Xu Sheng glanced at the retreating Elder of the Hall of Martial Souls, then turned to Bi Bidong with a puzzled look, "Teacher, is there anything else?"
Hulena gazed into her teacher's icy eyes and subconsciously bowed, "Teacher, if you're blaming Xu Sheng because we participated in the Soul Extermination mission, please punish us instead!"
Evil Moon placed an arm across her chest, speaking earnestly, "Indeed, Your Holiness, this time it was my sister, Flame, and I who decided to go on our own, it has nothing to do with Xu Sheng."
Flame muttered softly, "Going on about what... When not a single person was seen before being wiped out entirely by Xu Sheng..."
However, when Flame saw Hulena and Evil Moon's eyes fixated on her, she sheepishly echoed, "It's not Xu Sheng's fault this time, it was our own decision to go! If Your Holiness decides to punish, then punish us."
Seeing the trio's reaction, Xu Sheng felt a headache coming on and wanted to hold his forehead...
Hulena and the other two were being a little too sensitive. Xu Sheng hadn't even mentioned this to Bi Bidong, and now that they were bringing it up, weren't they digging their own graves?
As expected, under Bi Bidong's icy gaze, the three of them bowed their heads even lower...
Bi Bidong's voice was filled with chill, "So you participated in the Soul Extermination mission without informing me? The three of you, from now on without my orders, shall not leave Martial Soul Academy for a single step!"
Bi Bidong's punishment wasn't because of the mission, but rather she wanted to use this as a pretext to make them focus on their cultivation...
Flame and Evil Moon were both only a step away from becoming Soul Emperors, and being in Martial Soul Academy could at least ensure their safety...
Soon, Martial Soul Hall was going to stir up a storm among all the sects and empires, and allowing them to participate would only backfire!
Flame, her head bowed, widened her eyes and thought to herself, "What? Are they being grounded?"
Hulena's delicate body shuddered, her expression grew grave as she quietly thought, "Teacher seems angry; she's never done this to us before..."
Evil Moon, on the other hand, didn't mind staying at Martial Soul Academy; it wasn't so bad...
However, because of Bi Bidong's presence, the three could only respectfully reply, "Yes, Teacher (Your Holiness)."
Bi Bidong took a deep look at the three of them and said, "Go, starting from this moment!"
Xu Sheng watching this scene, his pupils shrank slightly, "Is she intending to make Lena and the others speed up their cultivation?"
No, it must be that Bi Bidong plans to take a much bigger action and doesn't want to involve the three of them...
Thinking this, he didn't speak up for the trio but gave Hulena a comforting smile...
Hulena glanced at Xu Sheng, then at Bi Bidong, before turning to leave the Pope Hall with Evil Moon and Flame...
"Xu Sheng, why are you covering your forehead with that cloth?"
This wasn't Xu Sheng's style at all, so even a fool would know something was up...
Although she had already guessed, she still wanted to ask clearly...
Xu Sheng knew that Bi Bidong would find out sooner or later, so without much explanation, he decisively unwrapped the cloth from his forehead, revealing it...
There was a rhombus-shaped deep red mark on Xu Sheng's forehead, pulsing with a red light...
Even with her preparations, Bi Bidong's face still flashed a trace of surprise, "As expected... Xu Sheng has already caught the eye of those from the Divine Realm..."
She, herself, was also undergoing the Rakshasa God's Nine Tests, so she was well aware of what the mark on the forehead represented...
Yet, even her own forehead had only shown the mark once before completing the Rakshasa Nine Tests. Could it be... that Xu Sheng had already successfully passed the examination of the God Position?
Bi Bidong, holding the Purple-Golden Scepter, walked slowly towards Xu Sheng, saying sternly, "Xu Sheng, you do know what the mark on your forehead represents, don't you?"
Xu Sheng, looking into her beautiful face that was so close and so soothing, replied indifferently, "Yes! The God Position."
Although it was a fact that Xu Sheng had obtained a God Position, he had no idea which god his God Position was under, or how soon the assessment for the God Position would take place.
He was entirely in the dark about these matters...
Bi Bidong gazed at Xu Sheng with a serious expression, "I am currently undergoing the Rakshasa God's trial and have reached the seventh test, yet no mark has appeared on my forehead,"
"Xu Sheng, have you already passed the God Position assessment?"
Xu Sheng replied indifferently, "Teacher, you're overthinking it. This mark on my forehead appeared afterwards, and no assessments have taken place."
Upon receiving Xu Sheng's response, Bi Bidong furrowed her brows and thought to herself, "Has Xu Sheng not yet undergone the God Position assessment?"
The emergence of the mark on his forehead signified that Xu Sheng was definitely regarded highly by those in the Divine Realm, but why wasn't the assessment taking place? What could be the reason?
Could it be...
Bi Bidong's heart suddenly clenched...
It was the gods of the Upper Realm who valued Xu Sheng that had encountered some issue!
The more she thought about it, the more Bi Bidong felt this possibility was highly likely!
Observing the somewhat absent-minded Bi Bidong, Xu Sheng couldn't help but remind her, "Teacher??"
Bi Bidong closed her eyes to compose herself, then opened them again, her Beautiful Eyes serene as she said, "Xu Sheng, cover your forehead. Remember, no matter which god from the Upper Realm assesses you, you must never obstruct it!"
Interfering with a god's transfer of his godhood entails a cost that is far too great.
From Bi Bidong's face, Xu Sheng read a subtle emotion and asked, confused, "Understood, but Teacher, do you know something?"
Bi Bidong slowly turned around and said calmly, "I'm only speculating. Perhaps there has been no divine assessment for you because the god who was to pass on the God Position to you has encountered a problem,"
"Hmm,"
Xu Sheng had considered this idea as well, and he had always believed so in his heart...
Otherwise, not transferring godhood or conducting an assessment would just be pointless annoyance...
Yet he had a premonition that the god who valued him was very strong, perhaps even surpassing the Sea God!
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The next day, idle chatter spread across the entire Continent; whether in any empire or city, one could always hear about the tragic annihilation of the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect in a single night...
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Sitting within the grand hall of the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect, Ning Fengzhi's expression was extremely grim, "The Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect was annihilated overnight??"
Chen Xin nodded silently, speaking gravely, "Yes! It's said that there were no survivors!"
Gu Rong clenched his fists tightly and said coldly, "Only the Hall of Martial Souls could wipe out the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect overnight like this! I did not expect them to act so quickly!"
Just yesterday, their Seven Treasures Glaze Sect had been actively engaging with the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect, and who would have thought that in a single night, the sect would be cruelly destroyed!
The loss of the powerful Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect would not only affect the standing of both the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect and the Hao Tian Clan, but it would also diminish the dependence of the Four Lower Sects on the upper three families!
What was most crucial was that perhaps next time, the Seven Treasures Glaze Sect and the Hao Tian Clan would be the ones to face such a disaster!!
Ning Fengzhi took a deep breath, forcing himself to stay calm, "The situation is dire. This time, we must unite with the Hao Tian Clan! Otherwise, the tragedy of the Blue Electric Overlord Dragon Sect will serve as a warning to us!"
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