Spirit Hall's Soul Hunt

Two months flashed by. After spending one month consolidating his cultivation, Ning Bei successfully used the following month, with the help of the Mind Awakening Pill, to raise his Soul Power Level to rank 37, making Ning Fengzhi and the others cry out that he was a monster.

Ning Rongrong, who was almost one year old, had also learned to speak.

What left people torn between laughter and tears, however, was that Rongrong first learned to call A Bao's name. Only after that did she learn to say Brother, followed by Mother, Sword and Bone, her two grandfathers, and finally Ning Fengzhi, her father.

This made Ning Fengzhi terribly jealous, and he kept saying his little padded jacket was letting in a draft. But who told him to be the Sect Master? He was always busy with Sect affairs and spent the least time with Ning Rongrong.

"See you on the weekend, Rongrong. Brother has to go to school."

That was right—the new semester was about to begin, and Ning Bei would be returning to campus life. In truth, Ning Bei had already achieved his purpose in enrolling and could have chosen not to continue studying. It was just that Xue Qinghe, or rather Qian Renxue, would be hard to explain things to. With the attitude that he had nothing better to do anyway, Ning Bei decided to continue his studies.

Only, when he left this time, he was not leaving alone. He also had to take A Bao with him, which made Ning Rongrong puff out her cheeks.

"Brother bad. Leave A Bao."

Ning Bei inwardly cried, Good grief. Was this little ingrate's nature already showing itself? Instead of crying and begging him not to go to school, she was asking for Little Bear A Bao—what kind of move was that? Had he doted on her for nearly a year for nothing?

But leaving A Bao behind was impossible. It still needed to stay inside the Seven Treasures Glazed Pagoda to raise its cultivation.

After promising her countless benefits, he finally left the Sect under the reluctant gaze of the little milk dumpling and set off for the academy.

At the same time, unrest broke out deep within the Star Dou Great Forest. A Soul Hunting Operation led by the current pope, Bibi Dong, was underway.

"Yue Guan, have you found that Transformation Soul Beast?" An exceedingly beautiful woman with rose-gold long hair and a papal crown on her head looked toward the bewitching man beside her.

The bewitching man bowed slightly and looked at the slender figure beside him.

"Your Majesty the Pope, Old Ghost has already gone to search. News should arrive very soon."

"Mm. The sooner we find it, the sooner we complete the soul hunt. This is, after all, the depths of the Star Dou Great Forest."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The two of them were the current pope, Bibi Dong, and Spirit Hall elder Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan. After devouring Qian Xunji and shifting the blame onto Tang Hao, Bibi Dong had smoothly taken over the authority of the pope. At this time, she had already become a Titled Douluo. She had come here to add a soul ring to her Second Martial Soul, and when she happened to receive news of a Transformation Soul Beast appearing, she immediately organized this Soul Hunting Operation.

The two did not wait long before a man shrouded entirely in black mist appeared eerily at their side. It was Spirit Hall elder Ghost Douluo Guimei, whose name stood alongside Yue Guan's.

"Your Majesty, I found traces of the Transformation Soul Beast. There is also a hundred-thousand-year Soul Beast beside it, a Soft Bone Rabbit."

When Bibi Dong heard Guimei's words, a trace of joy climbed into her eyes.

"Oh? It seems our luck is indeed good. Come, follow me and take down those two Soul Beasts."

"Yes." "Yes."

On the other side, an exquisitely beautiful young married woman was continuously running through the forest with a rabbit.

"Xiao Wu, if anyone catches up later, run to the Lake of Life and hide. Once Da Ming and Er Ming return, you'll be safe."

A humanlike anxiety appeared in the rabbit's eyes.

"No, Mom, don't leave me behind."

Seeing the rabbit object to her words, the beautiful young woman's eyes sharpened, and she scolded:

"Xiao Wu, listen to me. If you stay, you won't be able to help Mom. Instead, you'll become someone's soul ring together with me. If you find Da Ming and Er Ming, there may still be a chance to save Mom."

The rabbit said nothing more after hearing this, but the sorrow in her eyes could not be erased no matter what.

Just as the woman and rabbit were speaking, a voice suddenly sounded ahead of them. Immediately after, three figures appeared before their eyes.

"Neither of you is getting away. Guimei, go catch that rabbit."

"Yes, Your Majesty the Pope."

When the young woman heard Bibi Dong's words, she instantly became frantic.

"Xiao Wu, run!"

When the rabbit heard her mother's words, she turned and vanished from the spot. It was the Soft Bone Rabbit's innate skill, Teleportation.

Seeing the rabbit escape, the young woman also wanted to Teleport in the opposite direction, but Bibi Dong and Yue Guan had already stepped in front of her first.

"Where do you think you're going? Obediently become my soul ring."

"Eternal Creation."

Bibi Dong's lower body transformed into terrifying Spider Legs as she entered the Martial Soul Possession state. Six black soul rings lit up around her, and her Sixth Soul Ring flashed with light as two dark-green scythes crossed and slashed toward the woman before her.

The woman's expression changed at the sight, and she raised both hands to block in front of her chest.

"Invincible Golden Body."

There was only a Dong as Bibi Dong's attack collided with the golden halo that appeared around the woman.

The golden halo blocked this fatal blow for the woman. Then she turned and used Teleportation to flee into the distance.

"After her."

"Yes."

Bibi Dong and Yue Guan pursued relentlessly behind the woman. Several minutes later, after using Teleportation many times, the woman finally came to a powerless stop and panted in place.

The sound of footsteps behind her also showed that the woman had not escaped danger.

The woman turned to look at the two of them, hatred showing in her eyes.

"Even if I die, don't even think about obtaining my soul ring or Spirit Bone."

As she spoke, the woman gathered all the Soul Power in her body and prepared to self-destruct.

"Not good! Stop her, now!"

Bibi Dong shouted anxiously for Yue Guan to join her, and together they charged toward the woman.

Just as the woman was about to complete her self-destruction, a voice interrupted her.

"I'd advise you to give up on that."

It turned out to be Ghost, walking into their view while dangling the rabbit in his hand.

The woman's heart went half-cold as she looked at her daughter struggling ceaselessly in Ghost's grasp.

"Xiao Wu."

The rabbit looked at the woman with tear-filled eyes.

"Mom!"

The woman gritted her teeth and looked toward Bibi Dong.

"Let her go. Swear on your Martial Soul that you won't catch her again, and I can sacrifice myself to you right now. Otherwise, both of us will self-destruct, and you'll leave empty-handed."

Yue Guan and Ghost both looked toward Bibi Dong, waiting for her orders.

After thinking it over briefly, Bibi Dong agreed to the woman's demand and nodded to Ghost.

"Fine. I swear on my Martial Soul that as long as you sacrifice yourself to me, I will no longer capture this rabbit. Of course, only this once."

Seeing this, Ghost released the rabbit in his hand.

After regaining her freedom, the rabbit looked sorrowfully at her mother.

"Mom, don't sacrifice yourself."

The woman smiled and glanced at her daughter.

"Xiao Wu, go. Find Da Ming and Er Ming. Remember, don't avenge me."

Although the rabbit was heartbroken, she also understood that staying here would not change anything. She cast one last lingering look at the woman, then ran toward the depths of the forest.

Bibi Dong did not interrupt their conversation either. Seeing that the rabbit had already left, she turned to look at the woman.

"I've already let your daughter go. I hope you don't try any tricks, or I'll make you regret it."

With no light left in her eyes, the woman nodded and slowly walked toward Bibi Dong.

"Rest assured. I'll do as I said."

In the distance, the rabbit sprinted toward the Lake of Life with tears streaming down her face. Suddenly, a familiar aura flashed through the forest behind her, followed by a dazzling red light.

"Mom!"

The rabbit understood that this meant her mother had sacrificed herself to that hateful woman. Gritting her teeth, she continued running toward the Lake of Life.