chapter 12

Bibi Dong's memories unfolded like a tapestry of resentment, each thread woven with the bitterness of betrayal and the sting of manipulation. The image of the pope, the supposed guardian of Spirit Hall, invoked a seething anger within her. His decree to maintain distance, veiled under the guise of her status as the holy daughter, felt like chains that bound her rebellious spirit.

The recollection of Yue Li's self-made soul skill, shared in secrecy, represented a trust that was shattered by an unexpected betrayal. Bibi Dong's decision to disclose this knowledge to Yu Xiaogang, fueled by a desire to assist him in his pursuit of knowledge for the common people, became the catalyst for her subsequent suffering.

The moment Yu Xiaogang sought details from Yue Li, Bibi Dong witnessed the harsh reprisal that followed. The silent stare, the humiliation inflicted upon him, and Yue Li's stern response etched a painful memory in Bibi Dong's mind. It was a betrayal not only of trust but of her naive attempt to bridge the gap between two worlds.

The subsequent years added more layers to Bibi Dong's resentment. Yue Li's successful publication and Yu Xiaogang's fall from grace only deepened the wounds. The bitterness of the nickname "the fool" clung to him, a reminder of his failed aspirations and the price he paid for daring to challenge the status quo.

The final blow came when Bibi Dong, ready to escape Spirit Hall with Yu Xiaogang, found herself forcibly restrained by the pope's authority. The dreams of freedom and love were shattered, replaced by a suffocating reality imposed by the very person she thought she could trust.

The revelation of the pope's heinous act added a sinister layer to Bibi Dong's emotions – anger, hatred, and a profound sense of betrayal. The man who should have protected and guided her had become the architect of her suffering. The chains that bound her now seemed forged in the fires of her own mentor's transgressions.

As Bibi Dong grappled with the weight of these emotions, the wounds of the past festered, fueling a burning resolve to break free from the shackles that bound her to a manipulative puppeter. The anger within her, simmering for years, now blazed into a fiery determination to confront the pope and seek justice for the profound betrayal she endured.

' For that I need to grow stronger, I heard the she have gone to Slaughter City, in that place soul rings abilities aren't working but self-made soul skills are. Knowing her, she will probably go and strengthen herself. If she can win there, then so can I. '

Following her thoughts, days pass, then weeks, then months, and then give birth to a healthy child named by the pope Qian Renxue, with purple eyes and blonde hair.

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Meanwhile during these four months, Yue Li had participated in more than 16 tournaments, capturing some of the losers for the price to be payed and some of the new ones who try to get inside her mansion.

' I have been simulating ten times a day for the past four month, which give me more than 12 000 years of research and understanding, I could even proclaim that my understanding have broken through the roof. The rest of the time, I was cultivating my soul power to reach level 60, and now I'm a peek soul king, lacking only a six ring to became a soul emperor. '

Yue Li was elated about the results. All the time that she passed researching the soul power meridians have finally come to an end, the next step is how to cultivate.

' And for that, I already have a deep understanding. In the past, the mind methods were a catalyst that helped push the martial soul to cultivate soul power. But it was doing just that pushing with no guidance, no control, and no understanding of its need. ' Remarqued Yue Li.

' This is my biggest discovery, the martial soul is alive, the ability of the soul rings are the ability that the martial soul itself deduce which is barely ten percent, the martial soul itself can feel things that are favorable to itself. The problem is that although it's alive, it isn't alive as a plant or human. It lives through its host, yes host not owner. ' As Yue Li began remembering several discoveries that she made, it completely reshaped her own understanding of cultivation.

When a martial soul awakens, it becomes a sublimation of the soul. It became you but not you, and you become it, but not it.

' This is simple to know but hard to understand, Since it's a living thing, it can talk, eat, and even breed. That's how martial soul families such as the clear sky hammer and the angel clan come to be. But it also has its own desires, and that's how the cultivation realm grows. '