"Rebellious Disciple, the Immortal Herb you mentioned is very precious. Is it really worth giving it to this little girl? Or have you taken a liking to her?"
Bibi Dong considered herself the main wife, so she rarely got jealous of the girls around Xu Yiling, but sometimes she would get annoyed, as there were more and more girls.
The Rebellious Disciple was still young; once he grew up, there was no telling how many girls there would be.
"Teacher, do you want Spirit Hall to unify the Douluo Continent?"
"I did, once."
After Bibi Dong was confined in the secret room, she wanted to indirectly destroy Spirit Hall in this way. Where there is war, there are casualties. Even with many Titled Douluo in Spirit Hall, confronting the Two Great Empires would result in heavy casualties for Spirit Hall's many Spirit Masters.
But ever since she had her Rebellious Disciple, how long had it been since she thought about such things?
Xu Yiling also understood Bibi Dong's past madness; compared to her now, she was like a completely different person. "Teacher, after unifying the Douluo Continent, you can create your own God Position and ascend to the God Realm with me. I don't want to go to the God Realm alone."
"Good, I'll listen to you."
Bibi Dong turned sideways, her soft hand caressing Xu Yiling's smooth, flawless face.
"Then what does this little one have to do with it?"
Xu Yiling adjusted his tone and said seriously, "Teacher, this World is not just black and white. Taking us as an example, those who stand with us are white, and those who oppose us are black. But the World is not about fighting and killing; it's about human relations and social etiquette."
"If we want to unify the Continent, using force is unreliable. Even if we could unify it, it wouldn't last long."
"So we need to gain a lot of support, and who are the most numerous people in the World? Commoners. We need to win over the commoners and suppress the nobles. And unite all forces that can be united, so that our rule can last long."
"For example, if I bring out an Immortal Herb that can evolve the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda Spirit, do you think the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will cooperate with our Spirit Hall?"
Bibi Dong pondered for a moment: "Most likely, yes. After all, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's greatest wish is the Nine Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda; nothing else matters."
"Yes, we need to recognize who our enemies are, such as the Clear Sky Sect and the disgusting nobles of the Two Great Empires. Then, we can win over forces that can be won over, such as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School and the Nine Heart Sea棠 Ye family."
"I understand."
Bibi Dong sighed softly, not expecting her Rebellious Disciple to have such a mind. Indeed, he was more suitable to be the Supreme Pontiff than herself.
But Bibi Dong felt more gratification. She seemed to already see the scene of Xu Yiling becoming the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall, commanding armies, strategizing, and then destroying the Two Great Empires.
"Okay, I'll listen to you. From now on, Spirit Hall will try its best to win over the commoners."
The next day.
Ye Lingling opened her hazy eyes and found herself sleeping in Xu Yiling's arms, held by him. Instantly, her creamy face flushed red.
She began to pretend to be asleep.
Xu Yiling's lips curled slightly. This little one still thought he wasn't awake.
He got out of Bibi Dong's embrace and pinched Ye Lingling's cheek.
"Don't pretend to be asleep."
"Ah…"
Ye Lingling was a little embarrassed.
Seeing the adorable Ye Lingling, Bibi Dong also thought of Qian Renxue when she was little. It was her own fault; no matter what, she shouldn't have pushed everything onto a child.
Fortunately, the mother-daughter relationship had somewhat eased.
"Lingling, do you want to follow us to find a Spirit Beast, or should Ling Yuan send you back?"
"I want to follow Big Brother."
Ye Lingling said seriously.
"Uh, I'm younger than you."
Ye Lingling was three years older than Xu Yiling.
"Huh? But you're already about to acquire your second spirit ring."
"I have innate full spirit power, of course I'm fast."
Ye Lingling was a little surprised, not expecting Big Brother's talent to be so good.
"Oh."
"Alright, let's go. The sooner you get your spirit ring, the sooner we can go back. Maybe your family is worried about you."
"Mhm."
With Ling Yuan and Bibi Dong, two great Titled Douluo, their mental force continuously swept through the area.
After four hours, Bibi Dong's eyes lit up.
"Found it."
The four came before a giant tree. Under the tree, there was a massive Spirit Beast.
Its muscles were like winding mountains, and its skin was as hard as rock. Its eyes shone with an emerald-like glow. Its four limbs were thick and powerful; each step it took caused the ground to shake. Its enormous paws were covered with thick, hard shells, as if even the earth trembled beneath them. Its tail was long and strong, and as it swung, the air howled. The scales on its back were like dragon armor, gleaming brightly.
"Roar——"
Every time it opened its mouth and let out a low roar, the sound shook the surroundings, like rolling thunder.
"This is a Locking Dragon Evil Beast. It has a skill that locks onto enemies, which is very suitable for Yi'er."
The Locking Dragon Evil Beast looked at Bibi Dong with some apprehension and retreated backward.
"You think you can escape like that!"
Bibi Dong snorted coldly, and a vast, terrifying spirit power poured out. The air roared, trees swayed precariously, and nine spirit rings—yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black, red—lit up beneath her feet.
The aura of a Titled Douluo was fully displayed, suppressing the Locking Dragon Evil Beast in place.
"Sixth Spirit Ability: Bloodsucking Spider Thorns."
Eight spider legs appeared behind Bibi Dong, piercing into the Locking Dragon Evil Beast's body as easily as cutting tofu. The intense pain made the Locking Dragon Evil Beast shriek and thrash, but it was useless.
A moment later, the Locking Dragon Evil Beast was on its last breath.
Xu Yiling leaped up, bringing his Wolf Fang Mace down hard on the Locking Dragon Evil Beast's head.
A black, ten-thousand-year spirit ring quietly appeared.
The Locking Dragon Evil Beast was only twelve thousand years old, which was very suitable.
"Ten thousand years!"
Ye Lingling's red lips parted slightly, her face full of disbelief. Big Brother was clearly a Spirit Master just like her before, yet he could absorb a ten-thousand-year spirit ring.
"Yi'er, of course, isn't an ordinary person."
Bibi Dong was quite proud. Her Yi'er would definitely be the most powerful Divinity in the future.
As Xu Yiling guided the spirit ring to absorb it, a violent roar suddenly echoed in his ears. This was the soul of the Locking Dragon Evil Beast, and its roar seemed to want to tear Xu Yiling's soul apart.
But it underestimated Xu Yiling's mental force too much.
The soul impact produced by the Locking Dragon Evil Beast posed no threat to Xu Yiling.
"Die!"
Xu Yiling's gaze sharpened, and his mental force condensed into a needle, piercing into the Locking Dragon Evil Beast's body and easily pulverizing it.
Xu Yiling understood that once his mental force became strong, he could also possess the mental attacks of a mental-type Spirit Master.
This was also one of the directions Xu Yiling wanted to develop in the future.
The ultimate offense of the Ruyi Wolf Fang Mace, combined with mental force sneak attacks, would surely make Xu Yiling even stronger.
However, mental force still needed to be slowly cultivated.
When he could control his Spirit with mental force, that would be considered an initial success.
The ten-thousand-year spirit ring absorption was complete!