Chapter 14: Bibi Dong: Do I Have a Face That Eats People? The More Charming Hu Bai!
Fifteen minutes after Hu Bai and Hu Leyao absorbed their soul rings and Soul Bones, Bibi Dong appeared at their location with Hu Liena and her group.
When Xie Tian saw Bibi Dong and the others arrive, before he could fully process it, Hu Liena lunged at him. "Dad, I was so worried about you! It's been almost a month. Why are you still in the Star Dou Great Forest?"
Xie Tian stroked Hu Liena's soft hair and looked at Bibi Dong. Just as he was about to apologize to her, Bibi Dong spoke first. "There's no need to apologize. I've already understood the course of events from Xie Yue and Hu Liena."
"The Nine-Tailed Sky Fox Martial Soul is truly unique. If he doesn't want to take the pure mental control route, then so be it. But you truly have good luck—you even obtained an external Soul Bone?"
Bibi Dong then noticed that Hu Leyao was absorbing a pair of Light Wing external Soul Bones from a Light Unicorn. Judging by the age, it was the same one Hu Bai had hunted.
Hmm? Wait!
With Bibi Dong's knowledge, she could naturally tell that this Light Unicorn was around three thousand years old. Hu Bai was absorbing his second soul ring!
His first soul ring was yellow and already visible on him. What was going on?!
As for that external Soul Bone, as the Supreme Pontiff, she wouldn't covet it. After all, she already had a wing-type external Soul Bone herself, over fifty thousand years old.
Even more so, Hu Leyao was the mother of her two disciples and had contributed greatly to Spirit Hall in the past.
"Xie Tian, can you explain what you've been doing in the Star Dou Great Forest all this time? And how is it that Hu Bai is already absorbing his second soul ring? And a three-thousand-year-old one at that? Even if he consumed Whale Rubber, allowing him to absorb an eight-hundred-year-old first soul ring, it's still impossible for his second soul ring to be three thousand years old, right?"
Xie Tian hesitated briefly but then recounted the entire sequence of events. Even he felt that this trip to the Star Dou Great Forest was incredibly dreamlike.
Bibi Dong was Hu Bai's teacher; she shouldn't have any ill intentions toward his external Soul Bone, right?
Spirit Hall was a huge organization, and its reserves of Soul Bones were substantial.
A moment later, everyone was utterly stunned by what Xie Tian had said. The first soul ring absorbed was from the top-tier lightning-attributed plant-type Soul Beast, the Thunder Hell Prison Vine. Bibi Dong had only encountered the name of this Soul Beast once, by chance, in an ancient book.
But regarding this Soul Beast, this was the first time she'd ever heard of anyone absorbing it.
That was acceptable, but Xie Tian's subsequent words shocked them again: a ten-thousand-year-old Three-Eyed Demon Fox Vertical Pupil external Soul Bone!
Because of this, Hu Bai's soul power level directly rose to level 20—that was why they hadn't returned to Spirit City within half a month!
Then, just now, after several days, they found this three-thousand-year-old Light Unicorn, and fortunately, they obtained another Light Wing external Soul Bone!
If they hadn't seen it with their own eyes, Bibi Dong and the others would have thought Xie Tian was joking. Since when were external Soul Bones so easy to obtain?
At this moment, Hu Leyao had also finished absorbing her external Soul Bone. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Bibi Dong, which startled her greatly.
She immediately stood up and knelt on one knee, her face slightly pale. "Sup—Supreme Pontiff, why are you here?"
Bibi Dong: …
No—does she have a face that wants to eat people?
Why such a reaction?
"Get up. I already understand what happened. I won't blame you. If what Xie Tian said is true, then I cherish this disciple, Hu Bai, too much to blame him," Bibi Dong said with a hint of helplessness.
Hu Leyao then realized that it had already been explained. She immediately glared at Xie Tian behind her. "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Xie Tian understood the meaning in Hu Leyao's eyes and felt a bit helpless.
While waiting for Hu Bai to absorb his soul ring, Hu Leyao meticulously recounted all the abilities Hu Bai currently possessed:
- Elemental Affinity (Control)
- Charm Physique
- Luck
- Wisdom
- Innate Sky Fox Domain...
Bibi Dong: …
Qian Renxue: …
At this moment, as Qian Renxue looked at Hu Bai's handsome face, her eyes sparkled repeatedly. She spoke crisply, "Then, will Bai Didi be able to learn light-attributed Soul Skills with me from now on?"
Xie Tian smiled with a hint of respect. "If the Young Miss is willing to teach him, he would be very happy."
"Mhm, mhm. Then from now on, we'll cultivate and improve together," Qian Renxue said with a giggle.
Being beside Hu Bai allowed her to briefly forget the pain Bibi Dong inflicted on her, giving her a feeling of being healed.
It wasn't just Qian Renxue; even the hostility on Bibi Dong's body seemed to be purified by that faint, intangible presence.
However, it was very subtle, and Bibi Dong herself didn't even notice it.
Meanwhile, Gold Crocodile Douluo, in the Void, fell into contemplation. He had followed Qian Renxue here, not only to protect her but also under Qian Daoliu's command, to observe Hu Bai.
He didn't know until he saw it, and once he did, he was shocked.
Originally, he thought Xiao Xue was the Child of Destiny of this era—after all, she had an innate level 20 soul power and was pre-destined for the Angel God's Legacy (as Qian Daoliu said).
But this boy, in less than a month, had obtained two rare soul rings and two Soul Bones?
His cultivation had soared to that of a Soul Grandmaster?
This rate of improvement was even more astonishing than his own Xiao Xue!
In three years, Qian Renxue had only managed to raise her cultivation to level 33, as a Soul Elder. The reason she was so fast was due to the additional boost from continuously absorbing two soul rings.
Another hour later, Hu Bai finally finished absorbing his second soul ring and opened his eyes. He originally wanted to see how much he had improved, but he was equally startled by Bibi Dong's appearance. Before he could react, Hu Liena had already pounced on him.
"Hehe, big brother, I brought Teacher to find you," Hu Liena giggled, then immediately whispered into his ear, "Teacher isn't blaming us."
Hu Bai looked at Bibi Dong, who nodded slightly. Although he hadn't fully understood the situation, this was good.
When Hu Bai stood up, Bibi Dong finally noticed that in just a short month, Hu Bai's body had undergone significant changes. His height, originally about 1.2 meters, was now 1.4 meters. She wondered if it was her imagination.
Hu Bai seemed even more charming than when they first met.
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