Spirit Hall was a force to be reckoned with, and with the Level 99 Peerless Douluo Qian Daoliu holding down the fort, it had always loomed like a great mountain over the Two Great Empires and the major sects.
As a result, they paid even closer attention to Spirit Hall's every move.
When Qian Xunji succeeded as Pope, all of Spirit Hall's branch halls and Spirit Masters would be notified on the very day of his succession.
At the same time, the existence of Huo Yuhao, Spirit Hall's Holy Son, had also entered the sights of every Spirit Master in Spirit Hall, as well as the royal families and major sects.
Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial Palace.
Xue Gan looked at the intelligence in his hands, his fingers tapping constantly on the armrest.
As a member of the royal family and the ruler of the entire Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Gan found Qian Xunji's actions hard to understand.
For their royal family, and even the major sects, bloodline was often more important than talent.
No matter how poor someone's talent was, as long as they came from the most noble bloodline, they would be among the potential heirs.
Twin Martial Souls and Innate Full Soul Power made for a genius rarely seen in ten thousand years, but that was no reason for Qian Xunji to hand over his family's thousand-year legacy to an outsider!
Most importantly, Qian Daoliu was actually letting Qian Xunji carry on like this.
Could there be something about Huo Yuhao that they didn't know?
"Have you learned anything about Huo Yuhao's Martial Souls?"
The person responsible for gathering intelligence on Spirit Hall shook his head. "Your Majesty, ever since Huo Yuhao awakened his Martial Souls, he hasn't come into contact with anyone below the rank of bishop. Even the yellow-robed deacon who awakened his Martial Souls was transferred to Spirit City afterward."
Heaven Dou Empire did have spies in Spirit City, but they were operating right under the nose of Qian Daoliu, a Level 99 Limit Douluo. They didn't dare make any big moves.
"Huo Yuhao's routine is too regular. We have no way to approach him."
Xue Gan closed his eyes and waved the man away.
Only after the man had left did Xue Gan open his eyes again.
"I hope Qian Xunji and this Holy Son are both sensible people."
They trusted the Angel Spirit. Ever since Spirit Hall was established ten thousand years ago, it had held a transcendent position, but never once had it meddled in politics.
But Huo Yuhao, whose Martial Souls weren't an Angel Spirit, had now become the greatest unknown.
Clear Sky Sect.
Tang Yue was also listening to the intelligence brought back by the sect's disciples.
Several Clear Sky Sect elders were there with him.
"That coward Qian Daoliu sure raised a son who knows how to stir things up."
Everyone in the Clear Sky Sect, from the Sect Master to the lowest-ranking disciple, looked down on Spirit Hall because of the battle forty years ago.
Their Clear Sky Sect had the strongest Spirit Master on the entire continent holding down the fort!
Qian Daoliu had been so frightened by the old Sect Master that he didn't dare come within a step of the sect!
Even though Tang Chen had disappeared, that didn't stop them from continuing to act arrogantly.
As long as there was no word that the old Sect Master had died, no one would dare come and provoke them!
"Qian Xunji sure is willing to give up Spirit Hall's thousand-year legacy."
"He has Twin Martial Souls. Could their quality be too high?"
"Could they be higher quality than our Clear Sky Hammer? We have the World's Number One Tool Spirit. Wasn't the Angel Spirit beaten by our Clear Sky Hammer until it was like a dog?"
"Maybe Huo Yuhao's Martial Souls just happen to be able to counter our Clear Sky Hammer. Qian Daoliu wants to use him to suppress our Clear Sky Sect."
That remark won everyone's agreement.
"I say Qian Daoliu's lost his mind. He thinks he can suppress our Clear Sky Sect just because his Martial Souls counter ours? Dream on."
"In any case, tell the disciples to keep an eye on Huo Yuhao. One day, our Clear Sky Sect's disciples are bound to face him."
Qian Daoliu had only promised not to let Spirit Hall's Spirit Masters enter the Clear Sky Sect. He hadn't said that Spirit Hall's people wouldn't have to give them a wide berth.
The old ancestor had been far too cautious back then!
Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Ning Yuanshan had obtained much more detailed intelligence than the Clear Sky Sect.
Not only did they know that Huo Yuhao had been taken to Spirit City and made a disciple of Qian Daoliu after awakening Twin Martial Souls, they even knew that Qian Xunji had personally led a team to obtain his First Soul Ring.
"What kind of Martial Souls could be important enough for Spirit Hall to take this seriously?"
Perhaps he should make contact first.
"Prepare a gift. We're going to Spirit City to congratulate the new Pope on his succession."
Compared with the other sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan took the matter much more seriously.
"A few months ago, our Martial Souls suddenly appeared without warning and seemed to submit to something. Could it have something to do with him?"
That day, every disciple in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan who had already awakened their Martial Souls experienced the same reaction.
Such a situation had never been seen or heard of before.
It had happened right around the time Spirit Hall was awakening the Martial Souls of six-year-old children.
At first, Yu Zhenting hadn't thought to connect the two, but today, after seeing the news of Qian Xunji appointing a Holy Son, inspiration had struck, and he'd thought of the strange occurrence within the clan.
It matched Huo Yuhao's appearance perfectly!
Yu Yuanzhen, who was already nearing the rank of Titled Douluo and had been designated the next Sect Master, was stunned by his father's words.
"Father, don't make wild guesses! Never mind whether there's a Beast Martial Soul in this world stronger than our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Martial Soul—even if there is, he awakened his Martial Souls in Feimu City, over a thousand kilometers away from us."
A newly awakened Martial Soul could affect a top Beast Martial Soul over a thousand kilometers away?
That joke wasn't funny at all.
Yu Zhenting fell silent for a moment, then sighed. "Perhaps I really am overthinking it."
True. What kind of Martial Soul could be so absurdly powerful?
Nearly the same scene was playing out in the Elephant Armored Sect, the Wind Sword Sect, the Star Luo Imperial Family, and other places.
Huo Yuhao, a little tyke of only seven, had forcefully entered the notice of the most powerful forces on the Douluo Continent.
Others couldn't figure out what had gotten into Qian Xunji, and Huo Yuhao couldn't figure it out either.
"Senior Brother, what were you thinking?"
Had he eaten so much braised meat that the brine had gone to his head?
Qian Xunji didn't hide anything. He told Huo Yuhao his original thoughts from beginning to end, leaving him completely dumbfounded.
"Junior Brother, don't worry. My family has excellent looks and bloodline—you can tell from my father and me. My daughter will definitely have good talent and looks. I won't let you down!"
Huo Yuhao's mouth twitched. "Senior Brother, have you never considered that your future child might be a son?"
Qian Xunji replied without thinking, "I'll give you the son too."
Huo Yuhao: "!!!"
Qian Xunji realized what he'd said sounded ambiguous.
"I mean, even if I have a son in the future, you'll still get the position of Pope. I can't keep having sons forever. Sooner or later, I'll have a daughter."
To be fair, the child you'll have in the future really will be a daughter.
And she'll be a great beauty.
But if Qian Xunji was already thinking about finding someone to have a child with, then the Secret Chamber Douluo probably wouldn't appear in the future, would he?
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