Ten Heavenly Caves Unite, Reward: Grass Sword Art, Thunder Emperor True Blood!

Just as Su Chen was preparing to leave, he sensed the commotion from below the stage and came to a halt.

He looked down at the two men from his elevated position.

Yue Guan's face, thick with powder, was forcibly contorted into an extremely brilliant, almost sycophantic smile.

He took a step forward and bowed with profound respect toward Su Chen on the stage.

"Mr. Su, please stay your steps."

Yue Guan held a posture of extreme humility, his tone brimming with flattery.

"This Humble One is a Martial Soul Hall Elder, Yue Guan."

"And this is Gui Mei."

Upon hearing Yue Guan announce their identities, the crowd in the main hall, who had been wailing just moments before, fell instantly silent.

Two Elders of Martial Soul Hall? What could they possibly want?

Su Chen cast a glance at them, his tone indifferent as he spoke:

"Something the matter?"

Yue Guan hurriedly straightened up, his face wreathed in smiles:

"Mr. Su, your divine foresight and the peerless, supreme power you possess truly make you a paragon for all Spirit Masters of our generation."

"Our Pope, hearing of your great talents, admires you deeply."

"She has specifically commanded the two of us to come and cordially invite you to Martial Soul City for a discussion."

As Yue Guan spoke, his confidence grew, and he laid out the terms promised by Bibi Dong.

"The Pope has stated that as long as you are willing to grace us by joining our Martial Soul Hall,"

"The position of Honorary Elder of Martial Soul Hall shall be yours immediately! Your status will be second only to the Pope!"

"Not only that, you may choose any three Top-Grade Spirit Bones from the treasury of Martial Soul Hall!"

"As for daily cultivation resources and Gold Soul Coins, they are limitless; you may take as you please!"

At this point, Yue Guan lowered his voice slightly, his tone filled with temptation:

"Even if you desire the location of a legendary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, our Martial Soul Hall will exhaust the strength of the entire organization to find it for you!"

Boom!

As soon as these words left Yue Guan's lips, a collective gasp of air echoed throughout the main hall of Listening Rain Pavilion.

Ning Fengzhi and Yu Yuanzhen, in particular, had their expressions shift violently.

Martial Soul Hall wasn't just recruiting; they were throwing the entire foundation of their organization at this man!

An Honorary Elder! The right to pick Top-Grade Spirit Bones! Even promising to help hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast!

Such an outrageously generous offer was something even the Sect Masters of the Upper Three Sects could never hope to provide!

Everyone held their breath, looking toward Su Chen on the high stage.

In their eyes, faced with an olive branch so bountiful it was impossible to refuse, there was absolutely no one in this world who could utter a single word of dissent.

However, after hearing Yue Guan's long-winded speech, Su Chen on the high stage didn't even lift an eyelid.

He simply opened his Folding Fan with casual ease and fanned himself twice.

"An Honorary Elder?"

"Top-Grade Spirit Bones?"

"Does your Martial Soul Hall really think your pile of scrap metal is worth so much?"

As these words fell, the smiles on the faces of Yue Guan and Gui Mei froze instantly.

"Mr. Su, what do you mean by this..." Yue Guan's heart skipped a beat, a sense of extreme foreboding rising within him.

"What do I mean?"

Su Chen let out a scoff, ruthlessly tearing through the facade.

"Bibi Dong sent you here under the guise of recruitment, but in reality, she has her eyes on the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art I spoke of yesterday, hasn't she?"

Upon hearing the words Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, the pupils of Yue Guan and Gui Mei constricted violently, and cold sweat broke out instantly.

How did he know?!

Su Chen ignored their terror and took a slow step forward.

He looked down at these two Martial Soul Hall Elders, his eyes revealing an indifference that saw through everything.

"And that's not all."

"She is desperate for this Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art because the hidden danger of the Twin Martial Souls within her body is nearly impossible to suppress any longer, right?"

"After all..."

Su Chen snapped his Folding Fan shut, his tone filled with playful intrigue.

"The cultivation she gained by devouring the flesh and soul of the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, was never exactly clean to begin with."

"Now that she is suffering the backlash of the Rakshasa God's lingering intent, she has only herself to blame."

BOOM!!!

Su Chen's light, airy words landed in the ears of everyone in the hall like the detonation of a world-shattering nuclear bomb!

What?!

The current Pope, Bibi Dong, devoured the flesh and soul of the former Pope, Qian Xunji?!

Wasn't Qian Xunji mortally wounded by Tang Hao and then died from his injuries?!

For a moment, the entire hall fell into a deathly silence; everyone felt their scalps tingling.

This was a peerless scandal, one that belonged only to the deepest, darkest core of Martial Soul Hall.

Yet this Storyteller had just blurted it out so casually in front of everyone under the heavens!

"You! You are spouting nonsense!"

Yue Guan was so terrified his soul nearly left his body; his finger pointing at Su Chen trembled violently, and his voice went completely out of tune.

If this word got back to Martial Soul City, Bibi Dong would absolutely skin the two of them alive!

"Nonsense?"

Su Chen sneered.

"Go back and tell Bibi Dong."

"If she wants the Heaven-Swallowing Demonic Art, if she wants to resolve the sordid, hidden debts of her past."

"Have her roll down from the throne of the Pope Palace, and crawl to the entrance of my Listening Rain Pavilion, kowtowing every three steps to beg me."

"Otherwise..."

"I wouldn't mind adding a side story to tomorrow's performance."

"I shall properly tell all the Spirit Masters of this world about the disgusting deeds that took place in that secret room of Martial Soul Hall back then."

After dropping this devastatingly lethal remark, Su Chen ignored Yue Guan and Gui Mei, who stood below the stage, completely paralyzed with fear.

He simply turned around and, under the gaze of countless shocked eyes, walked back to the backstage area in a slow and measured pace.

He left the two Martial Soul Hall Elders standing frozen in place, their entire bodies chilled to the bone.

Just then, as Su Chen stepped into the lounge, the crisp, mechanical prompt sounded in his mind right on cue.

Ding! Today's storytelling session has concluded, popularity points are being tallied...

Walking through the long corridor behind the stage, Su Chen pushed open the door to the top-floor lounge, completely shutting out the noise and panic from outside.

He walked straight to the mahogany armchair and sat down, pouring himself a cup of freshly brewed Yuqian Longjing tea.

Just as he lifted the teacup and took a gentle sip.

The system's crisp, mechanical prompts began to ring in his mind in rapid succession.

Ding! Today's storytelling session has ended, popularity points settlement complete!

Congratulations to the Host, today's storytelling has caused an unprecedented tremor across Douluo Continent!

You have successfully shocked the peerless Douluo Bo Saixi, Heaven Dou Crown Prince Qian Renxue, the Sect Masters of the Upper Three Sects, and the Elders of Martial Soul Hall!

You have exposed Martial Soul Hall's top-secret intel in public, overturning the continent's power structure and common perception!

Total popularity points obtained this time: Five million!

Hearing the figure reported by the system, Su Chen's hand holding the teacup paused slightly.

Five million points.

This was more than six times the eight hundred thousand points he received yesterday!

However, after a brief moment of thought, he felt at ease.

After all, today's performance not only featured the climax of the Battle of the Two Stones, but he had also suppressed Bo Saixi in public and exposed all of Bibi Dong's sordid past.

With such heavy bombshells dropped, it would have been strange if he hadn't reaped such a reward.

Ding! Detected that the Host's popularity points have reached the threshold, triggering a stage-based critical reward!

Congratulations to the Host, your cultivation has broken through consecutively!

BOOM!

As the system's voice faded.

Su Chen felt the golden blood within his body, vast as an ocean, suddenly begin to churn violently like boiling water.

He did not rely on any external force.

It was purely the feedback from the massive influx of popularity points.

The void above his head suddenly twisted violently, and beside the original cave-heaven that had been floating silently, a new series of roars erupted.

The second one!

The third mouth!

The fourth mouth...

One after another, the Heavenly Caves, erupting with endless essence of fortune like volcanic craters, condensed in mid-air in rapid succession!

This continued until the ninth Heavenly Cave took form.

The space within the entire lounge had been so compressed by this terrifying force of plunder that faint cracks began to appear.

If not for the isolation of the system barrier, the pressure exerted by these nine Heavenly Caves as they breathed in the world's energy would have been enough to instantly drain the entire Heavenly Dou Imperial City into a wasteland of spiritual exhaustion.

However, the breakthrough did not stop there.

"Open for me!"

Su Chen set down his teacup, a sharp glint flashing in the depths of his eyes.

The incredibly rigid and masculine blood energy within his body surged into the sky without reservation, crashing directly into the void.

Boom!

The tenth Heavenly Cave, like a dazzling golden sun, was forcibly squeezed into existence within this world!

The Ten Heavenly Caves emerged in unison!

At this moment, Su Chen was bathed in endless divine radiance, appearing like a true ancient God King.

But this was still not his destination.

"Since we are speaking of the Unique Cave Heaven."

"Then, as a Storyteller, I naturally cannot fall behind."

"Merge!"

Following a single thought from Su Chen, the ten Heavenly Caves hovering above his head violently collided and pressed toward the center!

All laws return to one; after destruction comes creation.

Accompanied by a series of low, deep rumbles that sounded like the opening of heaven and earth, the ten Heavenly Caves finally fused together completely.

They transformed into a Unique Halo, so profound that it seemed to devour all light and laws!

This halo floated silently behind Su Chen's head.

No aura leaked out, yet it exuded an absolute suppressive force that made even the Great Dao of heaven and earth bow in submission.

Immune to all laws, the Unique Cave Heaven!

"Hoo..."

Su Chen slowly exhaled a breath of stale air. Feeling the terrifying foundation within his body—now hundreds and thousands of times stronger than before—he retracted the halo with great satisfaction.

With this Unique Cave Heaven, he was now truly immune to all laws within the Douluo Continent.

Be it the ninth spirit skill of a Title Douluo, the domain of a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, or even the divine punishment sent down by those so-called gods of the God Realm.

As long as they entered the range of this Unique Cave Heaven, they would be instantly decomposed into the purest spiritual energy, becoming his nourishment.

Just as Su Chen withdrew his aura, the system's voice rang out once more.

Ding! The host currently possesses 5.8 million popularity points (including yesterday's balance).

Whether to activate the God-Level Lottery Wheel? (Each draw consumes 2 million popularity points)

"Activate, two consecutive draws." Su Chen did not hesitate in the slightest, issuing the command directly.

Popularity points were useless if left to gather dust; only by converting them into tangible trump cards was there any real logic.

Ding! 4 million popularity points deducted. The God-Level Lottery Wheel begins to spin...

Within Su Chen's vision, a massive wheel exuding an ancient, primordial aura appeared out of thin air.

The indicator on the wheel spun rapidly, sweeping past squares that radiated supreme treasures.

Finally, the indicator slowly stopped on a region emanating sharp sword energy.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing the peerless treasure art, Grass Sword Art (complete version)!

Hiss.

Seeing those four words, even someone of Su Chen's temperament could not help but gasp.

Grass Sword Art!

One of the three great sword arts of the primordial era!

The terror of its power could not be described in words.

Legend has it that the Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, which grew before heaven and earth were opened, could sever the void and strike down the sun, moon, and stars above the nine heavens with only the body of a blade of grass!

This was a supreme art of slaughter in the truest sense!

Immediately following this, the indicator on the wheel spun again, finally stopping on a drop of blood that exuded an aura of endless vitality and destruction.

Ding! Congratulations to the host for drawing the origin of the Ten Fiends, one drop of Thunder Emperor True Blood!

Thunder Emperor True Blood!

Seeing this, a light of intense brilliance instantly erupted in Su Chen's eyes.

He had just been thinking that he already possessed the Unique Cave Heaven for invincible defense and the Grass Sword Art to master the path of slaughter.

If he could add some thunderous means to his arsenal, he would truly have no weaknesses left.

As it turned out, the system had delivered the True Blood of the Thunder Emperor, the very manifestation of the ultimate laws of thunder among the Ten Fiends!

The Thunder Emperor was a supreme existence who governed the heavenly tribulations and acted as the executioner for the heavens themselves!

Once he refined this drop of True Blood, he would master the Thunder Emperor Precious Technique, and all thunder-attributed martial souls on the Douluo Continent would be nothing more than chirping insects before him.

The so-called Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon wouldn't even be fit to tie the shoes of a successor to the Thunder Emperor!

"Extract."

Su Chen did not hesitate, directly pulling the drop of Thunder Emperor True Blood from the system space.

Hum!

A drop of blood shimmering with nine-colored lightning hovered silently in mid-air.

Within this drop of blood, it seemed as if a world of thunder was contained, with countless ancient thunder runes flickering in and out of existence.

Su Chen opened his mouth and inhaled the Thunder Emperor True Blood directly into his body.

BOOM!!!

The moment the True Blood entered his body, a trace of incredibly domineering nine-colored lightning was instantly added to the golden vitality flowing within Su Chen.

Countless profound thunder law runes were branded without reservation deep into his bones and meridians.

He didn't even feel the pain of refinement; the drop of True Blood merged with his Unique Cave Heaven with perfect docility.

At the same time, the vast, sea-like insights into the sword dao of the Grass Sword Art were poured directly into Su Chen's mind.

Su Chen slowly closed his eyes, his entire being seemingly falling into a state of profound epiphany.

Meanwhile.

Outside the Listening Rain Pavilion.

Two black figures, looking like stray dogs, were fleeing frantically toward the outskirts of the Heavenly Dou Imperial City.

They were none other than Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

They didn't even dare to return to the Martial Soul Hall stronghold in Tiandou City, instead summoning their martial souls and streaking toward Martial Soul City like two bolts of light.

"Faster! Go faster!"

"That Su Chen even knows about the secret chamber incident from back then; this matter is no longer something we can handle!"

"We must report this to Her Excellency the Pope immediately!"

Gui Mei remained silent, pushing his soul power to the absolute limit, racing desperately through the air like a cloud of black mist.

They were not only bringing back the news that Tang Hao had been crippled and Bo Saixi had been suppressed.

They were also carrying a peerless secret that would be enough to drive Bibi Dong into total madness.

Both of them knew clearly in their hearts.

The moment these pieces of information reached the Pope Palace.

The entire Martial Soul Hall.

And even the sky of the entire Douluo Continent...

Would collapse completely!