Time passed, second by second.
Bibi Dong's chest kept rising and falling, and her breathing grew increasingly rapid.
Her beloved disciple had disappeared into that strange spring so long ago,
so why was there still no response at all?
Damn it, could Xiao Huai really have met with some accident inside?
Yue Guan, that good-for-nothing who ruined more than he accomplished, couldn't even handle such a trivial matter!
At this moment, Dongzi felt her breasts ache with anger as never before.
Useless! Every last one of these subordinates was useless!
Beside her, Yue Guan still stood like a lackey,
his neck drawn in as he silently guided the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs through Hu Liena's body. He had even temporarily abandoned the thought of lavishing some fierce affection on the Singular Velvet Sky Chrysanthemum.
Jiang Huai's fate was currently unknown,
and if anything else went wrong while Hu Liena absorbed the Immortal Herbs,
he felt he would not need to return to Spirit City today. Bibi Dong would probably turn him into fertilizer for the Immortal Herbs right here.
Yet just as the atmosphere at the bottom of the valley grew exceedingly strange,
a deep voice brimming with boundless arrogance came from above the gorge.
"I never imagined that after just a brief trip to Heaven Dou City, several little thieves with no regard for their lives would turn up in my own medicinal garden!"
"Since you've delivered yourselves to my door today, there's no need for you to leave!
Stay here, all of you, and become fertilizer for the flowers in my medicinal garden!"
Yue Guan could not have been more familiar with the owner of that voice.
Seriously, was that old poison freak Dugu Bo always this brave?
Not to mention, His Holiness the Pope was currently in a foul temper.
Tsk, tsk, tsk. His end was bound to be miserable.
With things having come to this, Yue Guan hurriedly took an unobtrusive step backward, afraid of getting splattered with blood shortly.
Of course, for the sake of his own life, he also immediately raised a thick Soul Power barrier around Hu Liena.
Hu Liena was still at a crucial stage of absorbing the Immortal Herbs. No matter what, he had to prevent the aftershocks of the coming battle from affecting her.
At this very moment, Dugu Bo still stood above the valley. Whether it was because the Jade Phosphorous Serpent Poison had seeped deep into his marrow over the years, compounded by the mist rising from the spring below,
his eyesight clearly was not working very well.
From his elevated position, he saw the figures below standing motionless and assumed that his sudden display of a Titled Douluo's might had frightened them senseless, leaving their legs too weak to move.
"Hmph-"
"You ants who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth do have some ability, managing to break through the poison formation I laid around the perimeter and find your way here."
"Unfortunately, of all the things you could have done, you should never have entered this medicinal field! This is my territory, yet you dare touch anything here without permission?"
"Ants, today I shall open your eyes and show you what the true might of a Titled Douluo looks like!"
Powerful fluctuations of Soul Power laced Dugu Bo's words,
and the terrifying pressure of a Titled Douluo immediately bore down on the people below without the slightest restraint.
Then, with his hands clasped behind his back, he stepped through the air, descending from above the valley one step at a time,
putting on an utterly pretentious display, with plenty of flair!
With every downward step, a dazzling Soul Ring lit up beneath his feet and descended.
Yellow! Yellow! Purple! Purple! Black! Black! Black! Black! Black!
When all nine Soul Rings, in the optimal configuration, had fully descended,
the powerful presence unique to a Titled Douluo was laid bare throughout the valley!
Yue Guan: Damn it, this old poison freak really knew how to show off!
Yet as he drew closer and passed through that thin layer of mist,
for some reason,
Dugu Bo kept feeling that, in those three people below,
he seemed to see traces of familiar faces.
He indeed had no recollection of ever seeing the little girl sitting cross-legged on the ground, circulating her Soul Power.
But that flamboyantly beautiful man standing behind her...
"Chrysanthemum Guan? Why are you here?"
Dugu Bo's heart gave a sudden jolt, and he hurriedly turned to look at the other person standing at the very front.
She looked no older than a young married woman, yet at close range, the fluctuations of Soul Power emanating from her, as deep as an abyss and imposing as a mountain, sent an inexplicable chill through even a Titled Douluo like him...
Long purple hair, cold and haughty eyes...
Coupled with those magnificent black papal robes patterned in gold, and the jeweled scepter she held, symbolizing supreme authority...
In just an instant, Dugu Bo's formerly arrogant gaze became utterly clear.
I'm done for!
Wasn't this Bibi Dong, the current Pope of Spirit Hall?!
My life is over!
In an instant, great beads of sweat poured from Dugu Bo's forehead,
and in that brief moment,
his entire back was likewise drenched in cold sweat from fright.
"Y-Your Holiness, this is a misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding!"
Dugu Bo waved his hands repeatedly in fright, clearly wanting to explain something.
But Bibi Dong, who was currently seething, would not listen to so much as half a word!
"Dugu Bo, well done! In all the years I've held this position, you're one of the very few who've dared call me an ant to my face!"
Already in a foul temper, Dongzi's anger was thoroughly ignited.
With a cold, sharp cry, Bibi Dong struck the ground with the Pope's Scepter in her hand.
Yellow! Purple! Purple! Black! Black! Black! Black! Black! Red!
Nine Soul Rings, far more terrifying than Dugu Bo's, instantly appeared beneath Bibi Dong's feet!
The last ring in particular, a dazzling scarlet Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring, bathed the entire valley in blood-red light!
"Sixth Soul Skill, Blood-Sucking Spider Thorn!"
Behind Bibi Dong, the enormous phantom of the Death Spider Emperor abruptly merged with her,
and then a sharp spider thorn, gleaming with a dark purple-black light and containing a great quantity of lethal poison, tore through the air and shot toward Dugu Bo!
Sensing the killing intent within it, Dugu Bo inwardly cried out in alarm.
I can't meet this attack head-on!
If I die, what will become of my granddaughter, Dugu Yan?
Immediately, to seize even the slightest chance of survival, Dugu Bo disregarded the risks of revealing his Soul Bone and fiercely activated his Soul Bone Skill,
Medusa's Gaze!
Gray light collided with purple-black light in midair.
At the critical instant,
the Spider Spear Bibi Dong had sent at him was finally petrified just before it reached him and fell to the ground.
But precisely because of this, the Soul Power within Dugu Bo was also being rapidly depleted.
"A Soul Bone? Rather interesting."
"Dugu Bo, since you've come today, stay here."