While they waited for Hu Liena and the other six to recover their soul power, Bibi Dong came over to Zhao Su, who was examining the Half-Beast's corpse.
"Did you discover something?"
"Yes. There may well be a conspiracy within Ancient Ruins Mountain. The Rakshasa God, the Asura God, and other gods may be hiding there!"
As Zhao Su spoke, he dug a blue-green soul bone out of the Half-Beast's body.
It was a Right Arm Soul Bone.
Zhao Su sensed a powerful, berserk aura emanating from it.
It had most likely been bestowed upon the Half-Beast leader by the Rakshasa God.
This soul bone was precisely what had made him so much stronger than the other three Half-Beasts.
"What?" Bibi Dong's brows furrowed at Zhao Su's words. "If that's true, what are they after?"
"Healing their injuries, of course. How could ordinary people's blood essence compare to the potent blood essence of Soul Masters?"
"You're saying that Ancient Ruins Mountain opening once every hundred years is just a cover for their plot to hunt Soul Masters?"
"Exactly!"
"But a hundred years ago, many people who entered Ancient Ruins Mountain came out alive. Tang Chen and Qian Daoliu benefited the most, and later became Peerless Douluos, the strongest on the Douluo Continent. How do you explain that?"
"That's easy to explain. After Tang Chen left Ancient Ruins Mountain, his level rose rapidly. But have you noticed when the Nine-Headed Bat King parasitized him, turning him into the King of Slaughter?"
"You're right. That's exactly what happened!"
"And Qian Daoliu? How many years has it been since he last left Douluo Hall?"
Bibi Dong nodded. She was very intelligent; she understood without needing any further explanation.
"Then should we still go to Ancient Ruins Mountain?"
"Of course. How can we shatter