Chapter 219: Bibi Dong

The Master's words, calm to the extreme, rang out before the Pope Palace like a thunderclap; there was nothing wrong with the statement itself.

After all, the Spirit Hall truly had no such law; when it came down to it, they were an organization of a religious nature, otherwise their supreme leader would not have taken the title of Pope. Thus, those who held different beliefs and did not join them naturally did not need to bow to the Pope, as the Pope was, after all, not an Emperor.

The problem was the person he was speaking to; by saying this, he was undoubtedly questioning the Pope directly.

The supreme ruler of the Spirit Hall!

It was one thing for them to know it, but another thing entirely to leave it unspoken; even if you believed there was no need to bow, was it necessary to say it so openly?

Any Spirit Master present above the Sixtieth Level could see that the Master's own strength was not great—a fellow not even at the thirtieth level—yet a person of such caliber dared to contradict the most authoritative figure in the Spirit Master world.

At this moment, the Master did not show a trace of panic; he simply stood there calmly with his hands behind his back, looking at Bibi Dong.

But what was even more unexpected was that the Pope, Bibi Dong, slowly stood up and nodded to the Master, "You are right. My Spirit Hall has no such law. My apologies, Elder Yu, for my poor management of my subordinates."

The dialogue between the Master and the Pope, Bibi Dong, took place in front of the various powerhouses of the Spirit Hall and all the Spirit Masters watching the battle. By publicly stating that Yu Xiaogang was an Elder of the Spirit Hall, she invisibly elevated his status; it was clearly a move to protect him.

After all, for contradicting the Pope, even if Bibi Dong herself did not mind, many Spirit Masters in the world who admired or even secretly loved Bibi Dong would never let him off.

The chances of the Master dying on the street would increase significantly.

And to hand it over to a piece of trash not even at the thirtieth level, who was also a member of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family.

A small farce ended under Bibi Dong's pacification; since she herself did not care, those Bishops naturally did not dare to pursue Tang San for the crime of disrespecting the Pope.

If not for her current identity as the Crown Prince Xue Qinghe, she would have wanted to rush forward and question her directly.

This woman always told her in front of her that her kindness to Nan Feihuang was aiding the enemy, yet her own help to Nan Feihuang was always limited. Feihuang had saved her life, and she helped Feihuang carry out his cultivation path to repay that debt.

Both sides were giving to each other.

At the very least, she would not go so far as to hand out such an important position as an Honorary Elder of the Spirit Hall in front of a large crowd.

But now, no one dared to do so; after all, assassinating an Honorary Elder of the Spirit Hall was equivalent to provoking the Spirit Hall. Were they tired of living?

"How boring," Nan Feihuang thought with disdain in his mind. This Bibi Dong was such a proud talent, yet he did not know why she was so devoted to this Yu Xiaogang.

Bibi Dong waved her hand, "Very well, I announce that today's competition begins!"

At the Heaven Dou Academy side, Xue Qinghe subconsciously clenched her fists.

She could not be bothered to waste time; the reason she had come to watch the battle early today was to see the progress of her precious disciple, Hu Liena.

The Bishop acting as referee nodded and announced, "For the top three contention matches, Gu Lei Academy draws a bye and automatically advances to the top three. In the first round, Heaven Dou Royal Academy versus Spirit Hall Academy!"

It was a match between two seeded teams right from the start.

The seven members of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy took the stage first. After being stirred up by Nan Feihuang back then, the team's strength was much stronger than in the original story.

At the very least, they could field seven members who were all Soul Ancestors.

Even Ye Lingling, who had the lowest level, had just broken through to a fortieth-level Soul Ancestor before the start of the tournament, and with her Spirit Ring, she had reached the forty-first level.

As for the strongest, Yu Tianheng and Dugu Yan, they had reached the forty-fourth and forty-seventh levels respectively.

Because Dugu Yan had eaten the Snake Heart Grass first and then practiced the Taoist Technique, plus the Ten Thousand Year Spirit Bone that Dugu Bo had swindled from Guimei, her level had already surpassed Yu Tianheng by a full three levels.

Dugu Bo had also arrived by now and was looking at his granddaughter with pride.

Now, his granddaughter's speed of improvement had already surpassed his own back then; she definitely had the potential to become a Title Douluo.

And on the other side, the long-awaited moment had arrived. By the third round of the tournament finals, the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall Academy finally made their official appearance.

The momentum and confidence surging from the three leaders were something all the students present had only seen in their lives for the first time. This was the psychological advantage that only those who had experienced countless victories and crushed countless opponents would possess.

"I have only seen such temperament in one person," someone accidentally spoke their inner thoughts aloud. Suddenly, many eyes on the field turned toward Nan Feihuang of the Gu Lei Team.

Feihuang was currently looking calmly at the three members of the Golden Generation below. Compared to others, these three were indeed excellent, but compared to his E Lai, Lingqi, and Wenruo, they were just so-so.

Walking at the very front was the captain, Xie Yue. His neat, short black hair stood up like steel needles. His expression was very calm, and that invisible conviction seemed to be entirely within his body, his long, powerful hands hanging at his sides.

Beside Xie Yue were Hu Liena and Yan.

As the only woman among the three, Hu Liena had short orange hair, and her appearance was somewhat similar to Xie Yue's. The expressions of the three were as if they had been cast from the same mold. At first glance, this girl did not seem like a peerless beauty, but if one observed carefully, one could feel a strange charm about her.

"These three are the three prodigies hailed by the Spirit Hall as the Golden Generation. At a young age, they have already received the Purple Record Medal from the Spirit Hall," the Master introduced to the Shrek Seven Devils on the Shrek Academy side.

In his previous life, Nan Feihuang did not know what the Purple Record Medal they received actually meant, but now that he had transmigrated to this continent, he knew it was an encouragement from the Spirit Hall for those who had rendered great service.

Like the colors of Spirit Rings—white, yellow, purple, black, and red—there were five levels of medals. A purple medal was an honor that could only be obtained by defeating enemies above the Soul Emperor level but below the Spirit Douluo level for the Spirit Hall.

The three of them had joined forces to slay two wicked Spirit Masters, and the levels of those two Spirit Masters were both above the sixtieth level; this was the origin of their Purple Record Medal and also the proof of their strength.

Hu Liena gave a charming smile toward the audience, and in an instant, everyone subconsciously ignored the Imperial Fighting Team and cheered for Hu Liena.

The Imperial Fighting Team was already at a great disadvantage, and now this away-game atmosphere made the members of the Imperial Fighting Team feel terrible. In fact, there were two great beauties among them, Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling, who were not inferior, but now, no one was looking at them. As women themselves, they felt both unconvinced and fearful of Hu Liena.

(End of chapter)