Douluo: Peerless Black Tortoise Moon God

Chapter 212 Praising the Unnamed and Entering the Court Without Bowing, Entering the Offering Hall, the Title Douluo of the Haotian Sect Has Arrived?

Ye Yulin instructed him to act in a high-profile manner, which Xu Tianxi wanted to refuse.

By so openly displaying himself under the noses of the four great empires, is he afraid he's not famous enough? Many old fogies might be eyeing him.

However, considering that he had already killed three important figures from Shrek Academy and left a deep impression on Yan Shaozhe and Xian Lin'er, it seemed that a little more wouldn't matter.

So what if he dies? As long as he doesn't care, no one can do anything to him.

Xu Tianxi reassured himself inwardly, and continued to ask aloud, "Besides the title, what other benefits are there after being granted a marquisate?"

"Yes!" Eunuch Wang introduced with a smile:

"His Majesty has granted the Marquis of Yue the right to be addressed without being called by name and to enter the court without having to bow. His position in the court will be equal to that of the dukes and will be placed before all the ministers."

"The territory to be granted to the Marquis of Yue will be chosen by him within the country. At that time, the Marquis of Yue can build his own Marquis's Mansion and establish his own headquarters."

"Of course, starting today, Marquis Yue will receive a marquis's stipend, but compared to the fiefdom and honor, this is nothing."

Praise without naming and entering the court without bowing? Why don't you add a sword and shoes to the palace? Then the three-piece set of "loyal minister" usurping the throne will be complete.

Xu Tianxi inwardly complained, but nodded in agreement, indicating that he understood.

The emperor was indeed quite generous in bestowing upon him a real marquisate; he simply decided not to cause any trouble before the marquis's death, otherwise it would damage his reputation.

Thinking about it this way, I seem to be someone who was "humble before Wang Mang usurped the throne"?
Eunuch Wang, of course, was unaware that the new marquis's mind had already drifted to the throne in the palace. Seeing that Xu Tianxi had no questions, he presented the most conspicuous silver-white badge from the round plate in his hand with both hands:
"Lord Yue, these are honorary battle badges prepared for you by His Majesty. Please keep them safe."

Xu Tianxi lowered his eyes to examine it closely. He saw that the surface of the badge had a cold, mercury-like luster, the edges were inlaid with frost patterns, and the round moon in the center had an icy crystal texture. Twenty-six silver threads radiated outward from the moon, which corresponded to the number of stars in orbit.

After saying "Thank you, Grandfather," Xu Tianxi took the badge, turned it over, and ran his knuckles over the four characters "Shuowen Jiezi" (meaning "New Moon, Full Moon, Waxing and Declining Months") engraved on the back, lost in thought.

On the other side, the Hongchen siblings also took the badges one after another, their eyes filled with novelty and excitement.

"Your Majesty, I've finished what I needed to do here. I have another engagement to attend to, so I'll be leaving now," Eunuch Wang said goodbye to Ye Yulin.

"Alright, take care, sir." Ye Yulin nodded in return, showing no disrespect to Eunuch Wang.

After seeing Eunuch Wang off, Ye Yulin turned to Xu Tianxi, a smile of interest appearing on her face:

"Junior brother, I have a surprise for you."

Xu Tianxi, who was still admiring the badge, suddenly shuddered upon hearing this: "What surprise? I just hope it's not a shock."

Ye Yulin waved her hand with a smile, "How could that be? This is a real surprise. Someone is willing to be your bodyguard. The strength of a Title Douluo might even help your combat power."

"Who has such good taste?" Xu Tianxi asked curiously.

I know a few level nine Soul Masters, all of whom are high-ranking and powerful. This doesn't seem like it. Wait, what does the strength of a Title Douluo mean?
"You know that guy? We even fought together last night," Ye Yulin said with a smile.

Xu Tianxi's eyes flashed: "Zhang Lexuan?"

Liao Mengkai would never give up his excellent position as regimental commander to become his bodyguard, so Zhang Lexuan was the only option.

Ye Yulin smiled and nodded: "Isn't it a surprise?"

Xu Tianxi remained silent for a moment, a complex emotion appearing on his face. He said softly, "Senior brother, could you translate this for me? What kind of surprise is this?"

"Do you know she's from Shrek Academy? She swore to protect Shrek Academy for life, and I swore to send Shrek Academy's dean to heaven. In the future, I'll have to bring a batch of fixed-position soul-guided cannons to pay him a visit."

"You want her to be my bodyguard? Do you think she can't find an opportunity to assassinate me or something? I'm no match for her now."

Xu Tianxi is a formidable fighter, and he doesn't take ordinary Soul Douluos seriously, but Zhang Lexuan is no ordinary Soul Douluo.

Last night's battle forged a bond of camaraderie among us, but that bond was built on the premise that we were united in killing the evil spirit master. From a practical standpoint, they were, if not mortal enemies, at least irreconcilable foes.

They were even thinking about whether to dig up the Spirit Hall's signboard from ten thousand years ago and air it out in the sun. They'd already found two of the living-type signs. How could Shrek Academy tolerate this?

Ye Yulin chuckled, a "don't worry" look on her face, and began to explain the whole story:

"You don't know this, but after she went back last night, she volunteered to serve as your bodyguard. There's a condition here: it has to be done when you're dealing with evil spirit masters."

“She wouldn’t come at other times; but when you said you wanted to form the Minghun Guard, she was willing to become a member.”

"So you specialize in fighting evil spirit masters? Oh well, you're just a free thug."

Xu Tianxi breathed a sigh of relief. It was up to him when to form a team. The two angel soul masters were currently in seclusion to digest their knowledge. It wouldn't be too late to make a move after they came out of seclusion, so as to avoid wasting resources.

Last night's battle wiped out all the evil spirit masters in Mingdu City; what remains are nothing more than a minor ailment.

"By the way, Senior Brother, after Yu Mengdi's battle last night, his soul power has reached the bottleneck of Soul Emperor. Why don't you go out of your way and capture a soul beast with a sacred attribute? The requirements are not high, just over 50,000 years old will do."

Thinking of the Angel Soul Master, Xu Tianxi seized the opportunity to capture laborers and set his sights on Ye Yulin in front of him.

Yu Mengdi is currently at the bottleneck of the Soul Emperor realm. After absorbing the Soul Spirit, he will definitely need to provide the seventh Soul Ring. The limit for a normal Soul Saint genius to obtain the seventh Soul Ring is within 50,000 years.

Yu Mengdi's talent and potential are not as good as Ye Guyi's, but her Angelic Martial Soul is not weak, and she also has a large amount of evil soul master resources. Her future is extremely promising. Xu Tianxi is not capable of doing something as abstract as having a seventh soul ring that takes 20,000 to 30,000 years to form.

Upon hearing this, Ye Yulin's smile froze slightly, and she then said:
“I’ve already taken Gu Yi as my disciple, so taking on another one doesn’t seem very meaningful.” Xu Tianxi sighed. “Then I’ll have to go to the Dean and see if he can allocate some manpower to help.”

Ye Yulin's eyebrows twitched, and she immediately changed her words, saying, "But then again, you don't only have one senior brother. There are plenty of level nine soul masters in the Hall of Offerings. I can introduce her to your senior brothers and sisters."

“Angel Soul Masters are a great trump card in the fight against evil Soul Masters. Although she is not a Soul Master, I think many people will be optimistic about her.”

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Senior Brother," Xu Tianxi said with a beaming smile.

"That girl is yours. Don't try to slack off. Take her with you to my ancestral hall, how about it?"

Ye Yulin didn't want Xu Tianxi to have it so easy, so she suggested that Xu Tianxi go to the temple to pay respects to the mountain.

“Great! I rarely get a break, so this is a good opportunity to meet up with the senior brothers and sisters in the Offering Hall.”

Xu Tianxi readily agreed. To establish a firm foothold in the Sun Moon Empire, he definitely needed to get to know the senior brothers and sisters in the Hall of Offerings, who were a large number of level nine soul masters.

Upon hearing that Xu Tianxi was going to offer sacrifices to Yu Mengdi in the Hall of Offerings, Meng Hongchen felt a pang of jealousy and raised her hand, saying:

"Senior Ye, my grandfather was also a disciple of Confucius. I'd like to visit the ancestral hall as well. Is that alright?"

As she spoke, she gave Xiao Hongchen a look that said "hurry up and catch up," her smile sweet and radiant, melting hearts.

Xiao Hongchen felt bitter inside, thinking to himself, "Brother, I've become part of your love triangle again." But he also put on a spirited smile, indicating that he was determined to go to the Hall of Offerings to broaden his horizons.

"That's right, Senior Ye. Our grandfather still has some influence in the Hall of Offerings, doesn't he?"

"Hahaha, of course, you can go if you want. It's good for young people to broaden their horizons."

Ye Yulin stroked his beard and laughed heartily. He also thought highly of Jing Hongchen's grandson and granddaughter.

Xu Sanshi felt a bit like an outsider, so he looked at Ji Juechen beside him and whispered, "Brother Ji, since we have nothing to do, how about we find an opportunity to practice?"

Last night he vaguely saw Ji Juechen make a move, and his combat power was strong. If he were to spar with him, his defense should improve very quickly, right?

Ji Juechen glanced coldly at Xu Sanshi, and considering that the other party was Xu Tianxi's brother, he uttered three words: "You, be careful."

Xu Sanshi thumped his chest loudly: "Don't worry, I have plenty of strength and ability!"

……

More than half a month has passed.

During this month, internal strife broke out in the Sun Moon Empire, and the Guardian Army was fully mobilized to eradicate the evil spirit masters.

Only Mingdu remained relatively peaceful, and the atmosphere grew more bustling and lively each day.

The Sun Moon Royal Soul Master Academy has won its first championship in over four thousand years. His Majesty the Emperor will soon bestow titles upon the participating teams. The news that the reserve team captain will be awarded a marquisate for his numerous merits has already spread throughout the streets and alleys.

In the bustling city, many storytellers recounted Xu Tianxi's various deeds in restaurants and teahouses.

Stories such as how he single-handedly defeated Zheng Tian Academy, asked Jing Hongchen for help when Mingdu Soul Master Academy was humiliated, fought against Shrek Academy and broke through their formation to defeat them, bombarded the evil soul master Super Douluo when the evil soul master was causing trouble, killed three of Shrek Academy's top masters with a knife, and rescued people in Xingluo City for seven days have all been turned into stories and circulated everywhere.

The story of Xu Tianxi leading his team to kill evil spirit masters is even more outrageous. The Mingdu security team has already handled many cases of drunken brawls, and the dispute between the two parties was about whether Xu Tianxi killed eight evil spirit masters or ten evil spirit masters in one night...

When news of this farce reached the temple, Xu Tianxi, who had brought people to pay homage to him and exchange pleasantries, couldn't help but shake his head and chuckle.

That night, he first killed four evil soul saints, and then went on a rampage at the headquarters of the Xishui Alliance. It's hard to say exactly how many soul saints he killed.

But none of this affected his relaxed mood in the temple.

Unexpectedly, while staying in the Hall of Offerings, Xu Tianxi encountered one of the most senior level nine soul masters, a level ninety-four titled Douluo named Luanfeng, also known as Fire Phoenix.

She was once as famous as Ye Yulin, and her strength was astonishing. She was the leader of the Fire Phoenix Soul Mentor Group, one of the five great guardians of the Sun Moon Empire.

When the leader of the Soul Master Corps came to visit Kong Deming, he happened to see Kong Deming instructing Xu Tianxi and his disciples and grand-disciples, and he looked at the future Super Douluo Yu Mengdi with admiration.

Luanfeng made the same choice as Ye Yulin: to prevent herself from having another junior sister who had closed the gates, she stepped forward and accepted Yu Mengdi.

Thus, the angelic soul master, coveted by many level-nine soul masters, was assigned to a new position—Luanfeng's strength was not as great as Ye Yulin's or Jing Hongchen's, but not far off, and her seniority was extremely profound.

Meng Hongchen and Luanfeng got along very well. Meng Hongchen called Luanfeng "Grandma" sweetly, which made the ninth-level Soul Master, who had no children, very happy. Luanfeng not only gave Meng Hongchen gifts, but also invited Meng Hongchen to join the Fire Phoenix Soul Master Group for a period of training.

Xiao Hongchen fully fulfills his role as a tool, acting as a good student and listening to lectures in front of Kong Deming alongside Xu Tianxi, sometimes feeling as if the clouds have parted and the fog has cleared.

"Grand Tutor Grandfather is truly Grand Tutor Grandfather. Even if Grandpa tried for another hundred years, he might not be able to catch up with you." Xiao Hongchen exclaimed sincerely, and Xu Tianxi secretly recorded it with his soul recording device.

After leaving the ancestral hall, Xu Tianxi and Xiao Hongchen went to see Xu Sanshi, who had been hospitalized after being slashed twice by Ji Juechen. They walked out of the hospital amidst sighs and hearty laughter.

However, happy times never last too long.

When Xu Tianxi completed the soul contract between Yu Mengdi and the 60,000-year-old Holy Light Griffin King, he received some bad news.

The Shrek Academy negotiation team is about to arrive, and among them are members of the Heavenly Soul Empire's royal family, experts from the Body Sect, and... a titled Douluo from the Clear Sky Sect!
(End of this chapter)