Obtaining a red-level talent meant that person would become Sea God Island's next High Priest and would inevitably reach level 99 as a Title Douluo. To pass the red-level assessment, one's talent had to at least match Golden Crocodile Douluo's, with the potential to cultivate to level 98 as a Title Douluo.
Obtaining a black-level assessment meant possessing the potential to become a Title Douluo. With Tang Xiao's talent, he could have broken through to level 97 as a Title Douluo and should have received the Black Level Six Trials, the highest tier of black-level assessment. However, Tang Xiao had been wounded far too severely during the battle that destroyed the Clear Sky Sect. One arm had been ruined, he had suffered massive blood and qi loss, and his internal organs had all been damaged. His talent had plummeted, leaving him able to receive only the Black Level Four Trials, the lowest-tier black-level assessment.
Spirit City.
With Spirit Hall's formidable construction capabilities, the kindergarten and Moonlight Pavilion had both been completed in just two months. The kindergarten's full name was Martial Soul Sunshine Kindergarten.
There was nothing much to say about Moonlight Pavilion—it was Spirit Hall's money-making tool. The kindergarten, however, was Spirit Hall's future. It was where the descendants of Soul Masters, Soul Master families, and even the Angel Clan would study. Its security and defenses were naturally top-notch, with two Title Douluos serving as its principal and vice principal to guard it.
With two Title Douluos protecting it, its level of security was equivalent to the Pope Hall guarded by two Palace Guard Douluos. After all, it was where all of Spirit Hall's future fresh blood would stay. Its importance was no less than that of the Martial Soul Hall Advanced Soul Master Academy, and it stood in the conspicuous location of Spirit City, so its security naturally had to be of the highest standard.
Spirit Hall, Douluo Hall.
The doors of Douluo Hall, normally closed, stood open today. This meant that a Soul Master on the continent had advanced to Title Douluo and come to Douluo Hall to receive his title.
This newly advanced Title Douluo was not originally a Soul Master of the continent. More precisely, he had still been an unaffiliated Soul Master on the continent two months ago, but he had since joined Spirit Hall.
That Soul Master was Dugu Bo.
According to the original story, Dugu Bo would have needed another year or two before advancing to Title Douluo. However, after joining Spirit Hall, he had used his own knowledge of pharmacology to form Spirit Hall's pharmacology branch together with Chrysanthemum Douluo and the Attack Clan.
Dugu Bo was rather solitary, preferred peace and quiet, and enjoyed tending flowers and plants. Thus, his residence was not far from Chrysanthemum Douluo's, and he tended flowers and plants alongside him.
After joining Spirit Hall, Dugu Bo traveled back and forth between the Attack Clan and Chrysanthemum Douluo's medicinal garden. By breathing in the fragrance of the Aromatic Silk Beauty, taking the antidote pills of the Attack Clan, and acquiring some fine medicinal herbs from Chrysanthemum Douluo, the three combined greatly neutralized the toxins in his body and allowed him to successfully break through to Title Douluo.
Douluo Hall.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, who was presiding over Dugu Bo's Title Douluo conferment ceremony, said, "Congratulations, Elder Dugu. You have successfully advanced to Title Douluo."
"Senior Golden Crocodile, you flatter me. I was able to break through to Title Douluo thanks to Spirit Hall's assistance."
Dugu Bo cupped his hands. He had never liked such formalities, but even if he had not joined Spirit Hall, he could not be disrespectful before an ancient figure of the Spirit Master World like Golden Crocodile Douluo, whose seniority even surpassed that of Grand Pontiff Qian Daoliu.
"Spirit Hall will never mistreat any Soul Master devoted to Spirit Hall who has made major contributions to it."
Golden Crocodile Douluo smiled, displaying none of the manner of a superior or senior member of the Worship Hall. He knew that Dugu Bo had wiped out several hundred Soul Masters of the Clear Sky Sect with a single wave of poison. He was Spirit Hall's ultimate weapon in group battles. Golden Crocodile Douluo surpassed Dugu Bo in individual strength, but in group battle lethality, the more enemies there were, the greater the gap between them became.
"Bring forth the jade plaque!"
As his words fell, two Palace Guard Knights entered. One carried a jade plaque that recorded titles. Dugu Bo's Martial Soul was vividly carved into its upper portion, while the lower portion awaited the engraving of his title.
The other palace guard knight carried a brocade tray, upon which lay a Heaven Dou Six Emperor Badge with all six emblems lit—the Elder Token of Spirit Hall.
Golden Crocodile Douluo said, "Elder Dugu, this jade stele will record your title. It will later be placed upon the wall of Douluo Hall to proclaim it to the world, where it will receive the reverence of Soul Masters across the continent for centuries and millennia. So long as you do not commit acts that endanger the continent and bring endless future calamities, Spirit Hall will not remove this jade stele."
It would receive the reverence of Soul Masters throughout the continent for centuries and millennia, becoming a testament for future generations of Title Douluos.
At the thought of this, even Dugu Bo, who regarded fame and fortune as nothing, could not help feeling his heart burn. He had long since decided on his title and was about to announce it when—
A terrifying Soul Power as deep as the sea, boundless and unfathomable, suddenly appeared above Spirit Hall.
Sensing this terrifying Soul Power, all the Title Douluo elders and worshippers in secluded cultivation within the Elder Hall and Worship Hall opened their eyes.
Golden Crocodile Douluo and Dugu Bo within Douluo Hall, as well as Qian Xunji, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo within the Pope Hall, all looked toward the sky.
Ghost Douluo cried out in alarm, "What a terrifying Soul Power fluctuation! It feels no weaker than the Grand Pontiff's. Could Tang Chen have learned of the Clear Sky Sect's destruction and come seeking revenge?!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo, whose perception was exceptionally sharp, said, "Probably not. The Soul Power of the Clear Sky Hammer is not like this. If it truly were Tang Chen, with the temperament of those people from the Clear Sky Sect, he would have attacked long ago."
Within the Worship Hall.
Qian Daoliu, who had been trying to see whether he could form a second Soul Core, opened his eyes, a thoughtful look appearing within them.
This Soul Power feels so familiar. It is Bo Saixi's. Why has she come to Spirit Hall?
Space rippled slightly, and Qian Daoliu arrived before the entrance to Douluo Hall. He raised his head and looked at the red figure in the sky.
"Bo Saixi, what brings you to Spirit Hall?"
Bo Saixi's figure flashed in the sky, and she too arrived before Douluo Hall, standing opposite Qian Daoliu. A somewhat stiff, old-friend-like smile appeared at the corner of her lips. "Qian Daoliu, long time no see. Your Spirit Hall has grown even more powerful."
Bo Saixi had observed Spirit City from the skies, and the more she saw, the more astonished she became. Spirit City and Spirit Hall together possessed tens of thousands of Soul Masters, several times the number on Sea God Island. What shocked her even more was the number of high-level experts in Spirit Hall.
Among Spirit Hall's dozen or so ordinary Title Douluos, several were above level 95. Yet Sea God Island had only one level 95 Title Douluo—Sea Dragon Douluo.
Twenty years ago, she had personally killed two Title Douluos of Spirit Hall. According to Tang Xiao, Tang Hao had also hammered two Title Douluos of Spirit Hall to death. Four had been lost over twenty years, yet Spirit Hall still had so many Title Douluos. It also had a vast number of Soul Douluos and Soul Saints.
Did Spirit Hall really have so many talents?
In truth, Sea God Island, which commanded the entire ocean, possessed a talent reserve that was by no means weaker than Spirit Hall's.
Sea Horse Douluo had once said that over the past century, Sea God Island had produced no fewer than thirty-one black-level assessment candidates. Yet only seven Soul Masters had passed the black-level assessment.
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