"Your Holiness, is there something you need me for?"
Lin Yue boldly sized up Bibi Dong before him, then asked calmly.
He was grateful for Spirit Hall's nurturing, but that didn't include Bibi Dong.
After all, it had been Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu who'd made the final decision to continue nurturing him.
As for Bibi Dong, that woman had looked down on him from the start—a bizarre genius with cultivation but no real offensive ability.
She'd even been the one to suggest they stop pouring resources into him.
But he had to admit, the woman before him was truly a masterpiece!
That figure, that bearing, that lofty, haughty air—she really made him want to pin her beneath him and ravage her.
Bibi Dong noticed Lin Yue's gaze, and displeasure immediately stirred in her heart. He'd only just become a Titled Douluo, and already he didn't know his place?
Did he think joining the Elder Hall meant he no longer had to show her respect?
"Lin Yue, answer me!"
"Your space should be holding quite a few Soul Beasts, right? Are they still there?"
For the moment, Bibi Dong ignored Lin Yue's disrespectful gaze and went straight to asking about the Soul Beasts.
"They're gone. After all the Soul Beasts outside disappeared, the ones in my space vanished too."
Lin Yue smiled faintly and flatly denied that he still had any Soul Beasts.
He'd actually guessed on his way here that Bibi Dong had summoned him over the Soul Beasts.
After the Soul Beasts disappeared, anyone among Spirit Hall's higher-ups who knew about him would naturally think of him.
He'd been waiting for someone to come looking ever since he left, and when nobody did, he'd thought their brains must be broken!
Now it seemed that wasn't the case. They'd just been slow on the uptake.
"What did you say? The Soul Beasts in your space all disappeared too?"
"How is that possible?"
"How could the Soul Beasts in your space simply vanish without a trace? Are you trying to deceive me?"
When Bibi Dong heard Lin Yue's answer, she was shocked and furious.
She'd been full of hope. As long as Lin Yue had two Soul Beasts around fifty thousand years old in his space, she could save ten years of cultivation.
"Your Holiness, it's true!"
"I don't know how those Soul Beasts disappeared either!"
Lin Yue said nothing more. He simply stuck to his story: he had no Soul Beasts left, and he didn't know why they were gone.
Bibi Dong's expression turned cold at his answer, yet she had no way to deal with him.
She suspected the Soul Beasts in his space were probably still there.
But Lin Yue kept insisting they were gone, and she couldn't do anything about it.
"Lin Yue, you should know that I have Twin Martial Souls. My Second Martial Soul still needs two Soul Rings, and this is very important to me!"
"I'm willing to trade two Soul Bones for the two Soul Beasts with the highest cultivation in your possession. What do you say?"
Bibi Dong took a deep breath, then began offering her terms.
"Two Soul Bones!"
Lin Yue's eyes lit up at her words.
Bibi Dong's heart leapt with joy. So he just needed to be tempted with benefits!
"I'm sorry, Your Holiness. I really do want those two Soul Bones, but there truly aren't any Soul Beasts left in my space!"
But Lin Yue's next words immediately dashed her hopes.
"Are there really no Soul Beasts left?"
Bibi Dong stared at Lin Yue. For some reason, she simply didn't believe him.
"Really!"
Lin Yue kept denying it, and she was left with no choice.
"Fine. If you don't have any Soul Beasts, then leave!"
Bibi Dong waved him away angrily, telling him to get lost.
"Your Holiness, then I'll be going."
Lin Yue smiled faintly, then turned and left.
"This Lin Yue..."
Bibi Dong watched Lin Yue's retreating figure, grinding her teeth in frustration.
For some reason, she had a feeling that Lin Yue still had Soul Beasts, but simply didn't want to give them to her.
Bibi Dong watched Lin Yue's back, her gaze gradually turning dangerous.
Since you won't hand them over willingly, don't blame me.
"Tsk, tsk. As expected of Bibi Dong—she really is top-tier!"
As he left, Lin Yue had no idea that Bibi Dong was scheming about him. He was the one thinking about her.
It was just that this woman was difficult to win over.
There was practically no chance of winning her over by normal means.
If Bibi Dong were a Soul Beast, Lin Yue could find a way to defeat her, then tame her directly through the system.
Just like Ah Yin before!
"Elder Lin Yue! This old man is waiting for you in the Worship Hall. Come over!"
Just then, Lin Yue heard a voice in his ear.
It came from the direction of the Worship Hall, and rang directly in his mind.
It was Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu's voice.
"Qian Daoliu must be after the Soul Beasts too, right?"
Lin Yue didn't need to think to know that Qian Daoliu was also after the Soul Beasts.
But Qian Daoliu wasn't asking for himself. He wanted them for Qian Renxue, who was still undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire.
Whoosh~
Lin Yue's figure blurred as he quickly flew toward the Worship Hall.
"Qian Daoliu!"
Watching Lin Yue head toward the Worship Hall, Bibi Dong's expression shifted slightly once more.
"I'd like to see whether you really have no Soul Beasts left or simply don't want to give them to me!"
Bibi Dong gave a cold snort.
There was no need to guess why Qian Daoliu had called Lin Yue over. It was for that daughter of hers.
This time, instead of getting angry, she was pleased.
As far as she knew, Qian Renxue would break through to level seventy very soon. When that happened, she'd have plenty of ways to find out what kind of Seventh Soul Ring Qian Renxue had obtained.
If it wasn't a white Soul Ring, it had to have come from Lin Yue, given to Qian Daoliu.
Then she'd see how Lin Yue could keep denying it.
"Great Enshrined!"
Lin Yue soon arrived at the Worship Hall, where he met the handsome old man, Qian Daoliu.
Looking at Qian Daoliu, it was hard to believe the other man was an old geezer.
"Elder Lin Yue, are the Soul Beasts in your space still there?"
Qian Daoliu nodded at Lin Yue, then asked outright.
"Great Enshrined, I do have quite a few Soul Beasts in my space, including some with cultivation of over ten thousand years."
Facing Qian Daoliu, Lin Yue didn't hide the truth. He told him directly.
"Good, good! As long as those Soul Beasts of yours are still there!"
Qian Daoliu was delighted to hear this.
"Elder Lin Yue, I have a mission I'd like to assign you. I need you to complete it."
Qian Daoliu didn't directly ask Lin Yue for the Soul Beasts. Instead, he began assigning him a mission.
Lin Yue was a little surprised. Qian Daoliu had only asked about the Soul Beasts; he hadn't asked for any.
"Please tell me, Great Enshrined. I'll do my best to complete it."
Lin Yue didn't refuse.
At the same time, he was curious about what Qian Daoliu wanted him to do.
"I want you to go to the Heaven Dou Empire and assist my granddaughter, Qian Renxue, in completing her mission."