The World's Inequality, Considering Spirit Ring Configuration!

This was Qian Daoliu's hope,

and

would also become the goal he spent his life striving toward!

"Before Xue'er leaves Spirit Hall to go undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire,"

"no matter what, I have to settle her engagement with Lin Du!"

Qian Daoliu began making plans,

and had already put them into action.

"I say,"

"there's no need to keep such a cold face all the time, is there?"

"If other people saw us,"

"they'd think I'd done something to you."

"Cheer up a little."

"Maybe the two of us could become good friends."

Looking at Qian Renxue beside him, who had kept a cold expression the entire time,

Lin Du's voice carried a hint of helplessness.

Although Qian Renxue looked beautiful even with a cold face,

he did not want a block of ice following him around all the time.

"Who wants to be friends with you!"

"Don't flatter yourself!"

Qian Renxue was like a cat with its fur standing on end,

filled with hostility toward Lin Du.

If it had been an ordinary child

treated with such an attitude from Qian Renxue,

they would either obediently keep their distance,

or develop a rebellious mindset

and escalate the conflict further.

But Lin Du had an adult soul,

so

he had plenty of ways to deal with Qian Renxue's childish temper.

"I know why you have such hostility toward me."

"You think I've stolen the affection that originally belonged to you, nothing more."

"But what I want to say is,"

"your worries are completely unnecessary."

"The affection the Great Enshrinement and the others show me"

"is only based on my talent."

"But you're different."

"You and the Great Enshrinement are blood relatives."

"The familial bond between you, thicker than water,"

"is something I could never obtain, no matter what."

"So,"

"there's no need for you to be hostile toward me over this."

"Besides,"

"if I'm not mistaken,"

"the treatment I'm receiving today"

"is something you enjoyed long ago, right?"

"So,"

"why would you be jealous of someone receiving the treatment you once had?"

Lin Du's two "so"s dispelled Qian Renxue's gloom.

In that brief instant,

she suddenly found Lin Du before her much less annoying.

Sensing the change in Qian Renxue's mood,

a smile appeared at the corner of Lin Du's lips.

It had to be said,

palace intrigue really did temper a person.

Qian Renxue, who had yet to go undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire, still had a trace of youthful innocence about her.

Lin Du barely needed to put in any effort at all.

After that, Qian Renxue finally stopped wearing a cold expression.

At the same time, she became more attentive,

occasionally revealing a captivating smile,

which was quite pleasing to Lin Du's eyes.

The two wandered about leisurely,

and did not return to Douluo Hall until the lanterns had begun to light up.

Seeing Qian Renxue already chatting happily with Lin Du,

Qian Daoliu could not help showing a trace of surprise.

After all, as her grandpa,

he understood his granddaughter's personality better than anyone.

For her to show such an expression now,

it was clearly inseparable from Lin Du.

For someone so young to possess such skill,

Qian Daoliu truly viewed him in a new light.

"It's getting late."

"You two should rest early."

"In the next couple of days, I'll discuss it with the other Enshrined,"

"and see how Du'er's First Soul Ring should be chosen."

Qian Daoliu wore a calm smile,

casually revealing that he intended to help Lin Du obtain a Spirit Ring.

"Thank you, Great Enshrinement."

Naturally,

Lin Du expressed his gratitude.

"No need to be so polite."

"And,"

"don't call me Great Enshrinement anymore."

"It makes us seem distant."

"Just like Xue'er,"

"call me Grandpa too."

Qian Daoliu's increasingly warm attitude made Lin Du feel flattered,

but he was not particularly resistant to it.

After all, the closer the form of address, the closer the relationship.

Besides, Qian Daoliu was known as Invincible of the Sky.

Calling him Grandpa

was far more worthwhile than calling someone Master.

"Grandpa is right."

"Du'er understands."

Lin Du changed the way he addressed him with perfect ease,

making the smile on Qian Daoliu's face grow even broader.

"Good."

"Rest early."

"When the time comes,"

"I'll personally take you to obtain your Spirit Ring."

Qian Daoliu nodded lightly

and patted Lin Du's shoulder.

Just a form of address

had earned him the personal assistance of a level ninety-nine Limit Douluo in hunting a Spirit Ring.

No matter how one looked at it,

it was a deal with nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Soon,

Lin Du returned to his room in Douluo Hall.

The spacious, bright room

was filled with priceless decorations and Soul Tools that could not be bought with money.

Lying on his back atop a quilt woven from the softest down of a Thousand Year Spirit Beast, a Sky Feather Black-Headed Goose,

Lin Du suddenly felt as though a lifetime had passed.

Just the night before last,

he had still been lying on dirt covered by only a thin layer of straw,

wearing ragged clothes full of patches,

fantasizing about what powerful Martial Soul he might awaken.

Yet tonight,

he had already changed into Noble robes crafted by a famous tailor

and moved into a luxurious room that ordinary people could not afford even if they worked without eating or drinking for dozens of lifetimes.

All of this

was because of the powerful Martial Soul he had awakened!

"This is what it means to enjoy the shade beneath a great tree."

"I wonder,"

"what that Protagonist is doing right now."

"Could he still be dutifully washing clothes for his useless father?"

"Judging by his age,"

"he should only be three years old now, right?"

Lin Du let out a carefree sigh,

then shifted into a more comfortable position.

Meanwhile,

in Holy Soul Village,

inside a low thatched hut,

a child who looked only around three years old was laboriously scrubbing a gray outer robe in a washbasin large enough to serve as his bathtub.

His short dark-blue hair was soaked with sweat and stuck to his forehead.

His breathing had become increasingly rapid,

showing just how severely his strength had been drained.

Meanwhile, on the only wooden bed in the room,

a burly, stubble-faced man slept soundly while hugging a jar of wine,

his snores rising and falling.

"Ah-choo!"

At that moment,

the child scrubbing the clothes with all his might suddenly sneezed.

"Strange,"

"why did I suddenly sneeze?"

"Sure enough, a child's body is still somewhat frail."

Tang San silently sighed,

then turned to look at his cheap father, who kept calling out "Ah Yin" in his sleep.

Within those clear, bright eyes,

shone a maturity far beyond his age.

"There."

Time to stop letting my thoughts run wild.

Next,

I needed to give serious thought to acquiring Spirit Rings.

Although Qian Daoliu and the others planned to discuss it first,

they didn't understand the Dragon Ascending Sword as well as I did.

The Spirit Ring configuration they had in mind

would be nothing more than one modeled after other sword-type Martial Souls,

or perhaps

directly based on the Chen Family's Spirit Ring configuration.

But

that might not suit me.

After all, the Dragon Ascending Sword was merely a summoning device to me,

a key to summon the Dragon God!

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