Douluo: I am the outer demon

Chapter 20 Allegiance
"Yes, Your Highness the Son."

Yan looked at Shang An with burning eyes. His teacher seemed a little anxious, but did not dare to step forward for fear of offending His Royal Highness the Holy Son. In a sense, the status of the Holy Son was even higher than that of the elders, while he was just a platinum bishop.

When communicating with his teacher, Yan already knew that Shang An had been canonized as the Holy Son, and also knew that Shang An had defeated a Soul King, but he still wanted to challenge Shang An, not to win, but out of obsession.

"Your Highness, please agree to my request, no matter what the result is."

Now that things have come to this, Shang An naturally would not refuse.

"In that case, I grant you a defeat."

This sentence was too powerful and seemed a little too arrogant, but no one found it strange when it came out of Shang An's mouth. Even Hu Liena's eyes began to sparkle.

Even Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with it. Instead, he looked at Shang An with some respect.

"Please teach me, Holy Son."

The two walked to an open place and the people around them automatically avoided them.

Shang An didn't say any more nonsense. They hadn't seen each other for three years, and he would go and communicate with the little fox later.

The first soul skill was used, purple light surged, and a Taiyi staff appeared in his hand.

He took the Tiangang Bagua steps and disappeared in a flash.

Yan could only feel the danger approaching, and relying on the intuition he had developed from fighting day and night over the past three years, he directly used his second soul skill, 'Granite Rock', and stretched his right arm horizontally behind him.

Sure enough, a mysterious and magnificent staff attacked from the right rear and hit Yan's right arm heavily. Even after using his soul skills, Yan still retreated seven or eight steps, his right hand trembling constantly. What a great strength and what a fast speed!

"Hey, that's some progress."

Shang An did not give Yan time to react, he rushed forward, activated his magic power, and performed the 'Qin Wang Whip Stone', a magic staff technique that subdues demons. The power of the staff was increased by more than one level.

Yan had to raise his left arm to block, but Shang An didn't want to fight with Yan any longer. With one blow of his stick, Yan was knocked dozens of meters away. Blood was flowing from his left arm, and he no longer had the strength to fight.

A healing soul master quickly stepped forward and used his soul skills. Yan's injuries were stabilized and he barely regained his ability to move. After all, it was just a sparring match, and Yan was still a member of the Spirit Hall, so Shang An's moves were still very measured.

It would be different if it was one of the third brothers who took action. He would directly destroy people's potential, causing the golden generation of the Spirit Hall, who are obviously geniuses, to gradually fail to keep up with their peers.

With the teacher's help, Yan stood up, and under the teacher's worried face, he walked to Shang An with difficulty.

Shang An looked at him with some confusion. Is this a sign of dissatisfaction?

Yan placed his right hand on his left heart.
Then he knelt on one knee and lowered his head, which is a great gesture usually only performed when facing the Pope.

"Your Highness, I swear here that I will be loyal to you until death, respect your will, uphold your dignity, and fight for you throughout my life."

Allegiance?

Shang An did not expect Yan to be so decisive and pledge his allegiance on the spot. He could also feel that Yan was beginning to spontaneously condense the seed of his soul, which meant that this was true submission.

Could it be that he also has the aura of a protagonist? Just because he beat Yan twice, he bowed down and was willing to be his younger brother?
Shaking off his gradually dispersing thoughts, he looked at Yan who was kneeling on one knee and reached out to help him up.

"Get up, Yan, I accept your allegiance."

After all, Yan is a genius. With the training of the Spirit Hall, it will be no problem for him to become a Titled Douluo. Shang An will naturally not reject such a younger brother.

Surrounded by the crowd, they returned to Wuhun City.

The side hall of the Pope's Palace,
Bibi Dong, Shang An, and Hu Liena were sitting around a small table.

"Come on, Xiao An, eat more."

Bibi Dong picked up another piece of soul beast meat for Shang An.

Looking at Shang An's bowl piled high with dishes, and then at Bibi Dong who was still picking up dishes, Hu Liena suddenly felt like a failure in her life. Who was she hosting a welcome party for today?
"Humph, the teacher is partial."

Hu Liena muttered, expressing her dissatisfaction.

Seeing Hu Liena's expression, Shang An felt happy.

"Come on, Senior Sister, you eat too."

Shang An picked up a piece of steamed bear paw meat and gave it to Hu Liena, and then picked up another piece and put it in Bibi Dong's bowl.

"Teacher, you eat too, you don't have to pick food for me all the time."

"Xiao An is still the best, Nana, you should learn more from Xiao An. Besides, you are the senior sister, so you should let your junior brother know, right?"

Bibi Dong said with a smile on her face.

"Know it."

Hu Liena responded reluctantly, her face full of resentment. Her stiff expression made the two of them laugh again.

After eating and drinking enough,
Bibi Dong got down to business. "Nana, you just came out of the devil training ground, and your mental state is a little unstable. For the next two months, you will stay in the library and finish reading the thirty advanced books on soul master theory knowledge that I requested."

"Ah! Teacher~"

Hu Liena's face was suddenly filled with horror, revealing the struggle of a poor student.

"You are not allowed to refuse. In two months, the teacher will personally check your spiritual master theoretical knowledge."

Bibi Dong was very tough and did not give Hu Liena a chance to refuse.

"To become a powerful soul master, you need not only strength, but also a wealth of theoretical knowledge."

Seeing that Bibi Dong didn't give her the chance to refuse, Hu Liena turned around and looked at Shang An with tears in her eyes.

"Junior brother~"

Obviously, this is an attempt to take a roundabout way and save the country in a roundabout way, so as to ask Shang An to help persuade Bibi Dong.

If Shang An asked for help, Bibi Dong would definitely listen, but this time it was really for Hu Liena's own good. Even though the little fox looked really pitiful with tears in her eyes, he would not act on impulse.

"Nana, the teacher has made a decision, and this will also help you."

Shang An shook his head and then touched Hu Liena's head.

"If you don't understand something, you can ask me."

Seeing that pleading was useless and Shang An refused to help, Hu Liena could only accept this fact helplessly.

In fact, Hu Liena also knew that this was for her own good, but she was really a poor student in theory. Although she had outstanding talent in cultivation, she had no interest in theoretical knowledge at all.

Now she is asked to finish reading thirty boring theoretical knowledge books within two months, and she would rather spend another two months in the devil training camp.

Suddenly, Shang An took a step forward and held Hu Liena's soft and delicate hand.

"Sister, I just happened to have a difficult problem recently and I need to go to the library to look up information. I will study with you for the next two months."

Hu Liena's face suddenly turned red when Shang An held her hand in front of the teacher and looked at her with "affectionate" gaze.

"I, I do!"

"Then please give me your guidance for the next two months, Senior Sister."

Hu Liena then realized that Shang An was talking about studying. She was so excited that she didn't hear clearly and thought Shang An was going to confess his feelings to her in front of the teacher. Thinking of this, Hu Liena's face turned even redder, like a ripe apple.

Bibi Dong and Shang An did not expose her and let the matter be settled.

The little fox was a little disappointed, but thinking that he was studying in the library with his junior fellow students, these two months didn't seem so difficult.

Afterwards, Bibi Dong talked about cultivation, mainly about Hu Liena. Shang An had unique ideas about his own cultivation, and she, as a teacher, only gave some suggestions.

Hu Liena is already level 39, just one step away from level 40. As long as she obtains the fourth soul ring within three months, she will become the youngest soul master of the Spirit Hall except for Shang An.

Xie Yue and Yan have reached level 40, but they are both one year older than Hu Liena, already 16.

The two of them plus Hu Liena are the top three in the devil training camp, the so-called golden generation.

Even though the golden generation in the original novel became passers-by in the later period, in fact, their talents were definitely the best in the continent.

Take Tang Hao, for example, who was once hailed as the youngest Titled Douluo in Douluo Continent. He achieved the title at the age of 44.

Hu Liena became a Level 21 Soul King at the age of 51. According to her training speed, she even has the hope of becoming a Titled Douluo before the age of 40.

Xie Yue was also a potential Super Douluo, but he was tricked by Tang San during the Soul Master Competition, and his potential was damaged by the poison of the Eight Spider Lance. He was even surpassed by Feng Xiaotian later.

But in fact, if there were no magical herbs, the talents of the Shrek Seven Devils, except Tang San and Oscar, would be far inferior to those of the Spirit Hall's golden generation.

Bibi Dong encouraged Hu Liena a few more times and then sent her out.
This disciple is here and is in the way.

"Xiao An, your Holy Son Order has been made."

Bibi Dong said this and took out an exquisite purple box from the storage soul guide.

Shang An took the box, inside which were three silver tokens, each half the size of a palm, which were somewhat similar in style to the Pope's decree.

On one side are the six emblems of the Spirit Hall: chrysanthemum, ghost, sword, dragon, hammer, and crown. On the other side is an icon of a Taiyi bead, with a word "Shang" engraved below, representing the owner of the token.

Shang An took it in his hand and played with it for a while. The token was not heavy, probably equivalent to the weight of a mobile phone, but the texture was very hard. He didn't know what metal it was made of. He just tried it, but he couldn't move the token with his current physical strength.

Seeing Shang An's interested look, Bibi Dong continued:
"This token is made of pure and dark iron. Wearing it on your body can help you calm your mind and spirit."

However, thinking of Shang An's magical cultivation methods, Bibi Dong spoke again,
"It has a certain auxiliary effect on the cultivation of Soul Saints and below, but it should not be of much use to you."

(End of this chapter)