"All right, Senior Sister," Gui Yuan said to Hu Liena. "I'll head back first."
"Hey, wait for me." As Hu Liena passed Xie Yue, she said to him, "Brother, I'll leave Yan to you. Junior Brother and I are heading back."
Xie Yue nodded, sighing inwardly.
Yan was probably in for it now.
Still, he really was rather astonished by Gui Yuan's strength. At such a young age, he was already a bona fide Soul Elder.
And that dark golden chrysanthemum he had consumed at the start of the match should have been the third Soul Skill of his Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul, right?
Consuming it had actually made his presence surge that much?
This somewhat overturned the theoretical knowledge he had learned.
Anyone who had attended school basically knew-the more heaven-defying a Food System enhancement was, the more likely it was to come with side effects.
And no matter how heaven-defying it was, it could never compare to the continent's number one support Martial Soul, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda.
When Food System Soul Masters consumed food they had made themselves, the effects were even halved.
But judging by Gui Yuan's performance just now, if those effects had been halved...
Then how much of a boost would Soul Masters like him receive from eating Gui Yuan's food?
What Xie Yue did not know was that, because Gui Yuan had consumed the immortal herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, the effects of food he made himself would not be reduced at all when he consumed it. (The previous chapter has been revised.)
That immortal herb Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum had not only allowed him to cultivate an invulnerable body, but also strengthened the origin of his Martial Soul.
The next day.
Inside the Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong sat in the seat of honor, listening to Hu Liena's report.
She remained expressionless throughout, the corners of her lips only curling slightly when she heard that Gui Yuan had defeated Yan with a single claw strike.
"Understood. Go back to cultivating. I'll handle this matter."
After Hu Liena withdrew from the hall, Bibi Dong lightly tapped the armrest with her fingers.
She was indeed somewhat surprised.
She knew Gui Yuan was talented, and she also knew he possessed that External Soul Bone.
But for a Food System Soul Master to defeat a Power Attack System Soul Elder head-on in a one-on-one spar-this level of practical combat ability had already exceeded her expectations.
Yan: That was a fucking Food System Soul Master?
As for Gui Yuan injuring Yan?
Bibi Dong did not care at all.
Yan had shamelessly gone to fight a Food System Soul Master. He deserved to lose.
And that was without her even taking him to task for his hostility toward Gui Yuan.
Bibi Dong stood up and walked to the window. Gazing at the sky outside the hall, she had already begun considering how to punish Yan.
Gui Yuan was her disciple. How could she let him suffer a grievance?
What was more, Gui Yuan was a genius with twin Martial Souls and a deity's inheritance.
An elder's disciple dared to throw his weight around in front of her disciple before he had even matured?
If this went unpunished, would anyone and everyone dare to come trample on him in the future?
Just then, a figure appeared at the entrance to the Pope's Palace.
The man wore crimson robes, with a resolute face and a reddish beard and hair. A faint, scorching presence surrounded him.
He strode inside, offered a cursory bow, and spoke directly.
"Your Holiness."
Bibi Dong turned around and regarded him coolly. "Elder Scarlet Flame, what is it?"
The newcomer was Lie Yangtian of the Elders' Hall, a Level 94 Titled Douluo titled Scarlet Flame, whose Martial Soul was the Heaven-Burning Flame Dragon.
His expression was rather unpleasant, and his tone carried a measure of accusation.
"Your Holiness, I came today to demand an explanation. Didn't your disciple strike my disciple far too viciously?"
"That single blow yesterday will leave Yan needing at least half a month to recuperate."
Bibi Dong's tone was icy. "I haven't even come looking for you, yet you came to me first?"
"Do you know what your disciple did?"
Lie Yangtian knew very well that, although Bibi Dong was the Pope, she could not touch him.
Because he belonged to the Elders' Hall and fell under the Great Enshrined's jurisdiction, he continued to stand his ground. "I already understand what happened."
"But Your Holiness, isn't your disciple perfectly fine?"
"Yan only wanted to see your disciple's Soul Skills and have a little spar."
"Who could have imagined that a Food System Soul Master like him would strike so viciously?"
Bibi Dong's gaze turned cold.
Just as she was about to speak, two figures appeared soundlessly inside the Pope's Palace.
The black mist dispersed, revealing the two people within.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
They had also come to demand an explanation.
The two first bowed to Bibi Dong, then turned to look at Lie Yangtian together.
Yue Guan sneered. "Oh, I was wondering who it was. So it's Scarlet Flame Douluo."
"Your disciple has taken to bullying my son. What's going on?"
Gui Mei stood to the side and narrowed his eyes. "Shall the two of us have a little spar?"
The instant those words fell, both released their Martial Souls.
Nine Soul Rings rose beneath Yue Guan, the uppermost one shining particularly brightly.
Gui Mei likewise released nine Soul Rings, netherworld power surging around him.
The presences of two Titled Douluos overlapped, making even the air throughout the Pope's Palace grow heavier.
Sensing Yue Guan's presence, Lie Yangtian's pupils abruptly contracted. "You actually broke through?!"
Yue Guan's lips curled. "What? Surprised? Level 96. I just broke through a couple of days ago."
Lie Yangtian's expression changed.
Although he was also a Titled Douluo, he was only Level 94.
Yue Guan had already been Level 95, and now he was Level 96.
And there was also Gui Mei, a Level 95 Agility Attack System Titled Douluo.
This was thorny!
Lie Yangtian's imposing manner instantly diminished.
He opened his mouth, his tone unconsciously softening. "Elder Ju, Ghost Elder, this matter... perhaps Yan did go a little too far."
"But he was seriously injured, after all. Could you..."
"No." Yue Guan cut him off directly. "Your disciple deliberately stirred up trouble and challenged a seven-year-old Food System Soul Master."
"He lost because his skills weren't good enough, yet you have the nerve to demand an explanation from His Holiness the Pope?"
"You want an explanation, do you? I can give you one too."
"Fight me. If you win, I'll accept responsibility for this."
Yue Guan took a step forward, all nine Soul Rings lighting up.
Lie Yangtian's face alternated between green and white.
That single step forward from Yue Guan pressed down on him until he could barely breathe. Level 96 against Level 94-a difference of two levels.
But between Titled Douluos, two levels were a heavenly chasm, not to mention Gui Mei standing nearby, watching like a tiger eyeing its prey.
Together, Yue Guan and Gui Mei were more than capable of making Lie Yangtian leave lying down.
Bibi Dong looked at him coldly, her voice like ice. "Elder Scarlet Flame, I have already made my decision on this matter."
"Your disciple Yan deliberately provoked and challenged a seven-year-old Food System Soul Master to a spar."
"Losing isn't shameful, but having his teacher come make trouble in the Pope's Palace after losing brings shame upon Spirit Hall."
Lie Yangtian gritted his teeth. "Your Holiness, how do you intend to handle this?"
Bibi Dong said indifferently, "Effective immediately, all of Yan's whale rubber supplies will be canceled. At the same time, his cultivation resources for the next two years will be halved."
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