualified.
And today, after Qianxun Ji, after nearly a decade, someone else stepped into this place again.
At this moment, inside the Douluo Hall, apart from the two Offerings, Qianjun and Jiangmo, who were in seclusion breaking through to Level 97 and were at a critical juncture, almost all Titled Douluo of Spirit Hall had arrived.
This included the four Titled Douluo—Ghost Leopard, Devil Bear, Giant Rhino, and Demonic Wolf—who had gone to attack Sea God Island. They were no exception.
Under the command of the two Offerings, Qingluan and Xiongshi, they had returned to Spirit Hall first, their expressions grim and their pride wounded.
Bibi Dong, as the Holy Maiden, could not be without Titled Douluo protection in the vast sea. Naturally, she went along.
Originally, Bibi Dong had wanted to bring Yu Xiaogang along, but even though Bibi Dong was the Holy Maiden, she still had no say in front of the two powerful Offerings, who saw the "Grandmaster" as nothing but baggage.
At this moment, in front of the huge statue in the center of the Douluo Hall, Qian Daoliu stood quietly. Supreme Pontiff Qianxun Ji, Second Offering Golden Crocodile, Third Offering Qingluan, Fourth Offering Xiongshi, and Fifth Offering Guangling stood beside him, half a step behind.
Below them, a group of Spirit Hall Titled Douluo Elders, led by Yue Guan and Gui Mei, stood in two lines facing the direction of the main entrance. The atmosphere was solemn and dignified.
However, at the end of one of these lines, stood a person.
He was neither a Titled Douluo coming to be conferred, nor a Spirit Hall Titled Douluo Elder. Nor was he the Supreme Pontiff or an Offering.
He had another identity, and it was because of this identity that he was able to come here. To come before this highly symbolic giant Seraphim statue.
His long, black hair cascaded casually down his back. He wore a form-fitting, fiery red Phoenix Fire Robe. His ebony-black pupils, high and heroic nose, and impeccable facial features combined to create a sight that would cause any woman in the world to momentarily lose herself.
Even though his Spirit Power had not yet reached Titled Douluo, standing in the Douluo Hall, where Titled Douluo were gathered, he did not seem out of place.
He carried a special, calm demeanor, as if nothing in the world could shake his heart.
This person was Qin Xuan.
Considering that Jingni had only recently joined Spirit Hall, to increase Jingni's sense of belonging to Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu made an exception and allowed Qin Xuan to enter here.
Of course, he was also qualified.
Although the current Qin Xuan was at the Spirit Saint realm, with a 100,000-year seventh Spirit Ring and two great Domains, his strength was already comparable to a Titled Douluo.
It was just little known.
Because to date, there were people who could defeat a Titled Douluo at the Spirit Douluo realm. For example, Golden Crocodile Douluo. He had, upon just breaking through to Level 90, single-handedly hunted a 10,000-year Soul Beast that was even stronger than an ordinary Titled Douluo.
But to possess strength comparable to, or even surpassing, a Titled Douluo at the Spirit Saint stage, was unheard of.
"Holy Son Qin Xuan truly has boundless prospects." An aged voice, like withered wood, echoed in Qin Xuan's ears.
"Not only has his strength improved rapidly, but he has also researched a secret technique to resolve the backlash of Twin Spirits. It truly opens this old man's eyes, and I am filled with admiration. Even His Holiness the Supreme Pontiff holds you in high regard."
Qin Xuan glanced at the old man beside him and replied without joy or sorrow: "Golden Bell Douluo, you flatter me. Qin Xuan was merely lucky; everything is thanks to my wife."
The Golden Bell Douluo Qin Xuan referred to was none other than the personal guardian Douluo standing beside Qianxun Ji, who had repeatedly suggested killing him in the past.
His Spirit was the Golden Bell. He was a Level 93 defense-type Titled Douluo, with a Spirit Ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, and five black.
The other personal guardian Douluo was named Yinchui. His Spirit was the Eight-Edge Plum Blossom Bright Silver Hammer, a Level 94 attack-type Titled Douluo.
The two were known as the Jin-Yin Elders in Spirit Hall. Before Yue Guan and Gui Mei rose to prominence, they were known as the Twin Pillars of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
It is said that they served as Qianxun Ji's guards during his time as a Holy Son, and having partnered for many years, their coordination was seamless. Together, they could temporarily contend with an Offering.
In the original work, Qin Xuan couldn't understand why, with such strength, plus hundreds of Cardinals, and Qianxun Ji, a Level 95 Titled Douluo with the Seraphim Spirit...
Even if Qianxun Ji's talent wasn't enough and he hadn't awakened the Angelic Domain, he shouldn't have lost to Tang Hao, who had just entered the Titled Douluo realm.
Could it be that Ring Detonation was really that formidable?
It wasn't until he truly came to this world that Qin Xuan understood they hadn't lost unfairly.
Who told them their fighting style was so idiotic? Qin Xuan thought, his eyes calm as he stared at the statue.
He listened to Golden Bell Douluo's flattery, but his mind was piecing together the puzzle he had just explained to Ling Yuan.
They barely use their brains. And that so-called 'Titled Douluo dignity' is higher and prouder than the last.
He could picture the scene perfectly. Qianxun Ji, the "millennium genius," arrogant and proud, confronting the newly minted Titled Douluo Tang Hao.
Qianxun Ji would have insisted on a one-on-one duel for "honor." Golden Bell and Yinchui would have stood by and watched, "respecting" their master's dignity.
They didn't act when they should have.
Then, when they shouldn't have, they did.
Watching Tang Hao explode his rings recklessly, they foolishly threw themselves under his hammer one by one, each trying to prove their "dignity" was greater than the last.
It would be a ghost if they didn't lose.
They were the perfect example of what he had just warned Ling Yuan against. They were so concerned with the "dignity of the strong" that they let their enemy, Tang Hao, morally blackmail them into a "fair" fight, which he then turned into a massacre.
However, Qin Xuan did not correct this guy's thinking.
This guy beside him, along with Yinchui Douluo and Qianxun Ji, were already considered dead men in Qin Xuan's eyes.
Qin Xuan was a petty person and would not allow those who had once wanted to kill him to live in this world.
He smiled faintly at Golden Bell Douluo. "Thank you for your kind words, Elder. We should focus on the ceremony."
Why would I warn you? Qin Xuan thought, his gaze turning cold. The dead do not need correction.
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