In Douluo Continent, Tang San raids my base right from the start.

Chapter 153 The Mistress is a Good Kid

Half an hour later, in the Papal Palace council chamber.

"You all wait here. No one is to disturb us without my order," Bibi Dong's voice suddenly rang out.

Yu Xiaogang put down his tea and turned to look. A woman with a curvaceous figure and stunning beauty was walking gracefully into the room.

He wore a long black robe with gold patterns, a nine-curved purple-gold crown, and held a scepter inlaid with countless jewels. He was elegant and noble, so unlike anyone else.

Their eyes met, and Yu Xiaogang's expression became complicated, a mixture of apology, reminiscence, and, most of all, melancholy.

Bibi Dong's gaze was also complicated for a moment, but she quickly regained her composure, her voice gentle and soothing.

"You've arrived."

"Yes, I'm here. How are you?" Yu Xiaogang stood up, leaning on the table.

"There's nothing wrong with being above everyone else," Bibi Dong said with a faint smile.

"Bibi Dong, I know the bitterness in your heart," Yu Xiaogang sighed.

"Bibi Dong? If you hadn't told me, I would have almost forgotten that name." Bibi Dong's eyes showed a hint of melancholy, then she became firm. "Yu Xiaogang, now you should call me Pope, or Your Majesty. I am no longer the foolish Bibi Dong I once was."

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope." Yu Xiaogang's face showed pain, then he sat back down, holding a cup of tea, remaining silent, as if he were lost in his memories.

Seeing Yu Xiaogang's appearance, Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with a hint of pity. She raised her foot to step forward, but stopped herself in the end.

He slowly walked to a seat a short distance away and sat down, calmly saying, "It's been 20 years since we last met, hasn't it? Tell me, what brings you here today?"

Yu Xiaogang took a deep breath, and when he raised his head again, his eyes had returned to their usual indifferent expression. "Your Holiness, I have indeed come here today to ask for your help."

"Oh?" Bibi Dong looked surprised. "You actually asked me for help? That's not like you."

Then, regaining her composure, she said, "It seems time truly does change many things, both me and you. So, what is it?"

Yu Xiaogang wasn't going to explain too much. If it were his own business, he would never have come to beg Bibi Dong for anything. But a teacher for a day is a father for life, and for the sake of his disciple Tang San, whom he treated like a son, he had no choice but to come.

Even if it means humbling oneself and suffering humiliation, it is worth it.

"Your Holiness, I wish to purchase a power-type soul bone from you," he said calmly.

"The left arm bone or the left leg bone will suffice."

Tang San is right-handed, and will naturally use his right hand to wield the Clear Sky Hammer spirit in the future. As for the legs, most people use their right leg more often. Therefore, he hopes that his disciple Tang San can absorb spirit bones of more than 50,000 years in the future for these two parts.

Furthermore, he didn't think Bibi Dong would be willing to sell him a very good soul bone. Therefore, choosing the left arm and left leg was the best option.

"For your newly accepted disciple?" Bibi Dong said indifferently.

Yu Xiaogang's pupils shrank immediately, and then he understood, "It seems that they discovered me while investigating Long Yingtian, and thus learned that I have a disciple."

Thinking this, he shook his head slightly and said, "It's not for him, but for myself."

"Oh?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow. "What do you need a soul bone for? Given your current situation, it seems you don't need one."

Is this a sarcastic remark? Yu Xiaogang clenched his fist slightly, a bitter expression forming on his face. "Your Holiness, are you aware of Long Yingtian, the young sect master of the Illusionary Beast Sect?"

"Of course I know," Bibi Dong said calmly. "But what's it to you?"

"To be honest, Your Holiness, I once asked Long Yingtian how to resolve the defects in my martial soul and how to break through my current soul power bottleneck," Yu Xiaogang replied, truthfully recounting the method Long Yingtian had given him to increase credibility.

Of course, this concealed Long Yingtian's explanation regarding Soul Masters absorbing Soul Rings beyond their level. With the competition imminent, he had no intention of helping the Spirit Hall team he was about to face become stronger.

After finishing his explanation, he added, "My idea is to first absorb a suitable soul bone to enhance my physical potential and forcefully break through to the next realm, and then absorb the third soul ring at a higher level."

"In this way, I can use the third spirit ring to make up for the original source of my martial soul, which may be effective."

This is indeed his true thought, but it's not something he'll implement now.

Once my disciple Tang San becomes powerful, will I still be afraid of not having a soul bone?

Xiao San is a good kid, and he will never forget his teacher in the future.

Bibi Dong frowned slightly, stared intently at Yu Xiaogang, and nodded slightly. "That is indeed a solution."

After a moment's thought, he said calmly, "I happen to have two power-type soul bones that would suit you: a 3-year-old left arm bone from the White-Eyed Tiger King, and a 2-year-old left leg bone from the White-Armored Dragon. The former is worth 6000 million gold soul coins, and the latter is worth 4000 million gold soul coins."

The most suitable spirit ring for a six-winged angel is the one with the light attribute, and since she killed Qian Xunji, she naturally inherited a portion of his legacy.

"If you want it, it's up to you whether you can afford it."

Both were from spirit beasts possessing the attribute of light, and their quality was quite high. Yu Xiaogang's expression flashed with surprise; these two spirit bones were indeed extremely suitable for him. He knew, of course, that the Six-Winged Angel spirit was suitable for absorbing spirit beast spirit rings with the attribute of light, so he had long guessed that the Spirit Hall would have spirit bones of this attribute. He just hadn't expected that Bibi Dong would directly take out two and sell them to him.

"Your Holiness, I want both of these soul bones." Suppressing his excitement, Yu Xiaogang said calmly.

The power-type soul bone containing the attribute of light does not conflict with the martial soul attribute of his disciple Tang San.

Without a care in the world, he reached down to his waist and pulled out several soul cards from the soul tool given to him by Liu Erlong, totaling exactly one hundred million.

As expected, it was Tang Haoqian's. Bibi's pupils contracted slightly, and his expression was somewhat uncertain.

He squeezed the scepter with his five fingers, but finally took out the soul bone from the soul tool and controlled it to push it onto the table next to Yu Xiaogang.

Then, with a flick of his wrist, he drew the Soul Card into his hand.

"Yu Xiaogang, let me give you a piece of advice: you'd better absorb it as soon as possible," Bibi Dong said calmly.

"I cannot linger here too long, nor would that be proper," Yu Xiaogang said calmly. "Moreover, now that the deal has been struck, I think when I absorb these two soul bones should entirely depend on my personal will. There's no need for Your Majesty to concern yourself with that."

As he spoke, he directly stored the soul bone into the soul tool.

"In that case, you can leave if there's nothing else." Bibi Dong stood up from her seat.

"Bibi Dong." Yu Xiaogang stood up and called out softly.

Bibi Dong stiffened, but her tone remained calm. "Is there anything else?"

"I have a question I'd like to ask you," Yu Xiaogang said.

"Speak," Bibi Dong said calmly.

"I want to know, how did you overcome the challenge of having twin martial souls?" Yu Xiaogang asked calmly.

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply, and she said calmly, "You don't need to know this; it's meaningless to you."

Yu Xiaogang tightened his fingers, trying to soften his tone as much as possible, "My disciple has been cultivating with me for seven or eight years. Fortunately, he has the same twin martial soul talent as you, and I want to train him to become a powerful figure."

"Why should I help you? So that you can train a powerful person to oppose me?" Bibi Dong's tone instantly turned cold.

"Of course not," Yu Xiaogang said in a deep voice.

"If you're willing to tell me the secrets, I can assure you that my disciple will never oppose the Spirit Hall."

"Guarantee? What guarantee do you have? When that day comes, what will you use to stop him?" Bibi Dong sneered.

Yu Xiaogang paused for a moment, then said, "Xiao San has always listened to me, his teacher."

"Including making him let go of the hatred for killing his mother?" Bibi Dong asked.

Yu Xiaogang's expression immediately changed. What did that mean? The Spirit Hall killed Xiao San's mother?

"It seems there are things even a theoretical master like you doesn't know." Bibi Dong said calmly, "The condition for the birth of twin martial souls is that both parents' martial souls are of comparable quality. Don't you know that? A Blue Silver Grass martial soul with innate full soul power—you, who are always so proud and arrogant, actually accepted him as a disciple. Do you really think I didn't have someone investigate his background?"

"Father Tang Hao, the blacksmith of Holy Soul Village, do you really think I couldn't guess?"

"Let me give you a piece of advice: if you're buying this soul bone from me today for Tang San," his gaze suddenly turned cold, "then I advise you not to waste it."

"Because Tang San will inevitably die in the future, and I will be able to dig out these two soul bones again!"

"How dare you!" Yu Xiaogang's eyes were bloodshot and his face was ferocious. He strode forward and grabbed Bibi Dong's shoulder.

Bibi Dong was stunned. It was the first time she had ever seen Yu Xiaogang with such an expression, and she couldn't help but murmur to herself.

"Is he really that important to you?"

Yu Xiaogang stared intently at Bibi Dong with bloodshot eyes, his tone heavy, each word deliberate and forceful, "Bibi Dong, listen to me carefully. If anything happens to Tang San, I will destroy the Spirit Hall at all costs. I have no children of my own, so Tang San is my son."

Bibi Dong grew anxious; Yu Xiaogang had never been this worried about her before. A flush instantly rose to her cheeks, but her eyes remained icy cold as a viper. She sneered, "Yu Xiaogang, I never thought you'd get so anxious!"

"You want me to spare his life? Fine, give me a reason! As for you, your life isn't worth that much!"

As soon as he finished speaking, his aura surged forth, directly causing Yu Xiaogang to stumble backward and crash into the edge of the table behind him with a loud thud.

Yu Xiaogang then realized that the woman in front of him was no longer Bibi Dong, but the Pope of the Spirit Hall.

Her expression immediately returned to calm. She steadied herself by supporting herself on the table and said calmly, "Bibi Dong, don't forget, there is an even more powerful Illusionary Beast Sect in this world."

"If you kill Tang San, what will happen to Tang Hao? What will the Clear Sky Sect think? What will the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, another of the three upper sects, think? Will they think you're going to attack the three upper sects? As the saying goes, 'pulling one hair affects the whole body.' The young sect master of the Illusionary Beast Sect, Long Yingtian, is now Ning Fengzhi's son-in-law. If the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is in trouble, what will the Illusionary Beast Sect do? Bibi Dong, have you thought about the consequences?"

"You are very smart, but that's not enough," Bibi Dong said calmly.

Yu Xiaogang frowned. "I can reveal to you the information I know about the Beast Sect, including the martial soul information of Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er. I dare say that in the upcoming Soul Master Competition, the team that these two belong to will become a major rival of the Spirit Hall team."

He believed that given enough time, his disciple Tang San would definitely be able to grow stronger.

Moreover, having the Spirit Hall team wear down Long Yingtian's team is also a good thing for the Shrek team.

"Oh? Tell me about it." Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow.

Yu Xiaogang quickly sorted through his thoughts and told him what he knew about the history of the Beast Sect, as well as the martial soul information of Long Yingtian and Long Ling'er.

As she possessed and switched forms, unleashing a deafening roar and imprinting abilities, Bibi Dong's brows gradually furrowed.

After a short while, seeing Yu Xiaogang stop, he said indifferently, "Get lost, I don't want to see you again."

Yu Xiaogang nodded silently and strode towards the door. Reaching the door, he grasped the doorknob with his right hand, then suddenly turned back and said softly, "Bibi Dong, twenty years have passed, and you are still so beautiful, but I have grown old."

"If your life were threatened today, I would react the same way."

"After all, you are the first person I have ever loved."

Bibi Dong broke down instantly and shouted loudly.

"You're talking nonsense!"

"You can love? You don't deserve to say that word! If you loved me, you wouldn't have turned and left without hesitation in the first place!" She vented her frustration, concluding with:

"You bastard, get out of here!"

"You shouldn't ask me why I left back then; you should ask the dead Pope." Yu Xiaogang said indifferently, "Bibi Dong, this is the last time I'll call you that. Since you've said you'd kill Xiao San, then our relationship ends here."

After saying that, he suddenly flung open the door and strode out.

"Our bond, our bond, Xiaogang, is this just fate playing tricks on us?" Inside the hall, Bibi Dong stood there, her fingers clenched so tightly they turned white.

He then rushed to the seat where Yu Xiaogang had sat down, picked up the still-warm tea from the table, and gulped it down.

After sitting quietly for a while, he turned to look at the gate and murmured:

"Xiao Gang, just because I can choose not to kill Tang San myself doesn't mean others can't."

This part of the plot is indeed filler, but it can't be skipped. Tang San, with his personality, wouldn't normally survive three chapters, but he's the protagonist of the original work.

(End of this chapter)