"Boom!"
The light blade grazed Di Tian's body and struck the mountain behind him, splitting the hundreds-of-meters-tall peak clean in half.
And that was after Di Tian had weakened the attack to its limit.
This level of battle was terrifying—just a small amount of leaked energy was enough to cause destruction on a catastrophic scale.
Qian Daoliu narrowed his eyes. This soul beast was strong.
It was the first time he had encountered a soul beast that gave him such overwhelming pressure.
More importantly, he could tell that this soul beast hadn't even reached its peak yet…
A soul beast's strength was directly tied to how long it had cultivated.
Which meant that this soul beast had likely trained for who knows how many hundred thousand years.
Even though it was still a hundred-thousand-year soul beast, it was leagues above a soul beast that had just reached that stage.
Qian Daoliu knew that if he wanted to win, he had to bring out even greater power.
On the other side, Di Tian, who had been playing around with amusement, now had a darkened expression.
He had thought he could crush this human with pure force.
But now, he realized he hadn't gained the upper hand at all.
Di Tian had no choice but to reassess this human's strength.
"Szzzt... Boom!"
Suddenly—
The collision of two opposing forces pushed the very space around them to its limit.
Black Dragon Roar and Holy Light Impact exploded.
The terrifying energy backlash spread instantly, sending shockwaves through the entire battlefield.
Bibi Dong felt the immense power in the distance, her heart shaken.
She glanced at Xue Tianyu and the obedient-looking Gui Mei beside him, seething with rage.
'If I had power like Qian Daoliu, would this brat Xue Tianyu be able to stop me?'
'Whoever I wanted to kill, I would kill!'
'Anyone who tried to save them? I'd make sure they died too!'
The humiliation from Xue Tianyu filled Bibi Dong with a burning obsession.
She wanted strength.
She wanted to become stronger than Qian Daoliu!
Stronger than everyone!
Only then could she act however she pleased, without anyone daring to oppose her!
Xue Tianyu watched the expression on Bibi Dong's face and casually asked, "I heard that Her Holiness has a daughter."
"What, are you interested in her too?" Bibi Dong glanced at Xue Tianyu, then at the two beauties standing behind him.
She assumed they were his women.
'Already has two, and he still wants Qian Renxue?'
Xue Tianyu's eyes turned cold. "I just heard that Her Holiness is extremely harsh on her, even treating her as an unwanted bastard child."
"How do you know that?"
Bibi Dong was momentarily stunned. That was an ultimate secret of the Spirit Hall.
"A girl who had lost all hope in her mother told me… at a bar," Xue Tianyu said calmly.
He didn't say her name.
But every word screamed of Qian Renxue.
"Hahahaha! So that little bitch actually found someone to confide in?"
Bibi Dong looked at Xue Tianyu with interest, a twisted smile forming on her lips.
"So, what now? Are you going to take revenge for her? Or do you just want to win her over and sleep with her?"
Xue Tianyu frowned.
He hadn't expected Bibi Dong's heart to be so filthy.
He didn't reply.
His eyes simply grew colder.
"That's right, she is a bastard child. A mistake that should never have existed!"
As she spoke of Qian Renxue, Bibi Dong's expression turned deranged.
"I should've strangled her to death back then!"
"If it weren't for that damn old man Qian Xunji being too strong, she would've been dead long ago! Dead!!"
Bibi Dong's face contorted into madness.
"Twenty years ago… what a shame. Just a few more seconds, and I would've killed Qian Renxue! The Qian family would've been wiped out for good!"
"As long as she's alive, she's a constant reminder of my suffering all these years. Why should she get to live?!"
"Slap!"
Xue Tianyu couldn't take it anymore.
He slapped Bibi Dong across the face.
He never expected her to be so utterly disgusting.
It wasn't enough that she had killed her own son—she even wanted to kill her own daughter?
And to think Qian Renxue had spent her childhood trying to win Bibi Dong's favor, believing that her mother's hatred was because she wasn't good enough…
Xue Tianyu felt a deep pain for Qian Renxue.
With a mother like this, her early years must have been unbearable.
He looked at Bibi Dong, his eyes flashing with killing intent.
"Bibi Dong, you truly deserve to die."
"Hahahaha! And what can you do about it?"
Bibi Dong laughed maniacally. "You can't do anything! You want to save Qian Renxue? Keep dreaming!"
Xue Tianyu gritted his teeth.
His soul power exploded as he threw a punch infused with Ultimate Ice straight at Bibi Dong.
Though she was heavily injured, Bibi Dong's ninth soul ring, Death Spider Emperor, had an overpowered passive ability.
No matter how badly she was wounded, she could slowly recover.
By now, she had already regained some strength.
She raised her hand, covering herself in soul power, and blocked Xue Tianyu's punch.
"What's the rush?"
Bibi Dong sneered. "Seems like you care a lot about Qian Renxue. What about the two women behind you?"
"Bibi Dong, even now, you're still trying to sow discord."
Xue Tianyu's expression was cold.
He raised his hand and summoned the Ice God Spear, thrusting it toward her.
Bibi Dong's face changed as she quickly dodged to the side.
But Xue Tianyu was faster.
The Ice God Spear pierced through Bibi Dong's right shoulder.
A cold gleam flashed in Xue Tianyu's eyes.
With a flick of the spear, he sent Bibi Dong's entire right arm flying.
"Ahhh!!!"
The excruciating pain made her scream.
For the first time, fear appeared in her eyes.
She clutched her severed shoulder with her left hand, but blood still gushed out, staining the ground red.
Her right arm fell to the ground and was instantly frozen solid.
Bibi Dong stared at Xue Tianyu in disbelief.
"You dare…"
Before she could finish, another wave of pain surged through her, making her collapse to the ground.
She had never experienced such agony before.
The pain of losing an arm…
So this was what it felt like.
Bibi Dong was on the verge of fainting from the pain.
She crawled forward, trying to grab her severed arm.
As long as she had the remains, she could heal herself.
But Xue Tianyu planted the Ice God Spear in front of her, blocking her path.
"This pain is only the beginning."
Xue Tianyu looked down at Bibi Dong as if she were a worm.
"This is just for Qian Renxue. You have far more sins to atone for."
A trace of panic rose in Bibi Dong's heart.
"Get out of my way!"
No.
She knew that if she didn't use her final trump card now, this lunatic Xue Tianyu might actually tear her apart.
'What kind of grudge is this?!'
"Rakshasa God's Will!"
Bibi Dong screamed toward the sky.
A surge of sinister purple energy erupted above her.
The moment it appeared, Bibi Dong was enveloped in a terrifying power that defied this world.
That energy carried her into the air.
Grabbing her severed arm, she immediately prepared to flee.
She couldn't fight anymore.
This was her last resort—she had to run!
Watching Bibi Dong rise into the air with her severed arm, Xue Tianyu put away the Ice God Spear and drew the Ice God Bow.
Standing firm, he pulled the bowstring to its limit.
An arrow infused with Ultimate Ice took shape.
Xue Tianyu aimed at Bibi Dong.
Release!
Whoosh!
Sensing the threat, the Rakshasa God's Will lifted Bibi Dong higher.
But the Ice Arrow still pierced through her abdomen.
Blood sprayed through the air.