Bibi Dong's Shock: Who Are You, Really?!

Ye Xishui did not answer.

She merely watched Bibi Dong in silence.

Bibi Dong tapped a finger lightly against her scepter.

"Yue Guan."

"Show her that Spirit Hall is not a place just anyone can provoke."

Yue Guan stepped forward at once.

"As you command, Your Holiness."

A Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum bloomed behind him.

Nine Soul Rings rose.

Two yellow, two purple, five black.

His Level 95 Soul Power surged from within him.

Golden petals filled the air.

Countless spinning blades of petals swept toward Ye Xishui.

"Fourth Soul Skill: Singular Velvet Blade!"

The petals blanketing the sky turned into razor-sharp streaks of light.

The surrounding Soul Masters retreated one after another.

Yue Guan's fourth Soul Skill was powerful enough to gravely wound an ordinary Soul Douluo.

Yet Ye Xishui stood where she was, making no move to dodge.

She raised one finger.

Dark-red Soul Power gathered at its tip.

A thread of red light shot forward.

Every petal blade stopped in midair.

It was as though an invisible force had pinned down Yue Guan's Soul Skill, preventing it from advancing another inch.

Ye Xishui flicked her finger.

All the petals swept backward at once.

Yue Guan's expression changed.

He immediately channeled his Soul Power to defend himself.

Dark-red light slipped between the petals and struck him squarely in the chest.

Yue Guan flew backward.

He smashed through a stone pillar at the edge of the square and staggered several steps after landing.

Blood trickled from the corner of his mouth.

Much of the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum's petals had been torn apart as well.

Every Soul Master in the square froze.

A Level 95 Titled Douluo.

Driven back in a single move.

Ye Xishui glanced at Yue Guan.

"Merely Level 95. You haven't even reached Limit Douluo."

"And you dare attack me?"

Yue Guan's face darkened, but he did not step forward again.

Gui Mei had appeared beside him.

He placed a hand on Yue Guan's shoulder.

"Stand back for now."

Bibi Dong glanced at Yue Guan.

"Gui Mei, take him back."

"You are no match for her either."

Gui Mei's expression shifted slightly.

Together, he and Yue Guan could unleash the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Two Extremes Stillness Domain.

But Ye Xishui had repelled Yue Guan with a single move.

Even if they attacked together, they might not be able to suppress her.

"Yes."

Gui Mei led Yue Guan aside.

Bibi Dong turned back to Ye Xishui.

"Who exactly are you?"

Her gaze settled on Ye Xishui.

"I could not possibly have failed to hear of someone this powerful on the continent."

Ye Xishui raised a hand and smoothed her long hair.

"Defeat me, and I'll tell you."

Bibi Dong's expression darkened.

"Very well."

She handed her scepter to Hu Liena behind her.

"Nana, move farther away."

Hu Liena took the scepter.

"Teacher, let me fight alongside you."

Bibi Dong shook her head.

"She isn't worth the two of us joining forces."

At those words, a faint smile touched Ye Xishui's lips.

"Bibi Dong, your confidence is just as the rumors say."

Bibi Dong gave no further reply.

She stepped forward.

Purple Soul Power soared into the sky.

The Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor appeared behind her at the same time.

Their two terrifying auras overlapped.

Bibi Dong's Soul Power had reached Level 98.

The instant she released her Twin Martial Souls, every Soul Master in the square felt a crushing pressure.

The Death Domain spread with it.

The surrounding flowers and grass withered rapidly.

A layer of dark-purple light appeared across the stone paving.

Bibi Dong raised a hand and pointed at Ye Xishui.

"Today, I will see what gives you the right to run wild in Spirit Hall."

"First Soul Skill: Death Spider Web Restraint!"

A massive spiderweb rose from the ground.

Purple-black strands crossed one another, sealing off the space around Ye Xishui in an instant.

Ye Xishui lifted her eyes.

"Death attribute?"

A Soul Ring behind her lit up.

It was blood-red.

Red light spread outward.

The Blood Soul Demon Puppet appeared behind her.

Dark-red markings covered the enormous puppet. It raised both arms and tore through the oncoming web.

The death-infused silk rapidly dissolved within the dark-red power.

Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed slightly.

She had not expected Ye Xishui's first Soul Ring to be a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

What drew her attention even more was the second Soul Ring behind Ye Xishui.

It, too, was red.

Two Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings!

Bibi Dong clenched her hand.

As she stared at the two blood-red Soul Rings, genuine apprehension stirred in her for the first time.

"Your Soul Rings..."

Ye Xishui gave her no chance to continue.

"Only seeing them clearly now?"

The second red Soul Ring lit up as well.

The Blood Soul Demon Puppet took a step forward.

A huge dark-red palm pushed through the Death Domain and struck straight at Bibi Dong.

Bibi Dong immediately unleashed her second Soul Skill.

"Death Spider Emperor Armor!"

Purple-black armor covered her body.

Eight Spider Spears appeared behind her.

Each Spider Spear carried a potent toxin.

Bibi Dong raised them to meet the Blood Soul Demon Puppet's palm.

Boom!

Dark-red power exploded across the square.

Bibi Dong slid back dozens of meters.

All eight Spider Spears bent at once.

Fine cracks appeared across the Death Spider Emperor Armor.

Ye Xishui stood where she was, without taking a step.

"Level 98 Soul Power."

"And Twin Martial Souls."

"You're considerably stronger than that Level 95 Titled Douluo."

"Unfortunately, it still isn't enough."

Bibi Dong raised her head.

She did not respond.

Her Second Martial Soul erupted from within her.

The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor loomed behind her.

Pitch-black spider legs stabbed into the ground.

A dense devouring force spread in every direction.

"Third Soul Skill: Death Spider Emperor's Devour!"

Vast swaths of purple-black light rose from the ground.

The light formed the phantom of a colossal Spider Emperor. It opened its mouthparts and lunged to devour Ye Xishui.

The third Soul Ring behind Ye Xishui lit up.

Golden-red Phoenix Flame soared into the sky.

A Bright Phoenix spread its wings above her head.

Pure fire mingled with dark-red blood power.

"Bright Phoenix, Phoenix Sacred Flame."

Golden-red flames surged forward.

The Spider Emperor phantom had barely drawn near before the Phoenix Sacred Flame burned straight through it.

Its devouring power scattered and faded.

Bibi Dong's Soul Skill was broken head-on.

She immediately activated the Death Domain and turned into a streak of purple light, charging at Ye Xishui.

All eight Spider Spears stabbed out at once.

Each one targeted a vital point.

Ye Xishui raised her palm.

The Bright Phoenix spread its wings.

A golden-red barrier formed before her.

The Spider Spears struck the barrier.

Potent toxins spread through the flames, but could not breach the defense of the power of light.

Ye Xishui struck back with her palm.

A golden-red palm strike passed through the barrier and hit Bibi Dong in the chest.

Bibi Dong flew backward.

She forced herself to steady her body in midair.

When her feet touched down, they gouged two deep furrows into the ground.

Even so, her face turned pale.

Hu Liena watched the battle before her, her eyes filled with shock.

"Teacher..."

She had never seen Bibi Dong suppressed like this.

Even against Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong would not have been at a disadvantage from the very start.

Yet Ye Xishui had not even used a truly powerful Soul Skill.

Bibi Dong raised a hand and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth.

"Both your Martial Souls have Hundred Thousand Year Soul Rings?"

Ye Xishui looked at her.

"That surprises you?"

Bibi Dong did not answer.

The sixth black Soul Ring behind her lit up.

The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor spread its eight legs.

"Eternal Ruin!"

A pitch-black blade of light tore through space and reached Ye Xishui in an instant, carrying a powerful corrosive force.

Ye Xishui raised her right hand.

The Bright Phoenix's fourth Soul Ring lit up.

A wheel of golden-red light formed in her palm.

The wheel spun forward.

The black blade shattered on contact.

The golden-red wheel continued unabated, pierced Bibi Dong's Soul Power barrier, and struck her shoulder.

The armor on Bibi Dong's body cracked.

Blood ran down her shoulder.

She staggered backward again.

"Impossible!"

Bibi Dong stared at the wound on her shoulder.

She possessed Twin Martial Souls.

And she had Level 98 Soul Power.

Even a Level 99 Limit Douluo could not have suppressed her so easily.

Yet Ye Xishui had not used her full strength once.

Those two red Soul Rings stood before her like mountains she could never cross.

Ye Xishui raised a hand.

The Blood Soul Demon Puppet and the Bright Phoenix appeared behind her at the same time.

Dark-red power intertwined with golden-red flames.

The light above the square was swallowed by the two forces.

"Bibi Dong."

"Your Twin Martial Souls are impressive."

"But your grasp of power is too shallow."

"The Rakshasa Divine Power does not truly belong to you yet."

Bibi Dong fixed her gaze on Ye Xishui.

"Who are you?"

"How do you know about the Rakshasa Divine Power?"

Ye Xishui did not answer.

The fifth Soul Ring behind her lit up.

The Blood Soul Demon Puppet raised both arms.

Dark-red chains burst from the ground and shot toward Bibi Dong's limbs.

Bibi Dong immediately activated her Death Domain.

Purple-black light erupted from her body.

The seventh Soul Ring behind her lit up as well.

"Martial Soul Avatar!"

The Death Spider Emperor's body swelled rapidly.

Eight spider legs pierced the ground.

A terrifying aura of death spread in every direction.

Bibi Dong had finally unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar.

She meant to use its power to break free of Ye Xishui's chains.

But as the Blood Soul chains descended, they pierced straight through the Death Domain.

Dark-red power spread along the spider legs.

The Death Spider Emperor's massive body was pinned in the center of the square.

Bibi Dong poured more Soul Power into it.

Its eight legs thrashed violently.

But the chains did not loosen in the slightest.

Ye Xishui extended her palm.

The Bright Phoenix raised its head.

Golden-red flames gathered into the phantom of a phoenix.

"Phoenix Judgment."

The phoenix phantom spread its wings.

A golden-red pillar of light fell from above and slammed into the Death Spider Emperor.

Boom!

Flames engulfed the Death Spider Emperor's Martial Soul Avatar.

Its purple-black Soul Power dissipated.

Bibi Dong fell out of the Martial Soul Avatar.

She hit the square hard.

Great cracks split the ground.

Bibi Dong propped herself up and raised her head.

Cracks had appeared in both the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Souls.

The light of her eight Soul Rings had dimmed as well.

She stared at Ye Xishui in the distance, her eyes full of shock.

"I'm a Level 98 Titled Douluo."

"I have Twin Martial Souls."

"And I wield the Rakshasa Divine Power."

"How could I lose to you?"

Ye Xishui walked up to her.

Her red dress stirred gently in the fading waves of heat.

"So what if you're Level 98?"

"Without command of true Divine Power, you remain a mortal."

"You haven't drawn out the full power of your Twin Martial Souls, either."

Bibi Dong's expression darkened.

She tried to rise.

But the dark-red chains tightened again, pinning her to the ground.

Hu Liena rushed forward.

"Let Teacher go!"

Ye Xishui turned her head.

"Do you want to fight me too?"

Hu Liena stopped in her tracks.

Ye Xishui paid her no further attention.

She looked down at Bibi Dong and said evenly:

"Now, tell me."

"How were you planning to capture me and show the world what happens to those who offend Spirit Hall?"

Bibi Dong looked up at her.

Her armor was torn.

Her shoulder was bloody.

Both her Martial Souls had suffered grievous damage.

Yet Ye Xishui still stood there without a single injury.

From beginning to end, the fight had been utterly one-sided.

Bibi Dong stared at the two red Soul Rings behind Ye Xishui.

At last, she understood that this woman's strength far exceeded anything she had imagined.

But she still could not accept it.

She was the pope of Spirit Hall.

She possessed Twin Martial Souls.

She was the inheritor of the Rakshasa Godhood.

Yet she could not defeat a woman of unknown origins.

Worse still, her opponent had not even used her full strength.

Bibi Dong stared at Ye Xishui, the shock in her eyes refusing to fade.

For the first time, she understood clearly.

She ranked twelfth on the Heaven Rankings, yet the gulf between her and the truly strongest was vast.

Bibi Dong braced a hand against the ground and struggled to lift herself.

Her chest heaved.

Both Martial Souls had suffered grievous damage, and her Soul Power now circulated sluggishly.

She had used almost every means at her disposal in that fight.

The Death Spider Emperor's Martial Soul Avatar.

The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's devouring power.

Her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone skill.

And the Rakshasa Divine Power.

Yet even with all those powers combined, she had failed to force Ye Xishui to reveal her full strength.

Ye Xishui stood dozens of yards away, not a speck of dust on her long red dress.

She looked at the battered Bibi Dong, disappointment entering her eyes.

"You're weaker than I imagined."

Bibi Dong raised her head.

Blood still stained the corner of her mouth.

"I've already lost. Isn't that enough for you?"

"Of course not."

Ye Xishui said:

"You are the Rakshasa God's inheritor from ten thousand years ago, and the pope of Spirit Hall."

"I thought you could at least force me to use my third Soul Skill."

Bibi Dong froze.

Her third Soul Skill?

She had unleashed her Martial Soul Avatar and used her Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.

Yet in Ye Xishui's eyes, she had not even been worthy of making her opponent use a third Soul Skill.

"What level are you really?"

Bibi Dong stared at her.

"A Level 99 Limit Douluo?"

"Or have you already become a god?"

Ye Xishui did not answer at once.

She raised her hand.

Dark-red Soul Power slowly gathered in her palm.

Then pure golden-red flames rose on the other side.

Both powers appeared at once.

The phantoms of the Blood Soul Demon Puppet and the Bright Phoenix emerged behind her again.

Bibi Dong's pupils contracted sharply.

"You have Twin Martial Souls too?"

Only then did she finally see Ye Xishui's Martial Souls clearly.

A towering dark-red puppet.

A phoenix burning with golden-red flames.

The auras of the two Martial Souls were utterly different, yet they remained in perfect balance within Ye Xishui.

Ye Xishui nodded.

"The Blood Soul Demon Puppet and the Bright Phoenix."

Bibi Dong looked at the two Martial Souls behind her, her chest rising and falling even more sharply.

"You have Twin Martial Souls too."

"How can your Soul Power sustain both Martial Souls at once?"

"What's so strange about that?"