Taking Turns on Watch, High EQ; the Fire Qilin AK's Special Nature

At that moment, Du Bai was working hard to familiarize himself with his Martial Soul—to familiarize himself with firearms!

Soon.

Dawn broke.

Bibi Dong emerged from the tent.

Bibi Dong had changed into a new outfit: a light, soft armor robe interwoven with pale gray, pale purple, and pale silver beneath, draped with a moon-white gauze cloak trimmed in silver thread.

The gauze cloak fit perfectly and was not cumbersome.

As the breeze stirred, the light gauze fluttered, and Bibi Dong seemed to radiate a faint spiritual aura.

Dong'er has such great taste in clothes. She's so beautiful!

Du Bai was dumbstruck and could not help wanting to praise her in his heart.

"Bibi Dong, morning!"

Seeing the beauty emerge, Du Bai hurriedly greeted her.

"Mm, morning."

Bibi Dong and Du Bai exchanged a simple greeting.

"How did you rest yesterday?"

"I rested quite well. Thank you for the soundproof barrier. That was thoughtful of you."

Bibi Dong spoke in a gentle tone.

Actually.

Bibi Dong had remained half-asleep and half-awake the entire night.

After all.

Du Bai's inner thoughts would occasionally reach her ears.

Some of those thoughts.

Bibi Dong could understand.

Some, she only vaguely understood.

And some, she could not understand at all.

This could not help making Bibi Dong wonder whether Du Bai was even from this world.

Why did he keep saying things she could not understand?

Since she could not understand, she could only observe him slowly.

At the very least, she knew Du Bai meant her no harm. That was good enough.

Glancing at Du Bai with her beautiful eyes, Bibi Dong continued, "We'll take turns keeping watch at night. I'll keep watch tonight, and you can rest."

After a moment of silence, Du Bai said calmly, "Alright, then I'll leave it to you."

Du Bai knew that Bibi Dong was not some delicate girl.

Bibi Dong could do anything boys could do, and she could even do it better than most men.

She was strong-willed and coldly proud. If Du Bai did not take turns keeping watch with her, she would probably feel uncomfortable.

Besides, feelings between two people needed to go both ways. It could not always be one person giving unilaterally.

Emotional intelligence. This was some high emotional intelligence.

That was what Du Bai thought.

Next.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong each took out toiletries from their storage Soul Tools and went to wash up.

They also ate some dry rations they had prepared in advance.

Finally.

They cleaned up the campsite.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong began their journey toward the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Du Bai's destination was the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but he had not told Bibi Dong.

However, Bibi Dong had already learned of Du Bai's destination through his inner thoughts.

It seemed that hunting Spirit Beasts for Spirit Rings was secondary. That Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well was what truly mattered.

Today.

Du Bai did not plan to head straight into the heart of Sunset Forest to search for the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

There were three reasons.

The first reason.

Du Bai feared that Poison Douluo Dugu Bo might happen to be there. With his current strength and shooting skills, he would suffer badly at the man's hands.

The second reason.

Du Bai wanted to manufacture a coincidence, making Bibi Dong think that discovering the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well had been purely by chance—a fortunate opportunity bestowed upon them by heaven.

The third reason.

Du Bai intended to take revenge on the Spirit Beasts in Sunset Forest today, using them as living targets to improve his gun skills while also hunting Spirit Beasts over fifty thousand years old.

With those three reasons, Du Bai's plan for the day became much clearer.

And so.

Du Bai and Bibi Dong began wandering through Sunset Forest in search of prey.

At that moment, Du Bai had unleashed the Martial Soul Avatar of his AK-47 Fire Qilin. Holding the domineering Fire Qilin in his hands, he constantly searched for Spirit Beasts.

The appearance of the AK-47 Fire Qilin was truly dazzling and imposing.

A gun body that seemed cast from gold.

A sharp, gleaming bayonet blade.

A lifelike qilin.

Fiery eyes blazing with murderous light.

Even the beauty beside him, Bibi Dong, could not help taking a few extra looks.

When the Seventh Soul Skill, Martial Soul Avatar, was unleashed, it continuously consumed a massive amount of Soul Power.

Therefore, Soul Masters generally would not choose to maintain it outside of battle.

Yet Bibi Dong noticed that Du Bai had kept his Martial Soul Avatar active the entire time, holding that Fire Qilin Firearm Spirit in his hands.

"Du Bai, doesn't keeping your Weapon Soul True Body active consume Soul Power?"

Bibi Dong asked curiously.

Du Bai froze at her question, because he did not know why either.

Then.

Du Bai began searching his memories, recalling the feeling of using the Barrett Destroyer and the Fire Qilin, analyzing and summarizing it.

He immediately understood what was going on.

"My Martial Soul is rather special. Activating my Martial Soul Avatar doesn't consume much Soul Power. Only when I start using it does it consume a large amount of Soul Power."

Du Bai explained.

This was the conclusion Du Bai had reached after recalling the scene of his first time using the Fire Qilin Martial Soul to kill a Spirit Beast yesterday.

After Du Bai unleashed his Martial Soul Avatar and held it in his hands, the consumption was not significant.

Only when he attacked and fired bullets did it consume the most Soul Power.

"This Martial Soul is truly unusual!"

Bibi Dong remarked in admiration.

"It's alright."

Du Bai replied indifferently.

They continued onward, searching for a target.

Soon, Du Bai spotted a brown Giant Python Spirit Beast in the distance. Its color was close to that of the ancient trees, making it difficult to notice.

The python's body was as thick as a water barrel and enormously large. It could probably swallow ten full-grown bulls in a single meal.

This was the first time Du Bai had ever seen such a huge and terrifying python.

However, Du Bai did not retreat. Instead, he raised the muzzle of the Fire Qilin and aimed at the Giant Python Spirit Beast.

Seeing Du Bai point the Fire Qilin at the Giant Python Spirit Beast, Bibi Dong subconsciously said, "That's a Scarlet Leaf Python with seven hundred years of cultivation. It may be large, but its attack methods are weak. It poses no threat to us. Let's go search for Spirit Beasts at the ten-thousand-year level."

However.

Du Bai did not respond to Bibi Dong. Instead, he made a gesture for silence.

"Shh—"

Du Bai shushed her.

Holding the AK-47 Fire Qilin, Du Bai closed one eye and kept the other open, focusing all his attention on aiming at the long snake.

Unhurried and calm, Du Bai squeezed the trigger of the AK-47 Fire Qilin with his right index finger, firing several bullets.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Bullets like flaming meteors burst from the muzzle of the Fire Qilin.

The high-speed bullets carried terrifying killing intent as they tore through the air toward the giant snake.

Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!

Bloody blossoms burst forth.

Several Fire Qilin bullets struck the Scarlet Leaf Giant Python, and the pain made it let out agonized hisses.

The Giant Python Spirit Beast began struggling violently, its water-barrel-thick tail instantly smashing the surrounding trees to pieces.

Da! Da! Da!

Du Bai pulled the trigger again, firing several more bullets in rapid succession, all aimed at the giant python's head and vital point.

Bloody blossoms splashed forth with several pffts. The giant python had been struck in vital areas and could no longer struggle, collapsing with a crash.

This Giant Python Spirit Beast's long life had come to an end.

Even as it fell, its body continued twitching weakly, while a yellow Spirit Ring flickered into view.

However.

Du Bai had no interest in a hundred-year Spirit Ring.

"What a pity. Several bullets still missed."

Du Bai could not help letting out a sigh.