Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo

"How can this be tolerated? This is intolerable!"

Lu Mingfei's tone was passionate and rhythmic, fully demonstrating the initiative a pure-hearted warrior should have when dealing with Huang Mao.

Unfortunately, no sooner had he finished speaking than he was met with a sharp rebuke from the person in question, Dugu Yan.

"Don't think I don't know what you're up to." Dugu Yan glared angrily, grabbed Yu Tianheng's arm, and gave Lu Mingfei a look. She already knew about today's plan on the way, and Lu Mingfei's words now were clearly an attempt to shift the blame; he was extremely malicious.

Yu Tianheng was also speechless. Did he look like a reckless man who could be provoked by just a few words?

"Yu Tianheng, you have utterly betrayed the organization's trust in you!" Lu Mingfei said righteously and sternly, then turned away to hide the guilt on his face.

These guys with external brains are hard to fool.

After a brief interlude, as dusk settled, the welcome reception for the Star Luo delegation officially began with the arrival of the main characters.

Tonight's banquet is being held in the Imperial Garden, not in the main court hall. It's a more private welcome party, not as solemn as the Crown Prince's coming-of-age ceremony. But those who can attend are all important officials and representatives of noble families.

Although they also harbored hostility towards Xingluo, they understood that the interests between nations were far more complex than mere hatred.

The sudden visit of the Star Luo delegation may be a signal. Everyone's eyes are on the three envoys, wondering if this will be the beginning of another upheaval on the continent.

However, even though they hold high positions of power, tonight they are destined to be mere supporting characters.

The welcoming ceremony had just ended when the three members of the delegation, the royal family, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's Sect Master Ning and Sword Douluo sat down in the pavilion in the lakeside garden to discuss matters. No one else even had a chance to get close.

Lu Mingfei sat quietly to the side, lost in thought. Tonight, he was just a pathetic tool, unable to even try to find out any information about the main plot. So, he could only listlessly deal with the buffet in front of him.

Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, on the other hand, each held a glass of red wine, enjoying the flowers and the moon – truly a pair of lovesick lovers.

"Damn, why am I feeling inexplicably annoyed? Can't we just get started already and finish this quickly?!" Lu Mingfei felt very unbalanced. He wouldn't admit that he was just envious; that damn sour smell of romance.

At the prime of youth, to have a beautiful, rich, and successful woman pursuing you—who wouldn't be envious, jealous, and resentful?

He had once fantasized that if Chen Wenwen pursued him, he would first pretend to be reserved for about... half an hour, okay, half a minute, and then surrender and fall into the sweet and milky Aegean Sea—the high school rule against dating was utterly meaningless.

That's why people are most afraid of comparison. They see others in pairs, drinking and enjoying the moon, while they themselves are preparing for hard labor, ready to work themselves to death at any moment tonight. It's simply outrageous.

More importantly, he is clearly a treacherous villain who is ready to betray his country at any time, so why does he worry more than these so-called loyal ministers and generals?

"Lu Mingfei, you've eaten so much again. You really are a pig!" Miss Ning Rongrong, dressed in an exquisite white dress, suddenly appeared out of nowhere. Seeing the grease and meat bones on Lu Mingfei's hands, she looked extremely disgusted.

"You're telling me what to do with my food?" Lu Mingfei replied impatiently. This Ning Rongrong was a spoiled brat. If he didn't teach her a lesson, she would definitely take advantage of him in no time.

"Hmph, I already know what you're going to do later. The opponent is level 29. If you lose, don't cry!" Ning Rongrong put her hands on her hips and snorted coldly, looking like she wanted to watch a good show.

"Damn it, Miss, how can you say such things?" Lu Mingfei quickly looked around. Fortunately, the spot Xue Qinghe had chosen for him was relatively secluded, and the two children didn't attract much attention.

Lu Mingfei glared at Ning Rongrong with an annoyed look. Wasn't this supposed to be about national affairs? Why does the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School talk about everything with a child?

"I'm not stupid, of course I know what I can say and what I can't say." Ning Rongrong pouted. She always felt that Lu Mingfei was treating her like an idiot.

She had just come to check on Lu Mingfei and remind him not to overeat, otherwise it would be difficult to make a move later. But Lu Mingfei always angered her. Otherwise, how could she, the eldest daughter of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, speak like that?

"No need for you to trouble yourself." Lu Mingfei quickly waved his hand, in his eyes the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was nothing but trouble.

"Lu Mingfei, what do you mean?" Ning Rongrong glared angrily at Lu Mingfei. When had she ever been treated like this?

"It's nothing. I'm going on stage soon, so I need to take care of my personal matters first." After saying that, Lu Mingfei stood up and left. He wasn't here to play some role-playing game with the young lady. If the conversation wasn't going to work out, he would just leave and go to the bathroom.

"Vulgar! I'll see how you get beaten to tears later." Ning Rongrong stomped her feet twice in annoyance, turned around and left. She couldn't really follow her, could she?

After Lu Mingfei had finished resolving his personal matters and returned to his seat, the commotion at the lakeside pavilion had changed somewhat.

Unlike at the beginning when everyone was kind and friendly, the atmosphere had clearly become strange.

Lu Mingfei secretly wanted to applaud. After all this time, it was finally time to break down. If they really let the guests and hosts have a good time, wouldn't the main plot take a giant leap forward? Then where would he get his development period?

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"The Spirit Hall's wolfish ambitions are already obvious. With His Majesty Xueye and Sect Master Ning, are we just going to sit here and wait for our doom?" Davis had already stood up. Although he was facing a peerless figure like Ning Fengzhi Sword Douluo, he remained neither humble nor arrogant.

"Your Excellency is mistaken. We have not found any clues as you claim. According to our intelligence, the current Pope has been behaving himself since taking office and has not made any unusual moves," Xue Qinghe said softly.

Ning Fengzhi nodded as well. Although everyone knew about the Spirit Hall's ambitions, they had all breathed a sigh of relief since the previous Pope's incident.

Since the previous pope had no children, and the current pope, Bibi Dong, is the only person in a thousand years who is not from the Qian family to sit on the papacy, she is simply unable to command the full power of the Spirit Hall. Under such circumstances, how could the Spirit Hall possibly launch a large-scale offensive?

Even the angelic bloodline of the Qian family of the Spirit Hall is very likely to be extinguished in this generation. From then on, the orthodox bloodline of the Spirit Hall will dissipate and will never be the same again. Therefore, what they should do is not to provoke others, but to lie low in the dark, accumulate strength, and wait for the opportunity to overthrow the Spirit Hall in one fell swoop.

"No wonder the Spirit Hall has become increasingly arrogant even though the previous Pope was killed by Haotian Douluo only seven years ago. It turns out that it was all due to the weakness of the Heaven Dou Empire that it allowed them to become so rampant."

Davis went all out, directly insulting both the Heaven Dou Royal Family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Being mocked to his face by a mere child, Emperor Xueye immediately clenched his fists. Ning Fengzhi also didn't look too pleased, but he was the most composed. Since the Heaven Dou royal family hadn't spoken first, he couldn't react. However, Sword Douluo snorted coldly, directly shoving Davis back into his chair.

Seeing this, Zhu Zhuyun immediately stepped forward and supported Davis's arm. Angry the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School here would not bring them any benefit. Fortunately, Sword Douluo was very measured and only caused Davis to experience a momentary disruption of his blood circulation.

Zhu Tianxiang, the foreign envoy, quickly stepped forward to defuse the situation: "His Highness Davis is just young and arrogant. If he has done anything inappropriate, please forgive him."

"It's alright, Prince Davis, he just lacks experience." Xue Qinghe spoke softly on the surface, but in reality he directly cursed the people from Xingluo. How dare a mere prince spout such nonsense here.

"This is the spirit of Xingluo, and only this kind of courage can cultivate true warriors with ambition." As an envoy, Zhu Tianxiang could not lose face for his country. Moreover, this was their future crown prince. What if he held a grudge in the future?

Since the purpose of the negotiations has probably been thwarted, they naturally no longer need to be so courteous to each other.

"Perhaps only in the Heavenly Dou Empire could a gentle and refined young man like Prince Qinghe be cultivated," Zhu Tianxiang said sarcastically, pointing out the weakness of the Heavenly Dou Empire's social atmosphere.

Although Davis dared not be arrogant anymore, he still made a sarcastic remark: "However, I think that a country still needs some spirited young people. What does Your Highness Qinghe think? Just like your country's royal academy has too many gentlemen, who are really not suitable for going to the battlefield to fight."

As two countries with deep-seated personal grudges, when they set aside appearances and stab each other in the back, their words are more cutting than anyone else's.

The Heaven Dou Empire is inferior to their Star Luo Empire. Although there has been no large-scale war for many years, the results of the last Soul Master Competition are enough to prove that the Heaven Dou Royal Academy is nothing but a mess. If even the core noble forces are like this, then the entire Heaven Dou Empire is even worse.

"What Ambassador Zhu and Prince Davis said makes sense. It is indeed better to have fewer people like Qinghe." Xue Qinghe nodded without any hesitation.

This caught the two off guard; they were scolded and then confessed. Was the crown prince stupid?

Xue Qinghe smiled and continued, "However, I think the so-called talk of courage and gentlemanliness is utter nonsense. There must be quite a few geniuses like Prince Davis who possess both qualities in the Star Luo Empire."

"I wouldn't dare accept that." Davis also sensed something was off. It was obvious that they were deliberately trying to elevate him, but he wasn't so easily fooled.

Seeing that Davis didn't respond, Xue Qinghe continued with a smile, "Prince Davis said I lacked courage, which I don't deny, but I really can't agree with the statement that our Royal Academy is weak and incompetent. There are three students from the academy here today who will be participating in the Soul Master Competition seven years from now. If nothing unexpected happens, they will be in the same cohort as Prince Davis. How about we verify your statement then?"

"Oh, could it be Yu Tianheng, one of the Thunder Twins of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon?" Davis chuckled. "We met briefly when we entered the palace, but I heard he was just defeated by a child who had just broken through to the Great Soul Master level."

They had received the news of such big news on the way. In his opinion, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was getting worse with each generation. The so-called Thunder Twins were not only slow in their cultivation but also extremely weak. It was ridiculous that they were defeated by a seven-year-old child who had just broken through to the next level.

As for Lu Mingfei, who defeated Yu Tianheng, he is indeed a genius, but he is too young. Even if he participates in the Soul Master Competition seven years later, what achievements can he make? He can probably only cultivate to the Soul Master level at most. Their Star Luo Sect still has the Martial Soul Fusion Technique. What can even the most talented Soul Master achieve?

Seeing that the other party had finally taken the bait, Xue Qinghe's smile widened: "Yu Tianheng did indeed suffer a narrow defeat at the hands of Lu Mingfei not long ago, but that was not because he was not strong enough, but simply because Lu Mingfei was too talented."

"A genius? How does that compare to the Haotian Douluo of yesteryear?" Davis's tone was somewhat contemptuous. He thought to himself that Xue Qinghe was definitely planning to use the title of genius to pressure him and gain the upper hand, but he was not so easily fooled. Before a genius has grown up, he is not worth mentioning at all.

"Well," Xue Qinghe said with a thoughtful expression, then hesitated before speaking, "Perhaps even the Haotian Douluo was not as good as him when he was young."

Upon hearing this, the three members of the Star Luo delegation couldn't help but shake their heads. Although Tang Hao had caused a great disaster and brought suffering to his sect, in the Star Luo Empire where the strong were respected, no one failed to give him a thumbs up.

On the Douluo Continent, besides the current Pope who possesses twin martial souls, is there anyone who can question the genius of Tang Hao, the youngest titled Douluo in history? Even if the Heaven Dou Empire wants to gain popularity, there must be a limit, right?

"Oh, if I remember correctly, Haotian Douluo was also born with full soul power. Does Prince Qinghe mean that Lu Mingfei is even stronger than Haotian Douluo?" Davis suddenly laughed.

"Indeed, if I had to use one word to describe it, it would probably be invincible among those of the same level." Xue Qinghe said without the slightest hesitation, having already prepared his words: "Unless something unexpected happens, Lu Mingfei will be the number one genius in the world."

Upon hearing this, the entire arena fell silent. Zhu Tianxiang, Davis, and Zhu Zhuyun all glanced at everyone present. What surprised them most was that Ning Fengzhi of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and Sword Douluo both remained silent, which was clearly an admission of their agreement.

Who exactly is this Lu Mingfei? How could he possibly elicit such a reaction from them?

"Since that's the case, why wait seven years? Why not meet him today and let me see what the so-called number one genius in the world, invincible among his peers, is all about?"

Davis knew he had fallen into the other party's trap, but it was an open scheme. Saying that he was invincible at the same level was clearly a challenge to him. If he, a dignified level 29 Great Soul Master, was afraid of a mere level 22 kid just because the other party boasted a few times, then he would have no reason to stay on the continent!

When Lu Mingfei was summoned to the pavilion in the middle of the lake, he realized that he had been completely betrayed by Xue Qinghe.

The supposedly number one genius of the Heavenly Dou Empire suddenly became the number one genius in the world, and the difference between them made him want to die together with Xue Qinghe on the spot.

"Damn it! What good does it do you to trick me like this?" Lu Mingfei cursed Xue Qinghe in his heart, vowing to teach Xue Qinghe a lesson one day: what it means to be disastrous because of your loose tongue!