Among the Title Douluo, Qian Xunji was the only one who knew the truth. Watching this scene, his heart was filled with helplessness and powerlessness.
He could no longer reveal the truth, because he could not. Over the past few days, Qian Renxue had clung to Bibi Zhu every day. They ate together, cultivated together, played together... She truly believed Bibi Zhu was her mother. If he told Qian Renxue the truth now, the impact on her would be no less severe than telling her how she had been born.
Moreover, Qian Daoliu had just declared that Tang Hao's union with the hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor had produced an ominous creature and betrayed the Spirit Master World, only to turn around and find the hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor, have her take Bibi Dong's form, and bring her to Spirit Hall as Qian Renxue's godmother. If this blatant double standard were exposed and the elders and worshippers learned of it, Spirit Hall's credibility would completely collapse.
Therefore, no matter what, Bibi Zhu's true identity could only remain hidden for now.
Qian Xunji could only hope that, before Qian Renxue grew old enough to see through Bibi Zhu's true nature, Bibi Dong would see Yu Xiaogang clearly, come to her senses, return to Spirit Hall, and seamlessly take Bibi Zhu's place. Otherwise, if Bibi Zhu's true identity were exposed, he truly had no idea what consequences would follow.
At the innermost end of the Elder Hall's main chamber stood a gigantic Six-Winged Angel statue forged from pure gold, ten meters tall. Its appearance was exactly the same as the one in Douluo Hall, except it lacked a soul.
Space warped slightly, and Qian Daoliu silently appeared before the Six-Winged Angel statue, seeming to merge with the statue behind him.
"Greetings, Grand Pontiff." XN
"Grandfather."
"Father."
Qian Xunji was dissatisfied with this highly risky move Qian Daoliu had made, but considering that Bibi Dong might seamlessly replace Bibi Zhu, he still held great respect for Qian Daoliu, who had not ruined the whole game.
Qian Daoliu said, "I have summoned everyone here today to announce several decisions."
The moment those words fell, the entire hall fell silent. Every elder and worshipper looked seriously at Qian Daoliu.
"Spirit Hall was formerly the Angel Church. When the Angel Church was first established, its purpose was to slay and purify evil soul beasts and evil soul masters that threatened the continent. Only after those evil soul beasts and evil soul masters had completely vanished did the Angel Church gradually transform into Spirit Hall."
"The Angel Church became Spirit Hall, but Spirit Hall's conduct has continued the Angel Church's traditions. I have investigated some matters, and I believe it is time for Spirit Hall's way of doing things to change as the Angel Church's once did."
After speaking, Qian Daoliu turned toward the enormous Six-Winged Angel statue. He extended a finger, golden light glowing at its tip, and began engraving words onto the highest wing on the Six-Winged Angel's left.
The Six-Winged Angel was made of pure gold. Gold was highly malleable and not particularly hard, allowing Qian Daoliu to engrave words with Soul Power.
Once you determine that your opponent is an enemy, and that they walk the Path to Death, show no mercy. Otherwise, you will only create trouble for yourself.
Many worshippers and elders murmured those words. None of them had any doubts. If someone was an enemy, naturally they should show no mercy and kill them. If they did not kill them, were they supposed to wait for them to recover and seek revenge? Still, the Grand Pontiff truly had a sense of humor, lumping together courting death, wanting death, dying, and so on as the Path to Death.
"This shall serve as Spirit Hall's guiding principle when dealing with enemies."
With his hands behind his back, Qian Daoliu spoke eloquently. "I know that all of you elders already understand the meaning of these words, but understanding is one thing, action is another."
"All of you elders know that not long ago, the Pope led two elders and many Spirit Hall soul masters into battle against Tang Hao after he broke through to Title Douluo. They suffered a crushing defeat. The Pope and the two elders were defeated by Tang Hao's Ring Detonation."
As his words fell, Qian Xunji revealed a look of shame.
The Second, Third, and Fourth Worshippers, along with the other peak Title Douluo whose cultivation was profound enough to defeat Qian Xunji's two Hall Guardian Douluo, remained calm. The other worshippers and Title Douluo elders all frowned, marveling at Tang Hao's astonishing record and the terror of the Clear Sky Hammer's Ring Detonation.
"This is the second point I wish to make: use their strengths to strike at their weaknesses."
Qian Daoliu wrote the second rule on the Six-Winged Angel's second wing.
"When facing an enemy, since they are an enemy, do not speak of morality or righteousness. Keep only one thing in mind: make use of your own advantages, minimize losses, and employ every possible means to defeat them."
"Ring Detonation is an ultimate technique that shatters Soul Rings to release all the Soul Power contained within them, removing every limitation. It offers explosive power at a tremendous cost and carries severe aftereffects."
"If the Pope had made use of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul's speed advantage, Tang Hao's Ring Detonation would have had nowhere to exert its force. The outcome of that battle would have changed, and the two Hall Guardian elders would not have ended up one dead and one crippled."
The worshippers, elders, and Qian Xunji all began to ponder. The reason the Six-Winged Angel was known as invincible in the skies was precisely its speed advantage. The Clear Sky Hammer was invincible on the continent because no Martial Soul in the Spirit Master World could rival its destructive power.
On land, the Clear Sky Hammer's destructive power could be displayed to its fullest.
If Qian Xunji had used the Six-Winged Angel's aerial speed advantage and left Tang Hao's Ring Detonation with strength but nowhere to use it, the Clear Sky Hammer would not have been able to hit him. Ring Detonation was also a high-consumption, high-burden technique. If the fight dragged on like that, Qian Xunji would not even need to attack—Tang Hao would end up destroying himself.
As the second-highest-ranking person present and the most senior figure in Spirit Hall, Golden Crocodile Douluo hesitated for a moment before raising a doubt. "Grand Pontiff, wouldn't winning a battle like that be rather dishonorable?"
"Second Worship, have you forgotten what I just said? When facing an enemy, it is either their death or ours. Why speak of martial virtue? History is always written by the victors, while the losers of history become little girls anyone can dress up however they please, recorded at the victors' whim."
Qian Daoliu gave a soft laugh. "They are mortal enemies. Are you truly going to hope that an enemy will faithfully record the course of the battle in a book? Gamble on an enemy's character? Their attitude toward you?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo's old face reddened. "The Grand Pontiff is right."
"In fact, the same applies to formal sparring matches. Ring Detonation is a desperate ultimate move. When faced with such a move, would you insist on confronting it head-on rather than avoiding its edge and exhausting the opponent's Soul Power?"
"If every battle had to be a head-on clash, then why distinguish between auxiliary soul masters, control soul masters, and defense soul masters?"
After a brief pause, Qian Daoliu continued, "Third, ordinary soul masters are not all evil soul masters, while evil soul masters are currently hiding within the Clear Sky Sect."
"Grand Pontiff, are you saying that the Clear Sky Sect is raising evil soul masters?"
Qian Daoliu shook his head and said solemnly, "No. Did I not say that ordinary soul masters are not all evil soul masters?"
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