Qian Renxue

"That damned steward..." Lang Lei gritted his teeth. "If I ever run into him again, I definitely won't let him off!"

That steward from the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had thrown the adopted orphans into the inner region of the Star Dou Great Forest. Unless some miracle happened, none of them could possibly make it out alive.

Thinking about it now, that extra year of adoption had probably been the final test.

And they had been the failures, mercilessly discarded.

True enough, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had no shortage of Menial Workers like them and no obligation to raise them. But this method of casting a wide net before selecting the best still infuriated him.

After all, he had been one of the victims...

"Brother Lang Lei looks very angry." Griseo tilted her head toward Lang Lei, who was walking ahead and to her left.

"It's nothing. It's not because of Little Griseo, okay?" Lang Lei immediately changed his expression.

"Just as I thought, adorable Little Griseo can always make people feel better~" Aetheria said with a smile.

"Roar—!" A tremendous beastly roar rang out as a Void Leopard blocked the path of Lang Lei, Griseo, and Aetheria.

"Something that doesn't know its place has come looking for trouble. Does it think we're easy targets...?" Lang Lei guessed. The reason was simple: Griseo had already returned to a state of natural simplicity. As long as she did not act, she looked no different from an ordinary person.

And on the surface, he was merely a tiny Soul Master at level seventeen.

Lang Lei instinctively shielded Griseo behind him. It had nothing to do with strength; Griseo simply looked so adorable that she stirred up people's protective instincts.

Aetheria did not need protection. No one else could see her.

"Griseo, leave this to me." Lang Lei did not know how to judge a soul beast's age. The reason was equally simple—no one had taught him before he was six. After awakening his Martial Soul, his talent had been too poor, and he had directly become a Menial Worker...

But his body was not trembling in fear, so he should at least be able to put up a fight.

Besides, he wanted to keep as much blood as possible off the hands of an adorable little girl like Griseo.

"Okay. Be careful, Brother Lang Lei." Griseo obediently nodded, stepped back, and summoned World-Painting Creation—the Lady on Horseback.

"Go, Master!" Aetheria floated in the air and cheered for Lang Lei.

"Mm." Lang Lei fixed his eyes on the Void Leopard. His First Soul Skill activated, and two short daggers appeared in his hands.

In an instant, the Void Leopard vanished from Lang Lei's sight. When it reappeared, it was already before him, slashing forward with a claw.

Clang!

Lang Lei reacted in time and blocked it with one dagger, while his other hand unhesitatingly drove its dagger toward the Void Leopard's neck.

Clearly, the Void Leopard's reaction was not slow either. It immediately dodged aside.

If his opponent had been human, they surely would have looked shocked.

Lang Lei was not surprised that his attack had missed. They had merely been probing each other.

It can't damage my weapons...? Lang Lei relaxed slightly. The daggers transformed into a spear, and he charged forward first.

"This thing is way too good at dodging!" Lang Lei was starting to grow impatient.

Several attacks had all been avoided through teleportation. Did that skill have no cooldown?!

"Brother Lang Lei, behind you!" Griseo called out.

Without hesitation, Lang Lei formed a shield behind himself, blocking the Void Leopard's attack. Then he spun around and thrust his spear through the shield without the slightest resistance, stabbing at the Void Leopard.

The Void Leopard had one eye wounded. It roared in fury and teleported away once more.

"Thanks, Little Griseo." Lang Lei smiled and locked his eyes on the Void Leopard again.

The injured Void Leopard was clearly even more frenzied. With an angry roar, it charged at Lang Lei.

"Fourth Soul Skill, Angel's Binding!"

Just as Lang Lei prepared to defend himself, a girl's sharp cry rang out. Several golden rays bound the Void Leopard.

"Fifth Soul Skill, Angel's Judgment!"

A streak of golden light flashed, and the Void Leopard became a black soul ring...

At the same time, Griseo returned to looking like an ordinary little girl next door.

"Little brother, little sister, are you all right?" A golden-haired girl walked over, radiating a holy aura.

"We're fine." Lang Lei took Griseo's little hand.

Without a doubt, having read the original story, he knew the identity of the girl before him.

Spirit Hall's true saintess, Qian Renxue.

Since she had appeared here, there had to be at least one Titled Douluo accompanying her.

He was not nervous, but neither did he want to get caught up in trouble.

Griseo's personality was as blank as a sheet of paper. Even in the Flame-Chaser, she had been deeply protected by the other twelve Flame-Chasers and was unquestionably everyone's darling. It would not be good for her to go on a killing spree for him.

After the battle just now, coupled with the color of the soul ring left behind by the soul beast, he judged that after being strengthened multiple times, his current raw strength should be at the level of a Soul Emperor. His physical constitution might even be infinitely close to that of a Soul Sage.

The main problem was that, while using only his First Martial Soul, he lacked high-burst methods...

"Why are you two here, little brother?" Qian Renxue could also tell that Lang Lei was the leader between the two.

"Someone threw us here." Lang Lei did not choose to lie. Rather, being at odds with the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would better earn the favor of this Young Master of Spirit Hall.

"Oh? May I know your names?" Qian Renxue frowned and could not help reaching out to pat Griseo on the head.

Griseo quietly dodged away.

Qian Renxue paused, but did not think much of it and instead continued looking at Lang Lei.

"I'm Lang Lei, and this is my younger sister, Griseo," Lang Lei introduced.

"Oh? Little Brother Lang Lei, do you remember who threw you here?" Qian Renxue asked curiously, the thought of recruiting them arising in her heart.

Regardless of his talent, the fact that he had dared to face a Ten Thousand Year Soul Beast as a Soul Master to protect his sister was enough for his familial devotion and courage to move her.

"It was the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect that abandoned us here!" Even after so long, that name still made Lang Lei grit his teeth. He and the other children had not been strangers—they had grown up and lived together for seven years!

Lang Lei still remembered how they had looked when they died. If he ever got the chance, he would not mind taking revenge by any means necessary.

And he would use his own strength to personally avenge his friends.

Qian Renxue froze. She had originally thought they had been abandoned by some minor sect and had arrived here by chance. She had not expected it to truly be the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, one of the Upper Three Sects.

Without revealing anything, Qian Renxue checked Lang Lei's Bone Age and roughly assessed his Soul Power Level.

Seventeen at seven years old, with such a temperament... Were the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect blind?

Qian Renxue complained inwardly, but did not show it.

Just as Qian Renxue wanted to touch Griseo, Lang Lei pulled Griseo behind him.

"My sister is rather shy, and besides, she doesn't have a Martial Soul..." Lang Lei did not want Qian Renxue touching Griseo's Bone Age. That would be a serious problem.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue once again imagined a story of a "genius brother being expelled from his sect for protecting his useless younger sister." Though some parts still did not make sense, Qian Renxue did not dwell on it.

"Then, little brother, would you like to come with your big sister?" Qian Renxue gave what she believed was a very gentle smile.

Lang Lei had to admit that he was stunned by her beauty, though that was all it was.

Griseo quietly watched Lang Lei. Right now, she was still curious about how Aetheria had suddenly flown into Brother Lang Lei's body and vanished.