Bibi Dong Loses All Face

Ning Fengzhi suppressed the anger in his heart. Though he wished he could cut Qiangu Aoshi into a thousand pieces, he still appeared refined and courteous, speaking with righteous conviction.

"Holy Son Qian Gu, you are the dignified Holy Son of Spirit Hall, yet your methods are cruel, casually stripping others of their martial souls and soul rings."

"After awakening their martial souls, even talented soul masters must cultivate for decades to become Soul Sages or Soul Douluos."

"Yet in an instant, you stripped away all of another person's soul power, martial soul, and soul rings. How are you any different from those fallen soul masters?"

"Though no blood is visible, your strength has grown so quickly only through plundering the soul power of others."

"You are the most evil fallen soul master on this Douluo Continent. The Upper Three Sects jointly petition you: today, you must give the soul master world an explanation."

"Your ability is far too evil. Today, you can strip away my soul power; tomorrow, you can strip away someone else's. Everyone on the continent is in danger. The Upper Three Sects are acting in accordance with the people's will. We are targeting only you, not all of Spirit Hall."

"All of you in Spirit Hall should think carefully. Do not show favoritism simply because Qiangu Aoshi is your Holy Son. Wrong is wrong, and those who err must be punished."

What an expert!

He had separated Qiangu Aoshi from Spirit Hall, targeting only Qiangu Aoshi without threatening Spirit Hall itself.

He had not even mentioned Tang Hao, forcibly turning around the unfavorable situation from before.

Qiangu Aoshi inwardly praised him. Ning Fengzhi really was quick-witted.

He could not get too entangled with Ning Fengzhi on this matter. Once he was dragged into the other man's rhythm, it would be easy to find himself unable to defend against a hundred accusations.

"Sect Master Ning, you certainly have a silver tongue. We can argue properly later. For now, why not watch a good show first?"

"Since you are not here to save Tang Hao, then do not delay us from killing him. He is the chief criminal who murdered the previous Pope. He must die today; we cannot miss the proper hour."

"Someone, carry out the execution!"

Ning Fengzhi's face darkened, and he silently cursed that little fox.

To them, Qiangu Aoshi's ability to strip away soul power, martial souls, and soul rings was the original sin. No matter how Qiangu Aoshi defended himself, Ning Fengzhi could attack him with words.

But now, Qiangu Aoshi was not defending himself at all and only wanted to kill Tang Hao. This instead put Ning Fengzhi in a difficult position.

Tang Xiao raised his Clear Sky Hammer and said in a deep voice:

"Five elders, prepare to act. No matter what happens today, we must rescue Brother Hao."

"Sect Master Ning, you invited us to this alliance. We are ready to act, so it would be inappropriate for you to simply stand by and watch."

Ning Fengzhi cursed inwardly that the Clear Sky Sect was nothing but a group of reckless brutes. The moral high ground was right there; whoever claimed it first could point fingers at everyone else.

He was currently fighting Qiangu Aoshi for the moral high ground, yet these reckless fools from the Clear Sky Sect were dragging him down.

Ning Fengzhi certainly could not allow Qiangu Aoshi to truly kill Tang Hao. Otherwise, the Clear Sky Sect would definitely turn against him.

"Wait!"

"Holy Son Qian Gu, do not change the subject. We are discussing your issue right now. Why not find someone to judge what is right? This person is also the Pope of your Spirit Hall. I trust she will not favor either side."

"Please ask Pope Bibi Dong to appear!"

Bibi Dong, who had nearly been sidelined by Qiangu Aoshi during this time, transformed into a streak of light and swept forward, appearing before everyone.

Her gentle voice reached the ears of everyone present.

"Since Sect Master Ning has invited me, then I shall speak a fair word."

Qiangu Aoshi picked at his ear and said carelessly:

"Pope, I think you should save your breath. Anyone who opens with 'I shall speak a fair word' has usually been bought off. Next, you are definitely going to stand with the Upper Three Sects and criticize me, the Holy Son, for doing wrong, aren't you?"

Bibi Dong's feigned gentleness shattered. Her face turned livid, and she was nearly furious enough for her lungs to explode.

That little bastard had said everything she was about to say. How was she supposed to say it now?

She stared at Qiangu Aoshi with a gloomy gaze.

"Holy Son, as the Pope, I will never favor anyone. I will only judge from a fair and objective standpoint."

"But in this matter, you truly were in the wrong. Your ability is too evil. You strip away others' martial souls, soul rings, and soul power, turning a lifetime of hard cultivation into nothing. Is that not far too cruel to others?"

Qiangu Aoshi wore an expression that said, Just as expected.

The Spirit City residents watching from the sidelines were also looking at Bibi Dong strangely.

One was the Pope of Spirit Hall, while the other was Spirit Hall's Holy Son. The Pope of Spirit Hall was helping outsiders suppress Spirit Hall's Holy Son. Was she not making Spirit Hall a laughingstock before outsiders?

Under those strange gazes, Bibi Dong's chest rose and fell violently with rage.

Commoners!

They were all fucking commoners!

Bibi Dong stared at Qiangu Aoshi with unconcealed killing intent in her eyes.

"I am not favoring anyone. Qiangu Aoshi, your ability is too evil. Are you allowed to use it, but others are not allowed to speak of it?"

Qiangu Aoshi's expression turned cold as he completely tore away all pretense with Bibi Dong.

"Bibi Dong, you say my ability is evil. Then why not summon our martial souls and let everyone see whose martial soul is evil?"

"Your Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Eating Spider Emperor martial souls constantly emit black smoke. Others may criticize me, but you have no right to do so."

"If the previous Pope had not been merciful, a naturally fallen soul master like you should have been eliminated the moment you awakened your martial soul."

"Since when has Spirit Hall judged a person by the ability of their martial soul? Only slaughtering the innocent makes one a fallen soul master. When have I ever slaughtered a single innocent person?"

"They were all people who deserved to die. If others do not offend me, I do not offend them. Only those who take the initiative to provoke me will receive my ruthless retaliation."

A malicious smile appeared on Qiangu Aoshi's face.

"Bibi Dong, I heard that you once loved that useless Yu Xiaogang, who was expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. You stole a great deal of Spirit Hall's precious information for him to study, and you even wanted to elope with Yu Xiaogang to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Was it because the previous Pope used his 'stick' to break up the lovers that you were forcibly kept in Spirit Hall? Could it be that your old feelings for that useless Yu Xiaogang have rekindled? For the sake of your lover, you are willing to sell out me, Spirit Hall's Holy Son, to the Upper Three Sects."

"You really are such a fine Pope!"

"No wonder Tang Hao managed to hide for so many years. You never truly wanted to capture Tang Hao, did you? Were you even quite grateful to Tang Hao for killing the teacher who stopped you from running to the one you loved?"

Among the Upper Three Sects, Yu Yuanzhen from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan covered his face. How had this become his business too?

"I will make this clear in advance: Yu Xiaogang was expelled from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan long ago. Whatever he did afterward had nothing to do with our Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

Bibi Dong was so furious that she completely lost her reason. Qiangu Aoshi had exposed her past to the public, and she could already feel the strange looks cast at her from all around.

"Qiangu Aoshi, you are seeking death!"

"I will not allow you to insult Xiaogang!"

Bibi Dong possessed herself with her martial soul. Everything below her lower abdomen swelled violently, and purple fur grew across it, resembling a spider's abdomen. Eight spider legs extended out to either side, dripping with purple venom.

Six pairs of eyes grew beneath her original eyes, while streaks of purple patterns crawled across her entire body, making anyone who looked at her feel discomfort all over.

Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red soul rings rose around her.

This was Bibi Dong's first martial soul.

Death Spider Emperor.