Yan listened to Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong confront each other.
He had never imagined that such a bizarre incident had happened back then, nor that Bibi Dong would fall for a useless man like Yu Xiaogang, who had no ability and could only boast.
No wonder Bibi Dong had gotten anxious when he had lashed out at Yu Xiaogang in the Chat Channel. So Yu Xiaogang was her moonlight love!
She really was blind.
After inwardly criticizing Bibi Dong, Yan stopped paying attention to what had happened back then. What mattered most now was leaving Spirit Hall and finding Mount Lu Residence.
But he did not interrupt Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong, choosing instead to wait quietly for them to finish arguing.
After Bibi Dong fell silent.
Qian Daoliu said no more either.
He looked at Yan and said, "Yan, come with me."
Yan followed Qian Daoliu out of the Pope's Palace, unafraid that Qian Daoliu would harm him.
After all, with Qian Daoliu's cultivation, he would not need to go to such trouble if he truly wanted to harm him.
Spirit City, Worship Hall.
"Yan, have you truly made up your mind?"
"Once your Soul Power, Soul Rings, and Soul Bone are destroyed, there will be no going back."
"Mount Lu Residence's Immortal Cultivation System is certainly intriguing, but you may end up gaining nothing."
"Isn't staying in Spirit Hall good enough?" Qian Daoliu still wanted to make one final attempt to persuade Yan to stay.
"Great Enshrined, thank you for your kindness."
Yan shook his head and said:
"My mind is made up. Please begin."
"Very well, very well."
"Since you want to leave, I will grant your wish."
"A nation has its laws, and a sect has its rules." Qian Daoliu placed his hand on Yan's shoulder, and immense Soul Power surged recklessly into Yan's body like a torrent.
Though he regretted the loss of Yan's talent.
He would not let Yan leave Spirit Hall with all his Soul Power, Soul Rings, and Soul Bone.
An organization as vast as Spirit Hall needed rules.
If Yan left unscathed.
Others would inevitably follow his example.
Spirit Hall would be finished for good.
"Urgh!" Yan gave a muffled cough, blood spilling from the corner of his mouth. He could feel the Soul Power and Soul Rings within him being rapidly destroyed.
The Soul Bone in his left hand was also being stripped from his body by Qian Daoliu.
The process was agonizing.
But inwardly, Yan felt relaxed.
It was as though countless shackles were snapping inside him, one after another. His body felt increasingly light, and his whole being felt much more at ease.
The process of destroying his Soul Rings and Soul Power and stripping away his Soul Bone lasted over half an hour in total.
Yan fell straight from the Soul King realm to level 10, without a Soul Ring.
His face was pale, utterly drained of blood.
Yet his eyes were unusually resolute and composed. Looking at Qian Daoliu, he took his leave. "Thank you for granting my wish, Great Enshrined. I think it is time for me to leave now."
Qian Daoliu nodded.
Yan turned and walked out of the Worship Hall.
Although his Soul Rings, Soul Power, and Soul Bone had all been destroyed, his Soul King's physique remained.
So no matter how weak Yan was, he was certainly still much stronger than an ordinary person.
Watching Yan's departing figure, Qian Daoliu wondered whether he was imagining things. He actually felt that Yan exuded an ease he had never seen before.
The Pope's Palace, a small balcony.
Bibi Dong watched Yan's departing figure with utter disgust in her eyes.
The pedestrians in the street all stopped, discussing Yan among themselves.
"Isn't that Yan?"
"Yes, that's Yan!"
"What happened to him? He looks badly injured."
"It looks like his cultivation has been crippled. What on earth happened?"
"This is Spirit City!"
"Who would dare lay a hand on Spirit Hall's Golden Generation? Do they have a death wish?"
Yan remained unmoved by the discussions around him. His destination was clear: Mount Lu Residence.
Watching Yan walk farther and farther away, and the crowd in the street discussing him, Bibi Dong felt that now was the best moment to destroy his hopes.
She posted in the Firmament Chat Channel.
[Bibi Dong: All Spirit Hall personnel, take a good look. Yan's cultivation has now been crippled. He intends to leave Spirit Hall and go to Mount Lu Residence.]
[This is the consequence of betraying Spirit Hall!]
[Who else wants to leave Spirit Hall? Step forward together, and I, the Pope, will grant your wishes!]
[Hu Liena: I support Teacher's actions. Yan is an ungrateful wolf who has betrayed the twenty years Spirit Hall spent nurturing him.]
[Someone like him actually wants me, the Saintess, to fall for him? How ridiculous!]
[He should look in a mirror and see whether he is worthy. If I, the Saintess, fell for him, I really would be blind!]
[Bibi Dong: @Big Yellow, Senior Monster, Yan wants to go to your Mount Lu Residence. You absolutely must not take him in!]
[If you take in an ungrateful wolf who can so casually betray his own organization, I'm afraid he will betray Mount Lu Residence one day too.]
Mount Lu, Mount Lu Residence.
Big Yellow, Big White, and Gu Yuena were still eating. Big Yellow looked at the message in which Bibi Dong had tagged him in the Firmament Chat Channel.
"This Bibi Dong really is annoying."
"I find her just as disgusting as Yu Xiaogang. One look tells you she's no good."
Big Yellow immediately retorted in the Chat Channel.
[Big Yellow: Bibi Dong, stop telling our Mount Lu Residence what to do. What business is it of yours whether we accept disciples?]
[An organization that can't keep its people? I doubt that organization is any decent bird either.]
Spirit City, the Pope's Palace.
A small balcony.
Looking at Big Yellow's messages, Bibi Dong tightly gripped the balcony's stone wall with her right hand and muttered:
"Damn monsters. I clearly meant well for you. Why must you oppose me? Why won't you appreciate my kindness!"
"Mount Lu Residence won't prosper forever. A brand-new system? I don't believe the Divine Realm will tolerate you."
"When the day comes that the Divine Realm strikes you down, just see how I deal with you."
"And you, Yan. Qian Daoliu can't protect you, and neither can Mount Lu Residence."
"Why can you pursue your freedom, while I can't pursue my love!"
"Yan, I will make sure you die!"
Although Yan ignored the pedestrians on either side of the street, he paid close attention to the contents of the Firmament Chat Channel.
At first, seeing Bibi Dong's and Hu Liena's messages had filled him with anger.
Hu Liena is one thing; she hasn't done anything to wrong Spirit City. But you, Bibi Dong-how do you have the nerve to criticize me?
Compared to me,
You're the biggest ungrateful wolf of all, Bibi Dong.
After all these years, you're still pining for Yu Xiaogang. You're utterly laughable.
Senior Big Yellow hasn't explicitly refused to take me in. It looks like I still have a chance.
I must make this trip overseas.
Even if I fail, living as a carefree mortal would be fine. Under Bibi Dong's leadership, Spirit Hall cannot possibly last.
As Yan left Spirit City.
Ning Fengzhi found Soul King Village with Ning Rongrong and entered it.
Douluo Continent, Soul King Village.
Looking at the filthy, chaotic, and shabby living conditions, Ning Rongrong muttered inwardly:
"Barren mountains and foul waters breed unruly people. How could Xu Jie possibly be a good person in an environment like this!"
"He must be someone with an utterly vile disposition, just as Grandmaster said."
"I don't want to marry someone like that."
"If I marry someone like that, the rest of my life will be completely ruined."
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