Chapter 523 Changes in the Star Luo.
Sect. Spirit Hall, Douluo Hall.
"Where am I…?"
Upon waking from her coma, Qian Renxue's first action was to scan her surroundings, her pores suddenly contracting. Before her stood a colossal, ten-meter-tall, pure gold six-winged angel statue, with Qian Daoliu standing quietly, his back to the gate, gazing reverently at the golden angel statue.
"Grandpa."
Upon seeing Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, who had just regained consciousness, immediately knelt down with a thud.
Tears streamed down her face.
"Xue'er, you're awake."
Qian Daoliu withdrew his gaze and took a small step forward.
The next moment, he was before Qian Renxue. His movements were slow, but as soon as he reached her, she threw herself into his arms and burst into tears.
Although she had fallen unconscious at the last moment, it didn't mean he didn't know what would happen next. That meant the mission had completely failed, and all her hard work had gone to waste.
"Grandpa... I failed..."
Saying these words seemed to have taken all of Qian Renxue's strength, and she collapsed completely.
Seeing this, Qian Daoliu's face flashed with a look of pity.
"Failure is failure. I didn't approve of this plan in the first place. Look, because of this plan, much of your talent has been wasted."
Seeing the dejection on Qian Renxue's face, Qian Daoliu changed his words again, "However, these past few years, you've finally cultivated your character in the palace, so it wasn't all for nothing. Now you should rest well, I have something important to entrust to you later."
"No!" At this moment, Qian Renxue's face had lost all color, and her eyes flickered uncertainly when Qian Daoliu said this.
Then, she suddenly looked up, shouted, and said to Qian Daoliu, "Grandpa, I have one last request."
Qian Daoliu frowned slightly, clearly sensing that her emotions were somewhat off. But he still nodded.
Qian Renxue's gaze suddenly froze, and she said in a deep voice, "I want to become an Arbitration Elder of the Spirit Hall."
Qian Daoliu was taken aback, then quickly understood, and said, "Because of that young man who defeated you this time?"
Qian Renxue nodded, then shook her head.
"Not only him, but also... Shrek!"
"Then you must also promise me one thing."
Qian Daoliu was silent for a moment, his tone carrying an unyielding air, "Go to the Pope's Palace and see her."
"No! I will not see her!"
Qian Renxue refused without hesitation. But Qian Daoliu's attitude on this matter was unusually firm.
"This time, you must go!"
The Pope's Palace.
Half an hour later, a layer of frost seemed to have settled over the entire council hall of the Pope's Palace, and there were only three people in the hall.
"Lena, you can leave now."
Looking at Qian Renxue before her, Bibi Dong waved to Hu Liena beside her, a complex expression flickering in her eyes.
Hu Liena secretly breathed a sigh of relief, respectfully acknowledged, and quickly left the council hall. Only after leaving the hall did she realize that her undergarments were soaked with sweat.
After all, the invisible clash of their auras, regardless of their soul power, had put immense pressure on her.
With Hu Liena gone, only Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue remained in the Spirit Hall council hall. Looking at her daughter, whom she hated, Bibi Dong slowly stood up, stepped down from her throne, and walked step by step towards Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue, however, did not flinch at Bibi Dong's imposing presence. Instead, she remained calm, her gaze even more intense than Bibi Dong's.
"Did your grandfather send you?"
Though the question was phrased as a question, Bibi Dong's tone was unequivocal.
At this moment, another extremely complex light flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes.
Then, "Do you know that this time the Spirit Hall has lost thousands of Soul Masters and four Title Douluos again!"
Faced with Bibi Dong's questioning, Qian Renxue remained unusually calm. She just looked at Bibi Dong without saying a word.
Under Qian Renxue's gaze, suddenly, all of Bibi Dong's aura seemed to vanish at this moment, and she sighed.
"So be it, defeat is defeat. Everything can start over. We still have an absolute advantage in terms of the overall situation."
However, at this moment, Qian Renxue sneered, "This time, my defeat was not due to Xuan Mo and Shrek Academy, but to you! If you hadn't been so hasty, why would I have risked launching the attack ahead of schedule? And the death of Emperor Xue Ye would have been a matter of course! Your Holiness the Pope!"
Qian Renxue deliberately dragged out the last sentence, making it sound full of mockery towards Bibi Dong.
A flash of anger crossed Bibi Dong's eyes. "Your Holiness the Pope? I thought you'd change your title!"
"Hmph!" Qian Renxue sneered. "Didn't you say that my coming into this world was a mistake? So you are you, and I am me. We have no relation whatsoever! And from now on, we'll each govern our own affairs. You manage your Spirit Hall, and I'll manage my Elder Hall and Douluo Hall. From this moment on, you have no right to command any of the Elders in the Elder Hall!"
"What did you say?!"
Bibi Dong's gaze instantly sharpened, and her powerful aura condensed into a tangible pressure, forcing Qian Renxue to retreat several steps before regaining her balance.
Under the oppressive force of Bibi Dong's aura, her already healed injuries flared up again, and a trickle of blood flowed from the corner of her mouth. But her cold smile didn't diminish in the slightest.
Seeing the blood trickling from Qian Renxue's lips, Bibi Dong froze, even her sharp aura momentarily faltering.
As her imposing aura slowly subsided, "Since that's how it is, then so be it."
At this moment, Bibi Dong seemed to have aged ten years.
Immediately afterward, Qian Renxue wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth, coldly glanced at Bibi Dong, and walked out without looking back.
"Bang!"
The door to the council hall slammed shut with a loud crash, as if separating them into two worlds.
At this moment, Bibi Dong seemed to have instantly lost all her strength, collapsing into a chair. Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face. Who could imagine that this iron-blooded pope could have such a vulnerable side?
However, just an incense stick later, "Reporting to Your Holiness the Pope!"
A report came from outside the council hall, instantly making Bibi Dong's expression serious.
However, to prevent others from seeing her slightly swollen eyes, she didn't let them in, only coldly uttering a single word, "Speak!"
"Your Holiness the Pope, there has been a change at the Star Luo Imperial Palace!"
"Bang!"
At this moment, the door suddenly opened.
"What did you say!?"
(End of Chapter)