Several days later.
Deep within the core region of the Star Dou Great Forest, beside the Lake of Life.
At this moment, Bibi Dong was still absorbing the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's Spirit Ring.
Su Mo sat quietly against a tree trunk nearby, guarding Bibi Dong.
A moment later, Bibi Dong finally finished absorbing the Spirit Ring. She slowly opened her eyes and let out a long breath.
"Dong'er, release your Spirit Rings and let me see them." Su Mo appeared at Bibi Dong's side in an instant.
Bibi Dong did as she was told. Dark green light surged behind her as the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor Martial Soul was abruptly released.
Eight blood-red Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings surrounded her body!
Bibi Dong's pupils suddenly contracted. "Su Mo, this... what's going on? How did the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's Spirit Rings become Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings? Wait... is this the surprise you mentioned before?"
Su Mo nodded slightly and smiled. "Yes. These three Spirit Rings all came from the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor. They were originally of the same origin, and you absorbed them together. Perhaps some kind of mutation occurred during the absorption process, causing them to evolve into Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings."
In truth, Su Mo had not been entirely certain this would succeed beforehand.
After all, according to the original course of events, Tang San had used the incomparably domineering Great Sumeru Hammer while fighting the Thousand Jun Ant Emperor's lingering resentment. It was equivalent to forging the three Spirit Rings, allowing them to evolve into Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Rings.
Although Bibi Dong had likewise absorbed three Spirit Rings simultaneously and faced the resentment of three Thousand Jun Ant Emperors at once, she had relied entirely on her own immense strength to crush them head-on. Her Spirit Rings had not undergone any