Chapter 64 A 70,000-Year-Old Right Arm Bone! Little Gang Wasn't a Waste After All!
The Spirit Hall represents the interests of a large number of commoners and commoner spirit masters.
Therefore, when facing public opinion, once public opinion is overwhelmingly in one direction, the Spirit Hall is already in a state of absolute disadvantage.
What's even more terrifying is that public opinion is praising the Spirit Hall's benevolence and righteousness!
Therefore, the Spirit Hall didn't have many choices, because they had to choose the one that the public praised: benevolence and righteousness!
Otherwise, the Spirit Hall would lose its core support base: the common people!
Dugu Lin directly slapped the Spirit Hall with grand titles like fairness, impartiality, equality, benevolence, integrity, and friendliness, not afraid that the Spirit Hall wouldn't take the initiative to make the high praise more secure!
Let alone assassinating Dugu Bo, even if they wanted to renege on their debt, they would face an even more intense public outcry!
There's a saying: A gentleman can be deceived by his principles!
Although Bibi Dong is not a gentleman, the Spirit Hall she represents must possess the qualities of a 'gentleman'.
Bibi Dong angrily retorted, "Don't you have any other methods besides killing people?"
"Back then, when Dugu Bo came to my Spirit Hall to receive his title, I wanted to recruit him! But he didn't agree and left safely! Do you know why? It was a matter of face for my Spirit Hall!"
"Hmph~ Dugu Bo obtained an external soul bone for my Spirit Hall. All the spirit masters on the continent are watching the deal between my Spirit Hall and Dugu Bo! Yet you are still thinking about killing!"
"Our Spirit Hall is the holy land of all spirit masters! Do you know what impact killing Dugu Bo will have on our Spirit Hall? Killing Dugu Bo is tantamount to pushing all spirit masters towards the two great empires!"
Bibi Dong's voice was loud and angry, which frightened everyone into silence.
After a long pause, Bibi Dong snorted coldly and continued, "This matter is settled. Have someone prepare the soul bone and send it over!"
However, a soul bone with a lifespan of 50,000 years is something that everyone here might only be able to obtain once in a lifetime!
Asking them to directly produce two soul bones with a lifespan of 50,000 years would be taking away their profits.
"His Majesty!"
Someone shouted, "External soul bones are precious, but they can't be passed down! What Dugu Bo wants is a soul bone that our Spirit Hall has passed down through generations! We can't give it to him!"
"Hmph~ Do you want my disciple to dig out the external soul bone and return it to him?"
"No... I wouldn't dare!"
"Then what do you suggest? If you can kill Dugu Bo silently without affecting the reputation of the Spirit Hall, then I will grant your family two 50,000-year-old spirit bones! How about it?"
"This... this..."
He held back his words for a long time, but couldn't bring himself to make a promise.
Someone else said, "Your Majesty, why don't we just give them one soul bone that's over 70,000 years old? One 70,000-year-old soul bone is worth as much as two 50,000-year-old soul bones!"
If only one bone is given away, there will be one soul bone left, which can then be fought over by these people.
"Let's do as you say. This matter is entrusted to you! Make a big show of it and take this opportunity to promote the integrity of my Spirit Hall!"
After speaking, Bibi Dong waved her sleeve and left the main hall.
As soon as Bibi Dong left the main hall, she saw Hu Liena kneeling outside the hall, saying emotionally, "Teacher, I have troubled you!"
"Hey Nana, get up, this has nothing to do with you."
The reason Bibi Dong gathered all the elders together for a meeting was because she needed to find a reasonable excuse to take out the soul bone from the Spirit Hall's treasury!
Although her disciples took the benefits, this matter concerns the reputation of the Spirit Hall, so these two soul bones must be taken from the Spirit Hall's treasury!
Without a legitimate reason, if Bibi Dong wanted to give Hu Liena a soul bone at will, she would be restrained by the elders of the Spirit Hall.
For example, at the All-Continent Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academies eight years later, the three soul bones awarded by the Spirit Hall were intended for the three members of the Golden Generation. The reason they weren't given directly wasn't because Bibi Dong didn't want to, but because of the resistance from the elders. Bibi Dong had to find a workaround to benefit the three, and as a result, they lost!
After the war, Bibi Dong gave Hu Liena another soul bone, but Xie Yue and Yan did not obtain a soul bone.
Moreover, these soul bones are only 20,000 to 30,000 years old!
At this moment, when Bibi Dong saw the sensible Hu Liena, the anger on her face disappeared. She truly treated Hu Liena as her daughter.
"Teacher...."
Hu Liena was so moved she almost cried. Overwhelmed with emotion, she opened her mouth and said, "Teacher, I know you argued with the elders for my sake! I... I..."
Hu Liena wanted to tell Bibi Dong about Dugu Lin's talent, but she hesitated because of her oath and her promise.
Bibi Dong gently stroked Hu Liena's hair and comforted her, "Nana, you should cultivate diligently. Your teacher is looking forward to seeing how you and Xie Yue perform in the Soul Master Competition in a few years!"
"The Soul Master Competition a few years from now?"
Hu Liena's first thought was that this competition was three years from now, and the next one was eight years from now. With Dugu Lin's talent, he would definitely participate in the next competition!
Hu Liena hesitated again, struggling with her inner turmoil!
In the end, unable to bear hiding it from her teacher, yet unwilling to betray her vow, Hu Liena changed the subject, saying, "Teacher, Dugu Lin, the grandson of Poison Douluo, has exceptional talent! This disciple... is not as good as him!"
"Um?"
Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena with a puzzled expression, frowning as she asked, "Nana, how could you... boost the morale of others while diminishing your own?"
"Teacher, I really... I really can't think of any way to surpass him! Even if I train day and night without rest, even if I can break through to the Soul Emperor level in eight years... I still don't have the slightest confidence to surpass Dugu Lin!"
"Dugu Lin? The Soul Emperor?"
For the first time, Bibi Dong firmly remembered the name Dugu Lin and asked, "Is there anything special about him?"
"I... Teacher, Poison Douluo forced me to swear an oath not to reveal Dugu Lin's talent!"
"What? He forced you to swear an oath?"
Bibi Dong frowned slightly. Upon hearing that Dugu Bo had forced Hu Liena to swear an oath, her anger instantly surged!
However, after careful consideration, Bibi Dong's anger subsided, and she thought to herself, 'If my disciple's secret is discovered by Dugu Lin, then... I will definitely kill Dugu Lin to silence him!'
Putting herself in Dugu Bo's shoes, Bibi Dong believed she wouldn't choose the same approach, but rather kill him outright!
'Could it be... that Dugu Bo intends to join my Spirit Hall? Or perhaps... Qian Renxue has already revealed her true identity to Dugu Bo?'
Bibi Dong couldn't think of any other reason why the eccentric Dugu Bo would let Hu Liena live.
However, regardless of the circumstances, Dugu Bo's closeness to the Spirit Hall is good news.
"Nana, let's leave it at that. Since you've made a vow, don't say anything more! I will keep an eye on them."
"Yes, teacher! I'll go cultivate now!"
"Okay, go ahead."
After Hu Liena left, Bibi Dong frowned and muttered to herself, "A piece of trash with only half a level of innate soul power actually makes Nana value him so much! A piece of trash with only half a level of innate soul power..."
Suddenly, a look of embarrassment and annoyance flashed across Bibi Dong's face, because she thought of Yu Xiaogang.
Why is it that Dugu Lin makes Hu Liena feel inferior and admire him so highly, while Yu Xiaogang is still a useless half-level innate cultivator? Is Yu Xiaogang really that useless?
"Impossible! How could Xiao Gang be a waste! Xiao Gang's knowledge is evident to all! Xiao Gang has spent too much effort and energy to break through the limitations of his martial soul!"
Bibi Dong firmly believed that the martial soul Luo Sanpao must be too useless!
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