Soul Land: Bibi Dong Is My Martial Soul

Chapter 2: Bibi Dong's Unbearable Reality

No matter how hard it was to accept, it seemed that she had somehow come back to life. However, after carefully assessing her situation, Bibi Dong's expression darkened.

"Damn it, I've become someone else's martial spirit!"

Bibi Dong's delicate face twisted with anger and disbelief. She never imagined that she, the once mighty Pope of the Spirit Hall, the founding Empress of the Spirit Empire, and the Rakshasa God who had broken through the hundredth level to attain godhood, would end up as the martial spirit of a mere human child.

This realization dawned on her naturally after she assessed her current state.

…To become someone else's martial spirit!

Could this be the price of her resurrection?

Bibi Dong struggled to accept this reality. Who was she? She was the Supreme Pontiff of the Spirit Hall, the Empress who established the Spirit Empire, and a god in her own right. Each of these titles placed her high above others.

And now, she had fallen to the level of becoming someone else's martial spirit. Naturally, Bibi Dong couldn't accept this.

But when she tried to leave Su Mo's body, she found that she was completely unable to do so.

After several attempts, Bibi Dong also realized just how weakened she was. Her physical body was gone, and she had been transformed into a martial spirit. And even as a martial spirit, she was so weak that she wasn't even strong enough to be awakened!

However, there was one small consolation: her consciousness remained intact, allowing her to separate from the martial spirit.

Originally, she thought that becoming a martial spirit meant she would exist only in a soul form, but the fact that her consciousness could detach from the martial spirit was something she hadn't anticipated.

With a swift motion, Bibi Dong's consciousness left Su Mo's body and appeared in the outside world.

Yet, everyone in the Spirit Hall branch, including Su Mo, showed no reaction to her presence.

"Is this the brat?" 

Bibi Dong glanced at Su Mo, who was currently undergoing his innate spirit power test, and frowned slightly. No matter how innocent and cute Su Mo appeared, he was an eyesore to her.

"Innate spirit power: Level 2!"

When Bibi Dong saw Su Mo's test result, her disdain deepened.

"Innate spirit power is only Level 2, and I've been reborn in the body of such a mediocre kid…"

"How is this possible…"

Alongside her disdain, Bibi Dong was also greatly surprised. In her view, Su Mo's body should have been that of a prodigy if it was able to bear her as a martial spirit. Even if it wasn't a full innate spirit power, it shouldn't have been this low!

For her, a dignified Rakshasa God, to be reborn in the body of such a child was a severe humiliation.

"Maybe it's because I'm currently in a fragmented soul state…"

Bibi Dong quickly figured out the key to the situation.

…

"Innate spirit power: Level 2…"

Su Mo's expression faltered slightly when he saw his test result.

To be honest, this was a bit disappointing compared to what he had hoped for.

Especially after suspecting that he might have twin spirits, Su Mo had expected his talent to be much better.

Who would have thought it would turn out like this?

This level of talent was far behind the protagonists of the original story!

"Innate spirit power of Level 2 is quite good. Congratulations on having the potential to become a soul master!"

"This is the certificate from our Spirit Hall. With this, you can enroll in a soul master academy!"

While Su Mo was somewhat disappointed, the Spirit Hall staff member who tested his innate spirit power level smiled warmly and congratulated him, handing over a certificate stamped with the Spirit Hall branch's seal.

"Thank you!"

Hearing the staff member's words, Su Mo snapped out of his daze, quickly accepted the certificate, and responded politely. With the proof in hand, he turned and left, not wanting to delay the testing for those behind him.

"Although my innate spirit power is only Level 2, it's still something. At least I have spirit power and can use this supernatural ability!"

"This is something I could never have possessed in my previous life!"

After leaving the Spirit Hall branch, Su Mo quickly shook off his disappointment. Just having spirit power was already a huge joy for him. In his previous life, he was passionate about martial arts and dreamed of having powers similar to the inner energy in martial arts novels.

Now that he actually had such power, how could he not be excited?

But at that moment, Bibi Dong was feeling something akin to excitement—though "shock" might be a more accurate word.

…

"Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch…"

"How is this possible…"

"Wasn't the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch long gone?"

"Not only that, but after my death, the Spirit Hall Empire must have ceased to exist as well, so how could the Spirit Hall still be around…"

"What's really going on here?"

Bibi Dong's confusion stemmed from seeing the stamp on Su Mo's certificate, which bore the seal of the Nuoding City Spirit Hall branch.

While she might not remember every Spirit Hall branch, Bibi Dong was very familiar with the one in Nuoding City. After all, Yu Xiaogang had once lived there in seclusion for many years.

But Bibi Dong distinctly remembered that after she founded the Spirit Empire, all Spirit Hall branches within the territories of the Heaven Dou Empire and the Star Luo Empire had been eradicated!

Of course, she had recalled most of the Spirit Hall members back to Spirit City beforehand.

And after the Spirit Empire's defeat, the Spirit Hall would certainly have been disbanded, making the existence of any Spirit Hall branch even more impossible.

"There's definitely something wrong here!"

Bibi Dong quickly realized that something was off.

It seemed that the timeline might be different from what she expected.

So Bibi Dong decided to ask Su Mo about it. Besides, she had been planning to reveal her presence to him anyway.

If she wanted to free herself from Su Mo, she needed him to grow stronger as quickly as possible. Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to awaken her as his second martial spirit.

And only by making Su Mo aware of her existence would he work hard to become stronger and eventually awaken his second martial spirit.

If he couldn't awaken her, she would remain powerless, unable to do anything, with only her consciousness active.

Her current form—as Su Mo's martial spirit—could only recover or grow stronger with Su Mo's help.

Although Bibi Dong was reluctant to admit it, the truth was that she existed as Su Mo's martial spirit. Only after being awakened and having spirit rings attached to her by Su Mo could she begin to recover and strengthen.

What kind of situation was this? 

To be resurrected only to face such difficulties.

"No matter how tough it is, being alive is still a blessing."

"Maybe there's even a chance to see Xue'er, Na'er, and Xiao Gang again!"