At this moment Xiao Wu still looked hesitant, yet she had nowhere else to turn.
After all, the fact that she, Da Ming, and Er Ming had all been demonized made her wary of Shrek Academy.
Moreover, Tang Hao was an undisputed enemy; she had to find every possible way to grow stronger.
Therefore, the olive branches offered by Spirit Hall and Chu Feng might be her best choice to accept.
Right now Bibi Dong lifted her head haughtily and stepped up to Xiao Wu, staring down at her with overwhelming majesty.
"Interesting—not long ago we were enemies, yet now we're about to shake hands and make peace."
Women will be women; jealousy is normal, but her sharp tone clearly showed she couldn't tolerate Xiao Wu.
"Who says I'm making peace with you? I still remember you killed my mother back then—I remember it all."
Veins bulged on Xiao Wu's forehead; her exhausted body squeezed out a trace of spirit power—she wanted revenge.
Chu Feng had thought that once the original timeline was completely altered, the hatred between Xiao Wu and Bibi Dong would dissolve; turns out Xiao Wu's thoughts had merely been dulled by the demonization. Now the two were at daggers drawn, as though they would settle their old score right here.
Chu Feng, however, had his own plans; he strode between them and signaled for a temporary truce.
"This can be resolved, but not now. If we succeed in becoming gods, we can reverse cause and effect; right now our problem is Mount Buzhou—not bickering."
Chu Feng wasn't lying: resurrection cases abound in the original Douluo story, and now it's the investiture of the gods system; the concept of reincarnation is also forming. From these two angles, granting Xiao Wu's wish to revive her mother is feasible.
Besides, Chu Feng needed Xiao Wu, and Xiao Wu definitely had her own desires; the two were now in a stage of mutual benefit, so Xiao Wu fell into hesitation.
Qian Renxue's attitude differed—seeing Bibi Dong so irritable, she, the supposedly ignorant daughter, actually felt like supporting Xiao Wu from an 'emotional' standpoint.
"Just give it a try; even if Feng lies, he can't escape our palms—after all, we're his goddesses."
As she spoke, Qian Renxue leaned softly against Chu Feng, evidently resolved to accept Xiao Wu.
Bibi Dong's brows knitted; she never expected her own daughter to side with an outsider.
Xiao Wu tilted her head and enunciated, "Re... viv... ing... such a thing is really possible?"
"If you don't trust me, trust her—you've nothing to lose by trying. Besides, if I saw you as a threat, you'd already be a corpse."
Calm and self-assured, Chu Feng lifted Qian Renxue's chin with his right index finger, smiling repeatedly.
Bibi Dong bit her lip hard; she cared far too much about this daughter who was also her love rival.
Ehh—
All Elders gasped in unison; it was the first time they'd witnessed such a jaw-dropping Love-Hate Battlefield.
It was, frankly, too explosive. It seemed the relationship between the Hall Master, the Supreme Pontiff, and Miss Qian formed an unclear triangle—no, not 'seemed'; it really was a triangle.
Chu Feng merely smiled, stretched, and began gazing toward Mount Buzhou.
Reading the mood, Xiao Wu said gravely, "I escaped from Mount Buzhou; I reckon Tang Hao will be there too."
"And that old codger Qian Daoliu will also be there—he surely wants those heavenly opportunities."
Temporarily setting aside their rift, Bibi Dong decided to aim their hostility outward.
"So, Hall Master, are we heading to Mount Buzhou next? From what I see it's extremely treacherous—those two demon beasts and the other fiends all came from there."
Ghost Douluo glanced at his own injuries while speaking, putting on the air of a weakling.
Chrysanthemum Douluo simply slumped against the wall; he had indeed overdrawn his spirit power.
Chu Feng swept his gaze over them. "You don't have to come—just the three of them with me will suffice."
"That won't do; Spirit Hall still needs the Hall Master and the Supreme Pontiff to keep things in order," Devil Bear Douluo interjected quite rationally.
"Think it's meaningful to return to Spirit Hall right now? The Hall of Worship already came to pick a fight; Spirit Hall is no longer safe. If you go back you can help keep an eye on them."
Chu Feng spoke thus because he knew part of the Elder Palace had always sided with the Hall of Worship. This Mount Buzhou trip would decide the future state of the continent, so it would also serve to clarify where Spirit Hall's members truly stood.
"Er..." Devil Bear Douluo looked conflicted.
Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo, however, were visibly delighted; they were happy to comply.
Chu Feng continued, "How about this: you and Flame Eagle Douluo come with us."
"We accept the order."
After wavering, Devil Bear Douluo chose to follow Chu Feng—a bit risky, but he had his own motives: if he could obtain another treasure on Mount Buzhou, it would be a huge boost.
Flame Eagle Douluo naturally went with the flow; she had little presence among the Elders, and following the Supreme Pontiff was her greatest honor.
After this brief discussion, the four of them each harbored their own calculations for the future.
Ghost Douluo and Chrysanthemum Douluo smiled obsequiously, uttered a few respectful farewells, and took their leave.
With a faint scowl, Bibi Dong muttered—half complaint, half rebuke—"Human hearts are hard to fathom."
"Most of Spirit Hall never meant well in the first place."
Even Qian Renxue loathed Spirit Hall; it was rare for mother and daughter to share the same view.
While everyone was still chatting, Xiao Wu keenly noticed anomalies on Mount Buzhou.
"Why are so many fiends converging on Mount Buzhou?"
A dark mass blotted the sky above Spirit City; it turned out the fiends that had followed the Sky Azure Bull Python hadn't been wiped out—they had simply waited on the periphery. Now their target was no longer Chu Feng's group but Mount Buzhou itself.
Moreover, Chu Feng's Demon-Gathering Banner had lost its effect; it could no longer draw the fiends to him. It was the first time the system had given him a less-than-ideal artifact, yet it also showed that the colossal impact of Mount Buzhou's advent was intensifying.
No wonder: the Douluo Continent's destiny and laws had reached fullness and maturity; now an even more terrifying power was needed to reinforce causality and prevent the World from collapsing, and Mount Buzhou was clearly the beginning of that power.
Devil Bear Douluo didn't overthink it; he only wondered, "Night is about to fall—should we rest a while longer before setting out?"
"Time waits for no one—we leave at once."
With that, Chu Feng summoned his Primordial Chaos Aura, raising three soft clouds—images akin to Somersault Clouds that had become his personal vehicle.
"Huh?"
Flame Eagle looked at the starless sky, faintly worried.
But Bibi Dong and Qian Renxue were used to it, and Xiao Wu showed no restraint either, urging everyone aboard.
Thus, in such haste, the group set off toward Mount Buzhou.
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