A dazzling golden world spread downward from the sky.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed the entire Lake of Life into a golden world.
The space within this golden world brimmed with holiness and light.
All evil was suppressed within it.
If a fallen soul entered this place, the Angel Domain would mark them immediately.
Then it would purify them, reducing them to ashes beneath its holy, radiant power.
They would be annihilated from heaven and earth.
Even a fallen soul two major cultivation realms above Qian Renxue, one who had reached the Titled Douluo level, would be absolutely suppressed within the Angel Domain. At most, they could wield seventy percent of their Titled Douluo strength.
The Angel Domain appeared high in the sky, spanning a thousand meters and suppressing everything below without distinction.
Ghost Douluo's attributes were countered by it. Under the Angel Domain's suppression and purification, his strength was directly reduced to sixty percent.
His ninth Soul Skill, Ten Thousand Ghosts Devouring the Heart, was also dispelled by the holy power within the Angel Domain.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's attributes weren't countered.
But the Angel Domain still suppressed thirty percent of his strength, reducing the power of his ninth Soul Skill by the same amount.
Bibi Dong's attributes opposed those of the Angel Domain, making them mutually counteracting forces.
Whichever side was stronger would suppress the other.
Bibi Dong's cultivation was higher than her opponent's, so she wasn't countered.
However, the Angel Domain had activated without warning, and Bibi Dong hadn't been prepared for it at all.
Caught off guard, she was wounded by the domain's holy power. Thick black smoke poured from the burns on her body, and her strength was suppressed by nearly half.
Then, her face showing alarm, she was struck head-on by Chrysanthemum Douluo's ninth Soul Skill.
She took the full force of Chrysanthemum Douluo's ninth Soul Skill.
In an instant, her body flew backward like a kite with its string cut. With a thunderous crash, she plunged into the Lake of Life.
"This holy aura... This is the power of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. Is the Grand Pontiff here!?" Feeling the Soul Power within him suppressed, Ghost Douluo was delighted. The Angel Domain's holy power had weakened his Soul Power, but it had also suppressed the poison from his Martial Soul within his body.
As elders of Spirit Hall, both Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo were very familiar with angels.
They immediately recognized the power of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
Since the previous Pope's death and the death of his daughter, the only person on the continent with a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was the Grand Pontiff.
The Grand Pontiff had arrived.
They were saved!
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo were both overjoyed. Excitement on their faces, they looked up at the sky.
They waited for that imposing figure to slowly descend from above like a god.
Qian Daoliu's strength was absolute. Even ten Bibi Dongs wouldn't be a match for him.
With the Grand Pontiff here to capture Bibi Dong, they could interrogate her properly.
Why had she attacked them?
Chu Feng was a member of Spirit Hall too!
Under the expectant gazes of Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, a golden pillar of light suddenly shot down from the sky.
Its target wasn't them, nor was it Bibi Dong, who had been knocked into the lake.
It was Chu Feng, who was absorbing a Spirit Ring.
The pillar of light descended directly onto him.
It carried no malice whatsoever. Its holy power was imbued with potent healing energy.
It settled over Chu Feng, dispelling the Martial Soul poison clinging to him and cleansing him of all negative effects. It also helped him absorb the Spirit Ring.
Watching this, Chrysanthemum Douluo wasn't surprised.
Chu Feng was the Grand Pontiff's favored disciple.
But...
Suddenly, Chrysanthemum Douluo's brows furrowed slightly.
Something was strange. This Angel Domain didn't seem that powerful.
His gaze flickered as he looked toward the Lake of Life.
He thought to himself.
The Grand Pontiff was a peak Limit Douluo at level ninety-nine. Under his Angel Domain, Bibi Dong shouldn't have been able to maintain her Martial Soul Avatar at all.
Bibi Dong's First Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor, had an evil attribute. Like Ghost Douluo, she should be deeply countered by the Angel Domain.
But Bibi Dong had only been affected a little just now. It was Chrysanthemum Douluo's ninth Soul Skill that had sent her into the Lake of Life.
Yet this was undeniably the Angel Domain.
After all, Ghost Douluo's ninth Soul Skill had been dispelled.
Since this was the Angel Domain, the one who had arrived had to be the Grand Pontiff.
After a moment's thought, Chrysanthemum Douluo came up with a reasonable explanation.
The Angel Domain wasn't that powerful because the Grand Pontiff hadn't used his full strength!
Yes, the Grand Pontiff definitely hadn't brought his full strength to bear.
Ghost Douluo's Martial Soul was countered by the holiness of the Six-Winged Angel. If the Grand Pontiff had unleashed the Angel Domain without holding back,
wouldn't Ghost Douluo have turned to ash on the spot?
The Grand Pontiff must have held back out of consideration for Ghost Douluo.
As Chrysanthemum Douluo silently pondered this, the golden pillar of light gradually faded and slowly disappeared into the air.
Once the pillar had vanished completely, a golden silhouette descended slowly from the sky.
She landed beside Chu Feng, on the opposite side of the Lake of Life, with her back to Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.
As she descended from the sky and touched down beside Chu Feng, entering the two Douluos' field of vision within the Angel Domain, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo finally got a clear look at her.
Her figure was graceful and shapely, her curves elegant, and four dazzling golden wings extended from her back.
The two Douluos stared at her, stunned.
Wh-why was it a woman?
Had the Grand Pontiff turned into a woman?
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo stared at each other in astonishment.
Both saw confusion in the other's eyes.
But shouldn't a Six-Winged Angel have six wings?
Why did she have only four?
Could she be someone other than the Grand Pontiff? If so, who was she?
Chrysanthemum Douluo was shaken.
He stared fixedly at Qian Renxue, who stood with her back to them.
The previous Pope was dead, and his daughter had died young. Apart from the Grand Pontiff, no one in the world should have a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
Yet this woman really did have one.
A Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul had at most four wings before its wielder reached the Titled Douluo level. This woman had only four wings. She wasn't the Grand Pontiff, and she looked so young...
As they looked at her youthful figure, an impossible thought arose in both their minds.
But Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo instinctively felt it couldn't be true.
The previous Pope's daughter had died long ago.
It absolutely couldn't be her.
But if it wasn't her, how could they explain the woman standing before them?
There was no explanation at all!
"Young Master Qian Renxue?" Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo called out uncertainly.
At their words, Qian Renxue glanced back at them and gave a slight nod.
Then her gaze returned to Chu Feng, and her eyes filled with deep affection.
Her voice was gentle, like the chime of wind bells.
"Xiao Feng, your Xue'er is here!"
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