Spirit Hall's Plans

The vast meeting room was not full.

After all, not every elder was in Spirit City.

Bibi Dong swept her gaze over the eleven elders present and parted her red lips. "I've invited all of you here today because there is an important matter to discuss."

All the elders looked at Bibi Dong.

On ordinary days, the Pope governed the entirety of Spirit Hall, and there were many matters Bibi Dong could decide on her own.

Only when it involved a major event concerning Spirit Hall did the Pope have to summon the elders and discuss the decision together.

"May I ask what Your Holiness wishes to discuss?"

Elder She Long, titled "Snake Lance," asked.

"What we are discussing today concerns a great matter regarding Spirit Hall's future."

The moment Bibi Dong said this, the expressions of every elder present changed slightly.

As the core of Spirit Hall's power, they naturally knew what Bibi Dong meant by "a great matter regarding Spirit Hall's future."

Ghost Leopard Douluo frowned. "Your Holiness, are we starting to carry out the plan now? Isn't it a little too early..."

Magic Bear Douluo beside him also frowned and said, "That's right, Your Holiness. If we start the Soul Hunting Operation now, we simply don't have..."

"When did I say we were carrying out the Soul Hunting Operation?"

"What we are discussing today is not the Soul Hunting Operation."

Bibi Dong cut them off, her brows drawing together as she said, "It is the supplementary proposal the Grand Elder made regarding the Soul Hunting Operation back then."

She Long reacted, looking at Bibi Dong in surprise as he asked, "Your Holiness, you mean you intend to adopt the Grand Elder's suggestion and continue carrying out the plan to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Bibi Dong gave a slight nod.

Back when Bibi Dong had taken power, she had proposed the Soul Hunting Operation.

This operation aimed to destroy the Upper Three Sects, then reselect the Seven Great Sects, placing the entire soul master world in Spirit Hall's hands.

But Grand Elder Qiandao Liu believed the Soul Hunting Operation was too radical and had a very high chance of failure.

Spirit Hall could not become the enemy of most soul masters. Only by winning over one faction while suppressing another could the chance of success be increased.

He believed there was no need to destroy all of the Upper Three Sects. As the sect possessing the continent's number one auxiliary martial soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect was a target Spirit Hall could strive hard to win over.

Most of the elders felt that Grand Elder Qiandao Liu's view made a great deal of sense.

So Spirit Hall had always been looking for ways to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But how to put it?

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's current sect master, Ning Fengzhi, had ideas of his own.

On the surface, he maintained friendly relations with Spirit Hall, but Ning Fengzhi had always been lukewarm toward Spirit Hall's overtures, keeping an ambiguous stance.

Seeing that Ning Fengzhi had become the Heaven Dou Empire Crown Prince's teacher, everyone knew the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had sided with the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

Elder Magic Bear and the others muttered inwardly: Their previous attempts to win them over had all failed, and now Ning Fengzhi had even become the Heaven Dou Crown Prince's teacher. Could they still succeed in winning him over?

She Long asked, "Your Holiness, what do you intend to do?"

Bibi Dong swept her gaze over everyone and said calmly, "All of you elders should know that a few years ago, Ning Fengzhi was blessed with a daughter. This year, I heard that when the child awakened her martial soul, her talent was exceptional, and Ning Fengzhi has been keeping her by his side and teaching her personally."

Magic Bear Douluo frowned. "Your Holiness wishes to form a Marriage Alliance with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"

Bibi Dong nodded lightly.

"That's right.

Although the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's martial soul is honored as the continent's number one auxiliary martial soul, it possesses no combat power of its own. Ning Fengzhi's daughter's future partner will undoubtedly need to be an extremely powerful Battle Soul Master.

This is also the rule of their sect.

We can provide Ning Fengzhi with a powerful son-in-law."

Ghost Leopard Douluo nodded and praised, "An excellent idea, Your Holiness. Our Spirit Hall does not lack young geniuses. As far as I know, there are two little fellows in the academy—Yan and Xie Yue—who fit the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's requirements quite well."

Yue Guan, who had been smiling and had not spoken the whole time, suddenly said, "Yan and Xie Yue can be considered geniuses rarely seen in a hundred years, but they still aren't enough. Ning Fengzhi won't take a fancy to them. If you want to move Ning Fengzhi, it has to be an unparalleled monster!"

Ghost Leopard Douluo frowned and said, "An unparalleled monster stronger than Yan and Xie Yue? Is there really such a young genius?"

Xie Yue and Yan were already the strongest young geniuses Ghost Leopard Douluo had ever seen.

Could there be a genius in this world even stronger than those two little fellows?

"As long as Xie Yue and Yan grow up, they will at least be Titled Douluo-level experts in the future. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still isn't satisfied with that, then Ning Fengzhi's standards are far too high."

Ghost Leopard Douluo added.

"Xie Yue and the others' futures are indeed worth looking forward to, but their talent cannot make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feel afraid."

Yue Guan shook his head. He glanced at the other elders, then continued, "If we want the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect to agree to our Marriage Alliance, we must have an unparalleled monster who can make them feel fear."

She Long raised an eyebrow and said, "From the look of Elder Yue Guan, it seems you know where such an unparalleled monster can be found..."

"Of course."

Yue Guan smiled smugly.

Gui Mei, shrouded in shadow off to the side, suddenly spoke. "Stop keeping us in suspense. Hurry up and say who it is."

Yue Guan looked at Gui Mei and smiled. "Old Ghost, I already told you earlier."

"That little guy?"

Gui Mei's rather surprised voice rang out, making the other elders itch with curiosity even more—

Just say who that monster is already!

Stop keeping everyone in suspense, would you!

Ghost Leopard Douluo frowned and asked, "Elder Yue Guan, who exactly is it?"

"He is Her Holiness's newly accepted disciple."

Yue Guan stopped keeping them guessing and answered with a smile.

"Her Holiness's newly accepted disciple?"

Magic Bear Douluo raised an eyebrow and looked toward Bibi Dong in the main seat along with the other elders.

When had Her Holiness the Pope accepted a new disciple? How come none of them knew?

Bibi Dong sat there perfectly composed, letting the elders' gazes converge on her, seemingly with no intention of explaining.

The elders had no choice but to look back at Yue Guan.

Yue Guan seemed to know quite a bit of the inside story.

"Elder Yue Guan, can you tell us about Her Holiness's newly accepted disciple? Just how talented is he? For you to actually say he could make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect feel afraid."

One elder asked.

A mysterious smile appeared on Yue Guan's face. "Not long ago, I took that child to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a spirit ring. You can guess how old his first spirit ring was."

The elders looked at one another, muttering inwardly.

What was there to guess about the age of a first spirit ring?

Weren't they all hundred-year spirit rings?

Even if that child's body was heaven-defying enough, the age of his spirit ring couldn't possibly exceed eight hundred years, right?

Thinking of the talent Yue Guan had described as "making Ning Fengzhi feel afraid," Ghost Leopard Douluo could not help guessing:

"That child's first spirit ring didn't exceed five hundred years, did it?"

Yue Guan nodded, the smile on his lips growing even brighter. "That's right. It did indeed surpass five hundred years."

Whoosh!

A commotion rose among the elders.

Even though they were Titled Douluo, their first spirit rings had not exceeded four hundred years.

Since that child's first spirit ring was over five hundred years old, it was indeed astonishing.

From everyone's expressions, Yue Guan could tell. "You think that child's spirit ring age is at the hundred-year level?"

The elders frowned.

Magic Bear Douluo asked, "Is it not?"