Bibi Dong's Invitation

Qian Daoliu glanced at Bibi Dong as she stepped forward. Although he had no idea what she was up to, he did not stop her.

In the blink of an eye, the afternoon arrived, and the match between the Spirit Hall Academy Team and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy was about to begin.

Zhu Zhuqing turned to Lan Yu and asked, "Will our match against the Spirit Hall Academy Team tomorrow still happen?"

Lan Yu replied, "Unless I directly announce that I won't take the stage, the Spirit Hall Academy Team will choose to forfeit nine times out of ten.

Furthermore, even if I announce that I won't take the stage and Spirit Hall wins the final championship, their victory would feel unearned.

Therefore, no matter what, it's much more dignified for the Spirit Hall Academy Team to choose to forfeit."

"Does that mean our journey in this Soul Master Tournament has already come to an end?"

"You could say that. It's over!"

"Ah... I still feel like I haven't had enough yet."

Lan Yu looked at Ning Rongrong and smiled. "There's no need to be like that. There will still be plenty of opportunities to fight people in the future."

While they were talking, the match had already begun.

As soon as the Heaven Dou Royal Academy assumed their stances, the sibling pair of Hu Liena and Xie Yue directly unleashed their Spirit Fusion Technique, Enchantress.

Once Enchantress appeared, the Heaven Dou Royal Academy simply couldn't hold on and was quickly swept away.

"So they had a Spirit Fusion Technique. Relying solely on ourselves, winning really would take quite a bit of effort."

Seeing that the Spirit Hall Academy Team had defeated the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, Bibi Dong stepped forward once more.

"I invite the Botanical Academy Team to the stage. The Spirit Hall Academy Team forfeits. The champions of this Soul Master Tournament are the Botanical Academy Team."

Lan Yu hadn't expected Bibi Dong to announce the champion of the Soul Master Tournament at this very moment; he had thought she would at least wait until tomorrow to go through the motions.

Lan Yu also wondered if Bibi Dong was doing this to chase him out of Wuhun City sooner.

As he thought this, he led his people onto the stage.

Bibi Dong had people bring over three spirit bones, personally presenting this championship reward to Lan Yu.

The warmth Bibi Dong displayed at this moment was truly somewhat bizarre.

The moment Lan Yu took the three spirit bones, he heard Bibi Dong's voice transmitted directly into his mind.

Come to XXX place tonight, let's chat...

Lan Yu merely glanced at Bibi Dong without responding.

Shortly after, Bibi Dong announced the conclusion of the current Soul Master Tournament.

To the spectators, this Soul Master Tournament always felt somewhat anticlimactic, even though very few people were able to witness the finals.

As for the three spirit bones, Lan Yu naturally distributed them to the others.

He gave the Wisdom Head Spirit Bone to Ning Rongrong, the Gale Left Leg Bone to Zhu Zhuqing, and the remaining Flame Right Arm Bone to Yao Zi.

As for the other members of the Botanical Academy Team, Lan Yu also promised to help them condense Fungus Spirit Spirits the next time they broke through their bottlenecks.

Naturally, everyone was happy. Upon returning to their lodgings, Ning Rongrong, Zhu Zhuqing, and Yao Zi began absorbing their spirit bones, while the others packed their things and prepared to leave Wuhun City to return to the Botanical Academy.

Ning Fengzhi and Sword Douluo were also present; worried, they stood guard over Ning Rongrong.

Dugu Bo brought Dugu Yan along with him.

"Lord Sage!"

Dugu Yan followed suit and called out as well.

"Lord Sage!"

"Have you decided?"

"Yes, I've already broken up with Yu Tianheng."

"Hmm? Did you misunderstand something? I don't care about your romantic problems. I'm asking if you are ready to become a believer of the Sage Lord of Fungi. Absolutely no betrayal!"

"Y-Yes, I am!"

"Lord Sage, let's begin!"

"Mhm, then we'll modify her spirit to be just like yours."

Dugu Bo nodded, and Dugu Yan offered no objection.

And so, Dugu Yan was wrapped in mycelium. Practice makes perfect, and coupled with Dugu Yan's modest strength, the modification process went much faster.

By the time Ning Rongrong and the others finished absorbing their spirit bones, Lan Yu's modification of Dugu Yan's spirit had also concluded.

Lina brought over a cup of tea and placed it beside Lan Yu, acting like a considerate little maid.

Taking the teacup, Lan Yu took a sip; the flavor was quite good.

Dugu Yan summoned her spirit and still felt astonished upon seeing that its attributes had completely changed.

"Good! Good! Good! Our Dugu family has finally completely shaken off the curse of the spirit poison."

Dugu Bo's eyes were red, and he was practically on the verge of tears.

"Lord Sage, whatever your commands may be, Dugu Bo will charge through fire and tread upon blades without the slightest hesitation."

"Alright, when there's something to do, I'll naturally instruct you. The two of you can head back to Heaven Dou City first. If you have nothing else to do, carve a statue for the Sage Lord of Fungi.

Since you've seen the Sage Lord of Fungi, just carve it according to that image."

"Understood, Lord Sage."

After dismissing Dugu Bo and his granddaughter, Lan Yu finally remembered Bibi Dong's invitation.

After pondering for a moment, Lan Yu still decided to make the trip to see what exactly this Bibi Dong was up to.

That evening, Lan Yu arrived at a secluded lakeside within Wuhun City. His spread-out mycelium network allowed him to discover Bibi Dong early on, and aside from Bibi Dong, there were two other people hiding in the shadows.

These two were also old acquaintances: Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo.

With the two of them accompanying Bibi Dong, it was blatantly obvious that Bibi Dong harbored ill intentions.

However, no matter what scheme Bibi Dong was plotting tonight, it was destined to yield no results.

Lan Yu arrived at the lakeside without any concealment. Bibi Dong turned her head to look at him, her gaze filled with thinly veiled greed.

Lan Yu found it somewhat baffling—what could possibly be on him that was worth Bibi Dong coveting? Surely she didn't want to play the cradle robber, did she?

"You're finally here!"

"Bibi Dong, you specifically asked me here. What do you want to say?"

"I want to discuss a partnership with you."

"A partnership? What kind of partnership?"

"That 100,000-year spirit beast you summoned... right?"

"A 100,000-year spirit beast? Are you talking about the Jadeplume Terrorshroom? I suppose you could look at it that way!"

"Give that 100,000-year spirit beast to me, and consider that I owe you a favor. I am also the successor of a deity; a future god's favor in exchange for a 100,000-year spirit beast is a very fair trade, isn't it?"

Bibi Dong's expression of you're getting the better end of the deal left Lan Yu utterly speechless.

"Leaving aside whether a favor from you, Bibi Dong, is even worth that price, our relationship isn't good enough for us to discuss partnerships like this.

Moreover, helping you would be equivalent to offending the Elder Hall faction of Spirit Hall, which would be a net loss for me.

If you can't bring out any more sincere bargaining chips, you'd better not waste my time.

Going back to sleep is much better than standing here suffering the evening breeze with you."

Hearing Lan Yu say this, Bibi Dong's expression darkened.

"Must you always go against me?"

"It's not that I insist on going against you, but rather that I haven't seen any sincerity from you."

"Sincerity! Heh, then what if I give you my daughter? Is that sincere enough?"

"You still remember you have a daughter? Are you sure you want me to stay here and chat with you about your family trivialities?

If so, why don't we change locations—say, the secret chamber behind the Pope Palace."

At the mention of that place, Bibi Dong instantly lost her composure as a condensed murderous intent rolled toward Lan Yu.

Yet Lan Yu remained unfazed, simply looking at Bibi Dong while standing ready to make a move at any moment.