Rakshasa God: I'm Looking Forward to Your Future!

Suddenly, the flower bud on Ivysaur's back burst forth with a dazzling purple-gold light. Within the light, countless fine, thorn-like, twisted dark purple lines instantly appeared and spread, imprinting themselves on the petals and stem, forming a complex and eerie mark.

It then quickly disappeared, leaving only a barely Frisk, slowly flowing dark purple halo around the edge of the petals.

An indescribable, chaotic, devouring, and tenacious energy fluctuation flashed from Ivysaur, as if some dormant power within it, originating from the same source as this Death Canyon, had been briefly activated and then sealed away.

After doing all this, Bibi Dong's gaze returned to Lin Xia.

Those cold, divine eyes seemed to Infiltrator his frail body, staring directly into some quality deep within his soul that even he himself did not fully understand.

I look forward to your future.

The ethereal words, like divine pronouncements, echoed through the canyon, containing neither encouragement nor threat, merely stating a cold fact, yet carrying a chilling weight.

The moment the words fell, Lin Xia clearly saw the divine light in those eyes, which had frozen everything, recede rapidly like a tide!

It was as if some supreme being had vanished in an instant.

Instead, what emerged was the familiar depth and complexity that belonged to Bibi Dong herself, and... a sudden surge of intense worry!

"Lin Xia!"

Almost at the same instant her divinity vanished, the cold indifference on Bibi Dong's face shattered instantly, replaced by anxiety.

With a flash, he arrived in front of Lin Xia, and a gentle yet powerful Soul Power immediately probed into his body, carefully examining Lin Xia's physique.

"How are you? Where are you injured? Your Soul Power is severely depleted! And that Psyshock..."

Bibi Dong's voice regained the familiar quality that Lin Xia knew, carrying an undeniable concern and a hint of lingering fear. At this moment, she was truly a teacher worried about her disciple's safety.

Lin Xia, sprawled on the ground, felt the gentle, probing Soul Power within her body. She saw the genuine tension and human worry in Bibi Dong's eyes, and recalled the divine gaze, as cold as the depths of hell, and the ethereal divine pronouncement from just moments before...

A chill ran down his spine again, instantly making the hairs on his entire body stand on end!

'As expected... that wasn't the teacher just now! It was Him... the Rakshasa God! He could actually descend directly and control the teacher's body?!'

A huge wave of emotions surged through Lin Xia's heart, a mixture of lingering fear and horror.

He finally confirmed the source of that suffocating sense of unfamiliarity—it wasn't Bibi Dong, it was a deity briefly traversing the mortal realm in Bibi Dong's body! The Rakshasa God!

Looking at Bibi Dong, who was anxiously checking her injuries, he felt a surge of complex emotions he had never experienced before.

"Teacher, just now..."

Hearing Lin Xia's hesitant words, Bibi Dong broke the oppressive atmosphere of the canyon after a moment of silence.

"Xiao Xia, do you... know that there are gods in this world?"

Lin Xia took a deep breath, suppressed her turbulent thoughts, and nodded solemnly, meeting Bibi Dong's scrutinizing gaze.

Seeing Lin Xia's affirmative response, a look of understanding and a deeper complexity flashed in Bibi Dong's eyes.

"The one you just spoke to was a god."

"And just now... that Soul-Devouring Ghost Tiger, the Night Shadow Demon Eagle, and even this last one..."

Bibi Dong's gaze swept over the devastated land in the distance, ravaged by the emergence of the Corpse Colossus, and the lingering aura of terror.

"... These were all trials arranged by Him."

Lin Xia nodded again, her face even paler, but she did not show excessive shock or ask further questions.

He understood that, given his current level, he shouldn't ask about the existence and purpose of the gods, and even if he did, Bibi Dong would most likely not elaborate.

Especially considering the influence of the Rakshasa God on Bibi Dong in the original work, a chill rose from the bottom of my heart once again.

However, upon seeing the Ivysaur beside her, Lin Xia still asked:

"Teacher, so in the end... what did that god infuse into Ivysaur?"

Upon hearing this question, Bibi Dong's tightly pursed lips unexpectedly curled upwards slightly, forming a smile that was both gratified and playful, a stark contrast to her usual cold and dignified demeanor.

"You're really lucky, kid."

Bibi Dong's tone carried a hint of barely Frisk exclamation, and her gaze towards Lin Xia even carried a sense of "you've got some incredible luck."

Bibi Dong paused for a moment, then explained seriously:

"Ivysaur. That person... didn't mean to harm it."

"That purple aura is no ordinary power; it is the embodiment of a 'divine power'."

"Divine power?"

Lin Xia's pupils contracted slightly.

"Good."

Bibi Dong affirmed.

"Moreover, it's a targeted bestowal. Don't you possess the first Soul Skill 'Life Poison'? This divine power is mainly used to strengthen the fundamental basis of all of Ivysaur's poisonous abilities, causing it to undergo a profound transformation and sublimation."

Seeing the lingering doubt in Lin Xia's eyes, Bibi Dong added:

"Of course, divine power is profound and unpredictable, and it's not limited to this. It will also bring many additional effects that you cannot understand now, subtly enhancing Ivysaur's potential. You will need to experience and discover these things yourself in your future training."

Upon learning that the purple light was actually a divine power that strengthens the foundation and was harmless to Ivysaur, Lin Xia's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, finally settled down. He let out a long sigh of relief, and his tense body relaxed a bit.

It's good that there was no malicious intent!

This is like a windfall!

Although the giver was the Rakshasa God, representing evil and chaos, which instinctively reminded him of Bibi Dong's influence in the later part of the original story, and his deep-seated vigilance had not been completely let go, the benefits Ivysaur received at this moment were real.

Lin Xia glanced at Bibi Dong, whose demeanor was cold but still relatively normal, Sheer Force suppressed those chaotic thoughts.

After a moment's internal struggle, Lin Xia raised her head and, facing Bibi Dong and the invisible presence behind her, spoke with utmost seriousness:

"Teacher, could you please... thank that unknown deity for me?"

Lin Xia wasn't sure if the gods could hear her, but she felt she had to express her gratitude.

Bibi Dong gave him a deep look, as if she Detect his complicated thoughts, and finally just nodded calmly.

"Yes, I will convey your sentiments."

Then, Bibi Dong changed the subject.

"Are you still able to walk?"

"Walk?"

Lin Xia was taken aback, somewhat surprised.

"Teacher, wasn't the trial supposed to last three days? Does this... mean we're leaving already?"

Lin Xia subconsciously looked at the devastated battlefield and the mountains of Soul Beast corpses. There was a hint of lingering satisfaction in her eyes, after all, this was a great place to level up!

Bibi Dong glanced at Lin Xia with annoyance, her slender finger pointing to the battlefield that was like a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood, her tone carrying a hint of understanding and... barely Frisk helplessness.

"Look at this scene for yourself. This level of 'trial' is no longer of much significance to you."