Half a month later, after handling some trivial matters, Bibi Dong arrived at the small wooden house where Wang Zhong was.
It had to be said that those who could become Titled Douluo were all intelligent people, and Titled Douluo who became elders of the Spirit Hall were even more so.
Gui Mei and Yue Guan, obeying Bibi Dong's words, contacted Ling Yuan, She Long, and Ci Tun. When Bibi Dong's orders were relayed, the three began to panic and feel fearful. Especially She Long and Ci Tun, who had only recently surrendered, trembled inwardly.
However, upon hearing that Bibi Dong had already become an Extreme Douluo, at the same level as the Grand Sacrificial Elder Qian Daoliu, they also felt a sense of joy in their hearts, realizing their choice was not wrong.
Furthermore, with Bibi Dong now prepared to eliminate the elders who disobeyed her, the two felt a sense of excitement of having survived a calamity.
Without any hesitation, the three agreed simultaneously and formulated a series of plans. Bibi Dong also issued new missions to Gui Bao and Mo Xiong, assigning them to leave Spirit City. Once they left, they would be ambushed by five Titled Douluo.
However, on the very day they accepted their missions, both knelt down at the steps of the Pope's throne and declared their allegiance!
Although Bibi Dong was somewhat surprised, she ultimately accepted.
It didn't matter whether these two had heard the news, sensed something themselves, or if Qian Daoliu had said something. As long as you surrendered to me, I would dare to accept!
Bibi Dong's strength gave her absolute confidence, and the Pope's authority gave her absolute power.
Gui Bao and Mo Xiong now bore the mark of the Pope's Palace. From now on, they could only obey Bibi Dong. If the two of them, no, plus Long She and Ci Tun, dared to show the slightest disobedience or harbored ill intentions, Bibi Dong would have absolute justification to kill them!
Betraying the Pope was a capital offense!
Under such justification, even Qian Daoliu had nothing to say. Moreover, he currently lacked the power to stop Bibi Dong from doing anything.
After dealing with these matters, Bibi Dong remembered that Wang Zhong's affairs were not yet concluded, so she took the opportunity today to visit him.
Upon arriving, she was somewhat surprised. The usually diligent young fellow was lying under a tree, fast asleep. At his feet lay a pile of messy fish bones. This image was a stark contrast to the Wang Zhong she had interacted with before.
Stepping forward, Bibi Dong approached with a hint of doubt, wanting to speak. Just then, the young man seemed to have sensed her arrival. He opened his drowsy eyes, yawned widely, and weakly said, "Your Excellency the Pope, hello!"
"Little fellow, has something happened to you these past few days? You seem a bit off."
"No! I'm fine."
His tone, demeanor, and actions showed no issues, yet Bibi Dong still felt something was not right about the person before her.
Just as she was about to inquire further, from the deep pool upstream not far away, someone suddenly shot out from the bottom like an arrow!
His upper body was bare, the gems on his soul tool on his right hand glittering. He was panting heavily, his appearance unmistakably that of the young fellow Wang Zhong!
Two Wang Zhongs!
This discovery startled Bibi Dong, and her terrifyingly cold spiritual power swept through the entire forest.
The Wang Zhong who had just leaped from the bottom of the pool, disregarding his exhaustion, quickly ran over, stood by her side, leaned on his knees, and panted, "Your Excellency the Pope, why have you come?"
Her spiritual power continuously scanned the two figures. One was leaning on his knees, panting, while the other had just regained his senses, a look of awkwardness and embarrassment on his face.
Bibi Dong was unaware that the Wood Clone possessed the ability to disguise itself and block others' spiritual perception.
Under her spiritual probe, the two were identical, with no discernible difference!
It was one thing that they couldn't be distinguished by the naked eye, but to be indistinguishable even by spiritual power filled Bibi Dong with dread. Her eyes carried a chilling glint as she looked at the two Wang Zhongs before her, her killing intent surging.
"Who are you?"
One of them had to be the real one, but the fake one had managed to infiltrate the Spirit Hall Academy and completely impersonate Wang Zhong, even being indistinguishable by spiritual power.
If she hadn't stumbled upon this by chance, no one would have ever noticed anything amiss!
Why had the other party gone to such lengths to infiltrate the Spirit Hall Academy, even impersonating Wang Zhong? This was the reason for her killing intent.
Sensing the chilling killing intent emanating from Bibi Dong, the Wang Zhong leaning on his knees shuddered and quickly stepped forward, waving his hands anxiously and explaining, "Your Excellency, please calm down. There is no third person here. This is my third spirit ability, Wood Clone!"
The lazy Wang Zhong from before, now looking embarrassed before her, scratched his face timidly and said weakly, "Yes, I am his Wood Clone."
The killing intent on Bibi Dong's body receded like a tide. Her wine-red eyes swept back and forth between the two with astonishment, her peerlessly beautiful face filled with deep amazement.
Visibly identical, and indistinguishable even by spiritual power, yet one of them was a clone!
She recalled that during the hunt for Ghost Tiger, she had pinpointed the true body at a glance. Any so-called clone or illusion was like air to her.
But Wang Zhong's third spirit ability had made her unable to discern the truth. At that moment, she even had the urge to use her spiritual immunity head bone skill to investigate.
"Bastard, why didn't you inform Your Excellency the Pope sooner!"
Wang Zhong kicked his Wood Clone, his face a mask of indignation. All day long, it only knew how to eat and sleep, it was utterly useless, and it had almost caused a major incident.
The Wood Clone rubbed its backside and said aggrievedly, "I wanted to say something too! But did I have the chance?"
"Just as I was about to speak, you shot out from the bottom of the pool. Are you blaming me?"
"You dare talk back!" Wang Zhong was almost amused to death. You're just a clone, are you getting too full of yourself?
"Heh, what, you disagree? Let's fight! I can unleash your full power, and I'm not afraid of you." The Wood Clone held its head high, looking as if it feared no one.
Full power!
These four words sent ripples of shock through Bibi Dong's heart. A clone possessing the full power of its本体 (original body)! Such a spirit ability was unheard of on the entire continent; it was a divine skill!
Bibi Dong grabbed Wang Zhong, who was about to engage in a fight with his clone, and flicked his forehead. She looked at him as if he were an idiot and said, "Little fellow, what are you doing? Are you planning to fight your own spirit ability?"
"Isn't he controlled by you? You're arguing with yourself."
With Bibi Dong's reminder, Wang Zhong suddenly snapped back to reality. Under Bibi Dong's gaze, he slowly closed his eyes. With calm breaths, he reintegrated the two divided consciousnesses in his mind.
That's right, divided! One part controlled his own body, and the other controlled the Wood Clone.
Only by dividing his consciousness into two in his brain could Wang Zhong control both his body and the Wood Clone as if they were real individuals. This was the result of countless failures over the past half month.