In Douluo, there is a way to die.

Chapter 98 (Subscribe) Will You Win? (4000)

Bibi Dong leaned on the throne in the center of the Pope's Palace, her purple eyes staring blankly at the ceiling of the Pope's Palace, her consciousness immersed in complicated thoughts.

Taking into account the history of the Spirit Hall's predecessor, the Angel Church, the Spirit Hall has a history of nearly ten thousand years. Its profound foundation is definitely not something she can shake alone. The Worship Hall is even more loyal to the Qian family, which is the direct descendant of the Spirit Hall. Her road to revenge can be said to be a pipe dream.

And from the moment she received the Rakshasa Divine Test, her originally slim chance of revenge finally had a glimmer of hope.

As long as one can become a god, no matter how great the 99th-level peerless Douluo (Extreme Douluo), even if the second-ranked Golden Crocodile Douluo, that old immortal, breaks through again, how can a mere mortal resist the power of the gods?

With the power of gods, victory is inevitable!
At this moment, Bibi Dong, who had just passed the Rakshasa God Test in her sixth year, had no idea what an abstract thing the God who had set his eyes on her was. Not only had she not been able to become a God for twenty-five years, but she also did not get any rewards such as the God-given soul ring. Instead, she was pushed back to the next level.

"Teacher, are you looking for me?" The black-haired girl walked into the Pope's Palace and bowed to Bibi Dong from a distance.

Douluo people develop early, and this is especially true for Hu Liena, whose martial soul is a fox demon and who specializes in the "charm" route according to Bibi Dong's instructions. At the age of twelve, she has a perfect figure that is enough to make any woman of the same age jealous.

"Nana, come here." Bibi Dong's eyes showed admiration. Just like what the priests said, Hu Liena's innate soul power was level nine, not a top talent, but she had been very diligent since she was a child, and practiced strictly according to her own plan. This was why she had achieved the level of Soul Master at the age of twelve. This achievement even surpassed many soul masters with innate full soul power in the records of the Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong looked at her as if she was looking at her childhood self, who had also been orphaned since childhood and worked just as hard... She regarded Hu Liena as another self, and indeed poured her motherly love, which had nowhere to go, onto her.

Therefore, she couldn't help but think of this girl whom she regarded as her daughter. In the future, when she becomes the new Rakshasa God and succeeds in revenge, if she cannot ascend to heaven with this child, what will happen to this child?
So Bibi Dong changed her revenge plan from the original "killing everyone after inheriting the throne" to another "plan to steal the country", which is to gradually take the power of the Spirit Hall into her own hands and make the Spirit Hall her Spirit Hall. This is also the reason why she has been working diligently in the position of Pope over the years.

Because of this, she has indeed won the appreciation of many elders in the Elder Hall. Apart from the four elders who have already made their positions clear, namely Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan, Ghost Douluo Guimei, Snake Lance Douluo Shelong, and Thorny Porpoise Douluo Cixue, the other five elders have also witnessed her efforts over the years and have a tendency to be won over by her. Among them, Lingyuan Douluo has deliberately leaned towards her side in the recent elders' meetings.

The position of "Saintess" was the "preliminary preparation" she made to ensure Hu Liena could inherit the Spirit Hall legitimately after she completely controlled the Spirit Hall. This way, after she became a god, even if she could not take Hu Liena with her to ascend to the divine realm, she could leave the Spirit Hall's foundation to this child and then ascend to heaven with peace of mind.

The bigger the Spirit Hall's foundation becomes, the more things it can leave to Hu Liena. In Bibi Dong's eyes, the Spirit Hall is already in her pocket. This makes her work more seriously, but also makes her more ambitious. The birth of the Spirit Empire came from this. The power of the Spirit Hall was consumed through war, and the unified country was left to the disciples. However, she did not expect that Tang San's appearance would make everything messed up.

But one day, when she went to the Worship Hall to fight for Hu Liena's position as a Saint, she didn't expect to run into that child...

Suddenly, a black air covered Bibi Dong's eyes. This black air was invisible and intangible, and seemed to be energy from another level. Even Hu Liena, who had already walked close to Bibi Dong, did not notice it.

...That bastard, not only did he leave the Heaven Dou Empire without permission, he even dared to lead others to compete for the position he had prepared for Nana! How dare she?! If the plan to steal the country went wrong, she could afford it...

"Teacher?" Hu Liena stood beside Bibi Dong. Seeing that the teacher didn't say a word for a long time after calling her over, and a gloomy look appeared on her face, she couldn't help but be frightened and looked at the other party with some worry.

……Eh?

The black air in front of Bibi Dong's eyes suddenly dissipated. She felt as if there was a momentary blank in her thoughts, and her memory seemed to have incomplete fragments. She shook her head in a daze and covered her forehead with one hand.

...Her feelings towards that child were very complicated. The hatred in her heart made her covet the Spirit Hall's ten thousand year old foundation, but she never knew how to face that child.

She couldn't tell what her mentality was before, as she emphasized several times in the worship hall that the child's plan had not been completed... Was it really just for the position of the Saint?
Bibi Dong didn't want to think about it anymore.

"Teacher, are you okay?" Hu Liena was still a little worried and couldn't help but speak again.

"It's okay, Nana. I've already made an agreement with the priests. Tomorrow you'll have a battle with them in the martial arts arena. You're just a child in your teens," Bibi Dong's expression softened again as she reached out and stroked Hu Liena's head. "This battle will determine the position of the Spirit Hall's Holy Maiden."

After Yin Lan's bloodline awakened, her vigorous vitality also stimulated her body to grow faster. In addition, Bibi Dong did not look at her carefully, so she preconceivedly estimated Yin Lan's age.

"Teacher, I will definitely present victory to you!" Seeing that the teacher seemed to be fine, Hu Liena breathed a sigh of relief, and determination appeared in her eyes. She answered immediately.

Over the years, she has put in far more effort than her peers, and has perfectly completed the training plans carefully arranged by her teacher. She is confident that she is definitely the best among her contemporary peers. Moreover, from the teacher's tone, the child seems to be younger than her. She has one or two more years of training time than the other party, so she deserves victory!

Anyone who competes for the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall must be defeated!
Bibi Dong looked at Hu Liena with satisfaction and nodded. What she wanted was for her to maintain this kind of indomitable self-confidence. Therefore, she did not tell her about Qian Renxue's situation to break Hu Liena's fighting spirit. Qian Renxue's identity had been hidden for many years. Even among the top leaders of the Spirit Hall, only she, the Pope, the elders and the priests knew about it. The other members had no idea that the Spirit Hall had such a young master with unparalleled talent.

But so what? Qian Renxue wasn't going to compete for the Saint Maiden position anyway, and it was even less likely she'd reveal herself now. So there was no need to put pressure on Hu Liena by saying it out loud. Even though Hu Liena didn't have a Transcendent Spirit Ring like her first martial spirit, Bibi Dong was convinced that her meticulously trained disciple was unrivaled, unmatched by anyone of her generation.
Because she was the "culmination" of that person's theory...

A trace of sadness emerged in Bibi Dong's eyes, and her thoughts were immersed in the past again. Hu Liena was no longer surprised and stood silently by without disturbing her. Whenever she was undergoing charm training, the teacher would show this expression.

……………………………………………………The next day, at the Wuhun City training ground.

This day will decide who will take the position of the Holy Maiden, and just as Guangling Douluo said, the identity of the Holy Son or Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall will represent the next Pope of the Spirit Hall. This will be a competition that will affect the entire spirit master world.

Since Yin Lan was competing on behalf of Qian Renxue, and Qian Renxue was still unwilling to reveal her identity, this was not an open competition. The only spectators were the elders of the Elders' Hall, the priests of the Offering Hall, and the outstanding young men from their families who came to see the world.

If Qian Renxue doesn't want to be exposed, then don't expose her. Just help her seize the position of the Saint. This is exactly what Yin Lan wants. She doesn't want to be recognized as one of the people competing for the position of the Saint of the Spirit Hall when she goes to the mainland in the future. That would make her less fun.

Standing behind Bibi Dong, facing the group of people from the Worship Hall from a distance, being stared at by so many elders, Hu Liena clenched her fists nervously, sweat oozing from her palms.

She looked towards the worship hall and saw her suspected opponents at a glance. One was a silver-haired lolita who looked the same age as her, and the other was a girl who looked younger, with long blue hair tied into a ponytail. She looked about nine years old. She didn't know which one was her opponent.

"Nana, don't be nervous." A tall young man with short black hair standing up like steel needles comforted Hu Liena. It was her brother Xie Yue.

"I don't know who over there is Nana's match. Hehe, if Nana wins this time, she'll be the Saint Lady," said a young man with strange dark red eyes, a sturdy build, and long fiery red hair on the other side of Hu Liena. "When the future Saint Lady becomes successful, don't forget us brothers."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw the girl, who was about nine years old, walking onto the training ground and doing some strange gymnastics to stretch her muscles and warm up.

"Kid! Come on!" In the audience opposite, the silver-haired loli put her hands on both sides of her cheeks, like a megaphone, and shouted loudly.

"She's not a saint yet." Although she said so, Hu Liena breathed a sigh of relief after seeing her opponent clearly. Her opponent was not the girl who seemed to be of the same age, so the pressure on her was reduced a little.

But the calm Xie Yue keenly sensed that something was amiss. The news of the Saint Maiden's showdown had already spread among the top leaders of the Spirit Hall. The person sent by the Worship Hall was not the silver-haired girl, but the younger girl. This made him feel uneasy.

"...Will I win?" He asked unconsciously.

"We will win." Hu Liena's heart was already full of confidence. At Bibi Dong's signal, she left the audience seats and walked towards the martial arts arena.

"Nana, don't be careless," Bibi Dong reminded the teacher as they passed by. "Just do your best. It doesn't matter if you lose. The teacher will always support you."

"Yes!" Hu Liena nodded heavily, stepped onto the stage, and looked seriously at the girl on the other side who was still doing warm-up exercises.

Unlike the Spirit Hall standard battle skirt worn by Hu Liena, the girl only wore a black tube top on her upper body, revealing her beautiful waist and abdomen, with a small black vest on the outside, and leather hot pants on her lower body, exposing her two white and tender thighs to the air. A pair of white and tender feet were stepping on small short boots with exposed toes, and her whole body exuded the vitality of a young girl.

"Although I haven't practiced for many years, I still have some experience." The girl spoke words that Hu Liena could not understand, but her childish voice made Hu Liena feel surprised. Judging from her voice, the child's real age was probably even younger than she looked.

"Just you?" The girl actually showed a puzzled expression. "Can you do it alone? Why not call those two over there to help? Otherwise, you'll lose miserably."

"You're insulting me!" Hu Liena was furious when she heard this. "This is a fight for the position of Saint!"

Bibi Dong frowned slightly. What the girl said was indeed a bit too much. The other party was from the Worship Hall, so she knew that the girl's words were not directed at Hu Liena, but at herself, making fun of that person's theory.

Yin Lan stretched her body for the last time, and a crackling sound like popping beans came from her body. She glanced at Hu Liena a few times. The other person's appearance was not the kind that was stunning, but there was indeed a kind of elusive and invisible charm.

However, this kind of charm made Yin Lan feel very uncomfortable. It was not the kind of charm that was natural and could attract people's attention with every frown and smile. Instead, it was obviously the result of deliberate training, giving her the feeling of being a pretentious and coquettish woman.

Is this the result of Bibi Dong's training according to Yu Xiaogang's theory? Yin Lan couldn't help but chuckle. She knew that this wasn't Hu Liena's problem, but something went wrong on Bibi Dong's side.

Her smile made Bibi Dong even more certain that the child was making fun of her. She couldn't help but tighten her grip on the scepter a little, and anger welled up in her heart.

How can you, a bunch of vulgar people, understand that person's wisdom?

Under Qian Xunji's manipulation, the relationship between Bibi Dong and Yu Xiaogang disappeared like a dream bubble. Nearly twenty years have passed, and all that is left for her is a fantasy like a "white moonlight". During the more than ten years when the two of them had no contact, this memory has been constantly imagined by Bibi Dong to become more and more beautiful, so that if the real Yu Xiaogang stood in front of her now, he would not be as good as the one in Bibi Dong's memory.

The only thing Bibi Dong can grasp related to Yu Xiaogang now is his theory.

(End of this chapter)