This Woman Isn't Like a Woman At All!

"Your Holiness, this junior is indeed Ning Yuan!"

Bibi Dong's beautiful eyes fixed on the young man standing below the dais.

Though the boy was small, he carried himself neither servile nor overbearing.

Facing her, the Supreme Pontiff, he showed not the slightest fear.

Mm. Not bad temperament.

Bibi Dong judged inwardly.

Ning Yuan was also sizing up Bibi Dong.

She sat upright upon the Supreme Pontiff's throne, wearing a purple-gold crown and draped in luxurious robes.

Her near-perfect face was coldly beautiful and majestic, and her eyes seemed to hide an unfathomable, icy abyss.

Beneath the oversized robes, a stretch of delicate calf like white jade lotus root was revealed.

Her jade-like legs were crossed.

Although Bibi Dong looked very aloof and unapproachable, Ning Yuan knew that beneath that icy exterior, she was the true powerhouse in the original work who treated ordinary people as people.

Spirit Hall helped ordinary people awaken their martial souls for free, truly achieving coming from the masses and going to the masses.

That alone made it a hundred times better than those lofty sects.

It was just her ending...

The moment he thought of her ending, Ning Yuan felt a little unable to bear it.

Her daughter did not understand her, her lover deceived her, and in the end, she was reduced to a stepping stone for Tang San's ascension to godhood.

Since I'm here, I absolutely can't let you walk that path.

[This woman doesn't look like a good person.]

Venom's voice suddenly exploded in his mind.

[I can sense a more pure evil from her than even mine. Little Ning Yuan, stay away from this woman. I don't want to change hosts this early.]

[How about we run? Once we're out, you find me brains to eat, and I'll find you spirit rings. Right, spirit rings.]

[Stop talking nonsense. Shut up!]

Unexpectedly, just as Ning Yuan stopped Venom from spouting nonsense in his mind, an extremely powerful aura abruptly erupted from Bibi Dong.

It pressed down like a mountain, instantly making Ning Yuan's knees go weak.

He gritted his teeth hard and forced himself not to kneel.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at him with great interest.

"That little thing inside you... has quite the mouth."

Ning Yuan's pupils shrank sharply.

She could hear it??

"That's right."

Bibi Dong spoke again, her tone playful.

Ning Yuan immediately realized that she could sense the exchange between Venom and him.

It was like how some experts could faintly sense strong fluctuations in another person's heart.

[Oh my god! This woman can hear me talk? This is an invasion of my privacy! I'm going to sue her!]

[Just behave yourself already!]

Ning Yuan hurriedly made Venom shut up.

If Bibi Dong heard something she shouldn't hear again, he was afraid he would have to answer for it here today.

"Your Holiness, it's a misunderstanding. It's all a misunderstanding!"

Ning Yuan hurriedly explained awkwardly.

The next moment, Bibi Dong withdrew that mountain-like pressure.

She leaned back against the chair, crossed her beautiful legs, and looked at him with interest.

Only then did Ning Yuan let out a long breath.

Good grief, just now he had almost seen his great-grandmother, though in this world, he had never met his great-grandmother.

"That little thing is your martial soul?"

"Yes."

"Very good. Summon it and let me see."

This woman...

Be serious! Are you trying to get me killed?

This beauty wants me to come out? She's not trying to trick me out and then kill me, is she? I'm timid. I'm not going out.

...

Ning Yuan was speechless.

This Venom really dropped the ball at the critical moment.

Do me a favor and come out. I'll treat you to brain flower later.

Really? I want four!

Ning Yuan felt helpless. He felt like he was coaxing a child.

"Martial soul possession!"

With a thought.

Black fluid rapidly covered the surface of his body, and Ning Yuan transformed into a tall, burly black humanoid figure.

"Your Holiness, this is my martial soul. I've named it... Venom."

Bibi Dong leaned forward.

Her beautiful eyes studied Ning Yuan in his martial-soul-possessed state with great interest, a sharp gleam flickering in them.

"Venom? Quite fitting."

Her gaze swept over him from head to toe as she assessed him inwardly.

Generally speaking, the quality of a martial soul could be judged roughly from its appearance.

The more magnificent and powerful it looked, the higher its quality.

This Venom before her clearly belonged to some kind of mutated beast martial soul.

The Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, known as the number-one beast martial soul in the world, would make a person's body tall and burly when possessing them.

But this Venom martial soul looked even stronger than the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon, its power even more explosive.

The report from below had called it a suspected trash martial soul?

How was this trash? This was clearly top-tier among top-tier.

"All right, withdraw it."

Ning Yuan obediently withdrew his martial soul.

Bibi Dong continued asking.

"What abilities does this martial soul of yours have?"

"Comprehensive enhancement. It greatly boosts a soul master's strength, endurance, speed, and reaction ability in every aspect."

After hearing that, Bibi Dong fell into thought.

So that was how it was?

Bibi Dong turned sideways, leaning her elbow against the armrest. Her slender jade fingers drew circles near her temple, while the tip of her crossed leg swayed unconsciously.

Anyone familiar with her would know at a glance that this was how Bibi Dong acted when something had aroused her curiosity.

"Come. Strike at me with all your strength and let me test it."

Hearing this request, Ning Yuan could hardly believe his ears.

No... You were Bibi Dong. You wanted him to hit you?

Did he still want to live?

"Your Holiness, are you serious?"

Bibi Dong glanced at him, her tone calm yet brooking no refusal. "What, you dare not obey my words?"

"No, no, no. Then this junior... will do it now."

Though he said that, Ning Yuan still felt a little nervous inside.

But since Bibi Dong had spoken, he had no room to refuse.

The next moment.

His martial soul possessed him.

Black fluid instantly surged out from Ning Yuan's body, rapidly covering him from head to toe.

Venom opened its bloody maw and let out a low roar.

Black muscles bulged piece by piece, constantly shifting across the surface of his body as power gathered.

He took a deep breath.

Then kicked off the ground.

He twisted around.

He threw a punch.

Venom's limbs could stretch and contract at will, and though this punch came from a great distance away, it was already smashing fiercely toward Bibi Dong's face.

It carried tremendous weight and force, even bringing with it the sound of tearing through the air.

As for Bibi Dong...

She merely extended one index finger.

And tapped lightly.

Her fingertip collided with that huge black fist.

An eerie scene unfolded.

That punch had clearly looked powerful enough to shatter stone tablets and split rocks, yet beneath her slender finger, it came to an instant halt.

All of its power was like an ox made of mud sinking into the sea, vanishing without a trace.

There was no surging shockwave, no thunderous boom.

It was as if the punch had struck into a bottomless abyss.

Ning Yuan's pupils narrowed slightly.

This woman's strength... was truly too terrifying.

Bibi Dong withdrew her finger, a satisfied look appearing on her face.

"Mm, not bad."

"Someone, bring a top-grade soul power crystal."

The next moment.

A subordinate brought over a soul power crystal.

Ning Yuan had seen this thing when he awakened, but this one was a full size larger than the one used to test soul power.

"Put your hand on it."

Ning Yuan walked over and obediently placed his hand on it, pouring his soul power into the crystal with all his strength.

The crystal instantly released a dazzling radiance.

It stung the eyes.

But Bibi Dong paid it no mind.

The brighter the crystal became, the brighter her gaze became as well.

"Innate soul power level 20... As expected."

When Bibi Dong looked at Ning Yuan again, it was as if she were looking at a rare treasure.

A god-level martial soul, innate soul power level 20.

In a certain sense, this child's talent was even greater than her own twin martial souls and innate full soul power.

[There's something off about this woman's eyes.]

[Is she interested in you? I'm telling you, some powerhouses have special tastes like that. You'd better watch yourself.]

[Get lost. No one would think you were mute if you didn't talk.]

Ning Yuan felt helpless. Where had that even come from?

Bibi Dong was choked by Venom's remark until the corner of her mouth twitched faintly.

She had clearly been very interested in Ning Yuan just now, but after being hit with that line, she suddenly felt bored.

She leaned back against her chair again and examined Ning Yuan.

As if she were making some kind of decision.

"Ning Yuan. To be honest, your talent satisfies me greatly."

"I did have the thought of taking you as my personal disciple."

Ning Yuan's eyes lit up.

Bibi Dong was one of the thickest thighs in Douluo Continent.

If he could cling to her, the road ahead would be much easier.

But Bibi Dong suddenly changed tack:

"But the way that little thing inside you speaks... I find it very unpleasant."

Ning Yuan's heart skipped a beat.

"How about this. You'll stay in Spirit City for now and be handed over to Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, to guide your basic cultivation."

"At the same time, you'll join Spirit Hall Academy and begin learning as a basic student."

The light in Ning Yuan's eyes instantly went out.

Venom, I told you not to run your mouth...

Now you'd offended the big shot, hadn't you?

He looked toward Bibi Dong.

She was watching him with a teasing smile on her face.

A chill ran down Ning Yuan's back, and every hair on his body stood on end.

Being targeted by a femme fatale like this meant his days ahead probably wouldn't be easy.

Yue Guan Douluo stepped forward and signaled for Ning Yuan to follow him.

Ning Yuan could only leave behind Yue Guan.

His mood was clearly a little low.

After Ning Yuan left the hall, Bibi Dong returned to her usual cold expression.

"Ghost Douluo, what do you think of this child?"

Ghost Douluo thought for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Majesty, this boy has an outstanding temperament and is extremely intelligent. He knows what he wants."

"That mindset alone far surpasses others his age, not to mention he also has a god-level martial soul and innate full soul power at rank 20."

Bibi Dong did not answer immediately.

She said to herself, "A martial soul with self-awareness, one that can communicate normally with a soul master... Interesting."

Her fingertip paused lightly on the armrest, and her gaze deepened.

"And that martial soul clearly has its own consciousness, with an independent personality. Can a martial soul that isn't under control like that truly obey its soul master completely?"

"If one day in the future Ning Yuan's martial soul turns on him, what then?"

Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo's pupils constricted at the same time.

They also realized this problem. If things went badly, Ning Yuan could become an evil soul master with extraordinary talent and a love of killing.

Bibi Dong, however, did not continue the topic. She only let out a light laugh. "All right, withdraw."

"Ghost Douluo, Xue'er likewise has a god-level martial soul and innate full soul power at rank 20. But back then, did her first soul ring reach a thousand years?"

Yue Guan and Ghost Douluo exchanged a glance.

Ghost Douluo lowered his head. "Your Majesty, it did not."

The corners of Bibi Dong's mouth lifted, and her fingertip tapped lightly on the armrest.

"Then let's see... just how far this child can go."

"Don't you dare disappoint me!"