First Meeting with Bibi Dong

Yu Shaofei silently wiped the sweat from his forehead, then turned and shouted at the other Class One students watching from the sidelines, "Stop watching. Go back and study on your own first!"

At this point, Yu Shaofei had no mind to spare for the upcoming sparring matches. He immediately drove off the spectators.

Of course, every one of those spectators looked at Yu Shaofei with a trace of resentment in their eyes.

They had long been brimming with curiosity over what had happened, but under the orders of Yu Shaofei, their Homeroom Teacher, they had no choice but to leave.

They left the training ground reluctantly, looking back every few steps and lingering every few more, before returning to their classroom.

Yu Shaofei then looked at Faco and said earnestly, "Teacher Faco, I'll leave this to you!"

A milky-white pearl still floated in Faco's hand. He nodded and said in a grave tone, "Don't worry, Teacher Yu. This is my responsibility to begin with!"

"Mm." Yu Shaofei nodded, then turned to Li Qing. "Come here. Tell me what happened inside that red mist just now."

Hu Liena and Xie Yue were only Soul Elders. Even when the two of them used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Demonic Charm, its power was merely comparable to a soul skill unleashed by a Spirit Emperor.

Although Yu Shaofei himself had already reached the cultivation of a Spirit Emperor, the red mist had greatly restricted his field of vision. He had only caught a vague glimpse of what had happened within it. To truly understand the specifics, he naturally had to ask Li Qing, the person directly involved.

But...

Li Qing looked at Yu Shaofei with an innocent expression and hurriedly explained, "Teacher Yu, I really don't know anything! I was in the middle of an intense fight with Hu Liena and Xie Yue when their fused state suddenly came undone. I'm completely confused too!"

Seeing the sincerity in Li Qing's eyes and hearing the genuine emotion in his words, Yu Shaofei could not help but frown, thinking, Li Qing really doesn't seem to know. It looks like I can only wait until Hu Liena and Xie Yue wake up, then ask them what happened.

Just as Li Qing kept replaying the scene in his mind, trying to figure out how those two had "automatically" separated from their fused state, Yan quietly leaned over and gave him a thumbs-up.

"Brother Qing, awesome! You took down both Hu Liena and Xie Yue by yourself. That's seriously impressive!"

After hearing that, several black lines immediately appeared across Li Qing's forehead. He promptly smacked Yan. "Don't talk nonsense."

Yan gave an awkward smile and said nothing more.

A few minutes later, Faco straightened up, but his brows remained tightly furrowed. Stroking his chin, he said with a puzzled expression, "Hiss, this is really strange. There clearly isn't anything wrong with them."

"Teacher Faco, what's wrong?" Yu Shaofei asked anxiously.

"Faco? Damn!"

Li Qing's eyes immediately widened, and his expression turned strange. He had only known that this healing-type soul master's surname was Fa, but he had never expected his full name to be...

Faco?

Fuck?

That name is truly something else!

Faced with Yu Shaofei's question, Faco explained, "While treating the two of them just now, I also briefly checked their condition. But what's strange is that they each only have a tiny wound on their bodies. I didn't find any other injuries at all. Perhaps... their injuries are located within their spiritual sea..."

"Spiritual sea!"

Yu Shaofei could not help crying out.

What was the spiritual sea? It was where Mental Power was stored, located within the human brain.

It could be said that the spiritual sea was both the most mysterious and one of the most fragile places in the human body. Even a casual probe by another person could cause mental damage, so Faco did not dare inspect it rashly. Naturally, when he spoke of mental trauma, he had to use the word "perhaps."

"Take them back first. I'm afraid they won't be waking up anytime soon," Faco said.

"Mm!"

With that, Faco casually brushed both hands across the milky-white pearl. A streak of light flashed, and milky-white Soul Power lifted Xie Yue's and Hu Liena's bodies into the air.

"Li Qing, Yan, you two go back first," Yu Shaofei said as he turned his head.

"Yes!"

"Mm!"

And so, Li Qing and Yan slowly made their way back to the classroom. As he walked, Li Qing kept pondering why Hu Liena and Xie Yue's fused state had separated.

However, when he caught sight of a student in the cafeteria at noon using a knife to split a huge piece of roasted meat in two, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Li Qing's mind.

Could it be...

The Scythe of Judgment?

The Scythe of Judgment possessed the attribute of judgment, and it could sever all tangible and intangible things.

Tangible things were easy to describe, such as the stones on the ground and the green trees nearby. Intangible things, however, had no shape, making the concept much more abstract.

Li Qing had once thought that intangible referred to things without a fixed shape, such as the surrounding air. But later, he realized that having no fixed shape still counted as being tangible. Compress air, and wouldn't it become solid?

So intangible did not refer to shape. It was far more likely to refer to "form"!

Li Qing had read quite a few fantasy novels in his previous life. In many of them, there were things like "spirit bodies," "phantom bodies," and "soul bodies." Some powerful figures could even have their souls leave their bodies while their physical bodies remained intact where they were.

However, those spirit bodies, phantom bodies, and soul bodies could not be directly touched by a physical body. An ordinary weapon simply could not harm such "bodies."

Thus, Li Qing thought of how Xie Yue and Hu Liena had merged into one to use their Martial Soul Fusion Skill. It required the two of them to be perfectly in sync, their hearts linked as one. The connection holding their fused state together was very likely formed through the blending of their souls.

Yet after they fused, the Scythe of Judgment had cut a...

Very small! Very small! opening into their shared body.

Li Qing knew full well how terrifying the Scythe of Judgment's judgment attribute was. So even if it was only a tiny opening, the judgment attribute could still activate. And by sheer coincidence, the connection between Hu Liena and Xie Yue had been judged apart. Naturally, the two of them would separate.

Moreover, such a scene had appeared at the time: within their fused body, the figures of Hu Liena and Xie Yue suddenly emerged—two extremely ethereal silhouettes.

That form was practically identical to Ling Ren's guardian spirit, Little White's form.

Thinking of all this, Li Qing gave a bitter smile.

What the hell...

This was fucking ridiculous!

Time quietly passed. Nearly ten hours went by, and it was already the next day before Hu Liena and Xie Yue slowly woke up.

Yet the moment they awoke, they clutched their heads, their faces twisted in immense pain, as though they were suffering unbearable agony.

Then...

They passed out from the pain again...

Yu Shaofei, who had been keeping watch beside them, had only just smiled at their awakening when his expression froze.

Could you imagine the haggard appearance of a greasy forty-year-old middle-aged man after staying up all night?

Could you imagine the mindset of a middle-aged man, exhausted in both body and mind, whose joy had been met with this kind of outcome?

This was fucking with his head!

He was going to lose hair over this!

But judging by the agonized way they had clutched their heads earlier, they had likely suffered Mental Power damage. Yu Shaofei immediately got up, found Faco, and told him what had happened.

Although Faco was a healing-type Soul Master, he could only treat physical injuries. He had no solution whatsoever for mental injuries.

With no other choice, Yu Shaofei immediately went to Headmistress Lin Qianxin's office and informed her of the situation.

Lin Qianxin frowned slightly after hearing this. "Mental trauma..." Her jade-like fingers continuously tapped against the tabletop. "You may leave first. I'll have someone deliver medicinal herbs that can restore Mental Power later."

"Understood!"

Yu Shaofei bowed slightly and left the room.

Only after the sound of the door closing did Lin Qianxin softly murmur, "Li Qing... just what else are you hiding..."

Lin Qianxin was no fool. She would never believe that Hu Liena and Xie Yue's condition had nothing to do with him. The two had used their Martial Soul Fusion Skill so many times before, so why had something gone wrong only after encountering Li Qing?

If this matter had nothing to do with Li Qing, Lin Qianxin would not believe it even if someone beat her to death.

Half an hour later, a red-robed deacon from Spirit Hall arrived where Hu Liena and Xie Yue were staying, carrying several medicinal herbs.

Like Faco, this red-robed deacon was also a healing-type Soul Master. However, Faco handled physical injuries, while this red-robed deacon specialized in mental trauma.

He then began treating the two of them. The treatment process lasted a full hour.

An hour later, Hu Liena and Xie Yue woke up once more, but the pain that had been on their faces earlier was gone.

"Where are we...?"

Hu Liena blinked her wide, bewildered eyes. Feeling Faco and Yu Shaofei staring directly at her, she felt a little uneasy.

"They are out of danger now. Remember to take the medicinal herbs that were sent over afterward and rest well to nurture your minds."

Deacon Min gave those two instructions, then turned and left. During the more than hour he had spent there, from entering to leaving, those were the only two sentences he had spoken.

Just two sentences!

"Thank you, Deacon Min!"

Yu Shaofei saluted him in gratitude.

Only after the flash of red disappeared from sight did Yu Shaofei turn to Hu Liena and Xie Yue and ask, "You two, can you tell me what happened when you fought Li Qing?"

"What happened..." Hu Liena narrowed her eyes slightly as she recalled what had occurred.

"I remember that after my brother and I fused, we fought Li Qing. He didn't seem to cause us any harm."

Because the mark on her arm was simply too small, Hu Liena subconsciously overlooked it.

"Then... then I don't know what happened, but the connection between my brother and me grew weaker and weaker. Then suddenly, the mental connection between us disappeared completely. After that, I don't remember anything."

After Hu Liena finished speaking, Yu Shaofei froze, a faint bitter smile hanging at the corner of his lips.

What...

Was that supposed to mean?

A moment later, Yu Shaofei's face once again broke into a bright smile. "No matter what happened, it's good as long as the two of you are all right."

"Wait, Teacher Yu..."

But suddenly, Xie Yue's voice rang out.

"What is it, Xie Yue?"

"I... my mental connection with Nana has dis... disappeared!" Xie Yue said, his face full of terror.

"What do you mean?"

"Ah! How could this happen?!"

Before Xie Yue could explain, Hu Liena let out a shriek as well.

"What exactly happened?"

Hearing the two of them cry out, Yu Shaofei's heart trembled. He had a bad feeling that something terrible was about to happen.

"I... I can't use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with my brother anymore!"

Hu Liena's voice was filled with anxiety, trembling slightly as she spoke.

"What?!"

At once, Yu Shaofei felt as if a bolt from the blue had exploded in his mind! Even his footing faltered, and he nearly failed to remain standing.

"Brother!"

"Mm!"

Hu Liena and Xie Yue exchanged a glance. The two immediately jumped down from the hospital beds, went outside, and summoned their respective martial souls.

"Mm!"

Then, the two once more assumed the posture for unleashing their Martial Soul Fusion Skill and charged toward each other.

However...

"Ow~"

"Hiss!"

Rather than fusing together as they had before, the two slammed heavily into each other and cried out in pain.

"Again!"

"Alright!"

They failed again!

Another attempt, another failure!

Finally, after the tenth attempt, they gave up. They sat on the ground dejectedly, their eyes vacant.

An hour later, Lin Qianxin suddenly found Li Qing, who was eating lunch, then led him out of the cafeteria, out of the academy gates, and to Pope's Hall halfway up the mountain!

"Dean Lin, what are we doing here...?"

Seeing the towering, majestic Pope's Hall before him, filled with a sacred aura, Li Qing felt a chill run through his heart.

His current situation was exactly like back when he had been in school in his previous life, when the Homeroom Teacher had suddenly taken him to the principal's office.

"Sigh!" Lin Qianxin let out a deep sigh. "Don't worry. Just explain everything clearly later."

As she spoke, the two had already arrived before the gates of Pope's Hall. The guarding soldiers took one look at them and let them inside.

After entering, the first thing Li Qing saw was the noble, sacred, incomparably beautiful woman seated upon the papal throne ahead.

The Pope, Bibi Dong!

And standing in front of her were two figures.

They were none other than Hu Liena and Xie Yue.

"Greetings, Your Holiness," Lin Qianxin said, bowing respectfully.

Li Qing quickly wiped the lovestruck look from his face and bowed to Bibi Dong.

"Greetings, Your Holiness. Long live Your Holiness, long live, long live!"

If he still did not understand why he had been brought here, then his intelligence truly had to be below zero.