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At this moment, Qian Daoliu's face was filled with apology as he bowed to Qian Renxue and said:
"This time, the humiliation brought upon the Spirit Hall by this wretch Tang Hao is my responsibility. I accept the blame for this mistake. To make amends, it is time for the Worship Hall to take action. We cannot allow the rats of the Douluo Continent to continue brazenly attacking the dignity of the Spirit Hall as Tang Hao did today."
Qian Renxue nodded. She had been thinking of a way to justify the re-emergence of the Worship Hall, and Tang Hao's arrival had conveniently provided the perfect excuse.
Afterward, she could find a legitimate reason to sideline her beloved grandfather and then seize an opportunity to launch an extermination campaign against the Hao Tian Sect.
Outside the Spirit Hall, the leaders of major factions who had not yet left watched the direction of the Spirit Hall with grave expressions.
There were simply too many Title Douluos—far too many!
Not counting Bibi Dong, the Worship Hall alone boasted ten Title Douluos. Additionally, the group led by Qian Daoliu included seven more Title Douluos, all of whom were Super Douluos with cultivation levels exceeding 95.
This number surpassed even the combined total of all the Title Douluos from the former Three Great Sects. Moreover, in terms of quality, there was no comparison.
After all, one of the two legendary pillars of the Douluo Continent—the invincible earth powerhouse Tang Chen—had been missing for years. But the invincible sky powerhouse Qian Daoliu stood before them in the flesh. His presence alone was enough to overshadow the combined strength of all the Title Douluos from the Three Great Sects.
At this moment, the leaders of the major factions, who had already harbored suspicions about the Spirit Hall's recent covert actions, now felt even more uneasy.
Upon hearing Qian Daoliu's words, many of the faction leaders inwardly cursed Tang Hao.
Why couldn't you just stay hidden? Why did you have to come out today and show off your existence—on the very face of the Spirit Hall, no less! Look what you've done now—you've forced their ultimate weapon into play. Who can laugh now?
After concluding this brief exchange, Qian Renxue shifted her gaze toward the Shrek Academy members, who were stealthily attempting to retreat outward.
A cold glint flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes as a terrifying surge of soul power blocked Shrek's path.
Yu Xiaogang lightly touched the soul power barrier before him, his expression darkening. He abruptly turned around and glared at Qian Renxue, shouting:
"Your Holiness, why are you blocking our way? Are you planning to arbitrarily suppress the talented students of the Douluo Continent in front of all these influential factions?"
After being beaten twice, Yu Xiaogang had finally learned his lesson. He no longer dared to address Bibi Dong by name as he once had. However, Qian Renxue paid him no mind, calmly observing them before floating over.
To Qian Renxue, Yu Xiaogang was utterly worthless. After positioning herself in mid-air not far from the Shrek group, she coldly stated:
"Do you really think you're worthy of the Spirit Hall's suppression? Stop insulting us. The Spirit Hall has a thousand years of accumulated strength. Even if all of you achieve the rank of Title Douluo, so what? Do you really think you're worth our special attention?"
If they hadn't witnessed the earlier battle, the onlookers would not have believed Bibi Dong's words.
But after seeing the Spirit Hall's all-star lineup, everyone nodded in agreement.
Indeed, even if all the students of Shrek Academy were exceptional and achieved the rank of Title Douluo, so what? Faced with such overwhelming power from the Spirit Hall, even the combined forces of the Three Great Sects would only feel despair.
Publicly humiliated, Yu Xiaogang's face darkened. But given the current situation, the person before him was no longer the Bibi Dong who had once indulged him. Weak-willed as he was, Yu Xiaogang suppressed his anger and didn't resort to the old "thirty years east, thirty years west" rhetoric. Instead, he gritted his teeth and asked:
"Then, Your Holiness, why are you blocking us? As far as I know, we haven't broken any laws."
Looking at Yu Xiaogang, who still clung to false hope and struggled desperately, Qian Renxue sneered:
"Aren't you well aware of your own crimes? Yu Xiaogang, Tang San's teacher.
"Do I need to explain to you what it means to harbor soul beasts across the Douluo Continent?"
Yu Xiaogang, still clinging to false hope, tried to argue: "Xiao San isn't a soul beast! He can absorb soul rings and gain soul skills just like humans. He is human. Your Holiness, isn't it a bit of a stretch to accuse us of harboring soul beasts?"
At this moment, Qian Renxue raised her hand, suppressing the entire Shrek group to the ground and locking their soul power. She then calmly stated:
"If one is a soul beast for even a single day, they remain a soul beast for life—even if they are a hybrid of human and soul beast. This violates the human ethics of the Douluo Continent. If humans and soul beasts could freely intermingle, what would that mean for the tens of thousands of years we've spent resisting and fighting soul beasts?
"Harboring soul beasts is already a crime. And now, you dare to defend it, compounding your guilt even further!
"Not only that, but you should know that Tang San's father is Tang Hao. After all, you are the so-called 'Master' of spirit research."
As she spoke, a mocking glint appeared in Qian Renxue's eyes.
"For harboring the son of a wanted criminal and teaching him cultivation methods, Yu Xiaogang, I believe that even if I sentenced you to death here, the entire Douluo Continent would applaud me.
"What do you think?"
Listening to Qian Renxue enumerate his crimes, Yu Xiaogang's face flushed red, his expression contorted. His lifelong ambition had been to gain fame across the continent—but not in this disgraceful manner!
Yu Xiaogang cried out in anguish: "Bibi Dong! You can't do this to me! Have you forgotten our past? You used to call me Xiaogang affectionately. You can't ruin me like this!"
Qian Renxue's expression remained mocking as she replied: "I don't deny that we once shared some feelings, but mostly, you deceived the innocent and kind-hearted me of the past to gain access to the Spirit Hall's precious archives.
"You didn't really think I wouldn't realize after all these years that most of your so-called 'Ten Core Competencies of Martial Souls' were plagiarized from the Spirit Hall's treasured collections, did you?"
These words shocked the entire audience!
Some commoners even looked bewildered. Was it really okay for them to hear such explosive news? Would they be targeted afterward?
Oh well, the entire Spirit City was watching. There was safety in numbers, so they might as well keep eating the drama.
Yu Xiaogang never expected that Bibi Dong would ruthlessly tear open old wounds and expose his despicable side to the people of the Douluo Continent.
Though there wasn't a single outsider within a hundred meters of Yu Xiaogang, he felt as though countless pairs of eyes were mocking and ridiculing him, whispering: 'Look, a clown.'
The next moment, a shocking scene unfolded before the audience.
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