After Yang Wudi left, Li Qing took out his last three Spirit Bones: a 20,000-year Purple Jade Orchid Torso Bone, a 30,000-year Yin Yang Twin-Headed Serpent Right Arm Bone, and a 20,000-year Storm Devil Wolf Right Leg Bone.
The Purple Jade Orchid was a life-type, so it naturally went to Ye Lengleng.
Although the Yin Yang Twin-Headed Serpent Right Arm Bone was the most compatible with him, he somewhat looked down on its age, so he simply gave it to Dugu Yan as a reward for her desperate resistance.
While the Storm Devil Wolf Right Leg Bone wasn't perfectly compatible with Ning Rongrong, its age was significant.
If she could gain a speed-based Spirit Ability, it would greatly benefit her survival as a support system Spirit Master.
Anyway, it would just gather dust if he kept it.
Why did he only give it now?
Because Li Qing's spirit power level was already quite sudden before, and if their levels were even more exaggerated, it could easily provoke a strong reaction from Spirit Hall.
But now it didn't matter.
After this, Spirit Hall would either forcefully suppress and kill all of them, or they would give up. It didn't matter if the three girls' spirit power levels were a bit higher.
Ye Lengleng took the Spirit Bone without much comment, merely making a silent decision in her heart to reward Li Qing well that night.
"Hehe, thank you."
Dugu Yan took the Spirit Bone, grinning like an idiot, her mouth unable to close.
"Mwah—"
Ning Rongrong, however, surprised Li Qing. After taking the Spirit Bone, she actually stood on her tiptoes and quickly pecked Li Qing's face, then ran off, her face flushed with shyness.
Li Qing: "..."
He nervously glanced at Ye Lengleng, and only exhaled in relief when he saw no unusual reaction from her.
Although she said she didn't mind, who knew what she was thinking? After all, women are always contradictory in their words and thoughts.
But now it seemed there was no problem.
With a wife like this, what more could a husband ask for?
Since she was so understanding, Li Qing naturally couldn't treat her unfairly. Perhaps the Yearning Heartbroken Red could be given to her; he just didn't know if she could make it recognize her as its master.
While Li Qing and the others were busy improving themselves, the battle of Heaven Dou gradually spread.
Li Qing's terrifying spirit ring configuration and strength naturally spread with it. A spirit ring setup of yellow, purple, black, black, black was simply unheard of.
Comparatively, his spirit power level seemed less sudden.
After all, with such a terrifying spirit ring configuration, it wasn't incomprehensible for his spirit power level to increase quickly, as spirit rings themselves contained spirit power.
Moreover, Li Qing had also obtained so many Spirit Bones back then.
If he had absorbed all the Spirit Bones he could, the Spirit King realm would actually seem a bit low; reaching Spirit Emperor would definitely not be difficult.
After finishing their gossip, everyone's attention turned to Spirit City.
Spirit Hall had not only lost a Pope Knights team and four Spirit Emperors in Heaven Dou City, but also a Title Douluo. Would they not retaliate?
Furthermore.
Although Li Qing and the others suffered no losses, having been inexplicably attacked, would they just let it go?
One could imagine that a world-shaking battle might be about to erupt, and this battle might overturn the current continental structure. Could Spirit Hall withstand it?
Many people thought it couldn't.
Because they didn't know Spirit Hall's true strength. They only knew that Spirit Hall had lost two Title Douluo and had two Title Douluo defected.
With four fewer Title Douluo, what could Spirit Hall use to withstand it?
Everyone hadn't yet received Spirit Hall's reaction, but the Heaven Dou Empire made a move first. Their army began to gather, looking as if they were going to fight Spirit Hall to the death.
Then came the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Ning Fengzhi, under Chen Xin's protection, first went to the Clear Sky Sect, and then directly to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, seemingly wanting to unite the two families to resist Spirit Hall.
Days passed, and Spirit City, which should have received news long ago, still showed no movement.
This made the spectators a bit confused.
What did this mean?
Are they surrendering or fighting? At least give some reaction. Not a single peep. Is this not putting others in their eyes, or are they ready for annihilation?
They waited and waited.
Everyone finally received Spirit Hall's reaction: they officially announced the complete dismissal of Bibi Dong from the position of Supreme Pontiff, with Qian Daoliu temporarily taking over.
As soon as this news broke, all the spectators were stunned.
Who was Qian Daoliu?
The father of the previous Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji, and also the Supreme Pontiff before him. How old was he? He hadn't died yet. How terrifying must his spirit power level be?
No one expected that Spirit Hall actually hid such an Old freak.
In this case, it would be a bit difficult for Ning Fengzhi and the others to shake Spirit Hall. After all, including Qian Daoliu, Spirit Hall still had eight Title Douluo revealed.
The four Elder Enshriners who tracked Ju Gui, Demon Bear and Ghost Leopard, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu.
And on Ning Fengzhi's side, even with the Clear Sky Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, there were only six. Not only were there two fewer in number, but their quality was probably inferior as well.
Moreover, who knew if Spirit Hall had other Old freak?
Just as everyone was anticipating Ning Fengzhi and their choices, the result was a great disappointment. Neither the Heaven Dou Empire nor the Upper Three Sects made any statements.
The Heaven Dou army, after a period of training, disarmed and returned to their barracks, as if it were just a combat readiness exercise.
Ning Fengzhi's side also seemed to have just held routine talks with the two sects. After it was over, they made no statements, merely visiting Heaven Dou City once before returning to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.
Both Spirit Hall and Li Qing's side chose restraint with great understanding.
It was as if the battle of Heaven Dou had never happened. One wondered what Snake Lance Douluo and others who died in the battle of Heaven Dou would think in the netherworld.
Four years later, Death Canyon.
Li Qing sat cross-legged on a boulder, enveloped by thick black mist, looking like a giant black fog mass.
Unrefined Death Qi continuously merged into it.
Around him, many living dead stood or sat. At a glance, there were thousands of them.
However, at this moment, all of them wore unified black hooded robes and full-face masks, preventing anyone from seeing their appearance or abnormalities.
And in their eyes, looking at Li Qing, there was no killing intent, only fear and reverence.
Four years ago, after Li Qing temporarily escaped the threat from Spirit Hall, he came to Death Canyon. At first, he only wanted to research self-created Spirit Abilities.
However, an accident led him to discover a method to control the living dead.
It couldn't really be called control; it was just that after assimilating the Death Qi in their bodies, their lives were in Li Qing's hands.
Thus, subduing them was naturally not difficult.
After all, most of the living dead in Death Canyon came seeking survival because their lifespans were nearing their end.
After Li Qing assimilated the Death Qi in their bodies, they could leave Death Canyon without dying, which was a form of extended life. They naturally had no reason to refuse.
In just one year, Li Qing had subdued all the living dead in the outer areas.