Little Witch

Heaven Dou City, Clear Moon Teahouse.

This was Xue Qinghe's—or rather, Qian Renxue's—private property.

It was also Spirit Hall's secret stronghold in Heaven Dou City.

But Qian Renxue had come here today to meet her teacher, Ning Fengzhi.

Qian Renxue had brought Bai Ge along as well.

Their martial souls were no longer merely compatible; they had gone a step further, achieving Martial Soul Resonance.

Martial Soul Resonance meant that both martial souls were absolutely top-tier, perhaps even beyond conventional standards.

Moreover, their compatibility would reach an astonishing one hundred percent, as if they had been destined to be one person from the moment they were born.

Just like Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong in the second part of Douluo Continent, with their one hundred percent compatibility.

This meant that the two of them could never be enemies in this lifetime.

They were a fated pair in this life.

That was far more trustworthy than any loyalty or oath.

That was also why Qian Renxue had taken Bai Ge away the moment he crossed over, despite not even knowing who he was.

Moreover, Qian Renxue and Bai Ge now had the added effects of Mebius and Knight Aura!

The compatibility between their martial souls had reached a staggering one hundred and twenty percent!

So under normal circumstances, Qian Renxue took Bai Ge with her wherever she went.

She did not want to be separated from him.

However, what surprised both Bai Ge and Qian Renxue was that Ning Fengzhi had not come with just two people as usual. Besides Sword Douluo, there was another figure.

The little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the darling in everyone's eyes—Ning Rongrong.

But this time, Qian Renxue also had Bai Ge at her side.

Ning Rongrong sized Bai Ge up and down before looking at him curiously. "Tell me, what is your relationship with Brother Qinghe?"

The Xue Qinghe Qian Renxue had disguised herself as might have shared her appearance, but Qian Renxue was originally a girl. Her temperament and way of handling matters naturally made Ning Rongrong feel closer to her.

Coupled with the radiant aura of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, her affinity was practically maxed out.

Ning Rongrong had known Xue Qinghe for a long time. Now that Bai Ge had suddenly appeared, she was naturally curious.

"The relationship between a savior and the person he saved." Bai Ge's voice remained calm.

"If not for His Highness, I might already be dead."

"Huh?" Ning Rongrong's curiosity was thoroughly piqued.

Bai Ge smiled and suddenly changed the subject. "What do you think Soul Rings are for?"

"Isn't that obvious? To break through bottlenecks and provide Soul Skills."

Ning Rongrong answered instinctively, then looked at Bai Ge with an expression that said, Are you stupid?

"That's not right. The true value of Soul Rings lies only in breaking through bottlenecks and strengthening a soul master's physical constitution.

"As for Soul Skills, they are essentially just methods of using Soul Power."

"If you don't believe me, ask Senior Sword Douluo."

"Sword Grandfather?"

Sword Douluo Chen Xin wore a bewildered expression as he looked at the eager, inquisitive gaze of his little princess.

He had finally found someone to deal with his clever and mischievous little princess today, and he had thought he could rest for a while.

Yet this fire had caught him off guard and burned straight onto his own head.

"Kid, explain yourself." Sword Douluo's voice rang out.

"Put it this way. I once saw a soul master whose martial soul was a longsword, and whose first Soul Skill was Sword Qi.

"But if he didn't summon his martial soul or activate his Soul Skill, he could only wave his sword around and hack wildly.

"Senior Sword Douluo, don't you think that's laughable?"

Sword Douluo nodded.

"Sword Grandfather, what does that mean?"

Ning Rongrong was a little dumbfounded.

"Watch carefully, Rongrong."

Sword Douluo extended two fingers. Without summoning the Seven Kill Sword or revealing a Soul Ring, a streak of Sword Qi instantly cleaved a blue brick in the corner of the private room in two, leaving a cut as smooth as a mirror.

"That's amazing!" Ning Rongrong had always been clever, and she understood at once. Her eyes immediately lit up as she looked at Sword Douluo. "Sword Grandfather, can you teach Rongrong when we go back?"

Faced with the hopeful gaze of his little princess, Sword Douluo could only say helplessly, "Well..."

On Douluo Continent, everyone relied on Soul Rings and Soul Skills. Even Soul Power cultivation depended entirely on whether heaven was willing to grant them the favor.

Compared to Huaxia's ancient martial arts—with their complete system of internal energy, techniques, and movement arts developed from nothing—it was far too lacking.

An ordinary soul master had at most nine skills, but what about Tang San? He had dozens at the very least. How were they supposed to compete?

Of course, this was a difference in development brought about by different world rules.

Even Sword Douluo—had he ever thought of creating a complete swordsmanship system? No.

People of Douluo Continent simply never thought in that direction!

At least Grandmaster had worked out a Soul Power cultivation method in this regard.

Though it was crude, and Tang San did not think much of it. Still, he had been a pioneer.

Bai Ge raised a hand, took out a sheet of paper, and handed it to Ning Rongrong. "This is a secret method for converting Soul Power into Sword Qi. It is part of my family's inherited technique, and it is also why my entire family was exterminated."

"Kid, you..."

Sword Douluo was astonished. On Douluo Continent, a technique like this could be called a peerless art without exaggeration!

Yet Bai Ge had handed it to Ning Rongrong so casually, as if he did not care at all.

"Without comprehending sword intent, one cannot condense Sword Qi.

"So if Rongrong wishes to cultivate this secret method, she will need Senior Sword Douluo's help to guide her with his own sword intent.

"However, since Rongrong herself has no sword intent, its power will be limited. It will only give her a little more ability to protect herself.

"Furthermore, this technique requires daily diligent practice and persistence. Ideally, she should spend an extra two hours practicing swordsmanship every day..."

"Huh?!" Upon hearing that last sentence, Ning Rongrong's little face completely fell.

Sword Douluo, meanwhile, sighed inwardly. This boy truly had a scheming mind.

"Comprehend sword intent." Four simple words, yet they described something that was nearly impossible.

There were quite a few soul masters on Douluo Continent whose martial souls were swords, but Chen Xin asked himself: aside from him, the only person who had comprehended sword intent was likely this little fellow before him.

And he could, at most, help Fengzhi and Rongrong master this technique.

It would not leak out, nor could it be leaked.

For Rongrong and Fengzhi, it merely gave them another means of self-protection.

Because they had no sword intent, facing Bai Ge would take no more than a single man and a single sword.

As for Rongrong, could she endure the hardship of sword practice?

After thinking it over, Chen Xin decisively shook his head.

But the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect still had to accept this favor from him.

The technique Bai Ge had produced was a reward from the system.

He had obtained it upon making his first kill of a soul beast, acquiring his first Soul Ring, and completing the system's "First Kill" achievement.

The full version of the technique was called "Innate Formless Sword Qi" and came from a high-martial fantasy world.

Bai Ge had already taught it to Qian Renxue.

The excerpted secret method had been copied out as part of a plan the two of them had discussed.

Its purpose was to win over the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

Bai Ge did not want war.

In his view, the value of unification lay in a shared written language and standardized roads and tracks.

And Douluo Continent had already achieved that.

The situation on Douluo Continent was not the rivalry of the Seven Warring States, but a bipolar Cold War.

The mutual balance between Heaven Dou Empire and Star Luo was beneficial to peace—or rather, beneficial to his future plans.

To become a god, the faith of all living beings was indispensable, while war would kill far too many people.

That meant Bai Ge was destined to oppose Bibi Dong.

And Qian Renxue happened to feel the same way.