Chapter 172: Bibi Dong, Qian Xunji—I'm Going to Kill You
"Miss, there are bears in these mountains. It's dangerous to go deeper!"
A voice called out. The Snow Empress turned her head, spotting a middle-aged man in simple clothes with a bow slung over his back—likely a hunter. Seeing yet another deceitful human worse than a beast, disgust flickered across her beautiful eyes. She merely cast a glare, releasing her spiritual power, and the hunter let out a miserable cry. Blood poured from his nose and mouth as he collapsed.
"Roar!"
Moments later, a roar echoed. The Snow Empress heard it and a trace of tenderness surfaced on her exquisite face—this roar sounded very familiar. In the Extreme North, she had raised a polar ice bear, naming it Little White. That bear's cultivation was close to two hundred thousand years, and she treated it like her child.
Before long, a black bear about three meters long, covered in shaggy black fur, appeared in the Snow Empress's field of view. Bears don't have great eyesight, but their sense of smell is keen. Taking a quick look at the Snow Empress—who gave off no particular scent—the black bear instead headed for the unconscious hunter, whose nose and mouth were bloody. Indeed, it had been drawn here by the smell of blood.
"Ahhh—!"
Perhaps because of his long experience hunting, the hunter's willpower was stronger than that of an ordinary villager. The Snow Empress's earlier strike, which she hadn't bothered to fully power, had only knocked him out. Waking in pain, he let out a terrified scream as the black bear's tongue—its barbs ripping wide gashes—licked his face. Tasting blood, the bear grew wilder, turning into a merciless killer. It eviscerated the hunter, and then burrowed into the man's opened belly to devour his intestines.
Throughout the entire process, the man's pitiful screams resounded, his pain unimaginable. The scene was unspeakably bloody and revolting.
Covering her mouth, the Snow Empress felt a wave of nausea. She'd spent her life in the Extreme North's core area, where temperatures plunged below minus one hundred degrees. Blood there froze instantly, and the soul beasts in the core region possessed noble bloodlines. Though she'd seen living creatures eaten—like when the Ice Jade Emperor Scorpion devoured the Skydream Iceworm—those were nothing compared to this appalling sight. This was the first time she witnessed such a horrifying, stomach-turning display.
What struck her most was that the savage act of torturing and devouring its prey alive was being carried out by a bear—while the cub she raised back home was also a bear. Had Little White, before its intelligence awakened, done something like this? Tormenting its prey to death by devouring it alive?
The Snow Empress ran off at once, truly unable to take any more. Whether it was humans or the polar ice bear she had raised, all living creatures were disgusting in her eyes.
Sea God Island.
The Furious Sea Abyss.
Rumble— Towering waves struck relentlessly at Bibi Dong's body. Feeling the surge of mighty waters driving the fluctuations of soul power within, she gradually sensed clarity awakening in her mind. It was as though she was no longer merely human but part of these raging waves, part of the space between heaven and earth. Her entire being fully immersed in that wondrous feeling.
The violent impact of the ocean disappeared from her awareness, and she felt as if she herself had become those waves. Her senses multiplied, so that even each droplet of spray rushing over her existed tangibly in her spiritual perception.
All at once, a sharp cry burst from Bibi Dong's lips, and the Furious Sea Abyss that had roared so wildly just a moment ago abruptly became utterly calm. Yet in the next instant, an earthshaking roar exploded—the ocean waves no longer surged from the front but now rushed up from below. At Bibi Dong's shout, they shot skyward in a towering sheet, blotting out the sky as crystals of spray scattered in all directions.
Deep in her mind, that familiar, imposing voice echoed for the third time: "The Third Trial—Tidal Body Refinement—completed. Sea God Affinity increased by ten percent, total affinity now twenty percent."
With a metallic clang, the five sinks of refined silver on her body all opened. Her back muscles reflexively tensed, anchoring her body to the pillar of refined silver. After an entire year—six months of being battered by these waves—Bibi Dong had finally completed the third Sea God Trial. Her spirit power had risen once more, to rank 87.
Such a punishing regimen—battered by waves and torched by sun for half a year—would normally change any person's body drastically, making them thinner or darkening their skin. But Bibi Dong was different. Revived through the Rakshasa God's power, her body was formed from concentrated resentment; she remained as stunningly beautiful as ever. Save for Xiao Wu, no other woman in the soul master world could compare.
A streak of crimson descended—a figure standing beside Bibi Dong. It was naturally Sea God Douluo Bo Saixi. Side by side, amid the gleaming refined silver pillar and the calm sea beneath, the two resembled the most breathtaking scene in the world.
With a faintly satisfied smile, Bo Saixi said, "Congratulations. The next Sea God Fourth Trial involves the Evil Demon Orca King Clan; many of their members could provide you suitable spirit rings. The Evil Demon Orca King's spirit rings match well whether it's your Devour Soul Spider Emperor Spirit or your Rakshasa God Spirit."
Bibi Dong pressed a hand to her forehead, where the dim golden trident mark shimmered. A card slipped into her hand. On it were small gold letters: The Fourth Trial—"Battle of Sharks and Whales"—assist the Devil Spirit Great White Shark Clan in slaying the Evil Demon Orca King Clan's Evil Demon Orca King.
In that moment, Bibi Dong's eyes shone. The Evil Demon Orca King Clan was stronger than the Devil Spirit Great White Sharks, ranked second among the three most ferocious ocean soul beast species. Overall, they far outclassed the Great White Sharks. If she could obtain high-level spirit rings from the Evil Demon Orca Kings, her cultivation would skyrocket, allowing her to return to the continent and seek vengeance on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan. Then, as before, she could leverage the clan's assets and the Heaven Dou Empire as a foundation from which to launch her campaign to unify the continent!
"Xiao Dong, the Sea God holds dominion over the oceans and stands as a righteous god. Our Sea God Island will do everything in its power to help you get revenge on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan."
Bibi Dong's pupils contracted, a wave of incomparable shame swelling in her heart—a secret she would never speak aloud.
"Senior Bo Saixi, how did you learn about that?"
"It was Qian Xunji who told me. In fact, Spirit Hall was not at fault. Angels and the Rakshasa are enemies by nature, so the Angel Clan sparing you—rather than crippling your spirits—was already a huge concession. Vengeance has a clear cause. Once your revenge is done, I hope you won't let hatred completely consume you."
"I understand, Senior Bo Saixi."
Bo Saixi nodded and vanished in a flash. The moment she left, Bibi Dong clenched her teeth, a snapping sound echoing. Her beautiful eyes turned scarlet as, in her heart, a roar thundered: "Qian Xunji! I will kill you!!!"
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