Douluo Continent: Martial Soul Spirit Ball, Come Out, Haki Dance!

Chapter 127 Public Execution (2)

The trail went cold from the very beginning.

Bibi Dong sat in the hall, listening to her subordinates' repeated reports of fruitless efforts, her face growing increasingly gloomy.

She knew very well that the other party must have come prepared for this, and that they were very familiar with the Spirit Hall's power distribution and reconnaissance methods.

Anyone who can do this in Wuhun City is definitely not simple.

"Who could it be?" Bibi Dong frowned, and names flashed through her mind.

Is he an undercover agent from one of the two great empires? Or a dissenting force within the Spirit Hall? Or perhaps a powerful, hidden spirit master?

Suddenly, a figure entered her thoughts.

Ye Xuan?

That can't be right.

He was the disciple I favored most besides Nana. He was exceptionally talented, acted eccentrically, and had never met Yu Xiaogang before.

However, the timing of the appearance of the image crystal was too strange, as it happened exactly one week before Yu Xiaogang was about to arrive in Wuhun City.

Ye Xuan happened to stay in Wuhun City during this period.

"Pass on my order: closely monitor Ye Xuan's every move, and report any suspicious activity to me immediately!" Bibi Dong ordered in a deep voice, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes.

For the next two or three days, some of the Pope's Palace Soul Masters monitored Ye Xuan around the clock. However, the results of their observations only confused Bibi Dong more.

Ye Xuan's daily routine was unusually regular.

Every morning, he would accompany Hu Liena for a walk on the streets of Wuhun City. The two would chat and laugh, behaving intimately, showing no signs of anything unusual.

When he encountered a crowd discussing the photo crystal on the street, he merely glanced over out of curiosity, revealing just the right amount of surprise on his face. Then he pulled Hu Liena away, muttering to himself, "I never expected that the young sect leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan would be this kind of person."

He looked just like an ordinary bystander, without the slightest flaw.

He neither contacted anyone privately, nor did he engage in any unusual behavior, nor did he attempt to destroy any evidence.

It was as if this matter had absolutely nothing to do with him.

"As expected, I was too sensitive. Xiao Xuan is so kind, how could it be him?"

Bibi Dong sat on the throne, her fingers lightly tapping the armrest, lost in thought.

But if it wasn't him, then who could it be? And what was their purpose?

Bibi Dong felt increasingly uneasy. The other party's distribution of these image crystals was clearly not just for the simple purpose of humiliating Yu Xiaogang.

Yu Xiaogang is currently just an ordinary Soul Master with no power or influence, and humiliating him will not benefit anyone. Unless... the other party's target is him.

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong's heart sank.

Yes, humiliating Yu Xiaogang ultimately humiliated the pope, who had a past entanglement with him.

The other party wanted her to see all of this with her own eyes, to make her lose face in front of everyone, to make her break down, and to make her lose her composure.

What ruthless methods! What deep scheming!

A ruthless glint flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes. No matter who the other party was, she would remember this debt.

She would never let the other party succeed, nor would she let anyone see her vulnerability.

She slowly loosened her clenched fists, her face regaining its usual dignity and indifference, as if her earlier loss of composure had never occurred.

But deep within those deep eyes lay a trace of weariness and resolve that went unnoticed by anyone.

Meanwhile, Ye Xuan was sitting with Hu Liena by the window of a dessert shop, enjoying a piece of strawberry cake.

"Junior brother, do you think Yu Xiaogang will really end up like what happened in Crystal?"

Hu Liena bit her spoon, a hint of confusion on her face.

Although she didn't have a good impression of Yu Xiaogang, she never expected him to be so despicable.

Ye Xuan raised his head, a sly glint in his eyes, before regaining his composure and smiling.

"Who knows? You can't see into someone's heart. Some people may look glamorous on the surface, but who knows what they're really like behind the scenes."

"Senior sister, let's not think about these worries anymore. The mango cake at this shop is pretty good, why don't you try it?"

As he spoke, he picked up a piece and held it to Hu Liena's lips, his eyes tender.

Hu Liena smiled and opened her mouth to eat, her doubts lessened considerably by this gentle gesture.

Looking at Ye Xuan's handsome profile, she felt that with him by her side, all her troubles became less important.

She was completely unaware that this gentle and considerate junior brother beside her was the instigator of the crystal storm that swept through the entire Spirit City.

Ye Xuan looked out the window at the crowd still discussing the photo crystal, and a subtle smile appeared on his lips.

"Tsk, my dear teacher, I hope you don't choose the wrong side. If you can't bring yourself to do it, then I'll have to do it for you."

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The photographic crystal was confiscated and destroyed by the Spirit Hall overnight, but the turmoil in Spirit City not only did not subside, but intensified.

The next morning, just as dawn was breaking, countless yellowed sheets of paper were scattered like snowflakes throughout the streets and alleys of Wuhun City.

Each sheet of paper was densely covered with writing, and the title was prominently displayed.

Exposing the shocking deception of Yu Xiaogang's "invincible theory": a worthless doctrine plagiarized from the Spirit Hall's secrets and riddled with errors.

Ye Xuan, dressed in a moon-white robe, walked side by side with Hu Liena down the street. His gaze swept over the papers that the Soul Masters were eagerly passing around, and a hint of amusement flashed in his eyes.

These manuscripts were naturally his own work. Tianmeng Ice Silkworm's spiritual power enveloped the entire city, precisely projecting the manuscripts into every corner, even more thoroughly than the previous image crystal.

"Junior brother, look!" Hu Liena picked up a piece of paper, her brows furrowing more and more as she looked at it.

"This says that Yu Xiaogang's theories were all copied from the Spirit Hall's confidential files, and that he completely changed them incorrectly? How is that possible?"

Ye Xuan took the paper and slowly read it aloud.

"Yu Xiaogang's so-called optimal soul ring ratio theory is plagiarized from a hundred-year-old soul master research manuscript from the Spirit Hall. The original text clearly states that it 'applies to ordinary soul masters, and special soul masters need to be flexibly adjusted,' which he has changed to 'absolute truth.' This is completely misleading and harmful."

At this point, Ye Xuan looked up at Hu Liena and shrugged.

"It seems that Yu Xiaogang's reputation is completely ruined."

The streets were already in an uproar. The Soul Masters, who had initially been skeptical of the recording crystal, instantly switched sides upon seeing these well-reasoned documents, which even included the Spirit Hall's classified file number.

"Plagiarist! All those theories he was so proud of were stolen!"

Insults and scorn rose and fell, and the name "Yu Xiaogang" became a laughing stock in Wuhun City, even more sensational than the previous photo crystal incident.

After all, the image-recording crystal is only a matter of personal morality, but these erroneous theories have indeed harmed the interests of countless Soul Masters.

Inside the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong held a manuscript in her hand, her fingertips almost crushing the paper.

She had barely recovered from the shock of the photo crystal yesterday, and today she suffered this fatal blow.

She absolutely refused to believe that the person she once looked up to was such a charlatan.

"No, I need to go to the classified archives!"

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