The Evil Eye Tyrant looked at the divine artifact's description again.
"The Thousand-Eyed Golden Light."
"This divine artifact is perfectly suited to my abilities."
A thousand divine eyes could unleash beams of spiritual light at once.
Combined with Evil Eye Gaze and Light of Time and Space, its strength would surely soar.
A golden pillar of light descended from the heavens.
It pierced the dark red mist above the Evil Demon Forest and landed before the Evil Eye Tyrant.
A golden pill and a golden orb covered in tiny pupils slowly appeared.
The Evil Eye Tyrant studied the two rewards.
Dozens of tentacles unfurled at once.
"The eight-hundred-thousand-year Tribulation Lightning."
"It can no longer stop me."
Spirit City.
The Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong stood at the center of the great hall, her gaze fixed on the Golden Rankings high in the heavens.
The Evil Eye Tyrant's name hung in the sky. The words "seven hundred and ninety thousand years of cultivation" held her gaze for a long time.
Purple hair fell to her waist, and her sumptuous papal gown followed the curves of her figure.
Through the slit in its skirt, her long legs in black stockings came in and out of view.
"Ninth on the Power Rankings: the Evil Eye Tyrant."
"The Sun Moon Continent. The Evil Demon Forest."
Bibi Dong tapped her scepter lightly with slender fingers.
"Beyond the Douluo Continent, there's another continent across the ocean?"
She had led Spirit Hall for years.
Its archives held countless ancient texts, including many records of sea voyages.
Yet none of them had ever mentioned the Sun Moon Continent.
Hu Liena stood below the steps.
A short golden skirt flattered her slender figure, leaving her fair legs on display.
She, too, stared at the Golden Rankings, her foxlike eyes full of shock.
"Teacher, I never imagined there really was another continent across the ocean."
"And the Evil Eye Tyrant lives there."
"A seven-hundred-and-ninety-thousand-year Soul Beast, yet it's only ninth on the Power Rankings."
Bibi Dong looked away.
"Yue Guan."
A moment later, Chrysanthemum Douluo entered from outside the hall.
He came to its center and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Holiness."
Bibi Dong looked at him.
"Have you traced where the earlier beams of reward light landed?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo answered at once.
"Your Holiness, I've had their locations recorded."
"When Tang Chen received his reward, the light fell northwest of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"Judging by its position, that should be Slaughter City."
Bibi Dong was unsurprised.
The Golden Rankings had already made it clear that Tang Chen had been corrupted by Asura Divine Power and had remained in Slaughter City all this time.
"And the Snow Empress?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo continued:
"Her reward landed in the far north of the continent."
"It was so distant that it lay beyond Spirit Hall's intelligence network in the north."
"That region is covered in snow and battered by wind year-round. It should be the Far North mentioned by the Golden Rankings."
Bibi Dong nodded slightly.
"Where did the Evil Eye Tyrant's light land?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was silent for a moment.
"The light carrying its reward was too far away."
"We could see only a tiny golden speck. We couldn't even confirm its exact direction."
"But judging by where the speck appeared, it was indeed across the ocean."
He raised his head and looked toward the sky beyond the hall.
"The Sun Moon Continent is incredibly far from us."
"Even a Titled Douluo lacks the Soul Power to cross the Boundless Sea for so long."
"And the depths of the ocean are home to many powerful Soul Beasts."
"Perhaps only a true god could cross such a vast distance."
"A god?"
Bibi Dong descended the steps.
Her papal gown swayed as she walked, revealing her black-stockinged legs in turn.
She reached the hall's entrance and lifted her fair face.
Rakshasa Divine Power slowly gathered in her palm.
As violet-black light surged, mysterious patterns appeared one after another.
"I gained a deeper understanding of Rakshasa Divine Power when I absorbed the Golden Rankings' reward just now."
"Once I complete every Divine Trial, I will inherit the Rakshasa Godhood."
"When that day comes, how could a mere ocean stop me?"
Hu Liena bowed at once.
"Congratulations, Teacher."
"Once you inherit the Rakshasa Godhood, you will surely reign over the continent."
Chrysanthemum Douluo lowered his head as well.
"Congratulations, Your Holiness."
"Spirit Hall will reach its zenith under your rule."
Bibi Dong closed her hand, and the violet-black Rakshasa Divine Power dispersed.
"Yue Guan, keep watching the Golden Rankings."
"Record the direction of every beam of reward light that falls from now on."
"Also send orders to the Spirit Hall Branches. Have them send people to find those on the rankings."
"Human or Soul Beast, if they're willing to work with Spirit Hall, the terms are negotiable."
Chrysanthemum Douluo bowed his assent.
"Understood."
"Go."
Chrysanthemum Douluo bowed again and left the Papal Palace.
Bibi Dong turned toward Hu Liena, who stood below the steps.
"Nana, write a letter for me and send it to Heaven Dou City."
Hu Liena asked:
"Teacher, who is the letter for?"
"Qian Renxue."
Hu Liena's expression shifted at the name.
She knew Qian Renxue had long been undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
For years, Qian Renxue had lived as Xue Qinghe and rarely returned to Spirit City.
Bibi Dong continued:
"Heaven and earth have undergone a great upheaval."
"Powerhouses like me, Tang Chen, and the Snow Empress rank only near the bottom of the Power Rankings."
"Far more experts are hidden across the continent than Spirit Hall ever imagined."
"Under these circumstances, continuing to control the Heaven Dou Empire means little."
Hu Liena understood what she meant.
"Teacher, you want Qian Renxue to end her mission?"
"Put the plan on hold for now."
Bibi Dong held her scepter, her gaze calm.
"The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament will begin soon."
"Tell her in the letter to find a team and enter this Soul Master Tournament."
Hu Liena froze for a moment.
"You want Qian Renxue to enter the Soul Master Tournament?"
But she soon found the idea rather interesting.
Qian Renxue had spent years undercover in the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace without ever entering an official Soul Master competition.
With her talent, she was certain to cause a sensation the moment she appeared in the arena.
Hu Liena brushed a strand of hair from her cheek.
"I'm a level fifty-one Soul King now."
"I wonder what Qian Renxue's cultivation is."
"Surely she can't be much higher than me."
Bibi Dong glanced at her.
"Qian Renxue possesses the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul and has been trained by the Worship Hall since childhood."
"If you face her, don't underestimate her."
Hu Liena nodded.
"I understand."
After a brief pause, she asked again:
"Teacher, if Qian Renxue no longer needs to remain undercover, why must she enter the Soul Master Tournament?"
Bibi Dong fell silent for a moment.
"Even as Spirit Hall's pope, I rank only twelfth on the Power Rankings."
"With powerful figures emerging one after another, Spirit Hall's original plans must change."
"Keeping Qian Renxue confined to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace will no longer make a decisive difference."
At that, her gaze grew troubled.
"She has lived as Xue Qinghe all these years."
"Every day, she has faced the royal family's open and hidden struggles while concealing her Martial Soul and cultivation."
"She has carried that frustration inside her for years."
"And she has never entered a competition like this."
"Now that she has the chance, let her compete."
"The Soul Master Tournament will give her a chance to release all the feelings she has bottled up over the years."