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Chapter 457 Chen Hong's Luo Sanpao Men. [Please subscribe! Please vote!]

When the Death Spider Emperor's martial soul will appeared in the form of "Thousand Swiftness", it meant that this "evil" had lost control of the Death Spider Emperor. Therefore, both the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor appeared beside the "good" (the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor's martial soul will).

However, the Soul Devouring Spider King's martial soul will cannot control the Death Spider King. This is why Chen Hong was able to ignore the wishes of the "Saintess Bibi Dong," forcibly strip the Death Spider King of its usage rights, and transform into the Death Spider King to fight against "Qian Xunji."

Later, while fighting, Chen Hong spoke, expressing the attitude that "there can only be one victor in hell, and the victor will inherit everything," and also demonstrated combat power comparable to that of "Qian Xunji." Then, he used certain aspects of "Saintess Bibi Dong's" character to deceive her.

After gaining the approval of the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's martial soul will, Chen Hong briefly acquired the right to use it. Then, he directly used the super analytical ability granted by the Black Lotus Soul Eye, employing the power of the Death Spider Emperor to perform a 'fundamental fusion deduction' on the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor. This process was conducted without the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor's martial soul will being detected; Chen Hong's will held absolute dominance, so 'Saintess Bibi Dong' did not sense anything unusual. Of course, by the time she realized something was wrong, it was too late for her to escape.

Chen Hong once said that this place is hell.

How can there be good people in hell?

His words to His Holiness the Pope often seemed like a form of "talking to himself." He was analyzing the state of the two martial souls' wills while also describing his own martial soul's condition. He even mentioned Yu Xiaogang, because Bibi Dong, who was currently resonating with Chen Hong's soul, had become Chen Hong's Luo Sanpao, the Death Devouring Spider God with extremely high spirituality who could traverse spatial rifts.

When the two distorted martial spirit wills abandoned what they held most dear for the sake of 'identity,' their demise was already inevitable.

Yes, Bibi Dong has not one, but two "alternative personalities".

How does it feel to kill your own past with your own hands?

In the tea room on the top floor of the Black Nether flagship, Chen Hong, leaning against the table and holding Bibi Dong's slender hand, slowly opened his eyes. Martial Soul runes flickered in his black eyes, like a blooming lotus flower, but quickly faded. He looked at Bibi Dong's flawless face opposite him and spoke softly in a calm tone.

Bibi Dong slowly opened her eyes, a hint of confusion flashing across her bright pupils, but she quickly regained her focus and looked at the dark-eyed man in front of her. Her gaze sharpened, and she finally said with a touch of melancholy, "I just think you're very good at deceiving people, especially those with pure hearts, who are more easily deceived by you."

Then Bibi Dong asked Chen Hong in return, "What does it feel like to deceive and kill the soul that believes in you?"

"So," under the strange gaze of the purple-robed beauty, Chen Hong released Bibi Dong's hand, leaned back in his chair, crossed his arms, and said quietly, "I, Chen, value the spirit of contracts and follow the principle of first come, first served."

Chen Hong was able to kill Qian Xunji without hesitation, but he hesitated when facing the Holy Maiden Bibi Dong. So in the end, it was Bibi Dong herself who made the move, and Chen Hong even dispelled his Martial Soul Fusion with Bibi Dong beforehand.

"What happened to you two? Why are you so angry? Come and have some tea to calm down." The beautiful woman in purple robes didn't understand what was wrong with the two, but she could sense that although they seemed very angry, they weren't really angry. So she stepped in and tried to smooth things over, while asking them what had happened during the half hour of silence.

This time, Chen Hong silently drank his tea, offering no reply to the beautiful woman in purple robes. Seeing this, Bibi Dong recounted in detail how she and Chen Hong had resonated in spirit, how she had entered Chen Hong's illusory world, and how she had killed Chen Hong's inner demon.

The beautiful woman in purple robes, who had heard everything, was full of amazement. After thinking for a moment, she said to Bibi Dong, "Hehe~ Your Holiness, there are some things you shouldn't say carelessly. Hong's reputation here has always been that of a 'soft-hearted' butcher. If you don't have enough luck to win him over beforehand, then he will raise his knife against you, and even the world, without any qualms."

"This is a fact that is generally acknowledged within the Chamber of Commerce."

Upon hearing this, Chen Hong couldn't help but roll his eyes and retort, "This is slander! A huge slander!"

The beautiful woman in purple robes asked curiously, "But everyone says you have a self-reproach edict in the Soto city-state called something like 'Repository of Semi-finished Technology'?"

Chen Hong: "."

What the hell is this self-reproach edict?! He merely recorded those immature but brilliant ideas that occasionally popped into his head!

He was clearly waiting for some talented successor who could take the time to refine his brilliant idea. How did this act, which benefits the country and its people and deserves to be enshrined in the Imperial Ancestral Temple, become a self-reproaching edict from God in the eyes of you bastards?

"Forget it." Chen Hong shook his head, deciding not to lower himself to the level of these fools.

"Martial spirits should not possess independent will. Your Holiness should be more careful in the future."

The two additional martial soul wills that were born within Bibi Dong's soul were doomed to fail from the very beginning.

They appeared because of Bibi Dong's suffering, and at the same time became a knot in Bibi Dong's heart that she could never untie. Their lives and deaths were never in their own hands.

They have no right to choose; they are destined to be chosen.

Although Chen Hong only had a smattering of psychology, his knowledge of "soul science" was extremely advanced. From the moment he entered Bibi Dong's soul illusion, he was only stunned for a moment, but the instant he saw "Qian Xunji", he understood everything.

Chen Hong could not draw upon much soul power, but its quality was terrifying. Two babbling soul infants could not hide any secrets from him.

"Can a martial soul truly generate an independent will?" Bibi Dong asked hesitantly.

"I don't know if it was Teacher Yu Xiaogang who influenced you, but Your Holiness, the fact that Luo Sanpao is alive proves that martial spirits can have independent will." In fact, Chen Hong felt that Bibi Dong was probably influenced by Luo Sanpao, which gave her some new ideas.

For example, in some eerie stories, girls often fantasize about having an older brother to protect them. So over time, an "older brother" actually appears.

Chen Hong had no doubt that if he inflicted more pain on Bibi Dong, she would create a "Luo Sanpao No. 2" in everyone's imagination.

(End of this chapter)