Bibi Dong's Escape

Even more terrifying, the corrosive toxins within the poisonous fog were wildly eating away at their Soul Power shields, producing a constant sizzling sound.

Er Ming roared and wildly swung his fists, trying to disperse the poisonous fog with the force of his punches.

But the fog was as dense as a solid mass. The gaps torn open by his punch winds instantly closed again.

Da Ming's vertical pupils glimmered with azure light through the fog. He tried to use his spiritual power to lock onto Bibi Dong's position, only to find that the moment it probed deep into the fog, it was completely corroded away.

Xiao Wu's rabbit ears twitched rapidly. She could see nothing in the poisonous fog and could only keep retreating on instinct.

The Soul-Devouring Venom within the fog sent waves of burning pain through the wounds on her abdomen and hind leg.

But this was only the beginning.

Bibi Dong's first Martial Soul, the Death Spider Emperor, possessed her once more.

Her third and eighth Soul Rings lit up almost simultaneously.

Third Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Binding!

Eighth Soul Skill: Spider Emperor Clone!

Purple-black spider webs shot from Bibi Dong's hands one after another.

The webs expanded with the wind, instantly growing from palm-sized strands into enormous nets that blotted out the sky. Every thread was as thick as a finger, its surface coated in viscous, poisonous mucus.

At the same time, the space around Bibi Dong twisted, and an identical figure stepped out from the distortion.

The clone wore the same papal robes, was surrounded by the same purple-black Soul Power, and had the same eight savage spider legs spread behind it.

Whether it was its aura, expression, or Soul Power fluctuations, it was identical to Bibi Dong's true body.

Spider Emperor Clone.

It replicated one hundred percent of the original body's combat strength, including full access to all seven of her first Soul Skills.

She grabbed Yue Guan and Gui Mei by the backs of their collars, then shouted at the two remaining Soul Douluo, "Go!"

Before her words had even faded, she had already turned into a dark green streak of light while carrying the two of them, racing toward the edge of the forest without looking back.

The two Soul Douluo also desperately activated their Soul Power and staggered after her.

The Spider Emperor Clone, meanwhile, remained behind.

It spread its eight spider legs, blocking the front of the poisonous fog as its Soul Rings flashed madly.

Third Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Binding!

Purple-black spider webs continuously sprayed from the clone's hands.

It did not need to aim or judge. It only needed to keep releasing webs toward the three powerful auras within the poisonous fog.

One web sealed off the path ahead.

Another sealed off the left.

A third sealed off the right.

A fourth, a fifth, a sixth—

Within a few breaths, the Spider Emperor Clone released more than twenty Death Spider Webs in succession.

The webs crisscrossed and overlapped, forming dense lines of blockade after blockade.

The sticky threads gave off faint sizzling sounds within the poisonous fog. That was the sound of venom corroding the air.

And it continued releasing them.

As long as its Soul Power had not run dry, it would continue layering web upon web, trapping Xiao Wu, Da Ming, and Er Ming tightly within this prison woven from poisonous fog and spider webs.

Xiao Wu's ears twitched rapidly. She heard the sound of Bibi Dong tearing through the air as she fled. The sound grew farther and farther away, increasingly faint.

"She's getting away—!"

Xiao Wu let out an enraged scream and chased after Bibi Dong without hesitation. But after only a few steps, a Death Spider Web blocked her path.

She twisted aside at the last instant, only to find another web before her. She dodged again—still webs. Dodged once more—and it was still fucking webs.

The webs seemed endless. The old webs remained while new ones descended in overwhelming numbers, one after another, layer upon layer, sealing every possible route. Sticky threads intertwined in the air into a massive maze, every exit blocked completely.

"Bastard! Don't run!!"

Xiao Wu roared herself hoarse, but her voice could only echo within the prison of poisonous fog and spider webs. Bibi Dong's figure had already vanished completely from her senses.

At that moment, Da Ming released a roar that shook the surrounding lands.

Azure Sky Power!

Azure Dragon True Body!

His ox-headed, serpent-bodied form suddenly expanded, azure light bursting from his body as he transformed into a colossal azure dragon over a hundred zhang long.

The giant dragon opened its jaws and spat out thick beams of azure light. The beams slammed into the webs, tearing through and vaporizing them layer by layer.

Er Ming erupted with his Titan True Body at the same time.

His body expanded to over thirty zhang tall, and his fists, like two small mountains, smashed toward the surrounding webs and the Spider Emperor Clone that was still constantly releasing them.

Every punch tore apart a swath of webs.

The Spider Emperor Clone tried to resist, but it was only a clone in the end.

Under the combined attacks of Er Ming and Da Ming, its body began to shatter inch by inch.

Boom—

Er Ming's Titan Fist struck the clone squarely in the chest. Countless cracks burst forth from its chest and rapidly spread across its entire body. Finally, with a crisp crack, it dissolved into purple-black specks of light that scattered into the air.

With the clone's collapse, no more new spider webs were formed.

The poisonous fog was gradually dispersed by Da Ming's Azure Sky Thunder, while the remaining webs shattered beneath Er Ming's immense strength.

By the time the webs and poisonous fog had cleared, Bibi Dong had vanished without a trace.

The surviving Spirit Hall soul masters had long since fled with her as well.

Only corpses lay strewn across the battlefield. The broken bodies of seven Soul Sages and three Soul Douluo were scattered over the charred ground.

Xiao Wu stood blankly where she was, staring in the direction Bibi Dong had disappeared.

Her hind leg was still bleeding, and the wound on her abdomen still glowed with a dark green light.

But Xiao Wu's face held nothing but unwillingness.

Bibi Dong had escaped.

She had failed to avenge her mother.

She had failed to kill the murderer who had killed her mother.

Xiao Wu's rabbit legs gave way, and she staggered back two steps.

She bit down hard on her lips to keep herself from crying out, but tears still spilled uncontrollably from her eyes, sliding down her pink fur and falling drop by drop onto the scorched earth.

Da Ming and Er Ming silently came to her side. Er Ming extended his enormous palm and carefully supported Xiao Wu's trembling body.

Da Ming coiled around her, lowering his ox head. His vertical pupils were filled with heartache and self-reproach.

"Xiao Wu, go check on Nezha first," Da Ming said in a low, hoarse voice. "Aunt Rou's body is still waiting for us to bring her home."

Xiao Wu suddenly snapped back to her senses. She fiercely wiped away her tears, turned around, and staggered toward Nezha.

Star Dou Forest, Lake of Life.

Ah Rou's body was gently laid upon a blue stone beside the lake.

She was a small pink rabbit, curled up with her eyes tightly shut. Several dead leaves and bits of dirt clung to her soft fur.

She looked as though she were asleep, with the faintest trace of a smile still lingering at the corner of her mouth.

But she would never wake up again.