...Sky Screen Timeline...
Yu Xiaogang led Bibi Dong on an arduous trek far away from Spirit Hall, until they reached a deserted valley and settled there.
Bibi Dong had gradually grown accustomed to using a crutch and took up a hoe to till a vegetable patch.
Yu Xiaogang, meanwhile, sat reading nearby. "Hahahaha, I understand now, I understand.
Dong'er, I've gained another insight.
When we have a child, I'll definitely be able to raise him into a Titled Douluo!"
Yu Xiaogang laughed heartily, but Bibi Dong couldn't bring herself to smile.
She looked at her hands. In just half a month, they had already grown rough.
Then she looked at the clothes she wore: a coarse cloth tunic that made her itch all over.
Finally, she looked at the vegetable patch before her. She had tilled all of it herself.
Yu Xiaogang didn't even cook; all he did was read.
"Xiaogang, we're running low on firewood and rice."
"I know. Once I finish these books, I'll go into the city to buy some.
Dong'er, if you're tired, take a break. You can finish tomorrow."
Yu Xiaogang waved a hand and went back to his book.
Bitterness showed on Bibi Dong's face. She discreetly wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, then took a deep breath and went back to tilling the field.
People outside were hunting Yu Xiaogang, and he didn't dare go out at all.
But they really were running low on firewood and rice.
Besides, she hadn't eaten any of those precious fruits or medicinal meals in a long time.
"Xiaogang!"
Bibi Dong was growing irritated, and only then did Yu Xiaogang put down his book and come over to offer her a few words of comfort.
"Dong'er, it's all my fault. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have ended up like this.
I'm useless..."
"No, Xiaogang, I don't blame you.
I love you. I'm the useless one. I've lost my status as Holy Maiden and dragged you down with me."
...Original Timeline...
Countless people stared, dumbstruck.
That worked?
Could that really work?
"Fuck, my allergy to stupidity is acting up. What the hell is that thing sitting on the papal throne?"
"Holy shit, brother, keep your fucking voice down!"
"Hmph, just wait. Everyone under heaven knows Yu Xiaogang's true colors.
Bibi Dong will definitely live to regret this one day.
She's already been reduced to someone else's breeding tool, and she's still calling it love like a fucking idiot!"
"Dong'er, if you're tired, take a break. You can finish tomorrow!
Pfft, hahaha, I'm dying here.
What a lovely 'you can finish tomorrow.' He really fucking cares about her."
In Spirit City, countless Soul Masters who believed in Spirit Hall mocked and cursed her in secret.
Bibi Dong, in the Papal Palace, was driven even more mad.
"Yue Guan!"
"At your service!"
"Go, castrate Yu Xiaogang for me!"
"Your Holiness, I've already castrated him."
"Castrate him again! Chop off one of his fingers!"
"Yes!"
Yue Guan hurried away.
Several days later, Yu Xiaogang cried, "Don't come any closer!!!"
"I'm sorry, Xiaogang. It's all my fault for being too rough and hurting you.
Next time I'll go slower and pull it off bit by bit."
Yue Guan held his fingers in an orchid gesture as he watched Yu Xiaogang roll on the ground in pain. He couldn't have been more delighted.
Flender and the others said nothing. These past few days, Yu Xiaogang had tormented them so much that they had grown afraid of him too.
"Farewell, Your Holiness Chrysanthemum Douluo. Thank you for all the effort of traveling back and forth."
Flender cupped his fists and bowed deeply.
But Yue Guan suddenly stopped and turned back. "Hmm... Traveling back and forth really is a nuisance.
In that case, I'll take him away and put him near Spirit Hall first."
"No, Your Holiness, wouldn't that be inappropriate?
That's not what I meant!"
Flender looked flustered on the surface, but inwardly he was overjoyed.
Take him away, take him away. I've had enough of this thing for ages.
"Hmph, what does what you meant have to do with me?
But it is a good suggestion."
Yue Guan picked up Yu Xiaogang, only to be hit by the stench of urine on him.
"What's that smell?
Damn it, you swine, you reek of piss and stink!
Someone!"
Yue Guan promptly called for help. Spirit Hall's people were spread throughout the cities and towns of Douluo Continent.
He simply knocked Yu Xiaogang unconscious and had someone take him away.
"Hang him from a large tree outside Spirit City and keep a close watch on him. Send a Healing System Soul King to guard him day and night. Don't let him die!"
Several Soul Ancestors plugged their noses and put on gloves, then stuffed Yu Xiaogang into a sack and tossed him onto a carriage before heading for Spirit City.
Flender and the others simply watched. Even Tang San only watched.
As for Xiao Wu, she didn't dare show herself at all.
She was scared half to death. Chrysanthemum Douluo had almost seen her.
Time flew by.
For three days, the Pope did not attend court.
Tang Hao woke up, then was so furious that he coughed up blood and fainted again.
He had been messed with. He couldn't understand it and couldn't accept it, but there was nothing he could do.
He fainted dead away again.
...Sky Screen Timeline...
Qian Xunji felt refreshed and ordered the cooks to prepare the finest medicinal meals to nourish the Pope's wife and that personal maid of hers.
It had been wonderful. Ah Yin again, and she was very soft.
Ye Qingxian was very wet too.
Only on the seventh day did Ye Qingxian and Ah Yin finally appear.
Ye Qingxian's face was rosy, her fair skin tinged with pink, and her eyes glistened as she looked at Qian Xunji.
Ah Yin knelt beside Qian Xunji, massaging his legs.
"You've done well these past few days. This is Living Gold Jade Bamboo. Refine it, and it may allow your Martial Soul to advance another step."
Qian Xunji bestowed the immortal treasure he had prepared long ago upon Ah Yin.
Ah Yin was overjoyed. "Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope."
"Thanks aren't given with your mouth."
Qian Xunji waved a hand, and Ah Yin, her heart brimming with joy, immediately sat cross-legged to one side and began refining the Living Gold Jade Bamboo.
Ye Qingxian naturally crouched down beside Qian Xunji and massaged his legs.
Two hours later, Ah Yin awakened. The life force around her had grown even stronger, and mingled with it was an extremely sharp edge.
The Blue Silver Emperor Martial Soul had evolved. Its originally blue grass blades had been covered in golden patterns, but they had remained grass.
Now, however, there were more golden patterns on the Blue Silver Emperor's blades, and the plant was no longer vegetation. Neither metal nor jade, it was extraordinarily sharp yet more than flexible enough.
"A single leaf can cut through space.
A single blade of grass can sever the stars!
Good! Good!"
The Living Gold Jade Bamboo itself contained immense vitality, but the material of its stalk was special. Neither metal nor jade, its sharpness was unstoppable and its toughness indestructible.
Now the Blue Silver Emperor had perfectly integrated those properties, its leaves sharp and its vines flexible.
The Blue Silver Emperor now had the potential to develop into a super Power Attack System Martial Soul.
"Thank you for making this possible, Your Holiness. Ah Yin will always remember it."
"Hmph, it had better be so.
You know what happened to that traitor Bibi Dong. If you betray me, your fate will be even worse than hers!"
Qian Xunji snorted coldly, then took out another Soul Bone.
The Soul Bone was crystal clear throughout, with golden light flickering within it and vast Soul Power surging almost beyond restraint.
"This is the right arm bone of a two-hundred-thousand-year-old Golden Swordfish. It can provide you with two Power Attack System Soul Skills.
It suits you even better as you are now.
Absorb it. Once you've absorbed the Soul Bone, you'll be able to generate your fourth ring."
"Yes, thank you, Your Holiness.
Ah Yin will never betray Spirit Hall, and will never betray His Holiness the Pope."
Ah Yin had completely submitted. She knelt on one knee, her expression one of indescribable excitement.
How was this a Pope? He was practically her own father.
No, even her own father couldn't have done this, because he didn't have it and couldn't afford to give it to her.
When Ye Qingxian saw Qian Xunji take out another Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, she too froze on the spot. Only afterward did she ask, "Your Holiness, even an ordinary Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone is a supreme treasure.
A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone is something one can only encounter by chance, not seek out.
How do you have so many Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones?"
...Original Spacetime...
Countless Soul Masters stared longingly at the sky screen, practically drooling.
Another Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone. Wasn't this just too extravagant?
Could His Holiness the Pope have wiped out all the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest?