Chapter 67: Hu Liena's Beloved

Tang Hao began to recount his own experiences to Tang San.

"Your mother was truly kind; the person she always loved in her heart was me, not my elder brother!"

"But on our way to the Clear Sky Sect, the Spirit Hall discovered our whereabouts..."

As he spoke, Tang Hao's body trembled involuntarily, deep regret and pain evident in his eyes.

Tang San listened quietly from the side; he could fully understand his father's feelings at that time.

"Soon, they inflicted severe injuries upon me. The outcome seemed destined. Just then, your mother walked out holding you..."

"Your mother's voice echoed in my ears; she said she would always belong to me and never let anyone else possess her."

"The next moment, she committed suicide right before my eyes..."

Profound sorrow instantly filled every inch of the narrow cave.

Ten days later, they arrived at the Sunset Forest where Dugu Bo had once been, reaching the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Tang Hao felt the terrifying energy fluctuations within the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, looking at the lush vegetation surrounding the small lake and the excited emotions transmitted by the Blue Silver Emperor in his arms.

He knew they had come to the right place.

"Xiao San, set off shortly. I will stay here with your mother; you need not worry."

Looking at his son before him, who possessed a refined temperament and was tall and handsome, Tang Hao's eyes were filled with gratification.

On the other side, the Spirit Hall.

Pope Bibi Dong sat alone in the head seat, while Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan of the Spirit Hall's Golden Generation stood silently behind her.

At the massive oval conference table, seated from the Pope downwards, were nearly twenty people in total.

Every one of them wore magnificent attire and possessed a solemn demeanor.

Judging by their clothing, these were all major figures of great importance within the Spirit Hall.

The two masters of the only two Wu Hun Sheng Dian on the entire continent, the Platinum Cardinals, were all present.

Bibi Dong's gaze swept over the subordinates seated below, and she said in a deep voice, "After deliberation with the Elders of the Elder Hall, there are now three major decisions to announce."

"The first matter: As Pope, I have confirmed my successor, which has been reviewed and approved by the Elder Hall. From today forward, Hu Liena is conferred the title of Sheng Nu of the Spirit Hall, the first in line to inherit the Papacy."

"The second matter: Not long ago, one of our search teams discovered the tracks of that Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast that has taken human form, along with two other major Spirit Beasts, within the Star Dou Great Forest. A Hundred Thousand Year Spirit Beast is rare and hard to find, and this one is in its juvenile stage of transformation, possessing relatively weak strength. The other two Spirit Beasts are both severely injured. This time, failure is absolutely not permitted. I have decided to dispatch Jue Douluo and Gui Douluo to lead the team, accompanied by twenty Cardinals above level seventy, as well as Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan, to proceed to the Star Dou Great Forest to search. We must capture them alive and bring them back for me to deal with."

"The third matter: Our Spirit Hall's power grows ever more vast, with excellent new Spirit Masters joining constantly. On the continent, we are the largest Spirit Master organization, but we are not the only one. Especially there are some powerful figures who do not take the Spirit Hall seriously at all. To improve this situation and make Spirit Masters from all sides more united..."

"I have decided—to initiate the Soul Hunting Operation."

Yue Guan and Gui Mei, seated below the Pope, stood up simultaneously and bowed to accept the order.

Hu Liena's face displayed excitement she could hardly suppress; she knew her teacher's soul bones were already full and she no longer needed to acquire more.

And as the Sheng Nu of the Spirit Hall and the next Pope, the ownership of that Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone would inevitably be hers.

After the meeting ended, before Hu Liena departed, she arrived outside Bibi Dong's room.

Just as she was about to knock, she suddenly heard a strange noise coming from inside.

"Ugh..."

Hu Liena was utterly shocked, standing frozen outside the door.

"Is this... the teacher's voice?"

From Bibi Dong's moans, she sensed something was amiss.

Furthermore, a male voice was vaguely mixed within the room.

"..." After a long while, when Hu Liena saw the man walking out of her teacher's room, she was completely dumbfounded.

She could not help but exclaim, "It's you?"

Zhou Yu looked up at the sound, seeing a graceful figure standing in the corner, glaring fiercely at him.

"Hu Liena?"

He snorted coldly, strode over with an air of arrogance, and said, "Isn't this the Sheng Nu? Standing here, are you waiting for me?"

Hu Liena questioned him with a serious expression, "What were you doing in the teacher's room?"

"Doing what?"

Zhou Yu curled the corner of his mouth, speaking with a tone of mockery, "Do you really want to know?"

Seeing the other's gaze fall upon his firm chest, Hu Liena shivered all over and, with a trembling voice, shouted angrily, "If you dare to do anything improper to the teacher... I will definitely kill you!"

"Kill me? A joke!"

"If it were one-on-one, no one in your Golden Generation is my match."

"Moreover, if you want to kill me, have you asked your teacher? Has she agreed?"

Zhou Yu looked at Hu Liena with disdain and continued, "Besides, I happen to have some information to provide you."

"What information?"

Hu Liena knew that even if she now possessed the Killing God Domain, she could not defeat the man before her.

She had already learned from Gui Douluo and Jue Douluo that Zhou Yu's soul power had reached level sixty-two, making him a Soul Emperor.

And she herself was currently only at level fifty-nine.

Zhou Yu smiled faintly and said, "I know that during your time in Slaughter City, you met a beloved one. Unfortunately..."

"Unfortunately what?"

Hu Liena was startled; she had not told anyone about this matter.

She did not know how Zhou Yu had found out, but at this moment, she wanted even more to know what the "unfortunately" referred to.

"You want to know?"

"Obviously!"

"Then you'd better be mentally prepared, or you'll regret it!"

"Speak quickly!"

Seeing Hu Liena's eager expression, Zhou Yu sneered coldly, leaned close to her ear, and whispered softly: "The Tang Yin you favor—his true identity is actually... Tang San."

"..."

Hu Liena could not help but widen her eyes, murmuring in disbelief: "No... impossible! This is impossible!"

Though she was unwilling to believe it, she could not help but recall the moments she had shared with Tang Yin in Slaughter City.

In fact, the very first time she saw Tang Yin, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was just that Tang Yin and Tang San looked nothing alike; their appearances were worlds apart.

"How do you know that Tang Yin is Tang San?"

Zhou Yu knew that Hu Liena would find it difficult to accept this fact all at once.

He spoke slowly: "He left Slaughter City at the same time as you, and went to Tiandou City with Tang Hao. Now, he should first head to the Clear Sky Sect, then proceed to the Star Dou Great Forest to find his beloved younger sister, Xiao Wu."

"At that time, he will use the bond between you to save the person he cherishes. And you? You are merely a tool he has used."

Hearing these words, Hu Liena stood frozen in place.

(End of this chapter)