: This is simply a disaster

After the discussion, Bibi Dong left the main hall, but before leaving...

Bibi Dong's eyes, gleaming with a cold, dark purple light, glanced at the deepest corner of the shadows in the main hall.

"come out."

A figure was forced to emerge from the shadows; it was a Title Douluo dressed in the robes of a Spirit Hall elder, exuding a profound aura.

He was ordered by Qian Renxue to secretly monitor Fang Yuan's every move and report all the details truthfully, but he did not expect that Bibi Dong would expose him on the spot.

The elder's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly tried to say something.

But Bibi Dong didn't give him a chance to speak. With a flick of her jade hand, a chilling and bone-piercing soul force wrapped around his arm, forcibly dragging him out of the hall without giving him a chance to resist.

"Come with me, I have something to ask you."

Bibi Dong knew very well that with her current strength, she was already outmatched in directly confronting Qian Daoliu, who was in charge of the Hall of Worship, and she couldn't bring herself to harm Qian Renxue...

But dealing with these elders caught in the middle, who simply obey orders, was a piece of cake for her.

Qian Renxue was pampered by Qian Daoliu since childhood. Although she was proud, she lacked ruthlessness. When she was an undercover agent in the Tiandou Empire, she was a wise and virtuous prince. She acted gently and was not ruthless enough. If she had really poisoned Emperor Xueye in advance, Xue Beng would not have been able to compete with her for the throne. Why would she have wasted so much time infiltrating for so long?

Qian Daoliu was solely focused on paving the way for the angelic examination and was always lenient with his subordinates. Even if someone failed to perform their duties effectively, he rarely imposed truly severe punishments.

Over time, the price of betrayal and disobedience became almost zero in the eyes of the Qian family.

But the rules are completely different when it comes to Bibi Dong.

If anyone dares to ignore her warning and report today's operation to Qian Renxue, the consequences will be...

The elder before her had watched her grow up, protected her when she was young, and guided her in cultivating her soul power.

If it were someone else, they might have thought of past relationships and wouldn't have been able to use threats or commands.

But Bibi Dong has now completely turned to the dark side.

After personally killing Qian Xunji and taking on the Rakshasa God Test, her twin evil martial souls became increasingly violent, and she was rushing headlong towards the abyss and depravity.

She hated the Spirit Hall and the Qian Clan, yet she ended up as the Pope of the Spirit Hall, wielding the power of life and death.

This is absolutely a disaster!!!

Qian Daoliu lived a secluded life, detached from worldly affairs; Qian Xunji was dead, and no one could suppress her anymore.

She was extremely strict in her administration. Merit was not guaranteed to be rewarded, but if someone made a mistake or failed to perform their duties properly, punishment was inevitable, and sometimes it could even be doubled.

Those who fall under her control always have to be extremely cautious and walk on thin ice.

This titled elder knew Bibi Dong's personality well. When he was swept by her cold and piercing gaze, the hair on his body stood on end, and the last bit of hope in his heart disappeared.

He remained silent for a moment, his Adam's apple bobbing, before finally lowering his head and replying in a dry voice, "...This subordinate understands. This matter will not be revealed to the young master in the slightest."

He could only desperately comfort himself—Bibi Dong was the rightful Pope of the Spirit Hall, and obeying the Pope's orders was his duty, not a betrayal.

But deep down, I felt a bitter taste in my mouth.

The family above was engaged in open and covert struggles, and he, a mere elder, was caught in the middle, caught in a dilemma, and in the end...

(PS: Sorry, I checked again and I remembered it wrong. The original novel, comics and anime have different settings. The Spirit Hall elder that Bibi Dong devoured is also different. In the comics, it was Chrysanthemum Douluo who was devoured, while in the anime it was Tuoba hope.)

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One day, half a month later.

No one expected that Haotian Douluo Tang Hao would break into the heavily guarded Spirit City alone and launch a direct attack on the Spirit Hall's main hall.

High in the sky, a tall and imposing figure wore a tattered black cloak, his hair and beard were disheveled, his face was shrouded in ferocity and hatred, his eyes were blood-red, and the soul power swirling around him was violent and suppressed, like a volcano that had been dormant for many years and was about to erupt.

He soared into the sky above the main hall of the Spirit Hall and clenched his right fist.

"Buzz—"

The true form of the Haotian Hammer, entirely black and covered with mysterious red patterns, suddenly materialized in his hand.

The hammer fell directly towards the most sacred and symbolic angel statue in the Spirit Hall.

Tang Hao tensed his arm muscles, ignoring his still-healing injuries, and frantically channeled his soul power, roaring with a world-destroying rage: "Despicable Spirit Hall—give me back my wife!"

This roar made some of the lower-level Soul Masters feel dizzy.

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Not long ago, Tang Hao's whereabouts were accidentally exposed (although he didn't know how he was suddenly exposed), and he was surrounded and killed by experts from the Spirit Hall. He could only do his best to retreat with his son Tang San.

Relying on his years of experience in escaping and hiding honed through life-and-death battles, he barely managed to shake off his pursuers and was temporarily safe.

After things calmed down a bit, he immediately risked returning to Holy Soul Village.

He was going to the hidden cave behind the waterfall to move his wife Ah Yin's original form, the Blue Silver Grass, and the 100,000-year-old Blue Silver Emperor's right leg bone.

But when he secretly returned to the cave behind the waterfall, what he saw chilled him to the bone.

The cave was completely empty.

The Blue Silver Grass that he had carefully protected, which had a faint but tenacious presence, had disappeared.

The right leg bone that held the essence of his wife also disappeared.

The entire cave was empty, as if nothing had ever existed there in the first place.

A sudden thought struck Tang Hao. Without any hesitation or doubt, he immediately focused his suspicions on the Spirit Hall.

Even without the slightest evidence, he firmly believed that apart from the Spirit Hall, no one else would want to kill him and Ah Yin, and no one else would have the ability to find such a hidden hiding place.

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Below, the Spirit Hall members were stunned by the sudden and powerful attack, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Who would have thought that Tang Hao would dare to single-handedly storm the Spirit Hall?

Weren't they always hiding and afraid to show their faces before?

Why are you suddenly so brave?

Several titled Douluo elders' expressions changed drastically. They immediately soared into the sky, their soul power surging, preparing to join forces to fight the enemy.

But inside the distant ancestral hall, all was quiet.

The several guardians who were stationed there merely glanced indifferently at the sky before turning their gaze away.

Tang Hao is nothing to them; they're not even worth taking action against. Besides, they have a mission to keep themselves in check.

With the elders of the Spirit Hall and Pope Bibi Dong in charge, they have more than enough to handle this.

Just as that enormous Clear Sky Hammer, carrying the force of destruction, was about to smash into the angel statue, shattering the Spirit Hall's majesty and glory—

A dark purple figure shot out from the dome of the main hall.