System Prompt: Host, please marry and have children freely, spreading your branches and leaves!

He knew full well that as long as he did not abduct Bibi Dong, the later incident involving Secret Chamber Douluo would surely never happen. Thus, he had repeatedly held firm to that bottom line.

The facts proved that his guess had been correct!

However, there were some differences from the original story. Qian Xunji had not died. He married a woman from the Speed Clan and had Qian Renxue, but Qian Renxue later vanished without a trace. Things had probably fallen back in line with the original story. As for Qian Xunji, he had now stepped down as Pope and become the Judgment Elder of the Worship Hall, no longer meddling in matters outside the Worship Hall.

As for Bibi Dong becoming Pope, she had still received Qian Daoliu's support, just as in the original story.

"I'll remember that!"

Chen Yue nodded slightly. After a brief standoff, he left the great hall without looking back once Bibi Dong released him.

Ding-dong. Eugenics System prompt: Host, please marry and have children freely, spreading your branches and leaves!

Chen Yue had barely stepped out the door when he heard the System urging him to reproduce.

In truth, the System had bound itself to Chen Yue the moment he transmigrated. Yet after issuing a beginner's gift pack, it had gone silent.

It had only resurfaced in the past few days!

Marry a wife, receive a reward!

Have a child, receive a reward!

Every reward was guaranteed to include lifespan, with a certain chance of obtaining additional rewards. Those additional rewards included, but were not limited to, Soul Power, soul bones, Martial Souls, soul rings, strange flames, and more. It was even possible to obtain items from the myriad heavens.

When he had first awakened this System, Chen Yue had been wildly excited!

With so many beautiful young women in Spirit Hall, couldn't he marry whichever ones he wanted?

But then he thought again!

The weakest among those girls his age were already Soul Kings or Soul Emperors. Some of the exceptionally talented ones had even stepped into the ranks of Soul Sages!

He was nearly thirty and only a Soul Elder—a piece of trash. What gave him the right to marry them and have them bear his children?

His perfected Martial Soul theory?

The things he had perfected had already been sealed away in the Worship Hall. Aside from the people in the Worship Hall, Bibi Dong, and that Master who had overestimated himself and challenged him years ago, no one knew that he had written it.

It counted as a different kind of protection.

Then, should he rely on his peerless looks?

Don't be ridiculous. Those proud young beauties were not face-obsessed fools!

Therefore!

Chen Yue was very rational. Naturally, he would not seek out those beautiful girls merely to humiliate himself.

Instead, he chose to bid farewell to Bibi Dong and leave Spirit Hall, seeking targets on his own and preparing to spread his branches and leaves.

"Let's go!"

Atop Spirit Hall's city walls.

Qian Xunji, Qianjun Douluo, and Falling Devil Douluo—all three of them—had appeared there.

Their gazes were fixed on Chen Yue as they watched him board the carriage, not turning away until it vanished from sight.

Only then did Qian Xunji calmly utter two words before turning and leaving first.

"That brat at least knows what's good for him. He knows that if he stayed in Spirit City, sooner or later, he wouldn't come to a good end!"

Falling Devil Douluo snorted coldly. "He's been hiding a trump card all this time. Does he really take us for fools?"

"Enough!"

Qianjun Douluo was more easygoing. "He already helped raise the first two soul rings of each of us to purple. That is more than enough kindness and loyalty."

"After all, he joined Spirit Hall for the sake of the new Pope..."

Falling Devil Douluo nodded. He knew about that as well.

That was precisely why Chen Yue had been able to leave safely.

"Hmph. That brat is at least sensible enough to know that the new Pope cannot be offended. Otherwise... he might not have made it out of Spirit City!"

"You should know that Xunji isn't so easy to reason with!"

Hearing Falling Devil Douluo's cold snort, Qianjun Douluo smiled and shook his head. "That brat is more rational than anyone. He knows how to read the situation!"

At this, Falling Devil Douluo nodded as well. "That's right... Back then, Xunji used the new Pope to test him countless times. When no one else saw through Xunji's little scheme, he saw through it at a glance and rationally refused. That kind of composure truly is rare..."

"Still, Twin Martial Souls of the Holy Light type and Golden type—no wonder Xunji was interested..."

Qianjun Douluo did not respond to that. He merely smiled and shook his head. "Enough. We should head back too!"

"Now that he's gone, everything will be much easier!"