Xie Yue and Yan looked completely bewildered. Gazing at the paper tube, as thick as a calf, in Liam's hand, they muttered:
"Your soul skill?"
"Can you seal it inside this?"
Liam nodded slightly, took out nine of them from his person, and handed them to Xie Yue:
"A little later, when Bibi Dong announces Hu Liena as the Holy Maiden on the high platform and everyone is cheering, you ignite them."
"Remember this."
"Each one contains one of my sealed soul skills. Run far away after lighting them; if you get hurt, I won't be paying for any damages!"
Speaking of money, Liam suddenly recalled that teacher from Tianshui Academy last time, and wondered if these two, Xie Yue and Yan, had taken any shortcuts.
Xie Yue and Yan nodded slightly, their eyes filled with confusion, but they saw that Liam had already quickened his pace to enter the Pope's Palace alongside Hu Liena.
They had no chance to ask anything else.
Xie Yue looked at Yan and asked:
"He said a soul skill is sealed inside this. Do you believe him?"
Yan retorted irritably:
"Do you think I'm stupid?"
"If he had said this was a soul storage device, I might have believed him, but to claim it has a soul skill sealed inside is a complete insult to our intelligence."
Xie Yue nodded silently and said, "Forget it. Since Liam entrusted us with this, let's just find a place to test it out later."
"I'll leave the Flame Lord to you."
Pope Palace.
Bibi Dong stood up as she saw Hu Liena, Liam, and their group enter.
She was in a foul mood... That bastard Liam, every time he writes about Hu Liena, he never forgets to take a jab at her as an inadequate mother. It really is quite infuriating!
"Greetings, Your Excellency."
Hu Liena and the others bowed and spoke in unison, and Liam followed suit.
Bibi Dong nodded slightly, looked at the other women besides Hu Liena, and said:
"Welcome, everyone, to our Spirit Hall's Saintess Conferment Ceremony. Elder Ju, please take our guests around for a tour."
"Elder Spirit Kite Douluo, take Nana to change and prepare."
"As you command, Your Excellency."
Spirit Kite Douluo left with Hu Liena, and Chrysanthemum Douluo also led Liam and the others out of the main hall.
Not long after.
The auspicious time had arrived.
On the high platform, golden light shone brightly as the heavy doors slowly opened. Bibi Dong, accompanied by Hu Liena and Liam, walked out from within.
Following them were the elders and six high-ranking patron saints of Spirit Hall, along with several Spirit Hall bishops.
Below.
The spirit masters of Spirit Hall were lined up in neat formation. In addition, there were core representatives from sects that had been secretly recruited, creating an atmosphere of grandeur and majesty.
As Bibi Dong appeared in everyone's sight, thousands of people bowed and shouted in unison:
"Greetings, Your Excellency!"
Bibi Dong's expression was calm. She tapped her papal scepter lightly against the ground, creating a crisp sound. The field instantly fell into complete silence, where even the drop of a pin could be heard.
"I have gathered you all here today to announce an important matter."
"Hu Liena!"
As Bibi Dong finished speaking, Hu Liena walked up to her and bowed.
At the same time, eight soul rings—purple, purple, purple, purple, red, red, red, red—lit up on Hu Liena's body. Seeing this, everyone below was shocked, some even exclaiming in disbelief:
"Are those 100,000-year soul rings?"
"Four... four of them?"
"The Saintess... she isn't even twenty years old yet, and she's already an eight-ring Soul Douluo?"
"It's terrifying. With four 100,000-year soul rings, her strength is likely far beyond that of an ordinary Titled Douluo!"
"This is a genius the continent has never seen before!"
Not far away, Ning Rongrong whispered:
"See, I told you! After this conferment ceremony, the reputation of the Spirit Hall will reach its zenith on the continent. The two great empires and the Upper Three Sects combined probably won't be able to compare. The spirit masters of the Spirit Hall, and the forces that have pledged allegiance to it, will also see their status rise. I expect that from now on, even without recruitment, many powerful people will join the Spirit Hall one after another."
Liu Erlong frowned and said:
"Then give me the bottom line: is your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect really going to join the Spirit Hall?"
Ning Rongrong nodded gently and said:
"Yes!"
"The unification by the Spirit Hall is only a matter of time; it is an irresistible trend that no one can stop."
Liu Erlong remained silent, but in her heart, she began to worry about the future of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.
Xie Yue, Yan, and their group were also shocked.
They had started at the same level as Hu Liena! Not long ago, Hu Liena's strength was similar to theirs, but now she had left them far behind.
It was truly terrifying.
From far away.
Zhang Ping and the others said in disbelief:
"Captain, how did Nana manage to do that?"
"It hasn't even been that long since we last saw her, and she has already reached the strength of a Soul Douluo and possesses four hundred-thousand-year spirit rings."
"She's too powerful."
Xie Yue glanced at his teammates and muttered, "You're asking me, but I also want to ask her that."
"Yan, get ready to set the fire."
"Oh, right!"
Yan also wore a look of gratification, thinking to himself, 'As expected of the girl I once liked. Even though I'm a total simp, my taste is unquestionable; she is truly excellent!'
At this moment.
Seeing that the desired intimidating effect had been achieved, Bibi Dong turned her head and gave Chrysanthemum Douluo a look.
Chrysanthemum Douluo's expression darkened, and he raised his voice to shout:
"Silence!"
The scene fell quiet.
Bibi Dong began to announce:
"I now declare Hu Liena to be conferred as the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall, the first successor to the Pope of the Spirit Hall, and she is authorized to mobilize all spirit masters, excluding the Elders."
The ten thousand people present shouted in unison upon hearing this:
"Greetings, Holy Maiden."
In the distance.
Upon hearing the conclusion of Bibi Dong's conferment, Yan summoned his martial soul, the Flame Lord, to possess his body, and with a wave of his hand, he struck the ground at his feet with a burst of flames.
Bang! Bang! Bang—!
The earth trembled violently. Nine consecutive deafening bangs rang out, instantly leaving everyone's ears ringing, and Yan was enveloped by the rising smoke.
Before anyone could react, nine more thunderous roars echoed in the sky, like a bolt from the blue.
"What happened?"
"Who is causing trouble?"
"What is that?"
The Spirit Masters of the Spirit Hall were shocked at first, but they quickly reacted, with hundreds of them surrounding the smoke cloud produced by the firecracker.
Bibi Dong was also shocked on the spot. Is this... is this the cannon that Liam made?
So loud!
So powerful!
Although Bibi Dong had already heard it last night, she was far away then. Watching it up close today, her heart was filled with nothing but shock and anger.
Damned Liam.
As a transmigrator, you actually kept secrets in your diary. Do you have any sense of honor at all?
"Cough, cough!"
A series of coughs came from within the smoke.
Yan crawled out, his face completely blackened, and gasped for breath: "Stop, don't attack, it's friendly fire!"
"Cough, what just happened was a spiritual power sealing technique given to me by the Holy Maiden, it's a kind of... in short, it was all arranged by the Holy Maiden, no one is causing trouble."
Yan felt numb.
He had just emerged, blinded by the explosion's flash, and his ears were partially deafened by the blast.
If you don't listen to the advice of your elders, you're bound to suffer.