"I agree to join the Body Sect."
After publicly announcing his departure from Spirit Hall, Gui Mei walked straight toward Jin Peng and the others.
"Hahaha!"
Jin Peng and the other Body Sect elders all burst out laughing, each wearing a warm smile. "Gui Mei, welcome home."
Gui Mei's soul body martial soul was the only one of its kind in the Body Sect's entire history.
Moreover, he was already a rank-95 Titled Douluo. Once his martial soul underwent its second awakening, both his strength and talent would soar!
If someone like him joined the Body Sect, even Du Busi would praise them for a job well done when he heard.
Yue Guan stood where he was.
Watching Gui Mei's retreating figure, his chest heaved several times.
"Your Holiness the Pope!"
Yue Guan shouted furiously, stressing every word.
"Yue Guan..." Seeing him like this, Gui Mei was just about to speak.
"Shut up!"
Yue Guan glared at Gui Mei, then abruptly turned toward Bibi Dong and demanded furiously, "Why did you abandon Old Ghost? Don't you know how much he's done for you?"
Bibi Dong finally turned around, her gaze cold and sharp. "Yue Guan, remember your position."
"My position?"
Rather than backing down, Yue Guan took half a step forward, raising his voice.
"Fine, then I don't want this position anymore either! Isn't it just being an elder of Spirit Hall? The world is vast-where could I not go?"
"We risked life and limb for you, yet you wouldn't even say a word to ask him to stay."
"Bibi Dong, you have no heart!"
Bibi Dong abandoning Gui Mei was something Yue Guan could never accept.
Though Yue Guan and Gui Mei were not related by blood, their bond had long since surpassed brotherhood.
Their martial souls were dependent on each other by nature.
For decades, they had advanced and retreated together, seeing each other at their most wretched.
To Yue Guan, Gui Mei was the only companion he had in his life. With Gui Mei abandoned by Bibi Dong, he would only choose to leave with him.
He would never stay behind alone!
"Yue Guan!!"
Bibi Dong's voice suddenly rose. "You dare betray me?!"
Facing Bibi Dong, Yue Guan no longer wore his usual respectful expression. All that remained was the indifference that came after seeing things with complete clarity.
"No, you betrayed Old Ghost and me."
Yue Guan's voice was quiet, yet it reached everyone's ears clearly.
Bibi Dong's face was livid. The phantom of the Death Spider Emperor behind her radiated an icy aura, as though she would attack Yue Guan in the very next instant.
But Yue Guan no longer looked at her. He turned toward Jin Peng and the others.
"I'll join the Body Sect with Old Ghost. Would you welcome me?"
"Haha, of course we would!"
Watching this unfold, Jin Peng froze for a moment, not expecting this unexpected gain, then burst out laughing. "Yue Guan, our Body Sect is willing to offer you the position of guest elder."
As he spoke,
Jin Peng and the others all stepped forward, eleven auras locking onto Bibi Dong at once.
Yue Guan smiled.
"Good."
Yue Guan walked toward Jin Peng and the others, coming to stand shoulder to shoulder with Gui Mei.
Bibi Dong stood where she was, watching Yue Guan and Gui Mei stand opposite her, her expression utterly dark.
Her lips moved, but in the end, she said nothing.
Demon Bear Douluo could no longer hold back. He stepped forward, his voice urgent. "Yue Guan! Gui Mei! Are you really leaving?!"
"The Pope doesn't have the final say over everything in Spirit Hall. There's still the Worship Hall above her!"
Ghost Leopard Douluo nodded as well. Though Ling Yuan Douluo and the other two said nothing, their eyes also conveyed a desire for them to stay.
Gui Mei glanced at them, then at Bibi Dong, and sighed. "Whether it's the Worship Hall or the Papal Hall, we've already made our decision. You should leave."
Yue Guan stood beside him without speaking, but that already said everything.
Seeing this,
Jin Peng was just about to speak when a deep voice suddenly reached his ears from afar-
"Old Jin, let them go. I'm about to enter the crucial stage of condensing my second soul core. I mustn't be disturbed."
"Sect Master, are you confident now?"
"Yes. Within seven days, I will surely emerge from seclusion."
With those words, Du Busi's voice disappeared.
Jin Peng's expression remained unchanged, but a barely perceptible flash of excitement crossed his eyes.
Compared with the sect master breaking through to become a rank-99 Limit Douluo, Bibi Dong and the four Spirit Hall elders before him were not worth mentioning!
The next moment,
Jin Peng swept his hand and declared haughtily, "Enough! For Gui Mei and Yue Guan's sake, I'll let you off today."
"Bibi Dong, take your people and get out!"
Bibi Dong's face was livid. She was about to leave when Jin Peng's voice rang out again.
"Wait!"
Bibi Dong stopped and turned around. "Jin Peng, what else do you want?"
A teasing smile played at the corner of Jin Peng's mouth. "You can leave, but tonight's affair can't end just like this."
"You brought your people to attack our Body Sect's gates. Surely you owe us an accounting?"
Bibi Dong's expression darkened.
"What accounting do you want?"
Jin Peng held up three fingers. "First, quintuple the resources from our previous cooperation and deliver them to the Body Sect within a month."
"Second, deliver a list of everyone in the Star Luo Empire who awakened a body martial soul over the past twenty years, within three days."
"Third, swear on your martial soul that, from this day forward, Spirit Hall will not interfere, for any reason, with our Body Sect bringing in those who have awakened body martial souls."
Bibi Dong's expression turned utterly black. "Jin Peng, don't go too far!"
"Too far?"
Jin Peng looked at her, his voice turning icy. "Not one of these three conditions can be dropped. If you agree and swear on your martial soul, I'll let you leave."
"If you refuse-"
Jin Peng glanced at the Sun Moon Divine Needle above Chen Yuan's head. His meaning was self-evident.
Elder Qian and the others also stepped forward, unleashing their full auras, clearly poised to attack immediately if Bibi Dong refused.
"Fine, I agree!"
Bibi Dong gritted her teeth. "I, Bibi Dong, swear on my martial soul..."
After listening to Bibi Dong finish every word, Jin Peng nodded in satisfaction.
"All right, get out!"
Bibi Dong's face alternated between livid and pale. Suddenly, she felt some regret. It seemed she had done something foolish-something monumentally foolish.
"Go!"
Bibi Dong transformed into a streak of purplish-black light and led the way out of the canyon.
Demon Bear Douluo and the other three exchanged glances, then followed in silence.
Five figures vanished into the night, two fewer than when they had arrived.
In the Body Sect's square below, there was a moment of silence before earth-shaking cheers erupted.
"We won! We won!"
"Our Body Sect defeated Spirit Hall! Glory to the elders!"
The cheers echoed through the canyon, brimming with irrepressible excitement and pride.
Having now witnessed this battle firsthand, Huo Wu, Jing Ling, and the other newly joined Body Sect disciples were deeply shaken and felt incredibly fortunate.
Fortunate to have joined the Body Sect!
Fortunate that their sect was so immensely powerful and so fiercely protective of its own!
Jin Peng descended from the sky and stood on the raised platform in the center of the square, his voice solemn and spirited. "Tonight, our Body Sect has gained two more family members."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei stood shoulder to shoulder, feeling the warmth of the gazes directed at them.
Both fell silent.
At this moment, Yue Guan and Gui Mei truly felt the difference between the Body Sect and Spirit Hall!
As the cheers gradually subsided, Jin Peng waved his hand. "All right, everyone, go back and rest."
The disciples in the square dispersed in twos and threes.
"Come on, let's go back and rest."
"All right."
Long Aoyu walked over to Zhu Zhuqing, and the two headed toward the Side Hall shoulder to shoulder.
Jin Peng turned toward Gui Mei and Yue Guan with a smile. "Your accommodations will be arranged later. Come with me to the secret chamber for now."
"The secret chamber?"
Gui Mei and Yue Guan exchanged a glance, their expressions somewhat strange.
"Yes, I have a few things to tell you." Jin Peng glanced at them.
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