Yue Guan brought Ye Han to the Papal Hall to meet Bibi Dong.
This was Ye Han's first time meeting Yue Guan.
Yue Guan had golden hair, a lean, tall frame, fair skin, and delicate features. There was a hint of feminine softness between his brows, while his elegant demeanor carried a touch of eerie charm.
If one did not know his identity, it would have been difficult to tell whether he was a man or a woman from his appearance alone.
Though he was nearly a hundred years old, due to his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul, his appearance remained that of an eighteen- or nineteen-year-old.
At that moment, Yue Guan was sizing Ye Han up with a faintly amused smile.
"I never expected you to possess Twin Martial Souls, a genius seen perhaps once in a century. When you meet Her Holiness the Pope later, answer whatever she asks. Remember, do not say a single word you should not."
"I understand. Thank you for the reminder, Elder Ju."
Yue Guan had specifically warned Ye Han because he knew Bibi Dong's temperament all too well.
Ye Han belonged to the Worship Hall and was close to Qian Daoliu's faction.
No matter how gifted he was, in Bibi Dong's eyes, he was destined to have a hard time becoming one of her own.
What was more, like Bibi Dong, Ye Han possessed Twin Martial Souls and had already displayed considerable strength.
With Bibi Dong's narrow-minded nature, it would be difficult for her to tolerate such an uncontrollable genius.
One careless misstep could provoke her.
Ye Han followed behind Yue Guan all the way to the vast, frigid Papal Hall.
The cold marble floor of the hall reflected the dim light. An oppressive majesty hung in the air, making people unconsciously hold their breath.
Ye Han looked up.
On the Papal Chair at the end of the hall sat a petite woman.
She wore a splendid papal robe, a crown upon her head, and held a gemstone-studded scepter in her hand. Her bearing was as cold as frost.
She was none other than Spirit Hall's current Pope, Bibi Dong.
There was another person standing in the hall.
It was a man shrouded in black robes, his features obscured as black mist faintly swirled around him.
Ye Han understood at once. This was Yue Guan's old partner, Gui Mei, the Ghost Douluo.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei were Bibi Dong's most capable right-hand men.
The two had long secretly watched over Hu Liena and supervised the growth of the Golden Generation.
Ye Han withdrew his gaze, stepped forward, and stopped in the center of the hall.
Bibi Dong's eyes settled on Ye Han, carrying a hint of scrutiny.
"You are Ye Han? The one with Twin Martial Souls?"
"Yes."
Ye Han answered neither humbly nor arrogantly. He merely gave a slight bow and did not kneel.
Bibi Dong's eyes shifted slightly.
This young man had some backbone.
"This is the first time I have heard of the Sky-Piercing Spear Martial Soul. I wonder what it looks like."
Ye Han did not answer. He directly raised his left hand.
Silver light flashed, and the Sky-Piercing Spear instantly appeared in his grasp.
The spear was crystal-clear, silver-white like jade, with faint streams of light flowing within its shaft.
Its spearhead was extremely long, nearly taking up one-third of the entire weapon.
At the center of the shaft, the two words "Sky-Piercing" seemed to be one with the spear itself, as though they had been born with it.
The air in the Papal Hall froze for an instant.
Bibi Dong, Yue Guan, and Gui Mei all sensed the extraordinary nature of the spear at the same time.
The aura emanating from its shaft was sharp yet heavy, clearly far more powerful than an ordinary spear-type Martial Soul.
A faint curve touched Bibi Dong's lips, but there was no trace of amusement in her eyes.
"I heard that you are already a five-ring Soul King. Yet until now, you have never revealed your Spirit Rings. Could it be that your Spirit Rings possess something special?"
Ye Han looked directly at Bibi Dong and replied calmly:
"I have not revealed my Spirit Rings because my Martial Soul alone is enough to defeat them. As for my Spirit Rings, they are a secret for now. I will naturally reveal them during the Soul Master Tournament."
The temperature in the hall abruptly dropped several degrees.
A glint of frost flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes.
As Spirit Hall's Pope, she had seen countless geniuses, yet none had ever dared to be so arrogant in her presence.
A mere five-ring Soul King would not reveal his Spirit Rings, and he would not even kneel when meeting the Pope.
What audacity!
Bibi Dong knew that several old men from the Worship Hall stood behind Ye Han.
Ye Han possessed the same Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Soul as the Sixth Worshiper, Qianjun Douluo, and the Seventh Worshiper, Demon Subduing Douluo.
Now, both Worshipers had reached level ninety-seven in Soul Power. Working together, even Bibi Dong did not dare underestimate them.
Not to mention Qian Daoliu's favoritism.
That made it inconvenient for her to act against Ye Han so casually.
But that did not mean a five-ring Soul King could behave so presumptuously before her.
She was, after all, Spirit Hall's Pope!
Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold.
He would not reveal his Spirit Rings, nor would he kneel?
I would like to see just how hard your bones are!
Let's see how much you truly have and how long you can hold out!
An invisible pressure surged from Bibi Dong like a tide, crashing directly toward Ye Han.
This was the power of a Title Douluo.
Even without being fully unleashed, it was enough to make Soul Masters at the five-ring Soul King level go weak in the knees or even collapse directly to the ground.
Ye Han felt that force.
The moment the pressure descended upon him, his shoulders sank slightly.
Yet the hand gripping the Sky-Piercing Spear did not tremble in the slightest, and his back remained straight.
Level Fifty...
Level Sixty...
Level Seventy...
The pressure continued to rise.
Sweat gradually seeped from Ye Han's forehead, but his gaze remained calm, carrying a stubbornness that others could not understand.
He simply refused to kneel!
Yue Guan's expression changed slightly.
He understood Bibi Dong's strength.
Though she had only released a portion of her pressure, it had already risen to Level Seventy.
A five-ring Soul King facing such a level of Soul Power suppression should already have coughed blood and fallen to his knees.
Yet Ye Han was still enduring it head-on.
Yue Guan grew anxious and hurriedly gave Ye Han a meaningful look, telling him to lower his head and yield.
But Ye Han acted as though he had not seen it.
That pressure was too powerful!
Ye Han could feel the blood throughout his body rushing faster. His muscles, bones, meridians—every part of him was enduring enormous pressure!
But he had no intention of yielding.
Heh...
Bibi Dong, who the hell do you think you are?!
You want me, Ye Han, to kneel to you?!
It is time to show you the power of the Break Evil Dragon.
If I make a big enough scene, let's see how you clean this up!
With a thought, Ye Han instantly switched Martial Souls.
As the Sky-Piercing Spear vanished from his left hand, the Coiling Dragon Staff appeared in his right!
Dark golden light suddenly burst forth!
A faint dragon's roar echoed through the Papal Hall.
The light on the Coiling Dragon Staff condensed into a golden draconic phantom that coiled around Ye Han's body.
The evil force pressing down upon him was instantly scattered by the Evil-Breaking Dragon Might.
His body immediately felt much lighter.
Bibi Dong's expression changed.
She clearly sensed that the instant Ye Han switched to the Coiling Dragon Staff, nearly half of the evil attribute contained within her Soul Power suppression had been dispersed.
The golden dragon phantom carried an utterly righteous and unyielding power, as though it had been born solely to restrain evil.
Her Death Spider Emperor and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor both happened to possess evil attributes.
Ye Han had previously told Hu Liena that his Coiling Dragon Staff possessed the Evil-Breaking Attribute and could suppress evil power.
So this was the Coiling Dragon Staff's evil-breaking ability?
Break shoes?
What a fine "evil-breaking" ability!
Well played, Ye Han!
I would like to see how you break through my evil!
The anger in Bibi Dong's eyes grew even stronger.
It was not only because Ye Han had withstood her pressure.
It was also because Ye Han switched between his Twin Martial Souls far too smoothly!
There was almost no gap during the switch.
The instant the Sky-Piercing Spear vanished, the Coiling Dragon Staff appeared, seamlessly replacing it.
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