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It wasn't just Zhu Zhuyun who was thrilled with her two new soul skills—Davis also couldn't help nodding repeatedly in satisfaction. Though the skills belonged to her, whenever he activated the Star Luo Sacred Tiger fusion, he too would be able to use that soul power.
Forget Eight-Segment Explosive Execution for now—that one's pure offense.
But Void?
Being immune to all physical damage and fifty percent of soul power damage… that was basically stacking another layer of armor!
Just imagine it: when he and Zhu Zhuyun, along with Zhu Zhuqing, activated the Star Luo Sacred Tiger fusion, they could use White Tiger Barrier and Evil God Protection, then stack the Thousand-Jin Armor and Void, and finally activate the fusion domain to enhance everything.
With four layers of defense, even Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu might not be able to break through!
And that wasn't even counting the 100,000-year Soft-Bone Rabbit right arm bone he still had. When Tang San absorbed Xiao Wu's bone, he gained Teleportation and the Invincible Golden Body.
If Zhu Zhuyun obtained the same Invincible Golden Body, their defense would rise to an unprecedented level. Thinking this, Davis eagerly handed the soul bone to her.
"Zhuyun, this is the soul bone from that dead rabbit. Absorb it quickly—this hundred-thousand-year bone will multiply your strength several times over!"
"Alright!"
Zhu Zhuyun nodded energetically. She immediately accepted the bone, sat cross-legged, and began absorbing it without delay.
Two hours passed in a flash. The soul bone fused completely into her body, raising her cultivation to Rank 84 and granting her two soul bone skills—Teleportation and Invincible Golden Body.
Teleportation allowed Zhu Zhuyun to move freely within a hundred-meter radius. It could be used repeatedly, though each jump consumed one percent of her soul power.
Invincible Golden Body made her immune to all attacks below the divine level for three seconds, but it could only be used three times a day.
Three seconds seemed short, but in a battle between experts, victory or defeat was often decided in a single breath. Three seconds of absolute invincibility was enough to turn the tide.
Receiving these two skills, Zhu Zhuyun was overjoyed. Her grin stretched from ear to ear—now she had both a 100,000-year ring and a 100,000-year bone. She would probably wake up laughing in her sleep.
"Alright, sweetheart, stop admiring yourself. Let's head back—we're having spicy rabbit meat tonight."
"Hehehe, great! I can't wait to show off in front of Zhuqing and Yuehua-jie."
The two hurried back to the Ice-Fire Yin-Yang Well. When Zhu Zhuyun announced that she had killed Xiao Wu, gained a hundred-thousand-year ring and bone, and broken through to Rank 84, Zhu Zhuqing, Tang Yuehua, and Anna were all filled with envy.
Zhu Zhuyun eagerly demonstrated her new soul skills to the three women. Watching her show off, Davis couldn't help but smile bitterly. Was this really the crown princess of an empire? She looked more like a child flaunting a shiny new toy.
While Zhu Zhuyun strutted around showing off, Davis roasted the Soft-Bone Rabbit meat and shared it with the four women. Meat from a hundred-thousand-year beast was a supreme tonic.
The four chatted happily as they ate, then returned to their cultivation.
Meanwhile, news of Shrek Academy's destruction—burned to ashes and its teachers slaughtered—caused an uproar throughout the Heaven Dou Empire.
People everywhere discussed who would dare exterminate the entire academy. Nearby advanced academies panicked; teachers were so terrified they barely dared hold classes.
As discussions spread, someone finally dug into Shrek Academy's staff records. Zhao Wuji had been wanted by Spirit Hall years ago. Teacher Qin Ming was the second-youngest Soul Emperor in recorded history.
The dean was none other than Flender, one of the legendary Golden Iron Triangle—the Flying Horn, the Four-Eyed Owl. The other two members, the Killing Horn and Wisdom Horn, also worked at Shrek.
Even more sensational was the discovery that Liu Erlong, the Killing Horn, was the illegitimate daughter of Yu Luomian, the second elder of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan. And the Wisdom Horn was the biological son of the clan leader, Yu Yuanzhen.
Once these identities were revealed, rumors took a bizarre turn. The public narrative began shifting toward Spirit Hall exterminating Shrek to wipe out the remnants of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon clan—specifically targeting Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong.
As for the rest of Shrek?
They were "silenced" to cover up the crime.
Many soul master factions didn't dare insult Spirit Hall in public, but in private, they cursed Bibi Dong to high heaven.
And the one who leaked Yu Xiaogang and Liu Erlong's identities?
None other than Davis.
After destroying the Seven Treasure Blue Lightning Alliance, Spirit Hall pretended innocence—shouting "Thief!" while being the thief themselves. So this time, Davis decided to repay the favor by framing Spirit Hall for the Shrek massacre.
He wanted to shatter Bibi Dong's sanity.
After hearing a rumor that she had "ordered the death of her own lover," how would she react?
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At this moment in the Pope's Palace, Bibi Dong stood alone—Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo had already been dismissed.
She stood trembling with rage, staring at the letter in her hands, delivered by Platinum Bishop Salas. It reported Shrek Academy's annihilation—and accused Spirit Hall of orchestrating it.
Learning that Yu Xiaogang was already dead, Bibi Dong's eyes widened, her heart sinking as though struck by lightning. She fixated on the words "Yu Xiaogang died tragically", her eyes filling with boundless grief and fury.
Tears welled rapidly and overflowed like a collapsing dam, streaming down her flawless cheeks like crystal droplets.
"Xiaogang… Xiaogang…"
She repeated his name again and again. Each time she spoke it, her sobs grew louder, and her heart felt as though it were being torn apart.
"Xiaogang, how could this be…? Why did you have to leave me…"
Three years ago, she had personally driven him away. But that had only been her pride—her tsundere arrogance. She still cared about him deeply. Who would have imagined… that farewell three years ago would become their final parting?
Bibi Dong asked herself honestly: she loved Yu Xiaogang. But her love was extreme—almost deranged. Whoever bullied Yu Xiaogang, she would kill them. Even if it was his father.
After crying bitterly for a long moment, the grief in her eyes slowly vanished, replaced by a monstrous, world-shattering rage.
"They dare kill my lover… and frame me for it…
Unforgivable."
She crushed the letter in her hand, her expression contorted like a demon from hell. Killing intent surged violently, filling the entire Pope's Palace.
"Xiaogang… don't worry. Even if I have to kill everyone under the heavens…
I will avenge you."
(End of Chapter)