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Chapter -27 .

In the grand hall of the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong lounged on her throne, her mind swirling with the echoes of Ye Chen's words. 

For a brief moment, her flawless face lit up with a smile that was almost girlish, but it quickly faded away. Still, her inner turmoil left her feeling uneasy. 

"Your Holiness, disciple Yan from the Spirit Hall Academy is here to see you," announced a voice from outside, snapping Bibi Dong back to her usual imposing self. She replied firmly, "Let him enter." 

Before long, Yan walked in, accompanied by an elder of the Soul Douluo rank. He knelt and said, "Your Holiness, the Elder Hall has sent me to summon you. The Grand Elder wishes to discuss something important." 

"What could possibly be so urgent that it can't wait until tomorrow, disciple Yan?" 

Bibi Dong waved her hand dismissively. She was still trying to decode Ye Chen's words and wasn't in the mood to discuss minor issues. 

"Your Holiness, the Grand Elder requests to understand the situation concerning Ye Chen and the two elders who mysteriously disappeared while escorting him. Please follow me," Yan explained. 

At the mention of Ye Chen, a flicker of concern crossed Bibi Dong's features. She quickly rose and disappeared from the Pope's Palace in an instant. 

"Your Holiness? Your Holiness??" 

As Bibi Dong left, Yan rose from his kneeling position but didn't rush out; instead, curiosity got the better of him as he surveyed the empty hall. 

He soon realized he was alone in the Pope's Palace and wondered aloud, "Where did that kid vanish to? I saw him come in—how can he not be here?" 

His gaze shifted towards the East Hall door, and a thought struck him: "Could he be inside? This is the Pope's private area; she wouldn't let anyone in, especially not a man." 

With a careful motion, he cracked the door open and smiled involuntarily at the sight of Ye Chen inside. 

"He's actually hiding in here to absorb a soul ring. Haha, what a stroke of luck for me!" 

With a glint of determination in his eyes, Yan felt a surge of excitement. He had been tasked by the Elder Hall to track Ye Chen's movements and seize the chance to take him out. 

The news about the wedding battle had spread through the academy, enticing even many seniors who were away on training to return for the event.

The competition for the wedding snatch had grown fierce, and Yan felt his own strength lagged behind. At level 42, he knew he would struggle to stand out among the many talented seniors. To protect the girl he loved from falling into someone else's arms, Yan resolved that the only answer was to eliminate Ye Chen! If he got rid of this rival, Hu Liena's engagement would automatically be called off, putting an end to the wedding snatch.

This thought ignited a fiery passion in Yan's heart; he cared deeply for Hu Liena. Despite her indifference toward him, he clung to the old saying: with enough perseverance, a steel rod can be ground into a needle. 

As long as Hu Liena was still free, he believed he had a fighting chance. If he only knew that Hu Liena already belonged to Ye Chen, he wouldn't know how he might react!

Sneaking into the East Great Hall, Yan stealthily hid behind a stone pillar, peering ahead. Suddenly, he heard Ye Chen let out an agonizing scream, his forehead bulging with veins and blood trickling from his tightly shut eyes. 

The Azure Sky Dragon Fox, a mental-type soul beast of high intelligence, perceived Ye Chen's soul power as a looming threat.

The dragon fox's soul fought back fiercely, unleashing an intense wave of mental energy that wreaked havoc in Ye Chen's mind while plunging him into an illusionary world.

Initially, everything around him was a hazy gray, but soon the scene shifted dramatically, plunging him into what felt like reality. 

"Where am I?" Ye Chen groggily thought as he reached over to silence his alarm clock. 

Just then, a familiar figure stepped through the small door, setting a cup of milk down and gently saying, "Chen Chen, it's time to wake up for school. You're in your senior year, and you still sleep in; no university will want you at this rate."

"Not a chance; I'm the top of my class!" Ignoring his pain, Ye Chen quickly got up and smiled at the caring woman before him. "Mom, don't worry. I'll work hard to get into university and support you. Just wait; we'll have a good life together."

"What good life? I just want you to be safe, and then I'll be at ease. Cough, cough." She smiled softly, shaking her head, then went out the door, where the sound of vegetables being chopped could be heard. 

After washing up and sipping his milk, the environment changed again.

Everything was white, filled with people in white coats. Ye Chen leaned over a hospital bed, tears streaming down his face. "Mom, look what I made! Bip.. Bip..scrambled eggs with tomatoes!" 

"This is your favorite; please get up. I went to make it for you myself." He held onto the now cold hand on the bed, still feeling its warmth, but his tears flowed freely as he sat down, immobilized for what felt like an eternity. The scenery around him slowly faded to nothingness, and a deep darkness engulfed him.

At the end of that darkness, the Azure Sky Dragon Fox, with its dragon scales glimmering, let out a loud, silent laugh.

Though it couldn't speak, its smile seemed to say, "Sleep, sleep, and sink into this endless darkness with me!" Once the illusion of the dragon fox broke apart, the mental form of anyone trapped inside would perish too. 

Just when the shadows were about to swallow Ye Chen whole, Yan had already advanced from outside the mental realm. He waved his hand in front of Ye Chen's eyes, but when he got no reaction, he summoned his martial soul: Flame Lord.

Suddenly, the East Great Hall surged with heat, and a fierce wave of flames washed over Ye Chen, causing his clothes to catch fire; however, ordinary flames posed no threat to him.

Seeing this, a murderous gleam sparked in Yan's eyes as he thought, "Second soul skill: Granite Rock!" The enormous Flame Lord took a step forward, merging its fiery rock arm with Yan's, transforming his arm into a gigantic fist made of molten rock, flames circling its surface. "Die, Ye Chen!" 

Without hesitation, Yan understood the risks involved in this ambush at the Pope's Hall, so he couldn't afford to hold back. He needed to finish this quickly. 

"Whoosh!" His fiery rock giant fist whipped through the air, striking Ye Chen directly and engulfing him in a storm of flames.

At that moment, a piercing cry rang out from outside the hall: "You beast, how dare you?!" 

Bibi Dong's figure appeared in the Eastern Great Hall like a flash of light. 

Upon seeing Ye Chen, still deep in meditation and surrounded by flames, a swell of indescribable fury and anguish filled her beautiful eyes.

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