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Before Bibi Dong and the others, the originally clear sky suddenly gave way to a strong black wind.
The black wind howled, letting out roars.
Then it condensed into a huge black mist that blotted out the sky, enveloping the entire Life's Lake.
From within the black mist, a chilling voice emerged:
"Humans, how dare you step into this place? Die!"
"Who's playing tricks in there?"
Bibi Dong had no choice but to stop, her face instantly turning extremely grim as she angrily shouted in a deep voice.
Before her words even faded, she unhesitatingly unleashed her sixth Spirit Ability:
"Sixth Spirit Ability, Siphon Spider Spike!"
Instantly, tens of thousands of sharp spikes, imbued with Death Spider Emperor's poison, shot towards the black mist like a torrential rain.
These spikes gleamed with a cold light in the sunlight, carrying a deadly aura.
Under the impact of the poisonous spikes, a small portion of the black mist was instantly dispersed.
However, in the blink of an eye, the black mist surged back like a tide, seemingly endless.
Bibi Dong was shocked by this sight.
"It's so big!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo's mouth dropped open in surprise.
"Ghostly Shadow Line."
Ghost Douluo placed his hands on his chest and shot out a dark beam of light, which created a ripple in the black mist.
"What?"
His face changed drastically, and he felt a sense of powerlessness.
The last time he felt this way was when he encountered Xiao Yan in Spirit Hall.
"Be careful, this might be a Spirit Beast of two hundred thousand years or more. Follow me and break through."
Bibi Dong said cautiously.
At this moment, she dared not be careless in the slightest and immediately unleashed her fourth Spirit Ability:
"Fourth Spirit Ability, Thorny Spider Armor!"
In an instant, purple-black spikes, each over a meter long, rapidly grew from every part of Bibi Dong's body, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
Her body's surface was instantly covered in a thick layer of purple carapace, becoming exceptionally heavy.
Bibi Dong plunged into the black mist. The moment she entered, her face suddenly changed, and she was horrified to find her spirit power being rapidly corroded by the blue flames within this black mist.
She cursed inwardly, not expecting that this seemingly ordinary black mist concealed such a powerful force.
"Not good, this black mist can dissipate our spirit power!"
Chrysanthemum and Ghost, who had followed closely into the black mist, also had a drastic change in expression and cried out in horror.
If this continued, the two of them might not be able to withstand the erosion of this power at all.
Lin Feng, hidden in the shadows, was secretly pleased as he manipulated the Blue Lotus Earth Core Flame to burn them, disguising it as black mist.
Watching Bibi Dong and the others in a sorry state within the black mist, he thought:
You want to run? It's not that easy.
Now, Bibi Dong had to both deal with the erosion of the black mist and protect Xiao Wu's mother in her hands from harm.
For a time, she was in a state of utter disarray.
Bibi Dong struggled to hold on in the black mist and couldn't help but ask:
"Who exactly are you? I have no grievances with you, why do you stand in my way?"
Lin Feng coldly replied:
"Do humans need a reason to attack Spirit Beasts?"
Just then, Da Ming and Er Ming had already arrived, and they rushed into the black mist without hesitation.
What they didn't notice was that this strange black mist didn't cause them any harm.
At this moment, their minds were filled with A Rou.
Relying on their familiar scent of Aunt A Rou, they quickly saw Xiao Wu's mother being held by Bibi Dong.
In an instant, their eyes turned bloodshot, filled with uncontrollable rage, and they roared loudly:
"Let go of Aunt A Rou!"
Chrysanthemum Douluo was shocked by the sight and blurted out:
"These two Spirit Beasts are unaffected by the black mist!"
Bibi Dong also felt extremely tricky.
If this stalemate continued, she and the two Elders would likely fall into despair.
At this moment, Xiao Wu's mother in her arms, seeing Da Ming and Er Ming, weakly cried out:
"Da Ming, Er Ming…"
Her voice was faint, yet it struck Da Ming and Er Ming's hearts like a heavy hammer.
Da Ming and Er Ming heard the call and became even more anxious.
Da Ming said in a deep voice, "Er Ming, let's go, we absolutely cannot harm Aunt A Rou."
With that, his lantern-like eyes instantly emitted a sharp light, and spirit power surged around his body.
"Sloth Domain!"
Instantly, the light rapidly swept towards the several people.
Wherever it passed, everything became sluggish.
Chrysanthemum and Ghost's expressions changed drastically at the sight:
"Martial Soul True Body!"
spirit power surged wildly around their bodies, instantly transforming them into powerful Spirit forms.
Er Ming, seeing this, was not to be outdone.
His entire body of dark muscles instantly swelled, every part covered in strong, robust muscles more terrifying than granite, bulging like small hills.
"Gravity Domain!"
With an angry roar, a terrifying current of air descended from the sky, directly landing on Chrysanthemum and Ghost.
The powerful gravitational pressure instantly turned Chrysanthemum and Ghost's faces pale.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
The two were pressed to one knee by the powerful spirit power, blood spurting from their mouths.
"Supreme Pontiff, save us!"
Chrysanthemum and Ghost struggled desperately on the brink of death, pleading to Bibi Dong in despair.
Their vitality was rapidly draining under the combined assault of these two powerful Domains and the Blue Lotus Earth Core Flame.
Bibi Dong looked at the two of them and Xiao Wu's mother in her hands, her face growing even more grim as she weighed her options.
Currently, these two Elders were still quite important to her; losing them would be a significant loss for Spirit Hall.
As for this hundred-thousand-year spirit ring, it wouldn't be impossible to obtain it later.
After a moment of hesitation, she gritted her teeth and swiftly threw Xiao Wu's mother into the air.
Da Ming and Er Ming, seeing this, quickly withdrew their Domains and stepped forward to catch A Rou.
"Death Poison Mist!"
The moment they were distracted, Bibi Dong seized the opportunity to unleash a Spirit Ability.
Within the black mist, a black poisonous mist rapidly spread.
Under the cover of the poisonous mist, she forcibly broke open a passage, pulled the two Elders, and hastily fled outwards.
A dissatisfied voice came from the black mist: "Trying to escape?"
Immediately, the black mist pursued in the direction Bibi Dong and the others had fled.
"Aunt A Rou!"
Titan Giant Ape reached out to catch Xiao Wu's mother, subconsciously asking worriedly:
"Aunt A Rou, are you alright?"
Xiao Wu's mother slowly opened her eyes, looking at Da Ming and Er Ming before her, her eyes filled with relief.
"I'm fine."
Then, she looked up at the sky and wearily called out to the pursuing black mist:
"Your Excellency Black Mist, stop chasing!"
Lin Feng heard the call and leisurely stopped.
He hadn't intended to chase them anyway; even if he caught up, he couldn't defeat them, and while the strange flame was strong, it consumed his energy.
The spirit power stored in the strange flame was already running low after just being released for a while.
On the horizon.
A mass of black mist slowly descended, continuously shrinking, until it finally transformed into the appearance of a black-robed man, standing in the hand of the Titan Giant Ape.
A Rou, lying in Er Ming's hand, looked at Lin Feng with gratitude:
"Thank you for saving me."
The black-robed man, transformed from Lin Feng, said indifferently:
"We are all Spirit Beasts; I simply cannot stand humans acting so recklessly."
Da Ming and Er Ming were also filled with gratitude, and at the same time, they asked with some confusion in their tone:
"Friend, what kind of Spirit Beast are you exactly? We have lived in this Star Dou Great Forest for many years, but we have never seen you in this form."
The black-robed man smiled and replied:
"I am a two-hundred-thousand-year-old Black Mist Vine Spirit Beast, my real name is Heishan. This is my first time coming to the Star Dou Great Forest. This place truly lives up to its reputation; it is indeed the largest Spirit Beast habitat, with so many hundred-thousand-year-old Spirit Beasts."
Er Ming, upon hearing this, couldn't help but show a look of pride: "That's natural."
"Two hundred thousand years! Your Excellency Heishan has actually survived a heavenly tribulation!"
Da Ming's enormous head couldn't help but lower to look at him, his pupils filled with shock.
This was their dream.
Just as everyone relaxed a bit, Xiao Wu's mother's face suddenly began to turn pale, and a mouthful of blood spurted from her mouth.
"Ah, ah, ah!"
Accompanied by a scream, a spider actually burst out from her stomach.
"How could this happen?"
Da Ming and Er Ming were both shocked by the sight, and then anger and worry surged into their hearts.
Lin Feng quickly went forward to examine the wound and sighed helplessly:
"It's too late."
"That woman planted something inside her before she left…"
His voice was filled with regret and helplessness.
Hearing this, Da Ming and Er Ming were heartbroken, tears welling up in their eyes, and angry roars instantly echoed throughout the entire forest.
"Ah ah ah ah, human, I want you dead!"
Some low-level Spirit Beasts in the vicinity, upon hearing the commotion, scattered and dared not approach.
Xiao Wu's mother held on with her last breath and said:
"Don't be sad, Da Ming, Er Ming… you must protect Xiao Wu…"
"Your Excellency Heishan… I have a favor to ask."
"Speak."
"If possible, I hope you can be their and Xiao Wu's uncle."
"What?"
Lin Feng looked at her with considerable surprise.
He really wanted to say, is it really okay for you to entrust your child to a stranger you've only met for one day?
"Aunt A Rou! Aunt A Rou!"
Da Ming and Er Ming, with their tens of meters tall bodies, cried like children.
"Your Excellency Heishan…"
A Rou still wanted to say something, but her weak body made it difficult for her to articulate clearly.
Lin Feng only vaguely heard a few words.
"If possible… please… protect… I'm eternally grateful."
Before she could finish her words, A Rou's breath ceased, leaving only her bright, gentle eyes still open.
"Sigh, don't worry, I promise you."
Lin Feng sighed and reached out to close her eyes for her.
On A Rou's corpse, a faint red spirit ring, emitting a soft power, slowly floated in the air.
Unfortunately, this spirit ring could only be absorbed by Bibi Dong.
Lin Feng could only sigh with regret.
"Ah ah ah, I will avenge Aunt A Rou!"
Er Ming let out a mournful wail towards the sky, his voice filled with endless sorrow and anger.
"That woman should be the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall—Bibi Dong! Spirit Hall has immense power, with experts like clouds, and even a super Douluo guarding it. We are not their match right now."
The black-robed man, Lin Feng, said with a solemn expression.
Hearing this, Da Ming and Er Ming both remained silent, simply looking quietly at A Rou, who had already lost her life in their arms.
After an unknown amount of time.
"Second brother, let's go back first, Xiao Wu is still waiting for us…"
Da Ming suppressed his grief and comforted Er Ming.
At this moment, they had something more important to do, which was to protect Xiao Wu, this was also Aunt A Rou's last wish.