[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi":3,"chapter-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-261":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Douluo: The Exiled Immortal Descends, Sword and Wine Slay the Gods",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1550526,2014,"Chapter 261 - 261 – The Pope Bibi Dong Arrives in Person, Two Sect Heirs Slain Before Her Eyes","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-261",261,"\u003Cp>\"Did I say you could leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian didn't even lift his eyelids.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That light, almost careless sentence froze everyone in place.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hall full of Spirit Masters instantly turned pale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone gritted his teeth and forced out a few trembling words between them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li… Li Zhexian…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seven Treasures, shine with Glazed Light!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shhh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As though they had discussed it beforehand—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Rongrong summoned her Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda, instantly releasing waves of amplification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tianheng, Yu Tianxin, and Feng Buyu attacked in unison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thunder roared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sword qi shimmered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the man could even finish his sentence,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his body burst apart—blood spraying, flesh scattering across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hic~\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Buyu let out a drunken hiccup, pointing his longsword at the trembling guests and sneering:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A bunch of nobodies!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't even know your own place!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Titled Douluos aren't to be insulted—and you think Li Zhixian can be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Across the continent, there had always been differing opinions about Li Zhexian's true standing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some said—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian was still too young.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That although he could participate in a Titled Douluo-level battle, he had never fought one alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That his strength was merely that of a Spirit Douluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But others—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Were simply waiting for Li Zhexian to battle a Titled Douluo alone—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and once he did, they would crown him with a Title immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stench of blood sobered everyone instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the three corpses sprawled before them, they finally recognized the truth:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether or not Li Zhexian was as powerful as rumored,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he was far beyond what they could mock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian put down his teacup, leaned lazily against his chair, and gazed at the pale-faced young masters of the Fire Leopard Sect and the White Tiger Sect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Come.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Weren't you so eager to challenge me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to come upstairs to find me—I came myself.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Which one of you will go first?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Or will you come together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I… I…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The once-arrogant young master of the Fire Leopard Sect was now trembling like a sieve, unable to form a complete sentence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Huyan Li had said—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps the Spirit Masters of Spirit City were misled by their rulers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as disciples of the Seven Great Sects, how could they not know the truth of what happened five years ago?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The \"Legend of Sword Wine\" told throughout Heaven Dou and Star Luo was no myth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That youth's fame had been carved blade by blade from blood and battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet they had dared to say they wanted to \"challenge\" Li Zhexian…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Did they even know if their sect elders would dare say such words?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Leopard and White Tiger heirs didn't even dare breathe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian turned his bored gaze toward a girl with foxlike eyes who was feigning calmness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hu Liena,\" he said slowly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"tell them…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I nailed your teacher down and took his head—did I use any despicable tricks?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Liena was silent for a long while before finally speaking:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian, I never slandered you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying pressure of Auspicious Beast Spirit Rings and a hundred-thousand-year Spirit Ring, mixed with razor-edged sword qi and overwhelming spiritual power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>burst from Li Zhexian's body in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The floor cracked open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tables and chairs shattered into dust.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone around staggered back, crying out in fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entire Sacred Banquet Pavilion trembled on the verge of collapse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hu Liena, standing closest, went deathly pale and spat a mouthful of blood, staggering backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"When I speak, you answer.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian sat calmly amid the destruction, his tone indifferent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone else looked on in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With mere pressure alone,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had forced the Holy Maiden Hu Liena into serious injury and blood loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such strength…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Could it be… the rumors were true? That Li Zhexian really once nailed down Her Holiness the Pope herself—and already possesses Titled Douluo-level power?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, every Spirit Master of Spirit City present had the same thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heirs of the Fire Leopard and White Tiger Sects were so terrified they nearly fainted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the corner, Huyan Li's eyes shone with awe and despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Among our generation,\" he murmured, \"none can even glimpse Brother Zhexian's back anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why won't Grandfather believe me…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had tried countless times to persuade his grandfather not to submit to the Spirit Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The future of the continent was unpredictable—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Spirit Hall might not be the final victor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But alas, his words carried no weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brother Buyu!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yu Tianxin nudged Feng Buyu excitedly with his shoulder, his voice low but filled with enthusiasm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This feels amazing!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fighting alongside Master—this is so satisfying!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Feng Buyu clicked his tongue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Calm down. This is small stuff.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he frowned suddenly—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and smacked Yu Tianxin on the head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Show some respect! I, your brother, and your master—we call each other brothers. You calling me 'Brother Buyu'? Call me senior brother!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Cough, cough…\" Hu Liena raised a slender hand to her forehead, her head pounding as though it would split.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five years ago,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian had still needed to draw his sword to defeat her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>she couldn't even withstand the pressure of his aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meeting the youth's increasingly cold gaze, Hu Liena gave a bitter smile and rasped out,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did not use any despicable tricks.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The rumors outside…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are all true.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she finished, she closed her fox-like eyes in humiliation, her alluring face drained of life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian was about to speak again—when his sword brows lifted slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They arrived quickly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sword qi he had left blocking the tavern door shattered instantly under a violent surge of Spirit Power—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fused with blazing fire and sharp metallic force—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>collapsing the doorway in a burst of dust and splintered beams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the smoke,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>a lean middle-aged man in a flaming red robe strode in, alongside a burly elder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Father! Grandfather! Save us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heirs of the Fire Leopard Sect and the White Tiger Sect cried out in ecstatic relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two newcomers stepped forward—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then both abruptly frowned, and quickly moved aside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From between them emerged a woman of peerless beauty,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>dressed in a long, dark-purple gown,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her hand resting on a Pope's scepter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the vast tavern,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>everyone except Li Zhexian and his companions\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>fell to their knees in reverence and awe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Greetings, Your Holiness the Pope!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bibi Dong's phoenix eyes swept coldly across the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when her gaze landed on Li Zhexian—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>alone, with no one guarding him—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>her aura suddenly flared as if in reflex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next instant—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>BOOM! BOOM!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CRASH! CRASH!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The windows of the second floor shattered in succession.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Figures appeared as though teleporting, forming up instantly before Li Zhexian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ning Fengzhi, Chen Xin, Gu Rong, Feng Bailong, Dugu Bo, and Yu Yuanzhen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gathering of Titled Douluo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without releasing any Spirit Power,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the sheer pressure of their presence\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>made the air inside the tavern feel as if it had frozen solid—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>so heavy it was suffocating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The diners inside had all turned deathly pale,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>clutching tables or walls just to stay upright.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who could have imagined—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>that what began as a petty squabble among juniors\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>would escalate to a confrontation between Titled Douluo?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And all of this…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>because of the calm, white-robed youth at the center of it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The atmosphere was taut as a bowstring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes, her surging Spirit Power slowly subsiding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Li Zhexian!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Fire Leopard Sect Master, Huo Yanbao, stepped forward,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>his fiery-red hair flaring upward, blazing like living flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This was a quarrel between juniors! If you dare lay a hand on my son—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zheng!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A streak of sword light flashed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The joyous expressions on the faces of the Fire Leopard and White Tiger heirs froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ah… ah…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their eyes bulged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thin red line appeared on each of their necks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed out in two gushing arcs,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and their heads rolled across the floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Zhexian smiled faintly and asked,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So—what will you do about it?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1334,"2026-06-06T07:17:02.446Z",1,"novelbin.me","2441fd6669218c6331ed3938f6272be35a689c18cb411b8fa407e913458524a0","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-262","douluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-chapter-260",442,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fdouluo-the-exiled-immortal-descends-sword-and-wi-cover.jpg"]