"This guy dared to challenge the Pope to his face. Was this the confidence that came with being a level 99 Limit Douluo?"
"He was way too arrogant."
"He was practically right in the Pope's face, letting him have it."
"Martial Soul Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang: This man has gotten far too carried away. He dared to act so presumptuously before the Pope of Spirit Hall just because he has a disguise Soul Skill. He'll suffer for it soon enough." Yu Xiaogang of Shrek Academy could not resist speaking on the sky screen.
In the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace, Qian Renxue, who had disguised herself as a man and posed as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince, saw her father appear on the sky screen. Her eyes filled with reverence. In her heart, her father, as the previous Pope, held a noble and honored position, and she naturally viewed him through a sacred filter. "It's a good thing the sky screen exists. It lets me see my father from the past. This counts as another kind of reunion between father and daughter."
When she heard Xu Feng disrespect her father, her presence grew several degrees colder. "Hmph, this man dared to disrespect my father. If he were in my timeline, I'd use the authority in my hands to teach you a lesson."
At Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's eyes filled with undisguised loathing and hatred when she saw Qian Xunji appear, as though she wanted to slay him across time and space. The atmosphere in the entire hall grew still, and killing intent poured from her body. "Beast!"
It was because of Qian Xunji's existence that there would forever be a wound in her heart that could never heal.
When she saw Qian Xunji's face turn livid with anger at Xu Feng, as though he were about to explode on the spot, a smile appeared on her icy face. In any case, the more Qian Xunji suffered, the happier she was.
On Sea God Island, the Seven Sacred Pillars exchanged looks. This man is so arrogant and overbearing. Are we sure he came from our Sea God Island in the other timeline? Could someone be deliberately borrowing our Sea God Island's name to smear us? they wondered to themselves.
The noble and graceful Bo Saixi also began to doubt it. Given her character and conduct, how could she have raised someone so arrogant and rude?
Xu Feng's timeline.
A faint radiance emanated from Qian Xunji, and his gaze sharpened as he looked at Xu Feng, hoping to take him down a peg. "Do you truly think Spirit Hall has no foundation to rely on, that you dare run rampant like this?"
After all, every elder in Spirit Hall was a Titled Douluo, and above the Elder Hall stood the Worship Hall!
His father was the Great Enshrined, and his strength had also reached the level of a level 99 Limit Douluo.
If it came to an all-out fight, the Elder Hall and Worship Hall could surely join forces and take down the man before him!
"Oh?"
"You want to attack me?"
"I came to arrange a marriage, not to make trouble. If you attack me, aren't you afraid I'll punch straight through Spirit Hall?"
Xu Feng raised an eyebrow and spoke with an indifferent expression. The Martial Soul Immortal-Slaying Sword beneath his feet seemed to sense the will to fight and let out a sword cry.
Just as the atmosphere grew tense and the situation was about to spiral out of control.
Two streaks of light flew over from the Worship Hall. One of them had an upright bearing and an air of nobility. Every gesture conveyed an attitude of superiority. It was not deliberate, but a presence cultivated by long years in a high position.
This man was the Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu.
Behind Qian Daoliu stood a tall old man in golden robes, with white hair and a white beard. He looked mature and steady, and golden light flickered in his eyes. He was another super expert, none other than Spirit Hall's Second Worship, Golden Crocodile Douluo!
"Ji'er, don't be impulsive," Qian Daoliu said calmly. Hearing this, Qian Xunji suppressed the anger in his heart.
Qian Daoliu had played an enormous part in Spirit Hall's growth into such a powerful force. It was because this pillar that calmed the seas stood as the foundation that the various factions feared it.
Qian Daoliu had therefore weathered countless storms, and he was confident he could handle the unexpected situation before him with ease.
Having lived to Qian Daoliu's age, he no longer relied on hot-blooded impulses and fighting and killing to solve problems, but on the ways of the world. Of course, when the ways of the world did not work, he could only show a little of his strength.
The longer one lived in the jianghu, the smaller one's courage grew. Who knew when one might kick an iron plate? Besides, the other party was a level 99 Limit Douluo, with what was suspected to be the mysterious and unfathomable Sea God Island behind him. They could not act rashly.
He glanced at Qian Xunji, somewhat disappointed by his reckless, impulsive behavior just now. He gave him a meaningful look, as if to say, Watch and learn. See how your old man handles him with ease.
"I am Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined. Spirit Hall was discourteous just now. Come with me to the Worship Hall, and we can discuss the marriage at our leisure," Qian Daoliu said gently.
Seeing this, Xu Feng stepped forward and, with great familiarity, patted Qian Daoliu on the shoulder. "Old Qian, that wasn't very decent of you. You clearly noticed my arrival long ago, but you insisted on holding back until now before showing yourself."
If outsiders had seen this, they would have thought Xu Feng and Qian Daoliu knew each other well, a pair of friends who had forgotten the difference in their ages.
Old Qian?
Who was he calling that?
A bewildered expression appeared on Qian Daoliu's face, and he was left dumbfounded. Only after a long while did he come to his senses. Was he calling me Old Qian? he murmured inwardly, feeling out of sorts.
It had been a long time since he had experienced the unfamiliar sensation of someone patting him on the shoulder.
Moreover, he had lived for nearly a hundred years, while the man before him looked to be only in his twenties. Wasn't he taking advantage of him?
He was numb.
This kid is a little hard to deal with, he sighed inwardly.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, who stood to the side, was also stunned by Xu Feng's action. The expression froze on his face, his mouth hanging open and his jaw nearly hitting the ground. When had he ever seen the Great Enshrined like this?
Someone had actually dared to pat the Great Enshrined on the shoulder and call him Old Qian?
However good his composure was, even he lost it at this moment.
Qian Xunji was also bewildered. Xu Feng was calling his father Old Qian as though they were brothers, so what was he supposed to call Xu Feng?
Uncle?
Wouldn't that put him a generation below him, damn it?
Wouldn't he automatically stand a head lower whenever he saw Xu Feng in the future? He had been forcibly demoted a generation!
Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo stood rooted to the spot as though struck by lightning. "Old... Old Qian? He called the Great Enshrined Old Qian?" Their faces were filled with disbelief.
"Xu Feng, my father is Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, a man of incomparably lofty status. Besides, the age gap between you is far too great. How can you call my father Old Qian? This is utterly absurd," Qian Xunji scolded.
"My dear nephew, your father and I felt like old friends the moment we met. Calling him Old Qian isn't too much." Xu Feng looked at Qian Daoliu with a trace of approval, as though he were very satisfied with this brother of his. He knew that Qian Daoliu had sensed his arrival long ago but had chosen to appear only now. Clearly, he had wanted Qian Xunji to take Xu Feng down a peg, but had not expected Xu Feng to anger Qian Xunji half to death instead.
Calling him Old Qian now was already giving him face.
"Nep... nephew?" Qian Xunji said blankly.