Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night

"Peerless battle-soul hammer, towering Clear Sky Sect!"

"Once the greatest sect under heaven, it still managed to obtain a precious Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone after six years of sealing its gates!"

"The current sect master, Tang Xiao, was once known alongside Tang Hao as one of the Clear Sky Twin Stars. His Soul Power is probably above rank ninety-six."

"With another Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, could his talent allow him to break through to an even higher realm?"

Seated on the papal throne, Bibi Dong lightly tapped the armrest with her fingertips.

Because of the agreement that the Clear Sky Sect would seal its gates for a hundred years, she had never included this greatest sect under heaven in her plans.

Yet how precious was a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone!

Even Pope Bibi Dong could not pretend she had not seen it.

However, the Clear Sky Sect had deep foundations. Forcing it into the Soul Hunting Plan might well backfire.

Moreover, the Clear Sky Sect still had Tang Chen, a rank ninety-nine Peerless Douluo whose whereabouts were unknown!

Bibi Dong pinched the bridge of her nose. There was something even more troubling before her.

The Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluos were elders of Spirit Hall's Punishment Hall, and her right-hand men as Pope!

With rank ninety-five Soul Power, they were the strongest beneath Super Douluos!

If those two rose to the Worship Hall and sided with the Great Enshrined, Qian Daoliu, could the Soul Hunting Plan still proceed smoothly?

"Damn Qian Daoliu, and those two, Chrysanthemum and Ghost..."

Even if she had gone into secluded cultivation, could they not have waited a little longer?

Those two had plainly shown their rebellious streak, impatiently rushing to pledge allegiance.

Bibi Dong seethed inwardly, wishing she could drag them out and kill them, but she could not let it show.

"Tang Hao was sent to Slaughter City by Chrysanthemum and Ghost. What is his current situation?"

As one of the two Slaughter Gods alive today, Bibi Dong naturally knew how much the King of Slaughter loathed Slaughter Gods.

Had Spirit Hall not signed an agreement with Slaughter City a thousand years ago, even she might not have made it out.

"Your Holiness, well..."

The Red-Robed Cardinal opened his mouth, his expression turning extremely strange, as though he had recalled something unspeakable.

"Well what?" Bibi Dong's expression abruptly chilled.

"Reportedly, the King of Slaughter cut off Clear Sky Douluo's limbs, then issued a... slaughter... slaughter... rape-and-kill order!"

The Red-Robed Cardinal hastily lowered his head and answered, struggling to maintain a solemn expression.

He truly had not expected the criminals in Slaughter City to live in such deep water and scorching fire!

No wonder Spirit Hall canceled its pursuit of any criminal who voluntarily entered Slaughter City.

"A slaughter what order?" Bibi Dong's expression froze, as though she doubted her own ears.

"Exactly the order you heard, Your Holiness!"

Bibi Dong fell silent. Damn it, I killed Qian Xunji too soon. I should have thrown him into Slaughter City as well.

"Then right now, he..."

"I hear Clear Sky Douluo has gained a new nickname. Everyone in Slaughter City calls him the Clear Sky Cup."

"They say only the strong deserve Yellow Springs Dew with unlimited refills forever."

Yellow Springs Dew, with unlimited refills forever?

The entire Papal Palace fell deathly silent.

Bibi Dong sat on the papal throne, wanting to speak but stopping, then stopping only to want to speak again.

"Mm, I... I understand!"

"Go notify the Elder Hall now. Have them select two more Punishment Hall elders."

Only after a long while did Bibi Dong recover. Gripping the Jeweled Scepter in her right hand, she issued her order in an icy voice.

After thinking it over carefully, she felt she still needed to include this greatest sect under heaven in the Soul Hunting Plan.

Considering Tang Hao's state in Slaughter City, unable to live and unable to die...

If Tang Xiao or Tang Chen found out, would they not grab their Clear Sky Hammers and fight their way straight to Spirit Hall?

And she, Bibi Dong, was Spirit Hall's current Pope!

If she tried to argue that it had nothing to do with her and that Qian Daoliu had done everything, would they believe her?

At that thought, Bibi Dong went numb.

Five days later.

"Ah..."

"Xu Yuan, I failed again. I couldn't find any ten-thousand-year whale glue!"

Xiao Wu flopped onto the bedding and spoke listlessly.

Although she had collected quite a bit of hundred-year and thousand-year whale glue, she had still found no leads on ten-thousand-year whale glue.

"But I bought you a present!"

Xiao Wu struggled to her feet and proudly produced a black belt inlaid with twenty-four pieces of jade, as though presenting a treasure.

"You... where did you find this thing?"

The corner of Xu Yuan's eye twitched. Was this not Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night, the apprenticeship gift Yu Xiaogang had given Tang San?

In this era, when Soul Tools could only be unearthed, Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night counted as a top-tier Storage Soul Tool!

"At that street stall outside our academy."

"The seller was an ordinary person. He didn't know what a Storage Soul Tool did."

"Sister Xiao Wu has a keen eye for pearls, so I snapped up a bargain!"

Xiao Wu chuckled, her adorable little face brimming with pride.

"An ordinary person could get his hands on a Storage Soul Tool?" Xu Yuan took Twenty-Four Bridges Bright Moonlit Night and examined it.

He remembered clearly that, in Tang San's memories, Tang San had sold this belt to a clinic to cover his medical expenses.

"He said he picked it up on the road!"

"Four months ago, an earthquake struck the Outer Town by the Soul Hunting Forest. Quite a few people and Soul Beasts died."

"This belt might have been lost back then."

Xiao Wu scratched her cheek and recounted the story she had heard.

"I see." Xu Yuan vaguely understood something. It seemed Tang Hao had fled toward the Soul Hunting Forest back then.

"Xu Yuan, stop cultivating. Let's go out for a stroll!"

Seeing Xu Yuan cultivate diligently all day made Xiao Wu feel deeply tormented.

She grabbed his sleeve and shook it, pleading in a wheedling voice.

Her own failure was frightening enough, but her companion's success was even more distressing.

Xu Yuan already cultivated so quickly, yet he still worked this hard.

"No can do. Once this term ends, I'm planning to take a look around the outskirts of the Star Dou Great Forest."

Xu Yuan's plans gave Xiao Wu a huge shock.

"Xu Yuan, you're not planning to reach Soul Grandmaster in a single year, are you?"

Thinking of Xu Yuan's cultivation speed, Xiao Wu realized it truly was possible.

"Wait for Sister Xiao Wu! We'll go together when the time comes!"

"I know the Star Dou Great Forest really well. I... lived nearby!"

Xiao Wu immediately grew anxious and hurriedly sat down to meditate and cultivate.

The Star Dou Great Forest was so dangerous. What if something happened to Xu Yuan?

She was still counting on tagging along with him for free food and drink for the rest of her life.

Besides, after her hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast origin disappeared, she could no longer sense Da Ming and Er Ming.

If she wanted to see Da Ming and Er Ming again, she would have to cross at least half the Star Dou Great Forest to reach the Lake of Life.

She would only do that if she had a death wish.

Thus, her only hope of finding a suitable Soul Ring lay with Xu Yuan. Searching together would improve their chances.

If all else failed, she could just make another wish to the Wish-Granting Tree Martial Soul.

She had nothing valuable left on her anyway.

The little abacus in Xiao Wu's heart clacked merrily away.

"..."

Xu Yuan hefted the belt in his hand and suddenly thought of Yu Xiaogang and the others.

Five days had passed. Their Soul Hunting Operation should still be going smoothly, right?

At the outermost edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Pale purple light illuminated the three travelers' weary, dust-covered faces.

Under Yu Xiaogang's wildly delighted gaze, they also found a Thousand-Year Right Leg Bone in the Soul Beast's corpse.