Douluo Continent: Martial Soul is the Star Forging Dragon King

Seeing Luo Chen remain silent, Bibi Dong was secretly delighted. She loved seeing her disciple's helpless expression after being provoked by her.

"Tomorrow, your teacher will accompany you to the nearest town. After we investigate the matter of today's lateness, we will take the child back to Wuhun City."

"Ah."

Luo Chen gently inhaled the fragrance emanating from Bibi Dong, then lightly stroked her chest: "Teacher, when you have free time, you can come out and take a walk with me."

"Okay."

Bibi Dong didn't mind Luo Chen's frivolous behavior at all; on the contrary, she was extremely satisfied with her disciple's dependence on her.

As for the disciple's invitation, you should come even if you don't have time, let alone if you do.

Is Luo Chen more important, or is work more important?

For Bibi Dong to hesitate for even a second on this kind of question would be disrespectful to Luo Chen.

Goodnight, teacher.

"Good night."

Bibi Dong instinctively hugged Luo Chen even tighter.

Yes, the element of Chen is the source of her life, and she must replenish it properly!

And so, the master and apprentice snuggled together, enjoying this simple yet equally warm and peaceful night, different from their usual routines.

After an unknown amount of time, a pair of beautiful purple eyes suddenly opened in the darkness.

"This breath?"

The next moment, Bibi Dong looked to her side with a solemn expression, almost instinctively checking on her disciple's safety.

Only after confirming that Luo Chen was alright did the stunningly beautiful Pope finally calm down.

"teacher?"

At the same time, Luo Chen also regained consciousness.

His reaction was slightly slower than Bibi Dong's, but Ah Yin and Tian Meng in the Martial Soul Space were just as sharp as the Pope.

"Xiao Chen, did you feel it too?"

"Ah."

Luo Chen quickly stood up and turned around to see that Bibi Dong had already dressed and was holding a silver scepter.

"Sister A Yin's Blue Silver Domain, as well as Tianmeng's spiritual detection, were both sensed."

Luo Chen asked in confusion, "Teacher, what is this aura of?"

"Fallen Soul Master!"

Bibi Dong pushed open the door, turned around and took Luo Chen's hand. The master and disciple walked together into the dark courtyard.

It is probably around midnight, and the silver moon in the sky is shrouded in dark clouds, making the whole world pitch black.

Both of them were Soul Masters, and as long as they concentrated their Soul Power in their eyes, they could easily see everything in the darkness.

"Shared mental detection capabilities".

However, Luo Chen had a better option: he shared his mental detection with Bibi Dong.

In a valley 3200 meters away from Zhujian Village, several figures were rapidly approaching.

"Nine Soul Masters, two Soul Sect Masters, and one Soul King."

Bibi Dong sensed the feedback Luo Chen received. She wasn't afraid of the strength of these fallen soul masters; they were a bunch of trash, ants she could easily crush.

What really puzzled Bibi Dong was why there were so many fallen soul masters here.

There were a total of 12 Fallen Soul Masters, including a Soul King-level expert.

It should be noted that once one's cultivation reaches the Soul King realm, one can obtain the status of Black Bishop in the Spirit Hall.

If such a powerful individual were to become a fallen Soul Master, there would be no reason why the Spirit Hall wouldn't discover it.

Not to mention that they managed to assemble a team of 12 people, each of whom possessed considerable destructive power; it was simply unbelievable.

"It seems we really need to properly reorganize the branch temples in various places."

Bibi Dong's face was extremely gloomy. Twelve fallen soul masters were extremely rare even in the records of the Spirit Hall, and could be described as a heinous incident.

Therefore, upon realizing that these people were fallen soul masters, Bibi Dong's first reaction was that she was not strict in managing her subordinates and that there was a serious problem of corruption within the Spirit Hall.

"Teacher, you said that the deacon who came to awaken the martial spirit in the village, could something have happened to him?"

"You mean"

Bibi Dong immediately understood Luo Chen's meaning.

"Damn it!"

Bibi Dong hated fallen soul masters. When she encountered such people, she would either send them to the City of Slaughter or kill them on the spot.

It's important to know that Soul Masters belong to a privileged class in the Douluo Continent.

If it's just murder and arson, then even if the Spirit Hall arrests them, they will at most be punished and imprisoned for a period of time.

Like Zhao Wuji in the original work, he could at most be considered to have offended the Spirit Hall.

Even if they are caught, they will not be defined as fallen soul masters, but will be handed over to the Spirit Hall for legal proceedings, or tried in accordance with the laws of the two great empires.

The so-called Fallen Soul Masters are beings who devour human flesh and souls as nourishment, rather than simply committing numerous evil deeds.

In a way, Bibi Dong can be considered half a fallen soul master.

She had also done things like devouring others.

However, Bibi Dong did not become obsessed with it, nor did she allow her martial soul to undergo any changes.

"Teacher, could you tell me more about the Fallen Soul Masters?"

Records about Fallen Soul Masters are extremely scarce, even within the Spirit Hall, as if they were some terrifying forbidden entity.

And that is indeed the case; the entire Douluo Continent keeps the existence of Fallen Soul Masters a closely guarded secret.

"it is good."

Bibi Dong did not refuse, as the probability of her disciples encountering Fallen Soul Masters while traveling would be greatly increased.

Therefore, it is indeed necessary to let Luo Chen know about the danger of this group of people.

"Fallen Soul Masters" is a general term for those Soul Masters who increase their own cultivation by devouring the souls and flesh of others.

"Not everyone has the ability to devour."

Bibi Dong said, "Just like the teacher's martial soul, the Soul-Devouring Spider Emperor, it possesses the strongest devouring power."

Soul Masters like Bibi Dong are inherently prone to corruption. If she cannot control her inner desires, she is likely to go astray.

Of course, Bibi Dong doesn't face this risk now.

Her cultivation had reached its peak, and even if she devoured something, it would not increase her cultivation level, thus avoiding her fall into depravity.

The definition of Fallen Soul Masters in Douluo Continent during this period was very different from that ten thousand years later.

Ten thousand years later, the term "evil martial soul" appeared in the classification of martial souls. Martial souls that possess abilities such as controlling corpses, controlling spirits, controlling beasts (soul beasts cultivated through evil soul techniques), exorcising demons, summoning evil spirits, and transforming blood can all be considered evil martial souls.

Those who possess this type of martial spirit will be defined as evil spirit masters by spirit masters ten thousand years later.

However, we haven't reached that point yet where we indiscriminately condemn everyone.

At least an evil martial soul is just a martial soul. As long as a soul master who awakens this type of martial soul doesn't fall into depravity, they are still a normal soul master.

This makes it clear that in this day and age, even evil spirit masters and fallen spirit masters are two different concepts.

"Although I, as a teacher, have also devoured others, I have not completely fallen into depravity."

Here, Bibi Dong wants to thank Luo Chen: "Thanks to you, Xiao Chen, otherwise, I don't know what would have become of me in the future."

Without his appearance to fill the emptiness in her heart, she wasn't sure if she would have fallen into depravity in the future.

At this point, Bibi Dong glanced at her disciple's reaction, fearing that Luo Chen might dislike or despise her.

"Teacher, it's all over now."

Fortunately, Luo Chen had no such thoughts. He squeezed Bibi Dong's hand and comforted her, "You're about to become a god. You won't even be a Soul Master anymore, so what's the point of falling into depravity?"

Even if Bibi Dong really is a fallen soul master, she is still the teacher who accompanied him for two years.

She's still the same person; just because she's now a Fallen Soul Master doesn't mean Luo Chen will stop recognizing her.

Moreover, Bibi Dong explicitly told him that she had not fallen into depravity.

"You're such a smooth talker."

Bibi Dong feigned a coquettish tone, but in reality, she was deeply moved and wished she could immediately pick up her disciple and give him a big kiss on the face.

"By the way, teacher, what about the fall of Soul Masters?"

Luo Chen naturally trusted Bibi Dong: "Is there any basis for this judgment? Or is it simply based on the crimes they committed?"

"There is, of course, a basis for it."

Bibi Dong said, "The clearest manifestation of this is the restlessness of the Soul Master's mind and the deeper mutation of the Martial Soul."

"Based on the degree of depravity, it can generally be divided into three levels: mental disorder, blood-red inscriptions, and being haunted by resentment."

The mental disorder is the most difficult to detect. If Luo Chen hadn't appeared, Bibi Dong might have gradually fallen into this state and eventually become unable to extricate herself.

'Thanks to Xiao Chen, I was able to escape early on before things got too complicated, avoiding falling into complete madness.'

Bibi Dong affectionately stroked her disciple's hair and continued, "The first stage of mental disorder is actually controllable, and there is room for recovery."

"The real problem is the Soul Masters who have fallen to the second stage."

“When a Soul Master devours a large amount of flesh and blood and transforms it into Soul Power,” Bibi Dong said, “this Soul Power will pollute the self, just like soaking the Martial Soul in thick, foul-smelling blood.”

"Over time, the martial soul will mutate, from the initial blood-red patterns to a completely degenerated martial soul."

The Fallen Martial Soul is extremely strange, it has a certain restraining effect on the Soul Master's Soul Power, and its strength is extremely high, and its power is even greater.

As for the final "being haunted by resentment," it refers to the complete transformation of the soul power of a fallen soul master into a strange black color.

Due to the side effects of absorbing too many souls, and under the influence of a large amount of resentment, the Soul Master will exude a strange black aura, making him look like a demon fallen into hell, which is extremely terrifying.

"Having fallen to this level, this Soul Master is basically beyond saving."