Lin Fan reached out and took Bibi Dong's little hand.
The next moment, Bibi Dong felt a current flash through her hand, and a faint tingling sensation instantly spread through her entire body.
"This is how you temper your body." Lin Fan chuckled mischievously, tightening his grip on Bibi Dong's hand.
Bibi Dong's face flushed scarlet. A strange feeling welled up in her heart. She pulled her hand free from Lin Fan's and ran over to Qian Xunji, looking as though she'd been bullied. "Teacher, senior brother is picking on me!"
At that, Qian Xunji smiled. "Xiao Fan, you wouldn't bully your junior sister!"
Lin Fan grinned. "I'm just letting junior sister get a taste of it ahead of time."
"Since it's still early, we should hurry and look for a Soul Ring for Bibi Dong," Dean Zhu said.
Qian Xunji nodded and glanced at the fading light. "Sorry for the trouble, Dean Zhu."
Then Qian Xunji and the others followed Dean Zhu on the hunt for Soul Beasts.
Dean Zhu had a decent idea of where the Soul Beasts in Martial Soul Forest tended to gather.
But luck was very much against them. They searched two spider-type Soul Beast habitats in a row and didn't find a suitable Soul Beast.
Night had fallen, and not a trace of light could be seen in the forest. Only a few strange trees gave off faint, starry glimmers.
"Let's find an open space to rest," Dean Zhu said.
Qian Xunji nodded. The next moment, three pairs of golden, holy wings appeared behind him, and he soared into the sky.
Bibi Dong, watching from the side, looked on with envy.
Why couldn't she have such a beautiful Martial Soul?
She would've been happy with one that was even a little less impressive!
Thinking of her own two Martial Souls made Bibi Dong feel miserable. Both were spider-type, and both were so ugly.
For a girl like Bibi Dong, it was simply too much to bear.
Before long, Qian Xunji appeared before them again. "Follow me."
Led by Qian Xunji, the three of them came to an open space where the vegetation was sparse. Clearly, no Soul Beasts had settled there.
After pitching the tents and eating their provisions, Lin Fan and Bibi Dong went inside. Qian Xunji and Dean Zhu naturally took care of keeping watch.
"Senior brother, are we starting now?" Bibi Dong asked nervously.
Lin Fan nodded. "Of course. This is good for your body."
"All right." Trembling, Bibi Dong sat cross-legged in front of Lin Fan.
"Don't worry. I'll take it slowly, little by little," Lin Fan said, placing a hand directly on Bibi Dong's back.
Tiny arcs of electricity sprang from his hand and coursed over Bibi Dong's body.
"Ah... mm~" Bibi Dong's face reddened as she circulated her Soul Power.
"Take it slowly. It's normal for it to feel strange at first," Lin Fan said.
Outside, Dean Zhu was on watch when he heard the sounds coming from inside the tent. His eyebrows lifted.
Dean Zhu shook his head helplessly, yet he thought even more highly of Lin Fan and Bibi Dong!
"This is the future of Spirit Hall!"
Before long, the sounds inside the tent had faded away.
By now, Bibi Dong had grown used to tempering her body with lightning. Of course, Lin Fan was still using only a mild current. She would need to adapt if he increased its strength.
Inside the tent, Lin Fan and Bibi Dong sat facing each other. Faint arcs of electricity danced all over Lin Fan's body.
Since Lin Fan and Bibi Dong were in contact, the arcs also flowed into Bibi Dong's body. This way, both of them could strengthen their bodies as they cultivated.
The night passed without a word. Nothing happened.
With time short, the group finished eating and then headed to the next habitat under Dean Zhu's guidance.
The surroundings changed, and the once-dense forest transformed in an instant.
Spiderwebs covered the trees, and for some reason, not a single leaf or branch remained on them.
The ground bore marks of corrosion...
"Be careful. If nothing goes wrong, the biggest Soul Beast here should be a Human-Faced Demon Spider over five thousand years old," Dean Zhu warned.
"Xiao Fan, Dong'er, stay on either side of me," Qian Xunji said.
At that, Lin Fan and Bibi Dong moved to Qian Xunji's sides, warily watching their surroundings.
The four continued deeper into the forest. Suddenly, a sharp, piercing sound reached their ears.
A spider with eight legs was perched on a large tree.
The demon spider was about one and a half meters long, with a leg span of nearly three meters. Its body was covered in dark, ink-black armor.
The distinctive human-face pattern on its abdomen had fully formed. Its features were twisted, and the markings around its mouth looked like a ferocious grin.
The tips of its thick legs gleamed a sharp, dusky purple, a trace of deadly poison seeming to flow through them. Its eight small eyes glimmered with a cold red light.
"A Human-Faced Demon Spider!" Dean Zhu exclaimed. "Judging by its leg length, it should be between a thousand and thirteen hundred years old."
"Dong'er, your Soul Ring's right here," Qian Xunji said with a smile. A holy radiance appeared around him.
The next moment, Qian Xunji was already above the Human-Faced Demon Spider. He casually swung an Angel Sword in his hand twice.
Two holy sword beams, condensed from Soul Power, severed all eight of the Human-Faced Demon Spider's legs.
"Skree!"
The Human-Faced Demon Spider let out a ghastly scream. It had never expected to run into such a powerful opponent while out hunting for food.
But now, it didn't even have a chance to escape.
Faint golden light still shimmered over its severed legs, purifying its body!
Qian Xunji put away the Angel Sword and punched.
With a bang, the Human-Faced Demon Spider's body flew more than ten meters away.
That was with Qian Xunji holding back. Otherwise, that single punch would have been enough to kill it.
A few punches later, the Human-Faced Demon Spider was completely unconscious.
"Dong'er, come give it the finishing blow," Qian Xunji said.
Bibi Dong snapped out of her daze and eagerly ran over. She plunged her dagger into the human face on the Human-Faced Demon Spider's abdomen.
The next moment, a pale-purple Soul Ring appeared above the Human-Faced Demon Spider's corpse.
Bibi Dong sat cross-legged. She might not have paid much attention in her theory classes, but she knew all about absorbing Soul Rings.
After all, she preferred practical combat, and she naturally understood the Soul Rings that could increase her strength.
Qian Xunji and Dean Zhu stood guard around her.
Lin Fan sat down only a few paces from Bibi Dong, watching her closely.
The next moment, astonishment appeared on Lin Fan's face.
In his eyes, flickering purple light was appearing on the Human-Faced Demon Spider's corpse.
Lin Fan was dumbfounded. He'd naturally thought about the Soul Bone, a must-have for transmigrators.
But since he hadn't gotten one, it wasn't a big deal.
After all, he was in Spirit Hall. With his talent, getting a Soul Bone later would be easy, wouldn't it?
He hadn't expected that he still wouldn't get a Soul Bone. After all, Soul Bones were incredibly rare.
Fiction was fiction, in the end.
But as he watched the flickering purple light, Lin Fan could only rub his forehead in exasperation.
He hadn't gotten one, yet his junior sister had!
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