Black World, Spirit Hall.
Bang!
Crash!
Smash!
"Why? Why is none of this part of my life?! Why does my life have to be so miserable?! Why?!"
Inside Bibi Dong's room, chaos filled every corner.
Anything that could be smashed had already been destroyed. Expensive vases lay shattered across the floor, furniture had been overturned, and even the walls bore cracks from her violent outbursts. Yet despite venting her fury like this, the pain and resentment in her heart refused to fade.
Instead, it only grew stronger.
As memories of her past surfaced, Bibi Dong felt an even deeper sense of bitterness.
Before meeting Yu Xiaogang, her life had been exactly like the Bibi Dong displayed on the heavenly screen—lonely and isolated, with no true companions by her side.
Back then, she had also participated in Spirit Fighting competitions, but she had always fought alone in one-on-one matches.
Two-versus-two battles?
Team battles?
Those things had nothing to do with her.
Of course, with her status and strength, she could have forced others to form a team with her. But what would be the point?
Anyone paired with her would merely become a background character.
A sidekick.
Someone completely overshadowed by her brilliance.
The people qualified to stand beside Bibi Dong all possessed exceptional talent of their own. They entered the Spirit Arena to temper themselves and earn glory—not to play the role of baggage while someone else stole the spotlight.
No proud genius would willingly accept such humiliation.
As for team battles, the situation was no different.
Whether the team won or lost depended entirely on Bibi Dong herself. She alone carried the burden of victory.
The others were little more than decorations.
In the end, the reason was painfully simple:
There had never been anyone around her age who could truly stand beside her.
No equal.
No companion.
No one capable of keeping pace with her terrifying talent.
Yet now, through the heavenly curtain, she discovered that the version of herself from another world possessed everything she had once longed for.
That Bibi Dong had a teammate who could stand shoulder to shoulder with her.
And that teammate…
Was Yu Xiaogang.
The very person she cared about most.
How could she possibly accept this reality?
Why was her own life so bleak and empty, while the parallel world's version of herself seemed to possess everything she had ever dreamed of?
Studying together in the same academy.
Growing stronger side by side.
Forming a Spirit Fighting duo and battling together as equals.
Every scene displayed on the heavenly curtain felt like a knife stabbing directly into her heart.
Those beautiful moments…
Those precious memories…
They were things she had only dared to imagine in her fantasies.
Yet another version of herself was actually living them.
Bibi Dong stared at the radiant smile of her counterpart on the heavenly curtain, hatred and jealousy burning in her eyes.
At that moment, she even began to resent Yu Xiaogang himself.
If he had worked harder…
If he had become stronger sooner…
Then perhaps the one standing proudly on the heavenly curtain would have been her.
Instead, she could only hide inside a dark room, secretly peeking at another person's happiness.
"If you had only worked harder…" Bibi Dong muttered bitterly, clenching her fists until her nails dug into her palms.
"Then the person beside you should have been me…"
Her voice trembled with pain and unwillingness.
The room fell silent once more.
Only the heavenly curtain continued to shine.
[The footage continued.]
[Although Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong had already decided to form a duo and participate in the Great Spirit Arena together, there was still something extremely important they needed to do first.]
[They needed to fully understand each other's abilities.]
[The characteristics of their spirits, their combat styles, and the details of their spirit abilities—all of these had to be clearly understood before they could truly fight together.]
[Otherwise, if they accidentally interfered with each other during battle or released spirit abilities that harmed their teammate, they would become a laughingstock.]
[For ordinary people, such embarrassment might not matter much.]
[But Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong were different.]
[One was the son of a Titled Douluo.]
[The other was the disciple of a Titled Douluo.]
[Both possessed extraordinary talent and were destined to become powerful figures in the future.]
[Any foolish mistake made now could become a stain on their reputations forever.]
[Thus, the two arrived at a training ground, preparing for a sparring session to test each other's abilities.]
The spacious training ground was quiet and empty.
A gentle breeze passed through the arena as Yu Xiaogang and Bibi Dong stood facing one another from a short distance away.
Neither of them appeared nervous.
Instead, their eyes were filled with anticipation.
"My spirit is Little Dragon," Yu Xiaogang explained calmly.
"It can fight alongside me. You already saw my first two spirit abilities during class, so there's no need for me to repeat them."
After speaking, he looked toward Bibi Dong with curiosity.
"Now it's your turn."
Bibi Dong hesitated slightly.
Then she narrowed her eyes and spoke in a serious tone.
"Let me warn you first. My spirit is very frightening."
"You'd better prepare yourself."
"I don't want you crying later."
Yu Xiaogang blinked in surprise before laughing lightly.
"Don't worry," he replied.
"I won't laugh at you."
The moment those words entered her ears, Bibi Dong's expression darkened instantly.
"I already told you my spirit isn't ugly!"
She gritted her teeth fiercely as she glared at him.
Yu Xiaogang immediately raised his hands in surrender.
"Alright, alright. I get it."
Seeing his reaction, Bibi Dong huffed softly before taking a deep breath.
Then, her expression gradually turned serious.
"Martial Soul Possession!"
Boom!
A surge of purplish-black spirit power erupted from her body.
Dark energy spread rapidly across her skin, forming a layer of sinister armor that covered the upper half of her body.
At the same time, an enormous amount of purple energy engulfed her legs.
Moments later, her human lower body completely vanished.
In its place appeared the terrifying lower half of a gigantic spider.
Eight thick spider legs stretched outward from behind her body, each one sharp enough to pierce steel. Their tips gleamed with a chilling purple light that radiated danger.
The atmosphere around her instantly became oppressive.
To ordinary people, this appearance would absolutely be terrifying enough to make children burst into tears.
Even Yu Xiaogang could not help feeling shocked upon witnessing it for the first time.
His pupils contracted slightly.
Not because he felt disgusted.
But because the aura emitted by Bibi Dong's spirit was astonishingly powerful.
"This is…"
"The Death Spider Emperor!"
Yu Xiaogang quickly recognized it.
Having read numerous spirit beast records and illustrated bestiaries, he immediately identified Bibi Dong's martial spirit.
The Death Spider Emperor.
A terrifying emperor among spider-type spirit beasts.
A ruler among devil spiders.
An existence standing at the very top of insect-type soul beasts.
In terms of bloodline rank alone, even the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon—the inherited martial spirit of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan—could not completely suppress it.
Yu Xiaogang's heart trembled slightly.
"I never expected it to be the Death Spider Emperor…"
"This martial spirit will become unbelievably terrifying once fully developed."
"And this is only her first spirit."
"She still possesses another one."
Yu Xiaogang's gaze grew increasingly serious.
"Whatever her second spirit is, it certainly won't be ordinary either."
While Yu Xiaogang observed Bibi Dong carefully, Bibi Dong herself was also secretly watching him.
Because of her experiences growing up, she had become extremely sensitive toward the reactions of others whenever she revealed her martial spirit.
She could easily detect fear.
Disgust.
Rejection.
Mockery.
Over the years, she had seen such emotions countless times.
But in Yu Xiaogang's eyes…
She saw none of them.
There was surprise, certainly.
But surprise was normal.
After all, the Death Spider Emperor was an extremely rare and intimidating martial spirit.
Yet beyond that surprise, there was no fear or disgust whatsoever.
Bibi Dong felt slightly relieved.
If Yu Xiaogang had shown no reaction at all, she might have suspected he was merely hiding his true thoughts.
Instead, his expression appeared completely genuine.
"So?" she asked quietly.
"Do you think my spirit is frightening?"
Yu Xiaogang nodded honestly.
"It does look intimidating."
"But like you said…"
"It isn't ugly."
Hearing those words, Bibi Dong froze briefly.
Yu Xiaogang continued speaking naturally.
"I've always had strong nerves."
"I used to catch cockroaches with my bare hands when I was younger, so spiders don't really scare me."
"Besides, many creatures only seem frightening because they're small. Once they become larger, they actually look rather majestic."
"You…"
Bibi Dong's cheeks puffed slightly in annoyance.
Yet despite her outward expression, she felt strangely happy inside.
For the first time, someone had truly accepted her martial spirit without fear or rejection.
Yu Xiaogang had done exactly what he promised.
He had not laughed at her.
Nor had he treated her differently because of her appearance during Martial Soul Possession.
At that moment, Bibi Dong felt as though a heavy weight inside her heart had quietly disappeared.
Perhaps…
She had finally found a real friend.
"Since you've already completed Martial Soul Possession," Yu Xiaogang said while stretching his arms slightly, "then let's begin."
"But let me make one thing clear first."
"I won't hold back just because you're a girl."
As his words fell, spirit power surged around him.
Three radiant Light Swords instantly condensed above his head, floating in the air while emitting sharp and dangerous auras.
At the same time, Little Dragon also stepped forward.
Its usual silly grin disappeared completely, replaced by an expression overflowing with fighting spirit.
Clearly, it was taking this battle very seriously.
Bibi Dong snorted softly.
"I should be the one saying that."
"Don't think defeating a Soul Ancestor in class means you can automatically defeat me."
Her eyes burned with confidence.
"You should remember that even before obtaining my third spirit ring, I was already stronger than most people in our class."
"Now that I've acquired a new spirit ring, my strength has advanced even further."
As she spoke, purple spirit power surged violently around her body.
The sharp spider legs behind her pierced into the ground one after another, creating deep cracks across the arena floor.
Bibi Dong slowly lowered her stance, preparing to attack at any moment.
"Who wins and who loses…"
"That's still uncertain."
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