Douluo Continent: The God of Divine Punishment, Nine Immortal Lords Descend!!!

—Three days later.

Bibi Dong returned to the Martial Soul Primary Academy, and Murong Huai also returned to Starry Sky Valley to cultivate. During these three days, with Bibi Dong's company and the occasional encouragement from Gui Meiyue and the others,

Murong Huai had also figured it out and stopped focusing all his attention on worrying about his family. Even if he was worried, there wasn't much he could do now. Besides, the commander of the Spirit Hall army was his own father, the undefeated Marshal Murong, who struck fear into the hearts of the two great empires. With the addition of the Red Barbarian Cannons, they were like a tiger with wings.

He should be focusing on his cultivation now. During this time, he has also been receiving messages from Qian Xunji. As expected, the war is progressing well. Although there has been no formal large-scale decisive battle, the Spirit Hall has not suffered any defeats. The Seagod Island army has been retreating one after another. It is estimated that the war will be over in a few months.

Murong Huai understood everything, so he continued to cultivate and improve himself. In the following time, although no one personally guided him, his Angel Sword Technique improved considerably.

Seeing that Murong Huai had recovered, Yue Guan Gui Mei and the others nodded in satisfaction and helped him with his cultivation.

……,

—Six months later, Death Valley.

"Second Soul Skill: Sword Condenses into Golden Bell, Spirit Platform Unextinguished Light!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a golden sword-shaped bell appeared around Murong Huai, protecting him.

呲——

A spider leg as sharp as a blade struck the golden bell, sending sparks flying, but the bell remained completely unharmed.

ding ding ding-

Upon closer inspection, one could see a ferocious-looking spider flying in the air. Its entire body was dark purple, covered with a hard carapace, and its eight long limbs were covered with serrated teeth, the ends of which were sharp like hooks.

Its head is covered with compound eyes and venomous fangs, and its abdomen is swollen like a ball. The most striking feature is its purple wings on its back, which are as thin as cicada wings but have a faint purple luster. When it flies, its wings flap silently, and the purple light flows like a cascading galaxy.

This spirit beast is a Purple Winged Demon Spider with an age of 1,800 years. After half a year, Bibi Dong broke through to level 20, and Murong Huai also reached the peak of level 29. So they came together to Death Valley, which is not far from Wuhun City, to hunt for spirit rings.

Although Death Valley is a natural gathering place for soul beasts, it is not far from Spirit City. The Spirit Hall has also sent a legion of soul masters to be stationed at the entrance of Death Valley to prevent soul beast attacks.

One of the graduation requirements of Martial Soul Advanced Academy is to survive in this Death Valley for half a year. Strength, luck, and talent are all indispensable, so those who can graduate from Martial Soul Academy are all elites.

After Murong Huai and his companions arrived at Death Valley, they searched for a day and found a Purple Winged Demon Spider that was only a little over 1,800 years old. Previously, Murong Huai had given Bibi Dong a dose of Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue, and with her current physique, she could completely absorb soul beasts under two thousand years old.

Murong Huai also wanted to see how strong he was now, so with Gui Meiyue and the others providing support, he challenged the Purple-Winged Demon Spider to a duel. The Purple-Winged Demon Spider's eight legs continuously pierced the golden bell, sparks flying everywhere.

However, it was impossible to break through. Seeing this, the Immortal Lord Nine Descent Sword in Murong Huai's hand resounded. The next second, golden swords attached to the surface of the golden bell shot out like arrows. In an instant, the Purple Winged Demon Spider's body was cut with countless sharp swords, and blood flowed freely.

The latter let out a painful howl and quickly retreated to dodge. Seeing this, Murong Huai drew his longsword, its surface covered with dark golden light, and his first soul ring pulsed.

"First Soul Skill: Sword Strike Moves the Wind and Clouds, Ten Thousand Blades of Dark Gold Flow!!"

Murong Huai's attack power increased significantly. He then leaped forward, his longsword flashing like silver light, severing a leg of the Purple-Winged Demon Spider with a single strike.

"hiss--"

The Purple-Winged Demon Spider let out a painful howl, but Murong Huai gave it no chance. Murong Huai pointed his sword at the sky, and the celestial phenomena seemed to flash like fireflies. The sword fell, like a small pillar of light cleaving down from the clouds.

"Heavenly Punishment: Meteor Shower!!"

This is the fourth move of the Angelic Sword Technique—Heavenly Punishment Meteor. With his exceptional swordsmanship talent, Murong Huai successfully mastered this fourth move within the past six months, making it far more powerful than the previous three.

The sword light fell, piercing straight through the Purple-Winged Demon Spider's body. The latter let out a painful scream, crashing heavily to the ground, barely alive.

"Dong'er, give it the final blow!" Murong Huai beckoned to Bibi Dong, who was not far away. Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong quickly ran forward.

"Thank you, Brother Murong." Bibi Dong smiled sweetly, then controlled her Martial Soul, the Death Spider, to deliver the final blow to the Purple Winged Spider. The latter lost its life force, and a purple soul ring slowly condensed in the air.

Immediately, Bibi Dong sat cross-legged on the ground and began absorbing the spirit rings.

Not far away, Yue Guan and his three companions watched this scene with expressions of admiration.

About half an hour later, Bibi Dong successfully absorbed the energy, and everyone nodded in approval. Suddenly, however, a strange phenomenon occurred: purple light began to flash behind Bibi Dong.

Next second,

Three pairs of purple wings unfolded from their backs, as thin as cicada wings, gleaming with a ghostly purple luster. Everyone was startled at the sight. Yue Guan reacted quickly, exclaiming:

"This, this could be an external soul bone?!"

Murong Huai glanced at the wings behind Bibi Dong, somewhat surprised, but said nothing. He then turned to look at the four of them.

Upon seeing this, the latter understood Murong Huai's meaning and quickly said:

"Your Highness, rest assured, we will never reveal this to anyone."

Upon hearing this, Murong Huai nodded, thinking to himself:

"Once we get back, we need to make Dong'er fuse this external soul bone completely as soon as possible."

External soul bones differ from the other six major soul bones. The other soul bones can generally be obtained by killing soul masters, so once a soul master possesses a soul bone, they will not usually reveal it unless they have a powerful background or strength.

The external soul not only increases in age along with the soul master's cultivation level, but it can also regrow after being broken. If it is completely fused with the soul master's body, it cannot be obtained by killing the soul master.

After about two incense sticks' worth of time, Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes. Her soul power suddenly surged, and two soul rings, one yellow and one purple, appeared. Bibi Dong happily stood up.

"Brother Murong, I've successfully absorbed it! My soul power has reached level twenty-three!"

Murong Huai nodded. "Hmm, not bad. The Thousand-Year Soul Ring has greatly improved you. Um, Dong'er, put away the wings on your back for now."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong was taken aback. "Wings?" Bibi Dong ran to a river and discovered that she had three pairs of wings shimmering with purple light on her back. She was overjoyed.

Wow, those wings are so beautiful!

After playing with it for a while, Bibi Dong slowly retracted her wings and named them the Six-Winged Purple Light Wings. These wings granted Bibi Dong the ability to fly, and the thin, cicada-wing-like skeleton was incredibly sharp, also giving it offensive capabilities.

Its second soul skill is called Death Hunt, which can instantly release a highly poisonous spider web that forms above the target, causing cutting and corrosive damage to the enemy. It also contains a considerable amount of poison, and those below the Soul Master level are almost unable to resist it.

After the Soul Hunt concluded, everyone left Death Valley and returned to Spirit City. In the carriage, Murong Huai gazed out the window.

"I wonder how Grandpa and the others are doing?"