The Strongest All-Round Support in Douluo Continent

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"Teacher, please calm down, Bishop Faras, what has happened?"

Duan Yufan asked the Platinum Bishop Faras, who was standing behind him, about the Martial Soul Main Hall in the south.

"Your Highness, this morning someone came to the south gate of Wuhun City and cursed His Holiness the Pope and the Wuhun Hall. According to my understanding, this woman is from a small family in Da Luo City, a first-class city of the Star Luo Empire."

"The bishop of the Spirit Hall in Da Luo City somehow found out that this family had a ten-thousand-year-old inherited spirit bone. He was greedy and stole the spirit bone. He even humiliated this woman's sister and finally wiped out the whole family."

"When the city lord of Da Luo City saw that it was the Spirit Hall that did it, he did not come forward to help. Fortunately, the two of them were playing outside at the time and escaped the disaster. So the two of them ran to Spirit City to find us."

Bishop Faras told Duan Yufan everything he knew.

"Xiao Fan, as the Holy Son of the Spirit Hall, how do you plan to deal with these Spirit Hall personnel from Da Luo City?" Bibi Dong calmed herself down and asked Duan Yu Fan seriously.

"Teacher, this matter must be dealt with strictly without hesitation, especially the bishop of Da Luo City and his subordinates. Whether the two victims stay in Wu Hun City to develop or return to Da Luo City is up to their own wishes. They should be compensated double for the heavy losses they have suffered."

"And the bishop of Da Luo City was publicly executed as a warning to the other Spirit Halls in other cities. Teacher, what do you think of this?"

Duan Yufan stated his thoughts in a stern and serious tone.

"Yes, let's decide on this. You two heard it, right? What do you think of this punishment? Don't worry, we will severely punish the culprit." Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong immediately...

"Thank you, Your Holiness, for intervening on our behalf. As long as those who destroyed my home pay with their lives, we have no other requests. However, Xiao Nan and I will return to Da Luo City. Even if only Xiao Nan is left, I will help him rebuild his family, after all, that is the place where my family has lived for generations." The woman's words, filled with gratitude and determination, echoed in the Papal Palace.

"Faras, you will lead twenty members of the Tribunal to Da Luo City to suppress all the Spirit Hall members who are causing trouble in Da Luo City and bring them back to Spirit City. Anyone who dares to resist or try to escape will be killed on the spot." Now that the decision had been agreed upon, Bibi Dong immediately gave the order to the Platinum Bishop Faras.

"Yes, Your Holiness the Pope."

Subsequently, Bibi Dong instructed Ghost Douluo to assign three Soul Saints and seventeen Soul Emperor members to Platinum Bishop Faras. With the addition of the Platinum Bishop-level Soul Douluo Faras, they were more than capable of suppressing the members of the Spirit Hall in Da Luo City.

"You two can stay at the hotel for a few days. I have already sent someone to Da Luo City. In a few days, Faras will bring back the criminals from the Spirit Hall in Da Luo City," Bibi Dong said to the girl and child below.

"Thank you, Your Holiness. Xiao Nan and I will take our leave now." The woman stood up with the child, and Chrysanthemum Douluo and ten soldiers led the two to the largest hotel in the Spirit Hall to arrange their accommodation.

The Papal Palace was empty, with only Duan Yufan, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena remaining. They then went for a walk in the courtyard, but Duan Yufan noticed that Bibi Dong was deep in thought.

"Xiao Fan, do you think the Spirit Hall like this can unify the continent? And how will it be managed after unification?"

Bibi Dong sat down at a stone table. The afternoon sun shone on her, and the gems on her purple-gold crown reflected a halo of light. At this moment, as she pondered deeply, the serene Bibi Dong was so exquisitely beautiful and intellectual.

“Teacher, I know what you’re thinking right now. After all, our Spirit Hall is a large and powerful organization. I think now is the right time. We must destroy before we can build. Although we may lose a lot of strength after making this decision, the Spirit Hall will be more resilient and powerful afterward. It will also lay a solid foundation for the Spirit Hall to last for generations.”

"Otherwise, even if an empire is established and the continent is unified, the common people will still be no different from what they are now."

Duan Yufan sat down at the other end of the stone table and slowly answered Bibi Dong's question. Hu Liena stood next to Bibi Dong, looking completely bewildered.

“Yes, you’re right. Currently, various forces are eyeing the Spirit Hall with covetous intent. Even a minor family scandal can spread like wildfire. It’s time to make some changes, otherwise, even after establishing an empire, things will remain unstable.” Upon hearing Duan Yu Fan’s answer, Bibi Dong resolutely made her decision.

Duan Yufan knew that today's incident in Da Luo City had served as a wake-up call for Bibi Dong. The Spirit Hall had spread to every corner of the continent, and in some places, there were bound to be bandits who used the Spirit Hall's name to commit crimes, causing resentment and discontent among the people.

Clang, clang, clang... Three chimes rang out in the Spirit Hall.

After gaining a clear understanding and making a firm decision, Bibi Dong sounded an alarm, summoning the elders of the Spirit Hall and the staff of the Offering Hall.

"Brother, what important matter has occurred that made Bibi Dong ring the bell to summon us, and three times at that?" the Second Elder in the Offering Hall asked, puzzled.

"Why don't we go and see for ourselves? It's been a long time since we discussed this together." Upon hearing the bell, Grand Elder Qian Daoliu stood up and said calmly.

"The emergency bell rang; His Holiness the Pope, we wonder what has happened."

"Hurry up, we can't afford to delay."

Subsequently, the elders and consecrators of the Spirit Hall gathered in the large council hall, located on the floor above the Papal Palace. It was smaller than the Papal Palace, with a long council table in the middle and more than twenty chairs.

Chapter 123 Spirit Hall Investigation Operation

Duan Yufan, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena were already waiting in the council hall for the arrival of the titled Douluo from the Elder Hall and the Hall of Worship of the Spirit Hall.

The long table is semicircular at both ends, with a chair at each end, which are the seats for Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu, respectively.

Duan Yufan sat near Bibi Dong, while Hu Liena, who had not yet been officially named a saintess, could only stand behind Duan Yufan for the time being.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo sat below Duan Yufan.

Before long, the people attending the meeting arrived one after another, greeted Bibi Dong, and then took their seats in their respective places.

Finally, Qian Daoliu arrived with six elders of the venerable level. Qian Daoliu sat calmly opposite Bibi Dong, while the other six elders sat close to him.

In less than ten minutes, all the Title Douluos of the Spirit Hall had arrived, and with Duan Yufan and Hu Liena, there were now twenty-one people in the council hall.

"Bibi Dong, what urgent matter could you possibly have that called us to the council chamber?" Qian Daoliu said calmly, noticing that almost everyone had arrived.

Bibi Dong calmly recounted the events that occurred in Da Luo City that morning.

"So after thinking about it, I decided to conduct a thorough investigation of all the branch halls of the Spirit Hall, including the four main halls of the Spirit Hall in Spirit City."

“Those who commit heinous crimes must be publicly executed on the mainland as a warning to others.”

"In severe cases, they may be thrown into the dungeon or exiled to Death Valley and the Killing City."

"At best, it'll involve renovations, like repairing city walls and roads,"

"I know that doing this will reduce the strength of the Spirit Hall by at least 30%, but those who remain will be the greatest help to the Spirit Hall, greatly consolidating its reputation and even laying the foundation for the unification of the continent in the future."

"All of you here are the highest-ranking elders from various departments of the Spirit Hall. You wouldn't want to see people and the heavens raging in various places so soon after the continent was unified, would you?"

"Therefore, in order to safeguard the Spirit Hall's foundation for all ages, I propose to initiate a comprehensive purge of the Spirit Hall."

Bibi Dong didn't hide anything and directly stated her plans, explaining the reasons to the people at the meeting.

“Your idea is feasible, but it is difficult and unrealistic to implement. As long as there is any disturbance in our Martial Soul City, the guilty will either join other sects, join the two great empires, or go into hiding after receiving the news.”

"It's alright if they're hiding, but joining other sects or the two great empires would be our biggest loss. We can't just come knocking on their door and demand their return, can we?"

"Moreover, you should know that our Spirit Hall has been established for thousands of years, and its branches are spread throughout cities large and small across the continent. How easy is it to thoroughly investigate them?"

After hearing Bibi Dong's idea, Qian Daoliu, the leader of another faction controlled by the Spirit Hall, immediately responded to Bibi Dong's idea.

The elders seated on both sides whispered among themselves, and the council hall was filled with conversation.

"Please be quiet, everyone. We already have corresponding solutions to the problems we have raised. It's just that we need to refine them gradually. There will naturally be difficulties in the early stages, but our Spirit Hall has developed for so many years and has overcome the most difficult times. So what's one more small reform?"

After nearly three minutes of conversation, Duan Yufan and the other elders suddenly spoke up.

“Oh, Your Highness, tell me about it,” Qian Daoliu said with interest.

"I believe everyone has witnessed the strength of our Spirit Hall. Seven out of ten Spirit Masters on the continent belong to our Spirit Hall, but what we lack is the support of the people."

"Although we send people to various villages on the continent every year to help children awaken their martial souls and have gained a lot, we also have a lot of goodwill towards the Spirit Hall because of the tyranny of the two great empires and the oppression of some forces."

"But it's still too few for the whole continent. After all, the world has no shortage of ordinary people, and these ordinary people are easy to satisfy. They will support whoever treats them well. So this large-scale investigation is necessary and cannot be avoided."

Facing dozens of titled Douluo, Duan Yufan spoke calmly and naturally.

"Your Highness, we already know all this. Now, please tell us your plan," said Golden Crocodile Douluo, the Second Elder of the Hall of Offerings, directly to Duan Yufan.

"Actually, it's quite simple. The people who know the Spirit Hall's various branches best are the local ordinary people. They know exactly what they're like on a daily basis."

"Therefore, there is no need to send a large number of people to investigate the various branch halls. We can learn about the evaluation of the local Spirit Hall in recent years and the situation of various aspects from the local people."

"We only need to set up a special oversight hall for this investigation. At the branch hall level, we will send one Soul Emperor and two Soul Kings; at the sub-hall level, we will send one Soul Saint and two Soul Emperors; at the main hall level, we will send one Soul Douluo, one Soul Saint, and one Soul Emperor; and as for the two imperial cities of the two empires, the Martial Soul Holy Hall will send one Title Douluo and two Soul Saints."

“Directly parachute into the branch halls at all levels, then set a time to release a unified message, and let the locals report back to the monitoring members about the actions of the Spirit Hall members in recent years. As the saying goes, good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels fast. Wherever someone reports, there must be bad things that Spirit Hall members have done.”

"Hmph, as for the loss that the Grand Elder is worried about from the two great empires or sects, our Spirit Hall can afford it. After all, what we lack least are soul masters. What we lack is the support of ordinary people and commoners. Moreover, if these sects and the two great empires dare to take over, it will be more beneficial than harmful to us. It will make the ordinary people who are already dissatisfied even more dissatisfied."

"Of course, if we hear that any of the inspectors we have dispatched have been found to be protecting criminals, we will deal with them in a unified manner and make an example of them."

"Once we finish this task, we will be close to unifying the continent. At that time, we can rightfully attack those who do not submit to the Spirit Hall, and ordinary people will not have much resistance. Then, the glory of the Angel God will shine on the Douluo Continent."

"Good, I didn't expect you to think so deeply. And this plan is the most perfect way to deal with this investigation. That's right. What we Spirit Hall have in abundance are Spirit Masters. What we lack is the support of ordinary people. After all, the number of ordinary people on the continent is too large. In comparison, Spirit Masters are just a drop in the ocean."

Qian Daoliu was very satisfied with the plan proposed by Duan Yufan, which Duan Yufan had naturally discussed with Bibi Dong in the courtyard beforehand.

"Yes, that's really good. This way, we won't need many people for this operation. The locals know best about the evil deeds of the Spirit Hall in their area, so we don't need to bother with investigations. We can just continue to refine the plan based on any feedback from ordinary civilians." Second Elder Golden Crocodile Douluo chimed in.

"Of course, we cannot rule out the possibility of malicious reports from some forces dissatisfied with the Spirit Hall, and the monitoring members need to carefully verify them," Bibi Dong added again.

"Alright, in that case, I agree to this investigation."

Qian Daoliu has a clear sense of right and wrong. He will support any plan that is beneficial to the Spirit Hall. That's why he made Bibi Dong the Pope and supported her to become the new Pope.

Otherwise, how could Bibi Dong have become the new Pope under Qian Daoliu's nose decades ago? Because Qian Daoliu knew that Bibi Dong could lead the Spirit Hall to a stronger state.

Decades have proven that Qian Daoliu was indeed right; under Bibi Dong's leadership, the Spirit Hall is thriving. Duan Yufan, Bibi Dong, and Hu Liena are already in the council hall waiting for the arrival of the Title Douluos from the Spirit Hall's Elder Hall and Hall of Worship.