Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 51 Yu Xiaogang

Three months later, the Continental Advanced Soul Master Tournament was coming to an end. Shrek Academy had defeated its opponents one after another and entered the finals. The finals would be held in Wuhun City. With Ye Li and Qian Renxue's help, they did not encounter any dangers along the way and the journey was smooth.

At this moment, in Spirit City, the Grandmaster, dressed in plain clothes, entered the city after being examined by the Spirit Masters. Without stopping for a moment or even taking a breath to rest, the Grandmaster went directly to the highest governing body of the Spirit Hall, the Papal Palace.

In front of the Papal Palace.

"Halt." Two Templar Knights clad in silver armor blocked the master's path, and a total of one hundred Templar Knights simultaneously raised their longswords. "This is forbidden territory. Take another step closer, and you will be killed without mercy."

Facing hundreds of Temple Knights whose strength was clearly superior to his own, the master's expression remained as indifferent as ever, and he raised his hand to reveal his token.

"Greetings, Elder." The hundred Temple Knights performed the same action in unison.

"Take me to see the Pope." The master told the other party his purpose in the simplest of words.

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"Your Holiness, there is a man outside the palace who claims to be Yu Xiaogang, holding a papal decree, and wishes to request an audience."

On the papal throne, Bibi Dong calmed herself down, waved to the paladins, and said indifferently, "Let Yu Xiaogang in."

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope." The paladin replied and withdrew.

"Ah Li, you can stay behind the screen," Bibi Dong said gently.

"Okay." Ye Li nodded in response and went to wait behind the screen.

Not long after, Yu Xiaogang slowly walked into the main hall. Looking at Bibi Dong above, his gaze turned somewhat wistful. "She's getting more and more beautiful."

Yu Xiaogang spoke gently, "Bibi Dong, how have you been all these years?"

Bibi Dong frowned slightly and replied, "What's wrong with being above ten thousand people? You didn't come here just to ask me this, did you?"

The master sighed, "Bibi Dong, I know the bitterness in your heart."

Bibi Dong did not reply, because the bitterness in her heart had not been much left after meeting Ye Li. It was not that she had not investigated Yu Xiaogang, but the more she investigated, the more she felt disgusted with him. Marrying her own cousin was truly the most ridiculous thing in the world.

Seeing that Bibi Dong did not reply, Yu Xiaogang assumed that Bibi Dong had tacitly agreed. Seeing that it was about time, Yu Xiaogang spoke in a gentle tone: "Dong'er, I have come here this time to ask for your help. I hope you can help me this time, considering our past relationship."

"Don't call me Dong'er, it's disgusting. Call me Your Holiness the Pope." Bibi Dong clenched her fists and scolded.

Yu Xiaogang's hands unconsciously clenched, and a hint of coldness crept into his gaze as he looked at Bibi Dong. He still feigned deep affection as he quickly said, "Your Holiness, I have taken on a disciple who has been cultivating with me for seven or eight years. Fortunately, he possesses the same twin martial souls as you. This child is exceptionally talented, and I hope to nurture him into a powerful figure. Therefore, I wish to ask you how you resolved the problem of spirit ring backlash and to tell me the method for dealing with it."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong lowered her head and closed her eyes. But after hearing a message from Ye Li behind the screen, Bibi Dong looked at Yu Xiaogang below and said, "The backlash problem of twin martial soul rings is related to physical fitness. If there's nothing else, you can leave."

After saying that, Bibi Dong dismissed him, thinking to herself, "Does he even know how he ever fell for Yu Xiaogang? How could I possibly be interested in someone like that?"

"It's His Holiness the Pope." Yu Xiaogang turned and left after receiving the answer, clearly indicating that Bibi Dong didn't like him at the moment.

After Yu Xiaogang left, Ye Li stepped out from behind the screen and came to Bibi Dong's side.

"Did you suppress the fact that Shrek Academy has a Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls?" Bibi Dong asked Ye Li gently.

"Tang Hao's son, Tang San, was born with full soul power and possesses twin martial souls, Blue Silver Grass and Clear Sky Hammer. I knew this when I left the Spirit Hall to travel the continent," Ye Li said.

"What do you want to do?" Bibi Dong asked Ye Li curiously. Clearly, she didn't think Tang Hao could pose a threat to the Spirit Hall.

"It would be best if they could be used by me, but if not, I'll just kill them. It's really unsettling to have a threat around." Ye Li said with a smile.

Ye Li harbored a sliver of hostility towards Tang San. Through the Phoenix God Core and the wisp of true fire left in Tang San's body, Ye Li discovered that there were two souls within Tang San's body. Clearly, one of the souls did not belong to this body but had been possessed by another. The Mysterious Heaven Technique did not belong to the Douluo Continent.

Moreover, although Tang Hao is hot-tempered, he doesn't kill everyone he sees. Blue Silver Emperor Ah Yin is also relatively mild-mannered and not the kind of person who doesn't consider the consequences. If there are two souls, Ye Li has more options. She can simply erase the soul of Tang San from the other world.

"As long as you're happy." Bibi Dong said, pinching Ye Li's soft cheek.

"Teacher, you go ahead with your work. I'll go prepare for the competition." Ye Li smiled, turned around, and left.

"I'm actually looking forward to your secrets, little Ali," Bibi Dong murmured.

When Ye Li left the Papal Palace, he communicated with Gu Yuena through the silver dragon skull, asking if a soul could be erased.

"Sister Nana, can you erase a soul?" Ye Li asked.

"Erasing a soul is possible, but if a human were to have their soul erased, they would probably be gone forever," Gu Yuena's voice echoed in Ye Li's mind.

"What if that person has two souls? I only want to keep one soul for now," Ye Li said.

"Then there won't be any problem. It's a piece of cake for me. When do you need it, Ali?" Gu Yuena said.

"Let's wait a few days. The main character hasn't arrived yet, so it won't be of any use even if he does," Ye Li said helplessly.

"Okay, I'll naturally sense when you need me."

Gu Yuena sighed. With Di Tian and the others gone from the Star Dou Great Forest, she was getting rather bored being alone here. She had been hoping Ye Li might need her for something, which would give her a reason to leave the Star Dou Great Forest, but this was it? She'd just have to eat next time they met.

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(End of this chapter)