Spirit Hall, Pope's Palace.
Gui Mei's figure silently condensed in the center of the hall like black smoke. He dropped to one knee.
His voice carried a trace of shame at failing the mission, along with apprehension toward Tang Hao.
"Your Excellency the Pope, this subordinate was incompetent. Xiao Wu, the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who took human form, was taken by Tang Hao before I could reach her and sent back to the Core Area of the Star Dou Great Forest."
"This subordinate was stopped by Tang Hao at Shrek Academy and failed to capture her. I beg the Pope to punish me!"
Bibi Dong sat high upon her throne.
The expression that had only just eased after Yue Guan and Gui Mei consecutively appeared on the rankings instantly frosted over again.
Her slender fingers gently tapped the Pope Scepter, producing a heart-chilling tapping sound.
"Tang Hao... him again!"
Bibi Dong's voice was icy and piercing, killing intent surging in her eyes.
That man, who had repeatedly ruined her plans, had long since been placed on her Must-Kill List.
She fell silent for a moment, and the fury in her eyes gradually gave way to deep calculation.
She raised her head and looked toward the Sky Screen still shining outside the hall, her gaze seeming to pierce through the void.
It fell upon the yet-to-be-revealed [Douluo Continent Soul Beast Ranking].
"No matter."
Bibi Dong slowly spoke, her voice returning to its usual authority and indifference.
"Since she has already returned to the Star Dou Great Forest, that place is a nest of Soul Beasts. If we rashly venture deep inside, even Spirit Hall would have to pay a tremendous price."
She looked at Gui Mei, a cold curve forming at the corner of her lips. "Gui Mei, remember this: set Xiao Wu's matter aside for now."
"Once the Sky Screen reveals the [Douluo Continent Soul Beast Ranking]... then every Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast on the continent, and where they are hiding, will be laid bare!"
Ambition glimmered in Bibi Dong's eyes. "At that time, we will organize a Soul Hunting Operation and strike like thunder, striving to attach Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings to every Soul Ring of my Second Martial Soul!"
"I would also like to know just how many rare Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts are still hidden on Douluo Continent!"
"The Pope is wise!"
Gui Mei's heart trembled, and he immediately understood Bibi Dong's grand scheme.
If she truly succeeded, just how terrifying would the Pope's strength become?
"Rise."
Bibi Dong waved her hand, then asked, "After you and Yue Guan separated, how has the investigation into Big Dipper Academy progressed?"
Gui Mei rose to his feet and respectfully replied, "Reporting to Your Excellency, Yue Guan and I have confirmed that Big Dipper Academy is indeed located deep within Sunset Forest."
"However, strangely enough, no matter how we investigated—even after scanning most of Sunset Forest with Mental Power—we found no trace of any academy, nor did we sense any powerful energy fluctuations or barriers."
"That area seemed to be nothing more than an ordinary Soul Beast Forest."
He paused, his tone carrying deep confusion. "Other than some basic information on Dugu Yan, Ning Rongrong, and Zhu Zhuqing, who are known to have joined it..."
"We could find nothing of value concerning anyone else Inside Big Dipper Academy, including that mysterious Lu Xiao and Li Bai. Their past experiences seemed to have been erased from existence.
There was no valuable information to be found."
"It was as though... as though they had appeared out of thin air."
After hearing this, Bibi Dong's brows knitted tightly together.
An impenetrable gloom clouded her breathtakingly beautiful face.
This Big Dipper Academy was simply too mysterious.
Too strange.
It had produced geniuses like Dugu Yan and Ning Rongrong, who had made it onto the Martial Soul Ranking. Lu Xiao himself could even trigger such a terrifying Heavenly Tribulation.
How could it possibly be so obscure that not even a trace of its origins could be uncovered?
This feeling of being completely beyond her control made Bibi Dong, who was accustomed to controlling everything, feel extremely uneasy and wary.
"Continue sending more people to monitor them, but remember: without my order, absolutely no one is permitted to enter the Core Area of Sunset Forest and provoke them!"
Bibi Dong issued the order in a deep voice, her tone allowing no doubt.
Before learning the other side's details, she was unwilling to easily make an enemy of such a mysterious force.
"Yes!"
Gui Mei bowed and accepted the order.
Just as Bibi Dong was preparing to further investigate Big Dipper Academy, the Sky Screen outside the hall suddenly blazed with Golden Light once more.
New ranking information rapidly condensed into form, interrupting her thoughts.
[Special Martial Soul Ranking, Fourth Place: Blue Silver Emperor!] [Blue Silver Emperor, a Plant-Type Martial Soul. Its uniqueness lies in this: it is not ordinary Blue Silver Grass, but the origin and emperor of all Blue Silver Grass bloodlines on Douluo Continent—the sole emperor among Blue Silver Grass. Born bearing the fortune of heaven and earth, only one awakener of the Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline can exist on the continent in any given era. The current owner's imperial bloodline has yet to awaken and remains hidden from the world!] [Owner: Tang San (Shrek Academy)] [Reward: Soul power increased by one level, Blue Silver Emperor Bloodline completely awakened, All Soul Ring Ages Increased by 2000 Years!]
"Blue Silver Emperor?"
Bibi Dong's pupils suddenly contracted. She shot to her feet from the Pope's Throne, undisguised shock appearing on her breathtakingly beautiful face for the first time!
As the Pope of Spirit Hall, she had read extensively and knew very well what the Blue Silver Emperor represented!
It was a legendary existence among Plant-Type Martial Souls, a symbol of life and resilience, possessing limitless potential and formidable abilities.
More than a decade ago.
Qian Xunji had been severely wounded by Tang Hao while pursuing a Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor Soul Beast that had taken human form.
She had believed that after that Hundred-Thousand-Year Blue Silver Emperor sacrificed herself to Tang Hao, this legendary Martial Soul had already vanished from the world.
She never expected it to appear here.
What shocked her even more was that this awakener was actually...
Tang San!
He was very likely the child of that Blue Silver Emperor from back then.
"Gui Mei!"
Bibi Dong's voice abruptly turned sharp.
"Have you investigated this Tang San thoroughly?!"
Gui Mei was also greatly shaken by this sudden information. He hurriedly replied.
"Reporting to the Pope, preliminary investigations have confirmed that Tang San is Tang Hao's Son."
"He possesses Twin Martial Souls. His other Martial Soul is the Clear Sky Hammer!"
"Twin Martial Souls! The Clear Sky Hammer!"
Bibi Dong's expression instantly became incomparably ugly, even darker than when she heard that Tang Hao had intervened.
Tang Hao himself possessed heaven-defying talent. Back then, he had severely wounded Qian Xunji with only the strength of a newly ascended Titled Douluo.
And now, his son was actually a one-in-ten-thousand genius with Twin Martial Souls, one of which was the Blue Silver Emperor that ranked fourth on the Special Martial Soul Ranking.
This father and son were simply Spirit Hall's greatest threat!
"Tang Hao's Son, Twin Martial Souls, Blue Silver Emperor, Clear Sky Hammer..."
Bibi Dong repeated each word slowly, every one seeming to be forced through clenched teeth.
"Good. Very good!"
"Clear Sky Sect... even after hiding from the world for so many years, it seems they still harbor wicked intentions, secretly cultivating such a monstrous descendant!"
Tang Hao's son was practically proof that he was part of Clear Sky Sect's core direct lineage!
The other Elders and Bishops in the hall also Looked at Each Other, horror filling their hearts.
They too realized just how enormous the potential threat posed by this youth named Tang San was.
Clear Sky Sect already had a Deep Foundation.
If another existence even more monstrous than Tang Hao emerged, the future threat to Spirit Hall would be immeasurable.
Gui Mei added, "Your Excellency the Pope, Tang San has now been taken away by Tang Hao. With Tang Hao by his side, it is inconvenient for us to make a move for the time being."
"Furthermore, after this incident, some of the continent's top powers have likely also noticed Tang San's Twin Martial Souls and the Blue Silver Emperor."
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