65: Chapter 65: Fifth Place on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking!

Before the crowd could chat any further...

Suddenly, before the Heavenly Dao Golden List could continue its review, a golden Talisman actually drifted in from outside.

"A Sect Master's Order?"

His eyes sharpening, Dugu Bo, who had been chatting and joking around, changed his usual demeanor and became serious.

He caught the Talisman between two fingers. As the information flowed into him, Dugu Bo's expression shifted several times.

"Old Poison, what happened? Why does your Face look so pale? What did the Sect Master say in the Talisman?"

"The Sect Master's Order tells us to suspend all current affairs and head to Heaven Dou City to support His Highness Xue Qinghe's ascension to the throne."

"If necessary, we can use any means necessary. We just need to follow His Highness Xue Qinghe's orders!"

"This..." Liu Ruyan was speechless.

Among the people present, the one with the most tense relationship with Xue Qinghe was naturally her, Liu Ruyan.

Being suddenly placed under her command, she didn't know how much trouble she would be given.

For the higher-ups of the Qingyun Sect, it was no secret that Xue Qinghe was Qian Renxue.

After all, Qian Renxue herself was one of the founders of the Qingyun Sect.

However, what confused everyone was this.

Qian Renxue's position as the Heaven Dou Crown Prince was going perfectly well, so why the sudden move to ascend the throne?

Zhao Wuji: "Isn't this progress a bit too fast?"

"True, because she could participate in politics, over the years, the Heaven Dou Empire has basically been staffed with our people from top to bottom by Lady Xue. More than seventy percent of the top two officials in each city are our own."

"However, because of the need to Cultivate, external expansion hasn't been that obvious. Our control over the other kingdoms and duchies isn't that strong either."

"If we stage a sudden mutiny to take power, I'm afraid we'll be attacked by everyone!"

In the original story, Qian Renxue's mutiny failed because of the interference of Dugu Bo and Tang San.

But now, because Dugu Bo had joined them, the Heaven Dou Imperial Family had no Titled Douluo left to use.

If a fight really broke out, they could naturally take over without shedding blood.

It's just...

Taking down the Heaven Dou Imperial Family isn't hard, taking Heaven Dou City isn't hard, and taking the Heaven Dou Empire isn't even hard!

The hard part is, how do you unify the other kingdoms and duchies in a single battle?

Unlike the Star Luo Empire, although the Heaven Dou Empire has a vast territory, because their Spirit is a Swan, the Imperial Family doesn't possess much combat power.

Therefore, their control over various regions naturally appears a bit weak.

The Duchy of Bost is slightly better. After all, it's just a duchy; the leader doesn't even have the title of King and can usually only call himself Grand Duke.

Whether in terms of territory or national strength, it is the weakest within the Heaven Dou Empire. It usually just acts as a fence-sitter.

Once Qian Renxue ascends the throne, they would likely bow down immediately.

But as for the other kingdoms...

Balak, Harris, Silves, Haagen-Dazs.

These four kingdoms have always been in a state of 'listening to summons but not decrees.' They are nominally subordinate, calling themselves subjects, paying tribute, and sending troops during wartime.

But they basically have the final say in internal affairs, the military, the nobility, and taxes.

To put it bluntly, the Heaven Dou Empire cannot manage their internal affairs; it can only manage Face and the general direction!

Because of these historical reasons, Qian Renxue has not yet completed her political penetration of the four major kingdoms.

Under these circumstances, it was only natural for Zhao Wuji to have such concerns.

However, unlike Zhao Wuji's worries, Dugu Bo saw more.

Why did Qin Yun transfer them to Heaven Dou City to assist Qian Renxue in her ascension?

Their Sect Master was never one to rush; he emphasized planning before acting.

The only reason he would give such an order this time was likely one thing.

"Qian Renxue's identity is likely about to be exposed!"

"What! How is that possible? We clearly..."

Before he could finish, Zhao Wuji looked at the Heavenly Dao Golden List hanging high in the sky and realized it belatedly.

Of course!

If even the secret Cultivation methods of the Qingyun Sect could be exposed, a mere identity hidden by a Spirit Bone was naturally no secret.

"In that case, not only do we have to go, but we must also move fast enough!"

"There's no time to lose, let's depart immediately!"

With that, led by Dugu Bo, several streaks of light in various colors rose from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and shot directly toward Heaven Dou City.

...

Meanwhile, on the Heavenly Dao Golden List.

[5th Place on the Powerhouse Dragon and Tiger Ranking: Poison Douluo (Dugu Bo)!]

[Spirits: Death Spider Emperor, Soul Eating Spider Emperor!]

[Rank: 99!]

[Affiliation: Rakshasa Hall!]

[Spirit Bones: Full Set!]

[Domain: Slaughter God Domain!]

[Super Douluo of Rank 95 and above may choose: Soul Power Rank +1, OR one random Spirit Bone compatible with oneself, and all spirit ring ages +3,500 years!]

[Bibi Dong is actually the former Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall!]

[Unbelievable, her cultivation has actually reached Rank 99. Yet even with such cultivation, she couldn't stop Qian Daoliu and was forced out of Spirit Hall!]

[The fifth place is already Rank 99, doesn't that mean there are at least five Limit Douluo on the entire continent?]

[The information I knew before was laughable; I thought there were only the seven Titled Douluo on the Supreme Pontiff Decree in the entire Douluo Continent. Looking at it now, I was truly like a frog at the bottom of a well!]

...

[Bibi Dong was born in a remote mountain village. Her parents died when she was young, and she survived on the charity of her neighbors, tasting all the bitterness of the human world.]

[On the day of her Spirit Awakening at age six, as an orphan girl, her Spirit mutated. She awakened the twin spirits of the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul Eating Spider Emperor, and possessed Innate Full Soul Power.]

[Her talent was so strong that it shook the surrounding hundred miles.]

[An inspecting Spirit Master from Spirit Hall noticed this once-in-ten-thousand-years Aptitude and immediately brought her back to Spirit City, freeing her from a fate of wandering!]

[After entering Spirit Hall, she was taken as a Personal Disciple by the then Supreme Pontiff Qian Xunji, enjoying the best resources of the Sect.]

[Not only did she have a mimicked environment like a private Cultivation chamber, but she also had priority for thousand-year spirit rings and the authority to receive direct guidance from the Elder Council on Cultivation methods.]

[Qian Xunji treated her like a father and teacher, meticulously passing on Cultivation experience and Spirit Hall rules, nurturing her as the successor to the Saintess.]

[At that time, Bibi Dong was grateful and pure in Heart-Nature. She viewed Spirit Hall as her home and Qian Xunji as her only reliance, focusing solely on hard Cultivation to repay the kindness of her upbringing.]

[Her talent was extraordinary. She reached the Rank 30 Spirit Elder Realm at eleven, became a Spirit Ancestor at thirteen, and reached the Spirit King Realm at seventeen. Her Cultivation speed was the greatest in Spirit Hall in three hundred years, second only to High Priest Qian Daoliu.]

[As the first Saintess in Spirit Hall's history without the Seraphim Bloodline, she possessed peerless beauty and a cold, elegant temperament. She was the recognized 'Heaven's Favored Daughter' by Spirit Masters across the continent, admired by thousands wherever she went.]

[However, because of this lofty status, her eyes were full of the clarity of someone who had never seen the world's darkness.]

[She was full of bright expectations for the future. Regarding human nature, she only knew of kindness and nothing of evil.]

[After all, when one stands at a high enough position, there is only praise and goodwill around them, with no suppression or malice!]

[At that time, Bibi Dong strictly followed the rules of the Saintess, Cultivating with a focused mind and avoiding power struggles. She only hoped that one day she would inherit the position of Supreme Pontiff, protect Spirit Hall, and protect everything she held dear!]

[However, as time passed, after a certain person appeared, everything changed!]