The Pope's Disciple

"Old Poison, I admit that neither Old Ghost nor I are your match in a one-on-one fight, but aren't you being a little too brazen? Do you know who's inside? He's His Holiness the Pope's disciple. You'd better not court disaster. The wrath of the Spirit Hall isn't something you can withstand."

Yue Guan said coldly.

"His Holiness the Pope's disciple?"

Dugu Bo was taken aback and was just about to say something when Dugu Jue, standing beside him, spoke first. "How old is he?"

"Twelve."

Although Yue Guan felt extremely uncomfortable hearing this, he still answered out of fear of Dugu Bo beside him.

Dugu Jue said, "Then that's perfect. Let us juniors settle matters among ourselves. Let me go in and fight the person inside. Whoever loses will hand over everything inside to the victor."

Dugu Jue's Soul Power had already reached rank forty-three, and he had absorbed a yellow, purple, purple, and black spirit ring combination beyond the normal age limits.

In his opinion, aside from those two bastards from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect who had likewise consumed Immortal Herbs,

no one of his generation could threaten him.

Dealing with the person inside shouldn't be a problem either.

At the same time, he finally understood why Yue Guan and Gui Mei had come running over to steal the Immortal Herb back then. It turned out that the Spirit Hall had also gained a transmigrator.

"A duel?"

Hearing Dugu Jue's words, Yue Guan and Gui Mei couldn't help but freeze for a moment, their expressions turning strange.

The person inside was named Xuan Jian. He had once been an orphan with no home to call his own.

The Pope had happened to encounter him while hunting for a spirit ring. Since he was the descendant of a Soul Master, the Pope had someone send him to the Spirit Hall orphanage.

After that, he stayed in the Spirit Hall orphanage for two whole years.

It wasn't until he awakened his Martial Soul that he saw the Pope again.

Although the main reasons the Pope had accepted him as a disciple were that he had discovered the wondrous use of Whale Rubber and that the Pope did not want the worshipper faction to recruit him,

the Pope wasn't particularly close to him, and treated him far less favorably than her other disciple, Hu Liena.

From beginning to end, the Pope had hardly ever taught him. She had merely given him the corresponding resources and status.

For the most part, she treated him as a pawn to consolidate and strengthen her rule.

But his innate talent and strength were absolutely terrifying.

Not only had he awakened the same Twin Martial Souls as the Pope, the Black and White Twin Swords, he also possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

He also possessed extremely terrifying combat ability and cultivation talent.

At just twelve years old, he had already reached rank forty-two.

Once both swords were unleashed, his combat strength doubled. Fighting opponents two or three spirit rings above him was as easy as eating or drinking. He could truly be called the number-one person below the rank of Soul Sage.

It was precisely because of this that when he had asked the Pope for a Wisdom Skull of Mental Concentration to help him break through to a ten-thousand-year fourth spirit ring,

the Pope had proposed during a meeting that the Wisdom Skull of Mental Concentration obtained by the previous Pope after killing a spirit beast be bestowed upon this disciple of hers.

Not one of the seven worshippers had opposed it.

Sending Dugu Bo's grandson to fight the Pope's disciple—wasn't that just seeking death?

"Old Ghost, what should we do?" Chrysanthemum Pass transmitted to Gui Mei.

"Since this brat wants to die, let him die. But we should still warn Old Poison first, lest he go berserk later and try to kill Xuan Jian at all costs. If that happens, we won't be able to return and answer to His Holiness the Pope."

Gui Mei voiced his concern.

Chrysanthemum Pass nodded and looked at Dugu Bo.

"Old Poison, are you sure you want your grandson to wager in a duel against His Holiness the Pope's disciple? Don't say I didn't warn you. The person inside is a once-in-an-era genius, and he's extremely bloodthirsty. Be careful your grandson doesn't throw his life away."

"Hahaha, you two old geezers don't need to worry about that. Since my grandson proposed it, I have faith in him." Dugu Bo paid no attention to Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei's words, thinking only that they were trying to stall for time.

After all, once a Soul Bone was absorbed, removing it required chopping off limbs, and in serious cases, it could even cost the person his life.

No matter how reckless Dugu Bo was, he wasn't bold enough to do such a thing to the disciple of the Spirit Hall's Pope.

Otherwise, there would truly be no end to the feud.

So he had to interrupt the other party before he absorbed the Soul Bone.

Still, out of concern for his grandson, Dugu Bo transmitted another question to him.

"Jue'er, I sensed the Soul Power fluctuations of that boy inside. They aren't much weaker than yours. Since he can become the Pope's disciple, he must have something special. Are you really completely confident?"

"If it truly doesn't work, I can always fight Chrysanthemum Pass and Gui Mei directly. I refuse to believe the Spirit Hall would fall out with me over a Soul Bone."

"Grandpa, rest assured." Dugu Jue was brimming with confidence. His first Martial Soul, the Poison Flood Dragon, possessed poison that surpassed even the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Emperor's. No matter what kind of genius his opponent was, as long as he was a Soul Master of the same rank, touching the poison meant certain death.

Even Soul Masters one or two spirit rings above him would suffer if they were poisoned. If they failed to detoxify themselves in time, their lives would be in danger.

In addition, it also possessed a flood-dragon transformation ability similar to that of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon.

Its pair of flood-dragon claws were not only deadly poisonous but also possessed immense strength. Their might was in no way inferior to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon's dragon claws.

In the narrow space of the cave behind this waterfall, his flood-dragon poison could display its effects to the greatest extent.

Not to mention a transmigrator who had never consumed an Immortal Herb—even if Long Aotian and Yu Tianlong joined forces,

they still couldn't possibly be his opponents.

Moreover, as fellow transmigrators, he had many things he wanted to say to the other party.

It was just like when he, Long Aotian, and Yu Tianlong had agreed on their right to choose partners.

Long Aotian had chosen his fiancée, Ning Rongrong.

Yu Tianlong had chosen Zhu Qing.

And he had chosen Qian Renxue.

Over the past two years, he had even become friends with her under her assumed identity, Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. In pursuit of her, he had even given her the Immortal Herb Cockscomb Phoenix Sunflower.

He believed that once he revealed his talent at the Soul Master tournament, defeated Spirit Hall Academy, and defeated Shrek Academy, which Yu Tianlong was about to join,

he could help her seize the throne during the future Heaven Dou Palace Coup.

Combined with his own appearance, he believed that sooner or later he would win Qian Renxue's heart.

But now a new transmigrator had appeared, and he was even the disciple of the Spirit Hall's Pope. He had to be careful.

If the other party had no designs on Qian Renxue, that would naturally be ideal.

But if the other party took an interest in Qian Renxue,

then he would have to find a way to stop him.

Before that, however, he needed to defeat him.

After all, the foundation of every negotiation was strength.

As for killing him?

That was completely unrealistic. Putting aside whether Qian Renxue would become suspicious of him,

the Spirit Hall behind the other party alone was not something he and his grandfather could afford to provoke.

Otherwise, he would have already slaughtered those two bastards, Yu Tianlong and Long Aotian.

As for Dugu Bo's suggestion, he had considered it. But leaving aside whether Dugu Bo could deal with the two men's Martial Soul Fusion Skill,

even if he truly drove them away and seized the Soul Bone,

there was no guarantee that this transmigrator wouldn't return and stir up trouble with that madwoman, Bibi Dong.