A slap to teach her a lesson, Hu Liena fell unconscious

"Ant, do you have any right to speak here?"

Qian Nuo merely glanced at the man who had spoken up. The next second, a terrifying pressure bore down on him.

Then, with a bang, the man exploded into a bloody mist in front of everyone, splattering the people around him and the ground.

"Ah!! Murder!"

Someone shouted, and the crowd followed suit, the others joining in.

The sight caught everyone off guard. They had not expected Qian Nuo to kill someone at the slightest disagreement.

Had it been an ordinary killing, the Douluo might not have felt much, but this was Pope Bibi Dong's ascension ceremony. There was no telling how they would bring the matter to a close.

Bibi Dong was startled as well. She had not expected this bastard to kill someone at the slightest disagreement. This was her ascension ceremony, and the man had been defending her. Though he had seized the opportunity to make a fuss, everyone had seen it.

If she could not respond effectively, how could she command their respect?

"Y-you, how dare you kill someone?"

Hu Liena was startled too. Her little face went pale, and she hurriedly backed away.

"Enough, Nana, shut up!" Bibi Dong said to Hu Liena.

She had started this whole affair.

Hu Liena shut her mouth and lowered her head.

"Have I been too easy on you? You still dare to speak?"

The next second, a huge black hand in the sky slapped straight at Hu Liena.

Everyone's expression changed drastically.

"Quick, fuse! Ordinary people can't block the young master's attack!"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei exchanged a glance and spoke in panic.

The two immediately fused and unleashed their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. Two Extremes Stillness Domain, activate!

Everything around them froze in an instant.

Even the elder Douluo were affected, but they were on the same side, so he did not freeze them. The same went for Bibi Dong and Hu Liena.

Then something unexpected happened.

The huge black hand simply ignored their stillness effect, broke straight through the domain's barrier, and continued toward Hu Liena.

It could so easily ignore the domain's effect entirely because the powerful black hand's dimension had already surpassed that of the domain; it belonged to a higher dimension.

Naturally, it would not be bound by this lower dimension.

"What!?"

"It broke through!!!"

Everyone was shocked!

The black hand was fast. The next second, it reached the terrified Hu Liena and was about to strike.

"Bastard! If you dare hurt him!! I won't let you off!!"

Although the black hand had broken through the Stillness Domain, no one else had; they remained frozen.

Bibi Dong stepped forward and stood in front of Hu Liena. Even though she was afraid, she could not dodge. At the same time, she spoke in a venomous tone.

The next moment, eight Soul Rings appeared around her, and her Death Spider Emperor True Body emerged. She tried to block the black hand, but it passed straight through her body, making her expression change drastically.

"Ah!"

The next second, Hu Liena's miserable scream rang out behind her.

Smack!

The black hand slapped Hu Liena across the cheek.

A handprint appeared on her cheek on the spot.

The tremendous force sent her flying and crashing to the ground, where she spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her face swelled up like a pig's head.

Hu Liena fell unconscious on the spot.

At that moment, the Stillness Domain's effect ended.

Watching this, Qian Renxue felt the anger pent up in her heart inexplicably ease.

At that moment, everyone was dumbstruck.

The ascension ceremony had been going perfectly well, yet something like this had happened.

There were so many people here that there was no way to keep the matter quiet.

Once word got out.

If Bibi Dong did not respond, her prestige would surely be greatly diminished.

And just who was that young man?

To think he possessed such terrifying strength at his age!

"Keep your disciple's mouth in check. This time was a warning. Next time, I'll twist her head off."

Qian Nuo spoke coldly, without a trace of emotion.

"Xiao Xue, let's go back."

Then he took Qian Renxue by the hand and turned to leave.

"Bastard! Stop right there!!"

Just then, two angry voices came from behind him.

Startled, everyone looked over.

The voices had actually come from two young men.

One was Xie Yue, Hu Liena's older brother.

The other was Yan, who secretly loved Hu Liena.

"What, you want revenge?" Qian Nuo turned and looked at the two of them with contempt.

"You hit my little sister (Nana)! I'll get revenge someday!" Xie Yue and Yan pointed at Qian Nuo and spoke coldly.

They were not fools; they certainly were not his match now.

"Tch, ants."

Qian Nuo clicked his tongue, full of disdain.

He turned back and left the scene.

Bibi Dong did not chase after him.

She was furious, but she had not gone mad.

She still had her wits about her. She knew she was no match for that bastard Qian Nuo, and she could not beat him.

By hitting Hu Liena in public, Qian Nuo had slapped her in the face in front of everyone.

Things were already terrible. If she chased after him, failed to beat him, and got a brutal beating instead, her authority would truly be gone for good.

"Take Nana inside for treatment."

"Today's ascension ceremony ends here. Everyone, you may leave!"

"I hope you won't speak of what happened today. Otherwise, if we find out, you'll bear the consequences yourselves!"

Bibi Dong swept her gaze over everyone present and warned them with icy eyes. Then she waved her hand, bringing the ascension ceremony to an end.

No one wanted to wade into these muddy waters, so they all turned and left.

"I hope you'll all keep your mouths shut. Whatever the case, this is an internal matter of Spirit Hall. If you dare speak of it, we Titled Douluo are no pushovers."

Although the Elder Hall's Douluo knew there was no wall in the world that did not let the wind through, they still stepped forward and issued a cold warning.

They certainly had to keep up appearances.

After all, the Pope concerned the reputation of Spirit Hall.

"Rest assured, my lords. We saw nothing today; we simply attended His Holiness the Pope's ascension ceremony without incident!"

Someone afraid of dying immediately stated his position, and the others hastened to agree.

"Let's go!"

The Elder Hall's Douluo were quite satisfied with their attitude and conduct and let them pass.

Trembling with fear, everyone hurried away from this place of trouble.

They had never imagined that coming to an ascension ceremony today would nearly cost them their lives.

After everyone left, staff soon came to clean the bloodstains and flesh off the ground.

Hu Liena was also taken inside the hall by support-type Soul Masters for treatment.

The Elder Hall's Douluo left as well. Yue Guan and Gui Mei, of course, were the Pope's right-hand men, so they stayed behind.

"Your Holiness, why didn't you punish the man who offended you?"

At that moment, Yan stepped forward and asked through gritted teeth.

"What, are you questioning me?" Bibi Dong looked down at Yan and brought a crushing pressure to bear on him.

Damn it, she was already furious about her own affairs, and now Yan had stepped forward and brought the matter up. She flew into a rage.

The pressure forced Yan to his knees on the ground, his face full of fear. "I wouldn't dare, I wouldn't dare!"

"This matter ends here. If you don't want to die, don't go looking for trouble with him. Otherwise, even I won't be able to save you."

With that, Bibi Dong turned and left.

Her face was utterly gloomy.

Today had been supposed to be a happy day, but instead it had become her most humiliating and painful one.

It hurt even more than the previous two times Qian Nuo had tormented her.