Bibi Dong: Yuan'er, My Heart Aches! Tang Hao Backed Down!

"What a Martial Soul Hall!"

"You win this round!"

Tang Hao gritted his teeth fiercely, a flash of desperate madness crossing his eyes.

He knew this was no time for hesitation.

"Bang!"

The yellow century-level spirit ring beneath his feet instantly shattered.

Great Sumeru Hammer, Ring Detonation!

A violent, peerless surge of spirit power erupted within his body like a volcanic explosion.

The power of the Clear Sky Hammer surged several times over, forcibly shattering the blood-colored spider silk wrapped around it.

Tang Hao seized the momentum to retract his giant hammer, his face deathly pale, and turned to retreat toward the outer edge of the forest.

"Trying to run?"

"It won't be that easy!"

Bibi Dong let out a sharp cry.

The purple light wings on her back flapped violently.

She transformed into a streak of blood-colored lightning, moving so fast that she left a trail of afterimages in the air.

In the blink of an eye, she had closed the distance to Tang Hao.

Two razor-sharp, blood-patterned spider legs, like the scythes of the Grim Reaper, thrust directly toward Tang Hao's back.

Tang Hao was shocked, and in his haste, he could only turn to block with his giant hammer.

"Clang!"

A deafening sound of metal colliding rang out.

One spider leg was narrowly deflected by the giant hammer.

But Bibi Dong's current angle of attack was extremely cunning.

The other spider leg, like a viper striking from its hole, precisely bypassed the hammer's defense.

"Puchi!"

A teeth-grinding sound of tearing flesh echoed.

The spider leg pierced directly through Tang Hao's sturdy shoulder armor.

The sharp tip instantly impaled his collarbone, spraying a large splash of crimson blood.

"Ah—"

Tang Hao let out a harrowing cry of pain.

That overbearing dark energy surged into his body through the wound, frantically destroying his vitality.

Tang Hao's expression changed drastically, the veins on his forehead bulging.

At this life-or-death moment, he didn't even have time to think.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

He detonated his second, third, and fourth spirit rings in rapid succession.

Three full spirit rings shattered simultaneously.

The terrifying energy of the ring detonation erupted instantly, turning into a violent black storm that forcibly blasted Bibi Dong, who was inches away, back over a dozen meters.

Tang Hao endured the heart-wrenching pain of his shoulder being impaled.

Using the terrifying thrust of the explosion, he unleashed the absolute limit of his speed.

He transformed into a black meteor, fleeing frantically and in a sorry state toward the distant horizon.

His speed was so great that he became a tiny black dot in the blink of an eye.

Only his furious, desperate threat continued to echo over the forest for a long time.

"Bibi Dong!"

"I, Tang Hao, will remember this debt!"

"One day, I will surely come to Martial Soul Hall and pay you back a hundredfold!"

Seeing Tang Hao's aura vanish completely from her range of perception, Bibi Dong's taut nerves finally relaxed.

She exhaled a long, heavy breath, her chest rising and falling slightly.

The terrifying phantom of the dark spider in mid-air slowly dissipated.

The purple-black carapace on her body faded away, restoring her original tall and beautiful figure.

With the crisis averted, Bibi Dong didn't even bother to check her own exhaustion.

She hurriedly turned around and rushed toward Lin Yuan, who was not far away.

She pulled the swaying, tiny body into her arms in one motion.

Lowering her head, she carefully examined Lin Yuan's condition.

Looking at his paper-white cheeks and the fingertips that were still dripping blood.

Bibi Dong's eyes were filled with an ache that could not be dissolved.

She knew very well that the incredible mutation her body had just undergone, and the sudden surge in her strength, must have been thanks to this child in her arms once again.

Just as it had been back in the Hell Road of Slaughter City.

It was he who had given her the miracle that allowed her to survive.

Bibi Dong gently wiped the cold sweat from Lin Yuan's forehead with her sleeve.

She lowered her head, her voice softening, stripped of its usual high-and-mighty majesty, leaving only the warmth of a mother.

"Thank you."

Lin Yuan listened to her gentle voice.

He nuzzled slightly into Bibi Dong's embrace.

He only felt that the touch was extremely soft, carrying a comforting warmth that put his heart at ease.

Forcibly extracting his life essence to trigger his skill had exhausted all his stamina.

Now that the crisis was averted, his tightly wound spirit relaxed, and the exhaustion washed over him like a tide, completely drowning him.

Lin Yuan didn't even have the strength to reply; he was so tired he nearly collapsed into unconsciousness.

Only the time it takes to brew a cup of tea had passed.

Lin Yuan, who had just been overdrafted and pale-faced, suddenly stirred.

Within his dried-up meridians, the domineering bloodline of the Nine Nether Beast began to circulate on its own, plundering the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth at a terrifying speed.

He took a deep breath and stood up directly from Bibi Dong's arms.

His complexion had already returned to a normal, healthy glow, and his entire body was once again brimming with vigorous vitality.

"How is this possible?"

Hu Liena, who was guarding nearby, widened her eyes on the spot and exclaimed in shock.

Dugu Yan also covered her red lips in horror, staring at the six-year-old boy before her.

Such a severe overdraft would have left an ordinary Spirit Master bedridden for at least half a month.

He had recovered after resting for only a short while?

This recovery ability was nothing short of a monster!

Lin Yuan ignored the shock of the two girls and turned to look at Bibi Dong beside him.

After the fierce battle, Bibi Dong's stunning face was flushed with a breathless glow, and her purple-gold crown was slightly tilted.

This did not make her look disheveled; instead, it stripped away some of her aloof divinity, adding a captivating, bewitching beauty.

The tight, dark purple soft armor outlined her breathtaking, curvaceous figure, and her long, straight legs were faintly visible beneath the hem of her skirt, radiating the fatal temptation unique to a mature woman.

Lin Yuan looked at her, a hint of appreciation flashing in his eyes.

He reached out and gently took hold of Bibi Dong's slender, soft wrist.

"Mother, you should take Senior Sister back to Martial Soul City first."

"I still have some matters to handle with Senior Dugu and the others."

Feeling the warmth radiating from his wrist, Bibi Dong gripped Lin Yuan's hand in return, her beautiful eyes filled with concern.

"You still want to stay here?"

"You just exhausted your life essence; you need absolute rest now."

Lin Yuan looked straight into her eyes, his tone calm yet filled with absolute composure.

"I know what I'm doing."

"There are opportunities right before us; it would be a pity to leave now."

Listening to Lin Yuan's steady words, which far exceeded those of his peers, and looking at his calm gaze, Bibi Dong felt a strange impulse to obey this little one.

She sighed as if in compromise, her slender fingers smoothing out Lin Yuan's slightly disheveled collar.

Afterward, Bibi Dong turned her head, her gaze piercing toward Dugu Bo not far away.

In an instant, the Empress of Martial Soul Hall, who commanded the world and acted with decisive slaughter, returned.

"Old Poison."

"Since Yuan'er wishes to stay, This Seat entrusts him to you."

"If he loses even a single hair in this Sunset Forest, the entire Martial Soul Hall will surely hunt you to the ends of the earth!"

The chilling killing intent caused the surrounding air to plummet.

Although Dugu Bo was known for his eccentric and unruly nature, he nodded repeatedly, his expression solemn to the extreme.

"Your Holiness can rest assured!"

"Even if this old man has to risk his life, I will never let anyone harm him in the slightest!"