Xiao Wu read Su Ming's diary, her face turning pale. "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"
She had left the Star Dou Forest to improve her strength and avenge her mother. How could things have turned out like this?
The other female protagonists, however, simply watched the diary calmly. Ning Rongrong even prepared some snacks, ready to enjoy the unfolding story.
Then, Xiao Wu saw the diary update again.
[However, based on what I know, Xiao Wu's mother, A Rou, wasn't actually killed by Bibi Dong.]
"What?!"
Everyone was shocked. No one expected there to be a twist to this story!
Especially Xiao Wu—she had clearly seen Bibi Dong absorb her mother's spirit ring and spirit bone!
[The original story later revealed that Xiao Wu's mother, A Rou, had gone to the core area of the Star Dou Forest—the dangerous inner region—looking for Xiao Wu's father. But instead of finding him, she was severely injured and was close to death.]
[At the same time, Bibi Dong had entered the Star Dou Forest to hunt for her seventh spirit ring for her second martial soul, the Death Spider Emperor. By coincidence, she encountered the gravely injured A Rou. Knowing she couldn't survive, A Rou willingly sacrificed herself to Bibi Dong.]
[According to some fan theories, A Rou and Bibi Dong knew each other from the past. When A Rou was in human form, she and Bibi Dong had a good relationship, and Bibi Dong didn't even know A Rou was a 100,000-year soul beast.]
(The author mentions that, according to the side stories, A Rou wasn't killed by Bibi Dong, and the only plausible explanation is that they knew each other, and A Rou sacrificed herself to Bibi Dong; otherwise, there's no way to explain Bibi Dong possessing A Rou's spirit ring and spirit bone.)
Bibi Dong, who was reading the diary from Spirit Hall, felt complicated emotions. She hadn't expected Su Ming to know even this part of her past.
Back when she was the Holy Maiden of Spirit Hall, she had gone on a journey and met A Rou, who was also traveling at the time. They became friends and developed a close bond.
After their journey ended, Bibi Dong invited A Rou to Spirit Hall, but A Rou declined. After that, they went their separate ways—Bibi Dong returned to Spirit Hall, while A Rou disappeared.
The next time she saw A Rou was many years later in the Star Dou Forest!
With her strength at the time, Bibi Dong immediately recognized A Rou as a 100,000-year soul beast. A Rou also saw that Bibi Dong was now a Titled Douluo, there to hunt a spirit ring.
Knowing she wouldn't survive her injuries, A Rou willingly sacrificed herself to Bibi Dong. But Bibi Dong had felt no joy in reuniting with her old friend, only bitterness.
Unfortunately, Xiao Wu had ventured out of the Star Dou Forest to search for her mother, who had been missing for days. She witnessed Bibi Dong absorbing the spirit ring.
Standing next to Su Ming, Xiao Wu was shocked as she read this part of the diary. She had never imagined that her mother hadn't been killed by Bibi Dong but had voluntarily sacrificed herself!
The true culprit was the danger in the Star Dou Forest's core area!
Now, Xiao Wu was conflicted. Should she still seek revenge against Bibi Dong?
Her thoughts were in chaos...
[It's said that when Bibi Dong went to hunt spirit beasts, she carried the aura of the Rakshasa God, indicating that she was already undergoing the final Rakshasa God trials. This also caused the evil aura of the Rakshasa God to influence her mind.]
[Bibi Dong had already suffered emotional trauma from being 'imprisoned' by the previous Pope, Qian Xunji, which led to a crack in her psyche. The Rakshasa God's influence only deepened this flaw in her mind. Otherwise, when she discovered Xiao Wu's identity during the finals of the Continental Spirit Master Tournament years later, she wouldn't have wanted to kill her for a spirit ring!]
Suddenly, Bibi Dong's aura surged in Spirit Hall. She was furious!
She couldn't believe Su Ming had exposed her secret about being "imprisoned" in his diary!
That bastard!
But then, Bibi Dong froze. Su Ming mentioned that she had been influenced by the Rakshasa God's evil aura? And that later, she would try to kill Xiao Wu for a spirit ring?
Reflecting on it, she realized that when she learned Xiao Wu was A Rou's daughter through the diary, she had indeed briefly considered killing her.
If not for the diary's rules, she might have already sent people to capture Xiao Wu!
The Rakshasa God's evil aura had unknowingly altered her nature, making her more prone to violence and obsession with power.
Recently, she had felt increasingly irritable and out of control, with an even stronger hunger for power. It seemed like she needed to pause her trials and cleanse herself of the dark influence!
Heaven Dou Empire, Prince's Palace.
'Xue Qinghe' stared at the diary in front of her with a conflicted expression. She couldn't believe that her mother, Bibi Dong, had truly been "imprisoned" by her father, and that she was the result of that tragedy.
For Bibi Dong, seeing her must constantly remind her of that traumatic event. No wonder Bibi Dong didn't show her any affection!
Now, 'Xue Qinghe' felt even more emotionally torn. She wanted to confront Bibi Dong and tell her that she knew the truth, to ask if Bibi Dong truly loved her. But she was also afraid of hearing an answer she couldn't bear.
All the female protagonists were stunned. Su Ming had just revealed a massive scandal about Pope Bibi Dong!
None of them had expected that the immensely talented Bibi Dong, a twin martial soul genius, had such a tragic past!
Despite their shock, they couldn't help but feel sympathy. What Bibi Dong had gone through would be an unimaginable trauma for any woman.
Even Liu Erlong was left at a loss for words, her feelings extremely complicated.
She had always known that Bibi Dong was Yu Xiaogang's first love, and Yu Xiaogang had told her about it not long after they confirmed their relationship.
Yu Xiaogang had said that Bibi Dong had abandoned him, refusing to elope with him and driving him out of Spirit Hall.
But now it seemed that Bibi Dong had done this to protect him. Otherwise, Qian Xunji would have killed him!
As for Bibi Dong herself, Qian Xunji had "imprisoned" her to keep her bound to Spirit Hall forever!
Yet Yu Xiaogang hadn't grasped the full picture, never understanding why Bibi Dong had suddenly pushed him away.
After all these years, Bibi Dong appeared to still be single, showing her lingering feelings for Yu Xiaogang.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang had moved on shortly after leaving Spirit Hall, forming the Golden Iron Triangle with Liu Erlong and Flender, and beginning a romantic relationship with Liu Erlong. In hindsight, it made Yu Xiaogang seem rather ungrateful, just as Su Ming had said.
Now, with her clearer understanding of the situation, Liu Erlong realized how foolish she had been to fall for someone who was weak and had built his reputation on theories that weren't even his.
In her eyes, Yu Xiaogang had shown cowardice by being driven out of Spirit Hall without standing up for himself.