Chapter 88: Bibi Dong Attacks, Wants a Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring? (40)

Lingxu did not make a big show of any ceremony for the founding of Lingxue Sacred Land; everything was kept simple.

Therefore, most of those who came were children between the ages of six and ten who possessed no Innate Spirit Power.

Since they had come, Lingxu naturally had to give them some opportunities.

The original Lingxue Academy was renamed with the four large characters for Lingxue Sacred Land, though it also had another name here: Lingxue Sacred Land Outer Gate.

The original location of Lingxue Sacred Land was called Lingxue Sacred Land Inner Gate.

The moment this Inner Gate and Outer Gate were connected, the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art practiced in the outer courtyard also received a bonus, though the effect was half that of the inner courtyard.

The Inner Gate received a ten percent bonus, while the Outer Gate received five percent; this Outer Gate only had one or two simple arrays for protection, all of which extended from the core of Lingxue Sacred Land.

With ten thousand people gathered, there were several thousand children participating in the assessment; in some villages, a single adult even brought several children, all just to gamble on a chance to become a Spirit Master.

Of course, there were also people watching from the sidelines, seeing if this chance for ordinary people to become Spirit Masters was real or fake.

Lingxu did not participate in the testing process, acting only as an observer; the people presiding over the tests were Feng Ming, Shui Qingfeng, Huo Yan, and a few others working in coordination.

As for Feng Ming, he was a Soul Saint after all, so Lingxu had now given him a position: Deacon of Lingxue Sacred Land.

With this status, it was more convenient for Feng Ming to handle matters.

The first item of the test was running; all four thousand-plus participants were divided into four groups to run around Lingxue Mountain for two laps, and twenty percent of those who could persist would enter the second round.

The circumference around Lingxue Mountain was over ten thousand meters, and two laps for ordinary six-to-ten-year-old children definitely required a certain amount of perseverance to complete.

Of course, all participants had to be responsible for their own safety; if an accident occurred, Lingxue Sacred Land would only provide some compensation, as this was extreme running, and those with poor health who forced themselves to persist would certainly run into trouble.

This second round was a test of temperament and character through arrays, as well as a judgment of whether they would have loyalty after joining.

Perseverance, temperament, character, and loyalty—only with these four points were they worth cultivating; not one could be missing.

Lingxu did not care what their martial soul was or what use they might have in the future; if they could not meet what was stated above, he wanted none of them.

After all, when choosing from ordinary people, the room for selection was truly vast.

The first round of testing for over four thousand children took nearly half a day, and in the end, he took twenty percent, but in reality, Lingxu had still overestimated them.

Only three hundred and sixty-two children out of over four thousand completed it; the rest did not persist.

Of course, one person even ran themselves to death in the middle; it was someone who already had physical problems.

The rules before the assessment had been emphasized repeatedly: participants should act according to their ability, and those with physical problems unsuitable for strenuous exercise were advised not to participate.

Yet the other party ignored this and participated anyway, so they had to bear the death themselves.

However, out of humanitarianism, Lingxu still gave a subsidy of two hundred Gold Soul Coins.

This many Gold Soul Coins was not a small amount; after all, for commoners, one Gold Soul Coin was enough for a family of three to live on for two or three months if they were frugal.

Two hundred Gold Soul Coins were enough to improve the living environment at home.

The number of people who passed was not even ten percent.

At noon, Lingxue Sacred Land also provided a nutritious lunch for the children who passed.

Before this, Lingxue Sacred Land had already recruited over twenty people, such as cooks and servants.

After lunch, they rested for half an hour, and then the second round of testing began.

The second round of testing took place within an array, and the array would provide a corresponding evaluation.

For example, temperament and character were divided into super, superior, medium, and inferior grades.

For ordinary people becoming Spirit Masters, future cultivation would certainly be harder than for other Spirit Masters, so temperament was extremely important and had to reach the superior grade; then, for character, it only needed to reach the medium grade.

After all, medium was considered passing; strictly speaking, the character was acceptable.

Finally, there was loyalty; through illusions and other tests, they could receive a loyalty score from 0 to 100.

Lingxu had relatively high requirements for this point as well; only eighty or above was considered passing, and anything below eighty would not do.

One cannot cultivate ingrates, right!

Below eighty, Lingxu felt uneasy.

Under such requirements, the pass rate became much smaller; generally speaking, loyalty was related to character and temperament in some aspects, and when both met the requirements, the character basically reached the superior grade as well.

Although it was not one in a thousand or ten thousand, it was still one in a hundred.

After a day of assessment and testing, only forty-one out of these three hundred and sixty-two people passed the trial.

After this trial, Lingxue Sacred Land also released news that the next trial would be in ten days, and an assessment would be held every ten days until three hundred people were recruited.

The assessment for Spirit Masters was set for the day after this.

Only, after the assessment ended, many people were unwilling to leave; many wanted to know if this was real.

That night, the forty-one children aged six to ten stayed inside the Lingxue Sacred Land Outer Gate.

However, Lingxu did not immediately arrange for them to take the Lingxue Pill, but would wait until three hundred people were recruited; after all, many of these commoner children did not even know how to read yet.

Of course, they were not all children of commoners; among them were some nobles from the Heaven Dou Empire, and these people also lacked the talent of Innate Spirit Power.

Just like that, the days continued one by one, and Lingxu basically acted as a hands-off manager; although the recruitment of Spirit Masters and ordinary people was slow, it was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

Ten days later, for the second recruitment assessment, there were many more ordinary children than the last time, with ninety-nine people, almost breaking one hundred.

However, very few were recruited for Spirit Masters.

In two assessments, only one hundred and twenty Spirit Masters came, and only eight passed the test, not even ten.

Lingxu did not panic about not being able to recruit people; after all, his main principle was "better to have nothing than to have something substandard."

Time passed slowly, and another ten days went by; seventy-three ordinary children were recruited, but very few Spirit Masters were recruited on the second day, with only two passing the assessment.

The reason there were so few was still because there were not many Spirit Masters on this continent, and as Spirit Masters, most people had their own forces behind them, so recruiting Spirit Masters was difficult, while it was quite simple for ordinary people.

After all, there was nowhere else besides Lingxu's place.

On the night of the Spirit Master recruitment, just as Lingxu was practicing in Lingxue Sacred Land, the Vermillion Bird guarding the south of the Sacred Land suddenly transmitted a voice to him: "Holy Master, a group of people has arrived here, and they are all very powerful!"

"There are six Title Douluo! And twenty Spirit Douluo, one of whom has very strong soul power; they have already easily broken through the Maze Array and Illusion Array, and have now entered the Killing Array."

This voice transmission immediately made Lingxu feel invigorated; which force could send so many experts?

Could it be that the Upper Three Sects had joined forces?

Or could it be Bibi Dong or Qian Xunji who has come?

But it does not seem to be Qian Xunji; after all, Qian Renxue only received a letter from Qian Daoliu two days ago, and this letter was firstly an acknowledgment of Lingxu, and secondly, it ordered Pufferfish Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo to fully assist Lingxu and Qian Renxue.

These two Title Douluo no longer need to just protect them in secret as previously ordered; now they can openly and legitimately integrate into the Lingxue Sacred Land.

Therefore, it cannot be that Qian Daoliu has come, otherwise why write the letter?

Secondly, it cannot be from the Sea God Island side either; even if there were matters, they would not come here, so Lingxu believes that this is most likely Bibi Dong.

Aside from Bibi Dong, there is no one else who could come.

It is likely that this 100,000-year Spirit Beast attracted her, otherwise why would she travel thousands of miles to come here?

Consequently, Lingxu immediately contacted Qian Renxue, and at the same time had his parents stabilize the people in the Sacred Land, then took Pufferfish Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo and went to the south side of the Lingxue Sacred Land.

Under such circumstances, it is highly likely that Bibi Dong could break through the Defense Array of the Lingxue Sacred Land.

"Brother Lingxu, is the person who came really Bibi Dong?" Qian Renxue asked with some curiosity.

Lingxu said: "Xue'er, I am not sure either, but there is a ninety percent chance it is her."

Qian Renxue's expression was solemn, and she said: "Could she have come to deal with you, Brother Lingxu?"

"I might only be one aspect of it," Lingxu said.

"Then what is it?" Qian Renxue asked, somewhat puzzled.

Lingxu said: "She might be wanting the 100,000-year Spirit Ring and soul bone."

The exposure of a 100,000-year Spirit Beast can definitely attract everyone's attention.

It is just that some urgently need it, some do not, or rather, many want it, but very few want to seize it by strength, and Bibi Dong is the one who considers herself to possess the strength to seize it.

Boom—

Before they even reached the south side, the Defense Array emitted the booming sounds of an assault.

This attack power is definitely not low, and there is more than one source.

Fortunately, when Lingxu and Qian Renxue arrived, the Defense Array had not yet been broken.

Outside the array, Lingxu saw Bibi Dong, and using the system to check, her soul power had already reached Level 97.

From a Soul Emperor in the 60s to Level 97, Bibi Dong only used twelve years.

It must be said that Bibi Dong participating in the Rakshasa God Exam improved her quite a bit, and absorbing the Spirit Ring from her second martial soul and the 100,000-year Spirit Ring for her first Spirit Ring was enough to support her growth to Level 97.

When Lingxu and Qian Renxue arrived, Bibi Dong also saw Lingxu and Qian Renxue.

Now the Lingxu Sacred Land is no longer hiding, so both sides can see each other here.

Qian Renxue said: "Brother Lingxu, it really is Bibi Dong who came."

"What are you here for?" Qian Renxue questioned directly.

Seeing her own daughter siding with others, Bibi Dong could not help but feel a bit hurt in her heart.

She wanted to acknowledge her, but Qian Renxue did not want to acknowledge her.

Therefore, Bibi Dong did not want to think about it so much anymore and said directly: "Xiaoxue, my coming here has nothing to do with you, do not meddle in other people's business."

"Hmph!"

"I am the Vice Saint Master of the Lingxue Sacred Land; you are attacking the Defense Array of my Lingxue Sacred Land, and you say it has nothing to do with me?" Qian Renxue said.

Bibi Dong said: "I am not here to deal with you, and I will not move against him for now; all I want are those two Spirit Beasts and to confirm one thing."

Qian Renxue said: "That won't do either; these are our guardian Spirit Beasts, don't you think about dealing with them."

However, having said that, Qian Renxue suddenly remembered that Lingxu had said these four Spirit Beasts were extremely powerful, and after joining forces, they would not even fear her grandfather, the Level 99 Limit Douluo, so why be afraid of them?

"I think you do not have that strength; everyone is from the Spirit Hall, there is no need to harm each other."

"Haha, it is merely two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts, are we afraid?" Bibi Dong laughed.

Including her, five Title Douluo came this time; on average, two people to deal with one is enough.

Bibi Dong's laugh was truly a bit arrogant, and Lingxu said: "What is it you want to confirm?"

"The matter of Yu Xiaogang, was it your doing?" Bibi Dong's face suddenly sank, and she looked at Lingxu coldly.

Lingxu originally wanted to admit it, but looking at Bibi Dong's appearance, he could not just admit it like that, so Lingxu feigned confusion and said: "Who is Yu Xiaogang? I don't know; he has issues, why are you asking me?"

"You won't admit it?"

"Then we will discuss this matter another time!"

"Now I will give you a choice: hand over the Vermilion Bird and the Azure Dragon, and once I obtain the Spirit Rings and soul bones of these two Spirit Beasts, I will no longer make things difficult for you, and I will even support your Lingxue Sacred Land," Bibi Dong said.

Lingxu said: "And if we do not hand them over? What then?"

Bibi Dong said: "Then we will have no choice but to seize them!"

In fact, Bibi Dong also saw Pufferfish Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo behind Lingxu, but these two Title Douluo were not very strong and did not require special attention.

Aside from these two Title Douluo and those two Spirit Beasts, the others were vulnerable.

Even the twenty Spirit Douluo behind her could trap these Pufferfish Douluo and Serpent Spear Douluo.

Originally, this Killing Array was very powerful, but for Bibi Dong, the Killing Array had no effect on her, though it was originally a great danger to Spirit Douluo.

But when she released her God Slayer Domain, covering the twenty Spirit Douluo and isolating the effects of the Killing Array, that was how everyone was able to enter here safely.

Lingxu said indifferently: "I advise you to go back; the people you brought do not seem to be enough."

"Not enough?" Bibi Dong laughed.

"Just two 100,000-year Spirit Beasts? Lingxu, who gave you this confidence?" Bibi Dong said.

"Xiaoxue, hide further away when the battle starts, so as not to hurt you."

Qian Renxue said: "I will not hide; Bibi Dong, you hurry back!"

This Qian Renxue actually called her by her name in front of her; this was her daughter, and Bibi Dong felt a trace of sadness in her heart, though she did not show it on her face.

"In this world, one must speak with strength! Everyone, attack one point for me; break this Defense Array in one strike."

Twenty Spirit Douluo plus four Title Douluo, among whom were Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo, Demon Bear Douluo, Ghost Leopard Douluo, and one female Title Douluo.

With so many people attacking together, the power was naturally not small.

It was much greater than the power of Sword Douluo and Bone Douluo combined.

Attacking a single point, a crack appeared at that spot in the Defense Array of Lingxue Sacred Land.

For the final blow, Bibi Dong circulated her soul power, seemingly using a soul bone skill, and red-purple energy struck the crack in the array.

With a bang, the Defense Array of Lingxue Sacred Land was broken for the first time.

But just as Bibi Dong was preparing to order an attack, she discovered that four Spirit Beasts had unexpectedly appeared behind Lingxu.

Bibi Dong was stunned on the spot.

Wasn't it said there were only two Spirit Beasts?

A hundred-thousand-year Azure Dragon and Vermilion Bird—how did two more appear?

A hundred-thousand-year Black Tortoise and a hundred-thousand-year White Tiger.

Lingxu said: "Four Guardian Spirit Beasts, heed my command; these people want your Spirit Rings and soul bones, so you must counterattack—all of you, strike!"

"As you command, Holy Master."

The appearance of four hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts was simply incomparable to just two.

If there were two, Bibi Dong felt she would have a seventy or eighty percent chance of taking them down, but with three, it would likely only be ten or twenty percent.

Now there were four powerful hundred-thousand-year Spirit Beasts! Each one was extraordinary; the chance of taking them down was almost zero or even less than zero—there was no chance at all, and there was even the possibility of being killed in return!