Psychological Warfare

"He's dead?"

At the center of the square, Bibi Dong watched Qian Renxue approach step by step with a longsword in hand and tested the waters.

She had always harbored a particularly complicated feeling toward Su Cheng.

Though after all these years, she had long understood that he was not Yu Xiaogang. The two were completely different.

Still, their first meeting had left too deep an impression. She could not help thinking of it from time to time.

Qian Renxue remained silent.

At this point, she could no longer hear anything anyone said, nor did she want to say anything.

Only one thought remained in her heart: kill the Rakshasa God, then save Su Cheng!

Killing Intent.

This time, Bibi Dong felt true, unmistakable Killing Intent.

If anger had dominated before, then now, this daughter of hers truly wanted to kill her!

Bibi Dong's expression turned cold.

Purple-black flames erupted from the Rakshasa Demon Scythe before spreading over her body.

Divine power burned.

There was no more probing this time.

The two went all out, transforming into streaks of golden-red and purple-black light that crisscrossed the square as their divine power burned fiercely.

The mere aftermath of their battle scattered the clouds in the sky, allowing sunlight to pour down.

Clearly, neither of them could perfectly control her power at this moment.

"Cough... Bibi Dong... do you know that suppressing divinity with beast nature, using chaotic will to escape the entanglement and corrosion of Evil Thought, is an extremely foolish method..."

A weak yet distinct voice came from afar, and Bibi Dong's attack faltered.

Qian Renxue's expression also shifted slightly, but she paid it no mind and seized the chance to launch a fierce assault.

"Heh, you didn't really think Yu Xiaogang had the ability to research the core advantages of Beast Martial Souls, did you... That book was written by me."

"What?!" Bibi Dong's face changed. She turned toward the distance as purple light flared brightly in her eyes and her aura surged in an instant.

"You think... cough, cough... you think I never knew why you asked me back then for a method to remedy a Mutated Spirit? Let me tell you the truth: even if I told him my method, he still wouldn't have been able to solve his Spirit's problem...

"Yu Xiaogang's Spirit was actually the product of a failed evolution. It was completely different from so-called malignant mutation...

"I was the one who forcibly helped him break through to level 30, then absorb a pure-blooded dragon beast soul ring to purify his bloodline and make up for his Spirit's flaws..."

That voice continued speaking to itself, disrupting her state of mind.

"As for when, it was ten years ago, when Dugu Bo and I left Spirit City."

"Impossible! You're lying!"

"Heh, lying? Bibi Dong, have you become so stupid over the years that you've lost even the most basic ability to think? Other than my Acupoint-Piercing Method, who in this world could have helped Yu Xiaogang break through the level 30 bottleneck? You must have looked into it in private. How Yu Xiaogang remedied his Spirit's flaws—does that have anything to do with the method I told you?"

Bibi Dong's mind was thrown into turmoil. For a time, Qian Renxue even suppressed her into a disadvantage.

"I knew your Soul Devouring Spider Emperor could devour Spirits, so I published a theory through Yu Xiaogang. He had always craved fame, so he agreed readily enough, never realizing that it had been written specifically for you to see. Do I need to spell it out even more clearly? Three of the strongest Beast Martial Souls—they tasted quite good, didn't they?"

Qian Renxue did not understand what he meant.

She did not know that the Three Great High Priests had died at Bibi Dong's hands, nor had she ever read the book Yu Xiaogang had written, so she made no connection.

But she could clearly sense that Bibi Dong's attacking rhythm had completely fallen apart.

Stormy waves surged in Bibi Dong's heart. All the doubts and coincidences she had refused to examine closely suddenly had the most logical explanation.

Yet she was clearly unwilling to believe it.

"You're lying! If you wrote it, why didn't you publish it yourself?!" Bibi Dong shouted sharply.

"Haha, what a joke. Do you think I, Su Cheng, care about fame? I didn't publish it myself because I knew you would doubt anything I wrote, while you would surely treat Yu Xiaogang's work as sacred truth, you idiot!"

Su Cheng's unrestrained mockery pierced Bibi Dong's heart like a sharp sword.

It hurt her even more than Qian Renxue's current storm-like barrage of savage attacks.

"Come to think of it, it's rather funny. This so-called Grandmaster is quite like you in that regard. After I gave him the theory and explicitly said there was no need to credit me, he was quite pleased. Guess what that made me think of?

"Do you remember the method for absorbing a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring? You were the same back then, taking it for yourself without the slightest hesitation.

"You two really are a perfect match..."

Cracks spread across the divine statue in her heart. The anchor that balanced the beast nature and divinity within her divine soul began to waver.

A trace of confusion appeared in Bibi Dong's mind.

"Using beast nature to suppress Evil Thought must have felt far easier than bearing it alone, right? When you enjoyed the glory of standing above all others, did you ever remember who gave you everything in the first place?

"How foolish. You would rather believe a weak, incompetent fraud rejected even by his own clan than believe the Spirit Hall that pulled you from the abyss and raised you...

"When both your parents were dead and you were searching through garbage for leftovers, that young master of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, living in fine clothes and rich food, must surely have understood your pain, right?

"Heh... cough, cough... hahahahaha..."

The Rakshasa Domain erupted in full force, thick evil aura sweeping outward without restraint.

In that instant, Bibi Dong's aura was several times stronger than before.

Yet Su Cheng grinned at the sight.

Bibi Dong was about to lose control.

"Xue'er, use your divine will!"

Qian Renxue did not hesitate.

Brilliant golden light shot from her eyes. Within it was condensed every ounce of her divine soul power without reservation, her immense divine will reaching an unprecedented level.

At this moment, Bibi Dong's faith had collapsed. Her obsession of many years had been shaken and shattered, and the anchor stabilizing her divine soul was no longer stable.

The chaotic beast nature brought by devouring multiple Beast Martial Souls and the malice and Evil Thought inherent in the Rakshasa God's Will assaulted her divine soul at the same time.

Qian Renxue, on the other hand, had always excelled in Spiritual Power after being nourished by Su Cheng's medicines over the years.

And now, behind her stood Su Cheng, gravely wounded and on the verge of death.

This was the moment when her conviction was strongest and her will most unshakable.

With a single strike, Bibi Dong was severely injured with almost no resistance.

Her whole body arched backward, trembling violently. Even the Rakshasa God Armor on her body fell away at that instant, transforming into purple light and vanishing.

A ring of purple energy suddenly burst from her head. She was flung backward as though she had lost consciousness, blood spraying from her grotesquely twisted seven orifices.

The Angel Domain expanded instantly, suppressing the Rakshasa Domain saturated with evil aura.

Then, the Angel Holy Sword pierced through her chest.

The cold wind howled, and the snow fell even heavier than before.

Su Cheng watched the snowflakes drifting down from the sky, a smile curling across his lips.

"What heavy snow!"