After the final banquet ended, representatives of nearly every faction had left Spirit City, rushing back to their respective forces without stopping.
They would report everything they had seen and heard today to the leaders of their respective forces. Spirit Hall was simply too powerful!
More than a dozen Titled Douluo had appeared today alone. Who knew whether Spirit Hall had any hidden Titled Douluo left?
Of course, this was actually every Titled Douluo in Spirit Hall, but those people refused to believe it! Since Spirit Hall could produce so many Titled Douluo, it must have 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 incredibly powerful. Unless absolutely necessary, they could never make an enemy of Spirit Hall!
The night gradually deepened. The sky seemed to be draped in a black veil, while countless stars adorned it and the full moon hung high in the heavens.
Inside the Papal Palace...
Qian Xunji collapsed onto the bed, exhausted. The banquet had not merely been about eating; it had been about navigating human relationships!
"It's finally over. I can finally relax." Ah Yin was also worn out, and she flopped down beside Qian Xunji.
"Yeah..." Qian Xunji said lightly. "All those representatives went back tonight. I imagine the leaders of those forces won't be able to sleep. After learning about Spirit Hall's foundation, how could they possibly sleep?"
"Spirit Hall really is powerful, Xunji..." Ah Yin had also seen Spirit Hall's entire foundation for the first time.
People said that the entire continent had no more than a handful of Titled Douluo combined, yet Spirit Hall alone had more than a dozen!
"Of course..." Qian Xunji looked at the ceiling and said with a smile, "Spirit Hall simply hasn't had any desire to vie for control of the continent over the past Ten-Thousand-Year, otherwise, how could the Two Great Empires have had their turn?"
"After all, our Spirit Hall possesses the inheritance of the Angel God! Every generation can produce a Peerless Douluo!"
"Over such a long period, Spirit Hall has never been weak. How many forces have turned to dust in the river of history over the past Ten-Thousand-Year? Yet only Spirit Hall has endured without decline!"
A smile hung on Ah Yin's face. "Then, Xunji... will you rule the continent in the future? I feel like you're very ambitious."
Hearing this, Qian Xunji looked at Ah Yin beside him, reached out to stroke her cheek, and said with a smile, "You're right!"
"I'm no longer satisfied with Spirit Hall merely being the guardian of this continent. If we want to protect the continent better..."
"Spirit Hall must become the only power on this continent—an existence no one can defy! Only then..."
"Of course, there's another reason." Qian Xunji smiled. "I want these two children to have a better future, rather than becoming some damn guardians of the continent!"
"What has been protected over the past Ten-Thousand-Year? The Two Great Empires have fought year after year, and those other forces are restless as well..."
"Spirit Hall hasn't done anything wrong in the Ten-Thousand-Year, but how do they describe Spirit Hall? They say Spirit Hall has sinister ambitions, that it..."
Qian Xunji grew angry just thinking about it. It was only because every generation of the Qian Clan had produced sages that things had remained this way. If it were up to him...
"Give the two children a better future?" Ah Yin asked in confusion. "Isn't their current situation good enough?"
Spirit Hall was currently the most powerful force on the continent!
When she had still been studying at the Soul Master Academy, she had heard a saying: the continent's structure consisted of one hall, two empires, and seven sects.
Her two children had stood at the peak of the continent from the moment they were born. Wasn't that good enough?
"Of course it isn't good enough!" Qian Xunji said indifferently. "Don't you think the existence of the Two Great Empires is somewhat superfluous?"
"For the Ten-Thousand-Year, the Two Great Empires have fought again and again, yet neither has been able to do anything to the other. They've been recuperating for so many years, but I doubt it'll be long before they start fighting again. If it weren't for Spirit Hall keeping them in check..."
"..." Ah Yin stared blankly at Qian Xunji, never having imagined that her husband's ambitions were so great.
"What? You don't like it? Are you afraid that many people will die?"
"No..." Ah Yin shook her head and said with a grin, "Whatever you do, husband, Ah Yin will support you. How could I ever hold you back?!"
"Dad is too stubborn and set in his ways! Yes, the purpose behind Spirit Hall's founding was to protect Douluo Continent and eliminate those Fallen Soul Masters..."
"But wouldn't becoming the only empire on the entire continent allow us to protect it better? Calling ourselves Spirit Hall means we still have to be constrained by the Two Great Empires everywhere! It's suffocating!"
Ah Yin quietly listened to her husband vent. The more he spoke, the more reasonable he sounded.
She became increasingly convinced as well. It was common for nobles to oppress commoners in their own territories...
Although Spirit Hall had its own corrupt elements, there was no doubt that the areas under Spirit Hall's influence were both a sacred land for Soul Masters and a paradise for ordinary people.
Spirit Hall valued rules and order...
"Go to sleep, Ah Yin..." After saying so much, Qian Xunji was also a little tired. "There are still other matters to deal with tomorrow."
Ah Yin nodded slightly. She 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 extremely lively. The elder sister chased after her little brother, beating him, while he could only run around.
The brothers Tang Xiao and Tang Hao had already left Spirit City and set up camp several hundred li away.
In front of the campfire, Tang Hao wore a sorrowful expression, his face twisted with pain.
"Big Brother... why? Why did Ah Yin become Qian Xunji's bride? Isn't she a Soul Beast? Why would Spirit Hall's Supreme Pontiff marry a Soul Beast?" Tang Hao could not understand!
"Who knows?" Tang Xiao looked at the sentimental Tang Hao, unsure whether he should scold or comfort him.
They had originally thought that Ah Yin had already become a Soul Ring and Soul Bone, only for her to transform into the esteemed Supreme Pontiff Consort?
"Big Brother, my heart hurts so much!" Tang Hao said dejectedly. "I still can't forget her. I... I..."
Tang Xiao said nothing. Over the past year or so, he had grown used to Tang Hao being like this. There was simply nothing he could do.
"Hao, when the old doesn't go, the new can't come! There are so many young talents in our Clear Sky Sect. Surely there's someone you'll take a fancy to!"
"Why put on such a show over one Soul Beast?"
"Big Brother, Ah Yin is different. From the very first moment I saw her, I knew she was the person I loved!"
"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 made an enemy of Spirit Hall, it would simply be seeking destruction! Even the Upper Three Sects combined might not be Spirit Hall's match!
Moreover, the Holy Dragon Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects, was Spirit Hall's top lackey...
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