Chapter 374: "Older Brother Tianlin" and "Older Brother Xue"
Although Emperor Xue Ye had already received the antidote for the Seven-colored Splendor at that time and his symptoms had improved, he continued to feign the signs of poisoning in order to play the long game. Because of this, in the eyes of the Three Committee Members, Emperor Xue Ye's condition had shown no improvement at all.
"You think I am playing tricks?!"
Dugu Bo laughed from sheer anger.
"We do not wish to suspect His Excellency Poison Douluo either."
Meng Shenji, the head of the Three Grand Instructors, sighed and said, "But the facts are exactly as Zhi Lin said. His Excellency Poison Douluo has treated His Majesty for so many years, yet His Majesty's health has never improved. On the contrary, His Excellency Poison Douluo has continuously taken precious medicines from the Empire's treasury."
"All of this makes it impossible for us not to doubt His Excellency Poison Douluo's intentions. Does His Excellency Poison Douluo not intend to give an explanation?"
"This old man's actions throughout his life do not require explanation to anyone!" Dugu Bo said disdainfully. "Think whatever you want. Now get out of my way!"
"We cannot allow you to see His Majesty again."
Bai Baoshan shook his chubby face and extended his hand. A golden, shimmering furnace appeared in his palm. It was his Martial Soul, the Heavenly Star Furnace.
As the seven silver stars on the Heavenly Star Furnace flickered, eight Spirit Rings, two yellow, three purple, and three black, slowly appeared around him.
When Bai Baoshan summoned his Martial Soul, Meng Shenji and Zhi Lin did the same.
Meng Shenji's Martial Soul was the Black Demon. After Martial Soul Possession, he transformed into a phantom shrouded in black mist. Zhi Lin's Martial Soul was the Azure Vine, a crystalline jade-like vine that coiled around his body.
"Interesting. You want to fight me?" Dugu Bo's gaze swept over the Three Committee Members. Then he said, "Then come."
As his voice fell, nine Spirit Rings, two yellow, two purple, and five black, rose one after another from beneath Dugu Bo's feet.
In an instant, the aura of a Titled Douluo clashed against the aura of three Spirit Douluo.
"His Excellency Poison Douluo, please forgive our offense."
After Meng Shenji spoke with a solemn expression, he launched an attack on Dugu Bo. Bai Baoshan and Zhi Lin followed closely behind.
The battle finally erupted.
However, although they had begun fighting, both sides intentionally or unintentionally avoided Yu Tianlin and Xue Qinghe, shifting the battlefield to the side.
From beginning to end, Yu Tianlin and Xue Qinghe had not spoken. It was not until the two sides officially started fighting that Xue Qinghe slowly turned around and looked at Yu Tianlin.
"With Dugu Bo's amateurish medical skills, he could not possibly cure the Seven-colored Splendor. I have always been curious about who was helping him from behind, so I specifically waited here. I did not expect it to be you."
Dugu Bo knew that Xue Qinghe was poisoning Emperor Xue Ye. Now that Yu Tianlin was acting together with Dugu Bo, he must also know. Therefore, Xue Qinghe no longer continued pretending.
Yu Tianlin said shamelessly, "I only have a slight bit of research in medicine."
Xue Qinghe shook his head slightly and said, "Older Brother Tianlin is being too modest. Being able to crack the Seven-colored Splendor is not something that can be explained by merely having a slight bit of research."
"Judging from the situation now, Dugu Bo invited you to cure Imperial Father, correct? Listen to your older brother's advice and go back. Do not get involved. This is an internal matter of our Heaven Dou Royal Family."
"Older Brother Xue, how could you do such a foolish thing?" Yu Tianlin said with a pained and indignant expression. "You are already the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. The throne will naturally belong to you in the future. Why be so impatient?"
" Brother Tianlin," Xue Qinghe said seriously, "Imperial Father is old. He no longer has the courage he possessed in his youth. He cannot shoulder the heavy responsibility of opposing Spirit Hall."
"Think about it. The alliance between the two great clans and the Heaven Dou Empire is meant to oppose Spirit Hall. If Imperial Father suddenly wavers at a critical moment, then all of us will be in danger. I am doing this for the sake of the Heaven Dou Empire's foundation, and it is also beneficial to your Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."
"No matter what you say, it is still wrong. This is patricide and regicide!" Yu Tianlin said sincerely. "I absolutely cannot let Older Brother Xue commit such a grave mistake!"
The two of them were acting intensely, and not a single true word passed between them.
Seeing that words were useless, Xue Qinghe also felt somewhat speechless and said directly, "No matter what, I will not let you pass."
"Is that so?" Yu Tianlin said. "Older Brother Xue, I am afraid you cannot stop us."
"How would we know without trying?" Xue Qinghe smiled. " Brother Tianlin, you still underestimate me."
As he spoke, a pair of pure white wings emerged from Xue Qinghe's back. As the wings unfurled, he slowly floated into the air. Seven Spirit Rings, two yellow, two purple, and three black, appeared one after another around him.
"Older Brother Xue, weren't you a Spirit King? How did you suddenly become a Spirit Saint?!"
Yu Tianlin exclaimed aloud, but in his heart, he was thinking about something else.
It is clearly the Six-winged Angel Martial Soul, yet he can disguise it as the Swan Martial Soul inherited by the Heaven Dou Royal Family through a Spirit Bone skill. He can even disguise seven Spirit Rings as five. This Spirit Bone skill is quite interesting.
Xue Qinghe did not explain Yu Tianlin's displayed shock. He merely smiled as he looked at him.
In truth, Xue Qinghe felt quite pleased. After all, he had suppressed himself for so many years in order to hide his identity. Now that he was revealing his true cultivation, the more shocked others were, the more satisfied he naturally felt.
After a while, Yu Tianlin seemed to recover from his shock, and confidence returned to his eyes.
"But even if Older Brother Xue is a Spirit Saint, you are definitely not my opponent!"
As his voice fell, a pair of dragon wings unfolded from Yu Tianlin's back, and he floated up to the same height as Xue Qinghe. Seven terrifying Spirit Rings, golden-red, purple, purple, black, black, red, and red, appeared around Yu Tianlin.
Although Xue Qinghe had removed the disguise on his Spirit Rings, he still maintained the disguise on his Martial Soul. Yu Tianlin's goal was to tear apart Xue Qinghe's disguise and force him to reveal his Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
The Six-winged Angel Martial Soul was Spirit Hall's Legacy Martial Soul. As long as Xue Qinghe used it, his identity would be completely exposed.
To cover up his exposed identity and continue his plan to usurp the throne, Xue Qinghe would have to eliminate everyone who saw his Six-winged Angel Martial Soul. This would naturally force Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo to appear.
And as long as Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo appeared, they could be eliminated, thereby weakening Spirit Hall's strength.
Therefore, to achieve these goals, what Yu Tianlin needed to do now was beat Xue Qinghe until he had no choice but to use his Six-winged Angel Martial Soul.
"Brother Tianlin, your Spirit Rings..."
Upon seeing Yu Tianlin's Spirit Ring configuration, disbelief flashed through Xue Qinghe's eyes.
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