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Among Spirit Hall's younger generation, Hu Liena's talent and strength were indeed unparalleled, with no one capable of surpassing her.
Furthermore, the fact that Hu Liena had emerged from the Slaughter City and obtained the Deathgod Domain was also an undeniable truth. This, coupled with her being Bibi Dong's student, meant they had no reason to incur Bibi Dong's displeasure.
Consequently, regarding the matter of Hu Liena becoming the Holy Maiden, none of the people below voiced any opposition.
Seeing this, the corners of Bibi Dong's mouth curled up slightly, a trace of tenderness revealing itself in the depths of her eyes. She patted Hu Liena's shoulder and smiled, "Nana, from this moment forward, you are the Holy Maiden of my Spirit Hall. You must become a Titled Douluo at the earliest possible date. Do not disappoint your teacher."
Hu Liena dropped to one knee, stating solemnly, "This student obeys!"
Bibi Dong nodded in gratification. Then, her expression abruptly changed. Her face, which had just been as pleasant as a spring breeze, instantly became as cold as frost. Her voice now carried an undeniable trace of tyranny and ruthlessness.
"Next, I am going to announce the second matter!"
Hearing Bibi Dong's tone revert to that of the aloof and cold queen from before, everyone quickly straightened their postures, raising their heads and puffing out their chests, pricking up their ears to listen. Clearly, this second matter was bound to be even more important than Hu Liena becoming Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden.
After sweeping her gaze across the faces of everyone in the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong finally began to speak: "I have already discussed this matter with the several Consecrators from the Consecration Hall. I have decided that, starting today! Spirit Hall will officially commence the Spirit Hunt Operation!
We will move to annihilate the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance, which is formed by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. We will make them disappear completely from the Douluo Continent!"
Boom—
The moment these words were spoken, it was no different from a heavy bomb being dropped. It was like a single stone setting off a thousand waves. The various bishops below immediately put their heads together, breaking out into fervent discussion.
"Her Majesty the Pope is going to make a move against the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan..."
"Hmph, hmph, we should have made a move against them long ago! In these past two years, more than twenty spirit master academies and sects have already pledged allegiance to the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance, attracting a large batch of young spirit masters with outstanding innate talent.
Those talents should have originally belonged to our Spirit Hall, but now they have all been poached by the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance. They are openly competing with us for personnel; we absolutely cannot allow this to be ignored!
And the best method is to annihilate the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, 'killing the chicken to warn the monkey.' In that case, all the spirit master talent and elites of the Heaven Dou Empire will return to our Spirit Hall!"
"That's true, but the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance has three Titled Douluo! And they are all Titled Douluo of extreme strength. Adding the support from that Eight Treasure Glazed Pagoda, can we... can we really win?"
"Exactly. Don't forget, after the last battle with the Clear Sky Sect, we suffered disastrous losses! Only five hundred people remained from our ten thousand spirit masters. If we fail again this time, then we will be..."
The discussion among the several Red-robed Cardinals reached Bibi Dong's ears. A trace of displeasure surfaced on her face. The bombardment of Spirit City by the Star Luo Empire—this was an eternal pain in her heart!
Thud—
An extremely penetrating, heavy sound rang out. Bibi Dong was seen forcefully striking the ground with the scepter in her hand. Upon hearing the sound of the scepter colliding with the floor, the people below immediately closed their mouths, falling utterly silent.
After everyone had quieted down, Bibi Dong finally spoke: "I know what you are all worried about. It is nothing more than worrying that we will suffer disastrous losses and lose our forces, just as we did last time when facing the Clear Sky Sect and the Star Luo Empire.
However, this time, I can assure you: I, Bibi Dong, will not allow such a thing to happen a second time."
After a brief pause, Bibi Dong spoke again, giving everyone a powerful shot of reassurance.
"I have already devised a method to dismantle the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance. Furthermore, during this Spirit Hunt Operation, I will personally take action alongside all of you. It won't just be me; the Consecration Hall will also dispatch Titled Douluo to assist us.
After the Spirit Hunt Operation is over, we will undoubtedly stand in a posture of complete victory, having dealt a severe blow to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, and we will completely strike the Upper Three Sects from the records!"
As soon as this was said, the crowd below revealed expressions of sudden and clear understanding.
So that was it! Her Majesty the Pope and the Consecrators from the Consecration Hall were going to take action personally!
With Her Majesty the Pope and the Consecrators taking action, annihilating the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance would be as easy as turning over one's palm.
Having understood this point, the four Platinum Bishops, along with the dozen or so Red-robed Cardinals and Archbishops, all dropped to one knee and proclaimed:
"We shall respectfully obey Her Majesty the Pope's decree!"
"Very good. Bishop Salas!" Bibi Dong called out, glancing toward Salas, one of the four Platinum Bishops.
"Your subordinate is present!" Upon hearing Bibi Dong's summons, Salas immediately stepped out from the ranks, bowing respectfully. "May I ask what instructions Her Majesty the Pope has for me?"
"You are the Hall Master of the Heaven Dou City Spirit Hall. Immediately dispatch some of your most capable scouts to keep a close watch on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School for me. I want to know Ning Fengzhi's every move!"
"This subordinate obeys!" Salas nodded slightly, and then immediately departed for Heaven Dou City to carry out the task Bibi Dong had assigned.
"Bishop Warwick!"
"Your subordinate is present!"
The Hall Master of the Star Luo City Spirit Hall, Warwick, immediately stepped out from the ranks and saluted, "Her Majesty the Pope, please give your instructions."
"Just like Salas, you are also to dispatch scouts to keep a close watch on the every move of the Star Luo Imperial Family's members.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School has business dealings with the Star Luo Imperial Family. If the Star Luo Empire were to interfere while we are annihilating the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance, it would be detrimental. Therefore, I must be aware of their every move.
This applies especially to Dai Tianxing, Dai Pojun, and Davis—those three, grandfather and grandsons. Do you understand?"
"This subordinate accepts the command!" Bishop Warwick nodded. He then stirred his spirit power, leaped up, and departed from the Pope's Palace to execute Bibi Dong's order.
Next, Bibi Dong looked out at all the personnel remaining in the Pope's Palace and commanded: "Now, everyone is to return and recuperate, build up your strength, and prepare your forces for the upcoming mission."
"We obey!"
"Nana, you also go back and prepare," Bibi Dong added. "Currently, our Spirit Hall's high-end combat power is insufficient. As the Holy Maiden of my Spirit Hall, you naturally must also participate in the battle. Do you understand?"
"This student..."
Hu Liena suddenly grew hesitant. The words Davis had once spoken to her in the Slaughter City suddenly echoed in her mind.
The ones who are provoking this war are precisely you, Spirit Hall! It is your Pope, Bibi Dong!
Last time, Hu Liena could still speciously argue that Spirit Hall had only attacked the Clear Sky Sect to seek revenge for those who had died.
But this time, she could not utter a single word in rebuttal. This was because they had no grievance or enmity whatsoever with the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance, yet now they were about to mobilize an army without a just cause and wage war against them.
If she had never personally witnessed the cruelty of war, Hu Liena would most certainly have been extremely supportive of Bibi Dong's decision.
But now, thinking about the battle against the Star Luo Empire, Spirit Hall had not only suffered disastrous losses but had also lost five Titled Douluo. This caused her to begin feeling a sense of resistance toward war.
Seeing Hu Liena remain silent, Bibi Dong's brows furrowed, and she questioned in an ice-cold tone, "What is wrong, Nana?"
"N-nothing. This student obeys!"
"Hurry back and prepare. Perhaps your and your brother's martial soul fusion skill will be able to play a crucial role in this battle."
"Yes!"
Hu Liena responded, then immediately rose and left the Pope's Palace, throwing all the miscellaneous thoughts from her mind.
"I cannot let my thoughts wander anymore. I am already the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall. I must prioritize Spirit Hall's interests!"
(End of this chapter)