Upon hearing Ju Douluo's words, Bibi Dong, who was cautiously hiding behind a rock, immediately straightened up, her hands behind her back, standing proudly.
At the same time, the other five Titled Douluo stopped hiding one after another.
Bibi Dong said, "Then let's return."
Seven figures flickered and quickly swept back to the Martial Soul Hall.
The return of Bibi Dong and the seven Titled Douluo caused everyone in the Martial Soul Hall to kneel on one knee.
"We are incompetent! We couldn't assist His Holiness the Pope!"
The Soul Douluo, Soul Saint, and Soul Emperor all blamed themselves, having fainted without doing anything when faced with the sudden powerful enemy.
Bibi Dong waved her sleeve and said, "No need to blame yourselves, that person is not someone you can handle."
Emperor Xue Ye and Emperor Xingluo were both curious.
Emperor Xue Ye asked, "Bibi Dong, what happened?"
Bibi Dong replied, "It's just another powerful enemy after Tang Hao."
Emperor Xingluo sighed lightly, "It seems the opponent was very strong, the entire Martial Soul City was destroyed. How about it, did you manage to deal with that person?"
To save face, naturally, they couldn't speak outright.
Bibi Dong remained unfazed as she spoke, "At first we battled in Martial Soul City, which was destroyed as a result. We then forced him to a distant place to fight. Unfortunately, we did not capture him, but he was repelled and severely injured, so I believe he will not appear for some time."
Bibi Dong confidently stated this, just as the other six Titled Douluo appeared equally calm. They certainly couldn't outright say that they barely made a move before being thoroughly defeated. Martial Soul City ended up this way due to the opponent's sheer presence. They attacked with all their might, only for their attacks to be effortlessly neutralized with a wave of the opponent's hand, then slapped themselves in desperation and fled.
If they put it like that, where would the dignity of the Martial Soul Hall remain? They would be ridiculed by the entire continent. After all, all the Advanced Soul Master Academies and the two great empire royalties were present; they couldn't say it that way, or else the authority of the Martial Soul Hall would be entirely lost.
Emperor Xingluo sighed lightly, "I see."
Xie Yue and others were full of admiration, watching from afar. The extensive forest outside Martial Soul City had entirely collapsed, vast mountain ranges had become heaps of ruins, rivers and streams were severed, with vast expanses of land filled with wide trenches. They knew it must have been a long, intense battle.
"To destroy the surrounding tens of thousands of meters in such a way, as expected of His Holiness the Pope and the Bishops, this is the power of the Titled Douluo."
"Even though the opponent was strong, they were still no match for the Pope and the Bishops, fleeing severely injured."
"The battle of the Titled Douluo, terrifying as it is, the surroundings became like this in its wake, terrifying as it is."
The seven members of the Martial Soul Hall Team were in awe, certain that the devastation around was due to the Pope's attack.
Listening to the words of admiration in their ears, Bibi Dong and the others remained unfazed, lifting their faces slightly with pride, as if asserting that the surroundings had become this way because of them.
As they looked around, the people of the Martial Soul Hall and others could see the far-off scene of devastation. Mountains collapsed, rivers disrupted, the land was full of wide cracks—this is the terror of the Titled Douluo.
Teachers from various Advanced Soul Master Academies were grateful: "We thank the Pope and the other six Titled Douluo of the Martial Soul Hall for considering our well-being, forcing that mysterious person to the distance to fight. Otherwise, had the battle been here, we would have died without knowing why."
As these words were spoken, others quickly agreed, feeling very fortunate.
"Thank you! As expected of the Martial Soul Hall, as expected of the Pope, able to protect us in the face of such a powerful enemy. Though our bodies ache, surviving without being severely injured is already a blessing."
"The Pope is truly merciful, considering our safety during the fight to avoid us dying unknowingly."
Suddenly, everyone started to realize and continuously express their gratitude.
The people of the Martial Soul Hall felt even more proud, while Xie Yue and the six others gazed at the Pope with increasing admiration, stars flickering in their eyes, "As expected of His Holiness the Pope."
Bibi Dong managed to squeeze out a slight smile, nodding slightly.
The seven Titled Douluo, including Bibi Dong, stood with their hands behind their backs, extremely proud, waving dismissively, "No need to thank us, since this is the Martial Soul Hall, we did what we should have..."
BOOM!!!
Suddenly, the sky thundered, and the surrounding heavens and earth suddenly darkened, with the sky instantly covered in dense clouds!
In an instant, the faint smile on Bibi Dong's face froze, her words abruptly stopped, and all seven Titled Douluo, including Bibi Dong, were startled, with their hearts trembling.
Feeling the sudden darkness around them, they quickly looked skyward, seeing the dense black clouds.
All seven Titled Douluo, including Bibi Dong, shivered, nearly kneeling, and almost exclaimed in fright: Apocalypse Black Dragon, we're not pretending anymore, we were wrong!
Around them, the Martial Soul Hall Team of seven, other strong members of the Martial Soul Hall, teachers, students from various Advanced Soul Master Academies, and the high officials from the two great empires were all stunned.
They were very surprised, wondering why the seven Titled Douluo, including Bibi Dong, suddenly got startled, their bodies trembling slightly, eyes flashing with fear and nervous vigilance, what was going on?
BOOM!
CRASH!!!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared, and a massive rain poured down.
Bibi Dong and the seven Titled Douluo were stunned...
Emperor Xue Ye asked in confusion, "Bibi Dong, what happened to you? It's just a torrential rain."
Emperor Xingluo, also bewildered, said, "Yeah, it's just suddenly raining hard, the black clouds were just rain clouds, not the return of that mysterious person. Bibi Dong, did you think that mysterious person had come back? Were you just startled?"
Emperor Xingluo was incredulous, and upon hearing this, others stared at Bibi Dong and the seven in shock.
Bibi Dong's expression returned to its calm state, forcing a smile as she said, "Startled? How could that be possible? I am the Pope; I wouldn't be scared."
Ju Douluo calmly explained, "How could we Titled Douluo be scared of that person? That guy was severely injured by us and fled. The reason we reacted like that just now was that we are still affected by his Domain, which would trigger upon facing such clouds, hence our reaction."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Xingluo and the others nodded in realization.
"So that's it, the power of the Domain. Just now, we all fainted instantly, also because of that mysterious person's Domain, how terrifying his Domain ability is."
Bibi Dong breathed a sigh of relief, glad they managed to cover it up.
The sudden darkness and dense black clouds made them instinctually fear that the Apocalypse Black Dragon was displeased by their deceit and boasting, and had returned, thus scaring them. But upon sensing that it was just ordinary clouds without a trace of Power of Extreme Evil, they relaxed.
At the same time, it was an embarrassing moment, but fortunately, they covered it up.
Bibi Dong waved her hand and said, "Everyone, leave now. The Martial Soul Hall needs to start rebuilding Martial Soul City and the Martial Soul Hall; we need to go back and recover."
"Very well, farewell."
Soon, the royals of the two great empires and people from various Advanced Soul Master Academies departed one after another.
Once only the Martial Soul Hall members were left, Bibi Dong looked at the Martial Soul Hall and Martial Soul City, now resembling large garbage dumps, her face extremely ugly. Today was truly the most humiliating day since the foundation of the Martial Soul Hall.
With a wave of her sleeve, Bibi Dong left, ordering sternly, "In a month's time, I want to see the Martial Soul Hall and Martial Soul City back to their original state!"
"Yes!"
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At this moment, Ye Yu and others had already arrived at the Seven Treasure Glaze Sect.