The title of "Title Douluo" is not only the highest honor for soul masters on the Douluo Continent, but in a much older era, this title also represented a duty and a status.
The duty, naturally, was to protect humanity from spirit beasts.
Because of the nobility of this responsibility, even after the establishment of the two empires, Title Douluos were not just humanity's guardians—they were revered as beings equal in status to emperors, addressed with the respectful title "Your Eminence."
The "Title" represents the individual soul master, while "Douluo" refers to the respective honors bestowed by the Tian Dou and Star Luo Empires.
In other words, although Title Douluos are not emperors themselves, in the eyes of all humans on the Douluo Continent, they hold the same noble status as an emperor.
This is why Yang Wudi said that if even one Title Douluo were to die, the entire Douluo Continent would erupt into chaos.
Though time has passed, and even the Great Star Dou Forest—the largest gathering place of spirit beasts—no longer commands human respect, the status of Title Douluos remains revered.
Gradually, it became an unspoken rule among the major powers that unless there was an irreconcilable blood feud, Title Douluo-level experts would avoid dealing fatal blows. This is because Title Douluos not only represent themselves but also symbolize humanity's strength in resisting spirit beasts.
A prime example is Dugu Bo.
When Dugu Bo was pursued by Ju Douluo, Ju Douluo would never act alone—he always worked with his long-time partner, Gui Douluo, who was an Agility System Title Douluo. If speed alone were considered, Gui Douluo would never have allowed Dugu Bo, a Control System expert, to escape.
Their pursuit of Dugu Bo was merely to teach him a lesson, not to kill him. Otherwise, with their Two-Pole Static Domain, once Dugu Bo was within range, he wouldn't stand a chance of escaping.
Ye Wen smiled and waved five fingers. "What do you think, Senior Yang?
There are at least five Super Douluos.
While ordinary Title Douluos can still be held back by armies or a group of Soul Douluos, Super Douluos at level 95 are on another plane entirely. They represent a completely different realm compared to ordinary Title Douluos.
If they truly wanted to focus their power to destroy the Star Luo Imperial Family, do you think they could accomplish it?"
A bead of cold sweat trickled down Yang Wudi's forehead. Although the Breaking Clan had never produced a Super Douluo—or even a Title Douluo—as a former affiliate of the Hao Tian Sect, Yang Wudi had personally witnessed the might of Tang Chen, the Invincible of the Earth. He knew how powerful those above level 95 were—and the Spirit Hall had more than one such existence!
If the Star Luo Empire were to go to war with the Spirit Hall, there was no need to think twice—Yang Wudi had already sentenced the Star Luo Imperial Family to death in his mind.
Beside him, Ye Wen inwardly sighed. 'How could Qian Ren Xue be so foolish? With the vast resources of the Offering Hall and a peerless grandfather like a Limit Douluo, why didn't she simply execute a decapitation strike? What was the point of infiltrating, wasting her cultivation time and talent, only to fail in the end? It was truly a thankless effort.'
'Her lack of vision as a child could be excused, but what about her grown-up self after years of infiltration? Did she still lack foresight?'
Ultimately, it could only be attributed to the author forcing the Spirit Hall faction to make irrational decisions. Otherwise, without their absurd missteps, the upper echelons of the two empires would have been eliminated long ago—there would have been no need to wait for open warfare.
Thinking about how Dugu Bo would later be coerced by Tang San and his teacher into poisoning fifty thousand soldiers and civilians of the Spirit Hall, Ye Wen's expression darkened.
'You transcendent beings fight amongst yourselves, vie for power, and pursue your goals—that's fine. But what did ordinary people ever do to deserve being dragged into your conflicts?'
'Just because they live on enemy soil, must you slaughter innocents? And yet you claim to be pure and righteous?'
'Oh, it wasn't Tang San who spoke—it was Yu Xiaogang. So Tang San's image of purity remains intact, while the blame falls solely on Yu Xiaogang and Dugu Bo. Tang San escapes scot-free, playing a clever game of false virtue.'
Thinking about this, Ye Wen grew increasingly angry. A mocking smirk unconsciously crept onto his lips as he continued:
"Of course, Senior Yang, whether the Star Luo Imperial Family survives or not has little to do with us. My primary goal in coming here is to recruit your Breaking Clan into our Medical Alliance.
Perhaps you've heard some things about our Medical Alliance through others, but without a thorough understanding, you haven't fully grasped our true strength.
Our Medical Alliance not only has two Title Douluos, but we're also allied with the Seven Treasures Glazed Sect, which has two Title Douluos—one of whom is a Super Douluo. Additionally, my grandmother-in-law, though only a Soul Douluo, walks the same Limit Path as you, possessing strength comparable to a Title Douluo.
If you join us, we'll have six Title-level experts. Faced with such a force—a neutral force at that—Senior Yang, consider carefully: do you think the Spirit Hall would dare to provoke us for no reason?"
Yang Wudi's eyes widened slightly. As Ye Wen had said, he had indeed heard some information about the Medical Alliance from others, but lacking a professional intelligence network, the Breaking Clan couldn't grasp the full picture. In his understanding, the Medical Alliance was decent, but with only two Title Douluos, it was inferior to the Star Luo Empire.
But now, hearing Ye Wen lay everything out so frankly, Yang Wudi realized how foolish he had been to believe those fragmented reports.
Ye Wen naturally noticed the change in Yang Wudi's demeanor and knew he was swayed. He decided to add fuel to the fire.
"Senior Yang, you must also be wondering: if someone were to sow discord and forcefully drag the Medical Alliance into conflict, what would we do? Even with six Title Douluos, we're still no match for the Spirit Hall, right?"
Still reeling from the shock, Yang Wudi hadn't expected Ye Wen to directly address such a thorny issue about the future development of their forces.
But he couldn't deny that he had thought along those lines, so he simply nodded coolly.
At this moment, Yang Wudi's opinion of Ye Wen rose another notch.
Ye Wen chuckled softly and continued:
"Senior Yang, there's no need to worry about that. I've already prepared a contingency plan. I know we can't defeat the Spirit Hall in a direct confrontation, so our Medical Alliance must steadfastly adhere to neutrality.
Thus, in my vision, if the two empires truly go to war with the Spirit Hall, we will fully withdraw our personnel. However, we will continue producing medicine, but the delivery will be handled differently: the various factions will need to come and collect the medicine themselves, rather than us delivering it. This way, other factions won't be able to frame or implicate us in their schemes."
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