"You say the High Priest of the Spirit Hall has invited me to the Elder Hall?"
Yu Xiaogang looked at Bibi Dong before him, his gaze somewhat surprised.
"Yes, the High Priest said that his ears have grown calluses from hearing news about you these past two years, and now that he happens to have some time, he wants to meet you."
Bibi Dong nodded.
"Angel Douluo, huh..."
For Yu Xiaogang to say he wasn't curious about that High Priest of the Spirit Hall would be a lie.
After all, he was an invincible figure back in the day; if not for him falling for the Clear Sky Sect's curse and choosing to go head-to-head with Tang Chen, he should have been the strongest person on the Douluo Continent.
Furthermore, if one were to ask who in the entire Douluo Continent currently understood the Spirit system the deepest, or who had the most research on the Light Attribute, Yu Xiaogang dared to affirm that it had to be Qian Daoliu.
With such a person wanting to meet him, Yu Xiaogang could find no reason not to meet the other party.
Thus, led by Bibi Dong, Yu Xiaogang arrived at the Elder Hall.
Looking at the Elder Hall before him, which was no less majestic than the Supreme Pontiff Palace but was rarely known to people on the Douluo Continent, Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath.
What he was about to see next was the true foundation of the Spirit Hall.
Walking into the Elder Hall, a massive statue of the Angel God sat in the center of the hall, surrounded by a group of stone statues praying devoutly; although their appearances differed, they all had Angel wings growing from their backs.
Clearly, these stone statues were all the past inheritors of the Spirit Hall.
At this moment, below the Angel God statue, several figures were quietly observing Yu Xiaogang as he walked toward them.
"He doesn't look any different from the outside."
"How is he able to defeat opponents across such a large Rank difference?"
The Second Priest, Gold Crocodile Douluo, carefully examined Yu Xiaogang, his voice tinged with a hint of peculiarity.
He had thought that someone capable of achieving such battle records would be a tall, burly, and sturdy figure.
And it turns out to be just this?
He didn't seem any different from those ordinary Spirit Masters outside.
The other priests also nodded in agreement; clearly, Yu Xiaogang's image was far from what they had imagined.
"Do not judge others solely by their appearance; you must feel with your heart."
Qian Daoliu watched Yu Xiaogang walking toward him with a solemn expression.
Others might not be able to see through Yu Xiaogang's situation, but Qian Daoliu, who was omniscient and just one step away from becoming a God, could easily see the various Heaven-Defying aspects of Yu Xiaogang.
For instance, Yu Xiaogang's mental power, under Qian Daoliu's perception, had actually reached a Realm that many Titled Douluo could not attain.
And the aura of the Light Attribute emanating from him surprised even Qian Daoliu.
Because that was light of the same level as his own; it was the power he had successfully mastered only after countless efforts following the Awakening of his Angel Martial Soul.
Although his own Angel Martial Soul was a Divine-Grade Spirit, the reason for this evaluation was mainly because it was a Spirit inherited from his God Ancestor's Bloodline.
Besides that, it was because once the Angel Martial Soul Awakened, it would break through the Innate Soul Power of Rank 10, and there was also the Angelic Domain that would automatically Awaken during the Cultivation process.
These formed the powerful foundation of the Angel Martial Soul.
However, it was not as if the Angel Martial Soul had no points that could not be improved.
For example, the Light Attribute that the Angel Martial Soul carried from the beginning of its Awakening, although it surpassed all on the Douluo Continent, had not yet reached the limit of a Mortal.
Thus, after countless efforts, Qian Daoliu finally managed to Cultivate this power to the Ultimate Attribute that he himself could reach.
This was precisely the Ultimate Attribute recorded in the Spirit Hall's classics.
Qian Daoliu had always been very proud of achieving this.
He believed he had not tarnished the prestige of his God Ancestor.
This was also the reason why he often found his son, Qian Xunji, so displeasing.
He had already walked the most difficult path ahead; as his son, Qian Xunji was actually unable to follow his path.
Even, for various reasons, Qian Xunji had completely ruined himself.
The Spirit Hall had been passed down for so many years, and Qian Daoliu had never seen an inheritor like Qian Xunji in the records.
Now, Qian Daoliu only hoped that Qian Xunji would marry early and conceive the next generation of members for the Qian family.
Taking a deep breath, Qian Daoliu suppressed the shock in his heart and displayed the demeanor that a Divine Attendant should have.
"Greetings to all the priests."
Yu Xiaogang arrived in front of the group of priests and bowed respectfully.
The group of priests nodded with satisfaction.
"Yu Xiaogang, you have come to my Spirit City to study for a long time, and this time you have won the championship at the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament; you are very good."
Qian Daoliu was solemn and grave, standing there like a statue.
"This Junior does not deserve such praise from the High Priest."
"These little tricks of mine are probably no different from children's play in front of all the priests."
Yu Xiaogang said very humbly.
"Humility, honesty, integrity, courage, unity, friendship... It is no wonder you were able to evolve your Spirit to its current state at this stage."
"At the very least, many qualities of the Light Attribute can be reflected in you."
Although Qian Daoliu was expressionless, he felt sour in his heart.
They are both sons; why couldn't Yu Xiaogang be his own son?
On the other side, Yu Xiaogang was actually a bit guilty upon hearing Qian Daoliu's praise.
One knows one's own affairs best.
He knew too well how much he had hidden beneath the surface of these words.
However, after a second thought, Yu Xiaogang felt relieved.
He was no longer just Light Attribute; he also had the Dark Attribute.
With so many things hidden beneath this bright appearance, did this not fit the characteristic that shadows exist beneath the light?
Anyway, Yu Xiaogang convinced himself.
"High Priest, you overpraise me; I am not that good."
"May I ask if there is any matter for which the High Priest has summoned me today?"
Yu Xiaogang was humble once more, and then brought the topic back to the main point.
"Dong'er wants to become stronger and catch up to you; she begged me, and since I happened to be curious about you as well, I invited you to come and see your situation."
Qian Daoliu said in a calm tone.
Besides this, another purpose was to see Yu Xiaogang's true background.
The original purpose of establishing the Spirit Hall was to maintain the stability of the Douluo Continent.
Back when his God Ancestor became a God, he actively wiped out all evil on the Douluo Continent.
Afterward, eliminating Fallen Spirit Masters became the duty of the Spirit Hall.
In the process of clearing out those Fallen Spirit Masters, the Spirit Hall had also recorded countless characteristics of Fallen Spirit Masters.
Rapid growth in Cultivation and possessing battle power far exceeding those of the same Rank were all characteristics of Fallen Spirit Masters.
Coupled with Yu Xiaogang's Dark Attribute, Qian Daoliu could not help but develop suspicions about Yu Xiaogang.
Although Qian Daoliu was very clear that the possibility of Yu Xiaogang being a Fallen Spirit Master was infinitely close to zero.
But there is nothing absolute in the world.
Perhaps it was just that they, this group of Mortals, could not distinguish it?
Therefore, Qian Daoliu had Yu Xiaogang come to the Elder Hall.
He wanted to judge with his own eyes whether Yu Xiaogang was really a Fallen Spirit Master.
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