Spirit City was overcast.
Drizzling rain fell on the streets of Spirit City, and more than ten teams of Spirit Master powerhouses, having prepared in the Elder Palace, surrounded the Supreme Pontiff Palace, completely engulfing it in shadow.
In the Supreme Pontiff Palace square, several Spirit Master teams were arrayed. Gui Mei and Yue Guan, two Elders, hurriedly entered the Supreme Pontiff Palace and cupped their hands to the noble figure high above, saying:
"Your Holiness the Pope, those old fellows from the Offering Hall are serious this time. Overnight, they mobilized all the Spirit Saint realm and above powerhouses in the Elder Palace city. If those old fellows personally make a move, I'm afraid we…
Both Gui Mei and Yue Guan's eyes revealed extreme worry.
"Your Holiness the Pope, you are currently unwell. If anything unexpected happens, Old Gui and I will risk our lives to buy Your Holiness the Pope a chance to escape!"
High above, the noble woman was no longer wearing the Pope's robe, but a looser purple and white dress. One hand involuntarily rested on her bulging belly, while the other held the Pope's scepter. She looked up at the sky, her face incredibly cold:
"This old undying fellow, he pretended to be dead and didn't appear for twenty or thirty years, but now he jumps out."
Even with child, Bibi Dong's demeanor was undiminished. She leaped up and stood on the roof of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, saying coldly:
"Since you've all come, what are you waiting for? Do you think Pope is afraid of you?"
As soon as Bibi Dong's words fell, several powerful figures appeared one after another from the dark clouds surrounding the Supreme Pontiff Palace, accompanied by voices like thunder:
"Bibi Dong, you have defied the Holy Dao, what is your crime?"
"As Pope, hiding private affairs and attempting to usurp the Pope's authority is a disgrace to Spirit Hall! Do you know your mistake?"
"I know my mistake? What mistake has Pope made? You are merely afraid that this child's birth will diminish your authority within the Palace."
Her purple skirt swayed in the strong wind, and the Pope pointed to the sky, angrily rebuking.
"The Pope should prioritize the great cause and obey the Angel God's will. This unborn child's origin is unknown, a betrayal of the Qian family, and an insult to the Angel God's holiness. It must not be born!"
A golden light suddenly appeared from the darkness. An old man with six wings on his back soared above the sky, gazing down at Bibi Dong and saying:
"What a joke. Twenty or thirty years ago, why didn't you say so?"
Bibi Dong said sharply and coldly: "Whoever dares to hinder the birth of my child, it will be an endless struggle!"
"How audacious!"
"Bibi Dong, don't be so stubborn. Now that you are pregnant, your cultivation has regressed, which is disadvantageous to you."
"Old man will give you two choices."
"① Abort this child, and you will still be the Pope of our Spirit Hall, second only to one person and above ten thousand, wielding the authority of Spirit Masters."
"② Resign from the position of Pope and leave Spirit Hall."
Qian Daoliu's figure floated in mid-air, looking down at the entire Supreme Pontiff Palace from above.
Bibi Dong's face grew even uglier:
"The Supreme Pontiff Palace was built through my painstaking efforts, and it's what your Qian family owes me. Why should I retreat?"
"Not only will I not retreat, but my child will also inherit the position of Pope and become the most noble person on this continent!"
"Stubborn! Foolish!"
The old man in golden armor, stepping on a mighty lion, scolded:
"If you had secretly given birth to a child, that would be one thing, but you even tried to pass on the Pope's authority. Spirit Hall is not your personal property, Bibi Dong!"
"Pope, if you truly cherish the child in your womb, then retreat. With your strength, you can still provide a good life for this child. Why insist on not retreating?"
A beautiful-looking Douluo, with a radiant bow suspended behind him, resembling a beautiful woman, calmly advised.
"Because I am not convinced. Why should I retreat?"
Bibi Dong's eyes were filled with resentment, her gaze entirely focused on the six-winged old man in the very center.
Qian Daoliu, the strongest in Spirit Hall, the divine servant of the Angel God, a Level 99 Limit Douluo, revered as the supreme powerhouse unrivaled in the sky.
But it was precisely this old thing, who was inept at teaching his child, that she still held resentment towards him to this day.
"If that's the case, there's no point in saying more."
"Go!"
Qian Daoliu spoke lightly. Below the feet of Qianjun Douluo and Xiongshi Douluo on either side, nine standard spirit rings appeared. They were Level 96 and Level 97 Super Douluo, respectively, and their strength was formidable. They each held a Coiling Dragon Rod and had their Lion Spirit attached, attacking Bibi Dong.
"Demons and monsters!"
"Eighth Spirit Ability, Gate of Holy Light!"
Below the Supreme Pontiff Palace, Gui Mei and Yue Guan made their move.
Gui Mei transformed into a ghostly shadow, with multiple Clones appearing behind him, charging towards Xiongshi Douluo, and then exploding.
The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum fully bloomed in front of Yue Guan, and a terrifying beam of light shot out from its stamens, temporarily suppressing the Sixth Consecration, Qianjun Douluo.
"Your Holiness the Pope, hurry and leave. We can't hold on for long."
Yue Guan turned and said to Bibi Dong.
"Where there's life, there's hope. The Offering Hall is being aggressive, so Your Holiness the Pope should not stay long! Even for the child!"
Gui Mei also advised.
Looking at Yue Guan and Gui Mei fighting, Bibi Dong's expression was moved, and she felt extremely aggrieved in her heart. She didn't want to give up, even if it meant a fight to the death with the Offering Hall.
But when the child was mentioned, Bibi Dong hesitated.
She also hadn't expected that these old fellows from the Offering Hall would harbor such great malice towards her child.
When Qian Renxue was born, they didn't have such an attitude!
Indeed, if it's not my Bloodline, not my kin, even if far away, they must be exterminated!
"What a Holy Intent of the Angel God, what a Offering Hall. Qian Daoliu, I will remember you."
I will settle this score sooner or later!
"Want to leave?"
"Leave the Pope's authority!"
Qian Daoliu held the Angel Sword, and nine dazzling spirit rings flickered beneath his feet. With just one sword strike, he cut off Bibi Dong's escape path.
The Pope's scepter in Bibi Dong's hand was not just an ornament, but a manifestation of the Pope's authority, and even a rare treasure that could quickly replenish a Spirit Master's spirit power and release a type of Domain—the Pope's Aura.
"Qian Daoliu, don't bully others too much. If the biological father of the child in my womb learns of today's events, one day, your Offering Hall will not have a good end either!"
Bibi Dong also opened all nine of her spirit rings, but what manifested was her second Spirit: the Soul Eating Spider Emperor.
Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu was unmoved:
"Looking across the two Empires, no one can achieve this."
"Good… Good, good, good. The Pope's scepter, take it. Qian Daoliu, remember this, how you took the authority from my hands today, one day, watch how you respectfully invite me to take it back!"
Bibi Dong said, suppressing her anger. It wasn't that she coveted the position of Pope, but that she had painstakingly built it up. The current prestige of the Supreme Pontiff Palace was all her hard work, her heart and soul. To have it taken away just like that naturally filled her with resentment.
It was at this moment that a golden, shimmering, exquisitely beautiful woman, wielding an eight-winged angel, arrived in a hurry, saying anxiously:
"Grandpa, stop!"
"You cannot do this, you cannot take her position as Pope."
The figure flying in was none other than the Angel Holy Maiden, Qian Renxue, who had rushed from Peach Garden Academy to inform Bibi Dong about Disciple Wang Sheng's wedding!
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