Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, and Bo Saixi: Three Peerless Figures

Hu Liena stared at the Light Screen that appeared in the void before her, her fingertips unconsciously clenching her sleeves.

This guy, who calls himself "Daddy Douluo," immediately pointed out the existence of Grand Pontiff Qian Daoliu.

That wasn't just any ordinary title of Titled Douluo; it was a secret known only to a very few people even within the Spirit Hall itself.

"That's impossible."

Hu Liena stood up from the cushion, her fox tail swishing rapidly behind her.

The night wind outside the pavilion swept a few fallen leaves past the railing, but she was completely unaware.

Countless thoughts surged and collided in my mind.

"The name of the Grand Pontiff is taboo within the Spirit Hall."

"When my teacher told me about this, he dismissed all the servants, and even Elders Gui Mei and Yue Guan were not present."

She bit her lower lip, her fingers sliding rapidly across the Light Screen.

The scene when Bibi Dong mentioned Qian Daoliu to her is still vivid in her mind.

That was the night before she was Saintess.

The priest summoned her to the inner chamber of the Pope Palace.

There were no lights in the hall; only the moonlight streaming in from the window outlined the silhouette of the teacher sitting upright in his high-backed chair.

Bibi Dong's voice was very low, her tone filled with complex emotions that Hu Liena couldn't understand at the time.

"Nana, you must remember, the Spirit Hall is not a monolithic entity."

"Those old fogies in the Worship Hall, especially the Grand Pontiff Qian Daoliu, are not on my side."

"In your future actions, you must not get too involved with them."

"Especially Qian Daoliu, avoid him if you can, don't let him notice you."

Hu Liena felt her heart pound with fear.

The teacher is already a Pope, a powerful figure among Titled Douluo.

The person she mentioned with such fear must be someone incredibly terrifying.

Later, she consulted the secret documents that her teacher had allowed her to read, and pieced together the true information about Qian Daoliu — Level 99 Peerless Douluo, the guardian of the Angel God, and the true foundation of the Spirit Hall.

The teacher's teacher, the previous Pope Qian Xunji, was the son of Qian Daoliu.

Hu Liena deduced the whole thing from between the lines of the secret document.

She kept these deductions to herself and never revealed them to anyone.

"My teacher deliberately separated me from the Worship Hall, ostensibly to allow me to focus on my cultivation, but in reality to prevent me from being recruited by Qian Daoliu."

Hu Liena came to this conclusion.

And they acted in accordance with this conclusion.

Over the years, she had never had any direct contact with that Grand Pontiff.

Occasionally, one could catch a glimpse of the back of an elderly man in white robes slowly walking out from the direction of the Worship Hall in the distance along the temple corridor.

She would immediately turn around and take a detour, just as her teacher instructed.

But now, a "Daddy Douluo" who appeared out of nowhere casually mentioned the existence of Qian Daoliu.

Hu Liena took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.

"For him to know about the Grand Pontiff, he must either be a core high-ranking member of the Spirit Hall or a top expert from another major power who has directly clashed with the Spirit Hall."

"But the name he chose— Daddy Douluo?"

Hu Liena's brows were almost knitted together.

What legitimate Titled Douluo would choose such a name?

This is comparable to her own reputation as an "Little White-Eyed Wolf"—both are equally unserious.

Just as she was about to ask another question, a new message popped up on the Light Screen.

[Daddy Douluo]: Wait a minute! Little White-Eyed Wolf Bo Saixi, let me ask you seriously, you two... are you really from the Douluo Continent?

Hu Liena stared at the words, a surge of inexplicable anger welling up in her chest.

"Otherwise what?"

She quickly typed a reply on the Light Screen.

[Little White-Eyed Wolf]: What else? I already said I'm in Spirit City right now. Who exactly are you? If you don't explain yourself clearly, I'll have someone track you down immediately.

After sending the message, she tapped her fingers rhythmically on the armrest, making a crisp, rhythmic sound.

With each tap, her doubts deepened.

"This person asked so seriously, as if they had just confirmed that we were in the Douluo Continent."

"Could it be... that he wasn't even sure he knew me before? What did he initially think we were?"

An absurd thought popped into my head.

Could this "Daddy Douluo" come from somewhere else?

It's not the Spirit Hall, not the two great empires, and not even the Douluo Continent?

She immediately suppressed the thought.

Impossible!

How could such a thing happen in the world?

Just then, another message popped up.

[Bo Saixi]: I come from the Sea God Island.

Hu Liena's pupils suddenly contracted.

Sea God Island?

That forbidden area deep in the ocean, marked in secret documents by the Spirit Hall as "not to be easily provoked"?

As the Martial Soul Hall Saintess, she had read through countless secret scrolls, one of which contained information about Sea God Island.

That island and the Spirit Hall had always kept to themselves, but she remembered the annotations at the end of the secret scroll very clearly.

The strength of Poseidon Island is unfathomable. Its lord, Poseidon Douluo, is a level 99 peerless Douluo, a figure on par with Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.

"This Bo Saixi is the same Bo Saixi who was the Grand Pontiff of Sea God Island?"

Hu Liena's fox tail curled up uneasily.

Just as her thoughts were churning, that person's message popped up on the Light Screen again.

[Daddy Douluo]: Sea God Island? Bo Saixi? You're Bo Saixi, the Grand Pontiff of Sea God Island?

[Bo Saixi]: Oh? You know me?

Sea God Island, Sea God Hall.

Bo Saixi leaned against her coral-carved throne, her long, sea-blue hair cascading down the armrests like ocean waves.

The luminous pearls embedded in the God Temple dome cast a cool, clear light, which shone in harmony with the light from the Light Screen in front of her.

She narrowed her eyes slightly and tapped her fingers lightly on the armrest.

"Interesting. This person not only knows about Sea God Island, but also knows that I am the Grand Pontiff of the Sea God Hall."

A slow, gentle smile curved Bo Saixi's lips.

It's not surprising that the world knows about the existence of Sea God Island.

The major powers on the mainland, such Spirit Hall, the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Star Luo Empire, all knew that there was such a huge island deep in the sea.

However, very few people could accurately identify her and know that she was the Grand Pontiff herself.

"It seems his understanding of the Douluo Continent far surpasses that of ordinary people."

"And his question just now—he asked us if we were 'really' people from the Douluo Continent, and that 'really' is very interesting."

Bo Saixi's mind raced, a sharp glint flashing in her sea-blue eyes.

"He knew the true nature of this Chat Group. He knew that those who joined this group shouldn't have been a different kind of person."

"Or perhaps he originally thought we came from somewhere else?"

She straightened up, her slender fingers tracing across the Light Screen.

[Bo Saixi]: It seems you know this Chat Group very well.

[Bo Saixi]: Tell me, what exactly is this? And who are you?

After sending the message, she leaned back on her throne, tapping her fingertips lightly on the armrest, patiently waiting for a reply.

Sea God Hall, the sound of waves crashing against the rocks could be faintly heard, like an ancient ballad that never ends.