Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Jianmu Tree, Am I a Bumper Monster?

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Looking at the devastated land, Liu Erlong was filled with despair, and tears streamed down her face.

At this point, she understood perfectly well that Xiao Wu had either been murdered or captured by Mu Ci during the time she was unconscious.

Although she couldn't understand why Mu Ci did this, the deed was done, and she had no choice but to stop thinking about it.

Liu Erlong staggered to his feet and began walking towards the outer edge of the Star Dou Great Forest.

Given her current condition, it's highly likely she won't be able to leave this Star Dou Great Forest, but staying here is still a dead end.

Why not take a gamble and see if we can bring this message back to Shrek?

Chapter 193 Arriving at Wuhun City

After several days of arduous travel, the participating teams from the Tiandou region finally arrived in Wuhun City.

Although some teams were not in a good mood at this time, the journey was generally very smooth.

Unlike main cities or imperial cities like Tiandou City, Soto City, and Xingluo City, Wuhun City is not large in scale; at most, it can only be considered a small city.

A special city composed entirely of Soul Masters, accessible only to Soul Masters.

Even the descendants of Soul Masters within the city, if they haven't awakened their Soul Power, will be sent out of Spirit City to live in surrounding villages and towns, or sent to other cities.

As a result, the number of people in Wuhun City is pitifully small compared to other cities, with only a few tens of thousands maintaining the city's operation.

So when the participating teams arrived at Wuhun City, they were surprised to find that this holy land, which all the soul masters on the continent yearned for, was not as lively as they had imagined; in fact, it could be described as empty and desolate.

After the matches in the Tian Dou and Xing Luo competition zones, all the teams arrived in Wu Hun City for a short rest.

The highly anticipated finals of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Academy Elite Tournament have officially begun.

The finals were neither grand nor lively; the atmosphere was even less intense than that of some city-level arenas.

The finals consist of five rounds and use an elimination system.

In the first round, the teams guaranteed by the two great empires and the Spirit Hall received a bye, while the remaining thirty teams from the two major regions were drawn to compete against each other.

Team area.

"Captain, Captain!" Yan Jing ran up to Mu Ci with a happy expression.

"So, which team did you get drawn?"

Mu Ci didn't care which team she was drawn into, but after all, Tianshui and Chihuo were also involved in the draw.

With his own plant team added to the mix, he now makes up about one-tenth of all the teams, which is quite a good chance. He doesn't want to be fighting his own team in the first round.

Yan Jing scratched his head at Mu Ci with a smile, "I didn't draw the teams of the two sisters-in-law. It's a team from the Star Luo Empire."

Hearing this, Mu Ci waved her hand dismissively and stood up from her seat. "In that case, you can play by yourselves. I have to go out for a bit."

Of all the teams in the Star Luo Empire, only the Star Luo Royal Academy team, led by Davis and Zhu Zhuyun, is worth watching.

After all, there was the butterfly effect he had set before. As the eldest prince of the Star Luo Empire, Davis received considerable support. With the supply of whale glue, Davis, who should have only been a Soul Master, successfully broke through to Soul King.

In addition, with the Martial Soul Fusion Skill Netherworld White Tiger, its deterrent power is no less than that of a mid-to-high-level Soul Emperor.

However, these three teams received a bye in the first round, so they didn't encounter him and he didn't need to take action.

Since he had nothing else to do at the moment, he decided to go keep his appointment.

Shortly after Mu Ci left, Xue Qinghe, played by Qian Renxue, also arrived at the Plant Team area.

"Your Highness!" Yan Jing was quite familiar with this Crown Prince of Tiandou, who often visited his home.

Qian Renxue nodded in response familiarly, and after scanning the area around the arena, her brows furrowed slightly.

"Where did your captain go?" Qian Renxue was a little surprised that Mu Ci was not in the plant team.

Since neither of his close relatives, Spirit Kite Douluo and Fire Phoenix Douluo, are stationed in Spirit City for extended periods, he should have nowhere to go.

"The captain said he had to go out!" Yan Jing repeated what Mu Ci had said when he left.

"Something wrong? Are you going out?" Qian Renxue frowned even more. "Which direction?"

But when Yan Jing pointed in the direction, Qian Renxue's face became both flustered and gloomy.

Because the area Yan Jing was pointing to was in the direction of the Papal Palace.

There, two people caught Qian Renxue's attention.

One is Qian Daoliu, who lives in the temple on the back mountain, and the other is Bibi Dong in the papal palace.

"If it were Grandpa, that would be fine, but if it were that woman..." Qian Renxue's expression grew increasingly grim as she thought of this. Without even saying goodbye to Yan Jing, she strode quickly toward the direction of the Papal Palace.

Just as Qian Renxue had guessed, Mu Ci was sitting in the Papal Palace at that moment.

Looking at Bibi Dong, who sat upright on the papal throne not far away, wearing a purple-gold papal robe and holding a papal scepter, with fair skin and delicate features, she looked like a young woman in her late teens, even though she was over forty.

Mu Ci couldn't help but admire him in her heart.

"It seems that Xue'er inherited more of Bibi Dong's traits."

As Mu Ci was sizing up Bibi Dong, Bibi Dong was also carefully observing him. After looking him up and down for a few breaths, a hint of amazement flashed in her beautiful eyes.

No wonder her good disciple Hu Liena couldn't forget her ever since she met her once at the Medicine King Sect ceremony, and would often ask her if there was a chance to meet her again.

With his exceptional talent, appearance, and family background, he is among the best in the Douluo Continent. It would be surprising if such a person could not attract the attention and favor of others.

If you put her in Hu Liena's position, she'd probably be about 80% the same...

Thinking of this, Bibi Dong quickly interrupted her thoughts and smiled at Mu Ci below.

"I've always wanted to meet Sect Master Mu Ci, and this time, thanks to the opportunity of the competition, I've finally gotten my wish. I haven't even had a chance to thank Nana for the pills yet."

"Ahem." This formulaic conversation made Mu Zi cough lightly, feeling a little embarrassed. "Your Holiness, this is not a public place, you don't need to do this."

To be honest, he didn't know how to treat the person in front of him.

No matter how bad the relationship between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong is, in terms of status, the person in front of her is still his mother-in-law.

Remembering the calming pills that Hu Liena had asked him for, he couldn't help but ask Bibi Dong, "Your Holiness the Pope looks quite well. Are you still taking the pills?"

Hearing Mu Ci's words, Bibi Dong's expression softened. "Thank you for the pill. To be honest, this has been the most relaxed period of my life in recent years."

Seeing Bibi Dong like this, Mu Ci breathed a sigh of relief. After taking the pills on time and having her evil thoughts purified by the power of abundance, she was finally no longer the crazy old woman from the original story.

After all, he added a lot of ingredients to the pills, not just the power of abundance, but also many high-grade medicinal herbs cultivated in the Yin-Yang Well of Ice and Fire, which can help with sleep, calm the mind, relieve anxiety, and soothe depression.

In any case, Mu Ci had already pushed the efficacy of the elixir to its limit in terms of regulating emotions.

Judging from Bibi Dong's current state, the elixir must have been quite effective. I just wonder how well she's resolved the knot in her heart.

Chapter 194 Bibi Dong, Mu Ci, Qian Renxue

However, Mu Ci's thoughts and ideas will soon be proven true.

After chatting for a while, Bibi Dong was silent for a moment, her eyes filled with complicated emotions as she looked at Mu Ci. Her red lips opened and closed a few times before she finally asked him cautiously.

"Mu Ci, are you and Xiao Xue already together?"

Although it was a question, I was certain in my heart.

Bibi Dong had heard about this from Hu Liena several years ago.

Later, the information relayed back from the Martial Soul Temple in Heaven Dou City also included information about this matter.

It was not unusual in Tiandou City for Xue Qinghe and Mu Ci, the sect leader of the Medicine King Sect, to meet frequently; even ordinary people in the city had heard about it.

Based on this information, Bibi Dong had reason to suspect that the two might be together.

However, Mu Ci was somewhat surprised to hear these words.

Unexpectedly, after losing the torment of Rakshasa's evil thoughts, Bibi Dong really changed a lot and actually started to care about Qian Renxue's condition.

However, since it was her mother-in-law asking about her daughter's situation, Mu Ci naturally had to answer, "Yes, we are indeed together now."

However, after Mu Ci finished answering, the two fell into a deep silence once again.

When talking about other things, the two can exchange a few words back and forth.

But when the topic turned to Qian Renxue, they ran out of things to talk about.

It wasn't that they had nothing to talk about, but neither of them knew how to start a conversation or what to discuss.

The atmosphere in the Papal Palace was slightly awkward.

Bibi Dong sat on the papal chair, her hand gripping and releasing the papal scepter, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.

But in the end, they all converged into a single sentence that contained countless complex emotions.

"Please take good care of Xue'er for me. She has a bit of a temper, so please bear with her."

After all, in all of Bibi Dong's memories, her meetings with Qian Renxue always ended in arguments after just a few words, and in the end, they would part on bad terms.

As a result, in Bibi Dong's heart, apart from the name Qian Renxue, there was nothing else between the two of them except arguing.

Of course, Bibi Dong has reflected on this over the past few years and understands that her attitude played a significant role in the outcome.

Whenever she wanted to communicate, the evil thoughts of a demon would surge uncontrollably into her heart.

Hatred! Disgust! Murderous intent! All sorts of emotions piled up higher and higher!

This is why she would associate Qian Renxue with Qian Xunji whenever she saw her.

This leads to thoughts of past unpleasant events, ultimately causing him to say hurtful and chilling words when he tries to show concern for Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue went to Tiandou City to carry out missions when she was nine years old, and eighty percent of the reason was because of her.

Although she had many problems, Qian Renxue had inherited her temper as well.

Aside from their different martial souls, the two are more than 60% similar in appearance, personality, temperament, and so on.

It's no exaggeration to say that Qian Renxue is a carbon copy of Bibi Dong!

In terms of temperament, Qian Renxue, who possesses the Angelic Martial Soul, is far less ruthless than Bibi Dong, who possesses the Death and Soul Devouring Spider Emperor Martial Souls!

However, in the past few years, Bibi Dong's temper has improved a lot after taking the elixir, but Qian Renxue has not returned, causing the communication between the two to remain at the level of the past.

However, we haven't received an answer from Mu Ci yet.

A woman's voice, brimming with complex emotions, echoed from behind a side passageway of the Papal Palace.

"My affairs are none of your business!"