: The Strange Bibi Dong

[After consuming the Earth Dragon Golden Melon and the Extraordinary Chrysanthemum, Dugu Yan's soul power increased by seven levels, reaching level forty-nine as a Soul Master. Her martial soul evolved into the Azure Scaled Flood Dragon, and she also cultivated the Vajra Indestructible Body.]

[However, Dugu Bo had already cultivated to the level of a Titled Douluo, and all his strength lay in poison. Naturally, he couldn't cultivate a physique that was immune to all poisons. He could only use the Fragrant Silk Immortal Herb to neutralize the Azure Scale Serpent's venom, ensuring that the venom wouldn't endanger his life.]

[Dugu Yan's soul power level was already slightly higher than Yu Tianheng's, but as a control-type soul master, her direct combat strength was inferior to Yu Tianheng's, and using the Azure Serpent's venom against her teammates would be too ruthless. Therefore, she did not forcefully compete for the captaincy of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy.]

With her soul power greatly increased this time, Dugu Yan plans to acquire a soul ring, become a Soul King, and then immediately take over the captain's position.

[Once you stabilize your cultivation and obtain your soul rings, you will be a twelve-year-old Soul Master, while Dugu Yan will be a twenty-year-old Soul King.]

Back in Tiandou City, Dugu Yan patiently reminds you not to reveal the matter of the medicine garden and the immortal herbs.

[Upon returning to the academy, Dugu Yan challenged Yu Tianheng and won the captaincy, while you, having broken through to the Soul Master level, successfully shed your substitute status.]

Just then, the Shrek Academy people arrived. Upon hearing the news, Dugu Bo immediately rushed over and beat up Tang San, as well as Yu Xiaogang, Flander, and the others who were protecting him.

[Dugu Bo left immediately after the fight, but the Shrek Academy students felt humiliated and left as well. Qin Ming, seeing this, also felt ashamed before Teacher Flander, and left with the Shrek Academy students without even glancing at the three committee members who supported and promoted him, or the students.]

You're chewing on a lollipop, and you've already forgotten who these people are.

[Focus on your cultivation. Two years later, the Advanced Soul Master Tournament will begin, and your Heaven Dou Royal Team One, as a seeded team, will once again be guaranteed a spot in the finals.]

[Sect Master Ning Fengzhi came to see you once during the journey. Because you successfully became a kept man at such a young age and broke through to the Soul Master level, your status in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School naturally rose. He planned to teach you the Distraction Control Technique, an essential skill for Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School Soul Masters who wanted to use multiple Soul Skills simultaneously to support multiple teammates.]

Ning Fengzhi was worried you wouldn't be able to learn it, but unexpectedly, despite your seemingly dull appearance, your mind is extremely pure, and you quickly mastered this secret technique.

The preliminary and qualifying rounds ended quickly. Tang San never obtained the immortal herb, and the strength of the Shrek Academy team didn't improve significantly. However, relying on the Tang Sect's unique skills, Tang San still managed to lead the Shrek team to a barely advanced stage. When Shi Nian attacked Tang San, it was Tang Hao who intervened and saved him.

Furthermore, due to insufficient strength, Tang San had to prematurely reveal his second martial soul, the Clear Sky Hammer. Combined with the fact that his surname is Tang, many people already understood that he was a member of the Clear Sky Sect's Tang family and possessed twin martial souls.

As expected, Tang San was attacked on the way to Wuhun City, but he arrived safely without serious injury.

Now that you've officially joined the competition, the fact that your Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul has evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda can no longer be kept a secret. Ning Fengzhi, sitting in the VIP section, is watching you intently. If it weren't for the competition, he would probably be asking you right now how your martial soul evolved.

As soon as the match ended, Ning Fengzhi immediately summoned you for questioning, and others discussed whether the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's martial soul flaw would be resolved.

Fortunately, Dugu Bo came to Wuhun City with you and explained that your Wuhun evolution was an accident and could not be replicated. Ning Fengzhi also felt that Wuhun evolution was something that could not be forced and did not pursue the matter further.

[However, he regretted it. Ning Fengzhi saw that you, whose martial soul had evolved into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda, were more suitable to be incorporated into the direct lineage and have your martial soul passed down. Ideally… you should marry his daughter, Ning Rongrong, so that the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda martial soul could be passed down in the main branch, truly transforming the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect into the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.]

However, Ning Fengzhi, always adept at assessing situations, did not reveal his thoughts.

That night, you suddenly felt dizzy, and when you woke up again, you were in a majestic and sacred hall.

A woman, dressed in a magnificent black robe adorned with gold trim, wearing a papal crown, and holding a jeweled scepter, with fair skin, long purple hair, and a flawless, noble, and sacred aura, sits on the papal throne above you, looking down upon you.

Bibi Dong scrutinized you carefully, observing your current state of neither fear nor apprehension. She tried to find in you some trace of someone from the past.

"Who exactly are you?" Bibi Dong murmured, stepping down from the platform and grabbing your chin.

Outside the simulation, Fang Yuan frowned. In this simulation, he had no connection with Bibi Dong. This time, she suddenly grabbed him and asked him such a question. A bad thought appeared in his mind.

Could it be that Bibi Dong possesses the memories she previously simulated?

If that's the case, my upcoming simulations will not only have a bad start, but will also be hell mode.

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[However, in this life, you lack the intelligence to understand what Bibi Dong is asking, so you honestly reply, "My name is Fang Yuan."]

Looking into your clear, azure eyes, Bibi Dong saw her own reflection within them...

She abruptly stepped back, released her grip, and after a long pause, waved her hand and said, "Send him back."

A man with a feminine appearance and a delicate demeanor, dressed in the robes of an elder of the Spirit Hall, entered and replied to Bibi Dong, "Yes, Your Holiness the Pope."

【Then……】

[You went black again, fast asleep, and slept soundly until dawn. It was only when Dugu Yan noticed you hadn't left your room that she woke you.]

You rubbed your sleepy eyes and said you had a nightmare last night and had no idea what happened.

[The rest of the matches went smoothly. Later on, you weren't matched against the Spirit Hall team this time, but instead encountered the Shrek Academy team.]

[Among the Shrek Academy team, Ning Rongrong stood at the very back. She looked at the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda in your hand, her eyes filled with surprise and anticipation. She knew what her father, Ning Fengzhi, as the sect leader of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, cared about most...]

[The match began quickly, and you immediately remembered Dugu Yan's instructions, hiding at the back of the group to unleash your soul skill.]

The battle didn't last long. Due to the huge level difference, Shrek Academy quickly fell into a disadvantageous position, forcing Tang San to use his second spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, as well as... hidden weapons and poison.

As long as we don't get caught, it's fine.

Although the Advanced Soul Master Competition explicitly forbids the use of external objects, Tang San felt that as long as he wasn't discovered, it would be fine.

(In the original story, Tang San had Xiao Wu use the Immortal Herb Acacia Heartbreak Red to counter flower-type martial souls, and they crushed Barak Academy all the way to victory.)

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