Hearing the name Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong felt somewhat dazed.
Ever since Chen Ci pierced through the truth of her unrequited love for Yu Xiaogang that day in the Star Dou Great Forest, Bibi Dong had completely purged the mental guidance Qian Xunji had forced upon her.
Everything from the past tasted entirely bland and uninteresting.
Recalling the moments when Yu Xiaogang used to make her heart flutter, she felt not a single ripple now. She had never truly loved this utterly mediocre man.
However, since Yu Xiaogang had come, she would see him one last time to thoroughly sever the shackles of the past.
Bibi Dong sighed and said to the maid:
"Let this Grandmaster in."
"Yes."
The maid acknowledged the order, then withdrew from the main hall and went outside to inform Yu Xiaogang:
"Grandmaster, His Holiness the Pope has consented to your audience."
Hearing the word audience, Yu Xiaogang frowned.
What kind of language was that maid using? In the past, he, Yu Xiaogang, had been Dong'er's honored guest; how could she use a word like audience?
Yet, reflecting that this maid merely served in Nuoding City and lacked any worldly sophistication, speaking this way was quite normal.
Otherwise, he was currently nothing more than a teacher at the Nuoding Junior Soul Master Academy, yet he was being received by the Pope.
Come to think of it, could his status possibly be simple?
Priding himself on being a magnanimous man, Yu Xiaogang did not quibble with the maid and walked straight into the main hall of Spirit Hall.
He caught sight of Pope Bibi Dong seated high upon the throne.
Seeing that Bibi Dong's beauty remained peerless, Yu Xiaogang could not help feeling a secret thrill in his heart.
He had not expected that after so many years, Dong'er was still willing to see him. It seemed Dong'er still held feelings for him in her heart.
As long as he returned to Spirit Hall and once more became an elder of Spirit Hall, everyone who had mocked him back in Nuoding City would pay a heavy price.
No one would ever dare ridicule him again!
With this thought, Yu Xiaogang looked at Bibi Dong and spoke with utter confidence:
"Dong'er, it really has been a long time. I wonder how you've been all these years?"
Bibi Dong's beautiful brows twitched slightly, and she said formally:
"Grandmaster, please address this seat as the Pope. My condition in recent years has nothing to do with you. If you have no important matters to discuss, you may leave."
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang felt a jolt of bewilderment. This was not at all what he had imagined-how could Dong'er be so distant with him?
He spoke once more:
"Dong'er, what is wrong with you? I am Yu Xiaogang!
"Do you not love me anymore?
"Have you forgotten everything that happened between us in the past?"
Seeing Yu Xiaogang's appearance, Bibi Dong found him utterly ridiculous. She replied in an icy tone:
"Grandmaster, please address this seat as the Pope.
"This seat has never loved you. Everything between us in the past was merely someone else's scheme."
Yu Xiaogang questioned incredulously:
"How could it be a scheme?"
Bibi Dong said:
"How could it not?
"Why on earth would this seat fall in love with you?
"I am the Spirit Hall Saintess, blessed with peerless, city-toppling beauty, and moreover the very first successful cultivator of twin martial souls.
"What are you?
"You, Yu Xiaogang, are mediocre in appearance and mediocre in talent. At fifty years old, you failed to even break through to level twenty-nine, and your martial soul is nothing more than a mutated trash martial soul.
"Even your so-called martial soul theory is merely stolen research from my Spirit Hall.
"You are nothing more than a piece of trash, a thief. Why would I ever love you?"
You are nothing more than a piece of trash...
You are nothing more than a piece of trash...
You are nothing more than a piece of trash...
Bibi Dong's words pierced deeply into Yu Xiaogang's heart. He had sought out Bibi Dong hoping to use their past affection to help him regain his lost face and soothe his shattered, fragile little soul.
Yet he never expected that before this woman he once loved, his heart would be slashed to shreds.
That's right, he was just a piece of trash...
Yu Xiaogang became completely lifeless, his last shred of decency and dignity crushed to dust by Bibi Dong, leaving him utterly battered and humiliated.
Watching Yu Xiaogang's state, Bibi Dong said nothing more, dropping one final sentence:
"Grandmaster, if you have no serious business to discuss, you may leave."
Bibi Dong offered him a way down, and Yu Xiaogang took it, asking:
"Your Holiness, actually, I have come to seek an audience with you today because I have an important matter to ask for your help with."
Bibi Dong lowered her gaze, her voice devoid of the slightest emotional tint:
"Speak."
"I recently took on a new disciple named Tang San. Like you, he possesses twin martial souls, and I hope you can tell me the method for cultivating twin martial souls.
"He is already my last everything. If you dare to harm him, I will destroy Spirit Hall at any cost!"
Hearing this, a scoff of mockery rang out from outside the hall:
"Hahahahaha!"
The newcomer was none other than Chen Ci. He looked at Yu Xiaogang and mocked:
"Grandmaster?
"You, of all people, want to destroy Spirit Hall?
"At any cost, no less?
"What price could you possibly afford to pay?"
Turning around and seeing that it was Chen Ci, Yu Xiaogang panicked instantly. He said to Bibi Dong:
"Your Holiness, you and I are currently discussing serious business. How can you allow an irrelevant person to barge into Spirit Hall uninvited?"
Yet, much to Yu Xiaogang's shock, Bibi Dong completely ignored him.
Instead, looking at Chen Ci, a gorgeous smile bloomed across her face as she said:
"Disciple, you're here?
"Are you looking for me for something?"
Chen Ci looked at Bibi Dong and said:
"Teacher, I've finished handling my affairs in Nuoding City and can now head to Spirit City."
Watching the radiant smile on Bibi Dong's face, Yu Xiaogang stared in a daze, consumed by jealousy.
Such a breathtaking smile had once belonged to him, so why had it vanished?
And now, it belonged exclusively to Chen Ci alone.
How on earth could he deserve to possess Dong'er's smile?!
Furthermore, why was Chen Ci Dong'er's student?
Bibi Dong gave a slight nod and said:
"I still have some matters to attend to. If you want to listen, you may stay here, or you can go rest first."
"I'll stay here."
Bibi Dong turned back to Yu Xiaogang, her voice returning to its flat, completely colorless tone:
"I can tell you the method for cultivating twin martial souls.
"My disciple Chen Ci also possesses twin martial souls. Your disciple is utterly unworthy to be mentioned in front of mine."
With that, Bibi Dong imparted Chen Ci's cultivation method to Yu Xiaogang.
Hearing this, Chen Ci beamed with inward amusement.
This was originally just the fabricated nonsense he had fed Bibi Dong specifically so he could simultaneously attach soul rings to two Blue Silver Emperors.
If Tang San cultivated like this, wouldn't he cripple himself halfway?
Hearing that Chen Ci cultivated in this exact manner, Yu Xiaogang no longer had the face to linger here and scuttled off in dejection.
The next day, Chen Ci and his party set out for Spirit City.
After several days of travel, they successfully arrived in Spirit City.
At this time, Spirit City was thriving with prosperity. Powerful soul masters could be seen everywhere, making it the holy land in the hearts of all soul masters.
Returning to the main hall of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong summoned all the titled elders and supreme pontiff elders of Spirit Hall.
A gathering of Titled Douluo and Soul Douluo filled the main hall of Spirit Hall, and virtually no one present had a soul power level lower than eighty-five.
There was one exception: Chen Ci. By now, he had changed into a set of magnificent ceremonial robes and stood beside Bibi Dong, radiating an extraordinary presence.
Bibi Dong looked out over the assembled elders and announced:
"Tomorrow, this seat shall hold the Saint Coronation Ceremony!"
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