Qian Xunji!
You truly deserve to die!
Seeing Bibi Dong's miserable state, Su Linfeng's fists clenched tightly.
Was I wrong?
I thought that as long as I stopped Bibi Dong from devouring Qian Xunji, I could help her escape the Rakshasa God's control. But now it seems I was far too naïve.
If you haven't suffered her pain, don't speak of her choices. If you had lived through what I did, would you still be better than me?
If Su Linfeng were in Bibi Dong's place, his very first thought would also be to kill the man before him.
Qian Xunji had never treated Bibi Dong as a person. She was a tool. Or perhaps, in his eyes, not even as valuable as a tool.
At that instant—
Su Linfeng would rather Bibi Dong embrace her darkness.
"Who's there?!"
Qian Xunji's brows furrowed as he turned toward the entrance of the forbidden grounds.
When he saw Su Linfeng—
The violence in his eyes instantly gave way to greed. "Hahahaha! So you really did raise this little beast well. Didn't expect he'd walk himself back home."
The moment Su Linfeng appeared—
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply.
Though her throat was still clamped by Qian Xunji's grip, choking her until her eyes were bloodshot, she forced out two hoarse words:
"Run… away…"
Only then did Su Linfeng realize.
Run?
There was no running!
Too worried for Bibi Dong, he had stumbled right into the tiger's jaws.
As the saying goes, even a dying camel is larger than a horse. Even wounded, Qian Xunji was a level 95 peak Douluo. How could a mere rank-24 Great Soul Master like Su Linfeng hope to escape?
How was he supposed to run?
In the next moment—
An overwhelming Angelic pressure erupted from Qian Xunji's body. His Angel Domain surged down upon Su Linfeng.
Buzz—
Su Linfeng's Golden Flame Domain flared to life, forcibly dissolving and purifying the Angel Domain.
"A gifted domain? You can suppress the God's Domain itself?!"
Qian Xunji's eyes widened in shock. "You're actually a top-tier soul beast!"
As a scion of the Angel Clan, as Pope of Spirit Hall, no one knew soul beasts' hierarchy better than him.
Ordinary soul beasts could not possess domains.
Only king-class, even emperor-class, soul beasts could wield an innate domain.
Never had he imagined that the crow he once brought back was actually such a being.
"If you were human, you would inevitably become a Titled Douluo in the future—the greatest aid Spirit Hall could ever ask for."
He shook his head with false regret. "But you're just a beast. In my eyes, you're nothing more than a fitting spirit bone."
As his words fell, immense Angelic spirit power descended.
The weight—
Like a mountain crushing down.
Su Linfeng groaned, face paling as the pressure forced him to his knees.
The Golden Flame Domain could neutralize the Angel Domain's suppression, but it could not stop the sheer oppressive power of Qian Xunji's spirit force.
Ssshhk—
But at that moment, a change occurred.
As Qian Xunji pressed down with his spirit power, his own face suddenly went pale. He vomited a mouthful of blood, his aura trembling on the verge of collapse.
A tug on one thread had unraveled his entire being.
His wounds were far more severe than anyone knew.
Tang Hao's Great Hammer Technique, detonating his wife's hundred-thousand-year ring, had not only shattered Qian Xunji's Martial Spirit avatar but nearly ruptured all his meridians and organs.
Now, forcing his spirit power only tore at those injuries further. If he pushed too hard, his channels might completely snap.
Tang Hao!
Clear Sky Sect!
Qian Xunji clutched his chest, seething inwardly. Once I recover, I'll raze your sect to the ground!
But aloud—
He feigned calm, tossing Bibi Dong to the ground.
With the corner of his eye, he glared down at her, voice stern: "We've been master and disciple for years. Don't say I've ever wronged you. All has been for Spirit Hall's sake. I'll grant you one last chance."
"Your second spirit must have reached the fifth ring by now."
"The trip to Slaughter City tempered your body and mind. Though you are not yet a Titled Douluo, you may still attempt a hundred-thousand-year ring. And this beast shares a bond with you—he will not resist too much."
"Kill him."
"Make him your sixth ring for your Death Spider Emperor."
Pure hypocrisy.
Qian Xunji knew well he couldn't force Bibi Dong through power right now, so he changed tactics—
Attempting to bind her with the banner of Spirit Hall's interests.
He was skilled at exploiting emotions, yet lacked true empathy. His only aim was Su Linfeng's spirit bone.
But—
Bibi Dong was no longer that naive nineteen-year-old girl of ten years ago.
She had already noticed something was wrong. His injuries were worse than the rumors.
Absorbing a hundred-thousand-year ring might kill her, but absorbing a spirit bone bore no such risk—it would strengthen her spirit power and hasten his recovery.
No wonder Qian Xunji was so desperate for Su Linfeng's bone.
"Let him go!"
Bibi Dong knelt trembling on the ground, her fingers digging into the earth. A dark light flickered in her pupils.
Her gaze upon Qian Xunji grew colder, sharper.
Over these past months—
Perhaps even she hadn't realized it. Though hatred had always driven her, Su Linfeng's light had been healing her bit by bit.
Now Qian Xunji sought to snuff out that light.
How could she ever allow it?
"Useless!"
Qian Xunji sneered at her frozen glare and struck her with a backhand slap. "Emotions are the greatest obstacle to a strong one! Nine years ago, you were like this. And now, still the same."
"In that case—"
"Let me help you again, to truly transform you into a strong one."
Impatience flashing, he strode toward Su Linfeng.
The hundred-thousand-year spirit bone he would have.
And he would also shatter Bibi Dong's hope, so that she could only become like him.
That was Qian Xunji's twisted creed.
"I said—let him go!"
Bibi Dong's voice rang out again, colder than before.
Qian Xunji only snorted.
He bent down, seizing Su Linfeng by the throat and lifting him high. With a near-maniacal smile, he said: "If she won't take your ring, then your spirit bone will be—"
Ssshhk—
Before he could finish, Su Linfeng's eyes caught a flash of violet. A scythe-like spear pierced through Qian Xunji's chest, dripping blood in reverse flow.
Death Spider Spear!
Su Linfeng's heart jolted. It was Bibi Dong's ability—yet it wasn't aimed at him.
It had stabbed through Qian Xunji.
"Bibi Dong!"
Qian Xunji's pupils shrank. Never had he thought that the woman he had controlled for over twenty years would dare strike him. "You—"
Ssshhk—
Another Death Spider Spear ripped through his body.
"I said—let him go!"
Bibi Dong had lost control. Spear after spear tore into Qian Xunji. You want to kill him? Then I will kill you!