Chapter 227: Quarrel in the Pope's Palace, Reaction of Haotian Sect
As Qian Daoliu's gaze focused deep within the Pope's Palace, a figure slowly emerged from the shadows. As expected, it was Su Yun!
"Su Yun! Who let you out? Go back!" Bibi Dong was naturally unwilling to let her disciple be exposed to Qian Daoliu's sight and could only scold Su Yun to hurry back.
Su Yun shook his head and said, "No need, Teacher."
He then looked at Qian Daoliu and said, "Great Worship, aren't you just trying to find out which deity I am inheriting from? Didn't you realize it from the feeling just now with your experience?"
Su Yun's words confirmed that the domain power Qian Daoliu felt indeed was released by him.
Facing Su Yun, Qian Daoliu's old face twitched, and he blushed slightly. To be honest, with his many years of experience and methods, when faced with the domain Su Yun released, he had no power to retaliate and could only watch as his body aged.
Hmm?
Thinking of this, Qian Daoliu suddenly had a sharp look in his eyes, and a difficult-to-suppress thought rose in his heart. He looked at Su Yun, his voice trembling slightly as he said, "Could it be that the divine position you inherited has the power to control time?"
Su Yun nodded, "Yes, the divine position I inherit can control the path of time in this world."
"Good! Hahaha! Excellent!" Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu was overjoyed, his face filled with a joyful smile, and he applauded while praising Su Yun, "Worthy of being the Holy Son of our Martial Soul Hall, truly extraordinary. Even I was nearly caught in your scheme."
Bibi Dong sarcastically said, "It's only because of that bit of power you got from the angel god."
Relying on external power to barely escape Su Yun's domain was indeed somewhat embarrassing for Qian Daoliu, one of the top three powerhouses in the world of Douluo.
Qian Daoliu coughed lightly, pretending not to hear, and said, "Good boy, I've been looking forward to you since you joined our Martial Soul Hall. I always knew you would become a pillar of our hall."
Listening to Qian Daoliu's praises, Bibi Dong felt goosebumps all over her body, including Su Yun, who also felt that the Great Worship of the Martial Soul Hall was not having good intentions—like a weasel paying a New Year visit to a chicken.
"Hmph! Great Worship, just speak directly, my disciple doesn't have time to chat idly here with you." Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with a trace of green as she started to issue an eviction order, knowing that Qian Daoliu wouldn't harm Su Yun, the treasure of the Martial Soul Hall, but to prevent accidents, she still wanted to keep the two apart.
And the inner urging in her heart was already pushing her to conduct the Eighth Rakshasa Trial...
"I naturally have important matters to discuss," Qian Daoliu heard the eviction in Bibi Dong's words, immediately spoke seriously, and looked at Su Yun, "Su Yun, you are not young anymore, it's about time..."
Boom!
Before Qian Daoliu could finish, Bibi Dong suddenly erupted with a chilling aura, making him immediately shut his mouth.
"Qian Daoliu! What do you mean?!" Bibi Dong's eyes burned with anger as she glared at Qian Daoliu, her tone filled with rage.
Qian Daoliu chuckled lightly, "Hmph, since Su Yun has already inherited a divine position, naturally there must be a suitable person to accompany him, and Qian Renxue is naturally the best choice. Don't forget, she is the most likely to inherit the angel god's position."
From the moment Qian Renxue was born, Qian Daoliu had seen a certain connection between his granddaughter and the angel god statue in the Martial Soul Hall, and this connection became increasingly clear as she grew up. However, due to timing issues and her undercover mission in the Tiandou Empire, this matter had been delayed.
In Qian Daoliu's heart, since his granddaughter might achieve the angel god position in the future, having a helper by her side would be most fitting, and who this helper would be, he had always been uncertain.
Because in Douluo Continent, those who can become gods are really few, and it's like finding a needle in a haystack to find those qualified to inherit a divine position.
But now, it seemed as if the angel god had given him a perfect opportunity, with their Martial Soul Hall's Holy Son Su Yun obtaining a powerful divine inheritance of the Time God!
How could Qian Daoliu not be moved by this?
Such a grandson-in-law was naturally to be won over.
Qian Daoliu looked at Bibi Dong, snorted lightly, and said with narrowed eyes, "Don't forget, Qian Renxue is your..."
"Shut up!" Bibi Dong shouted again, making Qian Daoliu stop talking.
Su Yun, watching Bibi Dong's strong reaction, naturally knew she did not want to acknowledge her relationship with Qian Renxue in public.
However, hearing that Qian Daoliu wanted him to marry and unite with Qian Renxue, he felt a bit secretly pleased inside.
"My disciple already has a fiancée, don't you know that, Great Worship?" Bibi Dong rejected on behalf of Su Yun, presenting Qian Daoliu with an 'impeccable' excuse.
Su Yun, standing aside, widened his eyes in surprise: "No way, I'm willing."
He believed that the little kitty wouldn't mind, but as for the little fox... that was questionable.
Qian Daoliu chuckled lightly and laid out his thoughts as if taking an item from his bag: "With the abilities of our Holy Son, it wouldn't hurt to marry a few more in the future, as long as Renxue is the chief wife. As long as a child born in the future bears the surname Qian and can inherit the position in our Martial Soul Hall, all would be well."
Chief wife… Su Yun muttered in his heart: That might be difficult. He was still reserving a spot for Ah Yin and the Pope here; Qian Renxue could at most be in the second tier.
"Impossible!" Bibi Dong clenched her teeth. If her own daughter became Su Yun's fiancée, what would she do herself?
For the sake of the Eighth Rakshasa Trial, she must do that thing with Su Yun, although she didn't have a good relationship with her daughter, she absolutely couldn't tolerate a mother and daughter together...
"What use is your unwillingness?"
Qian Daoliu smiled and looked at Su Yun, saying, "Su Yun, give this old man your stance, whether you are willing or not."
"As long as you are willing, the entire Martial Soul Hall will be my Renxue's dowry, and as soon as you come of age, I will decide to let you and Renxue get married."
Before Su Yun could answer, Bibi Dong interjected: "Dream on! A day as a teacher, a lifetime as a father. I am Su Yun's teacher, effectively his elder. If I don't agree, do you still intend to force him, Grand Worship?!"
After speaking, Bibi Dong also looked at Su Yun, staring at him: "Su Yun, tell me, are you willing?!"
Uh… Seeing the look in Bibi Dong's eyes, Su Yun felt that if he agreed to Qian Daoliu's request, he would definitely be torn apart by Bibi Dong's glare.
He was also puzzled why Bibi Dong was unwilling to let him marry Qian Renxue.
Logically, she should really love Qian Renxue.
Su Yun was somewhat confused by this.
Just as the two powerhouses in the Pope's Palace were at loggerheads, suddenly a guard from the Martial Soul Hall rushed in frantically.
"Greetings to the Pope! Greetings to the Grand Worship!"
The guard kneeled on one knee and saluted the two supreme beings of the Martial Soul Hall.
Seeing someone appear, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu consciously reined in their auras, tacitly avoiding mentioning the previous topic.
"What's the matter? So urgent?" Bibi Dong resumed her regal demeanor as a queen, looking at the guard indifferently.
The guard immediately said, "Reporting to the Pope, our scouts near Sea God Island have discovered that some merchants coming from the island have begun to buy large quantities of spiritual herbs and medicines for soul power cultivation, and there seems to be some disturbance on Sea God Island recently, rumors have been spreading."
Hmm?
Both Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu's expressions sharpened.
They were naturally extremely concerned about the territory of Sea God Island.
Qian Daoliu still had memories of Bo Saixi, the high priestess of Sea God Island.
Bibi Dong, on the other hand, had been thinking of taking over the island but had never succeeded. However, she had never ceased monitoring the island.
"What rumors? Let's hear them," Bibi Dong signaled the guard to continue.
The guard, upon receiving the instruction, nodded and continued: "It's rumored that... there seems to be a new inheritor of the Sea God on the island."
The guard paused before dropping this bombshell.
A new inheritor of the Sea God?!
Both Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu's faces changed, and they looked at each other, both seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.
Although both were from the Martial Soul Hall, they were well aware of the Sea God.
One's understanding of the Sea God came from Bo Saixi, while the other was from another consciousness within their mind.
They were both very aware of the power of the Sea God!
Because of the existence of the Sea God, even soul beasts with strengths surpassing 100,000 years dared not easily provoke Sea God Island.
"Immediately send out more scouts to gather information about Sea God Island!" Bibi Dong immediately issued an order, "If the news is confirmed, we must find out at all costs who the person that received the Sea God's inheritance is!"
"Yes!"
The guard received the order and immediately left the Pope's Palace. Before leaving, he handed a note to Bibi Dong.
Bibi Dong unfolded it and saw that it listed the names and quantities of spiritual herbs recently purchased by people from Sea God Island.
"These herbs are not for powerful individuals; the soul power of those using these herbs is probably around level 40 to 50, roughly from Soul Ancestor to Soul King realm," Bibi Dong's eyes were sharp, instantly analyzing the level of the users from this information.
Soul Ancestor to Soul King?
Su Yun thought with Tang San's talent, plus the Xuantian Gong, cultivating well back at Haotian Sect, it might not be difficult to reach the Soul Ancestor realm at this time.
Also, that day on Sea God Island, his Hanhai Qiankun Cover was exactly what Bo Saixi wanted to exchange.
Su Yun guessed, it's very likely that Tang San is already undergoing the divine test on the island.
"A Soul Ancestor to Soul King can inherit a divine position?" Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes slightly, "If this is true, then it likely means that Sea God Island may have gained a genius."
"A genius, so what? Can they compare to my disciple?" Bibi Dong scoffed lightly, glancing at Su Yun by her side.
To be honest, having seen her disciple's path of growth over the years, everyone else seemed like trash to her.
"By the way, Su Yun, you just came back from Sea God Island. Did you notice any other strange phenomena there?" Bibi Dong suddenly turned to Su Yun and asked.
Su Yun pretended to think for a moment and then nodded slightly, "Teacher, if you ask like that, indeed, I did feel something was off."
"On Sea God Island, I remember feeling an unusual aura, but I couldn't pinpoint what it was exactly. Now that I think about it, it might have been someone undergoing a divine trial that I sensed."
Qian Daoliu, upon hearing this, said, "It seems now that Sea God Island has definitely found the successor to the Sea God."
"However, to become a god, a soul force under level 100 surely wouldn't qualify."
"Therefore, it seems that the Spirit Hall still has a significant advantage."
He looked at Su Yun and said, "Su Yun, the future of our Spirit Hall may just depend on you and Renxue."
Su Yun nodded slightly.
Bibi Dong listened to the old man's words, knowing they had other implications, yet she closed her mouth and did not object.
That day, a large number of scouts were dispatched from the Spirit Hall towards Sea God Island.
This move also attracted the attention of the scouts from the top three sects.
They also noticed the unusual behavior and anomaly of the Spirit Hall.
Especially the people from Haotian Sect reacted most vehemently.
Several days later, at Haotian Sect.
Tang Xiao sat in the council hall of Haotian Sect, his face somber: "The direction the Spirit Hall's scouts are headed is precisely the nearest port to Sea God Island. It looks like they are heading for Sea God Island."
"How exactly did they get the news?"
The second elder replied, "Sect Master, there's no need to be so nervous. Sea God Island is a forbidden area for soul masters on our continent, and even Haotian Sect could only enter it thanks to the face of our old sect master back then."
"Normally, fewer than a hundred people are qualified to enter Sea God Island."
"People from the Spirit Hall, even with their capabilities, are unlikely to obtain the qualification to enter Sea God Island."
"Moreover, the high priest of Sea God Island will absolutely not allow people from the Spirit Hall to enter."
"So, you can be assured of Little San's safety."
Tang Xiao shook his head: "What I'm most worried about now is Qian Daoliu from the Spirit Hall taking forceful action."
"Since Tang Chen, the old ancestor left, the only ones left are Qian Daoliu, the strongest under the heavens, and Bo Saixi, the strongest in the ocean, both are peak ninety-nine level Title Douluos!"
"If Qian Daoliu takes forceful action, they might really enter Sea God Island to investigate the true identity of the Sea God's successor."
"Once they discover that the successor is a disciple of Haotian Sect, moreover, Brother Hao's son, Haotian Sect will inevitably suffer the thunderous strikes of the Spirit Hall."
"Even Little San's life will definitely be threatened."
"The Spirit Hall will not sit by and watch a potential god grow up without posing a threat."
The second elder furrowed his brow: "So what do we do now?"
(End of Chapter)
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