Yun Ming raised his Atlas Divine Spear, pointing it at Bibi Dong as golden ripples pulsed outward from the spearhead.
Bibi Dong watched the rapidly approaching ripples, wanting to retreat, but the distance was too short for her to escape in time.
Wherever the spear pointed and the ripples passed, everything they touched seemed to freeze instantly: the insects on the ground, the falling leaves, the raging wind, and even Bibi Dong herself, who held the Rakshasa Demon Scythe.
In a world that had been noisy and vibrant, a faded, yellowish painting suddenly appeared, looking both beautiful and eerie.
This was Yun Ming's Sixth Soul Skill, Eternity, which combined the stability attribute of the Mountain Sea Dragon Turtle to push the Space Prohibition characteristic of the Atlas Divine Spear to its absolute limit.
One of the effects of this soul skill was Stasis. It was similar to a temporal property, as it indirectly locked space through time; however, it was actually a forced stasis at the spatial level, just like what Bibi Dong was experiencing now.
Although her body was bound, her spirit remained active. Bibi Dong tried to mobilize her Limit Douluo-level Soul Power to break through the restraints of Yun Ming's soul skill, but in reality, the moment her Soul Power touched the golden ripples, her once-active energy began to go silent, eventually coming to a complete halt and slipping out of her control.
This gave Bibi Dong a shock; her Limit Douluo-level Soul Power could actually be suppressed?! This feeling was terrible, reminding her of that dark, imprisoned past. At the thought of this, Bibi Dong felt frantic, mobilizing all her Soul Power to counterattack wildly, but the effect was minimal.
However, although Bibi Dong's resistance did not help her regain her freedom, it was not entirely without effect.
Yun Ming now felt the Soul Power within him draining away like a dam bursting; ever since Bibi Dong began her counterattack, it had been flowing out rapidly. If not for the fact that he possessed a Soul Core, his Soul Power would have been more than half-depleted in these few short seconds.
Looking at the dark-skinned woman trapped in the amber, Yun Ming felt a tinge of regret. It was a pity that his Sixth Soul Skill was too extreme; the absolute stability of the space prevented even him from breaking through, meaning he could not launch an attack. Otherwise, today would have been the anniversary of Bibi Dong's death.
Without further thought, silver light began to emerge from Yun Ming's body.
Since he couldn't finish her off, it was time for him to leave. As the silver light shone to its limit, Yun Ming tore through the air and vanished without a trace. Because of his departure, the supply of Soul Power to his Sixth Soul Skill was cut off, causing it to automatically enter its conclusion phase and unleash its second effect.
Seeing Yun Ming leave, Bibi Dong, who had been like a trapped beast, unconsciously let out a sigh of relief, but the next moment, she witnessed a scene that left her dumbfounded.
Where the golden ripples had previously touched, a gentle breeze blew, and everything except her—flowers, trees, birds, beasts, insects, and fish, whether living or dead—began to dissipate, turning into a pile of Kitsuchi. The scene was both mundane and terrifying.
This was the second effect of Yun Ming's Sixth Soul Skill, Eternity—or, to be precise, a chain reaction following the first effect.
If one considered the entirety of a person or object as a collection of infinitesimal, unknowable spatial units, the principle of Eternity was to achieve absolute, individual stability for each of these small spaces. This stability severed all connections between those small spaces, and once the soul skill was lifted, these disconnected units naturally drifted away with the wind, resulting in the scene Bibi Dong witnessed.
The end of stability is collapse and destruction; the end of eternity is a fleeting spark. This was Yun Ming's Sixth Soul Skill.
Furthermore, the advantages of this soul skill were as obvious as its disadvantages. While the binding strength of the skill was top-tier, its lethality was not very practical.
Don't be fooled by its appearance of turning things into dust; that only applied to non-Soul Master units. Against a Soul Master target, as long as the skill couldn't "stabilize" more than two-thirds of the opponent's Soul Power, it wouldn't cause much damage. After all, Soul Power was tied to personal attributes, and the target Soul Master could fully regain control through meditation. Moreover, the target's counterattack would only increase Yun Ming's own Soul Power consumption.
If this skill were truly used for killing, it would essentially force a comparison of Soul Power by erasing the gap in combat techniques between both sides. Given Yun Ming's combat level, it was hard to say this wasn't a disadvantage.
Back to Bibi Dong, although she didn't fully understand the mechanics of Yun Ming's soul skill, after returning to normal, she analyzed the process of their confrontation and realized that the lethality of Yun Ming's Sixth Soul Skill was countered by Soul Power.
Setting aside the analysis of the skill and straightening out her thoughts, Bibi Dong felt an uncontrollable surge of irritation at the realization that she had worked for nothing this time (blocking the Titan Giant Ape), hadn't obtained the Soul Ring, and Yun Ming had even escaped.
Bibi Dong wanted to go to Slaughter City to hack someone to pieces. However, she ultimately restrained herself.
Aside from matters of the heart, Bibi Dong was generally able to let go of things. It was just an unexpected Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring; if it was gone, it was gone. Wasn't there still an old Hundred Thousand Year Rabbit waiting for her?! It was still a profit.
Holding this mindset, Bibi Dong first returned to the Lake of Life to see if the Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone was still there. She received the expected result: it was gone. She had already anticipated this, as she hadn't taken it immediately when she was distracted, and Yun Ming had run off.
Bibi Dong's body was already full of Soul Bones, so she couldn't absorb this one anyway. It wasn't crucial, so she could let it go without panic. After comforting herself again, Bibi Dong arrived at the cave where she had imprisoned Xiao Wu.
Walking into the cave, she found it empty. Bibi Dong's face stiffened; she couldn't keep her composure anymore. Where was her giant rabbit?! Where did she go?! She checked the lingering aura in the cave and confirmed that there was no third person or beast besides herself and Xiao Wu. Moreover, she had used her Soul Power to seal Xiao Wu's movements before leaving, so how could she have vanished?!!
Unable to accept this, Bibi Dong went outside and searched a circle, but ultimately found nothing.
Returning to the cave, Bibi Dong recalled everything that had happened since she captured Tang San and brought him here. The beginnings were always wonderful, but the results were always terrible; all her efforts ended up being in vain.
The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the angrier she became, the more she thought. Then, she exploded! Bibi Dong's temper snapped, and the mountain exploded along with it, pulverized under her fury.
God Realm, Shura God Palace.
The Shura God on the throne watched Bibi Dong's furious display on the light screen. He appeared calm on the outside, but felt very satisfied on the inside.
The person he favored had toyed with the traitor—good! Very good! That was exactly how it should be.
In the eyes of the Shura God, Bibi Dong, who had become the successor of Rakshasa in the Slaughter City, was nothing but a traitor with a wavering will.
As expected, that kid was just as capable as he was. He must seize this excellent candidate for inheritance.
Watching the scene on the light screen change, the Shura God whispered.
"Little rabbit, it's up to you now."
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