Before long, Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the several Soul Douluo had entered Xiao Chenlong's field of vision.
Bibi Dong immediately noticed that Spirit City's gates were tightly shut. Ordinarily, the gates should never have been closed at this hour.
"What is going on? Why are the city gates closed at this time? Could something have happened inside the city?"
Thinking this, Bibi Dong ordered someone to go ahead and investigate.
Upon receiving the order, one Soul Douluo hurried to the city gates, only to see another Bibi Dong step out onto the battlements.
"Your Excellency the Pope, you..."
"This has nothing to do with you. If you do not want to be caught up in this, find somewhere to hide."
Qian Renxue, disguised as Bibi Dong, spoke sternly, her gaze fixed firmly upon Bibi Dong's carriage.
The Soul Douluo was no fool. Seeing this, he knew the situation was far from simple. For the sake of his life, he slipped away along the base of the wall.
Before anyone returned to report, Bibi Dong's carriage had already arrived beneath the city gates.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and the other Soul Douluo likewise saw the "Bibi Dong" standing atop the battlements.
At this moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo also spotted Xiao Chenlong standing on the battlements.
"It is His Highness the Saint Son! It seems the Holy Lord intends to make a move against Your Excellency the Pope."
As Chrysanthemum Douluo thought this, he looked toward Ghost Douluo, and the two began exchanging glances.
Though Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo could not read each other's minds, their years of companionship had given them enough tacit understanding that a single look was enough to roughly grasp the other's thoughts.
Now came the question of taking sides. Would they continue to stand with Bibi Dong, or defect outright?
Just as they considered this question, Bibi Dong stepped out of her carriage.
When Bibi Dong saw Xiao Chenlong on the battlements, along with another version of herself, she immediately guessed who it was.
"Qian Renxue, you actually dared to do this. Did he give you the courage?"
Bibi Dong gritted her teeth and glared hatefully at Qian Renxue, who was disguised as her, and at the leisurely Xiao Chenlong beside her.
Xiao Chenlong's voice drifted down from the battlements.
"Who is so audacious as to impersonate the Pope of my Spirit Hall? You have all been deceived by her. Quickly recognize the situation before you. You will only have one chance, so do not lead yourselves astray."
Xiao Chenlong was mainly saying this for Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to hear, though he could not be certain what choice they would ultimately make.
However they chose, Xiao Chenlong had already prepared contingencies.
With Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qianjun Douluo, and Jiangmo Douluo present, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo alone could not possibly stir up any trouble.
What Xiao Chenlong truly wanted to see was whether the Rakshasa God behind Bibi Dong would intervene.
If the Rakshasa God did not intervene, Xiao Chenlong intended to leave Bibi Dong here to die.
At this moment, Bibi Dong also turned her gaze toward Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
"Elder Ju, Elder Gui, I trust the two of you know very well who is the impostor and who is real.
Help this Pope eliminate these rebels, and I will overlook your previous failures."
"You impostor are rather stingy, aren't you? You cannot even offer any tangible reward. Who would be willing to risk their life for you like that?
Elder Ju, this is also an old friend of yours. Do you still recognize him?"
Dugu Bo stepped forward. Chrysanthemum Douluo stared at him for a moment before asking uncertainly, "You are that Old Poison, Dugu Bo? Why do you look different? You even seem younger."
"Hmph, that is naturally thanks to His Highness the Saint Son. His Highness the Saint Son keeps his word, and following him will never leave you at a loss.
Besides, the skies over Spirit City have already changed. Everyone recognizes only this Your Excellency the Pope. Whether the one beside you is real or fake, she must be an impostor."
After saying that, Dugu Bo raised his chin and deliberately put on a lofty air, saying no more.
Naturally, Bibi Dong heard every word clearly. She had only been away for a few days, yet the Spirit Hall she had managed for years had been overturned so easily. She found it hard to accept.
"Impossible! How could your clumsy performance possibly deceive everyone?
Even if you can imitate my appearance and Martial Soul, you cannot imitate my strength."
With that, Bibi Dong summoned her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul and her spirit rings: two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
At this moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo also summoned their Martial Souls and spirit rings.
It seemed they intended to stand and fall with Bibi Dong.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction. Yet she failed to notice the faint smile that had remained on Xiao Chenlong's lips the entire time.
Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qianjun Douluo, and Jiangmo Douluo had already summoned their Martial Souls and spirit rings, confronting Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo.
"Hmph, you impostor, Spirit City is not a place for you to run wild.
If you want to fight, you will have to get past this old man first. I have long wanted to teach you a lesson."
"Hmph, you old relics hiding in the Worship Hall, do not think I am afraid of you.
Why does Qian Daoliu not dare come out? Is he afraid to see me?"
"To deal with you, Elder Brother need not act. We are more than enough."
"Second Brother, why waste words on this woman? We should just kill her."
"Jiang Mo, do not underestimate your enemy. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit, much less when she is no rabbit."
At this moment, Qian Renxue, still disguised as Bibi Dong and silent until now, finally spoke.
"Impostor, all of this was mine to begin with. I am only taking back what belongs to me.
You seized things that never should have belonged to you. It is time to return them.
Your strength was also gained through Spirit Hall's cultivation. You should return that as well."
"Shut up. It is not your place to speak before me. You are just like your beast of a father. I should have strangled you to death the moment you were born."
Hearing those icy words, Qian Renxue's expression completely darkened.
"Second Worship, make your move!"
"Good! Seventh Spirit Skill, Golden Crocodile King True Body!"
Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo simultaneously summoned their Martial Soul Avatars and unsealed the exotic beast imprisoned within their Coiled Dragon Staff Martial Souls—the Heaven Awakening Sacred Golden Dragon.
"Death Domain, Divine Slaughter's Domain, activate! Seventh Spirit Skill, Death Spider Queen True Body!"
Bibi Dong unleashed her two great domains and summoned her Martial Soul Avatar, looking ready to battle three hundred rounds before Spirit City's gates.
At that moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo moved as well, activating their Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
"Two Forms Static Domain!"
Seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo activate the Two Forms Static Domain, Bibi Dong smiled.
As long as Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo could immobilize Golden Crocodile Douluo, Qianjun Douluo, and Jiangmo Douluo for even a moment,
she was confident she could severely injure all three of them.
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