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The reason Tang San spoke so frankly to Bibi Dong was simple: he now had the strength to make her listen. For someone like Bibi Dong, the Pope of the Spirit Hall and a ruler, probing the loyalty of her subordinates was unnecessary and would achieve nothing positive.
In fact, it would only dishearten her loyal followers without yielding any real benefit.
Of course, Tang San wasn't exactly one of her loyal subordinates.
"Forget it, I won't argue with you over this." Bibi Dong didn't intend to test anyone and shifted the conversation, "Let's focus on the Continental Elite Tournament. Don't spend all your time researching—taking a break now and then is a good idea."
Tang San's expression turned strange.
Is she concerned about me?
Also, wasn't I the one who first suggested balancing work and rest?
"Thank you for your concern, Your Holiness, but I'm fine. When it comes to energy, there may be no one in this world who can surpass me."
Having already reached level 99 in power, Tang San no longer needed sleep. With the assistance of the Heavenly Dao, he could work continuously, without rest, all year round.
He was practically superhuman.
Bibi Dong nodded slightly. "Just take care of yourself... Speaking of which, can you travel to the Sun and Moon Continent now?"
Although the route from the Sun and Moon Continent to Douluo Continent had been established, Bibi Dong, as the Pope, had to remain in Spirit City. She couldn't leave. Others, like Qian Daoliu and the Titled Douluo under his command, rarely left the Offering Hall and often ignored Bibi Dong's orders altogether.
This created a sort of "you ignore me, I'll ignore you" situation, which kept things relatively peaceful.
Thus, Bibi Dong considered Tang San, who had obtained the Throne of Eternal Creation and fused it with his spirit to become a spirit ring. He should be able to cross the vast ocean and reach the Sun and Moon Continent directly.
"I can."
For Tang San, traveling to a place only required having its coordinates.
Although he didn't have the exact coordinates of the Sun and Moon Continent, he could easily follow the sea charts and fly there. It wouldn't take much time at all. Given his current strength, covering thousands of miles in an instant was a trivial matter, hardly worth mentioning.
"Do you want me to go investigate the Sun and Moon Continent?" Tang San asked. "With all due respect, it's unnecessary. Based on the soul tools we confiscated from the Sun and Moon army, they don't seem to have devices for long-distance communication or transmission of images. This suggests that their forces likely don't even know their army on the Douluo Continent has been wiped out, or that their emperor is dead."
"Instead of wasting effort scouting their situation, we could wait here and let them come to us. It would be better to conserve our strength and deal with them at our own pace."
"To expand overseas, we need to unify the internal forces of the Douluo Continent first. Otherwise, there will always be someone holding us back."
Before dealing with external threats, internal stability must be ensured.
This principle applied to the current situation on the Douluo Continent. Given the current level of the Sun and Moon Empire's soul tool technology, it hadn't surpassed Douluo's civilian soul tools by much. It was just that, before the Sun and Moon Empire's invasion, the major powers had been researching soul tools in secret and hadn't begun large-scale production yet.
This is why Xiaohai City was caught off guard, leading to the tragic massacre that took place there.
After all, no one had expected that an overseas continent would launch an attack...
However, there was a silver lining—it forced the various forces on Douluo Continent to shift their focus from internal conflicts to external threats. Still, Tang San believed that, in the short term, Spirit Hall should continue its development on land. After all, the soul tools needed for overseas exploration were far from mature.
Indeed, during their last pursuit of the Fallen, Tang San and his companions had brought back a large number of soul tools from the Golden Tree, including several Hao Hai Heavenly Boats and other vessels capable of sailing the seas.
But the intricacies of the Hao Hai Heavenly Boats, which could traverse vast oceans, were still not fully understood.
Spirit Hall couldn't afford to follow in the footsteps of the Xingguan Sect.
Without fully understanding the boats' principles or even their exact functions, they recklessly sailed out to explore the seas. That Xing was able to find the Sun and Moon Continent was nothing short of a stroke of luck.
"Is that so? I was indeed a bit hasty. To conquer the Sun and Moon Continent, we first need to stabilize the situation internally," Bibi Dong agreed, seeing the logic in Tang San's words. Besides, during this process, both she and Tang San must refrain from breaking through to godhood, as that would attract the attention of the Divine Realm—gods were not supposed to interfere with the mortal world too much.
Why, then, was Sea God Island allowed to have so many followers?
Because the Sea God resided far from the mainland, establishing his legacy on an isolated island. The creatures that provided him with the most faith were not humans, but sea soul beasts.
Although sea soul beasts existed in the mortal world, they weren't bound by the same rules as humans.
The Sea God had cleverly exploited this loophole!
It was a shame about the first-generation Angel God, though—brilliant, but ultimately misguided in choosing the wrong followers. Seeking to gain human faith led to her downfall as a confused and misguided deity.
Thinking of this, Bibi Dong felt it was necessary to warn Qian Renxue. After all, when she inherited the Angel God's position, she might think herself invincible and act recklessly...
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"Grandfather."
That night, Xue Qinghe, having reverted to her true form, found an opportunity to head to the top of Spirit Mountain. She entered the Douluo Hall, passed through the Elders' Hall, and finally arrived at the Offering Hall.
The halls atop Spirit Mountain were divided into three sections: Douluo Hall, Elders' Hall, and Offering Hall.
Douluo Hall, as the name implied, was a place where any Titled Douluo could leave their name and title; the Elders' Hall was reserved for Titled Douluo who had joined Spirit Hall.
The final hall, the Offering Hall, was where the Angel God's statue was enshrined, the most mysterious of the three. Most soul masters had never even heard of its existence.
Those residing within, led by Qian Daoliu, were all worshippers of the Angel God.
"You're back?" Qian Daoliu was pleased to see his granddaughter, but his joy faded when he learned she was only staying temporarily for the Continental Elite Tournament. "Xue'er, strength is what truly matters. Why cling to power? There's no need to prove anything to her."
"Grandfather, I want to know, why does she dislike me?" Qian Renxue asked bluntly. "Although our relationship seems to have eased a little, I can still sense her grudge against me... Grandfather, you must know something. And my father—did he really die from the wounds Tang Hao inflicted on him?"
Qian Daoliu's face changed. Seeing his granddaughter's determined expression, he realized that if he didn't tell her the truth, she might resent him for it... She was entering her rebellious phase.
But if he told her, would she still be able to pass the Angel God's trials?
(End of Chapter)