What Kind of Freak Are You?

Bibi Dong furrowed her delicate brows and leaned closer to inspect it carefully. After a moment, she cried out in surprise.

"Flames! There are actually flames on the blade! I'm sure I'm not seeing things."

Wang Jingyu nodded approvingly, giving her an affirmative answer.

"That's right. This second soul skill also gave my martial soul a passive ability, granting it the fire attribute.

"From now on, no matter what skill I use, it'll carry a burning effect. It's just that the effect isn't as powerful as the fire poison attached to my second soul skill."

"This effect is already domineering enough. What else could you possibly be dissatisfied with?"

After hearing Wang Jingyu's explanation, Bibi Dong felt incredibly envious. Compared to his second soul skill, her own was complete trash.

"Since you've successfully obtained your second Soul Ring, it's time for us to leave the Star Dou Great Forest. Let's go..."

Just as Bibi Dong was about to turn and leave, Wang Jingyu grabbed her small hand.

"Dong'er, no rush. I still need to find my third Soul Ring..."

Bibi Dong stared at Wang Jingyu with a strange expression. She placed a hand on his wrist and sensed him carefully, then cried out in disbelief.

"You just finished absorbing your second Soul Ring, and your Soul Power has already risen straight to level 30? My heavens, what kind of freak are you?"

Wang Jingyu shrugged innocently. "I can't help it either. Maybe the 4,600-year Soul Ring gave me too much Soul Power.

"So my Soul Power kept rising and went up ten whole levels at once. You don't understand it, and neither do I..."

Though he wore an innocent expression, he was dying to laugh. He directly summoned the Diary System and smugly vented in it.

Hahaha, this is killing me.

Dong'er has always been the one giving everyone else an overwhelming shock. To see that look like she'd seen a ghost in her eyes today, I'm quite the talent myself.

It's all thanks to the Crimson Flame Tiger. If it hadn't delivered its tiger head from a thousand miles away, I wouldn't have been able to shock Dong'er like this.

Still, I need to keep working hard. I'll make sure that every time she sees me in the future, she looks like she's seen a ghost... Hehe.

After uploading it, Wang Jingyu merely received a Strength +10 reward. He curled his lips and secretly mocked the system for being stingy.

Seeing his smug expression, Bibi Dong could not help feeling envious, jealous, and resentful.

"Let's go. Since you've reached level 30, we can only venture deeper into the thousand-year spirit beast area and continue looking for a suitable Soul Ring for you."

"Alright, Dong'er, you're the best."

Wang Jingyu knew Bibi Dong definitely did not feel good about this, and he desperately wanted to laugh.

She was the one who had insisted on following him to the Star Dou Great Forest. If she had been battered beyond recognition by the blow, that was her own choice too.

Thus, the two walked shoulder to shoulder once more, heading toward the thousand-year spirit beast area.

"By the way, Jingyu, you still haven't answered my question. What will happen to me in the future? How will my story end?"

As they traveled, Bibi Dong turned her head and once again asked for the answer she wanted.

Wang Jingyu could not help feeling conflicted. If he told her everything, she might not be able to endure it and would completely break with Qian Xunji.

She was far too weak right now. If she truly could not hold herself back and went to break with Qian Xunji, Qian Xunji might make the tragedy happen ahead of time in order to keep her.

As for himself, he had no ability to protect her at all. Rather than that, it would be better to keep it hidden until he was strong enough, then tell her Qian Xunji's true nature.

Having thought it through, Wang Jingyu revealed a relieved smile.

"Dong'er, don't worry. Nothing major will happen to you. You're currently the Saintess of Spirit Hall, and before long, you'll become the Pope of Spirit Hall.

"Under your governance, Spirit Hall will flourish, and its power will become stronger than ever before."

Wang Jingyu's reassurance did not ease the weight in Bibi Dong's heart.

Because the diary had said she would suffer "the greatest tragedy," yet Wang Jingyu was clearly avoiding the important details. It was obvious that he did not want to tell her.

Unwilling to accept it, she pursed her lips and asked again in a hoarse voice.

"Really? My future will only have good things and no bad ones? I don't know why, but I always have this uneasy feeling..."

Looking at her anxious gaze, Wang Jingyu could not help sighing.

This girl had transmigrated into the Douluo World, yet she had not even read "Douluo Continent." She had only heard about it from a friend.

No wonder she was so worried. That was perfectly normal.

Wang Jingyu gently raised a hand and patted her shoulder.

"Don't worry, Dong'er. You'll be fine. You transmigrated into this novel's world without having read the whole story. Perhaps that was fate."

After a brief pause, Wang Jingyu spoke to her seriously.

"Dong'er, all I can tell you is that, under the current circumstances, my not telling you everything is for your own good.

"When the time is right, I'll tell you this world's story. For now, you only need to stay innocent and adorable."

Bibi Dong raised her head, her beautiful eyes meeting Wang Jingyu's. She did not see even the slightest hint of playfulness in his gaze.

She also understood that perhaps, just as Wang Jingyu had said, not telling her everything now was meant to protect her.

Bibi Dong could only let out a heavy sigh.

"Since you're unwilling to tell me, I can only investigate it myself. I believe that one day, I'll uncover the truth."

After saying that, Bibi Dong fell silent.

Wang Jingyu's heart also felt heavy. Protecting her would not be easy.

The two traveled all the way to the thousand-year spirit beast area. The spirit beasts in this region could already be said to be quite bold.

When they saw strangers entering their territory, they showed no intention of leaving. Some even set their sights on them and followed closely behind.

More than an hour after entering the thousand-year spirit beast area, Bibi Dong gnawed on the buns and beef jerky Wang Jingyu had given her for lunch and quietly reminded him.

"There are dozens of wolf-type spirit beasts behind us. They're probably hungry and have set their sights on us. Your talent may be exceptionally strong, but your current strength is lacking.

"So you'd better be careful. I don't want them to swarm us later and eat you."

Wang Jingyu chewed the beef jerky in his mouth and looked back.

He found quite a few wolf-type spirit beasts hiding less than fifty meters behind them.

However, they were so focused on hiding their heads that they forgot about their rear ends, making it impossible for them to escape Wang Jingyu's notice.

According to the Compendium of Spirit Beast Data, Wang Jingyu knew that these wolf-type spirit beasts were called Gale Demon Wolves, and their leader had strength comparable to around 4,000 years.

Even the weakest of these Gale Demon Wolves had reached the thousand-year level. They were a relatively threatening type of pack-dwelling thousand-year spirit beast.

Perhaps these Gale Demon Wolves had sensed Bibi Dong's formidable strength, so they did not rush forward to surround and attack them.

Instead, they followed them like clingy tails, likely intending to wait until they fought other spirit beasts and exhausted their Soul Power before finding an opportunity to launch a sneak attack.

These beasts were quite cunning too...