Chapter 13: Moved by the Goddess Bibi Dong, the Lottery Begins Again.
The leading guard said, "Enough nonsense. Our Holy Maiden has ordered that the five of you be killed without mercy. Everyone, listen up: Battle Soul Masters, release your Martial Souls; the rest of you, kill these disciples first."
"Holy Maiden? Could it be Bibi Dong? Is she here too?"
Lin Fan was shocked. Just as he was about to ask for clarification, the soldiers rushed forward.
In an instant, the soldiers who rushed forward were Soul Masters, releasing their Martial Souls to prepare for a joint attack on Tang Yiran, while some soldiers who were not Soul Masters directly drew their weapons and charged at Lin Fan and his companions.
Whether it was the Spirit Hall's army or the two great empires, Soul Master teams only constituted a portion of the force. Soul Master teams were scarce, requiring a perfect combination of Battle Soul Masters, Control Soul Masters, and Support Soul Masters to form a powerful fighting force. No force would allow Soul Masters to be frontline soldiers.
More than a decade later, when Tang San grew up, the total number of Soul Masters on the continent was less than a few hundred thousand. The number of Soul Masters now is naturally much greater than then. In fact, the reason for the decrease in the number of Soul Masters more than a decade later in the original story is precisely because of the turmoil in the Soul Master world during this period.
Most of the people charging towards Lin Fan and his group were ordinary soldiers. Although they weren't Soul Masters, they were fully armed with thick armor and sharp weapons. Even in a one-on-one fight, such soldiers wouldn't be weaker than ordinary Soul Masters below level 20, let alone in such large numbers.
"Erlong, Shuiyue'er, protect Keke,"
Lin Fan quickly handed Ye Keke to Liu Erlong. Shuiyue'er didn't dare to be careless either, and the three of them quickly surrounded Ye Keke to protect her.
Liu Erlong cursed loudly, "Damn it, why are the people from the Spirit Hall attacking us? They're courting death!"
Liu Erlong immediately summoned her Spirit, Blue Lightning Tyrannosaurus Rex.
"First Soul Skill... Tyrannosaurus Possession..."
After being possessed by the Tyrannosaurus Rex, Liu Erlong punched away more than a dozen soldiers charging towards her.
Lin Fan immediately summoned his Martial Soul, the Purple Flame Fire Tiger, and then summoned the Shadow Battle Axe in his right hand.
"Thrust..."
Lin Fan's Shadow Battle Axe slashed fiercely, instantly tearing apart the armor of the dozen or so fully armed soldiers charging towards him. Blood splattered, and they died instantly.
"Exploding Tiger Claw."
Lin Fan unleashed his second Soul Skill again. This Soul Skill was already quite weak, but now, with his first Martial Soul evolved, he released it. His hands, including the Shadow Battle Axe, were imbued with the purple flames of his Martial Soul.
"Die..." Lin Fan swung the Shadow Battle Axe, accompanied by purple flames, instantly and utterly destroying everything in his path. The charging soldiers fell one by one, not daring to approach any further.
On Shui Yue'er's side, the soldiers were being utterly ravaged, turned into ice sculptures. Her Ice Phoenix Martial Soul was naturally adept at ranged and area-of-effect attacks, but the soldiers' tough armor offered high defense against her ice blades. Therefore, Shui Yue'er could only use the Ice Phoenix's extremely cold freezing power to suffocate them.
"Nine Heart Begonia... Heal."
Ye Keke stood in the middle, activating continuous healing.
On the other side,Tang Yiran was equally imposing, leaping into the air and slamming down her Clear Sky Hammer, crackling with purple lightning.
"Second Soul Skill, Purple Lightning Hammer."
Even the combined efforts of dozens of Spirit Hall Soul Masters couldn't block it; they were all blasted away, spitting blood.
"Third Soul Skill, Gale Hammer..."
Tang Yiran threw the Clear Sky Hammer again, it spun rapidly around her, and then she flashed into the remaining Spirit Hall troops.
In an instant, countless figures were blasted away. Facing these people, Tang Yiran showed no mercy and shouted, "You lackeys of the Spirit Hall, you dare to come looking for death? I'll grant your wish!"
"What a bunch of useless trash." Bibi Dong, who had been watching from inside the car, immediately jumped out. Just as she was about to attack, a seductive man in armor suddenly appeared before her and said,
"Holy Maiden, why don't you let me handle this trivial matter for you?"
This man looked utterly repulsive. Bibi Dong knew he was Yue Guan, the Chrysanthemum Douluo serving Pope Qian Xunji. Yue Guan had only been a Title Douluo for a few years, and his soul power level was 91.
Actually, Bibi Dong's trip to the Star Dou Forest was under the pretext of searching for a suitable external soul bone, but her true purpose was to find a chance to escape. Staying in the Spirit Hall would inevitably expose her pregnancy.
However, Bibi Dong hadn't expected Qian Xunji to be so cautious, directly assigning two Soul Douluo elders and a Title Douluo to watch over her, leaving her no chance to escape.
Seeing Lin Fan still fighting alongside the girls beside him, her anger and grievances had nowhere to go.
"You bastard, you're still indulging in your pleasures! I'm pregnant with this bastard's child! If I'm to suffer that excruciating pain, I'll kill you first!"
A hint of tears seemed to well up in Bibi Dong's eyes.
Ju Douluo sensed something was wrong and quickly asked, "What's wrong, Holy Maiden? Don't worry, those soldiers weren't direct disciples of our Spirit Hall. They're dead, they're dead. I'll kill them for you right away."
"No need, I'll do it myself..." Bibi Dong immediately rushed forward. Four snow-white spikes instantly pierced her slender, snow-white arms, exuding an aura of death. Six spirit rings shimmered on her sexy body—two yellow, two purple, and two black. Leaping into the air, Bibi Dong charged towards Lin Fan, Shui Yue'er, and Liu Erlong.
Seeing the Holy Maiden arrive, the soldiers quickly retreated; they no longer had the courage to attack.
Lin Fan suddenly looked up and was shocked to see Bibi Dong's beautiful, noble, and holy face. Four sharp white spider spines sprouted from each of her arms.
Although Lin Fan had known earlier that Bibi Dong might be nearby, he hadn't had a chance to escape. Seeing her again now, his heart softened instantly. While Bibi Dong's face remained noble, her eyes held anger, grievance, and exhaustion.
Was this what Bibi Dong looked like when she unleashed her Death Spider Emperor Martial Soul? It wasn't like the original story; instead, it felt similar to the anime. It didn't diminish her beauty; instead, it made her look even more domineering and dazzling. The long white spider spines protruding from her arms somewhat resembled Kimimaro from Naruto.
"Bibi Dong, what are you doing? I'm Lin Fan! Why did you order an attack on us?"
Regaining his senses, Lin Fan immediately shouted softly.
"I'm killing you, you bastard!"
Bibi Dong immediately swooped down, the bone spines on her arms touching Lin Fan's Purple Flame Tiger Martial Soul without any effect.
Seeing that Lin Fan didn't dodge, she suddenly changed direction.
*Thud thud thud*, the three bone spikes of the Death Spider Queen on her right hand pierced three wounds on Lin Fan's body. Bibi Dong used the spider bone spikes on her arm to lift Lin Fan up and throw him dozens of meters away.
Lin Fan felt intense pain all over his body; his wounds were bleeding. He didn't have his anti-armor anymore, and this was going to kill him.
Right, healing cards.
Lin Fan suddenly remembered that he didn't have all his healing cards left, but when he looked up, he saw Bibi Dong reappear in front of him, the bone spikes on her arm even longer.
Lin Fan immediately decided not to use the healing cards; he was going to be tortured anyway, so he could heal them later and not waste them.
Then Lin Fan raised his hand and put away the Shadow Battle Axe.
The Shadow Battle Axe's defensive penetration was too strong; how could Lin Fan allow such a weapon to harm Bibi Dong, especially since she might be pregnant with his child?
Actually, he realized that Bibi Dong had held back earlier; otherwise, she could have killed him.
"You actually won't fight me? Then die!"
Bibi Dong walked up to him expressionlessly.
Lin Fan took a step back and quickly said, "No, how can I fight you? You're my woman, we can't fight. Since that day, I've always missed the feeling you gave me..."
"Shut up...you bastard?" Bibi Dong said, her sharp Spider King Bone Spikes already aimed at Lin Fan.
A hint of pain flickered in her eyes.
"Why can't I bring myself to kill this bastard?"
The next moment, Bibi Dong released Lin Fan, turned around, and a powerful burst of dragon flame shot towards her.
It was Liu Erlong's fourth soul skill: Bloodthirsty Flames.
The Death Spider King Spikes on Bibi Dong's arm immediately grew, forming a defense in front of her.
Bang...fire erupted everywhere, Bibi Dong took a step back, the flames on the bone spikes gradually disappearing, but she was unharmed.
"Xiao Fan, I'm here to save you..."
Liu Erlong was rushing towards them quickly, her other hand holding Ye Keke. Shui Yue'er used an ice wall to block all the soldiers behind her.
Tang Yiran immediately gripped the Clear Sky Hammer, leaped over the ice wall, and charged forward.
"It seems they care about you a lot. Then I'll kill them all before I kill you." Bibi Dong glanced coldly at Lin Fan and slowly walked forward.
"No!" Lin Fan was startled and quickly used his healing card.
A figure suddenly appeared beside Bibi Dong; it was the alluring, woman-like Chrysanthemum Douluo Yue Guan. He looked at Ye Keke with burning eyes and said,
"This is that little girl, Nine Heart Begonia. His Holiness the Pope was looking for her a few days ago. Today is an unexpected gain."
Bibi Dong glanced at him coldly and said, "What are you doing here?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo chuckled strangely, "Holy Maiden, the Clear Sky Hammer is too powerful; I'm still a little worried."
"What? Who is this person?"
Tang Yiran's expression changed immediately upon seeing Chrysanthemum Douluo. She instantly accelerated and blocked Liu Erlong's path, looking at Bibi Dong and Chrysanthemum Douluo with a serious expression, and said politely.
"I know this is Bibi Dong, the next successor of the Spirit Hall and the Pope's disciple. She truly is the greatest genius of our time, reaching level sixty at such a young age. Could you tell me what we did to offend you, and why you attacked us?"
Lin Fan quickly stood up after using his healing card and said, "Bibi Dong, she is my teacher. Please don't attack her. The others are my friends too."
Bibi Dong was surprised to see that Lin Fan's injuries had completely healed. She was silent for a moment before saying, "That's right, you have a new life now. Do you know how I've been through all this time?"
Lin Fan looked at Bibi Dong's pale face and said with some guilt, "I'm sorry, it's my fault... As long as you're willing to leave the Spirit Hall, I'll take you away immediately, and we'll be together forever."
"Kid, what are you saying to the Holy Maiden? You're courting death..." Chrysanthemum Douluo reached out to attack Lin Fan, but Bibi Dong immediately blocked him. Without turning around, she withdrew her spirit and spirit power and said coldly.
"Go quickly, forget what you said today, and never come looking for me again."
Lin Fan took a deep breath. He was incredibly distressed, but he couldn't speak anymore. Bibi Dong was already protecting him; if he acted recklessly again, Chrysanthemum Douluo could kill him outright.
"Xiao Fan, come back quickly," Tang Yiran said anxiously.
Lin Fan remained silent for a long time, then lowered his head, walked past Bibi Dong, and whispered in her ear, "Don't be afraid, wait for me, I will definitely bring you out."
Bibi Dong's eyes were cold, and she didn't speak. Only then did Lin Fan return to Tang Yiran's side. Chrysanthemum Douluo grinned and approached Lin Fan, saying, "Boy, do you know that offending the Holy Maiden is a capital offense?"
Tang Yiran quickly said, "Lord Chrysanthemum Douluo, the Holy Maiden's beauty is unparalleled in the world. It's not wrong for my disciple to admire the Holy Maiden, is it?"
Chrysanthemum Douluo chuckled and said, "That's right. Alright, I'll let this kid go. However, you injured so many people from my Spirit Hall today; you should at least compensate us for something..."
"Hmm?" Tang Yiran said warily, "You need to understand, you attacked us first."
Chrysanthemum Douluo said coldly, "That's right, so what? You killed someone from my Spirit Hall, which means you're an enemy of our Spirit Hall. Have you thought this through? If you're willing to hand over that Nine-Heart Begonia girl to us, we can call it even. Otherwise, none of you will leave here today."
Ye Keke was so frightened that she immediately started trembling, and Liu Erlong quickly hugged her.
Tang Yiran glanced at Ye Keke, gripped the Clear Sky Hammer tightly in one hand, and put the other into her personal soul tool. She said seriously, "Impossible. You can easily kill us, but I guarantee that if you dare to make a move, the Title Douluo of my Clear Sky Sect will arrive at top speed."
Bibi Dong said coldly, "Let them go. Today's events were my orders, and I will bear the consequences..."
Chrysanthemum Douluo looked at the wary Tang Yiran and said, "Alright, since the Holy Maiden has let you go, you can leave. However... hehehe, it's not a good thing that the Clear Sky Sect dares to keep the people our Spirit Hall wants."
Tang Yiran didn't respond, turning back to say, "Xiao Fan, Erlong, you take Keke and go first."
Lin Fan nodded, and walked slowly forward with Liu Erlong and Ye Keke. The group in front parted to make way.
After walking a distance, Lin Fan looked back in Bibi Dong's direction and found her also looking at him.
Lin Fan quickly turned back, clenching his fists. At this moment, he couldn't linger too long, otherwise it would only harm her.
Fortunately, Lin Fan realized that Chrysanthemum Douluo was unaware of what had happened between him and Qian Xunji; otherwise, even if Tang Yiran were present, she would never have spared him.
Lin Fan now roughly understood that Bibi Dong's intervention was likely due to seeing him with Liu Erlong and Ye Keke. Bibi Dong had been living a life of hardship in the Spirit Hall.
In the original story, Bibi Dong's life wasn't easy either; the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall was inherently tragic.
No, he had to rescue her within two or three months.
Lin Fan clenched his fists; no matter the method, he had to protect her child.
"Congratulations, Master, you have completed the special mission 'Moved the Goddess,' receiving two lottery draws as a reward. Master, would you like to draw the lottery immediately?"
Ling'er's voice suddenly echoed in his mind, filling Lin Fan with joy.
There was even a "Moved the Goddess" mission! He remembered that after his first encounter with Bibi Dong, Ling'er had also given him lottery draws. Great, there was hope!
Tang Yiran walked behind, still feeling uneasy.
She knew that the Clear Sky Sect was without her grandfather, Tang Chen, to oversee it. Once that person from the Spirit Hall makes a move, no one in the Clear Sky Sect will be his match. Is it right or wrong to leave Lin Fan and Ye Keke, these two children targeted by the Spirit Hall, in the Clear Sky Sect?
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