Purifying the Darkness in One's Heart

Ye Kai left Pope's Hall with a grave expression. He hadn't noticed it before.

No, rather, he hadn't sensed the evil intent on Bibi Dong that morning. That resentment and chaos stretching almost to the heavens could only belong to the Rakshasa God.

He had to find a way to blast the Rakshasa God. Ye Kai didn't want Bibi Dong to turn into a lunatic.

Casually summoning a Guard, Ye Kai instructed, "Invite Senior Sister Hu Liena to Pope's Hall. Tell her her junior brother is asking her to join him for dinner."

"Her Highness Hu Liena is currently not in the city. This afternoon, Your Excellency Ghost Douluo took Her Highness Hu Liena and two others out on a mission," the Guard replied after saluting.

"Is that so? Then never mind. You may leave."

When Ye Kai returned to Pope's Hall again, Bibi Dong was handling official business at her desk.

Ye Kai had the Maid behind him carry the dishes to the dining room first. Then he slowly walked over to Bibi Dong's side. Just as he was about to speak, Bibi Dong beat him to it. "Xiao Kai, go eat first. Teacher still has some official matters to handle."

Ye Kai ignored Bibi Dong and closed his eyes, activating his Purification Domain.

A pale green ring spread from beneath Ye Kai's feet, instantly enveloping Bibi Dong.

"Xiao Kai, what are you..." Bibi Dong was startled by Ye Kai's actions, but she immediately felt the Negative Effects brought by the Rakshasa Divine Power seeming to weaken.

Resentment, hatred, evil, depravity, chaos—words with nothing to do with beauty seemed to be slowly leaving her heart. Her corrupted Sea of Consciousness was gradually shedding the color that symbolized Rakshasa and returning to its original state.

In truth, Bibi Dong had noticed her own condition and guessed that it was the Rakshasa God's doing. But back then, she had no other choice. As the High Priest of the Angel God, the Level 99 Limit Douluo Qian Daoliu could use the Angel God's Divine Power to a certain extent. Even if all eight of her Twin Martial Souls' spirit rings were filled and she too reached Level 99, she would have had no chance of winning. If she wanted revenge, she could only rely on another god's power.

A great mage from another world had once said, "Only Divine Power can fight Divine Power."

So even after discovering that her Sea of Consciousness was being corrupted, even as she gradually became less and less like herself, Bibi Dong had never chosen to retreat. Because she wanted revenge.

But everything changed after she met that boy.

The two men who had once inflicted immense harm upon her gradually became things of the past. Another small figure gradually became the center of her heart. Although revenge still ranked first for now, it seemed about to be replaced by protecting someone.

Feeling that Bibi Dong's spiritual corruption had improved slightly, Ye Kai nevertheless had the will to kill the enemy but lacked the strength to turn the tide. Dispelling the Negative Effects caused by a First-Class God's Divine Power consumed far too much. In merely ten seconds, Ye Kai's Soul Power was completely drained, while the corrupted Sea of Consciousness seemed to show no real improvement at all.

When Ye Kai swayed, Bibi Dong immediately caught the boy who could no longer stand steadily. She turned him around and let him rest more comfortably against her chest, her eyes filled with heartache. "Xiao Kai, what are you doing?"

"Cough, cough. This is an Innate Domain brought by my Martial Soul. It can purify, relax, refresh, and calm the mind. This afternoon, I felt that something was off with your condition. I thought Teacher was simply tired, so I wanted to use this domain to help you relax. I didn't expect it to consume so much. How was it, Teacher? Did it work?"

Looking at Ye Kai, whose face was pale yet who was still concerned about her, Bibi Dong felt a surge of emotion. Still, she said irritably, "I originally planned to make you sleep facedown tonight. But considering your filial intentions, I won't hold you accountable for researching Self-Created Soul Skills this afternoon and injuring yourself in the process."

"Thank you, Teacher, for sparing this student's life. But Teacher, if you don't go eat soon, the food will get cold. Teacher, please go ahead. Your disciple will follow shortly." Ye Kai struggled to escape the "pillow" that was more than a size larger than Hu Liena's, only for Bibi Dong to scoop him up in her arms.

"Eh?"

"What, is our Xiao Kai feeling shy?"

"N-No. But Teacher is the Pope. Such behavior is somewhat improper, and word getting out would damage Teacher's dignity."

Ye Kai only wanted to drag that damn system out and beat it senseless. If it weren't for that damn system, how could he still be barely 1.1 meters tall?

Ye Kai was already six years old and had awakened his Martial Soul, yet he was only 1.1 meters tall. Let alone on Douluo Continent, where children generally developed early—even on Blue Star in his previous life, 1.1 meters put him at the very bottom among six-year-old boys. Quite a few girls were even taller than that.

Moreover, although he had a child's body, he possessed an adult mind. Wasn't that Kudo Shinichi too? Ye Kai found being treated entirely like a child rather embarrassing.

As Bibi Dong carried him all the way toward the dining room, Ye Kai had originally worried about running into a Maid. Unexpectedly, they did not see a single one. It seemed Bibi Dong had sent a voice transmission beforehand and dismissed them all.

"Just four simple dishes and a soup. Please enjoy, Teacher." After entering the dining room, Ye Kai jumped down from Bibi Dong's arms. His four years in the Training Field hadn't been for nothing. He was merely weakened; he would recover after adapting for a bit.

The ingredients available on Blue Star in his previous life were mostly available on Douluo Continent as well, so Ye Kai could still make some homemade dishes from his past life. Though his cooking was nowhere near as absurdly overpowered as Huo Gua's, it was not bad either.

Looking at the dishes before her, complete in color, aroma, and flavor, while Ye Kai beside her held a bowl and served her soup, Bibi Dong felt an unfamiliar emotion in her heart. It startled her. How long had it been since she last felt this emotional fluctuation called happiness?

After dinner, Ye Kai summoned a Maid to clear the table, then said to Bibi Dong, "Teacher, this disciple came directly from the Training Field this afternoon. I would like to take my leave first and return to bathe."

But Bibi Dong waved her jade-like hand. "You've been moved out for so long, yet you've never once come back to visit Teacher. If I hadn't called you over today, were you planning to keep avoiding Teacher? Tonight, come back and sleep with Teacher. You still have clothes here anyway."

"But, Teacher... Understood, Teacher." Before Ye Kai could finish, he felt Bibi Dong seize the back of his neck—the nape that controlled his fate. He could only resign himself to being taken back to her bedchamber.

"Xiao Kai, do you want to bathe with Teacher?"

"No need, Teacher. I can do it myself."

"It's fine. Let's bathe together."

"I really don't need to, Teacher!"

In the end, after putting up a desperate struggle, Ye Kai finally escaped the great crisis of being bathed by Bibi Dong.

After washing up, Ye Kai lay on Bibi Dong's large bed, his mind already entering the system.

16,000 Healer Points. Ye Kai considered whether he should buy healing potions first or cultivation equipment first.

"Gravity Amulet: Price: 15,000 Healer Points"

"Effect: Soul Power may be consumed to generate a gravitational effect of up to 10 times on oneself."

For Ye Kai, this thing was meant for body tempering. Adding weight while increasing gravity at the same time—wouldn't his body-tempering efficiency soar through the roof?

Since the system couldn't provide offensive skills, he could only strengthen himself this way to gain sufficient combat power.

After all, as long as I beat all my opponents to death, that counts as saving my teammates, right?~