She lunged forward, claiming she wanted revenge, but all she did was grab Bibi Dong's collar.
In the end, she was still her mother.
Qian Renxue simply couldn't bring herself to harm her own birth mother.
But Bibi Dong didn't care about that. She shoved Qian Renxue away and snarled, "I should have strangled you and that bastard together back then! I hesitated for a moment and ended up giving that mongrel Qian Xunji the chance to save you!"
Looking at Qian Renxue, who bore some resemblance to Qian Xunji, Bibi Dong shoved her away and roared, "It's not too late to kill you now! I'll make sure the Qian bloodline is completely wiped out!"
She raised her hand, immense power surging into her palm.
If this slap landed, Qian Renxue might die.
Qian Renxue stared at Bibi Dong, whose eyes were filled with murderous intent. Despair washed over her as she closed her eyes, accepting her fate.
She had lost all hope.
For this mother, for this world, there was nothing left worth holding on to.
A figure suddenly surfaced in her mind—Xue Tianyu.
Only he had been her source of comfort all this time. If not for him and Qian Daoliu, she might have already been lost.
'Just kill me… My whole life has been hell anyway. Death would be better.'
Bibi Dong let out a cold snort, and her palm came swinging down.
The killing intent soared. She was really going to do it!
But at the last moment, she hesitated. She withdrew some of her strength.
Smack!
Qian Renxue had been waiting in silence for death.
But instead, the crisp sound of a slap made her open her eyes.
"Bibi Dong! What do you think you're doing?!"
Qian Daoliu stormed in, eyes blazing with fury. His hand, glowing with angelic soul power, had caught Bibi Dong's wrist, saving Qian Renxue.
"What am I doing?"
Bibi Dong burst into laughter, her voice filled with madness. "Isn't it obvious? I'm making sure your family is completely wiped out!"
"I want to kill Qian Renxue!"
"You!!!"
Qian Daoliu's anger reached its peak as he stared at the deranged Bibi Dong.
On top of that, his journey to the Sunset Forest had ended in failure—he had found no trace of his grandson.
He was already filled with frustration.
"Bibi Dong, I've tolerated you for years, but you really have a death wish, don't you?"
He stepped in front of Qian Renxue, glaring at Bibi Dong. "Now, get out of my sight!"
"If I leave, it'll be after I kill this bastard!" Bibi Dong yanked her wrist free and lunged at Qian Renxue again.
Qian Daoliu had reached his limit. He swung his hand and struck her across the face!
Smack!!!
A resounding slap echoed through the hall.
Bibi Dong crashed against the wall, stunned.
She had never been hit like this by Qian Daoliu before.
"You!!!"
"I told you to leave! Are you deaf?!"
Qian Daoliu's voice was calm but filled with killing intent.
At that moment, the aura of an Ultimate Douluo erupted from his body, sending waves of terrifying pressure throughout the entire Spirit Hall.
Even the guards outside, as well as some of the elders who had come to investigate the noise, felt an overwhelming sense of oppression.
The entire Spirit Hall fell into a deathly silence.
The atmosphere froze.
"Damn you, Qian Daoliu! Damn your entire family!!"
Bibi Dong knew it was impossible to kill Qian Renxue in front of Qian Daoliu. Furious and unwilling, she turned and stormed out.
She hated this so much.
The Qian family—her lifelong curse!
But she wasn't strong enough to defeat Qian Daoliu.
With her missing soul ring, she could barely even wound him.
'What should I do…?'
Bibi Dong's heart was filled with deep resentment and unwillingness.
She had to take revenge—on the entire Qian family!
'Qian Daoliu has the power of the Angel God protecting him. Normal martial souls can't fatally wound him.'
'Then I'll use divine power to kill him!'
She had failed to obtain the soul ring. Now, there was only one way to quickly increase her strength.
Sacrifice!
Bibi Dong was ready to risk everything for revenge against the Qian family!
She would sacrifice herself and inherit the Rakshasa God's position!
At that moment, Bibi Dong sat on a boulder in the mountains behind the Spirit Hall.
Like a lone beast licking its wounds.
Her torn battle dress from the Sunset Forest was still wrapped around her body. Her long, pale legs were hugged tightly by her arms as she sat there, her face full of bitterness and hatred.
She looked pitiful.
Even though she had been humiliated in front of Qian Daoliu, she was still the Pope of the Spirit Hall. She was still the breathtakingly beautiful Bibi Dong.
Suddenly, she remembered that there was another option for her soul ring.
The two rulers of the Star Dou Forest!
Their soul rings weren't as strong as the Bear Lord's, but they were still 100,000-year soul rings.
'Even if I'm inheriting a god's position, two more 100,000-year soul rings will make me much stronger.'
'My goal is to wipe out the Qian family. I must become stronger!'
With that thought in mind, Bibi Dong continued cultivating in the mountains alone.
She still needed to recover from her injuries.
This time, her wounds from Xue Tianyu were severe. Not only had she lost all her life-saving abilities, but she also had to spend a tremendous amount of soul power and Rakshasa divine energy to repair her severed arm.
Right now, this was the weakest she had been in decades.
As she cultivated, she also pondered whom to send to find Di Tian and Bear Lord's whereabouts.
The two rulers of the Star Dou Forest were not easy to locate, and anyone lacking sufficient strength would likely die trying.
Normally, these kinds of missions were carried out by Ghost Douluo, Gui Mei.
He had been the perfect candidate.
But now…
Thinking of Gui Mei, Bibi Dong clenched her teeth in rage.
She had never expected someone she had nurtured for so many years to betray her like that.
However, as she calmed down, she recalled the look of hesitation and avoidance on Gui Mei's face at the time.
'Was he… forced into it?'
'What kind of power does this Xue Tianyu have? He actually forced a Titled Douluo to betray me…'
Bibi Dong sighed. She had no way to save Gui Mei.
Right now, she couldn't even defeat Xue Tianyu.
"The Rakshasa God's position… The last two 100,000-year soul rings!"
Bibi Dong gritted her teeth.
Everyone who had wronged her—she would make them all pay the price!
Only by becoming the strongest could she reunite with her beloved Yu Xiaogang and spend the rest of her life with him.
With that thought, Bibi Dong summoned her soul power, waves of energy rippling outward.
"Yue Guan, come here!"
Before long.
Chrysanthemum Douluo, Yue Guan, arrived in front of Bibi Dong.
As he stood before the seated Pope, he was momentarily stunned.
He had never seen Bibi Dong in such a state before.
Her torn clothing, her disheveled hair…
Bibi Dong, who had always cared about her appearance, now seemed completely indifferent.
'Is this really the Pope I know?'
'What happened to her?'
"What are you staring at?" Bibi Dong opened her eyes and glared at Yue Guan. "What? Do I look strange to you?"
"N-no, of course not…"
Yue Guan quickly averted his gaze.
He didn't dare to look directly at Bibi Dong in this state.
If he wasn't careful, he might get himself killed.