Douluo: One Man Returns, Heaven-Defying Seal Smashes Tang San to Death

Lu Yu merely shook his head and said no more.

The woman asked again, "What does sir think of Spirit Hall?"

The woman's sudden change of topic made Lu Yu's pupils narrow slightly.

From the sound of it... could this woman be from Spirit Hall?

But he had never heard of such a person in Spirit Hall!

As thoughts raced through his mind, Lu Yu said, "Spirit Hall is a transcendent force in the Soul Master world. It commands an enormous number of Soul Masters, far beyond what the two great empires can match."

The woman was clearly dissatisfied with such a conventional answer and pressed, "Then what does sir think of the Pope of Spirit Hall?"

Lu Yu was searching through his memories for a Spirit Hall expert who matched the woman before him. Distracted, he answered instinctively:

"A pitiful woman with godlike strength and power over the world."

The woman froze for a moment, then fell silent, her eyes flickering constantly.

Lu Yu came back to his senses as well. Realizing things had gone badly, every muscle in his body tensed as he became alert.

At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to slap himself. Damn it...

Why was he blurting out the truth in front of a Spirit Hall expert?

The woman did not seem angered. She merely asked calmly, "Since you say she possesses godlike strength and power over the world, why do you also call her pitiful?"

With the conversation having reached this point, Lu Yu could only grit his teeth and say, "She is very intelligent and very powerful. Under her leadership, Spirit Hall will reach heights of glory never seen before."

"But everything has two sides. She was wounded by love, and her personality became extreme. She has already strayed from her original intentions and gone down the wrong path."

"If she can become invincible across the continent, then naturally nothing will go wrong."

"But if someone stops her in her tracks, Spirit Hall's era will go from glory to its final curtain..."

The woman frowned and stared at Lu Yu, waiting for him to continue.

Lu Yu felt an invisible pressure envelop his entire body. He took a deep breath and continued:

"She once suffered deeply under the divide between high and low status. She wants to abolish the nobility and unite the scattered Soul Master world."

"This can be seen from the many measures she has taken against the two great empires since assuming control of Spirit Hall."

"This is a good thing for Douluo Continent, a good thing for Soul Masters, and likewise a good thing for commoners."

"After all, if the two great empires were gone and there was no longer any oppression from the nobility, the people's lives would only get better and better."

"But she was hurt by love and embarked upon an extreme path. She wants to use iron-blooded methods to silence every opposing voice, and she has already placed herself in opposition to both the two great empires and the common people."

Upon hearing Lu Yu's words, the woman was struck as if by lightning. She stood there blankly, the black umbrella in her hand falling to the ground without her noticing.

The way Bibi Dong looked at Lu Yu gradually changed.

Just as Lu Yu had said, abolishing the nobility and uniting the Soul Master world had been her original intention!

But all her ambitions and admiration had been destroyed by that beast of a teacher.

Yu Xiaogang's change of heart had also left her utterly disappointed in this world, and the hostility in her heart had grown ever heavier.

That was why she had formulated a series of plans!

She wanted to completely destroy the two great empires, slaughter everyone who opposed her, and rule the entire continent!

Yet she had never spoken of her original intention to anyone, only for this young man before her to expose it in a single sentence!

Especially that line—"She once suffered deeply under the divide between high and low status." Those words struck directly at Bibi Dong's heart.

Back then, if not for Yu Xiaogang's useless appearance, how could she have suffered such tragedies afterward?

Bibi Dong felt as though a bottle of mixed flavors had been overturned in her heart. Her emotions were incomparably complicated.

After a long while, she softly asked, "What do you think she should do?"

From the emotional fluctuations of the woman before him, Lu Yu had already vaguely guessed her identity. Though inwardly shocked, he forced himself to appear calm and detached as he shrugged.

"What else can she do? Either step down and retire into seclusion, living freely and happily!"

"Or kill the heartless man, find another worthy partner to entrust her life to, and rediscover her original intention."

"Or... continue down the path beneath her feet. Either forge ahead triumphantly or collapse halfway through!"

Bibi Dong stood amid the curtain of rain, staring at the young man before her. Two words suddenly surfaced in her heart...

A kindred spirit!

Even Yu Xiaogang in the past had never given her such a feeling!

Step down and retire into seclusion? Live freely and happily?

How could that be so easy?

Once the Pope's crown was placed upon her head, it could no longer be taken off.

Kill the heartless man and find another worthy partner?

But in all the world, who could possibly be worthy of her?

At that thought, Bibi Dong suddenly froze and stared blankly at the young man before her.

Twelve years old, a Four-Ring Soul Sect Master, Soul Rings surpassing the limits, able to expose her original intention in a single sentence, a kindred spirit she could scarcely find anywhere...

Beneath her disguise, Bibi Dong's pretty face reddened. She hurriedly drove the chaotic thoughts from her mind.

What was she thinking?

Leaving aside the gap in their ages, how could she possibly be someone as fickle as Yu Xiaogang?

Still...

The young man was right. The path she had chosen was too extreme.

If his words had not awakened her today, she likely would have continued stubbornly down that path.

If things went on like this, what meaning would there be even if she ruled the entire continent?

At that thought, a trace of relief suddenly flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes. Then a smile appeared on her face as she softly said to Lu Yu, "Thank you."

Hearing her words, Lu Yu froze.

What had he just heard?

This woman, who was suspected to be the Pope of Spirit Hall, had actually thanked him?

Then Lu Yu's vision blurred, and the woman before him vanished without a trace.

Only the black umbrella on the ground remained, proving that she had been there.

Lu Yu stood in the rain for a long time before finally taking a deep breath. He looked up at the sky, his gaze gradually turning sharp and resolute.

His conversation with the woman had been the first time since arriving in the Douluo World that he had felt powerless.

He possessed numerous trump cards and was even confident he could escape unscathed from the hands of a Title Douluo.

But when facing that woman, Lu Yu had felt that even if he unleashed every method at his disposal, it would be useless.

Unless he reversed the Reverse Birth Triple technique and returned his entire body to the state of Innate Qi.

That way, he was confident he could escape, but he would lose all his Soul Power cultivation, perhaps even damage his foundation.

Lu Yu was not afraid of starting over, but repairing a damaged foundation would not be easy.

At that moment, only one thought remained in Lu Yu's heart: become stronger!

Setting aside his thoughts, Lu Yu picked up the black umbrella from the ground and stored it in his Soul Guiding Ring. Then he jumped down from the platform and returned to his room.

Half an hour later, Lu Yu left the hotel with the Heavenly Dou Empire exchange delegation and headed for the Star Luo Imperial Palace.

To attend the banquet!

"Your Holiness, how was it? I told you, didn't I? That Lu Yu is simply a monster!"

Inside a dimly lit room, Xie Yue looked at the blurry figure behind the screen with an expectant expression.

Behind the screen, Bibi Dong softly said, "Mm. This child is indeed extraordinary. Under heaven, no man can stand shoulder to shoulder with him."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yue froze.

Although Lu Yu's talent was monstrous, someone standing at the level of His Holiness the Pope would not casually give such a lofty evaluation!

After hesitating, Xie Yue asked tentatively, "Then did he agree to join Spirit Hall?"

Bibi Dong was silent for a moment before saying, "Ghostly, Moon Guan, Xie Yue, Nana, remember this well. From today onward, if you encounter Lu Yu, treat him with three parts respect."

"If he encounters danger, save him with everything you have!"

This left Hu Liena beside Xie Yue, as well as Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo standing nearby, all utterly stunned.

What the hell?