The night in Suotuo City was anything but gentle, especially when it carried the exhaustion after too much revelry and the fear of the unknown.
The hotel suite temporarily rented by Shrek Academy was brightly lit.
Qin Ming, the leader of the Imperial Dou Team, sat on the sofa. This former outstanding Shrek graduate wore an unmistakable look of worry.
"You... have really caused a huge problem this time." Qin Ming shook his head with a bitter smile. His gaze swept over Flender and Zhao Wuji before finally landing on Han Yuchen, who stood in the corner with his head lowered, wiping the teacup in his hand.
Han Yuchen had been summoned over at short notice.
"Senior Qin Ming, it was only a spirit battle match." Tang San frowned slightly. Although he had used the Eight Spider Lances' poison at the last moment, he was confident he had kept it under control. "I've already cured the poison in Dugu Yan's body."
"The problem isn't Dugu Yan. It's her surname." Qin Ming drew a deep breath and lowered his voice, as though the name itself carried some kind of curse. "Her compound surname is Dugu, and her Martial Soul is the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor... Her grandfather is the Titled Douluo whose poison reigns supreme across the Douluo Continent—Dugu Bo."
"Titled... Douluo?"
Those four words struck everyone's hearts like a heavy hammer.
The chicken leg in Ma Hongjun's hand fell to the floor, while Oscar's peach-blossom eyes instantly widened to their fullest.
They had all witnessed the terror of a Titled Douluo. None of them wanted to provoke one for no reason.
The air in the room seemed to freeze solid in an instant.
Only Han Yuchen's movements did not pause in the slightest.
His slender fingers lightly traced the rim