Another year passed, and nothing new changed on the continent.
That day, Bibi Dong, who had gone to the Star Dou Great Forest for training, returned to the Spirit Hall with a boy of similar age.
He had a melancholic air about him, but his eyes were filled with unwavering conviction.
The two arrived at the Pope's Palace, and Bibi Dong looked at Qian Xunji and introduced him:
"Teacher, this is Xiao Gang!"
Upon hearing this, Qian Xunji's gaze fell on Yu Xiaogang.
Yu Xiaogang, seeing this, respectfully said, "Yu Xiaogang greets His Holiness the Pope!"
The surname Yu?
Isn't that the surname of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?
The Spirit Hall and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan have never had a good relationship; what's the meaning of bringing this person back now?
However, having been Pope for so many years, he had developed a composure that didn't falter.
"Dong'er, find your friend a place to stay first, and then come to the Pope's Palace again!"
Qian Xunji said gently, this was out of basic courtesy.
In truth, she was calculating whether this boy was intentionally sent by Yu Yuanzhen to get close to Bibi Dong.
If so, then don't blame him!
"Yes, teacher!" Bibi Dong replied and took Yu Xiaogang away.
After leaving the Papal Palace, she looked at Yu Xiaogang and said,
"Xiaogang, your martial soul problem can definitely be solved in the Spirit Hall's collection of books!"
"If teacher doesn't agree, I'll go and persuade him!"
Yu Xiaogang nodded: "Thank you!"
After settling Yu Xiaogang, Bibi Dong returned to the Papal Palace.
Seeing that no one was around, Qian Xunji's gaze became stern.
"Dong'er, that person's surname is Yu, and he's from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. Why did you bring him back to the Spirit Hall?!"
Hearing the dissatisfaction in her teacher's tone, Bibi Dong was puzzled:
"Teacher, his martial soul has undergone a malignant mutation and he has been expelled from the sect!"
"However, he hasn't given up and has been searching for a way to solve the martial soul mutation!"
Qian Xunji almost laughed out of anger. What solution could there be for a malignant mutation of the martial soul?!
Her younger brother—wasn't he a victim of a malignant mutated spirit?!
He should have inherited the Six-Winged Angel spirit, but instead, he awakened a tattered book!
He'd been in the library for over thirty years, and still hadn't found a solution!
"He's from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan. No matter why he was expelled, the Spirit Hall will never allow someone like him to stay!"
"You're the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall; you should understand this even more!"
Bibi Dong was puzzled as to why her teacher harbored such hostility towards members of the sect.
"Teacher, he's my friend. He's facing difficulties, and I need to help him!"
"Don't worry, I'll only let him stay on the first floor of the library. I won't allow him to access any other places!"
She stated her position firmly, marking the first time she had dared to defy her teacher.
Qian Xunji was somewhat gratified to see Bibi Dong defy his orders.
As a Holy Maiden, she should have her own judgment and choices.
In that case, she would use Yu Xiaogang as a test of her judgment of character!
"Since you have your own ideas, I won't say anything more!"
"You must be tired from your trip to the Star Dou Great Forest, so get some rest!"
With that, he gestured for Bibi Dong to leave.
Having achieved her goal, Bibi Dong left the Papal Palace with a happy heart.
She immediately went to Yu Xiaogang's residence and told him the news.
"Xiaogang, your teacher has agreed to let you enter the library to look through the materials!"
"I believe you will definitely be able to find a solution for your martial soul!"
Yu Xiaogang's eyes lit up; this was truly good news!
"Thank you so much!"
He bowed sincerely to Bibi Dong to express his gratitude.
Bibi Dong helped him up, shaking her head and saying, "Xiaogang, there's no need to be so polite between friends."
"You should rest well first; I'll take you to the library tomorrow."
After explaining some precautions, she left.
She was indeed quite tired from this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest.
After Bibi Dong left, a sense of confidence rose in Yu Xiaogang's heart.
"I will definitely be able to solve the problem of spirit mutation. Those who look down on me, just you wait and see!"
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As the son of the current patriarch of the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, his pride was immense.
Unfortunately, fate played a cruel trick, causing a malignant mutation in his martial soul.
Now, an opportunity presented itself, and he had to seize it.
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"Second Young Master, the Holy Maiden has brought a strange male of similar age to Martial Soul City!"
Ling Yuan rushed to the library to report the news to Qian Yucheng.
"What?!" Qian Yucheng paused.
He put down his pen and looked at Ling Yuan, asking, "What's that man's name?"
Ling Yuan replied, "I checked the register; his name is [Yu Xiaogang]!"
Hearing this name, Qian Yucheng stood up and looked towards the direction of the Papal Palace.
"The surname Yu, Elder Ling Yuan, you should know where he's from!"
Ling Yuan blurted out, "Besides the Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Clan, I've almost never seen this surname on the continent!"
She understood what he meant immediately.
"Second Young Master, the Holy Maiden brought someone from a sect into the Spirit Hall. The Pope certainly won't agree, will he?"
Qian Yucheng turned around and laughed, "No, my arrogant older brother will definitely agree. He'll use this person as a test for Bibi Dong!"
He knew perfectly well that Qian Xunji would keep Yu Xiaogang, using this opportunity to let Bibi Dong see the true colors of the disciples of the three upper sects!
He wanted her to truly understand that the conflict between sects and the Spirit Hall couldn't be resolved simply by interests.
In the original story, Qian Xunji overlooked one thing: Bibi Dong was someone willing to fight for her friends and family!
She even disregarded the Spirit Hall's years of cultivation, wanting to take Yu Xiaogang away!
Such actions were indeed somewhat ungrateful.
But this didn't mean Qian Xunji's methods of nurturing her were flawed.
Bibi Dong rarely interacted with men her own age. Suddenly, someone facing significant difficulties and wanting to defy fate appeared, instantly triggering her protective instincts.
Furthermore, Yu Xiaogang had browsed through a lot of Spirit Hall's knowledge, adding and deleting to it to make it his own, and attracted Bibi Dong with his "talent."
By the time Qian Xunji discovered this, it was too late, and he could only resort to force to expel Yu Xiaogang.
The rest of the story is too long to detail, but in short, there's definitely something wrong with all of this!
To put it bluntly, although Bibi Dong is a cultivation genius, she's also a hopeless romantic!
In the original story, she was so devoted to Yu Xiaogang, a hopeless case, that Qian Yucheng felt utterly speechless!
"A member of a sect coming to the Spirit Hall will inevitably cause a storm!"
"As a member of the Spirit Hall, I will not let this happen!"
After saying this, Qian Yucheng revealed an aura that Ling Yuan sensed was dangerous!
This was the aura of a Title Douluo!
Ling Yuan looked at him in surprise: "Second Young Master, you've already broken through to Title Douluo?!"
Qian Yucheng waved his hand, and a soul power barrier enveloped him and Ling Yuan.
He revealed his soul ring, startling Ling Yuan!
Purple, purplish-black, black, black, black, black, red, red, red!
Three 100,000-year soul rings!
Ling Yuan knew that Qian Yucheng hadn't let her go hunting soul beasts since his sixth soul ring.
She never imagined that the Second Young Master would break through from Soul King to Title Douluo in just one year!
"Second Young Master, what level is your soul power now?" she asked curiously and in surprise.
Qian Yucheng smiled slightly: "Level 96 Title Douluo!"
Such a rapid level increase was due to the effects of the Nine Yang Divine Art!
After reaching the fifth level, his cultivation progress was like a rocket!
Soaring!
In fact, he reached the ninth level in just nine months!
His soul power level also successfully broke through to Title Douluo! His
soul power was automatically cultivating every day, and his strength was increasing every moment!
As for the three 100,000-year soul rings, they were obtained through the willing sacrifice of soul beasts!
The seventh soul ring was a sacrifice from the 100,000-year Light Feather King, the soul bone—the Light Feather King's left arm bone.
The eighth spirit ring, a sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old Holy Light Pegasus, its spirit bone being the Holy Light Blessed Torso Bone.
The ninth spirit ring, a sacrifice of a 100,000-year-old Holy Spirit Pegasus, its spirit bone being the Holy Spirit Prayer Skull.
Their whereabouts were all revealed by his martial spirit, and he absorbed them effortlessly!
Except for the second spirit ring, the souls of the spirit beasts in the other eight spirit rings remained intact within them!
Breaking through to godhood would allow them to be resurrected!
Retrieving the spirit rings and dispelling the barrier, Qian Yucheng looked again towards the direction of the Papal Palace.
"I should go to the Papal Palace and remind my good brother not to have his base raided!"
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