Bibi Dong's Expectations

Yang Jian walked home, already beginning to consider his plans for the future.

He would join Spirit Hall.

Tang San's opportunities definitely had to be seized in advance.

The Ice Fire Yin Yang Well, immortal herbs, the external soul bone Eight Spider Lances, the Blue Silver Emperor Right Leg Bone, and Xiao Wu's soul ring and soul bone.

In addition, the divine craftsman Lou Gao of Gengxin City had to be included in the plan. Either find a way to bring him into Spirit Hall's camp, kill him outright, or cripple the hands he used for forging.

In any case, he could not be allowed to manufacture Tang Sect hidden weapons.

As for the Four Attribute Clans, only the Po Clan seemed remotely useful to Spirit Hall. The rest were dispensable, though it would be best to absorb them if the opportunity arose.

If they could not be absorbed, leaving them alone would still make them a minor but persistent threat to Spirit Hall. Once he was strong enough, he would make a trip there when he had the time.

Oh, right. Slaughter City also needed to be dealt with. Tang San could not be allowed to obtain the Killing God Domain.

The Blue Silver King that had brought about Tang San's second martial soul evolution deserved to die even more.

Elsewhere, at Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong sat upright upon her gilded throne, holding a report that had been delivered not long ago. Her expression was far from pleasant.

The report detailed Qian Renxue's recent actions in Heaven Dou City.

It stated that Qian Renxue had been busy cultivating ties with certain ministers lately, neglecting her training as a result. She had only barely broken through to level fifty not long ago and obtained her fifth soul ring.

That speed was not slow, but for Qian Renxue, who possessed innate soul power of level twenty, it was truly far too slow.

Qian Renxue had become a three-ringed Soul Elder at the age of nine, yet she had only reached the five-ringed Soul King realm this year at sixteen.

Seven whole years, for a gain of merely twenty levels.

In truth, Bibi Dong herself did not know exactly how she felt about this daughter.

Because of what Qian Xunji had done, she despised Qian Renxue from the bottom of her heart. Yet now, she was also dissatisfied that Qian Renxue had neglected her training.

It was contradictory.

Even though she herself had deliberately used provocation to send Qian Renxue to the Heaven Dou Empire at the age of ten to carry out the infiltration plan, this matter still left her deeply unsettled.

"Tsk."

At that moment, the scene from that secret chamber surfaced in Bibi Dong's mind once more, and hatred gradually filled her heart.

Though she had personally killed Qian Xunji, she still hated him so much.

The faint trace of conflicting emotions that had just emerged vanished without a trace.

Since Qian Xunji was dead, she would continue her revenge by destroying the Qian family and drive them completely out of Spirit Hall!

The first step toward achieving that goal was naturally to gain complete control of Spirit Hall and reclaim power from the Elder Hall and Consecration Hall for the Papal Hall.

Unfortunately, Qian Daoliu's existence was like a towering mountain, weighing upon her heart all these years.

She was the Pope in name, but most of Spirit Hall's power was still controlled by Qian Daoliu. It left her constrained at every turn.

She was undergoing divine trials and still needed time. For now, she was no match for Qian Daoliu.

There were also very few capable people under her command. Counting them all, she only had Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and a handful of Soul Douluos. They were simply incapable of dealing with those great consecrators.

"Hmph. Sooner or later, I will make Spirit Hall change hands!"

Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold. "Nana, Xie Yue, and Yan are Spirit Hall's Golden Generation, and they are loyal to me. Give them a few more years to grow, and they will surely become my right-hand men."

"By then, I will presumably have inherited the Rakshasa God's divine position. Forget the Qian family—even the entire continent will have to bow before me!"

A red glint flashed through her beautiful eyes, and her emotions became unstable. Something was clearly affecting her mind, yet she herself did not notice.

"Your Holiness, Uchima requests an audience outside."

At that moment, a guard outside the hall received the message, knocked on the door, and reported from the entrance.

Bibi Dong frowned slightly upon hearing this, unable to understand why Uchima wanted to see her so late at night.

"Let him in."

Soon, Uchima, dressed in a cardinal's robes, hurried into the great hall. His face was filled with joy as he respectfully bowed to Bibi Dong on the throne.

Bibi Dong asked curiously, "Uchima, what has made you so happy?"

Uchima replied, "Your Holiness, today, a deacon from the Spirit Hall branch in Weihai City discovered a genius. I believe Your Holiness will definitely be interested."

Bibi Dong tapped the armrest with her jade-like fingers. "How talented?"

Uchima said, "He has twin martial souls and innate full soul power!"

Bibi Dong's eyes immediately lit up at those words. She was indeed interested.

Innate full soul power was secondary. Such soul masters were rare, but one or two appeared almost every few years.

The key was the twin martial souls!

At present, she herself was the only known person on the continent with twin martial souls.

Who would have thought another had appeared?

Bibi Dong pondered to herself, What I lack most right now is this kind of top-tier genius. Twin martial souls—if this person can grow steadily, he will absolutely become a Titled Douluo in the future, perhaps even an Ultimate Douluo! Nana, Xie Yue, and Yan have good talent, but without some great opportunity, level ninety-five is likely their limit. Without me, they would find it difficult to shoulder the banner. If I can bring this person under my command, the plan to completely control Spirit Hall may be brought forward considerably!

At that thought, Bibi Dong unconsciously clenched her fist, as though she could already see that day.

She hurriedly asked, "Is this person willing to join Spirit Hall?"

Uchima answered, "The deacon who awakened his martial soul asked him at the time, and he agreed immediately. But that is only natural. Across the entire continent, aside from Spirit Hall freely awakening martial souls for commoners, what other faction can do such a thing? He is merely a commoner and has received such immense favor from us. If he does not join Spirit Hall, what other faction could he join?"

"So he is a commoner as well."

Bibi Dong became even more satisfied.

Commoners were good. They had no backing, and once they joined Spirit Hall, they could easily develop a sense of belonging. They were the least likely to harbor disloyal thoughts.

Her eyes shone brighter and brighter as she began to consider whether she should accept this person as her disciple and deepen their bond.

After all, he also possessed twin martial souls. Looking across the world, who was more suitable than herself to be his teacher?

"Mm, very good."

Bibi Dong casually waved a hand. "If there is nothing else, you may leave. At the next selection for Platinum Bishop, I will take special notice of you. Also, do not forget to reward the deacon who awakened this person's martial soul generously. Appoint him as the master of a branch hall and give him one hundred thousand gold soul coins."

Uchima's spirits soared. He felt that his chances in the next Platinum Bishop selection were secure.

His abandoning his games with his concubine and rushing over to report the moment he received the message had not been in vain.

"Thank you, Your Holiness!"

He bowed again, then turned and left with a beaming smile, practically striding on air.

After Uchima disappeared from sight, Bibi Dong said to the darkness, "Ghost Douluo, go to Weihai City tonight. You must bring the target back safely."

"Yes."

The next moment, a cold, sinister voice came from the darkness.

A shadow somewhere stirred, but quickly returned to normal.

Bibi Dong gazed at the night sky beyond the hall. "I hope this child's talent lives up to the expectations I have now. He had better not disappoint me."