14: Chapter 14 He's still just a child.

The commander of the Heaven Dou Empire followed up in a deep voice: "In the past, when evil Spirit Masters wreaked havoc on the continent, it started with the mixing of humans and beasts and the distortion of Bloodlines. Today, Tang Hao has set this evil precedent. If he is not severely punished, the continent will never know peace again!"

The Elders from the other two of the Upper Three Sects also spoke up in succession.

An Elder from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School stroked his beard, his tone grave: "No matter how high Tang Hao's talent is, it cannot override human ethics and righteousness. Coexisting with a Spirit Beast is already a deviation from the Dao of humanity. This matter should serve as a warning to the entire continent."

The Elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan was even more severe in his tone: "We families of Beast Spirit users know the bottom line of Bloodlines best! This is not Fusion; it is degradation! From now on, Tang Hao is an outcast in the entire Spirit Master's world!"

With the various factions chiming in, public opinion was completely one-sided.

Everyone regarded Tang Hao as a demon who had betrayed the Human Race, and he no longer held a shred of the brilliance of the former "Clear Sky Sect Prodigy."

Just as the public indignation and the sounds of condemnation began to subside, at that very moment, everyone's gaze turned simultaneously toward the figure standing in the center of the battlefield.

The woman was dressed in a black and red gold-gilded Adjudicator robe, her hem stained with rain and blood, yet this did not diminish the cold and majestic aura surrounding her in the slightest.

Her posture was upright, her face radiant, and her pair of Phoenix eyes were sharp as torches. Her body was surrounded by scorching glazed-colored flames; even just standing there quietly, she carried an oppressive feeling that commanded respect without needing to be angry.

She was the head of the Spirit Hall Adjudicator Department, a level 91 attack system Titled Douluo, with the title Thousand Hands Douluo — Bibi Dong.

She was the right-hand woman personally cultivated by Qian Chongguang, and one of the core executors of the plan he left behind.

In her arms, she was holding a swaddle. Inside the swaddle was an infant who had been born not long ago, sleeping with its eyes closed. Between its brows and eyes, it had the exact same contours as the Tang Hao who had just fled and the infant in his arms.

This was one of Tang Hao's twins, the child he had personally abandoned at the very beginning in order to fight and survive.

A deathly silence instantly enveloped the entire scene.

The way everyone looked at that infant changed.

There was wariness, disgust, and undisguised killing intent, with not a shred of pity.

"Thousand Hands Douluo, this child cannot be kept!"

The commander of the Star Luo Empire's Royal Spirit Master Regiment stepped forward first, his tone grave: "His father Tang Hao is a traitor to the Human Race, and his mother is a 100,000-year Spirit Beast! This is simply an outcast born from the crossbreeding of a human and a Spirit Beast! Keeping him is keeping a scourge. If something happens in the future, who can take responsibility for it?"

"That's right!"

The Spirit Master commander of the Heaven Dou Empire immediately chimed in, his voice full of ruthlessness: "The lesson from the Wolftaken rebellion of the past is still there! This kind of half-breed born with Spirit Beast Bloodlines should be executed on the spot to eliminate future trouble!"

"Perhaps he is the catalyst for that demon's arrival! If we don't get rid of him today, it will surely lead to a great disaster in the future!"

Cries for killing rose and fell. The powerful figures present stepped forward one after another, their Soul Power surging. Both openly and covertly, they locked off Bibi Dong's retreat, clearly wanting to force her to dispose of the infant on the spot.

But Bibi Dong merely lowered her eyes, raised her hand to gently tuck in the swaddle, and protected the infant even more tightly.

She swept her eyes across the scene. Her Phoenix eyes, burning with glazed-colored fire, narrowed slightly, and a scorching pressure instantly spread out. With just one look, it made the originally noisy crowd instantly shut their mouths.

"Everyone, I know what you are wary of."

Her voice was clear and bright, carrying a penetrating power like burning flames. It was resounding and clearly reached the ears of everyone present: "But the Angels have the virtue of cherishing Life, and the child is innocent. What does the monstrous crime committed by his father have to do with an infant who has just been born and cannot even open its eyes?"

"Just like under the jurisdiction of my Spirit Hall, every year there are children who awaken dark or evil attribute Spirits. But as long as they do not commit evil deeds, do not harm civilians, and do not engage in anti-human activities, my Spirit Hall has never treated them harshly, nor would we arbitrarily decide a person's Life or death because of their Spirit attributes or Bloodline origin."

She paused, raised her hand to stroke the Adjudicator badge engraved with angel patterns on her chest, her tone filled with unquestionable confidence: "For these past three years, I have been in charge of the Adjudicator Department, executing seventy-three internal deacons who oppressed civilians, embezzled spirit rings, or harmed their comrades. I have cleared out sixteen Spirit Hall branch halls that colluded with evil Spirit Masters and preyed on the locals. This matter is witnessed by the entire continent. When has my Spirit Hall ever tolerated a shred of heinous, anti-human behavior?"

"This child, my Spirit Hall will protect. I will personally watch him grow up, teach him to distinguish right from wrong, teach him to adhere to the Righteous Path, and teach him what it means to protect the Human Race. If he really goes astray or falls into the Demonic Path in the future, you won't need to do anything; I, Bibi Dong, will be the first to slay him with my own hands, without a shred of leniency."

These words were impeccable, clearly stating Spirit Hall's bottom line, maintaining Spirit Hall's positive image of upholding the Righteous Path and being benevolent and just, and effectively silencing everyone.

Everyone looked at each other, unable to say another word of rebuttal.

The current Spirit Hall was no longer the corrupt and ambitious Sect from the original plot.

After all, having become the leader of a large organization, how could one continue with the original problematic organizational structure without reorganizing the organization to achieve what one wanted?

With the iron laws set down by Qian Chongguang, Spirit Hall's discipline was strict from top to bottom. Its protection of civilians and its clearing of evil Spirit Masters were renowned throughout the continent.

Even if they were wary of this child in their hearts, they could not, in front of all the powerful figures of the continent, force Spirit Hall to kill an innocent infant and bear the infamy of "mistreating an orphan" and being "narrow-minded."

"Since the Adjudicator Elder of Spirit Hall has spoken, we won't say anything more. We only hope that Spirit Hall doesn't let things get out of hand and can properly educate this child," the representative of the Flame Will Dynasty reminded.

The commander of the Star Luo Empire's Spirit Master Regiment was silent for a moment, then finally nodded slowly, expressing his approval.

Although the Spirit Master commander of the Heaven Dou Empire still had a gloomy expression, he could only helplessly step back, no longer insisting on his opinion.

"Then, this matter is settled."

Bibi Dong's voice sounded again, carrying unquestionable majesty.

Although the powerful figures present still had doubts in their hearts, facing Bibi Dong's firm stance, they could only choose to accept it.

After all, the Adjudicator Elder of Spirit Hall was a famous young powerhouse on the entire continent; no one dared to easily question her words.

The infant slept quietly in Bibi Dong's arms, as if completely unaware of everything happening around it.

Eventually, the crowd gradually dispersed. The Elders of the Clear Sky Sect also slinked away in shame; with such a huge scandal involving their own people, they really had no face to face the factions of the entire continent.

The representatives of the two great Empires also left with their people. In the wilderness, soon only the people of Spirit Hall remained.

The rain was still falling. Qian Daoliu, who had been hiding his identity, came to Bibi Dong's side. Looking at the infant in her arms, his eyes were full of unconcealable grief and complexity. He had just lost his grandfather, and even though he vaguely guessed that this was a part of his grandfather's plan, he still couldn't hide his emotions, speaking in a hoarse voice: "Adjudicator Elder, Grandfather... has he really just left like this? This child, what exactly did Grandfather leave behind as an arrangement?"

Bibi Dong lowered her head, her fingertips gently brushing across the infant's chest, then she looked up toward the depths of the sky of the Douluo Continent.

She didn't know what this Old Ancestor's scheme was ultimately trying to achieve, but it was far more profound than anyone had imagined.

"High Priest, rest assured."

Bibi Dong gently tucked in the swaddle, her tone calm but carrying unshakeable firmness: "The Old Ancestor's arrangements will not be wrong by a single step. We only need to follow the plan he left behind."

No one noticed, and with their strength, they couldn't have noticed, that the sky over the Douluo Continent had changed. Hundreds of points of light of Life, carrying different auras and different talents, like quietly falling meteors, passed through the plane blockade just set up by Qian Chongguang and landed precisely in various corners of the continent.

As for what they were exactly, whether they were good or evil, whether they were humans or other races, if one were to ask Qian Chongguang himself, he wouldn't know either.

Some landed in the village next to Saint Spirit Village, some landed in the slums of Spirit City, some fell into the Star Dou Great Forest, some landed on the ice plains of the Far North, and some landed in the abyss of Slaughter City...

The child in Bibi Dong's arms was the same.

Or one could say it was not.

Unlike those he brought over by channeling them, this child was cloned and copied from Tang San.

It was equivalent to copy-pasting a new Tang San.

When Tang San was born, it had taken a great deal of effort from Qian Chongguang.

But it was much better than that God King Tang San in Douluo 2, who split his daughter into three and stuffed them into different bodies.