Giving Up on Spirit Hall's Leaders (Please Recommend and Bookmark)

Fuck you, Qian Xunji. Before you lecture me about righteousness, how about taking your hand off Bibi Dong's shoulder?

You lusted after your own disciple. No wonder Bibi Dong devoured you in the original story.

You deserved it!

Lin Feng stood proud and unyielding, his young face set with defiance.

"I didn't do it. Teacher, I'm grateful for your guidance over the past six years, but you've disappointed me today."

"You believed Bibi Dong's side of the story and let her smear my name. It seems our bond as teacher and disciple has run its course. I won't call you Teacher again."

"Pope, I have nothing to hide. Even if this goes before the Elder Hall, I won't yield."

Qian Xunji froze when he heard Lin Feng declare their bond over.

A scene from six years ago flashed before his eyes: an adorable little boy calling him Teacher for the first time in a clear, childish voice.

That child's image gradually merged with the handsome, stubborn young man before him.

Lin Feng had called him Teacher for six years. Now he called him Pope.

Something stirred in Qian Xunji's eyes, and his expression softened, but he did not change his mind.

"Lin Feng, you are my disciple. That will never change. Admit that you molested Dong'er, accept your guilt and punishment, and learn from your mistake. I won't punish you severely."

"I'll announce the end of your engagement to Dong'er. We'll still be teacher and disciple, and you and Dong'er will still be fellow disciples."

"After all, there's no need to air our family's shame. Take the blame, and nothing else has to change."

Lin Feng's gaze turned cold. He looked at them as if they were strangers.

You're not Li Longji, Qian Xunji, and I'm not Li Mao.

You want Bibi Dong for yourself, and you want to pin the disgrace on me.

Fuck. Was Yu Xiaogang one of your pawns? How else did he keep getting chances to approach Bibi Dong?

"I won't admit it!"

"You can grind me to dust, but you won't stain my name!"

"Pope, I request arbitration by the Elder Hall. I did not molest Bibi Dong, and I will never confess to it."

Bibi Dong seethed. Lin Feng's stubbornness only made her angrier, planting a seed of malice in her heart.

Why couldn't you just admit you molested me? Teacher could dissolve the engagement, and everyone would be happy.

Why did you have to make such a scene?

Lin Feng, will you only be satisfied once you've ruined me?

"Teacher, I don't want to live anymore..." Bibi Dong sobbed.

Seeing her cry even harder, Qian Xunji hurried to comfort her. "Don't be afraid, Dong'er. I'll make sure you get justice."

When he turned back to Lin Feng, every trace of warmth had vanished from his face. Only resolve remained.

"Fine, Lin Feng. If you insist on escalating this, you can bear the consequences yourself!"

A short while later!

The Elder Hall!

All seven Titled Douluo Elders had taken their seats.

These Titled Douluo were not Chrysanthemum, Ghost, Demon Bear, Ghost Leopard, Snake Lance, or Pufferfish, who would hold those positions decades later. They were a group destined to die in battle.

If events followed the original story, they would die over the coming decades in the campaigns against Sea God Island, Tang Hao, and the Clear Sky Sect.

At the head of the hall!

Qian Xunji, his face stern, made Bibi Dong's accusation public. He presented witness testimony and physical evidence, then asked the Elders to judge the matter together.

"Spirit Hall is a sacred place for Soul Masters across the continent. Its Holy Son cannot be a man of such vile character."

"What do you all think?"

The Titled Douluo Elders exchanged glances.

A fiancée accusing her fiancé of molesting her—nothing like it had ever happened on the Douluo Continent.

One Elder cleared his throat. "Let me say something fair..."

Hmm?

Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong fixed him with equally deadly stares.

Qian Xunji was Spirit Hall's Pope and a level-95 Titled Douluo.

Bibi Dong was Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden and a level-92 Titled Douluo.

Under their threatening gazes, the Elder immediately changed his tune and began cursing Lin Feng.

"Lin Feng is a beast! I could tell he was no good. To think he dared molest the Holy Maiden!"

"I propose stripping him of his title as Holy Son. A man with morals this rotten must never hold that position in Spirit Hall."

With that Elder setting the example, the others joined in, cursing Lin Feng.

Surviving in Spirit Hall took more than knowing how to fight. One had to understand how to deal with people.

Only a fool would offend both Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong for Lin Feng's sake.

Lin Feng clenched his fists, dazed.

The Elders who had once smiled at him and treated him kindly were nothing but opportunists.

Not one of them was willing to stand up and say what was right.

Had he brought this on himself? With the Marriage System's help, he had enabled Bibi Dong to become a level-92 Titled Douluo at just seventeen.

Now that ungrateful woman had turned on him, and her strength made her position unshakable.

Qian Xunji looked coldly at Lin Feng.

"Disgraceful disciple. What do you have to say for yourself?"

Lin Feng took a deep breath. Bibi Dong had disappointed him. So had Qian Xunji and the Elders. Spirit Hall was rotten at its core.

But he wanted to try one last time. This was the final chance he would give Spirit Hall.

"I won't confess. I didn't do it."

"I demand to see the Great Enshrined. He's an honorable man, not a sycophant like these Elders. He'll see that justice is done."

The Elders glared at him. They had merely made the right decision, yet Lin Feng had called them sycophants.

Had he begged for mercy, they might have spoken on his behalf. But if he intended to resist to the end, they had nothing more to say.

Qian Xunji slammed the table. A crushing wave of Soul Power bore down on Lin Feng. "You really won't give up until you see your own coffin!"

"Dragging this to the Elder Hall wasn't enough for you? Now you want to take it to the Worship Hall? Fine. I'll grant your wish!"

A short while later!

The Worship Hall!

The Worship Hall's doors remained shut. Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu and the other Enshrined continued their secluded cultivation, ignoring Lin Feng's request to see them.

Lin Feng stood alone outside the doors. Thunder cracked overhead, and rain poured down without warning, soaking him to the skin. His body was cold, but his heart was colder.

How had he forgotten?

Qian Daoliu could retreat into his shell like a turtle. Even after Bibi Dong devoured Qian Xunji, he had swallowed his anger and done nothing.

An honorable man might not lie, but he could remain silent.

In a single day, Lin Feng had seen Spirit Hall for what it was: the ungrateful Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji coveting his disciple's fiancée, Elders who followed power, and Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu refusing to see him.

Lin Feng called to the system in his mind.

[Name: Lin Feng]

[Martial Soul: Peacock]

[Soul Power: Level 52]

[Soul Rings: Yellow (Touch of Green Wood) Yellow (Crimson Fire Scorches the Heavens) Purple (Platinum Army Breaker) Purple (Profound Water Abyss) Black (Yellow Earth Undying)]

[Marriage partner: Bibi Dong (Affection: 0) (Change of heart: 100)]

Enough!

After what had happened today, Bibi Dong's heart had turned completely. He could take all her Soul Power at any time.