Ning Rongrong put away the Small Tower, more questions rising in her mind.
Who exactly was Ning Xian?
Why did he make her feel close to him?
And why did he possess something identical to her family's emblem?
"Dad, Grandpa Sword, and Grandpa Bone might know who he is."
Ning Rongrong spoke softly.
She tucked the Small Tower securely against her body, then walked toward the others from Shrek Academy.
Elsewhere.
Ning Xian had already left the tavern in Heaven Dou City.
He followed a familiar road, his white robes swaying gently in the night breeze.
Heaven Dou Royal Academy.
He had once left something in that academy.
Now, it was time to retrieve it.
High in the heavens, the images on the Sky Screen continued.
Bibi Dong's figure appeared before everyone again.
Lines of golden text emerged.
[Bibi Dong, innate full soul power.] [Possessor of twin martial souls.] [First martial soul, Death Spider Emperor.] [Second martial soul, Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor.]
The images on the Sky Screen did not disappear.
Bibi Dong stood amid golden radiance.
Phantoms of the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor appeared behind her, one on either side.
Both spider martial souls exuded a dense aura of death, their eight legs spreading out as an immense pressure blanketed the entire continent through the Sky Screen.
Within Heaven Dou City, the soul masters who had been discussing it all fell silent.
Moments later, comments abruptly flooded the Sky Screen.
[Twin martial souls?]
[The pope of Spirit Hall actually possesses twin martial souls?]
[Why have we never heard of this?]
[Innate full soul power, twin martial souls, a Level 98 Titled Douluo-what kind of talent is this?]
[How many people on the continent can compare to Bibi Dong?]
[No wonder she became the pope of Spirit Hall!]
The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.
Before the council hall.
Chen Xin frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on the two martial soul phantoms.
The smile vanished from Gu Rong's face as well.
"Bibi Dong actually has twin martial souls."
"I've never heard of this."
Ning Fengzhi watched the Sky Screen without answering immediately.
Spirit Hall's ability to suppress information was far greater than the outside world imagined.
Even if Bibi Dong possessed only one martial soul, her Level 98 cultivation would already have been astonishing.
Now that the Sky Screen had revealed her twin martial souls to the public, it meant this was far from the only trump card she had hidden.
Chen Xin spoke slowly:
"With her talent, it's no surprise she became a Level 98 Titled Douluo."
"But she's kept it hidden far too well."
Gu Rong looked at Ning Fengzhi.
"Fengzhi, Spirit Hall has another card to play."
Ning Fengzhi nodded lightly.
"And this card is enough to change the balance of power on the continent."
The Heaven Dou Imperial Palace.
Xue Ye's expression was grave.
He had only known that Bibi Dong was powerful; he had never imagined she possessed twin martial souls.
The pope already had Level 98 soul power.
If she cultivated her second martial soul as well, how powerful would Spirit Hall become?
"Pass down my orders."
Xue Ye watched the Sky Screen.
"Thoroughly investigate Spirit Hall's movements over the past few years."
"Especially the relationship between the Papal Palace and the Worship Hall."
The minister beside him hurriedly acknowledged the order.
Silence likewise fell over the imperial palace of the Star Luo Empire.
Dai Tianfeng stared at Bibi Dong's figure, his hand slowly clenching.
"Spirit Hall has hidden things far too well."
"How much more are they concealing?"
No one could answer.
On the Sky Screen, the images continued to change.
Bibi Dong's figure gradually receded into the distance.
She stood on a dim wasteland, with neither sun nor moon around her, only a towering black city.
Four large, blood-colored characters were carved above the city gates.
Slaughter City.
Corpses and bones littered the ground outside the gates.
Dark red stains soaked the earth, and the wind swept across the wasteland, stirring up the stench of decay.
Bibi Dong entered the city alone.
Not a speck of dust stained her long black dress.
On both sides of the street, gazes settled on her.
Those people held weapons, cruel smiles on their faces.
The next moment, dozens of figures lunged at her at once.
Bibi Dong raised her hand.
The phantom of the Death Spider Emperor appeared behind her.
A deep purple web spread out, instantly trapping everyone charging toward her.
The web kept contracting.
Screams rang out from the end of the street.
Bibi Dong did not linger, heading straight into the depths of Slaughter City.
Text slowly emerged on the Sky Screen.
[Bibi Dong entered Slaughter City.] [She tempered herself through slaughter.] [She passed through Hell Road and obtained Divine Slaughter's Domain.]
Across the Douluo Continent, many soul masters heard this name for the first time.
[What kind of place is Slaughter City?]
[Is that another soul master faction?]
[Why would Bibi Dong go somewhere like that?]
[You can obtain a domain just by passing through a road?]
Inside the taverns of Heaven Dou City, many soul masters exchanged bewildered glances.
Ning Xian looked up at Slaughter City on the Sky Screen.
Naturally, he knew of Slaughter City.
It was where the dark side of the Douluo Continent converged.
Soul masters lost access to their soul skills and could only fight with their bodies and weapons.
Anyone who could survive there was already a ruthless character.
Passing through Hell Road and obtaining Divine Slaughter's Domain further meant that one's will had endured tempering to its limits.
Talent alone was far from enough for Bibi Dong to have come this far.
Ning Xian lifted the teacup in his hand, his gaze settling on Bibi Dong.
"Innate full soul power, twin martial souls, Divine Slaughter's Domain."
"She's walked this road very steadily."
He had seen far too many geniuses.
Some possessed talent unrivaled in their generation, yet could not endure the long years of cultivation.
Some advanced extremely quickly in cultivation, yet their mental state could never keep pace.
For Bibi Dong to have become a Level 98 Titled Douluo, she must have gone through countless deadly battles and choices.
Yet such accomplishments were still not enough.
In Ning Xian's eyes, the gap between Level 98 and Level 99 was not merely one level of soul power.
It was a comprehensive test of one's martial soul, domain, will, and chosen path.
Within the images on the Sky Screen, the scenes of Slaughter City kept changing.
Bibi Dong fought others in dark streets.
She did not use any soul skills.
Every lift of her hand, every turn of her body, took a life.
The Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor released a sinister toxin.
Those poisoned collapsed to the ground, their bodies rapidly shriveling.
The Death Spider Emperor's spider spears pierced her enemies' chests, purple light flashing through the darkness.
From beginning to end, Bibi Dong never stopped walking.
She had only one goal.
To carve a path through slaughter.
[Soul skills cannot be used within Slaughter City.] [Relying on the instincts of her twin martial souls and her own combat experience, Bibi Dong won consecutive victories.] [She remained in Slaughter City for several years, achieving a hundred victories.]
The comments erupted again.
[She couldn't use soul skills, yet still won a hundred matches in a row?]
[Talent alone can no longer explain this.]
[Not only is Bibi Dong's cultivation talent terrifying, but her combat ability is just as fearsome!]
[Just how many people have died in Slaughter City?]
[Anyone who can emerge from a place like that is indeed qualified to enter the Powerhouse Ranking.]
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