"Qian Daoliu, did you think driving me out of Spirit Hall would stop me from becoming a god? How laughable."
Bibi Dong sneered, gazing toward the distant horizon.
She was now a level 98 Peak Douluo, just one step away from the level 99 Peerless Realm.
Her second martial soul, the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor, still needed its final two soul rings to reach grand perfection.
"Where can I find those two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings..." Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes.
A flash of inspiration crossed her mind as she recalled the information exposed during the Firmament's earlier review of Tang San.
"A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit in human form... Xiao Wu!"
A Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast with such feeble strength was simply the most perfect prey heaven could have granted her.
Moreover, this Soft Bone Rabbit was currently following Tang San, hiding in that place called Shrek Academy.
By going to Shrek Academy, she could easily hunt down that Hundred-Thousand-Year Soft Bone Rabbit and complete the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor's soul rings.
More importantly, she could also take the opportunity to see the man who tugged at her heart, whom she both loved and hated-Yu Xiaogang.
"Xiaogang, back then, to protect you, I was forced to endure that beast Qian Xunji's violation, and even bore the infamy of breaking with you."
"Now that the truth has come to light, you finally know how much I sacrificed for you. I'd like to see how you have the face to confront me now."
Bibi Dong suppressed the emotions churning in her heart, turned into a streak of dark purple light, and sped straight toward Shrek Academy.
Qian Daoliu stood quietly before the enormous statue of the Six-Winged Angel. Golden divine light fell upon his aged face, yet could not dispel the gloom between his brows.
Bibi Dong's departure had temporarily resolved the conflict within Spirit Hall, but Qian Daoliu grew increasingly uneasy.
"If the Firmament could expose even Xunji's Secret Chamber Scandal from back then, then Xue'er's identity..." Qian Daoliu abruptly opened his eyes.
His granddaughter, Qian Renxue, was Spirit Hall's true young master.
She was currently undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial city, posing as Crown Prince Xue Qinghe and carrying out a nation-stealing plan.
And Qian Renxue's teacher in the Heaven Dou Empire was Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!
If the Firmament's next reviews reached Ning Fengzhi, or reviewed Qian Renxue directly, the secret of her infiltration of Heaven Dou Imperial City would surely be revealed to the world.
When that happened, Qian Renxue, isolated and without support in the heart of an enemy nation, would inevitably face retaliation from the Heaven Dou Empire's imperial family and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
"No. I can't let Xue'er take that risk." Qian Daoliu made his decision at once.
His commanding gaze swept over the remaining enshrined elders in the hall.
He had already sent the Fifth Enshrined, Light Feather Douluo, the Sixth Enshrined, Qian Jun Douluo, and the Seventh Enshrined, Demon Subduing Douluo, to Shrek Academy to capture Tang San.
Now, only he himself, Golden Crocodile, the Third Offering, Azure Luan Douluo, and the Fourth Enshrined, Mighty Lion Douluo, remained in the hall.
"Azure Luan, Lion!" Qian Daoliu called in a deep voice.
"There are too many uncertainties in the Firmament's reviews. It is no longer safe for Xue'er to remain in Heaven Dou City. You two will depart immediately and reach Heaven Dou Imperial City as quickly as possible. You must bring Xue'er safely back to Spirit Hall before the Firmament exposes her identity. If anyone obstructs you, kill them without mercy!"
"As you command!" Azure Luan Douluo and Mighty Lion Douluo accepted their orders, turning into two streaks of light, one blue-green and one red.
The view shifted to the distant Far North.
Amid the snow filling the sky, two terrifying figures were heading deeper into the Core Circle at astonishing speed.
They were none other than Beast God Di Tian of the Star Dou Great Forest and the Emerald Swan, Bi Ji, who had come to seek an alliance on the orders of Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena.
Not long after they entered the Core Circle, an extremely cold divine might that seemed capable of freezing their souls swept in from every direction, locking firmly onto them.
"Wuchen, we have guests." Snow Empress lightly parted her red lips, her voice ethereal and cool.
Snow Empress had already prepared herself when the Firmament reviewed her background and her ice and snow godhood.
As long as the Soul Beast Co-Ruler in the Star Dou Great Forest was no fool, she would send someone to seek her out.
Snow Empress rose, a proud smile appearing on her exquisite face.
She took Ye Wuchen's hand and brought Shui Bing'er along. The three turned into blue streaks of light and vanished.
Above a glacier canyon in the Extreme North Core Circle.
The light dispersed, and Snow Empress's group of three appeared out of thin air, blocking Di Tian and Bi Ji's path.
Di Tian wore black, his physique imposing, with two jet-black dragon horns growing from his head.
Bi Ji stood beside him in green, her features gentle and her figure graceful, her whole body radiating vibrant vitality that felt like a spring breeze.
"Snow Empress, a thousand years have passed. Have you been well?" Di Tian looked at the unfathomable Snow Empress before him, his gaze solemn and admiring.
"The Firmament's review showed how richly blessed you are. Your cultivation is probably no lower than mine now."
Bi Ji bowed slightly, revealing a gentle smile. "Snow Empress, we have come on our lord's orders, hoping to form an alliance with you so that we may jointly resist the Divine Realm's oppression in the future."
Faced with the Star Dou Great Forest's two great ferocious beasts, Snow Empress did not agree immediately.
She raised her chin, fiery fighting spirit igniting in her ice-blue eyes.
"Di Tian, Bi Ji, we're old friends who have dealt with one another before. An alliance can easily be discussed, but..." Snow Empress's lips curved into an exquisite smile.
"Our Soul Beast Clan has always revered the strong. You want to discuss cooperation? Fight me first!"
Her cultivation had just surged, and she had condensed a godhood. She had been fretting over being unable to find someone to test her skills against.
Hearing Snow Empress's domineering challenge, Di Tian was not angry at all. Instead, he threw his head back and laughed.
"Hahaha, good! As expected of the Ruler of the Far North! As it happens, I also want to experience firsthand just how powerful you have become with eight hundred and fifty thousand years of cultivation and ice and snow godhood."
Ye Wuchen turned his hand to clasp Snow Empress's soft, seemingly boneless hand, concern in his eyes.
"Master, Di Tian is, after all, the Beast God of the Star Dou Great Forest. He's extremely powerful. Please be careful."
Only when facing Ye Wuchen would Snow Empress's beautiful face, an iceberg unmelted for ten thousand years, thaw into a tender smile that could make heaven and earth pale.
She gently patted the back of Ye Wuchen's hand.
"Wuchen, don't worry. I am confident that here on the Douluo Continent, no one beneath the gods can match me. Take Bing'er and step back. Watch how your master subdues this black dragon."
Just then, a streak of green light different from Bi Ji's sped over from the distant ice fields and rushed to Ye Wuchen's side.
The light dispersed, revealing a petite girl with green twin ponytails and delicate, adorable features.
It was none other than the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion-Ice Empress, ranked second among the Three Great Heavenly Kings of the Far North!
"Snow Empress. Little Wuchen! When did you get back? Why didn't you let me know?" The instant Ice Empress appeared, she excitedly threw herself at Ye Wuchen.
Then she looked warily at Di Tian and Bi Ji across from them. "Why have Di Tian and Bi Ji from the Star Dou Great Forest come knocking? Are we fighting? Count me in."
While Snow Empress was raising Ye Wuchen in the Far North, Ice Empress had visited the Ice Palace frequently and had practically watched him grow up.
Later, Ye Wuchen had found ten-thousand-year profound ice marrow and also helped Ice Empress successfully survive her four-hundred-thousand-year heavenly tribulation.
"Ice Empress, stop fooling around." Ye Wuchen smiled helplessly.
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