Ning Fengzhi Scared Out of His Wits

Under Qin Xuan's arrangements, all the Titled Douluo elders in the hall, including Bibi Dong and Ling Yuan, each returned to mobilize their forces.

Only Qin Xuan, the married couple Jing Ni and Nong Yu, and the seven old bachelors Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile, Azure Luan, Lion, Qian Jun, Demon Subduing Douluo, and Guang Ling remained in the hall.

"Xuan'er—ah, no, His Holiness the Pope, why did you leave the female disciples of the Clear Sky Sect and the Four Single-Attribute Sects behind?" Demon Subduing Douluo, the one who was worst at keeping things to himself, asked the question that had puzzled all seven old bachelors the most.

"Second Master, just call me the way you did before. No matter what, the master-disciple relationship between you, Grand Master, and me will never change," Qin Xuan said.

"Uh..." Hearing this, Demon Subduing Douluo awkwardly scratched the back of his head. Qin Xuan continued, "If we merely wiped out the Clear Sky Sect, that would be letting them off far too easily."

Qin Xuan rose and slowly walked out of the Papal Hall. Bibi Dong, Ling Yuan, Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Giant Rhinoceros, Demon Wolf, Silver Hammer, Snake Lance, and Pufferfish—the nine Titled Douluo—stood at the very front, brimming with killing intent. Looking out, tens of thousands of Soul Masters had already gathered at their call.

Jing Ni, Nong Yu, and the other seven old bachelors also rose and followed.

When Qin Xuan appeared, three cheers rang throughout Spirit City like collapsing mountains and roaring seas: "Long live His Holiness the Pope! Long live! Long live!"

Those were not merely the voices of the nine Titled Douluo standing in formation before the Papal Hall and the army of tens of thousands of Soul Masters. They were also the shouts of all the