Chapter 22: Qian Daoliu: Do you want to come and learn with me? Spirit Kite Douluo and Devil Bear Douluo!
Hu Liena seemed to understand a little, while Hu Bai appeared to have thought of something else and added, "Oh, right, there's one exception."
Hmm?
"What is it, big brother?" Hu Liena was curious, and the three outside the door were equally so.
Hu Bai, who could speak such righteous yet wicked words, could still have an exception?
Hu Bai nodded. "Yes, there's an exception—it's for family, for parents, for siblings. Do you think Dad, Mom, and Big Brother treat us well?"
"Yes," Hu Liena replied.
"That's it. If one day they make a mistake and are punished by Spirit Hall, even if we know in our hearts that they are in the wrong, we must still stand against Spirit Hall for their sake. Do you understand? Of course, I know this kind of thing will probably not happen in the future, but this is an example. To sum it up: help family, not reason."
Hu Liena said, "Big brother, I understand, but I don't think this counts as an exception."
"How so?" Hu Bai wanted to see what Hu Liena's little head could come up with.
"Big brother, you just said that before we do something, we should consider whether we'll regret it in the future and whether it's right. But family members are related to us by blood. They gave birth to us and raised us. No matter what happens, we must stand with them. This is what I consider to be the right thing to do."
"And what you said earlier—if I fall in love with someone who doesn't like me, and this person has no blood relation to me, even uses me, and wants to destroy Spirit Hall and kill Teacher—then what can I do is stand against him!"
Hearing this, Hu Bai also smiled. The principle was indeed that, but it would probably not be so easy to truly put it into practice. However, this could be considered a small step forward. At least it gave Hu Liena a scale in her heart from then on, knowing how to act.
Afterward, Hu Bai's expression gradually softened, revealing his usual smile. He gently stroked Hu Liena's head. "Let's stop here today. Was Big Brother scary just now? Did I scare you?"
Hu Liena's head voluntarily rubbed against him. She closed her eyes and shook her head. "No. Although I don't know why Big Brother suddenly said these things today, I know Big Brother is doing it all for my good."
After Hu Bai led Hu Liena out of the room, Xie Tian and the other two were already sitting in their chairs. Xie Tian casually asked, "Na Na, did you sleep in again? Your second brother called you for so long?"
He didn't mention what the three of them had just heard at all, but when he asked, the smile on his lips betrayed him. Hu Bai had already sensed someone outside the door while he was speaking.
After dinner, Xie Tian took Hu Bai and the others to the Supreme Pontiff Palace. Upon entering, they saw not only Supreme Pontiff Bibi Dong sitting above but also a golden-haired youth, and beside him stood a small girl, Qian Renxue!
The existence of Qian Renxue was only known to a few high-ranking officials of the Spirit Hall. At their level, they shouldn't have known, but because of Hu Bai, they did.
"Greetings, Supreme Pontiff. Greetings, High Priest," Xie Tian and the others saluted respectfully.
Bibi Dong nodded and said, "Alright, these three stay here. The two of you can go back."
After Xie Tian and Hu Leyao left, Bibi Dong looked at Hu Bai. "The application of the lightning element that you need to learn requires the guidance of a powerful Soul Master."
"Currently, our Spirit Hall headquarters temporarily doesn't have such a Soul Master. Most Soul Masters with lightning-attribute Martial Souls are in the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan and Thunderclap Academy. The most powerful one in Spirit Hall at the moment is the head of a branch hall in the Heaven Dou Empire—a Soul Douluo. I will have him return to teach you, and how much you can learn depends on your ability."
Hu Bai wasn't overly disappointed. Anyway, he didn't need lightning tempering right now. Although the improvement of his Physique from Whale Rubber wasn't as great as before, if it was over five thousand years old, the effect was still good.
And as Bibi Dong's disciple, he shouldn't lack these resources.
True lightning tempering would probably have to wait until he obtained his third soul ring.
"Little fellow, I heard your second Soul Skill is light element control? Are you interested in coming to learn with me? You'll be with Xiao Xue too."
Hu Bai looked in the direction of the voice. It was Qian Daoliu who spoke. He didn't respond immediately but instead looked at Bibi Dong.
After all, Bibi Dong was his teacher, and he couldn't just agree in front of her.
Although Bibi Dong was a little displeased, she still nodded. "The High Priest discussed this with me. Since that Branch Hall Master hasn't returned yet, you will go to the Worship Hall every day and study with the High Priest for two hours."
The reason Qian Daoliu was here was to discuss this matter with her. He even had the idea of snatching her disciple. In the end, for Hu Bai's future, she compromised—two hours at most!
When that Branch Hall Master returns later, the time spent in the Worship Hall will be halved, becoming one hour!
Qian Renxue, who stood beside Qian Daoliu, also smiled. She could cultivate with Hu Bai from then on.
However, Bibi Dong didn't just give in without bargaining. Qian Daoliu needed to give her some authority—and this authority wasn't entirely for herself but for her disciple, Hu Bai.
That was to reassign two Titled Douluo Elders to her!
Currently, she could command two elders: Grand Elder Gui Mei and Second Elder Yue Guan, both Level 95 Super Douluo.
Besides these two, Spirit Hall currently has five other Titled Douluo Elders below Level 95: Third Elder Gui Bao, Fourth Elder Devil Bear, Fifth Elder Ling Yuan (Spirit Kite), Sixth Elder Snake Lance, and Seventh Elder Ci Xue.
Bibi Dong then requested Spirit Kite Douluo and Devil Bear Douluo—one at Level 93 and the other at Level 95.
Among them, if Hu Bai needed to go out in the future, Spirit Kite Douluo would be assigned by Bibi Dong to protect him, or Yue Guan, who had a good relationship with Hu Bai.
However, due to the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of Yue Guan and Gui Mei, even if Yue Guan could protect Hu Bai, it wouldn't last for too long. Under normal circumstances, it would still be Ling Yuan.
As for Devil Bear Douluo, he would be on standby, forming a team with Gui Mei and Yue Guan.
Bibi Dong had long wanted to add another person to their team, as they needed someone to attack alongside them after performing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill!
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