Bibi Dong gripped the scepter tightly, a fierce killing intent flashing in her eyes. Such a young Titled Douluo powerhouse was definitely a potential threat to the Spirit Hall.
If it weren't for the letter from Salas, the Platinum Bishop of the Spirit Hall, the people of the Spirit Hall would probably still be kept in the dark.
Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke up, "Your His Holiness the Pope, Elder She Long and Elder Ci Xue are both in the Heaven Dou Empire. They should be aware of this matter, but why..."
At this point, Chrysanthemum Douluo did not continue speaking. After all, this involved offending two Titled Douluo. If His Holiness the Pope were to be angry and execute them, wouldn't he be the one to take the blame?
Bibi Dong's eyebrows furrowed, and she thought to herself, "Qian Renxue... you really are my good daughter. Could it be that you want to recruit this person to be my enemy?"
The current Qian Renxue is Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince of the Heaven Dou Empire. However, Bibi Dong knows in her heart that Qian Renxue has always harbored a great grudge against her, and now she is hiding this matter, which already shows that Qian Renxue wants to replace her.
As expected of her daughter, she is indeed very cunning.
Bibi Dong coldly raised her head and said indifferently, "Tell She Long and Ci Xue to send this person's information back to the Spirit Hall as soon as possible. Anyone who obstructs them will be killed without mercy."
"Yes, sir!"
Bibi Dong gazed at the distant Spirit City and sneered inwardly, "Qian Renxue, don't think that you can be my enemy just because you recruited a Titled Douluo. Don't forget, this is something I've already mastered."
Chrysanthemum Douluo respectfully withdrew, secretly relieved, though it was clear that Elder She Long and Elder Ci Xue were about to be punished.
Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong stood alone on the high platform, the scepter in her hand radiating a cold light.
Her gaze seemed to pierce through layers of clouds and reach the imperial city of the Heaven Dou Empire, peering through the sky outside the palace.
"You think recruiting a Titled Douluo can shake my position? How naive."
Bibi Dong slowly walked down the platform, her steps steady and powerful, each step seemingly treading on the enemy's heart.
As the Pope of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong was well aware of the importance of power. She was able to sit in this position not only because of her strength, but also because of her unparalleled strategy and ruthless methods.
Although Qian Renxue inherited her bloodline, in her eyes, she was still just a naive child.
"Since you want to play, then I'll play with you to the end." A cold glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. "However, the price of this game is probably too high for you to bear."
Bibi Dong walked outside the palace and looked up at the sky.
As night falls and the stars twinkle, soldiers from the Spirit Hall patrol the area, annihilating anyone who approaches the Pope's Palace.
"Someone come here."
Bibi Dong spoke coldly.
A Soul Master dressed in black robes quickly appeared behind her, knelt on one knee, and respectfully asked, "Your His Holiness the Pope, what are your orders?"
"Pass down the order to strengthen the Spirit Hall's intelligence network within the Heaven Dou Empire, especially regarding all information about that young Titled Douluo. Make sure to obtain it as soon as possible."
"Yes, Your His Holiness the Pope!"
The black-robed Soul Master accepted the order and quickly withdrew.
Bibi Dong stood still, her gaze deep and cold, even her bright eyes flashing with a faint purple light.
Qian Renxue's ambitions go far beyond this; the potential of that Titled Douluo will become a variable in the Spirit Hall's plan.
"Qian Renxue, do you think you can escape my control?" Bibi Dong sneered in a low voice, "You are still my daughter after all, and every step you take is within my expectations."
Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City.
Inside the Imperial Palace.
Lin Yuan led Ye Lingling to admire the architecture here. After all, it was Imperial Celebration held once every thirty years, and Xue Ye attached great importance to it.
The Fourth Prince Xue Beng, who was supervising, rushed over upon seeing Teacher Lin Yuan, smiling and saying, "Teacher Lin Yuan, what brings you here?"
"Ling Ling said the buildings for the Imperial Celebration were very beautiful, so I came here with her to take a look. I didn't expect the Imperial Celebration to be so magnificent. This must be no small project."
The Fourth Prince Xue Beng replied with a smile, "That's right, Teacher Lin Yuan. The Empire's celebration began preparations ten years ago. Because the project was so massive, the Empire did not disclose this matter."
Xue Beng gestured for them to enter, then led the two on a tour of the site. "Because the Imperial Celebration is a tradition of the emperors of the Heaven Dou Empire, Father Emperor arranged for people to build it ten years ago. Now that there is still some time before the celebration, the workers are working hard to build it."
Xue Beng held Lin Yuan in the highest esteem and respect. After all, if it weren't for Lin Yuan, he would probably have already become a victim of the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe's blade.
This Xue Beng something we still haven't forgotten, which is why we attach such importance to Lin Yuan.
Ye Lingling also looked at the Fourth Prince Xue Beng strangely. In the past, Xue Beng should have been a spoiled brat, but why was he so obsequious today?
Xue Beng nodded to Ye Lingling. He had wanted to Lin Yuan's disciple in the past, but Lin Yuan had no intention of taking on disciples. Therefore, he could only be considered a nominal disciple who had attended a few days of Lin Yuan's classes.
Sometimes Xue Beng really envied Ye Lingling. If he could become Teacher Lin Yuan's disciple, perhaps he could also break through to the Titled Douluo realm in the future. After all, Teacher Lin Yuan always gave his disciples a lot of advice and guidance.
As for Tang San in the original novel, there's no need to say more.
Since taking Xue Beng as his disciple, he has never shown him any care or provided any assistance with his cultivation, thus preventing Xue Beng from breaking through his cultivation level in his lifetime, and ultimately causing him to pass away in the long river of history.
This is why everyone disapproves of Tang San's actions. In order to get Tang San to help his son, Xue Ye personally gave Tang San the Heaven Dou Empire's treasure, the "Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud".
Without the help of the Vast Sea Cosmic Shroud, Tang San would never have been able to obtain the inheritance of the Sea God Deity, let alone go to Sea God Island. He would probably have been killed by the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King in the ocean.
After Tang San broke through to level 100 and became God-level Expert, he never thought of helping the Heaven Dou Empire, which had once helped him. He even stopped the Heaven Dou Empire from its war, which eventually led to the empire slowly disintegrating and evolving into two major empires.
Lin Yuan strode forward, his gaze fixed on a spot not far away. He saw Xue Qinghe, the Crown Prince, walking towards him with Ning Fengzhi, the Sect Master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, chatting and laughing.