After a brief silence, Qian Daoliu simply replied,
"Hm."
The single syllable carried neither approval nor suspicion.
Yet Ning Fengzhi still felt a faint pressure leave his shoulders. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Gu Rong still staring at the coffin with a pale face.
Without hesitation, Ning Fengzhi quickly tugged at Gu Rong's sleeve.The small gesture finally snapped the Bone Douluo back to reality. Gu Rong inhaled deeply and forced himself to calm down.
The two of them stepped forward. Ning Fengzhi took an incense stick from the ceremonial table and lit it slowly. Thin strands of smoke rose gently into the air.
With a solemn expression, he bowed three times toward the golden coffin before inserting the incense into the burner. He then whispered a few quiet words of prayer.
But the moment the formalities ended—He did not linger for even a second.
Ning Fengzhi immediately turned around and left the platform, almost dragging Gu Rong along with him.
Their steps were calm on the surface…Yet to the observant eye, it looked as though they were fleeing from some ancient calamity.
Only after descending the platform and blending back into the crowd did Ning Fengzhi finally release a slow breath.
Gu Rong's voice trembled slightly.
"Fengzhi… that girl… she…"
Ning Fengzhi raised a hand, cutting him off immediately.
"Not here."
His voice was low and firm.
Gu Rong understood instantly and fell silent.
Meanwhile—They were not the only ones who had reacted strangely.
Several guests who had come from Element City showed similar expressions after approaching the coffin.
From shock to fear and even faint traces of disbelief.It was as if they had seen something far more terrifying than a ghost. Yet none of them dared to speak a word of it aloud.
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As the ceremony continued, the atmosphere in Spirit City grew heavier with every passing moment.
One by one, guests approached the platform, bowed before the golden coffin, and quietly stepped away.
The tall figure of Golden Crocodile Douluo approached silently from behind.
His usually stern face looked even more serious than usual. Stopping beside Qian Daoliu, he lowered his voice.
"Brother… we have received some information."
Qian Daoliu did not turn his head. His gaze was still fixed on the golden coffin.
"Information?" he replied calmly.
"What kind of information is so important that you chose to report it at this moment?"
Golden Crocodile hesitated for a brief second before continuing, his voice still extremely low.
"The Clear Sky Clan has always been under our surveillance… ever since we forced them into seclusion."
His eyes flickered slightly as he spoke.
"We discovered their little tricks long ago."
"For example… the Moonlight Pavilion established by Tang Yuehua in Heaven Dou City."
Qian Daoliu's expression slowly grew impatient. Clearly, he had no interest in listening to old intelligence reports during his granddaughter's funeral.
Golden Crocodile noticed the change and immediately delivered the real message. His next sentence dropped like a thunderbolt.
"Our intelligence network… has found traces of Bo Saixi near the territory of the Clear Sky Clan."
The moment those words were spoken—a terrifying surge of power exploded from Qian Daoliu's body.
Boom.
An overwhelming pressure swept across the entire platform.
The terrifying aura of a Level 99 Ultimate Douluo—just a step away from Level 100—burst forth without restraint.
Even the air seemed to tremble under the immense pressure.
At the same moment—Not far from the coffin, another terrifying aura erupted.
Bibi Dong slowly lifted her head.
Her eyes, which had been dull with grief moments ago, now burned with a cold and violent light.
She had heard every word and a dark purple aura suddenly surged from her body.Another Level 99 pressure spread outward like a rising tide.
For many years, the restrictions of the Rakshasa Trials had shackled her cultivation progress.
Even so, she had continued advancing steadily with her terrifying talent. Now— With the influence of Rakshasa completely gone, the restraints that had suppressed her cultivation vanished she reached Level 99.
Within moments—The entire Spirit City felt two terrifying presences. It was as if two ancient beasts that had slumbered for centuries had suddenly opened their eyes.
Countless soul masters across the city froze in place, their bodies trembling instinctively. Some weaker ones even dropped to their knees under the crushing pressure.
Then—
Zap!
Golden lightning flashed across the sky. Without hesitation, Qian Daoliu raised his hand and tore open the fabric of space itself.
As a Level 99 powerhouse who had spent decades studying the Angel God's power, his mastery over spatial energy had already reached a frightening level.
The space before him cracked open like shattered glass. A dark spatial tunnel appeared instantly.
Its destination—The territory near the ancestral land of the Clear Sky Clan.
Without a single word, Qian Daoliu stepped forward and entered the spatial rift.
His figure vanished instantly.
Behind him, Bibi Dong raised her hand.Dark purple energy condensed around her palm.
With a sharp motion—
She tore open her own spatial tunnel.The rift twisted violently as chaotic energy surged within it.Without hesitation, Bibi Dong stepped inside. Her figure disappeared into the void just as quickly.
The two most terrifying figures in Spirit Hall had already departed.
Golden Crocodile Douluo stared at the fading spatial rifts for a brief moment. Then he shook his head with a bitter smile and determination.
"Renxue... was also my grand daughter."
With a flash of golden light—He stepped directly into the spatial crack left behind by Qian Daoliu and disappeared
With the sudden departure of the three peak experts, the oppressive pressure over Spirit City slowly began to fade.
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( AN: Qian Daoliu did not use the Spatial ability before because both times in the story he had to move were in case of high intensity fight. Teleporting in the middle of fight is idiotic no matter how strong. On top of that both times he came the energy intensity due to fights was too high that it also made the surrounding space unstable.
On the other hand , he is not much slower in flight due to possession of Seraphim martial soul and ability to fly with light elemens)