Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Ten Ferocious Heavenly Horned Ant

[Note: The six-winged purple light wings attached to Bibi Dong's back are six thin, cicada-wing-like purple wings that look incredibly beautiful when they flutter slightly. This is an external soul bone obtained from the 100,000-year-old Purple Winged Spider King of the Sun Moon Continent.]

[This is also why, after Bibi Dong became powerful enough to become a peak level 99 peerless Douluo, she personally went to the Sun Moon Continent, which is adjacent to the Douluo Continent, to hunt 100,000-year-old soul beasts. That place is still in the primordial era, a paradise for soul beasts, and also a paradise for peak level 99 peerless Douluo like her to hunt soul beasts.]

However, spider-type 100,000-year-old soul beasts are too difficult to find, and Bibi Dong is unwilling to further humiliate herself by forcibly absorbing an incompatible 100,000-year-old soul ring like that of Xiao Wu's mother, Arou.

Although the soul skill given to Xiao Wu by her mother was quite good, for a woman like Bibi Dong, she would rather have an incredibly powerful ninth soul skill than an immortal body.

For others, the ninth soul skill—Immortality—is incredibly powerful, practically a heaven-defying skill.

However, in her view, even if she used her ninth soul skill—immortality—to revive an enemy she couldn't defeat, it would be completely meaningless to her and might even lead to humiliation.

[There's no other way. Qian Xunji inflicted too much damage on Bibi Dong, causing her to only want an infinitely powerful destructive soul skill, a ninth soul skill capable of annihilating everything in the world, rather than a ninth soul skill that might be so beloved by the cowardly... immortality.]

People's joys and sorrows are not the same.

Chapter 290, The Sleeping Soul Imprint

Domains: Death Domain [Innate domain of the Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul], Devouring Domain [Innate domain of the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Soul], God of Slaughter Domain [A domain obtained by traversing the Hell Road of the Slaughter City]

Lifespan: 1200 years. [Advancement to level 90 Title Douluo grants a 300-year lifespan bonus, and increasing soul power by one level grants a 100-year lifespan bonus. Current remaining lifespan: 1145 years.]

[Note: The current lifespan has reached the limit of mortals. They will either transcend to become gods after reaching level 100, or gradually fade into oblivion and die after a thousand years. However, as long as they are beings who have reached this stage and do not rely on external forces to become peak level 99 peerless Douluo, they can basically take the final step.]

[Qian Daoliu and Poseidon both relied on external forces to first become the High Priests of the Angel Temple and the Sea God Temple, and finally to become peak level 99 peerless Douluo.]

Tang Chen and Bibi Dong both became peak level 99 peerless Douluo purely through their own talent. Although they were both able to take the final step, they each had their own tribulations in their lives.

The former has been parasitized and controlled by the special soul beast, the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King, for many years and remains unconscious. The latter has a tragic fate; even if she inherits the Rakshasa God's position, she is destined to die. However, she has now encountered a person of great fortune—Dong Qing—and the calamities that were originally destined for her have unknowingly dissipated.

Known Soul Skills: First Martial Soul - Death Spider Emperor [Eighth Soul Skill - Spider Emperor Clone], First Martial Soul - Death Spider Emperor [Ninth Soul Skill - Immortality], Second Martial Soul - Soul Devouring Spider Emperor [Third Soul Skill - Demon Spider Summoning]

[Note: The ninth soul skill that resisted the calamity of heaven—Eternal Wound—was a divine skill awakened by Bibi Dong by gathering the soul power of all the titled Douluo under her command to forcibly step into the level 100 demigod realm. It was based on her ninth soul skill—Undying Body. Since she has now fallen below the level 100 demigod realm, this divine skill has disappeared.]

Subordinate forces: Spirit Hall, the number one neutral spirit master organization on the continent [with more than 70% of the spirit masters on the continent attached to it], Teacher Dongqing, and Qian Renxue's biological mother.

Dong Qing has already established his own influential newspaper, and he basically blindly supports his teacher, Bibi Dong. Although Qian Renxue doesn't particularly like her biological mother, she will still stand by Bibi Dong's side when it matters.

Biography: Bibi Dong reached the peak of level 99 soul power when she was around 30 years old. She was invincible on the ground after Tang Chen. However, due to the restrictions of the Nine Trials of Rakshasa, Bibi Dong could not use her full soul power for a long time. Therefore, she could only exert the strength of level 98 in normal times.

Bibi Dong's ability to reach level 99 in her thirties is largely due to the fact that her second twin martial soul, the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, can enhance her soul power by absorbing powerful soul beast soul rings.

It can be said that Bibi Dong was born to be a protagonist. She possessed both beauty and talent, making her the most beautiful and talented woman in the world, and an idol in the hearts of all women.

Unfortunately, her love life was fraught with hardship and darkness. She even contemplated destroying the world several times, though... she didn't have the power to do so.

But she was also very lucky. During her loneliest time, she met Dongqing, a boy who cared about her and gradually warmed her heart.

Because of this.

So now... she has developed impure thoughts about her disciple Dong Qing, and as time goes by, these impure thoughts have become increasingly insane, to the point that she will not give up until she gets his body.

.......

Wuhun City, Papal Palace, outside the palace.

Outside the empty hall, thirteen titled Douluo knelt on one knee, lowering their usually unapproachable heads and offering their loyalty to the female Pope who stood at the pinnacle of the continent.

Although most of them had their own agendas and were not as loyal as they appeared, at least on the surface they did not dare to disobey the First Female Pope of the continent.

Well known.

When a Soul Master's Soul Power reaches level 90 and they become a Title Douluo, their lifespan will be extended to 300 years. Each subsequent level increase adds another 100 years to their lifespan, but the benefits extend far beyond just lifespan.

Title Douluo: Level 90-95.

Peak Douluo: Level 96-98.

Peerless Douluo: Level 99.

Limit Douluo: Level 100 Demigod.

Reaching the peak of Douluo from the titled Douluo level is a watershed moment; reaching the peerless Douluo level from the peak Douluo level is another watershed moment; and reaching the limit Douluo level from the peerless Douluo level is yet another watershed moment.

.........

"Get up, all of you. Don't be nervous. I just used too much power that I shouldn't have used when I was resisting that inexplicable divine punishment a while ago, and now my injuries have accidentally relapsed. I'll be fine in a while," Bibi Dong said softly.

Although Bibi Dong is here now, her heart has already wandered away. She doesn't care whether the thirteen Title Douluos in front of her are loyal or not, as long as they can be used by her.

Bibi Dong was now thinking about whether the deeply hidden traitors within the Spirit Hall had spread the news of her unhealed injuries, and whether anyone had instigated Dong Qing to prepare to seize the position of Pope of the Spirit Hall.

There was no other way; acting had to be realistic. To deceive Dongqing, she had to make the world believe that she was truly still recovering from the divine punishment that had struck her last time.

If he passes his test [excuse] this time, even if it means locking the man in a dark room, he will still win him over and completely break through the barriers between them.

Bibi Dong naturally knew that Dong Qing would not betray her. After all, he didn't even care about the Rakshasa God position that was within his grasp, so why would he betray her for the position of Pope of the Spirit Hall?

The last time Dongqing accompanied Bibi Dong to participate in the fifth test of the Rakshasa, the shadowy woman who was the spiritual imprint left by the Rakshasa God was initially surprised by his talent. She tried to persuade Dongqing to take over the position of the Rakshasa God and promised that she could directly abolish Bibi Dong's qualification for the divine test.

Dong Qing directly refused, without hesitation.

The shadowy woman formed from the spiritual imprint was also inflexible. Since Dong Qing had refused, she didn't try to persuade him further. After all, she was simply following the memories left by the Rakshasa God and trying to ensure that the most talented Soul Master could inherit the Rakshasa God's position.

If it were the soul imprint of the sea god, it probably wouldn't be so easy to talk to.

[Spiritual Imprint]

A spiritual imprint is different from a soul imprint. A spiritual imprint is simply a program instruction, rigid and inflexible, with no room for compromise and no intention of helping others.

If you are to die, it will quietly watch you die, and then go find the next successor to the divine throne.

Simply put, the Rakshasa God himself is very stingy and unwilling to leave behind his soul imprint, since doing so would result in the permanent loss of a portion of his soul.

As for the soul imprint, we can refer to [Future Tang San]. If it weren't for the Sea God's soul imprint inside the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, their group would have been killed by the million-year-old soul beast, the Deep Sea Demon Whale King, halfway through their journey.

However, nowadays, the Heavenly Dou Empire's national treasure, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, has already been given to Dong Qing by Qian Renxue through the identity of the Heavenly Dou Empire's Crown Prince Xue Qinghe. Tang San will never have the chance to obtain this legendary soul tool again.

Currently, the Sea God's soul imprint is still dormant inside. It will only be activated when Dong Qing uses the legendary soul tool, the Vast Ocean Universe Cover.

......

Chapter 291, I don't know... does this count as absolving him of some of his sins?

Speaking of which, even if that day really comes...

The soul imprint of the Sea God, which had been hidden inside the Vast Ocean Universe Cover, was unintentionally activated by Dong Qing's soul power, or it may have been casually extinguished by the soul imprint of the female horned ant Yu Niang, which had been hidden on Dong Qing's body.

Although the soul imprint was extinguished, it did not affect the Sea God himself, who had already left the Douluo God Realm. However, the permanent loss of a part of his soul was still a considerable injury to him.

Female Heavenly Ant Jade Maiden: Hmph! Ninth Prince Dongqing's body can only belong to me. How dare a mere soul from a low-level world try to spy on him?

As Dongqing's protector, she certainly wouldn't allow anyone else to pry into Dongqing's private life, because... only she could do so.

Perhaps the moment the Sea God's soul imprint within the Vast Ocean Universe Cover awakens will be the moment the Sea God himself permanently loses this part of his soul.

Wuhun City, Hall of Offerings.

Inside the magnificent hall, the decorations were simple and elegant. There were nothing superfluous in the hall, not even servants. There were only figures floating in mid-air.

Look up.

A figure filled with extreme light floated in mid-air, its six golden wings shining with an incomparably soft light. The pressure emanating from a peerless Douluo at the peak of level ninety-nine caused the surrounding air to tremble incessantly.

Beside this peerless Douluo at the peak level 99, there were six other figures radiating soul power exceeding level 95, with soul power ranging from level 96 to 98. They were arranged in an orderly manner according to their soul power level.

In addition, there were eight Title Douluo figures with soul power below level 96. They were floating at the bottom, diligently meditating and cultivating their soul power, striving to one day become peak Douluo above level 96.

"Strange, when she resisted the divine punishment, her injuries were much lighter than mine, so why hasn't she fully recovered yet?" Qian Daoliu couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Although Qian Daoliu's muttering was very soft, it was still heard by the Seventh Elder, the Demon-Slaying Douluo, who immediately said, "Great Elder, I think His Holiness the Pope must have suffered a relapse of his internal injuries. After all, he is a newly promoted Peerless Douluo. In terms of strength and background, he cannot be compared with you, Great Elder."

Upon hearing this, Qian Daoliu shook his head slightly and said, "Jiangmo, don't flatter me. Bibi Dong and Tang Chen, that annoying guy, both got to this point purely through their own talent, unlike me and Poseidon, who took shortcuts."

Although he said that, the smile on his face remained unchanged, showing that the Demon-Slaying Douluo's flattery had some effect.

Just then, the Second Elder, Golden Crocodile Douluo, spoke up: "Elder, do you think Tang Chen is dead? He hasn't shown up for decades, and he didn't even appear when the Clear Sky Sect closed its gates last time."

Before the Grand Elder Qian Daoliu could speak, the Seventh Elder, Demon-Slaying Douluo, interjected, "That's unlikely. Tang Chen, like the Grand Elder, is a Peerless Douluo with a lifespan exceeding a thousand years. Besides, given the strength of a Peerless Douluo, it's impossible..."

Before the words were finished, an ancient-looking dragon-shaped staff descended from the void and struck the Seventh Offering Demon-Slaying Douluo on the head, smashing him directly into the ground.

If the power of this Dragon Staff strike had hit a Soul Master below the Title Douluo level, it would have been enough to send them to their death. Fortunately, the Seventh Elder Demon-Slaying Douluo, being a level 96 peak Douluo, was thick-skinned and could withstand the power of this strike.

"Brother, if you keep hitting me like this, I'll get angry!" Seventh Elder Demon-Slaying Douluo roared, clutching his head. If the person in front of him wasn't his own brother, he would have already raised his Dragon-Panning Staff and struck him.

However... whether they can actually win is another matter entirely.

The Sixth Elder, Qianjun Douluo, glanced at the Seventh Elder, Jiangmo Douluo, who was holding his forehead, and then said indifferently, "Little brother, can you be a little more mature? Just now, the Second Elder asked about the First Elder, and before the First Elder could even speak, what did you say when you interrupted?"

【A Thousand Pounds - Subduing Demons】

Qianjun is the older brother, and Jiangmo is the younger brother. Both of them have reached level 96 in soul power and both possess the Panlong Staff as their martial soul. They are a rare pair of brothers. Compared to the brothers Tang Hao and Tang Xiao, Qianjun and Jiangmo undoubtedly have a better brotherly relationship.

What's most terrifying is that they are brothers and possess a Spirit Fusion Skill. Two peak Douluo at level ninety-six could easily overpower Tang Hao and Tang Xiao with their Spirit Fusion Skill.

As for the Haotian Sect's self-created soul skills such as the Haotian Nine Absolutes, the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, and the Ring Explosion, only Tang Chen, the creator of them, can truly unleash their power.

.....

At this moment, Qian Daoliu suddenly spoke up: "Alright, Qian Jun, don't blame your brother Jiangmo too much. He's always been like this. I've gotten used to his temper over the decades."

Clearly, the Seventh Elder Demon-Slaying Douluo's flattery was quite effective; otherwise, Qian Daoliu wouldn't have spoken up for him.

After resolving the issues with Qianjun Douluo and Jiangmo Douluo, Qian Daoliu continued, "Jin'e, I know Tang Chen very well. He's not so easy to kill, and he's very strong. He's also the only opponent who can fight me in the sky and not be at a disadvantage for a short time."

"The original soul skills of the Haotian Sect, such as the Haotian Nine Absolutes, the Great Sumeru Hammer, and the Chaotic Cloak Hammer Technique, were all created by this man. How could such a talented man die so easily?"

"Besides, what is a mere few decades? For a peerless Douluo whose lifespan has exceeded a thousand years, a few decades is nothing but a blink of an eye. Perhaps he is undergoing a divine test for a certain godhood, which is why he has not been seen for several decades."

It has to be said that Qian Daoliu's guess was very accurate. Tang Chen was indeed working hard for the Asura God Trial, and at the same time, he was also working hard for the God Trial for his beloved Poseidon.

This was Poseidon's promise to him. Although Tang Chen misunderstood Poseidon's meaning, if he really succeeded, he might be able to become a god with Poseidon.

But Tang Chen's calamity has arrived. He is now parasitized by the special soul beast, the Crimson Nine-Headed Bat King, and it is unknown when he will be able to break free from this parasitic state.

Although Tang Chen is in a terrible state right now, if Tang San hadn't interfered and injected the highly poisonous immortal herb, the Blood Swan Kiss, he might actually have had a chance to pass the divine test.

After all, the passage of several decades is nothing to a peerless Douluo. With Tang Chen's talent and ability, he will eventually break free from the parasitic state.

【The Crimson Swan's Kiss】

This is a divine herb, but it is very special. Its effect is to amplify toxins a thousandfold, making it a highly potent poisonous herb.

But now, Dongqing and Qianrenxue have already looted all the immortal herbs in the Ice and Fire Yin-Yang Well Valley, and Tang San will never have the chance to accidentally kill his great-grandfather Tang Chen again.