As time flowed on, several years passed in the blink of an eye.
By now, Bibi Dong had grown to a graceful, slender 1.6 meters tall.
Walking beside Gu Shengge, the two made a perfect pair of handsome man and beautiful woman.
The twin stars of Spirit Hall had become famous throughout the entire Douluo world.
Gu Shengge in particular, the Divine Son of Spirit Hall, had already reached the cultivation of a rank seventy-eight Battle Soul Saint in his twenties.
Such a terrifying, heaven-defying cultivation speed was simply unheard of.
Even Bibi Dong, the Saintess of Spirit Hall, had reached the cultivation of a rank sixty-seven Battle Soul Emperor at seventeen.
Their cultivation speed and talent had spread Spirit Hall's renown throughout the world.
The two strolled along the streets of Spirit City.
"Brother, there are only two more years until our wedding day. I can't wait, I can't wait!"
The increasingly mature and captivating Bibi Dong walked beside Gu Shengge, hugging his arm with both hands. If only the streets had not been so crowded with people coming and going.
Bibi Dong wished she could melt herself into Gu Shengge's body. Failing that, turning into an octopus and clinging to him with her whole body would have been nice too.
Unfortunately, there were too many people on the streets, so she could not possibly hang off her brother at every moment.
"Interesting. He's here."
As Gu Shengge walked along the street with Bibi Dong, the corners of his lips suddenly lifted slightly, his eyes full of amusement, as though he had discovered something very interesting.
Within his spiritual perception, a somewhat handsome youth, only a little better-looking than an ordinary person, entered Spirit City. Looking at the streets before him, the youth's eyes brimmed with longing and hope.
And his aura was merely that of a rank twenty-nine Soul Grandmaster.
Looking at the person who had appeared within his spiritual sense, Gu Shengge's lips curled upward, his eyes full of amusement.
Yu Xiaogang, the most useless scumbag in Douluo I, with his blatant double standards, had finally appeared.
This cowardly scumbag who would plunge Bibi Dong into despair in the future had finally shown himself after such a long wait.
This time, with him here, he wanted to see how Yu Xiaogang would still manage to deceive Bibi Dong.
After all, Dong'er had now completely taken his shape.
As for everyone else, they were merely other people in Dong'er's eyes.
Now, in Bibi Dong's eyes, there were only two kinds of people: one was him, Gu Shengge, and the other was everyone else.
Although they had never crossed that final line, two of Bibi Dong's three passages had already been opened, and she had completely taken Gu Shengge's shape.
Never mind Yu Xiaogang's rank twenty-nine cultivation; the moment this fellow burned Bibi Dong's portrait before entering Spirit City, Gu Shengge had already known it was him.
The original story's portrayal was nothing more than whitewashing.
This good-for-nothing Yu Xiaogang had come to Spirit City with Bibi Dong, that innocent little white flower, as his target.
After all, he knew that if he wanted to enter Spirit Hall's library and gain access to the secrets of martial souls, he could not get inside without Bibi Dong, the Saintess of Spirit Hall.
Across all of Spirit Hall, aside from the elders and the Supreme Pontiff, only Bibi Dong, as the Saintess, had that privilege.
As for those elders and the Supreme Pontiff, never mind whether he could even approach them.
Even if he really could, they were all old foxes, grown shrewd with age. None were fools, and they would never bring an outsider like him into such an important place.
Across all of Spirit Hall, only Bibi Dong, that innocent little white flower, was easy to deceive.
Watching Yu Xiaogang burn Bibi Dong's portrait, Gu Shengge had instantly understood all of this.
However, now that he was here, Spirit Hall had gained a Divine Son in addition to Bibi Dong, its Saintess.
And the fame of him and Bibi Dong, the twin martial soul stars, had long since spread throughout the world. Yet Yu Xiaogang still set his sights on Bibi Dong, probably thinking she was still that pure, kind little white flower, easy to deceive, and that he should start with her.
In truth, under Gu Shengge's guidance, Bibi Dong had long since changed from that kind, innocent little white flower into a black sesame dumpling, white on the outside and black at the heart.
Bibi Dong's public persona was still that innocent, kind Saintess of Spirit Hall, but in reality, she was thoroughly scheming.
Over these past few years, if the bandits who had died at her hands did not number ten thousand, they numbered eight thousand.
Bibi Dong had personally swept clean every bandit hideout within several hundred li of Spirit City, leaving not a single survivor.
After all, without undergoing a baptism of blood, Bibi Dong would forever remain that little white flower.
When Bibi Dong possessed her Death Empress Spider's second form, the eight Death Empress Spider Spears that emerged from her back were outright instruments of slaughter. Anyone wounded by the Spider Spears would lose the ability to move even if they did not die.
After the spider venom within her body had been strengthened thousands upon thousands of times, Bibi Dong had truly become a calamity poison body on this continent of romance.
Even a Titled Douluo could not withstand a hit from her now.
After being stabbed, unless she personally neutralized the poison, even a Titled Douluo would not last a week.
A Soul Saint would not last a day, and those below Soul Saint could barely endure two hours.
As for those below Soul King, contact meant certain death, reducing them to a puddle of venom.
With the close-combat techniques and killing techniques Gu Shengge had taught Bibi Dong, combined with her own spider venom, she had completely transformed into a killing machine.
After entering Spirit City, Yu Xiaogang asked about the Saintess with seeming casualness, but in reality, this fellow had long since worked out his petty little schemes.
There was no need to go to so much trouble asking about Bibi Dong's residence and the places she frequented.
Gu Shengge simply led Bibi Dong straight toward Yu Xiaogang.
Don't you like asking around and searching? I'll bring her right before you.
At that thought, a wicked smile appeared on Gu Shengge's face.
Hugging Gu Shengge's arm, Bibi Dong saw the smile on his face, and the corners of her lips lifted slightly. "Brother, who are you plotting against this time?"
"You little clever imp. How do you know I'm plotting against someone?"
As he spoke, Gu Shengge affectionately gave Bibi Dong's little nose a gentle swipe with his finger.
"Hehe, when Brother smiles, life and death hang in the balance."
"Oh?"
"Little Dong'er has even learned my catchphrase."
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Gu Shengge laughed outright, placing his hand on top of her head and gently ruffling her hair.
He had said those words before while taking Bibi Dong out to hunt down bandit hideouts, when he saw the corners of her lips lifting.
What he had said then was, "When Dong'er smiles, life and death hang in the balance."
Yet now, this little lass Bibi Dong had actually learned to apply it on the spot, turning it back on him.
"That's because Brother taught me well."
At this, Bibi Dong leaned close to Gu Shengge's ear and murmured softly, "No matter what it is, Brother teaches me very well~"
"You little temptress!"
Hearing Bibi Dong's words, Gu Shengge ruffled her little head again.
And at that moment, the two had also appeared before Yu Xiaogang...
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