A Complete Break

"Bibi Dong, are you really going to do this?" Grandmaster roared, his expression nearly crazed.

Who was Liu Erlong? She was the woman he deeply loved. Finding out that the woman he loved was his biological sister had already tortured him enough; he was already in so much pain. Did Bibi Dong not know that? She did. Then why did she still have to torment and humiliate him like this?

"Otherwise? Not only will I destroy those who hurt you, I'll also destroy everything you care about." A dangerous glint flashed through Bibi Dong's eyes.

Beneath her calm, breathtakingly beautiful face lay emotions even more unhinged than Grandmaster's.

She had already gone mad. Or rather, the innocent, lively, kind, and beautiful Bibi Dong had gone completely mad the moment Grandmaster abandoned her.

Behind her dazzling power and authority lay a past riddled with scars.

A crazy woman was not to be provoked.

Xu Yu fell silent again, keeping quiet so Bibi Dong would not notice him.

Not only Xu Yu, but Grandmaster also fell silent.

Inside the Pope's Palace, the atmosphere froze for a moment. Bibi Dong's chest rose and fell violently with anger.

Then, with a bang, a sound rang through the silent Pope's Palace, painfully sharp. Xu Yu looked toward the source and immediately gaped, not knowing what to say. Still, he quickly turned back around, lowered his head, and stared at the tops of his feet. He felt that Bibi Dong was about to explode. It was better to keep a low profile.

"Fine. Yu Xiaogang, you bastard, get out. Get as far away from me as you can." As she spoke, Bibi Dong's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, pattering down one after another.

Grandmaster dropped to his knees and kowtowed twice in gratitude to the lofty Pope above him. At last, he left with an indifferent expression. He knew Bibi Dong had agreed to his request.

However, the two of them had essentially severed all ties. Bibi Dong would not destroy the people he cared about, nor would she destroy those who had hurt him. And he would never come here to see her again.

After sobbing a few times, Bibi Dong wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and regained the dignity and solemnity of the Pope. Yet her heaving chest told everyone that her mood had not settled and that she needed someone to vent on.

"Your Excellency the Pope, if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave first," Xu Yu asked weakly.

"Leave? After seeing and hearing all that, you still want to leave?"

With a boom, the doors of the Pope's Palace shut. Xu Yu wanted to cry but had no tears. I didn't want to watch or listen either.

I already know all this. Did I really need to sneak around?

Still, Your Excellency the Pope, I really didn't expect you to cry so beautifully.

Actually, having a good cry once in a while isn't bad. It lets you vent the negative emotions in your heart, so you won't go completely insane later.

Naturally, Xu Yu did not dare say any of that to Bibi Dong's face. He was afraid she would kill him, and then he would be done for.

He could only remain silent. Bibi Dong was so angry that she laughed. Gripping her scepter, she slammed it heavily against the floor with a thud and cursed, "Aren't you usually quite talkative? I'm in a bad mood today. Talk. Keep talking until I'm in a good mood. If I'm still not in a good mood, then get ready to go home and spend three to five years in bed recovering from your injuries!"

Fuck.

Xu Yu's face turned green. Three to five years in bed? He would probably be beaten beyond recognition.

Damn it, Xu Yu cursed inwardly. When my Soul Power reaches Level Ninety-Five, I'll piss on your bed and see what you can do about it.

Hell. What should I even say? How am I supposed to comfort you?

Qian Renxue? They just had an argument. Mentioning Qian Renxue now would only make Bibi Dong even more upset.

Then what else can I say? Play the misery card?

If I play the misery card again, forget Bibi Dong not believing it—even I wouldn't believe myself.

Looks like I can only use the family angle. Bibi Dong lacks love, so this should work pretty well.

"Your Excellency the Pope, I have nothing left to say. Before you kill me, could you let me say a few heartfelt words?"

Did I ever say I was going to kill you? You already said three sentences earlier. Do you need my permission to say two more? Bibi Dong remained silent.

Not receiving the response he had expected, Xu Yu cursed inwardly and continued dejectedly, "Your Excellency the Pope, this subordinate has been alone and helpless since childhood, with no one to rely on. My childhood was miserable. Sometimes I had one meal but not the next, and every night I kept company with the cold wind. Fortunately, I entered Spirit Hall and gained this wealth and glory, but my heart always felt empty, as though something was missing.

"Time passed swiftly. Over these years, this subordinate diligently cultivated Soul Power and read extensively, finally achieving some success in his studies. Yet for eighteen years, I have never forgotten Your Excellency's guidance. This subordinate has no other wish but to repay Your Excellency for eighteen years of instruction. But after today's parting, we may never meet again in this lifetime. Tears filled this subordinate's eyes, and in my grief, I finally realized what had been missing all along. It was familial affection.

"Your Excellency the Pope, before I die, may I call you Mom... cough, cough, Sister?"

Looking at Xu Yu's affectionate... no, deeply yearning gaze, Bibi Dong fell silent for half an hour before muttering, "Did I ever say I was going to kill you?"

Did you? It doesn't seem like it!

It seems like I only wanted to break your legs. I never said I wanted to kill you.

Had she forgotten? With Xu Yu stuffing her ears full of nonsense, Bibi Dong had forgotten what she herself had said earlier.

No? Xu Yu returned her look.

Bibi Dong frowned. Did I?

Didn't I?

Did I?

...An endless loop.

"Insolence! Are you playing with me?"

After exchanging looks back and forth, Bibi Dong came to her senses. She immediately flew into a rage and smashed the Pope's throne to pieces with one strike.

Why can't it be you playing with me?

I gave you a look, but didn't you give me one too?

We were exchanging looks. Why does that mean I was playing with you instead of you playing with me?

"Since Your Excellency the Pope believes I was toying with you, then please put me to death!" Xu Yu closed his eyes and resigned himself to his fate.

Bibi Dong's teeth itched with anger. She wanted nothing more than to crush him to death.

But she was unlikely to ever encounter someone with a personality as bizarre as Xu Yu's again, and for a moment, she could not bear to do it.

Moreover, Xu Yu had originally wanted to shamelessly call her Mom, but his skin was still not thick enough, so he changed it to Sister. Bibi Dong naturally understood this. Though she knew Xu Yu had said it against his conscience, the word "Mom" still touched the dry, loveless part of her heart. When she looked at Xu Yu, there was inevitably a trace of gentleness in her gaze.

Xu Yu's shamelessness had inadvertently borne fruit.

He truly had not expected that. In his impression, Bibi Dong had always been a domineering, ruthless, and powerful woman.

"Forget it. Let this matter end here."

Bibi Dong rested her elbow against the armrest of a new chair, looking half-asleep. She seemed exhausted and wanted to rest. But there were still matters to handle, so she had no choice but to force herself awake and ask, "Tell me what your Fifth Soul Skill, Divine Tree Descent, is about. I want to hear how you plan to talk your way out of it."

Seeing that the matter of her crying had passed just like that, Xu Yu let out a sigh of relief. But what did she mean by talking his way out of it? He was explaining sincerely.

"Your Excellency, when my Spirit Mutation happened, I actually awakened a... domain as well. That giant tree was created by my domain. The domain is called Tree Realm."

"Not bad. Keep making it up. As long as you make it convincing enough that I can't spot any flaws, you'll pass."

Xu Yu: "..."