"What!"
Qian Daoliu, who had been calm and composed, instantly rose to his feet.
What did he mean, the Spirit Hall had been destroyed?
The mighty Spirit Hall had strength far surpassing the two great empires. If the Angel God had not been merciful and taken protecting the continent as her duty—
the Spirit Hall could have unified the continent long ago.
Back then, Qian Daoliu had been somewhat puzzled. Clearly, complete unification would have been more suitable, yet the Angel God had still been unwilling to provoke another war.
"Eighth Brother, do you know what you're saying? Could you be mistaken?"
Golden Crocodile Douluo chimed in from the side, his head aching as well.
Come on, couldn't he have put it a little more tactfully?
The Spirit Hall and the Angel God had been Qian Daoliu's lifelong faith.
Telling him so bluntly that the Spirit Hall was gone hurt worse than killing him.
"Second Brother, though it hurts to say it, that is the truth."
"Just now, I met a young man and asked about some matters."
"More importantly, I obtained a god's inheritance, so I know what happened over the past ten thousand years."
"And... the Angel God has already fallen."
"That god was unwilling to let the Angel God's inheritance be severed, so he bestowed this inheritance upon me and asked me to lead my brothers in rebuilding the Spirit Hall."
At those words, Qian Daoliu and the Offering Elders were stunned for a moment.
Putting aside the matters of the Angel God and the Spirit Hall, they had never expected their youngest, Eighth Brother, to obtain a god's inheritance.
As Titled Douluo-level powerhouses, they understood only too well what that meant.
It was the highest honor, as well as an opportunity for immortality and ascension to the legendary God Realm.
Then again, Shen Zhou possessed Twin Martial Souls, Innate Soul Power of twenty, and even a shameless white dog.
In terms of talent, not even Qian Daoliu could compare to him. Obtaining a god's inheritance was not entirely unacceptable.
Er Ha beneath Guangling Douluo suddenly had his pupils constrict.
"Boss, that's insane!"
"You actually obtained a god's inheritance! Once we ascend to the God Realm, we'll make those gods keep pets for yours truly. Just thinking about it is grand!"
Guangling Douluo was so angry he laughed. He grabbed Er Ha by the muzzle and slapped his mouth wildly.
This damn dog would tear the roof off if he went three minutes without a beating.
"Eighth Brother, continue."
Qian Daoliu forcefully suppressed the hollow feeling of his faith collapsing, his golden eyes fixed on Shen Zhou.
The situation was not too terrible. At the very least, a god was backing them.
So what if it was gone?
The ambitions of my brothers and me can swallow the world!
Shen Zhou let out a breath of relief. Fortunately, Qian Daoliu was fairly rational.
He adjusted his wording slightly and began recounting the Spirit Hall's affairs and everything that had happened over the past ten thousand years.
"Big Brother, according to the original course of events, we brothers would fade from the Soul Master world several decades from now."
"Your son, Qian Xunji—the little brat who has just awakened his Martial Soul."
That was right. At this point in the original timeline, Qian Xunji was still only a little brat who had just awakened his Martial Soul.
However, under Shen Zhou's guidance, his values were still quite upright.
"After he grew up and inherited the position of Pope, he would take in Bibi Dong, a genius with Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power, as his disciple."
Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu's expression improved considerably.
"More than twenty years later, Bibi Dong became the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, but she was led astray by some useless man. Little Xunji chose to solve the problem with violence."
"He imprisoned Bibi Dong, and she later gave birth to your granddaughter."
"After that, Little Xunji hunted down the hundred-thousand-year transformed soul beast, the Blue Silver Emperor. He was severely wounded by Tang Chen's grandson, then devoured by Bibi Dong, who obtained a god's inheritance."
By this point, the Offering Elders' expressions had already changed.
The Popes of the Spirit Hall had always been upright and honorable, known as gentlemen. How could one possibly commit such despicable and filthy acts?
Was this some damn unofficial history?
No, it was even more disgusting than Er Ha's shit.
"I understand what you mean. So Bibi Dong inherited the godhood and destroyed my Spirit Hall."
"If that was the case, then he brought it upon himself."
Qian Daoliu sighed. He had been wise all his life, so how had he raised such a bastard of a son?
"Yes, but not entirely. Big Brother, keep listening."
"Bibi Dong succeeded as Pope of the Spirit Hall, becoming the only Pope not surnamed Qian. She carried out sweeping reforms, rectified the Spirit Hall's atmosphere, and brought it to unprecedented heights."
Qian Daoliu's expression improved slightly.
"However, a youth named Tang San rose to prominence. He was Tang Chen's grandson and the Blue Silver Emperor's child, as well as the foreshadowing laid down by the five great God Kings of the God Realm on the Douluo Continent."
"He destroyed the Spirit Hall step by step. In the end, the god Bibi Dong and your granddaughter, the Angel God, were slain. History called it the Battle of the Two Gods."
Qian Daoliu frowned. So this was how the Spirit Hall had been destroyed. Two gods had been unable to defeat one.
Heaven truly wanted the Spirit Hall dead.
"After ten thousand years of change, the continent has long become unrecognizable. An entire additional continent has also appeared, known as the Sun Moon Continent."
Shen Zhou continued, clarifying the current situation of the continent for the Offering Elders.
Before long, Qian Daoliu was so furious that he laughed.
"Good! What a Holy Spirit Cult!"
"They truly think the Spirit Hall has no one left! Even trash like fallen Soul Masters, who cannot even be shown in public, can become a top force on the continent."
"What a God King's scheme! He schemes with the blood of all living beings and forges his divine path from countless corpses."
"If this is what a God King is, then I, Qian Daoliu, will defy heaven and slay gods!"
"I may be untalented, but I am willing to use this body to slaughter every fallen Soul Master and spread the Spirit Hall's mighty name!"
Angel God's divine might erupted from Qian Daoliu, and the Offering Elders looked upon him with solemn admiration.
When facing these scum wearing human skin, they should all be wiped out.
So what if they were powerful? In the end, they were merely minor paths!
Shen Zhou nodded repeatedly as well. In the entire Douluo series, Qian Daoliu was one of the few true gentlemen.
Setting aside his identity as an Offering Elder of the Angel God, if Qian Daoliu of this era slaughtered every Evil Soul Master, it was not impossible for him to become a god through the faith of the people in broad daylight.
"That's right. In this era, commoners cannot even awaken their Martial Souls. Martial Soul awakenings are tightly controlled by the nobles. This world should be changed as well!"
Golden Crocodile, Mighty Lion, Azure Luan, and the others were equally filled with righteous indignation.
During the Spirit Hall's era, even in the most remote places, Spirit Hall deacons would awaken Martial Souls for free every year.
Yet after ten thousand years, not only had there been no improvement—it had actually regressed?
"Eighth Brother, continue. What does that god require us to do?"
"Uh... actually, it's nothing much. He just wants more people to sincerely acknowledge the Spirit Hall. The more people there are, the greater the god's rewards for us."
"However, the first task at present is to establish an academy. That is also the simplest task."
"As long as any one of us displays our strength, opening an academy in this era will not be too difficult."
Qian Daoliu's expression turned solemn with admiration. What was a god?
This was a true god!
Taking the protection of the world as his duty, unlike that hateful God King Tang.
Qian Daoliu raised his head, as though seeing the lofty God King through layers of mist, and muttered to himself.
"One day, I, Qian Daoliu, will fight my way into the God Realm and deal with that so-called God King."
"You already have a death sentence!"
[Ding, detected that the seven Spirit Hall Offering Elders beside the host acknowledge the Spirit Hall. Releasing a random reward...] [Random reward: Spirit Pagoda]
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