After the Disaster, Gui Mei; Furious Bibi Dong: "Tang Hao!!"

Xiao Feng's fingers tapped lightly on the stone table.

An invisible pressure swept through Gui Mei's heart. He knew that if he didn't speak, he really might be killed. Death—he feared it. Everyone feared death. Even a Title Douluo was no exception; the stronger one was, the more one feared death.

In less than a few seconds, Gui Mei relented. After all, he hadn't willingly submitted to Bibi Dong in the first place. There was no reason for him to die over some trivial matter now. It wasn't worth it. The only person he cared about was Yue Guan.

Now that Yue Guan was dead, he naturally had to carry on living with Yue Guan's will.

"Pope Bibi Dong ordered me to bring three elders to investigate the cause of Yue Guan's death. If he was killed by someone, we were to bring the murderer back."

Hearing Gui Mei's words, Xiao Feng frowned slightly. "That's it?"

Xiao Feng felt that Gui Mei hadn't finished speaking. Actually, it wasn't Gui Mei's fault—he didn't dare say the rest. At this moment, trying to recruit Xiao Feng and saying they'd kill him if he refused would only hasten his own death.

Xiao Feng asked coldly, "I'll ask one last time. Are you sure that's all? Think carefully before you answer. Remember, think it over!"

Xiao Feng stressed the last few words heavily. Gui Mei's body stiffened, and his voice trembled as he said, "The Pope said to recruit you. If you agree, we bring you back. If you don't, we kill you. She said a monster who isn't one of her own is just trouble alive."

Gui Mei forced himself to say these words. He was already prepared to go accompany Yue Guan in the next second, but the anticipated pain never came.

He looked up and saw Xiao Feng standing outside the pavilion.

"I keep my word. I'll let you go. Go back and tell Bibi Dong: if she sets her sights on me or anyone close to me again, then my God Nine Sect won't mind destroying Spirit Hall! Even if Qian Daoliu comes, it won't matter. I said it. This world is vast. Beneath the God Realm, everything is an ant. Let Bibi Dong think about whether Spirit Hall has the strength to oppose the God Realm."

"Alright, Mengmeng, let him go."

"Yes, Young Master."

With that, Xiao Feng's figure vanished at the end of the path, and Rui Mengmeng also disappeared into thin air, leaving only Gui Mei lying on the ground, his face full of disbelief.

"I... I really didn't die?"

Though Gui Mei was severely injured, as long as he wasn't dead, everything was fine. He lay on the ground, using his soul power to begin healing himself. Half an hour later, he could barely move, so he hobbled away with a limp.

The reason Xiao Feng didn't kill Gui Mei was that he wanted to test Bibi Dong. Since Gui Mei had betrayed her, if Bibi Dong killed him, it would prove she had plenty of manpower and didn't care about losing a single Title Douluo. If she didn't kill him, it would mean Bibi Dong's power was still within Xiao Feng's expectations.

Yue Guan was dead, and three other Title Douluo had died as well. If Bibi Dong killed Gui Mei on top of that, it would only show that she was both ruthless and wealthy enough to kill a Title Douluo without a second thought—her foundation was solid!

You ask how Bibi Dong would know Gui Mei betrayed her? Come on. Four Title Douluo were sent out. The other three died, leaving not even a trace. Yet Gui Mei came back alive? If there wasn't some shady deal going on, Bibi Dong wouldn't believe it!

Just as Gui Mei set off on his journey back to Spirit Hall, Tang Hao's urgent "gift" arrived!

Inside the Pope Palace.

Bibi Dong sat on the Pope's throne, listening to the report from the person below. Her face was ashen. Just moments ago, she had learned that three of the four elders she had sent out were dead! And their life plaques had shattered at the exact same time, meaning the three had been killed instantly.

Aside from Gui Mei, who was a bit higher in rank, the other three had just recently advanced to Title Douluo at levels ninety-one and ninety-two. They were gone just like that. Though these elders were all old men in their seventies or eighties, they were still three full-fledged Title Douluo. To have been killed so inexplicably in an instant—even the usually cold-blooded Bibi Dong couldn't stay calm.

She could kill three low-level Title Douluo herself, but she couldn't do it instantly. She couldn't imagine who had that kind of strength, or if they had fallen into a trap and been killed that way.

Rage made Bibi Dong's chest heave. Her beautiful eyes were filled with icy malice. She slammed her scepter hard against the ground and glared viciously at the people below. "Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on? A tiny Nuoding City has cost me four Title Douluo! Can anyone tell me what happened here!"

Her powerful soul energy surged, making the few people below even more terrified. They lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to move, afraid they'd be singled out to vent her anger.

Just then, a person rushed in from outside, holding a box, his voice full of fear. "Your Holiness the Pope, there's something from Nuoding City. Elder Yue Guan... he's dead!"

The moment Bibi Dong heard that Elder Yue Guan was dead, confusion arose in her heart. Logically, no one should know about Yue Guan's death except her and Gui Mei. So how did this person know?

Suddenly, Bibi Dong's gaze fell on the box in that person's arms. A box with a faint smell of blood. In an instant, a fury she had never felt before surged within her!

The few people kneeling below became even more terrified. Three Title Douluo elders were dead, and now Elder Yue Guan was dead too. There was no need to ask—things had gone horribly wrong.

Bibi Dong's soul energy vibrated, and the contents of the box tumbled out. Everyone who saw it turned pale. Yes, it was Yue Guan's severed head!

Staring at the terror-filled pupils in Yue Guan's dead eyes, Bibi Dong fell silent.

"Your Holiness, there's also a letter here."

The man tremblingly produced a letter. Without a word, Bibi Dong leaped down, opened the letter, and after reading it, she tore it to shreds in fury. At the same time, she couldn't help grinding her teeth. "Tang Hao!"

Indeed, the content of the letter was: "Spirit Hall, I'm back!"

Who else could write something like that and have the strength to kill Yue Guan and the others? Bibi Dong couldn't think of anyone but Tang Hao!

So Bibi Dong strode out of the Pope Palace on her long legs, but before leaving, she said one thing.

"Hold an elder assembly this afternoon to decide on the matter of surrounding and killing Tang Hao!"

The loss of four Title Douluo was too big to hide. Paper could never contain fire. And Bibi Dong couldn't quite figure out who was helping Tang Hao.

In that battle years ago, the previous Pope Qian Xunji was severely injured, and Tang Hao, who had just become a Title Douluo, took on three at once. Though Tang Hao later broke through and escaped, Bibi Dong didn't believe that battle had left Tang Hao unscathed.

Tang Hao was strong, but not strong enough to kill three Title Douluo in an instant. So in Bibi Dong's speculation, someone must be helping Tang Hao. That was why she called the elder assembly.

Bibi Dong: "Outnumber me? Outclass me in high-end combat power? Spirit Hall has never lacked that!"

Yet she had no idea that the person who killed so many of her subordinates was just an ordinary silver-haired woman. Yes, ordinary—only the strongest combatant on land, Rui Mengmeng.

On the other side, Gui Mei, healing his injuries while fleeing for his life, managed to return to Spirit Hall in just half a day.

And now, inside Spirit Hall.

Almost all of Spirit Hall's top combatants were debating one thing: whether to go to Nuoding City to surround and kill Tang Hao!

"Bang!"

Suddenly, the doors of the Pope Palace were rudely pushed open. Gui Mei, covered in blood, stumbled in. Seeing him drenched in blood, everyone was shocked.

His vision went black, and Gui Mei collapsed straight to the ground.

Instantly, everyone fell silent. Especially those elders who had previously advocated for going to surround and kill Tang Hao.