After sobbing softly for a long time, Bibi Dong gradually calmed down and looked at Su Cheng with reddened eyes.
"Feeling better?" At this moment, Su Cheng's pale, withered skin had regained some color.
It would take some time for his own strength, which had been consumed and absorbed, to recover fully. Fortunately, he hadn't been fundamentally harmed earlier. With his control over his own power and the innate skill he possessed, it wouldn't take long for him to return to his peak condition without causing too much of an impact.
Across from him, Bibi Dong's strength had also greatly improved.
Having absorbed two hundred-thousand-year soul rings successively, especially from formidable soul beasts like the Titan Giant Ape and the Sky Blue Bull Python, the soul power contained within naturally surpassed ordinary levels.
Coupled with the pure soul power absorbed from Su Cheng, her level had now approached ninety-three.
Looking at Bibi Dong's tear-streaked face and swollen eyes, Su Cheng's mood was somewhat complex.
Over the years, he had never seen her emotions collapse to such an extent.
Even when she was forced and threatened by her own teacher in the secret chamber of the Pope's palace before, she had only been sad and upset, her emotions relatively restrained.
But now, she cried out in despair, appearing unusually vulnerable.
"Why didn't you stop me?" After a long silence, Bibi Dong spoke again.
Her gaze was scattered, and her voice was hoarse as she said, "I didn't know that cultivating a second martial soul would lead to this. I couldn't control myself."
When she had absorbed all of Su Cheng's energy earlier, she hadn't lost consciousness.
Everything had happened while she was still lucid.
But precisely because of this, she felt even more pain and fear.
She found it difficult to explain her previous impulsiveness and feared that Su Cheng wouldn't understand, or worse, would reject her because of it.
Even she couldn't understand her own actions just now, unable to comprehend why her dark desires had surged to such an extent.
Even the notorious soul masters on the continent rarely resorted to devouring flesh, let alone souls. At most, they used evil methods to absorb soul power.
Yet, she had known she shouldn't have done that, and she knew that Su Cheng was someone extremely important to her.
But the intense instinct to devour made it difficult for her to suppress the impulse that stemmed from the depths of her soul.
Perhaps, it was the desire of living beings to elevate their own life levels.
It seemed that compared to the rewards afterward, there was nothing that couldn't be abandoned. Regardless of emotions or morality, as long as fresh souls and flesh could be consumed, nothing else mattered.
"Cheng Xue, you believe me, the feeling was really too strong, I..." She paused suddenly, a hint of fear appearing in her eyes.
Perhaps she was naturally a dark soul master?
Even facing Su Cheng, she struggled to control her desires and acted ruthlessly. What would she do to others?
"I believe in you." At this moment, Su Cheng looked at her and said softly, his eyes clear and calm. "Bibi Dong, don't overthink it. You restrained yourself, and I wasn't harmed, right?"
Bibi Dong looked at Su Cheng in astonishment.
His clothes were still somewhat torn, with two dark holes on his shoulder and side, glaringly obvious.
Those were the wounds pierced by the spider spears, with no blood flowing out, and the surrounding muscles were pale and lifeless, resembling corpses, emanating an ominous aura.
Bibi Dong understood in her heart that with her strength alone, she couldn't have harmed him.
Even the powerful Bull-Headed Serpent Soul Beast had been easily restrained by Su Cheng, unable to resist. How could she have succeeded in ambushing him?
The only reason could be that Su Cheng had never intended to retaliate.
"You believe in me?" Bibi Dong murmured these words, her expression somewhat mixed with sadness and joy.
She couldn't even believe in herself.
Recalling what had just happened, Bibi Dong still felt a lingering fear.
In the moment after she attached the first soul ring to the Soul Devouring Spider Emperor, she had almost completely abandoned her human emotions. Her thoughts were only on how to consume more soul power as much as possible.
No, not just soul power, even flesh and souls, she didn't want to let go.
"Do you know that if this continues, you might die? That power, it's too terrifying..." She hesitated for a moment but finally added in a weak voice, "It's too evil..."
"No matter how terrifying the power is, it's up to you to control it. As for the nature of this power, whether it's evil or just, it has nothing to do with me. What I approve of is you as a person," Su Cheng said with a light smile, as if the terrifying scene just now hadn't happened to him.
"I've told you similar things a long time ago. On the path ahead, we will always face various temptations.
"Instead of relying on me to suppress your instinctual desires, it's better to rely on yourself. I can stop you for a moment, but I can't help you forever. The future path is one that you must walk on your own."
Bibi Dong's expression seemed somewhat dazed under the gaze of those pitch-black eyes, but the unease in her heart gradually subsided.
"In this world, there are countless types of martial souls, and your talent surpasses most, if not all. Accidents are inevitable. At this point, what books and experience can teach you is minimal. Your mind and soul are your best weapons."
With that, Su Cheng stretched his body, relieving the intense fatigue from the massive consumption of flesh and blood earlier.
Then he stood up and said, "Let's go. Let's continue to find the soul beasts ahead."
"Continue?" Bibi Dong hesitated slightly, her expression showing some reluctance.
Obviously, the scene that had just occurred had left a considerable shadow on her heart.
"Don't worry. Since you were able to restrain your evil instincts just now, there won't be any problem if it happens again," Su Cheng smiled. "You won't let my trust down, will you? Besides, I'll need your help in the future."
Bibi Dong pursed her lips at his words, her expression becoming resolute as she stood up beside Su Cheng.
"By the way, I have something I need your help with," Su Cheng suddenly said as they walked through the Star Dou Forest.
"What is it?" Bibi Dong turned to look at him.
Su Cheng didn't answer immediately but asked, "Now that you've broken through the Title Douluo, you should have the qualifications to succeed the Pope, right? What did the Grand Elder say about it?"
"The Grand Elder values me a lot," Bibi Dong said softly. "He told me before that as long as I achieve the Title Douluo, I can fully take over the power and resources of the Pope's Palace."
Su Cheng nodded, unsurprised by this.
Even in reality, Qian Dao Liu had allowed Bibi Dong to become the Pope. There was even less reason for him to stop her here.
After all, Qian Xunji did not do anything irreparable, and the way Qian Daoliu dealt with it was quite fair. Bibi Dong grew up in the Soul Palace since childhood, and after overcoming the obstacle in her heart, she still had deep feelings for this place.
With Qian Daoliu's temperament, it's normal to cultivate Bibi Dong.
Su Cheng took out a fairy grass and handed it over, "This fairy grass can help the martial souls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect ascend and become true Nine Treasure Glazed Pagoda. I hope you can make a deal with them on behalf of the Spol Hall."
Hearing this, Bibi Dong looked surprised at the magnificent golden flower in his hand.
It was the Golden Sunflower.
"This..." Bibi Dong's expression was somewhat hesitant. "What do you want, that you need to make such a precious fairy grass deal?"
She had once taken fairy grass herself and knew how precious it was.
At the same time, she was not very keen on the martial souls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect compensating for their shortcomings.
Although the current Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect is not weak, the strongest in the sect is only at the Soul Saint level, posing no major threat.
But with such powerful auxiliary martial souls, if they had the opportunity to achieve the title of Douluo, the influence would be completely different from the past.
Since she had already decided to become the Pope, her perspective on things naturally changed somewhat.
Su Cheng glanced at her and guessed what she was thinking. He casually said, "It's okay, this kind of acquired martial soul promotion cannot be inherited. No matter who in their sect uses this fairy grass, only one Title Douluo will emerge."
In fact, if the martial souls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda undergo essential transformation due to this, and the bloodline can still be inherited, it may not necessarily be a good thing for them.
Holding onto a guilty conscience, if the Seven Treasure Glazed Glass Sect becomes too threatening, it's hard to say whether other forces will sit idly by.
And the auxiliary effect of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda martial souls, no matter how amazing, is ultimately just an auxiliary martial soul, with no strong combat and self-protection capabilities.
Perhaps over time, they could recruit more protector Douluo because of this, but that would take time.
Other powerful forces with influence, however, may not give them that time.
Bibi Dong reached out to take the Golden Sunflower and asked softly, "What do you need me to do?"
"You negotiate with Ning Fengzhi on behalf of the Soul Palace and ask him to find a way to obtain the Treasured Sky Ruler of the Heaven Dou Empire."
"The Treasured Sky Ruler?!" Bibi Dong was stunned at the words, her expression showing astonishment.
Although the Soul Palace's deterrence on the continent is strong, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect has a close relationship with the Tian Dou Imperial Family, how could they easily obtain such a precious item?
The Tian Dou Empire is not a soft target, with a large number of armies under its command.
Although soul masters are indeed much stronger than ordinary people, their numbers are too small to pose a significant threat to the imperial army.
"Don't worry, although it's called a Treasured Sky Ruler, in reality, it's just a symbol. Its importance is far less than the effect of this fairy grass on the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda. With Ning Fengzhi's means, he can obtain it." Su Cheng explained upon seeing her expression.
"As long as he agrees to this, it's fine to let him use the fairy grass first. Remember, this flower cannot be swallowed. Just lightly suck the essence from the stamen into the body, then cultivate soul power to spread the medicine throughout the body."
He was very clear that Ning Fengzhi was eager for the martial souls of the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda to become true Nine Treasure Glazed Pagodas.
As for the possibility of the other party fulfilling the agreement after achieving success, Su Cheng didn't consider it too much. The agreement between two powerful forces is not child's play.
This is also why he chose to let the Soul Hall handle this matter.
It's much more convenient for the Soul Hall to do this than for him to act personally.
Ning Fengzhi is a clever man. As long as he agrees to this deal and the martial souls truly ascend after using the Golden Sunflower, he will never go back on his word.
At this point, Su Cheng's expression suddenly became much more serious. "After obtaining the item, absolutely do not touch it with your soul power, let alone probe it with your spiritual power."
It's okay for ordinary people to try, but Bibi Dong must not touch it.
With her talent, if she injects soul power or even spiritual power into it, it's hard to say whether it will trigger a reaction from the Treasured Sky Ruler.
After dealing with this item, it's time to return to Seagod Island and wrap up this mission.
The Treasured Sky Ruler must be dealt with.
Its real name is the Heart of the Sea God, one of the cores of the Sea God's inheritance.
There are certainly risks involved, as there is a Sea God's spiritual sense inside.
This step could also be taken care of by someone else, trying other methods to destroy it, but Su Cheng doesn't intend to do that.
Although it's risky, it's also an excellent opportunity for experimentation.
He wants to see how strong the so-called divine sense is.
The Heart of the Sea God has not received energy replenishment for many years, and the spiritual sense inside is also without a source.
Moreover, the Sea God can only exert its strongest combat power in the sea, relying on the power of the Sea to God, and is inherently weaker on the mainland.
But even so, with the Sea God's control over power, it could probably easily kill an ordinary Title Douluo.
However, Su Cheng's strength is far from ordinary, and he's not planning to rely solely on force.
If, under these circumstances, he still can't deal with this so-called Heart of the Sea God, then the way to complete the mission in the end may need to be arranged differently.
Now, Su Cheng's simulation mission has finally entered the final stage.
After all these years, Bibi Dong has also successfully ascended to become a Title Douluo.
For her, this period is when her soul power increases the fastest. There's no way around it; the talent of the twin martial souls is just unreasonable.
There's no need for rigorous cultivation or understanding the true meaning of martial souls. Just keep adding high-level spirit rings to the second martial soul, and you can accumulate soul power at a much faster rate than ordinary people.
The bottleneck above level ninety-five is not a difficult problem for her.
If the soul power brought by the ten-thousand-year spirit ring is not enough, she can use the hundred-thousand-year spirit ring. After all, Su Cheng still has many clues about hundred-thousand-year spirit beasts.
Apart from the Star Dou Great Forest, there are also numerous powerful spirit beast groups on the sea.
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