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"Stand up!"
Bibi Dong's voice was not loud, but everyone could hear it clearly, as if the sound was ringing in their ears, carrying a sense of majesty.
Truly worthy of the Pope, his strength is truly unparalleled!
Everyone couldn't help but sigh in their hearts because the moment the Pope's voice sounded, they felt their soul power pause for a moment, as if suppressed. It must be noted that even the weakest among them is at the level of a Soul Saint, and there are many powerful Soul Douluo. They were all in the same situation. Just an ordinary Title Douluo wouldn't be able to simultaneously control so many people with just their voice.
The Pope's strength is truly terrifying!
"Thank you, Your Holiness!"
Everyone respectfully spoke in unison to Bibi Dong, standing up and returning to their seats.
"Teacher is so powerful! So cool!"
The girl sitting below Bibi Dong admired with worshipful eyes, her delicate face showing a blush of admiration. Only this beautiful and powerful woman, the esteemed Pope of the Martial Soul Hall, the youngest Pope in the history of the Martial Soul Hall, and the youngest female Title Douluo in the Douluo Continent, can make so many experts kneel and submit. She is also the respected master of this girl!
Looking at the majestic and beautiful Pope, a sense of pride filled the girl's heart, surging with high spirits.
Being a disciple of this Pope is the proudest and most honorable thing in her life.
"The meeting begins, start with your report." Bibi Dong looked down at a person and said casually.
This meeting was about the development of the Martial Soul Hall in the past year, control over various forces and countries, and the conflicts and situations between various forces and countries.
If these reports were heard by outsiders, it would be shocking. Because these information leak the Martial Soul Hall's naked ambition to dominate the entire Douluo Continent.
Of course, this situation is inevitable.
After Bibi Dong became the Pope, the Martial Soul Hall became more powerful and expanded its influence. And Bibi Dong also has the ambition to rule the entire continent.
This point is clear to the two empires and the Upper Three Sects. However, they can't do anything even if they know about the Martial Soul Hall's ambition. Would they dare to go to war with the Martial Soul Hall? Of course, that's impossible because they don't have the strength.
Perhaps, if the two empires and the Upper Three Sects unite, they can oppose the Martial Soul Hall. But in that case, who would be the leader? Neither side would submit to the other, so how could they unite? If they were stabbed in the back by someone, it would be game over for them.
The reason these forces were able to unite during the later stages of the Douluo Continent was because they reached a critical moment of life and death, and they had a profound friendship with the protagonist Tang San. It was because of this trust that they were able to unite against the Martial Soul Hall.
So for now, they can only maintain this delicate and false peace, waiting for an opportunity to turn the tables, or waiting for destruction to come.
The Martial Soul Hall is also waiting for an opportunity to establish stable control over the Douluo Continent. Bibi Dong knew that there are still some unstable factors in this world that can obstruct the footsteps of the Martial Soul Hall.
For example, the power of the gods.
That is no longer a domain that ordinary people can touch. With this power, even with a large number of people, soul masters, and Title Douluo, they can be easily destroyed.
Their current strength is still not enough to resist the power of the gods.
She still needs some time.
Because she has already touched this power, she knows how terrible it is.
As long as some more time passes and she can control this power, even if she starts a war...
This meeting went on for over two hours and was nearing its end.
At this moment, a middle-aged man stood up and respectfully said to Bibi Dong on the high seat, "Respected Pope, I have something to report."
"Speak." Bibi Dong said indifferently. The two-hour meeting had made her a little tired.
"In the city of Suotuo where I am stationed, there was an extremely monstrous genius who appeared recently. He claims to be a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Sword Douluo." The middle-aged man bowed his head and spoke respectfully.
"Oh? A disciple of the Sword Douluo?"
This information did spark some interest in the bored Bibi Dong.
She knew of the Sword Douluo. He is one of the two Title Douluo of the Upper Three Sects' Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the strongest sword-wielding Title Douluo on the continent, known as the top attacker and called the Swordmaster.
His strength is among the top few among the Title Douluo of the Martial Soul Hall. This shows how powerful he is.
As for his disciple? Does he even have a disciple? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has spies from the Martial Soul Hall, but Bibi Dong had never heard of this Sword Douluo having a disciple.
"Heh, an extremely monstrous genius? How monstrous? Tell me more." Bibi Dong smiled faintly, with a hint of disdain in her smile.
What can compare to the Golden Generation of my Martial Soul Hall when it comes to monstrosity?
Thinking of this, Bibi Dong couldn't help but look at the girl sitting at her lower left seat. The disciple she took in has impeccable martial soul and aptitude. At such a young age, she already possesses such strength. When Bibi Dong was at the same age as her disciple, she hadn't reached such a high level of soul power.
"This person is named Zeng Yi, with an equipment martial soul. His martial soul is a very powerful long sword. He is fifteen years old, a Spirit Elder with a soul power level of thirty-five."
"Wait."
Bibi Dong interrupted the middle-aged man before he could finish speaking.
"Fifteen years old? Thirty-five level of soul power? Is this what you call monstrous?" Bibi Dong looked down at her subordinate and asked indifferently. Then she looked at the girl next to her, her disciple, and asked, "Nana, tell us what your soul power level was when you were fifteen."
This girl named Nana replied with an arrogant look, "Your Holiness, when I was fifteen, my soul power was already at level thirty-nine."
Although Bibi Dong is her teacher, in this kind of setting, she still called her teacher "Your Holiness" to show respect. Privately, she would call her teacher "teacher."
Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction and looked at the subordinate again, lightly saying, "If this Sword Douluo's disciple is an extremely monstrous genius, then how should we address our Holy Maiden?"
Geniuses are not foreign to the Martial Soul Hall. People who have reached Spirit Saint level at fifteen may not be numerous, but they are not few, and there are even talents who can fight beyond their level and defeat Spirit Hall.
And her disciple, Hu Liena, is one of them and the youngest among them, with the strongest talent.
Bibi Dong's voice was very soft but seemed to carry endless pressure, making the subordinate's body uncontrollably shake, his forehead covered in cold sweat. He is a Soul Douluo, yet with just a word from the Pope, he can be oppressed like this.
"U-understood, I haven't finished speaking yet," the middle-aged man said with a trembling voice.
"Oh, then continue. If you dare to waste my time, go directly to the Hall of Punishment and accept your punishment."
Hearing the Hall of Punishment, the man's face turned even paler. He never wanted to step foot in that place in his life.
"Yes... Yes," he hastily replied.
"Although this Zeng Yi has a soul power level of only thirty-five, his strength is extremely powerful. He is proficient in both knives and swords. In the Suotuo Soul Arena, he easily kills opponents at the same level with just a few moves. When participating in two-versus-two battles, he single-handedly crushes two Spirit Saints at the same level. He is known as invincible at the same level."
"Invincible at the same level? Quite boastful."
Hearing this, the holy maiden Hu Liena sneered. As a disciple of the Sword Douluo, winning against soul masters with no foundation to speak of isn't worthy of boasting. She can do the same.
To claim invincibility at the same level with just that, it's really arrogant!
"Continue." Bibi Dong said casually. She was interested in what this subordinate had to say, but it wasn't enough. It didn't reach the level of being monstrous.
"Because this Zeng Yi is a genius of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, I wanted to kill him, so I sent a team consisting of three high-level Soul Elders, two Soul Ancestors, and one Soul King to besiege and kill him, but..."
"But he single-handedly killed them all."
...
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone in the hall, including Pope Bibi Dong, was shocked.
A Level 35 Soul Elder single-handedly killed a squad? And it was a squad with Soul King-level members from the Soul Palace? How was this possible?
The entire hall fell silent.
"Are you sure about what you just said?"
Pope Bibi Dong's authoritative voice broke the silence as he coldly asked his subordinate.
"Absolutely true. If it weren't for the astonishing nature of this incident, I wouldn't have brought it up."
Bibi Dong fell silent, his heartstrings trembling at the situation. It was truly shocking that a Soul Elder had the power to kill a squad with a Soul King.
"Your Holiness, there's something else." The middle-aged man reported again.
"Speak!"
"This... Zhang Yi, he is only a Rank 3 Soul Elder, but he possesses two thousand-year soul rings."
This statement was like a thunderbolt that struck everyone's hearts, even more explosive and stimulating than the previous news.
"Is this true?"
Bibi Dong's expression turned grave, and he asked in a deep voice. She could accept the previous incident to some extent, but this was something she couldn't remain calm about.
It was widely recognized that the best configuration of soul rings for a soul master was yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black. This person broke that limitation with only two soul rings. What about in the future? A fourth soul ring after ten thousand years?
It should be known that the limit for a soul master's second soul ring absorption was a little over seven hundred years. Beyond that, the body couldn't bear it and would explode under the violent soul power.
While the Spirit Hall had tried to let someone absorb soul rings beyond the time limit, the results were always the same – death or disability. None had succeeded.
"Your Holiness, this is true. When he registered as a soul master in the Suotuo Soul Main Hall, he showed his soul rings."
"Registered in the Soul Hall?"
Bibi Dong noticed the flaw in this statement. If this person really was a genius from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, why would he register in the Soul Hall? Showing his talent would make him a target for the Soul Hall.
If he truly was a genius from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, he shouldn't have done something so foolish. Or could it be that he wasn't really from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?
Bibi Dong instantly thought of these questions, feeling puzzled in her heart as she looked at her subordinate below, asking, "How do you know he is from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?"
"Th-this..."
Bibi Dong's question made the middle-aged man embarrassed. Indeed, he had no way to prove it. That person had told his subordinate, Ouyou, that he was a disciple of the Sword Douluo, but how could they simply believe his words?
No, he had to come up with an explanation to make it sound plausible.
Cold sweat dripped from the middle-aged man's forehead as he rapidly pondered and organized his thoughts.
"Your Holiness, this person was tested by an elder when he registered in the Suotuo Soul Main Hall, and the elder wanted to recruit him into our Soul Hall. But he instead claimed to be a disciple of the Sword Douluo, so the elder had to give up. Moreover, this person's strength is extremely powerful, far surpassing his peers. His sword skills are profound and extraordinary. I speculate that he is not an ordinary civilian soul master, but rather someone cultivated by a powerful force. Among all the forces, besides the Sword Douluo of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, there are hardly any experts adept in using swords. Therefore, it is highly probable that this person is a disciple of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
This person quickly said a long paragraph, explaining his speculation all at once, anxiously awaiting Bibi Dong's judgement.
Hearing this, Bibi Dong nodded. This reason made her convinced.
At this moment, a red-robed bishop stood up from the crowd and respectfully said to Pope Bibi Dong, "Your Holiness, if this person is truly as monstrous as Bishop Bonin described, if he is not useful to our Soul Hall, it would be best to eliminate him as soon as possible. Otherwise, letting him grow may produce another figure like Clear Sky Douluo, or perhaps, even more terrifying than Clear Sky Douluo."
Haotian.
Upon hearing this name, a trace of unhappiness flashed across Bibi Dong's eyes, only to vanish in an instant. This person had brought disgrace to the Spirit Hall, and she certainly remembered.
However, useful to me...
Bibi Dong's eyes brightened, showing an inexplicable meaning as her lips curled up slightly, exuding a charm that intoxicated people.
"I will consider this matter myself, so you don't need to interfere, understand?" Bibi Dong cast her authoritative gaze over the people below and spoke.
"Yes, Your Holiness!"
"Since there's nothing else, the meeting is over. You may all leave!"
"Yes!" Everyone responded in unison, then quietly and orderly left the conference hall of the Pope's palace.
After everyone left, only Pope Bibi Dong and the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Hu Liena, remained seated in the hall.
Pope Bibi Dong couldn't help but look at his disciple Hu Liena, noticing her bewildered expression and the incredulous look in her eyes.
Has she been struck by this?
"Na'er, how do you think you compare to this Zhang Yi?" Bibi Dong asked calmly.
Hearing this, Hu Liena was momentarily stunned, then replied with a bitter expression, "Your disciple is inferior to him."
"In what way are you inferior?"
"Although I am stronger than him in soul power at the same age, I admit that I can't accomplish what he did, killing a squad with a Soul King alone. And now that I am eighteen years old, my strength is at the forty-ninth level of the Spirit Ancestor rank. With this strength, I can fight against and defeat a squad like that, just like him. However, he is still a Soul Ellder, able to achieve what I can only do at the peak Spirit Ancestor level. I cannot surpass him."
Hu Liena answered Bibi Dong, but she only admitted that her talent was inferior to his. Regarding strength, she believed that she could be on par with him. However, this realization was quite shameful. After all, there was a huge difference in cultivation level between them.
Her tone revealed a tinge of unwillingness, but there was nothing she could do. She was already one of the strongest disciples of the Spirit Hall at her age, which made her proud. But hearing that someone her age was even more powerful, and from outside the Spirit Hall, the proud her couldn't help but feel a bit disheartened.
"It seems you know yourself well, Na'er." Bibi Dong said, quite satisfied with her disciple's answer. It was good that she recognized her own strengths. The worst thing was to know but be unwilling to admit it, which would be self-conceit rather than confidence. In that case, she would have to reconsider whether her disciple was suitable for the position of Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall.
Hearing her master say this, Hu Liena couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"But don't be disheartened. Your talent is extremely high, and you shouldn't doubt that. Don't underestimate yourself because of this incident. The road ahead is long, and who knows who will persevere till the end? It might be you?" Bibi Dong imparted her teachings to her disciple.
"Master, do you want to kill this person?" Hu Liena asked when she heard Bibi Dong talk like this.
"Why should I kill him?" Bibi Dong shook her head. Although this person had great talent, it still wasn't enough to make her attach great importance to him. Good talent was good, but until that talent was transformed into strength, even the most potent talent was nothing more than an illusion, unable to withstand a single blow.
"Besides, letting such a person grow isn't it more interesting?" Bibi Dong chuckled.
"But he is from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Won't letting him grow bring trouble to our Spirit Hall?" Hu Liena couldn't understand her master's words.
Bibi Dong calmly replied, "Do we have any deep grudges against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan?"
Hu Liena was momentarily stunned, then thought it over, "Our Spirit Hall and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan do not have any grievances."
"Since we don't have any deep grudges, why can't we use him for the Spirit Hall?" Bibi Dong looked at her disciple Hu Liena and asked back.
This made Hu Liena unsure how to reply. Although the Spirit Hall currently had no grievances with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan, their ambition to dominate the entire continent was known by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Since they aimed to rule the continent, they would inevitably clash with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan sooner or later.
As the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, Hu Liena naturally knew that the Spirit Hall's strength surpassed that of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. If a war broke out, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan would surely be defeated. But could they make the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan submit to the Spirit Hall with their arrogance?
Looking at her beautiful and delicate face, Bibi Dong smiled. She stood up from her seat, and her majestic voice echoed in the hall.
"Elder Chrysanthemum, Elder Ghost, come out!"
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