Three days later.
As Bibi Dong returned to Martial Soul City from the Star Dou Forest, Qian Xunji set off for the Clear Sky Sect.
Bibi Dong had become a Soul Douluo; years of bitter cultivation, combined with the soul ring of a ten-thousand-year soul beast, had propelled her soul power to level 84.
Next, it was time to head to the Slaughter City to seek the inheritance site of the Rakshasa God and the deity's lingering divine soul.
In the memories of her past life, Bibi Dong knew clearly that the Rakshasa God was dead, leaving behind only a remnant soul in the Slaughter City, waiting for a suitable successor to appear.
Perhaps she could negotiate with the Rakshasa God to skip some unnecessary steps in the divine trials, helping herself ascend to godhood sooner.
Qian Daoliu and Qian Xunji were difficult to scheme against.
The chances for Qian Renxia and Qian Renhui among the three little ones were high, but it would take several years; after all, spiriting one of them out of Martial Soul City without a sound was no easy task.
If she failed, she would certainly be returned to that dark, sunless Secret Chamber, with no hope of ever emerging again.
Several years was simply too long.
The resentment accumulated in her heart made her unwilling to wait even a moment.
Therefore, having the Rakshasa God simplify some of the divine trial steps was undoubtedly a win-win situation.
However, Qian Xunji was not currently in Martial Soul City; she would only have the opportunity to go to the Slaughter City once he returned.
Although Qian Xunji had let her out, the eyes watching her had not diminished in the slightest.
She had no chance to leave Martial Soul City.
Douluo Continent, Star Luo Empire.
Clear Sky Sect.
Night fell.
Qian Xunji had disguised himself and infiltrated the Clear Sky Sect during the day.
After spending most of the day scouting, he discovered the residence of Tang Weiwei.
Waiting until nightfall, he donned night-traveling clothes and crept toward Tang Weiwei's quarters.
He was already a deity; evading the patrolling disciples was effortless.
Furthermore, it was now night.
Tang Weiwei's residence.
It was a small courtyard with flowers, grass, trees, and a pond—a beautiful environment located on the edge of the Clear Sky Sect's core area.
At this moment, Tang Weiwei was cultivating.
The maids in the courtyard had already retired for the night.
Qian Xunji entered the courtyard silently, feeling his way toward Tang Weiwei's main room.
Reaching the main room, Qian Xunji burst through the door.
"Who is it?" Tang Weiwei's eyes snapped open, and as she shouted, she attempted to summon her martial soul—the Clear Sky Hammer.
But clearly, Qian Xunji was a step faster.
In an instant, he suppressed her and abducted her.
However, Tang Weiwei's furious shout still alerted the maids in the courtyard.
Her face pale with terror, she screamed, "Someone come quickly! It's bad, Elder Weiwei has been abducted by a thief!"
The maid's voice was too loud.
Passing through layers of guards, the news reached the ears of Tang Wei.
"Thief, don't you dare run!" Tang Wei gave chase to the figure in night-traveling clothes.
But by now, Qian Xunji was already far from the Clear Sky Sect, appearing as nothing more than a tiny speck in Tang Wei's line of sight.
Qian Xunji did not return directly to Martial Soul City; instead, he led Tang Wei and the elders trailing behind him toward the open sea.
Tang Weiwei struggled incessantly on Qian Xunji's shoulder, frustrated that she could not use her martial soul or soul power; otherwise, she would have given Qian Xunji a couple of hammer strikes regardless of the cost.
She demanded, "You thief, who are you? Why did you abduct me from the Clear Sky Sect?"
Qian Xunji had no intention of hiding his identity from Tang Weiwei, laughing mockingly, "Old maid, have you forgotten this Pope so quickly?"
"Did you think that just because you rejected this Pope that day, you could escape the palm of my hand?"
"There has never been a woman I, this Pope, have set my sights on who could escape my grasp!"
"And you, Tang Weiwei, are no exception."
Tang Weiwei was already in her fifties; if she wasn't an old maid, what was she?
Although Tang Weiwei was already over fifty, the longevity of a Titled Douluo, combined with her meticulous self-care, left her looking as vibrant as a woman of twenty-five or twenty-six.
Fifty-plus was still considered very young for a Titled Douluo.
"Tang Weiwei, once you return to the Pope Palace with this Pope and taste the pleasures of being a woman, I guarantee you will never want to leave me for the rest of your life."
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Tang Yuehua once we reach the Pope Palace; she has the most experience," Qian Xunji continued to tease Tang Weiwei.
"Qian Xunji, you are shameless!" Tang Weiwei's face turned purple with rage. Her words carried a double meaning: she was condemning both his vulgar language and his barbaric behavior, which were unbecoming of the Pope of Martial Soul Hall.
She then demanded, "Qian Xunji, you abducted me—are you not afraid that the Clear Sky Sect will declare war on Martial Soul Hall?"
"It is not too late to let me go now; do not continue to make mistake after mistake."
"I am not that good-for-nothing Tang Yuehua!"
Qian Xunji said disdainfully, "With which eye did Tang Wei see me abduct you?"
"Let him catch up to me first before he speaks!"
"Besides, do you really think the Clear Sky Sect has the strength to go to war with Martial Soul Hall?"
Tang Weiwei was so infuriated by Qian Xunji that she was momentarily speechless; she had never seen such a thick-skinned and shameless person.
Tang Wei led the elders of the Clear Sky Sect in pursuit of Qian Xunji all the way to the deep sea.
However, he had long since lost all traces of Qian Xunji and Tang Weiwei.
It was an absolute humiliation!
It was one thing that an elder of his own sect had been abducted from within their own gates.
But most importantly, from beginning to end, Tang Wei had no idea who had actually taken Tang Weiwei.
However, he already had his suspicions.
In this world, there were only four people with the strength to pull this off.
Among those four, his missing father, Bo Saixi, and Qian Daoliu were simply impossible.
The only one most likely to commit such a despicable act was the shameless Qian Xunji.
Tang Wei could not help but curse, "Qian Xunji, you have bullied my Clear Sky Sect time and time again."
"I am not finished with you!"
The surrounding Clear Sky elders watched Tang Wei in his fit of rage, and not a single one dared to interject.
A long time passed, and once they estimated that Tang Wei's anger had subsided somewhat, one of the Clear Sky elders asked, "Sect Master, what should we do now?"
"What should we do?"
"Naturally, we take men to Martial Soul City and demand her back!"
"But Sect Master, Martial Soul City is too bizarre; we cannot use our martial souls or soul power there at all." The memory of their last experience in Martial Soul City was still vivid in the elder's mind, and he felt very uneasy.
"We simply won't enter Martial Soul City."
"We will stand outside the city and shout insults, letting the soul masters of the world see exactly what kind of behavior this so-called holy land of soul masters is capable of!" Tang Wei had an idea in an instant.
"The Sect Master is brilliant."
The elder who had asked the question breathed a sigh of relief and began to flatter Tang Wei.
Seeing this, the other elders followed suit and began to heap praise upon Tang Wei as well.
"The Sect Master is wise."
"Enough. Instead of spouting nonsense here, we might as well return to the Clear Sky Sect and do something productive."
"Do not forget, Elder Weiwei is still in the hands of Qian Xunji, and she is in great danger." Tang Wei was not swayed by the elders' flattery; he scolded them and led the group back toward the Clear Sky Sect.
Douluo Continent, Martial Soul City.
Pope Palace.
Qian Xunji brought Tang Weiwei back to the Pope Palace in silence, without alerting a single soul.
Upon returning to the Pope Palace, Qian Xunji locked Tang Weiwei directly into Suite No. 4 of the Underground Palace.
Inside Suite No. 4.
Tang Weiwei looked at Qian Xunji with a face full of terror, retreating repeatedly as she said, "Qian Xunji, do not come any closer. If you dare to touch me, Tang Wei and the Clear Sky Sect will never let you off."
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