The Way of Seeking Death Takes Its Place

Among all the Titled Douluo, Qian Xunji, the only one who knew the truth, watched this scene with a heart full of helplessness and powerlessness.

He could no longer speak the truth, for he could not. Over these past few days, Qian Renxue had been glued to Bibi Zhu's side, eating together, cultivating together, and playing together... she truly believed Bibi Zhu was her mother. If he were to tell Qian Renxue the truth now, the impact on her would be no less than telling her how she was born.

Furthermore, Qian Daoliu had just issued an order condemning Tang Hao for consorting with a hundred-thousand-year Blue Silver Emperor to produce an ominous creature, branding him a traitor to the spirit master world. Yet, in the same breath, he had sought out a hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor, forced it to shapeshift into the likeness of Bibi Dong, and brought it to Martial Soul Hall to act as Qian Renxue's godmother. If this double standard—preaching one thing while doing another—were exposed to the elders and the Worships, the credibility of Martial Soul Hall would collapse entirely.

Therefore, no matter what, Bibi Zhu's true identity had to remain hidden for now.

Qian Xunji only hoped that before Qian Renxue grew old enough to see through Bibi Zhu's true nature, Bibi Dong would realize the truth about Yu Xiaogang, return to Martial Soul Hall, and seamlessly replace Bibi Zhu. Otherwise, if Bibi Zhu's true face were exposed, he truly did not know what the consequences would be.

Deep within the main hall of the Elder Hall stood a massive, ten-meter-tall sculpture of a Six-Winged Angel carved from pure gold. This statue was identical in appearance to the one in the Douluo Hall, save for the fact that it lacked a soul.

The space distorted slightly, and Qian Daoliu appeared quietly before the Six-Winged Angel statue, his presence seemingly merging with the sculpture behind him.

"Greetings, Great Worship." XN

"Grandfather."

"Father."

Qian Xunji harbored dissatisfaction toward this high-risk gambit of Qian Daoliu's, but considering the possibility of Bibi Dong seamlessly replacing Bibi Zhu, he still held great respect for the man who had managed not to collapse the entire board.

Qian Daoliu said, "I have summoned you all here today to announce several policy decisions."

As soon as these words were spoken, the hall fell instantly silent. All the elders and Worships looked at Qian Daoliu with focused attention.

"The predecessor of our Martial Soul Hall was the Angel Church. When the Angel Church was first established, it was to slay and purify the evil spirit beasts and evil spirit masters that plagued the continent. Only after those threats had completely vanished did the Angel Church gradually transform into Martial Soul Hall."

"The Angel Church transformed into Martial Soul Hall, but the core principles of our conduct have continued the traditions of the Angel Church. I have investigated several matters and feel that the way Martial Soul Hall operates is due for a transformation, just as the Angel Church did in its time."

With that, Qian Daoliu turned to face the massive Six-Winged Angel statue. He extended a finger, a golden light igniting at its tip, and began to carve characters onto the highest wing on the left side of the angel.

The Six-Winged Angel was crafted from pure gold; gold has excellent ductility and is not particularly hard, allowing Qian Daoliu to carve into it using his spirit power.

Since it is determined that the opponent is an enemy and they have a path to their own destruction, do not show mercy, otherwise, you will only invite trouble for yourself.

Many Worships and elders recited these words. There was no confusion on their faces; if someone is an enemy, of course, one should not show mercy and should instead strike to kill. If you don't kill them, do you wait for them to recover and come back for revenge? Still, the Great Worship was quite humorous, grouping "seeking death," "wanting to die," and "dying" all under the "path to destruction."

"This shall serve as the general guideline for Martial Soul Hall's actions when facing enemies."

Qian Daoliu stood with his hands behind his back, speaking eloquently, "I know you elders already understand the meaning of this sentence, but knowing is one thing, and acting is another."

"As you all know, the Pope recently led two elders and many spirit masters to battle Tang Hao, who had just broken through to the Titled Douluo realm, only to return in defeat. The Pope and the two elders were defeated by Tang Hao's Ring Detonation."

At these words, Qian Xunji showed a look of shame.

The top-tier Titled Douluo, such as the Second, Third, and Fourth Worships, who possessed profound cultivation and could defeat Qian Xunji's two palace-guarding Douluo, remained calm. However, the other Worships and Titled Douluo elders frowned, lamenting the shocking combat record of Tang Hao and the terrifying nature of the Clear Sky Hammer's Ring Detonation.

"This brings me to the second point: Use one's own strengths to attack the enemy's weaknesses."

Qian Daoliu wrote the second rule on the second wing of the Six-Winged Angel.

"When facing an enemy, since they are an enemy, do not speak of any morality. You should have only one thought in your mind: leverage your own advantages, minimize your losses, and use every means necessary to defeat them."

"Ring Detonation is a supreme technique that shatters spirit rings to release all the spirit power contained within them, lifting all restrictions for a high-burst, high-consumption maneuver that carries severe aftereffects."

"If the Pope had utilized the speed advantage of the Six-Winged Angel martial soul, Tang Hao would have had nowhere to unleash the power of his Ring Detonation, and the outcome of that duel would have been different. The two palace-guarding elders would not have ended up one dead and one crippled."

The Worships, elders, and Qian Xunji all began to ponder. The Six-Winged Angel was called invincible in the sky precisely because of its speed advantage; the Clear Sky Hammer was invincible on the continent because no other martial soul in the spirit master world could compare to its destructive power.

On land, the destructive power of the Clear Sky Hammer was at its most potent.

If Qian Xunji had utilized the aerial speed advantage of the Six-Winged Angel, Tang Hao would have had no target for his Ring Detonation, and since the Clear Sky Hammer couldn't land a hit—and Ring Detonation was a high-consumption, high-burden technique—if the battle had dragged on, Qian Xunji wouldn't even have needed to strike; Tang Hao would have exhausted himself to death.

Golden Crocodile, as the person with the second-highest status and the greatest seniority in Martial Soul Hall, hesitated for a moment before questioning, "Great Worship, would fighting in such a manner not be too dishonorable?"

"Second Worship, have you forgotten what I just said? When facing an enemy, it is a matter of life and death; why speak of martial virtue? History is always written by the victors, while the losers of history become little girls to be dressed up and recorded at the whim of the winners."

Qian Daoliu chuckled, "They are mortal enemies. Do you expect your enemies to record the exact course of the battle in their books? Are you betting on the character of your enemy? Or your own attitude?"

Golden Crocodile's old face flushed, and he said, "The Great Worship is right."

"In fact, this applies even to formal sparring. Ring Detonation is a desperate, ultimate move. When facing such a move, would you choose to clash head-on rather than avoid its edge to exhaust the opponent's spirit power?"

"If every battle had to be a head-on clash, then why bother distinguishing between support-type, control-type, and defense-type spirit masters?"

After a pause, Qian Daoliu continued, "The third point: normal spirit masters are not all evil spirit masters, and the evil spirit masters are currently hiding within the Clear Sky Sect."

"Great Worship, are you saying the Clear Sky Sect is harboring evil spirit masters?"

Qian Daoliu shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Not exactly. Did I not just say that normal spirit masters are not all evil spirit masters?"