Be Ruthless with Traitors to Spirit Hall!

The Consecration Hall, where Spirit Hall's true foundation lay, was its pillar holding up the heavens and beam bracing the sea!

Every Consecration Hall elder within was at least a Super Douluo.

The entire hall was likewise located on the Divine Mountain in Spirit City, not far from the Papal Palace. It was ancient and majestic.

Qian Xunji entered the gates of the Consecration Hall with his hands behind his back. He passed through a long corridor before finally arriving before a massive door.

He raised a hand and gave it a gentle push. The doors burst open with a rumble.

The first thing that met his eyes was a lifelike statue of a Six-Winged Angel more than ten meters tall. Its six wings spread wide, radiating a faint golden halo that was holy and peaceful.

Below the angel statue, seven meditation cushions were arranged atop a spacious stone platform, each occupied by a seated figure.

At the head sat a tall, gentle-faced elderly man with golden hair. Not a trace of soul power fluctuation emanated from him; he was like an ordinary man who had attained a state of returning to simplicity.

He was Qian Daoliu, the First Consecration Hall Elder, a Level-Ninety-Nine Peerless Douluo known as the Angel Douluo, invincible in the skies!

Qian Daoliu slowly opened his eyes and looked calmly at Qian Xunji as he entered. He spoke gently, "Xunji, why have you come instead of handling state affairs at the Papal Palace?"

Qian Daoliu's tone was calm and relaxed, yet to Qian Xunji, those words brought immense pressure.

Is this the terror of a Peerless Douluo? Qian Xunji's expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he marveled, Even an ordinary conversation with one of this world's peak combatants makes me feel a terrifying pressure like a mountain torrent!

Still, he was a Level-Ninety-Two Titled Douluo. He quickly adjusted himself, walked forward, and sat cross-legged on the floor.

"Father... uncles..."

Qian Xunji did not conceal anything. He recounted every detail of how he had crippled Bibi Dong in the Papal Palace.

"I have already dealt with the matter. I came specifically to inform Father and all of you uncles," Qian Xunji said.

The hall was utterly silent, as though it had fallen into dead stillness.

A trace of unconcealed shock and astonishment appeared on Qian Daoliu's gentle face.

He looked at Qian Xunji, at his son. At that moment, it was as though he were seeing his son clearly for the very first time.

"Xunji..." After a moment of silence, Qian Daoliu slowly said, "You acted too hastily this time, and too cruelly."

"That child was someone you raised with your own hands, after all. Fourteen whole years of raising her—could you truly be so heartless?"

In Qian Daoliu's eyes, Qian Xunji usually treasured Bibi Dong beyond measure, afraid she would melt in his mouth or break in his hands. His affection for her had been profound beyond words.

He had never imagined that when his son acted, he would be so ruthless and decisive!

Hearing this, Qian Xunji smiled helplessly. "Heartless?"

"Father, no punishment would be excessive for such an unfaithful, unrighteous, unfilial, ungrateful wretch!"

"Back then, I rescued her from fallen Soul Masters, brought her back to Spirit Hall, and raised her with great care."

"Whatever she wanted, I gave her. Not only did I make her Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden, I also spent countless resources to help her reach the Soul Emperor realm at the age of twenty."

"Her talent was peerless, and she should have been Spirit Hall's future... But what did she do? For the sake of trash with only level-zero-point-five innate soul power!"

"She was willing to disregard Spirit Hall's kindness in raising her, disregard the duties of the Holy Maiden, disregard Spirit Hall's future, and insist on betraying Spirit Hall to join the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?!"

At this point, Qian Xunji's tone grew increasingly cold.

"If I had let her leave, what would Spirit Hall's fourteen years of investment have amounted to? Wouldn't I have handed the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect a future Super Douluo for nothing?!"

"Looking across the entire Soul Master world, where could one find such a good deal, taking all the benefits without suffering any losses? Heh! Spirit Hall did everything it could for her, yet she... There is no need to mention it further!"

Hearing Qian Xunji's words, Qian Daoliu was left speechless.

He opened his mouth, but in the end could only sigh deeply. "What a pity—twin top-tier martial souls, and such cultivation talent."

"Had she not betrayed Spirit Hall, she would have been the one to rewrite the record for the youngest Titled Douluo. What a pity..."

"Big Brother, I think Xunji did the right thing!"

At that moment, Golden Crocodile Douluo, the Second Consecration Hall Elder seated beside Qian Daoliu and built like a mountain, spoke up.

"Traitors to Spirit Hall should be punished by the harshest and most ruthless means! Otherwise..."

"Wouldn't every Soul Master think Spirit Hall was a soft target? That anyone could come whenever they pleased, take everything they could, and leave?!"

"Exactly. Second Brother is right!" Azure Luan Douluo, the Third Consecration Hall Elder, spoke in a booming voice.

"If even the Holy Maiden could betray us and leave unscathed, how would the ordinary Soul Masters below view Spirit Hall?"

"Xunji's methods may have been a little ruthless this time, but they will serve as a warning to others! It gives an explanation both internally and externally!"

Golden Crocodile Douluo looked toward Qian Daoliu. "Big Brother, you have spent too long attending to the statue every day. You have become far too merciful."

"If it were up to me, I would have slapped Bibi Dong to death!"

Seeing that his other old brothers had all voiced support for Qian Xunji's actions, Qian Daoliu could only shake his head helplessly in the end.

Indeed, she was merely a traitor.

Although they had lost a future Titled Douluo, such a loss was nothing to Spirit Hall, with its deep foundations.

Since she had betrayed them first, how to punish her was Qian Xunji's right as Pope. There was no need for him to interfere.

"Still, Xunji..." Qian Daoliu looked meaningfully at his son and slowly said, "This old man truly never noticed before that you had such a ruthless side."

Qian Xunji's heart stirred. He shook his head with a bitter smile. "Father, even a clay figure has some anger in it."

"Someone I poured my heart and soul into raising for fourteen years nearly ended up becoming a gift for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect. Would you not be angry if it were you? Say I went and joined the Clear Sky Sect or something."

"That truly would make me angry." Just hearing Qian Xunji mention joining the Clear Sky Sect made Qian Daoliu feel a surge of anger in his chest.

"What do you intend to do with that person from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect?" Qian Daoliu asked.

"That piece of trash is named Yu Xiaogang. He has only level-zero-point-five innate soul power and will never be able to break through level thirty in his life!"

"His martial soul is a failed mutation resembling a pig-like beast! He is also the son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect's sect master."

Qian Xunji sneered repeatedly. "When he saw that Bibi Dong's cultivation had been completely crippled, he was so frightened that he immediately fled Spirit City."

"I do not intend to kill him! I will make Bibi Dong carry a golden bowl and beg in the central plaza of Spirit City!"

"I will let her see what that trash does in the future. I will make Bibi Dong spend the rest of her life in repentance and regret!"

"You are the Pope. Since you have made your decision, handle it as you see fit." Qian Daoliu nodded slightly. "If you truly cannot swallow this anger, then go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and demand an explanation. The Consecration Hall will support you as well!"