Fusion, Sun Martial Soul!

Indeed.

If Qian Xunji really had been killed by Bibi Dong, then the Clear Sky Sect had carried the blame for all these years and suffered relentless attacks from Spirit Hall, to the point where they'd been forced to seal off their mountain. They would certainly want to clear their name.

If they were wrong—if Bibi Dong had merely appeared in Qian Xunji's bedchamber and acted strangely, but wasn't his killer, and Qian Xunji really had died from the grievous injuries Tang Hao inflicted—then there would still be nothing wrong with saying so publicly.

After all, Spirit Hall had brought the Clear Sky Sect to ruin. Now the images revealed on the Sky Screen showed that the current Pope was suspected of murdering the previous Pope. They could seize the opportunity to use public opinion to make the accusation stick, stir up people's feelings, and destabilize Spirit Hall from within. There was no harm in that for them.

So no matter what, they could do this, and they should!

After thinking it over, the Second Elder nodded and said to Tang Xiao, "Let's do it. Yue Hua is in Heaven Dou City. Have her handle this."

"Mm." Tang Xiao nodded.

His younger sister was now teaching at the Heaven Dou Imperial Family's Etiquette Academy. She had plenty of connections, and she and Emperor Xue Ye also had... ahem, a certain relationship that was hard to speak of.

With her help, a wave of public opinion would soon sweep across the continent. Then everyone would know just how wronged the Clear Sky Sect had been, and just how wicked the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, was!

At the thought, Tang Xiao let out a heavy breath. Some of the pent-up anger he'd carried all these years had finally been released.

Shrek Academy.

Tang Hao stood on a tree branch, his brows furrowed.

In truth, he'd long wondered whether the injuries he'd inflicted on Qian Xunji in their battle could really have left a dignified Level 95 Titled Douluo so grievously wounded that he couldn't recover.

But the facts were right there. Qian Xunji had died, his disciple Bibi Dong had taken the seat of Pope, and his father, Qian Daoliu, had personally come after him. With all that before him, how could he not believe that he really had killed Spirit Hall's Pope?

But now, those images that had played on the Sky Screen...

Bibi Dong, in a state of Martial Soul Possession, inside Qian Xunji's bedchamber.

"Could you have done it, Bibi Dong?" Tang Hao murmured.

"It couldn't have been her!" On the other side, after Qian Renxue was shocked to find new memories suddenly appearing in her mind, she closed her eyes and took several deep breaths, struggling to calm herself. Then she, too, thought of the matter and told herself, "It couldn't have been her!"

She didn't think so because she trusted Bibi Dong. She believed in her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

Her grandfather loved her so much, and had doted on her father as well. How could he have been able to save her father but not done so?

Some of what the Sky Screen had just shown had to be wrong!

It had to be!

Besides, that woman—although the way she and her father treated each other in Qian Renxue's memories was indeed abnormal and strange—they must have loved each other.

Otherwise, how could she have been born?

People who had loved each other could have their differences, but they would never want to kill one another.

So her father definitely hadn't been killed by her. He had died from the grievous injuries Tang Hao inflicted, just as everyone said.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.

The Wind Sword Sect.

The leaders of all the major forces were embroiled in heated discussions about what had appeared on the Sky Screen.

The most important matter was Yuan Qi's existence.

Next came the suspicion that Bibi Dong had murdered her teacher, the previous Pope Qian Xunji, as well as the inheritance of the Rakshasa God that she and Yuan Qi had both mentioned.

The current Pope of Spirit Hall had inherited the Rakshasa God's legacy.

This... was no small matter!

At an inn on the outskirts of Heaven Dou City.

The outside world was abuzz with discussion. It wasn't just the major forces—even the ordinary people downstairs, drinking and eating meat, were talking about Yuan Qi, Innate Full Soul Power at Level 20, the God Trial, and the previous and current Popes.

Snow Hen opened the window and listened to the noisy conversations outside. As he looked at the System Panel that only he could see, he saw the authenticity of the 'Yuan Qi' Semi-Fictional Character steadily rising and smiled with satisfaction.

10% → 19% → 33.5% → 41%.

After Yuan Qi's authenticity climbed above forty percent, it began to rise extremely slowly.

That was normal. Unlike 'Super Douluo Xue Hen,' who was a Semi-Fictional Character, Yuan Qi was entirely different. Snow Hen really did exist, and Kundera really had expelled him from the royal family and exiled him to Fasinuo Province. He really had awakened the Emerald Swan Martial Soul and Innate Full Soul Power at Level 10 at the Nuoding City Martial Soul Branch Hall.

Those things were true. The later details about his twin Martial Souls, Soul Ring Configuration, and certain experiences were fabricated. But overall, there was a mixture of truth and falsehood. And no matter how powerful a Super Douluo was, he was still within the realm of human understanding. He might be astonishing, but he was still comprehensible.

Yuan Qi, however, was different.

He was a character Snow Hen had made up completely. His origins were terrifying, and his strength unfathomable.

Snow Hen wasn't surprised that such a character had such a low authenticity rating at first.

Still, low or not, an authenticity rating above forty percent was enough for him to fuse with that character.

[Fictional Character: Descendant of the Sun God—Yuan Qi.

Martial Soul: Sun.

Soul Power: Unknown.

Domain: Unknown.

Soul Tool: Scorching Sun Spear.

Available for fusion.]

Unknown meant uncertain. If something fictional was uncertain, it was practically nonexistent.

That meant that fusing with this character wouldn't increase Ye Zhou's Soul Power for now, nor would he gain any new domains. But he would gain a Sun Martial Soul and a Soul Tool called the Scorching Sun Spear.

Once the authenticity of the 'Yuan Qi' character increased and his abilities gradually became reality, Snow Hen's Soul Power and domains would expand along with them.

"Gaining another Martial Soul and a Soul Tool is already pretty good. I'll find a way to slowly increase his authenticity later." Snow Hen looked at the System Panel and thought.

Then he focused his mind. "Fuse!"

"Whoosh!" A burst of golden light shot out from the panel and into Snow Hen's body. At once, he felt himself enveloped by a warm current. The sensation... was incredibly comfortable.

He raised his hands and spread his arms.

"Buzz~" A dazzling ball of light appeared behind him. It gathered without dispersing, like a miniature sun.

No, it was the sun.

The Sun Martial Soul!

Looking back at the Martial Soul that had appeared behind him, Snow Hen murmured, "This gives me another identity to use. It doesn't have Soul Rings yet, but with my current peak Level 97 Soul Power, filling it with Soul Rings won't be difficult. I don't need to wait for its authenticity to rise for that."

What's more, once he'd equipped the Sun Martial Soul with a full set of Soul Rings, he could reveal it in public, letting people witness Yuan Qi's existence and power with their own eyes. The authenticity rating would surely soar!