Hu Bai took out a few Medicinal Pills to restore spirit power from his spirit tool, swallowed them, and sat cross-legged to meditate for a moment.
The Medicinal Pills melted upon entering his mouth, transforming into pure energy that slowly nourished his nearly dry Meridians.
The feeling of emptiness and powerlessness finally receded a little.
Qian Renxue sat quietly by his side, not urging him, just looking at him with her golden eyes full of heartache.
Only when Hu Bai's complexion regained some color did she speak.
Hu Bai opened his eyes, let out a long breath, and asked with a smile, "Snow Jiejie, tell me about your gains after advancing to Spirit Saint."
At the mention of this, Qian Renxue's heartbroken expression was replaced by a hint of pride.
"The gains are huge!"
She said in a light tone, "Because of your help, my Spirit has successfully evolved into an Eight-Winged Angel.
I can feel that this is not the end. According to my judgment, when I absorb the eighth spirit ring, I should be able to advance to a Ten-Winged Angel, and with the ninth spirit ring, it will be the legendary Twelve-Winged Angel!"
Speaking of this, she playfully raised her smooth chin at Hu Bai, with a touch of proud showing off.
"Moreover, because my seventh spirit ring is a hundred-thousand-year-old Rank, my spirit power directly surged by five Ranks! I am now a Rank 75 Spirit Saint, oh, I've already surpassed you."
Looking at her 'praise me quickly' look, Hu Bai couldn't help but laugh, and cooperatively gave a thumbs up.
"Amazing, amazing, my Snow Jiejie is the most amazing."
He then asked, "What about your Angelic Domain, passed down through your Family for generations? It should have Awakened, right?"
Qian Renxue nodded, her expression becoming serious as she began to introduce her new abilities in detail.
"Of course, it appeared with the acquisition of the seventh spirit ring.
When I activate the Angelic Domain, all attributes of all enemies will be weakened. Depending on the difference in strength, the weakening range is between 30% and 50%."
"There's also the most basic ability, which is to restrain all dark and evil-attributed Spirits, and the Domain comes with a very strong purification effect.
Within my Domain, the power of all my Spirit Abilities will be strengthened, and my spirit power consumption will be greatly reduced."
"Furthermore, if I use the Angelic Domain while in my Martial Soul True Body state, the effect of the Domain will become even stronger!"
On the other side.
Gu Yuena returned to her exclusive room in Spirit Hall Academy feeling depressed.
She felt she might really need some quiet time.
Closing the door, she shut out everything from the outside world.
She sat alone in the empty room, the cold moonlight streaming through the window onto her, casting a long shadow that made her appear somewhat lonely.
"Di Tian," her cold voice rang out.
"My Lord, your subordinate is here."
As soon as her voice fell, a tall figure in a black robe silently appeared in the shadows of the room, kneeling on one knee, his posture extremely respectful.
It was indeed the Beast God Di Tian.
"During this time, I asked you to search for the whereabouts of the dragon gods heart. Have you found it?" Gu Yuena asked indifferently.
When Hu Bai went to Slaughter City for his trial, she should also set off to retrieve what belonged to her.
Di Tian replied in a deep voice, "My Lord, according to my investigation, the dragon gods heart should be within a huge spatial rift. After entering that rift, your subordinate can feel the aura of many Dragon Clan Seniors who have fallen."
"That place should be where our Dragon Clan warriors finally fell, the Dragon's graveyard."
A ripple flashed in Gu Yuena's purple eyes: "Where is it?"
Di Tian's voice carried a hint of sadness: "Reporting to my Lord, that place is not on the Douluo Continent, but in a distant sea area far from here.
Beyond that sea area, there is a completely new Continent. As far as I know, the human civilization there is much less developed than on the Douluo Continent."
"Moreover, the sky above that Continent is filled with many unstable spatial rifts. It was precisely by relying on the scales you bestowed upon me, my Lord, that I successfully sensed the existence of the dragon gods heart in one of the largest rifts."
"Another Continent?" Gu Yuena frowned.
"Yes, my Lord."
Di Tian explained, "I reported to you before that your subordinate once traveled this planet. On this planet, there are actually three landmasses that can be called 'Continents'."
"One is the Douluo Continent beneath our feet."
"There is another, named Sun Moon Continent. The overall strength of the Spirit Masters there may be relatively weaker, but their spirit tool technology is very developed."
"And the third Continent, which is where the dragon gods heart is located. That Continent currently has no unified name, and the humans there are still in a relatively primitive tribal state."
"If we go now, how long will it take?" Gu Yuena asked.
Di Tian calculated for a moment and respectfully replied, "If your subordinate travels at full speed, it will probably only take a few days. But if we travel by human ship, even if we can pinpoint the direction, it will take several months."
"My Lord, when do you plan to depart?" Di Tian asked.
Gu Yuena hesitated for a moment, then said coldly, "In a while."
Upon hearing this, Di Tian was silent for a moment, but eventually couldn't help but look up and ask the question he was most worried about.
"My Lord, your subordinate has something to ask, but I don't know if I should. You, you haven't really fallen in love with that human, have you?"
Di Tian felt that as the co-ruler of Spirit Beasts and the hope for the future, his Lord absolutely could not develop feelings for humans!
For the Spirit Beast Clan, this would only be a disaster!
"Shut up!"
Gu Yuena suddenly turned her head, a fierce pressure erupting from her purple eyes, and she sternly reprimanded, "My affairs are not for you to manage!"
"Retreat!"
Di Tian was so overwhelmed by the pressure that he couldn't breathe. He sighed in his heart but dared not say more.
"Yes, my Lord!"
His figure slowly disappeared into the shadows.
In the room, only Gu Yuena remained once again.
Her eyes flickered with uncertainty, her heart a tangled mess.
What was wrong with her?
Falling in love with Hu Bai? No, impossible!
She kept comforting herself like this in her heart.
Maybe, maybe it was just because the feeling of being friends with him was very comfortable, very new.
And now, his fiancée has appeared. According to human rules, she needs to avoid suspicion, so that's why she feels uncomfortable, right?
Yes, it must be like that.
The golden pillar of light that soared into the sky from the small forest behind the mountain, and the sacred and vast Seraphim phantom, naturally alarmed the bigwigs in the Hall of Worship.
At the entrance of the Hall of Worship, Qian Daoliu stood with his hands behind his back, feeling the sacred aura that was of the same origin yet purer and more powerful. A deeply gratified smile appeared on his aged face.
The several Priests behind him, however, had faces full of shock.
"That is... Xiao Xue's Spirit? The Six-Winged Angel has actually evolved!"
"What an astonishing sacred aura! This power has already far surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo, hasn't it?"
They all clearly knew that for Qian Renxue's Spirit to have such good fortune, Hu Bai's contribution was absolutely immense.
The Second Priest, Gold Crocodile Douluo, walked up to Qian Daoliu and nudged him with his elbow.
"Big Brother, aren't you going to go take a look?"
Qian Daoliu chuckled, stroking his beard: "They're currently in a loving moment, why should I, an old man, go join the fun. What I said was indeed right, Gu Yuena's appearance, on the contrary, became a catalyst, didn't it bring Xiao Bai and Xiao Xue even closer?"
Gold Crocodile Douluo, hearing this, also laughed heartily in agreement.
"That's right! They've known each other for quite some time, and today they finally kissed, congratulations, congratulations! I think if this trend continues, it won't be long before Big Brother can hold his great-grandson."
"Hehe, that will have to wait until both of them successfully become Gods."
Qian Daoliu waved his hand: "You also know that both of them currently have their respective God Trials, so they cannot be distracted."
"That's true."
Gold Crocodile Douluo echoed, completely unaware of the fleeting loneliness in the depths of his Big Brother's eyes.
Alas, a great-grandson.
Qian Daoliu sighed silently in his heart.
He might never see that scene in his lifetime.
Because, after Xiao Xue completes the first eight trials of the Angel God, the activation of the Ninth Trial will require him, as the guide, to sacrifice all of his divine soul and power.
And this ultimate secret about the Angel God's Legacy, only he alone on the entire Douluo Continent knew.
The other Priests were all unaware.
As for Bibi Dong, the Rakshasa God's Legacy she received was not the path of becoming a God through faith, nor did it have a so-called Family High Priest.
Her God Trial should not require sacrifice, and naturally, no one could sacrifice for her.
Therefore, Qian Daoliu was not worried that Bibi Dong would know this secret and then go tell Xiao Xue.
If it were for others, he might be unwilling, he might struggle.
But for Xiao Xue, his direct granddaughter whom he watched grow up and poured all his heart into, he was willing.
Time passed bit by bit, silently.
In the blink of an eye, another eight months had passed.
During these eight months, under the massive allocation of resources, Hu Liena's spirit power finally successfully Broke through to Rank 50, and with the help of her teacher Bibi Dong, she hunted a ten-thousand-year-old mental attribute Spirit Beast, obtaining her fifth spirit ring.
She was now a Rank 53 Spirit King!
As for Xie Yue, his Cultivation also steadily improved during these eight months, reaching Rank 57.
Originally, with his talent and the special ability of his fifth spirit ring, his Cultivation speed could have been even faster.
His fifth spirit ring could devour the life force of living beings to accelerate his own spirit power increase, and even feed back into the spirit ring to increase its age.
But he ultimately had a bottom line in his heart and could not, for the sake of improving his strength, devour others for no reason.
Therefore, he could only wait until he entered the lawless Slaughter City to discuss it further.
And during this period, the massive machine of Spirit Hall was also operating at high speed for the trials of Hu Bai and the other two.
An invisible net was cast from Spirit City across the entire Douluo Continent.
Countless fallen individuals and evil Spirit Masters who had committed grave crimes of arson, murder, robbery, and plunder on the Continent were rounded up by Spirit Hall's enforcement team from various corners and imprisoned in Spirit Hall's specially made jails.
Among them was the former Mighty King, Zhao Wuji.
Zhao Wuji thought that by hiding in the small Shrek Academy, he could deceive everyone.
Little did he know, Spirit Hall's informants were spread throughout major cities and towns, and the small Soto City was naturally no exception.
Not to mention the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, a commercial Empire, whose banks and businesses throughout the Continent served as their intelligence stations.
In terms of intelligence capabilities, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School was only slightly weaker than the vast Spirit Hall.
Zhao Wuji's whereabouts had actually been recorded long ago.
All the captured fallen individuals were personally dealt with by Qian Daoliu, who expended a portion of his Angel God's divine force to temporarily Seal their Cultivation.
Spirit Hall's plan was very thorough.
After Hu Bai and the other two entered Slaughter City, these sealed fallen individuals would be successively escorted in as "supplies."
The reason for not escorting them in beforehand was mainly to prevent some of them from having bad luck and dying shortly after entering, which would be a waste of Spirit Hall's efforts.
Poor Zhao Wuji never expected that after hiding for so long, he would still fall into the hands of Spirit Hall.
And he was still the vice-dean of Shrek Academy.
So, thanks to him, that obscure Shrek Academy on the outskirts of Soto City was directly ordered to disband by Spirit Hall under charges such as "harboring major wanted criminals of the Continent," "false advertising," and "exorbitant tuition fees."
This, of course, also contained Hu Bai's intention.
In his opinion, Shrek, this so-called "monster academy," was simply a bogus academy that misled young people!
The academy had no decent Cultivation resources, and the only thing it could offer was that the Ranks of a few teachers were acceptable, similar to other top Advanced Spirit Master Academies.
It was even inferior!
Which of the Heaven Dou Star Luo Royal Academy or the Five Element Academies didn't have a dean or committee member with Spirit Douluo Cultivation?
And Flender, the highest-Cultivated person in Shrek, was currently only a Spirit Saint.
And they only had a small number of students, which created the illusion of having many teachers, but this number of teachers was actually not enough for an Advanced Spirit Master Academy.
Even so, students still faced the risk of death when going out to hunt Spirit Beasts.
Shrek teachers stated: We only follow, you must hunt the Spirit Beasts yourselves, and we will not intervene unless there is a life-threatening danger.
This was not "practical training" at all, but rather a display of extreme irresponsibility from these teachers!
True elite education should provide the most abundant resources and top-tier guidance while ensuring student safety, rather than throwing students into the wilderness and calling it "life-and-death experience."
A common sense fact is that, under the same Rank, a Spirit Master is weaker than a Spirit Beast.
For example, a Spirit Elder who has just obtained his third spirit ring would, in a one-on-one fight with the Spirit Beast from which he obtained his third spirit ring, most likely not be able to defeat it!