I really am a Titled Douluo

Yue Zhengyu smacked his lips and said, "Seven... Level 7, I thought my breakthrough of Level 3 and 4 was already a lot, Wulin, you're the real monster here!"

Next to him, Xie Xie expressed his doubts with a suspicious face, "I'm saying, Wulin, you didn't secretly eat some Immortal Herbs to speed up your cultivation behind our backs, did you? Otherwise, how could you have improved so much?"

Xu Lizhi hesitated and said, "Although I believe Wulin wouldn't do that, improving by seven levels is a bit too unbelievable!"

Ye Xinglan was puzzled as she asked, "Wulin, in this past year, you've improved by seven levels, so what level are you at now?"

This year, everyone was almost exclusively focused on diligent cultivation and carefully taking care of the Immortal Herbs, without asking too much about each other!

Now, since a year was nearly up, they were just making a simple summary!

Xu Xiaoyan and Yuanen Yehui also set their Beautiful Eyes on Tang Wulin, waiting for his reply.

Tang Wulin smiled slightly and said, "Level 66!"

Xu Xiaoyan exclaimed in admiration, "So powerful, you're almost surpassing Yue Zhengyu."

Then, she continued, "I see we don't know much about each other right now, so let's reintroduce our soul power ranks. I'll go first!"

"Level 64 control-class Battle Soul Emperor, Xu Xiaoyan!"

The others also stated their soul power ranks in turn.

"Level 67 direct-attack class Battle Soul Emperor! Yue Zhengyu!"

"Level 63 food class Artifact Soul Emperor, Xu Lizhi."

"Level 64 Agile Attack class Battle Soul Emperor, Xie Xie!"

"Level 65 direct-attack class Battle Soul Emperor, Ye Xinglan."

"Level 68 direct-attack class Battle Soul Emperor, Yuanen Yehui!"

"Level 66 control-class Battle Soul Master, Tang Wulin!"

Suddenly awakening next to them, Wu Changkong abruptly said, "Level Ninety-One direct-attack class Title Douluo!"

Upon hearing this statement, everyone's faces lit up with joy, and they crowded around Wu Changkong...

Tang Wulin eagerly said, "Teacher Wu... You've made a breakthrough to the Title Douluo?"

Wu Changkong nodded slightly, indicating that it was indeed so...

Xie Xie expressed his amazement, "Wulin's breakthrough was already unbelievable, but I didn't expect Teacher Wu to have broken through to Title Douluo as well, especially at such a young age!!"

Yuanen Yehui shook her head, "Aside from Teacher Xu, there shouldn't be any Title Douluo who looks younger than Teacher Wu!"

Yue Zhengyu was excited as he said, "Hehe, from now on, Shrek Academy has another Title Douluo among us. With Teacher Wu's incredible talent, becoming a Hyper Douluo is absolutely within reach!"

Xu Xiaoyan cheered, "Teacher Wu deserves to be my once idol, truly impressive!!"

Ye Xinglan was a bit more straightforward and said, "Congratulations on your breakthrough to Title Douluo, Teacher Wu!"

Wu Changkong's eyes glanced at Tang Wulin and explained, "The reason I was able to break through so quickly was largely thanks to that mystic heaven chrysanthemum. After absorbing all of its medicinal power, I naturally broke through the bottleneck!"

Perhaps, coming to the Icefire Polarized Eyes was a very correct decision I made!

At this moment, the purple-robed man who had witnessed everything that happened before spoke calmly, "One year's time is up, and you may leave this place at any time!"

Wu Changkong bowed with his hands clasped and said, "Elder, about that matter, have you forgiven us?"

The man in purple responded coldly, "Of course, I am not one to nitpick after all!"

The most crucial point was that he had seen how meticulously the Shrek Seven Monsters had taken care of the Immortal Herbs. Otherwise, he would not have let the matter drop so easily!

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Inside the imperial palace...

Dai Yueyan was sitting on the imperial throne, his gaze surveying the ministers below, his eyes exuding an imposing air that made it hard to believe he was only twenty years old!

And Dai Yun'er, Her Royal Highness the Princess, stood nearby with hands behind her back, her demeanor having undergone significant changes over the past few years...

Even her slightest movements exuded that exclusive noble aura of the royal household, immediately catching the eye...

One of the ministers below stepped forward and saluted, "Your Highness Crown Prince, the soul masters and commoners throughout the Xingluo Land are putting pressure on our royal family, hoping for a complete eradication of the Holy Spirit Cult!"

Another minister agreed, "Yes, Your Highness Crown Prince, there are even many soul masters considering migrating from Xingluo Land to Soul Land!"

"If we want to uphold the dignity of the royal household, we must eradicate the threat of the Holy Spirit Cult as soon as possible!"

No sooner had the two finished speaking than another minister said with sarcasm, "Ha, not long ago our Xingluo Empire's armed forces already discovered the Holy Spirit Cult's base, but what was the result? They showed no fear at all!"

"Indeed, with the current power of the Holy Spirit Cult, it's not just our Xingluo Empire that would find it difficult—if even other powerful entities offered their help, eradicating them would be no easy task. Knowing their base doesn't change a thing!"

After listening to everyone, Dai Yueyan's expression did not change as he calmly said, "The ministers make a fair point, however... In my view, we could use the guise of 'destroying the Holy Spirit Cult' to request Twelfth-Grade Soul Guidance Shells from the Douluo Federation."

A Twelfth-Grade Soul Guidance Shell, in theory, could completely obliterate the Holy Spirit Cult, being both the most efficient and safest method!

Unsurprisingly, Dai Yueyan's proposal was met with rejection by these ministers...

"Your Highness Crown Prince, had this proposal been made a decade ago, there might have been a chance; but in the past few years, a theft of a Twelfth-Grade Soul Guidance Shell occurred on Soul Land. Do you think they would let something so dangerous fall into another country's hands?"

"Exactly, if I'm not mistaken, the Douluo Federation probably has only two Twelfth-Grade Soul Guidance Shells left. If they gave one to our Xingluo Empire, then Soul Land would have no advantage in terms of annihilation-level soul guidance shells. This is something the federation would definitely not want to see happen!"

"These are all objective reasons, but the main point is that no one on the entire Continent can produce another Twelfth-Grade Soul Guidance Shell now—it is truly irreplaceable, with one less every time one is used. Such precious commodities come at a great cost!"

Dai Yueyan fell silent...

He had only wanted to explore the possibility, but hearing what the ministers had said, he too felt that hope was extremely slim.

Thinking this, he sighed helplessly, "I will discuss this matter in detail with my father. Let us end here for today."

The ministers bowed slightly and one by one, they left the imperial palace...

Only then did Dai Yun'er approach Dai Yueyan from behind, gently squeezing his shoulders as she said with concern, "Brother, are you alright?"

Dai Yueyan shook his head with a bitter smile, "I'm fine. Now I finally understand the helplessness Father feels sitting on the throne."

Being an emperor, indeed, was not something one could simply wish to be...

Dai Yun'er comforted him, "With Brother here, the Xingluo Empire will surely overcome this crisis."

Noticing a slight oddity in Dai Yun'er's behavior, Dai Yueyan looked at her suspiciously, "Yun'er, you seem a bit off today. Is there something you want to say?"

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