Bibi Dong Soars

A moment later.

In the end, the Flame Giant Bird proved superior.

A large Flame Energy Array appeared behind the Flame Giant Bird. With a flap of its wings, the array fired a barrage of flaming arrows at the Great Green Serpent.

Struck by the rain of arrows filling the sky, the Great Green Serpent let out a pained hiss and collapsed to the ground unwillingly.

A Faint black specks gathered together, accompanied by the formation of a Pitch-Black Halo. The enormous Flame Giant Bird slowly descended to the ground, stirring up a wave of heat.

Then, the Flame Giant Bird Transformed Into Flame-like Energy and vanished. Ling Yuan, clad in Black Armor leather and blessed with delicate, fair features, slowly emerged from the Flame-like Energy.

"I never expected a Medusa, Empress Among Snakes to be living here as well. Fortunately, Your Highness, the Saintess warned us. Otherwise, had we failed to investigate properly, we really might have been put at a disadvantage."

Ling Yuan looked solemnly at Medusa's thoroughly dead corpse before her.

Amidst Her Thoughts, Bibi Dong's voice drew nearer from afar.

"This Medusa was at least over sixty thousand years old. Check whether it has a soul bone inside. If it does, Sister Ling Yuan, take it and absorb it yourself."

Having experienced "rebirth," she knew that Medusa possessed a Head Soul Bone capable of granting its wielder The Ability To release Petrification Ray.

It was decent enough.

But she had no interest in it.

What she needed was a Wisdom Skull capable of increasing Mental Power.

And it had to be Hundred Thousand Year.

In her Previous Life, "Little Linzi" had complained about her Mental Immunity Skull more than once. Every use consumed one-third of her Mental Power; it was practically useless.

So in this life, before she absorbed it, she would replace it with one that was not useless.

Not only that, in the future, she would not only find herself a Hundred Thousand Year Wisdom Skull, but also find one for "Little Linzi" and get him a full set of Hundred Thousand Year soul bones.

"Yes, Your Highness, the Saintess."

Even without Bibi Dong telling her, Ling Yuan would have inspected Medusa's corpse.

After all, Ten Thousand Year Soul Beasts had a far greater chance of producing soul bones than Thousand Year or Hundred Year Soul Beasts, especially Soul Beasts over Fifty Thousand Year.

This Medusa before them had reached sixty thousand years, so there was still a certain chance that it would yield a soul bone.

Very soon, Ling Yuan dug a green soul bone out of Medusa's corpse.

To her surprise, it was a Head Soul Bone, second in importance only to a Torso Bone among the six soul bones. Although it was not a Wisdom Soul Bone, it was still exceptionally precious—enough to tempt nearly any Titled Douluo who did not possess a Head Soul Bone.

Ling Yuan was naturally no exception.

"Your Highness, the Saintess, this..."

She looked at Bibi Dong hesitantly. Spirit Hall had rules: apart from soul bones acquired while Hunting for Soul Rings for oneself, all soul bones obtained during missions had to be handed over.

She had been ordered to protect Bibi Dong.

This soul bone naturally counted as having been obtained during the mission.

"It's fine, Sister Ling Yuan. Rules are rigid, but people are not. Besides, you were the one who killed this Soul Beast. This soul bone should rightfully belong to you."

This was Bibi Dong's open scheme.

If Ling Yuan absorbed this soul bone, it meant that from then on, she would have a hold over the other woman.

Unless Ling Yuan could truly resist the temptation of a sixty-thousand-year Medusa Head Soul Bone.

Clearly.

Not only Ling Yuan, but almost any soul master without a Head Soul Bone would be unable to resist the temptation of a sixty-thousand-year Head Soul Bone.

As they spoke.

Bibi Dong had already stored all the Immortal Herbs in a Storage Soul Tool prepared in advance that could hold living things.

Finally.

She arrived before the Lovesick Heartbreak Red growing atop the Dark Absolute Stone.

Bibi Dong stared blankly at the familiar white, spiritual flower before her. Ling Yuan also noticed the extraordinary nature of the Lovesick Heartbreak Red and looked over curiously.

Circulating the Soul Power within her body and driving her blood and qi, Bibi Dong parted her cherry lips and spat a mouthful of blood onto the petals.

At the instant she spat blood, her mind was filled with images of Lin Hanye.

From their first meeting in the Papal Palace library, to the two of them getting together, and finally to Lin Hanye returning home alone to visit his family, followed by her hearing news of his death—every little moment they had experienced over the past four or five years played out in her mind.

The blood fell upon the petals. Under Ling Yuan's gaze, the Lovesick Heartbreak Red did not sway in the slightest, yet it silently left the Dark Absolute Stone and floated into a slender jade hand.

Bibi Dong wiped the corner of her mouth. A faint smile appeared on her lovely face as she gazed somewhat dreamily at the captivating flower in her hand. In her heart, she murmured, Little Linzi, wait for me. We'll be reunited soon.

Perhaps it was Ling Yuan's imagination.

Ever since the Saintess had suddenly fainted while absorbing a soul ring some time ago, she seemed to have become a different person after waking.

The Saintess of the past had been so innocent and kind, like a sheet of pure, flawless white paper. But now, she gave Ling Yuan the impression of being Deep Scheming, sending a chill down her spine.

Perhaps I'm overthinking it. Ling Yuan sighed inwardly, then walked to Bibi Dong's side and reminded her, "Your Highness, the Saintess, it is time for us to Hunt for Soul Rings."

As she spoke, she activated her Martial Soul Avatar and summoned a Flame Giant Bird.

Her Martial Soul Avatar was exceptionally unique. Not only could it possess her body, but it could also be released independently.

"Mm, let's go." Bibi Dong nodded lightly, put away the Lovesick Heartbreak Red, and jumped onto the bird's back with Ling Yuan.

"Your Highness, the Saintess, what Soul Beast are you planning to choose this time? Another Thorned Demonic Spider?"

Ling Yuan asked as she controlled her Martial Soul Avatar through the air.

"Mm, but not a thousand-year one. A ten-thousand-year one."

Bibi Dong put on an innocent, dreamy smile.

"Ah?"

Ling Yuan thought she had misheard.

Bibi Dong pursed her lips and offered no further explanation. Before coming to Sunset Forest, she had already refined a remarkably high-quality piece of Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue.

Of course, Ten Thousand Year Whale Glue alone was not enough.

It had only improved her physical constitution. Her Mental Power was still insufficient to withstand the Soul Shock unique to a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

But things were different with the Lovesick Heartbreak Red. The Lovesick Heartbreak Red protected its owner, and that small amount of Soul Shock was nothing serious for her with it.

This had already been proven in her previous life.

Meanwhile, as Bibi Dong hunted her ten-thousand-year Fourth Soul Ring, the white icy mist covering Lin Hanye's body completely transformed into ice-blue Flame-like Energy.

Lin Hanye slowly awakened. Through the smooth icy surface of the barrier inside the Mysterious Ice Bind, he could vaguely make out a figure that was both unfamiliar and familiar.

"Isn't this basically plastic surgery?" Lin Hanye touched his cheek, then ran his hand through his ice-blue long hair streaked with a faint golden sheen. A bitter smile appeared on his face—the sort most readers loathed. "Compared to this appearance, I prefer my original black hair and black eyes."

Of course, he could not possibly give up Martial Soul Evolution just to keep his appearance from before his Martial Soul transformed.

Compared to appearance, strength and his life were what mattered most.

PS: Second Update

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