I am a mortal who has achieved enlightenment through burning my secrets

Chapter 280 Xue Qinghe's Wedding!

Seemingly to prove himself, Xue Qinghe decided on the Crown Princess a few days after returning home. However, to Xiao Wuji's surprise, the Crown Princess was not a person from the Heavenly Dou family!

Having been hit in the face with a marriage contract, Xiao Wuji looked at the smug Crown Prince in front of him speechlessly. "Are you not even pretending anymore?"
"My father exchanged marriage certificates with His Holiness the Pope yesterday. After the Soul Master Competition ends, I will marry the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall!"

"I've heard that the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall is not only exceptionally beautiful, but also extremely talented."

"Once we get married, the Heaven Dou Empire will join forces with the Spirit Hall to send troops to Star Luo!"

Seeing Xue Qinghe's smug expression, Xiao Wuji couldn't help but pour cold water on his enthusiasm, saying, "Once the Star Luo Empire is destroyed, can the Heaven Dou Empire withstand the onslaught of the Spirit Hall?"

"What you can think of, how could Father not think of!"

Xue Qinghe said confidently, "Once the Star Luo Empire is destroyed, there will be no more Heavenly Dou or Spirit Hall on this continent; only the Heavenly Soul Empire will remain..."

"A Heavenly Soul Empire controlled by me and the Holy Maiden Heir!"

"Of course, to prevent the Spirit Hall from going back on its word, we need you, a genius, to break through to the Title Douluo level as soon as possible!"

"Wuji, whether the flames of war on the continent can be completely extinguished depends entirely on you!"

Xiao Wuji said with a forced smile, "Hehe, it is truly an honor for me to be entrusted with such an important task by you!"

Xiao Wuji dismissed Xue Qinghe's explanation, saying that there must be a bigger grudge between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Spirit Hall. How could the Spirit Hall possibly interfere with the marriage of a dispensable saintess?

As everyone knows, the Spirit Hall belongs to the Qian family, and this Holy Maiden is just a mascot and is not important at all.

It seems that Emperor Xueye got a great deal, but in reality, the advantage was not small.

In any case, the future of the Heaven Dou Empire will definitely belong to his grandson. In other words, any empire that belongs to his grandson is the Heaven Dou Empire. So, looking at it this way, isn't the Heaven Soul Empire just the Heaven Dou Empire with a different name?
Snapped!
Xiao Wuji slammed the marriage certificate back into Xue Qinghe's arms, glaring at her with dead fish eyes, and said, "You politicians are all corrupt. You must have discussed other conditions that I don't know about!"

"As long as it doesn't interfere with my cultivation, you can do as you please!"

Xue Qinghe assured him, "Wuji, don't worry. You are a crucial part of our marriage alliance! Neither we nor the Spirit Hall will let anything happen to you!"

Xiao Wuji didn't know how he had become an important part of the marriage alliance, but it was probably because of his martial spirit. Could it be that they wanted him to be a stud and produce offspring?
After exchanging a few words, Xue Qinghe returned home, and Xiao Wuji continued his cultivation. Now that he had a spear-type soul skill, he naturally focused on spear techniques, while he could practice swordsmanship in his spare time.

Prince's Mansion!
Xue Qinghe casually tossed the marriage certificate onto the bookshelf, then sat down in his chair, propping his feet up on the desk. A slight smile played on his lips as he muttered to himself in a voice barely audible:
"Xiao Wuji, my future imperial consort!"

She didn't have much affection for Xiao Wuji, but it seemed she didn't have many choices. In her opinion, the only people in this world who could become gods were the two of them, and at most, Bibi Dong.

Under such circumstances, she naturally had no better choice.

"I hope you'll be on my side in the future..."

……

After the preliminary rounds ended, news spread that Xiao Wuji had gone into seclusion to study martial arts.

Of course, he wasn't really going to study martial arts; he was just following Tang Hao to hunt for spirit rings.

Soul beasts over 80,000 years old are already rare, let alone those whose attributes Xiao Wuji specifically chose, making them even more difficult to find. Even Tang Hao spent a whole month locating three soul beasts. Tang Hao also put in a lot of effort to obtain the secret of the 10,000-year fourth soul ring.

An 80,000-year-old soul beast has already reached the level of a Title Douluo. Moreover, it is a spiritual soul beast known for its strangeness. Even Tang Hao has to deal with it with caution.

The core area of ​​the Star Dou Great Forest!

This was Xiao Wuji's first time setting foot in this place. The only creatures that could live here were soul beasts that were over 50,000 years old, so the danger level was self-evident. Even Tang Hao had to be extremely careful when he came here.

Tang Hao could ignore one or two powerful soul beasts, but if there were more than two dozen, he would have to flee in panic.

As they walked, Tang Hao suddenly stopped and said to Xiao Wuji, who was following closely beside him, "Wait here, I'll be right back!"

After saying that, he left without waiting for Xiao Wuji's reply.

Xiao Wuji leaped onto a treetop and gazed into the distance, wondering to himself, "Is this a plan to launch a sneak attack? It seems Tang Hao's injuries are quite severe!"

Just as Xiao Wuji had guessed, about a minute later, two loud noises suddenly came from afar, with rocks flying and trees falling. The huge shockwave made it impossible for Xiao Wuji to stay on the treetops.

"Damn, are Title Douluos really that terrifying?"

Xiao Wuji leaped down from the treetop, his heart filled with apprehension towards Tang Hao. At this moment, all his smugness vanished. Even among Title Douluos, the difference was worlds apart!
About two minutes later, Tang Hao's figure reappeared in front of him.

In his right hand he held a giant hammer as tall as a man, with seven spirit rings—two purple, four black, and one red—pulsating up and down on it. In his left hand, he held a dying spirit beast.

This is half of a two-meter-long purple giant snake, with a body as thick as a water bucket. Its narrow eyes are an eerie black color, without any white showing.

boom!
With a flick of his wrist, Tang Hao slammed the giant snake down in front of Xiao Wuji, then said in a deep voice, "This is the first one!"

"Thank you very much, senior!"

Xiao Wuji thanked him, then summoned his martial spirit and used his sixth spirit skill to stab the spirit beast to death.

The appearance of the God-Devouring Spear freed him from the predicament of only being able to absorb the life force of plant-type soul beasts, but the life force of this soul beast alone was not enough for him.

After using his martial spirit to wreak havoc on the ancient trees within a radius of several miles, Xiao Wuji finally collected the corpses of the soul beasts, then sat cross-legged and summoned his bell martial spirit to prepare to absorb the soul rings.

Tang Hao wasn't particularly surprised to see Xiao Wuji's spirit ring, because he had already guessed this possibility when Xiao Wuji asked him for a spirit beast. However, Tang Hao still took the opportunity to carefully examine the spirit while Xiao Wuji was absorbing the spirit ring.

It's just an ordinary bell!
Having reached this conclusion, Tang Hao finally felt relieved. An ordinary martial soul meant ordinary soul skills, and coupled with the fact that he had absorbed so many ten-thousand-year soul rings ahead of time, the potential of his second martial soul had been greatly reduced, making it absolutely inferior to his son's. Even though he was currently far ahead, he would definitely be trampled underfoot by Tang San in the future.

As for Xiao Wuji's so-called self-created soul skills, Tang Hao was even more disdainful. What soul skill could compare to the Great Sumeru Hammer?

Although Xiao Wuji's threat to Tang Hao has decreased considerably, he still needs to be cautious, because Xiao Wuji's strength far surpasses that of Tang San at present, and he must be on guard!

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(End of this chapter)