At Spirit Hall, Qian Daoliu sensed Bo Saixi's presence, but he did not go to see her.
Back then, Qian Xunji had ordered an attack on Sea God Island, creating an indelible rift between the two of them.
Besides, the person she liked was someone capable of becoming a god, not a god's attendant.
"Ah, compare people and you might as well die; compare goods and you'll throw yours away.
How come that wretched son of mine wasn't as accomplished as the one in the sky screen?
They're clearly the same person, so why is the gap so wide?"
...Sky screen timeline...
After making the arrangements and passing the burden to his subordinates, Qian Xunji took Ye Qingxian and Ah Yin overseas.
The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor's wings spanned a full hundred meters, and he broke the sound barrier with ease.
In a hidden valley, Yu Xiaogang was writing down a theory he had just grasped.
Bibi Dong looked at the rice jar, which had already been emptied to the bottom, and could not help crying.
Screech!!!
The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor cried out as he swept over the valley.
Bibi Dong hobbled a few steps out on her crutch and reached into the air. "Teacher..."
"Dong'er, what's wrong?"
"It's all my fault, Dong'er. I can't give you fine clothes and delicacies, and I've made you suffer here with me."
"Are we out of rice? Don't worry. Even if I have to risk my life, I won't let you go hungry."
Yu Xiaogang clearly knew everything, yet he refused to make a change.
It was safe here. He had to hide here for at least two years and could only sneak back to his clan after his and Bibi Dong's child was born.
Once his child was born, the child would surely be a super genius.
He did not believe the sect would drive him out.
"No, Xiaogang, too many people are looking for you out there.
You can't go out."
Bibi Dong shook her head, but Yu Xiaogang said, "But you've suffered far too much following me.
His Holiness the Pope is too cruel. He actually had the heart to treat you like this!"
"Maybe it's for the best. I don't owe him anything anymore. Xiaogang, once we have a child, you must teach him well.
Our child must not only become a Titled Douluo in the future, but a god as well!"
"Are there really gods in this world?"
"Of course there are. Back then, Teacher set out to raise me into a god."
...Original timeline...
Seeing this pair of adulterous dogs once again, the audience discovered that when people were rendered speechless enough, they really would laugh.
"There's really something wrong with Erbidong's head.
His Holiness the Pope had already made a plan for her to become a god.
Yet she refused it and chose to be with Yu Xiaogang, a man who doesn't even know gods exist."
"Can a person really be stupid to this extent?"
The Pope's Palace.
Bibi Dong had not shown herself in public for a long time.
Even when something needed doing, she transmitted her voice through the palace doors to her two henchmen and had them handle it.
She no longer had the face to meet anyone.
"Yue Guan!"
"At your service!"
"Go cut off another of Yu Xiaogang's fingers!"
"Yes, Your Holiness!"
Outside Spirit City.
Yu Xiaogang's shoulder blades had been pierced, and his limbs were bound fast with chains as he hung from a century-old tree.
A cordon had been set up around him, but Spirit City's Soul Masters still came every day to throw rotten vegetable leaves and stinking eggs at him.
Spirit Hall had therefore stationed a team of Soul Masters here specifically for this purpose.
There was also a healing-type Soul Master to make sure Yu Xiaogang did not accidentally die.
"No, you can't do this to me!
I love Dong'er, I love Dong'er.
Dong'er, my Dong'er, come and see me!"
Yu Xiaogang stank all over, and his mind was no longer sound.
Yue Guan came and cut off one of Yu Xiaogang's fingers.
No, not a whole finger, but a single joint. That way, each finger could be cut three times.
With the toes added in, there should be enough to cut for many days.
As long as Yu Xiaogang stayed alive, His Holiness the Pope would not vent her anger on him and Old Ghost.
"Keep a close eye on him. If he dies, I'll have you buried with him!"
"Yes, sir!"
The pain restored some of Yu Xiaogang's senses.
He opened his blood-red eyes. "Yue Guan, tell Bibi Dong she'll regret this.
She'll definitely regret it.
My disciple will avenge me!"
Yue Guan had not intended to pay any attention to this already notorious Grandmaster.
But he seemed to have heard of a rather remarkable connection.
"Your disciple?
You think someone like you deserves a disciple?
How good could any disciple willing to take you as a teacher be?
Perhaps he won't even break through to Soul Saint in his entire life."
Yue Guan deliberately taunted him. His intuition told him Yu Xiaogang's words were not an arrow shot at nothing.
"Hmph, don't think you can trick me.
I won't tell you.
Yue Guan, go back and tell Bibi Dong that as long as I, the Grandmaster, live, I will destroy Spirit Hall!
I will destroy her!"
Yue Guan's face turned cold, and golden chrysanthemum petals flew down onto Yu Xiaogang, slicing across him in every direction.
"Ah!!!! Hahahaha, you're scared!
You're scared!
My disciple will become a god!
He will become a god! He'll destroy Spirit Hall and destroy Bibi Dong!"
Yu Xiaogang wailed in pain, then laughed wildly.
Blood flowed, and the healing-type Soul Master hurried to treat him.
"Lord Chrysanthemum Douluo, please show mercy.
My abilities are limited. I'm truly afraid he might accidentally die."
Yue Guan stopped, his killing intent chilling. "Haven't you already destroyed Her Holiness?
As for your disciple... he's the brat who took a knife for you, isn't he?
I'll send him to see you!"
Yue Guan left, already intending to report the matter to His Holiness the Pope.
Bibi Dong's hatred for Yu Xiaogang was at its height, and she wished she could wipe out the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect along with him.
Now that she had learned Yu Xiaogang had placed all his hopes on a single disciple, Bibi Dong decisively gave an order.
"You and Gui Mei go together. Make sure you bring that brat here.
Hang him up beside Yu Xiaogang.
I want to see what she can do to destroy me, and what she can do to destroy Spirit Hall!"
...Sky screen timeline...
The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor flew beyond the coastline, and in an instant, heaven and earth grew vaster.
To make sure his two mistresses enjoyed themselves, the Azure Plume Eagle Emperor deliberately slowed down, flying almost against the sea's surface.
When a great wave occasionally came crashing toward him, the Azure Plume Eagle Emperor did not dodge. He opened his great beak and spat out a gale that tore the raging surge apart.
The magnificent expanse of the sea filled the two women with a sense of novelty.
But soon, the endless sameness of the seawater began to bore them.
"It seems there isn't much fun to be had after all.
We haven't even come across a powerful Sea Soul Beast."
Ye Qingxian had originally been standing, even going near the Azure Plume Eagle Emperor's neck to feel the waves up close.
But now, she sat directly on the Azure Plume Eagle Emperor's back, her hands propping up her rosy cheeks, somewhat bored.
The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor had already been flying for half a day, yet there was still no sign of Sea God Island.
They had not even seen a Sea Soul Beast.
"Eagle Emperor, when we reach the Devil Whale Sea Area, make some noise."
"Yes, Master!"
The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor answered, then picked up speed.
Ye Qingxian and Ah Yin looked curiously at Qian Xunji. "The Devil Whale Sea Area?"
"The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor is a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. When he gives off his presence, ordinary Sea Soul Beasts don't dare show themselves.
But there's one Sea Soul Beast that definitely will."
"Then, isn't it very powerful?
Will it be dangerous?"
Ye Qingxian was a little worried.
Qian Xunji said nothing.
The Azure Plume Eagle Emperor, however, said, "Mistress, Master is a level ninety-nine Peerless Douluo.
That Sea Soul Beast is indeed very strong, but he is still no match for Master."