Devour, Refine

The Clear Sky Sect had come to Martial Soul Hall under the leadership of their ancestor, Tang Chen, with a very simple goal: the Martial Soul Hall Pontiff, Qian Xunji.

With the sect providing full support, Tang Hao had now broken through to the realm of a Soul Saint.

According to the intelligence they possessed, Qian Xunji's current strength was at the level of a Soul Douluo.

With Tang Hao's cultivation as a Soul Saint, combined with the secret techniques of the Clear Sky Sect, he had every opportunity to defeat Qian Xunji.

Once that was achieved, they could find a pretext to bring up their wager and surely accomplish their desired goal.

However, Tang Chen knew that they could not reveal their true intentions directly, so they naturally used the excuse of an exchange between the younger generations of the two great powers.

Qian Daoliu was quite surprised by Tang Chen's personal arrival at Martial Soul Hall, and he came out to greet him in person.

He gave them full face and a grand reception.

Such a posture only made the already arrogant members of the Clear Sky Sect even more conceited.

"Big Brother, I thought this Martial Soul Hall was something special, but looking at it now, it's nothing much."

"Aren't they still being respectful and submissive in the face of our Clear Sky Sect?"

Tang Hao looked around, clearly unimpressed.

"Brother Hao, we are guests after all; we should still be polite while speaking here."

"Since this Martial Soul Hall is able to spread its influence across most of the Douluo Continent, it naturally has its own unique merits."

A young man standing beside Tang Hao, who looked seven or eight parts similar to him but whose words and actions were clearly more composed, spoke up.

Although his words carried a tone of reprimand, his voice was equally filled with pride.

From the sect ancestor Tang Chen down to the lowest disciples, the Clear Sky Sect possessed an air of superiority.

How could Tang Chen not know this?

Not only did he not intervene to discipline them, but he actually encouraged this atmosphere.

The reason was simple: to cultivate the Clear Sky Hammer martial soul to its peak, one needed to possess a spirit of looking down upon the world and forging ahead without hesitation.

"Big Brother, this Clear Sky Sect is far too disrespectful toward our Martial Soul Hall."

Tang Hao did not know that his and Tang Xiao's words had already clearly reached the ears of the high-ranking members of Martial Soul Hall.

Of course, even if they had known, they likely wouldn't have cared.

The person who spoke just now was none other than Golden Crocodile Douluo.

If it weren't for the fact that he couldn't beat Tang Chen, Golden Crocodile Douluo would have taught this group of brats from the Clear Sky Sect a lesson, no matter what.

"Uncle Jin, there is no need to be angry with them. Since the Clear Sky Sect wants to spar with the younger generation of our Martial Soul Hall, once my disciple returns, she will surely crush all of their peers."

Qian Xunji spoke calmly.

At the mention of her disciple, Bibi Dong, a smile involuntarily appeared on her lips.

Although she and Bibi Dong had only met two or three times a year over these past few years, every meeting had left her deeply astonished.

Regarding her disciple's true strength, even she, a teacher at the Title Douluo level, was not entirely certain.

"That is true. With the methods of that little one, Xiao Dong, the Clear Sky Sect really doesn't amount to much."

At the mention of Bibi Dong, even a smile appeared on Golden Crocodile Douluo's face.

Over these years, even they, the elders and titled experts, had achieved breakthroughs in various aspects because of Bibi Dong.

Furthermore, that little one was sweet-tongued, sensible, and well-behaved, so they all liked her dearly.

Although every time that little one came, they were forced by one circumstance or another to give away precious gifts, they were still very happy.

Martial Soul Hall had worthy successors.

If it weren't for the fact that her elder brother wanted to find a reason to force Xunji to marry and have children sooner, they would have already pushed Bibi Dong into the position of Holy Child.

The people of the Clear Sky Sect were impatient; they had originally intended to spar with the geniuses of Martial Soul Hall upon arrival, hoping to firmly suppress them to demonstrate the power and invincibility of the Clear Sky Sect.

Unexpectedly, Martial Soul Hall kept delaying the challenge, dragging it out time and time again.

Could it be that my intentions and thoughts have been exposed?

Tang Chen was very puzzled.

Given the personality of that old fellow Qian Daoliu, he shouldn't be this sluggish.

But right now, he was delaying and obstructing them again and again, which Tang Chen could not understand.

Before coming, he had specifically inquired and learned that Qian Daoliu had mentioned many times that he wanted to find a husband for his daughter, Qian Xunji, and had even collected information on top-tier young men from many years ago.

Judging by this posture, Qian Daoliu was very eager to find a husband for his daughter.

Now that he had personally brought his most outstanding grandson to his doorstep, that old fellow Qian Daoliu was unmoved.

This left Tang Chen completely baffled.

Tang Chen did not know that the reason Qian Xunji was stalling was because she was waiting for her disciple to return.

Since the Clear Sky Sect had come knocking, she would use this opportunity to make a name for herself across the world in one fell swoop.

Not just for her disciple, but for herself as well.

Since becoming a Title Douluo, she had yet to make a move in front of outsiders.

This moment was the perfect opportunity.

Since her father was no match for Tang Chen, she, as his daughter, naturally had to reclaim her father's lost face.

Furthermore, her disciple would also crush the young talents of the Clear Sky Sect.

At this moment, Bibi Dong had already emerged from the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well.

Having successfully completed the Ice and Fire Gold Body Refining, Bibi Dong now possessed the physical constitution required to absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring based on body strength alone.

Moreover, it was not merely the lower end of the ten-thousand-year spectrum.

As for her exact limit, it would require further testing.

Bibi Dong did not immediately use the Forget-River Autumn-Water Dew to enhance her spiritual power; instead, she first examined her own martial souls.

Unless the attributes were a perfect match, filled a deficiency, or the spirit master's foundation was exceptionally deep, even immortal herbs could not push a super martial soul any further.

The two martial souls Bibi Dong possessed were the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor, both of which were sovereigns among top-tier martial souls.

The power of immortal herbs could hardly cause them to undergo metamorphosis or advance further.

However, they could enhance the attributes of the martial souls.

Closing her eyes, she carefully sensed the characteristics of her martial souls.

In addition to both possessing immunity to ice and fire, each had been endowed with specific ice and fire properties.

The death energy of her Death Spider Emperor had gained an ice attribute; with this ice attribute added to its already formidable offensive power, its strength became even more potent and extraordinary.

The Soul-Eater Spider Emperor had likewise undergone changes.

Although it did not explicitly inherit a fire attribute on the surface, the essence of the martial soul had gained an innate spirit skill.

That was Devouring Refinement.

The Soul-Eater Spider Emperor's ability to devour spirit power allowed it to absorb the energy of other spirit masters and spirit beasts to increase its own strength.

However, this process carried a massive drawback.

Devouring too much posed a significant obstacle to one's own cultivation.

But now, her spider legs possessed a scorching, purifying power.

In other words, the power she devoured could be refined, allowing her to bypass the side effects.

Bibi Dong was ecstatic over this evolution and improvement.