Find Some Substitutes

Arriving at Bibi Dong's door, Jun Xuehan reached out and knocked.

Three soft tapping sounds entered Bibi Dong's study. Bibi Dong put down her official duties and looked towards the door.

"Is this Xuehan? Come in."

Bibi Dong stared straight ahead, and as the door opened, Jun Xuehan's figure appeared before her.

"Teacher." Jun Xuehan bowed and respectfully greeted Bibi Dong in front of her.

"After being away for so long, you've finally decided to come back?" Bibi Dong smiled.

"Isn't the competition coming up? That's why I came back to ask the teacher for help. After all, I can't participate alone, so I need to find seven substitutes." Jun Xuehan smiled and found a place to sit down in the study.

"Seven substitutes, why don't you plan to represent the Spirit Hall in the competition?" Bibi Dong asked softly, her hands clasped together.

"Doesn't the Spirit Hall have Senior Sister and the Golden Generation? Whether I represent the Spirit Hall or not doesn't seem to matter, as long as our Spirit Hall can win." Jun Xuehan said somewhat nonchalantly.

Representing the Spirit Hall in the competition would essentially tie him to the Spirit Hall. This would make it much more difficult for him to move around within the Heaven Dou Empire.

"Xuehan, for this competition, I will bring out three high-quality Soul Bone, and these three Soul Bones are what I prepared for the Golden Generation," Bibi Dong said softly, her voice calm.

Jun Xuehan said, "Three Soul Bone are nothing to me. All I want is the championship of the tournament, which was a promise I made when I left. Even if I win, the three Soul Bones will still be in the hands of our Spirit Hall. How they are distributed is just a formality."

"If Senior Sister and the others win, the Soul Bone will naturally be theirs. So regardless of winning or losing, the Soul Bone belongs to their Gold rank. As for the champion of the competition, let's each rely on our own abilities."

Bibi Dong looked Jun Xuehan over and nodded slightly, saying, "Not bad. After two years of training outside, how is your strength now?"

Jun Xuehan smiled and said, "To be honest, after more than two years, I am still only a Five-Ring Soul King, but I can still manage to beat the All-Continent Elite Tournament without any problems."

Jun Xuehan's voice was calm and composed. He was currently at the bottleneck of level 60, and without a sixth Soul Ring, he was indeed a five-ring Soul Ring. However, this Five-Ring Soul King was different from ordinary Soul King.

He's Soul King capable of fighting beyond his level, not to mention he has the Ice Empress's Ferocious Beast Soul Bone. Defeating an All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament wouldn't be a problem at all.

After all, the ceiling of the All-Continent Elite Soul Master Tournament is limited; in the original story, only the Golden Generation reached the initial Soul King realm. Now, Hu Liena, a member of the Golden Generation, has absorbed an Immortal Grass, making her far stronger than in the original story, but her Soul Power is at most close to that of a Soul Emperor.

"A fifteen-year-old Soul King, that's quite impressive. Your senior sister is a few years older, and she's only a level 56 Soul King." Bibi Dong looked at Jun Xuehan with admiration.

It seems that in the past two years, he has not only become more handsome than before, but his strength has also improved rapidly, without any slackening in his cultivation.

"Then I'll have to trouble you, teacher, to find some substitutes and participants." Jun Xuehan bowed respectfully, her voice full of reverence.

"Well, within the Spirit Academy, besides your senior sister's team, finding seven more with decent talent shouldn't be too difficult. As for the registration issue, you don't need to worry about that." Bibi Dong nodded lightly, agreeing immediately.

Finding seven talented individuals within the vast Spirit Academy is not difficult at all; as for the registration process, it's a simple matter of a word.

Jun Xuehan looked at Bibi Dong's near-perfect face and asked softly, "Teacher, there is something else I'm wondering if I should say."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong smiled and said nonchalantly, "What's there to say or not say? Do you need to be polite with your teacher? Just say what you have to say, don't beat around the bush."

Jun Xuehan took a deep breath, organized her thoughts, and tentatively said, "Teacher, I think it's appropriate to ease the tension between you and Xue'er."

"Xue'er, you wasted your youth by going to the Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent, probably just to gain your teacher's approval. Otherwise, as the young master of the temple and the Successor of a Deity, there was absolutely no need for Xue'er to waste her cultivation time and her youth as an undercover agent."

"Besides, Teacher, you and Xue'er are bound by blood. If you really didn't care about Xue'er, you wouldn't have needed to punish me last time."

"Besides, whatever happened, it has nothing to do with Xue'er. Why do you have to make things so tense, teacher?"

After speaking, Jun Xuehan glanced at Bibi Dong, only to find that Bibi Dong's face had lost its original smile and become extremely calm.

"Are you finished?" The calm, emotionless words came from Bibi Dong's mouth.

"I'm done talking." Jun Xuehan nodded gently.

"Now that you've finished speaking, go out and prepare for your competition." Bibi Dong waved gently at Jun Xuehan, indicating that he could leave.

His calm words were as if nothing had happened, but within that calmness lay an unyielding authority.

"Yes, teacher!" Jun Xuehan looked at Bibi Dong, bowed to her, and then walked straight out of the study.

After Jun Xuehan left the study, Bibi Dong picked up a pen from the desk, seemingly to handle official business. However, the pen in Bibi Dong's hand silently developed a crack.

The subtle cracking sounds produced by the cracks indicated that Bibi Dong's mood was not as calm as it appeared on the surface.

Bibi Dong glanced towards the direction of Heaven Dou City, then looked in the direction Jun Xuehan had left. A bitter smile appeared on her lips, and her eyes held an unusually complex expression, as if she were deep in thought.

She genuinely cared about Qian Renxue, after all, it was a bond of blood, but because of the hatred in her heart, she never showed it.

Jun Xuehan's words were like a steel needle, deeply piercing her heart and hurting the deepest concern and care she had for Qian Renxue.

After a while, Bibi Dong's eyes returned to calm, and she continued to handle government affairs with her head down, as if nothing had happened.