Chapter 97: Yo Yo Yo, Hu Liena Don't Tell Me You Fell for Tang San After His Looks Changed?
Bibi Dong went easy?
She let the enemy's son and a hundred-thousand-year soul beast escape? What was she thinking?
[I Don't Like Men: Went easy? Why would she let Tang Hao go? He's the enemy of Spirit Hall!]
Lin Yuan answered his diary:
[That hammer strike from Tang Hao back then wasn't aimed at Bibi Dong and the others.]
[It was aimed at the Angel statue in front of the Pope Palace, the symbol of Spirit Hall's highest faith!]
[Tang Hao knew very well the condition of his body. He probably only had the strength for a single strike, so he could only resort to this tactic.]
[And that was basically a slap straight to Qian Daoliu's face!]
[The reason Bibi Dong didn't go all out and even allowed the statue to be destroyed:]
[On one hand, she wanted to use Tang Hao's hand to disgust Qian Daoliu, maybe even force that old turtle out into the open.]
[On the other hand, she was hiding her strength!]
[She was wary of Qian Daoliu!]
[She feared that if she went all out, she would expose the Rakshasa God power she inherited.]
[If Qian Daoliu, the High Priest of the Angel God, found out that she, the Pope, had inherited the evil Rakshasa God's divine position…]
[Then, to protect the purity of the Angel God, he might directly clean the house!]
[So she chose to endure. She chose to act.]
[That's what allowed Tang Hao to show off and escape successfully.]
Reading this, the women suddenly understood.
[Sea God's Spokesperson: Rakshasa God… no wonder. Angel and Rakshasa, light and darkness, have always been mortal enemies.]
[Sea God's Spokesperson: But Lin Yuan is right. Bibi Dong is overthinking this. Qian Daoliu is a Rank 99 Ultimate Douluo and has spent his entire life in Spirit Hall.]
[Sea God's Spokesperson: Even if the Rakshasa God's aura on Bibi Dong is well concealed, how could it possibly escape his perception?]
[Sea God's Spokesperson: The reason Qian Daoliu didn't expose her, and even suppressed the opposition to secure her position as Pope, is probably…]
Bo Saixi did not continue, but the meaning was obvious.
Qian Daoliu knew!
And he chose to tacitly approve!
This was also the point Lin Yuan made next in his diary:
[I think Bibi Dong is completely overthinking it.]
[The divine powers of the Rakshasa God and the Angel God are fundamentally opposite—one supremely evil, one supremely holy.]
[With both forces coexisting on Spirit Mountain, would Qian Daoliu, as High Priest, not sense it?]
[He didn't discover that Bibi Dong inherited Rakshasa divine power? Who's he trying to fool?]
[After Qian Xunji died, Spirit Hall was thrown into turmoil.]
[If Qian Daoliu hadn't forcefully suppressed the objections of the other worship elders, how could Bibi Dong, an outsider by blood, have taken the Pope's throne?]
[The six worship elders never liked Bibi Dong!]
Pope Palace
Bibi Dong stared at the diary, her grip on her scepter tightening until it creaked.
Her expression shifted unpredictably, her eyes flickering.
"Lin Yuan… you even know this?"
"Qian Daoliu knew about the Rakshasa God Trial… he knew all along? How is that possible? I hid it perfectly!"
A wave of lingering fear rose in her heart.
She had always believed her disguise was flawless. Could that old man have known from the very beginning?
But what terrified her more was—
If Lin Yuan had analyzed this far… did he also know the true cause of Qian Xunji's death?
"No…"
"He absolutely cannot say it!"
Bibi Dong's heart pounded wildly.
If the world learned that Qian Xunji had actually been devoured by her… how would Qian Renxue see her?
…Wait?
Why was her first thought about how Xiao Xue would see her?
Qian Xunji deserved to die!
Meanwhile, in the chat group, the women's attention had shifted elsewhere.
[Seven Treasure Little Rich Lady: Six worship elders? I heard that aside from the Elder Palace, Spirit Hall also has a Douluo Hall.]
[Seven Treasure Little Rich Lady: What exactly is this Douluo Hall? It sounds even more powerful than the Pope?]
[I Want to Live Past Thirty: I'm curious too. So, besides Qian Daoliu, are there six other worship elders? How strong are they?]
Lin Yuan hesitated.
Should he reveal here that Qian Xunji's death wasn't actually Tang Hao's doing, that Tang Hao merely took the blame, and Bibi Dong was the real killer?
After careful thought, he decided to save that reveal for next time. This time, the focus was on Xiao Wu.
[At this point, when Xiao Wu's identity as a hundred-thousand-year soul beast was exposed, although Ning Fengzhi bears the main responsibility, Tang San also carries some blame.]
[With his Purple Demon Eye having reached the "Mustard Seed" realm, he should have discovered Xiao Wu's soul beast identity long before the Soul Master Tournament began, perhaps even much earlier!]
[But what did he do?]
[He said nothing!]
[He knowingly played dumb, allowing Xiao Wu, a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, to swagger into Spirit City, where Titled Douluo gathered, to compete!]
[That's basically walking a tightrope!]
[This operation is identical to when Tang Hao took the newly transformed Ah Yin to stroll around Spirit City, resulting in her identity being exposed!]
[Honestly, father and son truly are alike. They made the same choice.]
Classroom
Xiao Wu stared at this passage, completely frozen.
"What?!"
"Tang San… he already knew?"
[After Tang Hao wreaked havoc in Spirit Hall and rescued the two of them, he sent Xiao Wu back to the Star Dou Great Forest to lie low.]
[He then took Tang San with him for five years of hellish training.]
[During those five years, Tang San learned the Disorder Splitting Wind Hammer Method and the Clear Sky Nine Absolutes.]
[With the help of the Blue Silver King, he awakened the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline. His appearance changed drastically from an ordinary face to a blue-haired handsome youth.]
[He even went to the legendary Slaughter City for training and obtained the Death God Domain.]
[It was there that he met Hu Liena again.]
In the chat group, Hu Liena looked at the diary in confusion.
[Sworn Protector of the Pope: Met again? What do you mean? We met during the Soul Master Tournament, didn't we? We were mortal enemies!]
[Sworn Protector of the Pope: In a place like Slaughter City, shouldn't we have attacked each other immediately?]
[Ah Yin: I think Lin Yuan means that after awakening the Blue Silver Emperor bloodline, Tang San's appearance changed completely.]
[Ah Yin: He became more handsome, his temperament changed, so you didn't recognize him immediately.]
[Ah Yin: And in Slaughter City, you can use martial souls but not soul skills. Tang San used the Clear Sky Hammer, so you may have thought he was another disciple of the Clear Sky Sect.]
[Seven Treasure Little Rich Lady: Yo yo yo~]
[Seven Treasure Little Rich Lady: @Sworn Protector of the Pope, I smell some gossip.]
[Seven Treasure Little Rich Lady: Hu Liena, don't tell me that in the original story, after Tang San became handsome and under the suspension bridge effect in Slaughter City, you actually fell for him?]
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