"Teach them a lesson?"
Qian Renxue covered her mouth and chuckled, but she was still very happy, and said:
"Then don't let them teach you a lesson instead!"
Lin Gu smiled calmly. Seeing Qian Renxue's relaxed mood, seemingly not as weighed down as yesterday, he said very earnestly:
"Xiao Gu, thank you. Whatever the outcome, I'll accept it!"
At this, Lin Gu patted his chest. "Xiao Xue, don't you know how strong I am? Don't worry. I won't lose."
Qian Renxue nodded, but she was still worried. Although Lin Gu was strong, a lone Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster taking on every Titled Douluo in Spirit Hall was something no one on the continent would even dare imagine.
But looking into Lin Gu's confident eyes, Qian Renxue chose to believe him. Flapping her six wings, the two arrived at the Great Enshrined's location. High overhead, the Angel God Statue gazed upon everyone.
Clouds dotted the sky, and the weather was fairly nice that day.
Brought along by Qian Renxue, Lin Gu landed steadily and looked at the gathered Titled Douluo before him.
A full twenty-one Titled Douluo. Some were nameless Titled Douluo who had been mere background figures even in the original plot. Lin Gu shook his head. How had a lineup like this ever lost?
And that isn't even counting the Soul Masters below Titled Douluo. Fine, today I'll lead Spirit Hall anew and manage it properly.
At that moment, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu stood in the center, with the enshrined and elders beside them.
"Xiao Gu, are you ready?"
Lin Gu nodded and extended one hand. Martial Soul Possession followed, chest armor covering his body, with two pale white pauldrons on his shoulders.
Everyone looked over. They already knew something about him. It seemed he had unlocked his third piece of equipment.
"Master, Your Holiness, esteemed enshrined and elders, forgive this junior's impudence. Please don't hold back in a moment, or you won't have any chance of winning at all. Come on."
As Lin Gu finished speaking, his gaze sharpened, and his Soul Rings appeared: one purple and one red, so dazzling that no one could look away.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and the other elders could not help exclaiming at the sight, "A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring! How enviable. Although we heard about it long ago, seeing it in person is still so stunning."
"Hmph, even with a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, he's still only a Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster. The enormous gap in Soul Power can't be bridged. Chrysanthemum Douluo, let me go first. Perhaps the rest of you won't even need to fight!"
The speaker was Demon Bear Douluo. Wild and arrogant by nature, he was the first to use Martial Soul Possession. An enormous Demon Bear exuding a black aura loomed behind him. Nine Soul Rings appeared: two yellow, two purple, and five black, an excellent configuration.
Lin Gu smiled calmly. Just then, a system mission suddenly triggered:
[Challenge mission triggered. Defeat a Titled Douluo from Rank 90 to Rank 95 to receive 10,000 gold coins! Those above Rank 95 reward 20,000 gold coins!]
At this, Lin Gu secretly rejoiced. Sure enough, he could not just stay put obediently. Walking around more could trigger all sorts of missions. A challenge mission rewarded ten thousand gold coins for defeating one Titled Douluo.
Let me calculate. There are twenty-one here, with eight above Rank 95 and the rest below Rank 95. Doesn't that mean I can earn 290,000 gold coins today?
Add my original 29,000, and won't that be enough?
Wonderful. Sure enough, stepping forward this time was the right choice.
The corners of his mouth rose slightly. Faced with Demon Bear Douluo stepping forward and throwing a punch, Lin Gu could not even be bothered to activate his shield.
He merely held out a finger on one hand and easily blocked it. Over two trillion HP had brought his physical toughness to an unprecedented level, allowing him to face even a Titled Douluo with ease.
Lin Gu smiled faintly and said casually, "Elder Demon Bear, that's not enough strength!"
Demon Bear Douluo's mouth twitched upon hearing this. I'm a mighty Rank 94 Power Attack System Titled Douluo, and a Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster is actually looking down on me! His Third Soul Ring immediately lit up, and he shouted in a low voice:
"Third Soul Skill: Demon Bear Roar!"
At such close range, the Demon Bear Martial Soul opened its huge mouth and unleashed a fierce roar. Sound waves turned into Soul Power, forming a black shock wave that struck toward Lin Gu.
Those behind him grew somewhat alarmed. After all, Lin Gu was only a seven-year-old child, and merely a Rank 29 Soul Grandmaster. Would using a Soul Skill kill him?
But in the next second, they took back that thought.
Lin Gu did not even unleash a Soul Skill. He merely scratched his ear and watched his HP fall by five hundred million. That isn't even one percent of my HP. It can't even keep up with my regeneration. In less than a second, I'm back to full health!
Demon Bear Douluo's attack was equivalent to losing no HP at all!
Before Lin Gu could speak, Elder Demon Bear was already frozen in shock. "You withstood my Third Soul Skill with your body alone? This-how is this possible? Are you really only Rank 29?"
Lin Gu stretched luxuriously and said lazily:
"Esteemed elders and enshrined, I already told you. Unless you all come at me together, you won't have any chance at all."
Seeing Lin Gu withstand a Titled Douluo's Soul Skill with his body alone, Spirit Hall's elders and enshrined all wore expressions of shock.
But they were Titled Douluo, after all. As for ganging up on a seven-year-old child, they naturally still could not bring themselves to do it.
Yet this pride of theirs as Titled Douluo would soon vanish, one by one, before Lin Gu's strength.
Lin Gu had naturally anticipated this situation, but he did not care. Whether you come one at a time or all together, I won't lose.
Demon Bear, finding himself cowed by a seven-year-old child, clenched his fists. It seemed he should not have held back just now. He glanced behind him at Her Holiness Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong said:
"Elders, there's no need to hold back. Bring out your greatest strength. Although Lin Gu is only seven, his strength has long since entered the realm of Titled Douluo. Don't hold back. Go."
With Bibi Dong's words, Elder Demon Bear no longer had any reservations. His Seventh Soul Ring immediately lit up, and he bellowed:
"Martial Soul Avatar!"
In an instant, a giant ape rose from the ground, its entire body exuding a black aura, like a black wall standing before them.
"He's even used his Martial Soul Avatar. Elder Demon Bear is getting serious now," Chrysanthemum Douluo said at the sight.
"Lin Gu, now you'll see my true strength. Let's see how you block this!"
Transformed into a giant ape, Elder Demon Bear smashed down a fist, yet Lin Gu still neither dodged nor evaded.
He watched his HP drop by 1.5 billion.
The corners of his mouth curved into a slight smile, and he shook his head. This kind of attack was no different from scratching an itch. He simply sat cross-legged, propping up his chin and letting Elder Demon Bear pound away at him.
The enshrined knew how formidable Lin Gu was, so they had not rushed to be the first to attack.
But they had not known Lin Gu was now this tough even without activating his shield. It seemed he had grown stronger again. No wonder he dared make a wager with the Great Enshrined.
Elder Demon Bear was already dumbfounded at the sight. Is this fellow still human?
Even my Martial Soul Avatar can't inflict the slightest injury on him?
His lips trembled, and his Eighth Soul Ring immediately lit up:
"Eighth Soul Skill: Mount Tai Crushes the Head!"
Demon Bear leaped high into the air, then struck down fiercely from above.
It was like Mount Tai falling.
Yet there was only a thunderous boom. Demon Bear felt as though he had struck an indestructible lump of iron. Lin Gu remained completely unharmed; even his hair only fluttered slightly.
Lin Gu yawned. This attack had inflicted five billion damage, which was fairly decent, but he was still at full health.
Then he stretched:
"Esteemed elders and enshrined, you see? I was telling the truth. Come at me together. Only then will you have some chance of winning!"