Hu Liena is so soft, meeting Pope Bibi Dong

Mental Domain: Increases own mental strength by 20%. Within the domain's range, opponent's mental strength is reduced by 20%.

The task was complete?

This... this was way too easy.

Just as Sun Sheng was listening to Hu Liena's heartbeat, the system's prompts rang out in succession in his mind.

Wasn't it only half a month since he'd left?

Hu Liena couldn't possibly miss him that much.

Looked like being a little handsome and having a bit of a roguish streak was just the thing to catch a beauty's fancy.

Sun Sheng wore a blissful smile in Hu Liena's arms, and his hands began to roam without restraint.

Since the Douluo Leveling System had already prompted a successful conquest, that meant Hu Liena was his from now on.

Sure enough, his actions didn't cause Hu Liena any discomfort.

This figure... damn.

So satisfying!

It seemed the next step was to discuss the meaning of life with Hu Liena in bed.

The more Sun Sheng thought about it, the happier he got. He was even a little impatient.

Still, he planned to take it one step at a time.

After all, he was only twelve years old—not fully grown yet.

Once his bond with Hu Liena deepened further and all the pieces were in place, there'd be plenty of time to discuss life then.

"Xie Yue, have you heard?"

"Sun Sheng joined Martial Soul Hall, and Elder Ghost personally recommended him."

"They say his second soul ring is a thousand-year soul ring."

"That thousand-year soul ring couldn't be the Goliath Ant King's soul ring, could it?"

Upon hearing the news about Sun Sheng, Yan rushed over frantically to find Xie Yue, who was seizing the moment to train.

"I've heard too."

"Since Elder Ghost recommended him, it should be true."

"I didn't expect that kid to actually have that kind of skill."

"Not only did he kill the Goliath Ant King, but he also absorbed its soul ring as his second one."

"With talent like that, he's truly unprecedented. We need to be careful."

Xie Yue took a deep breath, his expression grim.

At this point, he was starting to regret things.

Judging by the current trend, Sun Sheng's future achievements were bound to surpass theirs.

A thousand-year second ring was not something they could compare to.

And that soul ring was from a five-thousand-year Goliath Ant King.

That meant his third soul ring could absorb a ten-thousand-year soul ring.

That was terrifying.

"Xie Yue, what do we do now?"

"In the Star Dou Great Forest, I completely offended Sun Sheng."

"If he tells Sister Liena about what happened in the Star Dou Great Forest, I'm done for."

Hearing Xie Yue's words, Yan grew even more anxious.

He wished Xie Yue would say, "It might be someone with the same name," just to give him some hollow comfort.

"Yan, you can only pray for yourself now."

"If Sun Sheng speaks up, Little Sister will definitely hold a grudge against you."

"Tch!"

Xie Yue sighed and shook his head as he spoke.

In truth, the moment he heard the news, he'd already foreseen the worst outcome.

He and Hu Liena were siblings. Even if he did something wrong, given enough time, Little Sister would cool down.

But Yan was different.

Hu Liena might never forgive him and would hold a grudge for life.

"Xie Yue, what if Sister Liena really stops talking to me? What then?"

Upon hearing this, Yan's heart was on the verge of breaking.

From childhood to adulthood, he had always liked Hu Liena and pursued her for many years.

In his heart, Hu Liena was his goddess, his one and only.

"Why don't you go apologize to Sun Sheng? Maybe little sister will forgive you for old times' sake," Xie Yue suggested.

"Impossible. I'm not apologizing to him," Yan said flatly.

Sun Sheng was his rival in love.

If he apologized, wouldn't that be the same as giving up, handing Hu Liena over to that detestable brat?

"Then I'm out of ideas. You'll just have to leave it to fate."

Xie Yue patted him on the shoulder in consolation.

"Xie Yue, Yan, His Holiness the Pope summons you. He says it's urgent."

Just then, a transmission sounded in Xie Yue and Yan's ears.

"Yan, let's go."

"His Holiness the Pope must be about to announce something. It's probably related to Sun Sheng."

Hearing the transmission, Xie Yue had already guessed the Pope's intent.

Likely, he wanted to hold a grand welcome ceremony for Sun Sheng's arrival.

After all, a thousand-year second ring talent was too stunning.

Unprecedented, and unlikely to be repeated.

"Little brother, what really happened that day in the Star Dou Great Forest?"

"Was it my big brother and Yan?"

In the VIP guest room, Hu Liena sat beside Sun Sheng and asked.

She really wanted to know what had actually happened back then.

"Ah, you mean that."

"The situation was pretty dangerous at the time, and you were injured. Big brother Xie Yue and big brother Yan took you away while I covered the retreat."

"What's wrong? Is something off?"

Strangely, Sun Sheng didn't mention how Yan had kicked him into the Goliath Ant swarm that day.

Instead, he made up a casual excuse to brush it off.

He had his reasons for doing this.

He wanted to leave a good impression in Yan's heart, to win him over with virtue, laying the groundwork for recruiting Yan in the future.

After all, Yan's martial soul, the Flame Lord, was a powerful fire-earth dual-attribute ancient beast soul.

It was an ancient soul on par with the Fire Phoenix, formidable in power and astonishing in potential.

It was just that Yan hadn't been as lucky as Ma Hongjun, who had run into Tang San, the absolute protagonist.

But with him around, Yan's future would be no less than Ma Hongjun's.

Ding! Side Quest issued: Recruit Yan!

"Really?" Hu Liena asked in disbelief.

"Of course it's true. How could I ever deceive little sister?"

Sun Sheng smiled calmly and reached out to tap her little upturned nose, his face full of affection.

"That's good. Now I can rest easy."

Hu Liena patted her chest and let out a sigh of relief.

Seeing this, Sun Sheng swallowed hard.

So full!

I like it.

"Young Master Sun, His Holiness the Pope requests your presence."

"Miss Liena, please come along as well. His Holiness has important matters to announce."

Just as Sun Sheng was letting his imagination run wild, a beautiful young woman in a cheongsam came to deliver the message.

"Little brother, Teacher wants to see you."

"Looks like your thousand-year second ring has already caught Teacher's attention."

"This is a good thing. Come on, let's hurry over."

Hearing that her teacher wanted to see Sun Sheng, Hu Liena was overjoyed. She grabbed his hand and ran toward the Papal Hall.

In her memory, there were very few people in the world who could receive a personal summons from the Teacher on their very first day joining Martial Soul Hall.

Bibi Dong wants to see me?

Heh heh.

I can become her disciple.

The moment Sun Sheng heard that Bibi Dong wanted to see him, an inexplicable excitement stirred in his heart.

In his memory, Bibi Dong was the most beautiful woman on the Douluo Continent.

Among all the goddesses, she was the one he liked the most.

Today, he would finally get to face Bibi Dong directly.

Just thinking about it got him excited.

Before long, Sun Sheng followed Hu Liena to the Papal Hall.

By then, the various elders and several Martial Soul Hall attendants, along with Yan and Xie Yue, were already standing in wait.

Beside the papal throne in the great hall stood a peerless beauty in a resplendent golden gown, a nine-curved purple-gold crown on her head, a scepter in her hand, with a perfect figure and a face that could stun the world.

That's right—this person was the supreme ruler of Martial Soul Hall on the Douluo Continent, Pope Bibi Dong.