Angel Demon God Baimon

An Luoxian was about to say something else when Xi Er seized him by the back of his collar.

"Even Lord Baimon couldn't withstand them, so why are you trying to play the hero?"

With that, the four of them dragged and pulled one another along as they retreated with Baimon toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

Bibi Dong watched them run off into the distance. She didn't hurry after them, merely giving a snort.

"They sure ran fast."

Qian Daoliu walked up from behind her and gazed in the direction Baimon had retreated, his brows furrowing slightly.

"That fellow is no simple opponent either."

"It seems there are more than five of these fellows who call themselves Demon Gods!"

Bibi Dong withdrew her Martial Soul, her tone disdainful.

"They're nothing but ants. What use are greater numbers?"

"I will capture them one by one!"

"Now that they've fled toward the Star Dou Great Forest, we'll cross paths sooner or later."

"For now, Spirit Hall will first retake the nearby cities occupied by Soul Beasts. We'll push forward city by city and drive the beast tide back to its lair before we do anything else."

Qian Daoliu nodded and said no more.

Bibi Dong turned and gave orders to the army.

"Pass down the order: advance in three groups. Assign ten Soul Saints to each group. If they encounter a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, surround and kill it at once. If they encounter one of those fellows who call themselves Demon Gods, like the ones from before, send a signal immediately. I'll come personally."

The messenger hurried off to pass down the order.

The Spirit Hall army regrouped.

Following Bibi Dong's deployment, it split into three forces and advanced on the cities around the Star Dou Great Forest that had been occupied by the beast tide.

"March!"

A week later, the Spirit Hall army had retaken several cities in succession. All the cities near the Star Dou Great Forest that had been occupied by Soul Beasts had been reclaimed.

When the news reached the rear, the whole of Spirit City erupted.

Newsboys ran through the streets holding up newspapers, shouting at the top of their lungs.

"Extra! Extra! His Holiness the Pope personally led the army and retook Treasure Sword City, Agendas City, and Longxing City! The beast tide has been driven back!"

People along the streets scrambled to buy newspapers. Those who failed gathered outside teahouses to listen as others read them aloud.

When the reader reached the part where Bibi Dong cleared half a city of Soul Beasts with one palm strike, everyone inside slapped their tables and cheered.

"Glory to Spirit Hall! Long live His Holiness the Pope!"

"See? I told you those beasts couldn't withstand Spirit Hall once it stepped in!"

"I heard the Heaven Dou Empire sent an army of thirty thousand last time, and they were driven back. Spirit Hall took all the cities back in a week."

"The empire? What good are those common soldiers of the empire? We still have to count on Spirit Hall!"

When those words reached the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial palace, Xue Ye was sitting in his study, his expression less than pleasant.

He slapped the newspaper face down on the desk and glanced at Prince Xue Xing.

"The crown prince of our Heaven Dou Empire died on the battlefield while suppressing the beast tide! Yet these people dare slander our Heaven Dou Imperial Family!"

"If Qinghe's spirit is watching from heaven, I fear he would feel his sacrifice was not worth it!"

Prince Xue Xing gave a dry cough.

"Your Majesty, the blame is all mine. If I hadn't made the suggestion, the crown prince would never have gone to suppress the beast tide, and he would not have sacrificed his life."

"However, I advise Your Majesty to immediately mobilize imperial troops and send them to the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest to wipe out the remaining Soul Beasts as well. If we don't act now, the people will see no one but Spirit Hall."

Xue Ye nodded.

"Pass down the order. Mobilize twenty thousand troops and send them to the Star Dou Great Forest!"

"By the way, have we still not been able to contact Poison Worshipper?"

Prince Xue Xing shook his head, his brows tightly furrowed.

"No."

"Even I haven't heard from him in a long time."

Xue Ye sighed and asked no more.

The Star Luo Empire reacted much the same way.

The Star Luo army was already advancing toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

When Bibi Dong received the two pieces of news, she couldn't help sneering.

"They're nothing but trash. What difference can they make by coming? Let them follow behind and pick up the scraps. They can clean up the aftermath for me."

A cardinal at her side came closer.

"Your Holiness, over the past week, we've encountered dozens of fellows who call themselves Demon Gods. I've carefully verified it: every one of them had the strength of an ordinary Titled Douluo. There wasn't a single Super Douluo among them."

Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, unconcerned.

"Pass down the order. Transfer two more elders here from Spirit Hall."

Qian Daoliu also gave the order to summon the remaining worshippers of the Worship Hall.

Looking toward the Star Dou Great Forest, Qian Daoliu sighed. "Now that things have come to this, we can only fight."

Meanwhile, deep within the Star Dou Great Forest, in the Demon Clan's Heart City.

The city had expanded another ring since half a month ago. The Demon God Pillars' glowing patterns joined together above the city to form a dark purple dome, covering all of Heart City.

Demons were everywhere, both inside and outside the city. They came in all shapes and sizes: some looked like Soul Beasts, while others were half human and half beast. All of them had been transformed from creatures native to the Douluo Continent after being assimilated by the Demon God Pillars.

They were densely packed, with tens of thousands in each race.

Baimon stood in the great hall, a mirror of light floating in the air before him. It reflected the Spirit Hall army setting up camp.

He adjusted his monocle, a trace of contempt appearing at the corner of his mouth.

"If we were outside, I naturally wouldn't dare fight those two humans."

He spoke to himself in a quiet voice.

"But here, this is Demon Clan territory. With the Demon God Pillars' enhancement, my strength can reach the Peak of the Ninth Rank, and my combat power is at the Quasi-Demigod level."

He raised a hand and tapped the mirror of light. The image in it pulled back, revealing the situation across the entire outer region of the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Then let these humans come in and take a good look."

Baimon withdrew his hand, the trace of a contemptuous smile still lingering on his lips.

"The people of my Demon Clan are everywhere now."

Half a month later, the Spirit Hall army had completed its preparations.

This time, Spirit Hall had sent out nearly all its top fighters.

Besides the two elders transferred in earlier, all six of the Worship Hall's remaining worshippers had arrived as well. Together with Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, they had assembled nearly ten fighters at the Super Douluo level or above.

On top of that, there were ten thousand elite Soul Masters.

This force could sweep across almost any power on the continent!

Before setting out, Bibi Dong stood in midair and rallied them.

"In this battle, we will not only suppress the Soul Beasts, but also those fellows who call themselves Demon Gods!"

"If we win, the Star Dou Great Forest will belong to Spirit Hall!"

The cheers below shook the heavens.

"Long live Spirit Hall!"

"Long live His Holiness the Pope!"

Qian Daoliu stood at the rear of the formation and said nothing.

He had long known about Bibi Dong's ambition.

But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong.

The army set out, advancing deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.

The army marched for two hours.

They didn't encounter a single Soul Beast.

The outer region was too quiet, eerily quiet.

It was completely different from usual.

"Something's wrong," Golden Crocodile Douluo said in a low voice as he came over.

"There isn't even any birdsong."

Qian Daoliu frowned and nodded.

But Bibi Dong paid it no mind and continued ordering the army forward.

The army advanced for more than four more hours before the Soul Master scouting ahead suddenly ran back to report.

"Your Holiness the Pope! There's a city ahead!"

Bibi Dong was taken aback. "A city? What city?"

"A... big city. It's purple-black all over, and its walls are extremely high. It doesn't look like human construction."

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