Chapter 97: Qianxun Ji is Paralyzed with Rage
Heh. Qin Xuan sneered inwardly, then gently took Jingni's hand with a warm, almost fond expression, "I have to thank 'Big Brother' for making this happen."
His voice was sincere, as if addressing a benefactor.
"If 'Big Brother' hadn't insisted on sending me to the City of Slaughter back then, a place of death, how would I have met my wife, Jingni?"
He squeezed Jingni's hand. "If I hadn't been forced into that hell, I never would have obtained the Immortal Herb that cleansed my body, nor the Ten-Headed Fierce Yang Serpent's Neidan that transformed my Spirit."
"At the same time, I'm fortunate Big Brother didn't mention the marriage bestowal again, which would have put me in a difficult position."
He let out a put-upon sigh, "Otherwise, I probably would have had no choice but to bite the bullet and marry both. It's truly a burden averted. Thank you, Big Brother, for your consideration."
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His tone was clearly relaxed, sounding like casual banter between good brothers or close friends. It was a joke.
But to Qianxun Ji's ears, it was exceptionally grating, even more unbearable than murder and heart-piercing.
"You—" His lungs were practically about to explode from anger. Every "thank you" was a poisoned dagger, reminding him that every attempt he'd made to destroy Qin Xuan had only made him stronger.
However, what made him even angrier was yet to come.
Jingni, as if having conspired with Qin Xuan beforehand, shed her usual coldness. Her icy expression melted into one of soft, "feminine" understanding.
She stepped forward, past Qin Xuan, and to Bibi Dong's shock, took her hand.
"No wonder when my husband was severely injured in the City of Slaughter, he kept muttering 'Dong'er' in his coma."
Jingni's voice was gentle, full of "sympathy."
"So you are the woman my husband couldn't forget, even willing to risk his life for. Such a beautiful girl. No wonder my husband was moved."
Bibi Dong was completely flustered by Jingni's sudden, intimate gesture. A flush of red spread across her cheeks, and she said, somewhat overwhelmed, "Second Offering, you've misunderstood. Qin Xuan and I are actually nothing…"
As she spoke the last words, her beautiful eyes gazed vaguely at Qin Xuan.
She expected to see jealousy, anger, or perhaps even lingering affection. Instead, she saw his calm expression, without the slightest emotional fluctuation. He looked like a disinterested bystander.
Bibi Dong felt a sense of relief, yet also an inexplicable, painful emptiness in her chest.
"Really nothing?" Jingni narrowed her beautiful eyes, feigning a scrutinizing look, as if searching Bibi Dong's face for the truth.
"Nothing, we're just ordinary friends," Bibi Dong bit her red lip lightly, answering decisively. This time, her voice was colder.
Jingni's pretty, doll-like face broke into a smile. She leaned close to Bibi Dong's ear, so close that Bibi Dong could smell the faint, cold fragrance from her, and whispered, "Actually, even if there was something, it's fine."
Jingni's voice wasn't loud, in fact, it was very soft.
But everyone present was a Spirit Master, and their Spirit Power was higher than the last, all standing at the peak of the Douluo Continent. They heard everything clearly.
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Qianxun Ji's fists were tightly clenched. The sound of his knuckles cracking was audible.
He, who had always possessed an extremely strong possessive desire for Bibi Dong, felt his molars almost shatter. His eyes were completely bloodshot.
Qin Xuan secretly gave Jingni a thumbs up in his heart. He realized that under his subtle influence, this originally cold-blooded assassin had gradually started to become cunning.
She was so infuriating that she was practically going to make Qianxun Ji's lungs explode.
Qian Daoliu saw everything. His gaze swept over his son, and his disappointment grew. His mind was too narrow. He was the Supreme Pontiff, yet he was being played for a fool and showing no composure.
Seeing his son about to lose control of his emotions, Qian Daoliu spoke at the opportune moment, his voice calm but firm, "Alright, Second Offering, stop messing around. Today, I specifically asked you and Xuan'er to stay because there's an important matter to discuss."
Jingni 'oh'ed, reluctantly released the flushed Bibi Dong, and returned to Qin Xuan's side.
"Xuan'er, do you know why," Qian Daoliu looked at Qin Xuan, "even though you and Bibi Dong both had innate full Spirit Power, Qianxun Ji only chose Bibi Dong to be the Holy Maiden and took her as his disciple, cultivating her to be the next Supreme Pontiff, and not you?"
Because your perverted son coveted Bibi Dong's body, Qin Xuan thought. He wanted to tie her to his side, find an opportunity to have children, and not allow others to touch her.
He secretly complained in his heart, but dared not show the slightest emotion on his face, giving a very official answer.
"Because she worked harder than I did back then. And she even awakened her inherent Domain when she obtained her fifth Spirit Ring. If I hadn't had a fortuitous encounter in the City of Slaughter, I'm afraid I would never have caught up to her."
Qian Daoliu shook his head, his face full of profound mystery: "Those who have talent but don't work hard and waste their talent are fools. Those who have no talent but work hard are mediocre. Only those who have both talent and work hard are true geniuses."
"What about those who have neither talent nor work hard?" Qin Xuan interrupted him, his tone genuinely curious.
As soon as these words were spoken, the name of one person, Yu Xiaogang, simultaneously appeared in the minds of Qian Daoliu, Qianxun Ji, Jingni, and even Qin Xuan himself.
Even Bibi Dong, for a fleeting moment, thought of Yu Xiaogang, but out of her affection for him, she quickly dismissed the thought.
Qianxun Ji sneered, glancing pointedly at Bibi Dong, and said meaningfully, "They are trash."
Bibi Dong's face paled slightly at the insult.
Qian Daoliu continued, ignoring his son's outburst. "You and Bibi Dong are both geniuses who have both talent and work hard. It's just that there's a difference in talent."
"The reason Bibi Dong was chosen as the first-in-line successor to the Supreme Pontiff back then was because, like the Second Offering, she possesses two Spirits."
"Possesses two Spirits?" Qin Xuan, acting dramatically, looked at Bibi Dong again, his face full of "shock."
If Qin Xuan's expression was shock, then Qianxun Ji's was triumph. He had been humiliated, but this was his ultimate trump card, his greatest "treasure."
As if showing off his priceless possessions, he boasted from the side, "The Second Offering isn't the only one with Twin Spirits. Disciple, release your two Spirits."
Bibi Dong nodded heavily, raising both of her slender hands simultaneously.
On her right side, a purplish-black light flickered, and a purplish-black spider phantom appeared behind her from nothingness. It was covered in dark patterns, emanating an aura of death and decay.
On her left side, a layer of crystalline dark green light spread from her body, and a dark green spider phantom appeared out of thin air, its abdomen horribly swollen, radiating an aura of consumption.
[Inorin's Note: The author's text uses "Emperor" (Huang), but the official wiki names for Bibi Dong's spirits are Death Spider King (Siwang Zhu Huang) and Soul Eating Spider King (Shihun Zhu Huang). The character Huang can mean King or Emperor.]
She didn't use Spirit Power, nor did she have Spirit Possession; she merely presented both Spirits simultaneously.
This was the maximum extent to which Bibi Dong could use both Spirits at the same time.
When both Spirits appeared simultaneously, she couldn't use any Spirit Ability, nor could she even unleash the power of her Spirits. They could only be used for display.
"Death Spider King, Soul Eating Spider King... indeed, Twin Spirits."
Qin Xuan scrutinized Bibi Dong's two Spirits, feigning a slight sigh. He then looked at Qian Daoliu, "Is the High Priest asking me to guide Bibi Dong in cultivating Twin Spirits?"
"Indeed." Qian Daoliu nodded, his face serious. "During the period of calming your killing intent and washing away impurities, you only took half a year to research a method to resolve the backlash of Twin Spirits, which truly astonished this old man."
"And regarding the Second Offering's Spirit Abilities, Golden Crocodile Douluo, who fought her, has already told me. The combination of Spirit Abilities between her two great Spirits is impeccable, and the Spirit Rings of each attribute have not produced any rejection. Even this old man cannot find a single flaw."
Qian Daoliu's gaze softened as he looked at Bibi Dong. "This old man hopes that Bibi Dong can follow you in the future to cultivate Twin Spirits."
He genuinely hoped for Bibi Dong's well-being, hoping she could grow into a powerful expert like Jingni, and lead Spirit Hall to prosperity and flourishing as the Supreme Pontiff.
"Father! Bibi Dong is my disciple!" Qianxun Ji immediately grew anxious upon hearing this. This was not what he had imagined.
He paled, his previous rage replaced with sheer panic.
Wasn't it just about having Qin Xuan hand over the cultivation method for Twin Spirits?
Why was Bibi Dong also going to cultivate with Qin Xuan?
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