Douluo: Starting Out by Defying the Grandmaster

After all, he was the only person on the entire Douluo Continent who had to stand in the middle of the line.

There was no second one.

At the very least, Spirit Hall could not find another.

While Lu Yu was sizing up Yue Guan, Yue Guan was also sizing up Lu Yu and Lu Fei.

Su Yuntao hurriedly introduced them. "Lu Yu, Lu Fei, come. Let me introduce you. This is an elder of our Spirit Hall, His Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo."

Though the two were sensible, they were facing a Title Douluo after all. Su Yuntao was afraid they might accidentally offend him.

"This junior, Lu Yu, greets Your Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo."

He was a Title Douluo, after all. He deserved the proper respect.

But Lu Yu quickly noticed that something was off.

When he glanced to the side, he discovered that Lu Fei was staring blankly at Yue Guan, looking completely stunned.

Lu Yu smacked the back of his head with a slap and scolded him, "What are you spacing out for? Don't you know how to greet someone?"

"Huh? Oh..." Lu Fei snapped back to his senses and hurriedly bowed. "Th-this junior, Lu Fei, greets Your Excellency Chrysanthemum Douluo."

Lu Yu was instantly speechless.

Damn it, he's just a Title Douluo. Do you have to be this nervous?

"Ha ha ha..." Yue Guan laughed.

In his eyes, Lu Fei was acting exactly as an ordinary person should when meeting a Title Douluo for the first time.

As for Lu Yu...

That little brat was clearly fucking abnormal.

Lu Yu said awkwardly, "Please forgive his poor behavior, Your Excellency."

Yue Guan waved a hand. "It's nothing."

Then Yue Guan's gaze settled on Lu Yu. "I assume you already know why I came here?"

Lu Yu inwardly groaned.

As expected of a Title Douluo. His little tricks really could not fool someone like him.

Since Yue Guan had already guessed it, there was no point in pretending any longer. If he kept it up, he might only make Yue Guan unhappy.

So Lu Yu asked, "Are we going through the formalities first, or shall we start negotiating directly?"

Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo both tensed at those words.

My little ancestor, can't you watch what you say? That's a Title Douluo, not some random nobody.

It's fine if you get yourself in trouble, but don't ruin our performance records!

"Ha ha ha..." Yue Guan could not help laughing again.

This little fellow was quite interesting.

Seeing that Yue Guan was not angry, Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo finally relaxed, though they could not help worrying for Lu Yu.

Yue Guan asked, "Then tell me, how exactly do you intend to go through these formalities?"

Lu Yu replied calmly, "I assume you still have some doubts about the age limit of our First Soul Rings?"

Yue Guan said nothing, tacitly acknowledging it.

Lu Yu patted Lu Fei on the shoulder, then directly summoned his Martial Soul. This time, Lu Fei did not hold him back either.

Watching the Martial Souls continuously pulse between the ground beneath their feet and above their heads, Yue Guan's expression gradually turned solemn.

After a moment of silence, he asked, "How did you do it?"

At that, Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo pricked up their ears as well.

They wanted to know too.

Lu Yu withdrew his Martial Soul and shook his head. "Our talent is nothing special. This method is our only advantage. Once it is made public, we will lose that advantage. So..."

There was no way he would reveal it, at least not until he became a Title Douluo, or was certain that becoming one was impossible.

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Visitors from Spirit City (3)

As for whether Yue Guan would use force, Lu Yu felt it was unlikely. This thing was useless to people at their level, after all.

Since it was useless, and the boys were already on their side, why would they do something as foolish as killing the chicken to get the eggs?

There was no reason to.

After all, nurturing the next generation was not something that could change Spirit Hall's situation overnight.

There was no need to rush.

Yue Guan nodded. "In that case, tell me. What do you want?"

Yue Guan could understand Lu Yu's unwillingness to reveal it. Just as he had said, their talent was average, and this was their only advantage.

Anyone would probably make the same choice.

More importantly, while that thing might one day overturn the Soul Master world, that was still only the future, and it was useless to them.

So whether Lu Yu was willing to hand it over was not that important.

As long as the boys remained in Spirit Hall and did not join an enemy faction, that was enough.

Lu Yu asked, "Anything?"

Yue Guan nodded. "Anything."

"Of course..." Yue Guan added with a teasing smile, "if you want to become the Pope, I might slap you to death."

"Cough, cough..."

Lu Yu nearly choked on his words.

Damn...

Even if he had ten times the courage, he would not dare.

Mm... at least, not right now. If there's a chance later...

He could give it a try.

Then Lu Yu said firmly, "I want to take His Holiness the Pope as my master."

"What?"

Yue Guan could not help crying out. He even suspected that he had misheard.

Su Yuntao and Ma Xiunuo were equally dumbfounded.

Not to mention them—even Lu Fei, standing beside them, was stunned by Lu Yu's words.

Good lord, you really dared to say it.

Only now did he understand that when Lu Yu had said a Title Douluo was nothing, he had not merely been talking big.

Compared to the Pope...

It really did seem that way.

Lu Yu repeated, "I want to take His Holiness the Pope as my master."

Yue Guan fell silent for a moment.

Before leaving, the Pope had instructed him that they could agree to whatever the boys wanted.

But this...

This was not something they had anticipated.

Yue Guan did not dare agree to this.

After thinking it over, Yue Guan shook his head. "This is not something I can decide. Based on what you have shown so far, it is not enough."

These two little fellows might be decent.

But that was all.

Being a Soul Master was not just about having brains.

Their talent was simply too ordinary, to put it bluntly.

They were not worthy.

Lu Yu was not discouraged. He knew their talent was their greatest weakness, and he had not expected to succeed in one try. He had only brought it up to test Yue Guan's attitude.

"Then give us two storage Soul Tools, along with some Gold Soul Coins."

Yue Guan had already said they were not qualified yet. If Lu Yu continued pressing the matter, he would be overstepping.

Sooner or later, he would prove himself.

As for storage Soul Tools...

Although he had the System Space, it was inconvenient to use openly. He still needed a storage Soul Tool as cover.

And he could get one for Lu Fei while he was at it.

Other than such material possessions, Lu Yu truly could not think of anything else he needed.

Spirit Bones?

Not to mention whether Spirit Hall would be willing to give them any.

Even if they did, he might not think much of their age limits.

After all, he could not absorb high-age Spirit Bones yet.

"That's all?" Yue Guan was somewhat bewildered.

One moment, Lu Yu wanted to take the Pope as his master. The next, his demands were this modest?

Lu Yu smiled. "My only wish is to take His Holiness the Pope as my master. Since I am not qualified yet, I will wait until I have proven myself."

"Ha ha ha..." Yue Guan laughed. "It seems you will not give up until you can become the Pope's disciple. That is good. At least you have a goal to pursue."

Though his request had been excessive, he had not clung to it like an ordinary child. Instead, he had chosen to prove himself.

Knowing when to advance and when to retreat was a good thing.

What Yue Guan feared most were people who did not know their place.

Overall, Yue Guan was rather satisfied with Lu Yu.

Lu Yu curled his lip. "Everyone should have dreams. What if they come true?"

"Ha ha ha..."

Yue Guan could not help laughing again. He could not even remember how long it had been since he had laughed so happily.

"In that case, I shall boldly set a small goal for you on behalf of His Holiness the Pope. If you can accomplish it, you may become the Pope's disciple."

Lu Fei's eyes widened.

That could work too?

Lu Yu said neither arrogantly nor humbly, "Please enlighten us, Chrysanthemum Douluo."

Yue Guan said, "Before the age of twelve, your Soul Power must reach at least level thirty. If you can accomplish this goal, you may take the Pope as your master."

Lu Yu's eyes narrowed.

Twelve years old, level thirty.

Was that requirement high?

Extremely high.

One had to know that when Tang San was twelve, his Soul Power was still just short of level thirty.

But Yue Guan could not possibly set them a goal that was utterly impossible to achieve. Since he had proposed it, there had to be a precedent.