Chapter 358: Qian Daoliu Prepares to Trouble Yu Yuanzhen
In her extreme fury, Bibi Dong's thoughts became clearer than ever.
There was no doubt that the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's ability to achieve such a result meant they had long known about Spirit Hall's Soul Hunting Operation and had prepared countermeasures in advance.
Otherwise, if the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan already possessed five Titled Douluo, why would they not announce it to increase their clan's prestige and attract more Spirit Masters? Why would they choose to hide it instead?
There was only one possibility.
The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan had concealed the number of its Titled Douluo specifically to guard against Spirit Hall.
But even if Bibi Dong realized this now, what use was it?
It was already too late.
Her plan to launch the Soul Hunting Operation had been completely outmaneuvered by the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, resulting in devastating losses.
Boom!
Just as Bibi Dong was consumed by fury, the doors of the Supreme Pontiff Palace were suddenly kicked open. Immediately afterward, Thousand Jun Douluo appeared inside the hall.
Thousand Jun Douluo's expression was extremely grim. He rushed straight toward Bibi Dong and demanded, "Bibi Dong! What happened to Demon Subduing Douluo?!"
Good heavens.
It had not been long, yet Thousand Jun Douluo had already learned of Demon Subduing Douluo's death. It was unclear who had informed him.
Seeing the conflict between the Enshrined Elder and the Pontiff, the Cardinal at the side very consciously carried out the corpses of the men Bibi Dong had just killed, then quickly left the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
He had no desire to get involved in this.
Because the Soul Hunting Operation had failed and Spirit Hall had suffered heavy losses, Bibi Dong was in an extremely foul mood. Thus, facing Thousand Jun Douluo's questioning, she said coldly, "The Seventh Enshrined Elder fought Yu Yuanzhen one-on-one and was killed by Yu Yuanzhen."
Even with the anger in her heart, Bibi Dong could not help feeling a slight tremor when she said those words.
From the information she had received from those few survivors earlier, Yu Yuanzhen seemed to have killed Demon Subduing Douluo with ease before summoning heavenly thunder and severely damaging Spirit Hall's army of ten thousand.
To achieve such a feat, Yu Yuanzhen's spirit power had undoubtedly reached Rank 98. It was even possible that he had reached Rank 99.
Such cultivation was already above Bibi Dong's current level. Naturally, this made her wary.
"Dead?"
After receiving Bibi Dong's confirmation, Thousand Jun Douluo's expression twisted at once.
"Bibi Dong, it was your damned Soul Hunting Operation that got Demon Subduing Douluo killed!"
Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo were blood brothers who had spent an extremely long time together. Their bond was far deeper than even that of Yue Guan and Gui Mei.
Bibi Dong retorted without backing down, "The Soul Hunting Operation was approved by the Elder Council!"
The Enshrined Elders of Spirit Hall were also Elders, merely with more distinguished status. Therefore, the Enshrined Elders naturally had the right to participate in the Elder Council.
Bibi Dong's meaning was very clear. Although she had proposed the Soul Hunting Operation, the fact that the Elder Council approved it meant the Enshrined Elders had also agreed. She would not allow all responsibility to be forced onto her alone.
However, Thousand Jun Douluo did not care about that at all.
In his eyes, the Soul Hunting Operation had been proposed by Bibi Dong. Now that this plan had caused the death of his blood brother, who had accompanied him for a hundred years, Bibi Dong had to bear responsibility.
"Enough!"
Already in a terrible mood, Bibi Dong's expression instantly turned cold at Thousand Jun Douluo's persistence.
She snapped, "I am the Pontiff!"
Along with that cold shout, surging spirit power erupted from Bibi Dong's body and pressed down on Thousand Jun Douluo, causing his aura to falter.
In Thousand Jun Douluo's perception, the aura Bibi Dong displayed was even stronger than Sword Douluo Chen Xin's after his breakthrough to Rank 97. However, it was still slightly inferior to Second Enshrined Elder Gold Crocodile Douluo.
"You, your cultivation…"
Thousand Jun Douluo was stunned.
"Did Qian Daoliu not tell you not to provoke me?"
Bibi Dong's expression was cold. She was prepared to teach Thousand Jun Douluo a harsh lesson and vent some of her anger.
"That is enough."
Just as another battle seemed about to erupt, an aged voice sounded.
At the shattered entrance of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, a man dressed in simple gray robes slowly walked in. His face looked only thirty or forty years old, completely inconsistent with his aged voice.
"High Priest!"
Upon seeing the man who had suddenly arrived, Thousand Jun Douluo could not help exclaiming. He then stepped to the man's side, his attitude becoming somewhat respectful.
The High Priest.
This was none other than the famous Qian Daoliu, an existence whose cultivation had reached Rank 99, one of the three current Limit Douluo!
However, although Qian Daoliu's strength was terrifying, Bibi Dong was not afraid of him. She merely looked at him expressionlessly and said nothing.
Qian Daoliu also had no intention of speaking much with Bibi Dong. His purpose in coming was simply to take Thousand Jun Douluo away.
After giving Bibi Dong a deep look, Qian Daoliu turned and left with Thousand Jun Douluo.
However, just as he reached the entrance of the Supreme Pontiff Palace, he paused and said with his back to Bibi Dong, "I will personally go to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and meet Yu Yuanzhen."
Yu Yuanzhen had killed the Seventh Enshrined Elder. As the High Priest, Qian Daoliu naturally had to personally meet Yu Yuanzhen.
After saying this, Qian Daoliu left with Thousand Jun Douluo.
Once the two Enshrined Elders left, and only Bibi Dong remained inside the Supreme Pontiff Palace, a thoughtful look flashed through her eyes.
"The old man is going personally? Good."
Although Bibi Dong disliked Qian Daoliu because of her hatred for his family, she still acknowledged his strength. At the very least, Qian Daoliu was far stronger than her current self.
With Qian Daoliu personally taking action, he might be able to kill Yu Yuanzhen directly.
If Yu Yuanzhen died, then even with these heavy losses, Spirit Hall could still accept the result.
The thought of those losses made Bibi Dong's head ache.
"The losses this time are truly too great…"
Just as Thousand Jun Douluo had said, although the Soul Hunting Operation had been approved by the Elder Council, and logically, even if problems arose, the Elders should bear responsibility together, the operation had still been proposed by Bibi Dong.
Now that it had failed and caused such heavy losses, her prestige would inevitably suffer a major blow. Some Elders who did not fully support her might even turn toward Qian Daoliu.
These were all troubles Bibi Dong needed to resolve, which only deepened her hatred toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, the source of these problems.
"Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan…"
Thus, after calming Thousand Jun Douluo, Qian Daoliu personally set off for the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, preparing to meet Yu Yuanzhen.
Meanwhile, Bibi Dong had to do everything she could to resolve the potential troubles that might arise before news of Spirit Hall's devastating losses in the Soul Hunting Operation fully spread.
With Qian Daoliu personally arriving, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was about to face even greater trouble.
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