Swearing an Oath: Titled Douluo Before Thirty

After spending two months within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, Dugu Feng relied on his accumulated Soul Power and the endless ice and fire energy within the well.

His Soul Power finally broke through to level 66.

Just as he was preparing to continue cultivating in seclusion, a familiar call startled him awake.

He leaped straight out of the spring.

"Xiaofeng!"

Dugu Feng looked helplessly at Dugu Yan as she threw her arms around him. He quickly pushed her away, then said somewhat awkwardly.

"Sis, I'm not a child anymore."

"You little brat, you left for so long without even sending me a message. And besides, no matter how old you are, you'll always be my little brother."

Tears glistened in Dugu Yan's eyes as she looked at Dugu Feng.

"Grandpa said you've already broken through to the Soul Emperor realm."

Dugu Feng nodded, then displayed his current Soul Rings. After seeing their configuration, Dugu Yan covered her mouth.

For a long while, she could not speak. Her heart was filled with excitement and joy.

"I never thought someone could truly break the original Martial Soul limits. This way, even if you don't hunt Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts, you can still raise your Soul Rings to the hundred-thousand-year level."

"No, Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts still have to be hunted. When I break through to level 70, my target will be a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."

"And I've already chosen which Soul Beast to hunt."

The Soul Beast Dugu Feng intended to hunt was that Poison Fiend Wyvern.

After all, he had already promised the Nether Ghost Frog.

Dugu Feng would never break his word.

"Your current configuration is indeed far too eye-catching. There will definitely be plenty of people setting their sights on you, even if they attribute it to your Martial Soul mutation."

"Those people definitely won't believe it. Being able to raise the age of your Soul Rings a second time is enough to shock the entire continent!"

"Then you truly can't participate in the Soul Master Tournament. But don't worry, Sis will definitely lead the Imperial Fighting Team to become champions of the first Soul Master Tournament."

Dugu Yan spoke confidently.

Knowing that Spirit Hall had three Soul Kings, Dugu Feng shook his head and said helplessly.

"I heard Spirit Hall has put up three Spirit Bones for this tournament. Why do you think they did that?"

"What's so strange about that? Spirit Bones are indeed rare for ordinary people, but Spirit Hall has deep reserves. Besides, this is the first Soul Master Tournament, so naturally the rewards have to be more generous."

"You only know one side of it, not the other. Spirit Hall has three members of the younger generation, and all three are Soul Kings. As for the Imperial Fighting Team, aside from you, I'm afraid there isn't a second Soul King."

"If my Soul Ring ages hadn't changed, I might have been able to go. But now that my Soul Ring configuration has completely changed, revealing them would draw far too much attention."

"By then, I might be able to enter Spirit Hall, but I might not be able to leave. In the end, my strength is still too weak, so I want to work hard and become stronger."

"For this tournament, Sis, just do your best. Your Jade Spirit Serpent Emperor Martial Soul is already one of the most powerful poison-attribute Martial Souls."

"And it possesses such bizarre methods as attacking the soul. Ordinary Soul Kings are absolutely no match for you, but having you fight three Soul Kings alone would be far too difficult. There's no need to push yourself so hard. It'll be enough if you defeat Star Luo Empire."

Dugu Yan still felt somewhat unwilling after hearing this. She had worked so hard precisely to prove that she had the ability to protect Dugu Feng, yet now she still could not protect him at all.

Sensing Dugu Yan's disappointment, Dugu Feng smiled and said.

"Sis, a momentary show of strength is nothing impressive. The one who laughs last is the true victor. Douluo Continent has never lacked prodigies, but only those who grow up are true prodigies."

"When the time comes, both of us siblings will be Titled Douluo. Then it will be our era."

After hearing Dugu Feng's words, Dugu Yan nodded. Only then did Dugu Bo, who had been standing in the distance, slowly reveal himself.

"Xiaofeng is right. What the continent lacks least are prodigies, but only by becoming a Titled Douluo can one truly be considered a prodigy. Fallen prodigies are ultimately nothing more than fleeting blossoms."

At that moment, Dugu Bo seemed to think of something. He looked at Dugu Feng with a mischievous grin and said.

"Earlier, Sect Master Ning of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect asked me about you. He said you saved his daughter. Is that true?"

Dugu Feng pondered for a moment upon hearing this, then nodded.

"At the time, they accidentally killed a descendant of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, the Thunder Tiger King, and earned its hatred. It chased them all the way."

"By chance, I stepped in and saved them, making the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect owe us a favor."

"I heard Sect Master Ning's daughter can't stop thinking about you. That old fox Ning Fengzhi also intends to match you with his daughter. He's probably taken a liking to your talent."

"He may even want to use this opportunity to win me over. Xiaofeng, I know you matured early. For such a major matter as marriage, I still want to hear your own plans."

Dugu Feng only thought briefly before saying.

"If I do not become a Titled Douluo, I will never marry."

"You brat, do you know who became a Titled Douluo at the youngest age on the entire Douluo Continent?"

"The Clear Sky Douluo, Tang Hao."

"That's right. He was already forty-four at the time, while this old man was nearly seventy when I broke through to Titled Douluo."

"No matter how monstrous your talent is, becoming a Titled Douluo before thirty is difficult. So getting married at thirty wouldn't be such a big deal."

"But Ning Fengzhi's daughter may not be willing to wait that long for you. Even if you don't marry his daughter, you should marry someone suitable. What daughter of a prestigious family would still be unmarried at thirty?"

"Don't tell me you plan to marry a girl in her teens when you're thirty? Hmm... that doesn't seem impossible either. After all, Titled Douluo live longer than ordinary people."

Seeing Dugu Bo begin to let his imagination run wild, Dugu Feng quickly interrupted him, then said righteously.

"Grandpa, can't you have a little faith in me? What if I become a Titled Douluo at twenty? Or, at the very least, twenty-five?"

"The only reason my cultivation is slow now is entirely because of the influence of this Ultimate Martial Soul. Once I break through level 70, my cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds."

"Then it'll be as if the gods themselves are aiding me."

"Looking across the entire Douluo Continent, the youngest Titled Douluo is Tang Hao, and even that fellow only broke through at forty-four."

"You brat are fantasizing about breaking through in your twenties. If you can become a Titled Douluo by thirty, that would already be this old man's fantasy. Fine, then, thirty it is!"

"If you still can't break through to Titled Douluo by thirty, then obediently find yourself a noble young lady, understand?"

Dugu Feng had not expected to be pressured into marriage even after transmigrating to Douluo. Then he understood that this was also the old man's wish.

"Fine. I'll definitely break through to Titled Douluo before thirty. But for the next while, I hope Grandpa can stand guard for me and not let anyone enter the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well."

Dugu Bo nodded.

Dugu Feng immediately jumped back into the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

The Shrek Seven Devils in the original story had advanced by leaps and bounds entirely because of the Immortal Herbs from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well. Now that they had lost the support of those Immortal Herbs—

They could only be considered a group of ordinary geniuses!