You Idiot

After a long while, a powerful aura erupted from Bibi Dong.

She had officially advanced to a Title Douluo, her Soul Power Level reaching ninety-one.

It was not far off from level ninety-two.

Following this, she excavated two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone from the corpse of the Death Spider Emperor.

A Hundred Thousand Year Death Spider Emperor left arm bone and a Hundred Thousand Year Death Spider Emperor right arm bone.

It had to be said that Bibi Dong could be considered a protagonist; her luck was even better than Tang San's. Unlike Tang San, whose gains often felt forced.

It was said that hunting a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast guaranteed a soul bone drop, but no one expected Bibi Dong to extract two at once.

This left Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo filled with envy.

If a half-baked master were here, he would surely whip out his little notebook and write down that hunting a soul beast of the same type as one's own martial soul would yield two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Bibi Dong spent another few hours absorbing these two soul bones.

Qian Xunji said, "As expected of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast. Dong'er, as long as you listen to your teacher, I will continue to find more Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast for you."

"Then many thanks, Teacher." Bibi Dong remained sycophantic on the surface, while inwardly cursing him in the vilest terms.

Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast? Do you really think they're cabbages? To keep hunting nine more... unless you truly dare to storm the core area of the Star Dou Forest. Li Pu figured that at this point in time, Xiao Wu had not yet transformed and was still just a rabbit.

However, the known Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast were limited to those four: the Sky Azure Bull Python, the Titan Giant Ape, and two other hundred-thousand-year-old pieces of meat.

As for others, aside from those hiding beneath the Lake of Life, there were naturally other Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast in existence, but they were simply difficult to locate.

That this Hundred Thousand Year Death Spider Emperor was found in an abyss outside the Star Dou Forest was no small feat, which showed just how difficult it was to hunt such creatures.

"Our Martial Soul Hall has plenty of people, and as for finding high-level soul masters, we have all the time in the world!" Qian Xunji said with great confidence.

"Is there any news on the second one?" Li Pu asked.

"Of course. There is a genius with water in his brain who runs around everywhere with his Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast wife. I truly don't know what he is thinking," Qian Xunji laughed.

"Before this, our Martial Soul Hall pressured him to hand her over. Who would have thought that not only did he refuse, but he also crippled the leg of one of our Title Douluo."

Regarding this, Li Pu calculated the timeline.

If Qian Renxue infiltrated the Heaven Dou Empire at age nine, and she was currently seven, then it meant there were two years left until the protagonist Tang San was born.

Right now, Martial Soul Hall was pressing the Clear Sky Sect step by step for the sake of that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast, the Blue Silver Emperor. However, even though the Clear Sky Sect was still the number one sect in the world, without the leadership of Tang Chen, it was a different story. As a result, various factions under the sect were restless, and the entire sect was in a precarious position, acting timidly and lacking its former spirit.

Qian Xunji continued, "I denounced the Clear Sky Sect in my capacity as Pope. Who would have thought that Sect Master Tang Tian would be so angered he died on the spot? I don't know if he regrets having such a son."

Li Pu shook his head. "Whether he regrets it or not, I don't know, but your actions as Pope are foolish. You failed to consider many things. You think you are intimidating the world, but in reality, you are just blackening the name of your own Martial Soul Hall."

"What did you say!" Qian Xunji was instantly enraged.

"Audacious! How dare you insult His Holiness the Pope!" The duo of Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo were also furious.

Bibi Dong hurriedly stood in front of Li Pu. While she was secretly delighted that Li Pu had insulted Qian Xunji to his face, she didn't want it to happen so openly.

"Teacher, don't misunderstand, that is not what he meant!"

"If that is not what he meant, then did I hear wrong!" Qian Xunji stared fixedly at Li Pu.

"You heard correctly. Or am I wrong?" Li Pu chuckled, unhurried.

"Xiao Pu!" Bibi Dong was getting anxious.

"Don't worry." Li Pu raised a hand to reassure her.

"I would like to hear why my actions are foolish in your eyes. If you cannot provide a logical explanation, don't blame me for being impolite." Qian Xunji glared at Li Pu.

Li Pu explained calmly, "You are well aware of the current situation on the continent. In everyone's eyes, Martial Soul Hall is extremely overbearing, harboring ambitions to unify the world and allowing no voice other than its own. This is even after the disappearance of Tang Chen, the Limit Douluo. Without his suppression, Martial Soul Hall has gradually returned to its old ways of excluding dissenters. All factions on the continent are wary of Martial Soul Hall, and what are you, the Pope, doing?"

After this mocking remark, he continued, "Since you have the ambition to unify the continent, you should know what to do and what not to do. If you were going to denounce the Clear Sky Sect, you should have had a righteous cause. What is a mere Title Douluo? You should have stated clearly: 'A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast has bewitched the most talented disciple of the Clear Sky Sect, intending to subvert human governance!'"

"Instead of using brute force to coerce them, how do you think the other factions view this?"

For a moment, Qian Xunji, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and even Bibi Dong felt a sense of sudden enlightenment.

Qian Xunji gritted his teeth, still stubborn. "You also know that it is a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring. If other factions get involved, into whose hands would that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast eventually fall!"

"You are truly an idiot. What is one Hundred Thousand Year Soul Beast worth? You missed a golden opportunity to wipe out the Clear Sky Sect and instead chose the foolish path of tarnishing Martial Soul Hall's reputation. You don't even bother to properly manage the subsidies for free martial soul awakenings for the common people anymore, and you don't even know how many local Martial Soul Hall bishops are defying your orders and poisoning the lives of the people. You are a complete failure as a Pope."

He was practically pointing at Qian Xunji's nose.

"You son of a..."

From childhood to adulthood, he had never been insulted like this. He was so angry he was about to strike, but Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo hurriedly held him back.

"Hey, hey, Your Holiness the Pope, Elder Li Pu makes a lot of sense."

"Indeed, Elder Li Pu is right. We could have used this to manipulate the Clear Sky Sect from the start, or even branded them with the charge of colluding with soul beasts to wipe them out in one fell swoop."

"Whose side are you on!"

Qian Xunji was frantic with rage, yet he had to admit that this method was undoubtedly more brilliant. Even if other factions feared Martial Soul Hall, they would have been forced to stand on his side.

"I admit your method is indeed brilliant, but is it still possible to do it now..."

"So, I don't need to teach a little boy like me how to act when you return to Martial Soul Hall, do I?" Li Pu wore a look of mocking disdain.

It was complete and utter contempt. Qian Xunji was furious but dared not speak, as actually attacking would be beneath his status.

Especially with Bibi Dong standing right there, it was even harder to act.

"Fine, fine, fine! I know what to do!"

Qian Xunji squeezed the words out through his teeth.

He would take his anger out on the Clear Sky Sect once he returned!