[He had only broken through at the age of twenty-nine, reaching the level of a fifty-year-old washed-up failure, and he had even been expelled from the Blue Lightning Clan. How was he supposed to research all this theoretical material? Had he ever personally seen those Soul Beasts? He would probably have become Soul Beast dung before even reaching the area where thousand-year Soul Beasts lived in the Soul Beast Forest. How exactly was he meant to conduct research?]
Comments: [Tang San: Bullshit! My teacher is now a level-35 Soul Elder!]
Tang Si continued writing on the sky screen: [Now, back to the point. Where did his research materials come from? Part of them came from the library of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. The other part came from Spirit Hall's library.]
[As for why Yu Xiaogang was able to obtain information from Spirit Hall's library, we have to mention that ungrateful wretch and love-struck fool, Bibi Dong.]
Ungrateful wretch?
Love-struck fool?
Hu Liena's entire body went stiff. Her neck turned toward her teacher with a series of crackling sounds, and even that tiny movement took her a long time.
Bibi Dong's face turned livid, and killing intent burst from her eyes! She stared fixedly at Tang Si on the sky screen, roaring frantically in her heart: [I'll kill him! Kill him! Kill him!! From this day forth, I, Bibi Dong, swear that destroying the Angel Clan shall only be my second goal. My ultimate goal will be to enter the world within the sky screen, capture Tang Si and lock him in a secret chamber, then skin him and tear out his tendons. I will make sure he suffers a fate worse than death!]
If looks could kill, Tang Si would likely have died more than a dozen times already.
Unfortunately, Tang Si did not notice the killing intent separated from him by a sky screen, nor was his inner voice interrupted by that murderous gaze.
[With Bibi Dong's help, Yu Xiaogang successfully obtained all of Spirit Hall's books and records, including the top-secret intelligence that the Angel God possessed a complete set of six 99,999-year ultimate Spirit Bones!]
Hiss—!
Tang Si's inner voice prompted gasps of cold air throughout the other world.
You just casually revealed top-secret information like a complete set of six ultimate Spirit Bones?
This was top-secret information!
Well, now the entire world knew about Spirit Hall's Angel Set.
[Li Feng: Hiss—no way, no way? If such top-secret intelligence was really leaked to Yu Xiaogang, then wouldn't Bibi Dong truly be an ungrateful wretch?]
[O'Neal: Hiss—who is the person above? How dare you discuss the Pope!]
[Li Feng: You're no better.]
Only a sparse handful of comments appeared on the sky screen. These people were not afraid that Bibi Dong would trace them down; ordinary nobodies had the confidence of ordinary nobodies.
Anyone with even the slightest reputation, or a small faction behind them, did not dare speak carelessly.
Ungrateful wretch, love-struck fool?
Were those things people could just spout nonsense about? They were utterly fatal—death-bringing words!
Meanwhile.
Inside Spirit City's Worship Hall.
The enormous Live-Stream Sky Screen's image miraculously passed through the roof, allowing everyone in the hall to see it clearly.
Golden Crocodile Douluo said furiously, "Big Brother, Bibi Dong has gone too far! I never expected that she had leaked even such top-secret information back then. This is outrageous!"
Demon-Conquering Douluo chimed in, "Yes, Big Brother. She really should be given a warning."
Qian Daoliu sighed, shook his head, and said, "Sigh... so many years have passed. It is impossible to say clearly who was right and who was wrong back then. In the end, our Qian family wronged her... Now that the information on the sky screen has proven somewhat credible, we only need to make preparations. Do not bring up old matters again."
"Big Brother, you're just too soft-hearted."
"Seventh Brother, what happened back then was the final decision made by all of us together. There is no need to mention it again now. You are making things difficult for Big Brother."
"I... fine." Demon-Conquering Douluo was still indignant.
After the seven fell silent for a while, Azure Luan Douluo asked, "Big Brother, do you think that Tang Si is truly omniscient? Then... could Xue'er's undercover mission be affected? If it is exposed, not only will all our previous efforts be wasted, but her life may even be in danger! Tian Dou may not have any Titled Douluo, but they have overwhelming numbers."
Qian Daoliu pondered for a long time before saying, "Just in case, Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, one of you should go to Heaven Dou City and protect Xue'er. If there is any danger, simply bring her back."
Azure Luan volunteered, "Big Brother, I'll go. I'm fast."
"Very well."
Immediately afterward, Thousand Jun Douluo asked, "The appearance of the sky screen has had a huge impact. What Bibi Dong did has already been exposed. Let us put aside the Angel Set for now, but what if... what Qian Xunji did back then is exposed as well..."
Everyone frowned slightly. They no longer doubted whether Tang Si knew about that matter; they only feared that its exposure was merely a matter of time.
Thousand Jun Douluo paused, then continued, "Big Brother, if that day truly comes, Spirit Hall's prestige will inevitably suffer a severe blow. Also, our future plan to unify the continent may very well be exposed by Tang Si in advance. Big Brother, why don't we emerge from seclusion? On one hand, we can restore Spirit Hall's prestige; on the other, we can intimidate certain petty scoundrels!"
Azure Luan Douluo nodded. "That way, we can safely protect ourselves if we retreat, while still retaining hope of unifying the continent if we advance."
Golden Crocodile Douluo agreed. "Besides, these old bones of ours are rusting from cultivating in seclusion every day."
Seeing this, Qian Daoliu wore a bitter smile and said helplessly, "The Douluo Continent is in turmoil. If you want to go out and take a look around, why ask me? Go on, go on."
The sudden appearance of the Live-Stream Sky Screen filled Qian Daoliu with deep concern for the future. Spirit Hall's millennium-long grand plan might very well die before it could even begin!
"Sigh..." Qian Daoliu sighed and thought, [We'll take things one step at a time. I just wonder... is the appearance of the Live-Stream Sky Screen a blessing or a curse, an opportunity or a danger?]
Above Spirit Hall's plaza.
Bibi Dong's face was livid. After being labeled [Pouty Mouth], she had now gained two more labels: [Ungrateful Wretch] and [Love-Struck Fool].
Comments: [Bibi Dong: Nonsense! This child's words are absolutely untrustworthy! Back then, the master merely borrowed Spirit Hall's ancient texts. Spirit Hall has always invited learned individuals from across the world to study the secrets of Martial Souls together. Yet Tang Si has twisted it into something so disgraceful?]
Bibi Dong's forced explanation only won the approval of her subordinates.
[Huyan Zhen: Her Holiness the Pope is right. Spirit Hall has always been the most selfless force on the continent. Letting Yu Xiaogang borrow ancient texts was completely reasonable.]
[Tuoba Xi: In contrast, what does Tang Si hope to gain by slandering Spirit Hall?]
[Yue Guan: We will not allow you to defame Her Holiness the Pope!]
One after another, none of them mentioned the Angel God's Spirit Bone set.
Borrowing ancient texts was easy to explain, because it was not against the rules. But leaking the Angel Clan's most important top secret was much harder to justify.
Bibi Dong's influence was far greater than Yu Xiaogang's. More and more comments finally began appearing on the sky screen, because no law could punish everyone, and people all shared the mindset that if he could say it, then so could they.
For a time, Spirit Hall's reputation, as well as Pope Bibi Dong's credibility and authority, suffered a severe blow.
Hu Liena stood nervously beside her teacher and softly comforted her, "Teacher, Tang Si is just talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart."
Bibi Dong's body was stiff. She did not say a word, nor did she continue arguing on the sky screen.
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