Chapter 151: 168. Dugu Bo Who Didn't Find the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes (Plot Modification)
Shrek Academy had been operating for decades, always teetering on the brink of closure and struggling to survive. Flandre's eloquence had improved quite a bit, though.
To recruit genius students, Flandre resorted to every possible means, even fabricating some lies.
For example, among Shrek's graduated students, there was an elder of the Spirit Hall, whose status in the entire Spirit Hall was second only to the Pope.
This was a scam; anyone familiar with Spirit Hall knew that its elders, aside from some honorary ones, all had cultivation levels above Titled Douluo. Even honorary elders held positions granted by the Pope's decree, and such Pope's decrees were only possessed by the Three Upper Sects.
Shrek had only been running for over a decade; students entered at age 12, so even the earliest batch wouldn't exceed thirty years old. A thirty-year-old Titled Douluo? Excluding later ones like Tang San and his group with their heaven-defying opportunities and cheats, do you think that's possible?
But that's the charm of dissemination; whether it's true or false doesn't matter—as long as the common people believe it.
To date, the most outstanding and proudest student nurtured by Shrek Academy is Qin Ming!
With his Fire Wolf martial soul and innate ninth-grade soul power, after Shrek's careful training (big snort), he graduated smoothly. Due to his unstable early foundation, he ended up with a thousand-year fifth soul ring configuration.
But this fool, after being pitted by Shrek, still prided himself as a monster and felt honored to be a Shrek Academy graduate. If anyone at the Heaven Dou Imperial Academy dared to speak ill of Shrek Academy, he would get anxious with them.
The Imperial Academy saw that although the child's talent had been delayed quite a bit by that whatever Shrek Academy, he still had the potential to become a Titled Douluo, so they didn't bother arguing with him.
The story branches in two directions, each told separately.
On the surface, the Heaven Dou Empire was calm and peaceful, but internally, undercurrents surged. The Heaven Dou Xue Clan had two princes: the Crown Prince Xue Luo Chuan, who possessed exceptional political wisdom. If he succeeded Xue Ye's position and could heal the nation, he would be the ideal monarch for the future of the Heaven Dou Empire.
And the Third Prince Xue Hai Zang, who had decent cultivation talent. Xue Hai Zang possessed innate ninth-grade soul power; with full effort in cultivation, the Heaven Dou royal family would produce a royal Titled Douluo. Even Emperor Xue Ye was extremely gratified by this child and would tell everyone he met: My son Hai Zang has the makings of a Titled Douluo.
The Third Prince focused solely on soul master cultivation and had no desire to compete for power, so there was no conflict with his elder brother. One handled civil affairs, the other martial; together, they might bring a century of prosperity to the Heaven Dou Empire.
But misfortune strikes unpredictably. First, Xue Luo Chuan died unexpectedly, followed closely by Xue Hai Zang. The entire Heaven Dou Empire was draped in mourning white. The Second Prince Xue Qing He rose against the odds, displaying extraordinary political wisdom, gradually entering Emperor Xue Ye's sight. In his grief, Emperor Xue Ye had no choice but to appoint Xue Qing He as Crown Prince.
Prince Xue Xing seemed to sense something. He protected the Fourth Prince Xue Beng, having Xue Beng act like a playboy, while he secretly investigated the deaths of the two princes.
Everything in Heaven Dou City seemed to have returned to the trajectory of the previous life.
That day, in Spirit Hall, an elder whose entire body emitted a green aura, looking somewhat dispirited and thin like a bamboo pole, arrived in Spirit City.
His name was Dugu Bo. Now having achieved Titled Douluo, he came to Spirit Hall for his title conferment.
It was personally conferred by Bibi Dong.
"Martial soul: Jade Phosphorus Serpent Emperor, 91st-level Titled Douluo, Title: Poison!" Bibi Dong said. "Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, are you willing to join my Spirit Hall?"
Dugu Bo shook his head and said, "This old man is used to wandering alone and freedom; I am unwilling to be bound by this."
Bibi Dong didn't say anything more. After completing the conferment, she directly sent Dugu Bo away, as if inviting Dugu Bo was just a routine procedure.
Dugu Bo felt somewhat surprised but didn't say anything else. After the conferment, he left.
In this life, Dugu Bo was very unlucky. In the previous life, he had the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes to suppress the snake venom in his body from erupting, but this life was different. Due to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes being sealed, he hadn't found them.
Relying solely on clinging to half a life, he barely broke into the Titled Douluo realm, extending his life, but it was just lingering on in a state of dying. Even outsiders could see that something was wrong with Dugu Bo.
Qian Ren Xue watched Dugu Bo's figure fade into the distance. On the battlefield, Dugu Bo had already proven his value; recruiting him for her own use would bring more benefits than harm.
But she had memories of the previous life: the Jialing Pass massacre. Although he wasn't the chief culprit, he was an executor. Not knowing was one thing, but now that she knew, Qian Ren Xue couldn't accept letting him join Spirit Hall inwardly; otherwise, how would she explain it to the souls who died miserably by his hand in the past?
"Young Master, should we send someone to deal with him?" Golden Crocodile Douluo asked.
"Perhaps we don't need to act; he might die from poison himself. Even if he doesn't, before he becomes a threat, I will eliminate this scourge," Qian Ren Xue said. She had placed a tracker on Dugu Bo, just like the one used to hunt Tang San back then.
No matter where Dugu Bo fled to the ends of the earth, Qian Ren Xue would know his location.
After leaving Spirit City, Dugu Bo suffered from paranoia, always feeling that Spirit Hall would send people to force him to submit. But after waiting half a day, he saw no one.
Has Spirit Hall just let go of me, a free Titled Douluo like this? Dugu Bo was somewhat puzzled.
As he walked, he suddenly saw a team ahead—it was Prince Xue Xing's team.
Dugu Bo didn't even look and bypassed the team, leaving Prince Xue Xing, who had been waiting here for a long time, to grasp at empty air.
(END CHAPTER)
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