Meanwhile, at the training grounds outside the Papal Palace in Spirit City...
Bibi Dong's pale purple hair fluttered in the wind as she faced the three men and one woman surrounding her with a smile.
"Everyone, you may begin," Bibi Dong said with a smile.
"Then please be careful, Saintess," said the woman leading them.
In an instant, the Sixth Soul Rings of all four people shone simultaneously on the training grounds outside the Papal Palace.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Iron Thorn Entanglement!" One of the men gave a low shout and launched the first attack.
As his words fell, green Iron Thorn Vine tendrils sprouted around Bibi Dong, apparently intended to restrain her.
Unhurried, Bibi Dong smiled faintly. A brilliant flash of sword light suddenly erupted, instantly shredding every Iron Thorn Vine and leaving broken branches scattered across the ground.
"Spear Thrust Like a Dragon!"
Almost as soon as the sword light faded, an ink-black spear tore through the air, the cold gleam at its tip stabbing mercilessly toward Bibi Dong's chest.
At the sight, Bibi Dong slowly extended her delicate hand. Wrapped in purple soul power, it took on the shape of a dragon's claw and seized the shaft of the incoming spear.
Bang!
A dull impact echoed before the Papal Palace. The spear-wielding Soul Emperor had been kicked away like a cannonball.
The moment Bibi Dong caught the spear, she had given it a gentle tug, using the momentum of the Soul Emperor's thrust to throw him off balance before sending him flying with a whipping kick.
"Saintess, do you think I'm beautiful?"
Suddenly, a voice brimming with seductive charm, enough to set the mind adrift, sounded beside Bibi Dong's ear.
At some point, the woman leading the group had appeared beside Bibi Dong. Within a pale red