Soul Hunting

At that moment, the more Qian Xunji watched Li Pu from the shadows, the more he disliked him. Even with his father Qian Daoliu's words ringing in his ears, a voice deep inside kept telling him to kill Li Pu.

The task assigned to Chrysanthemum Douluo was to keep sending beautiful women to approach Li Pu. They had even dispatched direct descendants of the Angel Clan.

After all, not every descendant of the Qian Family could possess a Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul. There would always be one or two whose Martial Souls had degenerated into a Radiant Four-Winged Angel or a Sacred Two-Winged Angel. These people would form the Angel Legion.

But Li Pu could appreciate their beauty without being moved. That so-called beauty trap was a poor effort. Aside from sending over a few beauties, they had nothing else to offer. Did they really think he hadn't seen enough beautiful women in Slaughter City?

A true beauty trap meant being the moonlight in someone's heart, their ideal partner—the one they were willing to grow old with. It was never about using beauty to serve another. Such a person was a rare treasure, a blessing earned over several lifetimes, someone whose soul fit perfectly with yours, unlike anyone you'd ever met. Even if they eventually confessed everything, you'd still feel tenderness toward them.

If there's no moonlight in your heart, then have one custom-made for you!

Winning someone's heart was the finest beauty trap.

Pierce their will. Corrode their soul.

The beauty was only a tool.

It was nothing like the sort of world where a genius strategist could make an empire's god of war kneel and sing "I surrender" with a mere grain-supply raid.

Since the beauty trap wasn't working on Li Pu, and drugging him was out of the question, Qian Xunji had no choice but to devise another plan.

A few months later, Bibi Dong reached Level 90. She only needed one more Soul Ring to advance.

A Titled Douluo at twenty-seven or twenty-eight—she was the youngest Titled Douluo in the history of Douluo Continent.

Of course, Spirit Hall wouldn't let this news get out.

Unlike a certain attention-seeker who thought he was the most talented person alive and even took his Soul Beast wife everywhere with him.

Bibi Dong lacked one Soul Ring, and Qian Xunji had arranged to give her the best of everything as a so-called act of atonement.

"Elder Li Pu, would you be interested in coming along? I see you still have only one Soul Ring. Why not go hunt for one? A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring as your second would be a good start."

Qian Xunji hadn't forgotten Li Pu. Nor had he expected that, in Slaughter City, Li Pu could ignore the barrier that required a Soul Ring to advance every ten levels.

"With the Pope's invitation, I'd be glad to join you. As for the Soul Ring, there's no rush."

Li Pu wasn't in a hurry to get a Soul Ring. With the conditions in Slaughter City, why rush to waste another Soul Ring opportunity?

Qian Xunji led Chrysanthemum and Ghost Douluo, along with Bibi Dong and Li Pu, to hunt a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Bibi Dong didn't refuse. Since he was willing to hunt a Soul Beast for her, she would go with him.

The group didn't head to Star Dou Forest. Instead, they went to a spider's cave in a deep, dark canyon.

The cave was dimly lit, and tattered webs hung everywhere. Scattered bones littered the ground, making the place seem eerie and terrifying.

They casually dealt with the little spiders along the way.

When they saw that their target was a horrifying purple spider, Bibi Dong could hardly believe it. This was no ordinary spider—it was the Death Spider Emperor, the Soul Beast that matched her First Martial Soul.

And it was a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast.

Bibi Dong hardly knew what to say. If she'd searched for one herself, she would never have found a Soul Beast so perfectly suited to her Martial Soul so easily.

The more closely a Spirit Master's target Soul Beast matched their Martial Soul, the greater the benefits—and the more likely they were to obtain a Soul Bone.

The Death Spider Emperor sensed the intruders entering its cave. The moment it felt the aura of Qian Xunji's absolute power over it, it fled. It had gained human intelligence long ago.

If they'd been anyone else, it would have charged out and slaughtered the damned intruders. But the divine power radiating from Qian Xunji was terrifying. It felt fear from the depths of its soul.

It was indeed a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast, but it wasn't mindless.

Qian Xunji summoned the Angel Holy Sword that came with his Angel Martial Soul. In an instant, he caught up with the Death Spider Emperor and slashed off two of its legs.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo followed, helping to capture it.

Li Pu couldn't help but exclaim, "So this is the Angel Martial Soul. It really is powerful!"

Bibi Dong glared bitterly and muttered, "No matter how powerful it is, it's still disgusting!"

Li Pu went on, "If it were the opposite, and became a Fallen Angel, it wouldn't be any worse, would it?"

He'd said it without thinking, but Bibi Dong heard more in his words.

She seemed to have thought of an even better way to exact her revenge, and the corner of her mouth curled slightly.

The Death Spider Emperor was no match for Qian Xunji. Under the Angel Domain, especially, it was completely suppressed, its attributes reduced across the board.

Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo clasped hands and stood back-to-back, their eighteen Soul Rings overlapping.

"Two-Level Static Domain!"

The moment their Martial Soul Fusion Skill took effect, it descended upon the Death Spider Emperor, freezing it in place like a photograph.

"Dong'er, hurry and claim your Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring for your ninth ring!"

Bibi Dong moved at once. She wouldn't forgive the beast that was Qian Xunji just because he had found her such a suitable Soul Ring. But neither would she refuse his kindness.

She would never reject anything that could help her get revenge.

Standing before the frozen Death Spider Emperor, she activated her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul Avatar. Her body underwent a tremendous transformation: purple-black armor covered the skin of her upper body, and a carapace even concealed her face.

Beneath her eyes, four more eyes had grown. She looked downright monstrous, with a fearsome face and fangs!

Behind her was a huge orb, from which eight legs extended.

Foul liquid dripped from her legs.

In an instant, Bibi Dong had transformed from a noble, elegant saintess into a terrifying spider demoness.

No one could have imagined that such a beautiful woman would look so horrifying after activating her Martial Soul Avatar.

When the Hundred-Thousand-Year Death Spider Emperor saw Bibi Dong, it seemed to recognize one of its own. But it made no difference. Even members of the same kind devoured each other, especially female spiders devouring males.

As it happened, the Death Spider Emperor was male.

Bibi Dong then devoured it without mercy.

The more powerful and convenient a force was, the more addictive it became. And addiction was the first step toward becoming an Evil Soul Master.

It was like the Hell Slaughter Arena in Slaughter City, where you could absorb the Soul Power of nine defeated opponents to increase your strength. Bibi Dong's Second Martial Soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, could likewise absorb Spirit Masters' Martial Souls to grow stronger.

Once someone became addicted, they would gradually come to love this shortcut, and eventually fall into depravity as an Evil Soul Master beyond redemption.

But what happened here was different. Just like hunting Soul Beasts to obtain Soul Rings, Bibi Dong had completely absorbed the Soul Beast. It was almost the same as the Soul Beast sacrificing itself entirely.