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Biodata
| Feature | Value |
|---|---|
| Name | Pope's Hall |
| Original Name | 教皇殿 |
| Type | Papal hall and council chamber; the name also refers to Spirit Hall's papal administration 9 13 17. |
| Affiliation | Spirit Hall 9. |
| Location | Spirit City, on a hill overlooking the tournament grounds 13 18. |
| Leader | Pope Bibi Dong 9. |
| Role | Venue for papal audiences, strategic discussions, official reports, and academy-team training 9 12 17. |
| First Appearance | Bibi Dong considers intelligence about Tang San while seated on the papal throne 9. |
Location & Interior
- Papal dais and throne: Bibi Dong receives visitors from an elevated throne, holding the Pope's Scepter. She later shatters the throne in anger after the failed assassination of Tang San 9 11 17.
- Tournament grounds: The hall stands less than a thousand meters from the reinforced competition platform. Spirit Hall announces that the final three teams will compete before it, with Bibi Dong personally crowning the champion 18.
- Access control: Guards report visitors before admitting them. Bibi Dong reprimands Yue Guan and Gui Mei for bringing Huo Yuhao into the hall without first informing her 9.
History
Huo Yuhao's First Audience
Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Hu Liena bring Huo Yuhao to Pope's Hall after recruiting him in the Star Dou Great Forest. Bibi Dong initially objects to the unannounced stranger, then tests his strength after learning that he is a twenty-three-year-old Titled Douluo 9.
Her escalating Soul Power pressure forces Huo Yuhao's Twin Martial Souls to manifest. His Tian Meng Domain and Ultimate Ice counter her Divine Slaughter's Domain, producing a clash that knocks the others down. The test ends with Bibi Dong asking his conditions for joining Spirit Hall 10.
Soul Tools & the God-Making Plan
Huo Yuhao demonstrates a Level 5 Soul Cannon inside the hall. At Bibi Dong's command, Yan tests its power; the shot breaks his Flame Shield and Granite Armor, badly injuring him. The demonstration establishes Soul Tools as a potential military asset, and Huo Yuhao identifies trained Soul Engineers and Gengxin City's materials and blacksmiths as requirements for production 11.
Bibi Dong dismisses the attendants for a private discussion of Huo Yuhao's God-Making Plan. Their secret talks last a full day and night and secure her agreement to establish a Spirit Transferring Hall in Spirit City, with Huo Yuhao responsible for obtaining Soul Beast cooperation 12 13.
Tournament Preparations
Following the unsuccessful attempt to assassinate Tang San, Bibi Dong brings Spirit Hall Academy's seven-member team to Pope's Hall for intensive training under her personal supervision 17.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei subsequently report their failure there. Bibi Dong destroys her throne and threatens punishment, but Huo Yuhao's arrival calms her enough to dismiss them. She later asks him to join the tournament team and discusses using his participation to promote the Spirit Transferring Hall 17 18.
Institutional Connections
- Bibi Dong — Directs the papal administration, receives reports, and authorizes the new Spirit Transferring Hall 9 13 17.
- Huo Yuhao — Gains authority equivalent to an executive vice-pope outside the Worship Hall. Bibi Dong declares that his orders carry the same authority as her own 17.
- Worship Hall — Normally avoids involvement in Pope's Hall's decisions. Qian Daoliu makes an exception by ordering Demon Subduing Douluo to monitor Huo Yuhao and the Spirit Transferring Hall 13.
- Spirit Transferring Hall — A separate institution established with Bibi Dong's backing, announced alongside Pope's Hall and Spirit Hall's other halls 13.