Bibi Dong, the Spirit Hall Pope, is dead!? (Seeking follow-up reads)

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply!

Because she discovered that the figure of the black-robed youth in the sky... had actually vanished!

"Not good!"

Bibi Dong's heart tightened, and she instinctively tried to retreat!

But it was already too late!

"Are you looking for me?"

A calm voice suddenly sounded beside her!

Bibi Dong abruptly turned her head.

Qin Zheng had somehow already arrived at her side!

The youth stood tall and straight.

His dark black dragon robe fluttered fiercely, while his incomparably handsome face showed neither joy nor sorrow.

He had already been more than half a head taller than Bibi Dong.

And after their recent clash, Bibi Dong was somewhat disheveled and slightly bent over.

The contrast made Qin Zheng seem even more like a deity looking down from above, coldly gazing upon her as though she were an ant.

"Even a Limit Douluo is ultimately still a mortal of flesh and blood."

Qin Zheng's pitch-black eyes watched her calmly.

"The gap between you and me is far too great."

"So this is the Spirit Hall Pope who became a Peerless Douluo a thousand years later?"

"I am very disappointed."

The instant his words fell!

His right hand clenched into a fist!

"Sixth Soul Skill, Power of Heaven, Underworld Realm Divine Power!"

Buzz—!

An earthy yellow radiance suddenly erupted from his fist!

Boom—!!

Qin Zheng threw a heavy punch at Bibi Dong!

"No—!"

Bibi Dong's pupils shrank sharply as she let out a scream!

She wanted to dodge, only to discover that her body had been tightly restrained by an invisible force, leaving her unable to move!

With no other choice, she could only raise the Pope's Scepter in her hand and block in front of herself!

The Pope's Scepter was the token of Spirit Hall's successive Popes, forged from deep-sea silver and various rare metals. It was indestructible!

It was also a top-tier soul tool with astonishing defensive power!

She refused to believe that this punch could shatter the Pope's Scepter!

However.

The next second!

"Crack—!!"

An incomparably crisp sound of shattering suddenly rang out!

Before Qin Zheng's punch, infused with Underworld Realm Divine Power.

The Pope's Scepter, said to be indestructible, shattered inch by inch like fragile glass!

It turned into dust that filled the sky and scattered with the wind!

"What?!"

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply, and for the first time, utter horror appeared on her face!

The Pope's Scepter... had shattered?!

How was that possible?!

But she had no time to think.

Because that fist had already smashed through the Pope's Scepter and continued toward her!

"Pfft—!!"

The heavy punch struck Bibi Dong squarely in the chest!

"No—!"

Bibi Dong let out a shrill scream!

Her energy-formed body rippled violently beneath that punch, like a lake struck by a stone!

Immediately after!

"Boom—!!"

Her entire body flew backward like a kite with its string cut!

Midair, that mass of dark green energy suddenly exploded!

It turned into countless tiny motes of light that scattered in every direction!

The dark green specks drifted through the air like fireflies.

Yet the very next second, they abruptly froze!

Buzz—!

As if drawn by an invisible force, every mote of light frantically converged toward the center!

In less than a breath.

A blurry dark green figure had already re-formed.

Though still somewhat illusory, the cold, deathly aura it gave off was exactly the same as before. It was Bibi Dong!

"Cough, cough..."

The dark green figure coughed violently twice.

Her energy body trembled slightly, but she ultimately managed to steady herself.

She raised her head and stared fixedly at the black-robed youth not far away. Her exquisite face bore a sickly pallor, yet her eyes were filled with madness and triumph.

"Qin Zheng... you can't kill me!"

"As long as you aren't a god, you'll never truly be able to kill me!"

"My Undying Body is my greatest trump card!"

Her voice was sharp and hoarse, carrying a touch of hysterical frenzy.

That was right!

She could not defeat Qin Zheng.

But so what?

She possessed an Undying Body!

As long as he was not a god, he could never kill her!

She could wear him down until he died!

However.

Faced with Bibi Dong's clamor, Qin Zheng merely gave her a faint glance.

There was not the slightest ripple in his pitch-black eyes, as though he were merely looking at an ant struggling futilely.

"Can't kill you?"

He chuckled, a trace of mild mockery in his tone.

"Ridiculous."

The instant his words fell!

He slowly raised his right hand and lightly pointed with his slender, fair index finger.

"First Soul Skill."

"Power of Heaven, Formless Realm Divine Power."

"Formless Wall."

Buzz—!!

The moment his words fell!

A pure white barrier abruptly formed around Bibi Dong!

The barrier was entirely white, as though carved from crystal. A faint halo of Formless Realm Divine Power flowed over its surface, so pure that it contained not a trace of impurity.

Yet the instant this seemingly flimsy white barrier appeared, the dark green energy body that was about to fully condense suddenly froze!

"W-What is this?!"

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply as she let out a piercing cry!

She could clearly feel the soul power surging within her body completely fall still, as though frozen, the moment the white barrier appeared!

And not only that!

Even her energy-formed body could no longer continue condensing!

Her figure, which had nearly regained its physical form, was halted in a bizarre half-human, half-energy state!

Neither alive nor dead, neither rising nor falling!

"No... impossible!"

Bibi Dong frantically drove the soul power within her body, trying to break free of the invisible restraint.

Yet no matter how hard she struggled, that layer of white barrier remained as immovable as an ancient divine mountain!

Her soul power, her soul skills, her energy body...

Everything was being mercilessly suppressed by that white barrier!

She could not move at all!

"Wh... what kind of power is this?!"

Bibi Dong's voice trembled, filled with extreme terror and disbelief.

Her Undying Body... had actually been sealed?!

How was that possible!

Qin Zheng lowered his gaze toward the dark green figure struggling wildly within the barrier, unable to move. Not a trace of emotion stirred on his incomparably handsome face.

Formless Wall.

His first soul skill.

It shared the same origin as Black Dragon Heaven from The Legend and the Hero. Once activated, it could form a pure white barrier capable of blocking all attacks involving qi, divine power, and souls.

It could protect the body at close range, or seal an enemy's movements over a wide area, suppressing the circulation of all energy within its range.

A faint indifference flashed through Qin Zheng's dark eyes.

"Is an Undying Body really that impressive?"

"As long as I wish it, I can make you unable to live, yet unable to die."

Boom!

Those words exploded beside Bibi Dong's ears like thunder!

Unable to live, yet unable to die?!

She abruptly raised her head and stared fixedly at the black-robed youth beyond the barrier, her eyes full of terror.

No!

It could not be like this!

She was Bibi Dong!

She was the Pope of Spirit Hall!

She was the inheritor of the Rakshasa God Trial!

How could she end up like this?!

"You... you can't do this to me!"

Bibi Dong screamed, her voice carrying a hint of hysterical fear.

"I'm the Pope of Spirit Hall! I'm Qian Renxue's mother! You can't..."

"Mother?"

Qin Zheng raised his brow slightly, a faint, mocking curve appearing at his lips.

"You're worthy of that title?"

Those words pierced Bibi Dong's heart like a blade!

Her lips parted as she tried to retort.

But in the end, she fell silent.

Her energy body rippled slightly.

For once, it carried an unmistakable trace of loneliness and pain.

Qin Zheng looked at her in that state, but there was not the slightest fluctuation in his dark eyes.

Pitiful people always had something hateful about them.

Bibi Dong's experience was indeed worthy of sympathy.

But she had redirected her hatred toward Qian Renxue, toward all of Spirit Hall, even going so far as to destroy Spirit Hall's future and ultimately destroy the entire world...

That was her sin.

Therefore, he would not show mercy because of it.

If being pitiful was enough to absolve someone of guilt, then order itself would have no reason to exist.