Chapter 207: The Spirit Hall

Spirit City, inside the Pope's Palace.

At this moment the Pope's Palace is much more desolate than before; originally Bibidong had Nine Great Elders under him, but unfortunately over the past several months, since the Soul Hunting Operation began, the losses have been severe.

Initially, the assault on the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan already cost three Title Douluo elders, and recently Ju Zhanglao and Gui Douluo have vanished without a trace.

One Archbishop reported: "Pope His Holiness, we have indeed observed many battle traces in the Xingdou Da Senlin Hexin Qu; we fear that Elder Ju and Elder Gui have already fallen within the Star Dou Great Forest."

Bibidong's face changed slightly at hearing this: "That's impossible. Elder Ju and Elder Gui are both 95th‑level Title Douluo; in the past hundred years there have been Title Douluo masters who fell in the Star Dou Great Forest, but never masters of Elder Ju or Elder Gui's caliber."

"Moreover, Elder Gui excels at concealment, and his speed is unrivaled; even though anyone could fall, Elder Gui would certainly not have a problem."

The Archbishop's face showed a hint of hesitation, and after grinding his teeth he spoke: "Pope His Holiness, the major Soul Beast Forests now seem even more mysterious; previously Hu Yanzhen's party fell in Sunset Forest, and no remains have been found to this day."

"Now both Elder Ju and Elder Gui have been missing for over a month; they have never been absent for so long, so we may need to make early preparations."

"Our side now severely lacks Title Douluo elders; the upcoming plan will likely be affected."

Bibidong remained silent for a long time before speaking: "I'll devise a way to address the deterrence issue of the Title Douluo elders; the original plan must be carried out, otherwise all the effort we spent attacking the two great sects will be in vain."

"From now on we will follow the original plan; I will make the so‑called upper three sects and lower four sects truly belong to the Spirit Hall, and I will ensure the Spirit Hall stands firm."

At that moment another Archbishop delivered a secret report.

After reading the secret report, Bibidong's whole face turned somewhat dark.

"I never imagined that the original benevolent intention would become a disaster; it seems our Spirit Hall's methods are still not ruthless enough."

The red‑clad Archbishop below hurriedly asked: "Your Holiness, has something happened?"

Bibidong snorted: "Five years ago the few escaped fish from Spirit City all resurfaced; Tang San, who performed outstandingly back then, has now established a Tang Sect somewhere in the Force Clan, intending to forge weapons to support the Heaven Dou Imperial Family against our Spirit Hall. It seems we can no longer treat this lightly."

"The ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast that escaped back then has reappeared at the Shrek Academy in Heaven Dou City; could they think that everyone in the Soul Master World would easily let a ten‑thousand‑year soul beast go?"

"I originally sent Elder Ju and Elder Gui to capture the ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast, but I didn't expect it to brazenly appear in Heaven Dou City and be allied with Tang San; the matter is probably not that simple."

The red‑clad Archbishop below showed a hint of confusion: "Your Holiness, could this be related to the disappearance of Elder Ju and Elder Gui?"

Bibidong snorted: "Behind Tang San is Tang Hao; if Tang Hao assists the two ten‑thousand‑year soul beasts in the Star Dou Great Forest, even Elder Ju and Elder Gui would find it hard to cope. If nothing unexpected occurs, the Ju‑Gui Douluo has probably already been killed in the Star Dou Great Forest."

The red‑clad Archbishop's face turned extremely angry: "Your Holiness, Elder Ju and Elder Gui cannot die like this; we must make Tang Hao and his allies pay."

Bibidong nodded: "Initially I thought Heaven Dou City was understaffed, but now all disputes converge there; that person's identity is special and requires additional arrangements, otherwise Heaven Dou City is full of variables and danger."

After arranging everything, Bibidong went alone to Douluo Hall.

Douluo Hall seemed to calm gradually after a bout of powerful aura collision, while two figures sped away from Spirit City.

The Spirit Hall swiftly issued a notice: given that the upper three sects have now suffered severe weakening, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan is extinct, and the Clear Sky Sect has been missing for countless years, it can no longer assume the leadership of the Soul Master World.

Therefore the Spirit Hall decided to reconvene the Sect Conference a year later, at which time the Seven Great Sects will be re‑elected, and any force in the world may send representatives.

However, the new sects will face very strict requirements; not only is there a quota for ordinary Soul Grandmasters, but even sect masters must meet criteria.

Moreover, the Spirit Hall explicitly stated that this move is undertaken to stabilize the Soul Master World and ensure its peace, with strength above all.

In addition, the Spirit Hall issued another notice: the ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast that escaped from Spirit City has appeared in Heaven Dou City, calling on all Soul Grandmasters to jointly slay the ten‑thousand‑year soul beast to prevent the Soul Beast race from infiltrating and persecuting humanity.

After the two notices were released, the entire Soul Master World boiled over.

All along, the Seven Great Sects have held an unparalleled lofty status in the Soul Master World, not only being powerful but also possessing strong dominion.

Now that the Seven Great Sects are being re‑elected, almost every faction big or small is rubbing their fists, appearing extremely excited.

One should know that becoming one of the Seven Great Sects will make one famous throughout the Soul Master World; then both the sect's influence and its recruitment of ordinary civilian Soul Grandmasters will have great appeal.

Even the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect, though extremely powerful, has fewer than a thousand Soul Grandmasters in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda; likewise, at its peak the Clear Sky Sect's Clear Sky Hammer martial soul masters number fewer than a thousand.

If other sects also obtain the Seven Great Sect title, their strength can surge dramatically in the short term, and their influence may far exceed anyone's imagination; these sects can essentially achieve a qualitative leap in power.

As for the appearance of the ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast, it makes people even more ecstatic.

All along, the Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring and Soul Bone have been the treasures of the Soul Master World, extremely hard to hunt and even difficult to absorb.

But now that a ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast exists, it is very easy to kill; even if the Soul Ring cannot be absorbed, the ten‑thousand‑year Soul Bone alone can greatly boost one's strength, even enhancing a Soul Grandmaster's cultivation talent.

With these two pieces of news released, countless Soul Grandmasters began streaming into Heaven Dou City, creating a chaotic scene.

Yang Xiong, after hearing the two messages, felt both a bit strange and as if a mountain rain were about to fall.

Normally the news of a ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast's appearance spreads faster than Bibidong can conceal; how could it suddenly be deliberately exposed?

One must know that Bibidong is determined to obtain the ten‑thousand‑year soul beast; its sudden exposure now seems intentional.

On Cloud Mist Mountain, all the elders of the Body Sect gathered together.

Yang Wudi's face showed a hint of indignation: "What on earth is the Spirit Hall thinking, trying to re‑elect the Seven Great Sects? Do they think they can monopolize everything?"

"They suffered such heavy losses in this Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect war, yet still want to convene a nonsense sect conference; are they still unwilling to give up, still aiming to unify the entire Soul Master World?"

"Although I despise those people of the Clear Sky Sect, they do have strength; even if the so‑called upper three sects are chosen, they probably have no real power—in our eyes they're just low‑level chickens and dogs."

Yang Xiong laughed: "Elder Yang, you're overthinking it; the Spirit Hall has always been ambitious. This so‑called sect conference is really just a ploy to claim the Seven Great Sects for themselves, after which their reputation will reach its peak, and who knows what other moves they might make?"

Yang Wudi, hearing this, was startled: "Could the Spirit Hall be using this sect conference to contend with the Two Great Empires?"

Yang Xiong nodded: "The Spirit Hall's influence is indeed massive, even covertly courting many kingdoms and duchies. This sect conference is held in Spirit City; neither the Clear Sky Sect nor the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect would dare go to Spirit City now."

"Then they would simply call the shots, and the so‑called new Seven Great Sects would be nothing but their puppets."

Yang Wudi hurriedly asked: "Sect Leader, what should we do? Are we participating in this nonsense sect conference?"

Yang Xiong's mouth curled with a hint of coldness: "Ignore them; the Spirit Hall's original strength has already been weakened, yet they still dare to be so reckless. It seems their ambition truly can't be restrained."

"We just need to mind our own business; inform Elder Niu Gao to return from Gengxin City as soon as possible, and our Body Sect's construction must be accelerated."

"Elder Bai He, assign half of the Min Clan's personnel to monitor Heaven Dou City's developments at all times; I think Heaven Dou City is about to erupt, which could affect the entire Douluo Continent's landscape."

Everyone was again shocked; the Two Great Empires have stood over the entire Douluo Continent for countless years, ruling this world, and although they lack Title Douluo, their foundation is still astonishing.

This time a massive influx of Soul Grandmasters into Heaven Dou City is certainly not as simple as usual.

Lin Gong spoke, feeling uneasy: "I think the influx of Soul Grandmasters into Heaven Dou City is odd; it doesn't seem to be for seizing the ten‑thousand‑year Transformed Soul Beast, which is too crucial. Should we intervene this time?"

Yang Xiong shook his head: "What does this have to do with us? Though Xiao Wu and I are classmates with Tang San, we can't help them that many times."

"Moreover, Tang San is backed by the Clear Sky Sect; even if we manage to capture Xiao Wu, the Clear Sky Sect and Tang Hao would likely surface again. Rather than expend effort for no gain, it's better to let them play on their own."

"Besides, the Clear Sky Sect has been hiding for so long; it's about time we force them out, otherwise having only the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Sect as an upper three sect would be rather boring."

If the whole Soul Master World is in chaos, then the Shrek Academy of Heaven Dou City is the core of everything.

Although Liu Erlong and Flanders are Soul Douluo, the two cannot at all stop others from coveting Xiao Wu.

At this moment, the Shrek Academy is extremely chaotic and also extremely tense; even Flanders feels unprecedented pressure.

Seeing that the Shrek Academy seemed about to be besieged, Flanders immediately contacted his friend Zhao Wuji, who, without a word, returned to the Shrek Academy to take charge and help.

Meanwhile, Yang Xiong took this opportunity to seek out Ning Fengzhi, mainly to discuss the situation in Heaven Dou City.

(End of chapter)