Soul Land: The Return of the Killer Star, Settling Accounts with Bibi Dong at the Start, Part 2

In her eyes, although the newcomer was a Titled Douluo, he was no threat to Spirit Hall.

Spirit Hall had so many Titled Douluo. Surely they could handle him?

Hu Liena's heart held nothing but resentment. Watching Qian Xun'an's retreating figure, she said coldly, "You dared to break into Spirit Hall. I don't care who you are—I'll make you pay!"

Just then, three figures came over to Hu Liena.

One of them wore silver-white clothes. He was tall and slender, with pale skin and strikingly handsome features. He had red eyes, short silver hair with a lock that faded to red at the ends, and a Red Butterfly Pattern at the corner of his eye.

This was Hu Liena's brother, Xie Yue.

Another man had a head of fiery red hair and a strikingly alluring appearance. Tall and muscular, he carried a fierce air.

He was Yan, one of the three members of the Golden Generation.

The last was an old man holding a chrysanthemum. He looked no older than twenty, with an exceedingly bewitching appearance and a carefree air.

As soon as Hu Liena saw him, she hurried over and called, "Grandpa Ju!"

The old man was one of Spirit Hall's elders, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan.

Yue Guan looked at Hu Liena calmly and asked, "What's wrong, Nana? What happened to make you so panicked?"

Hu Liena answered at once, "Grandpa Ju, this is bad! Someone's forced his way into Spirit City. He looks like a Titled Douluo!"

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan was startled. "You're saying a Titled Douluo forced his way into Spirit City?"

Hu Liena nodded.

"Let's go take a look!"

The four of them immediately pursued Qian Xun'an in the direction he had gone.

Qian Xun'an was walking slowly down the streets of Spirit City, taking in his surroundings.

"Spirit City has changed so much since I was last here. It really is a different world now!"

He walked on, sighing.

"But so many years have passed. Father probably isn't the Pope anymore. My eldest brother must have succeeded him!"

Qian Xun'an murmured softly.

Memories of his childhood with his eldest brother, Qian Xunji, came back to him.

Back then, his eldest brother always let him have whatever he wanted. Even though Qian Xun'an was more talented, his brother had never been jealous of him.

The two brothers had always been very close.

By his reckoning, it had been decades since they had last seen each other.

Then Qian Xun'an stopped abruptly. A dozen guards had appeared in front of him, blocking his way.

Looking at them, Qian Xun'an smiled faintly. "What, is it really this hard for me to go home?"

"Sir, this is Spirit Hall. You can't force your way in," the guard at the head said respectfully.

Qian Xun'an shook his head. "I asked you to go announce my arrival, and you wouldn't. Now I've come in on my own, and you want to stop me?"

Just then, a voice that sounded neither male nor female came from behind him.

"Who are you, sir, and why have you forced your way into Spirit Hall?"

In the next instant, a golden chrysanthemum appeared. Then a man in splendid clothes emerged from its petals.

It was Yue Guan.

Yue Guan landed in front of Qian Xun'an, holding a golden chrysanthemum. His delicate, feminine appearance made him deeply unsettling to look at.

The next moment, Yue Guan released his Martial Soul. Nine Soul Rings appeared around him, and he lunged at Qian Xun'an. His immense power sent ripples through the air, revealing the strength behind his attack.

Yue Guan was a level ninety-four Titled Douluo, among the strongest on the continent.

Yet Qian Xun'an made no attempt to dodge. Instead, he smiled faintly and swept out a hand. A powerful gust roared toward Yue Guan.

Bang!

The two forces collided, sending a shockwave rippling outward.

The gust drove Yue Guan back several meters, while Qian Xun'an remained where he stood, as if the powerful attack had done nothing to him.

Yue Guan could feel how overwhelming the force of that palm strike had been. If his opponent had been serious, he would already have been injured.

That meant the man before him was strong!

For the first time, Yue Guan felt a trace of fear.

Qian Xun'an looked at him calmly and said, "Am I really so unwelcome? I'm only coming home, yet so many people are trying to stop me."

Yue Guan looked at Qian Xun'an and asked at once, "Who are you, exactly?"

Qian Xun'an answered calmly, "I've already told you, but you wouldn't believe me. My name is Qian Xun'an, and my eldest brother is Qian Xunji. I came to Spirit Hall to find him.

"By the way, he should be the Pope of Spirit Hall now, right?"

When everyone heard the name Qian Xunji, nearly all of them fell silent.

They naturally knew that name.

Qian Xunji had been the previous Pope of Spirit Hall. Unfortunately, he had been gravely wounded in his battle with Tang Hao, and died not long after returning to Spirit Hall.

Afterward, Qian Xunji's disciple—and wife—Bibi Dong had become the Pope of Spirit Hall.

They had also realized that Pope Bibi Dong disliked people bringing up her predecessor. As a result, almost no one dared to mention his name in her presence.

The name Qian Xunji had practically become a taboo in Spirit Hall.

Seeing their stunned expressions, Qian Xun'an couldn't understand what was going on.

But he had a bad feeling.

Just then, a voice came from not far away. "I heard you wanted to see me?"

A beautiful figure slowly approached Qian Xun'an. She wore a golden gown that perfectly outlined her figure. The Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown on her head shimmered brilliantly, and in her hand she held a staff about two meters long, studded with countless gems.

Her skin was fair, and a faint smile graced her nearly flawless face.

Her eyes brimmed with pride, making her seem like a noble empress.

She was none other than Bibi Dong, the current Pope of Spirit Hall!

Bibi Dong wore crystal high heels, each step clicking against the ground. The sound of her heels echoed across the entire square.

Hu Liena, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and the others immediately knelt and bowed when they saw Bibi Dong.

"Greetings, Teacher..."

"Greetings, Your Holiness the Pope!"

Bibi Dong raised her head proudly and said calmly, "Rise. There's no need for formalities."

Qian Xun'an looked at the woman. He didn't recognize her.

When he had disappeared, he had only been ten. At the time, his father, Qian Daoliu, was still the Pope of Spirit Hall.

As for Spirit Hall's elders, they had all belonged to the older generation. By now, they were probably High Priests in Douluo Consecrated Hall.

So Qian Xun'an hardly recognized any of the new generation of Titled Douluo elders.

He naturally didn't recognize the woman before him, either.

What surprised him, though, was that the Pope wasn't his eldest brother, Qian Xunji, but this woman.

She gave off a powerful aura, but Spirit Hall was the Qian Family's legacy, passed down for tens of thousands of years. How could they let a woman take the seat of Pope?

And what had happened to his eldest brother, Qian Xunji?

Even if their father had stepped down, shouldn't his eldest brother have taken the seat of Pope?

Qian Xun'an watched Pope Bibi Dong approach and calmly asked, "You're the current Pope of Spirit Hall?"

Bibi Dong smiled, looking at Qian Xun'an with an amused expression. "Didn't you keep saying outside the city that you wanted to see me? Now that you're standing in front of me, you don't even recognize me?"

Qian Xun'an shook his head and sighed. "I did want to see the Pope of Spirit Hall. I just didn't expect that, after all these years, Spirit Hall would fall into a woman's hands."

Before Bibi Dong could get angry, Chrysanthemum Douluo spoke up at once. "You insolent fool! How dare you slander Your Holiness the Pope!"

Hu Liena chimed in. "What country bumpkin filth are you? How dare you slander my teacher? She's one of the few women ever to become Pope in Spirit Hall's history. What she's accomplished is beyond the judgment of a hick like you!"

The guards around them drew their swords and entered battle formation, pointing them at Qian Xun'an.

Bibi Dong kept her composure and looked at Qian Xun'an coldly. "What do you mean by that? Spirit Hall's affairs are none of your concern."

Bibi Dong began probing Qian Xun'an's aura, but he seemed no different from an ordinary person. She couldn't tell how strong he was at all.

There were generally two possibilities in such a case. The first was that he was a useless person with no Soul Power.

The second was that he was powerful.

Qian Xun'an was clearly the second.

So even Bibi Dong didn't dare attack him rashly.

Qian Xun'an shrugged and said calmly, "Forget it. I'm not here to fight. I came here to see my eldest brother, Qian Xunji. Where is he?"