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Without hesitation, Xie Yue replied, "I'll go!"
"I'm going too!"
"Wow!"
...
Yan, Zhang Ping, Xu Yu, and others echoed this sentiment.
Tuoba Yan reminded them, "Think it over carefully. Seagod Island offers opportunities to rapidly improve your cultivation and obtain divinely bestowed soul rings. Let me reiterate, everything comes at a price. To gain something, you must pay the corresponding price, like a merchant's transaction. The price of entering Seagod Island to cultivate is... you might have to stay on Seagod Island for your entire life!"
Without any hesitation, Zhang Ping said, "I'll go!"
Xie Yue also said, "I'll go too!"
To Tuoba Yan's surprise, despite all that he had said, the others still wanted to enter Seagod Island for training.
The killing spree had given them a taste of success. Tuoba Yan tried to persuade them to calm down, but to his surprise, the others remained undeterred.
Tuoba Yan asked, "Why? I'm confident I can bring you out of the City of Slaughter, but if you go to Seagod Island, you might not come back. Why do you insist on going to Seagod Island?"
Xie Yue replied, "A person's life is only a hundred years long. Rather than enjoying wealth and glory in the Spirit Hall for a lifetime, it's better to go to Seagod Island and try to break through level 100 and ascend to the God Realm!"
As Xie Yue spoke, his eyes glanced at his younger sister, Hu Liena, intentionally or unintentionally.
He already knew that Hu Liena had undergone the nine trials of the God of Lust. Completing the trials would allow her to ascend to the realm of the gods.
He didn't want to leave with his sister.
In terms of talent, he felt he was no less talented than his sister, Hu Liena.
Xie Yue was ambitious. He felt that if Hu Liena could undergo the divine examination, he was also qualified to undergo the divine examination.
"Alright, whatever you say." Tuoba Yan paused, then asked, "Elder Chrysanthemum, what changes occurred at the Spirit Hall during the three years I was away?"
"Your grandfather will manage the affairs of the Papal Palace for you."
"I don't need my grandfather. If there's a suitable person, I'll pass the papacy to him."
"You don't want the papacy?"
"I had no intention of becoming Pope; it was all Bibi Dong who forced me to." Tuoba Yan glanced at Hu Liena and then said, "Let Hu Liena become Pope."
"Your Majesty, are you really willing to give it up?" Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at Tuoba Yan in shock. Tuoba Yan held immense power, yet he relinquished it so easily.
Tuoba Yan nodded, "I'm willing to give it up. The Pope's power wasn't something I was born with; it was given to me by everyone. It should be returned to those who have benefited the Spirit Hall."
Hu Liena was stunned.
Tuoba Yan added, "But we absolutely cannot let Bibi Dong control us. She's a madwoman. If we don't want to die, we can't let Bibi Dong become Pope again!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo said, "Understood, Your Majesty. However, Bibi Dong can no longer become the Pope of the Spirit Hall."
"Why?"
"She went to the Xingluo Empire."
"The Xingluo Empire?"
Tuoba Yan was stunned. Bibi Dong had actually gone to the Xingluo Empire.
Tuoba Yan seized the papacy from Bibi Dong, and unable to realize her dream, Bibi Dong went to the Xingluo Empire.
Upon careful analysis, it is reasonable for Bibi Dong to have gone to the Xingluo Empire.
With Tuoba Yan and Qian Daoliu now in control of the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong's continued presence there would pose little threat. There was no longer any place for Bibi Dong within the Spirit Hall.
The Tiandou Empire has Qian Renxue.
Going to the Sun and Moon Continent is unrealistic; Seagod Island will not take in the successor of the Rakshasa God, much less play along with the madwoman Bibi Dong.
Other kingdoms and duchies are secretly controlled by the Spirit Hall. Nominally belonging to the two great empires, they have actually submitted to the Spirit Hall.
Where else could Bibi Dong go besides the Xingluo Empire?
After everyone else had gone far away, Chrysanthemum Douluo tugged at Tuoba Yan's sleeve, signaling him to wait until the others were out of sight. Once they were out of sight, Chrysanthemum Douluo said, "Tuoba Yan, Hu Liena is Bibi Dong's person. Shouldn't you reconsider making her Pope?"
Tuoba Yan is not the same as before.
Chrysanthemum Douluo was born in the countryside. He climbed his way up from the bottom to where he is now.
In many matters, Chrysanthemum Douluo and Tuoba Yan often find themselves in complete agreement.
This is especially true when it comes to blacksmiths, who have a low social status. Chrysanthemum Douluo has always disagreed with suppressing the blacksmiths' association.
Of course, everyone who followed Tuoba Yan benefited. It wasn't just the Tuoba family and the Blacksmiths' Association; even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, Xie Yue, Hu Liena, and Yan had all received benefits from Tuoba Yan.
Besides supporting Tuoba Yan's work, Chrysanthemum Douluo also wanted to gain some benefits from Tuoba Yan.
Therefore, between Bibi Dong and Tuoba Yan, Chrysanthemum Douluo chose to favor Tuoba Yan.
Tuoba Yan smiled and said, "Hu Liena is Bibi Dong's disciple, but she is not Bibi Dong. I understand Hu Liena. In her heart, her own life comes first, and the Spirit Hall comes second. Bibi Dong saw the Spirit Hall as a tool to realize her dreams, but Hu Liena sees the Spirit Hall as her home. Until she has found her true home!"
"What does 'real home' mean?"
"Elder Chrysanthemum, I have a task for you."
"you say."
"If you find out that Hu Liena has fallen for someone else, you must tell me."
"Is it important?"
"It's very important. It could concern the safety of the Spirit Hall, and everyone's life or death. Including you and me, and... Elder Ghost!"
Tuoba Yan deliberately mentioned the words "Elder Ghost".
In Chrysanthemum Douluo's heart, Ghost Douluo is of great importance.
Hu Liena is a hopeless romantic. Women are prone to that.
But Chrysanthemum Douluo is different.
Tuoba Yan knew each of them well. That's why he deliberately brought up Elder Ghost.
Bibi Dong was no longer a threat. Tuoba Yan had no interest in paying attention to her. In fact, he wished that Bibi Dong would incite the emperor of the Xingluo Empire to raise an army and unify the world.
In that case, the Spirit Hall would have a reason to unify the world.
Hu Liena is obsessed with love, and so is Qian Renxue.
Yu Xiaogang is not going to amount to anything.
There is only one Tang San.
Tuoba Yan asked, "Is there any news about Tang San?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo shook his head, "Speaking of Tang San, it's strange. After the competition, he seemed to have vanished into thin air."
"Keep searching. Have people keep a close eye on Yuexuan."
"good."
Tuoba Yan frowned slightly.
According to the original storyline, Tang San should have entered the City of Slaughter a year ago. Tuoba Yan also waited in the City of Slaughter for more than a year, but Tang San never came.
If Tang San goes to the City of Slaughter, he will definitely enter the Moon Pavilion in the future. As long as Tang San is not involved, Tuoba Yan feels that no one else in the Douluo Continent can pose a threat to him.
During the continued conversation, Tuoba Yan learned that the mission to the Sun and Moon Continent over the past three years had yielded results.
The Blacksmiths' Guild has made contact with the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Continent. The latter look down on the Blacksmiths' Guild. The Spirit Hall has already purchased some forging techniques from the Soul Masters of the Sun Moon Continent using some treasures.
Furthermore, more than thirty Soul Masters with relatively low forging levels joined the Spirit Hall. The highest level among them was level seven.
This is great news.
Of course, the Spirit Hall spent over 10 billion gold soul coins to poach those seventeen people.
To Tuoba Yan's surprise, Grand Elder Qian Daoliu supported the decision for the first time.