A Male and Female Meet

"Could you two adults let me talk to my grandson?" Old Jack suddenly spoke up.

"Hm? Certainly." Yue Guan was a little surprised, but agreed. Then he and Gui Mei walked outside.

"Xiao Yu, you can go to Spirit City on your own. You know I can't bear to leave Holy Soul Village. How could I go with you to Spirit City? It's the holy land of Soul Masters, and I'm just an ordinary person. I'd always feel out of place there.

"I feel much freer in Holy Soul Village than I would in Spirit City." Old Jack looked at Lin Yu, standing before him, and smiled proudly.

But in the end, Old Jack still turned down Lin Yu's offer.

"All right, Grandpa. I won't try to talk you into it, then. But if anything happens, ask the Spirit Hall in Notting City to send me a letter. I'll definitely help you." Lin Yu knew he couldn't force Old Jack, so he agreed.

Then the two of them, having reached an understanding, walked out of the house.

"Have you finished talking?" Yue Guan looked at them and asked with a smile.

"Yes. I'm willing to go with you to Spirit City. Grandpa can stay here in Holy Soul Village.

"But I hope the Spirit Hall in Notting City can look after him." Lin Yu agreed to go to Spirit City, but still set a condition.

"Don't worry. Nothing will happen to your grandfather." Yue Guan looked at Lin Yu happily.

"Since that's settled, shall we head to Spirit City?" Yue Guan took Lin Yu's little hand.

"But my grandpa still..." Lin Yu hesitated.

Lin Yu knew that after Old Jack returned, he would urge Tang San to attend the junior Soul Master Academy in Notting City. But after Old Jack said a couple of things about Tang Hao, Tang San would drive him away, forgetting all the years Old Jack had cared for him.

He didn't want Old Jack to go through that.

"Don't worry. I still know the way back to Holy Soul Village. I haven't forgotten how to get there yet." Old Jack smiled and shook his head, signaling that Lin Yu didn't need to worry.

"Since that's the case, I'll go with you." Seeing how firm Old Jack was, Lin Yu stopped insisting.

"Good. Let's go." As he spoke, Yue Guan picked Lin Yu up and flew toward Spirit City at high speed.

Titled Douluo could fly for short periods, so they could travel quite quickly.

"What's wrong? Can't bear to leave?" Perhaps the expression on Lin Yu's face was too obvious, because Yue Guan noticed that something seemed off.

"No." Lin Yu was roused from his thoughts by Yue Guan's voice and shook his head.

What Lin Yu had been thinking was, What a shame I won't get to see Tang San meet that Rabbit.

But it doesn't matter if I miss it. We'll meet again before long anyway. Lin Yu gazed down at Notting City.

"Don't worry. The Spirit Hall will look after your grandfather, so nothing will happen to him. Besides, it's not as if you can't come back. You'll see him again." Seeing Lin Yu shake his head, Yue Guan assumed he was just putting on a brave face and couldn't help smiling.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei traveled very quickly. Taking turns, they made it back to Spirit City in the same amount of time.

"Spirit City is just ahead." Yue Guan looked at the magnificent city before them and proudly introduced it to Lin Yu.

Spirit City was the holy land in the hearts of Soul Masters across the continent, a miraculous city nestled between the Heaven Dou and Star Luo Empires. Neither empire had any claim to it.

Spirit City was home to Pope Hall, Douluo Hall, and Elder Hall, the most revered symbols of Spirit Hall.

"Let's go. His Holiness the Pope is waiting to meet you." With that, Yue Guan led Lin Yu toward Spirit City.

"His Holiness the Pope, I've brought Lin Yu." Outside Pope Hall, Yue Guan didn't take Lin Yu straight inside. Instead, he announced their arrival first.

"Come in. Let me see this possessor of Innate Full Soul Power." Bibi Dong's cool voice rang in their ears.

Only then did Yue Guan dare to lead Lin Yu inside.

As soon as he entered Pope Hall, Lin Yu's gaze was drawn to Bibi Dong, seated in the central seat.

Lin Yu wasn't the only one. Bibi Dong, seated in the central seat, was just as captivated by him.

For some reason, the moment Lin Yu appeared before Bibi Dong, a craving welled up inside her.

She wanted to do something primal with the child before her—and to have a child with him, then devour him.

Lin Yu felt a craving rise within him, too. But unlike Bibi Dong, he wanted to be devoured by her.

Once they clearly sensed the desire their bodies had stirred up, both Lin Yu and Bibi Dong, a Titled Douluo, broke out in a cold sweat.

Damn it, what is this? Why is my mind producing thoughts like these all on its own? Sensing the inexplicable instinct coming from his body, Lin Yu hurriedly lowered his head, not daring to look at Bibi Dong again.

Bibi Dong, however, did not do the same. She forced down her discomfort and carefully studied Lin Yu.

Bibi Dong was no stranger to devouring. After all, her Martial Soul possessed that ability. But since beginning her cultivation, she had devoured only one person: her teacher, the previous Pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji.

Although Bibi Dong knew she would gain unimaginable benefits if she devoured Lin Yu, she wouldn't do it.

"Raise your head and show me your Martial Soul." Bibi Dong's voice brooked no argument.

Hearing her words, Lin Yu didn't hesitate. Though he had already guessed that the inexplicable feeling from before was caused by his Martial Soul, he still revealed it.

However, Lin Yu only showed his Martial Soul; he didn't raise his head.

As Lin Yu's Martial Soul appeared, the strange feeling between them grew even more pronounced.

"Do you know the name of your Martial Soul?" Bibi Dong had now seen the whole thing, but even she didn't know what Lin Yu's Martial Soul was. She had never seen anything like it before.

"The Undying Emperor Spider," Lin Yu replied.

"That's quite an imposing name." Bibi Dong nodded. She had no doubt that Lin Yu's Martial Soul was powerful. From the feeling her own Martial Souls gave her, she could sense that his Martial Soul seemed to suppress both of them.

"Yue Guan!" Bibi Dong stopped looking at Lin Yu and turned her gaze to Yue Guan.

"Spread the word: Lin Yu is now my disciple. I'll personally teach him." Bibi Dong's gaze grew resolute, as if she had made a difficult decision.

Ever since Qian Xunji had done what he did to her, Bibi Dong had despised men. But Lin Yu was different.

He possessed a top-tier spider-type Martial Soul like hers, making her the most suitable teacher for him. His talent also merited taking him on as a disciple and teaching him personally.

After all, in the entire history of the Douluo Continent, there had been very few people with Innate Full Soul Power.

Yue Guan was clearly shocked by Bibi Dong's words.

He and Gui Mei had been by Bibi Dong's side for a long time and knew about some things, so Yue Guan was shocked. Even so, he immediately answered her.

"All right, go down and arrange a place for Lin Yu to stay." After giving Yue Guan his instructions, Bibi Dong waved the two of them away.

"The Undying Emperor Spider? What an immense temptation." Bibi Dong watched Lin Yu's departing figure and licked her lips.