Sovereign's Descent

Pope's Palace.

Pope Bibi Dong sat on the Pope's throne, flipping through the documents in her hands. She had only just ascended to the throne, and usually handled many important matters herself so that she could consolidate her power.

Bibi Dong's position as Pope was rather stifling. The popes of every previous generation had come from the Angel Family. Only the current Pope was an outsider, disliked by the Worship Hall and surrounded by dissent from below.

The previous Pope, Qian Xunji, had died at Bibi Dong's hands. Great Consecrator Qian Daoliu had originally wanted to kill Bibi Dong, but he could not bear to let Qian Renxue lose both her father and mother. Thus, he had no choice but to support Bibi Dong's ascension, planning to take back the Pope's throne once Qian Renxue grew up.

Qian Daoliu had calculated everything, but he had never expected Bibi Dong to escape his control in just a few years. Nor had he expected his granddaughter, Qian Renxue, to neglect her cultivation and inheritance of the God Position, choosing instead to put on an act of impersonating the crown prince and usurping the throne. All his schemes had come to nothing.

At this moment, Bibi Dong could only consolidate her power and increase her strength as quickly as possible. She would be satisfied as long as the Worship Hall did not come out and oppose her.

"Your Holiness, when I went to Majia Village, I had intended to take that child away directly. However, by the time I arrived, someone had already gotten there first and taken the child away."

Listening to Ghost Douluo's report from below, Bibi Dong did not even raise her head. She continued reading the documents and asked casually,

"Who took the child?"

"According to reports from the Heaven Dou City branch hall and the scouts stationed around the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest, that child has been accepted as Dugu Bo's disciple and has already been taken into his residence."

Ghost Douluo replied in an orderly manner.

As the greatest power in the world, Spirit Hall had informants spread throughout the entire continent. It was impossible for them to know everything, but they were still well informed about what happened in the homes of key targets such as Titled Douluo. Besides, Dugu Bo had not tried to hide it.

"Understood. You may leave."

Bibi Dong's voice remained as calm as ever. She did not care in the slightest about a genius who could drive other powers into a frenzy.

There was no place for geniuses in her plans. Only the strong were worthy of receiving even a second glance from her.

After Ghost Douluo left, that noble and elegant figure in a bright gold gown remained sitting there in silence, seeming almost unreal. Together with the resplendent Pope's Palace, she formed a perfect picture.

The night slipped away with time. When the first sliver of dawn appeared in the distant sky, Dugu Chen felt as if everything within him had awakened. Everything seemed so beautiful.

Because this was dawn—the beginning, a brand-new beginning.

For the past few days, Dugu Chen had hidden in his own courtyard, cultivating and organizing what he had gained during this period. He had avoided provoking Dugu Bo. Dugu Yan had also stayed in her room and cultivated diligently, so the two had not crossed paths.

After calming down, Dugu Yan quickly figured things out. Dugu Chen had been holding back for her. Throughout the entire process, he had seemed completely at ease, and he had not even released his first Soul Skill.

This gave Dugu Yan a sense of urgency. In the past, she had always cultivated alone, and her grandfather and the people around her had all praised her as a genius. Now, a younger and even more talented person had appeared. She immediately put aside the joy of breaking through and began cultivating with all her might.

Dugu Yan had her own pride as well. She would not allow herself to be surpassed so easily.

Behind every genius was hard work. Without painstaking cultivation, even the most talented Soul Master could accomplish nothing.

Although Dugu Chen possessed extraordinary talent, he had even greater ambitions, so he had to work harder.

This time, he did not climb onto the roof. Instead, he sat cross-legged in the open space of the courtyard, ignoring the dirt on the ground as he cultivated beneath the rising sun.

Dugu Chen discovered that ever since his Martial Soul Awakening, cultivating on the ground had become much faster. It was probably related to the earth attribute of his Martial Soul.

He circulated his Meditation Method, leaving his mind empty and tranquil. Purple Qi drifted in from the horizon and poured into the Soul Mark on his forehead. He could feel an endless stream of energy surging into his body from beneath the earth, nourishing his flesh and increasing his Soul Power. This visible improvement in strength was truly intoxicating.

After finishing his morning cultivation, he ate the breakfast brought by the servants. He did not feel full until he had eaten enough for five people. Feeling the strange looks from the servants nearby, even Dugu Chen felt his face flush.

He did not know why, but ever since his Martial Soul Awakening, his appetite had continued growing. He was truly afraid that one day he would eat Dugu Bo out of house and home.

After breakfast, Dugu Chen went to the courtyard and began practicing his control over the Earth Element and Fire Element. At present, he only had one enhancement-type Soul Skill, leaving him with rather few offensive methods. If he encountered a long-range Soul Master, he would probably have no choice but to take a beating passively.

Taking a beating was not his style. Dugu Chen wanted to increase his methods of dealing with enemies through control of the Earth Element and Fire Element.

According to Dugu Bo, the attributes of the elements he controlled were extremely high and were no worse than those of some pure elemental Martial Souls. They were probably already approaching the extreme.

According to his plan, he would first master control of the elements and lay a solid foundation for creating his own Soul Skills in the future.

Dugu Chen intended to follow the Extreme School: enhancement in the early stages and offensive skills in the later stages. He would unleash everything at once and finish the enemy in a single burst. Even if he failed to kill them in one attack, with his recovery speed, he could simply launch a few more.

Just imagine it. When the two sides fought, the opponent could only release their strongest Soul Skill once or twice, while he could unleash his five or six times without even frowning. Just thinking about it was thrilling.

Dugu Chen already had some ideas for his Self-Created Soul Skills: Dragon God Douluo Mu En's Sovereign's Descent from ten thousand years later, as well as Dragon Emperor Evil Splitting and Dragon Emperor Domain Quake.

Although it felt a little like plagiarism, how could a Soul Master's business be called plagiarism? Besides, he was the older one anyway.

There was no denying that Mu En was a genius. He had become a Soul Emperor before the age of twenty, even faster than the first generation of Shrek. One had to know that Mu En had never used an Immortal Herb. With Mu En's aptitude, he had been fully capable of becoming a god.

Sovereign's Descent: the unity of Essence, energy, and spirit. It could infinitely expand the aura of a superior. Once an opponent was defeated by it, then no matter when they faced the user again, they would feel that they could never contend with the person who had used Sovereign's Descent.

Dragon Emperor Evil Splitting and Dragon Emperor Domain Quake—powerful Soul Skills created by Dragon God Douluo Mu En. Evil Splitting was specifically designed to counter Evil Soul Masters.

Spiritual Power, Soul Power, Soul Skills, and combat techniques—four aspects unified and perfectly fused together.

With Sovereign's Descent as its foundation and the Bright Holy Dragon Martial Soul as its source, it could dispel all Evil and continue evolving as the user's cultivation increased. It was a truly powerful combat technique for Titled Douluo, and even for Super Douluo and Limit Douluo.

Dugu Chen's Spiritual Power had been extremely strong by nature. Now, he could feel it increasing every time he cultivated. He did not possess a spirit-type Martial Soul, so this growth was somewhat abnormal. However, it was not a bad thing, and Dugu Chen could only attribute it to his talent.

Even before his Martial Soul Awakening, his Spiritual Power had been deeply entangled with his own Soul Power. After awakening, he had tried to fuse his Spiritual Power and Soul Power during every cultivation session.

In this era, the Soul Master world had very few methods involving Spiritual Power. Aside from Soul Masters with spirit-type Martial Souls, there were practically none. As long as he mastered Sovereign's Descent, what could his opponents use to defend against his attacks when they fought him? He would become the nightmare of Soul Masters at the same rank.

It had already begun to take shape. With this foundation, he could slowly study the combat technique Sovereign's Descent. As for Dragon Emperor Evil Splitting and Dragon Emperor Domain Quake, he would wait until he had mastered Sovereign's Descent before considering them.

Time always passed quickly during cultivation.

It was already evening. The afterglow of the setting sun had dyed the horizon a brilliant red.

"Junior Brother, are you there?"

Dugu Yan's tender voice came from around the corner. It was very pleasant to hear.

Dugu Chen returned to his senses and looked toward Dugu Yan, whose little head was peeking out from around the corner.

She was dressed similarly to last time, except that she was wearing a hairband today. She was still just as adorable.

"Senior Sister, is something wrong?"

Dugu Chen rubbed his short arms, which were sore and swollen from cultivation, and walked toward Dugu Yan.

When Dugu Yan saw Dugu Chen approach, she looked at her junior brother's handsome face, bright black eyes, raised brows, and spirited bearing. He looked even better than when he had first arrived.

A fleeting blush crossed her face. If Dugu Chen's eyesight had not been exceptionally sharp, he would never have noticed it. It seemed that Senior Sister was still embarrassed about what had happened last time.

Dugu Yan stepped forward, grabbed Dugu Chen by the wrist, and ran toward the main hall, hoping to cover up her embarrassment this way.

Dugu Chen could only let her pull him along. He did not expose her, while Dugu Yan's reply came from beside his ear.

"Grandpa came back today. He told us to go to the main hall and have dinner with him."

Hearing this, Dugu Chen had not expected Dugu Bo to be back. He had not seen Dugu Bo since that day. So he had gone out after all.

When they entered the main hall, they saw Dugu Bo sitting in a chair, holding a teacup and watching the two of them with a smile.

"Chen'er, have you been comfortable living here?"

A gentle voice entered Dugu Chen's ears and interrupted his thoughts. Dugu Chen instinctively turned his head toward Dugu Bo.

He wore a green robe, and his dark green hair hung neatly down his back.

His originally sharp eyes had also softened at this moment. Although Dugu Bo had a strange temperament, he was fiercely protective of his own people.

A warm current immediately flowed through Dugu Chen's heart. As an orphan, familial affection had always been something extravagant to him, so he treasured it all the more.

Dugu Chen looked at his teacher and silently swore in his heart that he would find a suitable opportunity as soon as possible to tell his teacher how to remove the poison and change the fate of the Dugu Clan.

Dugu Bo and the two people closest to him rarely enjoyed such a warm moment together in the hall.

After chatting about some family matters, Dugu Chen told Dugu Bo that he intended to follow the Extreme School. Dugu Bo could also guide him.

Dugu Bo did not answer immediately. Instead, he stared at Dugu Chen and carefully looked him over before speaking unhurriedly.

"Although I do not follow the Extreme School, I have dealt with Soul Masters of the Extreme School throughout my life, so I should be able to help you. Besides, while I was away this time, I obtained their cultivation notes from that Old Dragon. They should be of some help to you."

Hearing this, Dugu Chen's brows knitted tightly, and his respect for Dugu Bo grew even greater. So Dugu Bo had gone out these past few days to seek advice from Yu Yuanzhen. There was no need to ask; the price Dugu Bo had paid must have been considerable. After all, these were the other party's core inheritances.

Dugu Bo himself was a control-type Soul Master. When it came to cultivating a Power Attack System Beast Martial Soul, aside from Spirit Hall, there was probably no force in the world with more experience than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Seeing Dugu Chen's tightly furrowed brows, Dugu Bo walked over, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a light laugh,

"All right. There is no need to be so polite between master and disciple."

Hearing this, Dugu Chen could only remember it for now. He walked over to Dugu Bo with a broad smile, massaged his thigh, and said with a grin,

"Teacher, then this disciple will accept your kindness."

"Then, Grandpa, which school should Dugu Yan choose?"

Seeing that her junior brother had already decided on his path of cultivation while she had not figured out her own, Dugu Yan did not want to fall behind and could only seek help.

Hearing Dugu Yan's words, Dugu Bo could not help laughing heartily.

"Dugu Yan will be the strongest no matter which school she chooses."

As he spoke, he picked up Dugu Yan with his left arm, took Dugu Chen's hand with his right, and led them toward the side hall to eat.