Absorbing the Immortal Herb, Reforming Bones and Muscles, Zhu Zhuqing's Transformation

"Heaven Burning Demon Pupil!" Qin Xuan let out a low shout. His pupils flashed with black light as he unleashed his full mental power, quickly locating a spirit beast suitable for Zhu Zhuqing in the dense forest five kilometers away.

It was a large, pitch-black cat, roughly five meters in size.

"A Nether Cat that has just broken through to the thousand-year cultivation level; it's quite suitable to be your third spirit ring."

Hearing this, Zhu Zhuqing froze. She immediately pushed her mental power to its limit, a look of confusion crossing her face. "Why can't I see it?"

"The beast is hiding in the dense forest five kilometers away. Follow me!" As he spoke, Qin Xuan took the lead and dashed toward the northwest.

"Five kilometers away!" Zhu Zhuqing was inwardly shocked, but she quickly followed in Qin Xuan's footsteps.

With her current mental power, she could only detect things within a hundred meters at most, yet Qin Xuan was already able to precisely pinpoint objects five kilometers away.

What kind of concept was this?

Even though Qin Xuan's spirit power was only at level fifty, his mental power had already vaguely reached the level of a Spirit Saint. It was truly awe-inspiring!

At the same time, although the Nether Spirit Cat was a martial soul known for its speed, Zhu Zhuqing couldn't catch up to Qin Xuan no matter how hard she tried.

Qin Xuan consistently maintained a distance of thirty meters from her, seemingly waiting for her on purpose, and he wasn't even moving at his maximum speed.

A short while later, the two arrived in the dense forest.

"First spirit skill, Dark Wind Fire Blade!"

Without a second word, Qin Xuan flicked his wrist, sending several black fire blades shooting toward the Nether Cat.

Seeing this, the Nether Cat relied on its agile footwork to dodge two of the blades, but the final one struck it squarely in the abdomen!

Boom!

The Nether Cat was instantly blasted five zhang away. The flesh on its lower belly was torn open, and a two-meter-long gash was clearly visible!

Its speed was fast, but the speed of the fire blades was even greater.

The fact that the Nether Cat had managed to dodge two of the blades was beyond Qin Xuan's expectations.

"Zhuqing, put it out of its misery."

"To kill a thousand-year spirit beast in a single blow—Brother Qin, your strength is truly terrifying!" After expressing her shock, Zhu Zhuqing flickered and appeared before the Nether Cat.

"Second spirit skill, Nether Hundred Claws!"

Accompanied by purple claw marks, hundreds of attacks struck the Nether Cat's head in an instant.

--Swish!

The Nether Cat's face was shredded, blood streaming down, and it quickly lost all signs of life.

A purple spirit ring then emerged from its corpse.

"I'll have to trouble Brother Qin to guard me!" As she spoke, Zhu Zhuqing sat down on the spot and began to absorb the spirit ring.

Qin Xuan leaned against a nearby willow tree, watching her quietly.

About five hours later, Zhu Zhuqing slowly opened her beautiful eyes, having successfully absorbed the third spirit ring.

Her spirit power had risen by two levels, breaking through to the Spirit Venerable realm. Her third spirit skill was Nether Slash, which, just like in the original story, had not changed.

To the current Qin Xuan, a thousand-year spirit beast was no different from a small fry that could be killed in an instant.

"Brother Qin, your spirit power has also reached a bottleneck. Why not hunt a spirit beast for yourself as well?" Zhu Zhuqing asked curiously.

Hearing this, Qin Xuan refused without hesitation:

"No, let's return to Spirit City first."

"After all, a sixty-thousand-year spirit beast is definitely not something I can contend with alone."

"A sixty-thousand-year spirit beast!" Zhu Zhuqing covered her small mouth, her face full of disbelief.

If it were an ordinary ten-thousand-year spirit beast, she might have been able to help a little.

But in front of a sixty-thousand-year spirit beast, a small Spirit Venerable like her would only be killed in an instant.

"No need to be surprised. Let's leave this place first." Seeing Zhu Zhuqing looking as if she had more to say, Qin Xuan reminded her.

The two then left the Star Dou Great Forest.

Three days later, early morning.

Qin Xuan parted ways with Zhu Zhuqing in the center of Spirit City.

He had Zhu Zhuqing go to report to the Spirit Hall Academy, while he went to the Pope Hall to pay his respects to Bibi Dong and ask her to dispatch a Titled Douluo to assist in hunting the spirit beast.

A sixty-thousand-year spirit beast was no small matter; even if a Titled Douluo could win steadily, it would still take some effort.

If they encountered a sixty-thousand-year spirit beast with special abilities, even a Titled Douluo would face certain risks.

He pushed open the doors of the Pope Hall.

At this moment, Bibi Dong was sitting upright on the Pope's throne.

Standing behind her were the two elders, Ju and Gui.

On the right side of the hall stood the trio led by Hu Liena.

"Nana, you must focus entirely on your cultivation over these next two years. Do not allow the championship title of the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament to slip away. Do you understand?"

Bibi Dong swept her beautiful eyes toward Qin Xuan, who was walking into the hall, before looking at Hu Liena and giving her instructions.

"Rest assured, Teacher. The Spirit Hall Team has won the championship consecutively many times; this time will be no exception!" Hu Liena responded with full confidence.

"Disciple greets Teacher!"

"Greetings, Elder Chrysanthemum, Elder Gui Mei!"

Qin Xuan bowed respectfully.

"Hmm." Bibi Dong nodded in satisfaction. "You brat, your leveling speed is quite fast; you have actually reached the bottleneck of a Spirit Ancestor."

Hearing this, Yue Guan and Gui Mei both revealed expressions of gratification.

"Xiao Xuan, thank you for the Nether Demon Spirit Tiger skull bone you gave me; it allowed me to break through to the Spirit Ancestor realm ahead of schedule," Hu Liena said with a smile as she greeted him.

"No need for thanks, it was just a small effort." Qin Xuan appeared indifferent, then looked at Bibi Dong.

"I presume Teacher knows the purpose of my visit!"

Bibi Dong scolded him with a smile, "You brat never visits without a reason. Do you think I don't know you?"

At this point, she ordered Yue Guan, who was standing beside her, "Elder Chrysanthemum, I must trouble you to make a trip."

"As you command!" Yue Guan cupped his hands in response, then immediately looked at Gui Mei, revealing a hint of hesitation.

"Oh?" Seeing this, Bibi Dong saw through Yue Guan's thoughts at a glance and said with a smile:

"Elder Chrysanthemum, as a rank 95 Super Douluo, could it be that you lack the confidence to take down a mere 60,000-year spirit beast?"

"That is not what this subordinate meant!" Yue Guan hurriedly explained:

"The spirit beast Xiao Xuan requires has special attributes. Even with 60,000 years of cultivation, its true ability is likely infinitely close to an ordinary 90,000-year spirit beast."

"This subordinate is naturally confident in helping Qin Xuan hunt the spirit beast, but it will take quite a bit of effort."

"If Gui Mei could accompany me, it would naturally be for the best, and it would also save some time."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong's delicate brows furrowed slightly, and she directly rejected Yue Guan's request:

"Elder Gui Mei has other tasks to attend to. You shall accompany Xuan'er to hunt the spirit beast alone on this trip."

"As you command!" Yue Guan replied, then immediately moved to Qin Xuan's side.

In front of Bibi Dong, he appeared slightly humble—not just because of her status as Pope, but more so because of her terrifying strength.

The battle in the Sunset Forest where Bibi Dong crippled Dugu Bo with a single move had long since spread across the entire continent.

As a confidant of Bibi Dong, Yue Guan was naturally aware of the prowess of this female Pope, yet he had never imagined she could be terrifying to such a degree.