Chapter 353: Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, High Priestess Bo Saixi, the Three super Douluo.
Chapter 353: Qian Daoliu, Tang Chen, High Priestess Bo Saixi, the Three super Douluo.
Hu Liena stared at the Light Screen appearing in the Void Realm before her, her fingertips subconsciously gripping her cuffs.
This fellow calling himself "Daddy Douluo" had mentioned the existence of High PriestQian Daoliu right off the bat.
That was no ordinary Titled Douluo name; it was a secret that only a very few people within Spirit Hall possessed.
"This is impossible."
Hu Liena stood up from the cushion, her fox tail twitching rapidly behind her.
The night wind outside the pavilion swept a few fallen leaves past the railing, but she was completely unaware.
Countless thoughts surged and collided in her mind.
"The High Priest’s name is a taboo within Spirit Hall."
"When Teacher told me about this back then, she dismissed all attendants; even Elders Gui Mei and Yue Guan were not present."
She bit her lower lip, her fingers sliding rapidly across the Light Screen.
The scene when Bibi Dong mentioned Qian Daoliu to her was still vivid in her memory.
It was the eve of her being conferred as the Holy Maiden.
Teacher had summoned her to the inner chamber of the Supreme Pontiff Palace.
There were no lights in the hall; only the moonlight filtering in from outside the window outlined the silhouette of Teacher sitting upright in a high-backed chair.
Bibi Dong’s voice was very low, and her tone was mixed with complex emotions that Hu Liena could not understand at the time.
"Nana, you must remember, Spirit Hall is not a monolith."
"Those old things in the Enshrinement Hall, especially the High PriestQian Daoliu, are not of one mind with me."
"In your future dealings, you must never have too much involvement with them."
"Especially Qian Daoliu; avoid him if you can, and do not let him notice you."
Hu Liena had felt terrified at the time.
Teacher was already the Supreme Pontiff, a powerhouse among Titled Douluo.
What kind of terrifying existence must someone be to make her speak of them with such wariness?
Later, she perused the secret scrolls that Teacher had specially permitted her to read, only then piecing together the true information about Qian Daoliu—a rank 99 super Douluo, the guardian of the Angel God, and the true foundation of Spirit Hall.
Teacher’s teacher, the previous Supreme PontiffQian Xunji, was Qian Daoliu’s own son.
Hu Liena had deduced this entirely on her own between the lines of the secret scrolls.
She kept these deductions buried deep in her heart, never revealing them to anyone.
"Teacher deliberately separated me from the Enshrinement Hall, ostensibly telling me to focus on cultivation, but in reality, she did not want me to be recruited by Qian Daoliu."
Hu Liena reached this conclusion and acted accordingly.
Over the years, she had never interacted with that High Priest directly.
Occasionally, she would glimpse the back of the white-robed old man walking slowly out from the direction of the Enshrinement Hall in the temple corridors.
She would always follow Teacher’s instructions, immediately turning around to take a detour.
But now, a "Daddy Douluo" who had popped out of nowhere had casually mentioned the existence of Qian Daoliu.
Hu Liena took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down.
"For him to know the High Priest, he must either be core high-level personnel of Spirit Hall, or a top powerhouse from another major faction who has clashed head-on with Spirit Hall."
"But this name he chose—Daddy Douluo?"
Hu Liena’s brows were almost knitted into a knot.
What serious Titled Douluo would choose such a name?
It was on par with her own moniker, "Little White-Eyed Wolf"; both were equally unserious.
She was about to continue asking questions when a new message popped up on the Light Screen.
[ Daddy Douluo ]: Wait a moment! @Little White-Eyed Wolf @High Priestess Bo Saixi, allow me to ask a question solemnly: are you two... really people from the Douluo Continent?
Hu Liena stared at this line of text, an indescribable wave of annoyance surging in her chest.
"Otherwise what?"
She poked out a reply on the Light Screen with her five fingers rapidly.
[ Little White-Eyed Wolf ]: Otherwise what? I already said I am in Spirit City right now. What is your background, exactly? If you don’t make it clear, I will immediately have someone track your whereabouts.
After sending this message, her five fingers tapped rhythmically on the armrest, emitting crisp ’tap-tap’ sounds.
With every tap, the doubts in her heart deepened.
"This person asked so solemnly, as if they had only just confirmed we are in the Douluo Continent."
"Could it be... that he wasn’t sure or didn’t know me at all before? What did he think we were at the beginning?"
An absurd thought surfaced in her mind.
Could this "Daddy Douluo" be from another place?
Not Spirit Hall, not the two great Empires, not even the Douluo Continent?
She immediately suppressed this thought.
Impossible! How could such a thing exist under the heavens?
Just at this moment, another message popped up.
[ High Priestess Bo Saixi ]: I am from Sea God Island.
Hu Liena’s pupils contracted sharply.
Sea God Island?
That Forbidden Land located in the depths of the ocean, labeled as "not to be provoked lightly" by Spirit Hall’s secret scrolls?
As the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, she had perused countless secret scrolls, among which one was specifically dedicated to recording intelligence on Sea God Island.
That island had always kept to itself and not interfered with Spirit Hall, but she remembered the annotation at the end of the secret scroll clearly.
Sea God Island’s strength was unfathomable, and the island master, Sea GodDouluoHigh Priestess Bo Saixi, was a rank 99 super Douluo, an existence on par with Qian Daoliu and Tang Chen.
"This High Priestess Bo Saixi, is she that High Priestess Bo Saixi? The High Priest of Sea God Island herself?"
Hu Liena’s fox tail curled uneasily.
Just as her thoughts were surging, that person’s message popped up on the Light Screen.
[ Daddy Douluo ]: Sea God Island? High Priestess Bo Saixi? Are you the High Priest of Sea God Island, High Priestess Bo Saixi?
[ High Priestess Bo Saixi ]: Oh? You know me?
Sea God Island, Sea God Temple.
High Priestess Bo Saixi leaned against a throne carved from coral, her sea-blue long hair cascading down along the armrests like a tidal wave.
The night pearls embedded in the temple dome cast a cold radiance, which intertwined and shone with the light from the Light Screen before her.
She narrowed her eyes slightly, her fingers tapping lightly on the armrest.
"Interesting, this person not only knows about Sea God Island but also knows that I am the High Priest of the Sea God Temple."
The corners of High Priestess Bo Saixi’s lips slowly curled into an arc.
It was not strange for people in the world to know of the existence of Sea God Island.
Those major factions on the continent, Spirit Hall, Heaven Dou Empire, and Star Luo Empire, all knew that there was such a huge island in the depths of the ocean.
But those who could accurately state her identity and know that she was the High Priest herself could be counted on one hand.
"It seems his understanding of the Douluo Continent far exceeds that of ordinary people."
"And that question he just asked—he asked if we were "really" people from the Douluo Continent; this "really" is very interesting."
High Priestess Bo Saixi’s mind raced, a sharp light flashing in her sea-blue eyes.
"He knows the essence of this Chat Group. He knows that those who joined this group were not supposed to be another kind of person."
"Or rather, did he originally think we came from elsewhere?"
She sat up straight, her slender fingers sliding across the Light Screen.
[ High Priestess Bo Saixi ]: It seems you know this Chat Group very well.
[ High Priestess Bo Saixi ]: Why not tell me, what exactly is this thing? And what kind of person are you?
After sending this message, she leaned back on the throne, her fingertips tapping lightly on the armrest, waiting patiently for a reply.
Outside the Sea God Temple, the sound of waves crashing against the reefs could be faintly heard, like an ancient ballad that never ceased.
(End of Chapter)
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