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"We…!" Hu Liena was panting heavily, her voice trembling so much she could barely speak. "We came here because—"
"For what?" Dai Weisi cut her off with a cold shout. "To return violence with violence? Don't make me laugh! From what I know, after his battle with the previous Pope, His Majesty Haotian was already gravely wounded!"
He stepped forward, his voice rising with scorn. "And another thing—your Spirit Hall has Bibi Dong and eight Elders, nine Titled Douluo in total. Are they all useless? You're telling me not one of them could restrain Haotian, and they just let him slaughter so many people?"
"When Bibi Dong went up against my Star Luo Empire's three hundred thousand troops, she wasn't so weak and incompetent! As for what really happened, I'll tell you clearly."
"Bibi Dong deliberately allowed His Majesty Haotian to crush and kill those innocent spirit masters. Her goal was to create an excuse to attack the Clear Sky Sect head-on. And the reason is simple—we formed an alliance with the Clear Sky Sect, threatening Spirit Hall's rule!"
"If Haotian is the culprit who killed those people, then Bibi Dong is his accomplice! Miss Hu Liena, do you understand now?"
"The Pope you serve, the teacher you've devoted yourself to, is nothing more than a woman blinded by greed and ambition."
Dai Weisi paused, then laughed mockingly. "Miss Hu Liena, if you truly want to avenge the ones who died in Spirit Hall, shouldn't you start by killing your own teacher Bibi Dong?"
"After all, she's the Pope of Spirit Hall, yet she couldn't even protect the spirit masters living in Spirit City. Someone that incompetent should just step down early and make way for someone worthy."
"That's not true! My teacher—my teacher isn't that kind of person!!!"
Hu Liena threw her head back and roared. It was clear she was already emotionally overwhelmed. Every sentence Dai Weisi spoke, every word, stabbed into her heart like a blade, leaving her speechless and shaken.
She might be love-struck at times, but she wasn't an idiot. When she learned Tang Hao had killed hundreds of spirit masters in Spirit City, her first emotions were sorrow, anger, and shock. But once she calmed down, doubts began creeping in.
Why? Why didn't Bibi Dong appear to stop him when Tang Hao was committing atrocities? With nine Titled Douluo, could they really not stop just one Tang Hao?
She recalled how the moment Tang Hao departed, Bibi Dong immediately declared war on the Clear Sky Sect. Hu Liena realized the truth—Bibi Dong had likely allowed Tang Hao to run rampant just to justify launching an attack on the Clear Sky Sect.
Yue Guan and Ghost had already figured that out. Hu Liena was no exception. She simply refused to believe it, couldn't believe it, didn't dare believe that the teacher she admired would do such a thing. She kept making excuses for Bibi Dong over and over in her heart.
Maybe Bibi Dong was unwell. Maybe she was facing a sudden condition. Maybe she was on her period.
But now that Dai Weisi had spoken the truth so plainly, Hu Liena's defenses completely shattered. As the saying goes—lies don't hurt people, the truth is the blade that cuts deepest.
"I don't believe any of this!"
Hu Liena screamed, her dagger slashing wildly as she lunged toward Dai Weisi. But Dai Weisi could tell instantly—her mind was in chaos, her attack sloppy and meaningless.
In a flash, he seized his opening. His sword flashed and sliced across Hu Liena's lower back. Blood sprayed across the ground, staining it crimson!
The intense pain snapped her back to awareness. She collapsed to the ground, gasping sharply as she clutched the wound, a pained wail slipping from her lips.
Beside her, Dai Weisi advanced with murderous intent, his sword raised. Gritting through the agony, Hu Liena forced herself up, activating both her external and cranial spirit bones, preparing to fight him to the death!
Her external spirit bone was an enormous, fluffy fox tail—five meters long, adorable yet terrifying, like an oversized spiked club capable of pulverizing rock to dust.
Whoosh—
Just as the two were about to engage again, a sharp whistling tore through the air! The sudden sound drew Dai Weisi's attention. From the distance, dozens of razor-sharp arrows shot toward him like a storm of flying locusts.
"What!?"
Dai Weisi's eyes widened. He hurriedly activated his Spirit Avatar. Soul power surged outward like a tidal wave, unleashing a crushing soul pressure that made the very air feel heavier within several meters around him.
Hu Liena, who was the closest to him, trembled in fear under that terrifying pressure. Her expression changed, and she rolled back across the ground repeatedly, trying to widen the distance between them.
The arrows shrieked through the air, their momentum fierce, as if determined to pierce him into a sieve.
But the moment they entered the field of his soul pressure, their trajectory was forcibly altered. One by one they slammed into the ground with sharp cracks, scattering uselessly across the dirt.
After blocking the sudden arrow rain, Dai Weisi turned sharply toward the direction of the assault. There, around thirty fallen fighters stood with longbows and heavy crossbows drawn, arrows nocked and aimed directly at him.
At their lead stood a Soul Emperor with a Black Bear martial spirit. He pointed at Dai Weisi and shouted, "Brothers! Kill this brat quickly! If he enters the Hell Slaughter Arena again, we'll all be dead sooner or later! Now's the time—kill him!"
As soon as he finished shouting, he drew and loosed an arrow in a single motion—a piercing shot that streaked straight for Dai Weisi's face. Seeing their leader act, the other fallen ones also fired without hesitation.
Most of these people were undefeated regulars of the Hell Slaughter Arena. Some had won more than ten matches in a row and believed they could keep surviving. But Dai Weisi's appearance filled them with dread.
His incendiary bombs were far too powerful. He could win matches with ease by tossing one, and these desperate killers both feared and coveted that strength.
So they had banded together, choosing to strike while Dai Weisi was seemingly exhausted—planning to kill him and steal those incendiary bombs.
After all, this was the inner city of the Slaughter Capital. The city was split into inner and outer sectors. The outer city was under the Slaughter King's control—killing was forbidden there. Only the inner city was a playground of sin, where anything was allowed… including murder.
"Hmph. Courting death!"
Dai Weisi smirked as soul power surged into his right arm bone. In an instant, silver light burst forth. He punched out, sending a wave of sonic force like a dragon surging from the sea, blasting toward the group of outlaws!
"Spirit Bone Skill: Tiger's Roar Through the Forest!"
Boom—
A deafening explosion shook the air, accompanied by screams of agony. Ten of the fallen fighters were blown away by the overwhelming sonic impact, vomiting blood and left in uncertain condition.
After all, Tiger's Roar Through the Forest was a single-target skill, and those men were too spread out. If they wanted to shoot arrows from range, they couldn't exactly line up in a straight row.
After felling ten men, Dai Weisi shot forward like lightning, slashing and tearing into the remaining outlaws with vicious tiger claws and his razor-sharp Holy Sword!
"That man…"
The veiled woman watching from afar furrowed her brows. The leader of the ambushers was someone she knew, and her eyes flashed with sudden understanding.
"So that's it."
The Slaughter King had received Bibi Dong's request to ensure Hu Liena's safety. But he didn't want to break the city's rules openly, so he sent his subordinates to secretly follow her. If she encountered danger, they were to intervene.
Seeing Hu Liena at a disadvantage during her fight earlier, the Slaughter King's men used Dai Weisi's incendiary bombs as an excuse to incite a mob of fallen fighters to besiege him—all to save Hu Liena.
Sure enough, knowing she was no match for Dai Weisi, Hu Liena had already taken the chance to retreat quietly.
(End of Chapter)