บท 26: Chapter 26
The news of the engagement between the Holy Maiden of the Martial Soul Hall and Ye Chen spread rapidly. In just a few hours, there were already over a hundred challengers coming to find Ye Chen.
However, when they were told that the wedding fight would officially begin in three days, these people didn't hold back. They simply sat on the grass in front of the West Tower, quietly waiting for the time to come.
With Ye Chen's cultivation level at only 40th rank Soul Ancestor, such soul power level was quite common in the Martial Soul Hall academy. They all wanted to defeat Ye Chen and marry the Holy Maiden, hoping to leap to heaven in a single bound.
Time passed quickly, and the sky over the West Tower had already darkened. After lying down in the dormitory for a while, Ye Chen set off for the Pope's Hall.
He didn't know what Bibi Dong was thinking now, but one thing was certain: she wouldn't harm him.
"Creak!"
Pushing open the towering and wide gate, Ye Chen entered the empty Pope's Hall. There was no one else around, only Bibi Dong sitting alone on the gigantic throne.
She still looked as beautiful and divine as ever, with no hint of distraction in her eyes. Ye Chen felt as if he had failed the sign-in task; Bibi Dong didn't seem to have increased her favorability towards him by 300%.
The two of them stood there, one above and one below, like two strangers.
"Go and take a look at the East Hall. There's a gift prepared for you by me." Bibi Dong, expressionless, pointed to the eastern gate inside the hall, then continued, "I hope you won't let Little Nana down. You must win this wedding fight, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, will you kill me?" Ye Chen looked at Bibi Dong and was about to walk towards the gigantic throne.
But as soon as he stepped onto a step, Bibi Dong suddenly swung her scepter vigorously, creating a barrier of soul power to stop him from advancing further.
Bibi Dong suddenly turned around, her tall and perfect figure exuding cold indifference. "If you lose, I'll abolish your martial soul, expel you from the Martial Soul Hall, and you'll never set foot in the world of soul masters again."
What's wrong with her?
Looking at Bibi Dong's inexplicable annoyance, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a bit strange. Logically, she shouldn't be so indifferent to him. What went wrong?
Finally, after taking one last look at the turned-back Bibi Dong, Ye Chen withdrew his steps. "I will definitely win, and I won't let Master down."
The moment he uttered the words "Master," Bibi Dong's delicate body trembled inexplicably, but she quickly regained her composure.
Shaking his head, Ye Chen turned and walked towards the East Hall inside the Pope's Hall. The closer he got to the eastern gate, the more palpitations he felt, as if there was some terrifying creature inside that filled him with dread.
Until Ye Chen's figure completely disappeared at the East Gate, Bibi Dong slowly turned around, staring blankly at the tightly closed door of the East Hall.
"Why do I have this feeling towards him? Why am I his Master? Why did I have those experiences?"
Continuously questioning herself, Bibi Dong looked up at the starry sky outside the window, her mood complicated. A tear slid down her porcelain-like cheek.
In love yet afraid to get close, she suspected that she was sick, or perhaps infected with a virus called love, which made her yearn but also afraid to let go.
Everything in the past seemed like an invisible gate, separating her and Ye Chen, one outside and one inside, as if this gate would never open.
"Creak!"
Suddenly, the sound of a door opening interrupted Bibi Dong's contemplation. When she looked towards the source of the sound, she saw Ye Chen's figure had returned to the hall, quietly looking at her.
"You do have something on your mind, to not even notice my return."
Actually, Ye Chen had just turned around at the eastern gate. Compared to the unknown gift, he was more concerned about what had happened to Bibi Dong to make her wear such a desolate expression.
Bibi Dong was a very pitiful woman. Because her talent was too strong and she wanted to leave the Martial Soul Hall, she was forcibly kept by her Master, separating her from her boyfriend Yu Xiaogang.
What was even more infuriating was that after so many years, that Yu Xiaogang had actually left her just like that, without even bothering to find out the situation before seeking pleasure elsewhere.
Ye Chen felt very sorry for the woman in front of him. He wanted to protect Bibi Dong and not let her suffer any more harm.
"Go, my affairs have nothing to do with you." This time, Bibi Dong didn't turn her head, just stood there with an indifferent expression.
Her excessive strength made Ye Chen feel even more heartbroken. Clearly, she was a woman who needed protection, yet she forcibly pretended to be unapproachable, preventing others from getting close.
Another soul power barrier appeared, blocking Ye Chen's footsteps. Even if he tried his best, he couldn't make any progress.
With a determined look in his eyes, Ye Chen stared at Bibi Dong and said seriously, "Although I'm weak now, one day I will become stronger than everyone else. At that time, I will always stand by your side, forever!"
"Go to the East Hall!"
A trace of fluctuation appeared in Bibi Dong's eyes, and her complex emotions began to calm down slightly. She watched the arrogant youth in front of her quietly, feeling a sense of relief.
Not insisting anymore, Ye Chen only hated himself for being too weak and unable to bear everything Bibi Dong wanted to change. But one day, he would be able to do it.
Stepping into the East Hall gate, he saw a huge soul beast lying on the ground, covered in wounds, blood staining the floor red.
"Is this the 50,000-year-old Sky Dragon Fox? A extremely rare species of soul beast, with just a thousand years of cultivation, it can fight ordinary ten-thousand-year-old soul beasts!"
"Is this the gift you've given me?"
Ye Chen was quite excited. As a fourth soul ring, absorbing this 50,000-year-old soul beast was just perfect. Moreover, this Sky Dragon Fox was extremely rare, and the soul skill it could produce after absorption must be very special.
But this time, he wasn't fully prepared. According to the original absorption method, Ye Chen needed to accumulate enough strong soul power at the 40th level stage to suppress the various negative effects brought by absorbing a soul ring across the years.
However, the wedding fight was in three days, and he couldn't afford to think about these things now.
"Let's start absorbing."
Summoning the Seven Star Abyss, Ye Chen stabbed the head of the Sky Dragon Fox to end its long life. Then, a huge soul of the dragon fox flew out from the corpse.
Overall, it looked like an ordinary fox, but its belly was covered with dragon scales, and long dragon fox tails hung on both sides of its long mouth. At the moment, the soul of the dragon fox was very violent, roaring upwards, making Ye Chen dizzy.
"Such a strong mental attack
. It seems that absorbing this Sky Dragon Fox will take quite a bit of effort."
Furrowing his brows, Ye Chen placed his hand on the soul of the dragon fox, then activated the soul power in his body, attempting to merge with it.
The soul of the dragon fox was instantly drawn into Ye Chen's body by the soul power, but soon, its violent mental attacks began to rampage wildly in his mind.
In just a moment, Ye Chen couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood onto the ground, his mind instantly becoming weak and lethargic.
Fortunately, his soul had been nourished by the soul power cultivated by the system for several years, and had become very strong. Otherwise, if it were someone else, they would probably have died on the spot.
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