Spirit Hall
Inside a magnificent, gold-and-jade bedchamber, bead curtains filled the room, and red double-happiness characters could be seen everywhere.
"Ugh..."
On the large bed, a young man dressed in a close-fitting black outfit slowly sat up. His bright eyes gazed blankly around him. "Holy shit, where am I?"
A purple quilt, a woman's delicate fragrance, a soft, warm bed...
The young man looked at the old-fashioned architecture around him, and a chilling thought rose in his mind. Had he transmigrated?
His name was Lin Chen. He had graduated from a third-rate university, and yesterday, while slogging through a job search, he had shared an intimate kiss with a large truck. When he woke up, he was here.
"Ugh..."
Just then, a flood of memories poured into his mind. Lin Chen cried out in pain, and it took him quite a while to recover. Bewildered but a little excited, he said, "Holy shit, I really transmigrated! This is Douluo Continent!"
In his previous life, he had been a fan of novels and anime, and he had been especially fond of so-called "villainess" goddesses. He had never expected transmigration to actually happen to him.
"Huh? The original owner was a Spirit Hall disciple?!"
"And he was trash, too?!"
"Wait... something's not right. This piece of trash is actually marrying Pope Bibi Dong today?!"
The original owner had also been named Lin Chen and had joined Spirit Hall a year ago. Yet at eighteen, he had only cultivated to level thirty-nine, making him utterly useless. In all of Spirit Hall, he was as ordinary a disciple as could be.
But today, this piece of trash was actually marrying Bibi Dong?
Was he getting a pope for a wife just like that?
An odd expression appeared on Lin Chen's face.
Tap, tap, tap...
Just then, an extraordinarily beautiful woman lifted the bead curtain and entered the inner chamber. She wore a close-fitting red-and-gold gown, a crown on her head, and crystal sandals on her feet. Two purple locks of hair hung beside her lovely face. She had red eyes and thin lips, a tall, graceful figure, full, rounded buttocks, and an utterly aloof and icy bearing.
Her beauty was breathtaking, her coldness enough to make one's heart tremble!
This woman was Bibi Dong, the Pope of Spirit Hall.
When Lin Chen saw her arrive, a flash of amazement crossed his eyes. He realized that she must be his wife, Bibi Dong. Today, however, she had traded her usual purple dress for red wedding attire.
At that moment, Lin Chen had only one thought, and that was...
That car accident was worth it!
"You're awake?" Bibi Dong's cool voice rang out. "Since you're awake, I won't waste any more words. You only need to know that we are husband and wife in name alone, and have no other relationship whatsoever! If you dare use my name to do as you please, I will never let you off!"
When she finished, Lin Chen frowned deeply, deeply displeased. Husband and wife in name alone, with no other relationship-what did that mean?
Didn't that mean he could only look and not touch...?
Damn, what a loss. That car accident didn't feel worth it anymore!
[Ding, congratulations to the host on activating the Great Villain System. System binding in progress: 1%, 30%... 99%]
Just then, an icy mechanical voice rang out in Lin Chen's mind.
Huh? A system?
Lin Chen, who had just felt cheated, was instantly overjoyed. As a seasoned novel expert, how could he not understand the importance of a system?
Spirit Hall's enemy, that guy called Something San, was practically covered in cheats. Without a system of his own, never mind conquering goddesses, he wouldn't even be able to keep his own life.
Huh? Why did it go quiet?
While Lin Chen was still examining the system, Bibi Dong noticed his strange behavior and frowned slightly. Could this fellow have been frightened silly by me?
"Lin Chen, are you even listening to me?!"
Her voice was icy, her manner supremely imposing.
Startled out of his examination of the system, Lin Chen looked extremely annoyed and blurted out, "Why are you yelling? Can't you wait?!"
Bibi Dong froze for a moment, a flash of astonishment passing through her purple eyes.
Who was she?
She had entered Spirit Hall at eighteen and become the Pope's personal disciple. In her twenties, she had given birth to Qian Renxue and become Spirit Hall's youngest Soul Saint. In her thirties, she had become a Titled Douluo, killed Spirit Hall's previous Pope, and officially taken her position as His Holiness the Pope of the foremost power on Douluo Continent, while also beginning the Rakshasa Nine Trials.
She had served as Pope for several years and had countless lives' worth of blood on her hands, yet no one had ever dared speak to her like that. And the person who had done so was a Spirit Hall disciple as ordinary as could be!
After her astonishment passed, a trace of killing intent appeared on Bibi Dong's cold, beautiful face. Although she had been forced to marry beneath her station to Lin Chen for certain reasons, that did not mean he could do as he pleased with her.
[Ding, congratulations to the host on marrying Spirit Hall's greatest "villainess." You have received 200,000 Villain Points.] [Ding, the system has detected that Bibi Dong poses a threat to the host. Activate the "Soul Power Suppression" skill?]
Hearing the system's announcements, Lin Chen was shocked, but also a little relieved. He had merely said something disrespectful, and Bibi Dong was going to kill him?
[Soul Power Suppression: Any Soul Master within three zhang of the host cannot call upon Soul Power. Duration: three shichen. Price: 30,000 Villain Value.]
Bibi Dong narrowed her purple eyes slightly, and her icy voice rang out again. "Lin Chen, what did you just say? I didn't hear you clearly."
Lin Chen was extremely nervous. Even a good-for-nothing ant like him could sense her killing intent. If he talked back to her again, she might make a move!
The old Lin Chen would surely have hurried to back down, but now...
He gritted his teeth and drew a breath!
So what if she's His Holiness the Pope?!
To hell with it! If I fail, at worst I'll treat it as though I never came here. If I succeed, a bicycle turns into an aircraft carrier!
"Bibi Dong, I'm your husband. If you want me to respect you, you have to respect me first," Lin Chen said calmly.
At this moment, he was putting on an act!
"Hm?" Bibi Dong's brows knitted tightly. Once again, she was stunned. This good-for-nothing had always bullied the weak and feared the strong in Spirit Hall. Why did he seem like a different person today?
Killing intent slowly filled her heart, but Bibi Dong instead grew calm.
She sighed softly and murmured, "What a pity. The deal can't be completed, and the Rakshasa trials will have to be delayed again."
She slowly stretched out a delicate hand, and a surge of immense Soul Power reached for Lin Chen.
Lin Chen's expression changed drastically. The powerful Soul Power left him completely unable to move. Have I gone too far?
Bibi Dong looked at him expressionlessly, her cool voice carrying a hint of amusement. "Tell me, how do you want to die?"
Lin Chen gritted his teeth and shouted in a low voice, "Redeem: Soul Power Suppression!"
[Ding, congratulations to the host. Redemption successful.]
"Hm?!" Bibi Dong's expression shifted. Her Soul Power had suddenly vanished. No, it hadn't vanished; it had been suppressed by some mysterious force.
After Lin Chen felt the suffocating sensation disappear, he was still breathing rapidly, but his expression was full of excitement. It worked!
A feeling of extreme weakness came over Bibi Dong. This was the first time it had happened since she became a Soul Master! The composure on her beautiful face finally vanished, replaced by a trace of panic.
"What did you do to me?!"
Lin Chen was extremely nervous. He slowly walked up to her and looked at her extraordinarily beautiful face, lovely enough to topple cities and kingdoms, and his heart stirred.
Bibi Dong panicked completely. With all her Soul Power gone, she knew she couldn't escape, so she could only force herself to calm down. "Lin Chen, do you know what you're doing?! Stop now, and I can still give you another chance. We'll pretend nothing happened today!"
"Your Holiness, still trying to goad me?" Lin Chen slowly wrapped his left arm around her slender waist and stroked her beautiful face with the back of his other hand.
"Lin Chen, how dare you?!!"
"Watch me!" Lin Chen shouted through gritted teeth. "Today I'll show you what it means when they say that heaven and earth are vast, but a husband is greatest of all!"
And so, under Bibi Dong's horrified gaze, Lin Chen swept out a hand and undid the ribbon around her waist. Then he scooped her up behind the knees and rolled with her onto the large purple bed beside them...