Approximately half a month later, major sects and forces from across the continent gathered in Spirit City to participate in the event organized by the Spirit Hall. This time, almost all the major forces on the continent arrived, except for the Haotian Sect and their four original major families.
The purpose of this event was to confirm the possibility of the "super-limit soul ring absorption."
Inside the Pope's Hall, Bibi Dong was looking at the manuscript of the paper. She was already 100% certain about its authenticity. However, the inclusion of Yu Xiaogang as a negative example in the paper still irked her.
Despite her annoyance, Bibi Dong decided to go ahead and publish the paper in the Spirit Hall.
The Spirit Hall had paid a considerable price to the various academies, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect. This matter didn't particularly upset Bibi Dong.
As for the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect, they could be dealt with, but the other academies had accepted the Spirit Hall's benefits and still weren't willing to align with the Spirit Hall—well, that was a path to destruction.
Bibi Dong trusted that the heads of these academies were wise enough to understand this.
Moreover, the exchange between the various forces in Spirit City this time benefited the Spirit Hall greatly. It had led to increased fame, wealth, knowledge, and several sect leaders from the Lower Four Sects had already pledged allegiance.
Bibi Dong walked out of the Pope's Hall and looked at the large gathering of forces in the distance. Her eyes narrowed.
"The Upper Three Sects are indeed troublesome."
In Bibi Dong's view, both the Blue Lightning Sect and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had attracted considerable support from other forces.
The Blue Lightning Sect, with its improved medicinal baths that could be sold to other forces, had gained the secret backing of many.
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, with Ning Fengzhi's charismatic words and immense wealth, had also earned secret alliances with many forces.
This meant that the exchange conference had significantly altered the power dynamics on the continent.
The Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect were now poised to become the three major powers.
Meanwhile, the Haotian Sect, which had remained ignorant and wasn't even invited, was now at a disadvantage—perhaps even weaker than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect in terms of influence.
Bibi Dong couldn't help but worry if the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect might secretly ally with the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect. She was also concerned about the relationship between the Star Luo Empire's Dai family and the hidden Xie family.
An ordinary exchange conference had led to the emergence of several hidden families across the continent.
Bibi Dong had to reconsider the Spirit Hall's plan to unify the continent. Fortunately, there was Qian Renxue in the Heaven Dou Empire, and the Heaven Dou Empire would never ally with the Star Luo Empire against the Spirit Hall, which gave Bibi Dong some comfort.
However, that wasn't enough. The divine exam and divine rewards had to be secured perfectly, Bibi Dong thought to herself.
At the Spirit City Exchange Conference, Ning Fengzhi was engaged in a friendly exchange with the dean of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy. Just then, a loud announcement came from the representative of the Blue Lightning Sect, Yu Luomian.
He declared that he had brought a precious medicinal bath from the Blue Sect, and he invited the young members of all the forces present to try it and observe the effects of the paper's claims.
However, because there was only one batch of the precious medicine and it was incredibly valuable, Yu Luomian suggested that it would be best for a young soul master who had awakened their beast martial soul and had not absorbed a soul ring yet to try it, in order to verify the paper's claims.
The leaders of several major forces were hesitant to let their young members try this, fearing that if the soul ring absorption failed and the soul master was injured, their potential would be permanently ruined.
"Is no one willing?" Yu Luomian shouted loudly, scanning the crowd.
If no one was willing to try, his goal would still be achieved. He had given them the opportunity; if they were too afraid to try, then there was nothing more to say. Either way, the Blue Lightning Sect wouldn't lose.
The crowd began to murmur, and the leaders of the various forces whispered to each other, discussing whether or not the medicinal bath was truly viable.
At that moment, a soft voice spoke up.
"I'll do it!"
The crowd froze and turned to look toward the source of the voice.
A six-year-old girl from the Star Luo Empire's Zhu family raised her hand high.
"Zhuqing, what are you saying?" Zhu Chuzhen, the head of the Zhu family, glared at his daughter, forcibly lowering her raised hand.
"I want to get stronger, Daddy."
Zhuqing, oblivious to her father's reaction, stubbornly spoke, her pale face slightly scrunched up, and her small lips pouting.
The other forces saw the young girl in black training clothes, and the contrast caused a few of them to smile.
"At such a young age, she already wants to get stronger? Chuzhen, this is a good thing!"
Beside him, the royal representative from the Star Luo Empire, Dai Chunfeng, smiled and spoke in defense of Zhuqing.
"Zhuqing's innate soul power is only level 7. She's far from a genius. Even if she accepts the medicinal bath, she won't see significant benefits in a short time. Just let it go," Zhu Chuzhen said with a polite smile, trying to calm the situation.
"But if I'm not a genius, I need the medicinal bath even more!" Zhuqing retorted.
Unlike other children with higher talent but who neglected their training, Zhuqing loved to cultivate. This feeling of getting stronger gave her power and freedom.
"Head of the Zhu family, why don't you let this little girl try?" someone suggested.
"Yes, after all, the medicinal bath is beneficial. It's not a loss."
"We'll all be watching. The Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect wouldn't dare to deceive us."
"Let her try. If she succeeds, don't forget to share the data with us!"
"If I had such a well-behaved child, I'd definitely agree!"
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The leaders of various forces urged the Zhu family head to let his daughter try, making it seem like it would be wrong not to allow it.
Reluctantly, Zhu Chuzhen agreed and, after giving his daughter a stern look, took her toward the Blue Lightning Tyrant Sect's direction.
"Head of the Zhu family, this medicinal bath has not been improved yet. It contains some ingredients that work particularly well for lightning-type soul masters. Your daughter might experience some pain," Yu Luomian warned with a smile.
"No need to worry. I've made up my mind. I'm not afraid of the pain," Zhuqing boldly declared.
Zhu Chuzhen, with a resigned look, sighed and said, "Very well. Let's proceed."
"Not a problem. We're all very curious about the possibility of super-limit soul ring absorption," Yu Luomian replied with a smile.
After the Zhu family left the exchange conference, the atmosphere in the venue quieted considerably.
After all was said and done, Bibi Dong didn't make an appearance at the event. However, after today, very few people on the continent would still support Yu Xiaogang.
End of Chapter.