Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor-Chapter 186: Douluo: Emerald Poison Emperor []

"Is that so?" Qian Daoliu smiled gently, then turned to look at Golden Crocodile beside him. With a slight nod toward the Golden Crocodile Douluo, the latter immediately understood and disappeared from the worship hall in a flash. Although Golden Crocodile Douluo was not an agility-type soul master, his level-98 soul power was enough to crush most agility-type Titled Douluos in terms of speed.

In less than ten minutes, Golden Crocodile Douluo returned to the worship hall, accompanied by an anxious-looking Chrysanthemum Douluo and the shadowy Ghost Douluo.

Seeing the two entering the worship hall, along with the other worshippers, Qian Renxue, and the unexpected presence of Chen Ming, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo immediately and solemnly saluted Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and the other worshippers.

"Greetings to the Grand Worship, the young mistress, and all the Worships."

At present, both Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo have reached level-95, which qualified them to step into the worship hall. Hence, while paying their respects to the worships, they didn't perform an overly formal salute but simply cupped their hands to show courtesy. Qian Daoliu did not stop them.

After they finished saluting, Qian Daoliu held Qian Renxue in one hand and Chen Ming in the other, bringing them to the two Douluos. Under the disbelieving gazes of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, Qian Daoliu, along with Qian Renxue, bowed slightly toward them.

"Gr-Grand... Grand Worship?!"

Witnessing this scene, Chrysanthemum Douluo felt as if his blood vessels were about to burst. Despite having reached the level of a Super Douluo, in his excitement, he stammered like a child.

As for Ghost Douluo? Although he appeared calm, his mind had completely frozen. Forget speaking—his breathing and heartbeat seemed to stop momentarily. If not for the physical resilience granted by being a Titled Douluo, he might have already collapsed to the ground, foaming at the mouth.

"Master Chrysanthemum, Master Ghost." Chen Ming greeted his two mentors awkwardly, unsure how to explain the situation.

However, Qian Daoliu didn't need Chen Ming to speak. Instead, he pulled Qian Renxue forward, letting her recount her experience of being ambushed.

Although Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had not known that Qian Renxue had gone undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire, upon hearing about the Young Mistress being ambushed, both became visibly agitated.

After listening to a detailed description of the attack, even Ghost Douluo, whose body usually exuded a deathly calm, showed clear signs of breaking composure. As for Chrysanthemum Douluo? His reaction was even more dramatic.

The two mentors were even more astonished when they learned that their disciple, Chen Ming, had appeared out of nowhere and single-handedly dealt with a high-ranked Soul Douluo. Looking at each other, they saw the same bewildered confusion in each other's eyes.

Before leaving last time, Chen Ming had only just absorbed his fourth soul ring, reaching level-44, right?

A level-44 soul master, even with a powerful martial soul, could at best rival an average Soul Sage with a disadvantageous attribute matchup. How could someone at that level defeat a high-ranked Soul Douluo, who was nearly on par with a Titled Douluo?

They recalled that when accepting Chen Ming as their disciple, Dugu Bo had warned them not to probe into Chen Ming's secrets or reveal them to others. But Dugu Bo had never mentioned secrets of this magnitude!

To put it bluntly, a battle between a Soul Douluo and a Soul Ancestor should have been a one-sided massacre. Even an entry-level Soul Douluo facing a level-49 Soul Ancestor could easily crush them with one blow.

The disparity between each soul rank was a qualitative leap. After reaching Soul Elder, every step up represented overwhelming superiority over the previous rank. A single ten-thousand-year soul ring from a Soul Douluo would have more years of cultivation than all the soul rings combined of a typical Soul Ancestor. The sheer aura emitted by the Soul Douluo could suffocate their opponent.

Soul Ancestor defeating Soul Douluo?

It was incomprehensible!

Even considering the possibility of a dual martial soul fusion skill that allowed a lower-level fighter to challenge a higher-level one, a Soul Ancestor defeating a Soul Douluo would require an unprecedented five-person martial soul fusion skill. While that was an absurd concept, it was still more believable than a Soul Ancestor directly defeating a Soul Douluo by four ranks!

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo subconsciously ignored the fact that the high-ranked Soul Douluo in question possessed combat power rivaling a Titled Douluo. Otherwise, their minds would have completely shut down.

The two mentors wanted to say that it was only natural for Chen Ming, their disciple, to rescue the Young Mistress of the Spirit Hall. However, no matter how hard they tried, the words just wouldn't come out.

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Putting themselves in Chen Ming's shoes, they realized that if the situation were reversed—if they were reduced to Soul King levels and tasked with rescuing someone from beneath a high-ranked Soul Douluo—they would have felt like they were being sent to their deaths.

Qian Daoliu held both their hands, smiling warmly.

"Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, you two are truly pillars of our Spirit Hall. For decades, you've dedicated yourselves tirelessly to our cause and even nurtured a genius disciple like Chen Ming. Now that both of you have broken through to level-95, would you be willing to join the Worship Hall?"

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To be honest, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were tempted by Qian Daoliu's invitation. After all, this was the High Priest of the Angel God, the predecessor of the Spirit Hall's Pope, and a legendary level-99 Ultimate Douluo.

However, they were acutely aware of how unstable Bibi Dong's emotions had become. She was no longer someone who acted with simple logic. If the two of them joined the Worship Hall, Bibi Dong would undoubtedly view it as betrayal and would stop at nothing to eliminate them.

Bibi Dong had already overcome the limitations of her twin martial souls, reaching Titled Douluo status with her first martial soul. She was now attaching high-level soul rings to her second martial soul and was determined to obtain multiple hundred-thousand-year soul rings to further enhance her power.

Given her demonstrated talent and ability, it was only a matter of time before she reached level-99 herself.

Joining the Worship Hall would offend Bibi Dong. Refusing Qian Daoliu's invitation would offend him.

Noticing their hesitation, Qian Daoliu's expression became slightly awkward.

As the Grand Worship, Qian Daoliu had been detached from worldly concerns for so long that he had somewhat forgotten how normal human relationships worked. Although his words carried no malice, they came across as though he was forcing them to pick sides.

Qian Daoliu bowed slightly to the two Douluos and apologized.

"My apologies. I had no intention of forcing you to choose sides. After all, Bibi Dong is still Xue'er's mother..."

"Ah, forgive me."

After some hesitation, Qian Daoliu decided to cut to the chase.

He reached to his waist and, with a slight motion, retrieved five pieces of soul bones from his storage soul tool, placing them in front of Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Chen Ming.