Yu Xiaogang made bold declarations inside the Pope's Palace.
But Qian Daoliu and the others felt that this fellow must have gone mad.
The Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul?
What research could a rank-twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster possibly produce?
Now he was proclaiming some supposed theory that could improve Soul Masters' strength, and doing it so ostentatiously. It was truly laughable.
Had Lord Gu not been present, they would certainly have given him a good mocking.
Seeing that no one answered, Yu Xiaogang immediately began explaining some of his theories.
He spoke in an endless stream, looking as though he really knew what he was talking about.
Yet the more Bibi Dong and the others listened, the stranger they found it.
"Isn't this supposed research material from the central library?"
Bibi Dong's delicate brows furrowed slightly.
She did not merely cultivate Soul Power; she was also a super bookworm.
She had long since finished reading every book in the central library.
With the dragon-shaped jade pendant Gu Yuan had given her, she could remember everything she saw.
Moreover, once she read something, she could thoroughly understand and integrate it.
The material Yu Xiaogang recited sounded extremely familiar.
Thinking it over carefully, wasn't it precisely the material in the central library?
Yu Xiaogang's expression stiffened.
How could this be?
How did she know?
While studying at Spirit Hall Academy, apart from seeking opportunities to approach Bibi Dong, he had spent practically all his remaining time immersed in the library.
Quite a few people did indeed know his whereabouts.
But Bibi Dong absolutely would not have known.
Because Bibi Dong had already been the Saintess back then.
She returned straight to Spirit Hall after class and had never seen him in the library.
Why did she know he had gone to the library?
Could she have been watching him secretly all along?
Little did he know that Bibi Dong had finished every book in the library at six years old. Why would she need to go again?
"Taking material from the central library, compiling it, and calling it your own research. Interesting."
Bibi Dong laughed.
She had never seen anyone so foolish.
He had come to show off in front of her?
"Brother Gu Yuan, what should we do with this person?"
"Shall we just kill him?"
She could not be bothered to waste any more attention on this self-important good-for-nothing.
Hearing this, Yu Xiaogang's face grew even stiffer.
With the source of his material exposed, his supposedly most precious theories had become a joke.
Cooperation?
Impossible!
Spirit Hall would no longer cooperate with him, and might even hold him accountable for barging in here.
His most urgent task was to figure out how to leave Spirit Hall.
"Bibi Dong, since you don't want to cooperate, I won't force you."
"I only hope you won't regret it later."
With that, he turned calmly and strode steadily toward the exit.
But at that moment, Chrysanthemum Douluo flashed in front of him, blocking his path.
"How dare you address His Holiness the Pope by name! Who gave you that right?"
"You came to swindle Spirit Hall itself. Do you want to die?"
Yu Xiaogang's face twitched violently several times.
Trouble. Things seemed to have gotten out of hand.
His addressing Bibi Dong by name had itself carried an inexplicable sense of resentment.
Because Bibi Dong was too outstanding and had been the Saintess since childhood.
And him?
Although he was the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, his Martial Soul was defective.
His Soul Power could no longer advance after reaching rank twenty-nine.
So he envied Bibi Dong, and he was jealous of her too.
Addressing her by name was merely his way of seeking that laughable sense of psychological balance.
"I-I'm the young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. You can't kill me."
Facing Chrysanthemum Douluo's obstruction, he truly felt the breath of death.
If he did not invoke his backers now, he might really die here.
Gu Yuan laughed. The good-for-nothing seemed not to have grasped reality yet.
In that case, he might as well make it quick.
"Your so-called status isn't worth a penny before Spirit Hall."
With that, he snapped his fingers. Yu Xiaogang's body stiffened and began dissolving into motes of light from his feet upward.
The instant Yu Xiaogang died, Gu Yuan's brows furrowed slightly.
Karma?
Where Yu Xiaogang had vanished, a golden ball of light turned blood-red.
Only he could see that ball of light.
Yu Xiaogang was the protagonist's teacher and already bore great karma.
Whoever killed him would have to take on the immense karma involved.
Yet now, that ball of karmic light trembled several times on the spot before dissipating completely.
Sure enough, at the Immortal Emperor Realm, he incurred no karma whatsoever.
So-called destiny and so-called karma were nothing but paper constructions before him.
Clack!
After the ball of light vanished, a crystal fell to the floor.
"The Primordial Origin Crystal!"
The fist-sized, multicolored crystal contained azure mist, harboring a mysterious power.
It was actually the Primordial Origin Crystal he had been seeking.
"Could killing people in the protagonist's camp drop Primordial Origin Crystals? Interesting."
Gu Yuan murmured to himself.
This truly was an unexpected delight.
Even the Douluo Heavenly Dao had not known where to search for Primordial Origin Crystals, yet one had now dropped outright.
As for whether killing anyone in the protagonist's camp could produce a drop, he would find time to test it.
Once he had enough Primordial Origin Crystals, he could strengthen the world's barrier.
Then, when he traveled to the myriad worlds, he would not need to worry about the living beings of the Douluo World being annihilated.
He could even bring people through the world's barrier with him and travel to the myriad worlds of the Myriad Heavens.
He would certainly take Bibi Dong with him.
There was no way he would leave the younger sister he had acknowledged in this mere Douluo World.
He ought to let her witness the wonders of the myriad worlds of the Myriad Heavens.
With his protection as an Immortal Emperor, he believed she would rise very swiftly in the myriad worlds of the Myriad Heavens.
"Lord Gu, is-is this the Primordial Origin Crystal you mentioned before?"
Seeing the crystal, Qian Daoliu was very surprised.
It was indeed a special crystal of a kind he had never seen.
The energy contained within felt terrifying, mysterious beyond mystery. He could not describe the sensation.
"That's right. This is what you need to find."
"Anyone who finds one will be rewarded."
Gu Yuan put away the Primordial Origin Crystal.
Killing Yu Xiaogang had dropped one. Should he seek out the others in the protagonist's camp?
He needed to think carefully about which people were most likely to drop them.
So much time had passed-a million years-that he had long since forgotten nearly all of this world's plot.
He could only remember its broad outline.
But that did not matter. As long as he saw someone, he could determine from their thread of fate whether they belonged to the protagonist's camp.
Qian Daoliu accepted the order. From now on, he would devote all his efforts to finding Primordial Origin Crystals.
The reward Lord Gu spoke of would certainly be extraordinary.
Back then, Lord Gu had directly summoned the Angel God from the Divine Realm to bestow a blessing on him.
In Lord Gu's eyes, even that did not count as a reward.
A true reward would certainly be even more astonishing than the Angel God's blessing.
"Brother Gu Yuan, with Yu Xiaogang dying here, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan probably won't let the matter rest. Dong'er will need to deal with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan next, so I might not have much time to keep you company."
Bibi Dong spoke softly, feeling somewhat dejected.
Spirit Hall was the foundation for her becoming an empress. She certainly could not let it be destroyed.
As one of the Upper Three Sects, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan possessed a certain degree of strength.
Although it could not directly damage Spirit Hall's foundations, it was entirely capable of causing some nasty trouble.
She had to stay on guard.
Gu Yuan nodded. It was good for Bibi Dong to have something to do.
Next, he would seek out people from the protagonist's camp.
And see whether he could get another Primordial Origin Crystal to drop.