Bibi Dong's Attention, Life Lake!

Spirit City.

Papal Palace.

As the most powerful force on the entire continent, Spirit Hall possessed foundations so profound they were terrifying! The Papal Palace was built of white jade, its glazed roof shimmering with flowing light. Massive pillars stood throughout the hall, while stained windows cast mottled shadows. A throne sat high upon the platform, and the entire palace was solemn and chilling.

Upon the throne atop the platform sat a woman clad in a purple-gold papal robe and wearing a crown. Her violet eyes were cold, her skin flawless and pale, her features exquisitely beautiful, and a faint chill lingered around her. She held an ornate purple-gold scepter, radiating both grace and majesty.

She was the current Pope of Spirit Hall—Bibi Dong! An unparalleled genius with Twin Martial Souls, inheritor of the Rakshasa God, master of the Papal Palace, and the continent's foremost love-struck fool...

At that moment, she held a piece of intelligence in her hand, her brows slightly furrowed as the fingers holding her scepter lightly tapped against it.

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, and Sword Douluo has broken through?"

Major powers had always infiltrated one another. The secret letter in Bibi Dong's hand had been sent by a high-ranking guest elder of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of Spirit Hall's planted agents. The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had wanted to conceal Sword Douluo's breakthrough, but a leap from Rank 96 to Rank 97 was far too significant to hide. Now, with the emergence of a Rank 97 Title Douluo, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect carried even greater weight.

But that was not what Bibi Dong cared about most.

"Ning Fengzhi's Martial Soul actually evolved? The Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, with the cultivation of an eight-ring Soul Douluo..."

Bibi Dong rose and walked to the window. Through the patches of glazed light, she looked out at the world beyond.

"Interesting! Did all of this happen only after a boy named Su Sanjia entered the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect? Innate Soul Power of Rank Three, yet he reached the Soul King level at fourteen?"

Spirit Hall's intelligence network was the strongest on the entire continent. There was almost no information they wished to uncover that they could not obtain. Besides, Su Sanjia had not concealed his cultivation...

"Born a commoner, from Shrek Academy?"

After pondering for a moment, Bibi Dong lightly tapped her scepter against the ground.

"Gui Mei!"

A ghostly figure silently emerged, gradually condensing into human form and becoming a man in black robes, with a pale face marked by dark patterns.

An elder of Spirit Hall, Gui Mei! Title Ghost, a Rank 95 agility-attack Title Douluo!

"Your Holiness!"

"Heaven Dou City, Shrek Academy. I want every piece of information on that academy! And keep an eye on a boy named Su Sanjia!"

"Yes!"

Gui Mei turned into a shadow once more and vanished without a sound. Bibi Dong stood before the window, glazed light falling upon her face and making her peerless features seem especially captivating. Yet deep within her eyes, there was always a coldness that could not be ignored.

"A talent like this should naturally serve me! Besides, a method capable of breaking the shackles of Innate Soul Power and transforming someone into a genius should be useful to you as well..."

Star Dou Great Forest.

"Sanjia, do you have a preferred choice for your sixth Soul Ring?"

As they walked through the Star Dou Great Forest, Sword Douluo led the way while Ning Fengzhi and Su Sanjia walked side by side. They were currently within the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest, where thousand-year and ten-thousand-year Soul Beasts were everywhere. However, with a top-tier expert like Sword Douluo present, merely leaking a trace of his aura was enough to keep those Soul Beasts from approaching.

"Naturally, it has to be a light-attributed Soul Beast. The purer the light-attributed bloodline within it, the better! Its age must be at least eighty thousand years!"

Faced with Ning Fengzhi's question, Su Sanjia answered without hesitation. Even though they had been mentally prepared, Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were still startled.

Ning Fengzhi's eighth Soul Ring was only seventy thousand years old, while Sword Douluo's ninth Soul Ring was merely ninety thousand years old. Yet Su Sanjia was demanding one over eighty thousand years old right from the start! What, was his sixth Soul Ring going to rival a Title Douluo's ninth Soul Ring?

"A light-attributed Soul Beast?"

Ning Fengzhi took out an extremely detailed map. The longer he studied it, the deeper his frown became.

"According to the sect's records, there are indeed many light-attributed Soul Beasts in the mixed zone, such as the Light-Winged Spirit Bird Clan in the northwest and the Holy Radiant White Tiger Clan in the northeast... But neither of those clans has an eighty-thousand-year Soul Beast."

Finding a suitable Soul Beast through nothing but luck was exceedingly unlikely.

"Sanjia, what age of Soul Ring can you currently withstand?"

Sword Douluo, walking at the very front, suddenly asked.

"A Soul Ring of around ninety thousand years would be absolutely no problem. At the limit, a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring!"

Perhaps because he had been shocked too often already, Ning Fengzhi at the side had gone somewhat numb. A hundred-thousand-year sixth ring? What kind of genius was this?! This could truly be called unprecedented—and likely never to be seen again!

"Good! This old man understands!"

Sword Douluo answered, then changed direction.

"Uncle Sword, this is?"

"We may not know where to find a Soul Beast suitable for Sanjia, but someone does!"

Sword Douluo replied calmly. Ning Fengzhi was confused for a moment before his expression abruptly changed.

"Uncle Sword, you mean the two rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest?!"

Su Sanjia's eyes widened. The two rulers of the Star Dou Great Forest? The famous ones could only be the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Azure Bull Python, those two notorious Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts. So they were heading for Life Lake now?

"Mm. Only those two know where suitable Soul Beasts can be found in the Star Dou Great Forest! If they know what's good for them, all the better. If not, this old man knows a little about fists and feet as well!"

Su Sanjia silently gave a thumbs-up in his heart. There was nothing to worry about. With Sword Douluo's strength and Ning Fengzhi's support, those two Soul Beast kings posed no threat at all. The only thing they needed to watch out for was that group of truly ferocious beasts. However, those top-tier beasts would not reveal themselves lightly. To put it bluntly, with Chen Xin's Rank 97 cultivation, he was not worth mentioning in those ferocious beasts' eyes.

Chen Xin deliberately released his aura, and no blind Soul Beasts troubled them along the way. The group of three soon arrived near Life Lake. Through the dense forest, they could already see the emerald-green waters in the distance. But at that moment, a furious roar shot into the sky, and the heavens suddenly darkened.

"Hmph!"

Chen Xin snorted coldly. The Seven Kill Sword emerged!

Endless sharpness burst forth; even a single glance at it made one's eyes sting.

The sudden roar and darkened surroundings had all been caused by the figure plummeting from the sky like a meteor!

The Hundred-Thousand-Year Titan Giant Ape!

Come to think of it, this was their second meeting, wasn't it?

The last time had been wretched and miserable. This time, they were Smooth as Flowing Water.

"Eight Treasures Renowned!"

Ning Fengzhi summoned his Martial Soul. The Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda released streaks of multicolored light, and wave after wave of Soul Power poured into Chen Xin's body.

Boom!

Chen Xin's aura nearly doubled!

"Third Soul Skill, Smooth as Flowing Water!"

The Seven Kill Sword blazed brilliantly, unleashing wave after wave of vibrating sword qi. The Titan Giant Ape descending from the sky suffered a heavy blow, its mind dizzying for an instant as its enormous body was sent flying away!

Such a result was hardly surprising. The Titan Giant Ape's strength was, at most, equivalent to a Rank 96 Super Douluo. Facing Chen Xin with the support of the Eight Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, if Chen Xin had harbored any intent to kill, that single sword strike would have been enough to severely injure it!

The Titan Giant Ape's massive body rolled twice across the ground before it quickly rose to its feet, its face full of wariness.

"Moo!"

A deep roar, neither quite bovine nor draconic, rose from the lake. The surface boiled as a gigantic bull's head slowly emerged. It was the Hundred-Thousand-Year Sky Azure Bull Python!

A terrifying pressure radiated from the Sky Azure Bull Python, its eyes filled with fury. Rather than retreat, Chen Xin advanced. One man, one sword, facing the two emperors of the Star Dou Great Forest head-on!