Douluo Continent: Half-level Innate Realm, but a Sword Cultivator with a Heart-Only Mind

After a slight surprise, Qi Dao quickly recovered and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Xueye smiled with satisfaction and said, "A treasure is bestowed upon a hero. The Peerless King is worthy of the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, this supreme treasure."

After saying that, he raised his hand and gestured.

A knight clad in golden armor immediately approached Emperor Xueye, carrying a brocade tray in both hands.

Emperor Xueye received the brocade tray from the golden-armored knight, then looked at Qi Dao and smiled, "Peerless King, step forward to receive your symbol of identity!"

Qi Dao immediately stepped forward and took the brocade plate from Emperor Xueye.

Emperor Xueye smiled and said, "Peerless King, besides being the national treasure of my Heavenly Dou Empire, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover can also be considered a soul tool in a sense, with many wonderful uses."

"I won't go into details here; you can experience it for yourself after you take it home."

Qi Dao nodded and returned to his original position.

Afterwards, Emperor Xueye continued with a long speech, and only then did the crowd enter Tiandou City to enjoy the cheers of the people and the treatment of heroes.

Then came a palace banquet, where all the academy students were invited by Emperor Xueye.

At the banquet, Emperor Xueye clearly intended to bring Qi Dao and Xue Ke together, hoping to use this opportunity to completely bind Qi Dao to the Tiandou royal family.

But Dugu Bo wasn't going to tolerate him. He glared at him on the spot, making him give up the idea.

The banquet lasted until late at night before it ended.

The students from various academies returned to their respective residences, while Qi Dao went to the Crown Prince's residence.

To avoid any trouble on the way that might cause Qi Dao any problems, Qi's parents did not go to Wuhun City with him this time.

Therefore, after the palace banquet ended, Qi Dao rushed to the Crown Prince's residence to meet with the two elders.

Qi's parents had already learned from the servants that the people from Tiandou Academy had returned, so they did not rest.

When Qi Dao arrived at their residence, they had clearly been waiting for quite some time.

Qi's father had a smile on his face and immediately stood up to greet Qi Dao.

"Adao!"

"Come here and tell me what happened along the way."

"The servants say that His Majesty has bestowed upon you the title of Peerless King and granted you the province of Fasno as your fiefdom. Is this true?"

Qi's mother followed behind and came to Qi Dao's side. The couple surrounded him and looked him up and down.

Qi Dao smiled and walked forward.

"Alright, let's sit down and talk slowly."

"What the servant said is true. I was indeed bestowed the title of Peerless King by His Majesty. Moreover, His Majesty not only granted me a province as my fiefdom, but also bestowed upon me the national treasure, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover."

When Qi's father heard this, he was not too surprised because he had been prepared, but he couldn't help but sigh.

"A hundred years ago, our family was just farmers in the village. Who would have thought that in your generation, you would become a king?"

"The ancestral graves back home have probably been blown up!"

Mother Qi chuckled and chimed in, "Isn't that right? But if your ancestors knew about Adao's achievements in the afterlife, they'd probably be so excited they'd crawl out of their graves."

In the Douluo Continent, it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to rise to power.

There's not much to say, because Qi Dao was either crushing everything or on the road to crushing everything the whole time.

The only opponent who can make him take things even slightly seriously.

One of them was Tang San after his Seven-in-One Fusion Technique, who was instantly killed by him with a single sword strike.

The other was Xie Yue after he used his Martial Soul Fusion Technique, but he was still killed instantly by Xie Yue's sword.

However, the two elders listened with rapt attention, wishing they could also go up to the ring and have a match.

...

Meanwhile, Xue Qinghe also returned to the Crown Prince's residence.

He was not surprised when he learned from the servants that Qi Dao had arrived.

After all, Qi's parents didn't go to Wuhun City to watch the competition this time, so it's easy to guess that the first thing Qi Dao would do upon returning would be to visit his parents.

but...

Xue Qinghe took a deep breath, a glint of shrewdness flashing in his eyes.

Perhaps this is an opportunity for him to confront Qi Dao.

The truth will come out sooner or later anyway, won't it?

The next day arrived in the blink of an eye.

In a pavilion in the middle of a lake, Xue Qinghe watched the figure slowly approaching from afar, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Qi Dao walked into the pavilion and sat down opposite Xue Qinghe without any hesitation.

Xue Qinghe smiled and made him a cup of tea, then said with a smile, "Your uncle and aunt must be very excited to be suddenly bestowed the title of king."

Qi Dao laughed and said, "That's natural, but they should get used to this feeling in advance, because there are even bigger surprises waiting for them later."

Xue Qinghe chuckled softly.

He knew what the bigger surprise Qi Dao was talking about was.

Because he always knew Qi Dao's goal.

Become a god!

"I believe you will succeed!"

Xue Qinghe's tone became more serious.

I said that casually before, just to encourage Qi Dao, but I didn't actually think Qi Dao had a chance to become a god.

But now...

Xue Qinghe felt that if anyone in the world could become a god, it could only be himself and Qi Dao.

Qi Dao picked up the tea that Xue Qinghe had brewed and took a sip like a cow chewing on a peony.

He drank tea for several years, but he still didn't learn how to appreciate it.

Even though this cup of tea is worth a hundred gold pieces.

Qi Dao asked, "Brother Xue, what brings you here?"

As he spoke, he was thinking about how to confront Xue Qinghe.

To his surprise, Xue Qinghe suddenly spoke up as soon as he finished speaking: "It's nothing, it's just that there's something that's been bothering me, so I wanted to hear your opinion."

Qi Dao was slightly taken aback.

"What is it?"

Xue Qinghe's expression softened slightly, and he stared directly into Qi Dao's eyes.

This made Qi Dao sense something unusual.

"Brother Xue..."

Just as he was about to ask another question, Xue Qinghe said, "Adao, if one day you find out that Brother Xue isn't the Crown Prince, what will you do?"

A hint of shock flashed in Qi Dao's eyes.

wrong!

Wasn't it you who was preparing to confront Xue Qinghe?

How come the plot has turned upside down!

However, Qi Dao quickly regained his composure and firmly stated, "Loyalty that is not absolute is absolutely not loyal. I am loyal to Brother Xue, not to the position of Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, a smile flashed across Xue Qinghe's face.

But he still smiled and continued, "But what if one day you find out I'm not even Xue Qinghe?"

"As expected, they're about to lay their cards on the table!"

Qi Dao thought to himself, but still said without hesitation, "Whether you are Xue Qinghe or not, I only recognize the Xue brother I know."

"However, I still want to know, what exactly is this Brother Xue I know?!"

After speaking, Qi Dao looked at Xue Qinghe.

Xue Qinghe remained calm in the face of his question.

He knew that after asking those questions, Qi Dao had already guessed that he wasn't the real Xue Qinghe.

So he stopped pretending.

A faint golden light burst forth from Xue Qinghe's body.

As the light faded, a stunningly beautiful blonde figure appeared in Qi Dao's sight.

Qian Renxue smiled calmly, her red lips slightly parted:

"My name is Qian Renxue!"