Qian Daoliu: Do You Want to Come Study with Me? Ling Yuan and Magic Bear!

Hu Liena seemed to understand a little, while Hu Bai seemed to think of something else and added, "Oh, right. There is one exception."

Hm?

"What is it, Brother?" Hu Liena was rather curious, as were the three people outside the door.

Hu Bai, who had just said all that, was so righteous it was almost unsettling. Could there really be an exception?

Hu Bai nodded. "Yes, there is an exception. That is family—parents, brothers, and sisters. Do you think Dad and Mom, Eldest Brother, have treated us well?"

"Yes," Hu Liena replied.

"Then that's it. If one day they made a mistake and were punished by Spirit Hall, even if we knew in our hearts that they were in the wrong, we would still have to stand against Spirit Hall for their sake. Do you understand? Of course, I know something like that definitely won't happen in the future, but this is just an example. To sum it up: support your family, not abstract principles."

"Brother, I understand. But I don't think this really counts as an exception."

"How so?" He wanted to see what this little head of Hu Liena's could come up with.

"Brother, you just said that before doing something, we must consider whether we will regret it in the future and whether it is right. But family is related to us by blood. They gave birth to us and raised us. No matter what happens, we must stand with them. That is what I believe is right."

"And what you said earlier—if I fell for someone who didn't like me, someone with no blood relation to me who even used me, wanted to destroy Spirit Hall, and killed Teacher—then all I can do is stand against him!"

Hearing that, Hu Bai smiled as well. The reasoning was sound, but truly putting it into practice would probably not be so easy. Still, it was a small improvement. At the very least, Hu Liena would now have a scale in her heart and know what to do.

Hu Bai's expression gradually softened, and his usual smile returned. He gently rubbed Hu Liena's head. "That's enough for today. Was Brother scary just now? Did I frighten you?"

Hu Liena leaned forward and rubbed against his hand. She closed her eyes and shook her head. "No. Although I don't know why Brother suddenly said all this today, I know Brother did it for my own good."

After Hu Bai led Hu Liena out of the room, Xie Tian and the other two were already seated in their chairs. Xie Tian casually asked, "Nana, did you sleep in again? Why did your Second Brother take so long to wake you up?"

He did not mention anything the three of them had heard just now, but the faint smile at the corner of his lips gave him away. Hu Bai had already sensed people outside the door while he was speaking.

After breakfast, Xie Tian took Hu Bai and the other two to the Pope's Palace. Upon entering, they saw that besides Pope Bibi Dong seated above, there was also a blond young man, with a Little Girl standing beside him—Qian Renxue!

In truth, only a few high-ranking members of the sect knew of Qian Renxue's existence. People of their rank should not have known, but because of Hu Bai, they did.

"Greetings, His Holiness the Pope. Greetings, Great Worship." Xie Tian led the others in a respectful bow.

Bibi Dong nodded. "All right. The three of you stay. You two may leave."

After Xie Tian and Hu Leyao left, Bibi Dong looked at Hu Bai. "To learn the applications of the Lightning Element that you require, you need a powerful Soul Master to guide you.

"At present, Spirit Hall Headquarters temporarily has no such Soul Master. Most Soul Masters with Lightning Attribute Martial Souls are in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Thunder Academy. The strongest one in Spirit Hall is currently the master of a branch hall in the Heaven Dou Empire, an Soul Douluo. I will have him return to teach you, and how much you learn will depend on your own ability."

Hu Bai was not too disappointed. In any case, he did not need Lightning Body Tempering right now. Although Whale Rubber no longer improved his physique as much as before, the effects were still quite good if it was over five thousand years old.

As Bibi Dong's disciple, he should not lack such resources.

If he truly wanted to undergo Lightning Body Tempering, he would probably have to wait until after obtaining his Third Soul Ring.

"Little fellow, I heard your Second Soul Skill is Elemental Control: Light? Would you be interested in studying with me? Together with Little Xue."

Hu Bai turned toward the voice. It had actually been Qian Daoliu who spoke. He did not respond immediately, instead looking at Bibi Dong.

After all, Bibi Dong was his teacher. He could not possibly agree on the spot in front of her.

Although Bibi Dong was somewhat displeased, she still nodded. "Great Worship discussed this with me. Since that hall master has not returned yet, go to the Worship Hall every day and study under Great Worship for Two Hours."

Qian Daoliu was here specifically to discuss this matter with her. He had even entertained the thought of stealing her disciple. In the end, for Hu Bai's future, she had compromised. At most, it would only be Two Hours!

Once that hall master returned, Hu Bai's time at the Worship Hall would have to be cut in half, becoming one hour!

Qian Renxue, standing beside Qian Daoliu, also smiled. From now on, she could cultivate together with Hu Bai.

However, Bibi Dong had not failed to bargain. Qian Daoliu would need to hand over part of his authority to her, and this authority was not entirely for her own sake, but for her disciple Hu Bai.

Namely, two more Titled Douluo elders would be assigned to her!

At present, she could command only two elders: Great Elder Gui Mei and Second Elder Yue Guan, both Level 95 Titled Douluo.

Besides those two, Spirit Hall currently had five Titled Douluo elders below Level 95: Third Elder Ghost Leopard, Fourth Elder Magic Bear, Fifth Elder Spirit Kite, Sixth Elder Snake Lance, and Seventh Elder Thorn Blood.

Bibi Dong requested Spirit Kite Douluo and Magic Bear Douluo, one at Level 93 and the other at Level 95.

In the future, if Hu Bai needed to leave for something, Bibi Dong would assign Spirit Kite Douluo—or Yue Guan, who had a better relationship with Hu Bai—to protect him.

However, because of Yue Guan and Gui Mei's Martial Soul Fusion Skill, even if Yue Guan could protect Hu Bai, it would not be for long. Under normal circumstances, it would still be Spirit Kite.

As for Magic Bear Douluo, he would await orders and form a team with Gui Mei and Yue Guan.

Bibi Dong had long wanted to add another person to those two's team. After all, once the two used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, they would need someone nearby to attack!

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