Call Me Sister

"Hu Liena."

"Yes, Teacher."

"If you have no other questions, you may go rest first. Meng Xuanji and I still have some matters to handle."

"Yes, this student obeys."

Hu Liena respectfully cupped her fists and left. Before departing, she deliberately passed by Meng Xuanji and whispered softly as she went by his ear.

"I'll repay what I owe you another day."

With that, Hu Liena left the hall.

Her words reminded Meng Xuanji that she seemed to owe him a kiss.

Heh. If she had not mentioned it, he might have forgotten all about it. In Meng Xuanji's eyes, compared to his grand undertaking of "protecting" Douluo Continent, such matters were utterly insignificant.

"Teacher, may I ask why you kept me here?"

"I want to test your martial soul."

The storage-ring Soul Tool on Bibi Dong's hand flashed with silver light, and the corpse of a hundred-year Earth Demon Wolf appeared before Meng Xuanji.

The corpse had been refrigerated and was still quite fresh. Meng Xuanji could even see the frozen blood vessels within it, which still faintly seemed to be flowing.

It seemed that, barring any surprises, this was the work of an ice-element soul master.

"Use your Dark Blue Silver Emperor and see whether it can absorb its flesh and blood."

"Yes."

Meng Xuanji summoned his martial soul, and the hall was instantly shrouded in a bloody aura. The sun beyond the dome was swallowed by dense black mist, turning the originally bright and sunlit hall gloomy and dangerous.

Thick crimson vines burst from the ground one after another, slowly winding toward the Earth Demon Wolf's corpse.

As the barbs on the Blue Silver Emperor pierced into the corpse, the bloody patterns on its body suddenly glimmered with a faint red light. Even the bloody aura in the hall grew much denser.

In just a few breaths, the Earth Demon Wolf's corpse had been devoured into a dried skeleton. Yet Meng Xuanji's Blue Silver Emperor seemed unsatisfied as it withdrew from the corpse and instinctively began creeping toward Bibi Dong's ankle.

"Impudent!"

Meng Xuanji immediately suppressed the agitation of his martial soul. It could court death if it wanted, but could it please not drag him down with it?

Under Meng Xuanji's suppression, the Blue Silver Emperors intertwined with blood and darkness all stopped where they were, unable to approach Bibi Dong another step.

"I'm sorry, Teacher. I didn't do it on purpose."

"It's fine. I understand. To be honest, this is the first time I've seen such an evil martial soul with my own eyes. It's even somewhat insatiable."

Bibi Dong's smile was captivating. Her vivid red lips were the deadliest poison in any man's eyes, making one unable to resist the urge to pounce on her.

"How do you feel your strength is now?"

Bibi Dong looked at the Dark Blue Silver Emperor carpeting the hall, and her smile widened further.

This was exactly the effect she wanted: a powerful yet dark martial soul. It was simply the finest tool.

Meng Xuanji could never defect to Qian Daoliu, because that would be no different from seeking death. Therefore, if he was smart, he would certainly do everything possible to remain at her side. Only then could he truly gain a foothold in Spirit Hall.

Such a solid relationship of mutual interest was even more effective than the most vicious soul contract.

Meng Xuanji clenched his fists.

"It seems my strength has increased by twenty percent, and even my Soul Power has become much more abundant. I have a feeling that if it weren't for the fact that I don't have any soul rings, this Demon Wolf's corpse would probably have been enough to raise me a level."

"Mm, very good. Then congratulations on awakening such a powerful martial soul."

Bibi Dong was greatly pleased.

Bibi Dong then handed Meng Xuanji a ring-shaped Soul Tool.

"There are five hundred two-hundred-year Earth Demon Wolf corpses inside. They should be enough for you to cultivate for a while. Unless something special happens, it would be best if you did not move around Spirit Hall too much, lest your martial soul do something inappropriate."

"Yes, this student obeys."

With the Blue Silver Emperor's attempted sneak attack on Bibi Dong as a warning, Meng Xuanji secretly swore that he absolutely could not casually reveal his martial soul in the future.

If some Soul Sage from the Angel Legion saw it and deemed him an evil soul master, he would likely be judged before Bibi Dong's rescue could arrive.

"Teacher, if there is nothing else, I'll go rest first."

Meng Xuanji was already somewhat impatient to wander through the library. Right now, he wished he could grow a pair of wings and fly there on the spot.

"No rush. Besides your Dark Blue Silver Emperor, there is something even more important I need to tell you."

"What is it?"

"Do you know that you possess the Twin Martial Souls, something seen only once in a century across the continent?"

"Twin Martial Souls?!"

Meng Xuanji pretended not to understand. "What is that?"

Although Meng Xuanji had indeed sensed another trace of aura during his awakening, there had been too many eyes around at the time, so he had not made a fuss about it.

He had not expected Bibi Dong to discover it.

Bibi Dong took out the awakening crystal from her Soul Tool. Beneath the cover of the Dark Blue Silver Emperor's blood mist, a black scroll was hidden within it. Had one not looked carefully, one might have mistaken it for a leaf of the Dark Blue Silver Emperor.

"Twin Martial Souls means you are born with twice the Soul Power of ordinary soul masters, as well as twice as many soul skills. According to historical records, no more than three people on the entire continent have possessed Twin Martial Souls. It is even rarer than Innate Full Soul Power."

"However, the greatest advantage of Twin Martial Souls is that they can be paired with the finest possible soul-ring configuration. If you cultivate your first martial soul to the level of a Title Douluo, then your second martial soul can be fitted entirely with soul rings over ten thousand years old, allowing you to surpass the limits of ordinary soul masters."

Bibi Dong peeled the scroll away from the blood mist and displayed it before Meng Xuanji.

"And as for this martial soul of yours, even I have never heard of it. That is why I wanted to take you as my student. If it were merely because of your Dark Blue Silver Emperor, it would not have been worth falling out with Qian Daoliu."

"So, Meng Xuanji, do you not intend to let your teacher have a look at your precious martial soul?"

Bibi Dong's serpent-like gaze swept over him, and a bone-piercing chill rose along Meng Xuanji's back.

Meng Xuanji felt as though some invisible thing had locked onto his aura. The moment he dared say no, that unseen presence would likely erase him at once.

"Yes, of course this student is willing."

Only after Meng Xuanji nodded did that dangerous aura finally dissipate.

"Mm, what an obedient child. Then hurry up and show me." Bibi Dong was already somewhat impatient.

Just how powerful would a martial soul on the same level as the Dark Blue Silver Emperor be? It was truly something to look forward to.

"However, I have a small request. I hope Teacher can grant it."

Meng Xuanji gathered his courage and blurted out the entire sentence in one breath, afraid Bibi Dong would kill him instantly if he spoke too slowly.

"Oh? What request?"

Bibi Dong's brows furrowed slightly. She was rather curious what sort of condition Meng Xuanji intended to ask of her.

"Well, well... when there's no one else around, can I call you Sister instead of Teacher?" Meng Xuanji asked, feigning nervousness.

"Sister?"

"Mm. Because I have had no family since I was little, and Teacher, you are the only person willing to help me become stronger. In my eyes, you are as wonderful as family. And you look so young, Teacher, that calling you Mother would not be appropriate, so I can only call you Sister."

Meng Xuanji finished speaking in the tone of a child. If he had been an adult at this moment, Bibi Dong would probably have slapped him to death long ago!

But now, he was not only a child, but also an orphan who had lost both parents at a young age. With those two identities, coupled with Meng Xuanji's acting skill worthy of an award-winning actor, Bibi Dong actually began to hesitate.

"Do you truly mean that?"