Three Patches, Goodbye Bibi Dong

Outside.

The news of a hundred-thousand-year soul beast attacking Spirit Hall was gradually spreading across the continent. A massive whirlpool of public opinion was brewing, yet Shendu, the one at the very center of it, remained remarkably quiet.

His crimson eyes glowed within the dim, secret chamber.

"Several days have passed; the outside world must have heard about Hsi Wu by now! Though, at this stage, they likely still believe Hsi Wu is merely a hundred-thousand-year soul beast. Heh!"

"That woman, Bibi Dong, actually refrained from disclosing information about the demons. It seems she is harboring some hidden agenda. Hmph! But that suits my intentions perfectly; I cannot let her loose lips ruin the mystery of the demons!"

"Demons should appear in a different manner."

Shendu pondered aloud in a voice filled with magnetism, his gaze resolute.

The next second.

He retrieved the Chronicle of Ages, condensed his divine power into a pen, and began to write stroke by stroke, patching the history once more.

"According to the records of the Ning family ancestor, Ning Xiaoyao, there exists a secret realm 500 miles north of the Heavenly Mountains. Within this realm lies a divine relic, which records: 'Demons were born before the gods...'"

"I, Yu Qingtian, obtained an ancient divine object—the power of demons—in the wilderness. My martial soul evolved into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, and I founded the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family. I hope my descendants will honor the demons as their ancestors to repay this grace. The name of the demon is: Thunder Demon—Zhong Su!"

"The Qian family, servants of the gods, acting in the name of the Angel God, have searched the Douluo Continent for generations for traces of the Sky Demon, ever vigilant for the demon's emergence! Should any trace be found, report it immediately..."

After writing at great length, he finally stopped.

"Phew~ finally finished!" He let out a long breath and rubbed his arm.

Falsifying history is physically taxing work. A pen condensed from divine power is not easy to control, and what he had just written consumed the majority of his divine power; now, only a wisp remained.

Three patches in total: two books and one stone tablet. The Ning Xiaoyao's Adventure Diary was placed in the deepest corner of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's library.

The Collection of Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Legends was placed in the ancestral tomb of the family's oldest ancestor, located in their original ancestral grounds.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Family did not originally live at their current location; they had moved there within the last hundred years. Their previous ancestral grounds had been abandoned, yet they remained significant to the family. If they ever sought to investigate their history, they would certainly think of that place.

As for the final piece, which consumed the most divine power to create, it was a stone tablet imbued with the power of the Angel God, hidden deep within the Spirit Hall's Consecration Hall, inside the statue of the angel.

Creating this tablet had cost him a significant amount of divine power—nearly the equivalent of ten books.

With this, everything should be foolproof.

Shendu reviewed his work, confirmed there were no loopholes, and prepared to initiate his plan. He first summoned Bibi Dong.

Before long, Bibi Dong arrived, her heels clicking against the floor.

"Shendu, why have you summoned me?" she asked with a calm expression, her demeanor even carrying a hint of arrogance.

After a few days of absence, the shadow Shendu had cast over her had diminished significantly.

However, Shendu paid no mind to this.

"Bibi Dong, how are you progressing with the matter of the Talismans?"

The red eyes on the sculpture lit up. Bibi Dong felt as if she were being watched by a dragon, and her heart tightened.

She took a breath before replying calmly, "I have already sent people to search, but the continent is simply too vast. Finding twelve Talismans across such a massive land is incredibly difficult. So far, no news of anyone finding a Talisman has reached me."

"It is not just the continent; my Talismans are located everywhere in this world!" Shendu immediately reminded her.

"That makes it even harder. If they are in the ocean, they will be even more difficult to locate!"

"I told you, it is not just the Douluo Continent; other continents are possible as well!"

"Other continents?"

This time, Bibi Dong looked up in surprise. Could it be that there were other continents in this world?

"Of course, though with your current strength, I fear you could not reach them. For now, you can only pray that my Talismans are somewhat close to me and not too far away. Otherwise, the time it takes for me to reclaim them will be greatly delayed."

Shendu spoke sternly, his magnetic voice echoing through the secret chamber.

Hearing his confirmation, Bibi Dong could not help but grip her Pope's scepter, marveling inwardly.

She had not expected the existence of other continents.

In that light, conquering the Douluo Continent did not seem to count as conquering the world. She wondered what those places were like.

Were there soul masters there? Or something entirely different?

Perhaps I should rethink my future plans, she thought, her eyes shifting as she pondered.

Just as she was lost in thought.

Inside the secret chamber, several black figures suddenly rose from the ground and appeared before the sculpture.

"Who goes there!"

Bibi Dong immediately stepped forward, her hundred-thousand-year soul ring humming with vibration as she stared at them sternly.

"Do not be agitated; these are my subordinates."

Shendu pacified her with a single sentence, causing her to relax.

Bibi Dong retracted her soul ring and looked suspiciously at the pitch-black figures before her. They appeared to be composed entirely of shadows; each wore a mask and tight-fitting clothing, with red light gleaming from their eyes.

They did not look like humans. Like Shendu, they lacked eyes, and in all likelihood, they were, like him, inanimate objects.

She made this judgment in her heart.

"Shendu, what is this?"

"My Shadow Legion is one of my best assets. They usually hide in the Shadow World and I summon them when needed. Although their strength is somewhat lacking, they have the advantage of being infinite and immortal. Furthermore, they can travel to any place in the world through the shadow realm. I will leave the search of the Sun Moon Continent to them."

Shendu gave a brief introduction to the Shadow Ninjas. Whether they were truly immortal or not, he didn't know, but that was how he introduced them; at the very least, it sounded quite impressive.

Bibi Dong was quite shocked.

"To think there are things that are immortal!" she said in surprise, clenching her palms as her heart stirred with excitement at this power.

Although she desperately wanted to become a god and destroy Spirit Hall to take revenge on Qian Xunji for the harm he had caused her, when the power of immortality was placed before her, she was still moved.

What living being in this world did not desire eternal life?

However, the longing that had just risen in her heart was forcefully suppressed by her.

Bibi Dong struggled to look away and swallowed hard. These shadows looked like things without life; perhaps they were no longer living creatures. If this was the kind of immortality they possessed, it was no different from being dead.

She looked at Shendu with longing; that was the truly immortal being.

The power she desired had to be obtained from this fellow.

Bibi Dong's eyes flickered, and she quickly cleared her mind of those thoughts to prevent him from probing her memories.

"Go and find my Talismans. Do not overlook any corner of this world."

"Go!" Shendu's cold voice rang out.

Before him, several Shadow Ninjas bowed, then their bodies sank into the ground and vanished into the shadows.