"BOOM...!!!"
A burst of fire exploded in the air, blowing the spire at the very top of the Pope's Palace to smithereens!
Debris rained down from the top of the building.
Although it was merely the destruction of a single building, in a certain sense, it was a symbol of the Soul Hall!
When an invincible colossus reveals a "health bar"—showing others that it, too, can be injured—its aura begins to fade!
The current landscape of the Soul Master world—dominated by one supreme power and many strong contenders—will, at this very moment, fuel others' unwarranted ambitions toward the Hall of Martial Souls!
Although it doesn't match the shockwaves caused by Tang Hao's hammer strike against Pope's Mountain in the original novel, it still achieved a similar effect!
Bibi Dong's expression instantly turned grim!
This was a major blow to the Soul Hall's prestige!
It was no longer just a matter concerning Ladio—it concerned her, the Pope, personally!
"Investigate immediately! Find out who did this! I want him…"
Bibidong shouted sharply, her voice filled with fury.
Before she could finish speaking, even louder shouts suddenly erupted from outside.
Those voices, filled with intense discontent and anger, surged into the square like a tidal wave.
"Let us in!!!"
"We want to see Master Ladio! Why is the Soul Hall restricting Master Ladio's freedom? Why won't you let Master Ladio come out? The Soul Hall is truly evil and tyrannical!"
"I want to see Master Ladio's true face—I must see it today!"
"..."
A cacophony of voices filled the air, and everyone in the square began to panic.
People outside were trying to push their way in, but space inside was limited—if they all got in, wouldn't the square be completely overcrowded?!
"Hurry up and stop them! What's the Soul Hall even here for?"
"Don't let anyone else in! There are too many people—there's going to be a stampede!"
"Stop pushing!!!"
"..."
In the spectator stands on the square, a group of people were shouting loudly. They were all frightened and, following the crowd, ran toward the small door behind the high platform, desperate to get out of the square as quickly as possible.
Otherwise, once the people outside rushed in, an even bigger commotion would surely break out.
But as soon as they moved, they triggered even more people to follow, and everyone surged toward the small gate, naturally causing a bottleneck!
They were stuck in the central aisle, blocking even more people from getting out, so chaos broke out all over again!
People were shoving those in front of them, while those in front were yelling at those behind.
The entire venue descended into chaos.
Some people in the stands were still standing there dumbfounded, panicked and too afraid to move—they were on the verge of tears!
The sounds from outside grew closer and closer, increasing the pressure on the audience inside.
The Soul Masters from the Soul Hall responsible for maintaining order inside could only guide the crowd along both sides of the long line in the center aisle, repeating words they themselves found hard to believe.
"It's okay, don't panic. The Soul Hall can handle any problem!"
The Soul Masters of the Soul Hall explained.
But when they caught a glimpse of the shattered spire atop the Pope's Palace, concern welled up in their hearts as well.
Most of the Soul Masters from the Soul Hall were in the square; only a small number remained to guard the Pope's Palace.
Now, however, the tallest building had been blown right off its foundation—it was practically like shitting on the Soul Hall's head!
And as the current Pope, he was the one hit hardest by this blow!
Yu Luomian stood motionless in the crowd. He walked over to Yu Xiaogang's side and smiled, saying, "You saw that, Xiaogang? Just wait and see—things are only going to get more chaotic!"
"Although Master Ladio's scholarship is unparalleled, in this regard, he's no match for us."
"Once we force him to act by leveraging the prevailing trends of the world, he'll have no choice but to reveal more of his theories. When that happens, you must actively seek his guidance and try to obtain as many theoretical formulas from him as possible—understand?"
Yu Luomian suggested with a smile—in fact, he was the one who had primarily orchestrated this uprising!
Even the current explosion that destroyed the top structure of the Martial Soul Hall was all part of his plan!
Yu Xiaogang looked excited and nodded repeatedly, saying, "I understand, Second Uncle. I'll definitely find the key elements of the bloodline inheritance and martial soul within three months!"
Yu Luomian tilted her head back slightly, watching the rioting crowd in the arena and listening to the sounds from outside growing clearer, a look of pure enjoyment on her face.
This massive upheaval would not only force Ning Fengzhi to resign in disgrace but also provide an opportunity to coerce Master Ladio into releasing a few more theoretical formulas—preferably ones that most of them could actually apply!
Noting the position of the Seven Treasures Glass Sect, Ning Fengzhi frowned slightly. "I didn't expect him to have such capabilities."
Sword Douluo let out a cold laugh. Without even needing to ask who that person was, he said, " "Actually, it's also because everyone harbors some resentment toward Master Ladio. After all, greed knows no bounds."
Sword Douluo was completely on Master Ladio's side; for those whose greed knows no bounds, the best remedy is a good beating!
Ning Fengzhi nodded slightly and mused, "That's true. Now it all depends on whether the Soul Hall has the capability…"
Speaking of the Soul Hall, Ning Fengzhi glanced in the direction of Bi Bi Dong.
With things in such chaos right now, if Bi Bi Dong can't bring order to the situation, even the Pope might lose his position.
It's simply too humiliating!
Bibidong clenched her fists, her slender frame trembling slightly. She never expected that her mockery of Ladio would end up backfiring on her!
"Teacher, what should we do?" Huleina asked anxiously.
Hu Liena was now ready to blame Bibi Dong to death.
She had kindly warned Bibi Dong earlier, but the other had ignored her, letting the situation run its course.
Now look at this—it turns out this wasn't just a minor skirmish, nor was it a problem caused by Mr. Latiuo; instead, it shook the Martial Soul Hall to its core and even blew off the spire of one of its domed structures.
Now, the one who should be trembling with fear is the Pope of the Soul Hall!
There were about 200,000 people inside the arena, and 70,000 to 80,000 of them were crammed into the central aisle, trying to escape through the small gate on the elevated platform.
Although the others weren't making any major moves, most of them were pale-faced and beginning to worry about the wave-like momentum of the crowd surging from outside.
"That bastard Ladio—all he ever does is cause me trouble!"
Bibidong muttered angrily. As she watched the scene of panic and confusion and was about to speak, a voice suddenly rang out right next to her ear.
"Leave what's inside to me. You go handle things outside."
Qian Daoliu said with a sigh.
"Me? Why me?" Bi Bidong instinctively retorted.
"..."
Qian Daoliu gave her a look that said it all. As a Grand Priest of the Soul Hall, he could have easily stayed out of this—yet he intervened to save your reputation. And you're asking me, "On what grounds?"
At that moment, Qian Daoliu felt like slapping Bibi Dong across the face.
Bi Bi Dong's face flushed slightly—she, too, had been running around like a headless chicken!
At that moment, the Soul Masters and nobles who were still seated began to stir. They all stood up and converged at the base of the dais, each looking fiercely determined.
"What right does the Soul Hall have to take so many spots!"
"You must be pocketing Master Ladio's experimental quotas for yourselves!"
"..."
Seeing this, Bibi Dong didn't dare stay any longer. She was only at the Soul Fighter level—how could she possibly use her aura to force these people to shut up?!
The most urgent task was to deal with the situation outside first!
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