"What a terrifying gaze..."
A single sentence from Qian Xunye stunned Pufferfish and Snake Lance, stripping away their courage to step forward.
They had been intimidated, feeling bone-deep terror from the bottoms of their hearts.
That icy, piercing killing intent was even more terrifying than when they faced Qian Daoliu, making them tremble uncontrollably.
There's no chance... I don't have the slightest chance of escaping. If this continues, I'll definitely die! No, I can't die yet! Bibi Dong was overwhelmed by despair, her dignity and pride ruthlessly trampled at that moment.
She was nearly beaten to tears. Although she could not die for the time being while in her immortal body state, that despairing pain was worse than death.
Her intense desire to survive made Bibi Dong invoke the name she least wanted to invoke. "Qian Xunye, you can't kill me! Qian Daoliu will never allow you to kill me either!"
"What the hell does it have to do with me whether that old bastard allows it or not! If I want to kill you, I'll kill you!" Qian Xunye was ferocious beyond measure.
Using his own father to pressure him?
If he were stronger than Qian Daoliu right now, he would beat up his own father too!
Boom! Boom boom!
Qian Xunye continued his savage beating.
"Ahhh~"
Bibi Dong suffered unspeakably. She swore that this was definitely the most despairing day of her life.
But just as Bibi Dong could no longer maintain her immortal body and was about to be beaten to death by Qian Xunye—
A commanding voice rang out between heaven and earth. "Stop!!"
The next second, holy, radiant angel power descended and instantly suppressed everything.
Boom!
Qian Xunye's body was unable to move for the moment.
A blond man radiating holy, luminous power appeared in the air behind Qian Xunye.
This man was Spirit Hall's Grand Worshipper, the level 99 Ultimate Douluo, Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu stared fixedly at Qian Xunye's back. He took a deep breath and said, "Turn around and face me!"
Qian Xunye slowly turned around, but his hand still gripped the half-dead Bibi Dong tightly.
Thirty-seven years later, father and son met again.
Though everything had changed long ago, and Qian Xunye was no longer a youth—
Seeing that Qian Xunye's face still bore traces of his former appearance, Qian Daoliu's soul shook. His expression was incomparably complicated. "It really is you, Xunye. You're actually alive. You... you're still alive."
"What, Father? Are you disappointed that I didn't die?" Qian Xunye's face was cold and indifferent.
Facing this biased father again after thirty-seven years, Qian Xunye had thought he would be angry. Yet he was strangely calm, without the slightest emotion.
Qian Xunye's attitude felt like a thorn viciously stabbing Qian Daoliu's heart. He sighed. "Xunye, I know I wronged you back then. I owe you."
"But you are still my, Qian Daoliu's, son. How could I be disappointed that you are alive?"
After learning of Qian Xunye's death back then, Qian Daoliu had regretted it.
Only after Qian Xunye died did he realize that the son he had always neglected, treated coldly, and favored others over was actually quite important to him deep down.
"Child, now that you have returned alive, I will certainly make it up to you. Release Bibi Dong first."
Qian Xunye suddenly lost control of his emotions. "Damn it! You damned old bastard!"
"Don't put on that regretful face! What use is it to talk about compensation and what you owe me now! Can the injustice I suffered in childhood, or the hardships I endured over these thirty-seven years, be changed?"
"Enough nonsense, old bastard. I'll ask you one thing: I want to kill her. Are you going to protect her?"
Qian Daoliu did not answer directly. "Xunye, let her go."
Qian Xunye laughed speechlessly. "Tang Hao severely wounded Qian Xunji, and while my younger brother had yet to recover from his injuries, Bibi Dong killed him. You clearly knew about it, yet not only did you fail to kill Bibi Dong, you even let her take the position of Pope. Now that I want to kill her, you still want to protect her!"
"Old bastard, old bastard! Sometimes, I really can't understand what exactly is inside that head of yours!"
"What! Pope Qian Xunji did not die because his injuries from Tang Hao were incurable, but because... she killed him!!"
"Bibi Dong! You... you murdered your teacher!"
As the truth of that year came to light, the entire crowd erupted in uproar.
In an instant, the high-ranking officials present began condemning and cursing Bibi Dong.
Qian Daoliu knew Bibi Dong could no longer remain Pope. He helplessly shook his head. "Xunye, spare her life. I will strip Bibi Dong of her position as Pope and exile her to a border city, far from Spirit City, to serve as the master of a branch hall."
"Hahaha! Hahahahahaha!!" Qian Xunye laughed like a madman, truly disappointed in Qian Daoliu.
Qian Xunye laughed in utter disbelief. "Exile her to a border city to become the master of a branch hall? Qian Daoliu! Do you know that if you let her go today, it will be like releasing a tiger back into the mountains? They will gnaw your Six-Winged Angel Clan down to the bone!"
"Enough! Xunye! She is Xiaoxue's biological mother, after all!" Qian Daoliu shouted.
"Biological mother? Did she ever give Xiaoxue even a shred of motherly love? Did she ever fulfill even a fraction of a mother's responsibility! Not only did she not, she ignored and neglected her just as you did to me back then!"
"What use is such a mother!"
As the two argued fiercely, an ugly yet smug smile appeared on Bibi Dong's face.
She lowered her voice until almost only Qian Xunye could hear it. "Hehehe, Qian Xunye, didn't I tell you? Qian Daoliu would never allow you to kill me!"
"You can't kill me! Once I survive today, I'll definitely kill you, kill you just as I killed your younger brother Qian Xunji back then! Hehehe, hahahaha!~"
Bibi Dong's smile became increasingly twisted and sinister as she repeatedly provoked Qian Xunye on the brink of death.
"Oh? Is that so? You think Qian Daoliu can protect you just because he's here? What kind of dream are you having!" Qian Xunye sneered wickedly. The next second, a crazed look suddenly appeared on his face. "Even if that old bastard Qian Daoliu wants to protect you today, you will die without a doubt!"
"Bibi Dong! Go to hell!!"
At that instant, Qian Xunye directly ignited the power of his martial soul's origin. A single misstep could damage his martial soul, making future breakthroughs in cultivation nearly impossible.
If it was severe, his cultivation would be ruined, his martial soul shattered, and he would become a cripple from then on.
The smug smile on Bibi Dong's face instantly froze, replaced by utter despair and terror. "Madman, you madman! No! Don't!!~~"
"Unfilial son! Stop at once!!"
Qian Daoliu had never expected that Qian Xunye would burn the power of his martial soul's origin just to kill Bibi Dong.
He wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.
After igniting his martial soul's origin, Qian Xunye instantly gained immense power. He forcibly broke free from Qian Daoliu's soul power seal, briefly regaining his freedom of movement.
Qian Xunye's sword-sharp hand instantly pierced through Bibi Dong's body from behind.
"You... you..." Blood streamed from Bibi Dong's mouth, while copious drops of blood spilled from her chest and dripped onto the ground. She could neither believe nor accept it as she looked at her pierced body.