"This trip will be with Platinum Bishop Salas. You have no objections, do you, Senior Dugu?"
"None. Make whatever arrangements you see fit, Young Master Gu."
Dugu Bo's poison had been cured, and he had long since come to terms with certain things.
Now all that remained was to cultivate and settle accounts with Yue Guan.
Although he disliked Platinum Bishop Salas, he still chose to cooperate.
"Since you have no objections, Senior Dugu, we'll meet at the gates of Heaven Dou City in an hour."
With matters settled with Dugu Bo, Gu Wuchen headed to the Spirit Hall Branch in Heaven Dou City with Nie Yun'er.
After leaving Dugu Bo's residence, Gu Wuchen noticed a flower shop along the way, but he didn't stop. He planned to come back after taking care of business.
"Sister Yuan'er, once you've acquired your Soul Ring, you can become an elder of Spirit Hall too, no longer a mere Platinum Bishop."
Ye Yuan'er smiled smugly. "Of course. Once I've acquired my Soul Ring, we can also set out for Spirit Hall."
The two chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the Spirit Hall Branch.
The Spirit Hall Branch was tall and grand, with two guards in golden armor stationed at the entrance.
When the guards saw Gu Wuchen and Ye Yuan'er approaching, they immediately asked, "What brings you two here?"
Ye Yuan'er took out the token that identified her.
The guards both bowed at the sight of it. "Greetings, Bishop."
The two guards immediately stepped aside.
Ye Yuan'er and Gu Wuchen entered the branch hall. Salas was sitting in the seat of honor with his eyes closed, resting. When he heard footsteps, he opened his eyes and looked at the two approaching figures.
"And you are?" Salas asked.
"Ye Yuan'er, Platinum Bishop of Spirit Hall!"
Salas raised an eyebrow slightly, a puzzled look on his face.
"Bishop Ye, you've come all the way from Spirit City to the Heaven Dou City branch. What do you want with me?"
Ye Yuan'er got straight to the point. "I need you to mobilize the people at the Heaven Dou City branch to accompany me to the Star Dou Great Forest and hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast."
A flicker of envy flashed through Salas's eyes, but he promptly put on airs again. Leaning back in his chair, he spoke unhurriedly:
"Hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast? Bishop Ye, mobilizing the branch's forces is a major matter. As a mere Platinum Bishop, you aren't qualified to order me around. Besides, you aren't an elder of Spirit Hall yet."
He had held the position of Platinum Bishop for years himself, with no sign of breaking through to Titled Douluo.
Then someone in the same line of work suddenly appeared and said she had broken through to Titled Douluo. Who wouldn't be envious?
Ye Yuan'er was taken aback. She hadn't expected Salas to be so tactless, and her face instantly turned cold.
She could have mobilized some people to hunt the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but instead he had put on airs with her.
Salas waved impatiently and shouted toward the door, "Someone, see them out!"
The guards outside the hall entered at his call and approached the two, spears in hand.
Just then, Gu Wuchen stepped forward at a measured pace. He pulled the golden token bearing the Six-Winged Angel's mark from his robes, held it high, and shouted coldly, "The Angel Token is here! Which of you dares make a move?!"
A golden light flashed, and the angel's mark on the token shone brilliantly.
The instant the guards saw the token clearly, their faces turned deathly pale, as though confronted by a formidable enemy. With a thud, they all dropped to one knee, heads bowed so low that they didn't dare breathe too loudly.
Salas was so startled that he sprang from his chair. His eyes fixed on the Angel Token, he trembled all over and hurried down from the seat of honor. Bowing to the token, he said, his voice shaking slightly, "Your subordinate Salas greets the Great Enshrined!"
The appearance of the Angel Token was as good as the Great Enshrined's presence in person. That was an ironclad rule of Spirit Hall, and he wouldn't dare show the slightest disrespect. What surprised him even more was that the boy before him, who was only seven or eight years old, possessed the Angel Token. What was his relationship with the Great Enshrined?
Gu Wuchen looked coldly at Salas. "Salas, as the Platinum Bishop of the Heaven Dou City branch, what do you mean by making every excuse to refuse when a colleague from Spirit City asks for your help?"
Cold sweat broke out on Salas's forehead, and he stammered awkwardly, "Please, sir, calm your anger. It isn't that I don't want to help. It's just that a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast is far too powerful. The risk of rashly mobilizing a large force to venture deep into the Star Dou Great Forest is immense, and I have no absolute confidence that I can keep everyone safe."
"Risk?" Gu Wuchen said calmly. "The Titled Douluo Poison Douluo, Dugu Bo, will be joining us on this trip. You only need to mobilize the branch's Soul Masters to accompany us. You needn't concern yourself with the rest."
Salas froze, his eyes full of astonishment.
Poison Douluo Dugu Bo? That old monster who didn't even take Spirit Hall seriously was actually going Soul Hunting with this boy?
He didn't dare ask another question and hurriedly bowed to accept the order. "Yes! Your subordinate obeys! I'll go assemble the branch's elite Soul Masters at once. I wouldn't dare delay!"
"Good." Gu Wuchen nodded. "Gather at the gates of Heaven Dou City in one hour. Anyone who's late will bear the consequences."
With that, he turned and led Ye Yuan'er toward the exit.
Seeing that the two were about to leave the hall, Salas hurried after them. Bowing carefully, he asked, "May I ask who you are, sir?"
Without stopping or looking back, Gu Wuchen left him with a single answer. "Gu Wuchen, eldest son of the Gu Clan."
"Gu Wuchen?" Salas murmured. The Gu Clan in Ice Arrival City, far away in the Far North, immediately came to mind.
I didn't expect it to be him!
The trembling guards got to their feet and looked at Salas in confusion.
"Bishop, is this Gu Wuchen really that formidable?"
Salas said, "This Gu Wuchen is no ordinary person. Both his parents are Titled Douluo, and the fact that he can produce an Angel Token shows that he has a very good relationship with the Great Enshrined. We must never offend him."
Afterward, Salas immediately began issuing orders to mobilize the Soul Masters in the area.
After leaving the branch hall, Ye Yuan'er said indignantly, "Salas is so tactless. He wouldn't agree until we brought out the Angel Token."
"Sister Yuan'er, think of it another way. Salas holds the same position as you, but you came here saying you were going to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, rise a rank, and become his superior. Of course he wasn't willing."
Jiang Liyue said.
To be safe, Jiang Liyue also summoned Su Wen from the Gu Clan's shop.
When Su Wen heard that they were going to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast and that Dugu Bo would be helping, he immediately agreed.
An hour later, everyone gathered at the gates of Heaven Dou City.
Salas had brought two Soul Saints, ten Soul Emperors, and twenty Soul Kings along.
"I didn't expect Poison Douluo to be here too. You're one of Prince Xue Xing's men, yet you're helping Spirit Hall?" Salas asked in confusion.
Dugu Bo sneered. "I'm not helping your Spirit Hall. I'm helping Young Master Gu."
"Now that everyone's here, we'll leave for the Star Dou Great Forest immediately."
The next moment, everyone set off for the Star Dou Great Forest at full speed.
A group of this size was naturally noticed by Porcupinefish Douluo, who was hidden nearby protecting Qian Renxue.
What are they going to do?
Puzzled that even a Platinum Bishop could be commanded, Porcupinefish Douluo immediately went to the Spirit Hall Branch to ask for the details.
After Porcupinefish Douluo identified himself, Lu Weibing told him the whole story.
"The Angel Token!"