Who Approves? Who Opposes?

Half a month later, within the Elder Hall.

"I object! As the Pope of Spirit Hall, I object to appointing Qian Renxue as Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden!"

Bibi Dong stared fixedly at Qian Daoliu, her tone filled with fierce opposition and dissatisfaction!

She had only just ascended to the position of Pope. This was the crucial time for her to recruit allies, strengthen her wings, and expand her influence. If Qian Renxue became Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden now and the heir to the next Pope of Spirit Hall...

With Qian Renxue's talent and background, when the time came, would she be the Pope, or would Qian Renxue be the Pope?!

Moreover, that little wretch had viciously humiliated her twice not long ago. She already dared to defy her superiors before even becoming the Holy Maiden. If she truly became one, who knew how outrageous she would become!

The other Spirit Hall elders exchanged glances at Bibi Dong's intense reaction, then looked toward the calm-faced Qian Daoliu. At once, they lowered their eyes and kept their thoughts to themselves!

"With Xiaoxue's talent, she is fully qualified to become Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden." Qian Daoliu spoke calmly, as though he were merely stating an already settled matter.

"According to Spirit Hall's rules! Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden must be confirmed by the Pope of Spirit Hall! If the Pope does not agree, no one may designate another as Holy Maiden or Holy Son!"

Bibi Dong's gaze was chilling. "Grand Worshipper, as Spirit Hall's former Pope and the current Grand Worshipper of the Worship Hall, are you going to personally overturn Spirit Hall's rules?!"

Ever since the two of them had nearly come to blows half a month ago, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu had completely fallen out!

That old bastard who refused to die or retire for good—did he really think Bibi Dong was made of clay? Did he really think she had only attained the Pope's position because of the Qian Clan!

Bibi Dong was the youngest Title Douluo on the continent! A genius with twin martial souls! She possessed the strength of Rank 95! She was the inheritor of the Rakshasa God's Godhood!

She was not comparable to that pathetic Tang Hao, who relied on his wife's sacrifice!

Qian Daoliu looked at Bibi Dong. "Spirit Hall's rules? There is indeed such a rule within Spirit Hall, but there is another rule as well."

"If a young soul master is exceptionally talented, the Elder Hall may directly bypass the Pope and hold a vote!"

"If the votes exceed seventy percent, the Pope's decision may be disregarded, and that person may be established as Spirit Hall's next heir!"

"So, everyone, let us vote."

Qian Daoliu swept his gaze across all the Spirit Hall elders present. His expression remained calm, but his meaning was perfectly clear!

His granddaughter, Qian Daoliu's granddaughter, Spirit Hall's foremost genius, the possessor of a God-tier Martial Soul!

Today, she had to become Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden!

She had to!

Bibi Dong looked grimly at the elders. As Qian Daoliu had said, Spirit Hall did indeed have such a rule that allowed the Pope to be bypassed and Spirit Hall's heir to be directly appointed!

But that rule existed to prevent the Pope from suppressing geniuses and monopolizing power!

Yet bringing out that rule now was hardly about preventing the Pope from monopolizing power. It was clearly the Grand Worshipper refusing to retire, using his own authority to "oppress" a newly appointed Pope!

Bibi Dong swept her eyes over the silent faces of the Elder Hall's elders, and her heart sank to the depths.

"Grand Worshipper, should we summon Worshipper Golden Crocodile and the others?" a Spirit Hall elder asked.

"No need. Golden Crocodile and the others are in seclusion, but I have already asked for their opinions. Every worshipper of the Worship Hall agrees that Xiaoxue should become Spirit Hall's next Holy Maiden," Qian Daoliu said indifferently.

Hearing Qian Daoliu's words, the elders' expressions tightened. All the worshippers had agreed? Those were Spirit Hall's most powerful figures!

Even they had agreed, along with the Grand Worshipper himself...

At that moment, everyone came to their own decision.

As the vote began, the elders cast their votes one after another. In the end, a result that was shocking yet expected emerged!

Qian Renxue was successfully elected as Spirit Hall's next Holy Maiden with one hundred percent of the votes!

Every elder voted in favor. Not a single person opposed, and not a single person abstained!

For a moment, the hall was terrifyingly silent.

Someone unconsciously swallowed. Although they had already guessed the outcome, when they truly saw that no one had opposed and no one had abstained, their hearts could not help but pound.

Was Spirit Hall now the Spirit Hall of the Papal Hall, or the Spirit Hall of the Worship Hall?

"Not bad."

Qian Daoliu nodded faintly at the result, but his expression did not change in the slightest, as though the outcome had been entirely within his expectations!

He rose to his feet, swept his gaze across the crowd, and revealed a faint smile.

"Three days from now, this old man will personally hold Xiaoxue's Holy Maiden succession ceremony in the Elder Hall! I hope none of you elders will be absent then!"

"Certainly!"

"Rest assured, Grand Worshipper!"

"Three days from now, we will definitely be there!"

"Congratulations, Grand Worshipper. You have a worthy successor!"

The elders all congratulated Qian Daoliu, completely ignoring Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall seated at the head of the hall!

Bibi Dong forcibly suppressed the fury in her heart, swept her cold gaze across these Spirit Hall elders, and left the Elder Hall without saying a word!

Qian Daoliu glanced at Bibi Dong from the corner of his eye. After seeing her leave, his gaze turned somewhat meaningful.

Who was her god?

"Damn it! Damn it! Damn it! Damn Qian Daoliu! Damn Qian Renxue!"

After returning to her chambers, Bibi Dong continuously destroyed everything around her to vent the resentment in her heart!

She was the Pope!

She was Spirit Hall's Pope!

She was Spirit Hall's true ruler!

What gave Qian Daoliu the right? What gave him the right to bypass her and "appoint" Qian Renxue as the Holy Maiden!

And those elders, every last one of them listened to Qian Daoliu! They completely ignored her, the true master of Spirit Hall!

Kill! Kill! Kill!

They all deserved to be killed! They all deserved to die!

Originally, through the achievement and prestige of destroying the Clear Sky Sect's mountain gate in one stroke and breaking the Upper Three Sects Alliance, she could have firmly secured her position as Pope!

But now!

It was ruined!

All ruined!

Qian Daoliu and that wretch Qian Renxue had ruined everything!

Bibi Dong's pupils turned incomparably crimson as streams of purple-black evil divine power began to emerge from her body, continuously eroding her sanity!

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

"Kill them all! Destroy the entire Spirit Hall!"

"Angel believers are filthy! Evil! Hypocritical! Falsely compassionate!"

"Bibi Dong, embrace Rakshasa! Do not resist me!"

"Do you want revenge? Do you want to destroy everything? Do you want to slaughter everyone who humiliated you?"

"Rakshasa's power can fulfill all your wishes!"

"Ahhhhhhhhh!"

"?"

Lu Chen sat up, frowning as he looked toward the Papal Hall. "The Rakshasa God is still alive? But its condition is rather strange? Even its divine soul is incomplete..."

"Hmm?"

"Why is there such dense Asura Divine Power on its divine soul?"

Thinking of the trace of Rakshasa Divine Power he had extracted from Bibi Dong half a month ago, a desire to investigate arose in Lu Chen's heart.

But he quickly suppressed it.

"Forget it. I'll think of a way to have Qian Renxue or Qian Daoliu test it later. It's not as though I'm in a hurry."

In any case, the Rakshasa God and her Godhood inheritance were within the world of Douluo Continent. No matter what happened next, they were already in the grasp of him, the master of the Heavenly Dao!

When to take them away depended entirely on his mood!

He was not taking or investigating them now purely because...

Hm!

He was in a bad mood!

It had absolutely nothing to do with Asura!