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

Chapter 159 Don’t Want to Gamble

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The next day, at noon, the blazing, bright sunlight, like golden threads, filtered through the thin curtains and fell upon the exquisitely carved bed in the room, bathing the entire room in a warm, golden glow.

Xuanming slowly woke up, his head still a little dizzy. He subconsciously wanted to raise his hand to rub his temples, but found that his hand was gently held by a warm and soft hand.

Xuanming turned his head slightly and saw Bibi Dong lying by the bed, fast asleep. She looked tired, her long eyelashes trembled slightly with her shallow breathing, and her hair was scattered messily beside her cheeks.

A slight ripple stirred in Xuanming's heart, but he quickly regained his composure. He gently withdrew his hand and tried to get up.

However, this slight noise startled Bibi Dong awake.

Bibi Dong suddenly raised her head, her eyes bloodshot. When she saw Xuan Ming wake up, her eyes flashed with surprise and joy. "You're awake! How are you feeling? Is there anything else that's bothering you?"

Her voice was slightly hoarse, clearly indicating that she hadn't slept all night.

Xuanming looked at her, his heart filled with mixed emotions. He remained silent for a moment before slowly saying, "I'm fine."

“It was my fault yesterday. I didn’t expect that the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox to suddenly attack you,” Bibi Dong said nervously.

The resentment of the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox merged into the evil thoughts of the Rakshasa, and that guy was even able to use her power to launch the corruption of the Rakshasa's evil thoughts!

Even she, who was once a level 99 peerless Douluo, was still somewhat unable to withstand that evil thought and needed a long period of seclusion to stabilize her mind, let alone Xuanming.

Xuanming didn't answer, but asked the Ice Dragon King in his mind, "Is everything alright?"

"No, she took care of you all night and went to great lengths to remove the evil thoughts of the Rakshasa from your body," said the Ice Dragon King.

The erosion of Rakshasa's evil thoughts can only be resisted by divine sense. Although she realized it yesterday, she couldn't stop it at all. If Bibi Dong hadn't intervened, she would have had to take Xuanming back to the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well and use the power of the dragon bone to help him.

“That thing was dangerous. Although I’ve already eliminated it, you should still be careful lately,” Bibi Dong said with some concern.

"What do you mean?" Xuanming asked.

“Your negative emotions, as well as those repressed feelings, thoughts, and impulses, will all be amplified,” Bibi Dong said.

“Your words… might make you irritable, easily angered, or even bloodthirsty.”

As the inheritor of the Rakshasa God, she has mastered a portion of the Rakshasa God's power. Through this power, she can sense the dark and filthy thoughts in other people's hearts. It is because of this that she finds everyone disgusting!
But Xuanming was different. His heart was pure. She couldn't sense even a trace of resentment in Xuanming's heart. But that didn't mean he was numb or had a childlike heart. It was simply because his heart was pure!

Even though the Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox used the Rakshasa's evil thoughts to circle around Xuanming's mind again and again, it couldn't find any trigger to stir his emotions.

There's no need for resentment, just destroy it!
No matter how you try to provoke him, Xuanming will only have this one thought in his mind!
Once his negative emotions are aroused, they will transform into the purest killing intent!
Upon hearing Bibi Dong's words, Xuanming's gaze sharpened slightly, but his expression remained largely unchanged. He simply nodded gently, "I understand. I will be careful."

"Losing control of your bloodlust is very dangerous. Why don't you stay here for now, and I'll help you..."

"No need, I can control myself." Xuanming sat up.

"No need for Your Holiness the Pope to trouble yourself."

Bibi Dong's heart clenched. "You...are you still angry with me?"

Xuanming paused, looked up at Bibi Dong, and asked, "Do you think I'm a petty person?"

Bibi Dong was slightly taken aback, unsure how to respond.

“If you think I’m a petty person, then you shouldn’t be so cautious. It will only make me take advantage of you and go even further,” Xuanming said.

Bibi Dong's eyes reddened slightly, her lips moved as if she wanted to say something but hesitated, "I..."

"He's not angry with you, he just wants to be alone for a while," the Ice Dragon King couldn't help but say.

"Is that alright?" Xuanming asked.

"You...you're really not angry anymore?" Bibi Dong was still a little worried.

“If you keep nagging like this, he’s probably going to get angry soon,” the Ice Dragon King said.

Xuanming has a straightforward temper; he expresses his anger on the spot and then lets it pass.

I never keep anything bottled up inside.

His cold and aloof image, coupled with his taciturn personality, led people to subconsciously assume that he was a deep and brooding person.

But in reality, this guy isn't cunning at all!
He doesn't have that many complicated thoughts in his head at all!

What a silly dragon!
After all, he couldn't keep up with using both of his brains even if he switched them. Over the years, he had basically never stopped cultivating, so he didn't have the leisure to think about other things.

"I think you should say less."

After leaving the Spirit Temple, Xuanming headed towards the Heaven Dou Royal Academy outside the city.

"But with her so concerned that she's acting rashly, if I don't say something, you two might start arguing again, right?" the Ice Dragon King said strangely.

There weren't actually that many irreconcilable conflicts between Xuanming and Qianrenxue, but most of the time, Qianrenxue would overthink things and complicate Xuanming's situation.

Xuanming's focus and Qian Renxue's focus were not on the same thing at all.

Bibi Dong was the same today. Xuanming was focused on Bibi Dong's strange attitude today, which he really couldn't understand. However, Bibi Dong was still stuck on the incident at the Papal Palace.

“Don’t forget, we stole two sets of her 100,000-year soul rings and soul bones,” Xuanming said.

"Say less. You can't beat her right now. It would be awkward if she suddenly realized what you were doing."

The Ice Dragon King was a little confused. "Is that what you're worried about?"

“Otherwise?” Xuanming said.

"That's a 100,000-year-old soul ring and soul bone. Do you think she would give it up so easily?"

“Uh… I think you’re overthinking it,” the Ice Dragon King said strangely.

"Why?" Xuanming asked.

“She’s not Qian Renxue,” the Ice Dragon King said.

"What does this have to do with Qian Renxue?" Xuanming asked.

"Would Qian Renxue sell you out for enough profit? Would Bibi Dong?" the Ice Dragon King asked.

"..."

Xuanming stopped and remained silent.

If it were before, he wouldn't have thought Bibi Dong valued him that much.

But now, he's unsure whether Bibi Dong will.

"I don't want to gamble."

……

After half an hour.

Xuanming walked along the long street of Tiandou City, a hint of confusion in his eyes.

Where is this place?
"Brother, you're lost again?" the Ice Dragon King asked curiously.

“I’m not lost, I just haven’t been here before,” Xuanming said.

As the capital of the Heaven Dou Empire, Heaven Dou City is very large, and he rarely goes out, only staying in three places: the Crown Prince's Residence, Yuexuan, and the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

Xue Qinghe usually took him to the Spirit Temple, and they always rode in a carriage. He could only vaguely remember the route from the Spirit Temple to the Crown Prince's Mansion, the route from the Crown Prince's Mansion to Yuexuan, and the route from these two places to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.

However, he did not head towards the Crown Prince's residence after leaving the Spirit Temple.

Now, he has no idea where he's ended up.

"Why don't you ask for directions?" the Ice Dragon King said.

“No need, I can find my way back,” Xuanming said.

"You're not planning to go back the way you came, then from the Spirit Hall to the Crown Prince's Mansion, then from the Crown Prince's Mansion to Yuexuan, and finally to the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, are you?" the Ice Dragon King asked strangely.

"Otherwise what?" Xuanming retorted.

"This is the only road I know."

"Then you probably won't be able to leave Tiandou City until dark," the Ice Dragon King retorted.

Because Xuanming uses two brains simultaneously, he has extremely high requirements for the accuracy of information. If the information in front of him deviates from his memory, and what he sees now is not completely consistent with what he remembers, he will fall into confusion!
If the information is the same, he can remember it all at once, no matter how complicated the road conditions are. But if there are changes in the middle, he will be confused!
This is the real reason why Xuanming is a directionally challenged person!

(End of this chapter)