Orders again, and another summons for an audience.
Just like the Heaven Frost Grand Duke before him, Chrysanthemum Douluo showed no regard whatsoever for the Divine Realm Empire's delegation, ordering them about as though they were household servants of Spirit Hall.
Indeed, the intimidation of a single Titled Douluo was enough for the two great empires.
But against Spirit Hall, which had more than a dozen Titled Douluos, it fell a little short.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan thought so too.
Spirit Hall could certainly show respect to a Titled Douluo, but it would not go so far as the two great empires and openly take an inferior stance.
One Titled Douluo... even two were not enough to make Spirit Hall bow and scrape.
"Go to Spirit Hall first."
In the end, out of consideration for the two Titled Douluos in the Divine Realm Empire's delegation, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan softened his words:
"I believe His Holiness the Pope will give you people of the Divine Realm Empire a satisfactory reward."
"Senior brother," Long Yue reminded him ominously, "Elder Ju has seen you, you know."
This time, Yue Guan's rear really did clench.
Because Tong Yu's expression had changed.
The Qilin Douluo's black robes fluttered in the wind. His eyes beneath his sunglasses were deep and icy, and his entire body radiated a powerful aura that sent chills down one's spine.
That aura pressed down like something tangible, almost leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan unable to breathe.
Tong Yu was heading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but now Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan knew his identity. Wouldn't that mean he would report it to Pope Bibi Dong?
If the Divine Realm Empire's delegation arrived in Spirit City and the Pope did not see the Qilin Douluo, would she detain the entire delegation there?
The evil Spirit Hall was capable of anything!
Qilin Douluo Tong Yu struck without hesitation.
Gold, green, blue, red, and yellow light appeared over Tong Yu's arm as he reached out to grab Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.
"Madman!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo cursed. He opened his right palm, and a faint yellow current appeared within it as an enormous purple chrysanthemum blossomed.
Two yellow, two purple, and five black Soul Rings appeared simultaneously. Yue Guan intended to flee first and worry about the rest later.
Crack-
The surrounding space sealed shut, preventing even a trace of a Titled Douluo's aura from leaking out. A powerful hand clamped onto Yue Guan's delicate shoulder.
Qilin Douluo Tong Yu's grip was immensely strong, like an iron vise, leaving Chrysanthemum Douluo unable to break free.
Only then did Chrysanthemum Douluo realize how terrifying Tong Yu was.
That hand felt exactly like a sharp claw. Beneath the sunglasses, one blue eye and one red eye stared at Yue Guan, filled with nothing but killing intent.
"Senior brother, if you really kill him, we'll still come under suspicion when we reach Spirit City."
Long Yue's voice rang out at just the right moment.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's vision blurred, and his body involuntarily rose into the air under that tremendous force.
Then the world spun around him.
In the mere blink of an eye, the scenery around him changed completely.
Longxing City's bustling crowds vanished in an instant, replaced by the somewhat barren wilderness outside the city.
"This is..." Chrysanthemum Douluo's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.
He had never imagined that, even after using his Martial Soul and Soul Skills, someone could carry him outside the city like a little chick-weren't they both Titled Douluos?
"A spatial Martial Soul! You're a Peak Douluo with a spatial Martial Soul!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan cried out, flinging a magnificent purple chrysanthemum onto Tong Yu's hand at the same time.
Someone who could wield spatial power so skillfully and use it to teleport had to be at least a Peak Douluo, and possess an exceedingly rare spatial Martial Soul besides.
One could only say that this was the extent of the knowledge of people on the Douluo Continent twenty thousand years ago.
The Qilin Douluo saw the chrysanthemum land in his hand.
Its petals were downy, and the stamens at its center rose a full half-foot above them, their tips shimmering with faint golden light.
First Soul Skill, Strange Flower.
Fifth Soul Skill, Chrysanthemum of Cold Blossoms.
The first Soul Skill turned the chrysanthemum into Yue Guan's double,
With the enhancement from his fifth Soul Skill, Chrysanthemum Douluo seized the opportunity to break free of the Qilin Douluo's grasp.
"Hmph!"
The next second,
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was caught by Tong Yu again.
A blaze of Five Elements Divine Fire burned fiercely over Chrysanthemum Douluo's double. It dissipated immediately, unable to buy him even the slightest delay.
Wearing his sunglasses, Tong Yu held his hand in a clawlike grip, seemingly without having moved from his spot at all.
Cold sweat broke out on Chrysanthemum Douluo's forehead.
This is bad. He's absolutely a Peak Douluo on the level of the Worship Hall.
And after fighting for so long, where are his Soul Rings?
He can defeat me without using Soul Rings?
"Hey, can we make peace?"
Caught between laughter and tears, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan raised his hands:
"Why go this far? I only came to invite you to Spirit Hall! I came with good intentions!"
"Good intentions?" Long Yue walked over; the Qilin Douluo had brought him outside the city too. "By good intentions, do you mean spying on us from the shadows? Attacking me the moment we met?"
"It's a misunderstanding!"
Despite his advanced age, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan had to act like a timid woman and beg for mercy. "I only wanted to test the strength of you people from the Divine Realm Empire..."
Who could have known he would be so unlucky as to run into a Peak Douluo from the Divine Realm Empire?
"Tsk."
Long Yue shuddered. Chrysanthemum Douluo had rather alluring looks, and with that pitiful expression, he really did seem to be trying to act cute... but the problem was that Yue Guan was a man!
"Tone it down."
Long Yue moved away from Yue Guan and looked at the Qilin Douluo. "Senior brother, let's just kill him. Keeping someone like this alive will only endanger the sexual orientation of people on the Douluo Continent. I don't want to see more than a hundred genders appear here."
"..." Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was speechless.
What does me dressing a little more flamboyantly have to do with the genders of people on the Douluo Continent?
"Spare me! Spare me!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan dropped shamelessly to his knees. "I can serve your Divine Realm Empire! Surely not everyone in your empire is a Titled Douluo. As a Titled Douluo, I can do a great many things for you."
A living Titled Douluo was certainly worth more than a dead one.
Long Yue stroked his chin, pretending to ponder. "True. With such good looks, there should be quite a few people among the empire's upper ranks who fancy your type. Add in the fact that you're a Titled Douluo, and your price shoots right up."
"...Selling my ass?"
"What else?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan flew into a rage, his face turning the color of pig liver. "Kill me! A warrior may be killed, but never humiliated!"
I just like dressing a little more femininely, a little more flamboyantly, and you really take me for someone who sells his ass?!
For a dignified Titled Douluo to sink to such depths, he would be better off dead.
"Ah, forget it, junior brother." Tong Yu sighed and even released Yue Guan outright. "What exactly do you want him to do?"
Tong Yu had caught the meaning behind Long Yue's words.
For him to say something like that, he clearly had no intention of killing anyone, and his tone held no killing intent whatsoever.
Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan wisely refrained from fleeing or launching a surprise attack to take Long Yue hostage.
He understood his current predicament perfectly-there was no escaping Tong Yu's grasp. He might as well hear what Long Yue wanted.
Tsk, surely he doesn't really want me to sell my ass.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's rear clenched.
Long Yue stopped teasing him and said, "Have you heard of the Four Great Single-Attribute Clans, Elder Ju?"
"Hiss..."
Chrysanthemum Douluo narrowed his eyes, a trace of recollection appearing on his alluring face. "I've heard of them, but aren't they remnants of the Clear Sky Sect?"
"That's right. Remnants."
Long Yue bared his gleaming white teeth:
"So there shouldn't be any problem with your Spirit Hall putting in some effort to wipe out these Clear Sky Sect remnants, should there?"
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