Qian Renxue's Terrifying Strength and Talent

More than ten minutes later, Long Yu lay on the ground with a swollen face, huge dark circles around both eyes, and searing pain throughout his body.

His right hand, in particular, had received special attention and had nearly been broken by Qian Renxue.

"Phew!" Qian Renxue let out a satisfied breath and said with some pleasure, "You little hooligan, let's see if you dare do that again! Hmph!"

Just wait until I deal with you in the future. We'll see! Hmph +1, Long Yu thought to himself.

But aloud, Long Yu said, "I won't dare again, Sister Ning'er. It was all an accident. Please be merciful and forgive me."

At the same time, Long Yu suddenly felt an extremely gentle energy flow out from his heart and spread through his entire body.

The intense pain from his injuries was greatly eased, though Long Yu still put on a grimacing expression.

What a joke. If Qian Renxue saw how he really was, she might give him another beating.

"Let's stay here for now. Go pack everything up, and once you're feeling better, we'll leave immediately," Qian Renxue said after venting her anger.

"Okay, Sister Ning'er. I'll go right away." Long Yu put on a pitiful look as he prepared to pack up, limping and swaying with every step.

"Forget it, forget it. You should stay here and recover in that state. I'll pack up myself," Qian Renxue said, unable to bear it.

It seemed she really had hit him a tiny bit too hard. But who told that little hooligan to do such a thing? If it had been any other man who dared touch her—especially there—she would have ground him to dust long ago.

Half an hour later, Long Yu felt that his injuries had almost healed. Still, he deliberately kept himself looking as bruised and battered as before.

After Qian Renxue finished packing and saw Long Yu's appearance, she burst out laughing, but quickly regained her composure.

"Let's go. It's only the second day," Qian Renxue said, trying to keep her tone calm.

Good heavens. Other teams desperately hoped not to encounter soul beasts or soul masters, but these two actively went looking for them.

"Mm." Long Yu nodded like a pecking chick, then followed Qian Renxue.

"This is a two-thousand-year Blazing Wild Boar. It has no obvious weaknesses. It is violent by nature, immensely strong, and has sharp tusks. Be sure to avoid them when killing it."

"This is a thousand-year Bamboo Leaf Green Snake. Its venom is extremely potent, and it moves swiftly and nimbly. Stay highly alert."

"This is a thousand-year Crystal Bear. Don't get hit by its frontal attacks, or your body will crystallize. If it attacks you again after that, you'll be shattered."

"Got it, Sister Ning'er." Long Yu used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions. After activating his first soul skill, he relied on his speed advantage to swiftly evade the massive Crystal Bear's paw strike.

"Second Soul Skill, Claw of Ruin!" Long Yu's terror claw ripped a terrifying wound across the Crystal Bear's chest. The thick crystalline surface was torn apart, leaving bloody flesh exposed. Large amounts of blood poured out, staining Long Yu's terror claw and the ground beneath his feet red.

"Roar!" Feeling the intense pain, the Crystal Bear flew into a rage and swung its two enormous bear paws at Long Yu.

But Long Yu used Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to quickly widen the distance between them. Then, with a flash, he drove a heavy punch into the Crystal Bear's lower back.

The Crystal Bear's huge body fell straight onto the ground. Before it could get back up, a gigantic terror claw pierced through its throat. Long Yu quickly pulled away, avoiding injury from the soul beast's death throes.

Finally, after a quarter of an hour, the Crystal Bear stopped moving and lay dead on the ground.

Qian Renxue, flying in the sky, revealed a smile. That little hooligan was improving rather quickly.

"Is that movement technique of yours a Self-Created Soul Skill?" Qian Renxue finally asked. She had seen Long Yu use it many times already.

Every time he used it, Long Yu's speed became extremely fast, and it also produced afterimages, making it difficult to tell which one was his real body. Its practical combat value was obvious, but Qian Renxue had been too proud to ask him about it.

"Yeah, Sister Ning'er. I'm impressive, right? Want me to teach you?" Long Yu said as though it were only natural.

System: Never before have I seen someone so shameless.

Qian Renxue shook her head. "I have no need to learn that movement technique. My battlefield is mainly the sky, so there is no need for me to fight on the ground. This technique truly would not be very useful to me.

"But I have to admit that you really are a genius. You're only a little over six, yet you can already create your own soul skills."

"So-so. I'm all right, I guess," Long Yu said without blushing or missing a beat.

Of course he had to openly "admit" this sort of thing.

System: Host, can you have even a little shame? Long Yu: I can't hear you.

"Sister Ning'er, how do you know so much about soul beasts? You can even roughly estimate their ages, as well as their weaknesses and strengths.

"And I want to ask, what is your current Soul Power Level?"

It was understandable that Chrysanthemum Douluo could recognize them. After all, he was a Super Douluo; his combat experience and knowledge were far beyond what people of their generation could compare to.

But Qian Renxue looked to be only thirteen or fourteen years old. Why did she know such details as well?

"Well, it's because I have connections in Spirit Hall. The Spirit Hall library has a book called the Compendium of Soul Beasts, which records information on all the soul beasts encountered by Spirit Hall and the major soul master factions.

"I used to always be alone, so aside from cultivation, I spent my time studying in the library. That's why I know so much about these soul beasts.

"As for my Soul Power Level, I'm thirteen this year and have already reached level 48, a Soul Ancestor." This time, Qian Renxue did not raise her proud head. Instead, there was a trace of helplessness and sadness in her expression.

She had always spent her days alone. The only people around her were those few worshippers from the Elder Hall, all of whom were old enough to be her grandfathers. There were no peers her age.

They had almost nothing to talk about besides cultivation.

Although the elders treated her very well and devoted themselves to teaching her cultivation, she was, in truth, a very lonely person.

Long Yu saw through Qian Renxue's thoughts. He then took her small hand and said, "Sister Ning'er, don't worry. At the very least, you'll have me from now on. I'll always stay by your side."

Soft and boneless, warm and delicate—those were Long Yu's impressions.

But Long Yu truly admired and was astonished by Qian Renxue's talent. Level 48 at thirteen was even higher than the Shrek Seven Devils' levels when they first entered the Soul Master Tournament.

And by then, the Shrek Seven Devils had all consumed immortal herbs, yet they still could not compare with Qian Renxue.

If she had not spent so many years infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire, Qian Renxue's Soul Power Level would not have risen so slowly later on. Even becoming a god, she had lagged behind Tang San by many years.

Could I help her with that in the future? After all, she was the first woman Long Yu had ever fallen for. He couldn't just watch Qian Renxue's cultivation speed slow down so much.

"Mm. But can you let go of my hand? It seems the lesson I gave you last time wasn't enough. Is your skin itching again?" Qian Renxue said with mock anger.

"Um, I'll go check whether that Crystal Bear is really dead. Hehe." Long Yu let go of Qian Renxue's jade-like hand with lingering fear, then headed toward the Crystal Bear's corpse as though he were genuinely inspecting it.

The days that followed were rather peaceful and orderly.

Long Yu and Qian Renxue did not encounter any particularly powerful soul beasts or soul masters. It seemed they had simply been unlucky on the first day; that six-thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider was the strongest soul beast they had encountered.