Spirit City, Pope Palace.
In the vast Pope Palace, which spanned over a thousand square meters, a woman with a cold, striking air sat on the papal throne.
She was exceptionally beautiful, tall, and perfectly proportioned, with a pair of long, straight legs.
Her right hand gripped the Pope Scepter. The chilling aura radiating from her shattered her otherwise cool elegance.
And that woman was none other than—
Bibi Dong, the current pope of Spirit Hall.
"Knock, knock, knock!"
Bibi Dong's slender fingers tapped lightly on the armrest. The slow rhythm carried a heavy sense of oppression.
As if something had crossed her mind, her expression darkened further. Her formidable Soul Power erupted without restraint, making the atmosphere in the entire Pope Palace even more oppressive.
In the middle of the hall—
The pope's most capable right-hand men, known as the Hah and Hah duo—Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo Gui Mei—stood with their heads bowed.
Directly bearing the pressure of Bibi Dong's Soul Power, which had reached the level of a Level 98 Peak Douluo, Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood rigid, fine beads of cold sweat gathering at their temples. They didn't even dare breathe too loudly.
"Y-Your Holiness..."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood respectfully where they were.
They reported every detail to Bibi Dong: how Qian Wuyou had destroyed Heaven Dou City and then pinned the blame on Spirit Hall, and how they still hadn't found any trace of Qian Wuyou and his group.
"Useless..."
"Seven days... seven whole days..."
"You two couldn't find any trace of that brat Qian Wuyou. Fine. But you couldn't even find the other three thousand five hundred members of the Angel Clan?"
"Yue Guan, Gui Mei, you've disappointed me greatly!"
Bibi Dong's voice, cold enough to pierce to the bone, echoed through the empty Pope Palace, carrying an unnerving oppression.
It couldn't be helped. Bibi Dong wasn't getting worked up for no reason.
The truth was, what Qian Wuyou had done in Heaven Dou City had completely pushed her over the edge.
She'd only spent a few days in seclusion cultivating. But the moment she came out, she heard that something had happened to the Angel Family.
Before she could even start celebrating the Angel Family's misfortune, she heard something that made her question reality.
Qian Wuyou—the brat who had broken through to Titled Douluo at just twenty and whom Qian Daoliu had been grooming as his successor—had directly betrayed Spirit City and left.
On top of that, Qian Wuyou had taken his only biological sister, Qian Wulu, and three thousand five hundred members of the Radical Faction of the Angel Clan with him, severing ties with both the Angel Family and Spirit Hall.
Honestly, when the news first came out, Bibi Dong was completely dumbfounded.
Qian Wuyou—the brat who opposed her at every turn, the Angel Family's second-in-command—had actually taken his younger sister and three thousand five hundred members of the Angel Clan and openly defected from Spirit City and the Angel Family?
Emmm...
Was today seriously not April Fools' Day???
Was someone seriously playing a joke on her, Bibi Dong???
Once she'd confirmed the news of Qian Wuyou's betrayal, more news followed: Qian Wuyou had destroyed Heaven Dou City, making her and all of Spirit Hall the targets of every force on the continent, denounced and despised by all.
Declare war on the entire continent???
Wait in Spirit City for the forces of the whole continent to come and attack???
Damn it!
Motherfucker!
When Bibi Dong found out what Qian Wuyou had done, she was so furious she nearly coughed up blood. She wanted nothing more than to kill that accursed bastard.
If Qian Daoliu hadn't stopped her, she would've gone straight after the remaining members of the Angel Clan—You bastards knew and didn't report it!
But once she learned all the details, Bibi Dong was left feeling even more frustrated.
Qian Wuyou—twenty-six years old, Level 96 Peak Douluo, with a Soul Ring Configuration of three black and six red rings. He possessed the contractual ability to make people Ageless, immortal, and indestructible. He had a strategic Soul Skill capable of large-scale spatial teleportation, as well as a terrifying Soul Skill that could wipe out an entire city with one strike.
Well... after weighing the pros and cons...
Bibi Dong admitted that she needed Qian Wuyou.
And not just a little. He was indispensable.
Although she wanted nothing more than to destroy the Angel Family, she didn't want such a formidable combat force to slip out of her control.
If she could gain Qian Wuyou's loyalty and support, she wouldn't need to win over other kingdoms and the Lower Four Sects, let alone promise them benefits.
With the power of Qian Wuyou's Twelve-Winged Angel Martial Soul alone, Spirit Hall under her command could unify the entire Douluo Continent ahead of schedule.
For the sake of her plan to unite the continent, Bibi Dong was even willing to set aside her feud with Qian Wuyou.
It was no exaggeration to say that if she could win Qian Wuyou's loyalty and support, she'd even be willing to personally tie Qian Renxue to his bed.
After all, in the eyes of Qian Daoliu and the other worshippers, Qian Wuyou was the best choice for Qian Renxue to continue the bloodline of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.
Her idea wouldn't just escape opposition. The old fogies in the Worship Hall would tacitly approve, indulge her, and perhaps even be delighted to see it happen.
Qian Renxue: "Damn it! You bastard! Bibi Dong, what do you take me for?"
Bibi Dong: "Hmph! My dear little sister, don't act like you haven't benefited from this!"
Just then, sensing Bibi Dong's Soul Power pressing down harder and harder, Yue Guan could only steel himself and step forward.
"Y-Your Holiness, it's not that we don't want to find any trace of Qian Wuyou and his group. We simply can't be in two places at once..."
Well, there was no denying it.
Ever since Qian Wuyou had wantonly destroyed Heaven Dou City, Yue Guan and Gui Mei had been left to shoulder all the blame for him. They'd been so busy they hadn't had a moment to breathe.
The complaints from minor sects were one thing—
But dealing with the accusations from major powers like the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and even the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was no easy task.
Even as Titled Douluo, Yue Guan and Gui Mei had been utterly exhausted by the demands of the continent's top powers. They were full of grievances but had nowhere to vent them.
After all, everyone knew that Qian Wuyou was the one who'd caused all this trouble. But they couldn't even find a glimpse of him, so they had to grit their teeth and bear all the insults and fury.
Just look at the mess Qian Wuyou had made!
He'd crippled Dai Mubai, prince of the Star Luo Empire, and his fiancée, Zhu Zhuqing.
He'd nearly killed Ning Rongrong, and he'd also ransacked the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's World Treasury.
As for the Heaven Dou Empire, that was even worse.
He'd slaughtered the Soul Master Imperial Guard in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, ransacked the Heaven Dou Empire's treasury, and forced Emperor Xue Ye and the members of the royal family to flee in a panic, leaving them utterly humiliated.
One atrocity after another from Qian Wuyou—enough to make even Yue Guan and Gui Mei, two men who'd weathered countless storms, feel their scalps tingle and their hearts pound in fear.
"Damn it—what kind of person could even do something like this?"
Yue Guan and Gui Mei cursed Qian Wuyou in their hearts.
"The Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect..."
"Hmph!"
"Don't bother with them..."
"If those forces have a problem with it, then let them come straight to war!"
Bibi Dong gave a cold snort.
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