Bibi Dong stared in shock at Qian Xunji's corpse for quite a while before finally coming back to her senses.
In disbelief, she said, "You… killed the Supre Pontiff!"
Rei Ao shrugged. "So what if I killed him?"
"…"
Bibi Dong was at a loss for words. After all, her teacher was the Supre Pontiff of Spirit Hall! She simply couldn't comprehend how the man before her could act so decisively, and with such mysterious boldness.
She could tell Rei Ao was far from ordinary—especially the way he had practically overwheld and controlled a Titled Douluo in order to kill him. It was simply unbelievable. To do sothing like that, he had to be at least a Rank 95 or above Super Douluo, right?
"You… who are you, really…?"
"Aren't you already aware?"
"…"
Bibi Dong, of course, knew he was soone from another world who had co through the chat group. She just couldn't believe he'd travel across worlds to kill her teacher for so kind of trade. Yet at the sa ti, she no longer felt any fondness for her teacher now that she had seen his true beastly nature.
She had more urgent matters to worry about. "We have to leave Spirit City imdiately!"
With the Supre Pontiff dead, chaos was sure to break out. The Grand Worship, Qian Daoliu, would never spare the one who killed his son—he was a Rank 99 Limit Douluo, after all.
"Where do you want to go?" Rei Ao asked.
"We have to flee to the Star Dou Forest! It's the best place to hide, filled with soul beasts!"
But Rei Ao shook his head. "No. There's sowhere else I need to go first, and you're coming with ."
"You…" Bibi Dong began anxiously, but in the next instant her body went rigid as Rei Ao pulled her into his arms. His blue eyes locked onto her crimson gaze.
"I haven't collected my paynt yet, so you'll have to stay with for a while."
In the blink of an eye, the two of them vanished from the Supre Pontiff's Palace.
They had barely left when a figure in white robes arrived behind them.
"My son!! My son!"
A white-haired elder let out a heart-wrenching wail at the sight of the corpse on the floor. This man was Qian Daoliu. After a mont, his gaze turned murderously grim.
"No matter who you are—if you killed my son, I'll tear you to pieces!!!"
Boom!
The sheer pressure he unleashed shook all of Spirit City.
…
Rei Ao didn't care in the slightest about what was happening back in Spirit City. Right now, he just wanted to grind for experience and souls. Rather than hunting soul beasts in the Star Dou Forest, Sunset Forest, Panlong Forest, Demonic Forest, or the Extre North—areas he considered already well-explored—he preferred leveling up in the ocean. The sea was far more extensive.
"Where… is this?"
When the roaring ocean wind suddenly assaulted her senses, Bibi Dong looked around in confusion. She felt soft sand beneath her feet and gazed out over a boundless blue sea.
"I picked an island at random," Rei Ao said. "You stay here—I've got sothing to do."
That was all he offered by way of explanation. Bibi Dong then saw him spread his arms and toss a huge black sphere into the air. She didn't know exactly what that black sphere was, but she could feel an imnse power emanating from it—and a strong pull exerted on her own soul. It was like a magic that stirred up one's deepest desires.
"Tsk, I forgot about you," Rei Ao muttered.
With a light smack, his hand tapped her face. Bibi Dong, whose eyes had just begun to glaze over, snapped back to consciousness, looking at him in horror. "What… what is that thing?"
A mont ago, she'd felt an overwhelming urge to draw closer to it.
"It's nothing," Rei Ao answered casually. "Just a sphere infused with magic that summons out the strongest cravings and greed in living creatures. It's good for luring soul beasts."
He paused. "All right, have a seat."
Taking Bibi Dong by the hand, he pulled her down onto a soft sofa that appeared from who-knows-where. "Since we have so spare ti, feel free to ask anything you want."
"…"
After a few seconds of silence, Bibi Dong couldn't hold back anymore. "Why did you help ? Was it really just because of that trade?"
"What else?"
Rei Ao smiled faintly. "I told you. A trade is the core principle—the rule—of the chat group's existence. Besides, I've already received part of my reward."
As he spoke, he casually produced a soul bone.
"!!"
Bibi Dong instantly recognized it as one of her own soul bones, yet hers was obviously still in her body.
"This is part of the paynt—a copy of your soul bone that exists outside your own."
"So that ans… my martial spirit too…"
Bibi Dong recalled that her martial spirit was also part of the trade. She rembered from the information in her mind that abilities or items given up in the trade wouldn't be lost from her own body.
"I've already received your martial spirit," Rei Ao went on. "All that's left is the final part of the agreent: the 'usage rights' to your body."
"Usage rights…?"
Bibi Dong looked puzzled again, because the knowledge in her head had given her no details about that.
Rei Ao made it plain: "It ans the act between a man and a woman."
"???"
Bibi Dong sprang to her feet, biting her lip. "You're just like—"
But Rei Ao wasn't the type to let himself be insulted for no reason. "Stop right there. I'm not like that secret-chamber Douluo teacher of yours."
"…"
She fell silent, watching him closely, waiting for an explanation. But Rei Ao was completely straightforward:
"This is the content of our trade, and it's what I'm owed. Right?"
"…"
Bibi Dong had no way to refute him. In a mont of desperation, she had agreed to everything without reading the fine print—yet that lifeline had saved her life. Logically speaking, she ought to uphold her end of the contract.
But…
Her lips trembled slightly, and she spoke in a low voice. "Could we swap it for sothing else? I'll do anything else you want."
She wanted her first ti to be for soone she truly loved. Unfortunately, life seldom goes as one hopes.
"That won't work," Rei Ao replied. "The chat group's rules are absolute—and enforceable. I advise you not to try resisting. A power that can send across worlds so easily isn't sothing you can defy."
"But…"
Bibi Dong tried to say more, but Rei Ao lifted his hand to stop her.
"Anyway, I'm not in a rush. You'll have ti to prepare yourself, so let's talk about sothing else for now."
After all, he was set on collecting his reward.
"For instance, how about telling what happened between you and your teacher just now? I'm curious."
Curiosity is part of human nature, and Rei Ao was no exception.
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