She formed a dark sphere of light in her hand as fast as she could and hurled it viciously at the Asura God's face, wishing she could simply smash him with a headbutt herself.
The Asura God merely twisted his body and dodged with ease. He gave a mocking smile. "That's it? Look at you. You're weak, but you've got quite a temper. You can't even hit me when I'm standing here. You're really a failure as a First-Level God."
"Bye-bye. I'll spread the word for you."
There was no point in the Asura God staying any longer. In any case, he would make sure the story got around the Divine Realm.
"Good grief, he's even more arrogant than I am."
The Goddess of Life couldn't help commenting.
"The two of them have nothing to do with each other. If they can get under each other's skin, they certainly won't pass up the chance."
The God of Destruction knew that if Asura and Destruction really had a chance to devour each other, neither would hesitate.
"In that case, we're about done here."
The Goddess of Life looked at the Rakshasa God, whose face had turned ashen.
"Now that things have come to this, don't forget what I warned you about."
The Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction then left.
The gods outside made way for them. When they looked back inside at the Rakshasa God, they saw that her face had darkened to the extreme. She stared at the crowd of gods watching the show from her doorway.
"Get lost! Unless you want a beating?"
The gods left at once. None of them wanted to become the Rakshasa God's punching bag.
The Rakshasa God sat back down on her purple-black throne, unable to calm down for a long time. The thought of the Asura God's smug face filled her with rage. She wanted nothing more than to tear his mouth apart.
"Damn it! If I'd known, I wouldn't have gone digging."
The Rakshasa God regretted her decision back then. If not for that decision, perhaps none of this would have happened. How was she supposed to show her face in the Divine Realm now?
"Bai Guyue..."
"That sword user is fucking devious!"
The Rakshasa God understood everything at once.
She had asked Bibi Dong to find out, and Bai Guyue, as her husband, certainly couldn't have kept it from her.
Bibi Dong knew. It must also have been Bai Guyue who told her not to tell the Rakshasa God, then had the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction come to her door and question her.
"Shameless! Far too devious!"
The Rakshasa God spoke through gritted teeth, bitterly frustrated.
"In that case, I'll have Bibi Dong drain you dry!"
The Rakshasa God decided to have Bibi Dong completely drain Bai Guyue dry.
Since she couldn't do anything to Bai Guyue, she would issue a God Trial requiring the couple to sleep together a certain number of times. She refused to believe there would never be a time when Bai Guyue was weak.
"I refuse to believe your body can really take that much punishment."
Meanwhile, in the lower realm, Bibi Dong could no longer hear the Rakshasa God disturbing her. She had stopped paying her any mind, and her mood had improved considerably.
Yue Guan and Gui Mei also began distributing invitations to the major factions.
Half a day passed. The first to receive an invitation was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects.
"Reporting!"
"Sect Master, an invitation from Spirit Hall."
A disciple hurried up to Ning Fengzhi, spoke respectfully, and presented the invitation.
"Another invitation?"
Ning Fengzhi thought it was an invitation to some event, but when he took it, he found that it was bright red and bore the character for happiness.
"A wedding invitation?"
Ning Fengzhi thought there had been a mistake. He opened it and found that it was indeed a wedding invitation from Spirit Hall.
Ning Fengzhi hurriedly sent the disciple before him to summon the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's right- and left-hand men.
Before long, Chen Xin and Gu Rong arrived at the hall one after the other.
"Fengzhi, what happened? Why the rush?"
Chen Xin and Gu Rong entered the hall and sat down.
"Take a look."
Ning Fengzhi held his head and handed them the invitation.
The two took one look, and their eyes widened.
"A wedding!"
"Who's Bibi Dong marrying?"
Chen Xin simply couldn't understand how Bibi Dong could be getting married. She had only just become Pope, and now she was already thinking of marrying.
"I don't know. All we have so far is the invitation."
Ning Fengzhi shook his head.
Although Bibi Dong was no longer young, she still retained her charms and was full of allure. It was only natural that she had many suitors.
But who had managed to win the heart of someone as discerning as Bibi Dong?
"Then, Fengzhi, we'll need to prepare a wedding gift."
Gu Rong spoke up.
He was curious too, so he wanted to see who it would be.
"Of course." Ning Fengzhi nodded.
"Wait!"
Chen Xin interrupted their conversation.
"Could it be Bai Guyue? I fought that youngster before. He's quite strong, and he's Bibi Dong's guard."
"That's certainly possible." Ning Fengzhi thought about it briefly and felt it made sense, but then he shook his head. "It could be him, but would the Great Enshrined Qian Daoliu agree to her marrying a guard?"
Gu Rong said, "We'll find out when we go and see. Besides, it's the day after tomorrow."
The other two nodded.
Meanwhile, at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Yu Yuanzhen had received the invitation and was discussing it with Yu Luomian.
"Clan Master, since it's a wedding, let's make the trip."
Yu Luomian said the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan couldn't send just one representative.
"I never expected Bibi Dong to be getting married so soon. What a surprise."
Yu Yuanzhen didn't understand, nor did he understand why Spirit Hall would allow it.
Anyone with clear eyes could see that Bibi Dong was merely a puppet who had been pushed into place. Spirit Hall belonged to the Qian Family in the end, so how could the Qian Family possibly allow Bibi Dong to marry?
Bibi Dong was clearly planning to pass the position of Pope on to her own child for good.
It was truly impossible to make sense of.
The two reached an agreement.
In the Heaven Dou Empire, Xue Ye had received the invitation. He was unwell and had no plans to go to Spirit Hall, so he was discussing what to do with Prince Xue Xing.
"Your Majesty, why not let all the princes go with me? It would give them a chance to see more of the world."
Prince Xue Xing planned to take all four princes with him.
"In that case, so be it. Remember to act carefully and keep the princes safe."
Xue Ye gave his instructions.
The second prince had the finest natural talent and might well become the Heaven Dou Empire's successor one day.
The third prince, meanwhile, had an outstanding Martial Soul and limitless prospects.
The fourth prince, Xue Beng, had shown nothing particularly remarkable so far.
Though the eldest prince, Xue Qinghe, had a Martial Soul inferior to those of the second and third princes, he was exceptionally shrewd, and his ability to manage affairs of state was already beginning to show.
Forget it. He would let the princes compete among themselves.
"Rest assured, Your Majesty. Dugu Bo will be there to protect us. Nothing will go wrong."
Prince Xue Xing gave his assurance.
"Good. Then sorry for the trouble of notifying them."
Prince Xue Xing then left the imperial palace and sent people to notify the four princes.
At the eldest prince's residence, Xue Qinghe was cultivating when a servant suddenly entered to report.
"Your Highness, His Majesty has decreed that you and the other three princes are to accompany His Highness Prince Xue Xing to Spirit Hall."
Xue Qinghe answered from his room, "What are we going to Spirit Hall for?"
The servant replied, "I hear it's to attend the wedding ceremony of His Holiness the Pope of Spirit Hall."
Xue Qinghe's body jolted. Unable to believe his ears, he immediately stopped cultivating, opened the door, and looked at the servant before him to confirm it again.
"Are you sure you didn't misspeak?"