Radiant Feather Douluo

Radiant Feather Douluo

Following Qian Renxue's orders, the Spirit Halls throughout the Heaven Dou Empire practically began working through the night.

Snake Lance Douluo did not say that Qian Renxue needed the data. Instead, he had them gather and analyze it all, then send the entire batch to Spirit City.

By then, a number of children with unusual martial souls would likely enter the sight of Spirit Hall headquarters.

The Spirit Halls in the Star Luo Empire naturally received the order as well.

The situation in the Star Luo Empire was relatively more complicated. Whether in terms of royal strength or national unity, that empire was stronger than the Heaven Dou Empire, and Qian Renxue could not manage the Spirit Halls over there.

Thus, the matter was naturally handed over to Pope Bibi Dong.

Moreover, she could not have Stingray Douluo directly tell the Pope about it. Otherwise, Bibi Dong would think Qian Renxue was incompetent and inevitably gossip about her.

You can't handle your own affairs, so you shove them onto others? You've been in the Heaven Dou Empire for over a decade—how have you failed to discover any talent?

So, she might as well handle it herself first and tell her afterward.

"Little Shiyue." Qian Renxue looked at the moon outside through the window.

Because of your arrival, my life seems to have become more interesting.

It was no longer like a stagnant pool.

There was a reason she had sent the two uncle-like guards at her side to different places.

Stingray Douluo was more cautious, so she sent him to Spirit City. That way, he would not speak carelessly and reveal too much about her situation.

Snake Lance Douluo, meanwhile, liked to voice his own opinions, so she sent him to the Spirit Holy Temple. With a few embellishments from that mouth of his, the people below would work even more diligently.

For example, the order Snake Lance Douluo brought this time was not merely, "Records of martial soul awakenings over the past ten years," but also, "Include records of those who came to advance and collect Gold Soul Coins. Dig out anyone who seems suspicious."

A few days later.

Shi Yueyi was cultivating in the side hall, stabilizing her cultivation. She had been doing this continuously for the past several days.

"Having a powerful backer really is comfortable." She slowly opened her eyes, only to see that a fine meal had already been prepared and quietly placed on the table.

She rose from her bed and stretched.

By her estimate, this seclusion had lasted five days.

"Sniff—sniff—"

Suddenly, her nose twitched.

Why did it feel like someone was around her room?

And it was not Qian Renxue.

She walked to the window and gently pushed it open, intending to look outside.

Then—

"Ah!"

The moment she pushed open the window, a figure directly "fell" in from outside!

Huh? That wasn't right.

She had clearly pushed outward. Even if there were some petty thief outside, shouldn't he have been pushed away?

Why had he fallen in instead?

Even staging an accident wasn't done like this!

It was way too fake!

So Shi Yueyi spun around, wrapping her right arm around the figure and successfully preventing him from having an intimate encounter with the ground.

Shi Yueyi gripped the window frame with her left hand while holding the... youth whose left eye was lightly covered in frost and snow with her right arm.

Looking at that delicate face, he did not seem much older than she was.

Shi Yueyi smiled sweetly. "Brat, how could you be so careless?"

The bewildered youth sensed a chill. Though she wore a bright smile, when she had wrapped an arm around his waist, her right hand seemed to have already pressed against his abdomen!

Moreover, he could sense that if he showed even the slightest abnormality, she would probably slice open his belly and sell his kidneys.

That piqued his curiosity. The youthful-looking Radiant Feather Douluo grabbed Shi Yueyi's right wrist with his backhand and suppressed his cultivation to around rank twenty.

Shi Yueyi's gaze shifted. She immediately realized who he was. He should be one of the reinforcements Qian Renxue had invited. Without a doubt, he was a Titled Douluo, perhaps even above rank ninety-five.

Ten thousand years later, those at rank ninety-five were also called Super Douluo. But in this era, only those above rank ninety-six were called "Peak Douluo."

This man was very likely a Peak Douluo.

The instant Radiant Feather Douluo lifted his leg, she released her fingers from the window frame. At the same time, Radiant Feather Douluo forcibly pulled her right wrist away from his abdomen.

He did not look like a close-combat soul master. That was Shi Yueyi's first thought.

Just as Radiant Feather Douluo swept an arm at her, Shi Yueyi's entire body directly "collapsed" backward, displaying a flexibility that was nearly impossible to explain.

When ordinary people dodged an attack, at most they could bend backward from the waist up. Yet Shi Yueyi kept both feet as her points of support while ninety percent of her body, from her calves upward, underwent an unbelievable deformation.

Then—

Taking advantage of the opportunity, she drove an elbow into Radiant Feather Douluo.

"Ah!"

That cry did not come from Radiant Feather Douluo, but from Shi Yueyi.

"Hehe, little girl, you're quite good." Radiant Feather Douluo chuckled, then used a strand of Soul Power to pull Shi Yueyi back upright.

Wasn't that cheating?

Radiant Feather Douluo had indeed suppressed his cultivation, but his body was still that of a genuine Titled Douluo. There was no rule saying that suppressing cultivation also suppressed physical strength.

At that moment, Qian Renxue pushed open the door to Shi Yueyi's side hall and walked in.

"Uh..." Qian Renxue stared blankly at the two of them in their current positions.

"Brother Xue, this guy broke into the side hall." Shi Yueyi's eyes darted about.

"Enough." Qian Renxue said irritably. "You should be able to tell he's one of us, right? Why are your eyes darting around?"

"And Grandpa Guang Ling, honestly, why are you playing this kind of little game? Look how badly you frightened the child."

Radiant Feather Douluo did not mind. Instead, he used Soul Power to dust off Little Shiyue's clothes and smooth out the wrinkles.

"Can't be helped. This old man was simply curious about the little girl Your Highness mentioned." Radiant Feather Douluo smiled. "When I arrived yesterday, I sensed that she seemed to be cultivating, but the aura she occasionally gave off was somewhat... violent. So I stood guard for her outside for a while."

"Then should I thank you?"

"No need, no need. We're all family, so why be so polite?" Radiant Feather Douluo appeared magnanimous.

Shi Yueyi sighed, now only wanting to fall asleep where she stood.

"Alright." Qian Renxue walked over and said, "Little Shiyue, let me introduce you. This is the senior I mentioned before. I generally call him... Grandpa Guang Ling."

Shi Yueyi glanced at Radiant Feather Douluo, then nodded. "Grandpa Guang Ling."

Forget it. In a sense, he was ten thousand years older than her.

Calling him Grandpa was normal enough.

"Don't let this old man's appearance fool you. I'm actually nearly ninety already." Radiant Feather Douluo gave a mysterious smile. "But among Peak Douluos, this old man is considered young."

Where had she heard that before? Something about how men remained boys until death.

It suited Guang Ling quite well.

"Don't worry. Everyone in the Eastern Palace is one of us," Qian Renxue said. "Nothing will happen."

Guang Ling casually said, "That big snake in Heaven Dou City? This old man can take his life with a single arrow."

The three went to sit together at a round table nearby. Qian Renxue asked, "Grandpa Guang Ling, why hasn't Grandpa Azure Luan come?"

Radiant Feather Douluo gave a mysterious smile. "That fellow Azure Luan... went somewhere. He probably won't arrive for another couple of days. You may look forward to it."

Hearing that, both Qian Renxue and Shi Yueyi could not help becoming interested.