Four Years Later

This time, Yue Guan moved faster than he ever had before. He soon returned to Spirit City.

"Hm?" Bibi Dong abruptly lifted her head in Pope Hall and looked up at Yue Guan flying through the sky.

"What happened?" Bibi Dong's expression immediately darkened. With a flicker, she vanished from Pope Hall and appeared right in front of Yue Guan as he sped through the air.

"What happened?" A terrifying aura spread from Bibi Dong.

"I didn't expect that woman, Bibi Dong, to have reached such a level already." In Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes as he looked toward the sky above Spirit City.

"Second Elder, have that girl Xiao Xue come back." Qian Daoliu spoke softly toward a corner of Worship Hall.

A figure shifted slightly, then left Worship Hall and headed for the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, without anyone knowing.

"Angel God, I hope you can once again shower this continent with your radiant light." Qian Daoliu knelt reverently before the enormous Angel Statue.

"Your Majesty." Seeing Bibi Dong suddenly appear in front of him, Yue Guan hurriedly saluted. Her arrival had taken him completely by surprise.

It was as if Bibi Dong had been standing there all along.

"Go on ahead." Bibi Dong said little. After taking Lin Yu from Yue Guan, she flew toward Pope Hall.

"Tell me, what happened this time that left you, a Level 95 Titled Douluo, in such a sorry state?" Bibi Dong looked a little exasperated.

She knew that whenever Lin Yu went out, things were never peaceful. But she hadn't expected a Level 95 Titled Douluo to end up in such a sorry state this time.

"Well..." Yue Guan felt awkward at Bibi Dong's question.

After all, he hadn't even seen the enemy this time.

"Your Majesty, when we went to Holy Soul Village, we discovered traces of Tang Hao. That's why we hurried back to Spirit City." Yue Guan honestly explained the reason.

"Tang Hao!?" Bibi Dong was surprised, but her emotions didn't stir much.

She seemed to consider the news of Tang Hao's whereabouts nothing particularly important. She simply looked at Lin Yu.

At that moment, Lin Yu stood obediently with his eyes fixed straight ahead, not daring to look at Bibi Dong.

"What else?" Seeing Lin Yu like that, Bibi Dong gave an exasperated smile and asked again.

"We found the seed left behind after Tang Hao's wife sacrificed herself. It had sprouted again.

"And that's not all. There was also a Soul Bone left behind at the time." Yue Guan swallowed and took out the Blue Silver Emperor's Hundred Thousand Year right leg bone.

"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?" Bibi Dong took the Soul Bone from Yue Guan, looking surprised.

After all, the temptation of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was immense. She hadn't expected Tang Hao to resist absorbing it.

"Very good. You've done a great service this time. What reward would you like?" After accepting the Soul Bone, Bibi Dong looked at Yue Guan.

"His Highness the Holy Son deserves all the credit for obtaining this Soul Bone. I wouldn't dare take any." Yue Guan was eager, but he didn't dare claim credit that wasn't his.

"Uncle Yue, don't be modest. Without you, how could we possibly have found this Soul Bone?" Lin Yu hurriedly chimed in, making no mention of himself.

Bibi Dong rolled her eyes at Lin Yu.

"For contributing a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, Yue Guan is hereby granted permission to select two Soul Bones from the Martial Soul Hall Treasury, each between 50,000 and 80,000 years old." Bibi Dong understood what Lin Yu meant and announced Yue Guan's reward.

Two 80,000-year-old Soul Bones were already worth no less than a single Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

"Enough. Let's leave it at that. Don't let this get out.

"Go prepare a place for Xiao Yu's grandfather to stay." Bibi Dong waved Yue Guan away and gave him a pointed look.

Yue Guan understood her meaning and obediently left, taking Old Jack and Dugu Yan with him.

Only then did the others understand what had happened. Old Jack looked utterly confused, while Dugu Yan and Hu Liena still seemed unable to process it.

It was only natural that Old Jack, an ordinary person, wouldn't know the value of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. But Dugu Yan was Dugu Bo's granddaughter, and Hu Liena was Bibi Dong's disciple. They both knew.

They also understood why Yue Guan had been so eager to leave Holy Soul Village.

Naturally, they couldn't let the owner discover that they'd come into such a windfall—especially when that owner was the Clear Sky Douluo.

"Can't you ever behave yourself, you little rascal? You've gone out three times, and not once has it been peaceful." Bibi Dong affectionately tapped Lin Yu between the brows.

But Lin Yu didn't dare answer her. He could only grin foolishly.

"You have secrets. I won't pry, but you still need to be careful." Bibi Dong's expression turned serious.

Seeing her change in expression, Lin Yu sobered up as well.

"Since coming to Spirit City, you've gone out three times, and each time you've come back with something extraordinary.

"The first time, you found the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and even brought Dugu Bo, a Titled Douluo, into Spirit Hall.

"The second time, you went to Star Dou Forest, obtained an External Soul Bone, and discovered traces of a Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.

"The third time, you went home to visit your family, raided Tang Hao's home, took his Soul Bone, and even went after his wife." Bibi Dong looked at Lin Yu in exasperation.

"Don't worry, Teacher. After coming back this time, I won't leave Spirit City again for a while." Lin Yu knew he'd been a little too obvious, so he hurriedly promised Bibi Dong.

"For now, keep the news of Tang Hao's whereabouts secret. It can't get out. Otherwise, we'd be telling Tang Hao outright that Spirit Hall took those things." Bibi Dong's expression grew grave.

"Don't worry, Teacher." Lin Yu nodded.

"Don't worry? How am I supposed to not worry? Dugu Bo is one thing. Yue Guan and Gui Mei together could easily deal with him.

"But this time, you actually provoked Tang Hao. You were lucky he wasn't there. What if you'd run into him? Even the former Pope wasn't his match. Could Yue Guan have protected you?

"Only Tang Hao had probably gone to Star Dou Forest because of that piece of news that came out earlier. Otherwise, you would have been in danger this time." When she mentioned Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong's expression clearly darkened, but she quickly hid it.

"All right, go back and get some rest. I imagine you were badly frightened this time." Bibi Dong sent Lin Yu away, looking a little dispirited.

Lin Yu knew why Bibi Dong was feeling low, but he didn't know how to bring it up. For now, he could only rely on Bibi Dong to pull herself out of the shadows.

Time flew by, and four years passed just like that. Lin Yu didn't get into any more trouble during those four years, and passed them peacefully.

"Four years already. Tang San and Xiao Wu must have gone to Shrek Academy by now." Lin Yu opened his tightly shut eyes, a flash of brilliance passing through them.

The aura of a Soul King burst from Lin Yu.

Over those four years, Lin Yu had had a great deal to learn—not only how to fight, but also how to develop his Second Martial Soul. Even so, he had still reached the Soul King rank at the age of twelve.