Fooling Bibi Dong

"Also, what I said earlier about overgeneralizing—Yu Xiaogang claimed that Martial Souls could be divided into Weapon Martial Souls and Beast Martial Souls. That was simply wrong."

"I remember that Spirit Hall possesses the inheritance of the Angel God, whose Martial Soul is the Six-Winged Angel. Can a Six-Winged Angel descended from a god really be classified as a Beast Martial Soul?"

"And the High Priestess of Sea God Island—her Martial Soul is the Sea God Martial Soul. Is the so-called Sea God a Beast Martial Soul?"

"Besides, my Soul of Desire is power that belongs to my own body. It is my soul. Can a soul be considered a Beast Martial Soul?"

"He had not even figured out what kinds of Martial Souls existed before claiming there were only Beast Martial Souls and Weapon Martial Souls. If that is not overgeneralizing, then what is?" Luo Ling wore a disdainful expression, making no attempt to hide his contempt for Yu Xiaogang.

Bibi Dong's expression changed continuously as Luo Ling spoke. In the end, she could only look at him with a complicated expression.

Could I really have been deceived? Xiaogang's theories were all obtained from Spirit Hall, yet he had never revealed that to anyone.

Were those theories deliberately released by Xiaogang for the sake of his reputation?

Luo Ling's words left her unable to find any angle from which to refute him. For the first time in her life, Bibi Dong began to doubt Yu Xiaogang.

The red glow in her eyes that belonged to the Soul of Desire had already completely merged into her pupils.

Luo Ling watched it all without revealing anything. The power of the Soul of Desire had fully infiltrated her. As for what effect it would have, he could only wait and see in the future.

"You know quite a lot. Where did you learn all this?" Bibi Dong sighed. No longer thinking about Yu Xiaogang, she instead became interested in Luo Ling.

"Quite a few people on the continent know about the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul you mentioned. But even I do not know about the High Priestess of Sea God Island and her Sea God Martial Soul, yet you know even that..."

As Bibi Dong's words reached his ears, Luo Ling's heart tightened.

I was so busy tearing into Yu Xiaogang that I forgot about that!

For a little kid with no background, I've shown far too much knowledge!

"Mm, all of this was... told to me by my grandfather!" Luo Ling was somewhat flustered inside, but he still spoke as though nothing was wrong.

"Your grandfather?" Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. She still knew nothing about Luo Ling's background.

"That's right! My grandfather!" Luo Ling swiftly came up with an explanation. "I was adopted by my grandfather when I was little, and he was the one who helped awaken my Martial Soul!"

"He was also the one who taught me this knowledge!"

"And who might your grandfather be?" Bibi Dong asked curiously. Someone with such a deep understanding of Martial Soul theory was clearly no ordinary person. If such a person could be brought into Spirit Hall...

"My grandfather passed away last year..." Luo Ling suddenly became dejected, and glistening tears appeared in his eyes.

"He passed away?" Bibi Dong was somewhat doubtful, her gaze holding deeper meaning.

Yet Luo Ling's sorrowful appearance did not seem false.

"Yes. Ever since I was little, I lived with my grandfather in the mountains, away from the rest of the world. He taught me many things. A year ago, after he awakened my Martial Soul, he passed away. I have been living alone ever since." Luo Ling pretended to recover from his grief and wiped the corners of his eyes.

After hearing Luo Ling's words, Hu Liena sympathetically took his hand. "Don't be sad. You won't be alone anymore! You have Teacher, and you have me as your Senior Sister!"

Looking into Hu Liena's concerned eyes, Luo Ling nodded without saying anything more.

Bibi Dong merely gave Luo Ling a deep look. No matter what, it would not be appropriate to press him about his family matters under such circumstances.

"Mm. From now on, I am your Teacher. You can tell me anything if something happens." Bibi Dong decided not to bring up Luo Ling's background again and raised another matter instead. "By the way, did you sneak into Soul Hunting Forest to obtain a Soul Ring for your Second Martial Soul?"

"Yes, I came to obtain a Soul Ring." Seeing that Bibi Dong did not mention his background again, Luo Ling breathed a sigh of relief and answered.

"If you came to obtain a Soul Ring, then you should give up for now. Twin Martial Souls are not cultivated the way you are doing it."

"Teacher means that I should wait until my level is higher before obtaining Soul Rings for my Second Martial Soul. That way, I can obtain Soul Rings with higher age limits."

"You know that?" Bibi Dong said in surprise.

"Mm, my grandfather told me that as well. But my Twin Martial Souls are different. I need to obtain Soul Rings for both Martial Souls at the same time before I can continue increasing my Soul Power Level." Luo Ling explained calmly. Anything he could not explain could simply be blamed on that nonexistent grandfather.

He was not worried about being exposed. That person did not exist at all, so Bibi Dong would not be able to find any flaws.

"You mean your Soul Power Level has now reached a bottleneck?" Bibi Dong frowned. This situation was completely different from her own Twin Martial Souls.

Just as Luo Ling was about to answer, Bibi Dong had already reached out and taken his hand. A gentle stream of Soul Power entered his body through his arm.

Feeling the bottleneck within Luo Ling's Soul Power, Bibi Dong was immediately puzzled.

This boy was actually telling the truth. Why would Twin Martial Souls have such a condition?

"Did your grandfather ever say what was going on with your Martial Souls?" Bibi Dong asked.

Luo Ling froze for a moment. What could a nonexistent grandfather possibly have said?

After pondering briefly, he decided to make up some theory on the spot.

"Mm, Grandfather did say that my situation was rather special. He called my Martial Souls... Homologous Twin Martial Souls."

"As the name implies, they are two Martial Souls of the same origin. When fused together, they become one complete Martial Soul. But that Martial Soul is too powerful, and the body could not withstand it during awakening, so it split into two Martial Souls. During cultivation, I must also obtain Soul Rings for both Martial Souls at the same time."

"That is why I came to Soul Hunting Forest, and it is also why my Martial Souls can fuse!"

Luo Ling spoke eloquently, unable to help feeling that his explanation was perfect.

"Homologous Twin Martial Souls." Bibi Dong repeated the term Luo Ling had used. It sounded rather plausible.

"Your grandfather truly was knowledgeable," she remarked. At that moment, Bibi Dong began to believe that the grandfather Luo Ling spoke of was real.

Could he have been some old hermit?

"That is more or less it. So I need to obtain the first Soul Ring for my Second Martial Soul before I can continue cultivating." Luo Ling shrugged.

"Then have you decided what Soul Beast you want to hunt?"

"I plan to hunt a Netherworld Bird." Luo Ling took the Soul Beast Illustrated Guide from his pack and flipped to the page on Netherworld Birds. "My Soul of Desire is a Psychic type Martial Soul, so absorbing the Soul Ring of a Psychic type Soul Beast would be best."

"A Netherworld Bird is indeed a good choice." Bibi Dong nodded. "Then Teacher will help you."

"Then thank you, Teacher!" A smile appeared on Luo Ling's face.

For the time that followed, Bibi Dong had Luo Ling and Hu Liena train together in Soul Hunting Forest. Since Netherworld Birds only appeared at night, the three of them remained in Soul Hunting Forest until evening.

As dusk approached, Luo Ling saw a figure entirely shrouded in darkness.