Bibi Dong absorbed the information in her mind. It bore some resemblance to the awakening formation she knew, but not much. The one Qian Daoliu had given her was far more advanced.
After a while, Bibi Dong nodded to Qian Daoliu, signaling that she was ready.
Qian Daoliu then stood opposite Bibi Dong. Six black soul rings lit up around her, and her martial soul appeared with them.
It was a purplish-black spider-the death spider emperor! Bibi Dong's first martial soul.
Purplish-black soul power began constructing a hexagram array around Qian Daoliu. He guided that soul power into his body, resonating with it.
Then the hexagram array blazed with light, enveloping Qian Daoliu in a purplish-black glow.
Then... Bibi Dong lost control of the awakening formation.
Bibi Dong watched the purplish-black soul power slowly turn yellow. Then a tremendous tide of soul power surged toward her. She hastily circulated her soul power to protect herself, but she could not hold out for even an instant before being sent flying.
Before Bibi Dong could hit the ground, however, pale golden soul power cushioned her back. Six figures had appeared behind her.
They were Golden Crocodile and the other Worships.
Absorbing a few pills was as easy as drinking water for them. At their cultivation level, adding ten thousand years to their soul rings' ages merely changed the colors of their soul ring configurations. Fortunately, the pills dissolved in their mouths, or they would have had to chew a few sugar beans.
After finishing their absorption, they sensed enormous fluctuations of soul power coming from the inner hall. Those fluctuations surpassed those of a rank ninety-two Titled Douluo.
Golden Crocodile knew the condition of Qian Daoliu's body, so he hurried over. The moment he arrived, he saw Bibi Dong being flung away and moved to protect her.
Otherwise, Bibi Dong might already have suffered serious injuries.
Golden Crocodile stared at the seemingly earthen-yellow "cocoon," his brows tightly knitted, then looked at Bibi Dong.
"Dong'er, what is going on?"
Clang!
Clang!
Clang!
"..."
Just as Bibi Dong was about to speak, nine resounding bell tolls rang out in succession throughout the Worship Hall.
Even more powerful energy fluctuations emerged.
The "earthen-yellow" energy was evolving into the four elemental forces of earth, water, fire, and wind.
Every toll shook Golden Crocodile and the others to their souls, as though they could hear countless people wailing within the sound waves.
Golden Crocodile and the other Worships circulated their soul power at full strength to protect themselves, while he sheltered Bibi Dong behind him.
"Second Worship, Teacher just asked me to perform a martial soul awakening ceremony for him, and then this happened."
Sheltered behind him, Bibi Dong hurriedly explained to Golden Crocodile.
"A martial soul awakening? Big Brother is already rank ninety-nine, and he can still awaken a martial soul?" The Fifth Worship, Jin Ling, could not believe it.
"Teacher said it was a martial soul bestowed by the Angel God," Bibi Dong added.
"What!"
Everyone cried out in shock.
Golden Crocodile had seen god-bestowed soul rings, but this was his first time seeing a god-bestowed martial soul.
So it was God-Given. That explained why Big Brother was suddenly awakening a martial soul. But whose martial soul awakening ever caused such a commotion?
He brought out Thousand-Year Soul Ring Age Pills today, and now there was a god-bestowed soul ring too. It looked like our Spirit Hall was about to soar to greatness.
Wait, that wasn't right.
Big Brother! Just what martial soul were you awakening? Even the divine six-winged angel martial soul never caused this kind of commotion.
With all this trouble you were stirring up today, were you planning to tear down the Worship Hall?
Golden Crocodile was under the greatest strain. After all, his cultivation was the highest among them, and he had to protect not only Bibi Dong but also the Worship Hall.
If their own big brother demolished the Worship Hall, that would be quite the spectacle.
A devout believer in the Angel God, demolishing the temple of the very goddess he worshipped.
If word got out, Spirit Hall's reputation would be ruined.
The "earthen-yellow" cocoon gradually took the shape of a bell.
The bell's exterior was a color resembling "earthen yellow," yet the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind kept evolving across it. Golden Crocodile and the others occasionally heard wails, followed by the roaring of countless beasts.
"Second Brother, you're the oldest. Do you know what kind of tool martial soul Big Brother has?"
Jiang Mo, the seventh brother, walked behind Golden Crocodile and slowly channeled his soul power into Golden Crocodile's body, enjoying his protection alongside Bibi Dong.
"I don't know!"
Golden Crocodile's expression darkened at Jiang Mo's words. Still, he thought through the martial souls he had seen before finally answering in a low voice.
Just you wait, you little brat, Jiang Mo. How dare you call me old? We'll have a little spar afterward.
Standing behind Golden Crocodile, Jiang Mo and Bibi Dong did not see his expression, but the other Worships beside him did. They silently mourned for their seventh brother.
Clang!
Another bell tolled, but unlike the earlier powerful tolls, the first sensation it gave Golden Crocodile and the others was almost like bathing in a spring breeze. They felt younger all over, and even the lingering injuries they had suffered in their youth began to improve.
Inside the cocoon,
Qian Daoliu's body sat cross-legged.
Meanwhile, within his spiritual world,
Qian Daoliu's tiny spiritual avatar shook his head and woke. His gaze turned somewhat blank as he looked at the vast ocean formed by his spiritual power.
His spiritual power was indeed formidable; otherwise, he would not have possessed a boundless spiritual world, with spiritual power stretching out like a great ocean. Countless cracks hung overhead, giving Qian Daoliu the feeling that everything might collapse in the next moment.
Qian Daoliu examined them carefully. These must have been caused by his transmigration and its impact on the original Qian Daoliu.
He could think of no other explanation.
Then Qian Daoliu noticed a small bell that had appeared in his spiritual world.
Beside the small bell was a tiny, miniature version of his six-winged angel martial soul.
But the tiny angel was huddled there, seemingly afraid of the little bell.
Looking at the bell's appearance, Qian Daoliu recalled certain accounts from his previous life.
The sun, moon, and stars, along with earth, water, fire, and wind, surrounded its exterior. Inside the bell, mountains, rivers, and lands lay spread out, with myriad races faintly visible among them.
Five-colored radiance illuminated Qian Daoliu's spiritual world.
"Good grief!"
Qian Daoliu studied the little dark-yellow bell before him, utterly stunned.
Was this the martial soul the system had rewarded him with?
Sure enough, anything the system produced was guaranteed to be top quality. No, this was beyond top quality. This was fucking heaven-shattering.
Couldn't you see that even a divine martial soul could only cower off to the side?
Tiny angel: Would it kill you to be polite?
[Congratulations to the host on successfully awakening your second martial soul, the Number One Treasure of the Myriad Heavens-the Chaos Bell!]
The system notification rang out, making Qian Daoliu's eyes widen once again.
The Number One Treasure of the Myriad Heavens-the Chaos Bell?
This... this was going to defy the heavens!
My first martial soul was the six-winged angel, and my second was the Chaos Bell. Was this setting me up to become invincible outright?
"Little Bell?"
"Bell God?"
"Boss?"
"Lord Bell?"
When Qian Daoliu first called it Little Bell, there was no response. When he reached "Lord Bell," the little bell swayed.
Qian Daoliu's eyes lit up at its response.
I never expected you to be this kind of Chaos Bell.
Within his spiritual world,
Qian Daoliu looked at the Chaos Bell, which had fallen still again, then walked over to the little angel that was still trembling and comforted it.
"Don't be afraid. That lousy bell isn't strong."
"..."
Tiny angel: Do you even hear what you're saying?
Would I be cowering here if it weren't strong?
As soon as Qian Daoliu finished speaking, the Chaos Bell at the center of the "world" shook violently.
In an instant, the Chaos Bell appeared where Qian Daoliu had been standing, while Qian Daoliu was sent flying by its impact.
A deep, powerful voice rang out.
"Kid, you've got some nerve, huh?"
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