Douluo Continent: Twin Golden and Silver Dragons Shock Bibi Dong

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After dealing with Yue Guan's matter, Bibi Dong rubbed her temples, suppressed her murderous aura, and turned to walk towards the back of the Papal Palace.

The room of Xuan Hao was filled with a faint aroma of herbs.

The room was decorated warmly, with the window half-open and a gentle breeze blowing through the white gauze curtains.

Xuan Hao lay quietly on the bed, his face still a little pale, but his breathing had become much more steady. He was wearing clean pajamas, and the blanket was pulled up tightly, revealing only his delicate little face.

Beside the bed, Hu Liena was lying there, her eyes swollen from crying like rotten peaches, tightly clutching Xuan Hao's hand, occasionally letting out a sob.

Hearing footsteps, Hu Liena looked up and saw Bibi Dong walk in, and tears welled up in her eyes once again.

"Teacher..." Hu Liena cried out, her voice hoarse, "It's all my fault... If it weren't for saving us, my junior brother wouldn't have..."

Bibi Dong walked to the bedside, looked at Hu Liena's face full of guilt, sighed softly, and reached out to touch her hair.

"Okay, stop crying. You'll go blind if you keep crying."

Bibi Dong's voice was unusually gentle, "Haven't we already checked the healing-type Soul Masters? This kid's life is incredibly tough."

She stretched out her fingers and placed them on Xuan Hao's wrist, sensing it slightly.

"The Golden Dragon Martial Soul endowed him with a physique and recovery ability far beyond that of ordinary people. Although he broke a few ribs and his internal organs were shaken, none of them were fundamentally damaged."

Bibi Dong tucked the blanket around Xuan Hao, looking at his still somewhat stubborn face in his sleep, a complex emotion flashed in her eyes:

"Let him get a good night's sleep. After two more days of rest, this troublemaker will be back to his energetic self, collecting protection money."

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Two days later, in the early morning.

Sunlight streamed into the room through the window lattice, and the air was filled with the subtle fragrance of calming incense.

Xuan Hao opened his heavy eyelids with some difficulty, and what came into view was Bibi Dong's beautiful face, which, although still aloof, could not hide her concern.

On the other side of the bed, Hu Liena was lying on the edge of the bed, breathing heavily. She had obviously been watching for too long and had finally fallen asleep.

"woke up?"

Seeing Xuan Hao open his eyes, Bibi Dong put down the book in her hand and asked in a rare gentle voice, "How are you feeling? Does your body still hurt?"

Xuan Hao moved his body. Although his bones were still aching slightly, the tearing pain had subsided considerably.

"I'm alright..." Xuan Hao's voice was a little hoarse, "It's just that my head is a little dizzy."

"That's a side effect of overexerting your mental energy. Lie down and don't move." Bibi Dong reached out and tucked the blanket around him.

Just then, a series of hurried but light footsteps came from outside the palace gate.

"Come in," Bibi Dong said calmly without turning her head.

The palace doors opened, and Yue Guan strode in. He glanced at Xuan Hao lying on the bed and Hu Liena fast asleep, his expression hesitant, as if he wanted to say something but then stopped.

"Your Majesty, that..."

“Just say it,” Bibi Dong interrupted him. “There are no outsiders here, so there’s nothing you can’t hear.”

"Yes." Yue Guan bowed and then said with a solemn expression, "Your Majesty, I have searched the depths of that mixed zone carefully. Although I did not catch the target, I found this near a hidden pool not far from the center of the beast tide outbreak."

As he spoke, Yue Guan took out several pieces of blood-stained cloth from his soul tool.

The material and color of the fabric were exactly the same as the clothes Xuan Hao wore that day.

"That's where I found these scraps of cloth, and there were obvious signs of human intervention around them," Yue Guan said in a low voice. "That location happens to be the place where I sensed the strongest aura of that 100,000-year-old soul beast."

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong, who was tidying up Xuan Hao's blanket, suddenly stopped.

She slowly turned her head and looked at Xuan Hao.

Under the onslaught of a beast tide of that scale, even a level 20 Great Soul Master with the protection of the Golden Dragon Body would be lucky to leave with a complete corpse.

But Xuanhao not only survived, but also received simple first aid, and eventually walked to the outer perimeter where he was discovered by Yueguan.

What happened during that gap period?

Chapter 23 Unresolved Issues and the Hunting Ground

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Xuan Hao's heart skipped a beat as he was being watched by Bibi Dong.

His gaze was somewhat unfocused, and he awkwardly avoided Bibi Dong's eyes, pursing his lips and remaining silent.

"Yue Guan, you can go out first." Bibi Dong withdrew her gaze.

"Yes." Yue Guan didn't dare to ask any more questions and quickly withdrew, closing the palace door behind him.

The room fell silent again, with only Hu Liena's even breathing.

"Xuan Hao."

Bibi Dong looked at him and asked, "Were you saved because you survived?"

Xuan Hao kept his head down, his fingers unconsciously digging into the sheets, remaining silent.

He's not stupid.

He knew that at this moment, no matter what lie he told, it would be pale and powerless in front of this shrewd woman.

Looking at the silent Xuan Hao, Bibi Dong already knew the answer in her heart.

Although this child usually talks nonsense, his silence on important matters often means he agrees.

He was indeed saved by that transformed soul beast.

He might even already know the other person's identity and is protecting them in this way.

"okay."

Bibi Dong did not press him further, nor did she blame him for not reporting what he knew.

"Get some rest."

After saying that, she gave Xuan Hao a deep look, got up and walked out of the main hall.

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Outside the palace gate, on the long corridor.

Yue Guan was pacing anxiously back and forth when he saw Bibi Dong come out, so he quickly went to greet her.

"Your Majesty..."

"What did you find out?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Your Majesty, we're too late." Yue Guan said with a look of frustration. "The other side is very vigilant. I searched the entire area within dozens of miles of the mixed zone, but there wasn't a trace left. That aura has completely disappeared. It seems... they've probably already hidden in the core area."

“The core area…” Bibi Dong frowned slightly.

“Yes. Before transforming, 100,000-year-old soul beasts are the overlords of the core area. But after transforming and rebuilding, they need to come into contact with human auras to grow again. The mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest is convenient for contacting humans who come into the towns on the edge of the forest, and can be retreated to the core area at any time if danger is encountered,” Yue Guan analyzed.

“That was indeed the best hiding place for a transformed soul beast. I just didn’t expect it to run away so fast.”

Bibi Dong pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned to ask, "Yue Guan, I'll ask you one more time."

"Are you sure the aura you sensed back then was from someone who had only recently taken human form?"

“Absolutely true!” Yue Guan answered decisively. “That aura was extremely weak and very unstable, like a newborn baby unable to contain its energy fluctuations. If it were a soul beast that had been in human form for a long time, I couldn’t have sensed it from that distance.”

"Just transformed... that's equivalent to a human child of a few years old, with soul power only around level ten." Bibi Dong muttered to herself, her brows furrowing deeper and deeper.

In the midst of such a raging beast tide, even an ordinary Soul Emperor might not be able to pull someone back and help them retreat amidst the chaos.

At the very least, they must be Soul Saint level experts, and Soul Saints must possess special abilities.

How could a newly formed "child" with only level 10 soul power possibly save Xuan Hao from a beast tide?

This doesn't make any logical sense.

unless……

Bibi Dong's pupils suddenly contracted.

If it's a newly formed cub, it naturally can't save people.

But the one who saved people possessed strength at the level of a Soul Saint or higher.

The one that revealed its aura was a newly transformed cub.

What does this mean?

Bibi Dong suddenly turned around and looked at Yue Guan: "Yue Guan, although you did not do well this time, you have inadvertently discovered a big secret."

"Your Majesty? What secret?" Yue Guan looked bewildered.

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes: "The one who saved people and the one who leaked their aura are not the same person at all!"

"There... are two 100,000-year-old soul beasts there!"

Two 100,000-year-old soul beasts mean two 100,000-year-old soul rings and two 100,000-year-old top-grade soul bones that are guaranteed to drop!

For her, who was in the critical period of cultivating her twin martial souls and urgently needed high-quality spirit rings to fill the gap in her second martial soul, this was simply a perfect gift from heaven.

"Yue Guan! Pass on my order to summon the ghosts immediately!" Bibi Dong said in a deep voice.

"Even though the core area is guarded by the Azure Bull Python and the Titan Giant Ape, the two kings of the forest, we are determined to take it this time!"

"As long as you and Ghost use the Polar Stillness Domain to freeze those two beasts for a moment, I am confident that I can take those two transformed soul beasts away!"

"Especially that little thing that just transformed into human form!"

Since that big one was able to rescue people from the beast tide, its strength may have recovered to the level of Soul Saint or even Soul Douluo, making it potentially troublesome to capture.

But the smaller one, which had only recently transformed, was no different from a five- or six-year-old human child and could not escape her grasp!

"There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately!" Bibi Dong ordered.

"The smaller one's aura is still unstable, making this the perfect time to track her. If we delay for a few more days until she stabilizes, finding a needle in a haystack in the vast Star Dou Great Forest will be as difficult as climbing to heaven!"

"Yes! Your subordinate will go and call Old Ghost right away!" Yue Guan also knew that this was a golden opportunity. If he could capture these two 100,000-year-old soul beasts, not only would his mistakes in front of the Pope be wiped clean, but he could even make a great contribution.

Just then, the heavy palace doors were slowly pushed open.

Xuan Hao, still somewhat pale and wearing only a thin nightgown, walked out with difficulty, one hand on the door frame and the other clutching his aching chest.