We can only continue to make the Holy Spirit Church suffer.

"If we had a ninth-rank Soul Engineer, there would be no need for us to go through all this trouble."

"A ninth-rank Soul Engineer... Jing Hongchen qualifies, but we'd need to get in touch with him first. Xuan Ziwen is eighth-rank... we could kidnap him in the future, but right now we urgently need a ninth-rank Soul Engineer... a ninth-rank Soul Engineer..."

Qin Chuan clapped his hands together, picked up the list of Holy Spirit Cult members lying on the table, and laughed heartily. "We searched high and low but found it with no effort at all. This Holy Spirit Cult Third Elder, Thunder Nether Douluo, is a ninth-rank Soul Engineer. If we just kidnap him, won't the problem be solved?"

Bibi Dong's eyes lit up at that. "Right! I can control him, make him completely obey me. That way, with a ninth-rank Soul Engineer teaching Nana and the other disciples of Martial Soul Hall, plus the fact that Soul Tools haven't appeared in our world yet and rare metals are abundant beyond count, mining and purchasing those metals would be the simplest thing."

Qian Daoliu nodded after hearing this, agreeing with Qin Chuan's view, and asked, "This is indeed a good method. But how do we kidnap that Evil Soul Master?"

Qin Chuan smiled. "That's simple. When the Holy Spirit Cult Third Elder, Thunder Nether, was young, he was caught in a love triangle with the Earth Dragon Sect's sect master. In the end, the Earth Dragon Sect's sect master chose someone else, and he bore a grudge, becoming an Evil Soul Master. All we need is someone to impersonate the Earth Dragon Sect's sect master, Nan Shuishui, then go near the Demon Forest to fish for him. Are you afraid Thunder Nether Douluo won't show?"

As soon as the words fell, almost everyone's gaze landed on Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong waved her hand and sighed softly. "Fine, I'll reluctantly make an exception this once. Back when I was in Dragon City, I did consider destroying the Earth Dragon Sect, but that Nan Shuishui was only a Soul Douluo—no challenge at all."

"As it happens, I have a portrait of Nan Shuishui on me. Do you think this past year has been easy for me?"

Bibi Dong took out a portrait of Nan Shuishui. The beautiful woman in the painting had delicate features and an elegant, noble air. With the help of Qian Renxue's Angel Soul Bone, Bibi Dong disguised herself as Nan Shuishui, stunningly beautiful and still full of charm.

Immediately, Qin Chuan spent one hundred Snow Hatred Value to reopen the time-space tunnel leading to the main world ten thousand years later.

After Qin Chuan and Bibi Dong left, Qian Daoliu, following the rare metal compendium provided by Qian Renxue and Ye Guyi, secretly ordered a continent-wide search for these rare metals, with the metal capital Gengxin City as the top priority.

At the same time, he dispatched strong experts to survey the earth's veins, determining the storage locations of rare metals on the Douluo Continent, and reporting immediately upon discovery.

Martial Soul Hall's entire organization sprang into intense activity. Many disciples who received orders didn't understand why, but they still moved out, traveling in all directions. Relying on Martial Soul Hall's branches spread across the continent, they actually found quite a few rare metals.

Reports came in one after another.

Five days later, inside the Pope Hall.

A black hole appeared abruptly. When everything settled, Qin Chuan, Bibi Dong who had returned to her original appearance, and Thunder Nether Douluo, whose expression was dazed yet tinged with awe, all returned to Martial Soul Hall together.

"Master, where is this?" Thunder Nether Douluo's eyes were full of confusion.

Over the five days, Bibi Dong, disguised as Nan Shuishui, kept appearing in the major cities of the Sun Moon Empire. Every appearance caused an uproar.

Because the mature beauty Nan Shuishui was too alluring, drawing the attention of many.

This news naturally reached Thunder Nether Douluo's ears. On a road leaving Dongyang City, this Holy Spirit Cult Third Elder finally couldn't resist making his move.

After more than twenty years apart, Nan Shuishui was even more charming and seductive, even rekindling a second spring in Thunder Nether Douluo, who had lost his ability to father children.

And then... he was captured alive by Bibi Dong and controlled by the Rakshasa God's mark.

Just as Bibi Dong had said, as the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, all Evil Soul Masters ten thousand years later were her juniors. She was the ancestor of all Evil Soul Masters—that statement was absolutely true.

The Rakshasa God's mark worked by stirring the deepest evil within a soul master's heart. For an Evil Soul Master steeped in wickedness, it was practically tailor-made.

"This is Martial Soul Hall." Bibi Dong spoke calmly.

But to Thunder Nether Douluo's ears, it stirred a storm in his heart. He looked up at the unfamiliar Pope Hall, then at the ancient, magnificent architecture, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Martial Soul Hall?! The strongest power on the Douluo Continent ten thousand years ago—wasn't it destroyed? How is this possible!"

"Master, this is Martial Soul Hall, so you are?!" Thunder Nether Douluo stared at Bibi Dong in terror, his heart full of shock.

"My name is Bibi Dong, the Pope of Martial Soul Hall."

Thunder Nether Douluo completely lost control of his expression. He stared blankly at Bibi Dong, his breathing growing rapid, his mind already a chaotic mess.

He simply couldn't believe that the legendary empress of the Martial Soul Empire from ten thousand years ago, the Bibi Dong who had become a god, was standing alive before him and had captured him.

"Thunder Nether, I need your loyalty."

"..." Thunder Nether Douluo forced himself to swallow his saliva, knelt on one knee, and said, "Please give your orders, Master."

"You are a ninth-rank Soul Engineer. I need you to teach the disciples of Martial Soul Hall how to craft Soul Tools, to achieve the integration of Soul Tools and soul masters."

"As you command, Master, I dare not refuse."

"Very well. Come with me."

Qin Chuan went ahead to inform his grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

Afterward, many Title Douluo elders gathered in the Pope Hall.

Bibi Dong stood before them, hands clasped behind her back, and spoke calmly, "I have summoned you all here today to discuss the future direction of Martial Soul Hall's development."

At these words, the elders' expressions tightened, and they all grew serious.

"Before that, I want to ask you all—where does the greatest advantage of us soul masters lie?"

Yue Guan was the first to answer, "Reporting to Your Holiness the Pope, our greatest advantage as soul masters lies in the level of our Soul Power and the classification of soul master traits. There are Attack types, Healing types, Food types, Defense types, and Agility types. Each soul master has their own distinctions."

"Well said."

Bibi Dong first praised Yue Guan, and the latter's lips curled into a smug smile.

Then, Bibi Dong changed her tone. "Then is it possible for a Healing type to defeat an Attack type, or a Food type to defeat an Agility type?"

Everyone thought the Pope had gone mad. Such a simple truth was known even to children in beginner Soul Master Academies. What was wrong with Her Holiness today?

"Your Holiness, we do not believe it." The crowd spoke in unison.

"Good. Since none of you believe it, then follow me."

With that, Bibi Dong walked toward the doors of the Pope Hall.

As the doors swung open, Bibi Dong's figure vanished completely into the blinding sunlight.

Though confused, the crowd still followed her out.