Bibi Dong Changes Face

"Damn it!"

"The Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent actually lost too!"

Bang—

Inside the Slaughter King's palace, the Slaughter King crushed the wine cup in his hand once again.

The Slaughter King no longer wanted to watch. He knew that from this moment on, there would be two more Slaughter Gods in the world.

Two more Slaughter Gods who could freely enter and leave Slaughter City—and use soul skills!

"Hmph!"

Only after watching Bibi Dong quickly reach the light at the exit and enter it did Mu Ge follow after her.

Once we're out, I'll have to be even more careful around this woman!

After warning himself, Mu Ge reached the exit as well and leaped into the source of light.

Boom—

After entering the light, Mu Ge found himself in a place surrounded by darkness. He had no idea where he was.

His body seemed to have appeared in a void. There was no sense of solid ground beneath his feet, no center of gravity at all.

Buzz—

Immediately afterward, Mu Ge felt a surge of energy pouring into his body from the darkness in every direction, swiftly coursing toward his martial soul.

"Ah—"

The influx of energy made Mu Ge cry out in pain. It was extremely uncomfortable, as unfamiliar yet powerful energy was being forcibly poured into his body.

Gradually, Mu Ge noticed that something had appeared on his martial soul.

Before Mu Ge could fully sense what it was, his vision went black, and he knew nothing more.

When Mu Ge woke again, he found himself lying within a formation overgrown with weeds. Without looking carefully, one would not even realize it was a formation.

Soon afterward, Mu Ge spotted Bibi Dong lying not far away, still unconscious.

Seeing that Bibi Dong had yet to wake up, Mu Ge did not call out to her. Instead, he immediately sat cross-legged and began meditating, practicing the Soul Power Cultivation Method to restore his soul power.

After the previous battle, Mu Ge's soul power had been almost completely depleted. He needed to recover as quickly as possible.

These must be the markings of Divine Slaughter's Domain, right?

While cultivating, Mu Ge also devoted part of his attention to his martial soul.

Then, Mu Ge saw unfamiliar markings that had appeared on his martial soul. As he focused his mind on those markings, he sensed the existence of Divine Slaughter's Domain.

It was also very simple to use. With a single thought from Mu Ge, he could activate the markings and unleash Divine Slaughter's Domain.

After confirming that he truly possessed Divine Slaughter's Domain, Mu Ge relaxed. He temporarily stopped paying attention to it, leaving only a portion of his focus on the outside world as he cultivated with all his strength.

By the time Mu Ge noticed Bibi Dong waking up, his soul power had mostly recovered.

"Are we already out?"

Upon waking, Bibi Dong noticed Mu Ge as well.

Then, the first thing Bibi Dong did was summon her martial soul.

Buzz—

Along with the phantom of Bibi Dong's Death Spider Emperor appeared the soul rings attached to it: two yellow, two purple, and three black—seven soul rings in total, the optimal configuration.

Seeing Bibi Dong release her martial soul, Mu Ge immediately became wary, concerned that Bibi Dong might be about to attack.

"So we really are out. Soul skills can be used again!"

However, Bibi Dong clearly had no intention of killing Mu Ge to avenge herself at this moment. She was merely checking whether she could use her soul ring skills again.

After confirming it, Bibi Dong finally sighed in relief. With her soul ring skills usable again, her confidence immediately returned.

"Mu Ge, you may join Spirit Hall, but I hope you can hide your identity for the time being!"

Then Bibi Dong raised her head to look at Mu Ge and spoke.

Though she seemed to be giving Mu Ge a choice, Bibi Dong's tone did not sound as if he had one at all. It was as though she were telling him that if he wanted to join Spirit Hall, he had to conceal his identity for now.

After coming out, Bibi Dong no longer bothered concealing herself before Mu Ge. There was no need to.

She was also telling Mu Ge that outside Slaughter City, their positions had reversed.

In Slaughter City, she had needed to humble herself before Mu Ge. Once outside, she no longer had to.

Now, Mu Ge was the one who needed something from her.

If Mu Ge wanted to make a living outside, his only option was to join Spirit Hall.

"Yes, even if the Saintess hadn't said so, that was what I intended to do."

"After all, I've offended far too many people outside."

Seeing Bibi Dong's attitude, Mu Ge, who had long expected this, felt no surprise whatsoever. Yet on the surface, he looked as though her change had wounded him. Anger and confusion first appeared in his eyes, before finally giving way to dejected acceptance.

Mu Ge changed the way he addressed Bibi Dong as well, making himself seem very aware of the situation.

"Mm, but don't worry. Once you've grown strong enough, even if your identity is exposed by then, Spirit Hall will be able to protect you!"

"You know my situation too. Qian Xunji treats me as his forbidden possession, so don't blame me for keeping my distance from you right now. I'm afraid that if I don't, some careless display might let Qian Xunji see through us, and then we'll both be finished!"

Seeing that Mu Ge had quickly accepted reality, Bibi Dong nodded inwardly in approval.

At least he knew what was good for him. If Mu Ge had been too foolish to recognize reality even after coming out, then he would have had no value to her. She might as well have killed him now to avenge herself.

If he was too stupid, bringing Mu Ge back to Spirit Hall would not only prevent him from helping her—he might even drag her down.

Fortunately, Mu Ge's performance satisfied her greatly.

"If we want to be together, we can only wait until after we've killed Qian Xunji. Until then, you'll have to endure this grievance!"

Then Bibi Dong's tone changed again. Looking at Mu Ge apologetically, she spoke gently.

She knew she had to give Mu Ge hope, while also making it clear that she had not changed her heart—she simply had no choice.

"Mm, I understand!"

Hearing Bibi Dong's explanation, Mu Ge immediately brightened up.

I don't believe a damn word you're saying!

Yet deep down, Mu Ge did not believe Bibi Dong at all.

Still, if he wanted to join Spirit Hall for the time being, he just had to play along with Bibi Dong.

Even though he had known Bibi Dong would act like this after coming out, Mu Ge was still angry—angry at truly losing Bibi Dong as his plaything.

If he wanted to have Bibi Dong again in the future, he would have to genuinely surpass her in strength.

The one thing that put him somewhat at ease was that Bibi Dong had not tried to kill him for revenge the moment she came out. Otherwise, he would first have had to find a way to escape from her.

"Bibi Dong, just wait!"

"Once I'm truly back on my feet, I'll make sure to give you another round in the secret room!"