Hu Liena stammered, "Holy Maiden... is what you said true...?"
Seeing Hu Liena's adorable appearance, Bibi Dong smiled. "Of course it's true, little girl. Are you willing to become my disciple?"
"I am, Holy Maiden!"
Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction, then said, "You're already my disciple, yet you still call me Holy Maiden?"
Hu Liena came to her senses and hurriedly said, "Teacher."
"You're a clever child. Come with your teacher."
Bibi Dong took Hu Liena's hand and headed toward the gates of Spirit City.
As Hu Liena walked through the streets of Spirit City, she kept turning to look back at Pope Mountain, which gradually vanished into the mist behind them. Her face slowly filled with confusion.
She knew that Bibi Dong was Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden. The Holy Maiden should have lived in Pope Hall, so why was Bibi Dong taking her farther and farther away from it?
Just as they were about to reach Spirit City's gates, Hu Liena finally could not hold back any longer. "Teacher, where are we going?"
Bibi Dong replied, "Nuoding City, Fasinuo Province, Heaven Dou Empire."
Hu Liena's eyes widened. "Teacher, why are we going somewhere so far away? Shouldn't I be going to Spirit Hall Academy?"
Bibi Dong stopped walking and looked at Hu Liena very seriously. "Nana, are you willing to listen to your teacher?"
Hu Liena froze briefly, then nodded.
Bibi Dong's expression softened. She rubbed Hu Liena's head, her voice condensed into a line, her tone full of solemnity and disdain. "Then remember this: Spirit Hall is actually a filthy, disgusting, depraved place. Your teacher is taking you away from Spirit Hall for your own good. You are my disciple, and I would never harm you. You'll understand in the future."
Hu Liena nodded vaguely, though Bibi Dong's words still left her utterly confused.
"Teacher, we're going so far away. I want to tell my brother. If he can't find me, he'll worry."
"Your brother? Is he studying at Spirit Hall Academy? What is his Innate Soul Power?"
Hu Liena nodded, her face full of admiration for her brother. "Teacher, my brother's name is Xie Yue. His Innate Soul Power reached rank eight, and his grades in every subject at Spirit Hall Academy are among the best. My brother said he has a chance of becoming a Title Douluo."
Bibi Dong was startled once again. This was actually a family with the potential to produce two Douluo. Xie Yue's talent was so outstanding that perhaps, when she sought revenge against Spirit Hall in the future, she could use him to gather intelligence on Spirit Hall.
"Don't worry. Your brother will know that you left with your teacher. Nana, your talent is even better than your brother's. Study well with your teacher, and you will surpass your brother in the future."
"I understand, Teacher."
Hu Liena finally relaxed.
As Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, Bibi Dong naturally could not be stopped by the Spirit Hall patrol at the city gates when she left Spirit City.
Afterward, Bibi Dong took Hu Liena onto a carriage, which sped toward Fasinuo Province of the Heaven Dou Empire.
Not long afterward, Pope Hall's meeting room.
Qian Xunji was buried in handling Spirit Hall's affairs. Only by immersing himself in Spirit Hall's mountain of business could he temporarily forget that his daughter had acknowledged a soul beast as her mother and was acting lovey-dovey with a soul beast.
At that moment, a Cardinal entered. "Greetings, Your Holiness."
Qian Xunji looked up. "Bishop Nuosen, what is it?"
Bishop Nuosen said, "Your Holiness, these are the children awakened at the Awakening Hall this year who possess the potential to become Title Douluo. Please review them."
"Present them."
Qian Xunji's expression brightened. For the Upper Three Sects, any genius with the potential to become a Soul Douluo would be reported. But this was Spirit Hall. To become a sect elder in the Upper Three Sects, one had to reach Soul Douluo, while to become an honorary elder in Spirit Hall, one had to cultivate to the rank of Title Douluo.
Qian Xunji opened the report and found only one name: Hu Liena, Innate Soul Power rank 9.5, Martial Soul: Heavenly Fox.
"Where is that little girl?"
Qian Xunji was delighted. With Innate Soul Power rank 9.5, the little girl had the potential to become one of the Elders. Even if she could not become an Elder, with Spirit Hall's resources, reaching rank 95 as a Title Douluo would be no problem at all.
The Cardinal respectfully replied, "Your Holiness, according to the White Bishop who conducted the awakening, this girl named Hu Liena took the Holy Maiden as her teacher and left with her."
Qian Xunji's expression changed slightly. He waved his hand. "You may leave."
As soon as the Cardinal left, Qian Xunji sighed. Sacrificing some of Hu Liena's potential to let Bibi Dong see the gap between Hu Liena's cultivation speed and that of Spirit Hall's geniuses would make Bibi Dong realize Spirit Hall's importance even more, wouldn't it?
For now, that little girl named Hu Liena could only be wronged. With her talent, as long as she was not delayed too much, she would still have a chance to break through to Title Douluo after returning to Spirit Hall and receiving Spirit Hall's resources.
Between Bibi Dong, who possessed Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, and Hu Liena, who had Innate Soul Power rank 9.5 but only one Martial Soul, there was no need to say who was more important or who could bring Spirit Hall greater benefits.
Three days later, Spirit Hall, Elder Hall.
This was the largest building within Pope Hall, and it represented the source of Spirit Hall's immense power. Inside the towering domed structure, a vast hall greeted anyone upon entering. The hollow dome rose nearly thirty meters high, while the surrounding area was divided into three levels, each with ten rooms.
Other than under extremely special circumstances, the primary requirement for living here was having Soul Power above rank ninety and the strength of a Title Douluo or greater. This was Spirit Hall's true seat of supreme authority. Even the Pope was subject to its restrictions. In the end, it all came down to strength. If the elders living here joined forces, they could destroy one of the Upper Three Sects within a single day. This was no exaggeration.
At this moment, there was not even a single servant in Elder Hall, because every Title Douluo of Elder Hall had emerged. Aside from Ghost Leopard Douluo, who was still secretly monitoring the Clear Sky Sect, all the elders had gathered within Elder Hall.
The Six Great Elders had also arrived at Elder Hall.
The one capable of summoning all of Spirit Hall's elders and Elders at once was naturally not Qian Xunji, whose hammering by Tang Hao had left his dignity in ruins, but Qian Daoliu.
Bibi Zhu also arrived at Elder Hall with Qian Renxue in hand.
Neither the Title Douluo elders nor the Six Great Elders showed any surprise at the improved relationship between Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue.
During the days when Qian Xunji had been injured, Bibi Dong had cared for him with medicine like a gentle and virtuous wife. They had all seen it clearly.
Qian Jun Douluo and Jiang Mo Douluo in particular had even seen Bibi Dong, dressed in sleepwear, enter Qian Xunji's bedchamber late at night. In the middle of the night, with the lights out, Bibi Dong in sleepwear—did they really need to say what happened?
Bibi Dong had already forgiven Qian Xunji, so accepting Qian Renxue, his talented and adorable daughter, was naturally only to be expected.
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