"Third Brother, I'm going back first. I won't be able to accompany you to the Continental Advanced Spirit Master Academy Elite Tournament anymore. I'm truly sorry." After saying this, Xiao Wu turned and left for the dormitory.

Tang San reached out to stop her, but his hand froze mid-air.

He desperately wanted to tell her, "Don't go. Keep the child—I'll raise it."

But after a struggle, he remained silent.

Xiao Wu's pregnancy—carrying another man's child—had devastated him. Though he pretended indifference, the truth gnawed at him. For any man, this was an unbearable blow.

Yet he realized he still loved her. Even now, he refused to give up.

As for her withdrawal from the tournament, it made sense given her condition.

"I must train harder, grow stronger. I can't let this happen again."

Tang San blamed himself for Xiao Wu's situation. If only he'd been stronger, he could've protected her. Resolved, he retreated for solitary cultivation.

Meanwhile, at Spirit Hall

Bibi Dong, Hu Lie Na, Chrysanthemum Douluo, and Ghost Douluo returned to the palace. Bibi Dong dismissed her disciple to train while she retreated to her private chambers.

Exhausted, she decided to wash away the grime of Star Dou Forest and erase its bitter memories. After preparing her bath, she shed her papal robes.

Now clad in a sheer violet silk nightgown with a daring slit, her flawless figure was on full display. Her narrow waist curved hypnotically, skin like polished jade. The fabric clung to the elegant slope of her spine and the ripe swell of her hips. Long, sculpted legs completed a vision of devastating beauty.

As she loosened the gown, it pooled at her feet, revealing skin that glowed like moonlit cream. Barefoot, she stepped onto plush carpet, each movement radiating grace. She dipped a porcelain toe into the steaming water before sinking into the tub.

Her hair was pinned up with a jade簪 (zān), tendrils escaping to frame her coldly exquisite face. Eyes closed, she rested against the tub, letting warmth dissolve her fatigue...

But the moment she shut her eyes, the memory of that red-tipped spear invaded her mind. Her body clenched, heat pooling low.

"Why won't it leave me?"

"Why can't I forget that vile thing?"

Frustration twisted her features. Behind her eyelids, she saw nothing but Tang Yin's monstrous weapon. She fantasized about finding its owner and carving him to pieces—yet he'd vanished without a trace.

"Bastard. If I ever see you again, I'll make you suffer."

After bathing, she collapsed onto her vast bed. Sleep dragged her under... into a dream.

Tang Yin's Residence

Tang Yin, Ah Yin, and Liu Erlong had returned home. Liu Erlong planned to take Xiao Wu to Blue Tyrant Academy's back mountains tomorrow, so they stayed the night. Knowing Tang Yin's nature, Liu Erlong joined Ah Yin in her room, barring him out.

Smirking, Tang Yin recalled the "Dream Link" ability—a reward from his Green Light System. Since he'd already connected deeply with Bibi Dong, he could invade her dreams without cost.

"She should be asleep at Spirit Hall by now..."

With a thought, he activated the skill. An otherworldly energy enveloped him, while another strand pierced the void to cocoon Bibi Dong in her chambers. Unaware, she was pulled into his dreamscape.

Bibi Dong's Dream

She stood in a white void, confused. She'd been asleep—why was she here, fully conscious? Her violet gown dissolved, leaving only scandalous violet lace: a bra cupping her full breasts and a barely-there thong. The sheer exposure made her cheeks burn.

Suddenly, the void morphed into a forest. On a hillside, a tent shuddered violently. Moans spilled out—a woman's voice, shockingly familiar. Bibi Dong crept closer.

Inside, a woman screamed in ecstasy, the sound soul-deep. The man's assault rocked the tent like an earthquake. Trees splintered, craters split the earth, and the sky itself tore open—as if his thrusts could shatter heaven.

Horrified yet compelled, Bibi Dong yanked the tent flap open.

She froze.

The woman beneath the pounding was herself.

This was Star Dou Forest—reliving her violation by that man.