Chapter 76: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind!
Somewhere in the inner region of the Star Dou Forest.
Dugu Bo had completely concealed his aura, crouching atop a tree as his gaze remained fixed on the battlefield below.
As soon as the right moment appeared, he would strike and seize the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
At this moment, the Dark Devilgod Tiger had already been restrained by Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's Dual Extremes Static Domain.
The instant it was immobilized, Bibi Dong raised one hand, beginning to gather the small amount of Rakshasa divine power remaining within her body.
Her face turned deathly pale, and her aura dropped to its lowest point.
A purple-black glow flickered across her body, while the massive hole in her chest began healing at a visible speed.
This was the ninth soul skill of her Death Spider Emperor:
Undying Body!
A life-preserving support ability derived from the hundred-thousand-year Death Spider Emperor.
It granted two effects:
Even if her body was shattered to pieces, it could reassemble
Her body could transform into an energy state
Both shared one terrifying trait—
As long as the opponent was not at the divine level, Bibi Dong could never truly be killed while in this state.
Before the Dark Devilgod Tiger's attack had struck her, she had already activated this ability. Now, it was automatically taking effect.
From the moment the tiger launched its attack, she had already planned to use herself as bait—
To lure the Dark Devilgod Tiger into striking her.
In doing so, she created the opportunity for Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo to trap it.
If she hadn't done this, the tiger—relying on its Evil God Wings—could have instantly escaped the range of the Dual Extremes Static Domain.
After all, it had already experienced the domain once and would be on guard.
If they had directly used the fusion skill, it likely would have fled.
So Bibi Dong used herself as bait—
And successfully trapped it.
To prevent any further accidents, Bibi Dong decided to finish the Dark Devilgod Tiger using her Rakshasa divine power.
This was divine power she had accumulated over many years, nurtured within her body and never used.
She hadn't expected to use it today—
On a mere ten-thousand-year soul beast.
But thinking of how this powerful creature would soon become her soul ring, she no longer felt it was a waste.
With a flick of her wrist, the purple-black light condensed in her hand shot toward the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
Panic filled the tiger's eyes.
It could clearly sense the destructive power contained within that light—it was enough to heavily injure it.
But under the suppression of the Dual Extremes Static Domain, it couldn't even move.
It could only watch helplessly as the attack approached.
This technique was called:
Rakshasa Deathlight.
Once it struck, the aura of death within it would erode the target's life force.
Even for a creature as special as the Dark Devilgod Tiger, it was nearly impossible to resist divine power.
Especially now, when it was completely immobilized.
Chi—Chi—
The purple-black light struck the tiger's head.
In an instant, its head melted away like snow under fire, with more than half of it vanishing.
The energy continued to spread like flames, eroding the rest of its body.
Its life force plummeted to the brink.
At that exact moment—
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's fusion skill ended.
Both fell from the air, coughing up blood as their auras weakened drastically.
In that split second—
Dugu Bo, who had been waiting all along, suddenly leapt down from the tree and shot toward the Dark Devilgod Tiger.
His martial soul and soul rings erupted simultaneously.
His eighth soul ring released a powerful black glow.
"Time Freeze!"
A ring of green light spread outward from his body.
In the next instant, everything within a thousand-meter radius seemed to lose its color, turning gray.
Bibi Dong, Chrysanthemum Douluo, Ghost Douluo—
Even the dying Dark Devilgod Tiger—
All froze in place.
Only the purple-black divine power continued to erode the tiger's life force.
Startled, Dugu Bo immediately activated his ninth soul skill mid-charge.
His ninth soul ring burst forth with dazzling blood-red light.
Crack—!
A thick bolt of azure lightning tore through the sky and struck the Dark Devilgod Tiger's head.
With a thunderous explosion, its already half-destroyed head was completely pierced through.
The last trace of its life vanished instantly.
Dugu Bo let out a quiet sigh of relief.
If he had been even a moment slower, the Dark Devilgod Tiger would have been completely killed by Bibi Dong's divine power.
This powerful soul beast hadn't even had the chance to use its strongest ability—
And had already died.
At that moment, a strange bead flew out from the tiger's head.
It was entirely black, yet radiated both blue and cyan light.
The Evil God Pearl.
Since the tiger hadn't been able to use its ultimate skill, the pearl had no chance to escape.
Dugu Bo grabbed it in one hand.
Before the soul ring could even form, he seized the tiger's tail with his other hand—
And in just a few leaps, disappeared into the forest.
Back at the battlefield—
Bibi Dong and the other two regained their ability to move, standing there in stunned silence as they looked at the drag marks left by the tiger's corpse.
What… just happened?
The Dark Devilgod Tiger was killed?
A bead appeared?
And everything… was taken by Dugu Bo?
Bibi Dong didn't know what that bead was.
Nor did she understand why a strange void-like effect had appeared.
But she knew one thing—
She had lost something incredibly valuable.
She wanted to chase after him.
But she felt utterly powerless.
After consecutive battles, her soul power had already been drained dry.
On top of that, she had just used divine power.
Right now, even lifting her arm felt difficult.
Even if she chased him, she likely wouldn't be a match for Dugu Bo in his full condition.
Bibi Dong stood there, her face ashen, staring in the direction Dugu Bo had disappeared.
Her chest rose and fell violently as she remained motionless for a long time.
Clearly—she was furious beyond measure.
"Dugu Bo… sooner or later, I will make you pay the price!"
A long while later, her shrill roar echoed throughout the inner region of the Star Dou Forest.
Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo exchanged glances, then silently sat down to recover.
They had originally wanted to curse Dugu Bo a few times.
But seeing Bibi Dong on the verge of losing control, they decided it was better not to provoke anything further.
If they didn't recover soon, even encountering a ten-thousand-year soul beast on the way back could be dangerous.
With Bibi Dong still in a rage, neither of them dared to speak.
They simply sat quietly, restoring their soul power.
But in their hearts, they had already decided—
Once they recovered from their injuries, they would definitely settle the score with that old fox Dugu Bo.
Not to mention the last time he had ambushed them—
And even fed them poison.
When they returned, old and new grudges would be settled together.