Douluo: Dragon King's Devourer - Wings of the Star Eater
Chapter 17

Sorry I Couldn't Let Lord Qian Ren Xue Go All Out (Bonus Chapter for Tips)

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Qian Gu Die Ting looked at Qian Gu Huang Yu with satisfaction. He had never expected that his youngest daughter would not only possess outstanding talent as a Soul Master, but also display considerable skill in scheming at such a young age.

Perhaps Xiao Yu is more suitable than Dong Feng to be groomed as my heir.

Thinking of Qian Gu Dong Feng, who was clearly older yet only knew how to provoke Qian Gu Qing Feng and pick fights, Qian Gu Die Ting's gaze toward Qian Gu Huang Yu gained another measure of appreciation.

"Xiao Yu, I will certainly not overlook your contributions to the Spirit Pagoda. From now on, whether it's Soul Spirits or Battle Armor, you will be given priority."

"Thank you, Father. It is only what I should do."

Though she said that, Qian Gu Huang Yu rolled her eyes inwardly. As if Big Brother and my brother lacked Soul Spirit and Battle Armor resources in the original story. You're actually handing out things that should have been mine as rewards. Nice one.

Could you give me something more substantial? Like the position of Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower, perhaps? Or maybe the position of Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower!

Of course, Qian Gu Huang Yu only dared to think such things. She would never say them aloud.

After bidding Qian Gu Die Ting farewell, Qian Gu Huang Yu went to Qian Ren Xue's new home.

When Qian Gu Huang Yu pushed open the door, Qian Ren Xue was curiously trying out the Soul Tool black technology of twenty thousand years later, like Granny Liu entering the Grand View Garden.

With an instruction manual in one hand, Qian Ren Xue poked curiously at a Soul Tool.

"How does technology from twenty thousand years later feel?" Qian Gu Huang Yu asked.

"Very convenient."

"That's because you haven't seen the facilities that assist cultivation yet. The advances in technology go far beyond anything you can imagine."

After exchanging pleasantries, Qian Gu Huang Yu and Qian Ren Xue turned to the serious matter at hand.

Qian Gu Huang Yu took out the Holy Grail of Youth again. After pouring a cup for herself and one for Qian Ren Xue, she handed one to Qian Ren Xue.

As Qian Ren Xue tasted the Spring of Youth, she could sense its effects especially clearly after awakening her Martial Soul.

This was divine-grade life energy, after all!

"To be honest, I'm becoming more and more curious about your true identity."

"Xue'er, didn't we agree not to pry into my identity? By the way, what do you think of my father?" Qian Gu Huang Yu abruptly changed the subject.

Qian Ren Xue raised an eyebrow. "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

"The truth, naturally. The speaker is blameless, while the listener may take warning!"

Having received Qian Gu Huang Yu's approval, Qian Ren Xue said, "Then I'll be blunt. He isn't a good person. He values profit over righteousness and is utterly hypocritical."

"You've already been quite polite by not cursing him outright." Qian Gu Huang Yu knew perfectly well what kind of person her father was, both from the original story and from this life.

Qian Gu Die Ting had enough of a broad perspective to see the larger picture, as shown by his willingness to join Shrek in fighting the Abyss later on. But in other respects... he was a moral vacuum.

"Still, you need to become his disciple," Qian Gu Huang Yu said apologetically.

Qian Gu Huang Yu had never considered having Qian Ren Xue take Bei Gong Li as her master as a roundabout solution. She understood that what Qian Gu Die Ting wanted was for Qian Ren Xue to become the disciple of the Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower—or rather, the Clan Head of the Qian Gu Family—so as to ensure Qian Ren Xue's connection with her.

Qian Ren Xue did not object. They had agreed on this long ago. She needed an identity that would allow her to interact normally with Qian Gu Huang Yu without arousing suspicion.

Thus, becoming Qian Gu Die Ting's disciple was naturally put on the agenda.

Qian Ren Xue sighed and complained somewhat unhappily, "If only you could let me descend in my peak state. A mere Qian Gu Die Ting would never return once he came for me!"

"I'm very sorry I couldn't let Lord Qian Ren Xue go all out!"

With Qian Ren Xue's arrival, Bei Gong Li temporarily relaxed her supervision of Qian Gu Huang Yu, giving her time to raise Young Lady Qian's favorability. To further deepen their bond, Qian Ren Xue also joined Bei Gong Li's little class. Unlike Qian Gu Die Ting, Qian Ren Xue's evaluation of Bei Gong Li was far more favorable.

Two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Under Bei Gong Li's enthusiastic guidance, Qian Gu Huang Yu's warm companionship, and the Angel Family's two months of leaving her messages read without replying, Young Lady Qian Ren Xue finally decided to take Qian Gu Die Ting as her master and join the big Spirit Pagoda family.

After learning that the Angel Family's Inherited Soul Spirit did not occupy a Soul Ring slot, Qian Ren Xue finally agreed to obtain her First Soul Spirit at the Spirit Pagoda.

With a stroke of his pen, Qian Gu Die Ting directly assigned a thousand-year Light Holy Dragon, a top-tier Soul Spirit, to Qian Ren Xue.

Even among dragonkind, the Light Holy Dragon was an exceptionally powerful existence—a genuine True Dragon. It was no exaggeration to say that the Light Holy Dragon was even more valuable than Qian Gu Huang Yu's Thunderclap Nether Vine.

The highest cultivation recorded for a Thunderclap Nether Vine in the history of the Douluo Continent was only Fifty Thousand Year, whereas if properly nurtured, a Light Holy Dragon could fully become a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Spirit.

Not even Qian Gu Dong Feng or Leng Yao Zhu had received such treatment, which showed just how much Qian Gu Die Ting valued Qian Ren Xue.

It was said that the previous generation's Sea God Pavilion Master of Shrek Academy had once requested a Light Holy Dragon Soul Spirit from the Spirit Pagoda for the not-yet-grown Light-Dark Douluo Long Yeyue, but the previous Tower Master of Spirit Transmission Tower, Qian Gu Shi Long, had refused.

Naturally, truly good things had to be reserved for one's own people—or those who could become one's own people.

Yet Qian Gu Die Ting looked apologetically at Qian Ren Xue. "Sorry. Not even the Spirit Pagoda has a Soul Spirit with a sacred attribute. I can only let you make do with a Soul Spirit like the Light Holy Dragon for now."

Qian Ren Xue's lips twitched slightly. She naturally understood that Qian Gu Die Ting was deliberately seeking credit.

After all, even in her previous life at Spirit Hall, Qian Ren Xue had never possessed a First Soul Ring of such high quality.

Soul Beasts with sacred attributes were exceedingly rare to begin with. Generally speaking, obtaining a high-quality Light Attribute Soul Beast as a Soul Ring was already no easy feat.

And the Light Holy Dragon was one of the finest among Light Attribute Soul Beasts.

"No, I'm very happy to have the Light Holy Dragon as my Soul Spirit. Thank you, Master," Qian Ren Xue said sweetly.

With Qian Gu Die Ting standing guard nearby, Qian Ren Xue's process of fusing with the Soul Spirit naturally went very smoothly.

After some time, I'll tell the Angel Family about Xiao Xue's Innate Level 20 Full Soul Power. Since I'm raising her, shouldn't the Angel Family help pay some tuition?

Watching Qian Ren Xue with two purple Soul Rings circling her body, Qian Gu Die Ting thought silently.

Inside Qian Ren Xue's room.

Her entire body radiated dazzling golden light. Her pure white dragon scales gleamed brilliantly, while her imposing dragon wings spread wide, proclaiming her majesty.

Qian Ren Xue curiously examined the Light Holy Dragon she had just obtained. Although she had seen Qian Gu Huang Yu's Di Xuan before, having a Soul Spirit of her own still felt exceptionally novel.

After all, Qian Ren Xue had never seen anything like a Soul Spirit in her previous life. It truly reshaped her worldview.

"How is it? Does it feel amazing?" Seeing Qian Ren Xue's contemplative expression, Qian Gu Huang Yu teased.

Before Qian Ren Xue could reply, the two of them felt the space outside suddenly undergo a tremendous tremor.

"Heaven's Favor, come out and die!" A cold, domineering voice resounded through the heavens, embodying the wrath of a monarch!

Could it be him?

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