Outside Spirit City, Hu Liena looked at the place where she had grown up. Though she said nothing, not wanting to affect morale,
the longing in her eyes was unmistakable.
After ordering Ghost Leopard Douluo to finish organizing the personnel records, Bibi Dong saw Hu Liena's expression and walked over.
"What is it? Can't bear to leave? If you don't want to go, you can return.
"With your talent, even if my identity affects you and keeps you from ever becoming Spirit Hall's Pope,
"rising to a high position in the future wouldn't be difficult.
"The Qian Family may have plenty of faults, but you have to admit that when it comes to cultivating talent, they truly spare no effort!"
"Teacher, you're flattering me. I'm just feeling a little sentimental.
"As for my status as Spirit Hall's Saintess, if it weren't for you, my brother and I might have died somewhere long ago. We wouldn't have achieved anything we have today.
"I don't know what other people think, and I don't want to know.
"But to me, wherever you go, Teacher, is home!"
"Good girl!"
Bibi Dong reached out and patted Hu Liena's head, a smile playing at the corners of her lips.
"You really are my disciple. All these years of teaching you weren't wasted!"
"Teacher, now that we've left Spirit Hall, where are we going?"
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that with the strength of their current forces, they could probably conquer an entire country, as long as no other powers intervened.
Might made right!
So Hu Liena had never thought they would end up as homeless fugitives.
However, neither Spirit Hall nor the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking
made this a good time to launch a major attack.
She really had no idea what would become of their group.
As for Bibi Dong,
she wouldn't have dared to wager against Qian Daoliu if she didn't have confidence in herself.
She habitually swung her scepter, only to realize that the ornate Pope's Scepter was gone, leaving her with nothing but a riding crop in her hand.
Bibi Dong didn't seem embarrassed. She continued, her spirits high as she gazed into the distance.
"We're going to the Star Luo Empire!"
Why choose the Star Luo Empire when Douluo Continent was so vast?
There were two reasons, really.
First, the power structure in the Star Luo Empire was relatively simple.
It wasn't like the Heaven Dou Empire. Though its imperial family's Martial Soul was the Great White Goose, which wasn't suited to combat and seemed like an easy target,
the power structure within the Heaven Dou Empire was incredibly complicated!
The Upper Three Sects—including the Clear Sky Sect, which had been hidden from the world for years—all had their bases within the Heaven Dou Empire, and maintained close ties with the imperial family.
Besides them, there were other powers as well.
Even the Elephant Armor Sect, led by Huyan Zhen, barely counted as a force.
Spirit Hall had planted its own agents within the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, preparing to gradually take over the empire.
And with the appearance of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, the Qingyun Sect had suddenly risen to prominence in recent days.
All these forces were now entrenched within the Heaven Dou Empire!
After years of adjustments, these factions had managed to coexist peacefully.
But if her forces moved in aggressively at this point,
Bibi Dong wasn't afraid of them. Even if things went as badly as they could, she could handle it.
But if her forces were completely depleted, how would she carry out her plan to destroy the continent?
That was why she'd rather take her people to the Star Luo Empire than to the Heaven Dou Empire!
Second, because of the Star Luo Imperial Family and its relatives by marriage, the sects within the Star Luo Empire weren't particularly strong.
Only three of the Lower Four Sects were worth mentioning:
the White Tiger Sect, the Wind Sword Sect, and the Fire Leopard Sect!
It was clear from its name that the White Tiger Sect must have close ties to the Star Luo Imperial Family. With the imperial family backing it, it wouldn't be easy to take on.
But in Bibi Dong's eyes, the other two sects were nothing but rabble!
Besides, in order to destroy the continent, Bibi Dong had secretly cultivated many followers besides those in Spirit City.
For example, Tuoba Xi of the Holy Dragon Sect, as well as the Black Tiger Sect, Rock Antelope Sect, Sparrow Bee Sect, and others.
She had also bought off the Wind Sword Sect and Fire Leopard Sect.
The Star Luo Empire might seem stable for now, and the White Tiger Sect and the Dai Family might still be able to keep the various factions in balance.
But beneath the surface, the Star Luo Empire was already in turmoil.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that with a single word from Bibi Dong, the underworld factions within the Star Luo Empire would change overnight!
That was the foundation that made her choose to go to the Star Luo Empire.
Spirit Hall had split in two, and the Star Luo Empire was in trouble.
Meanwhile, the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking's roll call continued without pause.
[Strongest Dragon-Tiger Ranking, No. 22: Sea Dragon Douluo!] [Martial Soul: Sea Dragon!] [Level: 95!] [Self-Created Soul Skill: Ocean Impact. Though called a self-created soul skill, it is actually a form of a sacrificial technique. Upon activation, the user abandons all defense and raises their attack power to two hundred percent, fighting to the death with immense power.] [Domain: Demon Breaking Domain. An innate domain with the ability to break any domain-type ability of an equal or lower level, making it especially effective against Soul Masters who specialize in domains!] [Sea Dragon Douluo is one of the guardians of the Sea God Island Seven Sacred Pillars. He guards the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar and serves as the city lord of Sea Dragon City. He is regarded as a leading candidate to succeed the next Great Enshrined of Sea God Island. He took part in the Sea God Trial in his youth and successfully passed the Black Tier Six Trials, becoming the only Soul Master among the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo to accomplish this feat. His status is illustrious, and he is the strongest of the Seven Sacred Pillar Douluo of Sea God Island. His Martial Soul, "Sea Dragon," is a top-tier Beast Martial Soul, its quality on par with top-tier Martial Souls such as the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon. It is deeply recognized by the Sea God faith! During Spirit Hall's large-scale invasion of Sea God Island, Sea Dragon Douluo joined forces with the other six Sacred Pillar Douluo to repel the enemy. Together, they wiped out more than two thousand Soul Masters from Spirit Hall and killed two Titled Douluo, safeguarding Sea God Island!] [Reward: Soul Power Level +1, all Spirit Rings' age increased by 1,800 years!] [Note: Titled Douluo whose Soul Power Level is 95 or higher may forgo one of the rewards and choose a Soul Bone that perfectly suits them (random location, guaranteed to be at least ten thousand years old).]
Sea God Island, Sea Dragon City!
Reading the contents of the Heavenly Dao Golden Ranking, Sea Dragon Douluo didn't feel happy at all. Instead, he couldn't help sighing.
Sea Dragon Douluo was a massive man, over two meters tall, with an inverted-triangle build, broad shoulders and back, and muscles as solid as granite.
His upper body was bare, and a deep-blue dragon tattoo covered his back, almost identical to the dragon coiled around the Sea Dragon Sacred Pillar.
His wavy, shoulder-length dark-blue hair fell naturally around his face. His features were rugged, making him look about thirty. His defined chest and abdominal muscles gleamed with a healthy bronze sheen, and his deep-blue eyes held a steady, imposing gaze.
It was hard to imagine such a brawny man sighing, unless you saw it with your own eyes.
Sea Spear asked, "What's wrong?"
"Actually, when the Titled Douluo at Level 95 started appearing on the ranking one after another, I'd already prepared myself to make the list.
"The only thing I didn't expect was that it would happen so soon!
"Now, apart from you and me, the only person on all of Sea God Island who hasn't appeared on the ranking is High Priest Bo Saixi.
"This outcome is truly worrying!"
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