Next, Bibi Dong forged ahead, facing one obstacle after another. One moment, she was up against a swarm of Blood Bats; the next, the Hell Road suddenly collapsed beneath her. It was tense, but she was managing.
Nan Feng, meanwhile, lay quietly in the canyon, doing nothing but freeloading.
Well, that wasn't entirely true. He was constantly helping Bibi Dong recover and suppressing the effects of the Bloody Mary poison, though he couldn't get rid of them completely.
After all, their doctor-patient relationship worked best as long as the patient stayed sick.
Bibi Dong only had to keep running forward. He had plenty of other things to think about.
Time passed slowly.
Bibi Dong realized that the Hell Road beneath her feet was drawing closer and closer to the lava. The temperature kept rising, and the baleful energy that had built up inside her grew increasingly restless.
Fortunately, Nan Feng helped calm her down every so often, keeping her in peak condition. Otherwise, the Hell Road would have been quite dangerous.
Boom!!
Suddenly, a giant serpent burst out of the lava below.
It had a crimson body and an enormous head, with several blood-red fleshy lumps behind it. It looked pretty disgusting.
Seeing the serpent in front of her, Bibi Dong didn't want to waste time fighting it. With the External Soul Bone, the Six Winged Purple Light Wings, she could simply fly past. There was no need to fight this strange serpent when she had no idea how strong it was.
"Kill that serpent."
Just as Bibi Dong was about to leap away, Nan Feng's voice rang out.
"There's no need. I can just avoid fighting it," Bibi Dong said.
She was about to leave the Hell Road, and she had no idea what lay ahead. Anyone in their right mind would avoid wasting energy fighting a massive creature like this, wouldn't they?
It wasn't as if she'd get anything out of winning.
"This serpent's very nourishing," Nan Feng said.
"How do you know?" Bibi Dong asked in confusion.
"A feeling," Nan Feng replied.
"You want me to risk my life based on a mere feeling?" Bibi Dong said, speechless. She circulated her Soul Power, ready to make a quick getaway.
"Just give it a try." Nan Feng started misbehaving again, sliding his cool, slick body across Bibi Dong's chest.
Bibi Dong's face darkened. "Stop squirming!"
"Oh." Nan Feng stopped his little antics.
Taking a deep breath, Bibi Dong carefully studied the giant serpent before her. "I've never seen a serpent like this, but anything that can survive in a place like this must be strong. I won't waste too much time fighting it. The risk's too high."
"Don't worry. I'll help you," Nan Feng said.
Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow. "How?"
"Turn into a bird and scare it?"
"Or maybe use your little snake form to seduce it?"
Nan Feng's eye twitched. "Did I never tell you that I can also use Spirit Attack?"
Bibi Dong froze. "Spirit Attack? Are you sure it'll work on an Exotic Beast that's at least tens of thousands of years old?"
"Of course," Nan Feng said confidently.
"Watch closely. I'll make it attack itself."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Feng used Soul Projection and charged at the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent.
The moment their souls collided, Nan Feng successfully seized control of the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's body. He swung its thick tail, striking the fleshy lumps on its head.
Pop!
One of the lumps burst. The pain brought the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's own consciousness back online, and its massive body began thrashing wildly.
Bibi Dong stared, dumbfounded, as the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent really did attack itself.
"How... did you do that?"
Spirit Charm?
Could a Soul Elder at level thirty really control an Exotic Beast that was at least tens of thousands of years old?
"Nan Feng?" Bibi Dong looked down and realized that Nan Feng, who had turned into a little snake and lay against her chest, had passed out at some point.
"Nan Feng?"
"Hey! Don't shake me!" Nan Feng cried.
Damn! That hurts!
My head's about to explode!
The power of the Sheep Talisman let him briefly take over someone else's body, but while he was doing so, everything that body felt flooded into his mind!
The spirit was rooted in the body, yet also transcended it. When he possessed someone, the memories held in that body assaulted his soul!
It was like a data connection and synchronization!
Decades, centuries, even thousands upon thousands of years' worth of information slammed into his mind all at once. If he didn't focus and keep those memories from getting in, his original data would be overwritten.
To put it plainly, he could be "possessed in reverse," to some extent.
That was why he could control the other person's body for no more than three seconds when possessing them. Once those three seconds were up, he had to leave voluntarily, or he risked being assimilated.
"Are you all right?" Bibi Dong asked, concerned as she watched Nan Feng, who was still dazed and dizzy.
A person with weak Spiritual Power couldn't harm someone with strong Spiritual Power using Spirit Attack. They might even suffer a backlash!
A level-thirty Soul Elder using Spirit Attack on an Exotic Beast that was tens of thousands of years old—forget whether it would even work. The backlash alone could turn him into an idiot!
"I'm fine." Nan Feng shook his head.
He'd gotten out in time, so the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's memories—accumulated over tens of thousands of years—hadn't assaulted his mind. It was just that the agonizing pain when the fleshy lump burst had left him dazed.
Pop!
Pop!
Under Nan Feng's absolute control, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent only regained consciousness just before an attack landed. As a result, it couldn't dodge Bibi Dong's attacks, and one fleshy lump after another burst beneath her sharp spider legs.
From the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's perspective, it felt as if it had only closed and opened its eyes, and Bibi Dong's attack was already right in front of it. It had no idea what was happening.
It tried to run but couldn't. It tried to fight, but never had time to move.
Thud!
After a fierce battle, the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent finally fell to Bibi Dong.
Its enormous body sank slowly, until it was swallowed by the lava.
At the same time, a blood-red inner core floated in the air.
Bibi Dong leaped up and caught it. "Is this the nourishing thing you were talking about?"
Come to think of it, just like the Blood Bats from earlier, this serpent hadn't produced a Spirit Ring when it died. In other words, the Exotic Beasts on the Hell Road weren't Soul Beasts.
"Nan Feng?"
When she got no reply, Bibi Dong looked down and saw that the little snake lying against her chest had passed out. Its body was even starting to stiffen.
Bibi Dong's heart clenched. She quickly picked Nan Feng up and channeled her Soul Power into him.
The Soul Power of a high-level Soul Master had excellent restorative and nourishing effects, even surpassing the healing Spirit Skills of low-level healing Soul Masters.
Although the suppression in Slaughter City greatly weakened this restorative effect, Bibi Dong had no other choice.
After a while, the little snake's stiff body softened again. Nan Feng groggily opened his eyes.
"Nan Feng?" Bibi Dong carefully cupped him in her palm.
"I'm fine. Just tired. I'll sleep for a bit..."
Before he could finish speaking, Nan Feng went limp in Bibi Dong's palm, like a dead snake.
Bibi Dong let out a sigh of relief.
Overusing Spiritual Power could leave someone like this.
Still, how had Nan Feng controlled a Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent with a cultivation of at least tens of thousands of years?
Bibi Dong shook her head, returned Nan Feng to her chest, spread her Six Winged Purple Light Wings, and sped toward the path ahead.
After a brief flight, the Hell Road finally ended at an exit filled with light.
Bibi Dong didn't stop. She guided her Six Winged Purple Light Wings toward the light.
The moment she entered it, she suddenly felt her body grow weak. The surroundings darkened, and energy surged into her from all directions.
The darkness flashed, and something that looked like a Spatial Teleportation Array activated. Bibi Dong vanished at the end of the Hell Road.
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