Jade Scale Bite!

[Bai Tu: Turn on video chat during the instance so I can watch too, @Dugu Yan.]

[Dugu Yan: Okay.]

[Wang Dong: Guys, my Big Father and Second Father want me to disguise myself as a boy and go to Shrek. What do you think?]

[Bai Tu: Let's see those legs~]

[Wang Dong: First, tell me about Tang San and the whole soul-split-into-three thing.]

[Bai Tu: What Tang San? I've never even met Tang San.]

[Wang Dong: Damn it! Image.]

[Bai Tu: Can you lift your skirt?]

[Hu Liena: Eww~]

[Bai Tu: Hehe~ Next time for sure. You're going to Shrek this time to seduce the Child of Fate. Disguising yourself as a boy is so you can share a dorm with him.]

[Bai Tu: Tang San wants to use you to put a dog leash on that Child of Fate.]

[Gu Yuena (Douluo Dalu II): My Bai Tu! When will you come back to my side? I could tell at a glance that Three-Eyed Golden Lion was a fake!]

[Gu Yuena (Douluo I): Yours?]

[Gu Yuena (Douluo Dalu II): What Auspicious Beast could see the Power of Fate ten thousand years into the future? Compared to Bai Tu, the Auspicious Beast I raised is downright pathetic!]

[Bai Tu: I guess there's a pretty good chance the Auspicious Beast will join the group too.]

[Gu Yuena (Douluo Dalu II): I see. I still think the Auspicious Beast I raised is very cute.]

Bai Tu's heart stirred. It would be much more fun to have Dong'er and Qiu'er together!

If the Auspicious Beast didn't join the group next time, he'd use the Beacon to invite her.

He tried to make sure that he and the Chat Group each held fifty percent of the shares, in case anything unpleasant happened.

As mentioned before, the Chat Group was merely a newly born little medium. Its ability to connect myriad worlds mainly came from the Source's permission.

To keep the Source behind Contact from coming after him, Bai Tu decided to wait until he had fully mastered at least one ability before going after it!

[Bibi Dong: Are you finished? If you are, I'll get started.]

Bai Tu's consciousness returned to the Chat Group.

Just then, Dugu Yan sent a group video-chat invitation as well.

Bai Tu casually accepted, then turned off his own video.

"Hey! Why can't I see Young Master Bai Tu?"

Huo Wu's enormous face filled her entire screen, her nostrils especially prominent.

"Everyone, turn off your videos. It's too chaotic. Let's watch what's happening inside the instance first."

Qian Renxue frowned. She quickly figured out how to turn off her own video.

Good thing the video defaulted to showing her face. Otherwise, if anyone saw her lifting her skirt and holding Bai Tu in her arms, how could she ever show her face again?

At Qian Renxue's words—or perhaps because everyone realized she was right—their videos soon switched off, leaving only Dugu Yan's.

Dugu Yan awkwardly turned her head, trying to move her face out of view, but the video kept following her.

"Change the setting to first-person view. That way, we'll see what you see."

"And everyone else, turn off your microphones."

Bai Tu stayed quiet. He wanted to surprise Bibi Dong, so he had Qian Renxue relay the message for him.

Qian Renxue rolled her eyes at Bai Tu. That bastard was definitely thinking about seducing the other girls in the group!

Bai Tu watched the screen. The image soon shifted to a blonde, foxy-looking young woman. She seemed to be watching the group video too, and she waved enthusiastically in greeting.

The view shifted again, quickly settling on the still, motionless Heaven Dou Imperial Palace. A peerlessly beautiful woman stood there, a Six-Winged Angel floating behind her. She stared coldly at the people below, a Holy Sword (Soul Skill) in her hand.

Bai Tu narrowed his eyes. Just as he'd thought!

The so-called mission instance was nothing more than a slice of time, and apparently it included only the locations and people involved in the mission.

After all!

Dugu Yan's view kept turning, but there was no sign of Tang San or Dugu Bo.

That was because the mission briefing said to drive back or kill Qian Renxue, not to help drive her back or kill her.

That made sense. In the original story, Qian Renxue had already been driven off. How hard could it be to help?

Beside him, Qian Renxue glared indignantly at the video. She could clearly see that damn Bibi Dong wearing a mocking smile.

"When does this instance start?"

Bibi Dong asked curiously. Her voice carried clearly through the video to everyone.

"There's a timer in the sky."

Dugu Yan stared gravely at the 01:33 displayed overhead.

"Would you like to use it to get some practice?"

Bibi Dong asked. She was curious to see how far Bai Tu could rapidly power someone up.

After all, not long ago, Dugu Yan had only been around level thirty.

"I think I can give it a try!"

Dugu Yan was eager to get started. She had already reached level sixty, becoming a Soul Emperor, and Bai Tu had upgraded all six of her Soul Rings to black!

Bai Tu had raised her Soul Power to this level not because he lacked the ability or was stingy, but to reduce the amount of Soul Power inside Dugu Yan that bore his mark.

[Zi JI: When will Young Master raise our years? Little Fox rolling around.jpg]

To avoid disturbing everyone watching the movie, Zi JI used text chat too.

[Bai Tu: Wait until I get back. Your strength is already decent, and considering how quickly I recover...]

[Bai Tu: Raising one Soul Beast to eight hundred thousand years every half month won't be a problem.]

Bai Tu couldn't help feeling helpless about it. With his Path of Propagation fully unleashed, other Soul Beasts could now reach eight hundred thousand years in a short time.

But the demands on his own Power of Fate had increased dramatically.

It seemed his bloodline was simply too noble.

Even so, his own years had increased to one hundred and twenty thousand over the past half month or so.

By his estimate, with the current strength of his Path of Propagation, he could reach two hundred thousand years in about three months.

Then he'd become a noble orange-gold Soul Ring! doge

Though his current combat strength had little to do with his own years.

All his years provided was an increase in the range over which he could sense and absorb Propagation Power.

Back in the instance, the timer in the sky reached zero!

"Bibi Dong!"

Copy Xue's eyes widened. She stared in shock at the others who had suddenly appeared before her!

Tang San and the others had vanished without a trace!

"Your opponent is me!"

Dugu Yan immediately summoned her Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul, which was accompanied by six black Soul Rings!

Bai Tu had even altered her Soul Skills!

How could an eighteen-year-old Soul Emperor be reduced to playing support for someone else?

Copy Xue frowned, realizing the situation wasn't simple!

Bibi Dong and Hu Liena stood opposite her. Her subordinates and Tang San's group had all disappeared!

And across from her stood Dugu Yan, with six black Soul Rings!

After serving as crown prince for so many years, she naturally recognized Dugu Yan's face!

Though this Dugu Yan seemed much younger.

"First Soul Skill: Jade Scale Bite!"

Dugu Yan struck first!

The Jade Phosphorus Snake Martial Soul behind her bared its fangs and lunged at Copy Xue, biting down with savage speed!