Chapter 52: Bibi Dong's Confusion - Why Did the Soul Masters Help?

This time, Yue Guan didn't spend too much time returning to Jialing Pass.

After all, previously, when Xiao Wu and the two elders of the Holy Spirit Sect were escaping from Tang San and the others, they used ghost teleportation for a portion of the journey.

This meant that the distance from his current location to Jialing Pass was not particularly far.

In addition, Yue Guan was originally a Title Douluo, with much faster footwork than ordinary people.

Therefore, not long after rushing on the road, Yue Guan quickly arrived at Jialing Pass.

However, at this moment, Bibi Dong in Jialing Pass still had no knowledge of Yue Guan's defeat.

After all, in Bibi Dong's view, the risky move he made by sending troops to attack the enemy's supply line should have gone unnoticed by the Heavenly Dou Empire.

And even if they were detected, the troops she sent out this time were all elite soldiers from the Martial Soul Hall, plus Yue Guan accompanying them. There was no reason why the small task of burning the food supplies wouldn't be successful.

Therefore, since more than half an hour ago, Bibi Dong had been waiting for good news to arrive.

But what Yue Guan brought back to Jialing Pass after his return was not the good news that Bibi Dong had expected.

This directly caused Bibi Dong to become extremely angry on the spot.

At this moment, her expression was cold, and when she looked at Yue Guan, her demeanor was filled with doubt. She widened her eyes and asked, "Elder Chrysanthemum, what exactly happened? Why did it fail?"

Yue Guan naturally told the truth:

"Reporting to Your Holiness, our operation has been completely exposed."

"I set off with fifty elite soldiers from the Martial Soul Hall, but before encountering the supplies, we were already under enemy surveillance."

"Afterward, Tang San and the others from the Shrek Seven Devils suddenly appeared and launched an attack on us, directly causing our forces to collapse."

"Although I acted in time, Tang San is no longer the same as before. He has become much stronger, and I am no match for him. In addition, the other four devils assisted him, almost killing me."

"Fortunately, I was saved by a benefactor at the last moment. Without hesitation, I immediately returned to Jialing Pass to report to you."

In just a few words, Yue Guan informed Bibi Dong of everything that had happened earlier. Although it was a simple description, from his words, one could sense the danger of this operation.

Bibi Dong remained silent upon hearing this.

Her brows furrowed, and her fingers kept tapping on the wooden table in front of her, making a thudding sound.

But several other Titled Douluos below the stage sneered and raised doubts:

"Douluo Chrysanthemum, are you trying to find excuses for your own failure?"

"A mere Tang San, what's so impressive about him? Is he as powerful as you say?"

They were also Titled Douluos, and they were also elders of the Martial Soul Hall. However, there were differences in their positions within the Martial Soul Hall.

For Douluo Chrysanthemum, when the Ghost Douluo was still alive, he and the Ghost Douluo were once the most capable right-hand men under Bibi Dong. Their positions overshadowed all the other Titled Douluos within the Martial Soul Hall.

But everything changed after the Ghost Douluo died.

After all, whether it was the Ghost Douluo or Douluo Chrysanthemum, neither of them individually was strong enough.

Only when the two of them worked together and used their martial souls' fusion technique could they unleash a tremendous power.

Therefore, now that the Ghost Douluo was dead and only Douluo Chrysanthemum remained, many elders who had previously harbored grievances against the two began to pick fights whenever they had the chance. The current situation was just a microcosm of that.

Yue Guan's face turned red with anger at the provocation of the elders before him.

But he was not without a solution.

Within the Martial Soul Hall, there is a branch hall whose Hall Master possesses the Martial Soul called Round Mirror. Its special ability is to replay a person's memories through a mirror. Coincidentally, this Hall Master happened to be present, so Yue Guan didn't indulge the elders and directly requested the Hall Master to help as a witness.

"Granted," Bibi Dong naturally agreed upon seeing this.

Soon, the Hall Master, following Bibi Dong's request, revealed his Martial Soul and used its unique ability to replay the events Yue Guan had experienced in front of everyone.

The elders who had been causing trouble earlier were finally rendered speechless. They awkwardly smiled and remained silent.

Bibi Dong's expression turned serious.

Initially, she had doubted Yue Guan's words.

But after watching the replay, she clearly understood that Yue Guan had spoken the truth.

Her demeanor softened slightly as she looked at Yue Guan, but her wariness toward Tang San grew even stronger.

"It's been only three days, but things have changed..."

"I never expected Tang San's growth to be so rapid."

"Not only has he achieved such tremendous improvement in strength, but he has also obtained the assistance of such divine artifacts."

Bibi Dong stared fixedly at Tang San in the image.

"If I'm not mistaken, the item Tang San used to ambush Yue Guan earlier is the Clear Sky Chaos Cover. It possesses the ability to temporarily shield others' perception. Unless someone has exceptionally strong spiritual power, the hidden Tang San would be undetectable by ordinary people."

"In the future, everyone must be cautious of this item..."

Quickly, Bibi Dong looked at the trident in Tang San's hand.

"That is a divine artifact."

"It seems Tang San has been chosen by the gods. The upcoming war will become increasingly challenging..."

Bibi Dong introduced the two items in Tang San's possession to the elders present.

After all, she was the successor of the Rakshasa God, so she had some knowledge about these things.

However, Bibi Dong explicitly warned everyone, partly to make them be careful and cautious when facing Tang San in the future.

But on the other hand, she also reminded herself not to underestimate Tang San when facing him again.

In the original work, Bibi Dong only truly valued Tang San in the later stages. In the early stages of the Jialing Pass battle, she underestimated him and paid a heavy price for it.

Now that she knew this information, it was unlikely that she would repeat the mistakes of history.

"These three individuals are the benefactors that Yue Guan mentioned, right?"

"Holy Spirit Sect disciples?"

"And they're all incredibly powerful Holy Spirit Sect disciples?"

Bibi Dong quickly noticed Xiao Wu and the two other Holy Spirit Sect elders.

After witnessing this scene, she became extremely puzzled.

On one hand, she didn't expect such powerful Holy Spirit Sect disciples to exist in the Douluo Continent.

On the other hand, she couldn't fathom why Holy Spirit Sect disciples would come to their aid.

In normal circumstances, the Martial Soul Hall and Holy Spirit Sect were mortal enemies.

The Martial Soul Hall hunted Holy Spirit Sect disciples to maintain order in the Douluo Continent, and the Angelic Martial Souls themselves gained strength by hunting Holy Spirit Sect disciples. So over the years, the Martial Soul Hall had hunted down numerous Holy Spirit Sect disciples.

Therefore, most Holy Spirit Sect disciples should have deep-seated hatred towards the Martial Soul Hall.

In such a situation, it would already be generous not to take advantage, so how could they possibly lend a helping hand?

"It's strange, too strange."

"Why would these Holy Spirit Sect disciples intervene?"

With these thoughts in mind, Bibi Dong was filled with doubts and couldn't help muttering to herself as she watched the scene before her.