Qian Daoliu Returns! (Happy New Year's Eve!)

In the blink of an eye, several more days had passed.

Bibi Dong, Lin Ning, and Lin An had finally arrived at the destination of their journey—Spirit City.

During this time, a shocking upheaval also erupted within Spirit Hall in Spirit City!

It was simple!

The deaths of four Titled Douluo had already caused an enormous stir.

Everyone had gathered at the Elder Council.

And now?

Two Enshrined from the Elder Council had gone and never returned.

This had instantly struck at the heart of Spirit Hall.

It had to be known!

Ever since Bibi Dong's reforms, Spirit Hall had effectively split into two factions.

The Pope's side and the Elder Hall's side.

Together, they governed Spirit Hall!

Many times, Elder Hall would intervene in the reforms carried out by Bibi Dong as Pope.

What they relied on was the formidable strength of Elder Hall's Seven Great Enshrined!

But now...

Two of the seven Enshrined had vanished without a sound.

How could those supporters of the Elder Council's interests possibly endure that!

Even Qian Daoliu, who had already entered seclusion, was invited out.

Spirit City, Elder Hall, conference hall.

It was still the same place!

But!

This time, there was finally one more person in the seat of honor.

He was a man who appeared to be only in his thirties or forties. He was handsome, with a faint smile on his face.

That calm, serene aura gave others a very comfortable feeling.

He wore a simple gray robe, his long black hair flowing behind his back, neatly combed.

Though his clothes were so plain, merely standing there made people feel like bowing in worship.

He sat high in the seat of honor, receiving worshipful gazes from those seated on either side.

Such bearing, such attention.

His identity was naturally revealed!

The former Judgment Elder of Spirit Hall, now the Great Enshrined of Elder Hall and master of Douluo Hall—Qian Daoliu!

The Peerless Douluo known as invincible in the sky.

At that moment, Qian Daoliu sat in the seat of honor and glanced to either side.

Of the seven chairs, two were conspicuously empty.

They belonged to the Sixth Enshrined and the Seventh Enshrined.

Furthermore, none of the hall masters or Platinum Bishops were present this time.

Only the five Enshrined of Elder Hall had gathered.

Qian Daoliu swept his gaze around before his aged voice slowly rang out.

"Speak. What happened?"

At that moment, Qian Daoliu had not expected that a brief period of seclusion would cause such a disturbance.

Two of Elder Hall's Seven Great Enshrined had actually lost contact.

Before that, four Titled Douluo had already died.

Those were Titled Douluo!

And they had simply vanished for no clear reason.

Now, two Level 96 Titled Douluo had disappeared as well.

This forced Qian Daoliu to begin intervening in Spirit Hall's internal affairs.

After all...

This matter was too serious!

Titled Douluo above Level 96 were all high-level combat resources!

Whether a faction was strong or not.

The number of Titled Douluo was only the first step!

The number of Titled Douluo above Level 96 was the decisive factor!

Beyond that...

There was the existence of Peerless Douluo!

In any war, even after suffering total defeat, a Level 99 Peerless Douluo could still turn the tide.

Everyone understood what Qian Daoliu was asking.

Yet under Qian Daoliu's imposing authority, not a single person dared to answer.

In the end, Golden Crocodile Douluo, who held great seniority and had previously issued the orders, spoke first.

"The Sixth Enshrined and Seventh Enshrined went to investigate the whereabouts of the four Titled Douluo and bring back a child."

"Before that, the four Titled Douluo had gone out without reporting the matter to Elder Hall!"

"They acted separately. If nothing unexpected happened, their target was also that child."

After saying that, Golden Crocodile Douluo spoke no further and merely fell silent.

Everyone who could sit here was shrewd.

Saying this much was enough.

They all knew that the four missing Titled Douluo were Qian Daoliu's most loyal subordinates.

Those four acting together?

Who would believe they had not been handling something for Qian Daoliu?

It was simply that Qian Daoliu had indeed refrained from meddling in Spirit Hall's internal politics for a long time. Those four had most likely wanted to help Qian Daoliu of their own accord.

Moreover...

According to the investigation...

They had also obtained detailed intelligence from Qian Tianxun.

Lin Ning was only six years old, yet she had already reached Soul Ancestor and possessed four Black Soul Rings.

This was true!

There was no mistake!

Such a person actually fucking existed!

When they had first learned this news, few of Elder Hall's Enshrined had believed it.

After all...

It was too unbelievable!

After all, if a child like Lin Ning truly existed.

Then let alone Pope Bibi Dong, even Qian Daoliu, who was invincible in the sky, would not be as important as her alone!

She represented far too many secrets.

Was there no upper limit to absorbing Soul Rings!

How had she become a Soul Ancestor at six years old!

Most importantly!

What kind of faction stood behind this adorable child!

Countless people wanted to uncover these matters, including Elder Hall's Enshrined.

This was no ordinary matter.

Golden Crocodile Douluo's words came to an abrupt halt.

Qian Daoliu understood something as well. His authoritative gaze swept over everyone.

It made everyone present shudder involuntarily.

What a joke!

This man had once been the Judgment Elder!

Spirit Hall's number one executioner!

Who here had not witnessed Qian Daoliu slaughter countless people in those days?

They would not be like those newcomers in Spirit Hall outside, treating Qian Daoliu as some kind old man.

This was an outright god of slaughter!

A god of slaughter known as Spirit Hall's number one executioner!

After a moment, Qian Daoliu's voice rang out again.

"Does the Pope know about this matter?"

Golden Crocodile Douluo replied.

"The Pope left earlier and has yet to return!"

"However, someone spotted the Pope taking action a few days ago. It seemed she was fighting some people!"

"Someone reported that one of them was at least a Titled Douluo above Level 97!"

As soon as those words were spoken, everyone in Elder Hall looked stunned.

There was no helping it!

Elder Hall's Enshrined basically did not concern themselves with affairs.

Golden Crocodile Douluo had only learned of these circumstances because Qian Daoliu was in seclusion and the Pope was absent, forcing him to take charge.

The others had only found out today as well.

Even Qian Daoliu gave Golden Crocodile Douluo a curious look.

"In that case, the matter of the Sixth Enshrined and Seventh Enshrined will be handled after the Pope returns!"

"Before that, remain still for the time being. First, find out which faction this Titled Douluo above Level 97 belongs to!"

"Titled Douluo above Level 97 are among the foremost figures on the Douluo Continent. Since the Pope took the initiative to attack, that means this Soul Power must have been unfamiliar."

"It must be investigated!"

The Enshrined exchanged looks, then answered in unison.

"Yes!"

Esteemed readers!

Happy New Year's Eve!!

Cheer up, everyone, and have a good New Year!