Winning Ning Rongrong's Heart, Bibi Dong's Shock

Lin Fan did not answer. He merely took out a gleaming white herb from his Soul Tool and handed it to her. "Here, a parting gift."

Ning Rongrong recognized the Moonlight Spirit Stamen, a top-tier Rare Treasure that strengthened one's foundation and replenished vital energy.

Her eyes suddenly reddened. "Who wants your stupid grass? If you leave, I... who am I supposed to play with?"

Lin Fan froze.

He had seen the Little Witch act spoiled and unreasonable, but he had never seen her cry.

"Don't cry." Lin Fan forcibly placed the Rare Treasure in her hand, then reached out to wipe the tears from the corners of her eyes. His voice was unusually gentle. "You're the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect. Aren't you afraid people will laugh at you for crying like this?"

"I'm not afraid!" she retorted through sobs, but her tears still would not stop falling.

Lin Fan chuckled softly and turned to leave. Ning Rongrong suddenly rushed forward and hugged him tightly.

"You have to come back!" she said chokedly. "Otherwise... I'll definitely come find you!"

Lin Fan paused, then gently patted her back. "All right. I'll wait for you to come find me."

The breeze swept past, scattering her tears and carrying away his departing figure.

"Lin Fan, you big jerk!" Ning Rongrong shouted. "If you dare not come back, I'll have Grandpa Sword chop you up!"

Three days later

Lin Fan's group rode slowly into Spirit City in a carriage. The carriage passed through without obstruction and headed straight for the Papal Palace.

When the knights at the entrance saw Yue Guang and Xue Ying leading the group, they immediately bowed respectfully and went inside to report their arrival.

Inside the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong sat high above, while Ghost Douluo stood beside her with a cold expression.

"Poison Douluo Dugu Bo, what business do you have at Spirit Hall?" Bibi Dong asked coolly.

Dugu Bo stepped forward and gave a slight bow. "Your Eminence the Pope, it is like this." He paused, his gaze sweeping over Lin Fan, Yue Guan, and Xue Ying. "At the invitation of Lin Fan, Yue Guan, and Xue Ying, I have decided to join Spirit Hall."

Bibi Dong slightly raised her brow, a trace of surprise flashing through her eyes.

This old fool had always been a loner and had never deigned to join any faction. Even his position as a guest adviser to the Heaven Dou Imperial Family was merely nominal.

She had extended an olive branch to him before, only to be rejected.

And now he had actually taken the initiative to join Spirit Hall?

"If Poison Douluo wishes to join Spirit Hall, I naturally welcome it." Bibi Dong slowly rose to her feet. "But Dugu Bo, you have always been proud and arrogant. Why the sudden change of heart today?"

Dugu Bo answered honestly, "Because Young Master Lin Fan promised to ask the Grand Priest to resolve the inherited poison afflicting my family."

Bibi Dong nodded lightly. "I will discuss it with the Grand Priest later and decide when to announce to the outside world that you have joined Spirit Hall."

She was considering whether or not to have Dugu Bo serve as a spy.

Old Poisonous Creature might have been useless, but he still had the identity of a Heaven Dou guest adviser.

Bibi Dong turned her gaze toward Lin Fan and the other two, speaking coldly. "Lin Fan, after completing the mission, I gave you leave. You really waited until your time was up before returning. Explain why all three of your cultivations improved so quickly."

Lin Fan grinned. "Teacher, I encountered some opportunities during this mission. My Six-winged Angel Martial Soul mutated..."

"Fine, I understand. Stay behind later and properly explain those opportunities of yours." Bibi Dong interrupted him, her tone calm.

As the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, she could naturally sense three completely different divine auras on Lin Fan's body—slaughter and evil, along with a relatively weak power of the sea.

Those auras were far too chaotic. If they had been separate, she would certainly have been able to identify which Gods they belonged to, but mixed together, they became impossible to distinguish.

Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan stepped forward. "Your Eminence the Pope, when Dugu Bo joined Spirit Hall, he offered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well to Spirit Hall. That place contains a great number of Immortal Grade Herbs and Rare Treasures. They may look as plentiful as weeds in the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well, but to us, they are priceless treasures."

No matter what, Dugu Bo would be his colleague in the future, so Yue Guan had to save him some face. Thus, he beautified the story of how they had first raided his home and beaten him senseless before he joined Spirit Hall.

It made it sound as though Dugu Bo had voluntarily offered up the treasure and willingly joined Spirit Hall.

Lin Fan also stepped forward and took out several Immortal Herbs and precious items from his Soul Tool.

Lin Fan also stepped forward and took out several Immortal Herbs and precious items from his Soul Tool. "I brought some back." As he spoke, he arranged the herbs on the table.

At the sight of so many Immortal Grade Herbs, Ghost Douluo's corpse-like face finally showed another expression. Bibi Dong also narrowed her eyes slightly, clearly somewhat surprised.

"So, all of you ate an Immortal Herb?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Yes." Lin Fan nodded. "Dugu Bo might trigger the poison within his body, so he only ate a relatively mild Rare Treasure."

Gui Mei and Bibi Dong could both tell that they had absolutely looted Dugu Bo's home. Otherwise, he could not possibly have willingly handed over the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

"Enough." Bibi Dong waved her hand. "You may leave first. Lin Fan, stay behind. Elder Chrysanthemum, think about which Immortal Herb would suit Elder Ghost."

After the others left, Bibi Dong stared at Lin Fan. "Why do you carry the auras of three Gods? What exactly happened?"

Lin Fan scratched his head and grinned. "Teacher, it's a long story..."

He recounted how he had gone to Sunset Forest, encountered the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and had it sacrifice itself as the Purgatory Spider Emperor's first Soul Ring; how Asura and the Evil Twin God Kings fought over him, and he ultimately took both; how Dugu Bo submitted to Spirit Hall; how he entered the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well and consumed Fiery Gel, gaining Ultimate Fire; how he then ate a Sun Wheel Sunflower, causing his Martial Soul to become a Six-Winged Seraph; how, after absorbing a six-thousand-year Soul Ring, his Martial Soul gained the Pseudo Sea God's Trident; and how he inexplicably formed a bond with an Auspicious Beast and gained the Eye of Destiny.

Bibi Dong fell silent for a while, clearly processing this shocking information.

She opened her mouth, then closed it again.

She stared silently at Lin Fan, her thoughts a tangled mess. She was the Pope of Spirit Hall and the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, yet this junior had actually left her somewhat at a loss.

She had seen great storms in her life, killed Titled Douluo, schemed against two great empires, and even dared to challenge Qian Daoliu—but at this moment, she truly had no idea where to begin.

This brat had gone out on a mission and treated the God Realm like a marketplace? Then he had casually picked up three God Position candidates along the way?

"Teacher?" Seeing that she had been silent for so long, Lin Fan called out tentatively.

"Y-you really are lucky." Bibi Dong sighed, a hint of helplessness in her tone. "Most people would drop to their knees upon encountering even one God King, but you had two God Kings fighting to give you benefits. You even picked up a Sea God's Trident along the way. Though it's a knockoff, it's better than nothing."

Lin Fan scratched his head and said with a cheeky grin, "Luck. Just luck."