Main Quest: Fourth Ring

Main Quest: Fourth Ring

"Are you serious?"

A strange look flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes.

She realized she truly could not understand the man before her.

"Of course I am. Then it's settled."

Su Cheng was happy to give up the credit. Aside from benefiting Spirit Hall, he also wanted to minimize his own presence.

If he wanted to do more things in secret, excessive fame would only become a burden.

"..."

Bibi Dong scrutinized him carefully, strange emotions churning in her heart.

Being able to absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring as one's fourth soul ring—and a method that could be applied to all soul masters—would forcefully raise the cultivation ceiling for countless people.

Perhaps because of this single soul ring, soul masters whose potential had originally been exhausted at the Soul Douluo rank would gain a chance to challenge the Titled Douluo realm.

The difference between a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring and a Thousand Year Soul Ring was far more than just a single rank.

Even with Bibi Dong's talent and strength, she found it somewhat shocking.

She had just roughly looked over the contents of the manuscript. Although the method had certain prerequisites—for example, the first three soul rings needed to have the foundation of Cross-Year Absorption—it was still terrifying enough.

After all, Su Cheng had long since made public the Cross-Year Absorption Method for the first three rings.

"There aren't any flaws in your method, are there? Or perhaps these results weren't researched by you alone, and you stole someone else's work?"

Bibi Dong did not want to believe that someone could truly hand over the fruits of his research so casually.

Even Yu Xiaogang, her first love and the greatest sage in her heart, could not do that.

"?"

Su Cheng was initially baffled by her words.

After thinking for a moment, he roughly guessed at Bibi Dong's complicated feelings.

He sighed inwardly. This woman really is beyond saving.

Too lazy to explain further, he merely cupped his hands and said, "Think whatever you like. If you're worried there might be a problem, I can be the first to try it myself, though that will have to wait for some time. If there's nothing else, please allow me to take my leave."

Seeing his reaction, a trace of gloom flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes, and her urge to ask him to stay vanished with it.

What she hated most now was Su Cheng's attitude.

He was respectful only on the surface. In truth, he did not take her seriously at all, nor did he care about her impression or attitude toward him. It was completely different from when they had met last time.

The expression on her face vanished in an instant. When Su Cheng looked over, he saw only Bibi Dong's calm expression, as she resumed the noble, icy demeanor she had worn when they first met.

"Go."

She spoke indifferently.

After Su Cheng left, Bibi Dong was the only one remaining in the vast Council Hall of the Pope's Palace.

She turned back and cast a cold sideways glance in a certain direction.

Then, with a sweep of her sleeve, Soul Power surged forth, cutting off that prying gaze.

Just as Su Cheng was leaving, Bibi Dong had considered offering him further benefits to draw him into her camp.

But in the end, she did not do so.

Not to mention that Su Cheng was a person of Tenacity. He had remained calm even within the illusion she created, and could casually abandon immense fame that was within easy reach. She simply had no greater bargaining chips with which to move him.

More importantly, she could not get past herself.

With Bibi Dong's proud nature, how could she possibly give Su Cheng another chance to reject her? Not to mention that there had been two spectators watching just now.

Perhaps they were laughing at her even now.

In an instant, countless images flashed before her eyes...

Qian Xunji's filthy methods, Yu Xiaogang's resolute departure, Qian Renxue's defiance and struggle for power...

Until the scene from just now, when Su Cheng had firmly supported Qian Renxue.

She even somewhat regretted introducing this daughter to Su Cheng as his disciple. Believing she understood Qian Renxue, she simply could not fathom how their relationship had progressed so quickly to this point.

"Traitors! You're all traitors!"

Bibi Dong growled under her breath, her voice dark and hoarse—a complete opposite of her image as the noble Pope.

As her thoughts roiled, her expression kept changing: sometimes sorrowful, sometimes venomous...

"Why... Why do all of you have to betray me..."

At the same time, the corruption of the Rakshasa God's Will continued to deepen...

"Hehe, it looks like our Lord Pope was furious enough. Big Brother really has a good eye. That kid is truly impressive." Within the Worship Hall, Golden Crocodile Douluo laughed gleefully.

"Ah." Qian Daoliu merely shook his head and sighed at those words.

Whenever it came to matters involving Bibi Dong, he never knew how to handle them, nor did he wish to kick her while she was down.

However, he was quite satisfied with Su Cheng. Patting Qian Renxue on the shoulder, he said, "Xiao Xue, now that you have such a teacher, I can rest easy. I never approved of you carrying out some scheme to usurp a nation. This is good—you can focus on cultivation in peace."

He had always hoped that his granddaughter would inherit the Angel God's divine position in the future. He did not want her distracted by trivial affairs at all.

It was only because Bibi Dong had proposed this mission in the first place, and Qian Renxue herself had agreed to it, that he could not say much more.

Qian Renxue did not speak.

She merely gazed quietly at the light screen before her, seeming to have starlight shimmering in her eyes.

Though the scene within had long since been disrupted by Bibi Dong's Soul Power, becoming a blurry haze.

After returning to his room, Su Cheng did not review everything that had just happened for the first time. Instead, he looked at other information.

Main Quest: Third Ring completed.

Completion rating: A+.

Reward obtained: Main Quest final settlement bonus increased by 30%.

When he had reached an agreement with Bibi Dong about joining Spirit Hall in the Pope's Palace, the Third Ring had already prompted him that it was complete.

What caught his attention was the new Main Quest ring, which was somewhat different from the previous ones.

Main Quest: Fourth Ring (Optional)

1. Unite the Verticals (Mission Difficulty: A)

Mission Content: Use your status within Spirit Hall and your prestige across the continent to connect the various forces, coordinating from within and without to attack Spirit Hall together.

2. Drive a Wedge (Mission Difficulty: A)

Mission Content: Sow discord between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue, turning them against each other and making them mortal enemies.

3. Rampant Dragon (Mission Difficulty: S)

Mission Content: Whom Heaven wishes to destroy, it first drives mad. Assist Spirit Hall with all your strength and help it rise to even greater heights.

The ultimate goal of this life simulation was to destroy Spirit Hall.

Su Cheng's original plan had been the second option: let the two gods fight each other so he could reap the benefits.

But now the mission offered two additional options, both of which appeared capable of succeeding. That left him somewhat conflicted.

Especially the third option. It had the highest difficulty, and its final reward would surely be of the highest grade as well.

In truth, with the situation having developed to this point, he already had considerable confidence in ultimate success. Taking on a higher difficulty challenge might not be impossible.

That was precisely what he was hesitating over.

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