Qian Renxue's Resentment

"Ning Rongrong, please don't ask about this now, okay?"

"..." Ning Rongrong stared at her intently for a long time before letting out a soft sigh. "Alright, I won't ask anymore. Tell me your thoughts first."

Zhu Zhuqing carefully considered her words, thinking about what she could say and what she couldn't.

After a moment, he spoke up, "That person told me to go to Spirit City to find him before the academy competition begins. I think this might be a good opportunity."

"Is the person you're talking about a member of the Spirit Hall?"

"I don't know." Zhu Zhuqing shook her head, a hint of confusion flashing in her eyes. "The strongest person in the Spirit Hall should be the current Pope, right? But the mysterious strongman who took a liking to me is clearly a man, and he doesn't seem to be very old. Come to think of it, I seem to know him, but there's no reason for it. Whether it's the Star Luo Empire or the Zhu Family, if a similar existence has ever appeared, it's impossible that there wouldn't be any trace of it."

"I don't know much about the Spirit Hall either. Should we ask my dad and Sword Grandpa? They might know who you're talking about."

"..." After hesitating for a moment, Zhu Zhuqing still rejected Ning Rongrong's idea, "Let's not tell your father and Sword Douluo. I don't want anyone else to know about this for the time being. By the way, Ning Rongrong, do you think he might be planning to have me represent the Spirit Hall Academy in the competition? Didn't Grandmaster and the others mention before that there will also be teams composed of the Spirit Hall Soul Master in this year's Soul Master Academy Tournament?"

Ning Rongrong shook her head and said seriously, "Zhu Zhuqing, you can't treat the Spirit Hall as an ordinary force. Their sights are set on the entire continent. So for them, this kind of competition is not only a way to establish their authority, but also an opportunity to recruit and discover talent. If you can defeat the Spirit Hall Academy representative, the level of attention you receive will definitely be different. I also believe that your performance will be stronger than that of the Spirit Hall Academy's Soul Master."

At this point, she turned to Zhu Zhuqing and smiled, saying, "No matter what the future holds, we'll always be best friends, right?"

"Um."

Zhu Zhuqing nodded, having made up her mind.

Whether to join the Spirit Hall or pledge allegiance to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, all choices will be decided after this competition ends.

Maybe I'll miss the promise I made three years ago, but if I can win the championship, there's nothing to regret.

In this competition, the Star Luo Royal Academy Team will be guaranteed a spot in the finals, and the eldest sister should be among them; it might be an opportunity for her.

In the Imperial Palace of the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue sat in her study, deep in thought.

"Among these people, three actually obtained External Soul Bone. They're really lucky..."

On the desk in front of her was a stack of documents, which included detailed information about several students from the Shrek Academy.

The All-Continent Elite Tournament of Advanced Soul Master Academy is about to begin, and various academy forces are gathering in Heaven Dou City. During this time, she also met with many academy leaders and many promising young Soul Master.

The Shrek Academy Team, which has now merged into the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, is naturally among them.

The reason she paid attention to this ragtag academy that had never even been registered in the empire was not only because of the information she initially received from several members of the teaching committee of the Heaven Dou Royal Academy, but also because her current identity as Xue Qinghe, the eldest prince of Heaven Dou, was the nominal disciple of Ning Fengzhi, the sect master of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Ning Rongrong, the designated successor of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, is a student at this academy.

However, after being introduced by Ning Fengzhi and getting to know these people up close, she became much more interested in them, and even felt that this team might have a chance to defeat the Spirit Hall Academy Team and give Bibi Dong a good slap in the face.

Especially Zhu Zhuqing in the academy, whose Martial Soul talent is extremely amazing.

As the Young Master of the Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue had certainly heard of the existence of the Martial Soul Fusion Skill, Hell White Tiger.

But she never imagined that this Martial Soul Fusion Skill could be passed down to the bloodline of Soul Master and exist independently in the form of Martial Soul.

Zhu Zhuqing's Netherworld White Tiger Martial Soul is of no less quality than God-level Martial Soul. Even Qian Renxue, who possesses God-level Six-Winged Angel, felt a sense of threat from it.

In other words, there is a huge gap in cultivation levels between them. The other party's level is too low, and their potential has not yet been fully realized.

If she were to advance to Soul Saint and possess Martial Soul Avatar, the Six-Winged Angel might not necessarily be her match at the same level.

That kind of Martial Soul is clearly a top-tier Beast Martial Soul focused on special attacks. Although it is difficult to surpass the Six-Winged Angel in terms of quality alone, it is more adept at combat and has a stronger explosive power when using Soul Skill.

However, although Zhu Zhuqing's talent was so good that even Qian Renxue was secretly amazed, for some reason, she had an instinctive aversion to this girl.

Perhaps it was due to the threat posed by the Martial Soul, or for other reasons, but in any case, it made her extremely dislike it.

As for Tang San, another outstanding student at the Shrek Academy, Qian Renxue had no opinion or prejudice against him.

It doesn't matter if someone is scheming or cunning.

She'd seen plenty of people like that; they were just a bit precocious.

I never expected that the guy would be the son of Tang Hao, my "father's killer".

Of course, every wrong has its perpetrator and every debt its debtor; she never had any thoughts like "the son has to pay for the father's debts."

Thinking of Tang San, Qian Renxue couldn't help but think of another person, a jerk who stood her up.

Compared to Tang San, whom I met some time ago, that person's talent is much stronger.

The Soul Ancestor, who was not even thirteen years old, was no less capable than himself, and Zhu Zhuqing was far inferior to him.

You must have reached the Soul King level by now, right?

Thinking of this, a hint of frustration and anger flashed in Qian Renxue's eyes.

Thinking back to when we first met, that kid still seemed innocent and naive, like a simple country boy.

It turns out it was all just an act, and the worst part is that they actually fooled themselves!

According to what Su Cheng said that day, Qian Renxue sent many of her trusted men from the Spirit Hall to secretly investigate for several months, and they did indeed discover a lot of problems with Xue Beng.

This Fourth Prince, regardless of whether his usual playboy demeanor is a facade or not, does indeed have some ulterior motives and is not as incompetent as one might imagine.

However, apart from that, everything else is completely different from what Su Cheng said.

Xue Beng and he had never met!

That's very strange.

Since they had never met, how did Su Cheng know about Xue Beng's ambition hidden beneath his playboy exterior?

You should know that Infiltration the Heaven Dou Imperial Family for so many years, even he himself hadn't noticed that his "fourth brother" had so many ideas.

Could it be that Su Cheng came here specifically to play a trick on me, and that his nonsensical ramblings were just a lucky accident?

But regardless, it was thanks to that kid's lie that she was able to discover something was wrong in time and nip the problem in the bud, so she still has to be grateful for that.

Well, if that kid is still alive.

Just then, there was a knock on the door of the study. "Young Master."

"Come in."

As Qian Renxue spoke, Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupine Douluo pushed open the door and entered the study.

Snake Lance Douluo spoke first, "Young Master, the accidental death of Xue Beng seems to have aroused some suspicion. In particular, that Prince Xue Xing is secretly contacting the upper echelons of the empire and frequently visits the palace to see Xue Ye. Should we think of a way to secretly get rid of him?"

"No need. Even if some people have doubts now, it doesn't matter. As long as they don't know my true identity, it won't affect the overall situation. As the emperor of the empire, Xue Ye understands the importance of things and won't depose me, the only remaining royal heir, just because of suspicion. Now, no matter how much Xue Xing jumps around, it's useless. But if we go too far and provoke Xue Ye's backlash, it will be bad."

After speaking to Snake Lance Douluo, she looked at Porcupine Douluo and asked, "Uncle Ci Xue, how is the poison being prepared?"

"A preliminary batch is ready, but it's not perfect yet. Shall we start using it?"

"No rush, let's refine it first. Since so many years have passed, there's no need to rush."

"Understood, Young Master."

After the two finished their report, they prepared to turn and leave.

Qian Renxue paused, but couldn't help herself and called out to the two, "Uncle She, is there still no clue about the brother and sister Su Cheng and Su Yue that I asked you to investigate before?"

"No." Snake Lance Douluo shook his head, a hint of confusion appearing on his face.

The person who waited outside the Moonlight Pavilion disguised as a coachman on the day Su Cheng met Qian Renxue was him.

He had long remembered the appearance and aura of the brother and sister perfectly.

With the strength of a titled Snake Lance Douluo, ordinary disguises could not fool his senses, unless the other party possessed a powerful Soul Bone of nearly 100,000 years, like his Young Master.

But this is obviously impossible. The perfect combination of an incredibly powerful Soul Bone and a disguise-type Soul Bone Skill would be too much of a coincidence.

As for the possibility that Su Cheng had deceived him through his own strength, Snake Lance had never even considered it.

It's simply unbelievable that a boy under thirteen could conceal his presence and deceive me.

"Those two children seem to have vanished into thin air. During this time, I also notified the Spirit Hall's subordinate agencies in various towns, but no information came back. As for the other Advanced Spirit Master Academy, they haven't been seen there either."

"..."

Qian Renxue frowned and fell silent.

A sense of worry arose in my heart.

Could that kid have really died somewhere?

Although the probability of this happening is low, it is not entirely impossible.

As martial arts masters break the law, Soul Master, as possessors of extraordinary power, are also easily influenced by their Martial Soul, often resulting in them losing control of their emotions.

Although the Evil Spirit Master dared not show their faces under the management of the Spirit Hall, and the world of Soul Master World was relatively peaceful, the struggle for interests was still unavoidable.

Moreover, for young people, even without any conflict of interest, jealousy alone can cause a huge conflict.

Although that boy had deceived her and made her extremely angry, he didn't deserve to die.

It would be a real pity if such a talented commoner were to perish.

Qian Renxue herself felt a little strange. She had an extremely good impression of Su Cheng, whom she had only met once, and her tolerance for him was unusually high...

"... Young Master?"

Seeing Qian Renxue standing there in a daze, not responding for a long time, the two, Snake Lance Pufferfish, couldn't help but exchange a glance.

After exchanging glances, the defeated Snake Lance Douluo could only offer a word of advice on behalf of the group.

"Hmm?" Qian Renxue came back to her senses, realizing her lapse in composure, and waved her hand, saying, "It's alright, you can go down now."

After the two left, she lowered her eyes and muttered bitterly to herself, "You better be in trouble. No one has ever dared to play tricks on me before. If I find out, you'll be sorry."

Spirit City, Su Cheng was unaware of the series of changes that had taken place in Heaven Dou City, nor did he know that although the Shrek Seven Devils had lost many Immortal Herbs that could improve their aptitude, they had gained other assistance and their cultivation and strength had greatly improved.

However, he didn't intend to focus too much energy on this group at this stage; observing them a few times and getting a general idea would be enough.

In comparison, it is more important to help Su Yue recover to her peak strength as soon as possible.

"What are we doing here? Are we planning to join the Spirit Hall?"

Su Yue wasn't quite sure what Su Cheng was thinking. She tossed her long, black hair, which had reached her waist, and asked casually.

Of course, it was just a question, and I didn't refute the other party's decision.

Anyway, she's already used to it.

These days, where I don't have to worry about anything, are incredibly comfortable.

"Joining the Spirit Hall is fine, but it's not us, it's you," Su Cheng said with a smile, turning to Su Yue.

The girl's expression froze slightly, and she blinked her delicate eyes, as if she hadn't understood the meaning behind his words.

"Myself?"

"Well, I'll talk to the Spirit Hall, and then you can join us here for a while and accumulate more knowledge. You're different from ordinary Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. Even I can't see your true form, and those Titled Douluo definitely won't be able to detect anything."

"And what about you?"

"Let me see how things go; I might need to take care of something else."

"..."

Su Yue's face remained expressionless, but a hint of confusion flickered deep in her eyes.

The two had only been together for a few short years, which was nothing compared to the Longevity they had lived together.

But at this moment, she was somewhat at a loss as to what to do on her own.

In recent years, whether it is the speed of improvement in cultivation, the degree of completion of the Dragon God Bloodline, or even the control over power, it has far exceeded Su Yue's original expectations.

If that's the case, why bother putting in any more effort?

Anyway, Su Cheng will take care of everything for her...

Su Cheng, oblivious to the strange emotions hidden deep in her eyes, continued, "By the way, I made a promise with Zhu Zhuqing that she could come to Spirit City to find me in three years. It's almost time. I told her to mention your name. Although she might not come, if she does, remember to take care of her and give her some pointers."

"..."

Upon hearing these words, Su Yue became even more displeased.

But it only twitched slightly between his eyebrows, and there was no obvious reaction.