Chapter 698: Defend Wuhun City to the Death!

"Slay... Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu?!"

Unsurprisingly, the Title Douluo in the great hall were once again shaken by Bibi Dong's words.

"Pope, you..."

Jian Douluo could not help but advise: "Do not take excessive risks. Temporary gains and losses are not that important. Even if we lose for the moment, we can contract our defensive lines and strive for a comeback. We still have Jian'er; he has not returned yet. As long as we hold on, there is hope."

After all, she was his own disciple's woman. Even if rumors said the two had broken up, Jian Douluo, who knew everything, understood clearly that Qin Jian would never truly let go, so he did not want anything to happen to Bibi Dong.

It was already distressing enough that he could not protect his disciple's wife; if he were to let her throw her life away, Jian Douluo feared he would have no face to see Qin Jian in the future.

"Teacher, rest assured, I will not be reckless or take risks."

The look in Bibi Dong's eyes as she gazed at Jian Douluo also became much softer.

The care from an elder made her feel both novel and deeply touched.

"Just as you said, we still have Qin Jian..."

She looked up through the floor-to-ceiling window, her gaze fixed straight into the distance: "If they truly think I have broken up with him, then they will certainly regret it, because..."

She smiled slightly: "I intend to take them to Sea God Island."

"Sea God Island?!"

Ning Fengzhi realized: "Does the Pope intend to go find Jian'er to deal with them together?"

Bibi Dong nodded: "In this world, the only one who can work in concert with me to deal with Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu is him, and the hope of slaying them rests on another person..."

A mysterious smile appeared on her face: "Two years have passed; with Qin Jian's ability, he must have won her over, right?"

The others were all bewildered, not knowing who the person Bibi Dong spoke of was.

Only Jian Douluo and Ning Fengzhi exchanged a glance, both seeing a look of astonishment in each other's eyes.

"You... know everything? About Jian'er's... those matters?" Ning Fengzhi probed.

Bibi Dong scanned their expressions and immediately realized: "So, you know as well."

Ning Fengzhi frowned: "It doesn't matter if we know, but if you know, won't there be problems?"

Bibi Dong shook her head and smiled: "At my level, I can already perceive some of the mysteries of Divine Power, so I have my own ways to avoid those rules and not affect him."

Jian Douluo let out a long sigh of relief: "That is good."

"Jian'er having you is truly... fortunate," Ning Fengzhi could not help but sigh.

Bibi Dong smiled without a word.

The others were completely in the dark, having no idea what they were talking about.

The next day.

When the sunlight spilled over the earth, the Spirit Masters living in Wuhun City suddenly felt the ground rumbling and shaking.

But not a single person showed a look of panic; there was only composure and determination.

The situation on the Dalu had become clear; the Heaven Dou Empire, which had split from the Clear Sky Sect, had joined forces with the Angel Empire and the Star Luo Empire to encircle and suppress the Spirit Hall for a full year.

At first, no one thought the Spirit Hall would suffer, but after Tang Chen appeared from Slaughter City, the Spirit Hall's top Spirit Master combat power was suppressed, and they had retreated again and again.

If it weren't for the fact that the Elder Hall of the Angel Empire still harbored thoughts of reclaiming the Spirit Hall, the Spirit Judgment Halls and Spirit Academies spread across the Star Luo Empire, the Angel Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire would surely have been lost long ago.

Under such circumstances, with the Spirit Hall forced to retreat and defend Wuhun City, the countless Spirit Masters who still chose to remain in Wuhun City were the most steadfast followers of the Spirit Hall.

Even if they had no chance to join the Spirit Hall to become part of the Guard Army or the Judgment Army, they were still willing to contribute their own strength to defend the holy land of Spirit Masters, Wuhun City.

"Defend Wuhun City to the death!"

Countless figures surged toward the city gates, following the tens of thousands of Spirit Hall Spirit Master troops, forming a defensive formation like a wall of bronze and iron in front of the gates.

"Defend Wuhun City to the death!"

As more and more roars spread, slowly, everyone's blood began to burn.

A hot current surged through their entire bodies, gradually boiling.

"Defend! Wuhun City! To the death!"

In a person's life, there are always some things that cannot be discarded, and there are always some things that serve as a faith, not to be defiled.

And the Spirit Hall was the holy temple in the hearts of many Spirit Masters, their pillar of support.

For this faith, they were willing to shed their heads and spill their blood, fighting for it until their very last drop of blood.

Just so that that glimmer of light would not be extinguished.

"Boom—!"

A black line swept in from the horizon, like the roaring waves by the sea; it looked far away, yet in the next moment, it arrived before them.

"Halt!"

A thunderous sound came from behind the Spirit Master formation.

"Boom!"

Instantly, everyone stopped their steps, filling the area outside the city in a dark mass, surrounding the city gate in a semi-circular arc.

"Swish, swish, swish..."

Dense sounds of breaking through the air rang out as over a dozen figures flew above the army.

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh..."

At the same time, Bibi Dong, Jian Douluo, and the others also appeared together, confronting the Title Douluo on the opposite side.

Bibi Dong scanned them, and she understood the comparison of strength between the two sides.

The enemy's Spirit Master army was not much larger than their own; it could be considered evenly matched.

Only in the sky, Qian Daoliu, enveloped in Angel Holy Light, and Tang Chen, with his body surging with blood energy, exerted a pressure that steadily overwhelmed the power on the Spirit Hall's side.

"They are here."

Bibi Dong's expression was very calm, as if she did not know this was the final decisive battle.

"Bibi Dong, do you truly not intend to surrender?"

Qian Daoliu spoke first: "Given your relationship with Xue'er, as long as you are willing to merge the Spirit Hall into the Angel Empire, I will not strike at you again."

The world was silent, with only the Killing Sword Intent spreading.

"Qian Daoliu, when has I, Bibi Dong, ever admitted defeat?"

The Female Pope's robes fluttered violently as she slowly rose into the air like a celestial maiden from the nine heavens, showing not a hint of weakness in her aura while facing two Limit Douluo.

Countless Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall looked up at her back, their eyes filled with trust and reverence.

"Stubborn and unyielding; then I shall cripple you and make you a Maid for Xue'er in the future!" Qian Daoliu said coldly.

Bibi Dong, however, paid him no more mind.

Because she knew that the grievances between her and the Angel Empire, and between her and Qian Daoliu, were long-standing and absolutely impossible to reconcile.

"Tang Chen," she suddenly looked at the terrifying man in blood-colored armor: "As the previous generation's Clear Sky Douluo, why are you getting involved? For the Clear Sky Sect?"

"Pardon my bluntness, but if the Spirit Hall is destroyed, the Angel Empire will be the Clear Sky Sect's next enemy. Do you truly have the confidence to lead the Clear Sky Sect to defeat an Angel Empire that possesses even more Title Douluo?"

If she could shake the resolve of one Limit Douluo, it would greatly reduce the difficulty of the coming decisive battle.

Bibi Dong did not expect to persuade Tang Chen to retreat; she was merely habitually sowing discord so that the two opponents could not work together in harmony.

"Pope Bibi Dong, to be honest, you are the most outstanding woman I have ever seen, aside from Poseixi, but... don't waste your effort..."

Tang Chen's voice was deep and calm, yet carried a hint of a bloody aura: "Because, Qian Daoliu and I now share the same interests and the same goals, and we will not suspect one another."

(End of chapter)