Space-Based Kinetic Weapon! Bibi Dong Gravely Wounded! Does the Sun Moon Sect Really Have a God?!

Heaven Dou City,

Kong Deming, Jing Hongchen, Li Chen, and Ji Juechen discussed their strategy.

Jing Hongchen frowned.

"How strong is this Pope of Spirit Hall? Is she really that bold?"

Heaven Dou City was the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire. Relations between Spirit Hall and the two great empires were already tense, yet she, their Pope, dared to barge straight in?

Ji Juechen cradled his sword in both arms. "A shame it isn't Qian Daoliu coming. I've heard his Angel Divine Sword is much stronger than Chen Xin's Seven Kill Sword. Otherwise, I could have sparred with him."

Kong Deming chuckled. "Qian Daoliu is a Limit Douluo who can wield angel divine power. Never mind you-even I'm not confident I could beat him.

"If you want to challenge Qian Daoliu, reach Limit Douluo first. That old fellow won't entertain any talk of friendly sparring. If you lose, you'll have died for nothing."

Ji Juechen remained noncommittal.

If I refuse to challenge someone because I fear death, how is that any different from being dead?

Kong Deming asked seriously, "Li Chen, what do you think?"

Li Chen smiled. "No matter. If Bibi Dong wants to court death, let her come."

With that,

Li Chen activated his computer spirit, and a holographic projection appeared.

The projection showed three satellites floating above Douluo Star. The first satellite, the one covering Heaven Dou City, carried a long, dark metal rod.

"This is a Space-Based Kinetic Weapon-a Titanium-Tungsten Alloy Rod. It can be launched directly from space, accelerating through free fall and a soul power engine to strike its target with tremendous kinetic energy!"

"Conservatively speaking, if it hits, killing a Super Douluo or gravely wounding a Limit Douluo should be no problem."

As Li Chen spoke,

the holographic projection simulated the Titanium-Tungsten Metal Rod launching and falling, finally striking its target precisely and leaving a deep hole.

Ji Juechen watched in astonishment. Just seeing the simulation was enough to make him feel this thing's terrifying power!

"Will... will this really work?"

Jing Hongchen was somewhat doubtful. Mainly, the weapon was far too crude. It actually relied on nothing but a metal rod to smash its enemy to death. Forget killing a Super Douluo-even a Soul Elder would know to get out of the way.

Kong Deming frowned as well. "The Sun Moon Imperial Soul Engineering Academy considered a weapon like this before, but the launch cost was too high, and its actual lethal radius was very limited. Can this really gravely wound Bibi Dong?"

"It can."

Li Chen explained, "This alloy rod has undergone spirit forging and has an explosive effect. It will self-destruct after hitting its target."

"It wasn't useful in our era because everyone had detection Soul Tools, along with spiritual perception. They could anticipate the attack and escape."

"But..."

Li Chen smiled at Kong Deming. "Things are different now, Elder Kong. With your Silver Moon Divine Light Shield holding Bibi Dong in place, she won't be able to escape even if she sees it."

With that, Li Chen closed the screen.

"Besides, with the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Soul Engineer Corps here, you have nothing to fear from Bibi Dong anyway, Elder Kong. If this thing doesn't work, we'll just treat it as setting off a firecracker."

Kong Deming nodded. "True enough. Then it's settled. I'll face her. With the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Soul Engineer Corps supporting me, I'll teach Bibi Dong a proper lesson this time!"

Once they finished discussing their plan,

Kong Deming walked outside and activated the Spatial Magic Array inside the castle.

This was another magic array derived through the supercomputing calculations of Li Chen's martial soul, capable of transmitting energy across a distance.

That way,

the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Soul Engineer Corps could amplify Kong Deming's strength without having to follow him!

About two days later,

at noon,

Bibi Dong and her two companions arrived outside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Castle.

"Tch! Looks like this Pope isn't bold enough to charge straight into Heaven Dou City after all. What's she putting on airs for...?"

On the castle wall, Xiao Hongchen scoffed.

Through the satellite, Li Chen had watched Bibi Dong's entire journey. She had disguised herself slightly, and the three of them-her and Chrysanthemum and Ghost-had skirted Heaven Dou City and headed straight for the castle.

When they approached Heaven Dou City, they had even stopped flying.

Clearly, Bibi Dong still had her reason and did not want to openly provoke the Heaven Dou Empire.

Upon arriving outside the castle, Bibi Dong unexpectedly found the gates of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Castle wide open.

Huo Yuhao and the others were already standing atop the walls, watching them.

"What's going on? Could the Sun Moon Sect have known Her Holiness was coming?"

Chrysanthemum and Ghost exclaimed in shock.

This was no good sign. It meant the Sun Moon Sect had an expert whose spiritual perception covered an even greater range than Bibi Dong's.

"Where is the Sun Moon Sect's sect master? Come out!"

Bibi Dong was only mildly surprised by this, and she spoke all the same.

"Heh."

Kong Deming emerged and looked down at Bibi Dong.

"Our venerable sect master washed his hands of worldly affairs years ago. Today, I'll be the one to meet you. Say what you have to say."

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. "What? Could it be that your Sun Moon Sect doesn't have a Peerless Douluo at all? Perhaps you, Kong Deming, are actually the strongest person in the Sun Moon Sect!"

Excitement surged in Bibi Dong's heart.

Just as I thought!

The Sun Moon Sect is merely bluffing. If they truly had a supreme expert presiding over them, they could have attacked Spirit Hall outright. Why bother cooperating?

Kong Deming chuckled. "Our sect master disdains laying hands on a junior like you. As for whether we have a Peerless Douluo, if Your Holiness is curious, you're welcome to test that yourself."

"Hmph! Still putting on airs! Today, I'll find out just how much your Sun Moon Sect is worth!"

Bibi Dong rose into the air, revealing her Death Spider Emperor martial soul as soul rings appeared beneath her feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, red!

Kong Deming smiled, and six soul rings likewise appeared beneath his feet.

Yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, red, red!

As one of the Sun Moon Continent's foremost Soul Masters, Kong Deming possessed twin martial souls: Silver Moon and Golden Sun.

The martial soul he revealed now was Silver Moon.

"He actually has two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings?!"

Chrysanthemum and Ghost were stunned.

Bibi Dong was equally shocked. Hundred-thousand-year soul beasts were by no means easy to hunt.

"Hmph! First soul skill, Death Scythe!"

Bibi Dong swept out one hand. The phantom of a spider leg appeared, its tip gleaming with a chilling edge as it slashed viciously at Kong Deming, sending a terrifying attack cutting toward him.

As the Rakshasa God's inheritor, even a casual strike from Bibi Dong could annihilate countless Soul Sages and Soul Douluos.

In response, Kong Deming chuckled.

"Ah, what's the rush? If we're going to fight, we should take it outside."

As his words fell,

space rippled around Kong Deming, and he instantly flashed a thousand meters away, taking Bibi Dong with him.

Chrysanthemum and Ghost were stunned.

Bibi Dong, carried into the distance, was equally startled. Before she could even react, Kong Deming had transported her away.

When she looked at her attack again, it inexplicably vanished as it approached Kong Deming.

"A spatial martial soul?!"

Bibi Dong's eyes widened.

Her knowledge far surpassed Tang Hao's, and she immediately identified what was strange about Kong Deming.

"Heh, you local gangs really have no manners. But since the Pope of Spirit Hall wants to weigh up our Sun Moon Sect, I'll play along."

Kong Deming extended his hand, silver light blooming from it. The Silver Moon Divine Light Shield unfurled, trapping Bibi Dong beneath a massive, upturned silver-white bowl.

"Let's see how many times you can dodge!"

Bibi Dong's face twisted with anger. She stamped her foot, and a terrifying domain unfurled as well.

"Death Domain!"

Hiss, hiss~

Great clouds of black mist appeared around Bibi Dong. The mist carried deadly poison, while her Death Domain could greatly suppress an enemy's soul power and corrode it as well.

Yet Kong Deming remained motionless, smiling all the while.

His Silver Moon Divine Light Shield could partition space, easily placing him in a separate pocket of space where the pressure could not reach him.

"What?! He can even isolate a domain?!"

Bibi Dong was shocked.

This was the first time she had encountered such a sinister martial soul as Kong Deming's.

What Bibi Dong did not know was that this was the effect of the class-ten Soul Tool, the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield.

As Kong Deming's life-bound Soul Tool, however, the crystalline Silver Moon Divine Light Shield could be freely stored within his body and brought out again,

which had led Bibi Dong to mistake its effects for those of his martial soul.

"What's wrong, Bibi Dong? Can you manage or not? With strength like yours, you actually dared challenge our sect master? I really did save your life today."

Kong Deming taunted her.

"Insolent!"

Bibi Dong gritted her teeth. Both of her attacks had struck nothing but air, and her composure was beginning to crack.

"A spatial martial soul, is it? Let's see whether your space can block this!"

The next moment,

Bibi Dong switched martial souls. Her Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor martial soul appeared, and her aura changed abruptly.

Her twin martial souls were Bibi Dong's hidden trump card.

In this world, nobody knew about them except Qian Daoliu and his son-not even Qian Renxue, Chrysanthemum, or Ghost.

By revealing her second martial soul now, Bibi Dong had already resolved to kill. She had no intention of letting Kong Deming leave alive.

"Hmm, you woman, going straight for the kill when we've only just met. No wonder you bring death to your husband."

Kong Deming continued goading her.

Li Chen had already told him everything about Bibi Dong's situation. Kong Deming knew it would be difficult for Bibi Dong to kill him, but equally difficult for him to kill her.

The ninth soul skill of Bibi Dong's first martial soul, the Death Spider Emperor, was called Undying Body. It could regenerate severed limbs and turn her entire body into energy to evade attacks.

To finish Bibi Dong off, Kong Deming would have to borrow her own abilities.

For instance... the sixth soul skill of her second martial soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor: Eternal Wound!

Sure enough,

at the taunt about bringing death to her husband, Bibi Dong immediately flushed with fury, and her eyes turned blood-red.

"You shameless old man! What else do you know?!"

Bibi Dong roared.

"What do I know... let me think. For instance, that old lover of yours, Yu Xiaogang. Our Sun Moon Sect has already sent people to capture him and his student, Tang San. A month has passed-they should have succeeded by now."

Bibi Dong lost her composure. "You dare touch Xiaogang?! You're courting death! Soul-Devouring Avatar!"

The next instant, Bibi Dong's body swelled abruptly, transforming into a spider avatar with a woman's head.

Purple-black markings covered her face, and her eyes were crimson. Her lower body became a spider's, its enormous, bloated abdomen and six legs hovering in midair.

"Old man, take this if you have the guts! I'll use your head to apologize to Xiaogang!"

"Sixth soul skill, Eternal Wound!"

Bibi Dong's two forelegs turned jade-green and crossed, cutting out a green, cross-shaped blade of light.

Its radiance was restrained, but it carried a dense aura of death and decay as it slashed silently toward Kong Deming.

This attack locked onto its target and ignored all physical defenses. Bibi Dong was certain it could cut through even spatial defenses!

"Hmm... here it comes?"

Far away, Li Chen smiled as he watched the battle through the satellite.

Huo Yuhao and the others gathered around him to watch.

As the cross-shaped blade came slashing toward him, Kong Deming grinned.

The next moment,

the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield activated at full power. The surface before Eternal Wound yielded like soft water, caving inward before slowly swallowing the attack!

"What?!"

Bibi Dong's voice trembled. She had never expected that this old man could swallow even her strongest attack.

How was this possible?!

Even Qian Daoliu shouldn't be able to neutralize this attack so easily!

Bibi Dong had originally expected that, even if she could not kill Kong Deming on the spot, any wound left by Eternal Wound would be impossible to heal. Its corrosive poison would continually deepen the injury until the enemy died.

Back then, even that hundred-thousand-year soft bone rabbit's Invincible Golden Body had been unable to withstand this slash!

Behind Kong Deming, vast amounts of soul power poured in.

Far away inside the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Castle, the entire Royal Soul Engineer Corps continuously channeled its soul power into the Spatial Magic Array to supply Kong Deming.

There was no denying that Bibi Dong's attack was astonishingly powerful. Even with the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield, swallowing the attack's energy cost Kong Deming a considerable amount himself.

But...

Since Kong Deming was said to rival a Limit Douluo, Bibi Dong, currently at level ninety-eight, was still one level short. She had not yet reached the limit!

"Mm, that one had a little strength behind it. Let me return the favor!"

"Silver Moon Divine Light Wave!"

The next moment,

Kong Deming laughed and raised his hand. Within the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield's domain, a section of space split open. Eternal Wound combined with Bibi Dong's earlier attack, then with the power of the Sun Moon Empire Imperial Soul Engineer Corps, returning everything severalfold!

"This is... no!"

At the sight, Bibi Dong's soul nearly fled her body in terror!

She immediately switched back to her Death Spider Emperor martial soul, and her final red soul ring lit up!

Bibi Dong's entire body dissolved into purple mist as she activated Undying Body, allowing her to evade all physical attacks!

However,

This blast of Silver Moon Divine Light Wave was an extreme outpouring of energy, and it even carried the corrosive power of Bibi Dong's Eternal Wound!

Boom!

The Silver Moon Divine Light Wave slammed straight into Bibi Dong's misty body, and she immediately let out an earthshaking scream!

"Aaaah!"

In the distance,

Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei heard her and immediately rushed to help.

"Hey, hey, this was supposed to be a duel. Don't interfere."

Ji Juechen drew his sword with one hand and blocked their way.

"Get out of the way! Your Holiness!"

Frantic, Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei tried to force their way past him.

"You locals really have no manners~"

Ji Juechen's expression turned icy, and he struck!

Sword light flashed. Shocked, Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei hurriedly joined forces to defend!

Ji Juechen laughed heartily. "Since I can't find Qian Daoliu, beating you two up will do. At least I won't be bored!"

Ji Juechen faced the two Super Douluos, Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei, alone without the slightest fear.

With a soul core and the Demon Sword: Thousand Blades, a Class 8 Soul Tool, Ji Juechen had no reason to fear either of them!

Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei attacked with all their might in desperation, but they could not get past him anytime soon!

"Damn it! Why was Her Holiness so overconfident!"

Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei bitterly regretted it. They had never imagined that the old man from the Sun Moon Sect would be so powerful-a level 95 was actually beating the level 98 Bibi Dong into submission.

Their clash with Ji Juechen shocked them even more. Both were Super Douluos, yet they could not overcome him for the moment!

Damn it! Does this brat have a super martial soul like Tang Hao?!

Gui Mei cursed inwardly.

Ji Juechen sneered. "A super martial soul? That's a wheelchair for trash. I'm the strongest martial soul myself! Taste my sword!"

Meanwhile, in the distance,

After Kong Deming's attack,

Bibi Dong's energy body had dimmed by more than half!

Bibi Dong stared at her body in horror. If not for Undying Body, she would already have died!

The next instant,

Bibi Dong turned, actually solidifying her body as she frantically battered the surrounding space, trying to escape!

Her energy body moved very slowly. Only by becoming solid would she have a chance to get out!

Bibi Dong paid no heed whatsoever to Chrysanthemum and Gui Mei. Kong Deming's attack had already damaged her very essence. If she did not leave now, she might truly die here!

"Still a little short?"

Kong Deming did not attack again. The Silver Moon Divine Light Wave had taken a great toll on him as well.

Panting, Kong Deming drove the Silver Moon Divine Light Shield at full power, struggling somewhat to keep Bibi Dong trapped.

Just then,

Li Chen's voice came through Kong Deming's earpiece.

"Elder Kong, thank you for your hard work. Leave the rest to me."

As Li Chen finished speaking,

High in the sky,

A terrifying attack came crashing down!

Its timing was perfect, striking at the very instant Bibi Dong solidified her body!

"What?! Where did this attack come from? Does the Sun Moon Sect really have a god?!"

Bibi Dong looked up as a thick metal tungsten rod smashed straight down toward her head!