Bibi Dong wrapped the blanket tighter around herself, the shock in her heart still lingering. She had not expected Gu Xuan to spare her.
Gu Xuan watched her calmly. The two choices he offered weren't intended to tease or mock her; he had no interest in such games.
While Bibi Dong was undeniably a stunning woman, Gu Xuan had no desire to touch her. He already had seven wives and saw no reason to take in a piece of discarded waste used by another. The reason he offered these choices was part of a larger layout for the future. Since she possessed such talent, letting her die would be a waste.
Moreover, while she was mad, she wasn't foolish. Once Gu Xuan achieved Godhood and possessed the power to command this lunatic, he could turn her into a powerful enforcer. He had planned the operation long ago; otherwise, he wouldn't have given her this chance. After all, a woman like her wouldn't hesitate to bite back, regardless of any mercy shown.
Bibi Dong remained silent for a long time, her voice still sounding weak when she finally spoke. "I do not want to die."
Gu Xuan nodded. He helped her up and said indifferently. "Regardless of anything else, you are at least my mother-in-law. If you are willing to change, I can give you this opportunity."
As he spoke, he withdrew his domain. He hadn't helped her up out of concern, but to use his soul power to verify if she truly was as weak as she appeared. His investigation confirmed that she was indeed at her lowest point. After using that "Immortal Body" ninth soul skill, she had been severely drained. Combined with a month of imprisonment where she couldn't even refine soul power, she was at the end of her rope and needed time to recover.
Once she was seated, Gu Xuan continued. "However, I do not trust you yet. I need to see your attitude."
A flash of crimson flickered deep in Bibi Dong's eyes, though she hid it well.
"What kind of attitude do you want?" Her voice was faint and devoid of emotion.
Gu Xuan knew she wouldn't yield easily, but he didn't care about her feelings. He was confident in his control.
"Do not resist what comes next, or I will cripple you directly," Gu Xuan said plainly.
Bibi Dong's heart trembled. It seemed she had realized something.
Before she could react or think, Gu Xuan's red and blue eyes met hers levelly, quietly shooting forth two beams of brilliant light. Bibi Dong let out a muffled groan and slumped to the ground again.
With Gu Xuan's earlier threat hanging over her and his mental power invading her mind, she didn't dare resist. Furthermore, she found she lacked the ability to do so. Gu Xuan's mental power was simply too vast; even her original Rank 99 mental strength couldn't block his intrusion, let alone in her current state. She could only let him do as he pleased.
However, when she realized his intent, she instinctively wanted to fight back. Gu Xuan's mental power was carving a special mark into her spiritual sea. Whenever she tried to probe this mark, a sharp, excruciating pain throbbed through her mind.
The light in Gu Xuan's eyes faded as he looked at her. "This is called a Divine Master Contract. As long as I hold this contract, I can detonate your spiritual sea at any time, leaving you without a corpse to bury."
"Your talent is strong, but you are mentally unstable. To ensure you work for me properly, this is the price."
Bibi Dong's heart sank. She had planned to feign submission while secretly accumulating strength for a future counterattack. She never expected Gu Xuan to possess a technique that placed her in a state of total passivity.
She knew better than anyone that he wasn't lying. She could feel that with a single thought from him, her life and cultivation would vanish. Most disgusting of all, she couldn't even harbor thoughts of killing him or wishing him ill; the moment she did, an uncontrollable, piercing pain tore through her brain.
Bibi Dong looked up at him. "Heh. You want to enslave me like this?"
Gu Xuan nodded, then shook his head. "Mother-in-law, you joke. It is merely a means of control."
"If you are unhappy with it, I can still cripple you."
Bibi Dong had wanted to use her relationship with Qian Renxue to disgust him—to say he married the daughter but wanted to enslave the mother... Yet she hadn't expected him to be so decisive. One wrong word and he would cripple her.
'You thief!' she cursed inwardly.
Deep down, she didn't want to be a cripple. Otherwise, she wouldn't have endured such oppression. Mad as she was, she didn't want to die yet; she had unfinished business. But as soon as she cursed him in her mind, the pain returned, forcing her to stop thinking ill of him.
"Clothes!" she said, no longer acting tough.
Gu Xuan didn't make things difficult. He threw her a storage soul tool ring and walked out of the secret room.
As he left, his voice rang in her ears. "Change and come out. Not killing you doesn't mean this is over. I have things for you to do."
Watching his back, the crimson light flickered in her eyes. It only faded when the pain in her head returned.
Gu Xuan waited quietly outside the Sky Prison. This Divine Master Contract was something the Evil God Luya had given him. It was precisely because of this item that he chose to keep Bibi Dong; otherwise, he would have neutralized this time bomb immediately.
Although the contract was domineering, its activation conditions were difficult. First, the user's mental power had to exceed the target's. Second, the target could not resist in the slightest, or the contract would fail. It just so happened that Bibi Dong was at her weakest, didn't want to die, and feared becoming a cripple. She lacked both the power to resist and the will to fight.
Now that the contract was formed, Gu Xuan didn't care what she thought. If she wanted to live, she had to accept his restrictions.
Thinking of this, Gu Xuan also wanted to find a bond for her—something she would be unwilling to die for. If such a condition existed, she would remain under his control forever, rather than deciding to cause trouble by seeking death later.
But what did this woman care about? Gu Xuan didn't know. Despite the success, he hadn't been certain it would work because her true motivations were unclear.
Based on the original story, she might care about Grandmaster Yu Xiaogang, her disciple Hu Liena, or her daughter Qian Renxue. But given the current situation, she might be waiting for a variable—likely the missing trio of Tang San, Hu Liena, and Dai Mubai.
Gu Xuan still had no news of them. After leaving the Clear Sky Clan, Ning Fengzhi had ordered the Zodiac Hall to investigate, but they had found nothing. One had to admit that if a Rank 99 Titled Douluo truly wanted to hide something, it was very difficult to break through without a solid lead.
(End of Chapter)
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