Failed Attempt to Become the Pope's Disciple

After arriving at the towering entrance of Pope's Palace, several dozen meters high, Xu Yu reported his identity to the guards and received permission to enter. However, the atmosphere inside Pope's Palace was incredibly solemn!

Xu Yu swept his gaze around and discovered that aside from the Pope, the two Titled Douluo, Ghostly Charm and Guan Yue, were also present. Below them stood the three members of the Golden Generation and several stewards at the Spirit Douluo level.

When Xu Yu entered, everyone except Bibi Dong frowned slightly. One of the Spirit Douluo stewards even rebuked him, "Insolence! Is this a place someone like you should be?"

"I called him here. Do you have a problem with that?" Before Xu Yu could answer, the person above spoke first.

"No." The Spirit Douluo who had spoken felt his heart tremble. He had lost his composure and said too much.

"Xu Yu, come stand with Nana and the others!"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Pope!" Xu Yu lifted his gaze and glanced past the Spirit Douluo who had berated him. He obeyed and stood behind Yan, while Xie Yue and Hu Liena stood in front of Yan.

The three members of the Golden Generation turned back in confusion to glance at the utterly ordinary-looking Xu Yu. All of them wondered why Your Excellency the Pope had summoned him. With Xu Yu's cultivation and talent, he was not qualified to stand here yet.

What are you looking at? Thinking about how his three spirit bones were about to be taken by these three, Xu Yu felt a burst of irritation. Hu Liena was a beauty, so that was fine. At least he might have a chance to take advantage of a vulnerable moment in the future. But he had no such thoughts or intentions toward two grown men like Xie Yue and Yan.

Women were perceptive. Hu Liena frowned and gave Xu Yu a suspicious look, but she did not dwell on it. Turning to Bibi Dong on the seat above, she respectfully said, "Teacher, this student requests permission to enter the City of Slaughter for training. I beg Teacher to approve."

The City of Slaughter? Everyone was immediately stirred.

That was a place symbolic of evil and slaughter.

Xu Yu's expression shifted slightly as well. After hesitating for a moment, he decided not to concern himself with it. Tang San had now been captured and thrown into prison, so Tang Yin, who had constantly deceived and used Hu Liena, would no longer appear.

Without Tang San, whether Hu Liena could emerge from Hell Road was uncertain. Xu Yu hesitated over whether he should stop her, but how could he?

Say, Hu Liena, you'll die in the City of Slaughter.

Hu Liena, without Tang San carrying you to victory, you won't even make it halfway through Hell Road.

If he said that, he would probably get beaten to death.

Forget it. He would think about it later.

Why was the emperor not worried, but the eunuch was? Cough, cough... wrong saying. Hu Liena herself was not worried and was brimming with confidence, so why was Xu Yu panicking? Their relationship was not close enough for that.

Even with the previous owner of this body, their relationship had not been particularly close. The three members of the Golden Generation formed their own small circle, and there was still quite a gap between them and the other four.

Of course, Xu Yu at this moment might not necessarily be inferior to the Golden Generation.

After a moment of hesitation, Bibi Dong approved Hu Liena's request to enter the City of Slaughter. Then, after a pause, she lowered her head and stared fixedly at Xu Yu below for several seconds.

With that "aggressive" gaze, the gaze of a top-tier Titled Douluo, there was no way Xu Yu could fail to notice it. Bibi Dong did not speak, but her meaning was already obvious.

Cursing inwardly, Xu Yu stepped out of the crowd with a faint smile and bowed to the Pope. Only then did he take out the three spirit bones, present them forward, and say, "Your Excellency the Pope, this student has something to report. These are three spirit bones left behind by the traitor Tang San. This student obtained them by chance and has specifically brought them here today to offer to you."

The moment those words were spoken, combined with the three glittering golden spirit bones, the entire hall was immediately shocked.

No emotion could be seen on Bibi Dong's face. After sitting in silence for a while, she said, "Since they were obtained through your own fortuitous encounter, keep them. How can a reward issued by me return to my hands?"

You make it sound so righteous, so why did you tell me to bring the spirit bones here?

Emmm... indeed, they did not need to return to her hands. It was enough for them to end up in the hands of the Golden Generation. His heart ached, but with no other choice, Xu Yu wore a false smile and presented the spirit bones before Hu Liena and the other two. Smiling hypocritically, he said, "Your Excellency, in that case, why not return them to their rightful owners? Only the Golden Generation can bring out the true power of these three spirit bones!"

The Spirit Gathering Wisdom Skull, Explosive Burning Fire Right Arm, and Swift Wind Left Leg were three top-grade spirit bones specially prepared for Hu Liena, Yan, and Xie Yue respectively.

It was impossible for them not to be tempted, but none of the three had expected Xu Yu to voluntarily yield them to them.

After all, the spirit bones had already been given out as rewards. Xu Yu had picked them up, and even if he had not brought them out and secretly kept them for himself, no one would have known. There would have been no problem at all.

Even if he had been discovered and punished, so what? Three spirit bones were completely worth taking that risk.

Yet Xu Yu had taken the spirit bones out without hesitation in order to make full use of them. Such magnanimity—how had they never noticed it before?

Among the three members of the Golden Generation, Xie Yue and Yan looked at Xu Yu somewhat differently now. Hu Liena also felt some admiration for the unique charm of Xu Yu's character.

Of course, if Xu Yu knew what the three were thinking, he would definitely curse them out. What did they mean by making full use of the spirit bones? Would it be a waste if he used them?

What unique charm? They had stolen his spirit bones. If not for the pair of eyes watching from above, he would have wanted to chop them to death.

Bibi Dong above noticed the change in attitude between the four of them, but her expression remained impassive. Without offering any reminder, she had Hu Liena withdraw to prepare for her journey to the City of Slaughter, then arranged for Xie Yue and Yan to head to Death Canyon for a life-and-death trial. After dismissing everyone else, Bibi Dong finally spoke to the remaining Xu Yu.

"In consideration of your selfless devotion to the greater good, I can grant you one wish. Speak!" Bibi Dong was quite pleased with Xu Yu's "sensible" behavior and directly made him a promise.

If he asked for a steward's position now, Bibi Dong would definitely grant it. However, Xu Yu had other plans. Thick-skinnedly, he hinted, "Your Excellency, this student has encountered some confusion in Soul Power cultivation recently and longs for guidance from a renowned teacher."

His meaning was obvious. He was practically saying, Your Excellency the Pope, please take me as your disciple.

Bibi Dong rested her arm on the chair's armrest, propping her head up with her palm. Her slender, flawless figure was fully displayed, carrying herself like a domineering empress. Her aura of looking down upon the world made it hard to breathe.

Hearing Xu Yu's request, she glanced at him faintly. After a moment of silence, she said, "The Ninth Elder needs a disciple. Go to her. Also, wait for me outside the detention ward tonight!"

After saying that, she closed her eyes in meditation. Several minutes later, she sensed that Xu Yu still had not left. Opening her eyes, she added, "Withdraw!"

Fine. Xu Yu withdrew dejectedly, on the verge of tears. Outside the doors, he cursed inwardly. What was this supposed to mean?

He wanted to become her disciple, not the disciple of some Ninth Elder. Why did the Ninth Elder sound so familiar? Wasn't she the one who died during the Hunting Operation?

Was she finding him a dead person to be his teacher? Xu Yu finally understood what it meant to lift a rock only to smash his own foot. But the Pope had spoken, so he could not refuse to go.

If Bibi Dong discovered one day that he had never reported to the Ninth Elder, she would chop him down in minutes. The law of the jungle, where the strong devoured the weak, was displayed vividly here. Xu Yu did not dare gamble with his own life.

He could only go and become her disciple under duress. Still, as an elder of Spirit Hall, her Soul Power had to be at least at the Titled Douluo level, which offered him some comfort. As for whether Xu Yu himself could reach the Titled Douluo level, he truly did not have much confidence.

But as long as he deciphered the Contract Tome that had accompanied him to Douluo Continent, Xu Yu believed that Titled Douluo would not be his endpoint.

After asking around about the Ninth Elder's residence and daily routine, Xu Yu waited until the door opened. To his surprise, the Ninth Elder was also a female elder.