[Martial Soul Ranking Sixteenth: Death Spider Emperor]
[Holder: Bibi Dong (Spirit Hall)]
[Evaluation: The Death Spider Emperor is a supreme king among spider-type martial souls. After manifesting as a human martial soul, it becomes a top-tier assault and control martial soul, possessing the trait of devouring to grow stronger.]
[Reward: Soul power level increased by 1 level, all soul ring age limits increased by one thousand years, and the Death Spider Emperor's devouring ability increased by 10 percent.]
When the various powers across the continent saw the name of the ranked individual, each harbored different thoughts.
Bibi Dong of Spirit Hall, the reigning Pope of Spirit Hall, was actually ranked only sixteenth.
"Who was it that said it earlier? You really called it. Be careful when you walk at night from now on."
"How lamentable. The Pope whom countless soul masters admire and revere in the soul master world is only ranked sixteenth."
As the golden ranking rewards were distributed, Bibi Dong's aura erupted unrestrained throughout the Papal Hall. The soul power that had been forcibly suppressed due to the Rakshasa God Trial was released in full at this moment.
Two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red.
Nine soul rings spun beneath Bibi Dong's feet as her martial soul possessed her, transforming her into a half-human, half-spider form.
Her soul power level had risen to a realm beyond what anyone present could imagine.
Level ninety-nine, the Ultimate Douluo realm!
Behind her, the Death Spider Emperor martial soul roared wildly. The excitement and violent aura within those roars filled the entire hall.
Her original soul ring configuration of two yellow, two purple, four black, and one red had now changed to three purple, five black, and one red.
Her unique purple soul power swept across the Papal Hall. Every soul master enveloped by that soul power, whether Soul Saints, Soul Douluo, or even Titled Douluo like Ling Yuan, was instantly suppressed by a force far exceeding their own.
"Your subordinate… congratulates Your Holiness the Pope!"
"Congratulate me? Congratulate this Pope for ranking only sixteenth?"
Bibi Dong's sanity was momentarily influenced by the Rakshasa God, turning her expression extremely ferocious and violent.
Chrysanthemum Douluo lay prostrate on the ground, terror instantly filling his heart. Aside from the increase in soul ring age and soul power level, this Pope had also received an enhancement to her devouring ability.
Now that he had offended her, would he be taken as nourishment?
Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan were also prostrate on the ground, not daring to make the slightest sound, fearing that Bibi Dong might turn her attention toward them.
After a long while, there was not a single sound in the hall, save for the occasional hissing roar of the Death Spider Emperor martial soul.
"This Pope lost control for a moment. You may all rise."
When everyone heard Bibi Dong's voice again, the hall returned to its usual brightness, as if the hellish scene from before had never occurred.
Yet the fingernails that had dug into her flesh told a different story.
"Since the Death Spider Emperor is only ranked sixteenth, then the ranking of the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor is likely fifteenth."
Bibi Dong understood her martial souls very well. In truth, the rankings of the Death Spider Emperor and the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor were nearly identical. It was simply because her first martial soul was the Death Spider Emperor, whose potential she had already fully exploited.
Her second martial soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, had all of its soul rings above fifty thousand years in age, giving it far greater potential than the Death Spider Emperor.
At the same time, in Bibi Dong's mind, the eighth trial of the Rakshasa God Trial, which required breaking through to level ninety-nine within ten years and obtaining a full set of soul bones with each one no less than thirty thousand years in age, had already been completed halfway.
She looked toward the distant Hall of Offerings, venomous hatred overflowing from her eyes.
"Those old relics in the Hall of Offerings, just wait. The day I, Bibi Dong, take my revenge is not far off!"
"Qian Daoliu, do you not care most about your Spirit Hall? When this seat becomes a god, the first thing I will destroy will be Spirit Hall and you sanctimonious old fools!"
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Hall of Offerings.
Many of the offerings voiced their dissatisfaction as they watched Bibi Dong appear on the ranking in the sky.
"Eldest Brother, I did not expect that woman Bibi Dong to make the ranking. Everything she has done over these years, we have all seen it clearly. What does she want? It is obvious she wants to turn Spirit Hall into her personal dictatorship."
"And Eldest Brother, do you not find her far too terrifying?"
"Since even the Death Spider Emperor made the ranking, then the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor must be even higher. Who knows what the soul ring configuration and potential of her second martial soul look like."
Golden Crocodile Douluo sighed deeply, his tone filled with undisguised dissatisfaction toward the current Pope.
Qian Daoliu said nothing, instead closing his eyes to sense everything that had just occurred in the Papal Hall.
Suddenly, he snapped his eyes open. Shock filled his golden pupils.
The fleeting aura Bibi Dong had released had already reached his level.
The true Ultimate Douluo realm, invincible on the continent.
"Second Brother, that woman Bibi Dong is not simple."
"I just probed the aura of the Papal Hall. She has indeed broken through to the level ninety-nine Ultimate Douluo realm."
Once those words were spoken, several of the elders in the Hall of Offerings could no longer remain seated.
How old was Bibi Dong?
At most, not even forty.
Before her, who was the youngest Titled Douluo on the continent?
It was the Clear Sky Douluo Tang Hao, at forty-four years old.
Yet Bibi Dong had broken through to the Ultimate Douluo realm before reaching forty, which showed that she was not constrained by the limitations of her martial soul.
"Eldest Brother, how is this possible? How many years has Bibi Dong even cultivated!"
"Not even forty, yet already possessing strength that rivals Eldest Brother. Her talent is truly terrifying!"
"To be honest, when I was her age, let alone Ultimate Douluo, I could not even reach the Soul Douluo realm."
The offerings sighed endlessly, both at Bibi Dong's overwhelming strength and at the despicable deeds committed by Qian Xunji back then.
"Bibi Dong's rise in strength is inseparable from the divine trial. Now that she has reached the Ultimate Douluo realm, it will likely not be long before she reaches level one hundred and becomes a god."
Qian Daoliu paused, then revealed an even more shocking piece of information.
"Become a god? Did Bibi Dong really obtain a divine inheritance?"
"Most likely. Other than a divine trial, there is no opportunity that could allow her soul power to rise this quickly."
"Moreover, the god she is inheriting is definitely not benevolent. The Six-Winged Angel martial soul is rejecting the divine power mixed within her soul power."
"That feeling is similar to the fallen soul masters I dealt with in my early years."
"Fallen soul masters… those who spent years in the City of Slaughter. Bibi Dong once emerged from the City of Slaughter and obtained the title of God of Slaughter. She likely obtained the divine inheritance at that time."
"It is hard to say whether this is a blessing or a curse for Spirit Hall."
"Second Brother, a message has already come from Xue'er's side. To be safe, you should go personally."
Qian Daoliu gave the order.
Golden Crocodile Douluo was a long-famous Titled Douluo, with soul power at the peak of level ninety-eight. He possessed the super martial soul Golden Crocodile King and was one of the very few Titled Douluo on the continent to possess a one-hundred-thousand-year soul ring.
Such strength placed him firmly among the most terrifying existences on the continent. Even Qian Daoliu himself would need to use real power to subdue him in a short time.
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