Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

Xuan Hao looked at her and said, "Which Soul Master isn't competitive at heart? In my eyes, as long as you hunt a Soul Beast, obtain a Soul Ring, and enter the Soul Master circle... then whether you're male or female, support or offensive, there's no such thing as being innocent!"

"The nature of a Soul Master is to constantly plunder the energy of other lives to strengthen themselves! In the end, we are all beasts in human skin! There are never any rules among beasts!"

"Whoever has the harder fist, whoever is stronger, is the ultimate rule! The same applies to you, so stop trying to fool me with those high-sounding political rhetoric!"

“I am not you. I don’t need to pretend to be compassionate, nor do I need to wear any mask of hypocrisy. Because those things are worthless to me! I don’t need the praise of others, much less any so-called worship! On the contrary…”

"I'd much rather see them genuinely fear me like they do today!"

After hearing these words, Qian Renxue fell into a brief silence.

She took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing her anger, and changed her strategy, softening her tone: "Fine, I'm begging you, please give me, the Crown Prince of Tiandou, some face, okay?"

"Oh?"

Xuan Hao raised an eyebrow, seemingly somewhat surprised by her submissive attitude.

"Then tell me first, how do you want me to give you this face? Don't expect me to go and kindly guide those newbies. I have no interest in playing any friendly competitive childish games with them."

Xue Qinghe rubbed his temples helplessly and proposed a compromise:

"You can play, but you can't voluntarily go on the field to play."

“I will communicate with the team leaders of the other participating teams. If they still have the fearless desire to challenge you after seeing your spirit rings, you can go on stage and grant their request.”

"However, if they don't have that idea, and they take the initiative to admit defeat or dare not provoke you when they see you, then you should sit quietly in the audience and not go up on stage to bully them!"

Xue Qinghe glanced at the group of beautiful girls behind Xuan Hao and sighed, "Anyway, with Na'er and the others' current setup, even if you don't make a move, winning the preliminaries and the qualifying rounds is more than enough."

In this competition where even Soul Masters can be ace players, the group of girls surrounding Xuan Hao is so luxurious it's almost abnormal!

After being baptized by the Xuanhao Immortal Herb and undergoing more than a year of arduous training, Dugu Yan has now reached the level 58 Soul King!

Na'er is a level 52 Soul King, and Ning Rongrong has also broken through to a level 51 Soul King.

Ye Lingling has just obtained her fifth spirit ring, which is also level 51.

Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing, who were slightly lower in level, also reached level 42 and 47 Soul Master respectively!

This team, with almost all members being Soul Kings and even top-tier support players, could rival the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, let alone the preliminaries!

In fact, with Dugu Yan's terrifying poison skills or Na'er's bizarre elemental control, either one of them could easily take on seven opponents in this region!

The fact that these six women were competing in this kind of match was, frankly speaking, just Xuan Hao indirectly showing off his powerful "harem" to the entire continent.

"You are now a level 79 expert, with strength comparable to a titled Douluo. You are already among the top experts on the continent."

Xue Qinghe continued to persuade him patiently, "With your status, it would be beneath you to participate in this game played by a bunch of Soul Masters and Soul Venerables. Consider it an opportunity for me, the Crown Prince, to curry favor and win over various forces. Just consider it a small favor you're doing me, okay?"

Hearing Xue Qinghe's gentle, even pleading words, the fierceness in Xuan Hao's eyes gradually dissipated.

He stroked his chin, looking at her thoughtfully: "If you had spoken to me in this tone from the beginning, I could have agreed to your request."

"but……"

Why didn't you talk to me like this when we were in the waiting area?

Xue Qinghe's face darkened, and he felt as if a million alpacas were stampeding through his mind.

She gritted her teeth and forced out a few words: "I...was...wrong. Is that okay?"

Damn it! Today she finally understood everything Na'er had told her last night!

This guy really only listens if you coax him like a donkey!

Just now in the garden, Na'er had privately reminded her:

"Your Highness, if you really need my brother's help with something, don't talk to him about long-term plans or the greater good."

“He’s not interested in those things at all. In fact, the more you try to pressure him with those grand principles, the more annoyed he gets, and the more he’ll deliberately go against you and not want to talk to you at all.”

"On the contrary, even if it's just a very troublesome and absurd little thing, as long as you're willing to humble yourself, flatter him, and beg him... he can handle things perfectly for you in no time."

At the time, Qian Renxue was somewhat unconvinced, but now it seems like a lesson learned the hard way!

She could have easily gotten him to do things by simply softening her tone and coaxing him a bit. Why did she have to be so stubborn and try to lecture him about the "future of the empire"?

Chapter 334 He should... know his place, right?

……

On the first day of the qualifiers, right after the opening ceremony, the main events were immediately arranged.

As the biggest focus and center of attention in this competition, Xuan Hao's "Royal Fighting Team 2" was unsurprisingly scheduled to play in the first match.

After a public draw by Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, the team chosen as the first opponent for the Royal Fighting Team 2 was none other than Tianshui Academy, one of the five major elemental academies.

When the match list appeared on the big screen, the atmosphere in the Royal Fighting Team 2's rest area instantly became somewhat strange.

Looking at the Tianshui Academy team on the opposite side of the court, all dressed in matching light blue uniforms, with dazzlingly long white legs and stunningly beautiful women...

Ning Rongrong, Dugu Yan, Zhu Zhuqing and the others all turned their gazes toward Xuan Hao, who was drinking tea, their eyes filled with a strong sense of danger.

"Xuan Hao..."

Ning Rongrong narrowed her eyes, looked him up and down suspiciously, and asked in a low voice:

"Tell me the truth, you drew Tianshui Academy in the very first round... Were you pulling some kind of shady deal or being the mastermind behind it all again?!"

"fart!"

Xuan Hao's eyes twitched slightly, and he almost spat out his tea. "This was Salas drawing the lot on stage in front of tens of thousands of people. What does it have to do with me? Stop making baseless accusations against me!"

"is it?"

Dugu Yan crossed her arms and sneered, clearly not believing his explanation.

"You think we don't know about your relationship with that old man Salas? Don't you two have any special deals going on behind the scenes?"

Xuan Hao's true background had already been told to them.

His true identity is actually the personal disciple of Bibi Dong, the current Pope of the Spirit Hall!

With Xuan Hao's extraordinary talent and strength, coupled with his noble status as a disciple of the Pope, his future position in the Papal Palace will undoubtedly be extraordinary.

Even if he really is as he claims, uninterested in the papacy and too lazy to deal with those messy political affairs, he is still at least a top elder with real power!

Salas, as the person in charge of the Spirit Hall's Heaven Dou City, was obviously aware of Xuan Hao's core identity.

If Xuan Hao had subtly hinted to Salas before the draw that he wanted to "spar" with a group of beautiful women in the first match...

How could that shrewd old man possibly refuse him? He would definitely hand over this "fat piece of meat"—Tianshui Academy—to him!

Faced with the girls' scrutinizing gazes, Xuan Hao was utterly helpless.

"Fine, fine, believe it or not."

Xuan Hao rolled his eyes and then slumped onto the sofa, acting completely lazy.

"Fine, I won't participate in this match, okay? You ladies can go on your own! Perfect, the other team is also an all-female team. It's all women fighting, pulling hair and scratching faces, so I don't need to worry about things like 'a good man doesn't fight with women' or how hard I should go."

Just then, Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, walked out of the passage.

"I just spoke with the team leader and captain of the Tianshui team."

Xue Qinghe walked up to the group, glanced at Xuan Hao, and said with a strange expression:

"Although they were a little intimidated, they ultimately decided to challenge you, the fierce god, in this opening match. However... they asked me to pass on a message to you, hoping you can be a little mindful of the impact and go easy on them, and not slap them in the face."

At this point, Xue Qinghe sensed that something was off and looked around in confusion: "What's wrong with you all? Why are you all staring at him like that?"

"nothing."

Ning Rongrong pursed her lips and withdrew her suspicious gaze.

Even the Crown Prince, who is extremely controlling and prone to jealousy, did not lose his temper on the spot. Instead, he took the initiative to negotiate with the people from Tianshui Academy...

Then there's probably no shady dealings involved in this matter.

Otherwise, given Qian Renxue's personality, if she knew that Xuan Hao deliberately drew lots to beat up beautiful women, she would have already secretly retaliated.

Xue Qinghe ignored the girls' little thoughts, walked closer to Xuan Hao, and solemnly instructed him in a low voice:

"I'm warning you, this is the first official match of the opening ceremony, so you better watch out."

"In the end, this is the Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament, a place for friendly competition and exchange, not a bloody battlefield for you to kill and vent your anger!"

"Apart from Elephant Armor Academy, which has sided with the Spirit Hall, the other four of the five elemental academies are basically either leaning towards the Heaven Dou Royal Family or remaining neutral. I plan to take advantage of this competition to completely win them over to the Royal Family's camp."

"Tianshui Academy is also a key target we need to win over. If you cripple or humiliate their elite genius in the first match, it will have a terrible impact and directly ruin my subsequent recruitment plans!"

Listening to Qian Renxue's long-winded speech, Xuan Hao's expression became extremely strange.

"no……"

Xuan Hao pointed incredulously at himself and complained, "You made me, a Soul Saint, go up and fight a bunch of girls who are only Soul Sect level, and now you're warning me not to use my full strength?!"

"Are you suggesting that when I go up there, I shouldn't use any soul skills and just stand there playing tag with them?!"

"I'm just telling you to be mindful of your words!"

Xue Qinghe's face darkened, and she glared at him irritably.

"I'm telling you not to cripple or seriously injure them! But don't hold back too obviously, or make it look like you're flirting in the ring! You still need to show the necessary overwhelming power and intimidation, but absolutely don't actually damage their foundation. Understand?!"

Xuan Hao sighed heavily and stood up with a look of utter despair.

"Okay, okay, I'll go, I'll go, alright?"

As he walked towards the arena tunnel, he continued to mutter complaints under his breath:

"Tsk, hitting women, the most troublesome job!"

"If I hit too hard, you'll say I'm cruel, heartless, and disruptive to the political situation; if I hit too lightly, you'll suspect I'm flirting with young girls on stage and plotting something!"

"It's not as simple and satisfying as beating up a man. Who cares about his identity or background? Just go up there and beat him up however you want, as long as you leave him alive, no one will have any complaints!"

……

As the opening music roared, the highly anticipated opening match of the preliminary rounds finally kicked off on the main arena in the center of the Heavenly Battle Arena.

Amidst deafening cheers from tens of thousands of spectators, the players from both sides began to enter the stadium.

However, when they saw what was happening on the stage, the cheers that had been erupting in the arena suddenly stopped, and everyone was stunned.

On the other side of the arena, the seven main members of the Tianshui Academy team stood ready.