Ma Xiaotao and Ye Guyi Leave Seclusion

Gui Mei stared fixedly at the bright red Seventh Spirit Ring beneath Bibi Dong's feet, his breathing hitching for half a beat.

A seventh ring could absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Ring? Such a feat was likely unprecedented in the entire history of Douluo.

But what shook him even more was Bibi Dong's statement: "I am Saintess Bibi Dong."

Saintess?

The former identity of the Spirit Hall Pope.

The woman before him looked almost identical to the Pope, yet her cultivation was only that of a Spirit Saint, and her gaze and bearing were worlds apart. Those violet eyes were clear and bright, utterly lacking His Holiness the Pope's coldness and tyranny. Instead, they carried a trace of serenity.

Right, her face was more youthful too. She looked more like... Bibi Dong before she had gone through all those things.

"Saintess..." Gui Mei opened his mouth, his voice dry as he asked, "What... what is your relationship with the current Pope?"

Bibi Dong withdrew her Spirit Ring and martial soul, a gentle smile on her face. "I am who she was during her days as the Saintess."

Gui Mei swallowed. "Then how did you come to this era?"

A flicker of reminiscence passed through Bibi Dong's eyes. After a pause, she slowly said, "Back then, the previous Pope led his forces in an attack on Sea God Island. I led a team to carry out a flanking mission, but three Spirit Emperors from Sea God Island surrounded and tried to kill us. With no way out, I jumped from a cliff to survive. When I woke up again, I was already in this era."

Gui Mei suddenly recalled that old incident.

Back then, in order to unify the continent's faith, Qian Xunji had personally led more than half of