Chapter 129: Bibi Dong Awakens

Chapter 129: Bibi Dong Awakens

After returning to the Heaven Dou Empire, Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, along with the rest of the team, received new rewards from Emperor Xue Ye.

Currently, members of the Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team—especially Su Mo and Ning Rongrong—were almost household names across the Douluo Continent.

After accepting the rewards, Su Mo and Ning Rongrong stopped attending Heaven Dou Imperial Academy.

They didn't officially apply for graduation, but neither did they need to return to the academy.

The purpose of enrolling in the academy had always been to compete in the Soul Master Tournament. Now that Su Mo and Ning Rongrong had won the championship, they were technically eligible to graduate.

However, due to their young age, they were allowed to retain their student status so they could represent the Heaven Dou Empire in future tournaments.

In contrast, Yu Tianheng, Dugu Yan, and the others, upon returning to the academy, all applied for graduation.

Being too old to compete in the next tournament, they naturally chose to graduate and return to their respective sects.

Dugu Yan followed Yu Tianheng back to the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, while the Shi brothers returned to the Black Tortoise Sect.

As for the youngest team member, Ye Lingling, she, like Su Mo and Ning Rongrong, retained her student status to compete in the next tournament.

Ning Rongrong even managed to recruit Ye Lingling into the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan.

"Lingling, welcome to our Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan! Treat this place as your home!"

Ning Rongrong was overjoyed at successfully persuading Ye Lingling to join.

Clan master Ning Fengzhi was equally delighted and warmly welcomed Ye Lingling.

The Nine-Heart Begonia, a martial spirit as renowned as the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, was exceedingly rare. In fact, as a pure auxiliary martial spirit, the Nine-Heart Begonia was even rarer.

If cultivated well, Ye Lingling could potentially break through to the Soul Douluo level—a feat unattainable for the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Pagoda, which was typically limited to the Soul Sage level unless one underwent a miraculous evolution like Ning Rongrong.

Such occurrences were so rare that a single instance in a millennium would be considered fortunate.

For Ning Fengzhi, recruiting Ye Lingling was a major win for the clan.

If Ye Lingling reached Soul Douluo, or even Titled Douluo, her unparalleled auxiliary abilities, combined with Ning Rongrong's, would solidify the clan's future strength under Su Mo and Ning Rongrong's leadership.

With the Soul Master Tournament concluded, most of the Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team members had graduated, leaving only Su Mo, Ning Rongrong, and Ye Lingling.

Back in the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan, Su Mo didn't feel out of place.

Training in such a secure environment had its advantages, and the clan's resources, like medicinal baths, were readily available to him.

Su Mo spent his time training diligently and deepening his bond with Ning Rongrong. Ning Rongrong often rewarded him for his efforts.

His progress was swift, both in cultivation and combat proficiency.

With Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo as his sparring partners, Su Mo's grasp of his soul skills became increasingly refined.

Even his use of the external soul bone, Eight Spider Lances, became more proficient. Previously, he rarely used them to maintain secrecy, but after consistent practice, he finally mastered them.

Under such rigorous training, Su Mo's improvement was rapid.

In just six months, his soul power increased by two levels, reaching rank 45.

Ning Rongrong's soul power rose by only one level, bringing her to rank 43, causing the gap between them to widen again.

Despite her efforts, catching up to Su Mo proved too challenging. Ning Rongrong could only strive to minimize the gap.

Meanwhile, Ye Lingling finally broke through to rank 40, becoming a Soul Ancestor.

To show their regard for her, Sword Douluo personally escorted her to hunt for a spirit ring.

"Su Mo, aren't you considering challenging the Slaughter City?"

"You know that surviving it would grant you the Killing God Domain!"

"The difference between having a domain and not having one is immense!"

One day, after Su Mo finished training, Bibi Dong appeared before him.

"The uncertainties of the Slaughter City are too great. I don't plan to go there for now."

Su Mo shook his head without hesitation.

He was well aware of the Slaughter City's dangers and had no intention of entering unless he was certain of surviving its trials.

Unlike Tang San, Su Mo didn't possess the confidence to guarantee 100 consecutive victories.

Moreover, the timeframe for leaving the Slaughter City was unpredictable. Missing Bibi Dong's Spirit Beast Hunt plan and failing to protect the Seven Treasures Glazed Tile Clan would be unacceptable.

"With your abilities and the Eight Spider Lances, it wouldn't be difficult for you to survive," Bibi Dong said with a smile. "I relied on my external soul bone to achieve my hundred victories."

"Sister Rakshasa, you're just worried about Hu Liena, aren't you?"

Su Mo gave Bibi Dong a helpless look, cutting straight to the point.

"..."

Facing Su Mo's words, Bibi Dong's delicate face turned slightly red. She quickly turned her head, avoiding his gaze, not daring to look at him directly.

Su Mo had indeed hit the mark.

Although Bibi Dong was disappointed in Hu Liena after learning of her betrayal-like actions from Su Mo, she still cared about her.

Of course, her primary reason for insisting was that she truly believed Su Mo had the strength to survive the Slaughter City.

Additionally, obtaining the Killing God Domain would be a significant benefit.

Although Bibi Dong had used the Killing God Domain sparingly after becoming a god, it had been an immensely valuable tool before that point.

Domains were incredibly rare, no less precious than a hundred-thousand-year spirit ring.

Knowing that it was something attainable, why wouldn't one pursue it?

"Sister Rakshasa, there's no need to persuade me further. Unless I'm absolutely confident, I won't set foot in the Slaughter City."

"And in a few years, when you as the Pope launch the Spirit Hunt plan, my priority will be stopping that!"

Su Mo spoke decisively.

"Fine."

"That girl, Nana, will have to rely on herself."

Hearing this, Bibi Dong could only sigh.

Ever since Su Mo's Heaven Dou Imperial Battle Team defeated the Spirit Hall team to win the championship, she had known that Hu Liena would likely enter the Slaughter City again.

This worried her deeply.

She had hoped Su Mo could also enter the Slaughter City to assist Hu Liena.

Bibi Dong didn't believe Hu Liena could escape the Slaughter City on her own.

At this point, she even hoped Tang San might follow the original path and enter the Slaughter City as well.

Even if Hu Liena developed feelings for Tang San, at least with his help, she could make it out.

What happened afterward could be dealt with later.

"Let's not talk about the Slaughter City anymore!"

"Sister Rakshasa, I have an idea!"

Su Mo quickly changed the subject.

"What idea?"

Bibi Dong looked at Su Mo curiously, setting aside thoughts of Hu Liena.

Her attention was now focused entirely on Su Mo. While she was willing to help Hu Liena as much as she could, if it wasn't possible, she would let Hu Liena follow her original path.

"Absorbing immortal herbs!"

"My Eight Spider Lances can absorb all kinds of energy, right? So I was thinking of using them to devour the remaining immortal herbs!"

"This way, I don't need to worry about whether the herbs are toxic or have other unknown properties. I can just turn them all into energy for absorption!"

Su Mo explained with a smile.

The idea had come to him suddenly.

If this worked, Su Mo wouldn't need to analyze the properties of the herbs and plants anymore. He could simply treat them as pure energy for his Eight Spider Lances to absorb.

"That's actually worth a try!"

Bibi Dong's eyes lit up at his suggestion.

Immortal herbs couldn't be consumed excessively; overindulgence could lead to harm.

But Su Mo's Eight Spider Lances weren't subject to such limitations. The energy they devoured would only hasten their evolution and growth.

"Since Sister Rakshasa thinks it's feasible, I'll try it right now!"

Su Mo grinned upon hearing her approval.

Buzz—

He immediately retrieved several herbs from his treasure pouch—plants he had gathered from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Puff, puff, puff—

Summoning the Eight Spider Lances, Su Mo's expression grew serious.

"Let's begin!"

Controlling one of the spider legs, he carefully pierced a herb in front of him.

Buzz—

Under the activation of the Eight Spider Lances' devouring ability, the herb began to wither visibly, eventually disappearing entirely as it was absorbed.

"Not an immortal herb."

Su Mo instantly determined that the herb wasn't an immortal herb. The energy it provided was minimal, and it had no special properties.

After some hesitation, he brought out the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, one of the confirmed immortal herbs.

He avoided using the Lovesick Heartbroken Red, as he knew its incredible life-saving properties. Keeping it for emergencies was more valuable than consuming it outright.

The Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, however, he didn't mind devouring. It was a perfect opportunity to test how the Eight Spider Lances would handle an immortal herb.

Pierce—

One of the spider legs decisively stabbed into the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum, and Su Mo activated the devouring ability.

Buzz—

The difference was immediately noticeable.

The energy contained within the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum was far stronger than that of the ordinary herb.

Without hesitation, Su Mo manipulated several other spider legs, piercing them into the chrysanthemum to accelerate the absorption.

Buzz—

As the Qirong Tongtian Chrysanthemum was fully absorbed, Su Mo noticed golden light flickering across his green Eight Spider Lances.

At the same time, he felt a surge of unique energy flowing into him.

"Is this... evolution energy?"

Recognizing the familiar energy, Su Mo transferred it from the Eight Spider Lances into his own body.

The process was smooth, and the energy quickly entered his martial spirit space.

Inside, the evolution energy was absorbed by the Rakshasa Domain shrouded in blood-colored mist and eventually transferred to the martial spirit of Bibi Dong, lying within a blood pool.

"This evolution energy—it's from the immortal herbs!"

"My body has been significantly restored!"

"Su Mo, quickly absorb the rest of the immortal herbs! My body might fully evolve into a true god-level martial spirit!"

Bibi Dong, who had been observing Su Mo's experiment with the Eight Spider Lances, was elated to feel the changes in her martial spirit.

She hadn't expected the method to actually work, and her excitement made her eager for Su Mo to absorb all the remaining herbs.

While humans couldn't safely consume too many herbs, the Eight Spider Lances had no such restrictions.

Why hadn't she thought of this sooner?

"Understood!"

Su Mo shared her excitement. Extracting the evolution energy to repair the Rakshasa God martial spirit was an unexpected bonus.

Initially, he had only intended to use the herbs to evolve the Eight Spider Lances.

Su Mo wasted no time.

He continued to use the Eight Spider Lances to devour all the herbs he had collected from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well.

Ordinary herbs and immortal herbs alike were fed to the Eight Spider Lances.

Buzz—

Whenever he absorbed an immortal herb, Su Mo extracted the evolution energy and directed it toward repairing the Rakshasa God martial spirit.

One herb even enhanced his spiritual power and vision significantly, strengthening his mental abilities by leaps and bounds.

Su Mo speculated that this was the same herb that had helped Tang San evolve his Purple Demon Eyes in the original story.

Although Su Mo didn't possess eye techniques, the herb still improved his vision considerably, allowing him to see farther and with greater clarity.

The evolution energy from the immortal herbs varied in strength, but every bit was used to nourish the Rakshasa God martial spirit.

"It's done! My body is fully restored!"

"Su Mo, I can feel it—I'm ready to awaken my true form!"

Bibi Dong's ecstatic voice echoed in Su Mo's mind as her martial spirit, repaired and strengthened, reached the threshold of god-level awakening.

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