Re-selecting the Seven Great Sects!

That day, Zhu Yan had been soaking in the library for several days. When she came out for some fresh air, she happened to run into Qian Xunji and the Snow Empress, who were out for a stroll.

The Snow Empress's gaze first landed on Qian Xunji, then shifted naturally to the six-year-old girl following behind him—Zhu Yan, who looked like a delicate, carved jade doll.

The Snow Empress stopped in her tracks.

She set down the storybook in her hand, her ice-blue eyes narrowing slightly. Her gaze swept back and forth between Qian Xunji and Zhu Yan twice, and her super-powered brain instantly connected the rumors she had heard in the Star Luo Empire—about the "Pope forcibly abducting an empress" and "wanting a six-year-old little sister"—with the little girl standing before her.

Robbing the cradle? No... is he not even sparing the seeds?

A dangerous light, which could only be described as looking at a pervert, instantly ignited in the Snow Empress's beautiful eyes.

"Swish—!"

Without any warning, not even the slightest ripple disturbed the air.

A tiny, ice-blue sword aura shot silently from the Snow Empress's fingertip!

As a level 95 peak Douluo, Qian Xunji instinctively sensed danger, but just as he was about to initiate a teleport, he realized the sword aura wasn't lethal—it didn't even have much power behind it.

"Rip!"

A soft sound of fabric tearing echoed through the air.

Qian Xunji felt a bone-chilling gust of wind suddenly rush into his lower body!

He looked down stiffly to see that the hem of his luxurious Pope robe had been sliced open with surgical precision. The point where the sword aura dissipated was exactly one inch above his crotch!

If it had been even a fraction of an inch lower, the Martial Soul Hall's "grandson plan" would have been declared bankrupt, and Qian Xunji could have gone straight to the palace to become a chief eunuch!

"Hiss—"

Qian Xunji sucked in a cold breath, and cold sweat instantly broke out on his forehead. This was a warning! An extremely malicious and wicked warning!

Standing behind Qian Xunji, six-year-old Zhu Yan was stunned. She widened her obsidian-like eyes, looking from the cold, peerless beauty to her teacher who was gasping in shock, her little head filled with immense bewilderment.

In the Star Luo Empire, even if it were the Emperor, if he dared to have a woman point a sword at his lower half like that, the woman would have been executed along with her entire clan. Why was her teacher acting like this?

Of course, Zhu Yan didn't know that Qian Xunji felt guilty; he had acted impulsively in the secret chamber back then, and now that the Snow Empress had truly left her home and life to come to Martial Soul Hall, he found her presence all the more precious.

Although he had promised her the moon, that day was still far off; by then, he would have already finished his business, and perhaps they would even have several children.

The Snow Empress glanced coldly at Qian Xunji, letting out a snort of extreme disdain and profound meaning.

"Hmph, filthy!"

Leaving those two words behind, the Snow Empress turned elegantly and flicked her sleeves as she walked away, leaving only a faint, lingering scent of ice and snow in the air.

Qian Xunji stood in the wind, his head full of black lines. He clutched his drafty robe hem and turned to look at the still-dazed Zhu Yan, his anger flaring up.

"What are you looking at? Never seen a husband and wife sparring before?"

Qian Xunji glared at his little disciple, reached out a finger, and poked her forehead hard. "You, oh you! Your teacher almost sacrificed his happiness for the rest of his life for your sake! If you ever dare to become an ungrateful wretch who betrays her master, I won't need anyone else to do it—I'll be the first to clean house and wipe you out!"

With that, Qian Xunji ripped off his tattered outer robe and chased after the Snow Empress in a frantic hurry.

"Snow Empress, listen to my explanation! This is truly just my newly accepted direct disciple! A pure master-disciple relationship! How did your mind get led astray by those trashy storybooks..."

Watching his teacher's pathetic back as he chased after his wife, six-year-old Zhu Yan silently noted a creed in her little mental notebook: In Martial Soul Hall, you can offend anyone, but you must never offend the beautiful white-haired mistress next door.

The noisy, chaotic daily life always passed in a flash.

In the blink of an eye, a month slipped away quietly amidst Qian Xunji's "painful yet happy" life of coaxing his wife.

The Snow Empress had completely adapted to life in Martial Soul Hall. Occasionally, after Qian Xunji finished his official duties, the two would even drink tea and spar on the dome of the Pope Hall. Their relationship slowly warmed up. Although Qian Daoliu beamed from ear to ear every time he saw this, Qian Xunji knew in his heart that these peaceful days could not continue without restraint.

Inside the study, Qian Xunji looked at the Subversion Point balance on his system panel, which had slowed in growth, and frowned slightly.

"The dividends from the General Theory of Martial Souls have gradually leveled off. I've already sheared the commoners for all they're worth. If I want to save up enough Subversion Points for the future, I have to start carving into those fat sheep."

Qian Xunji's fingers tapped lightly on the desk as the complex map of powers across the continent appeared in his mind.

The Clear Sky Sect was severely wounded, the Star Luo Empire was playing dead, and the Seven Treasures Sect and Blue Lightning Sect had surrendered and paid their protection money. The Upper Three Sects and the two great empires were now like tortoises hiding in their shells; no matter how much trouble Martial Soul Hall stirred up outside, they refused to show their heads.

"Since you want to play the tortoise and hide to develop, then This Seat will simply smash your shells to pieces!"

A flash of ruthless brilliance crossed Qian Xunji's eyes.

"Someone come!"

At his command, several red-robed bishops quickly pushed the door open and knelt on one knee.

Qian Xunji stood up.

"Transmit the Pope's decree! Proclaim it to the world!"

Qian Xunji's voice was low and filled with dangerous incitement:

"In the current continent, the Upper Three Sects are antiquated and corrupt, occupying positions without performing duties; the Lower Four Sects are conservative and incapable of shouldering great responsibilities! This so-called ranking of the Seven Great Sects should have been reshuffled long ago!"

"One month from now, Martial Soul Hall will host the continent-wide [Seven Great Sects Re-election Tournament] in Martial Soul City!"

"At that time, whether you are a prestigious orthodox sect, a hidden family, or a grassroots powerhouse, as long as you have the strength, you may come to Martial Soul City to compete! Martial Soul Hall will use an absolutely fair arena battle to re-establish the seats of the Upper Three Sects and the Lower Four Sects! The winners will be famous for eternity and renowned throughout the world!"

The red-robed bishops felt their blood boiling, their hands trembling with excitement. Reshuffling the Seven Great Sects? This was to completely uproot the existing power structure of the continent!

"Go! Spread this message to every corner of the Douluo Continent with the fastest speed possible. I want all those monsters and demons hiding in the mountains and lurking in the waters to crawl out for me!"

As this Pope's decree was sent to every major branch of the continent with urgent priority, the entire Douluo Continent was like a meteorite from the heavens crashing into the deep sea.

The world was in an uproar!

All the civilian soul masters fell into a frenzy, and countless sect masters of second and third-rate sects, who had been suppressed for too long, walked out of their seclusion chambers with bloodshot eyes. As for those old-fashioned sects that thought they could rest easy, they finally felt what it was like to have needles pricking their backs!

The Douluo Continent, which had been calm for a month, finally ushered in the most violent storm of reshuffling because of this decree from Qian Xunji!