In the world of Douluo Continent, there are ultimate attributes—such as the ultimate forms of ice, fire, water, and earth.
Any martial spirit touched by an ultimate attribute is considered a super martial spirit, powerful enough to rival god-tier martial spirits. These are rare existences that might not appear even once in an entire era.
But what exactly defines something as "ultimate"? It is the peak that lies just beneath the level of laws (or "rules of the world").
Only those who have not yet stepped into the forbidden domain of divinity—known as the Divine Forbidden Zone—can manifest the so-called "ultimate attributes." These attributes exist at the highest level achievable beneath the divine laws.
The power of laws is immense—something only gods can truly wield. For example, the Sea God controls the laws of the ocean, allowing him to summon the sea's power to aid him in battle. So long as he stands upon the sea, he is practically invincible.
The Rakshasa God wields the Law of Sin/Evil—the more corrupt and evil Bibi Dong becomes, the stronger her power. In the past timeline, even Tang San—with his full-body soul bones, million-year-old torso bone, four limbs equipped with hundred-thousand-year-old bones, external spirit bones, twin martial spirits with ten-thousand and million-year soul rings—was completely overwhelmed by Bibi Dong once, despite seemingly superior configuration.
After hearing Bibi Dong's explanation, Hu Liena finally understood just how precious the "gift" from the gods truly was.
Just then, Bibi Dong's expression changed oddly.
"Why... why is one of my martial spirits missing?!"
This startled Qian Daoliu, Qian Renxue, and Hu Liena.
"Teacher (Mom, Bibi Dong), what do you mean one of your martial spirits is gone?"
"I'm not entirely sure," Bibi Dong replied.
She immediately summoned her martial spirit.
What appeared was a blood-red flower, its stem about 30–60 cm long. The petals were backward-curving lanceolate, crimson in color, curling outward at the edges with a short floral tube—an exquisitely beautiful yet ominous bloom.
"Manjusaka (Red Spider Lily)," Bibi Dong murmured. "That's the name of my martial spirit."
She was baffled. Why had her original two spider-type martial spirits fused into a single plant-based one? Fortunately, this new spirit was specialized in control, infused with both soul and death laws, but it did not include her previous poison laws. If it had turned into a support-type martial spirit, Bibi Dong would have fainted on the spot.
At that moment—
Nine spirit rings appeared around her: black, black, black, black, red, red, black, red, and black.
"This… This is definitely a god-level martial spirit!" Qian Daoliu exclaimed in awe. "You traded in your two previous spirits for this? That's an absolute bargain!"
He examined her new soul ring configuration.
"It looks like your spirit rings have merged from your previous two martial spirits—very impressive! Though, a minor flaw is that your last two rings have lower years than your sixth and seventh. Likely because you hadn't attached the final two rings for the Devouring Spider Emperor before the fusion."
"You don't need to tell me that," Bibi Dong replied dryly.
Even so, she felt a tinge of regret. Had she known this would happen, she would've attached two high-level rings to her second martial spirit in advance.
"Since my martial spirit changed after fusing with the Laws of Death and Soul, your martial spirits should've transformed too, right?"
Qian Daoliu eagerly summoned his own spirit. Originally the Six-Winged Angel, under the enhancement of the Light and Sword laws, it had evolved into a Ten-Winged Judgement Angel, clad in resplendent armor and wielding a sword and shield.
"Judgement Angel," Qian Daoliu declared, turning to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue's spirit had transformed under the fusion of Light, Divine, and Flame laws—from a six-winged angel to a Twelve-Winged Seraph, its power even surpassing Qian Daoliu's Judgement Angel.
As for Hu Liena, her martial spirit evolved into a Nine-Tailed Celestial Fox after fusing with the Charm and Spirit laws.
Her original Demonic Fox spirit was already formidable, focusing on charming and manipulating enemies. But the Nine-Tailed Fox carried not just seduction—it bore the noble pride of a divine spirit.
Reportedly, in order to make the story more interesting, the author added a little difficulty for Tang San. But—let's be honest—that "little" difficulty was more like a mountain of suffering.
"Hahaha! I might really defeat Tang Chen now! Xi Xi, just wait and see, I too can become a god!" Qian Daoliu cackled like a madman.
"Don't get too excited just yet," Bibi Dong interrupted. "Didn't you notice? All of our spirit abilities are gone."
"Ha… ha… what?" Qian Daoliu's laugh froze.
He checked—and indeed, all soul ring abilities and soul bone techniques were wiped clean!
Without their spirit abilities, their combat power dropped drastically. Even if they were previously Limit Douluo, they could now only perform at Super Douluo level (around Rank 96) in practice.
Worse still, their soul rings and soul bones were maxed out, meaning they couldn't just hunt new ones to get abilities back.
"Don't panic," Bibi Dong said. "It seems she left us a message during the inheritance."
The four of them accessed the spiritual imprint left during their Law Inheritance:
"When I granted you these divine laws, I also changed your martial spirits. You've all gained stronger spirits than before. In exchange, I removed all your previous soul ring and soul bone abilities—except Qian Renxue's skull ability, which I kept.
From now on, soul rings will only increase your spirit power capacity. Soul bones will enhance your physical body. If you want abilities, you must create your own techniques by comprehending the laws, then engrave them onto your rings or bones.
Bibi Dong, you may still hunt the two soul beasts originally intended for your second martial spirit. Those rings can be fused into your 8th and 9th rings."
"Good luck."
"So that's what she meant…"
Now that the issue of soul ring and soul bone abilities was clarified, their next course of action became clearer.
"In any case," Qian Daoliu said, "we can't kill Tang San yet. But just because we can't kill him doesn't mean we can't destroy the rest! Let's wipe out Shrek Academy and the Clear Sky Clan, capture Tang San alive, and raise him like a pig!"
"To her," Bibi Dong said calmly, "everything we're going through is just one tiny story in her eyes. Do you really think your idea is entertaining?"
"Then what do you suggest?"
"In the past, they built up their pride and glory to invincible heights. The most satisfying revenge is not killing them, but slowly tearing them down—piece by piece. Make them feel what it's like to lose everything."
"Since in the original timeline, the world loved Tang San… then in this life, let him feel the malice of the world."
(End of Chapter)
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