Douluo's Demon Blade Thousand Blades and the Original Martial Soul

Chapter 74 Invitation

Soon, those of high status in Tiandou City learned that the granddaughter of the Poison Douluo, a guest elder of the Tiandou Empire, was going to get married.

Although Dugu Bo used to be a loner with few friends, he was still a Title Douluo and a guest elder of the Heaven Dou Empire, and he was on good terms with Prince Xue Xing, so quite a few people were paying attention to him.

Moreover, in the two years after Dugu Bo was cured of the poison, he no longer lived in semi-seclusion in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well as before. He often stayed in Tiandou City and would occasionally go to auction houses and other places. As a result, Dugu Bo gradually entered the public eye and was no longer someone whose name was only known but whose face was unknown.

After being detoxified, Dugu Bo was no longer in danger of dying at any moment, and his strength had also greatly improved. He was no longer a bottom-tier Title Douluo. As a result, his mentality became more cheerful, and his personality gradually became more gentle.

Dugu Bo planned to hold a grand wedding for his granddaughter and invited members of the royal family, including Prince Xuexing and Crown Prince Xueqinghe, as well as influential figures from the vicinity of Tiandou City, such as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, to attend the banquet.

Dugu Bo's idea was simple. First, it was for Dugu Yan's sake. Dugu Yan was his only granddaughter and his only relative. Moreover, the continent had not yet shown any signs of turmoil; on the contrary, it was calm and peaceful. With a titled Douluo like him in charge, no one would dare to cause trouble. Therefore, Dugu Yan's wedding could be held in a grand manner.

Secondly, it was for Lin Yizhang's sake. After the grand wedding, Lin Yizhang's name would soon spread throughout Tiandou City. After all, marrying Dugu Bo's only granddaughter, Dugu Yan, meant that he would have someone to back him up. In the future, anyone who wanted to make a move against Lin Yizhang would have to consider whether they could withstand his wrath. It could be said that this grand wedding banquet was also a form of protection and support for Lin Yizhang.

The third benefit is that Lin Yizhang is marrying both Dugu Bo's granddaughter and the heir of the Nine Heart Begonia family at the same time. His grand wedding can also boost Dugu Yan's prestige and prevent her from being overshadowed by Ye Lingling.

Lin Yizhang received a specific wedding date shortly after enrolling in school, which was a month after the start of the semester.

Whether it was intentional on the part of Dugu Bo and the Nine Heart Begonia family, it wasn't long before the news spread from the upper echelons of society to the ears of the common people in Tiandou City that Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of Poison Douluo, and Ye Lingling, the heir of the Nine Heart Begonia family, were going to marry Lin Yizhang at the same time. People were talking about it on the streets and in restaurants and taverns.

Passerby A: "Have you heard? Ye Lingling, the heir of the Nine Heart Begonia family, is going to marry a commoner Soul Master."

Passerby B: "What's so special about that? I've also heard that our Heaven Dou Empire's guest elder, Poison Douluo, is going to marry his granddaughter, Dugu Yan, to a Soul Master named Lin Yizhang."

Passerby C: "Hmph, you guys are so ignorant! I heard from a friend of my uncle's third aunt's son-in-law's nephew... that Ye Lingling of the Nine Heart Begonia Clan and Dugu Yan, the granddaughter of the Solitary Douluo, are both going to marry Lin Yizhang, the Soul Sect Master!"

Passerby Ding: "Sigh, I don't know what kind of luck this Soul Master named Lin Yizhang had. A commoner Soul Master was able to marry two beauties of high status at the same time. I'm so envious. If only I could take Lin Yizhang's place, I promise I would never go to brothels again after having these two beauties."

Passerby A quickly covered Passerby D's mouth and shouted, "Are you out of your mind? How dare you talk bad about them? You can just fantasize about these things in your mind like I do, but don't say them out loud, understand?"

Passerby B: "Exactly!"

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In a magnificent room within the Spirit Hall branch of Heaven Dou City, the branch's master, Platinum Bishop Salas, sat at a desk, muttering to himself, "Dugu Bo has been staying in Heaven Dou City frequently these past two years, and now he's even throwing a grand wedding, inviting numerous powerful figures to the banquet. It's necessary to inform His Holiness the Pope about this, and I hope His Holiness the Pope can send a Title Douluo to cause Dugu Bo some trouble."

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In a room in the Crown Prince's palace, Qian Renxue, having regained her original appearance, sat at her dressing table, combing her hair. On the stool next to the table was a beautifully crafted invitation. Looking at herself in the mirror, she muttered to herself, "Lin Yizhang's talent doesn't seem that great. He's already reached the Soul Master level. That's unbelievable. He must have received some kind of opportunity, just like Poison Douluo."

I had visited the Heavenly Dou Royal Academy a few times before to invite him to join my ranks, but he never responded. Plus, he was so low-key that I almost forgot about him.

I could attend this wedding banquet to build a relationship with him, and then try to win him over.

If we really can't win him over, we need to find a way to get rid of him as soon as possible, and not let him grow stronger and ruin our big plans.

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In the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, inside the main hall filled with "money," Ning Fengzhi sat at the head of the table, with Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo sitting on either side of him.

Ning Fengzhi looked at the invitation in his hand and said, "Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, do you think our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School should attend the wedding banquet of Poison Douluo's granddaughter?"

Bone Douluo said, "Feng Zhi, it's up to you. I don't think it matters whether I go or not."

Sword Douluo said, "I think we should still go. Feng Zhi, do you remember when we met Dugu Bo at the auction? We almost didn't recognize him that time. His appearance had changed drastically. His hair had turned from green to black, and he looked twenty or thirty years younger."

Moreover, I sensed that Dugu Bo's strength had increased significantly at that time; he was at least a level 93 Title Douluo. Perhaps Dugu Bo had some opportunity that allowed him to greatly improve his strength.

In short, Dugu Bo is not as simple as he used to be. We can befriend him. After all, Xue Qinghe is now the crown prince, and it's a foregone conclusion that he will become emperor in the future. We don't have much of a conflict of interest with Dugu Bo.

Ning Fengzhi nodded and said, "Then Uncle Jian, you can come with me then. Let's take the ten-thousand-year-old Bi Kui snake's left leg bone with poison attribute from the sect as a gift."

Bone Douluo asked, puzzled, "Isn't it unnecessary to give a soul bone as a congratulatory gift?"

Ning Fengzhi said, "Ever since Haotian Douluo killed the Pope of the Spirit Hall and the Haotian Sect went into seclusion, our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has developed rapidly. Now our strength can even rival that of the Haotian Sect before its seclusion, and we have become the number one sect in the world on the continent."

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has become stronger, I feel that the continent has become much calmer since the female pope of the Spirit Hall took the throne. Moreover, I always have a sense of crisis and feel that something big is about to happen.

"Let's present this ten-thousand-year-old soul bone as a gift from our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School to show goodwill to Dugu Bo."

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After enrolling, Lin Yizhang stayed in the academy and did not go out, nor did he dare to. He quietly attended classes and cultivated with Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling.

Now he is a Soul Master, and has been assigned to the same class as Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling. This is the only truly elite Soul Master class in the academy; it's less about being assigned and more about Lin Yizhang earning his place through his own merit.

(End of this chapter)