Chapter 305: The Wedding Begins
Upon arriving at the main hall of his sect, two formidable auras clashed fiercely. It was Di Tian and Du Busi.
"Hey, hey, calm down!" Du Qian Jue hurried to intervene. His intervention was effective, as both Di Tian and Du Busi withdrew their imposing auras.
The clash of auras between two nearly god-like beings was not easy to withstand. Fortunately, those who qualified to stand here were all Title Douluo level experts, so they managed to maintain their composure without showing any disgrace.
However, those under level ninety-five still found it quite unbearable. An accidental calamity, indeed.
"Human, I remember you!" Di Tian said coldly to Du Busi, his tone icy. "You recklessly hunted soul beasts in my Star Dou Great Forest, causing the deaths of many hundred-thousand-year soul beasts!"
"A soul master hunting soul beasts is a natural duty, just as many soul masters die at the claws of soul beasts, right, Beast God?" Du Busi replied with a smile, showing no fear on his face.
This was only because Du Busi was a guest invited by Du Qian Jue; otherwise, he wouldn't be so calm. Having broken through the limits of a Douluo, he was confident enough to confront even Di Tian.
Di Tian fell silent. He was merely agitated by the sight of Du Busi, who had once rampantly hunted hundred-thousand-year soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest. But he understood what needed to be said.
"Don't worry, the day when the conflicts between soul masters and soul beasts are resolved is not far off," Du Qian Jue reassured, patting Di Tian on the shoulder.
"Hopefully, you won't disappoint me," Di Tian's expression softened. With Di Tian and Du Busi 's issue resolved, Du Qian Jue turned his attention to the many powerful figures in the great hall.
Besides the twelve soul beast experts led by Di Tian and the Evil Eye Empress, there were nearly ten Title Douluos present. From the Star Luo Empire were the Meteor Douluo, Hammer Douluo, and Death God Douluo; from the Sky Soul Empire, the Crimson Hawk Douluo and Wild Blade Douluo; from the Combat Spirit Empire, the Sun Douluo and Xuan Ming Douluo; and from the Sun Moon Empire, the Starry Sky Douluo and Indestructible Douluo.
The three Title Douluos from the Star Luo Empire had appeared in the original story, all around level ninety-five. The two Title Douluos from the Sky Soul Empire were not previously mentioned, likely having fallen in battle before making a name for themselves, also around level ninety-five.
The Combat Spirit Empire's Sun Douluo was the only notable figure from that empire, a level ninety-seven Title Douluo, and the Xuan Ming Douluo was the current sect master of the Xuan Ming Sect and Xu San Shi's grandfather.
Du Qian Jue's gaze then fell on Starry Sky Douluo Ye Yulin, his expression somewhat peculiar. Meanwhile, Ye Yulin, confused by Du Qian Jue's stare, felt uneasy, fearing that Du Qian Jue might not like him and decide to end him on the spot! In fact, Du Qian Jue was simply recalling that Ye Yulin's brother, Ye Yukong, had once been duped by the Holy Spirit Cult to seal Xue Linglong in the far north.
That old man had indeed sent him quite a package! However, Du Qian Jue bore no grudge against Ye Yulin; Ye Yukong had long been gone, and Ye Yulin was completely unaware of his brother's deeds. Du Qian Jue wasn't the type to seek revenge for past grievances like Tang San.
In addition to the Title Douluos from the four great empires, other sects also brought their Title Douluos. Du Qian Jue recognized one of them.
Nan Shuishui. Yes, she had become a Title Douluo. Originally, she wasn't supposed to break through, but since Du Qian Jue had taken something from the Dilong Gate, he owed them a favor. Nan Shuishui's main issue was the impurity of the dragon bloodline in her martial soul.
Although her martial soul was the Rouge Dragon, like Nan Qiuyu's, the concentration of her bloodline was incomparable to Nan Qiuyu's. The solution was simple: Du Qian Jue found her a high-quality dragon soul bone.
After absorbing the soul bone, her cultivation naturally accelerated. At this time, she was just over forty years old. After observing Nan Shuishui, Du Qian Jue spotted another interesting person.
He was the only one in the entire assembly whose cultivation was only at the Soul Saint level! The elegantly dignified middle-aged man smiled gently and saluted as he met Du Qian Jue's gaze, "Ning Han of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, at your service, Your Highness."
"Are you the current sect master of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?" Du Qian Jue asked, surprised. "Your Highness has good insight," Ning Han said with a light laugh.
The presence of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was indeed a shock to Du Qian Jue; it seemed now only the Hao Tian Sect was still hiding in their rat holes. Beside Ning Han stood a stern middle-aged man whose soul power fluctuations reached level ninety-seven.
His aura was even slightly more imposing than that of the Combat Spirit Empire's Sun Douluo, suggesting he was the Protector Douluo of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Although the wedding was still a day away, for those present, a day was as brief as the blink of an eye.
They simply began exchanging insights on soul power manipulation and soul skill creation right there at the sect's main peak. Discussions on Douluo Continent were not about philosophical theories but purely about soul power and soul skills.
The discussions among near-godly beings like Du Qian Jue, Du Busi, and Di Tian were of a higher caliber, focusing on the control of elemental laws and rules.
From the Super Douluo stage onward, it was about harnessing the power of nature, making the unity of heaven and man a crucial realization for breaking through the Super Douluo level. At the Limit Douluo level, it was no longer about borrowing power but about control.
Apart from the ninety-seven-level Sun Douluo and the Protector Douluo of the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, others could hardly understand what Du Qian Jue and the others were discussing, finding the constantly changing elemental powers in their hands quite dazzling.
Meanwhile, Jin Peng gained the most from these discussions. Time passed slowly through these exchanges, and the final day arrived. Under the gaze of tens of thousands, the long-awaited wedding finally began.
'Tens of thousands' was not a metaphor but a literal description. The surroundings of the sect were now crowded with tens of thousands of people.
In addition to the relatives and friends of the sect members, every soul master who had come to the sect on their own was at least a five-ring soul master.
If the wedding had not been held at the sect, it would have been even more bustling than the Soul Combat Tournament. After all, the Soul Combat Tournament was held every five years, but this wedding involved the continent's strongest, the 'godly' Du Qian Jue.
Under the watchful eyes of tens of thousands, Du Qian Jue, now dressed in a bright red groom's outfit, stood proudly in mid-air.
"Begin!" With a loud shout from Du Qian Jue, seven red, one black, and one golden soul rings rose under his feet, and the terrifying aura of chaos swirled around his fist. Even before he threw his punch, the space was already crushed by the chaos energy.
In the next moment, his fist wrapped in chaos energy swung fiercely, instantly shattering the space in front of him like a mirror, revealing the profound and mysterious void.
A gigantic hole several hundred meters in diameter was opened, and on the other side of this spatial passageway was naturally the Ice Emperor's Palace.
"Ha ha ha, fellow members of the sect, follow me to bring my wife back!"
(End of chapter)