Resentment, Jealousy

As Bibi Dong stepped onto the stage, she instantly drew countless gazes.

The Martial Soul Hall side was naturally expectant of Bibi Dong's upcoming performance, especially Qian Xunji.

Truth be told, she did not have a complete understanding of this disciple of hers.

Perhaps today would be the day to witness her disciple's true strength.

Her opponent was a level 48 Soul Ancestor from the Clear Sky Sect named Tang Lieyan.

He was a rare talent among the younger generation of the Clear Sky Sect, though, of course, he could not be compared to the likes of Tang Hao or Tang Xiao.

Other factions took note of Bibi Dong naturally because of the focus from the Martial Soul Hall members and Bibi Dong's own identity.

As the disciple of Pope Qian Xunji, they were all very curious about what exactly Bibi Dong's martial soul and talent were like.

"It's him!"

When Yu Xiaogang saw Bibi Dong, his eyes were filled with envy.

He clearly remembered that this person had visited their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan a few years ago.

That time, the clan's reception ceremony had been extremely grand; even his father, as the clan master, had to come out to greet him.

At the time, he had only felt awe.

Looking back now, he discovered that he and this man of similar age shared the same life path, yet had encountered vastly different fates.

Both backed by major powers, why was everything they possessed so completely different?

Why was his martial soul so good, and his Innate Soul Power so high?

Why was he cherished by everyone?

Why did he have such a beautiful master?

Why was his own talent and martial soul so poor, why did everyone around him disparage and curse him, and why couldn't his father give him his full love?

Still young, Yu Xiaogang had grown up amidst curses and disparagement ever since awakening his martial soul, and thus he had learned what jealousy was early on.

He was jealous—jealous of this guy who looked to be about his own age.

Why was he able to obtain everything he dreamed of so easily?

"What the hell?"

Sensing an intangible resentment fixated on her, Bibi Dong subconsciously turned her head to look.

She happened to lock eyes with Yu Xiaogang's resentful gaze and his twisted expression.

This left Bibi Dong utterly bewildered.

What on earth had happened?

She and this person didn't seem to have any connection.

Logically speaking, this was only their second time meeting, and they hadn't even exchanged a single word.

Yet he had grown to resent her like this.

This was simply too absurd.

Could it be just because she was named Bibi Dong and that guy was named Yu Xiaogang?

That made absolutely no sense.

Bibi Dong did not know that Yu Xiaogang's hatred for her had not been a matter of a day or two.

Because of his visit, the thousand-year Diamond Fruit that Yu Yuanzhen had originally prepared for Yu Xiaogang was given to Bibi Dong as a gift instead.

Yu Yuanzhen naturally would not speak of this matter himself.

In his heart, he had hoped to find a way to help Xiaogang find another thousand-year Diamond Fruit to compensate his son.

The problem was that thousand-year Diamond Fruits were extremely rare; even for a powerhouse at the Title Douluo realm like him, finding one was a matter of luck.

Having failed to find the desired thousand-year Diamond Fruit, Yu Yuanzhen eventually managed to find other spirit herbs as substitutes for his son.

But this matter was still spread by those with ulterior motives and reached Yu Xiaogang's ears.

Furthermore, people constantly used this incident to provoke Yu Xiaogang.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Xiaogang came to harbor a deep grudge against him.

In fact, for these past years that Yu Xiaogang had been unable to break through to level 10, he had blamed it all on Bibi Dong.

In Yu Xiaogang's view, if not for Bibi Dong's visit snatching away what belonged to him, he would have already broken through to level 10 and obtained his first soul ring by now.

According to Yu Xiaogang's research, after obtaining his first soul ring, he might have been able to change his innate deficiency.

It was also because of this thousand-year Diamond Fruit that a rift had formed between Yu Xiaogang and Yu Yuanzhen.

Although Yu Yuanzhen later helped Yu Xiaogang find other spirit herbs to compensate and substitute, as a father, a man, and a clan master in a high position, Yu Yuanzhen was not adept at expressing his inner thoughts, so he never explained anything to his son regarding this matter.

Thus, in Yu Xiaogang's eyes, this was his father deceiving him.

Even though before he awakened his martial soul, his father had promised him that he would give him the Diamond Fruit he had gone to such lengths to find, to help him improve his soul power and physical strength.

But after he awakened his martial soul, everything changed.

The thousand-year Diamond Fruit his father had promised him was simply forgotten.

This was a matter of little consequence, but to the fragile-minded Yu Xiaogang, it meant his father had abandoned him, discarded him.

Everything was because he had awakened a trash martial soul.

Therefore, his father would rather give what was promised to him to someone else than leave it for him.

It was precisely because of this that Yu Xiaogang's hatred for Bibi Dong had been brewing for several years.

"Why..."

Yu Xiaogang gritted his teeth, glaring at Bibi Dong.

What made him most jealous was that this guy was even more handsome than him.

There was simply no justice in the world.

"Inexplicable!"

Bibi Dong ignored Yu Xiaogang; the other party was truly not worth looking at.

He would just have to eliminate him when a suitable opportunity arose.

Leaving such a disgusting person alive was nothing but a scourge.

Although he did not know the reason why he, Bibi Dong, had become a man, and Qian Xunji had become a woman, it was highly unlikely that anyone would take a fancy to Yu Xiaogang.

But who could say for sure with these kinds of things?

If a scenario played out where Qian Xunji fell for Yu Xiaogang and was willing to abandon the status of Pope just to be with him, that would be too absurd.

"So you are the Pope's disciple?"

"Isn't that a bit too arrogant!"

"How dare you be so insolent when facing me!"

Just at this moment, Bibi Dong was pulled back from his thoughts by a voice tinged with anger.

He knew it was Tang Lieyan, who was battling him, growing furious.

Bibi Dong did not offer any explanation; with a thought, his martial soul, the Death Spider Emperor, possessed his body.

At the same time, four soul rings appeared.

Yellow, purple, purple, black!

The appearance of one yellow, two purple, and one black soul ring instantly drew everyone's gaze.

Gasps and sounds of disbelief erupted.

"How... how is this possible?"

"How could your soul ring colors be so outrageous?"

"This must be fake."

"How could anyone have a thousand-year second soul ring and a ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring?"

On the soul fighting arena, Tang Lieyan, standing opposite Bibi Dong, was filled with disbelief.

For a moment, he could hardly believe his own eyes.

Even though he kept telling himself that all of this was an illusion.

The power fluctuations of the soul rings could not be faked.

In just a single encounter, the moment Bibi Dong revealed his soul rings, it crushed his momentum.