The Cowardly Gangzi Was Still the Same, Bibi Dong Betrayed

Inside the Pope's Main Hall.

After their Martial Soul Evolution and cultivation breakthroughs.

Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo opened their eyes one after another, ending their meditation. They rose to their feet, overwhelmed with excitement and surprise, and expressed their gratitude to Qian Xunji.

"Light Feather/Thousand Jun/Demon Subduing, thank Your Holiness the Pope!"

"Three Elders, no need to stand on ceremony!"

Qian Xunji sat upon a magnificent golden throne, dressed in a lavish white robe adorned with golden and blue patterns and accessories.

His long golden hair draped over his shoulders. With sword-like eyebrows, starry eyes, and a peerlessly handsome face filled with emotion, he chuckled.

"You three are the Sky-Supporting White Jade Pillars and Sea-Bridging Purple Gold Beams of Spirit Hall. You have rendered great service to Spirit Hall."

"Since there are treasures capable of helping your Martial Souls evolve, this Pope naturally will not be stingy!"

"Three Elders... no! I should call you three Worshippers now. Come, give your new Martial Souls names."

As for their evolved Martial Souls.

Since the evolved Light Feather Divine Bow possessed far more powerful ice properties.

Light Feather Douluo renamed his evolved Light Feather Divine Bow the Extreme Ice Light Feather Bow!

As for Thousand Jun Douluo and Demon Subduing Douluo, they renamed their evolved Coiling Dragon Staff Martial Souls the Black Gold Coiling Dragon Staff!

The reason was naturally that the Coiling Dragon Staff had turned black and gold after evolving.

After Light Feather Douluo, Thousand Jun Douluo, and Demon Subduing Douluo.

Qian Xunji summoned the seven great Elders, including the future Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan, Ghost Douluo Gui Mei, and Snake Lance Douluo She Long, excluding Spirit Kite and the unnamed Ninth Elder who had died at the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan during the Soul Hunting Operation.

After rewarding Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the others, who were still Red-Clad Archbishops, with the appropriate pills.

And offering them encouragement as the Pope.

After making it clear that he held them in high regard.

Yue Guan, Gui Mei, Snake Lance Douluo She Long, and the others all took the pills that could evolve their Martial Souls, their hearts filled with gratitude and excitement.

Inside the Pope's Main Hall, they began meditating to refine the pills.

Before long, Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and Snake Lance Douluo Cixue underwent Martial Soul Evolutions one after another, and their cultivation levels all rose by one or two ranks!

As for the pills given to Yue Guan, Gui Mei, and the others.

The pill Qian Xunji gave Yue Guan had been refined from the immortal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, and was named the Profound Gold Pill!

Since his Martial Soul was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

The pill best suited for Yue Guan was naturally one refined from the immortal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

After taking the Profound Gold Pill refined from the immortal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.

Yue Guan's cultivation, originally at rank eighty-seven Soul Douluo, broke through directly to rank eighty-nine!

His Martial Soul also evolved from the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum into a Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul of immortal-herb grade.

That was right!

Although his Martial Soul was the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul, Yue Guan's Martial Soul had clearly not reached immortal-herb grade.

Otherwise.

With an immortal-herb-grade Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum Martial Soul.

Yue Guan would certainly not have remained stuck at rank ninety-five Titled Douluo until his death.

Qian Xunji did not give the Profound Gold Pill refined from the immortal herb, the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum, solely to Yue Guan.

He also gave one to Demon Bear Douluo.

The novel had indeed never stated that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum possessed the ability to evolve Martial Souls.

But through analysis by the divine artifact, the Wordless Pill Scripture, Qian Xunji discovered that the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum actually did possess the ability to evolve Martial Souls.

Its effect in that regard was simply too weak.

However, the pill formula deduced by the Wordless Pill Scripture could strengthen that effect.

In the end, the Profound Gold Pill Qian Xunji refined successfully gained the ability to evolve certain specific Martial Souls.

Among them, Demon Bear Douluo's Blood Demon Berserk Bear Martial Soul happened to fall within that range.

After taking the Profound Gold Pill, it successfully evolved.

After evolving.

The Blood Demon Berserk Bear Martial Soul gained the metal attribute, greatly enhancing its defense while weakening the backlash of its bloodthirsty berserk state.

For his evolved Blood Demon Berserk Bear Martial Soul.

Demon Bear Douluo named it the Adamantine Blood Demon Bear!

As for Ghost Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, Snake Lance Douluo, Pufferfish Douluo, and Saint Dragon Douluo.

Qian Xunji had three Night Shade Pills refined from a supreme spiritual herb known as the Dark Night Epiphyllum Flower. He bestowed two upon Ghost Douluo and Ghost Leopard Douluo.

The last Ink Jade Divine Bamboo Pill was bestowed upon Snake Lance Douluo.

Like Golden Crocodile Douluo, Saint Dragon Douluo received an Earth Dragon Golden Pill.

But when it came to Pufferfish Douluo, Qian Xunji was rather helpless.

Using the divine artifact, the Wordless Pill Scripture, he had analyzed all the immortal herbs and top-grade spiritual herbs growing around the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Among them, quite a few immortal herbs and top-grade spiritual herbs that had not displayed Martial Soul Evolution effects in the original work actually possessed some ability to evolve Martial Souls.

By using the divine artifact, the Wordless Pill Scripture, to deduce specialized pill formulas and enhance their Martial Soul Evolution effects.

The pills ultimately refined could allow specific Martial Souls to evolve.

Yet among all the Martial Soul Evolution pills he had deduced.

None of them included Pufferfish Douluo's Spiked Blood Pufferfish Martial Soul within their range.

In the end, Qian Xunji could only bestow upon Pufferfish Douluo an Immortal Spirit Pill primarily refined from the immortal herb, the Eight Petal Immortal Orchid.

Although this Immortal Spirit Pill could not help Pufferfish Douluo evolve his Martial Soul.

It could at least raise his cultivation by one or two ranks, strengthen his foundation, and improve his future cultivation potential.

After taking the Night Shade Pills, the evolved Martial Souls of Gui Mei and Ghost Leopard Douluo both gained the shadow attribute.

As for their evolved Martial Souls.

Gui Mei named his the King of Ghost Shadows!

Ghost Leopard Douluo named his the Shadow Ghost Leopard!

As for Snake Lance Douluo and Saint Dragon Douluo, they named their evolved Martial Souls the Ink Jade Sky Serpent Spear and the Golden Armor Saint Dragon!

After bestowing the pills.

Allowing all of the future nine great Elders, other than Pufferfish Douluo, to evolve their Martial Souls and break through in cultivation.

In the time that followed.

Since he had already discussed the arrangements for his marriage to Spirit Kite Douluo with Old Man.

They settled on an auspicious date: March fifth of the following year.

Other than preparing for the wedding.

All that remained was to send invitations to the major powers across the continent and invite them to dispatch representatives to attend the wedding.

In the blink of an eye, half a year passed.

Within the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan.

Because on the day he married Bibi Dong.

On their wedding night, he discovered that he could not break through Bibi Dong's defenses at all.

But after he found his father, Yu Yuanzhen, and reported the problem.

Yu Yuanzhen gave Yu Xiao Gang an order: he had to find a way to break through Bibi Dong's defenses within half a year.

Otherwise, the opportunity to compensate the clan would be given to someone else!

To protect his dignity as a man.

Yu Xiao Gang went mad, trying every possible method.

This included, but was not limited to, using specialized weapons, taking thousand-year Whale Rubber to enhance his combat ability, and using special ointments made from the body parts of dark-attribute plant soul beasts and animal soul beasts.

But unfortunately, none of it worked.

Yu Xiao Gang could not help but fall into despair.

After the half-year deadline ended.

Yu Yuanzhen sought out Yu Xiao Gang and issued his command with utter disappointment and coldness.

From now on, Bibi Dong would no longer be his woman!

She would belong to their Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a spoil of war used to compensate for the clan's losses!

"Father! No! I refuse!"

Faced with Yu Yuanzhen's ultimatum, Yu Xiao Gang's face flushed red. His hands clenched into fists, and he was furious, still unwilling to accept it.

"Refuse? The hell do you mean, refuse?!"

But Yu Yuanzhen was absolutely furious. He roared in rage and slapped Yu Xiao Gang across the face.

Knocking Yu Xiao Gang to the ground, leaving him clutching his face, where a bright red handprint had appeared, his mind buzzing.

"Do you think I wanted to see things end this way?"

"I gave you half a year, but you were useless. Who can you blame but yourself?"

"Since you can't make up for the losses suffered by the family and clan."

"Then I can only replace you!"

"As a sinner of the family, you have no right to refuse!"

With that, Yu Yuanzhen tossed a packet of medicine to Yu Xiao Gang and said coldly.

"Later, put this medicine into the tea and make Bibi Dong drink it."

"The rest will no longer concern you."

"Don't think of trying anything. If you dare disobey orders, then as the Clan Leader of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, I will remove you from the family register and expel you from the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan!"

Hearing this, the cowardly Yu Xiao Gang immediately caved.

Dong Er, I'm sorry!

I really have no choice!

Under Yu Yuanzhen's threat, Yu Xiao Gang's eyes reddened. The hand clutching the packet of medicine trembled without stop, and his heart was filled with grief.

In the end, he still chose to betray Bibi Dong once again.

(King of Ghost Shadows · Concept Art)

(Shadow Ghost Leopard · Concept Art)

(Golden Armor Saint Dragon · Concept Art)