Bibi Dong's leg regrew, but having lost a 100,000-year-old leg bone, she was severely injured!
Once a soul bone merges with the body, it grows together with the body, becoming a part of it.
Removing it inevitably affects the body's strength.
Moreover, such trauma is difficult to heal!
Bibi Dong's strength level was undoubtedly affected, dropping from level 98 to level 97! For
Super Douluo above level 95, each level is vastly different.
Bibi Dong's strength was already infinitely close to level 99; now, falling directly to level 97 was a devastating blow.
Fortunately, Guangyu Wuxie's healing magic perfectly resolved the aftereffects for Bibi Dong,
allowing her body to fully recover!
Bibi Dong regained her normal expression. Facing the young Ma Hongjun, her fear lessened considerably, and coupled with her years of experience as a superior, she possessed a calm and composed demeanor in the face of danger. Her
previous fear stemmed more from memories.
"How do you intend to deal with me?"
Bibi Dong stared intently at Ma Hongjun. He didn't seem to want to kill her now; what was his true intention?
How to deal with her…
For a female prisoner, there were only a few methods:
whips, handcuffs, candles…
Stop!!!
Brake!
Ma Hongjun immediately jerked the runaway train of thought back to him.
To be honest, Ma Hongjun hadn't really decided how to deal with Bibi Dong.
Encountering her in Frost City was completely unexpected, and facing her so quickly left him at a loss.
Previously, Ma Hongjun viewed Bibi Dong more as an observer, feeling pity for her!
He had never imagined having any dealings with the supreme Queen Bibi Dong; this sudden encounter was somewhat unexpected. Initially
, Ma Hongjun wanted to do what he could to make this woman's life better, to prevent her from suffering such a tragic fate.
Now, it seemed that it truly was within his power!
However, Ma Hongjun has now truly entered Bibi Dong's life and can no longer view it from a bystander's perspective.
Just through the Qian Renxue storyline, Ma Hongjun has indirectly connected with Bibi Dong.
Qian Renxue is Bibi Dong's daughter, and Ma Hongjun owes her a debt of gratitude for saving his father!
This makes it even less likely for Ma Hongjun to harbor any hostility or hatred towards Bibi Dong.
Furthermore, Bibi Dong's noble yet lonely aura deeply moved Ma Hongjun.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun felt it necessary to change Bibi Dong's life.
"Your Holiness, what do you think I should do with you?"
Ma Hongjun asked seriously, actually wanting to know what Bibi Dong wanted.
"As you wish, it's nothing more than a life!"
Bibi Dong said indifferently.
From her tone, Ma Hongjun sensed a feeling of utter despondency towards the world.
"Since that's the case, then stay by my side for now."
Ma Hongjun said, walking towards Bibi Dong. Reaching her side, he continued in a low voice, his tone firm:
"I want to unify the continent!"
Bibi Dong's body trembled upon hearing this, her gaze filled with surprise as she looked at Ma Hongjun. She then said,
"The Spirit Hall won't grant your wish. Even if you capture me, it's useless. The Spirit Hall has even more powerful people."
"You mean Qian Daoliu?"
Ma Hongjun asked in a mocking tone.
Bibi Dong was even more surprised. Qian Daoliu, including the six elders of the Douluo Hall, was virtually unknown in the Soul Master world.
Ma Hongjun's tone showed utter disdain for Qian Daoliu!
She knew Qian Daoliu's strength—a demigod level expert.
Although Ma Hongjun was also powerful, both were unfathomable.
However, Qian Daoliu also had a group of level 96 Super Douluo, including Golden Crocodile Douluo and the twins Qian Jun, the Demon-Slaying Duo, whose strength was close to level 99, no less than Bibi Dong's.
Moreover, after Bibi Dong was captured by Ma Hongjun, Qian Daoliu also took control of the entire Spirit Hall's power.
The Spirit Hall controls most of the Spirit Masters on the continent.
Coupled with the current pressure from the Spirit Beast army, the Spirit Hall is now the leader of the Spirit Master world. With
so many Spirit Masters gathered, even if Ma Hongjun's strength is immense, perhaps even approaching godhood, he might not be able to handle it.
The Spirit Hall is the only hope for unifying the continent.
"It's not just Qian Daoliu, but the entire Spirit Hall. You have no idea how many Spirit Masters the Spirit Hall has; it's an incredibly powerful force."
"Just you wait and see!"
Ma Hongjun didn't argue with Bibi Dong, only smiling faintly.
He walked towards the Titan Snow Demon King!
"Big White, get up!"
Under Bibi Dong's astonished gaze, Ma Hongjun's sixth soul ring of the Dragon Soul lit up, its light and shadow magnifying, forming a black hole at its center.
The Titan Snow Demon King stepped into it and disappeared. The soul ring shrank, and an image of the Titan Snow Demon King appeared on the red ring!
In the huge footprint-shaped pit on the ground, Chrysanthemum Douluo and a group of Holy Knights were frozen solid.
Ma Hongjun stomped his feet, and an ice crystal spread out from beneath his feet, thawing the ice on Chrysanthemum Douluo and the others.
"Your people will stay with you for now!"
...
The idea of unifying the continent had long been conceived, but it was only when he wanted to promote Soul Pet Masters that it was finalized.
To make the Soul Pet Master system mainstream, unifying the world was imperative.
Furthermore, with this power, changing the continent's situation and making it better would also be a meaningful thing. As
the saying goes, "When you are successful, you should help others."
Creating a better environment and guiding the world towards truth, goodness, and beauty is a quality that a good socialist youth should possess!
Ma Hongjun already had a general plan.
Unification would inevitably lead to war, bloodshed, and bones—it was unavoidable. Ma Hongjun had to be tough!
The first thing to resolve was the conflict between humans and spirit beasts, but this couldn't be achieved through strength alone; a change in mindset was needed.
Ma Hongjun decided to use a strategy of encircling the cities from the countryside, moving from local control to overall control! Across
the entire continent, excluding the oceans, the focus would be on the spirit beast gathering places:
the Star Dou Great Forest, the Far North, the Southern Fire Domain Desert, the Dragon Tiger Mountains, and the Sunset Forest.
These five wild spirit beast gathering places were the most influential and representative.
The Star Dou Great Forest was at the very center, the front line of conflict. The Dragon Tiger Mountains
and the Sunset Forest represented the core spirit beast resources of the Star Luo and Heaven Dou Empires, respectively,
belonging to the second line.
These three places would be the main flashpoints for conflict.
In the North and South, due to their extreme environments, the impact on humans was relatively smaller.
Therefore, Ma Hongjun planned to start the plan from the North and South,
allowing the conflict in the center to erupt and deepen, letting both sides experience the pain of war.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Ma Hongjun developed the Soul Pet Master system in both the North and South, initially forging a bright path on a small scale.
In the North, the Ice God Palace was established based on Tianshui Academy;
in the South, Ma Hongjun planned to establish the Fire God Palace. However, he lacked suitable allies and needed to make a trip to the South. Once
the North-South plans were completed, and he could truly intervene in the central situation, Ma Hongjun would already possess considerable power.
Moreover, the establishment of the Ice and Fire God Palaces successfully guided the development of the Soul Pet Master path, showing Soul Masters and Soul Beasts across the continent a different way.
At that time, whether through military unification or peaceful reform, Ma Hongjun would be able to maintain the initiative.
To a certain extent, this reduced the outbreak of a full-scale war, keeping it under control and preventing further deaths of people and Soul Beasts.
After all, Ma Hongjun's goal was to make the world a better place, not simply to unify and become an emperor!
Of course, becoming an emperor was also a reason.
He could build his own harem of three palaces, six courtyards, and seventy-two concubines!
Ma Hongjun always advocated that one should only do what one is capable of.
Regarding harems, every man is the same, and perhaps no woman is any different.
Initially, they all have grand ambitions; deep down, every man harbors a dream of having a harem.
Then comes physical strength—a fundamental requirement.
Abundant, inexhaustible energy is essential for invincibility!
Like in Ma Hongjun's previous life, men's dreams weren't about being eighteen or twenty. It was about being able to confidently answer, "My Diao Chan is on my waist,"
when asked, "Where is my Diao Chan? " throughout history, many emperors died on horseback from exhaustion. Therefore, Diao Chan was crucial! Finally, there's charm, strength, and wealth. Charm makes them admire and love you; strength allows you to protect them; wealth allows you to support them! Only when all three are fulfilled can one truly build a harem. Ma Hongjun possessed this. From the age of nine, when he became invincible, he had already embarked on this path. Ma Hongjun didn't want the women who followed him to be without status or recognition, despite the nourishment of love. But doing nothing but drooling over others and spending billions is too superficial, not manly enough, and completely irresponsible.
Women care deeply about reputation, face, and status!
Most of those who followed Ma Hongjun came from extraordinary backgrounds.
In short, they needed a legitimate status, a proper way to marry into his family.
Only the emperor could provide them with so many palaces, and
only the emperor's status could better showcase their power.
As for the Fire God Palace and
Ice God Palace,
Ma Hongjun's intention in establishing such forces wasn't truly related to the Fire God or Ice God.
He wanted to use the imagery of the Fire God and Ice God to highlight the extraordinary nature of Soul Pet Masters. He wanted to
separate society into mortals and extraordinary beings—
two worlds, one for mortals and one for cultivators!
Each world had its own rules, a line drawn.
He established new world rules,
prohibiting cultivators from interfering in worldly conflicts!
This would greatly reduce harm to ordinary people and restrain cultivators, much like how the modern world controls weapons.
Separating the two classes and drawing clear boundaries facilitated management.
This isn't surprising given the rules of the Heavenly Palace, where immortals and mortals are separated, one in heaven and the other on earth.
The power system in the world of cultivation is simply different.
Such separate management is necessary.
Otherwise, there wouldn't be a dedicated force to deal with scoundrels like the "Three Scoundrels," whom mortals can't control.
There are advantages and disadvantages, but the advantages outweigh the disadvantages!