In Douluo Continent, the Pope used me as a substitute for my first love.

Chapter 328, The Pope's Decree, is coming soon.

It seems this Holy Son is hiding quite a few secrets...

After some thought, Ning Fengzhi thought to himself.

Of course, he might think about it, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to speak up at this time.

After all, didn't you see that His Highness the Holy Son had no intention of continuing to explain?

Wang Zhao and Gu Yuena chatted for a while longer, pretending to talk, before heading to their seats. Just then, a commotion broke out in the stands.

"Your Highness, Lord of the Palace, and Your Highness, Holy Son, what are your titles?"

Wang Zhao and Gu Yuena paused. Gu Yuena glanced at Wang Zhao subtly, and after receiving his telepathic reply, she remained silent.

At this moment, many important figures on the high seat also had a hint of thought in their eyes. "Wang Zhao" and "Li Ming" are two peerless geniuses who possess the title of Douluo... no, according to the opinions of strong people such as Chen Xin and Yu Yuanzhen, their strength is probably at least that of Super Douluo, but their level and realm are unclear.

The spectators in the stands, lacking the strength to discern the unusual abilities of the Spirit Hall's Holy Son and the Dragon King Hall Master, were reasonably able to deduce from their displayed combat prowess that the two were already Title Douluos. However, the spectators were quite different.

Little did they know that Wang Zhao and Gu Yuena had been holding back in their battle, at least not displaying any particularly astonishing power, which was, of course, intentional.

After all, let alone Gu Yuena, even if Wang Zhao went all out, he would turn the entire Longxing City upside down, not just this fighting square.

At this moment, Ning Fengzhi and the others could only think, "Alas... in the end, it's still the Dragon King Palace Master and the Spirit Hall Holy Son who have emerged as extraordinary geniuses that are too bizarre. Their combat strength cannot be judged by simple levels and realms."

However, if these two prodigies' true cultivation level has not reached that of a Title Douluo, will they be able to be crowned with a title?

As this question arose in their minds, the people on the high seats all looked at Bibi Dong at the same time.

If we were to ask who is most qualified to speak on this matter at this moment, it would undoubtedly be His Holiness the Pope.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, Bibi Dong calmly stood up, looked at the two people who were leisurely flying in from not far away, and also at the crowd in the stands, before speaking in a serene tone:

"Neither Palace Master Wang nor my Holy Son of the Spirit Hall have yet reached the Title Douluo realm."

"Whoosh!"

As soon as Bibi Dong said this, another uproar broke out in the stands. However, when someone mentioned that Wang Zhao had overpowered a Soul Douluo with his Soul King realm during the final Soul Battle in Tian Dou City, the crowd gradually felt that it was quite reasonable for these two peerless geniuses to have unleashed such astonishing combat power before even reaching the Title Douluo realm.

At this moment, Bibi Dong changed the subject and said, "However, given the strength you two have demonstrated, I hereby promise in the name of the Pope of the Spirit Hall that if Hall Master Wang is willing, he may go to the Douluo Hall in Spirit City at any time to conduct a coronation ceremony without exception. Afterwards, the Spirit Hall will spread your title throughout the continent according to the normal procedures, and the same will apply to the Holy Son."

"Thank you, Your Holiness, but I'll wait until I truly break through to become a Title Douluo before saying anything more."

Gu Yuena cupped her hands in a respectful gesture towards Bibi Dong, and Wang Zhao echoed her words from the side:

Me too.

Bibi Dong: "..."

To paraphrase what the girl said, oh, I think so, I'm starting to ship you two.

cough cough.

Ignoring the commotion that erupted in the stands, Wang Zhao and Gu Yuena, who was wearing his face, took their seats in the high seats. Suddenly, Wang Zhao secretly sent a telepathic message to Gu Yuena, as if asking her for something, but Gu Yuena immediately refused with a cold look in her eyes.

Wang Zhao's face stiffened, and he had no choice but to wait until the opening ceremony ended before taking action himself.

Before long, the high seats were full, and the crowd in the stands became increasingly dense, creating an exceptionally lively scene. Upon seeing this, Bibi Dong stood up once again and gave a more formal speech, finally announcing the official opening of the sect competition. She then took out three tokens from her storage soul tool and used her soul power to suspend them in the air.

Each of the three tokens clearly bears three images: a chrysanthemum, an incomplete human figure, and a crown, though something is clearly missing.

"As everyone knows, this is the Pope's Decree of the Spirit Hall. The holder will be granted a status equivalent to a Title Douluo Elder of the Spirit Hall."

Seeing this, Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen's expressions changed slightly, and they vaguely realized what Bibi Dong was up to.

As expected, Bibi Dong continued, "In the last sect competition, the three sects that ultimately emerged victorious were Haotian Sect, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Therefore, the remaining three symbols on the Papal Decree are a hammer, a sword, and a dragon. In this competition, Haotian Sect has retired, and the seven major sects have re-evaluated their rankings, so the Papal Decree naturally needs to be updated accordingly."

"After this sect competition concludes, the representative designs of the three newly victorious sects will be engraved on these three new papal decrees and handed over to the new generation of sect leaders."

"At the same time, the papal decrees naturally become invalid..."

Upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, a certain Holy Son of the Spirit Hall on the high seat couldn't help but subtly reveal a wicked smile.

……

That night.

The lively opening ceremony has ended, and the competition will officially begin tomorrow. People from various factions left the square and headed to the reception area or hotel.

At this moment, Wang Zhao had already secretly logged into his real account, "Lord of the Dragon King Palace," which was actually just removing his disguise. As for the "Holy Son of the Spirit Hall" who was standing next to Bibi Dong, it was of course Gu Yuena, who was playing the role as a substitute.

Wang Zhao, accompanied by Dugu Bo and Qian Jun, was walking with the people from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School. Wang Zhao and Ning Fengzhi were exchanging pleasantries at the front when Wang Zhao suddenly said, "Sect Leader Ning, why isn't Rongrong here? She probably doesn't want to miss this grand event."

"She's too young and not suitable for appearing in public like this, so I stopped her."

Ning Fengzhi shook his head upon hearing this.

"oh."

Wang Zhao nodded, then asked, seemingly casually:

"By the way, Rongrong should be old enough to attend an intermediate-level Soul Master Academy by now, right? Hmm, with her talent, skipping directly to an advanced-level Soul Master Academy might not be a problem at all. What do you think, Sect Master Ning?"

Ning Fengzhi gave a wry smile.

"Your Excellency's insight is profound. I did consider sending Rongrong directly to the Heavenly Battle Royal Academy, or, if that didn't work, your Hidden Dragon Academy. However, recently Rongrong threw a tantrum because I didn't bring her to the sect competition, and she ran away from home..."

(End of this chapter)