Chapter 112: The Rakshasa Pope
In the central part of the continent, at the border between the two great empires.
A city of modest size was built around a not-too-tall hill.
This city was the main city of Spirit Hall—Spirit City.
Compared to behemoths like Heaven Dou City and Star Luo City, Spirit City, built around the hill, occupied less than one-tenth of the area of the capitals of the two empires.
However, though Spirit City was not large in area, the impression it gave was far more stunning than Heaven Dou City or Star Luo City.
The entire Spirit City was built around the hill, and even from the foot of the mountain, one could see many majestic buildings within the city.
For example: the Pope's Palace and the Worship Hall.
Furthermore, precisely because Spirit City was not large and could be seen in its entirety at a glance, it made the city appear even more grand and magnificent.
Additionally, the city walls of Spirit City, unlike those of ordinary cities, were not square. Instead, they were hexagonal, unique on the entire continent.
All six sides of the city walls were built with high-quality granite, reaching eighty meters in height and over thirty meters in thickness, completely enclosing the hill.
On both the inside and outside of each city wall, a massive bas-relief was carved.
The six city walls bore six bas-reliefs, each representing a powerful Martial Soul.
These six Martial Souls were:
Clear Sky Hammer, Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, Ghostly, and Star Crown.
Among them, the first three were inherited Martial Souls of the Upper Three Sects of the Seven Great Sects, with their sect territories located within the Heaven Dou Empire.
Of the latter three, Star Crown was the inherited Martial Soul of the Star Crown Sect, a reclusive sect within the Star Luo Empire.
These four Martial Souls were all powerful Martial Souls with long histories in the Spirit Master world. With the exception of the reclusive Star Crown Sect, the other three were all renowned throughout the Spirit Master world.
As for why the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum and Ghostly Martial Souls appeared on these six bas-reliefs, it was a rather perplexing matter.
Not only that, but the six bas-reliefs on Spirit City's six walls had also, in tacit agreement, excluded the inherited Martial Souls of the imperial families of the two empires.
Neither the Swan, a high-level beast Martial Soul of the Heaven Dou imperial family, nor the White Tiger, a top-tier beast Martial Soul of the Star Luo imperial family, appeared on any of the bas-reliefs on the city walls.
As the main city of Spirit Hall, the holy land in the hearts of countless Spirit Masters in the Spirit Master world.
The entry requirements for Spirit City were extremely stringent, requiring all individuals entering the city to have a minimum Soul Power cultivation of level 20 Soul Grand Master.
Therefore, Spirit City was the only city on the entire continent where all residents were Spirit Masters (excluding children who had not yet awakened their Martial Souls).
On the mountainside, there was an extremely grand and conspicuous golden building. This golden building was the Pope's Palace, symbolizing the authority of the Pope of Spirit Hall.
Looking down from the location of the Pope's Palace, everything in Spirit City was visible, except for the Worship Hall at the summit of the hill, which resembled pure white jade.
Outside the Pope's Palace, a woman stood with elegant posture, wearing a black Pope's robe with golden patterns, a Nine-Curved Purple Gold Crown on her head, and holding a Pope's scepter.
Behind her, two figures stood respectfully.
One of them, a man in white, was reporting something to the woman.
"Your Excellency the Pope, that's how it is. The kings of those kingdoms and duchies have agreed to secretly submit to Spirit Hall."
"Of course, please rest assured, Your Excellency. Elder Ghost and I handled this matter discreetly, ensuring no living soul knew about it."
After the man in white finished speaking, Pope Bibi Dong did not turn around. She continued to gaze at the scenery below.
"Very good. I thank both Elder Ju and Elder Gui for their efforts. You may withdraw!" Although her voice was gentle and pleasant, it carried the undeniable authority of a superior.
Upon hearing this, Guang Yue, dressed in white, and Ghostly, dressed in black, exchanged a glance. They then replied and withdrew, leaving the area outside the Pope's Palace together.
After Guang Yue and Ghostly departed, Bibi Dong remained standing outside the entrance to the Pope's Palace, calmly gazing at the unobstructed view of Spirit City.
Ever since Qian Xunji did that to her in the secret chamber, only by immersing herself in supreme power could she temporarily forget the scars in her heart.
And standing outside the Pope's Palace, looking down at Spirit City, allowed Bibi Dong to constantly be reminded of the glory and unattainability of her power and status.
From this vantage point, she could overlook any part of Spirit City, except for one place that she had to look up to see.
Bibi Dong slowly turned her body and looked up behind the Pope's Palace, at the Worship Hall standing on the mountaintop.
This feeling of having to look up to see something made Bibi Dong feel extremely disgusted. The face that possessed unparalleled beauty instantly turned into a thousand-year-old block of ice, her expression cold and filled with killing intent.
"Qian Daoliu, one day, I, Bibi Dong, will make your Angel lineage completely perish from this world."
"I will destroy this world, this world that has wounded me so deeply, and drag it down with me into eternal damnation, never to be redeemed!"
"Ah~ Hahaha! Ah~ Hahaha..."
At this moment, there was no one else outside the Pope's Palace; only Bibi Dong stood there.
The silent air echoed with her ferocious and terrifying laughter, incredibly piercing and chilling.
It was hard to believe such a horrifying laugh could come from a woman with peerless beauty.
Behind Bibi Dong, a dark, pitch-black gate emitting purple-black light suddenly appeared, releasing endless karma and negative emotions.
As this dark gate appeared, Bibi Dong's form underwent a tremendous change.
Her exquisitely beautiful face was filled with terrifying distortion, crisscrossed with bloodstains, and behind her, an indistinct black phantom materialized.
Her eyes turned completely blood-red, and her fingernails instantly grew five inches long, becoming entirely black.
As Bibi Dong's form changed, the dark gate erupted with a massive suction force, pulling her inside.
An unknown space.
Bibi Dong's now incredibly ugly figure appeared here. On her terrifyingly hideous face, a mark of crossed scythes materialized between her brows.
After this mark appeared, it flashed with a dim purplish-black light.
Then, a cold, emotionless voice sounded in Bibi Dong's mind:
"Rakshasa Nine Trials, Fifth Trial, completion rate ninety-five percent!"
Upon hearing this voice, Bibi Dong murmured, "Five percent, just five percent more, and I can complete the Rakshasa's Fifth Trial!"
Her voice, which was originally as pleasant as a gentle spring breeze, now became hoarse and low. The countless negative emotions filling the surrounding environment continuously assaulted Bibi Dong's mind, causing the hatred she felt towards the world to intensify. The last sliver of warmth and attachment she held for the world was suppressed deep within her heart.
After a long while, the mark between Bibi Dong's brows flashed with a purplish-black light once more.
That same indifferent voice reappeared in Bibi Dong's mind:
"Rakshasa Nine Trials, Fifth Trial completed. Reward: ten percent Rakshasa Affinity, total affinity thirty percent."
"Rakshasa Nine Trials, Sixth Trial begins..."
The cold voice ended, but the dense negative emotions within the Rakshasa secret realm continued to erode Bibi Dong's mind, even affecting the last vestiges of beautiful memories she fiercely guarded in the depths of her heart.
Sensing that the last remnants of beauty in her heart were being influenced by the negative emotions of this place, a flicker of panic crossed Bibi Dong's hideous, terrifying face.
"Xiao Gang, no, don't, I don't want to forget you..."
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