Chapter 120: The Plan to Infiltrate Star Luo Empire?
As Bibi Dong taught him her cultivation insights, she didn't tease him or act out. Instead, she became completely serious, wholeheartedly guiding Qi Tian.
"What a strange Martial Soul you have."
"Perhaps your twin Martial Souls might even surpass mine. You may truly be able to use both Martial Souls' powers simultaneously," she said with surprise.
"And the Martial Soul Second Awakening you mentioned… It's given me quite a bit of inspiration."
A Martial Soul Second Awakening meant pushing one's Martial Soul to its absolute limit, then combining cultivation and enlightenment to break past that barrier.
Her Martial Soul has full innate soul power and has an absurdly high upper limit. Even with her cultivation so far, she was only beginning to faintly sense the possibility of a Second Awakening.
Bibi Dong felt that if she could achieve it successfully, she might fully fuse the powers of her two Martial Souls.
Qi Tian's Blue Silver Grass and his Body Martial Soul, however, had much lower awakening thresholds, making it far easier for him to reach the limit required for a Second Awakening.
His Blue Silver Grass had awakened with help from the Blue Silver King and the system.
As for his Body Martial Soul's Second Awakening, that depended on him breaking its limits himself. He already had some ideas.
Among the cultivation methods of the Clear Sky Sect, there was a way to seal one's own soul power to forcefully push the limits of the Clear Sky Hammer. Qi Tian felt he could borrow inspiration from that.
And since Tang Hao was still imprisoned, all the Clear Sky Sect's secret techniques were right there—on Tang Hao himself.
Bibi Dong then began teaching Qi Tian various fusion-cultivation methods, instructing him to train according to the path she laid out.
Qi Tian tried it once and immediately realized that his two Martial Souls had become noticeably more connected, their internal conflict reduced.
Perhaps one day, he might truly wield both Martial Souls at the same time—a true self-contained Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
After she finished teaching him, Bibi Dong suddenly thought of something.
"Qi Tian, since you won't stay in Spirit City… why don't you go to Star Luo City to cultivate?" she asked.
"Star Luo City? What for?" Qi Tian blinked.
Naturally, Bibi Dong wasn't about to say that Liu Erlong, Qian Renxue, Ning Rongrong, and the others were all in Heaven Dou City. Sending Qi Tian to Star Luo City was simply a way to separate him from them.
She wasn't a generous woman. She had no intention of sharing Qi Tian—well, except perhaps letting her close sister Liu Erlong have a taste.
"I want you to infiltrate Star Luo City for me. Help me seize control of the Star Luo Empire. When the time comes, we'll attack from within and without to claim the empire."
"With your disguise soul skill, you can perfectly replicate someone down to the smallest detail."
"Isn't Prince Dai Mubai of the Star Luo Empire currently in the Heaven Dou Empire? You can disguise yourself as him and then infiltrate the Star Luo Empire."
"Huh?" Qi Tian's expression stiffened. Was he going to become another Qian Renxue?
"I'm afraid that won't work. Anyone with stronger spiritual power than me will notice something off."
"The Star Luo Emperor and Empress could easily see through my disguise."
"And I can't use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Zhu Family's Hell Spirit Cat martial soul. One day, the truth will come out," Qi Tian explained.
Bibi Dong smiled. She reached into her soul guide and retrieved an object the size of a palm—something like a blue gemstone radiating a hazy glow.
Even without having seen it before, Qi Tian immediately knew what it was.
"This is… a Wisdom-type Skull Bone?" he asked.
Bibi Dong nodded. "Correct. A hundred-thousand-year Wisdom Skull. After you absorb it, your spiritual power will improve dramatically."
"At that point, even a Title Douluo might not be able to see through your disguise."
"This is too valuable…" Qi Tian hesitated. He currently had Xiao Wu's soul bone but hadn't absorbed it yet.
One reason was his lack of time. Another was his desire to wait for something even better.
Like the ideal for the skull position—the 990,000-year spiritual-type Wisdom Skull of the Tianmeng Iceworm.
Though the Tianmeng Iceworm's bloodline wasn't impressive, its age was overwhelming.
And since it was a spiritual-type soul beast, the boost to mental power would be tremendous.
'But forget it… a hundred-thousand-year soul bone is good enough. I can't be too greedy.'
He didn't even know where the Tianmeng Iceworm was now—possibly the Extreme North or the Star Dou Great Forest.
And even if he found it, killing it would be impossible unless he were its natural predator—the Ice Jade Scorpion Emperor.
With a perfectly good hundred-thousand-year wisdom skull bone in front of him, there was no point in chasing the impossible.
"With our relationship, do we still need to bother with such formalities?"
"And this soul bone was personally obtained by me. I have full authority to give it to you. You don't need to worry."
"You're doing work for Spirit Hall. No one has grounds to criticize," Bibi Dong said.
Now that the evil thoughts had been suppressed, she carried a sovereign's aura—dignified and dangerously alluring.
"…Alright, then I won't refuse it." Qi Tian accepted the soul bone.
"Good. As for the Martial Soul Fusion Skill issue…"
"At critical moments, I'll simply have someone eliminate all your potential partners. Then you won't need to use a Fusion Skill at all," she said calmly.
Qi Tian had nothing to say. Fine, maybe he really should visit Star Luo City first. His parents were still there anyway.
As if remembering something, Bibi Dong smiled. "I found your long-lost parents. They're settled here in Spirit City. Do you want to see them?"
Were they in Spirit City? Qi Tian froze, giving her a complicated look.
"Thank you… Dong'er, that was thoughtful of you. As long as they're safe, it's fine. But I won't see them."
His birth parents had new children. There was no point in inserting himself into their lives. Better to let them live peacefully.
"Since you've already made arrangements for me, I'll depart right away," Qi Tian said.
"Wait."
Bibi Dong pressed her hand against his dantian. Qi Tian felt his soul power rapidly draining away.
He barely held himself back from using Invincible Golden Body or any of his artifacts.
"Dong'er… what are you doing?"
"Don't leave yet. Stay with me for a few more days," she said.
"I've already sent people to monitor Dai Mubai. If he shows any signs of returning to the Star Luo Empire, you can set out then."
She had just tasted her long-awaited "meal." She wasn't about to let Qi Tian escape so quickly.
Qi Tian sighed helplessly. "Dong'er, you could've just said so directly. You didn't need to drain my soul power."
Bibi Dong felt a bit embarrassed. She wanted to say she was afraid he'd leave too quickly—afraid she wouldn't see him again for decades.
But she didn't explain. Instead, she used her actions to "compensate" him.
In that sealed chamber, cut off from the outside world, Bibi Dong repeatedly released her evil thoughts.
By the time Qi Tian saw the light of day again, several days had passed.
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In the damp dungeon, Tang Hao's remaining rank-fifty soul power was completely sealed. His limbs were broken, and he was stuffed inside a wooden barrel.
In just a few days, Tang Hao learned what true hell truly meant.
He, once a mighty Clear Sky Douluo, could barely endure it.
At that moment, footsteps echoed through the dungeon. Tang Hao shuddered and lifted his head, seeing a burly man with a knife scar across his face.
Behind him stood several men just as muscular.
Tang Hao counted them… There was one more than yesterday.
"Just kill me already…" Tang Hao croaked, his voice hoarse.
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