After some encouraging words from Bibi Dong, Cen Yu no longer felt guilty and solidified his resolve to become stronger.
Soon, Gui Mei and Yue Guan returned, dragging a dying Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff.
Cen Yu bowed to Bibi Dong, "Master, I am going to absorb the spirit ring."
Bibi Dong nodded, "No rush, take your time to absorb it safely."
Seeing this, Gui Mei stepped aside, while Yue Guan took out a dagger and handed it to Cen Yu.
"Here, this guy has three heads; you must pierce its heart to kill it."
Cen Yu looked at the spirit beast before him, stunned for a moment, then gently shook his head.
If he remembered correctly, wasn't the Scarlet King beneath the Lake of Life of the same species?
"Thank you, Uncle Yue Guan, but that won't be necessary."
He turned to Bibi Dong and said, "Master, please leave this area with Uncle Gui Mei. My domain has a holy attribute that will burn you."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong nodded, "Then let Yue Guan stay here to guard you; I will wait in the distance."
Upon hearing this, Yue Guan immediately knelt on one knee before Bibi Dong, "Your Majesty the Pope, rest assured, this subordinate will certainly protect little Yu!"
"Mm."
As the words fell, Bibi Dong and Gui Mei flashed away, quickly departing the area.
Once he was certain the domain would not affect Bibi Dong, Cen Yu crouched down and placed his hand gently on the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff.
Under Yue Guan's curious gaze, a holy aura descended, and golden mist surged, shrouding a radius of five hundred meters.
Subsequently, a golden magic circle emerged from beneath the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff.
"Please, rest in peace."
"Lotus Rebirth: Deliverance."
Under the influence of this power, the Three-Headed Scarlet Demon Mastiff slowly dissolved into pure energy.
Watching this scene from the side, Yue Guan was filled with amazement.
As expected of the same person... one personality beats a spirit beast into a mist of blood, while the other sends it straight to the afterlife.
Still, it was for the best; if little Yu encountered any trouble outside in the future, others wouldn't be able to track him down for revenge.
In the blink of an eye, five hours passed, and the Hundred-Day Floating World Web domain finally dissipated.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong and Gui Mei quickly rushed to where Cen Yu was.
When they arrived, they saw the boy surrounded by golden flowing light, his stature seemingly having grown taller under the influence of his soul power.
Sensing their arrival, Cen Yu slowly opened his eyes and said softly, "Master, I succeeded."
"After absorbing the second spirit ring, my Soul Power Level has reached twenty-two."
"And my second spirit skill is called 'Lotus Rebirth: World Mother'."
"After activating the spirit skill, I can inflict various weakening negative statuses on the enemy."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong asked curiously, "What are the effects?"
"Dust Bind, Withered Silence, Bewilderment, Karmic Calamity, Soul Collapse."
"That is to say, reduced speed, reduced attack, reduced accuracy, reduced defense, and continuous loss of vitality."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up, looking as if she had found a treasure.
This spirit skill actually had so many effects? Although it lacked hard crowd control, it was far stronger than an average control-type spirit master.
If all five negative statuses could be applied to the same person, wouldn't that be equivalent to directly slashing the opponent's soul power level?
Before she could ask exactly how much it could weaken an opponent, Cen Yu's expression changed.
The black-faced personality had awakened.
"Hey~ Master, my spirit skill is also very strong, you know~"
"Mm." Bibi Dong nodded, "I know, the spirit skills you obtain have different effects."
She asked with interest, "Then what is your spirit skill?"
The white-faced personality's spirit skill was already heaven-defying; could the black-faced one, who seemed adept at combat, be focused on increasing attack power?
Cen Yu smiled slyly, "Then, does Master want to have a spar with me?"
Hearing this, Yue Guan stepped forward and said to Bibi Dong, "Your Majesty the Pope, let this subordinate do it."
"Oh? Uncle Yue Guan wants to test me?"
Bibi Dong glanced at the cracked Pope's scepter in her hand and said helplessly, "Let Yue Guan accompany you for some practice."
"Alright." World-Ending Heavenly Mother appeared from the blood mist; Cen Yu raised his hand to grip the long spear, and the second spirit ring at his feet lit up.
"Second spirit skill—Lotus Rebirth: Sinful Mother!"
As the words fell, a dark purple light flashed, and Cen Yu moved, thrusting his spear directly toward Yue Guan.
"What?! So fast?"
Although the two were very close, the terrifying thing was that in almost an instant, Cen Yu had already arrived in front of Yue Guan.
But he was a Super Douluo after all; even without activating his martial soul, his physical fitness was incomparable to that of an ordinary person.
Reacting quickly, Yue Guan dodged to the side, grabbed the shaft of the spear thrusting toward him, and then forcefully threw Cen Yu into the air.
"Little Yu, could it be that your soul skill is a speed boost?"
Cen Yu chuckled. "Not just that~"
Following this, he twisted his body in mid-air, gathered his soul power, and violently hurled the long spear at Yue Guan.
Just then, Bibi Dong suddenly spoke up: "Do not be careless."
Hearing this, Yue Guan instinctively summoned his martial soul and flashed aside, dodging the attack.
"BOOM--!"
The second after he dodged, the spear landed, creating a crater three to four meters in diameter.
Seeing this, Yue Guan stared in a daze at Cen Yu, who was slowly landing from the air, while a sense of lingering fear rose in his heart.
He had actually underestimated his opponent; if he had tried to catch that attack with his hand just now... he feared it would have pierced straight through his palm.
Cen Yu waved his hand, and the long spear on the ground dissipated.
"Uncle Yue Guan, my second soul skill can increase speed by 50% while also increasing attack power by 100%."
"You underestimated me. If I had used my domain, as long as I could control you for a single instant, your hand would be gone."
Bibi Dong also looked at Yue Guan with displeasure: "How many times have I told you? Have you still not learned your lesson?"
"Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit; underestimating the enemy is a grave taboo in warfare."
"If Cen Yu had aimed not for your hand, but for your heart, what would you have done then?"
"Become the first Title Douluo in the history of the Douluo Continent to be solo-killed by a Soul Grand Master?"
How did such a person even become a Title Douluo? Her subordinates were actually filled with such trash.
Hearing this, Yue Guan hurriedly knelt on one knee to admit his fault: "This subordinate knows he was wrong. Thank you for your instruction, Your Holiness..."
Gui Mei also knelt on one knee to plead for Yue Guan.
His old partner was good in every way, but he was just too dawdling.
It wasn't as if this hadn't happened before; he wouldn't finish a mission quickly, and then the target would be rescued by someone else.
He still hadn't learned his lesson.
"Master, Uncle Yue Guan was only afraid of hurting me. He wouldn't be careless against an enemy, so please don't blame him."
At this moment, Cen Yu walked over, bowed to Bibi Dong, and then helped Yue Guan and Gui Mei up.
As soon as Yue Guan looked into the eyes of the person before him, he knew that the gentle version of Cen Yu had come online.