CHAPTER 339: CHAPTER 339: YE GU YI

Ye Gu Yi’s words made the Grand Elder frown slightly. He gave her a helpless glance.

"Pope, don’t let your emotions get the better of you. You are the descendant of the Angel God—Spirit Hall is destined to be yours in the future. But right now, you’re too young. There are still many things you can’t yet handle..."

The Grand Elder said slowly, "Even I tread carefully, like walking on thin ice. I wouldn’t dare say I can definitely lead Spirit Hall to safety..."

Ye Gu Yi snorted, "Can’t handle it? I think you all just treat me like a mascot! If I had known this, I would’ve never agreed to be Pope. What’s the point if no one takes me seriously?!"

She glared angrily at the Grand Elder.

The Grand Elder shook his head slightly but didn’t respond.

Just then, a soul master entered from outside and knelt on one knee.

"Reporting...!"

Ye Gu Yi immediately waved him over. "What’s the report? Let’s hear it."

But the soul master first looked at the Grand Elder, silently seeking approval.

The Grand Elder nodded. "Stand up. Tell us what’s going on."

The soul master stood and reported:

"We’ve been monitoring the Sea God Tower’s movements. Seven days ago, the tower fully opened and then vanished. It’s said that thirteen of our Spirit Hall’s ancestors emerged from it. They returned in groups, but none of them came directly back to the Pope’s Hall..."

"Just now, a local Spirit Hall sent word. Three of the ancestors who were en route encountered evil soul masters—and then disappeared without a trace..."

As he spoke, he handed over the intelligence.

The Grand Elder accepted the report, his expression growing increasingly serious as he read.

Ye Gu Yi pouted, fuming quietly to herself. It was always like this—no one took her seriously as the rightful Pope!

Everyone only listened to the Grand Elder!

Who exactly was the real Pope of Spirit Hall?!

But upon hearing that the ancestors were attacked by evil soul masters, her anger faded. Anxiously, she asked:

"Grand Elder! What’s your take on this?"

The Grand Elder clenched the document, his face darkening with anger.

"Outrageous!"

"Those evil soul masters truly intend to be our enemies!"

"It’s likely that the three ancestors have already been killed!"

He sighed, unwilling to accept the outcome.

"How could this happen..."

Ye Gu Yi was stunned. She had grown up hearing tales of those ancestors.

The Grand Elder continued, "Of the returning ancestors, there were three in this group: Chrysanthemum Douluo Yueguan, Ghost Douluo Guimei, and Spirit Kite Douluo... Although their soul power levels are high, they are ultimately people from ten thousand years ago. Their true strength may only be equivalent to our modern Rank-91 Title Douluos."

"If the evil soul masters attacked them—even if the attackers were just Soul Douluos—they might not have survived."

He analyzed calmly.

Times had changed. Title Douluos of the past couldn’t even fly. Today, even Soul Saints could do that!

On top of that, modern soul tools were incredibly advanced.

Evil soul masters had become far more rampant than they were ten thousand years ago.

Spirit Hall no longer held the absolute dominance it once did.

Ye Gu Yi grew anxious and stood up quickly.

"Then what should we do?! Let’s go support them right away! Damn those evil soul masters—not a single one should be left alive!"

The Grand Elder’s expression was grim. He nodded and said:

"I will take care of this matter. Pope, you must not sneak out again in the coming days..."

"I can help too!" Ye Gu Yi said, unwilling to be left out.

But the Grand Elder ignored her and left the hall with the soul master.

Ye Gu Yi watched their departing backs, grinding her teeth in frustration.

Before the Grand Elder, she had absolutely no authority.

Pacing in front of the throne, her fists clenched, Ye Gu Yi muttered to herself:

"No, no, no—I am the Pope, not a decoration! I’ll investigate this too! The Grand Elder is going too far, completely excluding me. I’ll prove what I can do!"

She stopped and clasped her hands in front of her chest. Her golden hair lightened in color, and she pulled out a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, adding an air of intellect.

"I won’t let you control everything..."

Outside Spirit City

Dan Heng and his whole family were traveling by carriage.

Though Dan Heng and Gu Yuena could have arrived at Spirit Hall instantly, they chose to treat the journey as a leisurely trip.

There was no need to rush. The evil soul masters were creepy, but not overwhelmingly strong.

They didn’t even dare show their true bodies before Dan Heng and his wife—proof enough of their weakness.

Inside the spacious carriage, only Electrolux was driving from the outside.

Tang Ya chatted with everyone, telling stories about how the world had changed over the past ten thousand years—delighting the group.

They were happy to listen.

When she mentioned that Shrek Academy had quietly become the number one academy in the world, Shui Bing’er couldn’t help but ask:

"What about Tianshui Academy? And the Four Element Academies?"

Zi Ji was also displeased.

"What’s so great about Shrek? What about the Soul Master Academy in the Fonthane Empire? None of them could surpass just one Shrek Academy?"

Tang Ya gave a sheepish smile and explained:

"Tianshui Academy picked the wrong side during the split of the Heaven Dou Empire and had to flee. They were absorbed into Shrek Academy—same with the other Elemental Academies."

"What?" Shui Bing’er froze, eyes filled with sorrow.

Her alma mater had vanished after ten thousand years.

Tang Ya then clung to Zi Ji’s arm and said gently:

"Teacher, the Fonthane Empire’s Soul Master Academies are powerful, of course. But they follow an open admission policy. Their soul masters are strong overall, but scattered. Their top soul masters aren’t concentrated in one school. Plus, they don’t care about the Soul Master Tournament—they have their own Fonthane League..."

Only then did Zi Ji look satisfied and snort lightly.

"Still, for Shrek to rise so far in just ten thousand years, they must’ve had some real power."

Tang Ya smiled awkwardly again.

Gu Yuena was intrigued too. "What about Blue Tyrant Academy?"

She had personally nurtured Blue Tyrant Academy back then. Surely it had flourished?

Tang Ya paused. "Blue Tyrant Academy? What academy is that?"

"???"

Gu Yuena froze. With its foundation back then, how could it have faded into obscurity?

Even if ten thousand years had passed, surely it should still be known...

Dan Heng glanced at Bei Bei, who showed a flash of emotion on his face—he clearly knew something.

Bei Bei noticed Dan Heng’s look, scratched his head awkwardly, and said:

"I know... About ten thousand years ago, Ancestor Yuan Zhen relocated Blue Tyrant Academy into Shrek Academy—they merged. A lot of Shrek’s current teaching methods actually came from Blue Tyrant..."

The moment he finished speaking, the air in the carriage turned cold.

Back then, Blue Tyrant Academy had been "sold" to Gu Yuena by Liu Erlong!

How did Yuanzhen have the right to make decisions about Blue Tyrant?

No wonder Shrek developed so quickly—it had absorbed Blue Tyrant Academy!

Bei Bei and his group immediately fell silent, realizing they had made a mistake.

At that moment, the carriage came to a sudden stop.

Outside, Electrolux’s voice rang out.

"Mr. Dan Heng, there’s a Title Douluo being chased by someone—it seems to be a group of evil soul masters, and they’re fleeing this way. Should we help him?"

"Help him," Dan Heng said simply.

Immediately, a deep and pure darkness emanated from outside.

Electrolux was no ordinary man—he had once nearly destroyed a world. Now resurrected by Dan Heng, his power was near demi-god level.

Just one divine position short of being a true god!

"I’m going out to take a look!" Zi Ji said excitedly, wanting to bring Long Long with her.

But as soon as she opened the curtain, the battle was already over.

Electrolux had summoned a massive bone dragon nearly a hundred meters long, along with an army of undead: skeletons, wraiths, liches—it was like a marching army that drowned the enemy.

Floating in the air, Electrolux held a blond man in one hand.

On the battlefield below, with a single breath of deathly white dragon breath and the devouring power of the undead, the evil soul masters were quickly killed.

Zi Ji was immediately displeased. Looking at the skeletal dragon in the air, she shouted angrily:

"That’s a complete insult to our dragon clan!"

Electrolux dared not argue. He waved his staff.

In an instant, the sea of undead faded rapidly and vanished completely—as if it had never been there.

He nodded slightly and landed next to the carriage.

"This man is very weak. There’s an evil force corroding him from the inside."

Dan Heng and the others exited the carriage and looked at the man Electrolux had just rescued.

"Mr. Dan Heng..." the man said with a look of surprise and joy.

Huo Yuhao and the others looked toward Dan Heng.

"Mr. Yue Guan, what happened to you?" Dan Heng asked, and at the same time, used his divine life force to dispel the evil energy within Chrysanthemum Douluo.

That’s right—the man being hunted by the evil soul masters was none other than Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan!

Chrysanthemum Douluo’s body immediately relaxed, no longer listless.

He sighed and said, "After we came out of the Sea God’s Pagoda, Old Ghost, Ling Yuan, and I decided to first visit Spirit City to see how Spirit Hall had fared after ten thousand years. But we ended up encountering that group of bastards on the way..."

"I was only able to escape thanks to the protection of my Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, but Old Ghost and Ling Yuan were captured by them."

"Ten thousand years later... it’s terrifying. That group of Soul Douluos was all stronger than us..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo’s expression was bitter.

Dan Heng frowned slightly. It seemed that those evil soul masters were indeed orchestrated by the Holy Spirit Sect and were plotting something.

"We’re also looking to cause trouble for those evil soul masters. Yue Guan, do you have any critical information?" Gu Yuena asked.

Chrysanthemum Douluo shook his head. Hearing Gu Yuena’s words, a look of emotion appeared on his face.

"Madam, Mr. Dan Heng, if you encounter Old Ghost, please rescue him..."

Chrysanthemum Douluo fell to his knees, about to kowtow.

But a gentle force lifted him up.

"Let’s head to Spirit Hall first and see what’s going on," Dan Heng said with a nod.

Chrysanthemum Douluo was still wiping his tears.

Suddenly, Zi Ji looked toward the west and chuckled, "There’s still a little mouse trying to hide? Come out, you!"

With a flash, Zi Ji dashed out.

Moments later, she returned, holding a young girl by the nape of her neck.

"Let me go! You evil soul masters! I won’t submit to you!"

Ye Guiyi shouted loudly.

Her beret had fallen off, revealing her soft, golden wavy hair.

She summoned a sword in her hand and swung it around wildly.

"Who are you calling evil soul master, huh? Little brat, say that again and I’ll eat you!" Zi Ji brought Ye Guiyi close, then suddenly opened her mouth to reveal dragon fangs, terrifying and fierce.

"AAAAHHHH!!!"

Ye Guiyi shrieked and slashed with her sword.

But Zi Ji easily bit down on it, twisted her head, and snatched the weapon away.

Bi Ji couldn’t stand to watch anymore and sighed, "Zi Ji, you scared her. This girl is pure-hearted."

She embraced Ye Guiyi and took her from Zi Ji’s hands.

Ye Guiyi instantly relaxed. Bi Ji gave her a strong sense of safety.

Zi Ji chuckled, "Why so serious? This little girl is quite fun."

Ye Guiyi stared at everyone with wide eyes, trying to think of a plan.

If they were evil soul masters trying to threaten her—

Then no matter what, she would never give in!

That was her pride as the Pope!

"Little sister, don’t worry. We’re not bad people... Although Electrolux uses necromancy, he’s not an evil soul master."

Bi Ji comforted her.

"Necro...mancy?" Ye Guiyi’s eyes widened in shock. "Isn’t that evil—"

"Evil what?"

Zi Ji opened her mouth wide again, trying to scare her.

Ye Guiyi’s face turned pale, and she quickly looked around.

As she scanned the group, she relaxed.

She had the Holy Angel spirit and could naturally sense evil soul masters.

At first, she had assumed Electrolux was one, but now that she was calm and sensing clearly, everyone here had pure energy—not evil soul masters at all.

Even Electrolux just had dark-elemental energy, not actual evil.

"I... I understand now. You’re all good people!"

Ye Guiyi patted her chest and calmed down.

Zi Ji rolled her eyes and grumbled, "Bi Ji, it’s your fault. I wanted to mess with her a little longer."

Ye Guiyi shot another glare at Zi Ji—correction, everyone here was good people except this awful woman!

"We’re heading to Spirit City. What about you?"

Bi Ji asked with a gentle smile.

Ye Guiyi couldn’t help but smile too. Among this group, Bi Ji was definitely the most approachable!

"I’ll come too!" Ye Guiyi nodded firmly. Seeing that Electrolux was such a powerful "necromancer" and that Zi Ji had strong energy as well, her curiosity only grew stronger. She wanted to understand who they really were.

"Who are you all? And why are you going to Spirit Hall?" Ye Guiyi asked, her eyes sparkling with curiosity.

"I think you’re a little spy! Are you plotting against us?" Zi Ji squinted and reached for Ye Guiyi’s ear.

Ye Guiyi jumped and quickly hid behind Bi Ji.

Bi Ji shielded her and helplessly told Zi Ji, "Alright, stop teasing her. We’re going to inquire about Slaughter City and the Holy Spirit Sect. We’re going to cause trouble for them."

Ye Guiyi’s eyes lit up and she clapped. "So you’re going to meet the Pope?!"

"Hm?"

Dan Heng and the others froze. Just to gather information, they’d need to see the Pope?

Ye Guiyi couldn’t help but smile and glanced at Zi Ji.

If this nasty woman found out that she was the Pope they were going to see, what kind of priceless expression would she make?

Ye Guiyi said, "Let’s travel together! Once we reach Spirit City, we can talk more. Since you’re going after evil soul masters, you’ll definitely be welcomed!"

(End of Chapter)