The Might of the Death Spider Emperor
Let's go back a few minutes.
Although Bibi Dong and her two companions realized the enemy's intentions in time, they were delayed for quite some time. By the time they arrived, Hu Liena and the others had already been captured and taken prisoner by Ah Rou.
As for Wei Lin, he collapsed to the side, his breath faint.
The scene was clear. Although Bibi Dong was furious, she tried her best to suppress her anger. The situation required her to handle it calmly.
"What did you do to that child from before?"
"I dumped him somewhere in this forest," Ah Rou recounted the story she and Zhou You had prepared beforehand. "Let's talk about the terms."
"Negotiate?" Bibi Dong sneered. "If I'm not mistaken, you're badly injured right now, otherwise you wouldn't have suddenly returned. What makes you think you're qualified to negotiate with me?"
Ah Rou's expression remained calm. "So, you're planning to abandon the child and kill me too?"
"I think you haven't forgotten that I can self-destruct anytime I want, leaving you with nothing, and..."
Ah Rou glanced at the three children who were under her [Charm] control. "You don't want to see these children perish along with your ambition, do you?"
She smiled, a hint of strength showing on her gentle face. "I have nothing to worry about now."
Xiao Wu is safe now, and she's truly willing to risk everything.
Bibi Dong's beautiful face instantly darkened, her nails dug deep into her palms, and the fluctuations of her Soul Power were like a volcano about to erupt.
Yue Guan quietly shifted her position back; the Pope looked rather intimidating at that moment.
But she was, after all, a shrewd and calculating person. The expected outburst did not occur. Bibi Dong simply asked in a cold, hard tone, "What do you want?"
"First, let me leave. I know you've tampered with me; that's why you've been able to follow me all this time. Undo it."
"Okay," Bibi Dong said, then her eyes sharpened, "However, you must also guarantee that Zhou You is currently safe."
"Certainly."
Upon hearing Yue Guan's eyes suddenly flickered, and it was unclear what he was thinking.
With the hostage in hand, Ah Rou then stated her second condition. "Second, tell me Xiao Wu's whereabouts."
"Xiao Wu? Who?"
"The message you released," Ah Rou reminded her, "Don't tell me you've forgotten."
"Are you referring to that male Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast?" Bibi Dong's tone still betrayed a hint of contempt when she mentioned it, a display of arrogance befitting a high-level Soul Master.
"Don't you understand even now that it was just fake news?"
Ah Rou's chest heaved slightly. Even though she had a good temper, she was still quite angry at Bibi Dong, but she tried her best to suppress her anger.
"Decades ago, you attacked my family. Xiao Wu, and several other children, disappeared around that time."
"Since you used his information to set a trap, it proves you should have known about this. I just want to ask, is he dead or alive?"
In truth, Ah Rou had a vague suspicion that if Xiao Wu had really been attacked by the Spirit Hall, he would probably be in grave danger.
But she still couldn't help wanting a definite answer.
She didn't know that Bibi Dong was not yet forty years old at the time and had never actually experienced that Soul Hunting Operation.
But she did have some recollection of that operation, because the one who presided over that Soul Hunting was her former teacher, and also the man she had hated her all her life.
That disgusting man had told her about the Soul Hunting, so she knew the outcome.
But she wasn't going to tell the truth, so a wicked smile curled at the corner of her lips, "You know perfectly well what's going on in your heart, don't you?"
Ah Rou swayed, overwhelmed by a profound sadness, the cruel reality throwing her into disarray.
At this moment, Bibi Dong subtly winked at the Gui Mei, who immediately understood and transformed into a black shadow, disappearing into the night.
His attire was all black, making it the perfect camouflage in the night.
However, even he couldn't simply disappear in front of everyone, since Titled Douluo is still quite conspicuous.
So the Gui Mei left behind a shadow that was almost identical to itself, while its true form disappeared into the void.
Ah Rou shouldn't have overlooked this, but at that moment she was so disoriented that she didn't notice it in time.
By the time she realized something was wrong, the Gui Mei had already bypassed her and pulled the three imprisoned children into its arms.
By the time she tried to take the person back, the Gui Mei had already left with the three children.
The balance of power has shifted again!
"Go!" Bibi Dong Martial Soul Possession and launched an attack on Ah Rou without hesitation.
Her First Martial Soul is called [Death Spider Emperor]. When it possesses a body, her whole body undergoes extremely terrifying changes. Her lower body legs disappear and are replaced by the chest and abdomen of a spider, from which eight legs covered with green bristles extend.
At the same time, purplish-black armor will grow on the upper body, and even the skin on the face will grow this black armor. Four small, jet-black eyes will also grow below the eyes.
In an instant, she transformed from a stunningly beautiful and aloof goddess into a terrifying spider woman.
Bibi Dong doesn't like this form, as she thinks it damages her image. Therefore, she usually fights by incomplete possession, which allows her to retain her original human form while still using the power of the Death Spider Emperor, although her power will be somewhat weakened.
But as a Super Douluo, even with weakened power, it's still more than enough.
This time, however, in order to completely subdue this cunning Soul Beast, Bibi Dong no longer held back her strength and finally went all out.
Although she wasn't a speed-specialized Soul Master, her speed at this moment surpassed over 90% of the Titled Douluos in the world, and she arrived in front of Ah Rou in the blink of an eye.
Left with no other option, the latter could only Teleportation again to avoid an attack from a spider's legs.
The Death Spider Emperor's legs are extremely sharp and strong, capable of easily tearing through iron and stone. The green bristles on them also secrete a strange poison with extremely strong corrosive properties.
Ah Rou dared not make contact with him and could only rely on [Teleportation] to dodge and move around.
At this moment, Yue Guan also made his move. His Martial Soul [Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum] suddenly shot out a golden light, flew into the clouds, and soon transformed into countless raindrops of light that fell down, hitting the area where Ah Rou was.
"Invincible Golden Body!" Ah Rou immediately activated her Golden Body, gaining absolute defense for a few seconds, allowing the rain of light to fall on her without causing her any harm.
While the effects were still in effect, she rushed towards Bibi Dong, raised her hand and threw a punch, wanting to test the power of the Death Spider Emperor!
Bibi Dong sneered, showing no fear, and retaliated forcefully. After a violent collision, Ah Rou's body was the first to fly backward.
Although her Invincible Golden Body was strong enough, there was still a significant gap between her and Bibi Dong in terms of power, but that was precisely Ah Rou's goal.
At this moment, the Invincible Golden Body effect faded, Ah Rou dared not linger any longer, turning around to prepare to escape again.
"Don't even think about it!" Bibi Dong shouted, and her eight legs immediately moved backward. At the same time, her hands seemed to grab something and pulled hard.
Ah Rou's body froze, as if time and space had been frozen.
She lowered her head with difficulty, a red light flashing in her eyes, and finally saw clearly what was holding her captive.
Spider silk?
The Death Spider Emperor is a spider-like Soul Beast. It not only has venom glands but also silk glands, so it can naturally spin webs.
The silk it produces is not only tough and sticky, but also poisonous, enough to quickly render the target powerless in a short period of time.
Just as Bibi Dong was about to finish him off, two terrifying surges of Soul Power suddenly struck, making the hairs on her body stand on end!
She stared in the direction of the Soul Power, gritting her teeth as she said, "It's those two beasts!"
Ah Rou felt a sense of relief, knowing that her life was finally saved.