Spirit Hall's Reaction

"I'm fine."

"Let's get going first. It's better to arrive early."

Xiao Wu hurriedly shook her head. She still planned to visit the Star Dou Great Forest first. After all, even if Tang San wanted to obtain a soul ring, it would only be his third soul ring.

Tang Chuan said nothing when he saw Xiao Wu desperately concealing her panic. He walked toward the carriage by the roadside, and Tang San followed, pulling Xiao Wu aboard with him.

In the shadows, two figures vanished in a flash only after watching Tang Chuan and the other two leave.

"They've finally left. If they kept watching any longer, I might've actually dealt with them."

"Father, who left?"

Tang San looked puzzled after hearing Tang Chuan mutter softly to himself. Could it be that old bastard Tang Hao was spying on them in secret again?

"It's nothing, just two ants. Xiao San, your third soul ring may be somewhat different this time. The sacrifice at the Blue Silver Ancestral Land can allow you to produce your own innate soul ring. The age of that soul ring will depend on your capacity to withstand it."

"Of course, as your Soul Power continues to grow, the age of this soul ring will grow along with it. Theoretically, it has no upper limit."

"An innate soul ring?!"

It was Tang San's first time hearing that term. If that was the case, then was his father's irregular soul ring configuration also due to an innate soul ring?

"Father, could your fifth hundred-thousand-year soul ring be..."

"Correct. It is my innate soul ring. It surpassed a hundred thousand years long ago. As for its soul skill, you should have seen it before—the Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Spear."

Tang San nodded, filled with anticipation for his own third soul ring. His father's Blue Silver Tyrant Emperor Spear was immensely powerful in both attack and penetration. It could even be wielded as a melee weapon. It was simply perfect.

Heaven Dou City was still quite far from the Star Dou Great Forest, so the carriage traveled at a much faster pace.

Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, within the Crown Prince's chambers.

Having returned to her original appearance, Qian Renxue stood by the window, waiting for her two elders to bring her news.

"Young Mistress! Tang Chuan has left Heaven Dou City with Tang San and Xiao Wu. It looks like they are heading out to obtain a soul ring."

Two figures appeared behind her, dropping to one knee and cupping their hands respectfully.

"Mm. The two of you are to keep watch for news of their return at all times. Notify me immediately once they come back."

"Yes!"

The flame of ambition in Qian Renxue's heart still burned fiercely. After everything that had happened between them, she could already reach a conclusion: Tang Chuan seemed entirely uninterested in people of the imperial family like them.

Blindly currying favor with him and promising him official positions would only make him more disgusted. It would be better to change strategies, for example...

Qian Renxue lowered her head and saw that only the tips of her toes were visible. A curve rose at the corner of her lips. You weren't interested in a farewell gift, but if I give you a woman, you can't possibly refuse again, can you?

A calculating glint flashed through her eyes. As long as Tang Chuan became infatuated with her beauty, controlling him would not be difficult. A Title Douluo in his teens—such talent was simply unrivaled.

Perhaps in the future, he could even obtain a divine position like hers. By then, becoming a divine couple would not be impossible.

"You may leave first. Oh, and keep the information sealed at all times. Do not let it reach Spirit Hall! If that woman finds out, my entire plan will be ruined!"

"Understood, Young Mistress!"

She Long and Pufferfish cupped their hands again before turning into two dark shadows and disappearing from the room.

"Tang Chuan, I'm finding you more and more interesting."

Far away, at the border between the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire, stood the headquarters of Spirit Hall—Spirit City.

The Pope's Palace stood at the highest point in the entire city. White jade paved the ground all the way to the gates, while two rows of Spirit Hall's exclusive knights stood guard, emanating the powerful presence of soul masters.

Upon the throne, Bibi Dong reclined lazily. Her purple-gold Pope's robe, embroidered with dark patterns, draped down and spread across the jade steps. She wore a nine-curved purple-gold crown, while her long purple hair fell smoothly over her shoulders.

Her face was exquisitely beautiful, her skin fair and lustrous. Her purple eyes were calm and deep, devoid of the slightest emotion. Dense, frigid Soul Power flowed around her, carrying a cold, solitary, inviolable majesty.

Below, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, and Bibi Dong's most cherished student, Hu Liena, stood side by side.

"Elder Chrysanthemum, Elder Ghost, I heard Heaven Dou Empire has been rather lively lately?"

"Reporting to Your Holiness, it was Tang Hao. He suddenly appeared in Heaven Dou City and flew into a rage, only to be driven back in the end by a young man named Tang Chuan."

"Tang Chuan?"

Bibi Dong's elegant brows furrowed slightly. She had never heard of such a person. If this incident had not grown so significant recently, she might not have known anything at all.

Yue Guan was somewhat speechless, because he did not possess much information either. During this time, both he and Gui Mei had remained in Spirit City and had not gone out.

"Humph!"

The aura of a Title Douluo surged wildly against the two elders, excluding Hu Liena. Bibi Dong was extremely enraged that they had failed to fully grasp even the intelligence.

"Please calm your anger, Your Holiness. Elder Yue Guan and I have recently made some breakthroughs in cultivation, which is why we failed to deal with this information in time."

Bracing himself against the pressure, Gui Mei stepped forward. Recently, he and Yue Guan had found Bibi Dong increasingly impossible to understand. She was simply volatile and unpredictable. Working under her, they received no benefits whatsoever, yet still had to work themselves to the bone for her. Taking on such miserable work was truly rotten luck!

As the saying went, serving a ruler was like serving a tiger. Even though they were both Title Douluos, constantly attending Bibi Dong made them somewhat fearful. The vicious and evil aura around Bibi Dong grew stronger by the day.

"They share the surname Tang. Could he be related to Tang Hao?"

"Report! News has arrived from Heaven Dou City!"

A Spirit Hall knight entered carrying a sheet of yellow parchment. He respectfully handed it to Chrysanthemum Douluo before slowly withdrawing.

Qian Renxue's attempt to block the news had failed. Bibi Dong's influence was far greater than Qian Renxue had imagined.

"Your Holiness, it says here that Tang Chuan is a Title Douluo, and his martial soul is even Blue Silver Grass! He isn't even twenty years old."

"What?!"

Hu Liena's beautiful eyes widened. A Title Douluo under twenty—didn't that mean his talent surpassed even her teacher's?

The entire hall fell into dead silence. Bibi Dong's expression darkened further. Someone with such talent could not be dealt with through simple recruitment alone, but Bibi Dong still wanted to try.

The forces under her command were not yet capable of contending with those of the Elders' Hall. If she wanted to seize power completely, she had to become a god and build up her own forces.

With Tang Chuan's talent, he probably would not refuse to join Spirit Hall. In terms of resources and influence, what place on the entire Douluo Continent could compare to Spirit Hall?

"Elders Ghost and Moon Pass, trouble yourselves to depart for Heaven Dou City immediately and recruit Tang Chuan. If he refuses..."

A flash of killing intent passed through Bibi Dong's eyes.