Bibi Dong: Qian Daoliu Is a Coward, and Spirit Hall Belongs to Me!

Gu Yuena nodded.

"Bo Saixi must pay with her life to begin the Ninth Trial of the Sea God's Nine Trials."

"The Cost Exemption Card is exactly what she desires most."

"The Golden Rankings didn't directly raise her cultivation. Instead, they spared her the price of beginning the Divine Trial."

Gu Yuena watched the golden pillar of light descend upon Sea God Island.

"It seems able to see what each person on the rankings needs."

Bi Ji stood beside Di Tian and said softly:

"My lord, you carry wounds accumulated over many long years."

"When you make the Golden Rankings, perhaps you'll receive a reward suited to you, too."

Gu Yuena lowered her gaze to the lake.

"There are indeed many things I need."

She raised a hand and pressed it to her chest.

"To heal my wounds, gather the Dragon God's Power again, and break free of the Divine Realm's restraints."

"The Golden Rankings might see all those wishes."

Gu Yuena paused. A touch of softness entered her violet eyes.

She had another wish.

But it had nothing to do with the Soul Beast Clan or the Divine Realm.

She wanted to experience human feelings.

She wanted to love someone and spend her life at that person's side.

If she could have a daughter, she wanted to watch her grow up with her own eyes.

Gu Yuena lowered her hand.

"But there is one more thing I want."

Bi Ji asked, "What is it?"

Gu Yuena turned around.

"I can't tell you."

Bi Ji froze for a moment, then could only nod.

Gu Yuena looked up again and quietly waited for the Golden Rankings to continue.

Heaven Dou City.

On a long street.

Tang Ya looked up at Bo Saixi's name, her blue dress settling as she stopped walking.

"Bo Saixi is only in seventh place."

Curiosity filled her eyes.

"Legends of the high priestess of Sea God Island still endure ten thousand years from now."

Ma Xiaotao stood beside her.

"You're that interested in her?"

Tang Ya nodded.

"Of course."

"Bo Saixi gave her life to help Tang San begin the Sea God's Nine Trials."

"Only afterward did Tang San, the Tang Sect master, successfully inherit the Sea God Godhood."

"From that perspective, she contributed a great deal to the Tang Sect."

Ma Xiaotao looked toward the Golden Rankings.

"She didn't survive in the end."

"She gave her life to begin the Sea God's Nine Trials."

Tang Ya nodded gently.

"That's why I want to meet her in person."

"I want to know what kind of person she really is."

Qian Renxue stood beside them.

She did not join the discussion. Instead, she looked down at the Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue in her palm.

"Sister Qian, you can take it now," Tang Ya reminded her.

"Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue strengthens the body and improves how much strain a Soul Master can withstand."

"With your Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, absorbing it will also raise the limit of the Soul Rings you can absorb in the future."

Qian Renxue nodded gently.

Following Tang Ya's instructions, she placed the Whale Rubber in her mouth.

The deep-gold substance melted on her tongue.

A gentle yet weighty force swiftly spread through her limbs and bones.

Warmth flowed through Qian Renxue's body.

Her Soul Power began to circulate. Her already formidable body received another surge of nourishment.

A moment later, the Whale Rubber's power gradually merged with her body.

Qian Renxue opened her violet eyes.

"So this is what Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue does?"

She raised a hand, feeling the changes within her.

"My body has grown much stronger."

"My Soul Power flows more smoothly, too."

Tang Ya said with a smile:

"Believe me now?"

"And that was only Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue."

"Million-Year Whale Glue would have an even more astonishing effect."

Ma Xiaotao looked at Qian Renxue.

"Soul Masters from ten thousand years ago really are behind the times."

"A single piece of Whale Rubber is enough to surprise the Angel God this much."

Tang Ya shook her head gently.

"It isn't that Sister Qian is too weak."

"People in this era simply haven't discovered what Whale Rubber can be used for."

Qian Renxue drew back her Soul Power.

"If this became widely available, the overall strength of Soul Masters would rise."

"Did Shrek Academy in your era know how to use Whale Rubber?"

Tang Ya blinked.

"We knew about more than just Whale Rubber."

"Soul Tools, Soul Cores, and all kinds of medicines that strengthen the body were far more developed than they are in this era."

Ma Xiaotao folded her arms.

"So yes, Soul Masters ten thousand years from now are stronger overall."

Qian Renxue looked at them.

"You mentioned Shrek Academy just now."

"What is Shrek Academy like ten thousand years from now?"

Some of the smile faded from Tang Ya's face.

"By then, Shrek has become one of the most powerful academies on the continent."

"It has many formidable experts and trains one generation of geniuses after another."

"The Tang Sect and Shrek have always maintained close ties, too."

Ma Xiaotao picked up where she left off.

"But Shrek Academy ten thousand years ago is very different from the one in our era."

Tang Ya glanced around.

"At the very least, the Shrek of today is nowhere near as powerful as it later becomes."

Qian Renxue asked:

"Do you know Shrek Academy well?"

Tang Ya nodded.

"We were both students there."

Ma Xiaotao looked at her.

"To be precise, you're a student at Shrek Academy."

"And I graduated from there."

Tang Ya smiled.

"That's why we want to enter this Soul Master Tournament."

"To see the Shrek Seven Devils of ten thousand years ago with our own eyes."

Qian Renxue recalled the two people Ma Xiaotao had gravely injured on the street.

"Do these Shrek Seven Devils include Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun?"

Tang Ya nodded at once.

"They're both members of the Shrek Seven Devils."

"I've read about them in the Tang Sect Records."

"Dai Mubai is a prince of the Star Luo Empire, and Ma Hongjun possesses the Evil Fire Phoenix Martial Soul."

"The records describe them as figures renowned across the continent."

Ma Xiaotao looked at Tang Ya.

"What kind of person do you think Ma Hongjun is?"

Tang Ya thought for a moment.

"According to the records, he's one of the Shrek Seven Devils and later even becomes a god."

"But judging by how he acted today, he's nothing like the person the records describe."

Ma Xiaotao's expression darkened.

"He started visiting brothels when he was still a child."

"He uses flare-ups of his Evil Fire as an excuse to go around finding women to deal with it."

"He frequented those places when he was in Suotuo City."

Qian Renxue lifted her gaze.

"Spirit Hall's intelligence reports do record Ma Hongjun's activities."

Tang Ya turned to her.

"You know about it, Sister Qian?"

Qian Renxue nodded.

"Spirit Hall's intelligence network reaches across the continent."

"Ma Hongjun is still young, yet he's already visited brothels many times."

"He never hides what he does, nor does he care who the women are."

"As long as they meet his demands, he pays them Gold Soul Coins."

Disgust showed on Ma Xiaotao's face.

"No wonder his first instinct when he saw us today was to make lewd remarks."

Qian Renxue continued:

"In Suotuo City, Ma Hongjun once lost control of his Evil Fire and harassed an ordinary woman."

"When she refused him, he used his status as a Soul Master to threaten her."

"If the local Spirit Hall Branch hadn't intervened, he would have kept causing trouble."