"Another ten thousand Gold Soul Coins?" Qian Xunji was once again so furious he was ready to explode. The brat was shaking him down, but he had no choice but to agree, because this matter concerned Spirit Hall's future.
"Fine, I agree!" Qian Xunji said through nearly clenched teeth, his nose almost crooked with anger.
A single Gold Soul Coin was enough to support an ordinary family of three for several months. By careful reckoning, ten thousand Gold Soul Coins were equivalent to several hundred years of an ordinary person's income!
At the side, Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised to see Xu Feng make her teacher pay such a steep price. Leaving the ten thousand Gold Soul Coins aside, she had not expected Xu Feng to make her teacher use a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone!
This was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone! If it appeared in the outside world, it would be enough to cause numerous "bloodshed incidents."
In her impression, her teacher, as the Pope of Spirit Hall, had always carried himself with dignity and acted with composure. He was shrewd and experienced, and rarely suffered a loss. But now, her teacher seemed to have suffered a devastating loss at Xu Feng's hands.
This was the first time she had seen her teacher look so pained at parting with his possessions.
Her beautiful eyes shone as she looked at Xu Feng, a trace of something unusual in her gaze.
Afterward, Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong led Xu Feng to Spirit Hall Academy.
When everyone saw His Holiness the Pope and the Holy Maiden appear, an immediate commotion broke out. Their faces were filled with fervor and excitement.
Finally, everyone turned their gazes to Xu Feng, their expressions tinged with surprise and confusion.
"Hiss, who exactly is that? He can actually accompany His Holiness the Pope and the Holy Maiden."
"He must have an extraordinary background. Perhaps he's a brilliant talent from another faction, sect, or empire. He's not someone we can afford to provoke."
"Why do I get the feeling the Holy Maiden keeps glancing at that man, as if she cares a great deal about him?"
"Haven't you heard? A mysterious man descended upon Spirit Hall with overwhelming force a few days ago and demanded a marriage alliance with our Holy Maiden."
"Something like that happened?"
"My older brother's friend's brother's elder's nephew is a deacon in Spirit Hall. This is guaranteed to be true. I heard that man has nine Soul Rings beyond the norm and is a genuine Level 99 Limit Douluo."
"A Level 99 Limit Douluo?!"
"..."
The gazes directed at Xu Feng held confusion and curiosity, but even more jealousy and envy.
What gave this man the right to win the Holy Maiden's favor?!
In their hearts, the Holy Maiden was an inviolable existence, yet now she was about to enter a marriage alliance with this man. Their hearts shattered all over the ground, and they could only curse Xu Feng in secret.
Soon, Qian Xunji brought Xu Feng to a secret Soul Fighting platform inside Spirit Hall Academy.
Outside the Soul Fighting platform stood a tall, handsome middle-aged man in a splendid golden robe, his bearing composed and noble. Though he said nothing, oppressive Soul Power fluctuations wafted from him. This man was naturally Spirit Hall's Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu.
Behind Qian Daoliu stood numerous extraordinary high-level Soul Masters with powerful presences. Upon closer inspection, their presences had all astonishingly reached the Titled Douluo level or above!
Golden Crocodile Douluo was among them.
Bibi Dong was startled when she saw the figures outside the Soul Fighting platform. Surprise showed on her fair, delicate face. "These are the Worship Hall's Worships!"
She had not expected so many Worships to turn out together for this contest. Behind them stood numerous elder-level figures, and Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo were among the elders as well.
"How did this turn into such a massive gathering?" Bibi Dong exclaimed.
The Elder Hall was already Spirit Hall's most elite force. Whenever its members appeared in the outside world, they were certain to cause a sensation and stir up bloody winds and rains. Above the Elder Hall stood the exalted Worship Hall, the true foundation of Spirit Hall!
The Worships rarely went out, and outsiders almost never saw their true faces. They generally devoted themselves to cultivation and seldom interfered in affairs, only taking action when Spirit Hall faced a trial of life and death.
What was more,
the Worship Hall had the authority to remove the Pope!
Take Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo: his seniority ran so deep that even Qian Daoliu could not match him and usually had to show him considerable deference. He was a leading figure among Spirit Hall's older generation and a renowned veteran whose name shook the continent.
"Xu Feng, these are Spirit Hall's Worships, as well as its elders," Bibi Dong hurriedly whispered to Xu Feng, worried that he might be discourteous.
"Mm," Xu Feng replied indifferently. In any case, aside from Qian Daoliu, they all belonged to the ant generation according to his three tiers of "seniority," so there was no need to pay them much attention. He merely swept a glance over them before looking away, as though they were a bunch of men who had stuck markers in their necks to sell their own heads, not worth mentioning at all.
Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu, Second Worship Golden Crocodile Douluo, Pope Qian Xunji, and Elders Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo remained impassive when they saw Xu Feng's unruffled manner. After all, they had already seen him act even more arrogantly in the sky above Spirit City.
They did not feel the least bit offended by Xu Feng's dismissive attitude. Instead, they found it perfectly normal and even thought the brat was considerably more restrained today.
But in the eyes of the other Worships and elders, his behavior was an act of overstepping.
They ordinarily occupied exalted positions and wielded immense authority within Spirit Hall. They could decide a person's life or death while chatting and laughing, and a stamp of their feet could shake the entire continent. They were truly figures in the clouds, untouched by the dust of the mortal world, looking down upon all under heaven.
Yet now,
Xu Feng actually dared to treat them with such disdain and disregard?
Their anger flared at once.
Even though the Great Enshrined had already stressed that the brat behaved outrageously, they were still shocked.
An elder-level expert stepped forward and shouted angrily, "Brat, you stand before the Worships and elders. Why do you not bow?"
Xu Feng lifted his eyelids and glanced at the expert.
Swish.
His figure flashed, moving so fast that even Qian Daoliu failed to react, let alone the other Worships and elders.
In the blink of an eye, Xu Feng appeared before the elder. His large hand shot out, as terrifying as a true dragon extending its claw, and clamped fiercely onto the elder's face.
Gripping the elder's face, Xu Feng pressed him backward with terrifying force, sending him flying.
Before the elder could react, he felt something block his vision. Then his body flew rapidly backward, out of his control.
Bang.
Xu Feng pressed down on the elder's head and drove him straight into the wall.
Then,
he released his hand, leaving the elder embedded in the wall.
At that moment,
the elder was stunned. His wide eyes held a trace of fear and disbelief, and even his breathing stopped for a long time. His mind went completely blank, with only fear and horror remaining.
Huh?
What just happened?
Someone grabbed my head and shoved me straight into the wall?