In the Pope's Hall, after Ye Qingxian took the Twelve-Grade Holy Light Lotus, strands of pure life surrounded her, wrapping her in a crystalline, luminous white cocoon of light.
Countless envious gazes fell on Ye Qingxian through the sky screen.
Martial Soul Evolution was something countless Soul Masters dreamed of.
But the image on the sky screen suddenly changed. In a secluded forest outside the towering Spirit City, Bibi Dong fled in panic, disheveled and filthy, using a wooden branch as a crutch.
Awooo~
The gray wolf, blind in one eye, looked very old, but its body was a full two meters long, its limbs thick and powerful. Its fearsome fangs reflected a cold light, and its foul-smelling tongue greedily licked its muzzle.
Beneath the sky screen.
"Bibi Dong? It's only been a day, and she's already been reduced to this, hunted by an old wolf."
"She gave up her lofty position as Holy Maiden to debase herself by loving a good-for-nothing, and she even betrayed Spirit Hall. Serves her right!"
Pope Bibi Dong's expression darkened, and she smashed things in the Pope's Hall.
She hadn't obtained the Immortal Herb, and now the sky screen had embarrassed her again.
"Good-for-nothing!"
When Bibi Dong was angry enough, she even cursed herself.
Yet just as Holy Maiden Dong on the sky screen was about to be pounced on by the old wolf, a cloud of shit-yellow smoke came to her rescue!
"Farts like thunder, Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao!"
"Hmph, a Soul Beast that hasn't even reached ten years dares to hurt my Dong'er?"
The man with the crew cut held his head high and puffed out his chest, one hand behind his back and a mask over his face. Beside him, Luo Sanpao grunted, "Luo, luo, luo," striking a pose alongside Yu Xiaogang.
The old wolf suffered a crushing loss. Forget hunting down a meal-it even threw up the food from the night before.
Beneath the sky screen.
The spectators were laughing so hard they could barely breathe.
"Pfft! Farts like thunder, Earth-Shattering Luo Sanpao?
"As expected of the Grand Shitster-even his Soul Skill reeks of shit."
"Tell me about it. That Soul Skill sounds like a divine skill."
"A pig Martial Soul, and its Soul Skill is letting out a huge fart.
"I really can't understand how anyone could like a man like that, let alone the lofty Holy Maiden."
"This world has gone mad."
The Shrek group had found a hotel to stay at and were preparing to eat.
When Yu Xiaogang saw the scene on the sky screen, he slammed the table and burst out laughing.
"Speak! Speak up, haters! Who said this Grandmaster would abandon Dong'er?
"This Grandmaster was taking a roundabout approach. As long as the green hills remain, there will be no shortage of firewood.
"If this Grandmaster hadn't left early, how could I have saved Dong'er now?
"How could ordinary people like you possibly understand this Grandmaster's wisdom?"
Yu Xiaogang had truly vented his frustration.
Everyone looked at one another. Could that really have been what Grandmaster was thinking?
No, that wasn't right. When Yu Xiaogang fled on the sky screen, he had cursed Bibi Dong. That hadn't been an act, and there had been no need to put one on.
So...
When a hungry dog turned back, it was surely plotting to eat shit!
On the sky screen, the shit-yellow smoke dispersed, revealing that Bibi Dong had already been knocked unconscious by the fumes.
Yu Xiaogang stepped forward, his face full of disgust, and waved his sleeve to drive away the stench.
"Dong'er?"
Slap, slap, slap.
"Dong'er? I've come to get you, Dong'er. We can fly away together as a pair now."
Yu Xiaogang tried to rouse Bibi Dong, but she was deeply unconscious and never woke.
Yu Xiaogang smiled, removed his mask, and spat. "Hmph, you idiot. You gave up being Holy Maiden and insisted on courting death, didn't you?
"Now look. Without the authority of the Holy Maiden, how am I supposed to steal Spirit Hall's theories?
"Damn it, her Martial Soul and cultivation were crippled too!
"Still, even though her Martial Soul is crippled, her bloodline remains.
"If I can bring a genius son back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, I can prove that I, Yu Xiaogang, am not a good-for-nothing!
"Yes, we must have several!
"Thank me, Bibi Dong. It's your honor to bear children for me, Yu Xiaogang!"
Yu Xiaogang rudely dragged Bibi Dong away from the stinking place.
Beneath the sky screen, the spectators were dumbstruck.
Was this Grandmaster even human? Was he really going to squeeze every last drop of value out of Bibi Dong?
At Spirit Hall, Pope Bibi Dong could no longer suppress the fury in her heart. The entire Pope's Hall shook violently under her pressure.
"Yu Xiaogang!!"
Outside the Pope's Hall, Ghost and Chrysanthemum wore pained expressions.
Too dangerous. This post was far too dangerous-they were going to die!
"Go, castrate Yu Xiaogang. Don't let him die. I want him to live in agony!"
Bibi Dong's voice rang out, and Ghost and Chrysanthemum's faces lit up as they hurriedly accepted the order.
Where was Yu Xiaogang?
No idea. They'd just have to look for him for ten days or half a month.
What? Spirit Hall's informants were spread across the Douluo Continent?
Weren't there also people who held positions and drew pay without doing their jobs?
You weren't one? If I said you were, then you were!
At the small hotel.
Yu Xiaogang had just been singing his own praises, never expecting the slap in the face to come so quickly.
This time, even Tang San's gaze toward him had clearly changed.
"Teacher, you..."
"Xiao San, believe me!
"I'm not that kind of person! I'm different from him!
"The sky screen is the sky screen, and reality is reality.
"The Qian Xunji in our spacetime is nothing like the Qian Xunji on the sky screen!"
Yu Xiaogang panicked. He had placed all his hopes on Tang San.
He absolutely could not allow Tang San to misunderstand him.
"You're right, Teacher. I believe you!"
Tang San looked sincere, leaving Dai Mubai speechless.
Tang San was usually quite smart, so why was he so muddleheaded when it came to Grandmaster?
Flender remained silent, but his thoughts had already drifted to Heaven Dou City.
Erlong, oh, Erlong, can you see Yu Xiaogang's true nature?
...Sky screen timeline...
The scene shifted again, arriving at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect.
Yu Yuanzhen smashed the tea table in front of him to pieces with one slap!
"**I never should have indulged myself those few thrusts back then. I should have splattered that good-for-nothing on the wall!
"He's no good at accomplishing anything, but more than capable of ruining things. He's brought utter disgrace on the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect!!"
At this point, Yu Yuanzhen was already a Level 94 Titled Douluo. He was also in the prime of his life and full of high spirits.
Yu Luomian stood to one side, his brows tightly furrowed. "Big Brother, now isn't the time to get angry.
"That good-for-nothing has caused a calamity that reaches the heavens!
"With Qian Xunji's temper, there's no way he'll consider the matter settled after judging Bibi Dong.
"We must show enough of an attitude before Qian Xunji turns his anger on the sect.
"Qian Xunji is too overbearing. A thirty-year-old Peerless Douluo-he's pressing down on the entire continent until it can barely breathe.
"The sect's reputation no longer matters. Survival is the most urgent concern.
"In other words, Qian Xunji may not need us to show our attitude, but we can't afford not to!"
Yu Yuanzhen grew even angrier. His chest heaved violently, he panted like an ox, and faint flashes of lightning crackled around him.
"That Holy Maiden is an idiot too. What a fucking moron-was she blind to fall for that good-for-nothing?
"She's really landed me in deep trouble!
"Go, quickly! Send someone to capture that beast and bring him back. Break both his legs for me!"
Beneath the sky screen, Yu Xiaogang felt a stabbing pain in his heart.
Flender couldn't help laughing, and Dai Mubai sprayed out a mouthful of fresh soup.
"Sorry, Grandmaster. I really couldn't hold it in!"
...Sky screen timeline...
Qian Xunji sat on a gilded throne, while a screen of light visible only to him displayed information on Ye Qingxian and Ah Yin.
[Development target: Ye Qingxian Martial Soul: Nine Heart Begonia Age: 17 Soul Power: Level 38 Note: Once the target obtains her fourth ring, a stage rating reward can be triggered. The higher the target's score, the richer the reward!] [Development target: Ah Yin (transformed Soul Beast) Martial Soul: Blue Silver Emperor Age: 16 Soul Power: Level 39 Note: Once the target obtains her fourth ring, a stage rating reward can be triggered. The higher the score, the richer the reward.]
Ah Yin's talent was clearly far greater than Ye Qingxian's, but who told her to come a step too late?
Besides, the Pope's wife couldn't very well be a Soul Beast, could she?
Pop~
As the thought flashed through Qian Xunji's mind, the silvery-white cocoon of light enveloping Ye Qingxian burst open with a pop.