Chapter 183: Fearless with You by My Side

Among numerous immortal herbs, the efficacy of the Heartbroken Red, also known as the King of Flowers, stands out prominently.

Even though its main function is not to enhance soul power but to refine the foundation, when used on a talented soul master like Bibi Dong, it still yields excellent results in cultivation advancement.

Moreover, with Su Cheng's use of various auxiliary medicines from the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Eyes, further catalyzing the precipitated medicinal power of Heartbroken Red, after a year, Bibi Dong has made remarkable progress, increasing her soul power by seven levels and breaking through to the rank of Soul Saint before challenging Tang Hao.

At this moment, the two of them are in a small principality in the southern border of the Star Luo Empire.

Su Cheng stands at a distance, watching the intense battle between the two, deep in thought.

Bibi Dong's talent is indeed extraordinary; not only in cultivation but also in killing and combat skills, she is naturally gifted.

In terms of fighting style, she is completely different from Qian Renxue.

She doesn't care about chivalry and is not soft-hearted.

Since she has made up her mind to determine life and death, she no longer considers whether the way of fighting is fair.

To be honest, if she had not been adopted by the Spirit Hall since childhood, given her situation, it would have been only a matter of time before she fell into becoming a evil soul Master.

The combination of the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor's martial souls is simply the seed of natural evil.

Su Cheng has observed all of Bibi Dong's performance during this period.

Before targeting Tang Hao, she spent some time understanding the specific situation of the opponent.

This is not difficult to do.

Although it is very difficult for ordinary people to track Tang Hao and Tang Xiao's movements with their strength, they have almost never concealed their whereabouts along the way, and their behavior habits have long been exposed to many attentive people.

It's just that who in the world doesn't know the reputation of the Tang Sect? Out of respect for the number one sect in the world, even if someone has malicious intentions, they dare not really take this opportunity to attack these two brothers.

Bibi Dong also knows that Tang Xiao and Tang Hao have now become a trio.

In addition to the two brothers from the Tang Sect, there is also a woman with the cultivation base of a Soul King accompanying them.

And judging from Tang Xiao's situation, he is not far from breaking through to become a Soul Douluo, which will likely happen within a year or so.

Her original plan was to wait for the opponent to break through, which would obviously be a better opportunity for attack.

But it's too late now, the deadline of one year is approaching.

Helplessly, she can only make do with the next best thing and seize the opportunity to kill Tang Hao when he is alone.

At this moment, Su Cheng suddenly feels a slight movement in his heart and glances into the distance.

Tang Hao's reinforcements have arrived.

Sure enough, the next moment, two small figures appear within sight.

"Brother Hao!"

Accompanied by a vigorous shout, the burly figure rushes towards the battlefield of Bibi Dong and Tang Hao.

The other figure, with a weaker aura, is obviously slower than the former but is also heading in the same direction.

Originally, the three of them were practicing in the Star Dou Great Forest. Today, as usual, Tang Hao came to the city to purchase some daily necessities, but he never returned.

The two waited for a long time without any news, so they came to search, and upon sensing Tang Hao's violent soul power fluctuations, they immediately realized that something unexpected had happened here.

Bibi Dong and Tang Hao, who were engaged in fierce battle, also heard Tang Xiao's loud shout.

Tang Hao's heart rejoiced.

He didn't think the other party could do anything to him, but after fighting with Bibi Dong for so long, he did feel immense pressure.

With Tang Xiao suppressing the situation, he could now fight without any worries, naturally feeling much more relaxed and excited.

Tang Hao, who has yet to qualify to learn the Great Sumeru Hammer, still feels suppressed even when using the Heavenly Hammer True Body. This is something that has never happened to him since his debut.

Moreover, the beautiful woman on the opposite side seems to be younger than himself.

How could Tang Hao, who has always been proud, accept this?

Although Bibi Dong did not wear a mask as usual at Su Cheng's request during this battle, Tang Hao did not recognize her.

During her time as the Saintess of the Spirit Hall, due to Qian Xun Ji's strict supervision, Bibi Dong rarely appeared in public and hardly fought, so her martial soul situation is not known to the public.

After hearing Tang Xiao's voice, Bibi Dong was first surprised, then immediately noticed the change in Tang Hao's state.

With determination, the beast soul true body of the Death Spider Emperor was fully activated, and the purple light in her eyes condensed into lines of substantive mental power, piercing directly towards Tang Hao's forehead.

During this period of fighting, Bibi Dong has discovered that although Tang Hao's strange domain has a great impact on the morale of both sides, he cannot fully control this domain.

In ordinary battles, this domain undoubtedly has a strong boosting effect for him, but in a life-and-death battle, any mistake could be magnified countless times.

When Tang Xiao's voice came, Tang Hao's tense mind relaxed for a moment, and this opportunity was instantly seized by Bibi Dong.

In the next moment, threads of fresh blood simultaneously flowed from Tang Hao's seven apertures, such as eyes, ears, mouth, and nose.

But compared to the backlash she suffered, this sudden mental blow directly caused Tang Hao's vision to black out, and he lost consciousness, his figure falling downward.

The spear-like spider legs shimmered with a faint light, ruthlessly thrusting forward.

"No!"

"How dare you!"

As they spoke, a huge Heaven-Shaking Hammer descended towards Bibi Dong.

Su Cheng's figure flashed and arrived at Bibi Dong's side, reaching out to catch her fragile body as her martial soul true body dispersed due to the depletion of soul power.

Without using his martial soul, he just raised his arm to slightly block Tang Xiao's attack, and then quickly withdrew from the scene with Bibi Dong.

Su Cheng did not care about Tang Hao lying on the ground like a dying spider, nor did he have any intention of delivering a finishing blow.

Pierced through the heart by the spider legs of the Death Spider Emperor in its true body state, mixed with toxins into the blood, he did not die on the spot only because of his strong soul power; he definitely wouldn't survive.

"How was it? Did I disappoint you?" Bibi Dong leaned against Su Cheng's chest, murmuring softly.

Even at this moment, she still felt a splitting headache, buzzing in her ears, and darkness creeping into her vision.

"You don't need to talk now, take the medicine after eating it and rest well," Su Cheng said in a deep voice, "Your use of mental power is still too superficial; failure to adjust in time will damage your foundation."

As he spoke, he reached out her other hand, took out the medicine for nourishing mental power from his arms, and handed it to Bibi Dong.

But Bibi Dong didn't reach out to take it. Instead, she lifted her arm to embrace Su Cheng, saying, "It's okay, as long as you're here, I'm not afraid."

Su Cheng was taken aback by her words and looked down.

What he saw was Bibi Dong's pale face, with a hint of a smile lingering at the corner of her lips.

She didn't follow Su Cheng's advice to concentrate and recover her mental faculties. Instead, she continued to lean into his embrace.

Perhaps due to the excessive consumption of spiritual and soul power, at this moment, she had lost the cold and ruthless demeanor she had gradually revealed over the past year, returning to the appearance of the weak girl she used to be.

"You haven't told me yet, how was my performance just now?" Bibi Dong's voice was almost coquettish, causing a slight tremor in Su Cheng's heart, and he instinctively averted his gaze.

"Very good, extremely good," he whispered softly, "Tang Hao's strength is extraordinary, his martial soul is fierce and domineering, and he has some restraint against you in direct confrontation. But you fully utilized your own advantages, causing him to underestimate you, and then used your killer move at a critical moment. This kind of combat wisdom is beyond ordinary people."

In fact, compared to Qian Renxue's mentality in battle, Su Cheng admired Bibi Dong's willingness to do anything to win.

Perhaps in terms of resilience and handling adversity, she was a step weaker, but from the perspective of attitude in life-or-death duels, Bibi Dong's approach was the best choice.

"My martial soul's true body, it must look ugly, right?" Bibi Dong asked softly again.

Su Cheng seemed to sense something from her words and remained silent for a moment before replying, "Not ugly, much better than mine."

"As long as you don't mind..."

Only then did Bibi Dong close her eyes and began to adjust and organize her messy spiritual sea.

On the other side, Tang Hao's aura had already dissipated, and Tang Xiao could only watch as Su Cheng and Bibi Dong left, while Ah Yin quickly landed beside Tang Hao, all of them wearing expressions of panic.

He tightly held Tang Hao's hand, continuously transferring soul power, his tone somewhat panicked, "Third sister, do you have any way?"

Ah Yin summoned her Blue Silver Emperor martial soul in silence, continuously using healing soul skills, but it was evidently insufficient to stop Tang Hao from inching closer to death.

The Death Spider Emperor martial soul was of an extremely high grade, and its toxicity was outrageously strong. Even mere contact was dangerous, let alone now that the venom had been directly injected into Tang Hao's bloodstream in large quantities.

Even though Ah Yin could repair the injuries on his heart, she was completely powerless against these poisons.

Unless she chose to sacrifice herself immediately, leveraging her Blue Silver Emperor's lifeforce level and her own attributes, she might still have a chance to save Tang Hao's life.

However, they had only known each other for a short time, and although they could be considered good friends, they were evidently not at the point of risking their lives for each other. She wouldn't consider sacrificing her own life to save even a slight possibility of his survival.

Ah Yin's usually bright eyes were now dull and colorless, tears shimmering in them. She opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.

As seconds passed by, Tang Hao's breath finally dissipated completely.

Despair filled Tang Xiao's eyes, tears streaming down his cheeks as he gritted his teeth and roared, "Who are those two people?!"

"Why don't we live in the city?" Bibi Dong's complexion was still somewhat pale at this moment, but it had improved significantly compared to before.

She stood beside a simple wooden house, looking somewhat puzzled.

This wooden house was a temporary shelter that Su Cheng had just erected, and the two of them were currently in the Star Dou Great Forest.

"Why not?" Su Cheng explained while scattering powder to drive away mosquitoes and low-level soul beasts, "Tang Xiao is different from Tang Hao. He's more rational. Now that he sees us as mortal enemies, he definitely won't take us lightly and will likely return to the Tang Sect to seek reinforcements. Staying in the city might not be safe in case of unexpected events."

"What's the harm in that? The Tang Sect's Patriarch Tang Chen is missing, and now there's only Tang Tian, a Title Douluo. It's impossible for them to leave the sect easily. Even if those elders take action, they're only Soul Douluo-level soul masters and pose no significant threat to us."

"Not to us, but to you," Su Cheng said plainly, "I won't intervene."

After finishing the powder placement, he returned to the front of the wooden house. "Otherwise, why did I let you reveal your true identity before, and why didn't I reveal my true strength and let Tang Xiao go? It's all to lure him to bring reinforcements and then come after you. As for the subsequent reinforcements from the Tang Sect, it's all up to you to handle."

"... What grudge do you have with the Tang Sect?" Bibi Dong's cheek twitched slightly at his words.

"I have no grudge with them. If Tang Hao has to be killed, it's for some special reasons." Su Cheng smiled and opened the door, gesturing for her to come in and rest.

After Bibi Dong sat down in the house, he continued, "But the subsequent arrangements are to train you. There's no better exercise than being pursued by stronger opponents. Of course, with me around, it might not be as effective as it could be. But if I have to intervene, your training will end there, and we'll just return to the Martial Soul Hall."

With that said, Su Cheng took out a manuscript from his pocket and handed it to her. "Although you only killed Tang Hao today, your performance was quite impressive. This is your reward."

"What is this?" Bibi Dong took the manuscript curiously.

"This is a cultivation technique I've researched over the years. It can greatly enhance your cultivation speed, which you can use to cultivate."

"A cultivation technique?" Bibi Dong was even more surprised. "Is it a method for soul masters to actively absorb worldly soul power?"

This kind of thing isn't even in the Martial Soul Hall.

"You said you researched this yourself?"

"Yes. In fact, this technique also has the effect of purifying bloodlines and enhancing martial souls, but it's not useful for you." Su Cheng casually remarked, "My innate soul power level is very low, and it's thanks to this technique that my martial soul has gradually evolved to its current level."

"What did you say?!" Bibi Dong looked up at Su Cheng in astonishment, her long eyelashes trembling gently. "You're not innately full of soul power?"

"Of course not," Su Cheng chuckled, "What do you think innate full soul power is? It's so easy to come by. Even if it exists, it's mostly from noble backgrounds, a situation like yours is very rare."

"What is your innate soul power level?" Bibi Dong looked at him in astonishment, a hint of amazement flashing in her eyes.

"Less than level one," Su Cheng thought for a moment and didn't conceal it, directly stating it.

Given Bibi Dong's temperament, she wasn't the type to care about such things. Moreover, her knowledge was not shallow now, so she could discern right from wrong.

But without the blessing of the Divine Examination, the result of attaching a high-life soul ring to her second martial soul would most likely be that her physical body won't be able to withstand the continuous surge of attributes brought by the second martial soul, and she'll eventually explode.

"Your physical fitness definitely can't bear the pressure brought by the second martial soul. Even if you absorb soul bones, it won't be enough." Su Cheng warned.

"Unless you choose to attach low-level soul rings to the Soul-Eating Spider Emperor, otherwise your body will inevitably collapse in the end.

But if you absorb low-level soul rings, by the time you become a Title Douluo, the speed of your strength improvement will be greatly slowed down, and you may not even be able to improve a level for decades."

Su Cheng nodded at the manuscript in her hand, "This is only the first volume of the innate technique. After you solve the problem of being chased by the Tang Sect, I will teach you the second volume. By then, you will naturally have a way to improve your physical fitness.

"By then, practicing the second martial soul will no longer be a problem for you.

"In addition, you temporarily cannot pass on this technique to others. If you can't do these two things, I won't teach you the subsequent techniques."

"Innate technique?" Bibi Dong extended her fingers to lightly caress the stack of papers in her hand.

"Yes, from the pre-natal to the post-natal, I named it the Innate Technique. It includes not only soul power cultivation and bloodline purification but also physical enhancement and soul cohesion. It's the essence of my lifetime of knowledge accumulation. However, I haven't perfected the entire technique myself, so it's not as effective for people with lower innate talent than me. But for you, with your extraordinary talent, cultivating with it should yield quite good results."

"Accumulation of a lifetime of knowledge..." Bibi Dong raised her head, looking directly at Su Cheng with burning eyes, "Are you willing to teach me such a precious thing?"

Su Cheng felt a bit uncomfortable under her passionate gaze and turned to walk outside the house, "We had a deal before, don't you remember?"

"A deal?" Bibi Dong stared at his departing figure for a moment.

Then she lowered her head again, gently stroking the papers in her hand, and suddenly laughed softly.

The fleeting charm seemed to illuminate the entire room. "Only you would consider that a deal."

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