Caught in a Trap!

The instincts of a level 98 Hyper Douluo made the decision before reason could catch up.

Bibi Dong's figure blurred, becoming a purple-black afterimage as she darted sideways.

Two enormous Clear Sky Hammers grazed her as they swept past and slammed into the ground.

Boom!

Bibi Dong had barely steadied herself when a sickening thud came from her Shoulder Armor.

Bang!

A Clear Sky Hammer struck her right shoulder with brutal force.

The impact tore through her body, sending her flying dozens of meters like a kite with a severed string. Her feet gouged two deep trenches in the ground before she finally stopped.

A thin trickle of crimson blood ran from the corner of her pale lips.

The Soul Douluos assigned to guard her did not even have time to scream. They were crushed into pulp.

The thick smell of blood spread at once.

Bibi Dong wiped the blood from her mouth. Nothing remained in her beautiful eyes but killing intent cold enough to pierce bone.

"Clear Sky Sect... Good. Very good."

Soul Power surged around Bibi Dong. She activated Martial Soul Possession and readied herself for battle.

The surrounding Soul Masters came to their senses and channeled their Soul Power. Phantoms of their Martial Souls rose behind them as every gaze fixed sharply on the three Clear Sky Sect elders who had turned against them.

"Seize them."

At Bibi Dong's command, the others moved to subdue the three traitors.

Suddenly, blinding scarlet patterns lit up beneath their feet. A vast blood-red formation spread across the ground, sealing off the entire area.

Every Soul Master below Titled Douluo rank groaned. Their limbs went weak, and an invisible force seemed to bind the Soul Power within them, slowing its flow almost to a halt.

They could also feel the formation draining their life force. The color faded from their skin before their eyes.

Bibi Dong's expression changed drastically.

"Damn it! We've fallen into a trap!"

Clap... clap... clap...

Slow, deliberate applause broke the blood-soaked silence.

Bibi Dong's heart jolted. She turned toward the sound.

The Vampire who had appeared in the Sky Curtain's footage and severed Tang Chen's arm was flying toward them.

As he drew closer, every muscle in Bibi Dong's body tensed. Blood still seeped from her shoulder, while Soul Power surged wildly within her, ready for a desperate fight.

But the attack she expected never came.

The Vampire merely stopped in midair. His blood-red slit pupils swept over her with undisguised mockery and coldness before settling on Tang Zhen and the other two.

"What a trio of useless fools."

The three men stiffened, then hurriedly put on ingratiating smiles.

"My lord, we have not yet completed the Blood Clan's full initiation or transformed into true members of the Blood Clan. Once we do, any one of us will be able to subdue her."

Bibi Dong stared at them, her eyes glacial. "You three chose to serve a Vampire? Why?"

The Vampire's lips curved upward, his crimson gaze passing over everyone. "For endless, undying life, of course. And for power beyond the limits of Soul Masters—power there for the taking."

With that, he looked up at the Sky Curtain.

It had finished showing the Allied Forces' actions from yesterday, but the images had not stopped. It continued into today's events.

Soon, it showed Bibi Dong and the others as they were now.

The two groups outside Slaughter City and in Blue River Town saw the scene.

Alarm gripped them all. They channeled their Soul Power and raced toward Bibi Dong at full speed.

The Vampire glanced at the live images on the Sky Curtain and frowned impatiently. "Sometimes I love that Sky Curtain. Other times, it's a nuisance."

Then a wicked smile appeared on his face.

"But you're too late."

"You will all be sacrifices to awaken my lord Suranos. Don't be afraid. You won't die—you'll have the honor of becoming Lord Suranos's Blood Slaves."

With that, the Vampire glanced at the now-closed formation and shot high into the sky. A dense, almost tangible blood-red glow poured from his body and flowed into the formation below.

The entire formation blazed. Dazzling red light stained the sky as the earth shook violently beneath them. Rock split, and loose stones rained down.

"Damn it! I don't give a shit about your Vampires, your Myotismon, or that Evil God Gatanozoa! If you want this world, you'll have to ask whether I, Bibi Dong, will allow it!"

I'm the only one who gets to destroy this world.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Death Spider Emperor Avatar!"

Thanks to her ninth Soul Skill, Undying Body, Bibi Dong's injuries had already healed. She activated her Martial Soul Avatar without hesitation.

The fearsome yet beautiful spider woman appeared once more. Her eight venomous legs, gleaming coldly, pushed off as she charged at the progenitor Vampire high above.

Tang Zhen and the other two immediately moved shoulder to shoulder in midair, blocking Bibi Dong's path.

"Death Domain!"

"Divine Slaughter's Domain, open!"

Bibi Dong shouted and unleashed both domains at once.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Spider Emperor Clone!"

A spider woman identical to Bibi Dong appeared beside her.

Bibi Dong's eighth Soul Skill created one clone that perfectly replicated her fighting strength and could use all her Soul Skills from the first through the seventh. It had no will of its own and required her control; when destroyed, it could explode into poisonous mist.

Both Bibi Dongs shouted at once: "Sixth Soul Skill: Vampiric Spider Thorn!"

Poisonous spikes filled the sky as they flew toward the three Clear Sky Sect Titled Douluos.

"Seventh Soul Skill: Clear Sky Avatar!" All three shouted.

"Third Soul Skill: Gravity Hammer Domain!" All three shouted.

After years of refinement, most Clear Sky Sect members had the same early Soul Skills.

Gravity Hammer Domain was a gravity field. Though it was only a thousand-year Soul Skill, the three Titled Douluos stacked its effects, slowing Bibi Dong considerably.

"Eighth Soul Skill: Clear Sky Realm-Breaking!"

"Ninth Soul Skill: Clear Sky Giant Hammer Breach!"

"Ninth Soul Skill: Extreme Thunder Clear Sky Hammer!"

The four combatants clashed.

Bibi Dong stopped holding back. Her obsessive, unhinged nature, combined with the powerful regeneration granted by Undying Body, drove her relentlessly forward.

She traded wound for wound and soon forced the three Clear Sky Sect elders onto the defensive.

As Azure Luan Douluo hurried toward them, he said to Qian Daoliu, "Big Brother, Bibi Dong has hidden her strength well. In all of Spirit Hall, perhaps only you and Golden Crocodile can subdue her. We need to be on our guard."

"Enough of that. Whatever else may be true, Bibi Dong is fighting for Douluo Star right now. Perhaps she really is a fine Pope."

Azure Luan Douluo rolled his eyes.