Chapters 320: Someone Must Make a Sacrifice (Part 2)
Yu Xiaogang smiled crookedly and said, "That's right. Our various forces can write a letter requesting the Spirit Hall to send troops to exterminate the spirit beasts, and we are willing to follow in the Spirit Hall's footsteps to create a new world for humanity."
"At the same time, Ning Fengzhi, your Continental United Newspaper should spread the news, making all spirit masters in the world believe that the Spirit Hall can solve this spirit beast crisis and spirit ring crisis, thus putting the Spirit Hall on a pedestal."
"In this way, the Spirit Hall will have no choice but to exert all its strength to fight the spirit beasts to the death, while we can reap the benefits from behind. This way, the Spirit Hall's strength will be weakened, and the spirit beasts' blockade will be broken. We can use the Spirit Hall's power to hunt spirit beasts again, and we can also use the spirit beasts' power to weaken the Spirit Hall, laying the groundwork for our future destruction of the Spirit Hall."
"Good, good plan! Grandmaster is indeed the wisest man in the world." Tang Xuan exclaimed in admiration, "Let the Spirit Hall fight the spirit beasts to the death, let them both suffer heavy losses. Then, we can seek justice for the Spirit Hall and avenge our grudges!"
"That's right! The Spirit Hall has no reason to refuse. They have the largest number of spirit masters in the world. If they refuse, the Spirit Hall will be disgraced. This is a brilliant strategy. Grandmaster, you are indeed the wisest man in the world." Dai Tianfeng looked at the rows of medals on Yu Xiaogang's chest and, thinking that he was the teacher of the future God King Tang San, decided to further win over the Grandmaster.
Therefore, Dai Tianfeng awarded Yu Xiaogang the Starry Silver Moon Medal, the Starry White Tiger Medal, and the Starry Royal Medal.
Seeing Dai Tianfeng's blatant attempt to win over Yu Xiaogang, Xue Qinghe, not to be outdone, awarded him the Heavenly Dou Swan Medal, the Heavenly Dou Silver Sword Medal, and the Heavenly Dou Royal Medal.
Ning Fengzhi, seeing this, also awarded Yu Xiaogang the Seven Treasures Honor Medal, the Seven Treasures Maple Leaf Medal, and the Pagoda Medal.
Yu Xiaogang's scheme was swiftly implemented. Humanity faced the fear of spirit beasts. Under the dual crisis of spirit beasts and spirit rings, Ning Fengzhi, Xue Qinghe, and Dai Tianfeng quickly acted as the Continental United Newspaper, spreading a message throughout the spirit master world: the Spirit Hall had the ability and the obligation to lead humanity in resolving the spirit beast crisis.
Although the Continental United Newspaper's reach was limited, in the face of this crisis, humanity urgently sought a solution. Once they grasped the phrase "Spirit Hall," they began to spread the message.
Countless Soul Masters, and even humans, regardless of their ulterior motives or driven by fear, petitioned the Spirit Hall to intervene and resolve the Soul Beast crisis for humanity.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the Star Luo Empire, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Clear Sky Sect, and other forces also petitioned the Spirit Hall, requesting its intervention.
Before the Spirit Hall could even refuse, an extreme slogan circulated within the Soul Master world: "The Spirit Hall, enjoying the offerings of all Soul Masters, is obligated to resolve this disaster for humanity in this time of crisis. The Spirit Hall should lead all human forces to exterminate the Soul Beasts!
Under the Soul Beast blockade, I, with my exceptional talent, cannot obtain Soul Rings! Without Soul Rings, what am I to do? The Spirit Hall must take responsibility!
Finally, with the behind-the-scenes instigation of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, the two great empires, the Clear Sky Sect, and other anti-Spirit Hall forces, the Spirit Hall was finally put on the hot seat!
As the most powerful force on the continent, the Spirit Hall would lose its prestige if it didn't take a stand at this critical moment. People were eagerly awaiting how the Spirit Hall would lead them out of this crisis.
Every moment, countless Spirit Masters who hadn't obtained Spirit Rings petitioned the Spirit Hall to exterminate the Spirit Beasts and end the crisis of Spirit Beasts and Spirit Rings for humanity.
At this moment, within the Spirit Hall, Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji, and the mastermind behind the Spirit Beast crisis, Gu Yuena, were in a secret room.
Bibi Dong looked at Gu Yuena, who was barely half a head taller than Qian Xunji, and exclaimed in surprise, "This is the Lord of Spirit Beasts, the Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena?"
The silver-haired lollipop licked her candy and corrected, "That was before. The current Lord of Spirit Beasts is Father."
After saying that, Gu Yuena pointed at Qian Xunji with her lollipop.
Bibi Dong: "Stare—"
"How come I didn't know you had another daughter outside?" Bibi Dong asked.
Qian Xunji said awkwardly, "Dong'er, it's like this. This Silver Dragon King Gu Yuena is a part separated from the Dragon God, essentially the Dragon God's daughter. And I just happened to inherit the Dragon God's position, so Gu Yuena mistook me for her father."
Bibi Dong rolled her eyes and said, "Let's believe you for now. In other words, the Soul Ring Sealing Plan was orchestrated by you. But since you sealed the Soul Rings, everyone who hasn't obtained a Soul Ring should come after our Spirit Hall. We are the number one Soul Master power in the world. The Spirit Hall was founded to protect the interests of Soul Masters. You're putting us on the hot seat." Qian Xunji said, "That's not necessarily true. I'm just removing the fuel from under the fire."
As he spoke, Qian Xunji took out five secret realms. These four secret realms were: Ten-Year Soul Beast Secret Realm, Hundred-Year Soul Beast Secret Realm, Thousand-Year Soul Beast Secret Realm, Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Secret Realm, and Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast Secret Realm.
"I'm handing over the right to use these secret realms to you. Once you enter these realms, you can hunt for spirit rings. This will solve the problem of spirit ring acquisition for the Spirit Hall and those loyal to the Spirit Hall."
Bibi Dong accepted the right to use these secret realms and said, "Your plan is truly vicious. It directly blocks the path to advancement for the geniuses of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and other such forces."
Qian Xunji sneered, "Why cherish those who are not geniuses of the Spirit Hall? Why take care of those who are unwilling to submit to us? This is just a ruse to appease them."
"However, how do you explain the origin of these secret realms, and how do you explain that the Spirit Hall's actions are defensive in nature, yet these forces still incite public opinion, pushing the Spirit Hall towards becoming an enemy of spirit beasts? How do you plan to resolve this?" Bibi Dong asked.
"That's simple. What kind of public opinion is easiest to incite? In times of crisis, only miracles can resolve all conflicts. We need a miracle to explain everything, and we also need a miracle to paint a rosy picture, preventing forces like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School from further inciting public opinion," Qian Xunji said.
"A miracle from the Angel God?" Bibi Dong asked.
"That's right," Qian Xunji replied.
Qian Renxue had already completed the fourth trial. When she emerged from the Angel God Temple, her strength had already surpassed Qian Daoliu's, reaching a realm between god and non-god.
As the Angelic Trial deepened, Qian Renxue's holy aura became increasingly ethereal. However, upon seeing Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji, her aura vanished instantly. She threw herself into Qian Xunji's arms, excitedly exclaiming, "Daddy, Mommy, you've come to see Xue'er!"
The three of them cuddled for a long time before Bibi Dong finally explained the Miracle Project.
At the end, Bibi Dong asked, "I wonder if this will interfere with your divine trial, Xue'er?"
Qian Renxue smiled and replied, "Mommy, no, many of Xue'er's divine trials have time limits of a year or several years, but for me, it doesn't take that much time."
"That's good, that's good," Bibi Dong said.
Having received Qian Renxue's answer, Bibi Dong immediately returned to prepare for the Miracle Project.
In the Papal Palace square, tens of thousands of petitioners came daily, expressing their demands to the Papal Palace.
They hoped the Spirit Hall would send troops to conquer Sunset Forest, Star Dou Forest, and many other regions, creating a peaceful and prosperous world for them.
Among these people were instigators from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, Star Luo, and Heaven Dou factions.
For the first few days, the Spirit Hall adopted a policy of neither stopping nor engaging with these individuals.
However, as time went on, their slogans became increasingly inflammatory, and their behavior increasingly impulsive.
They wore yellow vests and held signs with slogans written on them. The signs read: "Let's conquer the spirit beasts! I want the freedom to acquire spirit rings! The Spirit Hall should serve the interests of all spirit masters!"
Someone shouted, "Please, Spirit Hall, conquer the spirit beasts and create a bright and peaceful world for humanity! If the Spirit Hall does not respond to my wishes, I will kneel and die at the foot of the Pope's steps today!"
Another uttered a raucous statement: "The Spirit Hall enjoys a high status in the spirit master world but does not consider the interests of the vast majority of spirit masters; therefore, the Spirit Hall is unworthy to be a holy land in the hearts of all spirit masters."
In short, these people's behavior was becoming increasingly outrageous!
Of course, this was only a temporary restraint from the Spirit Hall's perspective.
Across the mainland, protests erupted at various Spirit Halls, with some protesters expressing resentment at the Spirit Hall's inaction and even attempting to storm the halls.
Some reporters interviewed Cai, a young and beautiful woman, who was the organizer of the event.
The reporter asked, "As the organizers of this movement, you made these outrageous statements and even attacked the Spirit Hall. Aren't you afraid of breaking the Spirit Hall's laws and getting them to take action against you? Aren't you afraid of bloodshed and sacrifice?"
Cai, clutching the talisman given to her by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, showed a sorrowful yet resolute expression on her pure face. She wiped away crocodile tears:
"We are not afraid of death, we are not afraid of sacrifice, we are not afraid of bloodshed. On the contrary, we need death, we need bloodshed, we need sacrifice. This is the price we must pay (someone must sacrifice for this, but it's not me). Only when the Spirit Hall turns its sword against us unarmed civilians will it awaken the already rotten heart within the Spirit Hall, and only then will they understand what the Spirit Hall's mission is. From its inception, serving us civilian soul masters has been the Spirit Hall's responsibility. Under this soul beast crisis, they should shoulder this responsibility."
"If even bloodshed and sacrifice are insufficient to awaken the corrupt and decadent hearts of the Spirit Hall's decision-makers, then I believe that countless ordinary people and ordinary spirit masters throughout the world have an obligation to join forces and overthrow this corrupt regime that represents our interests but refuses to do so."
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