After absorbing the Soul Ring, Lu Jiang's cultivation soared all the way to level 20 Soul Master.
Qian Renxue stared wide-eyed from the side.
If she had not mistaken, the person before her, like her, possessed innate full level 20 Soul Power!
Could it be that his Martial Soul had also been inherited from some god of the God Realm?
But her Six-winged Angel Martial Soul was not powerful enough to let her absorb a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast as her first Soul Ring!
She was beginning to find Lu Jiang's talent incomprehensible.
[ Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully absorbing the Soul Ring. ] [ Skill obtained: Flowing Light Sacred Shield. ] [ Skill description: Forms a shield from pure light elements, capable of cleansing all evil from the world. For a certain period, it completely negates damage from the front and can release pure flowing light to wound opponents. ]
Lu Jiang looked at his Soul Ring with great satisfaction.
As expected of a Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring. It came with an absurd skill like complete immunity right from the start.
If he remembered correctly, Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body was similar, except she could not move after activating it, and it only lasted a few seconds.
It also had no offensive power whatsoever.
Given the chance, he wanted to test just how powerful the Soul Skill granted by this Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring was.
Lu Jiang stretched his limbs, then looked toward Qian Renxue, who was still standing beside him in a daze.
"Are you all right?"
Lu Jiang waved a hand in front of her face, finally pulling Qian Renxue out of her shock.
After calming herself, Qian Renxue said to him,
"I never expected you to have innate full level 20 Soul Power as well. By that count, don't you still need to absorb another Soul Ring?"
"Don't tell me it'll be another Ten Thousand Year Soul Ring?"
Lu Jiang nodded as if it were only natural.
It nearly made Qian Renxue faint from anger.
Was he serious? Even obtaining a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast was exceedingly difficult for most people.
How could he say it so casually?
Still, considering how formidable Lu Jiang's talent was, Qian Renxue did not argue with him.
Since they both still needed to acquire Soul Rings, they agreed to hunt Soul Beasts together the next day.
Afterward, Qian Renxue took a tent from her Soul Ring, intending to camp there for the night.
While setting it up, Qian Renxue noticed Lu Jiang watching her.
She immediately looked at him warily and asked,
"Why are you staring at me instead of setting up your own tent?"
Lu Jiang shrugged helplessly and said,
"Eldest Young Lady, do I look like someone who can afford a tent?"
Qian Renxue looked at him somewhat awkwardly and said,
"But I only brought one this time."
She had not expected to encounter anyone else in the Star Dou Great Forest, much less travel with them.
Lu Jiang smiled and said,
"How about we make do together for one night?"
"There are vicious Soul Beasts everywhere here. You do not want to see me get eaten as food in the middle of the night, do you?"
Qian Renxue righteously refused Lu Jiang.
"No. Men and women should keep their distance."
Although Lu Jiang looked only thirteen or fourteen, he was still a boy.
At that thought, Qian Renxue's face flushed slightly.
Yet Lu Jiang seemed not to understand the meaning behind her words at all. Indifferently, he said,
"It's fine. I'll have Firefly sleep in the middle."
With that, Lu Jiang summoned Firefly.
"What is it, Trailblazer? Did we run into enemies again?"
Firefly looked at Lu Jiang vigilantly, then noticed that the atmosphere was somewhat strange.
Qian Renxue silently lowered her head, while Lu Jiang wore a proud smile.
And she herself was standing between the two of them.
In the end, all three of them slept in the tent together.
Firefly and Qian Renxue both stared at the tent ceiling, their thoughts running wild as they lay awake.
At the same time, each was wary of the other's identity and did not dare speak.
Lu Jiang, on the other hand, fell asleep the moment he lay down, snoring soundly.
He paid no attention whatsoever to the two young beauties lying beside him.
Firefly turned over and looked at Lu Jiang's sleeping face, revealing a knowing smile.
But the next moment, Lu Jiang rolled over as well and draped his arm across Firefly's shoulder.
In an instant, Firefly blushed from her cheeks all the way to her heels.
She wanted to move away, yet she was reluctant to give up this physical contact with Lu Jiang.
She feared that even the slightest movement would wake him and make him turn away.
Thus, Firefly could only remain in that position, not daring to move at all.
At that moment, she clearly heard Qian Renxue behind her let out a soft laugh.
The next morning.
Lu Jiang felt as though he were hugging a ball of cotton candy.
The wonderful sensation gradually woke him up.
Then he saw Firefly curled up in his arms, her face bright red.
"Trailblazer, you're awake?"
Firefly's face was pressed close to his. When she spoke, a stream of warm breath brushed against his neck.
It was accompanied by a faint floral fragrance.
I held her all night like this???
Lu Jiang's mind exploded with a bang.
He immediately sat up from the ground.
"You're up pretty early."
Firefly slowly sat up and nodded with a red face.
At that moment, Qian Renxue returned after washing up. Seeing the two of them like that, she burst into laughter.
"You two really are inseparable."
"You're making me feel embarrassed."
Lu Jiang got up awkwardly and said to Qian Renxue,
"Don't we still need to hunt Soul Beasts?"
"Let's get ready and set off."
Qian Renxue gave a soft snort before saying to Lu Jiang,
"Hmph. You're the only one who could sleep so soundly in the Star Dou Great Forest."
"This morning, I already scouted the Soul Beasts. There happen to be two Ten Thousand Year light-element Soul Beasts. One for each of us."
Meanwhile, after Zhu Zhuqing returned to Shrek Academy,
she told her companions about encountering Lu Jiang and Qian Renxue in the Star Dou Great Forest.
"Although I do not know their identities or backgrounds, there is one thing I can confirm."
"They are extremely strong. Especially that boy."
"He is around our age, yet he can summon a girl capable of instantly killing a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast."
Tang San frowned deeply upon hearing this.
A teenager who could instantly kill a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast?
Ma Hongjun began to jeer after hearing that.
"Zhuqing, did that Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast scare you silly?"
"How could someone in their teens possibly kill a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast?"
Zhu Zhuqing merely shot him a cold glare.
Dai Mubai then stepped in to smooth things over, saying,
"Heh, you cannot blame Zhuqing. That was a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast, after all. It would be impressive enough if an ordinary person was not scared to death."
"Besides, Zhuqing never lies. I believe her."
Dai Mubai looked at Zhu Zhuqing with a flattering smile.
However, all he received in return was a cold glance from her.
"If I see them again, I'll introduce you to them."
Tang San nodded, then asked Zhu Zhuqing,
"By the way, do you know their names?"
"If they can defeat a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast in a single strike, they should be very famous figures on the continent."
However, Zhu Zhuqing shook her head.
Tang San nodded in understanding.
Before such powerful people, their mere presence could make someone unable to breathe.
Let alone gathering the courage to ask their names.
At that moment, Ning Rongrong sighed and said,
"Is that so? What a pity. Our Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect needs talented people most of all. It would have been nice if we could have met those two sooner."
Tang San suddenly remembered something and asked Ning Rongrong,
"By the way, Rongrong. I heard you broke up with that boyfriend from your sect?"
Ning Rongrong's expression immediately darkened upon hearing that.
Then she said,
"Isn't that perfectly normal?"
"Our statuses were too far apart. We could never have stayed together for long."
The moment Oscar heard Ning Rongrong's words, his ears perked up.
His grin stretched all the way to his ears.
Great! Rongrong broke up with him. Does that mean I have a chance?
Oscar secretly rejoiced.
Tang San then nodded and said,
"That is for the best. In the future, we will follow our teacher and stand at the pinnacle of Soul Masters across the continent. It is not worth being held back by someone like that."
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