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"You!"

Han Yifei pointed angrily at Saqima.

Then, as if all the air had gone out of him, he lowered his hand.

Saqima was right. He was merely a lowly deacon, while the Chief Deacon was part of the church leadership responsible for all deacons throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.

Even if he wanted to save them, what could he do?

He simply did not have the strength.

"Let the three of them go, and I... will submit to whatever you decide."

Saqima wore a wicked grin. He had no intention of letting anyone go.

"How about this, Han Yifei? Cripple your own Soul Power, and I'll show some mercy and let them go. What do you say?"

"You'll keep your word?"

"Of course. I'm the Chief Deacon. Why would I deceive a lowly deacon like you?"

Han Yifei fell silent for a moment before looking at Ye Xiaobao and the other two.

"You should leave first. This time, I dragged you into this."

With that, he raised his hand, intending to cripple his Soul Power. But just as he was about to act, a large hand seized his wrist.

"Deacon Han, remember this: never trust an enemy."

After speaking, Ye Xiaobao turned to Saqima and said in a low voice, "Do you believe that after today, he'll be the Chief Deacon, not you?"

He was somewhat angry as well. Had Spirit Hall already rotted to this extent?

A Platinum Bishop was unquestionably part of Spirit Hall's upper ranks, yet he was still an incompetent parasite occupying his position.

Hearing this, Saqima actually felt a chill run through him, but he quickly came to his senses.

Who did this kid think he was?

The Pope of Spirit Hall?

He wanted Han Yifei to become Chief Deacon?

Even with his father being a Platinum Bishop and the master of the Spirit Sacred Hall, he himself had only obtained this position after reaching his forties.

"Kid, I think you've been scared stupid!"

"Do you know who my father is?"

Ye Xiaobao was amused. Over forty and still relying on his father—he really was an old good-for-nothing.

But within Spirit Hall, aside from the Worship Hall's enshrined elders and his teacher,

he did not put anyone else in his eyes at all.

"Whoever your father is, you won't be Chief Deacon anymore."

"I said so!"

For a moment, the entire room fell silent.

Lu Xiaoxin stared at Brother Xiaobao with a face full of admiration. She only thought he looked so cool.

Lu Xiaoxue was equally incredulous. Just who was Xiaobao? He was not even afraid of the Chief Deacon of the Heaven Dou Cathedral.

Saqima said nothing further and stared fixedly at Ye Xiaobao.

Suddenly,

he raised his hand and fired a beam of light.

He actually intended to kill Ye Xiaobao on the spot.

Han Yifei had not expected a six-ring Soul Emperor and Chief Deacon to launch a sneak attack. He wanted to block the attack.

But as a three-ring Soul Elder, he simply did not have time!

Yet Ye Xiaobao did not take a six-ring Soul Emperor's attack seriously at all.

What a joke.

Someone who could stand against Haotian Douluo head-on would hardly be injured by a mere Soul Emperor.

Without even moving, flames lit up in his eyes, and the beam instantly vanished without a trace.

Then he commented, "A light-attribute martial soul. Quite rare, but your strength is far too weak!"

Saqima's expression changed drastically. How could such a young kid neutralize his attack without even moving?

He would need at least the strength of a Soul Douluo to do that!

Had he really encountered a powerful soul master?

"Kid, I admit you're strong, but you'd better think this through. This is a church."

After saying that, he continued threatening him, "I don't need to tell you the consequences of offending Spirit Hall, do I?"

"What, are you still trying to threaten me?"

Ye Xiaobao did not waste any more words. He directly took out the Pope's Token from his Soul Tool and tossed it to Saqima.

The Pope's Token represented the Pope's will. If he did not recognize it, he had no business remaining in Spirit Hall.

Looking at the token in his hand, Saqima's face became extremely ugly, and cold sweat began to trickle down.

The six powerful martial souls on the token were all lit up. Within Spirit Hall, only the Pope and the enshrined elders were qualified to possess such a token.

And the words "Pope" on it made it clear that it belonged to the Pope.

For a moment, Saqima felt as though the world had turned upside down.

How was this possible!

It really was the Pope's Token.

What was this kid's identity?

Then he put the token away.

Ye Xiaobao did not stop him when he saw it.

Saqima immediately changed his expression and began to force a smile.

"Um, I'll be heading out for a moment."

With that, he hurriedly ran outside.

Lu Xiaoxue felt that Ye Xiaobao was becoming more and more mysterious, to the point that she could no longer understand him.

She just did not understand why he had suffered such severe injuries back then, yet no one had come looking for him.

And from the way that Chief Deacon had looked after seeing the token Xiaobao threw over, he had clearly been afraid.

"Brother Xiaobao, you're amazing!"

Lu Xiaoxin did not have many thoughts about it.

She only felt that even that fierce bald uncle was afraid of her Brother Xiaobao. Brother Xiaobao was still the strongest.

Not long after,

Ye Xiaobao saw Saqima run back in with two people.

One of them was Dong Bo.

When Dong Bo saw that it truly was the Young Master, tears immediately filled his old eyes.

His voice trembled, his face full of disbelief.

"Young..."

Before he could finish, Ye Xiaobao stopped him with a look.

Then Dong Bo rushed over.

"Where have you been this past month? You have no idea how worried I was about you."

Ye Xiaobao did not want Lu Xiaoxue to know too much about his identity.

After all, they were currently in the Heaven Dou Empire. Knowing too much would not be a good thing.

"Don't worry, aren't I perfectly fine?"

Then he introduced him to Lu Xiaoxue.

"Xiaoxue, let me introduce you. This is my teacher. You can call him Dong Bo."

Lu Xiaoxue respectfully said, "Dong Bo."

Xiaoxin also sweetly called out, "Dong Bo," her voice soft and tender.

Dong Bo looked utterly incredulous. He had never seen the Young Master so close to any other woman before.

Could she be the future Young Madam?

"Mm... hello."

Ye Xiaobao then solemnly introduced her again.

"I was able to return alive this time entirely thanks to Miss Xiaoxue."

After saying that, he added, "I came to the church this time because of Xiaoxin joining Spirit Hall."

He said this to instruct Dong Bo to handle the rest of the matter properly.

Dong Bo immediately understood. Patting his chest, he said, "This is simple." As he spoke, he beckoned, and the old man who had entered with him earlier walked over as well.

"This is the Platinum Bishop of the Heaven Dou Empire's Platinum Church, Sagus. He is also the master of the Spirit Sacred Hall."

When Sagus truly saw Ye Xiaobao, he was startled as well.

This was actually the disciple His Holiness the Pope had ordered them to secretly search for at all costs.

Thinking of the anxious look on his son's face when he had just handed him the Pope's Token,

could it be that his disappointing son had offended the Young Master?

It was over. Everything was over.

After all, for the Young Master's sake, even His Holiness the Pope had secretly come to the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Young Friend Ye, I can tell at a glance that this little girl is exceptionally gifted. She is certainly a talent worth cultivating. Our Spirit Sacred Hall happens to be preparing to train a group of promising high-level soul masters, so this is perfect."

After saying that, he forced a cheerful smile.

Ye Xiaobao had no interest in smiling along with him. He merely said teasingly, "Oh, really? I seem to recall someone saying just now that my little sister was trash."

He would not forget the arrogant way Saqima had acted earlier.

Sagus's expression immediately turned as ugly as if he had eaten something filthy.

He could figure out with his backside that it was his disappointing son who had caused this trouble.

He turned around.

Then he delivered a fierce slap.

Slap!

Saqima was sent directly to the floor, his mouth already swollen.

With a pfft,

Saqima spat out two more teeth along with a pool of blood.

It looked like he had been hit hard.

"You worthless bastard! Are you blind? How dare you insult such a genius? Get out of here, now!"

Naturally, Saqima knew that his father had struck him deliberately.

That kid must be someone even his father could not afford to offend.

He immediately went along with it. "Y-yes... I failed to recognize greatness. I'll get out right away!"

As he spoke, he got up and prepared to run out.

"Wait!"

Ye Xiaobao had no intention of letting Saqima off so easily.

"Bishop Sagus, I said earlier that Deacon Sa is not fit to remain in Spirit Hall. What do you think?"