Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 135 Self-deception
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"Bibi Dong, don't force me." Xuan Ming frowned.

Bibi Dong lay sprawled on top of Xuan Ming, her eyes flashing with a complex light—greed, desire, and a barely perceptible struggle. She gently stroked Xuan Ming's face and whispered, "You can't escape now, Xiao Gang..."

The air seemed to freeze for a moment. Xuanming's expression turned completely cold. The blood spear bit into the human-faced demon spider soul ring that had not yet been devoured and rushed out. Crimson lightning exploded and tore apart the restraints on Xuanming's body.

Immediately afterwards, a cold white light burst forth, and a chilling aura instantly enveloped the secret room.

In a moment of distraction, Bibi Dong was blasted away by the burst of blood spears and crashed against the wall.

The lightning roared and howled, tearing deep cracks into the walls of the secret chamber.

Xuanming's face was cold, and crimson lightning roared and surged on the blood spear, venting the anger in his heart.

Bibi Dong finally came to her senses, stood up, her eyes filled with regret and confusion. Her lips trembled slightly, as if she wanted to explain something, but didn't know where to begin.

Xuanming suppressed his anger, and the crimson lightning gradually subsided.

"Farewell!"

Xuanming retrieved the blood spear, took out a black robe to cover himself, and quickly left the place.

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Leaving the secret chamber, Xuanming left the Papal Palace without stopping, holding the token, and quickly walked out of Wuhun City.

"I...I didn't expect things to turn out like this..." The Ice Dragon King's guilty voice rang in Xuan Ming's ears.

Xuanming did not respond; his mood couldn't be worse.

Even if Bibi Dong were to lose her mind and try to devour him, he wouldn't be this angry.

But why would you do this kind of thing with him?

"Xuan Ming!"

Bibi Dong caught up and descended from the sky, blocking the road.

"Let me explain, this..."

"Get out of the way!" Xuanming shouted coldly, and the black dragon behind him roared, with cold mist surging and flames raging.

Bibi Dong's expression was somewhat complicated, "I..."

"To give way or not to give way?" Xuanming took out the blood spear again, and the ferocious blood energy began to tear at his body, making his aura even more ferocious.

Bibi Dong's expression changed slightly. "Don't be impulsive. Put the blood spear away. Something's not right with it."

Xuanming gripped the blood spear tightly, his soul power surging within his body.

"Xuanming, calm down," the Ice Dragon King advised.

"She has no intention of killing right now. If you act rashly and anger her, you'll be the one who suffers. Didn't you say that yourself?"

Xuanming remained silent, and the devouring power erupting from the blood spear grew increasingly violent.

Seeing that Xuanming's anger could no longer be contained, the Ice Dragon King said no more and directly took action to forcibly disrupt his soul power circulation.

With a mouthful of blood spitting out, Xuanming's vision went black, and he fainted on the spot.

"Xuan Ming!"

Bibi Dong flashed to Xuan Ming's side, supporting him with her hand. Her fingers gently touched his pulse, her brows furrowed, and her soul power slowly penetrated to stabilize the chaotic energy within his body...

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Back in the depths of the Papal Palace, Bibi Dong brought Xuanming back to her own bedroom.

Before long, Xuanming's aura finally stabilized.

"How could this happen..." Bibi Dong looked at the unconscious Xuan Ming with a complicated expression.

How could she do such a thing to Xuanming...?

“Nine-tailed Celestial Fox…” Bibi Dong took out the Nine-tailed Fox Heart Lotus that she always carried with her.

"Did you do this?" The pinkish-gold halo trembled slightly, the illusory mist surged, and the black resentment gathered again, transforming into a nine-tailed fox with a jet-black body and red light flashing in its eyes.

It moved nimbly, hovering in the air, looking at Bibi Dong with mockery in its eyes, "I did it? Isn't this what you wanted?"

"You're talking nonsense!" Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed, and she subconsciously activated her mental immunity skull.

"Nonsense?" The nine-tailed celestial fox floated in the air, its black mist-like body climbing onto Xuanming's body.

"You are a level 99 peerless Douluo, and a successor of a god. I am but a remnant soul. How could I possibly have the ability to forcibly invade your mind?"

"I only amplified your impulses; I absolutely did not over-guide you."

"Magnify?" Bibi Dong frowned, completely disbelieving.

"Isn't that right?" The nine-tailed celestial fox stretched out its claws and gently slid them across Xuanming's face.

“You like this child very much because you see your past self in him—stubborn and silly. And you both suffered at the hands of the angels, so you were willing to help him back then.”

"Of course, you like him, but before you just saw him as a child, an unlucky child. But your precious apprentice likes him, and you don't want your precious apprentice to repeat the same life as you, loving but not being able to have him. You want to help her get this child."

"But a few days ago, he gave you a gift." The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox swayed, transformed into black mist, and landed on Bibi Dong's shoulder, tapping the eight-winged purple light wings on her back.

"You're quite moved by this piece of soul bone, aren't you?"

"There are actually people in this world who would do something like this, and for you no less?"

"Shut up!" Bibi Dong shouted coldly.

The nine-tailed celestial fox acted as if it hadn't heard anything, and landed back on Xuanming's body, lying on his chest as if it were using him as a talisman. "You don't believe anyone would do this, and you wouldn't believe it even if anyone else did it, but it was him, it was this child you can't doubt."

"Who told him to be so brainless? Just like you were back then, he's even more stubborn than you."

“You’ve changed. You’re no longer the fool you used to be, but he hasn’t changed. He’s still the same silly kid he used to be.”

"You're angry. You think he's unreasonable, just like you used to be."

"But you're even angrier. Why did he have to do this? Why not your old flame?"

"I told you to shut up!" Bibi Dong's face turned completely cold. A strange, dark purple energy flickered and flowed in her eyes, and her eight purple wings transformed once again into eight sharp spider spears.

"Are you enraged?" The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox transformed into black threads and wrapped around Xuan Ming's chest.

"Don't worry, I haven't finished yet."

"You're angry, but you're also having fantasies: if it had been him, would things be different?"

"Do you really think I can't do anything to you?!" Bibi Dong's eyes flashed with a ghostly green light as the Soul-Devouring Spider King slowly possessed her.

“But this child is the one your precious disciple likes.” The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox smiled even more broadly.

How did you come up with this idea?

"You shouldn't have done this, but you couldn't help it~"

“You treat him as someone else, but you can’t completely treat him as that person, because you know that person wouldn’t go to that extent for you.”

"But you don't dare to treat him as yourself, otherwise you won't be able to face your precious apprentice."

"All you see and hold in your hands is him, but you tell yourself that you are just treating him as that person."

Is self-deception fun?

Bibi Dong gritted her teeth and grabbed the Nine-Tailed Fox Heart Lotus from beside the bed. "Destroy this, and you'll be dead for good, right?"

"No, I'm just a remnant soul. A remnant soul can be divided into many parts." Another nine-tailed celestial fox emerged from Bibi Dong's body.

"By the way, your precious apprentice also has it~"

“You!” Bibi Dong’s expression froze.

"Just imagine if she knew that her respected teacher actually tried to steal her man, and even almost succeeded." The Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox let out a wanton laugh.

What will she think of you?

(End of this chapter)