Douluo Continent: Long Live the Spirit Hall

Even so, it continued to tear at other soul beasts and chew them up, its corroded skin constantly being destroyed and regenerated, and the entire soul beast radiated a strange and evil light.

Just as this bizarre battle was reaching its climax, the Soul-Devouring Spider King seized the opportunity and entered the fray. It first used its webs to pull and devour several soul beasts from the periphery, and then swiftly crashed down from the tree, its target being the Devouring Dragon, which had lost its mind and was now bowing its head to devour its prey.

"Roar..." The remains of the Devouring Dragon unit were smashed to the ground by the Soul-Devouring Spider King. Under the effect of the spider spear, its aura rapidly weakened, and it let out a final wail. However, all of this was in vain.

The Soul-Devouring Spider King, having meticulously planned its strategy, finally entered the fray. Relying on its superior cultivation and thorough preparation, it made a crucial entry, killing and devouring the Devouring Dragon before turning its attention to other soul beasts. One by one, these soul beasts were directly consumed by it, and a large amount of evil energy surged within its body.

“The time has come. The Soul-Devouring Spider King has absorbed enough energy. Let’s see if it can advance.” Suddenly, the ferocious beast that had been relentlessly chasing other soul beasts stopped. Countless energies stirred up a vortex storm around it, clearly indicating that the Soul-Devouring Spider King’s condition had changed.

"It succeeded." Time passed second by second, and after an unknown amount of time, the sun had long since set, the fog in the miasma forest grew thicker, and the aura of this ominous place became increasingly dangerous.

Suddenly, Bibi Dong's gaze shifted, and she looked at the vortex, speaking instinctively. Yan also looked over, sensing an aura constantly gathering and changing within it.

At this moment, without Yan needing to remind her, Bibi Dong leaped out and soared into the air, launching a fierce attack above the cloud of green energy.

"Roar~~~" The eerie dark green vortex suddenly exploded, and an extremely strange soul beast appeared in front of Yan and Bibi Dong. The dark green was mixed with a faint gray-black color. On the original spider coil, in addition to the eight spider spears, there were several long claws that looked like the claws of a ferocious beast. It was completely unrecognizable as the original Spider King.

This incredibly evil and powerful soul beast launched an attack on Bibi Dong, but Bibi Dong reacted even faster, completing the Martial Soul Possession in mid-air. Amidst the flashing of eight soul rings—seven black and one red—the true form of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor appeared.

Bibi Dong crossed her arms, and a dark green cross-shaped shockwave directly severed several of the beast's spider spears.

Seemingly sensing a similar aura, the beast regained some of its senses, but then became even more frenzied.

Soul-Devouring Spider Kings are no pushovers. If they were to meet, unless they were both in mating season and had similar cultivation levels, there was no way they could coexist.

Bibi Dong's Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul has evolved to be far more ferocious than the ordinary Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor. The beast in front of her has also mutated after devouring many ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts, becoming even more powerful and more insane. Instinctively sensing the threat, it naturally launched a frenzied attack.

"Boom~~~" This mutated Soul-Devouring Spider King had only just advanced and was in a weak state. It had no chance of winning against Bibi Dong, who was going all out. After struggling for a long time, it finally lost.

"It looks like we've succeeded." Yan looked at the wisps of red soul power rising from the ground. The moment the dark red soul ring appeared, not only him, but Bibi Dong also showed a look of satisfaction.

Although this mutated soul beast was forcibly created, its 100,000-year soul ring is genuine. By absorbing this soul ring, she will be one step closer to becoming a god.

"You absorb the spirit ring first, I'll protect you," Yan said to Bibi Dong. The latter did not hesitate. After adjusting her breathing slightly, she circulated her spirit power to attract the red spirit ring. As the red spirit ring quickly flew into Bibi Dong's body, her aura changed significantly once again.

"What's going on? The last time I absorbed the 100,000-year soul ring of the Demon Orca King, it went very smoothly. There shouldn't be any mistakes, right?" Yan was on guard around Bibi Dong, observing the changes in her aura. At first, it went very smoothly, but Yan noticed that after the ninth soul ring was completely condensed, Bibi Dong did not open her eyes, and her aura also underwent some unusual changes.

This change made Yan frown inwardly; this was not a normal situation. This was not the first time Bibi Dong had absorbed a 100,000-year spirit ring. Her first spirit ring, the ninth spirit ring, was the 100,000-year Death Spider King, and she later absorbed the 100,000-year Demonic Tiger Whale King.

Although this mutated soul beast is strange and ferocious, it has only recently advanced in cultivation, and logically speaking, it shouldn't be qualified to cause any trouble for Bibi Dong.

"Teacher?" Just as Yan hesitated, Bibi Dong suddenly opened her eyes. When he met those eyes, Yan felt a wave of dizziness. The cold aura that had been lingering around him made him feel a chill in his heart.

These blood-red eyes were filled with coldness, evil, violence, and eeriness, as well as a host of complex but entirely negative emotions.

"Pfft..." A sudden commotion erupted from Bibi Dong's body, and six thin, amethyst-colored wings appeared. These were her external soul bones, originating from a powerful soul beast, the Purple Winged Spider King.

However, at this moment, pitch-black patterns suddenly appeared on these six wings. It wasn't pure darkness, but rather an evil aura. Originally, this external soul bone consisted of six thin wings resembling dragonfly wings, but with the appearance of the pitch-black patterns, they began to change.

Three pairs of jet-black wings appeared behind Bibi Dong. At this moment, she was somewhat similar to Qian Renxue in her angelic martial soul possession state, except that the three pairs of wings were filled with an evil and corrupt aura.

"This..." Yan suddenly felt another body in his arms. This was the first time he had been pushed so actively. He instinctively felt that Bibi Dong was acting strangely and that there might be trouble afterward.

But some things can't be stopped just by knowing them. Besides, this person has always been incredibly audacious, and it's not like he hasn't had certain ideas in his head. His initiative now seems to have given him a reason.

"What are you waiting for?" This last sentence immediately broke someone's defenses. He, who was initially a bit passive, suddenly became bold, not only actively cooperating but also preparing to launch a counterattack.

Dark energy instantly enveloped the two of them, and in this silent forest night, a unique symphony of spring lingered for a long time.

Chapter 335 Upgrading the Left Leg Soul Bone

"Hiss... Yesterday, this..." The sun hung high in the sky, and the faint sunlight dispelled much of the thick fog through the gaps in the dense forest. Deep in the miasma forest, Yan, who had just woken up, sat in a half-broken tent, his head aching.

He kept his head down and remained silent. There were some black cloaks scattered around him, and there seemed to be some torn skirts on the cloaks. They looked somewhat familiar. The familiar figure was no longer around. There was some movement around the corpse of the mutated spider queen on the other side, as if she had gone to deal with it.

Yan didn't get up and go over immediately, because he was a little unsure of what to do.

Originally, he only had a slight idea that flirting with a beautiful woman was good for his physical and mental health, and he didn't plan to take any concrete action for the time being.

Their relationship is rather complicated. Putting aside the age gap, in terms of their identities, although there are many stories about kind foreign teachers in his past life, Yan is not ready for that.

Furthermore, Qian Renxue and Hu Liena are also problems. Before he arrived, he had slept with the future angel goddess, which only adds to the trouble.

"What are you thinking about?" The voice that appeared beside him was completely emotionless. Bibi Dong had appeared beside him once again, but she was different from before.

Bibi Dong and Yan had spent many years together, and although they restrained each other, their attitudes were still very close. How could they be like this now, where it was obvious to everyone that they were deliberately distancing themselves from each other?

Yan frowned slightly as he looked at Bibi Dong. This was not a good sign. His gaze shifted and he noticed some bruises on the beauty's neck, which were most likely his handiwork.

"I... what are you doing..." Bibi Dong naturally noticed that Yan was looking at her neck. She was a little flustered and opened her mouth to scold him, trying to put an end to certain things. But at this moment, Yan reached out and pulled her hand. Her legs went weak and she fell into his arms.

Bibi Dong was a little flustered. Yan reached out and unbuttoned her clothes. The fabric was as white as mutton fat jade, with patches of blue and purple. This seemed to explain a lot. Someone had been very enthusiastic about the teacher yesterday.

"You're being insolent." Just as Bibi Dong was about to retaliate in a fit of anger, Yan lowered his head and launched an attack, first covering her mouth with his lips, then slipping his hands inside her clothes, and then... well, it was another confusing mess, but this time both of them were clear-headed.

"No, we can't make the same mistake again." Bibi Dong tried to stop Yan one last time, but her resistance was not fierce. It was clear that she was just having trouble getting over it. How could Yan stop at this point?

"Don't worry..." Yan only said this much, and Bibi Dong finally let him have his way. It was probably because of their long-standing trust, or maybe something else. In any case, in the miasma forest where there were no outsiders, the two of them completely let go.

……

"This thing was found inside that soul beast. It seems there was a problem when that soul beast mutated. Apart from the soul bone, only this bead seems to still be somewhat useful, but it has lost a lot of energy." In front of the corpse of the mutated Soul Devouring Spider King, Bibi Dong handed a bead with silver-gray fluctuations to Yan after absorbing the last piece of the main soul bone.

This is the soul bead he used to power this fierce battle of soul beasts. It originated from the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, but at this moment it appears somewhat dim and lackluster. One can sense that the energy inside has decreased significantly, and the aura seems to be much purer.

The original Dark Demon God Tiger Soul Bead contained the essence of the Dark Demon God Tiger's energy, possessing multiple attributes such as evil, darkness, lightning, wind, time, and space.

This Soul Bead contains energy mixed with the origin of an evil god, capable of altering bloodlines. In the original story, after escaping the Douluo plane, it entered the Heavenly Bead Transformation plane and entered Zhou Xiaopang's body when he was on the verge of death, transforming his origin into his natal bead.

When this soul bead merged into Zhou Xiaopang's body, it violently altered his very essence. In his Evil God Transformation state, Zhou Xiaopang was essentially a humanoid Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. Not only did his strength increase dramatically, but he was also more prone to going into a state of demonic possession, needing to release his pent-up energy.

This situation seems somewhat similar to Bibi Dong's previous situation. According to Yan's speculation, Bibi Dong absorbed the soul ring of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger, and possessed a certain evil god origin. When she was refining that soul ring unit, she triggered another part, which led to the tutoring scene with the foreign teacher that just happened.

“The source of evil and elemental energy are easier to draw out, so they were all devoured and utilized. What’s left are the rudimentary soul core and the spacetime energy that is more difficult to draw out, which is exactly what’s most useful to me.” Yan looked at the silver-gray soul bead in front of him, his eyes flashing. After hesitating slightly, he placed the soul bead on his left leg.

"Sure enough, this kind of spacetime energy is most easily accepted by my left leg bone, and the Soul Bead is also a kind of Soul Core, which has the possibility of fusing and completing the Soul Bone." After this half-broken Soul Bead was placed on his left leg, Yan was able to feel his left leg begin to react and resonate.

He quickly activated the secret technique he had already rehearsed countless times in his mind. With each energy fluctuation, the Soul Bead gradually merged into his left leg, and his left leg began to glow with an unusual light.

"Your left leg soul bone is changing. Besides the external soul bone, other soul bones can actually be upgraded after being refined?" Bibi Dong looked at Yan's left leg in extreme shock. A transparent red light projected a phantom image onto his left leg.

Originally, there was only a very blurry and incomplete shadow of a leg bone on his left leg.

However, after that influx of external energy, this phantom began to surge and grow continuously. It kept growing until it reached about one-third the size of the complete soul bone before gradually stabilizing.

"Is your leg alright?" Seeing that Yan hadn't responded, Bibi Dong became worried and quickly helped him up, asking with concern, her little face full of worry.

"Hehe, it's nothing, I've just become stronger." Yan suddenly turned his head and took advantage of her small face. Bibi Dong was both angry and amused, but she didn't hold it against him. Yan also stood up with her help.

"Whoosh!" Before Bibi Dong could ask another question, Yan vanished from his spot in the next instant, reappearing in the far distance, almost at the edge of her sight.

Just as Bibi Dong was about to rush over, she suddenly heard a soft whoosh, and Yan's figure reappeared; he had returned.

"This harvest has been truly remarkable," Yan remarked with a smile to Bibi Dong, before explaining, "I used the spacetime energy within the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger Soul Pearl to enhance my soul bones. My left leg bone has finally reached the ten-thousand-year level, or more precisely, the thirty-thousand-year level. This time, with the increase in the age of my soul bones, the soul skills associated with them have also undergone significant changes. Originally, I wanted to use my third soul skill, the Clone Technique, to minimize the consumption when using teleportation, but now I don't have to worry about that anymore. After this soul bone advancement, the soul power consumption of my teleportation soul skill has decreased to one-tenth of what it used to be, while its maximum range has increased tenfold. In other words, teleportation can now become a regular skill for me, and my Clone Soul Skill has also been improved..."

"You've certainly gained a lot. If you use this teleportation soul skill well, it can save your life." Bibi Dong was happy for Yan when she heard this news. She had always cherished this good disciple of hers, and now that their relationship was more complicated, she cherished him even more. Of course, she was happy that Yan could gain more means of survival.

"Good teacher, let's celebrate!" Yan was also very happy. Looking at the beautiful teacher in front of him, his heart stirred. Without saying a word, he wrapped his arms around her waist. He was now bolder and his actions were becoming more and more outrageous.

“We’re not… just… sob sob…” Bibi Dong was clearly still a little reserved, but Yan quickly made her let go. Under the Holy Son’s ‘scheme,’ His Holiness the Pope quickly fell down and was completely subdued.

“We can’t go on like this. We need to go back.” After a long while, when the two of them got up again to tidy their clothes, Bibi Dong sighed and took the initiative to say this. Seeing that Yan seemed a little unhappy, she emphasized it again.

Upon hearing this, Yan realized that if going back wouldn't work, what about before going back? Of course, he wasn't foolish enough to ask that question aloud. He simply packed his things silently, and the two prepared to return along the same route.

The poisonous insects, ferocious beasts, and toxic fog environment of the southwestern miasma forest are extremely harmful to humans; however, this is only relative to ordinary soul masters.

Yan and Bibi Dong are no ordinary people. If they travel at their speed and disregard other factors, they can leave the forest within a day.

However, this journey home, which should have been relatively safe, took the two of them three days. During the journey, His Holiness the Pope was radiant, while His Highness the Holy Son seemed to have suffered some injuries and looked slightly unwell.

Outside the miasma forest, personnel from various Martial Soul Halls throughout the Star Luo Empire and the Martial Soul Holy Hall in the Imperial Capital had already arranged everything to receive them. After the two boarded the carriage, they were escorted back to Martial Soul City by the Temple Knights.

His Highness the Holy Son seemed to have contracted something unpleasant on his return journey, remaining ill in the carriage and not showing his face the entire way. As rumored, the Pope showed exceptional concern for the Holy Son, even spending most of the journey in the carriage taking care of the prince who had given birth.

More than half a month later, the Temple Knights escorted the carriage to Wuhun City. When the carriage finally stopped outside Wuhun City, the two people who were entangled inside sat up.

"Xue'er and you just had a good time. Qian Daoliu has been watching you closely. Don't do anything reckless in Wuhun City." Bibi Dong instructed Yan, then knelt down to help him put on his clothes. Finally, she took his hand, closed her beautiful eyes, and felt the warmth of his palm through her profile. With a sigh, she ultimately chose to leave.

Yan didn't go out immediately. Instead, he sat for a while before shaking his head and standing up. Life still had to go on, and things still had to be done. Anyway, everything was developing in a positive direction, so he didn't need to think too much about it. There was always a way out.

Chapter 336 Yet another 'protagonist'

"Refining the soul bead of the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger has brought unexpected joy—a spacetime coordinate. Could it be a location that the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger sensed before its death? Could it be that place?" In the research room beneath the Papal Palace in Martial Soul City, Yan manipulated the spacetime gate to perform a spatial leap. He had made a discovery while refining the Dark Demon Evil God Tiger's soul bead and had some guesses in his mind. Now, he was trying to verify them.

The light above the portal fluctuated continuously, and the hazy phantom was reflected on the mirror screen. As Yan's cultivation improved, he became more adept at controlling the portal.

"Is this another great battle? It seems to be a siege. It's a good opportunity to see the system of this world. If it is indeed the world I predicted, then it will be very interesting." The hazy light and shadow gradually became clear. As the connection between the two worlds deepened, the scene of the other world appeared in front of Yan. The location where that world was linked seemed to be a battlefield, with countless figures moving about and many powerful figures fighting together.

In the battlefield of another world, figures entangled and fought each other. Some of the powerful figures either swam or took to the air, relying on various strange methods to fight. What was particularly strange was that each of them had a precious bead on their wrist.

Yan observed the two powerful figures clashing, silently calculating the data in his mind.

"It really is the world of this bead. This system is somewhat similar to Soul Masters, but not entirely the same. Moreover, it seems that some powerful being is sealed deep within this world. As for the Heavenly Bead Transformation World, it's not of much value to me right now. I can explore it later, but there's no need for it now. It belongs to the same universe, and the cultivation system is similar. Perhaps the beast races there are somewhat useful, and they should be able to serve as substitutes for Soul Beasts, but they don't have that much value to me." Yan manipulated the light screen to collect some things and then moved the linked location to another location.

As the light screen moved, he saw more scenes: in a bustling city, a library suddenly collapsed, followed by a fire.

“These books are the truly useful ones. This one seems to be a diary, and judging by the ink marks, it appears to be recent. Interesting.” In front of the portal, Yan used his soul power to place the books he had summoned one by one onto the prepared bookshelves and table. After casually flipping through them, he began translating. Only when he opened the black book in his hand did he realize that it seemed to be a diary that was only half-written.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this librarian is no decent person! No decent person keeps a diary." Yan flipped through the man's diary while complaining about his lack of seriousness. He also learned a lot of information from the diary, including the approximate timeline of that world.

The timelines are not exactly the same between each universe, or even between each plane. However, the timelines of different planes in a universe are roughly the same, and the flow of time can be assumed to be the same for adjacent planes.

Among the several planes and universes that Yan discovered, there were those located in different universes, such as the Mad God Universe and the Qin Emperor Universe, as well as worlds belonging to the same universe, such as the Dionysian Plane.

Generally speaking, each world has different unique resources and cultivation systems. If these advantages can be complemented, cultivators can gain more benefits.

The worlds Yan had previously discovered had brought him considerable benefits, especially the Qin Emperor Universe, which granted him a divine artifact-level soul-guided battle armor mech, directly elevating him to the world's top combat power.

The worlds of Mad God and God of Wine brought him considerable gains, but unfortunately, the former universe is in motion relative to the Douluo universe and cannot be locked again for the time being. As for the God of Wine universe, it is basically Yan's backyard, where he can do whatever he wants.

Yan still had some impression of this newly discovered world, mainly because the original plot was similar to that of Mad God, which was quite 'exciting' and left a deep impression.

However, based on the records in this notebook, Yan can basically confirm that the current timeline is far from the time of the original work, which is a little bit of a dilemma.

Yan was a little worried that his arrival might cause a butterfly effect, and if he ended up killing off several unborn female characters, that would be quite bad.

In any case, the resources in that world are limited for the time being, so let's postpone it for now.

"Although I don't plan to go for the time being, let's still anchor the coordinates!" In front of the portal, Yan casually anesthetized some of the celestial beasts he had gathered. Among them was a small silver-white eagle that tried to struggle, but Yan easily knocked it unconscious.

After knocking out the restless silver-white eagle in his hand, Yan carefully studied these celestial beasts and found that they were indeed somewhat similar to soul beasts, and their innate skills were also the kind that could be absorbed. Apart from not being able to obtain soul bones, they could be considered extremely excellent substitutes for soul beasts.

"Silver Emperor Sky Falcon, there seems to be a space-type celestial beast over there. It can be used as a trial ground for collecting spatial energy in the future." Yan tried to activate the original energy of this silver little eagle and found that his left leg was a little hot. This meant that he could devour it. This meant that he could upgrade the soul bone of this celestial beast with his secret method. This discovery was very interesting.