No Matter How You Look at It, the Advantage Is Ours! Announcing His Breakthrough to Demigod
Apart from Qian Daoliu and the seven veteran Worships, including Golden Crocodile, who had not come because there were too many people to fit in the hall.
Almost all the Titled Douluo who took orders directly from Qian Xunji had come!
On the left stood Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Ling Yuan, Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard, five Super Douluo Worships.
On the right stood twenty Titled Douluo, including Yin Hongyue, Sea Turtle, Heavenly Wind, Snake Lance, Pufferfish and Tuoba Xi.
(PS: In the original work, quite a few Titled Douluo were only mentioned in passing and never named. This also includes the additional Titled Douluo who appeared because of the protagonist. They are listed in the author's note at the end of the chapter.)
"Hahaha, with all you Worships and elders here, my Spirit Hall can truly be said to be flourishing!"
Qian Xunji slowly rose to his feet and looked down at the twenty-odd Titled Douluo below. A satisfied smile spread across his face as he spoke with a hearty laugh.
The two Titled Douluo who had originally been going to attack Sea God Island, only to lose their lives there, were both standing below, safe and sound.
There were also Titled Douluo like Snow Devil Douluo, who had not existed in the original work and had appeared because of Qian Xunji.
Below, Yue Guan and the other Worships and elders exchanged glances, their faces filled with emotion.
Indeed, ever since Qian Xunji had ascended to his position, Spirit Hall had truly flourished, reaching heights of prosperity it had not seen in ten thousand years!
Qian Xunji had intended to take this opportunity to announce his breakthrough to Demigod, but he was suddenly overcome with emotion. Pacing from side to side, he swept his gaze over the many people looking up at him and spoke from the heart:
"Back then, when the human race on Douluo Continent was still weak, reduced to fish on the chopping block of high-level Soul Beasts,
it was the founder of Spirit Hall, the progenitor of my Qian Family, the God of Angels, who rose from humble beginnings and hacked her way through thorns and brambles to expand the space in which humanity could survive.
Only when she became a god and founded Spirit Hall did the human race on Douluo Continent truly rise."
Hearing Qian Xunji's words, Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er were not the only ones whose faces filled with curiosity and shock. Even the many Titled elders below looked astonished and shocked.
All they knew was that Spirit Hall had existed for a long time, its history stretching back as far as twenty thousand years.
They had never imagined it could be traced back to before the rise of the human race!
Qian Xunji was not surprised by their reactions.
More than twenty thousand years had passed, and only a handful of ancient texts recorded what had happened back then.
"Since its founding, the only thing Spirit Hall has done has been to seek survival for the human race of Douluo Continent.
But some people don't appreciate it. They have even become enemies of Spirit Hall.
You should all know who they are!
The Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!
The Upper Three Sects and the sect factions led by them guard against Spirit Hall at every turn. Worse, they harbor evil intentions and want to bring Spirit Hall down completely.
If Spirit Hall falls, the Star Luo Empire will certainly raise its armies against the Heaven Dou Empire, and the entire Douluo Continent will once again become a battlefield littered with the suffering of its people in the blink of an eye."
The more Qian Xunji spoke, the more excited and impassioned his voice became.
"For more than twenty thousand years, Spirit Hall has devoted itself wholeheartedly to securing survival for the common people, yet there are black sheep like these who want to harm us.
Tang Chen, the former sect master of the Clear Sky Sect, is immensely powerful and may even receive a god's inheritance. If that happens, Spirit Hall will be in peril!
I don't understand. Why is everyone talking about how the Upper Three Sects pose too great a threat and the two empires are clashing, as though the people of Douluo Continent will once again be plunged into misery?
Thirty years ago, I became Pope and led Spirit Hall to prosperity. That scene of vigorous life, of all things bursting forth, is still before my eyes.
Could it be that after a mere thirty years, this Douluo Continent is to become Spirit Hall's burial ground?!"
Hearing Qian Xunji's words, the many Worships and elders in the hall shared his feelings, their faces showing their excitement.
"No matter how you look at it, Spirit Hall has more than thirty Titled Douluo, two Demigods, one Limit Douluo and several Super Douluo. Against the Upper Three Sects, the advantage is ours!"
When Qian Xunji finished, Yue Guan and Gui Mei were the first to speak, their voices full of heartfelt admiration:
"Wise words, Your Holiness!"
The other Worships and elders joined in, saying in unison:
"Wise words, Your Holiness!"
Beside Qian Xunji, Shui Bing'er, Shui Yu'er and Qian Renxue were all swept up in his imposing bearing and that of the Titled Douluo filling the hall.
Qian Renxue gazed up at Qian Xunji's majestic back, unable to conceal the adoration in her eyes.
But just as the atmosphere in the hall reached its height, Yin Hongyue, standing on the right, realized something was amiss and could not help lowering his head in thought.
What did he mean, two Demigods?
The Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu, did indeed have the strength of a Demigod.
But who was the second Demigod?
Was it the Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo?
But that wasn't right either. Golden Crocodile Douluo had indeed broken through to become a rank 99 Limit Douluo, but he still wasn't strong enough to be called a Demigod.
Could it be?
Yin Hongyue raised his head and looked at Qian Xunji excitedly.
"Your Holiness the Pope, if I may be so bold as to ask, who exactly are the two Demigods you just mentioned?
We have long known that the Great Enshrined is a Demigod.
But we haven't heard a thing about a second Demigod.
Could it be you?..."
At Yin Hongyue's words, understanding dawned on the others. They all looked up at Qian Xunji with curiosity and anticipation.
If Qian Xunji had truly broken through to Demigod, it would not only mean that Spirit Hall had gained another top-level fighter.
It would also mean that a Demigod not yet sixty years old might even become a god someday!
And they, as Qian Xunji's most loyal subordinates, would share in that glory!
"Haha, that's right!"
Qian Xunji laughed heartily and took a step forward. An invisible golden domain instantly enveloped the entire hall.
Angel Domain!
Within the Angel Domain, the Titled Douluo all felt an immensely powerful suppression!
Besides that, there was the presence of Qian Xunji's Soul Power!
It had surpassed that of a rank 99 Limit Douluo and reached the level of a Demigod!
"Congratulations, Your Holiness the Pope, on successfully breaking through to Demigod!
A Demigod not yet sixty years old will surely become a god in the future and lead Spirit Hall to even greater glory!"
Overwhelmed with excitement, Yue Guan immediately dropped to one knee. He looked up at Qian Xunji with admiration and spoke with passionate fervor.
Qian Xunji silently gave Yue Guan a thumbs-up in his heart.
I haven't been so good to you for nothing!
"Congratulations, Your Holiness the Pope, on successfully breaking through to Demigod!
You will surely become a god in the future and lead Spirit Hall to even greater glory!"
The Titled Douluo followed, raising their voices in passionate unison.
Their voices shook the clouds!
"Let me introduce you to someone else. This is my first disciple, Shui Bing'er, and my second disciple, Shui Yue'er."
Smiling, Qian Xunji brought Shui Bing'er and Shui Yue'er forward.
Although Shui Yue'er was the older sister, that did not stop her from being the junior disciple.
Qian Xunji then told them about the two women's Martial Souls and Soul Power, and the Titled Douluo smiled and offered more compliments.
The whole scene was filled with joy.