Would Bibi Dong Really Like Trash?

This battle was full of oddities and defied all logic.

Could it be...

Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes slightly, a suspicion forming in his mind. Something as unreasonable as what had happened to Tang Hao, something that completely violated the limitations of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent, could only have been accomplished by an existence beyond Soul Masters.

"Let's put that aside for now," Qian Daoliu said. "Ji'er, what do you think of Bibi Dong now?"

Qian Xunji's mouth twitched again. He answered with great delight, "Father, in order to make Dong'er stay in Spirit Hall, I did something so despicable and hurt her. Nine years have passed, and my efforts have finally moved Dong'er. She has begun to forgive me."

"I lost to Tang Hao and disgraced Spirit Hall and the Angel Clan, but Dong'er possesses Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power. Her cultivation has already reached level 87, Soul Douluo. Within four years, she should be able to break through to Title Douluo and surpass Tang Hao's record for becoming a Title Douluo."

"Xiao Xue has inherited Dong'er's powerful talent. In the future, the two of them will surely lead Spirit Hall back to its peak and perhaps even bring Spirit Hall to unprecedented heights."

Destroying the Hall, was it...

Watching Qian Xunji dream about the future without the slightest sense that disaster was looming, Qian Daoliu finally understood why the boy had been killed by Bibi Dong, his soul devoured, dying so thoroughly that not even a corpse remained.

Qian Daoliu sighed softly. "Qian Xunji, Qian Xunji. Let me ask you something. Suppose you hated someone to the extreme, but that person was determined to please you and make you see them in a new light. To that end, they brought a large group of subordinates to seize the supreme treasure of someone weaker than them. Not only did they fail to take it, but they were beaten into a grievously injured state. What would you think of that person?"

"Of course I'd despise and loathe them even more. I'd think they were trash, and that ignoring them had been the right choice," Qian Xunji immediately gave his opinion.

The moment the words left his mouth, his expression turned ugly. Wasn't that exactly the situation between him and Bibi Dong?

"Father, are you saying that Dong'er has been acting?"

"I don't know either," Qian Daoliu said. "But if I heard about these things as an outsider, my attitude would be exactly the same as what you just said."

"If Bibi Dong is sincere, then everyone will be happy. But if Bibi Dong is acting..."

As his words fell, Qian Xunji's heart ached. He had never expected his beloved disciple to hate him so deeply that she would even pretend in order to kill him.

"Father, do you think it's possible that Dong'er simply likes losers? Even now, I still don't understand why Dong'er fell for that utterly useless trash, Yu Xiaogang."

Qian Xunji clung to his final shred of hope. Spirit Hall had so many outstanding talents, yet Bibi Dong had taken a liking to none of them. Though he was unwilling to admit it, the most talented man on the continent in this era was Tang Hao. Tang Hao and Bibi Dong belonged to the same generation and were not far apart in age.

Whether it was Tang Hao or Spirit Hall's young elites, Bibi Dong had not been interested in any of them. Yet she had taken a liking to Yu Xiaogang, a completely useless nobody, regarded as a disgrace by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, someone who could never break through to Soul Grandmaster and was known throughout the Spirit Master World as trash. For Yu Xiaogang, she had even exposed Spirit Hall's secrets from top to bottom.

If Bibi Dong had a taste for losers, then after Tang Hao had utterly crushed him, it made a certain kind of sense that Bibi Dong would gradually forgive him.

Qian Daoliu's eyelid twitched slightly. If Qian Xunji were not needed as a sacrifice, and if he did not need someone trustworthy enough to handle the mountain of affairs piled up in Pope Hall, he truly would not have wanted to care whether this idiot lived or died.

Qian Daoliu raised a hand and pressed it against Qian Xunji's shoulder. A golden energy, incomparably holy and pure, as if it could purify everything, flowed from his palm into Qian Xunji's body.

"Father, could this be...?"

Qian Xunji had already begun the Angel God Trial, which was why he could still maintain a cultivation speed of breaking through one level every two years despite being burdened with the Pope's affairs. Feeling the energy Qian Daoliu had sent into his body, even though it was only a trace, he sensed his Soul Power multiply several times over. Even his injuries seemed to have healed considerably. He guessed that this power was likely Angel Divine Power.

If the Six-Winged Angel was the absolute nemesis of evil Soul Masters, then Angel Divine Power was their nightmare.

"This portion of Angel Divine Power will keep your body from being corroded or poisoned by any Soul Power," Qian Daoliu said. "I have something to do and need to leave Spirit Hall for a while. Be careful."

"Yes, Father."

Qian Daoliu arrived at Elder Hall. Inside, Golden Crocodile Douluo had already gathered the nine great elders of Elder Hall—Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Porcupinefish Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo... the nine great elders—and they were about to set off for the Clear Sky Sect.

After explaining to Golden Crocodile Douluo what to say upon reaching the Clear Sky Sect, he too left Spirit Hall and headed for the Star Dou Great Forest, beginning his search for the hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor. He had not originally planned to search for the hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor so soon. He had intended to deal with Tang San first; after all, once Tang San was dealt with, there would be little need to worry about whether anyone inherited the Angel God Position. But gods had likely interfered behind the scenes in the battle between Qian Xunji and Tang Hao, so both lines of action had to proceed at once.

Douluo Continent.

Tang Hao had broken through to Title Douluo, becoming the Clear Sky Sect's new generation of Clear Sky Douluo and setting a new record as the youngest Title Douluo in the Spirit Master World. Just after becoming a Title Douluo, he had defeated three of Spirit Hall's Title Douluo in a one-against-three battle, one of whom had even been Spirit Hall's Pope. The news spread across the entire continent. For a time, the whole continent erupted in excitement.

Countless people discussed just how powerful Tang Hao had become. The Clear Sky Hammer, the greatest weapon Martial Soul under heaven, truly deserved its title as the greatest weapon Martial Soul under heaven.

Nuoding City.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been hiding from Liu Erlong and devoting himself wholeheartedly to researching theories, hoping that one day a genius would prove the Invincible Theory he had developed, heard that Tang Hao had defeated Qian Xunji while on the streets of Nuoding City. He hurried back to Nuoding Academy and into his dormitory, tightly shut the doors and windows, and the stiff face he had maintained for who knew how long instantly cracked apart. He burst into laughter, feeling incomparably delighted.

"Qian Xunji, those who commit many injustices will bring about their own destruction. You cold-hearted scum, who would have thought you'd have a day like this? Three Title Douluo couldn't defeat a Soul Master who had only just become a Title Douluo. And you call yourself the owner of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, with Innate Soul Power at level twenty? Yet whether in talent or strength, Tang Hao has left you far behind!"

Yu Xiaogang clasped his hands behind his back, a sharp light flashing in his eyes as fantasies filled his mind. If he possessed Qian Xunji's Martial Soul and talent, he might not surpass Tang Hao, but he would certainly be among the continent's greatest geniuses. Compared to him, Qian Xunji would be nothing more than a stray dog by the roadside. Then no one would be able to stop him from being with Bibi Dong.

"Hmph, Qian Xunji. In terms of strength, you are already trash. My strength is lacking because of my mutated Martial Soul, but once someone proves my theory, I will become the greatest theorist in the Spirit Master World!"

"Tang Hao, Clear Sky Douluo, from this day onward, you are my idol!"