Qian Renxue's Awakening

"Sidewing Guillotine!!"

Clang!

The crisp sound of blades colliding rang out. Another brawl had broken out at the entrance to the freshmen dormitories.

Qian Fei stood on the ground, pure Light Element gathering in her right palm to form a blade. Without even using a Soul Skill, she calmly took Wang Dong's first Soul Skill head-on.

"Is this all you can do with light?"

Qian Fei sneered. Her free left hand formed a Light Condensing Cannon, and a golden beam suddenly shot forth!

Wang Dong's expression shifted slightly. The wings of her martial soul immediately folded together, blocking the attack as she was sent flying two meters backward through the air.

"Tch!" she growled. Blue-gold radiance gathered around her arms and formed blades. "You're not qualified to say that to me either!"

Whoosh—

With a flash, Wang Dong once more flung out light blades at high speed. Soul Power blasted backward from the golden clusters on her wings, instantly accelerating her as she continuously circled Qian Fei, launching indiscriminate long-range slashes.

Soul Masters with flight abilities possessed a natural advantage over those on the ground. At least, Wang Dong believed Qian Fei could not fly.

Beneath a faint golden shield, Qian Fei's gaze remained calm. No matter how Wang Dong repeatedly slashed down at her from the air, she could not break through her defenses.

Seeing that Qian Fei was not retaliating, Wang Dong became a little smug and taunted, "Turtle hiding in its shell, if you've got the guts, fight me head-on! Don't tell me you're scared?!"

"As you wish."

Qian Fei's voice appeared behind Wang Dong the next second. Wang Dong was horrified. Before she could turn around, a bowl-sized fist wrapped in golden light smashed straight into her face!!

Bang—!!

Qian Fei's punch was vicious. Wang Dong tumbled into the flowerbeds by the roadside again, even smashing apart a planter.

Her pale golden wings flapped lightly as Qian Fei landed gracefully. An aura of light surrounded her as she slowly walked toward the shattered planter.

Crash—!

"You... you dared to hurt my face again!!"

Wang Dong's furious roar cracked completely. Her face had only just healed, and now it was disfigured again!

Buzz—!

The second soul ring of the Light Goddess Butterfly flashed. Her wings had completely changed from blue-gold to dazzling platinum-white. Wang Dong abruptly beat her wings, her pink-blue eyes filled with rage.

"Butterfly God's Light!!"

This was...

Qian Fei's eyes narrowed slightly, but the chill in them soon deepened. She raised her left hand, a cluster of radiant white light gathering in her palm, and made a grasping motion through the air at the Butterfly God's Light Wang Dong had unleashed!

Crack, crack...

Butterfly God's Light was completely restrained, frozen motionless in Qian Fei's palm. Seeing this, Wang Dong was on the verge of losing it.

Damn it, could she really not even beat Qian Fei?!

"Heh... hehehe..."

Qian Fei suddenly laughed for no apparent reason. Slowly raising her head, she gazed into the skies above Douluo Star, her little face covered in frost. "Good, good, very good!!"

Bang—

Butterfly God's Light shattered!

Under Wang Dong's astonished gaze, Qian Fei simply clenched both hands and crushed her Butterfly God's Light. Moreover, the other girl seemed genuinely enraged. Wang Dong could even feel her own martial soul trembling.

"What's going on... Why does my martial soul feel like it's being suppressed by her..."

At that moment, Qian Renxue's gaze was sharp to the extreme. The fury she had always kept suppressed finally burst forth, nearly breaking through her mask as Qian Fei.

Others might not know, but after coming into contact with Wang Dong's Butterfly God's Light at point-blank range, she had felt it most clearly. Because the Soul Power attribute contained within that beam of light came from...

Six! Winged! Angel!

"You will pay the price for this." Qian Fei's eyes blazed with fury. The purple-red patterns on the back of her left hand unconsciously reappeared, continuously extending and spreading!

"Stop right there!!"

A dark figure shot out and positioned himself between Wang Dong and Qian Fei.

Wang Dong recognized him at once. "W-Wang Yan?!"

Wang Yan looked at Qian Fei and urged in a deep voice, "Qian Fei, Wang Dong is no match for you. There's no need to keep fighting. You're classmates; there's no need to take things to the point of life and death."

"..."

Qian Fei fell silent. After a long while, she finally withdrew her martial soul, and the purple-red patterns spreading from her left hand receded. Yet her eyes remained fixed on Wang Dong. "Make her apologize to me. She was the one who provoked me first."

Wang Yan turned toward Wang Dong, a hint of authority in his eyes as he urged, "Wang Dong!"

Despite her overwhelming unwillingness, Wang Dong could only withdraw her martial soul and bow to Qian Fei. "I'm sorry, Miss Qian Fei."

Qian Fei gave a quiet hum, then entered the freshmen dormitory without looking back, taking three strides up the nine steps to return to her room.

Only after Qian Fei had left did Wang Yan let out a sigh of relief. Looking at Wang Dong, he began lecturing her earnestly. "I've heard about the grudge between you and Qian Mu, Wang Dong, but is bullying the weak and fearing the strong truly Shrek's way? If I had not happened to pass by the freshmen dormitories today, you would likely have suffered another major loss. And have you forgotten how ruthlessly Qian Mu dealt with you last time?"

"Besides, you saw it for yourself today. Qian Fei is not someone to be trifled with either. Remember this: never try to underestimate anyone, because those who seem harmless are often the ones most likely to become the greatest variable!"

Wang Yan's elder-like lecture left Wang Dong speechless. In truth, she had also felt that Qian Fei seemed to have revealed a trace of killing intent toward her just now.

"Teacher Wang Yan, I understand..."

Wang Yan patted Wang Dong's head and nodded slightly. "It's good that you understand. I don't know how Zhou Yi teaches you, and I have no right to interfere with a homeroom teacher's teaching style. But as one of Shrek's teachers, I only want to tell you this: if you wish to become a legend in the Soul Master world, you must get rid of this arrogant temperament of yours."

"...Yes."

Inside the freshmen dormitories, the water heater in Dormitory 1070 had been turned on. Water splashed down with a rushing sound, and amid the rising white mist, a patch of snow-white skin appeared and vanished.

Qian Fei stood directly beneath the showerhead, taking several deep breaths in succession. Water cascaded down her golden hair, warming her entire body. Right now, she desperately needed a shower to calm down.

"...Tang San, you still love controlling everything as much as ever. Now you even want to control what belongs to me!"

"Herrscher, Herrscher... Herrscher!"

The scene from Ten Thousand Years ago kept replaying in her mind: Sirin controlling her body, sweeping across the entire battlefield with the power of the Herrscher of the Void, even slaying a god with a single move.

Qian Renxue truly felt that if this continued, she did not know how long she would have to cultivate before she could ascend to godhood once more.

The Herrscher of the Void and the Herrscher of Erosion—this was not the first time she had seen their powers. Compared to Soul Power, Honkai Energy seemed so much more free and unconstrained.

Qian Mu had temporarily left now. With her strength, Qian Renxue could naturally handle many situations, but only to that extent. She could not take things any further.

As long as her martial soul could not be fully restored, she would remain under the watch of that old man sunning himself downstairs, as well as those Titled Douluo above Rank 95 in Shrek's inner court!

If I could become one too...

The purple-red patterns on her left hand had unknowingly spread across half her body. The bizarre markings flickered in and out of sight, causing Qian Renxue to feel a burst of pain. Clutching her chest, she let out faintly agonized moans.

"Ugh... aaah..."

Fallen Angel God, Qian Renxue, is attempting to resist the Erosion of Honkai Energy. Honkai Energy resistance continuously increasing...