Winning Over a Young Fangirl, Shui Bing'er; Lin Yu Battles Qian Renxue Again

"Given how quickly you've grown, we've temporarily decided to increase the difficulty of the subsequent assessments."

Lin Yu was speechless. "..."

"Fine, fine, so that's how you want to play it?"

But on second thought, only with challenges, difficulty, and pressure could he grow stronger faster.

He gathered his thoughts and looked at Feng Xiaotian in the distance. "Hey, it's about to die. Don't you need its soul ring? Hurry over and absorb it."

"Xiaotian, come on, hurry!"

Seeing this, Feng Tianxiao quickly dragged his son over, smiling brightly. "Thank you, little brother!"

"Xiaotian, why aren't you thanking him yet?"

Feng Xiaotian said somewhat unwillingly, "Th-thank you."

"No need. It was nothing." Lin Yu waved him off and started to leave.

Looking at Lin Yu's small yet powerful back, Feng Xiaotian silently clenched his fists. He didn't know where the courage came from, but he suddenly shouted, "Hey! Tell me! What's your name?!"

Lin Yu did not stop walking, but he answered Feng Xiaotian's question. "Lin Yu. Lin as in Lin Yu, Yu as in Lin Yu."

"Huh? So which Lin and which Yu?" Feng Xiaotian froze, then his courage and fighting spirit surged again. "I! My name is Feng Xiaotian! If we meet again someday, I hope you'll have a proper fight with me!"

"Oh?" Lin Yu stopped, a faint smile appearing on his lips. "Hehe, sure. But by then, I'm afraid you'll be even less of a match for me."

With that, Lin Yu's figure swiftly vanished from before their eyes.

What Lin Yu did not know was that this encounter would affect Feng Xiaotian for the rest of his life.

What Lin Yu had not expected was that the battle just now had also deeply shocked an eight-and-a-half-year-old girl, leaving an incomparably profound impression in her heart.

That girl was Shui Bing'er of Skywater Academy.

She was hiding on a hillside not far away. She had witnessed the entire process of Lin Yu defeating the Swift Wind Demon Wolf, and beside her stood a sexy, mature woman.

"L-Lin Yu... he's incredible." Shui Bing'er's face was filled with admiration.

"Defeating a fifteen-hundred-year Swift Wind Demon Wolf without breaking a sweat... this child truly defies the heavens."

"Bing'er, I thought you would be one of the greatest geniuses among the future younger generation. I never expected there to be such a monstrous talent in this world." The Skywater Academy teacher withdrew her gaze.

She gently stroked Shui Bing'er's head. "But it's all right. There can't possibly be many who are more outstanding than you."

Shui Bing'er truly was a peerless genius. During the Spirit Master Tournament in the original story, she was fifteen years old and already possessed level 43 Soul Power!

She was only a year older than Tang San!

If she had absorbed Immortal Herbs like the Shrek Seven Devils, she would likely have become a Soul King at the age of fifteen.

Even more talented than Hu Liena and the other two!

Shui Bing'er did not take in her teacher's words. Instead, she pouted. "What a pity. If I'd gone out and gotten to know him just now, that would've been nice."

"Hehe, you child." The Skywater Academy teacher shook her head with a smile, then said, "Geniuses will always meet at the summit. You'll have the chance to get to know him in the future."

Lin Yu knew nothing of all this. He soon returned to Qian Renxue and the others.

Qian Renxue smiled. "Not bad, Lin Yu. You handled that Swift Wind Demon Wolf easily."

"Isn't that because Sister Xue'er trained me so well back then~?"

Qian Renxue huffed with a hint of pride. "Hmph~ Of course. I can be considered your first teacher on the path of spirit master cultivation."

"I only said it casually, and you actually took it seriously. You taught me for just five days back then—how does that make you my first teacher?"

"You! Are you asking for a beating?!" Qian Renxue planted her hands on her hips, fuming.

"My mistake! My mistake! My mistake!"

Lin Yu hurriedly admitted fault.

"All right, you two, stop fooling around. Let's head back." Qian Daoliu did not know whether to laugh or cry.

On the way back, Qian Renxue secretly made up her mind. No, if I want to beat this brat, I have to do it soon. In a few years, I might not even be able to beat him anymore. Once we're back, I'll have to give him a proper kneading!

As Lin Yu looked at Qian Renxue beside him, he felt somewhat emotional.

He could clearly sense that Qian Renxue's mood and personality had begun to change over the past few days.

Genuine smiles could often be seen on her face now. She laughed more, became livelier, and no longer held herself so stiffly. Sometimes, she even showed a childish side in front of him.

This was how a fourteen-year-old girl should be—full of youthful vitality.

It made him feel as though he were seeing the nine-year-old Qian Renxue from back then.

Sister Xue'er, in this life, I'll let you be your truest self. So I will definitely make sure you remain in Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong, you won't be able to stop us. One day, I'll personally kick you off the Pope's throne! Lin Yu had already begun making long-term plans.

Two days later.

Lin Yu and Qian Renxue returned to the Papal Palace.

The moment they returned, Qian Renxue eagerly used the excuse of testing Lin Yu's strength to challenge him to a spar.

How could Lin Yu not know that Qian Renxue wanted to give him a beating? But he did not refuse, because he also wanted to see just how much of a gap remained between himself and Qian Renxue.

"Come on, Sister Xue'er!"

"Heh, bring it on, Lin Yu!"

"Martial Soul Possession!"

"Elemental Angel!"

"Six-Winged Angel!"

The two angel Martial Souls emerged at the same time.

The auras of the two angels clashed against one another.

They moved simultaneously, charging toward each other.

After a brief exchange.

Bang!

Lin Yu was knocked to the ground once again by Qian Renxue's attack.

"Damn! I couldn't even force her to use her Angel Domain." Lin Yu lay on the ground with a helpless expression, feeling somewhat upset after his defeat. "It really is hard to surpass Qian Renxue."

After this spar, Lin Yu understood that the gap between himself and Qian Renxue was still enormous.

Lin Yu was at the peak of Level 35, while Qian Renxue was now Level 48.

It was not merely a thirteen-level gap in Soul Power. There was also a considerable difference in combat experience and awareness. If she had used her Angel Domain just now, there would have been no fight at all.

Most importantly, Qian Renxue's Martial Soul currently only had two wings!

The Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul began with only two wings. It gained four wings after reaching Level 60, Soul Emperor, and six wings after reaching Level 90 and becoming Titled Douluo.

And the six-winged stage was the strongest phase of the Six-Winged Angel, a Divine-level Martial Soul.

In other words, Qian Renxue's two-winged form was not even at its most powerful yet.

"Hehe, not bad, Lin Yu. You're getting stronger and stronger now, but you're still far from beating me~" Qian Renxue said with feigned mockery, though inwardly, she was immensely astonished.

Although she had not used her Angel Domain just now, she had still needed nearly eighty percent of her strength to defeat Lin Yu!

Yet a little over a year ago, she had been able to crush Lin Yu with ease!

"Tch." Lin Yu rolled his eyes and got up from the ground. Brushing the dirt off himself, he said, "I'm not fighting you for the next few days. I plan to quickly break through to Level 36, then challenge Hu Liena, Xie Yue, and Yan."

It was enough to get a sense of the gap. He had no desire to keep getting abused by Qian Renxue.