A Ten-Thousand-Year Dark-Attribute Lone Bamboo?!

Star Dou Great Forest.

Ancient trees reach for the sky, a cool breeze blows in your face, and the tall, dense canopy blocks out the sun.

Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong, and Yu Xiaogang arrived at a clearing in the woods. Qian Xunji suddenly looked at Yu Xiaogang.

"Xiao Gang Grandwet, Dong'er's Martial Soul is the Death Spider Emperor. In Grandwet opinion, what kind of Soul Beast should he hunt for his Sixth Soul Ring?"

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong immediately cast an expectant glance at him.

Upon hearing this, Yu Xiaogang straightened her back abruptly. She had originally been waiting for Bibi Dong to absorb the Soul Ring before dragging Qian Xunji to file a proper complaint.

But when it comes to theory, he's wide awake.

This is his absolute home turf.

He said solemnly, "Most Soul Master believe that Beast Martial Soul can obtain the greatest benefit from absorbing Beast-type Soul Ring. This view is utterly foolish."

Qian Xunji raised an eyebrow, feigning surprise. "Oh? I'd like to hear your Grandwet insights, Master."

Yu Xiaogang proudly stated, "Among the Ten Core Competencies of Martial Soul, it is clearly stated that animal Martial Soul can completely absorb the Soul Ring of Plant-type Soul Beast."

He spoke at length while glancing around.

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye Yu Xiaogang caught sight of a bamboo stalk, only as thick as a wrist, emitting a faint fluctuation of Soul Power.

Yu Xiaogang rushed forward in three quick steps, exclaiming in surprise:

"This is actually the Ten-Year Solitary Bamboo!"

Bibi Dong and Qian Xunji were both taken aback, and then stepped forward.

Bibi Dong examined the bamboo stalk, puzzled, and said, "This is just an ordinary bamboo stalk."

"Ordinary? Dong'er, you're too naive."

Yu Xiaogang pointed at Lone Bamboo and said:

"The characteristic of the Lone Bamboo is its resilience, which is very suitable for your Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul."

"Your Death Spider Emperor relies primarily on its spider legs for melee combat. If you absorb the Lone Bamboo, your spider legs will gain unimaginable resilience."

Although Bibi Dong found it somewhat strange, out of trust in Yu Xiaogang, she couldn't help but ask, "But Lone Bamboo doesn't seem to have any poisonous properties."

Yu Xiaogang earnestly advised:

"To unlock your full potential, poison attributes are important, but resilience is the foundation of power. It's a pity that this Lone Bamboo stalk is too young, only ten years old, and not suitable as your Sixth Soul Ring."

In the heat of the moment, Yu Xiaogang came up with a crazy idea:

"You possess Twin Martial Souls, meaning you have thirteen Soul Ring Soul Ring remaining after deducting your existing five! In my estimation, those remaining thirteen Soul Ring are more than enough to hunt down Lone Bamboo."

"Thirteen layers of Lone Bamboo, stacked one on top of the other, enhance its resilience. Once you become Titled Douluo, just how strong and powerful will your eight spider legs and even your body be?"

"Let's keep looking. If we really can't find a suitable poison-attribute Soul Beast, we'll settle for a higher-aged Lone Bamboo. It would be even better if we could find a mutated dark-attribute or poison-attribute ten-thousand-year-old Lone Bamboo, but unfortunately, Lone Bamboo Soul Beast are too weak, and there are very few of them at a high age."

Bibi Dong felt something was off, but looking at the spirited Brother Xiaogang in front of her, her love-struck mind still took over.

She couldn't help but nod, thinking that her crush was a genius who could come up with theories that others wouldn't dare to think of.

Listening to Yu Xiaogang's passionate speech, Qian Xunji, who was standing to the side, clenched his thighs tightly in his pockets and almost burst out laughing.

Memories of his past life involuntarily surfaced in his mind. In his past life, Bibi Dong broke through to level 60 and hunted a ten-thousand-year-old spider-like Soul Beast, obtaining a Soul Skill called Blood-Sucking Spider Thorn.

If a ten-thousand-year-old Lone Bamboo were to appear in this lifetime, who knows what kind of Soul Skill it would grant?

Qian Xunji praised Yu Xiaogang, who was indeed the number one reverse genius in the entire continent. If he were to interrupt Yu Xiaogang's spellcasting, he would be doing a disservice to this earth-shattering theory.

Suppressing his laughter was making him feel extremely uncomfortable, so he could only keep recalling the pain he felt before being devoured by Bibi Dong in his past life, forcibly suppressing the laughter surging in his heart.

Meanwhile, in Great Ferocious Land, in a newly opened small dimension.

"Nana! How long are you going to keep exploiting me?"

"You woke me from my sleep to work, doesn't your conscience hurt?!"

The Goddess of Life, her eyes red-rimmed, glared at the heartless little girl on the rocking chair with gritted teeth.

Gu Yue leaned back in her rocking chair, her fair fingertips hovering with wisps of silver light, while the Goddess of Life was currently struggling to manipulate Divine Power to stabilize the newly opened small-dimensional barrier.

When Gu Yue heard the name "Nana," she felt a wave of helplessness.

Back in ancient times, Gu Yue, wanting to slack off, simply had the occasionally awakened Little Gu Yuena take over the work while she herself slept soundly in the Sea of Consciousness.

Who would have thought that when he logged back in, the Goddess of Life would be calling him the affectionate "Nana" all the time.

According to Little Gu Yuena, the incident stemmed from the Goddess of Life being bored and asking for her name. Little Gu Yuena casually gave her name, and the goddess promptly called her Nana.

Although Little Gu Yuena responded coldly and indifferently throughout, it was clear that the Goddess of Life had not seen through their secret of being one body with two souls.

During this time, Gu Yue would occasionally observe Qian Xunji's movements, waiting for the two timelines to overlap before opening up a smaller dimension.

In order to complete the project of returning to ancient times more quickly, he had to do it himself; otherwise, he would have to memorize the methods of pioneering it.

Thinking of this, Gu Yue straightened her face and solemnly corrected, "How many times have I told you to call me 'Master'!"

"Okay, Nana."

Gu Yue's temple throbbed slightly. "Call me Gu Yue!"

The Goddess of Life replied sincerely, "Understood, Nana."

Suddenly, seven-colored elements gathered in Gu Yue's palm and aimed precisely at the back of the Goddess of Life.

Sensing the movement behind her, the Goddess of Life stiffened, immediately displaying an extremely strong will to survive—a wise person knows when to yield.

"Yes, my lord!"

Gu Yue then dissipated his Divine Power with satisfaction, his tone utterly self-righteous:

"Look at what you're saying! I'm providing you with a valuable platform for your work; that's a blessing, don't you understand?"

The Goddess of Life trembled with anger. "Blessings? Working non-stop from morning till night, who's as heartless as you?"

Gu Yue smiled slightly, "Alright, alright, don't be lazy. How about I make you the Great General of Life in this plane later?"

Just as Gu Yue was comfortably supervising the construction, his divine sense, which covered the entire Star Dou Great Forest, heard Yu Xiaogang's grand plan of thirteen Lone Bamboo poles.

Gu Yue, a mischievous smile playing on his lips, said to the Goddess of Life, "Xiao Lu, lend me some Divine Power."

The Goddess of Life felt a jolt in her heart and took a half-step back, her face full of vigilance. "What mischief are you plotting now? Your injuries have healed, so why are you still thinking about me?"

Gu Yue, ever the friendly one, floated toward the Goddess of Life, placed his little arm on her shoulder, and said, "Hey, we're practically family, what's yours is mine."

The space rippled, Gu Yue reached out and grabbed a three-thousand-year-old, half-dead, Lone Bamboo.

He invoked the Divine Power of the Goddess of Life and poured it into the dying, Lone Bamboo.

Lone Bamboo's age increased rapidly at a visible speed, breaking through ten thousand years of cultivation in an instant, and then began to emit black gas.

"I'll have to trouble you to deliver it to my door."

A crack appeared in space, and this newly sprouted, ten-thousand-year-old dark-attribute Lone Bamboo quietly took root in front of Yu Xiaogang and the other two.

Yu Xiaogang and the others walked forward for a while, then suddenly rubbed his eyes in disbelief, and after seeing clearly, exclaimed in shock:

"My God! A ten-thousand-year-old Lone Bamboo! This is actually a ten-thousand-year-old Lone Bamboo!"

"Entirely black, shrouded in dark energy, this is a mutated dark-attribute Lone Bamboo. Judging from its appearance, it must have at least 15,000 pieces."

Yu Xiaogang laughed loudly:

"Dong'er! Do you see this? This is the astonishing wisdom and divine will of this Grandwet. This is the most suitable Soul Ring bestowed upon you by heaven."

Qian Xunji narrowed his eyes, a sense of surprise and doubt creeping into his heart.

How could a ten-thousand-year-old dark-attribute Lone Bamboo suddenly appear here? He had just used his Divine Power to scan it, and there was no such thing.

Qian Xunji didn't care about this. Anyway, Dongzi's Soul Ring was of no benefit to him. He was just an ungrateful wretch.

He swiftly took action to suppress it, Bibi Dong, following Yu Xiaogang's advice, decisively killed him, and a black ten- Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring slowly rose up.

Yu Xiaogang urged urgently, "Don't miss this opportunity, absorb it quickly!"

Bibi Dong at the Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring, and seeing Yu Xiaogang's confident and expectant expression, Bibi Dong's love-struck mind took over again, and she immediately began to guide the Soul Ring to absorb it.

Seeing this, Yu Xiaogang secretly thought that her chance to ask for help had finally come.

But Qian Xunji was faster. He gave Yu Xiaogang a meaningful look, then disappeared, leaving only a sentence echoing in the breeze.

"This Pope will go and keep watch over the surrounding area. Grandwet, you stay here and look after Dong'er."

Yu Xiaogang:...

But it doesn't matter, he'll have his chance along the way.

However, he was unaware that several pairs of eyes, gleaming with intense light, had locked onto his slender figure from behind.