Wanted: Ju Gui, God of War Xingtian!

He was even more furious.

"Missing? How could they be missing?!" Bibi Dong gripped her scepter, her face twisted with rage as she barked at the Lingyuan Douluo beside her.

Feeling the aura radiating from Bibi Dong, the already bowed Lingyuan Douluo bent even lower.

"This... this subordinate does not know why either."

"It's just that the two elders, Chrysanthemum and Ghost, have indeed vanished without a trace."

Bibi Dong's face at this moment was as dark as a thundercloud, ugly to the extreme.

The next moment.

A sudden, piercing, and wild laugh, filled with sarcasm, madness, and boundless malice, burst violently from Bibi Dong's mouth.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

"Fine, fine! Very fine indeed!"

"I merely sent them out to gather intelligence on the Bright Realm, and they never return."

"Could it be, could it be that they've defected to the enemy?"

At these words, Lingyuan Douluo jerked her head up.

She stared in disbelief at the graceful figure before her.

Her eyes were filled with shock and absurdity.

The loyalty of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to the Pope was well known throughout Martial Soul Hall; how could they...

However, Bibi Dong's gaze, as cold as ten-thousand-year-old ice, had already locked onto Lingyuan Douluo.

There was no warmth in that gaze, only scrutiny, suspicion, and a pressure that was almost tangible.

After speaking, Bibi Dong's eyes turned sharply to Lingyuan Douluo, her voice like glacial ice: "Those two have already betrayed Martial Soul Hall. You will immediately issue a wanted order for Ju Hua Guan and Ghostly!"

"Hasn't Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard already awakened? Have them personally search for Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo."

The last few words were squeezed out through Bibi Dong's teeth, carrying a murderous intent: "If encountered, kill on sight!"

"This..." Lingyuan Douluo hesitated, wavering. "Wouldn't this be too hasty?"

"After all, after all..."

But Lingyuan Douluo dared not continue.

She could clearly feel the gaze Bibi Dong cast upon her gradually taking on a thick murderous intent.

This change made her break out in a cold sweat.

"Are you questioning me?"

Hearing Bibi Dong's eerie words, Lingyuan Douluo shuddered.

She quickly explained, "No, no, this subordinate will see to it at once, at once."

Having said that, without waiting for Bibi Dong's reply, she hurriedly fled this place of trouble.

Only after she had completely left the Papal Palace and stepped into the sunlight outside.

Did Lingyuan Douluo dare to stop, leaning against a cold corridor pillar, looking back with lingering fear.

She saw the towering Papal Palace.

At this moment, in her eyes, it seemed shrouded in an invisible, heavy dark cloud that even sunlight could not penetrate, exuding an unsettling, gloomy aura.

Lingyuan Douluo couldn't help but swallow, her throat dry and burning.

An indescribable chill shot from the soles of her feet straight to the top of her head.

She felt that Her Majesty the Pope had changed.

She was no longer the ruler she once was—cold in her methods, but with clear goals, remaining rational, and rewarding and punishing fairly.

She had become someone who couldn't tell right from wrong, prone to violent rage, and even, even somewhat insane.

So insane that even this veteran of Martial Soul Hall felt a sense of unfamiliarity and fear.

The former Pope seemed to have vanished completely.

Replaced by a complete madman.

Thinking this, Lingyuan Douluo broke out in a cold sweat, drenched in fear.

She dared not dwell on it further and turned to quickly leave the place.

[Combat Strength Ranking: Twelfth Place: War God Douluo Qin Tian]

[Affiliated Faction: Bright Realm]

[Martial Soul: War God Xingtian Armor]

[Rank: Ninety-eighth Rank Assault Type Super Douluo]

[Evaluation: War God Douluo Qin Tian, as the chief instructor of the Xingtian Battle Team of the Bright Realm, relies on his terrifying willpower and vast soul power to be the second strongest enforcer of justice in the Bright Realm. His martial soul, War God Xingtian, represents overwhelming firepower and an indomitable will to fight, with attack, defense, and speed perfectly balanced and no weaknesses. He also possesses control-type skills to assist in combat. Unfortunately, he has yet to summon the Bright Realm's hallowed weapon, the War God Blazing Fire Sword, which diminishes his strength, hence ranking twelfth.]

[Reward: Soul Power Increased by One Level, all soul ring lifespans increased by nine thousand years, one ninety-thousand-year Right Arm Soul Bone, and a significant boost in spiritual energy.]

The change on the Combat Power Board once again stirred waves across the continent.

"Ninety-eighth rank, another ninety-eighth rank Super Douluo!"

"And they're all Douluo from the Bright Realm. Just how many ninety-eighth rank Super Douluo does the Bright Realm have?"

"Judging by this, the Bright Realm's strength might already surpass Martial Soul Hall's... truly terrifying."

"To possess such formidable power and still remain hidden so deeply... the more I think about it, the more chilling it becomes."

While the continent buzzed with speculation, within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen and Yu Luomian stared at the Heavenly Screen, once again sinking into silence.

"Second Brother, any reply from Ning Fengzhi?" Yu Yunzhen asked, his voice dry.

Yu Luomian shook his head woodenly. "The messenger said Sect Master Ning is not in the sect right now."

"And the men sent to gather intelligence on the Bright Realm? Any news?"

Hearing his elder brother's repeated questions, Yu Luomian slowly snapped out of his shock. He shook his head with a sigh. "Big Brother, do you really think the Bright Realm's location is so easy to find?"

After a moment's thought, Yu Luomian spoke slowly: "Given the current situation, if we don't join either Martial Soul Hall or the Bright Realm, I'm afraid..."

He didn't need to finish. Yu Yuanzhen understood the consequences. Setting aside the Bright Realm, Martial Soul Hall alone would never let the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan off.

"Big Brother, why not seal the mountain gates? Go into seclusion like the Clear Sky Sect," Yu Luomian suddenly suggested.

Yu Yuanzhen stroked his chin, caught in a dilemma. "Let me think it over. Think it over."

Within the Clear Sky Sect.

"S-Sect Master, should our Clear Sky Sect still emerge from seclusion?"

The Second Elder of the Clear Sky Sect struggled to tear his gaze away from the Heavenly Screen, looking at Sect Master Tang Xiao with a strange expression.

The other elders were equally shaken. With so many ninety-eighth rank Super Douluo, and eleven more ahead of them, even the Clear Sky Sect, with its Exploding Ring, Great Sumeru Hammer, and other supreme techniques left by the Old Ancestor, dared not boast any longer. Otherwise, they feared the Clear Sky Sect might be destroyed by their own hands.

Tang Xiao's expression was grim to the extreme. Finally, he let out a bitter laugh, as if mocking their earlier arrogance. "Emerge? Emerge for what? To let others destroy our Clear Sky Sect? Hah!"

He shook his head and let out a long sigh. "Recall the men sent to find Younger Brother Hao as well. Continue in seclusion, just as before."