After Bo Saixi released her Martial Soul, nine terrifying Soul Rings appeared—eight black and one red. Their terrifying age made all the Soul Masters from the continent swallow hard.
Yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, red!
Bibi Dong followed soon after.
After condensing her Soul Cores, Bibi Dong's control over her Martial Soul had become even more perfect. She could display her Soul Rings without manifesting her Martial Soul.
From the perspective of actual combat, this ability did nothing beyond intimidating others and offered no increase in combat power. Yet in a direct confrontation between Soul Masters, they would first release their Martial Souls and Soul Rings before beginning the duel.
One had to show respect when facing a powerful opponent.
As for why Bibi Dong did not manifest her Martial Soul—
Whether it was the Death Spider Emperor or the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, her appearance after Martial Soul Possession was rather ugly. Bibi Dong was a woman, after all, and did not wish to reveal that form before others—especially when her opponent was also a beautiful woman, one who looked so imposing beneath the Sea God Martial Soul!
Thus, although Bibi Dong's Soul Ring colors were indeed inferior to Bo Saixi's, she possessed something the other woman did not: a Mind-Sense Qi Field.
Her beliefs were freedom and conquest, rather mixed and disordered. But after cultivating for so many years and reaching the Peerless Douluo realm, her determination to grow stronger was no weaker than anyone else's!
Therefore, this Mind-Sense Qi Field took her desire to become stronger as its core, supplemented by her beliefs in freedom and conquest, and erupted forth.
Whether they were Sea God Warriors from Seahorse City or warriors from Spirit Hall, all of them trembled, yet not a single one fainted