Breakthrough to Title Douluo in Three Years?

Qiangu Zhangting turned his head and saw the tall, slender figure at the corner in the distance, and his brows furrowed slightly involuntarily.

It's Huo Yuhao again. Why does this guy always seem to pop up like a ghost whenever I want to talk to Gu Yue a little longer?

The icy aura that Gu Yue had displayed when facing Qiangu Zhangting vanished completely the moment she saw Huo Yuhao, like snow melting in the spring breeze.

Her eyes curved into two crescent moons, and the corners of her lips lifted in a bright arc. Her smile was filled with genuine joy, a stark contrast to her Bingbing just moments before.

She didn't look back at Qiangu Zhangting again, and strode straight towards Huo Yuhao.

Huo Yuhao also stepped forward to meet him. A moment later, the two stopped almost simultaneously, standing only inches apart, their pupils clearly reflecting each other's images.

They didn't speak, but looked at the tiny reflection of themselves in each other's eyes, and then smiled at each other simultaneously.

Huo Yuhao naturally reached out and took Gu Yue's soft, jade-like hand in his.

Her hands were slightly cool, but they quickly warmed up in his palm.

He held her hand naturally, as if he had done this action a thousand times before, and then, holding Gu Yue's hand, he walked slowly towards the Qiangu Zhangting.

During this period, Qiangu Zhangting had made many excuses to get close to Gu Yue. Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue both knew exactly what he was up to.

The two walked over hand in hand, neither of them saying anything to show off, but the sight of their intertwined fingers was more powerful than any words.

Qiangu Zhangting's gaze fell on the two people's clasped hands, and a fierce glint, almost impossible to suppress, flashed in his eyes.

His gaze cut through their tightly clasped fingers like a knife, but in an instant, he suppressed his anger, his facial muscles twitching slightly before settling into a calm expression that revealed no flaws.

Huo Yuhao took Gu Yue's hand, a gentle and polite smile on his face, and asked, "Brother Qian Gu, you just mentioned that a Ferocious Beast Spirit Soul has arrived at the Spirit Pagoda? We're quite interested. Why don't you take us to see it?"

Qiangu Zhangting's smile froze for a moment, then he raised his hand and slapped his forehead, the movement somewhat deliberate, as if he had suddenly remembered some extremely urgent matter.

"Oh dear, look at my memory."

"I suddenly remembered that there's something important I haven't finished. Grandpa personally instructed me to do it, and it can't be delayed."

"I'm afraid I can't go with you today. How about next time?"

Huo Yuhao sneered inwardly; he had long anticipated this reaction.

Huo Yuhao, however, showed no sign of it, still smiling politely, and continued, "Then Brother Qiangu, please go ahead and get busy. Important matters are at hand, so we won't disturb you any longer."

Qiangu Zhangting forced out a polite smile as a final response, then turned around decisively and strode towards the Soul Guidance Elevator.

The moment he turned around, the handsome smile that had been on his face all the way vanished without a trace, as if ripped off by an invisible hand.

Instead, a face so gloomy it seemed to drip with water appeared, features slightly distorted by suppressed rage, and the jealousy and resentment in his eyes no longer concealed.

He clenched his teeth tightly, his hands hanging at his sides clenched into fists, his nails digging deep into his palms, leaving white marks.

He finally understood that his grandfather's plan to "undermine" him was almost impossible to succeed.

Watching Qiangu Zhangting's figure disappear behind the metal doors of the Soul Guidance Elevator, Huo Yuhao and Gu Yue exchanged a glance.

The moment their eyes met, they both read the same meaning in each other's eyes.

The next moment, no one could hold back and burst out laughing at the same time.

The laughter sounded particularly crisp in the quiet corridor, and Gu Yue's displeasure from being bothered by Qiangu Zhangting vanished with that laugh.

After a moment, the laughter subsided. Huo Yuhao turned to look at Gu Yue, his tone filled with serious concern, and asked, "Has he been bothering you a lot lately?"

Gu Yue nodded, her delicate face full of helplessness, her tone revealing unspeakable annoyance. "It's so annoying, I don't know how many times I've told him not to follow me, but he acts like he doesn't hear me."

She frowned slightly as she said this, clearly tormented by Qiangu Zhangting's shamelessness.

Looking at her like this, Huo Yuhao's lips curled into a cold smile, "If he comes looking for you again, come to me. I want to see just how thick-skinned he can be."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue's eyes, as clear as amethyst, instantly curved into two crescent moons, and the corners of her lips slightly turned up, revealing a pair of shallow dimples.

Looking at Huo Yuhao's expression, as if he wanted to stand up for her, she felt a gentle, warm, and tender feeling, as if something had gently bumped into her heart.

She didn't say much, just nodded slightly and let out a light "hmm" from her nose.

The two walked slowly side by side down the corridor, their steps unhurried, yet their rhythm remarkably synchronized.

The afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, casting golden shadows on the carpet. Their shadows stretched out on the ground, sometimes long, sometimes short, sometimes overlapping, sometimes separating.

After walking for a while, Gu Yue suddenly spoke up, "By the way, there's something you probably don't know yet."

"One of the Four Great Spirit Envoys is about to retire, Qiangu Zhangting has been eyeing that position recently."

Upon hearing this, Huo Yuhao's eyes flashed with surprise. "Spirit Envoy? Shouldn't Spirit Envoy be at least Titled Douluo?"

In order to get closer to Gu Yue, Qiangu Zhangting has been showing off his "great achievements" and "bright future" to her quite a bit during this period.

He had boasted about his status as Spirit Envoy more than once in front of Gu Yue, eager to let Gu Yue know that he was about to enter the true upper echelons of the Spirit Pagoda.

Gu Yue pursed her lips and explained, "Qiangu Zhangting's Soul Power is already at level eighty-eight. With his talent and the resources provided by the Qiangu Clan, breaking through to the Titled Douluo within a few years shouldn't be a big problem."

"Once he crosses that threshold, with his grandfather, the Tower Master, pulling strings behind the scenes, plus the influence of the Qiangu Clan within the Spirit Pagoda, it's not impossible for them to push him into the position of Spirit Envoy."

After listening, Huo Yuhao remained silent for a while, quickly sorting out the power structure of the Spirit Pagoda in his mind and considering the possibility of this matter.

After a long pause, he suddenly raised his head, looked at Gu Yue, and a meaningful smile appeared on his lips, "Then I shall have to interfere."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yue stopped and turned to look at Huo Yuhao, a hint of confusion in her clear purple eyes.

She tilted her head, clearly not fully understanding the meaning of Huo Yuhao's words.

Why interfere?

How did I manage to interfere?

So she asked seriously, "Within three years, can you break through to the Titled Douluo?"

Huo Yuhao silently calculated in his mind that the three years Gu Yue mentioned were actually equivalent to six years for him.

Breaking through to the Titled Douluo in six years is actually not that difficult.

However, his plan was not to compete with Qiangu Zhangting in terms of power after breaking through to the Titled Douluo. The Qiangu Family had been operating in the Spirit Pagoda for generations, and their connections were deeply entrenched. Even with Leng Yaozhu's support, he might not be able to suppress Qiangu Zhangting in the council vote.

He smiled and suddenly asked, "What conditions need to be met to become Spirit Envoy?"

After a moment's thought, Gu Yue replied, "The normal approach requires meeting two conditions."

"First, one's cultivation level must reach the Titled Douluo level."

"Secondly, it requires the approval of more than half of the current Spirit Envoy and the vote of more than 80% of the council members."

Huo Yuhao nodded, then asked, "This is under normal circumstances, but don't forget, there's also a special case."

Gu Yue was slightly taken aback, then as if Huo Yuhao's words had awakened something, a flash of inspiration struck her, and she blurted out. "Those who have made great contributions to the Spirit Pagoda can be exempted from the above two requirements."

She had seen this rule in the regulations of the Spirit Pagoda before, but almost no one used it, so she hadn't thought of it at the moment.

After all, the Spirit Pagoda has stood on the continent for so many years, and everyone knows the weight of the words "enormous contribution."

That's not something you can achieve by making one or two contributions; you have to make a contribution that will be recorded in the history of the Spirit Pagoda before you can use this special passage.

Thinking of this, Gu Yue suddenly looked up at Huo Yuhao, her lips slightly parted, uttering only one word. "You...?"

Huo Yuhao didn't explain further, but just smiled mysteriously, "That's right, I'm confident I can meet this condition, but the specifics will remain a secret for now."

Gu Yue looked at his confident yet deliberately mysterious expression and couldn't help but mentally scold him.

However, she didn't press the matter, because she knew that Huo Yuhao wasn't one to speak carelessly.

Although she racked her brains, she couldn't figure out what kind of "enormous contribution" could make the Spirit Pagoda make an exception and allow a boy who was not even twenty years old to sit in the position of Four Great Spirit Envoys.

But that's not important. What's important is that she believed everything Huo Yuhao said.

Gu Yue didn't ask any further questions, but simply started walking again, gently shaking the hand that was holding Huo Yuhao's.

A smile, brighter than the sunshine outside the window, bloomed on her lips. "Then I'll be waiting!"