Douluo: Legend of the Holy Land

Chapter 161 The Grand Finals Begin

With a crisp metallic sound, the side door of the Papal Palace slowly opened, and twelve cardinals, whose rank was second only to the Platinum Bishops, walked out of the side door.

They walked all the way to the entrance of the Papal Palace, where they stood on either side, six people on each side. The one in the lead announced loudly, "His Holiness the Pope has arrived."

"Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor! Long live the Emperor!"

Three loud shouts resounded throughout the entire Spirit City like a landslide or a tsunami.

Amidst the intense anticipation of the crowd, the main gate of the Papal Palace slowly opened, and Bibi Dong, dressed in a long gown, wearing a purple-gold crown, and holding a scepter, was the first to walk out of the Papal Palace.

The moment Bibi Dong appeared, all the members of the Spirit Hall knelt on one knee and shouted at the top of their lungs, "Greetings, Your Holiness the Pope."

Xiao Yu remained unaffected by the frenzied shouts and cheers around him, standing calmly in place, looking up directly at Bibi Dong who was slowly walking out of the hall.

She's really beautiful!

According to Xiao Yu's deduction, Bibi Dong met Yu Xiaogang when she was just beginning to experience love, probably around eighteen or nineteen years old. After several years of getting to know each other, or rather, under Yu Xiaogang's manipulative tactics, she developed the idea of ​​defecting from the Spirit Hall and eloping with Yu Xiaogang. After Qian Xunji discovered this, she was tragically killed in the secret chamber and subsequently gave birth to Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue is twenty-four years old this year, so Bibi Dong should be around forty-five years old.

Although she is approaching fifty, time has left no trace on her. Her face is still as delicate and pretty as a woman in her twenties, and her figure is extremely voluptuous, exuding a mature charm.

Bibi Dong had reached level ninety-nine a long time ago, but due to the limitations of the Rakshasa Divine Sense, she could not exert her full power. However, her spiritual perception was unrestricted, and she instantly noticed Xiao Yu's scrutinizing gaze.

Bibi Dong was furious. Even before she became Pope, she was a highly respected saintess of the Spirit Hall. With Qian Xunji's protection, no one dared to be so rude as to look her up and down. Her sharp gaze swept over Xiao Yu, while she also gave Qian Renxue a provocative look, as if to say, "This is the man you've set your sights on."

The three teams that made it to the finals stood side by side. Qian Renxue and Xiao Yu, as the strongest members of their respective teams, naturally stood in the first position. As the host team, the Spirit Hall Academy team was naturally placed in the center, so Qian Renxue was currently standing next to Xiao Yu.

Seeing Bibi Dong's provocative gaze, Qian Renxue suddenly realized what was going on, and a nameless rage flared up instantly. Without making a sound, she raised her foot and stomped hard on Xiao Yu's foot, even spinning him around a few times without any politeness, causing Xiao Yu to almost cry out in pain.

Shrek Academy was on the other side of Spirit Hall Academy. They didn't notice Qian Renxue's little actions, but Xiao Yu and Qian Renxue's teammates behind them all saw them. For a moment, countless eyes lingered behind Xiao Yu.

One of the gazes was filled with deep-seated hatred, which left Xiao Yu somewhat bewildered. He turned his head silently and saw that the owner of the gaze was Xie Yue, a member of the Golden Generation of the Spirit Hall.

I don't think I offended him, did I?

Xiao Yu was slightly taken aback, then realized that this guy had probably taken a liking to Qian Renxue.

Indeed, Xie Yue has developed feelings for Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue's beauty was already top-notch, and coupled with her outstanding talent, and Xie Yue's vague guess about her background—his younger sister Hu Liena was destined to inherit Bibi Dong's position—if he could marry the Holy Maiden of the Hall of Offerings, the entire Spirit Hall would practically be theirs. For years, the Hall of Offerings and the Papal Palace had maintained a facade of harmony while harboring deep-seated animosity, something Xie Yue had heard about. If he could marry the Holy Maiden of the Hall of Offerings, it would undoubtedly greatly improve relations between the two families, and he believed His Holiness the Pope would support him!

Xie Yue, who harbored beautiful dreams, had been racking his brains these past few days trying to figure out how to win the heart of the goddess, only to witness this heartbreaking scene.

Xie Yue's strength was second only to Qian Renxue in the Spirit Hall team, so he stood behind Qian Renxue and clearly saw the coquettish anger that appeared on half of Qian Renxue's face when she turned her head to look at Xiao Yu after stomping on him.

If they weren't a couple deeply in love, Xie Yue would have cut off his head on the spot and used it as a football.

The hatred of having one's wife stolen is irreconcilable; Xie Yue now feels like tearing Xiao Yu apart!

Also noticing Qian Renxue's subtle movements were the three Title Douluos who followed Bibi Dong out: Sword Douluo, Ghost Douluo, and Chrysanthemum Douluo. As for Ning Fengzhi, who came out of the main hall with Sword Douluo, he was ultimately just a Soul Saint, and his spiritual perception wasn't that sharp. His attention was completely drawn to Bibi Dong, and he didn't notice the little movement on the plaza at all.

As an elder of the Spirit Hall, Chrysanthemum Ghost Douluo had heard a little about the matter between Qian Renxue and Xiao Yu, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

Sword Douluo frowned. Although he was so engrossed in swordsmanship that he had forgotten about having children, he wasn't stupid. Like Xie Yue, he also believed that Qian Renxue's kick was just a petulant act between lovers.

Xiao Yu's relationship with the Spirit Hall is also quite special; we must remind Feng Zhi about it!

This is in front of the Papal Palace. There are three Title Douluos beside Sword Douluo. Even if he uses soul power to transmit his voice, they will notice. He might even be accused of being rude. So he decided to wait until the competition is over before informing Ning Fengzhi about this.

After glaring at Xiao Yu a few times, Bibi Dong turned her gaze to Shrek Academy and, with Chrysanthemum Douluo's soul power transmission reminder, quickly focused on Tang San.

This is the direct disciple of her beloved, the biological son of her great benefactor.

Tang San was also fearless. After noticing Bibi Dong's gaze, he actually activated his Purple Demon Eye to resist Bibi Dong's stare.

This was in front of the Pope's Palace. Besides the three Title Douluos, Chrysanthemum Demon and Bibi Dong, there were also many Soul Douluos and high-level Soul Saints present. They all noticed Tang San's behavior of contradicting Bibi Dong.

"How dare you be so disrespectful to His Holiness the Pope!"

The cardinal, who led the group out from the side door, angrily rebuked Tang San.

"There's no need for that. Young people are always a bit impetuous!"

Bibi Dong raised her hand to stop the cardinal, smiled slightly at Tang San, and said, "So you're Tang San, the disciple of the Grandmaster?"

Tang San replied in a low voice, "Yes, Your Holiness the Pope."

Bibi Dong nodded to Tang San, "You're very good. You do indeed have some of your teacher's spirit."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yu couldn't help but curl his lips. Yu Xiaogang has some integrity, how come I don't see it? Besides being a gigolo, he's a gigolo from two women. I haven't seen him have any other skills!

(End of this chapter)