Chapter 17: Stab me to death

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Several more days passed, and just as Nan Feng was about to lose his patience and use Soul Out of Body to go to the Pope Palace to check on the situation, Bibi Dong finally appeared.

Unlike before, Bibi Dong's aura had become oppressive, and somewhat eerie.

"Are... are you alright?" Nan Feng retreated two steps, feeling a bit cowardly.

"Scared?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow.

"A little." Nan Feng nodded.

He wasn't sure if his power would be of any use against a god; after all, this thing of his was just a martial soul.

Moreover, the so-called Twelve Talismans were essentially twelve demonic spells, which could also be understood as twelve types of martial arts.

The reason the Twelve Talismans, which were split from Shendu, were so formidable was because Shendu himself was formidable.

Tai Luo practiced Tai Chi, and you practiced Tai Chi too; do you really think you could fight Tai Luo? "You get scared too?" Bibi Dong flashed forward, appearing right in front of Nan Feng.

"You had quite a bit of fun during those three years in the City of Slaughter, didn't you?"

Nan Feng was stunned. "What?"

"Are you sure you want to play dumb?" Bibi Dong smiled and reached out, pressing down on Nan Feng, who was about the same height as her. At the same time, the Death Spider Emperor's three pairs of large spider legs grew out from behind her.

Nan Feng's expression changed drastically. "Big Sister, I was wrong!"

"Wrong?" Bibi Dong raised an eyebrow, gently stroking Nan Feng's cheek.

"Where were you wrong?"

"Wherever you say I'm wrong, that's where I'm wrong!" Nan Feng said, completely submissive.

Damn it! The dream game really isn't safe! The person involved is confused, while the bystander sees clearly!

The previous Bibi Dong's mind hadn't been very clear to begin with, and since he had been progressing gradually, he hadn't been suspected.

But now, after entering the Rakshasa Secret Realm, Bibi Dong had clearly discovered the anomalies in that previous dream! "Why?" Bibi Dong's voice was slightly cold.

"What... exactly did you take me for?"

Regarding that dream, she had actually discovered the anomalies long ago—or rather, there were too many loopholes in that dream! She had self-awareness and could control what she did, but her autonomy wasn't strong. Everyone else was like a pre-made illusion; no matter what attitude she took or what she said, those images remained the same.

Only Nan Feng!

This guy could interact with her! She just hadn't been sure before, and the killing intent had been affecting her thoughts, preventing her from making accurate judgments. But after entering the Rakshasa Secret Realm, the fierce Rakshasa Divine Power contained within that special realm had rushed into her brain! During this time, she had been fighting against that Rakshasa Divine Power—the power of extreme evil—which had almost infinitely amplified all her impulses.

Under that impulse, she was almost consumed, until she recalled that dream.

This shameless bastard!

"Uh..." Nan Feng secretly activated the Horse Talisman, hoping to salvage the situation.

But unfortunately, Bibi Dong's attitude didn't change in the slightest.

Which meant her mind was clear now! Damn! It's over! I'm screwed!

"Don't waste your effort, I'm very clear-headed right now," Bibi Dong said.

"Answer my question: why did you lie to me?"

Nan Feng looked at the cold-glinting spider legs with some panic. "Do you want the truth or a lie?"

Bibi Dong narrowed her eyes. "What do you think?"

"I couldn't stay in the City of Slaughter anymore, and I wanted to find someone to bring me out," Nan Feng said.

"If you hadn't gone to the City of Slaughter back then, I probably would have found a chance to hang myself before I had a breakdown."

Living in fear was far more terrifying than death, not to mention that there was almost no future in that hellhole. He couldn't expose the secret that he wasn't suppressed by the City of Slaughter's domain; otherwise, the King of Slaughter wouldn't let him go, and the Asura God wouldn't tolerate him either.

Don't talk to me about some bullshit 'enduring and developing.' In those hellish days of being robbed by those Fallen Ones day and night, he didn't have a damn second to cultivate!

Plus, under the immense psychological pressure of witnessing all sorts of bizarre scenes from time to time, he was truly going crazy! He didn't know if some freak would suddenly show up and stab him.

For three years, he had lived in fear on the edge of life and death almost every day! So, he had treated Bibi Dong as a life-saving straw. If he didn't leave the City of Slaughter, he was really going to go insane!

"Then why did you keep hanging around me after leaving the City of Slaughter?" Bibi Dong asked.

"After finally escaping that hellhole, shouldn't you have run away as fast as you could?" "Don't tell me you never thought that dream might be discovered one day."

"I thought about it," Nan Feng said.

He was just a level 30 Spirit Elder, and when he created that dream, he was only a level 20 Great Spirit Master. It was just a dream, not something particularly powerful; it was normal for it to be discovered.

He could fool people for a while, but not for a lifetime.

"Then why didn't you run?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Do you think that after I found out, I would spare your life out of old affection?"

As she spoke, the spider legs behind Bibi Dong slowly pressed against Nan Feng's forehead.

"Unfortunately, if it had only been that, I might have really let you off. But you touched things you shouldn't have touched."

Nan Feng raised his head. "Yu Xiaogang?"

Bibi Dong's eyes narrowed slightly. "You shouldn't have..."

"Shouldn't have what?" Nan Feng interrupted.

"Isn't he just like that?"

"Shut up!" Bibi Dong said coldly.

"Did I say something wrong?" Nan Feng asked.

"Inferiority, sensitivity, cowardice, hypocrisy, self-righteousness..."

"Shut up!"

"Isn't it all his doing that you're in this state today? Doesn't he know who you are? Doesn't he know what he's like? Doesn't he know what he would trigger?"

"I said shut up!"

"He knows! But he doesn't care. He used you as a stepping stone to climb higher. After he failed, he just ran away and immediately found the next stepping stone. And you?"

"Do you really think I won't kill you?" Bibi Dong said coldly.

"You will! So what?" Nan Feng said.

"Do you think I'm afraid of death? Do you think I'd be like that coward, scared shitless by a couple of words?"

"Let me tell you! No way! Even if I die here today, don't expect me to say a single cowardly word!"

"..."

"What am I?" Bibi Dong asked.

"In your eyes, what am I?"

"A dumbass." Nan Feng said almost without hesitation.

Bibi Dong's face darkened. "I wasn't asking you that!"

This bastard hadn't cursed her less than that in the dream!

"Then what are you asking?" Nan Feng asked, puzzled.

"I'm asking you, what am I to you?" Bibi Dong asked.

"Then what about me? What am I to you?" Nan Feng asked.

"A healing tool? Or a killing intent stabilizer?"

"Don't tell me you didn't notice the anomalies before. You knew, you knew long ago, you just didn't say anything. So why are you saying it now?"

"..."

"Do you want to kick me aside and go find your old lover?" Nan Feng suspected.

Bibi Dong's face darkened, and she slapped Nan Feng unconscious.

If I wanted to find my old lover, would you still be alive standing in front of me? Is your brain broken?

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 18 =====