"Report!"
A few days later, a voice Bibi Dong was tired of hearing rushed anxiously into the Pope's Hall.
"Lor Diarra, speak. What has Jun Tianlin done this time?" Bibi Dong asked helplessly.
Recently, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan had changed its usual low-key style. Since Tianlin's breakthrough, they were suddenly high-profile—especially that Jun Tianlin. In just a few days, he raided seven or eight main and branch halls of the Spirit Hall.
Fortunately, he didn't go on a killing spree. Every time, he only killed one or two people at most, but his actions sent the whole Spirit Hall into panic.
Now that Tianlin possessed the Eye of Judgement, he naturally wouldn't kill indiscriminately. The ones he killed were all notorious evildoers with black names, and killing wasn't even his main goal. He was really just stirring up trouble to let Bibi Dong know where he was.
"This time it's Yelin City, but he didn't kill anyone. He just played some pranks—he tied up the main hall master of Yelin City, sealed his soul power, and threw him into a bandit den as a slave. Only after a few days did the Spirit Hall people rescue their hall master and wipe out the bandit den," Lor Diarra said with a dark face—he just couldn't understand what Tianlin was thinking.
As an enemy, if you want to kill, just kill. Why bother playing around with people?
"Jun Tianlin... a man can be killed but not humiliated! He's humiliating our Spirit Hall!" Several titled Douluo elders were furious.
"Please calm down, elders. Tianlin isn't humiliating us; he's punishing people for their personal misdeeds to a certain extent," Qian Renxue said. "I investigated those Tianlin killed. They were all scum of our Spirit Hall—bullies and evildoers. As for Yelin City, Your Holiness has always kept strict control there, so there aren't any true villains. Even the hall master is just a bit overbearing, so Tianlin only gave him a minor punishment and made him destroy a villainous bandit den as atonement."
"Xue'er is right. That's what I think too," Bibi Dong nodded. Because her relationship with Qian Renxue couldn't be exposed, she still used a slightly distant tone in front of others.
Qian Renxue knew Tianlin inherited the Asura God—a god in charge of law and judgment. It seemed Tianlin was already in his probationary period before becoming official.
Yelin City was where Bibi Dong and the Grandmaster fell in love, so Bibi Dong protected it well. Tianlin didn't find a single black-named person there, not even anyone with a purple name—at worst, just a yellow name. How could Tianlin kill randomly there?
Because of this, Bibi Dong was always more annoyed than hateful toward Tianlin. She simply found him troublesome.
Maybe after reaching Titled Douluo, he's run out of goals and is now just filling his days with pointless antics.
"Teacher, I don't think Jun Tianlin is that bored. Do you think he might be deliberately drawing our attention away from his real goal?" Hu Liena spoke up just in time—she and Tianlin had been secretly communicating not long ago.
Bibi Dong's face suddenly changed. "Not good! Give me a map of Tianlin's movements during this time."
"Yes." At her word, Lor Diarra quickly marked Tianlin's recent movements on the map of the Douluo Continent.
Only then did they discover that, although Tianlin's path seemed to wander, he was always moving forward. The final destination appeared to be...
"Star Dou Great Forest!" Lor Diarra exclaimed, then reported, "Your Holiness, the Saintess's guess is correct—Jun Tianlin is really trying to divert our attention. His real goal is the Star Dou Great Forest!"
"His target must be the two kings of the forest!" Bibi Dong frowned. "And he's not just diverting attention—he's attracting attention."
Qian Renxue agreed, "Your Holiness is right. If Tianlin's aim is to hunt the two forest kings, he should be keeping a low profile. But now he's making his whereabouts well known, as if to deliberately tell us he's going to the Star Dou Great Forest."
"Is this a challenge? Jun Tianlin is luring me there," Bibi Dong speculated.
"Teacher, could Jun Tianlin have set some trap for you there?" Hu Liena sounded worried for both of them.
Because now, Tianlin and Bibi Dong could both threaten each other.
"Trap or not, I must go. Tianlin's using an open plot. If I don't go, the two kings' soul rings will become his. With his current strength, if he absorbs those two 100,000-year rings, he'll be even harder to deal with. Besides, I've wanted to confront him anyway. Since he's issued a challenge, I won't back down," Bibi Dong said confidently. She certainly wasn't afraid of a mere youth like Tianlin.
She had coveted the two forest kings' soul rings for a long time—she was determined to get them and had no reason to let Tianlin have them.
"In that case, Your Holiness, let me go with you. I'd like to see Tianlin's current strength myself," Qian Renxue requested.
Looking at her daughter, Bibi Dong nodded. "Very well. You're a Titled Douluo now too, your strength matches any elder, so it's no problem if you come. Also, Elder Lingyuan, Elder Sea Turtle, Elder Saint Dragon, Elder Chrysanthemum—you four will come with me."
"Nana, you'll be in charge of Spirit Hall affairs during this time. I've invited all the powers allied with Spirit Hall here. You and Elder Snake Spear, Elder Ghost Leopard, will receive them. The founding ceremony is in more than a month—I'll be back before then."
"Yes, Teacher!"
"As you command, Your Holiness."
Hu Liena and the two remaining elders gladly accepted.
Bibi Dong's lineup this time was truly formidable—herself plus five more Titled Douluo. This force could destroy a nation. Though confident, she was never careless. This time, she wanted not only both soul rings, but to leave Tianlin in the forest forever.
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Meanwhile, Tianlin had also arrived at the Star Dou Great Forest's entrance. He didn't bring any Titled Douluo from his own side. After all, he was working in secret—the fewer people, the better.
"Bibi Dong should come, right? I've provoked her this much," Tianlin muttered to himself.
After all, Bibi Dong didn't know his real goal. Most people would assume he was after the two forest kings' rings and bones.
As Bibi Dong said, this was an open plot. The two forest kings were no match for Tianlin. If Bibi Dong didn't come, he'd simply take their soul rings. So even if Tianlin planned something else, she had to come.
Tianlin entered the forest and found a place to stay—the old spot, the cave of the Dark Gold Dreadclaw Bear. This place had become his secret base: safe and comfortable.