In the Cultivation Room, the two of them lay on the floor, holding each other, neither making a sound.
After a while, Bibi Dong suddenly felt that something about Ling Feng's body seemed to have changed.
This was the Love Continent, after all. Soul Masters here were all seasoned veterans.
Bibi Dong had grown up in Spirit Hall. How could she not know what that thing on Ling Feng's body was?
"You... shameless! Let go of me!"
Bibi Dong struggled, only to find that she couldn't break free. The harder she struggled, the stronger Ling Feng's reaction became.
She instinctively used her Soul Power and sent Ling Feng flying away from her.
Bibi Dong was a Soul Ancestor. How could Ling Feng possibly withstand her Soul Power?
Ling Feng was sent hurtling through the air.
Fortunately, he had refined the Ice and Fire Golden Body. A faint golden glow appeared across his skin, blocking Bibi Dong's Soul Power and keeping him from getting hurt.
Ling Feng steadied his surging blood and qi. Only after Bibi Dong had straightened her clothes did he speak.
"Bibi Dong, you used your Soul Power first. You lost!"
A flush still lingered on Bibi Dong's face. She didn't say anything, which was as good as admitting defeat.
Seeing that Bibi Dong didn't seem angry, Ling Feng pressed his advantage. "A bet is a bet. You have to agree to one condition!"
"Hmph!" Bibi Dong glared at Ling Feng.
Her earlier noble, aloof air had vanished completely. Yet her petulant look had its own charm, giving Ling Feng quite a feast for the eyes.
Ling Feng couldn't help taking a few more looks, when he suddenly heard Rakshasa Bibi Dong's voice in the Sea of Consciousness.
"Stop spacing out and make your request! Tell her to leave Spirit Hall and go out to gain experience!" Rakshasa Bibi Dong said.
She was afraid that if this dragged on, her tragedy would repeat itself.
Only this time, Ling Feng would likely take the role Yu Xiaogang had played, and all her efforts would come to naught.
"Senior, wouldn't it be too abrupt if I asked for that outright? How could she possibly listen to me?"
"Wouldn't it be better to wait for an opportunity, then invite her to go out and gain experience together?" Ling Feng said.
Rakshasa Bibi Dong thought it over and agreed that Ling Feng had a point.
If Bibi Dong went out now, Qian Xunji would surely send a guardian to secretly protect her.
Later, when the two of them went out to gain experience together, Rakshasa Bibi Dong could have Ling Feng take the young Bibi Dong to the Capital of Slaughter.
Even if Qian Xunji wanted to look for her then, he wouldn't dare set foot in the Capital of Slaughter.
Besides, she wanted to visit the Capital of Slaughter herself and see if she could collect some Rakshasa Divine Power.
Although she had no divine position now, she could still collect some Rakshasa Divine Power.
"Fine, do as you said. But you're not allowed to get handsy with her again!" Rakshasa Bibi Dong said.
It wasn't that she didn't want her other self to fall in love. It was just that seeing the two of them holding each other made her deeply uncomfortable.
It felt as if Ling Feng were holding her.
"I understand, Senior!" Ling Feng replied helplessly, but agreed all the same.
After dealing with Rakshasa Bibi Dong, Ling Feng turned to Bibi Dong and asked, "Bibi Dong, what's your Martial Soul?"
"When I sensed your Soul Power just now, I felt a sense of familiarity, along with a feeling of being suppressed."
Bibi Dong had by now calmed down and regained her noble, aloof demeanor.
Hearing Ling Feng's question, she nodded. "You sensed correctly. My Martial Soul is the Death Spider Emperor."
"I see. My Martial Soul is a Demon Spider, while yours is the emperor among Demon Spiders," Ling Feng said, pretending to understand.
"If we fought, I'd probably be suppressed by you by at least thirty percent!"
Bibi Dong's eyes lit up, but she quickly hid it. "It can do that? Does that mean you'll never be able to beat me?"
Ling Feng shook his head. "Not just me. I'm afraid every Soul Master whose Martial Soul is a snake or an insect would be suppressed by you!"
"Unless they also have some kind of insect emperor as their Martial Soul!"
Hearing this gave Bibi Dong a deeper understanding of her Martial Soul.
"Teacher was right to send me to find Ling Feng. I never expected him to know so much about Martial Soul Theory!"
"Does that mean his earlier method for solving the flaw of Twin Martial Souls is right, too?"
"It seems I'll have to find a way to keep him by my side!" Bibi Dong thought.
The way she looked at Ling Feng changed. It was as if she were looking at a treasure.
"Ling Feng, you still haven't told me what your condition is!" Bibi Dong said.
Ling Feng replied, "Bibi Dong, I have another theory I want to test. Would you help me?"
"That's your condition? Tell me, what would I have to do?"
Bibi Dong felt a little impressed. She hadn't expected Ling Feng's condition to be about his theory.
Ling Feng said, "Our Martial Souls are like Soul Beasts. Soul Beasts have differences in bloodline and cultivation age.
"Our Martial Souls also differ in quality, and that's reflected in Innate Soul Power.
"The higher a Martial Soul's Innate Soul Power, the better its quality. The lower its Innate Soul Power, the poorer its quality.
"I've been wondering whether Martial Souls, like Soul Beasts, might be able to cultivate by borrowing the methods Soul Beasts use."
"The cultivation methods of Soul Beasts?" Bibi Dong asked curiously.
Ling Feng nodded. "That's right, the cultivation methods of Soul Beasts.
"Many Soul Beasts like to stay beside high-ranked Soul Beasts as they cultivate, absorbing the aura of their bloodlines to speed up their own evolution.
"Your Martial Soul is the Death Spider Emperor. If I stayed by your side and cultivated with you, my cultivation speed should increase!"
If Ling Feng's theory was confirmed, this method of cultivation would probably count as a kind of mimicry cultivation method, too.
"So my condition is to stay by your side and cultivate for a while, so I can test my theory!" Ling Feng said.
"Fine, I agree!" Bibi Dong said eagerly.
She also wanted to know whether Ling Feng's theory was correct.
If it was, it could be of considerable benefit to the Soul Masters of Spirit Hall.
"Thank you, Bibi Dong!" Ling Feng said gratefully.
Bibi Dong also felt a sense of fulfillment at the thought of working with Ling Feng to develop the theory.
"Since you want to thank me, why not tell me why your body is even stronger than mine?"
"You felt it just now. I'm a Soul Ancestor, and my Soul Power is higher than yours!" Bibi Dong said curiously.
Ling Feng said, "I can tell you a few ways to strengthen your body. You can try them for yourself."
"Oh? Tell me!" Bibi Dong hadn't expected Ling Feng to reveal a secret like that to her so readily.
She remembered Ling Feng saying that the number of years a Soul Ring could withstand depended greatly on a Soul Master's body.
If that theory held true, then methods for strengthening the body would be priceless knowledge in the Soul Master World.
Yet Ling Feng was ready to tell her outright, which made her think even more highly of him.
Ling Feng thought for a moment, then said, "In my view, methods for strengthening the body can be divided into three categories!"
"First, cultivation methods: strengthening the body through exercise or some kind of secret cultivation technique!
"Second, ingestion methods: taking rare treasures or secret medicines that strengthen the body!"