Heaven Dou Cathedral

"Xiaoxue, have you finished packing?"

Lu Xiaoxue hurried out of the house.

"Uncle Zhou, I'm done. Please wait a moment—I'll load everything onto the ox cart."

Uncle Zhou warmly stepped forward to help carry the things.

Ye Xiaobao had wanted to say that they could put everything into the Storage Soul Tool, which would make things easier.

But seeing that Lu Xiaoxue seemed a little upset, he did not bring it up.

The group quickly loaded everything onto the ox cart.

Lu Xiaoxin, especially, was overjoyed upon hearing that they were going to live in a big city.

"Brother Xiaobao, does Heaven Dou City have lots of fun things?"

"It does."

The ox cart rattled onward.

Lu Xiaoxin fell asleep in Lu Xiaoxue's arms.

Gradually.

A massive city wall appeared ahead.

Heaven Dou City.

At the city gates.

"All of you, behave yourselves and line up properly! Outsiders, have your Gold Soul Coins ready—one per person!"

A guard shouted rudely, his face full of impatience.

The line to enter the city stretched endlessly.

Yet luxurious carriages and Soul Masters wearing Soul Master badges would always enter directly.

The guards did not dare stop them. Instead, they respectfully saluted and watched them pass.

When it was Ye Xiaobao's group's turn, he took out a Heavenly Dou Rank badge from Heaven Dou Royal Academy and flashed it.

The guard's attitude immediately turned flattering upon seeing the badge.

"Please enter."

The old man had not expected that the young man who had chatted and joked with him along the way was actually someone of status. Delighted, he cracked his ox whip.

"Hyah!"

The cart drove straight through the city gates.

Heaven Dou City was one of the largest cities on the continent. After several more hours, they finally arrived at the Platinum Church of Heaven Dou City.

As a Platinum Church, it was naturally magnificent and luxurious, leaving Lu Xiaoxue dumbfounded.

"Xiaoxue, wake Xiaoxin up. Let's go in and find Han Yifei."

It was Ye Xiaobao's first time at Heaven Dou Cathedral as well, but compared to Spirit Hall, its level of luxury was far inferior.

Lu Xiaoxue woke Xiaoxin, gave the old man some instructions, and the three of them explained their purpose to the guards at the entrance before being led into the cathedral.

After bringing the three of them into a room on the second floor, the guard left.

The room was empty, containing only a desk and a high-end solid wood chair behind it.

Before long, a middle-aged man in purple robes entered. The hair on his head was rather sparse.

"Who wants to join Spirit Hall?"

The middle-aged man spoke with an arrogant air.

Lu Xiaoxue led Lu Xiaoxin forward.

"It's my younger sister. Steward Han Yifei told us to come. He said my sister could join Spirit Hall and would receive training."

Looking at the shabbily dressed Lu Xiaoxue and Lu Xiaoxin, the middle-aged man covered his nose in disgust.

"What is this? Don't you know you need to change into clean clothes before coming to the cathedral?"

Ye Xiaobao frowned slightly at those words, displeased as he thought to himself, Spirit Hall actually has people like this. He must be expelled.

Lu Xiaoxue looked embarrassed. She was already wearing the best clothes she had, yet she was still being looked down on.

"I am the chief steward of the Heaven Dou Platinum Church. My name is Saqima. You may call me Chief Steward Sa. What talent does your sister have?"

As Saqima spoke, he walked into the room and sat in the chair behind the desk.

Lu Xiaoxue brought Lu Xiaoxin to the desk. Perhaps sensing Saqima's disdain, Lu Xiaoxin appeared shy and hid behind Lu Xiaoxue.

"Chief Steward Sa, my sister was tested a few days ago and has Level Four Innate Soul Power. Steward Han told us to come here and find him."

Saqima waved his hand.

"Only Level Four Innate Soul Power? That's far too low. A perfect match for that trash Han Yifei."

Lu Xiaoxue's expression turned unpleasant upon hearing this, and she did not know what to say.

Ye Xiaobao stepped forward and said coldly, "What, is Level Four Innate Soul Power not worthy of joining Spirit Hall? I don't recall Spirit Hall having such high requirements."

He knew Spirit Hall's rules well. A healing-type support Soul Master with Level Four Innate Soul Power could already be considered a minor genius.

After all, support-type Soul Masters naturally had lower Innate Soul Power, let alone those in the healing branch.

"Kid, who the hell do you think you are? If I say trash is trash, then trash it is! You dare question me?"

Saqima's expression darkened as he glared viciously at Ye Xiaobao.

"Of course I'm not a thing. Then what kind of thing are you?"

Ye Xiaobao was just about to teach this bastard a lesson.

But Lu Xiaoxue hastily grabbed him. Afraid the two would clash, she said softly, "Forget it, Xiaobao. Let's go."

"Leave? What do you take this cathedral for?"

After speaking, Saqima lifted his head and boasted, "Let me tell you, there are only three Platinum Churches on the entire continent. One is in Spirit City, another is in the Star Luo Empire, and the last one is here."

"You dared insult me. None of you are leaving today!"

Saqima was truly enraged. As the chief steward of Heaven Dou Cathedral, he was also the son of Salas, the Platinum Bishop and master of the Spirit Sacred Hall.

Throughout the Heaven Dou Empire, no one dared provoke him. He did not even fear the Heaven Dou Royal Family.

Bang!

He slammed his palm against the desk.

Six soul rings lit up around him in sequence.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.

The entire room immediately felt oppressive.

Lu Xiaoxue opened her mouth in shock.

"He... he has six soul rings!"

"Hmph, now you know fear? Too late. Let me tell you something else: I've long disliked Han Yifei. He puts on such a sanctimonious act. Sooner or later, I'll drive him out of Spirit Hall."

Saqima paused after speaking, then continued.

"But as for you, I'll give you one chance. If you crawl on the floor and bark like dogs, perhaps I'll spare you."

"Ha... ha... ha..."

Lu Xiaoxin had never seen anything like this before. Her nose reddened, and she began crying outright.

"Waa... waa... Sister... I want to go home."

Lu Xiaoxue stood frozen at the side, utterly at a loss.

Ye Xiaobao hurriedly picked Lu Xiaoxin up.

Lu Xiaoxin was a cheerful child. They had lived together for a month, and she had never cried.

Yet this bastard had scared her into tears.

Damn it!

"Don't cry, Xiaoxin. Brother Xiaobao is here. Don't worry, he won't dare do anything. In a moment, Brother Xiaobao will make him get out."

Rather than becoming angry, Saqima laughed upon hearing this.

"Make me get out? Hahahaha, you really dare say that. It seems you have no intention of cherishing the chance I gave you. Or are you counting on that trash Han Yifei to save you?"

Just as he was about to make a move, a voice sounded from outside the door.

"Chief Steward, are you planning to fight inside the cathedral?"

As soon as the words fell, Han Yifei entered.

His face was as cold as frost.

Seeing Han Yifei barge in, Saqima lowered his hand and sneered.

"So it's you. What, do I need the approval of a mere steward like you to deal with a few lowborn who disrespected me?"

Han Yifei clenched his fists.

"Saqima, I was the one who reported you for forcing yourself on Steward Wen's wife and driving her to death. If you have the guts, come at me!"

"But you cannot disregard Spirit Hall's rules and attack commoners as you please!"

Saqima's face was full of disdain.

"Rules... Here, my rules are the rules."

Then he continued, "Oh, right. My father already suppressed the matter of you reporting me last time. Do you think I'll still let you remain in Spirit Hall?"