Half a day later, Bibi Dong emerged from the room, her face flushed crimson.
If one looked closely, they would notice her lips slightly parted, as if still recovering, and she was quietly using her soul power to dissipate two blisters on her hands.
Once the blisters were gone, Bibi Dong took out a bottle of clean water from her storage-type soul tool and carefully washed her face. After confirming there was no lingering scent, she let out a helpless smile.
That guy… Who knows if he did it on purpose—treating both her hands and mouth like that. Thought that didn't taste that bad but..
'Ptui! Bibi Dong, what are you even thinking! He's your disciple. What happened today was… just an accident, a total accident."
Even as she tried to convince herself, the memory of what had just occurred kept replaying in her mind, making her thoughts drift uncontrollably...
About ten minutes later, Li Chang'an finally stepped out of the room. He smiled gently as his gaze landed on Bibi Dong.
"Dong'er, thank you." Li Chang'an walked up to her, gently taking her hand as he spoke softly.
Bibi Dong's body trembled, but she didn't pull away. It wasn't the first time he had held her hand, but this time… this time her heart was pounding harder than ever before.
"What happened today was just an accident. If you dare tell anyone, I'll... I'll..." She meant to say I'll kill you, but when she looked at his face, the words stuck in her throat. She suddenly didn't know what to say anymore.
Before she could figure out what to say, Li Chang'an pulled her into a domineering embrace and, locking eyes with her soft, flushed lips, kissed her without hesitation.
"Mm—mhm… you…" Bibi Dong's petite hands feebly beat against his back, but Li Chang'an didn't let up, pressing forward with bold, unwavering passion.
As a grown man, Li Chang'an knew full well what a woman needed most after something like this—not deep physical intimacy, but a warm embrace, a kiss, or perhaps… a promise.
Sure enough, after a few half-hearted taps on his back, Bibi Dong's resistance gradually faded. Her hands stopped hitting and instead gripped him tightly. Her lips, too, began to respond in a reluctant but willing manner.
There was no way Li Chang'an would let an opportunity like this slip by. He kissed her deeper, though his technique was clumsy and unrefined—like an overzealous boy blindly throwing himself into it.
After roughly three minutes, Li Chang'an finally let her go. Bibi Dong, flustered like a shy girl, buried herself in his chest.
"Dong'er?" he called softly.
"Mm~" Her voice was barely audible.
"Be my woman." Li Chang'an gently stroked her silky hair as he spoke.
"We… we can't…" Bibi Dong suddenly pulled away from his embrace, her eyes reddening as she shook her head.
There were too many reasons—starting with their master-disciple relationship. And besides… there was still someone in her heart.
But when she truly tried to recall that man, she found she couldn't quite picture his face anymore. In its place was her own disciple's handsome, youthful features.
'What… What's happening to me?'
"Chang'an, we can't be together… We're teacher and student. Let's just… take a step back, alright? Give me a little time to think," Bibi Dong said, her voice soft and conflicted. The struggle in her heart was obvious.
"Alright. I'll wait for you."
This time, Li Chang'an didn't push any further. He simply stroked her cheek and responded gently.
"Oh right, you haven't told me yet—what exactly happened to you back there? One moment you were resonating with the heavens, even communicating with the Divine Realm, and then the next… things turned out like that?"
Even though Bibi Dong had already "helped" Li Chang'an with the aftermath, just mentioning it still made her blush deeply.
Only now did Li Chang'an grow a bit more serious. He summoned both his Pangu Axe and Donghuang Bell. At the same time, the two weapons released a unique radiance that sealed off the surrounding space.
"Huh? Chang'an, how are you able to summon both martial soul at once?" Bibi Dong exclaimed in astonishment as she noticed the anomaly.
It was a basic fact that twin spirits could not be used simultaneously. Yet here Li Chang'an was, doing exactly that.
Scratching his head, Li Chang'an looked a little awkward. This was actually the first time he'd ever heard that dual spirits couldn't be activated at the same time. After all, he'd always used his Pangu Axe and Donghuang Bell together without issue.
In fact, if he didn't use them in tandem, his combat strength would drop by at least thirty percent!
Suddenly, something clicked in Li Chang'an's mind—something very important. The connection between the Pangu Axe and the Donghuang Bell.
In ancient chinese mythology, the Pangu Axe was the weapon of the great god Pangu, while the Donghuang Bell was said to have originated as part of that same axe…
In other words, the two were fundamentally one and the same—cut from the same cloth!
Thinking of it that way, it made perfect sense that he could use both martial souls at once.
"Teacher, I'm not entirely sure either. But I can feel that the essence of both my weapons is extremely similar. Maybe that's why they can appear and be used together."
Li Chang'an shrugged lightly, and after confirming that the two spirits had completely sealed off the area, he prepared to talk seriously.
After all, if he ever intended to storm the Divine Realm in the future, he'd need powerful allies. Currently, the only divine-level individuals he was aware of on his side were Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong.
Qian Renxue wasn't quite strong enough yet, so for now, he had to confide in Bibi Dong and give her a bit of a heads-up.
"Teacher, earlier you asked why the Divine Realm's summoning suddenly stopped. Actually… I was the one who severed the connection."
"What?! You?! Are you insane? That was the Divine Realm's call! Do you know how many tens of thousands of years it's been since the last one? And you… you just—!?" Bibi Dong glared at him in disbelief.
The Divine Realm's summons was the ultimate dream of countless peak Douluo. And this brat had severed it himself?
So the so-called 'backlash' from before… it wasn't some divine punishment, but just the result of his own meddling?
As sharp as ever, Bibi Dong quickly connected the dots. Judging from his behavior before and after, she instantly pieced together what had happened and gave Li Chang'an a long, exasperated glare.
"Teacher, don't be upset. If I hadn't cut off that summoning, things would've gotten way worse. Because from what I know… the Divine Realm doesn't favor our Spirit Hall."
"They don't favor Spirit Hall? Why not?!" Bibi Dong was stunned. Spirit Hall was the most powerful Spirit master organization on the continent! They had worshiped the Angel God for generations—why wouldn't they be chosen?
In her mind, if the Divine Realm were to choose a successor, Spirit Hall should be their only choice.
"Teacher… the truth is, the Divine Realm has its factions too. And the Angel God—if I'm not mistaken—has always been marginalized by the Divine Realm."
"And not just the Angel God. Even the Rakshasa God that you inherited was excluded from the Divine Realm tens of thousands of years ago."
"What?! That's impossible!"
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