She had a tall, curvaceous figure, delicate features, and long golden hair. Her white robe, embroidered with gold, billowed in the breeze. Bathed in sunlight, she looked so divine, so radiant.
Like a fairy descended into the mortal world.
Her willow-shaped brows were naturally green, and her vermilion lips needed no rouge to be red.
One glance was enough to make anyone lose themselves.
Especially the aloof, haughty air she exuded—it was the sort that most easily stirred a man's desire to conquer her.
"How could such a beautiful woman have a name like Qian Xunji?"
Bibi Dong quickly regained her clear gaze. The truth was, she had thought of the events in the original story.
The thought that Qian Xunji was a man made her feel deeply uncomfortable.
How could she put this feeling into words?
It was like seeing a beautiful woman on the street and falling head over heels at first sight. Just as you were admiring her, your good friend came over and told you he knew her—and that apparently, she used to be a man before going to Thailand and coming back like this.
All feeling vanished in an instant.
As for why she hadn't changed her name and was still called Bibi Dong, it was simply because that was the name registered on her identity papers.
Besides, she'd been called that for as long as she could remember.
"Xiao Dong, after these past few 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 give up, and what kind of Soul Beast should you hunt?"
Qian Xunji spoke to her disciple as gently as she could.
After half a month apart, she was delighted to see her disciple again.
She had to admit, Yue Guan had taken excellent care of her. Combined with her naturally adorable face and somewhat androgynous clothes, she looked like a cute porcelain doll.
The very, very adorable kind.
"Teacher, I want to cultivate the Death Spider Emperor first. As for my First Soul Ring target, I want to choose between the Earth Cave Demon Spider, the Man Faced Demon Spider, and the Blood-Sucking Demon Spider."
Bibi Dong knew that in this era, even the Spirit Hall hadn't solved the problem of conflicts between Twin Martial Souls.
She did know some of the principles behind it, but at only six years old, she doubted anyone would believe her if she spoke up.
Thinking of that, she couldn't help admiring the Bibi Dong in the original story.
She might have been an idiot, but her talent for cultivating Martial Souls was beyond question.
She had truly solved the problem of conflicts between Twin Martial Souls. She could switch seamlessly between them, without first retracting one before releasing the other. It was genuine, perfect mastery.
As for Tang San in the original story, he had mostly relied on divine power to harmonize the conflicts between his Twin Martial Souls. He hadn't truly solved the problem.
Even Huo Yuhao, ten thousand years later, could only manage it after condensing the Yin-Yang Complementary Dual Soul Cores.
So, for the most part, she would follow the path of cultivation that the original Bibi Dong had taken, making changes only on a small scale.
"Good. It seems you've been studying very diligently during this time."
Qian Xunji was very pleased with Bibi Dong's answer.
Only then did she take her Soul Hunting.
She felt her disciple had grown too close to Yue Guan, and it made her uncomfortable, so she didn't bring him along.
Instead, the two Titled Douluo, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo, accompanied them as protection.
At the time, Qian Jun and Jiang Mo were both only rank 93 Titled Douluo, so they were still Elders of the Spirit Hall, not worshippers.
The two were twins, and both wielded the top-tier weapon Martial Soul, the Coiling Dragon Staff. Together, they could fight a rank 95 Titled Douluo.
With them for protection, and Qian Xunji—a Soul Saint—as well, hunting a First Soul Ring for a child couldn't have been easier.
The group rode in the Pope's private carriage to Sunset Forest. Their journey was completely unimpeded.
It had to be said, Qian Xunji had protected her too well.
Once they entered Sunset Forest, she kept her Soul Power enveloping Bibi Dong at all times. She also repeatedly swung the longsword in her hand, cutting down thorny vines and clearing weeds and rocks from the path ahead.
She was more of a nanny than a nanny.
Bibi Dong felt that if she still betrayed the Spirit Hall under these circumstances, she deserved to die.
"Pope, I've spotted an Earth Cave Demon Spider that's about two hundred years old."
Just then, Qian Jun looked at Qian Xunji, asking with his eyes whether she wanted this Soul Beast.
"It's a little too young. Let's keep looking for one around three hundred and fifty years old for Xiao Dong."
After a moment's thought, Qian Xunji shook her head, clearly unsatisfied.
Bibi Dong didn't suggest using Whale Rubber to strengthen her physique just yet, nor did she try to get a thousand-year First Soul Ring. Both were dangerous and unrealistic.
She felt that Whale Rubber couldn't be all that miraculous.
If it really were so extraordinary, there would have been countless people with thousand-year Second Soul Rings by ten thousand years later.
Wang Dong had once said she'd eaten Whale Rubber countless times, to the point of feeling sick. Only under those circumstances had she obtained a thousand-year Second Soul Ring.
Wang Dong might also have taken other things to strengthen her physique, so the effects of Whale Rubber clearly weren't all that exaggerated.
"Pope, I've found a Ghost Face Spider that's about four hundred years old."
Soon, Douluo Qian Jun found another target.
"Over four hundred years? Isn't that a little too old?"
Qian Xunji hesitated.
"Teacher, I want to try."
Hearing there was a Soul Beast suitable for her, Bibi Dong spoke up.
She was fairly confident she could handle a First Soul Ring that was over four hundred years old.
Although she hadn't cultivated the Mysterious Heaven Skill from childhood to nourish her meridians like Tang San, she'd still done her best to train her body within the means available to her. She stretched regularly, and even after becoming an orphan at five, she had still eaten and drunk fairly well thanks to the villagers' support.
It should be fine.
"Capture it and check its age. If it's just over four hundred years old, it can be Xiao Dong's First Soul Ring. If it's much older, let it go."
Faced with her disciple's request, Qian Xunji didn't refuse.
Soon, Douluo Qian Jun brought the target right in front of Bibi Dong.
"This Ghost Face Spider is between four hundred and twenty and four hundred and forty years old. Absorbing its Soul Ring would be too risky. Let it go."
Qian Xunji looked at the Soul Beast before her, somewhat disappointed.
"Teacher, why let it go?"
"Didn't you say I could try absorbing one that's around four hundred years old?"
Seeing a Soul Beast so well suited to her right in front of her, Bibi Dong didn't want to give up.
She felt she had to make an effort to persuade her.
"Xiao Dong, in theory, a Soul Master's First Soul Ring should be between two hundred and three hundred years old. Those with Beast Martial Souls can push that limit up by several dozen years, perhaps even a hundred. Soul Masters with weapon or support Martial Souls should ideally choose a Soul Ring that's one or two hundred years old. If the Martial Soul is especially high quality, they can try pushing the limit a little further."
"Both your Martial Souls are top-tier Beast Martial Souls, so you can try absorbing a First Soul Ring from a four-hundred-year-old Soul Beast. But it should be one that's only just reached four hundred years. This Ghost Face Spider has clearly been over four hundred for some time. Your teacher can't judge its exact age, so absorbing it would be too risky. Let's find one that's more suitable."
Qian Xunji could tell her disciple wanted to absorb this Soul Beast's Soul Ring. She patiently explained the details to Bibi Dong.
"Teacher, even you can't accurately judge this Soul Beast's age?"
Bibi Dong was very surprised.
This was nothing like what she knew.
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