Spirit Hall and Heaven Dou City

While Lu Shiyuan was absorbing the Soul Bone, Bibi Dong was confronting another equally stunning woman in Papal Hall within Spirit City.

The sacred aura emanating from this woman made Bibi Dong feel deeply uncomfortable.

Her Martial Soul was inherently cold and sinister, and after Martial Soul Possession, her appearance became ferocious and ugly. This made Bibi Dong instinctively reject the woman across from her, who was bathed in holy light.

Most importantly, Bibi Dong knew this person's identity very well.

Whenever she thought of this woman's special place in that little one's heart, the bitterness in Bibi Dong's heart surged uncontrollably.

Fortunately, it was still early. They probably did not know that she had returned with her memories, did they?

The woman confronting her raised her brows and smiled. "Why does His Holiness the Pope bear such hostility toward me? In a sense, we are the most steadfast of allies."

Sure enough, exactly the same line she had used in the previous life. This hateful woman truly did not know my background.

Bibi Dong snorted coldly. "No need. I never cooperate with people of unknown identity."

"Your Holiness, there is no need to refuse so quickly. I have information about the person you most wish to know about."

The first person Bibi Dong thought of was that little one, but she immediately realized that she could not reveal anything at this time.

She straightened slightly, putting on an expression of anticipation tempered with restraint.

"You mean Yu Xiaogang?"

"Correct."

A savage smile curled Bibi Dong's lips. "Then I am quite interested. Where exactly has that coward been hiding all these years?"

Although she repeatedly warned herself not to give herself away, the hatred churning within her still exposed a flaw.

The stunning woman froze. Why was this different from what she had expected?

That was not right. According to what that person had said, Bibi Dong should still have lingering feelings for Yu Xiaogang. If not for helping Xiao Yuan and cutting away the wings of Xiao Yuan's enemies as much as possible, she would never have come to Spirit City.

"What is it? Did you not say you had information about Yu Xiaogang? Why have you suddenly fallen silent?" Since the flaw had already been exposed, Bibi Dong simply went along with it. Her gaze instantly became incomparably sharp. "Could it be that you are deceiving me?"

The woman shook her head. "Of course not."

Though filled with doubts, she still told Bibi Dong everything she knew about Yu Xiaogang.

In fact, Bibi Dong already knew all of this. To help that little one, she had even begun making arrangements decades in advance.

Ah, acting is so exhausting.

Yet an icy, bone-chilling aura radiated from her body.

Frost instantly enveloped the entire Papal Hall.

Such pressure was nothing to the woman below the steps. She lightly waved her hand, and a dense holy energy replaced the frigid aura, making the hall warm once more.

"I will send people to verify whether your information is true. If I can kill Yu Xiaogang, I will agree to your cooperation."

What deep hatred and resentment.

Unfortunately, although Bibi Dong had relented, she could not agree to the other's demand.

"Your Holiness, Yu Xiaogang cannot die for the time being."

"Why not?!" Bibi Dong shouted furiously, looking utterly enraged, though inwardly she thought, Just as expected.

An enemy out in the open was always easier to guard against and deal with than a venomous snake hiding in the shadows.

Bibi Dong knew who that little one's enemies were. Even if she killed Yu Xiaogang, those bastards would send others to contact their representative.

Since that was the case, it was better to leave Yu Xiaogang alive. At least he was out in the open, and Bibi Dong had already prepared ways to deal with him.

"Your Holiness." Ignoring Bibi Dong's fury, the woman continued, "Yu Xiaogang is very important to us. I need him alive. Of course, I can promise Your Holiness that once his usefulness has been drained, his life and death will be yours to decide."

"Are you certain?"

"I swear on my Martial Soul."

Bibi Dong remained silent for a long while before finally nodding "reluctantly."

"Fine. I hope you keep your word. Otherwise, you will not wish to taste my methods."

The same scene was playing out at Blue Tyrant Academy in Heaven Dou City. The conversation was nearly identical, and so was the outcome.

The only difference was that the dean of Blue Tyrant Academy possessed only the strength of a Soul Saint. Faced with the pressure of a Titled Douluo, she had no ability to resist.

Sure enough, strength was the foundation of equal cooperation.

If you could not obtain something on the battlefield, did you expect to get it at the negotiating table?

Stop dreaming.

After hearing the woman opposite her, Liu Erlong revealed a gentle smile utterly unlike the one described in the rumors.

"Rest assured, Your Holiness. I know what I am doing." Liu Erlong agreed to every request made by the visitor.

This was what she had wanted to do in the first place.

The woman smiled in satisfaction, then flipped her wrist and took an inner core from her Soul Tool.

"This is the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core. It can help improve the quality of your Martial Soul. Your Soul Power Level is not low. After consuming the inner core, you should be able to break through to Soul Douluo. When the time comes, I will help you hunt a Soul Ring."

"Isn't this... too precious?" Simply being able to raise her Soul Power Level was precious enough, let alone the fact that this inner core could allow her Martial Soul to evolve.

"Helping you is helping us. Since you are not completely unaware of things, you should know how powerful our enemies are. Do you not want to grow stronger as quickly as possible?"

Liu Erlong's talent was actually quite good, but because of certain reasons, she had wasted several years and squandered precious cultivation time.

This left Liu Erlong filled with regret. Why could her memories from her past life not have awakened several years earlier?

Now, with this inner core, she could make up for the lost time to the greatest extent possible.

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Erlong finally made up her mind and swallowed the Ten Headed Fierce Yang Serpent Inner Core in one gulp.

Violent flames instantly swept through her entire body. Her black gauze dress turned to ashes in an instant, exposing her curvaceous body beneath to the air.

Fortunately, both were women. The other woman's appearance was even superior to Liu Erlong's, so there was nothing to envy.

Within Notting City, Lu Shiyuan and Xiao Wu had already begun their long academy lives. With Dean Chen looking after them, coupled with their heaven-defying talent, they did not need to spend every day in class like ordinary students.

Not only them, Tang San had also received tremendous privileges.

Yu Xiaogang did have some merit when it came to relying on his father. After Tang San recovered from his injuries, he immediately took his disciple to Soul Hunting Forest.

After returning, Tang San had gained a Hundred-Year Soul Ring.

Lu Shiyuan watched everything unfold coldly. It seemed Tang San had still taken the same old path as in the original work, choosing the Mandala Snake as the first Soul Ring for his Blue Silver Grass Martial Soul.

It seemed Biological Mother's Entanglement had become inevitable.