Qian Renxue

"Teacher, there are two Titled Douluo, and one more..."

Luo Ling spoke warily. "She should be a soul master with a sacred or light attribute."

Bibi Dong and Ghost Douluo said nothing. They had seen them as well, but neither showed the slightest vigilance.

Luo Ling glanced at the two of them in confusion, then turned to look at the three people walking toward them.

At the front was a beautiful blonde woman with a frosty aura. The other two appeared far more ordinary, though the auras they gave off were much stronger.

The blonde woman slowly approached the group. Her gaze trembled slightly as she looked at Bibi Dong, and she said, "Mom... Greetings, Pope."

The two people beside her also gave Bibi Dong slight bows.

Luo Ling stood to the side, utterly bewildered.

That woman had seemed like she wanted to call her Mom just now?

He immediately thought of someone.

The young mistress of Spirit Hall, the granddaughter of Grand High Priest Qian Daoliu, Bibi Dong's daughter, and the future Angel God—Qian Renxue.

At that moment, Bibi Dong's expression was exceedingly complicated. She had never expected to encounter her own daughter in the Star Dou Great Forest.

From the aura Qian Renxue gave off, she had just entered the Soul King realm.

So Xiao Xue was already a Soul King? Bibi Dong studied her daughter, feeling both proud and heartbroken.

Whenever she saw Qian Renxue, she was reminded of that old nightmare, as well as the person she still wanted to tear into ten thousand pieces even though he was already dead.

That was why she never showed Qian Renxue a pleasant face, nor did she wish to acknowledge Qian Renxue as her daughter.

Bibi Dong looked at Qian Renxue, and her expression turned cold.

Qian Renxue looked back at Bibi Dong. Seeing her mother's indifferent attitude, her heart filled with desolation.

Luo Ling silently watched the mother and daughter, then suddenly frowned.

In his sight, the Soul Body Threads around Bibi Dong were actually entwined with wisps of pitch-black mist. Had he not looked carefully, he would have nearly overlooked them.

Only when Bibi Dong saw Qian Renxue moments ago had those wisps of mist become distinct.

What was that? It was the first time Luo Ling had encountered such a situation.

"Are you here to obtain a Soul Ring?" Bibi Dong asked coldly.

"Yes." Qian Renxue nodded.

"How is the plan in Heaven Dou Imperial City progressing?"

"Only Xue Beng remains. All the other princes qualified to inherit have died."

"Be careful. Do not expose your identity."

"I understand."

The two conversed back and forth, and the atmosphere felt extremely strange.

Luo Ling could sense that Bibi Dong cared about Qian Renxue, yet she acted exceptionally cold toward her.

"Teacher, who is this Elder Sister?"

When the two reached an impasse, Luo Ling interjected.

Bibi Dong froze for a moment. When she looked at Luo Ling, she smiled. "Her name is Qian Renxue. She is the Grand High Priest's granddaughter."

Luo Ling nodded and smiled faintly at Qian Renxue. "My name is Luo Ling. I am Teacher's disciple."

Qian Renxue looked at Luo Ling curiously. She had not known that Bibi Dong had accepted another disciple.

She did not act particularly cold toward the child before her, instead smiling and nodding in greeting.

Watching the two of them, Hu Liena inexplicably felt a sense of crisis and cautiously grabbed the corner of Luo Ling's clothes.

"Can I call you Xue Elder Sister?" Luo Ling asked, blinking.

Before Qian Renxue could reply, Luo Ling felt a sharp pain at his waist. Turning around, he saw Hu Liena's resentful expression.

The corner of Luo Ling's mouth twitched, but he said nothing. He turned back and looked at Qian Renxue again.

Luo Ling had always felt rather favorably toward Qian Renxue.

Or rather, among the characters in the original Douluo story, Qian Renxue was one of the few Luo Ling truly liked.

Because of her parents' twisted relationship, Qian Renxue had not had a happy childhood. She had never received a mother's love.

In order to gain Bibi Dong's approval, she had not hesitated to infiltrate the Heaven Dou Empire, beginning as a maidservant. She had remained undercover for twenty years, only to fail in the end.

Even after Qian Daoliu sacrificed himself and she became the Angel God, her godhood was ultimately cut down.

Qian Renxue had nothing.

As Luo Ling studied Qian Renxue, Qian Renxue was also watching him.

The child before her gave off a gentle feeling that made people unconsciously want to draw close to him. His appearance was also striking, giving Qian Renxue a strange sensation.

Qian Renxue pondered for a moment before finally nodding. "Of course. If you wish, you can call me Xue Elder Sister from now on."

"Is Xue Elder Sister in Heaven Dou Imperial City?" Luo Ling asked again.

"Yes."

"Then can I come find you in the future?" Luo Ling stared intently at her.

Qian Renxue was stunned and looked at Luo Ling oddly.

Luo Ling's gaze made her uncomfortable, as if something wanted to forcibly possess her.

If Luo Ling had not appeared to be only eight or nine years old, she would have been unable to stop herself from teaching him a lesson.

At the side, Hu Liena's little mouth had already puffed out in a pout.

Bibi Dong's expression was also complicated, and she was somewhat surprised.

Over the year she had spent with Luo Ling, Bibi Dong had more or less sensed that he was not as gentle as he appeared.

He treated everyone well on the surface, but beneath that surface lay an indifference that kept others at arm's length.

Her disciple possessed a maturity ordinary people did not have, but Bibi Dong had not exposed it.

So long as Luo Ling remained her disciple, she did not care what secrets he had.

But now, Luo Ling had taken an interest in Qian Renxue.

"Enough, Xiao Ling!" Bibi Dong finally could not help speaking. "Qian Renxue has her own mission to carry out. Do not disturb her."

Luo Ling pursed his lips at that, but his gaze remained on Qian Renxue.

Compared to Hu Liena's seductiveness, he preferred Qian Renxue's purity.

The urge to defile that purity lingered in his heart.

It was a desire originating from his Martial Soul.

That was why he had displayed such intense interest in Qian Renxue.

Five parts of it were lust, while the other five came from deep within his heart, from his fused Martial Soul, the Soul of Desire Devil.

Under Luo Ling's burning gaze, Qian Renxue finally could not endure it any longer, and her brows furrowed.

At that moment, a pitch-black Evil Shadow slowly emerged from Luo Ling's body.

Both Luo Ling and Qian Renxue froze.

Their eyes met, and both of them sensed something.

Luo Ling finally understood why his Martial Soul had undergone such a change.

It was a Martial Soul Fusion Skill!

The Soul of Desire Devil had actually reacted with Qian Renxue's Six-Winged Angel!

A devil and an angel—two utterly opposing entities—had actually resonated with each other!

Qian Renxue was also stunned. She, too, felt the stirring of her Martial Soul.

She knew it was a sign of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill, yet she felt another emotion from her Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul.

It was fear.

The Six-Winged Angel was afraid.

What kind of Martial Soul did the boy before her possess?

A storm surged in Qian Renxue's heart.

Ever since she was young, Qian Daoliu had taught her that the Qian Clan's Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul was the strongest Martial Soul on the continent. The only one that could rival it belonged to the High Priestess of distant Sea God Island.

The Sea God Martial Soul!

Yet the boy before her clearly did not possess the Sea God Martial Soul.