Target of Soul Hunting

A slender and curvaceous figure, delicate facial features, long golden hair, and a white robe embroidered with gold fluttering in the wind—under the sunlight, she appeared divine and radiant.

Like a fairy descended upon the mortal world.

Her willow-leaf brows were naturally dark without the need for pencil, and her lips were rosy without the need for rouge.

Just one glance was enough to make anyone fall under her spell.

In particular, the indifferent and arrogant aura she exuded was the most effective at stirring a man's desire to conquer.

Such a beautiful woman, why is she named Qian Xunji?

Bibi Dong quickly regained his composure, as he had just recalled the plot from the original work.

The mere thought that Qian Xunji was a man made him feel a sense of revulsion.

How to describe this feeling?

It was like seeing a beauty on the street, a love at first sight, and just as you were admiring her, your best friend walked up and told you he knew her—that she used to be a man, went to Thailand, and came back looking like this.

The feeling vanished in an instant.

As for why he didn't change his name and still went by Bibi Dong, it was purely because that was the name registered in his identity records.

Plus, he had been called that since he was a child and was used to it.

"Xiao Dong, after these days of instruction from Bishop Yue Guan, you should have a preliminary understanding of your two Martial Souls. Which one do you think you should cultivate, which one should you abandon, and what kind of Soul Beast should you hunt?"

Qian Xunji spoke to her disciple with as gentle a voice as she could muster.

Seeing this disciple again after half a month, her eyes lit up.

It had to be said that Yue Guan had taken good care of him, and with his naturally cute face and somewhat androgynous clothing, he looked like a precious porcelain doll.

The very cute kind.

"Teacher, I want to cultivate the Death Spider Emperor first. As for the target for my first soul ring, I would like to choose from the Earth Cave Demon Spider, the Man Faced Demon Spider, or the Blood-Sucking Demon Spider."

Bibi Dong knew that in this current era, even Martial Soul Hall had not yet solved the conflict between Twin Martial Souls.

He did indeed know some of the principles, but as a six-year-old, he doubted anyone would believe him if he spoke up.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but admire the Bibi Dong from the original work.

Brain-dead as she might have been, her talent for martial soul cultivation was beyond question.

She was the one who truly solved the conflict between Twin Martial Souls, achieving seamless switching without needing to retract one before releasing the other—a perfect mastery in the truest sense.

As for Tang San in the original work, he relied more on divine power to reconcile the conflict; he never truly solved the underlying issue of Twin Martial Souls.

Even Huo Yuhao, ten thousand years later, could only achieve this after condensing the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores.

Therefore, he would generally follow the path of cultivation Bibi Dong took in the original work, only making changes on a small scale.

"Not bad, it seems you have been studying very diligently during this time."

Hearing Bibi Dong's reply, Qian Xunji was very satisfied.

Only then did she take him to hunt for a soul ring.

Feeling that his disciple was getting too close to Yue Guan, Qian Xunji felt uncomfortable and did not bring him along.

Instead, she had the two Title Douluo, Thousand Jun and Falling Devil, protect them as they went to hunt.

At this time, both Thousand Jun and Falling Devil were only level 93 Title Douluo, so they were still Elders of Martial Soul Hall, not yet Consecrated Elders.

The two were twins, and since both possessed the top-tier tool martial soul Coiled Dragon Staff, they could fight a level 95 Title Douluo when working together.

With their protection, plus Qian Xunji, a Soul Saint, hunting a first soul ring for a child was as easy as could be.

The group traveled in the Pope's private carriage toward the Sunset Forest, and the journey was smooth and unimpeded.

It had to be said that Qian Xunji protected him too well.

Upon entering the Sunset Forest, she not only kept her soul power wrapped around him at all times but also constantly swung her long sword to clear thorns, vines, weeds, and rocks from their path.

This was more attentive than a nanny.

Bibi Dong felt that if he still betrayed Martial Soul Hall under these circumstances, he would deserve to die.

"Pope, I have discovered a two-hundred-year-old Earth Cave Demon Spider."

Just then, Thousand Jun spoke, looking at Qian Xunji and asking with his eyes if she wanted this soul beast.

"The age is a bit low; let's try to find a soul beast around 350 years old for Xiao Dong."

Qian Xunji shook her head after a moment of thought, clearly not satisfied.

In this regard, Bibi Dong did not immediately suggest using Whale Rubber to improve his physique, nor did he try to get a thousand-year soul ring for his first one—that was dangerous and unrealistic.

He felt that the effects of Whale Rubber were not that heaven-defying.

If Whale Rubber were truly that miraculous, there would have been countless people with thousand-year second soul rings ten thousand years later.

Wang Dong once mentioned that she had eaten so much of the stuff she felt like vomiting, and only under those conditions did she obtain a thousand-year second soul ring.

In that process, Wang Dong might have consumed other items to improve her physique; clearly, the effect of Whale Rubber was not that exaggerated.

"Pope, I have discovered a four-hundred-year-old Ghost Face Spider."

Soon, Thousand Jun found another target.

"Over 400 years—isn't that age a bit too high?"

Qian Xunji hesitated.

"Teacher, I want to try."

Hearing that there was a suitable soul beast, Bibi Dong took the initiative to speak.

He was fairly confident about a first soul ring of over four hundred years.

Although he hadn't practiced the Mysterious Heaven Skill from a young age to nourish his meridians like Tang San, he had still exercised his body as much as possible under the given conditions, frequently stretching. Even after becoming an orphan at five, he had still managed to eat and drink well thanks to the help of the villagers.

It shouldn't be a big problem.

"Capture it and verify it. If it's just over four hundred years, we'll take it as Xiao Dong's first soul ring. If the age exceeds that by too much, let it go."

Faced with his disciple's request, Qian Xunji did not refuse.

Soon, Thousand Jun brought the target before Bibi Dong.

"This Ghost Face Spider is between 420 and 440 years old. The risk of absorption is too great; let it go!"

Qian Xunji felt a slight disappointment upon seeing the soul beast before him.

"Teacher, why must we let it go?"

"Didn't you say that one could attempt to absorb one around four hundred years?"

Seeing a soul beast so compatible with himself right before his eyes, Bibi Dong did not want to give up.

He felt he had to fight for it.

"Xiao Dong, theoretically speaking, the age of a soul master's first soul ring should be between 200 and 300 years. Those with beast spirits can push that up by a few decades to a hundred years or so. For tool spirits and support spirits, it is best to choose a first soul ring of one or two hundred years. If the quality of the spirit is high, one can try to increase the age a bit more."

"Both of your spirits are top-tier beast spirits, so you can attempt to absorb a four-hundred-year first soul ring, but that is limited to a soul beast that has just broken through the four-hundred-year mark. This Ghost Face Spider has clearly been past four hundred years for some time. Even Teacher cannot judge its exact age, so the risk of absorption is too great. It is better to choose something more suitable."

Qian Xunji could see that her disciple wanted to absorb this soul beast's ring. She guided him patiently, explaining the details to Bibi Dong.

"Teacher, even you cannot accurately judge the age of this soul beast?"

Bibi Dong was astonished.

How was this different from what he knew?