**Chapter 109: Aren't the Beauties of Soul Beasts More Interesting?**
["Master, aren't you going too far?"]
["You're already with that woman, Li Chanfei. Why are you getting close to your elder sister again?"]
["Master, you're so shameless!"]
In Gu Ziyi's mind, Xiao Tao couldn't help but complain disdainfully about his behavior.
Gu Ziyi kept his agreement with her and usually carried the peachwood sword on his person, allowing Xiao Tao to witness his advances toward Bibi Dong.
At the same time, she was well aware of his relationship with Li Chanfei, which was why Xiao Tao was now reprimanding him.
"What's the problem? Isn't it normal for a powerful man to have more than one woman?"
"If you hadn't gotten desperate and resorted to sacrifice, I'd have considered taking you as well. After all, Xiao Tao, you're incredibly beautiful in your human form!"
Gu Ziyi dismissed her complaints lightly, speaking his mind with ease. He didn't hesitate to let her know that before her sacrifice, he had considered making her his.
["Ah..."]
["You really thought about that?"]
["Didn't you know I was a Soul Beast from the beginning?"]
Xiao Tao let out a sweet gasp at Gu Ziyi's words, her voice laced with confusion.
"What if you're a Soul Beast? Haven't you already transformed into a human?"
"And aren't Soul Beasts even more interesting?"
Gu Ziyi chuckled inwardly as he answered her question.
When it came to Xiao Tao, the sword spirit bound to his soul, he didn't feel the need to hide his nature. After all, the bond between them was entirely under his control, leaving her entirely at his mercy.
["You..."]
Xiao Tao, still in her sword spirit state, felt her cheeks flush from his teasing remarks.
She looked down on Gu Ziyi's shameless flirting, yet her heart pounded uncontrollably from his sweet words.
["Hmph, you lecherous master! I'm going to ignore you!"]
In the end, Xiao Tao snorted shyly and decided to avoid him, afraid he might continue to tease her.
...
Three Days Later
After three days of rest, the finals of the Soul Master Competition had finally arrived.
This time, the competition venue was located in front of the Pope's Palace.
The Pope himself had come to personally watch this final match.
"Your Majesty, the Pope!"
"Your Majesty, the Pope!"
"..."
Regardless of whether they were willing or not, everyone present bowed respectfully when Qian Xunji appeared.
Only Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo, who had reached the rank of Titled Douluo, as well as Ning Fengzhi, the master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, were exempt from bowing.
"Everyone, please rise," Qian Xunji said with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" everyone responded in unison.
"I am honored that the Martial Soul Hall is hosting the finals of this Soul Master Competition. I am also thrilled to see more outstanding Soul Masters emerging across the continent!"
"These two spirit bones will be the rewards for the competition's champion team!"
"The first is a Mental Immunity Skull Bone, a spirit bone with 50,000 years of cultivation!"
"The second is a Flying Left Leg Bone, a limb spirit bone with 20,000 years of cultivation!"
"These two spirit bones are of the highest quality. I hope both teams deliver a spectacular match to win this reward!"
"Now, I will leave the stage to the host, who will preside over the match."
Qian Xunji rose and delivered his brief address before passing the event to the host.
"Indeed, these are two spirit bones of exceptional quality!"
"Yes, a 50,000-year soul bone—Spirit Hall is truly generous with the rewards. Moreover, this is a skull soul bone, something even more precious!"
"The other soul bone isn't bad either. As the name suggests, it has the ability to fly. Although it's only 20,000 years old, its rarity is not far behind the first one!"
"Hmph, how could Spirit Hall be so generous? This is clearly a gift prepared for their own disciples!"
"That's not necessarily true. The Star Luo Empire team managed to defeat the Haotian team. For these two soul bones, I believe they'll give 200% of their effort."
"Yes, the Martial Soul Fusion skill of the Star Luo Empire team is also very strong. If the Golden Generation team isn't careful, they might be defeated!"
"Indeed. After all, even most of the Haotian team members lost to them!"
"..."
The audience's attention was now fixed on the two soul bones that Qian Xunji had just revealed.
These two soul bones were simply too precious.
Many couldn't help but reveal traces of greed in their eyes.
However, they understood that such treasures were not something they could covet, so they quickly suppressed their greed.
Still, most of the spectators eagerly anticipated the upcoming match.
They knew very well that after seeing these two soul bones, the Star Luo Empire team would undoubtedly give their all to claim them.
"The reward is actually two high-quality soul bones!"
"This match is a war!"
"Since we managed to defeat most of the Haotian team, maybe we can defeat Spirit Hall's team as well!"
"The teacher has already analyzed this for us. When Gu Ziyi activates his domain, we should try not to attack with full force but simply stall him!"
"When the time comes, no matter how strong Bibi Dong is, she's only a Soul King. With our Martial Soul Fusion skill, we have a high chance of winning against their team!"
This was all true. After seeing the two soul bones Qian Xunji had revealed, Dai Nisha immediately rallied her teammates, motivating them to win the competition.
Even the Star Luo Empire's royal family wouldn't have been able to offer such precious soul bones as rewards.
"Could the Star Luo Empire team really defeat them?"
At this moment, among the audience, Yu Xiaogang frowned as he mentally analyzed the chances of the Star Luo Empire team winning.
He definitely wanted to see Gu Ziyi defeated.
It didn't matter who defeated him—he would rejoice at such a result.
"No, Gu Ziyi's domain is too strong. They have no chance of winning!"
"If it were a one-on-one battle, they might manage to stall and drain his energy, but not in a team competition!"
"As soon as Gu Ziyi's domain is activated, he won't need help from his teammates. He only needs to cooperate with Bibi Dong to wipe out the opposing team with ease."
"Even if Dai Nisha and the others use their Martial Soul Fusion skill, it will be useless!"
Reluctantly, Yu Xiaogang admitted that after careful thought, it was impossible for the Star Luo Empire team to defeat Gu Ziyi's team.
Unless the Star Luo Empire team had hidden, untapped trump cards, they couldn't hope to rival Spirit Hall's team.
He also hadn't forgotten that Gu Ziyi still had a fourth soul skill that he had yet to reveal!
"Oh~ there's no hope at all!"
Yu Xiaogang let out a long sigh.
In an instant, he lost all interest in the upcoming match.
Since Gu Ziyi couldn't be defeated, he wouldn't see the outcome he wanted.
However, he still wanted to see if the Star Luo Empire team could force Gu Ziyi to reveal the fourth soul skill he was hiding.
"A Left Leg Flying Bone—the teacher must have prepared this for me!"
"The Mental Immunity Skull is probably meant for Bibi Dong!"
Gu Ziyi had not known until this moment that the two soul bones Qian Xunji revealed were of such high quality.
He knew very well that the skull was meant for Bibi Dong, as it was hers in the original storyline.
The left leg soul bone was prepared by Qian Xunji for him, his disciple.
"The teacher truly cares about me!"
Gu Ziyi felt a bit touched.
He understood that this soul bone must have been specially chosen for him by Qian Xunji.
Qian Xunji also knew that Gu Ziyi wasn't yet ready to absorb a soul bone, as he hadn't even absorbed the 100,000-year soul bone he had obtained.
Qian Xunji also understood that his Martial Soul had the ability to sculpt soul skills from soul bones.
However, this ability was only effective for certain unique soul skills derived from soul bones. It couldn't replicate all types of soul skills, particularly offensive ones.
Offensive soul skills would destroy Gu Ziyi's white talisman as soon as they were released, meaning only enhancement-focused soul skills could be effectively replicated.
"A flying soul skill!"
Gu Ziyi was also very excited at this moment.
He just wasn't sure if he could replicate this soul skill since it was a 20,000-year soul bone.
Besides the Wind Talisman and the Invisibility Talisman, Gu Ziyi hadn't crafted any new talismans in a while.
It wasn't because he didn't want to, but because the Martial Soul Hall didn't have any other soul bones with attribute-enhancing soul skills.
He wasn't sure where Qian Xunji got this left leg soul bone!
It definitely didn't exist in the Martial Soul Hall before.
If it had, Qian Xunji would have surely let Gu Ziyi experiment with it.
This soul bone was likely obtained recently.
Then, Qian Xunji used it as the reward for the Soul Master Competition winner.
He hadn't told Gu Ziyi in advance, clearly wanting to surprise his disciple.
'Thankfully, Qian Xunji isn't like the future Bibi Dong. In the original work, she gave the Golden Generation—Hu Liena and her group—carefully prepared soul bones, but they were all of inferior quality compared to the Shrek Seven Devils!'
'I won't let the gift the teacher prepared become a benefit for others!'
Gu Ziyi was pleasantly surprised and 100% confident in securing the championship.
...
"Both teams, please release your Martial Souls!"
"I now announce that the final match of this Soul Master Competition begins!"
After the host's announcement, the competition finals officially started.
"Hold on as long as possible!"
"Leave Bibi Dong to us!"
"Martial Soul Fusion Skill!"
"Roar—"
As soon as the match began, Dai Nisha and the man from the Zhu family activated their Martial Soul Fusion skill.
A massive roar echoed as a giant White Nether Tiger, over ten meters tall, suddenly appeared in the ring.
"Roar—"
The giant White Nether Tiger immediately charged at Bibi Dong, its target crystal clear.
Dai Nisha understood this battle well. Only by defeating Bibi Dong could they hope to win.
If their Martial Soul Fusion skill couldn't even take her down, there was no need to consider the rest of the team.
"Younger brother, don't interfere yet—just support me!"
When Bibi Dong saw her opponent rushing toward her, she eagerly ran forward, asking Gu Ziyi not to intervene.
Hmm… He refrained from deploying his Domain to assist her.
"First Soul Skill – Heart-Purifying Curse!"
"Third Soul Skill – Golden Light Talisman!"
Seeing Bibi Dong eager to fight, Gu Ziyi had no objections and summoned a dozen talismans.
He then affixed a Heart-Purifying Curse Talisman and a Golden Light Talisman to himself and all his teammates.
The battle quickly escalated.
Bibi Dong faced the White Nether Tiger alone.
"Second Soul Skill – Death Hunt!"
"Third Soul Skill – Death Spider Web Bind!"
"Fourth Soul Skill – Death Spider Web Cage!"
"…"
Bibi Dong unleashed one soul skill after another on the White Nether Tiger. However, whether it was the silk-cutting ability of the second skill or the control effects of the third and fourth, they posed little threat to the White Nether Tiger.
They only managed to create small hindrances.
"Fifth Soul Skill – Blood-Sucking Spider Sting!"
Seeing that none of her soul skills were significantly affecting the White Nether Tiger, Bibi Dong remained calm and immediately used her fifth soul skill.
Buzz—
The black Soul Ring on her body lit up, and a dense swarm of blood-sucking spider stingers formed behind her.
At least hundreds of blood-sucking spider stingers gathered behind Bibi Dong, then rained down on the White Nether Tiger.
This was her fifth soul skill. Following Gu Ziyi's advice, all of Bibi Dong's absorbed Soul Rings were hunted from spider-type Soul Beasts. Hence, her fifth soul skill was Blood-Sucking Spider Sting. In the original work, an area-attack soul skill like this was only acquired as her sixth Soul Ring ability.
However, obtaining this soul skill earlier meant it was somewhat weaker than in the original timeline. After all, it was only the fifth soul skill, and the Soul Ring wasn't as old as a sixth Soul Ring would have been.
Bibi Dong summoned just a few hundred blood-sucking spider stingers.
When summoned as her sixth soul skill in the original work, it was in the thousands that she could produce.
Puff Puff Puff~
A large number of blood-sucking spider thorns fell on the white tiger. With the size of the Netherworld White Tiger, it was impossible for it to dodge and it was quickly hit in several different locations.
"Roar--"
The Netherworld White Tiger was hit by many blood-sucking spider thorns and suddenly roared.
However, the Netherworld White Tiger is in fact a Martial Soul fusion skill, it is a fusion skill of two Soul Ancestors. Its power is comparable to that of a Soul King, although Bibi Dong's attack caused a lot of damage to the white tiger, but it did not lose its combat effectiveness.
"Roar--"
After the Netherworld White Tiger roared angrily, a wave of intense light erupted from its mouth and shot towards Bibi Dong.
"Junior Brother, save me!"
When she saw the devastating move, her expression suddenly changed and she quickly called out to her younger brother.
She discovered that it was still difficult to defeat Dai Nisha and their Martial Soul fusion ability alone, so she gave up her stubbornness.
"Tai Chi Realm!"
Buzz—
Gu Ziyi secretly rejoiced when she heard his call for help and then used his Tai Chi Domain.
He had been looking at Bibi Dong since the beginning of the match. The Starluo Empire Team had been missing Dai Nisha, and their fusion companion, so there was no one who would go to battle with Gu Ziyi at all.
Boom—
Under his Tai Chi Domain, the power of the Netherworld White Tiger's fierce light wave dropped drastically, so Bibi Dong was able to resist.
'Hateful!'
'Is this his Domain?'
'So strong. Within their Domain, there's no way to fight against them!'
After personally experiencing the power of the Tai Chi Realm, Dai Nisha suddenly became a little desperate.
Bang Bang Bang Bang——
This is also true.
After Gu Ziyi used the Tai Chi Realm to weaken the Starluo Empire Team's attack, they were no longer his match.
In less than a moment, all the members of the Starluo Empire Team, including the Underworld White Tiger, were defeated by Bibi Dong and the rest of the team.
"I declare!"
"The winner of this Soul Master Competition is the Soul Martial Hall Team!"
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(End of chapter)
N/E: This and the next are giant chapters, almost 3000 words. I hope you enjoy them.
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