Douluo Continent: The Phoenix God Returns

Chapter 9 The Golden Generation

From that day on, the news that Pope Bibi Dong of the Spirit Hall had taken on a new disciple spread throughout the Spirit Hall. As for what a Spirit was, outsiders did not know. They only knew that the Pope's new disciple possessed four ten-thousand-year spirit rings. As for the Spirit, only the elders of the Spirit Hall knew.

Qian Renxue, who was disguised as Xue Qinghe in the Heaven Dou Empire, quickly received this news and became curious about Bibi Dong's newly accepted female disciple.

"I never expected that woman would take another girl as her disciple. Her martial soul is the Azure Jade Phoenix, she has a soul power of 41 at the age of 11, a Soul Master with four ten-thousand-year soul rings, and she is the inheritor of a god. Interesting. I should go and meet her when I have time." Qian Renxue said, looking at the letter sent by her grandfather, Qian Daoliu.

The next second she turned around, lit a fire, and burned the letter to ashes.

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Meanwhile, in a courtyard far away, Ye Li, who was cultivating, suddenly shivered. "Why do I suddenly feel like someone's got their eye on me?"

"What's wrong, Ah Li?" Brigitte asked, noticing Ye Li's unusual behavior as she was making breakfast for him.

"It's nothing, Sister Biji. I just got distracted while cultivating. It's nothing serious," Ye Li said as she stood up.

"You can't get distracted while cultivating, or you'll be in big trouble if you go astray. Go wash up and let's eat." Biji said as she set out the breakfast.

"Mmm." As soon as Ye Li heard about food, she rushed to the dining table and started eating heartily.

"Ah Li, watch your manners while you eat. Don't forget you're a girl now!" Brigitte said, watching the tomboy wolf down his food.

"There are no outsiders here," Ye Li said while eating a chicken leg.

Brigitte simply ignored it. Ye Li was a reliable guy and rarely showed any flaws. As long as there were no major problems, there wouldn't be any accidents.

.........

The Papal Palace, at this moment there were four people in the palace, including Bibi Dong.

"Teacher!" "Your Holiness the Pope!"

The woman standing at the front had long golden hair and a near-perfect figure; she was none other than Hu Liena, who had awakened the Demon Fox Martial Soul.

To her right is her brother, Xie Yue, dressed in silver armor with several crescent-shaped red patterns on it, and his red hair also exudes an evil aura.

On the left is Yan, dressed in flame-colored armor. His temper is as explosive as he is known, but he always shows endless patience towards Hu Liena.

Bibi Dong looked at the three people under the Pope's throne and said, "Not bad, it seems that the training this time has been quite effective. The soul power of the three of you has also improved. I will arrange for a new team member to join you next."

Upon hearing this, Hu Liena and the other two exchanged glances. Finally, Hu Liena asked, "Please enlighten us, teacher?"

Bibi Dong said coldly, "The member who joined your team is named Ye Li. She is my new disciple, your junior sister. Don't underestimate this girl. She is only eleven years old and has already reached the forty-first level of Soul Master. Her martial soul is the Azure Jade Phoenix, and she also has four ten-thousand-year soul rings."

"What?"

"Eleven years old, level forty-one?"

"He also possesses four ten-thousand-year spirit rings. Is this something an ordinary spirit master can achieve?"

Hu Liena and the other two were shocked and found it hard to believe when they heard about the new team member.

Bibi Dong nodded: "That's the truth. Based on the information I've gathered, Ye Li's background is unfathomable. Our conclusion is that she may come from an ancient and powerful hidden sect."

Hu Liena took a deep breath: "If her first spirit ring is ten thousand years, then every spirit ring she gets after that will inevitably break the age limit of each stage's limit spirit ring."

"That's inevitable." Bibi Dong nodded.

Hu Liena continued, "Teacher, where is my junior sister now?"

Bibi Dong glanced at the three of them and said, "She might still be cultivating right now, so I'll take you there to see her." With that, Bibi Dong stood up and led Hu Liena and the other two away from the Papal Palace.

Led by Bibi Dong, the four of them soon arrived at a luxurious courtyard. As soon as they entered, they saw Ye Li meditating with his eyes closed under the eaves, while Bi Ji occasionally glanced at Ye Li from the other side.

At this moment, a small azure phoenix was circling around Ye Li, and four jet-black ten-thousand-year soul rings were constantly rotating beneath him. Hu Liena and the other two could clearly see small specks of different colors in the air constantly merging into Ye Li's body. With each breath, the soul rings beneath Ye Li would flash with a glimmer of light.

Bibi Dong could naturally see Ye Li's current state: "A soul ring that can continuously evolve, this girl is indeed blessed with extraordinary talent. I never expected that my little disciple would actually have a domain."

Just then, some changes occurred to Ye Li. The phoenix wings on his back, along with the skull formed from the spirit of the silver dragon, slowly revealed his form.

"These are soul bones, and there are actually two of them?" Hu Liena and the other two were increasingly shocked as they looked at them. They originally thought Ye Li was already very powerful, but now they realized that they had clearly underestimated him.

"I... have I stumbled upon a treasure?" Even Bibi Dong was greatly shocked at this moment, and she couldn't help but wonder if she was the chosen one.

"Little Ali." Bibi Dong called out softly, her tone gentle as she spoke to one of her personal disciples, especially her youngest.

Ye Li, who was in meditation, opened her eyes when she heard her teacher calling her. The elemental domain also dissipated at this moment. Ye Li looked out of the courtyard and saw three people following behind her teacher, Bibi Dong.

"Hmm? These three people look familiar." Ye Li thought for a moment before confirming that they should be the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall, namely his senior sister Hu Liena, and her brother Xie Yue and Yan.

Ye Li stood up and instantly appeared in front of Bibi Dong, showing a cute smile as she looked at Bibi Dong and said, "Pope Sister."

Then, to the astonishment of Hu Liena and the other two, Ye Li actually wrapped her arms around Pope Bibi Dong's waist.

"Sister, are you here to see Ali?" Ye Li asked Bibi Dong.

When Ye Li suddenly hugged her, Bibi Dong's delicate body trembled. She gently stroked Ye Li's head with her right hand and said tenderly, "Ah Li, didn't your teacher tell you to call me 'sister' in private?"

Hu Liena and the other two were all shocked by Ye Li calling the Pope "sister." Even Hu Liena wouldn't dare to call Bibi Dong that without her consent, let alone make such intimate gestures. Yet Ye Li did just that and nothing happened to her.

Hu Liena looked at Ye Li with a hint of jealousy: "They're both apprentices, how come there's such a big difference?"

Bibi Dong seems to have come to regard Ye Li as her own 'daughter,' seeing a reflection of herself as a mother in Ye Li, something she couldn't see in Hu Liena...

(End of this chapter)