Three Siblings of the Qian Gu Family

Douluo Continent, Shrek City, Spirit Pagoda headquarters.

Inside one of the Spirit Pagoda higher-ups' rooms, a girl with long golden hair closed the book she had been reading and looked helplessly at the boy leaning against the doorframe, blocking her way out.

The girl was named Qian Gu Huang Yu. She had come to this world six years ago and had been born into the Qian Gu Family, the great villainous family from Douluo Dalu 3.

The boy blocking her path was Qian Gu Huang Yu's biological older brother in this life—Qian Gu Dong Feng, the future Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower and the ruthless man who would one day throw Da Ivan at Shrek Academy.

"What? Going to see that trash again?" Qian Gu Dong Feng curled his lip disdainfully.

The trash Qian Gu Dong Feng spoke of was naturally the siblings' eldest brother: Qian Gu Die Ting's eldest son, Qian Gu Qing Feng, the future last Cult Master of the Holy Spirit Cult.

Qian Gu Qing Feng was twelve this year and had a cultivation level of thirty-seven. Even among students his age at Shrek Academy, he would be considered fairly outstanding, but within the Qian Gu Family, he was no longer worth much notice.

There was no other reason. Nine-year-old Qian Gu Dong Feng had already defeated Qian Gu Qing Feng in actual combat this year, making the already solitary and prideful Qian Gu Qing Feng even more silent.

Listening to her brother repeatedly disparage Qian Gu Qing Feng as trash, Qian Gu Huang Yu could not help but feel a headache coming on when she recalled how, twenty years later in the original story, someone would be beaten by Qian Gu Qing Feng until he began doubting his life.

Seeing that Qian Gu Huang Yu remained silent, Qian Gu Dong Feng continued, "Mother already has an issue with how you're always taking outsiders' side."

Qian Gu Huang Yu's nominal father in this life, Qian Gu Die Ting, had many women. They were in a competitive relationship with one another, and although Qian Gu Qing Feng's biological mother had already passed away, he was still subjected to the exclusion of the others.

This was also one of the reasons why Qian Gu Qing Feng would later come to dislike Qian Gu Die Ting.

Qian Gu Huang Yu said, "All right, but he is still our eldest brother. His mother passed away early, so shouldn't we help him out a little?"

Honestly, Qian Gu Huang Yu had never understood why her older brother harbored so much hostility toward their eldest brother.

Qian Gu Qing Feng's Martial Soul was the Purgatory Halberd, and he had not inherited the Qian Gu Family's hereditary Martial Soul, the Coiled Dragon Staff. Unless he could break through to quasi-god rank before Qian Gu Die Ting stepped down as Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower, the positions of Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower and Clan Head of the Qian Gu Family should have nothing to do with him.

Though with Qian Gu Qing Feng's personality, he might not care for those positions anyway.

Unlike the other juniors of the Qian Gu Family, Qian Gu Qing Feng had been cut off from the possibility of inheriting the family from the very nature of his Martial Soul.

Heh, the family's legitimate line. Qian Gu Huang Yu thought disdainfully.

Thus, in Qian Gu Huang Yu's eyes, Qian Gu Dong Feng's best course of action was to befriend Qian Gu Qing Feng and gain himself another helper for the future.

After all, there was no fundamental conflict of interest between them~

Just a child's petty rivalry. Qian Gu Huang Yu silently defined her brother's behavior.

Qian Gu Huang Yu walked directly around Qian Gu Dong Feng and headed outside.

"Xiao Yu, wait!"

Watching Qian Gu Huang Yu walk away, Qian Gu Dong Feng stomped his foot in frustration and complained, "Seriously, who exactly is your biological brother?" Meanwhile, Qian Gu Huang Yu found Qian Gu Qing Feng, who was in the middle of cultivation.

When Qian Gu Qing Feng saw Qian Gu Huang Yu arrive, he stopped cultivating as well. "Xiao Yu, your Martial Soul is about to awaken, isn't it? Why are you still coming to see me instead of making preparations in advance?"

Though his words sounded reproachful, Qian Gu Huang Yu understood that this was her eldest brother's awkward way of showing concern for her.

In Qian Gu Qing Feng's eyes, the reason he had fallen into his current situation was not only because his mother had died and his father had too many women to pay him attention. Another reason was that his talent had not been enough to earn the family's regard. Naturally, he did not want Qian Gu Huang Yu to follow in his footsteps.

Qian Gu Qing Feng naturally cared about Qian Gu Huang Yu. He was merely withdrawn, not incapable of distinguishing good from bad. He kept the concern shown to him by others firmly in his heart.

Qian Gu Huang Yu swept up her golden hair and said carelessly, "Relax. You don't need to worry about my Martial Soul. No matter what happens, I'll have a way to handle it."

Watching his little sister treat such a major matter in life like a joke, Qian Gu Qing Feng frowned. "You know that two weeks ago, Leng Yulai awakened the Dark Phoenix Martial Soul. Look how worried that made Uncle Leng."

The Qian Gu Family and the Leng Family were both major families of the Spirit Pagoda, so they were naturally well acquainted. Qian Gu Huang Yu, Leng Yao Zhu, and Leng Yulai were girls of similar age and often played together. Since Qian Gu Huang Yu mentioned them often in front of Qian Gu Qing Feng, he had naturally paid them some attention.

Qian Gu Huang Yu shook her head. "I don't see what there is to worry about with Innate Full Soul Power. Besides, what kind of Martial Soul one awakens is entirely up to fate. I've eaten plenty of Heavenly Treasures since I was little and done everything I could. What remains is up to fate."

That was right. While commoners still had to wait for the annual so-called "Awakening Day" to awaken their Martial Souls, great families like the Qian Gu Family and the Leng Family could not only complete a child's Martial Soul Awakening on the day they turned six, firmly securing the advantage of an early start, but could also raise their Innate Soul Power level before the awakening through methods such as consuming Heavenly Treasures.

Although one's Innate Soul Power level was often related to one's Martial Soul and talent, Soul Masters had existed for tens of thousands of years. Naturally, methods had been developed to influence Innate Soul Power before a child awakened their Martial Soul. Of course, these were closely guarded secrets of the major Soul Master families.

For these great families, a child's path had already been paved from the moment of birth. As long as they followed the family's plans, even if they did not reach the combination of a Limit Douluo and Four-word Battle Armor, they would at least become a Super Douluo equipped with Three-word Battle Armor.

Yet this was something many Soul Masters born as commoners could never hope to attain in their entire lives.

Incidentally, Qian Gu Dong Feng, Qian Gu Qing Feng, and the two Leng sisters all possessed Innate Full Soul Power.

Just as Qian Gu Qing Feng was about to continue persuading his little sister to take Martial Soul Awakening seriously, Qian Gu Huang Yu interrupted him.

She raised a lunchbox decorated with gorgeous patterns and smiled. "All right, Eldest Brother. You've cultivated all day too, so have some snacks and take a break!"

As she spoke, Qian Gu Huang Yu opened the lunchbox, took out a cookie, and stuffed it directly into Qian Gu Qing Feng's mouth without giving him a chance to refuse, cutting off whatever he had been about to say.

At the doorway of the cultivation room, Qian Gu Dong Feng witnessed this scene, and his brows unconsciously furrowed into a knot.

That night, Qian Gu Huang Yu stayed alone in her room. Cool moonlight filtered through the thin curtains and fell across her golden hair. Her waist-length locks reflected specks of starlight, like a dazzling river of stars.

Then, a circle of golden ripples suddenly spread behind Qian Gu Huang Yu, and a golden cup slowly emerged from the golden light.

Qian Gu Huang Yu carefully held up the golden cup in her hands. Under the moonlight, the cup reflected her delicate face.

Suddenly, the girl smiled.

"Once my Martial Soul awakens tomorrow, who should I use you to summon?"