Give Them a Better Future; the Two Great Empires Were Somewhat Redundant!

After the final banquet ended, representatives from nearly every faction left Spirit City at once, hurrying back to their own forces without pause.

They had to tell their leaders everything they had seen and heard today! Spirit Hall was simply too powerful!

More than a dozen Titled Douluo had appeared today alone. Who knew whether Spirit Hall had even more hidden Titled Douluo?

Of course, those were already all of Spirit Hall's Titled Douluo, but these people did not believe it! Since Spirit Hall could produce so many Titled Douluo, there had to be even more!

Most importantly, they had actually seen him—the Qian Daoliu who had once been one of the three Peerless Douluo!!!

He had not died... he was still alive. Spirit Hall was powerful. Unless absolutely necessary, they could never make an enemy of Spirit Hall!

The night deepened, as though the sky had been draped in a black veil. Stars dotted the heavens, while the full moon hung high overhead.

Inside the Papal Palace...

Qian Xunji flopped directly onto the bed in exhaustion. A banquet was not merely about eating—it was about social maneuvering!

"It's finally over. I can finally relax." A Yin also looked exhausted as she sprawled beside Qian Xunji.

"Yeah..." Qian Xunji said lightly. "Those representatives all went back tonight. I imagine the leaders of those factions won't be able to sleep. Now that they know Spirit Hall's true strength, how could they sleep?"

"Spirit Hall is truly strong, Xunji..." This was also A Yin's first time witnessing the full extent of Spirit Hall's power.

They said that the total number of Titled Douluo across the continent did not exceed the fingers on both hands, yet Spirit Hall alone had more than a dozen!

"Of course..." Qian Xunji gazed at the ceiling and smiled. "It is only because Spirit Hall has had no intention of contending for the continent over the past ten thousand years. Otherwise, how could the two great empires have lasted this long?"

"After all, Spirit Hall possesses the Angel God's inheritance! Every generation can produce a Peerless Douluo!"

"Over such a long time, Spirit Hall has never been weak. Over the past ten thousand years, countless factions have turned into dust of history, while only Spirit Hall has endured without decline!"

A Yin smiled. "Then, Xunji... will you conquer the continent in the future? I feel like you are quite ambitious."

Upon hearing that, Qian Xunji looked at A Yin beside him, reached out to stroke her cheek, and smiled. "You are right!"

"I am no longer satisfied with Spirit Hall merely acting as this continent's guardian. If we want to protect the continent better..."

"Spirit Hall must become the sole power on this continent! An existence no one can defy! Only then..."

"Of course, there is another reason as well." Qian Xunji smiled. "I want to give these two children a better future, rather than have them become some damn guardians of the continent!"

"What has been protected over the past ten thousand years? The two great empires wage war year after year, and those factions are hardly peaceful either..."

"Spirit Hall has done nothing wrong for ten thousand years, yet what do they say about Spirit Hall? They say Spirit Hall harbors wolfish ambitions..."

Just thinking about it made Qian Xunji angry. It was only because the Qian Clan had produced saints generation after generation. If it had been him...

"Give the two children a better future?" A Yin asked in confusion. "Isn't things good enough already?"

The current Spirit Hall was the most powerful force on the continent!

When she had attended the Soul Master Academy, she had heard a saying: the continent's powers consisted of one hall, two empires, and seven sects.

From the moment her two children were born, they had already stood at the peak of the continent. Was that not good enough?

"Of course it isn't good enough!" Qian Xunji said calmly. "Don't you think the existence of the two great empires is somewhat redundant?"

"For ten thousand years, the two great empires have fought again and again, yet neither has been able to do anything to the other. They have recuperated for so many years now, but I doubt it will be long before they go to war again. If Spirit Hall were not keeping them in check..."

"..." A Yin stared blankly at Qian Xunji, not expecting her husband's ambitions to be so great.

"What? You don't like it? Are you afraid many people will die?"

"No..." A Yin shook her head and said with a grin, "No matter what my husband does, A Yin will support him. How could I ever hold him back?!"

"My father is too stubborn, clinging to old principles! Yes, Spirit Hall was established to protect Douluo Continent and eliminate those fallen Soul Masters..."

"But wouldn't becoming the sole empire of the entire continent allow us to protect it better? As Spirit Hall, we still have to be constrained everywhere by the two great empires! It's stifling!"

A Yin quietly listened to her husband's complaints. The more he spoke, the more she felt that he made sense.

She even found herself agreeing with him more and more. It was commonplace for nobles to oppress commoners within their territories...

Though Spirit Hall also had its share of parasites, the areas under Spirit Hall's authority were undoubtedly sanctuaries for both Soul Masters and ordinary people.

Spirit Hall valued rules and order...

"Go to sleep, A Yin..." After saying so much, Qian Xunji was tired as well. "There are other matters to handle tomorrow."

A Yin nodded slightly, buried her head in Qian Xunji's broad chest, and soon fell into a deep sleep.

Meanwhile, the two little ones in the crib beside them were full of energy. The older sister chased after her younger brother and beat him, while he could only run everywhere.

Tang Xiao and Tang Hao, who had already left Spirit City, made camp several hundred li away from the city.

Before the campfire, Tang Hao wore a grief-stricken expression, his face full of pain.

"Big Brother... why? Why did A Yin become Qian Xunji's bride? Isn't she a soul beast? Why would the Pope of Spirit Hall marry a soul beast?" Tang Hao could not understand!

"How would I know?" Tang Xiao looked at the melodramatic Tang Hao, unsure whether he should scold him or comfort him.

They had originally thought A Yin had become a spirit ring and spirit bone, but then she had suddenly transformed into the esteemed wife of the Pope?

"Big Brother, my heart hurts so much!" Tang Hao said dejectedly. "I still can't forget her. I... I..."

Tang Xiao said nothing. He had grown accustomed to Tang Hao being like this over the past year or so. There was simply nothing he could do.

"Hao, out with the old and in with the new! There are so many outstanding young people in our Clear Sky Sect. There will surely be one you can fall for!"

"Why be so dramatic over a soul beast?"

"Big Brother, A Yin is different. From the very first moment I saw her, I knew she was the one I liked!"

"Think whatever you want!" Tang Xiao was speechless. He immediately took out paper and brush and began writing down everything he had seen and heard in Spirit City today. The information still had to be sent back to the sect.

Spirit Hall was too powerful. Unless absolutely necessary, they must never make an enemy of Spirit Hall. They could not win... more than a dozen Titled Douluo!

Without Grandfather, if the Clear Sky Sect became enemies with Spirit Hall, it would be no different from courting death! Even the Upper Three Sects combined might not be a match for Spirit Hall!

Moreover, the Holy Dragon Sect among the Upper Three Sects was currently Spirit Hall's number one lapdog...