Five Years

Soon, Chen Jianjun challenged Qian Daoliu.

Given Bibi Dong's current cultivation level, he could not see the battle at such a realm at all.

Even Yue Guan and Gui Mei could only barely make out a rough outline.

The gap was simply too vast.

Bibi Dong could only see two figures turning into streaks of light, colliding between the line of heaven and earth.

For reasons unknown, neither of them used their Soul Skills; it was entirely a clash of insights into the Way of the Sword.

However, Bibi Dong was still able to discern a few things, namely that Qian Daoliu held the upper hand throughout the entire encounter.

Not long after, Chen Jianjun was defeated.

And then, there was no "then."

Chen Jianjun was a man of his word and voluntarily joined Martial Soul Hall.

Qian Daoliu gave him generous treatment, immediately appointing him as the Fourth Elder of the Worship Hall.

Consequently, the original Fourth Elder, Mighty Lion Douluo, and Fifth Elder, Light Feather Douluo, had their rankings pushed back.

Regarding this, while Mighty Lion Douluo and Light Feather Douluo were somewhat unconvinced, they did not have any major objections.

The strength Chen Jianjun displayed was sufficient to hold this position.

In fact, even the Third Elder, Azure Luan Douluo, did not have full confidence that he could completely defeat Chen Jianjun.

He might even end up losing.

As for Chen Jianjun's son, Chen Xin, he also became an elder of Martial Soul Hall—the kind of elder who held real power but was not required to shoulder any responsibilities.

All of this left Bibi Dong bewildered.

Where exactly had things gone wrong?

It shouldn't have turned out like this.

However, he did not delve too deeply into the matter.

Compared to Chen Jianjun joining the Worship Hall, he had already accepted the bizarre fact that Qian Xunji had become a woman; what else could he not accept?

The only thing that left Bibi Dong feeling depressed was that he had hoped to watch a spectacular duel.

He had even intended to learn something from the process.

Yet, he discovered that with his current cultivation, it was no simple task to even see their battle clearly, let alone learn anything.

At that moment, only one firm thought remained in his mind: to rapidly increase his strength.

For the next period of time, aside from his daily studies, Bibi Dong spent most of his time diligently cultivating.

Unknowingly, five years passed.

Bibi Dong was now 12 years old.

During these five years, many things had happened on the Douluo Continent.

Among them, the most eye-catching was naturally the Clear Sky Sect.

The Clear Sky Twins, Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, descended the mountain to gain experience and carved out a formidable reputation for themselves.

For a time, they were unrivaled in prominence.

Many things had also occurred within Martial Soul Hall.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei abandoned their duties to focus entirely on breaking through to the Title Douluo realm.

Their rapid improvement was due not only to external aids like Whale Rubber and Soul Bones but also to the meditation techniques they practiced.

Over these five years, relying on the vast accumulation and influence of Martial Soul Hall, Bibi Dong collected countless meditation techniques and knowledge regarding meridians, summarizing and experimenting with them.

After having Gui Mei, a living dead man, test them on his own body thousands of times, their cultivation method was finally created.

Although it could not reach the level of the Mysterious Heaven Skill, which allowed ordinary people to possess Innate Soul Power, it provided a massive boost to a Soul Master's cultivation.

Because of this, having rendered another monumental service, Qian Xunji not only awarded the Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone that suited Yue Guan but also sought out another Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone that suited Gui Mei.

Today, Yue Guan and Gui Mei were only a hair's breadth away from breaking through to Title Douluo.

Qian Xunji was now a Title Douluo.

Moreover, both her eighth and ninth soul rings were hundred-thousand-year rings.

The reason for such rapid improvement—breaking through even faster than Yue Guan and Gui Mei—was naturally due to the God Trials.

After fusing with another Angel Soul Bone, Qian Xunji, under the protection of Qian Daoliu, successfully absorbed a hundred-thousand-year eighth soul ring.

Subsequently, with the help of the hundred-thousand-year Whale Rubber, she took a step further and successfully initiated the Angel God's trials as she had wished.

Regrettably, Qian Xunji's foundation was ultimately lacking, and she only triggered the Angel Eight Trials, not the Angel Nine Trials.

However, this result was quite satisfactory for both Qian Xunji and Qian Daoliu.

Because of the God Trials, Qian Xunji was now a level 93 Title Douluo.

Qian Daoliu wanted his daughter to quickly take his place so that he could go out and pursue love, so he began to urge her to get married and have children.

In the past, if any man had dared to pursue his daughter, Qian Daoliu would have absolutely made him taste the edge of the Angel Holy Sword.

But in order for his daughter to take over his heavy burden sooner so that she could pursue what she truly desired, Qian Daoliu had begun to urge her to marry.

Of course, while there was a bit of selfishness on Qian Daoliu's part, it was mostly for the sake of continuing their bloodline.

In another ten years or so, his daughter would replace him as the Great Elder of Martial Soul Hall, which would leave the position of Pope vacant.

It was not as if he, Qian Daoliu, was going to take back the position of Pope himself.

What Qian Daoliu never expected was that his daughter, who had always been very obedient and well-behaved, was extremely firm in her stance on this matter.

Whenever he asked, her answer was simply that there was no man who caught her eye.

Not only that, she insisted on appointing Bibi Dong as the Holy Son of Martial Soul Hall, intending for her disciple to become the Pope once she herself became the Great Elder.

Qian Daoliu was quite satisfied with the little one, Bibi Dong.

However, Martial Soul Hall was, after all, the foundation of their Angel lineage, and he naturally wanted someone from the Angel lineage to serve as Pope.

Because of this matter, father and daughter had a huge argument, and the plan to appoint Bibi Dong as Holy Son was delayed.

As for Bibi Dong, his cultivation had now reached level 40.

It was time to hunt for his fourth soul ring.

A four-ringed soul master who had just turned twelve—this cultivation talent had already surpassed anyone recorded in the history of Martial Soul Hall.

"Everything is prepared; it is time to begin."

In the room where Bibi Dong resided, he looked at the map laid out before him, his eyes filled with burning intensity.

This map was a detailed chart of the Sunset Forest.

In order to precisely locate what he was searching for, he had tasked the personnel of Martial Soul Hall responsible for such matters with three full years of compilation and collection, only then managing to determine the approximate location of the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

He had originally intended to wait for Dugu Bo to find it, but he had not expected that so much time would pass, and even now, Dugu Bo was only a Soul Douluo, still far from becoming a Titled Douluo.

Heaven knows when he would have discovered the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Thus, he had no choice but to determine and search for it himself.

"Little Dong, what exactly are you looking for?"

Yue Guan arrived at Bibi Dong's location, looking at the map on the table with great confusion.