Continental Upheaval

"Thank you." Dugu Bo accepted the Spirit Bone and thanked Chen Xilin. This was a weighty gift.

Chen Xilin had crippled the Tyrant Dragon, so there would be no issue with him taking its Spirit Bone. Dugu Xin agreed as well. After all, having a suitable Soul Ring was enough.

Who would have thought Chen Xilin did not want the Spirit Bone and gave it directly to Dugu Xin? This was truly a great gift. Dugu Bo felt that saving Chen Xilin back then had been such a wise choice.

About half a day later, Dugu Xin finished absorbing the Sixth Soul Ring. As soon as he was done, Dugu Bo handed him the Tyrant Dragon Spirit Bone and had him absorb it.

After Dugu Xin finished absorbing the Spirit Bone, the group headed toward the northern part of Sunset Forest.

Spirit City, Pope's Palace

Qian Xunji's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. Two people knelt below him: Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

"Yue Guan, Ghostly, did you complete the task I gave you back then?"

Qian Xunji's icy voice rang out.

Both Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo shuddered. They exchanged a glance. As old partners of many years, their eyes alone conveyed a great deal.

"Reporting to Your Holiness the Pope, we completed the task you gave us back then. That Dark Holy Dragon Tianjiao was pierced through the chest by my Gathering of Cold Brilliance.

"Afterward, he was struck by Old Ghost's Sixth Spirit Skill. He was clearly not going to survive, so Old Ghost used the characteristics of his Martial Soul to exile him into the Dark World.

"May I ask what instructions Your Holiness has?"

Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke first. They had coordinated their story long ago, and everything sounded perfectly reasonable. Even if Chen Xilin appeared again, it would still make sense.

After all, it was not impossible for a Dark Holy Dragon Spirit to emerge again after being exiled into the Dark World. Everything was reasonable.

After hearing this, Qian Xunji fell into thought. Naturally, he trusted Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo. The two had only recently broken through to become Titled Douluos and had been promoted by him personally. There was no way something could have gone wrong with such a matter.

Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo: Heh, something really did go wrong.

"Exiled into the Dark World? Did you not know that his Martial Soul is the Dark Holy Dragon? He crawled out of there, and his strength became even greater.

"I have no idea how he did it, but his Seventh Spirit Ring became a 100,000-year Spirit Ring! Is this how you handle your duties?

"Fine, leave. I will let this slide this time. But if there is another leak in this mission, I will not spare you."

Qian Xunji waved Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo away.

"Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope. We take our leave!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo quickly left the Pope's Palace. They exchanged glances, the corners of their mouths twitching slightly, then returned to their residences.

Inside the Pope's Palace,

Qian Xunji sat on the papal throne with his eyes closed in contemplation. The battle that day remained vivid in his mind.

He had clearly been a dead man, yet he had stubbornly come back to life. How had that brat survived? After taking such heavy blows from Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, along with attacks from so many Spirit Douluos and Soul Saints,

even if he had not died, he should have been crippled. Yet he endured it and became even stronger.

"We must eliminate him completely. Once he breaks through to Titled Douluo, Spirit Hall will never know peace! Someone, come!"

Qian Xunji shouted. At his side, a gaunt old man wearing a black robe and golden armor appeared.

"Your Holiness the Pope." Ghost Leopard Douluo bowed.

Qian Xunji said, "Issue a wanted notice for the one who attacked the Saintess and me that day. Whoever finds his location will be rewarded with a Thousand-Year Spirit Bone!"

"Should we clearly state his Martial Soul and Spirit Ring Configuration?" Ghost Leopard Douluo asked.

"Mmm—just make his Martial Soul clear. Do not reveal his Spirit Rings. That is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. If Dong'er absorbs it, I do not even dare imagine how far she will grow!"

Qian Xunji said excitedly. He had poured an enormous amount of effort into nurturing Bibi Dong.

All of Bibi Dong's resources had been provided by him, and he had personally helped her hunt most of her Soul Rings.

Even the deadly poison attached to her Martial Soul had been neutralized by Qian Xunji using his own Angel Soul Power, ensuring that Bibi Dong would not be poisoned.

"Yes, I will handle it immediately!" Ghost Leopard Douluo instantly turned into a black shadow and vanished.

Only Qian Xunji remained inside the Pope's Palace.

"You little bastard, you dare fight me? I will make you beg for life and pray for death!"

Back in Sunset Forest,

Chen Xilin's group did indeed find the Sky Hunter Falcon in the northern part of Sunset Forest.

However, its age was somewhat off. This Sky Hunter Falcon was not a Spirit Beast of around fifty thousand years, but a formidable existence that had lived for more than eighty thousand years.

Chen Xilin, Dugu Bo, and Feng Qingyu had to join forces to subdue the Sky Hunter Falcon.

This Sky Hunter Falcon was incredibly fast and exceptionally skilled in Teleportation and evasion.

Even after Chen Xilin activated Dark Sky Curtain and unleashed Myriad Dragon Devouring Abyss, the Sky Hunter Falcon dodged seventy percent of the evil dragon bites. It was truly extraordinarily powerful.

The Sky Hunter Falcon's attacks were not strong. Its attacks could not even break Chen Xilin's skin, but it was so fast that even Chen Xilin could barely keep up with it.

If Feng Qingyu's Martial Soul had not evolved, allowing him to use the amplification of the Wind Attribute to stop the Sky Hunter Falcon, and if Dugu Bo had not poisoned it with Jade Phosphor Snake Emperor Poison, greatly weakening its condition,

they truly would not have been able to catch it.

At that moment, Chen Xilin's group surrounded the Sky Hunter Falcon. It had already been knocked unconscious by Dugu Bo's Snake Venom.

Feng Qingyu directly transformed his hand into a Luan Claw and smashed apart the Sky Hunter Falcon's head.

A black Soul Ring, dark as an abyss, condensed from the Sky Hunter Falcon's body.

Feng Qingyu sat beside the Sky Hunter Falcon and began absorbing this crucial Eighth Spirit Ring.

An Eighth Spirit Ring of more than eighty thousand years—just thinking about it was terrifying. Feng Qingyu's Seventh Spirit Ring had only been around forty thousand years old, while his original plan for the Eighth Spirit Ring had been one of roughly sixty thousand years.

However, he had consumed ten-thousand-year Whale Rubber, then eaten Icefire Immortal Grass and entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, using ice and fire to temper his Golden Body. His physical constitution had improved dramatically.

Feng Qingyu's Martial Soul had evolved accordingly, becoming the top-tier beast Martial Soul, Gale Azure Luan.

There was not much problem with Feng Qingyu absorbing this Soul Ring of more than eighty thousand years. The only question was whether he could withstand the Sky Hunter Falcon's Soul Shock.

"Whew, it is finally done. That thing could really run." Chen Xilin sat on the ground. Fighting the Sky Hunter Falcon had been like hitting cotton—he had strength but nowhere to use it.

Every attack had been dodged by the Sky Hunter Falcon. Chen Xilin planned to train himself after returning and develop several Self-Created Soul Skills specifically for opponents with such extreme speed.

"Isn't that the truth? If you had not coated your Dragon Claw with my Snake Venom and used it to cut open the Sky Hunter Falcon's body, allowing my Snake Venom to enter its body,

then by the time my Snake Venom spread, it would have already flown several laps around us."

Dugu Bo sat nearby as well. The key to dealing with this Sky Hunter Falcon had been his Snake Venom and Eighth Spirit Skill, Time Freeze.

However, Time Freeze required an enormous amount of Soul Power to use. Its power was enough to completely lock time within an area of several hundred square meters.

But the Sky Hunter Falcon was simply too fast. It could travel several hundred meters in a single breath, making it difficult for Time Freeze to catch it.

Dugu Bo watched Feng Qingyu absorb an eighty-thousand-year Soul Ring, and his eyes filled with indescribable envy.

His own Eighth Spirit Ring was only a little over fifty thousand years old, though it was an exceptional Eighth Spirit Ring that had even dropped a Spirit Bone. (Subtle brag.)

"Kid, after this old man breaks through to Titled Douluo, how about helping me hunt a Spirit Beast around ninety thousand years old?" Dugu Bo asked Chen Xilin.

"You are being too polite. What is ninety thousand years? Even if you wanted a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, I would subdue it for you." Chen Xilin lay on the ground and smiled.

Dugu Bo had truly helped them tremendously. It was only helping him hunt a Spirit Beast. Even if it meant hunting a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, Chen Xilin would be willing.

"Do you think Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts grow like cabbages? You were lucky, kid, to encounter a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast willing to sacrifice itself. This old man will be satisfied if my Ninth Spirit Ring reaches ninety thousand years.

"A ninety-thousand-year Ninth Spirit Ring already surpasses most Titled Douluos. You should know that old chrysanthemum from Spirit Hall only has a Ninth Spirit Ring of seventy-something thousand years."

Dugu Bo complained. He truly did not dare hope for a 100,000-year Spirit Ring.