Hearing even Dugu Bo say so, the others no longer had any doubts. After all, the Pope's Edict was Spirit Hall's highest honor. Holding one entitled its bearer to treatment equivalent to that of a Spirit Hall elder, much like the Heaven Dou Empire marshal's tiger tally, which held the authority to mobilize the three armies.
Other than the sect masters of the Upper Three Sects and Spirit Hall's consecrated elders and elders, no one else could possibly possess such a thing.
As for Zhao Zilong, he was merely a Soul Ancestor. The Pope's Edict in his possession had surely been given to him by his teacher.
This also made Xue Ye and Ning Fengzhi, who had originally intended to recruit Zhao Zilong, abandon the idea. If he possessed a Pope's Edict, then he was undoubtedly a member of Spirit Hall. Why bother making fools of themselves?
Salas, meanwhile, was feeling rather smug. Since Zhao Zilong had a Pope's Edict, he was surely from Spirit Hall. He said smugly, "It seems this Zhao Zilong must be the disciple of some elder. Otherwise, he couldn't possibly possess a Pope's Edict. He probably came to Heaven Dou Royal Academy for training. After all, Spirit Hall is overflowing with talent, and the Spirit Hall Team is filled with geniuses. Perhaps it was the pride of a genius that made Zhao Zilong unwilling to remain with the Spirit Hall Team as a foil to the Golden Generation, so he chose Heaven Dou Royal Academy instead!"
Xue Ye snorted coldly at this, feeling rather bitter inside. He had never expected Heaven Dou Royal Academy's finest competitor to actually be from Spirit Hall. Did the Heaven Dou Empire truly have no talent of its own?
Yet Xue Qinghe, standing nearby, was even more confused. She simply