The Star Dou Great Forest stretched across two great empires. It was the largest forest on the Douluo Continent, covering an immense area.
After entering the forest, they searched for a suitable Soul Beast. Unlike the Seven Kill Sword, the Nine Kill Soul-Devouring Sword had the ability to devour souls and flesh to increase its cultivation.
It could also be considered a mutated, upgraded form of the Seven Kill Sword.
He had relied on its devouring ability and some innate opportunities to reach this point.
Of course, most important of all was the vast quantity of resources directed his way.
Before Qian Xunji died, he had poured vast resources into him, hoping he would grow strong quickly and join Yue Guan and Gui Mei, assisting them in serving Spirit Hall. But before Qian Xunji could enjoy the results, he was devoured by Bibi Dong.
After searching the Star Dou Great Forest for three days without finding a suitable Soul Beast, they headed to Death Canyon to hunt.
If all went smoothly, there would be no need to make another trip; they could both successfully kill their Soul Beasts.
They entered Death Canyon.
The evil aura here was even denser, and signs of life were virtually nonexistent.
When they reached a swamp, they did indeed discover a Soul Beast that was seventy-eight thousand years old: a Ghost-Annihilating Heart-Executing Spider.
Its entire body was dark purple, with a twisted ghost face on its carapace. Its eight eyes glowed like eerie green lanterns, and its slender legs were like sword blades. The silk it spun could corrode souls, and it possessed four attributes: mental, soul, poison, and illusion.
"Let's go with this Soul Beast."
You're the one.
"All right, Brother Bai, leave it to us."
Yue Guan and Gui Mei stepped forward and began to surround and attack the Ghost-Annihilating Heart-Executing Spider.
Of the four of them, only Yue Guan's Martial Soul possessed the yang attribute. The other three had nothing whatsoever to do with light.
Bai Guyue had also wondered whether he could acquire a Second Martial Soul, but he simply didn't have one, which meant no god had chosen him either.
He could certainly forget about the Goddess of Life and the Godess of Kindness.
They would have to be blind to choose him.
That left the God of Destruction, the God of Evil, and the Asura God.
Of those, he could establish contact with the God of Evil by hunting the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger.
The Asura God had already been claimed by Tang Chen, and had probably already been reserved for the Tang family.
That left the God of Destruction.
He really didn't know how to establish contact with the God of Destruction. The God of Destruction was not a god who had ascended to the Divine Realm from this world and had left no place of inheritance behind.
There was still some chance with the Sea God, though. He wanted to leave the Divine Realm anyway and didn't seem so particular about his successor.
For now, that was all he could do.
"Xiao Bai, the Soul Beast you picked is no ordinary one. It has three core abilities: Heart-Executing Poison, Heart Demon Web, and Ghost-Face Illusion Realm."
As the owner of the Death Spider Emperor and Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, she had studied spider-type Martial Souls quite extensively.
"It's not like I didn't know. You just had to show off, didn't you?"
Bai Guyue replied.
"I spoke out of turn." Bibi Dong nodded with a smile.
As she spoke, she wrapped her arms around Bai Guyue's arm and held it between her breasts. The soft pressure made his heart flutter.
"Bibi Dong, what are you doing?" Bai Guyue frowned. "Let go of me."
"Don't. There's no one else here anyway," Bibi Dong said with a smile.
"Suit yourself." Bai Guyue said no more.
"You say one thing and mean another." Bibi Dong chuckled.
Just then, Gui Mei and Yue Guan had already experienced the Ghost-Faced Heart-Executing Spider's three core abilities firsthand.
"Damn, if we weren't Titled Douluo, we really would have had trouble taking this Soul Beast down."
Yue Guan sighed.
This Soul Beast was truly troublesome.
"Yes, it's too tricky. Let's finish it off quickly."
Gui Mie said, looking at the dying Ghost-Faced Heart-Executing Spider.
The two immediately attacked from front and back, severing the Ghost-Faced Heart-Executing Spider's legs and leaving it completely unable to fight.
Yue Guan then unleashed his pressure, pinning it in place.
"Brother Bai, strike!" Yue Guan shouted.
Seeing this, Bai Guyue pulled his arm free from Bibi Dong's grasp. A longsword appeared in his hand, and he stepped forward and cut off the Ghost-Annihilating Heart-Executing Spider's head with one stroke.
Its head rolled to the ground, and green blood splashed up.
A deep black Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring floated out.
Bai Guyue sat down, drew the Soul Ring toward him, and began absorbing it.
As he absorbed it, Yue Guan remarked from the side, "His Sixth Soul Ring is nearly eighty thousand years old. Brother Bai really is terrifying."
Many experts who reached the Soul Douluo level might not have absorbed even an eighty-thousand-year Soul Ring, and theirs could be lower still.
"Bai Guyue's experiences were different. His starting point was higher than ours."
Gui Mei spoke up.
"You're right. Bai Guyue knows things we don't. When we get back to Spirit Hall, hurry and press the clothing workshop to finish the wedding clothes I ordered earlier."
Bibi Dong regarded Bai Guyue very highly, and the wedding clothes had been commissioned long ago. She just didn't know how far along they were.
"Rest assured, Your Holiness," Yue Guan said with a nod.
Even if she hadn't said so, they would have gone to hurry the workshop along.
"Your Holiness, if you marry Brother Bai, what about the Worship Hall?"
Yue Guan asked cautiously.
The Worship Hall was already deeply dissatisfied with His Holiness the Pope. If she married Brother Bai without further consideration, it would probably displease them.
Besides, she had only recently become Pope, and marrying someone so soon would probably have a very bad effect.
"You don't need to worry about that."
"Bai Guyue and I already have a plan."
Bibi Dong waved a hand.
Yue Guan nodded and asked no more.
Bai Guyue had originally been absorbing the Soul Ring very slowly, but that sluggishness suddenly vanished, replaced by rapid absorption.
This surprised Bai Guyue somewhat, but he didn't dwell on it and continued absorbing. Only now, it didn't feel as though he were absorbing a Soul Ring, but as if he were in another strange space.
Bai Guyue didn't know what was happening around him and wanted very much to open his eyes and look, but it was as though an invisible pair of hands held them shut. No matter how he tried, he couldn't open them.
He didn't know how long he remained in that state before a voice suddenly sounded beside his ear.
"Bai Guyue, you can open your eyes now."
He opened his eyes to see two supreme figures standing side by side before him.
The woman on the left wore a flowing aqua-green dress, and her long emerald hair fell over her shoulders. Tender shoots could faintly be seen unfurling among her locks.
Her features were gentle and holy, and her eyes seemed to contain boundless vitality. The fresh fragrance of flowers and grass lingered around her, as though she were the source of all growing things.
Beside her stood a handsome man in a deep purple cloak. His short, dark red hair stood on end like steel needles, his crimson eyes were deep and cold, and a purple-black aura of annihilation surged around him.
Su Yu looked at the two figures and had a faint inkling.
The two were so close that their relationship was clearly no ordinary one.
Destruction and life: two utterly different powers.
Other than the Goddess of Life and the God of Destruction, whom all knew of, Su Yu could think of no one else.
Su Yu suppressed the shock in his heart and watched the two without betraying his feelings. He cupped his hands slightly. "Greetings, seniors."
"Aren't you surprised to see us?" the Goddess of Life asked with a smile. "Since we could pull your consciousness here, you should be able to guess that our identities are no ordinary ones."