Ye Xishui had once been instantly defeated by Qian Daoliu.
To this day, she still couldn't forget the oppressive force Qian Daoliu had brought to bear on her.
Now, she was face-to-face with Qian Daoliu once again.
Ye Xishui felt like a little ghost waiting for the King of Hell to call her name.
She didn't even have the courage to meet Qian Daoliu's eyes.
"Why would Heaven do this to me?"
"Even after I'm dead, I still have to end up in the hands of the Angel Clan."
"Is this really my just deserts for all the wicked things I've done?"
Ye Xishui was so overwhelmed with grief she could hardly cry. She ranted furiously to herself.
She felt like she'd been set up.
It was bad enough that the Arena Tournament had matched her against her natural counter, Qian Daoliu.
Now that she'd become a Soul Spirit, she still had to deal with Qian Daoliu.
"Big brother, whether she lives or dies is entirely up to you."
Golden Crocodile Douluo fell silent for a moment, then finally spoke up.
If Qian Daoliu couldn't tolerate Ye Xishui,
Golden Crocodile Douluo would give up his chance to improve without hesitation.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was loyal to the Angel Clan.
For their sake, he could even give up his own interests.
Ye Xishui stiffened all over.
Hearing Golden Crocodile Douluo's words, she nearly died of anger right then and there.
"I'm your Soul Spirit, at least! How can you be so heartless?"
Ye Xishui really wanted to call Golden Crocodile Douluo a blockhead.
Given Golden Crocodile Douluo's status and influence in the Worship Hall,
if he spoke up and asked to keep her as his Soul Spirit,
Qian Daoliu might well grant him that favor.
After all, Golden Crocodile Douluo was senior to Qian Daoliu!
And as for his contributions, Golden Crocodile Douluo had worked diligently all these years. There wasn't a single fault to find.
Considering all that, Qian Daoliu couldn't possibly refuse him.
Besides, she was already dead.
Now that she'd become a Soul Spirit, she could no longer do evil.
Qian Daoliu didn't need to wipe her out completely.
As long as Golden Crocodile Douluo pleaded on her behalf,
Qian Daoliu might take pity on her and spare her.
Yet Golden Crocodile Douluo hadn't said a word.
He'd just left the decision to Qian Daoliu!
He really was as stubborn as a block of wood.
Ye Xishui didn't want her soul to be scattered.
She had to fight for a chance to survive.
"Keep me, and I can help you grow stronger."
"I can tell Spirit Hall everything I know, without holding anything back."
"For example, the Soul Tools developed ten thousand years from now..."
Ye Xishui gazed pleadingly at Golden Crocodile Douluo and begged.
She wouldn't dare say any of that to Qian Daoliu.
Qian Daoliu was terrifying!
Ye Xishui feared one look from him would be enough to glare her to death.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was very tempted by her offer.
To be honest, Ye Xishui's help as a Soul Spirit would be immense.
But Golden Crocodile Douluo still didn't plead with Qian Daoliu on her behalf.
Ye Xishui had committed countless evils.
Even if her soul were scattered, she'd deserve it.
Whether she lived or died depended on whether Qian Daoliu gave her a chance.
"Second brother, since she's your Soul Spirit, then let her stay."
After weighing it over for a long while, Qian Daoliu ultimately spared her, for Golden Crocodile Douluo's sake.
If Ye Xishui hadn't ended up in Golden Crocodile Douluo's hands,
Qian Daoliu definitely wouldn't have shown her any mercy.
Ye Xishui's very existence was a challenge to Qian Daoliu's bottom line.
"I'm warning you: from now on, assist Second Brother properly."
"If you harbor any crooked intentions, I'll make sure your soul is scattered."
After leaving her with that warning, Qian Daoliu turned and vanished on the spot.
He didn't want to stay any longer.
Ye Xishui's very presence felt like it was polluting the air in the Worship Hall.
Ye Xishui let out a sigh of relief.
She'd finally survived.
Fortunately, Golden Crocodile Douluo carried enough weight.
Otherwise, she really would have been in dire straits today.
"From now on, tell me everything you know."
"I want to know just how advanced civilization has become ten thousand years from now."
Golden Crocodile Douluo didn't mince words. He gave her a direct order.
When Ye Xishui first appeared, she'd said that
Soul Tools from ten thousand years in the future were powerful enough to instantly kill a Titled Douluo.
She'd even claimed that killing a god wasn't impossible.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was naturally tempted by such methods.
If Spirit Hall could get a head start on mastering the Soul Tool technology of ten thousand years from now,
then nothing could stand in the way of Spirit Hall's plan to unite the continent.
Ye Xishui didn't dare disobey Golden Crocodile Douluo.
She and Golden Crocodile Douluo were bound together by their shared interests now.
Naturally, she had to help him—and help Spirit Hall.
Ye Xishui knew very well that Spirit Hall would soon be destroyed at Tang San's hands.
Now that she was tied to Golden Crocodile Douluo,
she absolutely wouldn't let that happen again.
Otherwise, if something happened to Golden Crocodile Douluo, she'd be finished too.
Even for her own sake, Ye Xishui had to help Spirit Hall.
Meanwhile, Su Yu...
He'd obtained his second God-bestowed Soul Ring.
As before, absorbing the Soul Ring hadn't increased his Soul Power.
But the god-level Soul Skill it granted him was incredibly powerful.
Su Yu's second Soul Skill was called Ten Thousand Times Deceleration.
Just hearing the name was enough to tell how powerful it was.
"What's the difference between Ten Thousand Times Deceleration and immobilization?"
If a person's movements were slowed down ten thousand times,
it was practically the same as being immobilized.
In a fight, the opponent would be reduced to a passive punching bag.
And if he used his second Soul Skill together with his first,
that would be a killer combination.
First, slow the opponent down until they couldn't move.
Then, give himself Ten Thousand Times Acceleration and deal ten thousand times the damage in a single second.
With that one-two punch,
Su Yu could easily crush an opponent even two major realms above him.
That was the power of his two God-bestowed Soul Rings.
"Come to think of it, if I used this combination on a woman..."
"Wouldn't it be even more intense than pounding away?"
Su Yu's imagination ran wild.
A mischievous smile crept across his lips.
If he got the chance, he'd have to try it.
Just as Su Yu's thoughts were galloping off in every direction,
Bibi Dong, who lived right next door, sharply turned her gaze toward his room.
"What was that aura just now?"
"Why did the aura of a deity appear?"
Bibi Dong couldn't make sense of it.
She was certain she hadn't imagined it.
But was it really reasonable for the aura of a god to appear in such an inconspicuous corner?
If that divine aura had come from the direction of the Worship Hall, Bibi Dong wouldn't have thought much of it.
But now, she couldn't help wondering.
"Could my next-door neighbor be a half-god expert hiding their true strength?"
"Or perhaps they've taken the same step toward godhood as Qian Daoliu?"
Bibi Dong's imagination ran wild.
She leaned more toward the first possibility.
After all, not everyone in this world was qualified to become a god.
The road to godhood was arduous, and few could make it to the end.
But even a half-god was not to be underestimated.
Bibi Dong wasn't the Spirit Hall Pope right now.
She couldn't afford to offend an expert like that on a whim!
"I'll find a chance to visit my neighbor."
"If I can build a closer relationship, perhaps they could help my plans considerably."
Bibi Dong schemed quietly to herself.
Su Yu, however, had no idea.
At that moment, he was using his newly acquired second Soul Skill on a young woman walking along the roadside.
He wanted to test just how terrifying Ten Thousand Times Deceleration was.