Gift

Because of the Rakshasa God Trial, Bibi Dong's personality had grown increasingly obsessive and twisted. Both of her Twin Spider Emperors also possessed devouring abilities.

If this woman learned that he possessed the power of a god-king, he might well end up drained dry.

"Darkness, evil, devouring..."

"Good, very good!"

After hearing Qin Xuan's explanation, Bibi Dong grew visibly excited, looking as though she'd just struck gold.

"Both of my Martial Souls possess the ultimate attributes of darkness and evil, and both contain devouring abilities."

"My First Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor, can devour life and matter. My Second Martial Soul, the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor, can devour souls and energy."

"Combined, they can devour everything in their path."

"Within five years, my Soul Power will surely reach level ninety-nine, and I'll become a Peerless Douluo!"

"Your Nine Nether Evil God Tiger's attributes are highly compatible with my Twin Spider Emperors."

"Qin Xuan, I intend to take you as my personal disciple and give you special guidance. Are you willing?"

"I..." Qin Xuan was about to answer when Bibi Dong raised a hand to stop him, then continued:

"With the strength of your Nine Nether Evil God Tiger, combined with my personal guidance, you'll surely reach the Titled Douluo realm before you're thirty."

"As long as you become my personal disciple, you won't have to worry about resources, status, Soul Rings, or Soul Bones."

"To a certain extent, you'll be second to none and above countless others."

"So you must think carefully before answering."

Hearing this, Qin Xuan didn't rush to speak. Instead, he rubbed his chin and fell into thought.

Just as Bibi Dong said, with her guidance, I really could avoid a lot of wrong turns.

But her claim that I'd be second to none and above countless others is a bit of an exaggeration.

Given the current timeline, Bibi Dong's Soul Power is probably only at level ninety-seven at most. Even if she reaches level ninety-nine, she might not be a match for Qian Daoliu.

Still, becoming Bibi Dong's disciple would be nothing but beneficial for me right now. There's no reason to refuse.

If I turn Bibi Dong down, with her personality, she might just eat me on the spot...

Besides, becoming her disciple wouldn't be so bad. That way, I could also maneuver between her and Qian Renxue and help smooth things over between mother and daughter.

Having weighed the pros and cons, Qin Xuan clasped his hands and knelt on one knee, his expression solemn. "This disciple pays his respects to Master!"

Bibi Dong was overjoyed. She hurriedly rose from her papal chair and teleported in front of Qin Xuan, helping him to his feet.

"Good disciple, I'll make sure to train you well!"

With that,

A thought crossed her mind, and two beams of light flew out of thin air toward Qin Xuan.

As the light faded, a token and a black ring came into view.

The token was dark gold and felt weighty. Engraved on it were a sword, a hammer, a dragon, a chrysanthemum, an evil spirit, and a crown—six images in all. It looked extravagantly ornate.

The other ring looked unremarkable, with a spider engraved on it.

"What are these...?" Qin Xuan's eyes glinted as he stared at them, puzzled.

He knew the token was the Pope Order, but he had no idea what the ring was. It hadn't appeared in the original anime.

Bibi Dong explained with a smile:

"This token is called the Pope Order. It's the highest authority token in Spirit Hall and represents my personal presence."

"There are only three of them circulating outside Spirit Hall on the entire continent. They're held by the Clear Sky Sect, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan."

"Anyone under Spirit Hall who possesses this token can enter any of Spirit Hall's territories freely and mobilize Soul Masters."

"As for the ring, it's a storage-type Soul Tool with an internal space of one cubic kilometer."

"More importantly, this ring can store any living thing except humans. It's an extremely rare item."

"There are five million Gold Soul Coins in it. You can use them to buy precious medicinal herbs or to build up your own forces."

"These three things are my welcome gifts to you."

"When you've earned merit for Spirit Hall, I'll give you even better things."

"Thank you for these treasures, Master!" Qin Xuan beamed. Without hesitation, he slipped the ring onto his left index finger, then put the Pope Order inside it.

A storage ring, five million Gold Soul Coins, and the Pope Order.

Ordinary people would think the Pope Order was the most precious of the three, but that wasn't the case.

Of all these things, the storage ring was actually the most useful to Qin Xuan.

Since it could store living things, he absolutely had to seize the Immortal Herb opportunity before Tang San did.

Most of the Immortal Herbs were yang in nature, and none were suited to the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger.

Even so, he couldn't let that hypocrite, Tang San, get his hands on them.

The Immortal Herbs came second.

The Nine Nether Evil God Tiger also had a special ability called the Evil God Curse, a kind of powerful restriction.

Any Soul Beast that signed an Evil God Curse with the Nine Nether Evil God Tiger would be at Qin Xuan's command.

If a Soul Beast tried to resist, the Evil God Curse would activate inside its body, shattering its soul and killing it.

The conditions for signing an Evil God Curse with a Soul Beast were extremely strict: the Soul Beast had to agree completely and have no intention of resisting.

If he could subdue a few powerful Soul Beasts in the future, he could naturally store them in the ring as well.

Qin Xuan couldn't help but marvel inwardly. Bibi Dong was quite generous.

"Don't stand on ceremony with your Master." Bibi Dong smiled, then feigned nonchalance as she asked:

"Xiao Xuan, when you awakened your Martial Soul, did you hear a man's cold laughter?"

"Could it be that you were chosen by a deity, and that's why your Nine Nether Evil God Tiger awakened as a variant?"

"Master, I didn't hear anything at the time. And what's a deity?" Qin Xuan shook his head, looking bewildered, while inwardly cursing Bibi Dong for being an old fox.

Luckily, he had lived two lives and was shrewd.

An ordinary six-year-old would've already been tricked into spilling everything by Bibi Dong.

"You're sure you didn't hear anything?" Bibi Dong asked again.

Qin Xuan gave a soft "Mm," confirming it.

"All right." A hint of disappointment flashed in Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes. Then she said:

"In a little while, I'll have Elder Chrysanthemum accompany you to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt a Soul Beast."

"Xiao Xuan, what do you plan to do after that?"

"Will you stay by my side to cultivate, or go to an academy?"

Qin Xuan answered without hesitation:

"Master, just tell me what I need to keep in mind when devouring."

"Your disciple still wants to meet more of the continent's talented young people and make some friends."

"The day I break through to the Titled Douluo realm will be the day the Star Luo Empire is destroyed!"

Hearing this, Bibi Dong was deeply moved. "What boldness! I look forward to that day!"

When it came to destruction and slaughter, she and Qin Xuan were of one mind.

At that moment, she found herself liking her newly accepted disciple more and more.