Seeing that Luo Ling had fallen silent, Bibi Dong thought she had frightened the little boy before her, and her expression softened.
"Child, I'm not saying this because I want to do anything to you. Hmm, you probably still don't know who I am."
"My name is Bibi Dong. I am the current Pope of Spirit Hall."
"The Pope?" Luo Ling raised his head and feigned surprise at Bibi Dong's words.
"That's right. I followed you because I thought you had exceptional talent and wanted to invite you to join Spirit Hall."
"Or would you be willing to become my disciple?"
Bibi Dong finally revealed her purpose.
A Soul Master with Twin Martial Souls who could perform Martial Soul Fusion on his own would undoubtedly reach the pinnacle of Douluo Continent in the future!
Hearing this, Luo Ling did not immediately agree. He put on an act and asked, "If Elder Sister is the Pope, then you must be very powerful, right?"
"I am a level 97 Titled Douluo, and like you, I possess Twin Martial Souls. No one understands better than I do how Twin Martial Souls should be cultivated!" Bibi Dong answered proudly.
As Bibi Dong finished speaking, a powerful aura bore down on him.
Nine Soul Rings rose beneath Bibi Dong's feet, creating an incomparably magnificent sight.
Luo Ling feigned shock, then bowed to Bibi Dong. "This disciple, Luo Ling, pays respects to Teacher!"
The act had gone on long enough. It was time to agree.
If he kept acting, Bibi Dong would inevitably grow tired of it. After all, she was the lofty Pope of Spirit Hall.
Having received his answer, Bibi Dong finally smiled. She was not angered that Luo Ling had agreed only after learning of her strength. Instead, she found him clever.
"Good. From this moment on, I am your teacher. As your teacher, I will give you a gift to mark our first meeting." Smiling warmly, Bibi Dong produced a ring set with a ruby.
"This is a Space Storage Soul Tool. It has twenty cubic meters of space, which is considered large even among storage Soul Tools. It can also store living creatures."
Looking at the ring in Bibi Dong's hand, Luo Ling understood for the first time what it meant for happiness to come so suddenly.
He already had a Soul Tool—and one that could store living creatures. Wasn't this tailor-made for Immortal Herbs?
"Take it. This is your teacher's gift to you." Bibi Dong stuffed the ring into Luo Ling's hand.
"Thank you, Teacher, for the gift." Luo Ling did not stand on ceremony and accepted the ring.
"Alright, now tell Teacher about your Martial Souls." Seeing Luo Ling accept the gift, Bibi Dong nodded and began asking about his circumstances.
Luo Ling's heart tightened. He knew the main event had arrived.
Next, she would probably dig into his Martial Souls and even his identity. After all, Spirit Hall had to verify someone's background before recruiting them.
After thinking it over, Luo Ling began to answer.
"I have two Martial Souls. One is called the Raven Shadow Puppet."
As he spoke, a black shadow emerged from Luo Ling's body.
"The Raven Shadow Puppet is a darkness-type Martial Soul, similar to a puppeteer's puppet."
"My First Soul Skill, Darkness Weaving, controls the Raven Shadow Puppet through Darkness Thread, just as if I were controlling my own body."
"The Darkness Thread can also be used to control and bind enemies."
"The Raven Shadow Puppet also possesses an innate ability. It can transform darkness power into Crows under my control. I can see everything the Crows see, turning them into my eyes and ears."
After introducing the Raven Shadow Puppet, Luo Ling paused. He did not mention Simulated Phantom's ability, since it was best to keep something in reserve.
"Your Darkness Thread seems to be invisible?" Bibi Dong asked.
"Yes. It should be related to Spiritual Power. Those weaker than me cannot see my Darkness Thread," Luo Ling replied.
"What about your other Martial Soul?" Bibi Dong asked again.
"I call my Second Martial Soul the Soul of Desire. It is a Psychic type Martial Soul."
"It should be considered a type of Original Body Martial Soul, one belonging to the soul itself."
"The Soul of Desire has the ability Soul Leaving Body, and it can also hypnotize others. It does not have a Soul Ring yet."
"Original Body Martial Soul?" Bibi Dong raised her brows upon hearing this new term.
"Yes, an Original Body Martial Soul." Luo Ling nodded.
"Aren't Martial Souls only divided into Weapon Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls?" Bibi Dong frowned, somewhat confused.
"Teacher, why do you think Martial Souls only include Beast Martial Souls and Weapon Martial Souls?" Luo Ling countered.
"Do you know the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls?"
"The Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls?" A trace of disdain appeared on Luo Ling's face upon hearing that.
He shook his head, then looked up at Bibi Dong's exquisite face. Suddenly, an idea stirred in his mind.
Wasn't this the perfect opportunity? Starting with Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul theories, he could make Bibi Dong disappointed in Yu Xiaogang and plant a Psychological Suggestion while he was at it!
This was dangerous, but Luo Ling felt it was worth trying.
"Teacher, the Ten Core Theories of Martial Souls you mentioned should have been proposed by Yu Xiaogang, right?" Luo Ling spoke only after pondering for quite some time.
"You know him?" Bibi Dong grew interested at the mention of Yu Xiaogang.
"Of course I know him. He likes men and cultivates an Evil Skill—who doesn't know that?" Luo Ling scoffed, completely ignoring Bibi Dong's darkening expression. At the same time, a faint red light glimmered in his eyes.
"What did you say?" Bibi Dong froze for a moment before anger rose within her.
Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at Luo Ling with admiration. He knew why Bibi Dong had come to Notting City. Luo Ling had truly walked straight into the line of fire.
Should it be said that ignorance was fearless? Chrysanthemum Douluo shook his head.
"Yu Xiaogang? I heard he's already so old, yet he's only level 29. Unable to break through, he took up an Evil Skill, and someone even discovered it at Notting Academy!" Luo Ling kept going, though inwardly he was panicking.
The Soul of Desire's power was taking effect. He feared that Bibi Dong would notice something strange—or simply go mad and send him flying with one strike.
"The matter of Yu Xiaogang cultivating an Evil Skill has not been proven. Do not repeat such rumors." Bibi Dong suppressed her anger. If not for Luo Ling's extraordinary talent, she truly would have wanted to slap this brat to death.
"You mentioned Yu Xiaogang's theories just now. What do you think of them?" Bibi Dong changed the subject.
"Yu Xiaogang's theories?" Luo Ling seemed not to notice Bibi Dong's expression at all and said disdainfully, "In my opinion, they are nothing more than things taken out of context and generalized from isolated cases."
Hearing Luo Ling's words, Bibi Dong's expression turned even uglier. She had originally intended to show off a little.
"What do you mean by taken out of context?" Bibi Dong could not help asking.
"Didn't Yu Xiaogang say that there are no useless Soul Masters, only useless Martial Souls?"
"Then what is he? Someone who has remained at level 29 all this time? If that is the case, is Yu Xiaogang's Martial Soul useless, or is Yu Xiaogang himself a useless Soul Master?"
Bibi Dong's expression stiffened, and her gaze became somewhat lost.
She could not refute Luo Ling's words.
Red light flowed through Luo Ling's eyes. At that moment, a trace of red light had actually appeared in Bibi Dong's confused eyes as well.
The Soul of Desire could truly affect Bibi Dong. She was a Titled Douluo!
"Besides, I seriously doubt whether Yu Xiaogang's theories were actually researched by him." Luo Ling hurriedly struck while the iron was hot. "How could a level 29 Soul Master obtain so much information beyond the scope of his own Soul Power?"
"If he obtained information from others and compiled it, why did he not cite the sources? Instead, he claimed the information as his own and called it his own theory. Isn't that theft?"
As Luo Ling pressed his advantage, the confusion in Bibi Dong's eyes deepened, and the red light gradually spread into her pupils.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, standing nearby, also began to think.
Yu Xiaogang's theories came from information obtained from our Spirit Hall. Didn't that really mean he stole from Spirit Hall?
Knowing the truth, Chrysanthemum Douluo immediately felt that Yu Xiaogang was truly a petty man.
Before you continue
Explore the wiki