Bi Bidong retracted her gaze and sighed, "It seems you are unwilling to speak, but no matter, as long as you stay peacefully in the Pope Hall and help Nana and the others to win the future Continental Elite Soul Master Competition, that will be enough!"
If Xu Sheng insisted on not speaking, she could not force him!
Xu Sheng also understood the meaning in her words and said with a fist cupped in his hand, "I have promised Your Holiness the Pope, and naturally I will not go back on my word."
"Correspondingly, I also ask Your Holiness the Pope not to conceal any information regarding abyssal creatures. Please inform me at the first sign of any changes!"
"After all, if these abyssal creatures were to grow, their first targets would surely be the Martial Soul Hall with its numerous Soul Masters!"
He was very clear that every time an abyssal creature's tracks were discovered, Bi Bidong did not inform him immediately!
So, taking advantage of this opportunity, he voiced his request, which she certainly would not refuse!
Just as expected, Bi Bidong replied without hesitation, "Fine, I also promise you, I will not conceal any information about abyssal creatures from you thereafter!"
Xu Sheng did not want to stay any longer and said respectfully, "Thank you, Your Holiness the Pope. If there is nothing else, I will take my leave now!"
However, Bi Bidong suddenly said, "Wait a moment!"
The former halted his steps, puzzled, "Your Holiness the Pope, do you have anything else for me?"
Bi Bidong pursed her lips and said earnestly, "I want to thank you for guiding Evil Moon and the others in their training during this time; otherwise, their strength could not have improved so quickly."
Especially the goddess she most valued, Hulena!
Xu Sheng responded to this with just a smile, "I am also a member of the Spirit Hall Golden Generation; it is only right that I guide them. Your Holiness need not take it to heart."
Right after, he quickly left...
Watching his departing figure, Bi Bidong's gaze gradually turned solemn, "Judging from Xu Sheng's performance, it seems like he isn't hiding his true strength."
However, she somehow found it hard to believe this fact!
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At the ruins!
Xie Xie collapsed to the ground with a "plop" and waved his hand, indicating, "No more, no more. I really don't have any Soul Power left!"
"If this continues, I'll go crazy from the strain!"
Yue Zhengyu, still persisting, wiped the sweat from his brow and mocked, "Xie Xie, how can you give in so easily again? We've hardly begun. Could it be that you are even worse than a woman?"
Xie Xie glanced at Yuanen Yehui and the others who were not far away and closed his eyes in defeat...
"So be it, I simply can't continue. Capturing this Life Force is just too torturous!"
Yue Zhengyu frowned, "This..."
It seemed that Xie Xie really couldn't keep going; even mockery was ineffective!
But indeed, capturing this Life Force was extremely taxing on the mind!
Even with spare Soul Power, he was nearly at his limit!
With that thought, he turned to Xu Lizhi, who was busy making buns not far away, and asked, "Lizhi, how long have we been at this?"
Upon hearing the shout, the other's vacant eyes gained a flicker of lucidity...
"Zheng Yu, it's been a week since we arrived here!"
He sat here alone, numbly making who knows how many buns, and his whole being was nearly drained!
The moment Yue Zhengyu heard this, he couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air, "Hiss... Has it been almost a week already??"
Xie Xie, who also heard the answer, abruptly reminded, "Zhengyu, better tell everyone to stop for now. Although Life Force is very important, we've already spent a week on this!"
"If we continue to stay here, we won't know anything that's happening in Soul Land!"
Yue Zhengyu, who usually would have argued, did not this time. He immediately used his spiritual power to communicate to everyone, "Everyone, let's pause for a moment, a week has passed!!"
As soon as his words fell, Yuanen Yehui and others who were collecting Life Force also stopped what they were doing and stepped forward...
Xu Xiaoyan stretched wearily, "A week has passed already, huh? I didn't even notice. Seems like I was too focused on collecting Life Force!"
Yuanen Yehui nodded in agreement, "Yeah, but rather than saying time flew by, it's more that it's really difficult to collect Life Force, hence it took us so much time!"
Ye Xinglan lifted her eyes to the sky, "I wonder how the academy is doing now, they haven't contacted us until now!"
"Nothing could've happened, right??"
Xu Lizhi suddenly spoke up, "Don't worry, Sister Xinglan, while you were collecting Life Force, I've already contacted Elder Cai and the others, the academy is very safe now!"
Ye Xinglan was a bit surprised, then gave a thumbs up, "Is that so? Lizhi, well done!"
Xu Lizhi scratched his head with an awkward smile, "Hehe!"
Seeing this, Yue Zhengyu covered his mouth to cough, changing the topic, "I suppose Wulin and the others will be here soon. Before that, let's talk about how much Life Force we've collected!"
After his words, everyone became serious and started explaining their situation...
After listening, Yue Zhengyu was quite pleased, "Hey, everyone has made great progress compared to the beginning, but, how do we use the Life Force we've collected??"
Xu Xiaoyan rested her chin on her hands, pondering, "I heard Wulin say that we apparently need to merge these weak Life Forces together to achieve a good effect!"
Yuanen Yehui affirmed her words, "Yes, Gu Yue seemed to suggest the same thing, but at that time, the Life Force was still too scarce, and the success rate wasn't high!"
Xie Xie's eyes suddenly brightened, immensely excited, "Fusion? Interesting, let me give it a try!"
But before he could approach, Ye Xinglan stopped him, "Wait, Xie Xie, do you know how to merge Life Force?"
Xie Xie was momentarily baffled, "What do you mean? Isn't it just about gathering them together and then compressing them with Soul Power?"
The forehead of the former sprouted black lines, and she chided in exasperation, "Idiot, if it were that simple, it wouldn't be your turn!"
"Let's wait for Wulin and Gu Yue to handle it when they come back!"
If Xie Xie accidentally wasted the Life Force due to improper handling, that would be bad!
Seeing this, Xie Xie could only fold his arms and muttered, "Fine, I won't try it then!"
After waiting for a few minutes, Tang Wulin and Gu Yue finally appeared before everyone...
The former waved his hand with a light laugh, "Sorry, everyone, Gu Yue and I are late!"
Immediately, his gaze was drawn to the Life Force in everyone's palms, exclaiming in surprise, "It seems everyone has had quite a harvest!"
Gu Yue's beautiful eyes sparkled as she confirmed, "Yes, with so much Life Force, we should be able to try merging it now!"
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