Only when Bibi Dong mentioned the hundred-thousand-year soul beast did Ye Tian remember.
Life had been so comfortable lately that he had forgotten many things.
Had Bibi Dong not brought it up, it would have completely slipped his mind.
"All right, I'll make the arrangements now and have Elder Ju and Ghost Elder take charge of everything in the Hall for the time being."
Seeing that Ye Tian proposed leaving right away, Bibi Dong immediately went to make the arrangements.
Afterward, Ye Tian and Bibi Dong set off for Death Canyon with Ah Rou, Ah Yin, and the Golden Generation led by Hu Liena.
Originally, Bibi Dong had not wanted to bring Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan. After all, Death Canyon was extremely dangerous, shrouded in deathly energy all day long and crawling with savage soul beasts.
Although she had never entered it, she had heard that it was a forbidden land.
Otherwise, Spirit Hall would not have stationed guards at the entrance to Death Canyon to keep everyone out.
But Ye Tian had said that Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were the ones he intended to focus on nurturing, and that they would become the future pillars of Spirit Hall.
Although the three were still young, their resolve was firm. Taking them to Death Canyon would help them grow faster.
Bibi Dong knew what Ye Tian was capable of, so she could only agree.
After all, with her and Ye Tian present, even encountering a brutal hundred-thousand-year soul beast would pose no danger.
"Brother Tian, this place is terrifying."
"It's so lifeless, and the chill cuts right through you. Why don't we go back?"
The moment Hu Liena entered Death Canyon, its surroundings frightened her.
Xie Yue and Yan were no different, their faces already pale with fear.
"I brought you here precisely to build your courage."
"If you don't even have this much courage, how can you talk about becoming the future pillars of Spirit Hall?"
"Nana, you three mustn't disappoint me."
Ye Tian knew the three of them were scared, so he still needed to offer some encouragement.
Hearing his words, Hu Liena and the other two immediately grew a little braver.
Ye Tian's meaning was clear: he was grooming them to become the future pillars of Spirit Hall.
Since that was the case, how could they possibly retreat?
If they backed down now, they would lose their chance.
"Brother Tian, I understand. Don't worry, we definitely won't disappoint you. I'm not afraid anymore."
"Brother, Yan, are you two still scared?"
Hu Liena took a deep breath, forcibly suppressed the fear in her heart, and turned to look at Xie Yue and Yan.
No matter what, she could not disappoint Ye Tian.
"We're not afraid either!"
Xie Yue and Yan exchanged a glance, their eyes filled with determination.
"That's more like it!"
"I have faith in you. Spirit Hall's future belongs to you."
Seeing their courage rise, Ye Tian nodded in satisfaction and headed deeper into Death Canyon at tremendous speed.
The deeper they went, the stronger the soul beasts they encountered became, as though they were passing through a series of deadly checkpoints.
From the hundred-year soul beasts they encountered at first, they gradually entered the territory of ten-thousand-year soul beasts.
Truthfully, this was his first visit to Death Canyon as well.
The original story had said very little about Death Canyon. All he knew was that it was a mysterious canyon filled with deathly energy year-round, and that it was extremely dangerous.
For some reason, he suddenly felt that this canyon, which stretched a full hundred kilometers into the depths, resembled a natural trial ground, somewhat like Slaughter City.
Could a deity's inheritance be hidden here? Was this also an inheritance ground left behind by some god?
At that thought, Ye Tian immediately became interested in Death Canyon.
"Brother Tian, there are so many spiderwebs here."
After traveling for an unknown length of time, Ye Tian's group reached a stretch of the canyon covered in spiderwebs.
As far as the eye could see, it resembled an enormous trap.
The sight before Bibi Dong instantly gave her the feeling of coming home.
"It looks like the territory of the hundred-thousand-year soul beast, the Death Spider Emperor, should be just ahead."
Ye Tian muttered to himself and extended his right hand, conjuring a fiercely burning flame.
Just as Ye Tian was about to burn away the webs blocking their path, enormous spiders crawled out from the rock walls. They swarmed densely, numbering well over a thousand, with hundred-year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year soul beasts among them.
"Young master, it looks like we're surrounded."
Ah Yin and Ah Rou looked around, their expressions turning exceedingly grave.
"I know. These are all small fry, nothing to worry about."
"Sister Dong'er, summon your Death Spider Emperor martial soul and intimidate these soul beasts."
"I don't think they'll dare attack us for the time being."
With that, Ye Tian released a multicolored Protective Barrier from his body, enclosing Ah Yin, Ah Rou, Hu Liena, and the other two within it.
This multicolored protective barrier was formed from his qilin origin. Unless an attacker was a hundred-thousand-year soul beast or a Titled Douluo, breaking it was impossible.
That was because it had also inherited the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's devouring ability, allowing it to devour all the energy between heaven and earth.
The deathly and yin energies here were extremely dense, making them perfect for replenishing his energy and sustaining the multicolored protective barrier.
Hu Liena and the other two stared at the multicolored protective barrier in shock.
They had never imagined that Ye Tian's abilities would be this powerful.
With a mere lift of his hand, he had released a multicolored protective barrier that kept them completely safe.
Just how strong was Ye Tian? Could he also be a Titled Douluo?
At that thought, towering waves of shock surged through the hearts of Hu Liena and the other two.
"All right!"
Hearing Ye Tian's instructions, Bibi Dong nodded and released her Death Spider Emperor martial soul.
Eight soul rings appeared, seven black and one red, leaving Ah Yin, Ah Rou, Hu Liena, and the other two utterly dumbfounded.
Heavens!
What kind of soul ring configuration was this? It was far too terrifying.
Even her very first ring was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. It was simply unimaginable.
They had never expected Bibi Dong to have concealed her strength so deeply.
"Teacher, you're incredible! No wonder Brother Tian said your strength surpassed that of an ordinary Titled Douluo."
"This terrifying soul ring configuration alone could probably scare quite a few people to death."
Hu Liena came back to her senses, her eyes filled with admiration as she looked at Bibi Dong.
"Nana, all of this came from Little Tiantian."
"Make sure you stay beside Little Tiantian later. Don't run around."
After giving Hu Liena a brief reminder, Bibi Dong led the way.
Sensing the aura of the Death Spider Emperor emanating from Bibi Dong, none of the spiders dared to attack. They all chose to retreat.
"You don't need to look at me like that, nor do you need to think of me as so mysterious."
"Whatever you ought to know, I'll naturally tell you."
"As for what I don't want you to know, just keep quiet."
"For now, all you need to do is follow me."
Seeing Hu Liena and the other two looking at him, Ye Tian could not be bothered to explain and simply hinted that they should keep his secrets.
The three were no fools. Naturally, they understood the meaning behind Ye Tian's words and could only choose to remain silent.
Before long, Ye Tian's group reached the deepest part of Death Canyon.
An enormous spider lay there, identical to Bibi Dong's martial soul.
However, the giant spider before them was even larger, and the oppressive soul power emanating from its body was even more terrifying.
"Heh heh heh..."
"To think I would encounter a soul master whose martial soul takes my own form."
"As long as I devour you, my cultivation will surely break through two hundred thousand years."
"Human, be good and become my food."