After the previous round of "friendly" exchange through action, the emotions on both sides had finally calmed down.
She Long and Ci Xue, standing on either side of Xue Ke, couldn't help but feel their hearts tremble whenever they caught a glimpse of Tokisaki Kurumi's adorable face in their peripheral vision.
They had no choice but to tremble—this thing was a Dark Devilgod Tiger!
Just what kind of freaks did the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan recruit? How on earth did they manage to subdue this creature?
Back then, the three of them had been forced to flee in a sorry state after being challenged by the Dark Devilgod Tiger. Afterward, they had thoroughly studied every book related to it.
To sum up the Dark Devilgod Tiger in one simple phrase: born evil.
Cunning, treacherous, and feared by both the spirit beast world and the soul master world alike.
Yet now, that very same creature was standing obediently to Ning Rongrong's right, and if one ignored those heterochromatic pupils, her current expression actually made her look rather dumb and cute.
Was this the legendary contrast moe?
But how exactly did Ning Rongrong tame the Dark Devilgod Tiger? And how did the Dark Devilgod Tiger become a pagoda spirit?
One could only say: as expected of one of the upper three sects. Their foundation truly ran deep.
Even the weakest of the upper three sects back then, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, had been able to erupt with strength comparable to a Limit Douluo through Yu Yuanzhen's secret technique when Spirit Hall destroyed them.
If Spirit Hall hadn't prepared thoroughly, they would have lost far more than just one or two Title Douluo.
And that was merely the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a "small sect" hiding in the mountains that had failed to keep up with the times.
Then what about the Clear Sky Clan and the current Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, which was at the height of its power?
It was utterly terrifying.
Not only She Long and Ci Xue, even Azure Luan Douluo was thinking along the same lines.
When neither side fully understood the other's trump cards, and neither had torn off all pretenses—or had any intention of doing so—it was best to endure.
Unlike that brute Golden Crocodile Douluo, he, Azure Luan Douluo, was someone who always considered the big picture.
After confirming that the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan was extremely dangerous, he decided to sit back and observe.
It seemed the other side didn't want to completely fall out either.
Moreover, Qian Renxue and Ning Fengzhi had a master-disciple relationship. There was no need for the two sides to fight to the death.
As for whether Ning Fengzhi truly didn't know that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue… one could only smile at that.
Azure Luan Douluo quietly listened to the conversation between Ning Rongrong and Xue Ke.
Then, suddenly, he froze.
"Eulogies? And you want the Heaven Dou Empire to officially propagate them on a large scale?"
Just what kind of medicine was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan selling in their gourd?
Not only Azure Luan Douluo, even She Long, Ci Xue, and Xue Ke herself, who sat on the main seat, revealed looks of confusion.
"Young Sect Master Ning, may I ask the purpose of these eulogies?" Xue Ke added, "If it's inconvenient to say, you don't have to."
"There's nothing inconvenient about it." Ning Rongrong smiled. "It's mainly for Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan. I'm not too worried about Dugu Bo; my main concern is Dugu Yan."
"Princess Xue Ke is also a soul master. You must have killed before, right? The feeling of killing someone for the first time probably wasn't very pleasant."
"You mean…"
Xue Ke vaguely grasped the thread but couldn't quite find the words.
"Killing hundreds of thousands of people in one breath, watching their helpless wails before death—that places an enormous psychological and physiological burden on a soul master. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
"In the war between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, Senior Dugu killed several hundred thousand soldiers in one go. And not long ago, Dugu Yan and I went overseas together and wiped out a beast tide."
"Dugu Yan used poison to kill over a hundred thousand sea spirit beasts in a single breath…"
"Hiss—"
When Ning Rongrong finished speaking, everyone inside the palace, Title Douluo included, sucked in a cold breath.
Over a hundred thousand spirit beasts—that wasn't a hundred thousand pigs!
This was far more shocking than Dugu Bo slaughtering several hundred thousand people.
Among a beast tide, there had to be at least ten-thousand-year and hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts, right?
"What kind of immortals has the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan recruited? They're all goddamn weapons of war!"
Ning Rongrong faintly saw a trace of fear in their eyes.
Title Douluo were strong, yes, but which Title Douluo could open an area-of-effect attack like Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan?
The number of humans and spirit beasts they had killed probably didn't even reach a fraction of what those two had accomplished.
And Dugu Yan didn't even seem to be—or rather, very likely wasn't—a Title Douluo yet. She had already surpassed her grandfather.
Even the Level 97 Azure Luan Douluo felt his scalp go numb.
Open your eyes, close them—hundreds of thousands of people, over a hundred thousand spirit beasts, gone.
If one day Spirit Hall really went to war with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, even setting aside soul guidance weapons and other super weapons, just Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan alone could slaughter Spirit Hall until only Title Douluo remained.
Truly terrifying.
"So the purpose of these eulogies is to lighten their psychological burden?" Compared to the mental storm raging in the three Title Douluo, Xue Ke recovered relatively quickly.
"Yes."
Ning Rongrong nodded and handed Xue Ke a neatly copied manuscript.
"Moved by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan's sincere desire to protect the empire… (a whole bunch of flowery praise)"
It basically portrayed Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan as righteous heroes who fought on the front lines to protect the nation and its people.
First came the official gratitude of the Heaven Dou Empire toward the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and the Dugu grandfather-granddaughter pair, followed by the gratitude of the common people, and so on.
From top to bottom, the manuscript was at least tens of thousands of words long.
It was the optimized version that Ning Rongrong and Tokisaki Kurumi had brainstormed together—though in reality, Ning Rongrong wrote it while Tokisaki Kurumi just ground the ink and assisted.
"This… may I ask who wrote this eulogy? Your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan even has this kind of talent?"
The corners of Xue Ke's mouth twitched as she sat on the throne. Good lord, slaughtering hundreds of thousands of people and over a hundred thousand spirit beasts—even if it was for the Heaven Dou Empire—the content here practically painted Dugu Bo and Dugu Yan as saviors of the world.
"Uh… I wrote it. Is there a problem?" Ning Rongrong blinked.
"There's a reason you became the Young Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
Xue Ke's expression was wonderfully colorful. No wonder Qian Renxue said she felt inferior compared to Ning Rongrong—not just in combat power, but even in the thickness of one's face.
"I can have the government publish this on a grand scale, but I can't guarantee the effect."
"Just do it exactly as written. Then find a few people among the commoners—like those who have bought medicinal pills before."
"Have them praise Dugu Bo's good deeds first, then link it to Dugu Yan. In short, emphasize that they are contributing to the continent. That will be enough."
"Of course, only mention those inherently evil sea spirit beasts. Don't mention land spirit beasts."
"I don't need to explain the reason, do I? You understand better than I do."
"There's one more thing…" Ning Rongrong paused slightly before continuing, "Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan recently lost a Title Douluo. Add him to the eulogy as well. Write that he died a heroic sacrifice protecting the empire. As for the wording, I'm sure you know how to handle it."
Xue Ke: "…"
Why don't you just sit on the throne yourself? You probably already know Xue Qinghe's true identity anyway.
She suddenly felt like she, Qian Renxue, and Ning Rongrong weren't even playing the same game.
Not in terms of strength, but in sheer thick-black shamelessness.
"Here's an 80,000-year soul bone. Consider it payment for this job."
Ning Rongrong took out a soul bone from her soul storage device and placed it on Xue Ke's desk.
After finishing all this, Ning Rongrong and Tokisaki Kurumi opened a portal and left.
Only Xue Ke and the three Title Douluo were left behind in a long silence.
The palace was so quiet that even breathing seemed audible.