Smack~
"Ahhh~"
The slap rang out sharply.
Bibi Dong cried out on the spot.
Qian Daoliu's vicious slap sent her sprawling to the ground.
"Your Holiness the Pope!!"
"Damn. The Great Enshrined actually struck Your Holiness the Pope!!"
All the elders and higher-ups were startled.
"Qian Daoliu, you... you!" Bibi Dong lay on the ground in disarray, clutching her burning, red, swollen cheek. Her body trembled with rage as her bloodshot eyes glared fixedly at Qian Daoliu.
Her expression was utterly twisted, like that of a resentful woman. That slap had clearly come close to breaking her composure.
She even inadvertently leaked a trace of Rakshasa God aura.
"Hm?"
Qian Daoliu sensed it, though he was not entirely certain. His brow furrowed slightly.
Bibi Dong roared, "Qian Daoliu, what are you doing! I was merely disciplining my own daughter! Do I not even have the right to discipline my own daughter anymore?!"
Bibi Dong was furious.
That slap had utterly humiliated her before every higher-up in Spirit Hall.
She was the Pope, yet he had struck her whenever he pleased—and slapped her across the face in front of everyone.
How was she supposed to retain any authority or dignity in Spirit Hall after this?!
Qian Daoliu was also faintly angered. "Daughter? From the moment Xiaoxue was born, was there ever a single day when you treated her as your own flesh and blood?"
"If you had shown even the slightest semblance of a mother, I would not have struck you today."
"This slap is yours to take! Do you understand?!"
As Qian Daoliu spoke, he slapped Bibi Dong again, sending her flying.
Smack!
"Mmph—ahh~" Bibi Dong screamed again.
Qian Daoliu said coldly, "This slap was for Xiaoxue!"
He even wanted to give her a third slap, on behalf of his son, Qian Xunji.
"Qian Daoliu!!"
"You!!"
Bibi Dong was truly on the verge of tears from rage, her heart filled with hatred. "You! How dare you treat me like this!!"
Last time, Guang Ling Douluo had severely wounded her with an arrow. This time, Qian Daoliu had slapped her twice.
As the Pope of Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong was indeed imposing and lofty.
She appeared capable of commanding the wind and rain.
Yet before these Worship Elders, she had so little dignity. She had been humiliated time and again, but did not dare retaliate.
Bibi Dong gritted her teeth and clenched her fists. Endure it! I must endure it! If I cannot endure today, how can there be a tomorrow?!
Qian Daoliu radiated authority. The pressure of a peak Rank 99 powerhouse bore down on her, forcing Bibi Dong to suppress her grievance and rage no matter how unwilling she was.
"Hmph!"
Qian Daoliu snorted coldly and glanced at Bibi Dong, who was still sprawled on the ground.
Then he slowly raised his head, his bearing proud and commanding. "Bibi Dong, didn't you demand an explanation from our Worship Hall? An explanation for everyone?"
"Then listen well!"
"All of you, listen as well!"
"I hereby announce that, starting today, Xiaoxue will officially abandon the Heaven Dou infiltration plan and return to the Pope's Palace to focus fully on cultivation, preparing to inherit the Angel God Position!"
"Spirit Hall will unite this continent under the leadership of the new generation's Angel God!"
Qian Daoliu's voice echoed thunderously in everyone's ears.
All the higher-ups present were utterly shocked. "What?!"
"Young Master Qian Renxue can become the Angel God?!"
"Th-This! Great Enshrined, is that true?"
The elders and higher-ups were stirred, looking toward Qian Renxue with astonished delight.
The enraged Bibi Dong suddenly burst into crazed laughter. "Haha! Hahahaha! The Angel God? In the Six-winged Angel clan's ten-thousand-year inheritance, not a single person has ever inherited the Angel God Position. Great Enshrined, you say Qian Renxue can inherit the Angel God Position?"
"Could this be a reason you deliberately made up just to bring Qian Renxue back?!"
Bibi Dong was deeply suspicious and challenged him on the spot.
Her doubt now concerned the entirety of Spirit Hall. She did not believe Qian Daoliu would dare slap her again.
At her words,
the surrounding higher-ups also began to think calmly. "That's right. Not one person has appeared in the Qian clan's ten-thousand-year inheritance. As for the Young Master..."
They could not help growing suspicious as well.
Qian Daoliu remained imposing. "Listen! This is a notice, not a discussion! When Xiaoxue reaches the conditions necessary to begin the Angel God's trial, you will naturally learn the outcome yourselves!"
"And if Qian Renxue cannot become the Angel God by then?!" Bibi Dong slowly rose to her feet, her face dark as she questioned him loudly.
At that moment,
Qian Renxue finally stepped forward of her own accord once more, taking everything upon herself. "If I cannot become the Angel God, then I will return to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. Even if it means risking my life, I, the Young Master, will still do everything in my power to seize Heaven Dou's imperial power!"
"Xiaoxue, you..."
Qian Daoliu could not help looking at his granddaughter.
Indeed, there would still be a chance if she returned.
At present, only the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, had died. The Second Prince, Third Prince, and Fourth Prince were all still alive.
But if she went to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace then, the risks would be far greater.
The princes would all have grown up by then.
Their personalities, habits, and every other aspect would have matured. It would be extremely difficult to perfectly imitate their personalities, expressions, words, and mannerisms, and any irregularities would easily be noticed, exposing her.
"It's fine, Grandpa. Don't you all believe that I can become the Angel God? Then there will be no need for me to return to the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, will there?" Qian Renxue said, shaking her head.
She was not one hundred percent confident that she could inherit the Angel God Position. This was simply preparing for both possibilities.
If she truly failed then, Worship Hall's authority, credibility, and reputation would all suffer.
It would also disappoint many veteran Spirit Masters of Spirit Hall, as well as those who had served Spirit Hall for three, four, or even over a dozen generations.
After all, within the vast and ancient Spirit Hall, there were truly many people who sincerely wanted what was best for Spirit Hall and wished to see it grow stronger.
If she truly failed then and did nothing afterward, she would inevitably dishearten some people.
"Good, good, good! Qian Renxue, those were your words! Everyone heard them, didn't they? Then I would like to see whether, seven or eight years from now, you truly will be the Angel God's inheritor!"
"Hmph!"
Leaving behind those final words, Bibi Dong stormed away from the front of Worship Hall.
She left once again in humiliation.
Qian Renxue stared sternly at Bibi Dong's retreating figure. "Bibi Dong, when I begin the Angel's Nine Trials, that will be the day you step down as Pope!"
She had decided to seize the position of Pope back from Bibi Dong!
As a member of the Six-winged Angel clan, and with the status of the Angel God's inheritor, if Qian Renxue wished to take the position then, Bibi Dong would have to step down whether she wanted to or not.
"Uh, Great Enshrined, Worship Elders, then we shall take our leave as well."
The elders and higher-ups cupped their hands in salute and departed one after another.
Thus, this disturbance came to an end.
Guang Yu had been enjoying the show from the side, especially watching Bibi Dong leave in frustration and rage.
Seeing Qian Daoliu angrily slap Bibi Dong twice had been genuinely satisfying!
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