Chapter 59: Bibi Dong Strikes
The distance between Heaven Dou City and Seven Treasure City was not far. They were separated by a small forest, and the two cities were connected by an official road.
The pitch-black night made the road appear particularly eerie. Fortunately, Ning Bei summoned the Illusion Dream Butterfly.
The butterfly's colorful wings lit up the road at night.
As he walked, Ning Bei muttered to himself.
"It's so dark, why hasn't anyone installed streetlight soul tools?"
"And Qian Renxue's skin is getting thicker and thicker, I wonder who she took after. You weren't like this, little angel."
Just as Ning Bei was complaining softly, a voice suddenly came from the dark forest beside the road, nearly giving him a heart attack.
"Seems like you really know her identity, then you can't be left alive, kid."
"Who?"
Ning Bei tensed up and looked toward the forest. Without hesitation, he summoned Ah Bao, Ah Zhu, Yao Yao, Chang´e, and the rest of his beasts to stand by his side.
The Illusion Dream Butterfly was also prepared for battle, staring seriously at the forest.
A figure wrapped in a black cloak slowly appeared in the line of sight of Ning Bei and his beasts.
"Hmm? Dark Golden Fearsome Bear, Demon Face Spider, Demon Eye Magic Tree, Emerald Swan? Kid, looks like your identity is not that simple after all."
At first, Ning Bei thought it was Tang Hao, as he was always wrapped in a cloak. However, the clearly feminine voice made him rule that out.
"May I ask who this senior is, coming out to disturb me at such a late hour?"
The shadowed figure approached, and as she came closer, Ning Bei and his beasts felt the dangerous aura emanating from her. They were all tense, ready to charge at her on Ning Bei's command.
The figure walked closer, and Ning Bei could finally see her face.
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"Bibi Dong? What are you doing here?"
Bibi Dong was immediately identified by Ning Bei, and her eyes showed a hint of surprise.
"Oh? How did you recognize me?"
Ning Bei thought to himself that this was bad. He had let the cat out of the bag, but luckily, his special identity still had some leverage.
"Ning Fengzhi is my father. I've seen the portrait of His Holiness the Pope at Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."
"Ning Fengzhi? How could he be mixed up with the heir of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect and tell you about it?"
Ning Bei felt like today was one of those days where he didn't check his luck, but it wasn't a big deal. He had Di Tian's scales tightly in hand.
Not answering her question, Ning Bei countered, "May I ask, Your Holiness, what brings you out here at this hour?"
Hearing Ning Bei's question, Bibi Dong slightly furrowed her brows, then let out a sneer.
"Don't want to answer? It doesn't matter. If I kill you, that girl's identity won't be exposed."
Seeing that there was no way to end this peacefully, Ning Bei sighed slightly and withdrew his five beasts.
"Oh? Realizing you can't resist, so you've given up? Smart move, this way it will be less painful."
Hearing Bibi Dong's confident words, Ning Bei couldn't help but remark, "How did you know I was going to surrender? Ever seen a black dragon descend from the sky?"
As he spoke, Ning Bei infused his soul power into the Reverse Scale, and the dark scales began to glow faintly.
Bibi Dong was confused by Ning Bei's words.
"What do you mean? You don't seriously think you have a chance of surviving?"
"It's not a chance, it's certain."
Before Bibi Dong could react, the sky above them suddenly tore open, and a man in a black python robe appeared.
It was Di Tian. Upon receiving Ning Bei's summons, he arrived immediately. After all, Ning Bei was determining the fate of their soul beast clan, and he couldn't afford to let anything happen to him.
"Kid, is this woman trying to harm you?"
Ning Bei nodded.
"Yes, sorry to trouble you, senior."
Di Tian waved his hand nonchalantly, as if Bibi Dong, the current Pope of the Spirit Hall, was not a big problem in his eyes.
Since Di Tian appeared, Bibi Dong's body tensed up.
"Who are you? Why are you meddling?"
Di Tian didn't explain his relationship with Ning Bei, instead arrogantly looking down at Bibi Dong.
"I'm meddling. What are you going to do about it?"
Bibi Dong, who hadn't been looked down upon like this in so long, felt veins popping on her forehead after hearing Di Tian's words.
"Let me see what kind of abilities you have to talk so arrogantly in front of me, the Pope."
With that, her entire lower body transformed into a terrifying spider form, and nine soul rings appeared on the spider's body: one yellow, two purple, five black, and one red.
"Senior Di Tian, her ninth soul ring is a 100,000-year Rebirth skill granted by the Death Spider King. Be careful."
After warning Di Tian of what he knew, Ning Bei quickly retreated several kilometers away, worried that the battle between gods might affect him.
Bibi Dong looked at Ning Bei in shock, her face turning ashen.
She had never used this ninth soul skill in front of others. Even the Spirit Douluo and Ghost Douluo didn't know about it. How did this kid know?
"Kid, wait for me. After I deal with this person, I'll have a nice chat with you."
Ning Bei shivered at Bibi Dong's gritted teeth voice but quickly regained his composure.
"Let's see if you can get past Senior Di Tian first. You're in the Raging God Trial. I wonder how much strength you can exert."
Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's face darkened further. How many times had she been shocked by this kid today? It felt like all her secrets were being exposed, and it made her uncomfortable.
Ning Bei didn't seem interested in watching the fight, retreating ten kilometers away and stopping, waiting for Di Tian's return. A support role should know their place. Being a peripheral observer wasn't his job. If only he had a shuriken, he could boast for decades about fighting the Raging God.
"Human, take action. Don't say I didn't give you a chance."
Bibi Dong could no longer stand such provocation. Her expression grew fierce, and her fifth soul ring flashed. A sky full of dark red spider stingers turned into an invisible web and attacked Di Tian.
Di Tian disdainfully curled his lips, not even bothering to dodge.
Countless poison stingers struck his body, creating rhythmic metal clinking sounds, "ding ding ding ding."
"Giving you a chance and you still can't do anything?"
Di Tian's body transformed into a massive black dragon several hundred meters long, and a purple light beam shot toward Bibi Dong.
Seeing this, Bibi Dong's pupils contracted, and she was filled with horror.
"Soul Beast?"
Several kilometers away, Ning Bei was sitting on a small stool, casually eating sunflower seeds and occasionally sipping a drink, watching the occasional fireworks in the distance, completely at ease.
Ten minutes later, Di Tian's figure appeared before Ning Bei, holding a person in his hand—none other than Pope Bibi Dong.
He tossed her to the ground with a thud, causing a muffled grunt.
Di Tian glanced at Ning Bei, who was spitting out sunflower seed shells, and couldn't help but feel speechless.
"This woman's soul power is sealed by me. Now, she's no different from an ordinary person. How do you want to deal with her?"
"Thank you for saving me, senior."
Di Tian waved his hand, signaling it was no big deal, then ripped apart the space beside him and disappeared.
Leaving Ning Bei and the Pope staring at each other.
The scene felt strangely familiar, almost like what had happened in the Star Dou Forest not long ago!
(END CHAPTER)
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