Ning Fengzhi abandoned Gu Rong (3,000 words)

P. S.: The update is late, so here's a 1000-word compensation.

Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Martial Soul Temple in Heaven Dou City, announced loudly, "Representatives of the Imperial Fighting Team, please step forward to receive your championship reward."

The members of Imperial Team exchanged glances. Dugu Yan nudged Ye Qinghe Ye Qinghe, who nodded and went up on stage to accept the award without hesitation.

When Ye Qinghe walked up to Bibi Dong, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Bibi Dong removed her mask for the first time in public. Now that she had recognized Ye Qinghe, the mask was meaningless.

To everyone's astonishment, the Pope was stunningly beautiful—noble, elegant, serene—no words could adequately describe her. Although she was no longer young, her appearance was indistinguishable from that of women in their early twenties.

The most surprised were undoubtedly the members of the Imperial Fighting Team and Ning Rongrong.

Among those present, they were among the few who had seen Bibi Dong's true face.

Ning Rongrong was the one I saw at the teahouse, while the others from Imperial Team were with Ye Qinghe in private. Bibi Dong didn't wear a mask, deliberately concealing her appearance.

They could never have imagined that Ye Qinghe's third girlfriend would be the current Pope of the Spirit Hall, the number one person in the Soul Master World.

So much so that when they saw Bibi Dong's appearance, their mouths gaped open wide enough to fit an egg.

Bibi Dong ignored these people, her gaze fixed on Ye Qinghe before her, a sly glint in her eyes. "You are outstanding, even more outstanding than I expected. Would you like to join the Spirit Hall?"

Upon hearing this, the hearts of the vast majority of non- Spirit Hall Soul Master were in their throats.

If Ye Qinghe were to join the Spirit Hall, what would become of them?

I'm afraid the entire Soul Master World, and even the entire Douluo Continent, will become a one-man show by the Spirit Hall.

Looking into Bibi Dong's eyes, Ye Qinghe knew that Bibi Dong was not joking. Perhaps, as long as he joined the Spirit Hall, she would immediately announce it to the world and hold a wedding for the two of them.

But this wasn't what he wanted.

He will marry Bibi Dong, but not now, but after he becomes a god.

Ye Qinghe smiled calmly and shook his head, saying, "Thank you for your kindness, Your His Holiness the Pope, but I have my own life plans and don't want to be constrained."

Upon hearing this, the members of the Spirit Hall showed surprise, while the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, Ye Qinghe didn't join the Spirit Hall; otherwise, who could stop the Spirit Hall's expansion in the future?

Just like in the era of Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu, what they most hope to see is someone who can rival the Spirit Hall.

The happiest person among them was Ning Fengzhi, because in his view, as long as Ye Qinghe refused the Spirit Hall's offer of recruitment, he would inevitably be eliminated by the Spirit Hall.

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong showed no surprise, but still said with some regret, "In that case, I wish you even greater achievements in the future."

As she spoke, she handed over the brocade tray she was holding.

At this moment, Xue Ye also walked over, carrying the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Young friend Ye, this is the champion's reward prepared for you by my Heaven Dou Imperial Family."

He originally planned to recruit Ye Qinghe by offering him a title of king, but now that Ye Qinghe had just rejected the Pope, if he were to offer to recruit him, it would be a slap in the face to the Pope.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ye Qinghe politely thanked him and then put away the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud.

Then he turned around and walked in front of everyone to distribute the Soul Bone.

Yu Feng, Osler, and the Shi Brothers had already given them a Soul Bone.

Therefore, they all consciously gave up.

The remaining Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and Zhu Zhuqing were either his women or his maids, and all had received Soul Bone from Ye Qinghe. Ye Qinghe didn't dwell on it further, and directly took out the Spirit Condensation Wisdom Skull and handed it to the Little Kitty, saying, "Give this Head Soul Bone to Zhu Zhuqing. The other two Soul Bone are too low-age; I'll prepare them for you when I get higher-age ones."

Zhu Zhuqing accepted the Soul Bone, and the three women nodded. At this point, they didn't really care about the two Soul Bone anymore.

Ye Qinghe had no intention of further increasing the age of these two Soul Bone.

The reason for increasing the lifespan of Ye Lingling's Illusion Skull was primarily due to its ability to amplify Spiritual Power.

After reaching 60,000 Years, Ye Lingling's Spiritual Power increased significantly, and she was now able to boost her teammates' Spiritual Power by 35%.

Distribute the Soul Bone properly.

Xue Ye, as the organizer of this Soul Master Tournament, delivered a speech.

Bibi Dong also said a few words, albeit symbolically.

This drew cheers from the entire audience.

Thus, the Soul Master Tournament finally came to a close.

After the Soul Master Tournament ended, Bibi Dong raised her hand and summoned a purple vortex, disappearing into it.

Ling Yuan, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo, Salas, Huyan Zhen flew away from the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace as usual.

This time, however, Ling Yuan also took everyone from the Spirit Hall Academy with her.

Undoubtedly, this blatant disregard for the Heaven Dou Imperial Family once again enraged Xue Ye to the point of fury.

However, this close encounter with the Pope of the Spirit Hall seemed to have terrified the elderly emperor, and he no longer displayed the same fear as before.

Ye Qinghe ignored what happened to Xue Ye. After the Soul Master Tournament was completely over, he turned around and walked out of the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, escorted by Dugu Bo and Liu Erlong.

Just as they were about to leave the palace gates, Ning Fengzhi called out to them, "Wait..."

Ye Qinghe turned around and saw Ning Fengzhi walking over with Sword Douluo, Tang San, and Ning Rongrong.

"Is there anything else, Sect Master Ning?" Ye Qinghe asked them with a mocking expression.

"I've already given you the Gold Soul Coin and Soul Bone. Now hand over Uncle Bone to us," Ning Fengzhi said.

"Who is Uncle Bone?" Ye Qinghe asked, feigning ignorance.

Ning Fengzhi gritted his teeth, "Bone Douluo, Gu Rong."

"Oh, you mean him? Wasn't Senior Bone Douluo in seclusion at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? How would I know where he went?" Ye Qinghe shrugged.

Dugu Bo sneered from the side, "That's right, Ning Fengzhi, you're really a joke. You clearly said before that old bastard Gu Rong was in seclusion at the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but now you've come to my grandson-in-law demanding his return. You're truly shameless."

"Why waste words with him? If you want to fight, then fight. I'm just itching to get back at him."

Nine Soul Ring— two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red—burst forth, and a golden Fire Dragon coiled out from behind Liu Erlong.

At this moment, Dugu Bo also summoned his Golden Poisonous Dragon Martial Soul, with the same Soul Ring Configuration of two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.

Facing two Peak Douluo with Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, Ning Fengzhi would be lying if he said he wasn't afraid. However, Gu Rong was too important to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. He raised his hand to stop the Sword Douluo who wanted to protect him and looked at Ye Qinghe, saying, "Speak, what do you want?"

"If you want Tang San's life, then kill Tang San now, Sect Master Ning will naturally get his wish," Ye Qinghe said, pointing at Tang San.

"What did you say?" Tang San, who had been watching Ning Fengzhi and Ye Qinghe bickering, suddenly flew into a rage.

"What, do I need to repeat myself?" Ye Qinghe said calmly.

Ning Fengzhi said with a gloomy expression, "Young friend Ye, you should change your terms. I might not agree to this."

He then added, "Besides myself, Uncle Jian, Xiao San, Rongrong, and Elder Tang Hao, you can name any other conditions you wish."

"Since you think Tang San's life is more valuable than that old man Gu Rong's, then you can wait and see if Gu Rong will ever be able to leave seclusion."

After saying this, Ye Qinghe ignored them and left with Dugu Bo, Liu Erlong, and the Imperial Team group.

"Sect Master..." Seeing Ye Qinghe about to leave, Sword Douluo could no longer remain seated.

However, Ning Fengzhi shook his head and did not stop Ye Qinghe. He simply said indifferently, "Don't worry, the Spirit Hall will not let Ye Qinghe go. When that happens, I will make these people pay with their lives for Uncle Bone."

These words undoubtedly signify abandoning Gu Rong.

After all, in his view, even a half-crippled Tang San was far more valuable than Gu Rong. Moreover, once Tang San died, Tang Hao would inevitably leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the crystallization of their union would also be lost. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect could no longer withstand such a loss.

His words reached Ning Rongrong's ears.

This is undoubtedly disheartening.

I am utterly disheartened.

It was extremely disheartening.

Regardless, Ning Rongrong never imagined that Bone Douluo Gu Rong who had served the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect for decades, would ultimately be no match for this mere Tang San.

As expected, this man in front of me only ever thinks about himself and the interests of his sect.

What was even more disheartening was Sword Douluo. For the first time, he spoke against Ning Fengzhi, "Fengzhi, in the past, no matter what decision you made, I would support you. I could even understand and turn a blind eye to the things you secretly had Old Bones do behind my back. But this time, you have truly disappointed me."

"Uncle Jian, I had my reasons for doing all this." Hearing Sword Douluo's words, Ning Fengzhi, who had previously thought he had the situation under control, finally became anxious.

If Sword Douluo were to leave the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect because of this...

Then the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would have lost even its last reliance.

Although he invested in Tang San and his son, he couldn't truly trust them completely.

"Alright, there's no need to say anything more. Let's go back to the sect now. Besides me, there's another sect-protecting Douluo, Tang Hao. From now on, if you need to do anything, just discuss it with him. Unless the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is invaded by external enemies, I will no longer interfere in anything."

As he said this, Sword Douluo summoned the Seven Kill Sword and jumped up.

Ning Fengzhi wanted to try again, but Sword Douluo ignored him completely, simply closing his eyes and gesturing for them to come up.

Ning Rongrong felt her chance had come, and her eyes lit up. She looked at Ning Fengzhi and said, "Alright, Dad, don't make things difficult for Grandpa Jian anymore. He's angry right now. I'll try to talk to him later. You and your husband should go back with Grandpa Jian first."

Then he looked at Sword Douluo and said, "Grandpa Jian, you take Dad and the others back to the sect first. I'll go find Ye Qinghe. Although Ye Qinghe is an annoying guy, I've met him a few times before. If I go to find Ye Qinghe, maybe I can find a way to turn things around."

Upon hearing this, Sword Douluo opened his eyes. Seeing Ning Rongrong's sensible appearance, he felt both guilty and heartbroken. "Rongrong, it was my Grandpa Jian before, I didn't firmly choose to stand by your side, and now... sigh..."