After dealing with Guo Kai,
Lin Du dismissed the Dragon Ascending Sword in his hand,
then turned and walked toward Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue.
As Lin Du passed by him,
Jerev, who had already tried his best to make himself as small as possible, still could not help but shudder,
afraid that Lin Du would summon his Martial Soul and cleave him down at the slightest disagreement.
Fortunately for Jerev,
Lin Du acted as though he had not seen him at all,
and walked straight past him.
"You've been waiting a long time,"
"Great Enshrinement,"
"let's go."
Lin Du's expression was as calm as ever,
completely different from the indifferent look he had worn when crippling Guo Kai moments ago.
"I said it wouldn't take long,"
"yet you still made Grandpa and me wait so long!"
Before Qian Daoliu could speak,
Qian Renxue's slightly resentful voice had already echoed in Lin Du's ears.
"If one minute counts as a long time,"
"then I apologize to you."
"Sorry for making you wait such a long time—one whole minute."
Lin Du shrugged,
offering Qian Renxue a rather perfunctory apology.
"You!"
Qian Renxue was thoroughly angered by Lin Du's attitude,
and was just about to lash out,
when her grandpa stopped her.
"Enough,"
"Xue'er,"
"let's go."
Qian Daoliu's palm landed on Qian Renxue's head,
holding her back.
"Hmph!"
Upon hearing Qian Daoliu's words,
Qian Renxue shot Lin Du a furious glare,
then turned her head away,
leaving Lin Du with only the back of her lovely head.
"Let's go."
As his words fell,
six snow-white wings extended from Qian Daoliu's back.
Just as he was about to take Lin Du away with him,
he suddenly remembered something,
his gaze shifting between Qian Renxue and Lin Du.
"Xue'er,"
"take Lin Du and follow behind Grandpa."
"Let's make a trip to Douluo Hall."
As he spoke,
the Angel Wings behind Qian Daoliu gave a light beat,
and he soared into the sky.
"Grandpa,"
"I don't want to..."
Qian Renxue had just begun to refuse,
when she saw Qian Daoliu had already shot into the sky.
She stomped her feet in frustration several times,
but in the end, she still turned to look at Lin Du.
"Let's make this clear first,"
"don't move around."
"If you do,"
"I'll throw you down."
"And don't let your hands wander either."
"Otherwise,"
"I'll chop your hands off too!"
After threatening Lin Du a few times,
Qian Renxue reluctantly extended her jade-white hand,
signaling for Lin Du to take it.
At that,
Lin Du did not hesitate in the slightest,
immediately reaching out and placing his hand in Qian Renxue's palm.
A warm sensation came from where they touched,
causing several strange feelings to rise within Qian Renxue, who had never had such contact with the opposite sex.
For a moment, she stood there blankly.
"Hey,"
"are you spacing out?"
Lin Du waved a hand before Qian Renxue's eyes,
startling her out of her daze.
"Yes,"
"wh..."
"what is it?"
Qian Renxue raised her slender neck,
her snow-white face carrying a trace of defiance.
"That's good,"
"otherwise,"
"I would've thought you were taking advantage of me."
When Lin Du's infuriating words left his mouth,
Qian Renxue swore
she truly wanted to stab a sword into Lin Du's mouth.
"Who would want to take advantage of you?!"
"From now on,"
"you're not allowed to speak to me again!"
"Otherwise,"
"I'll throw you straight down!"
After saying that,
without waiting for Lin Du's response,
six snow-white wings also extended from Qian Renxue's back.
Unlike the reverent holiness exuded by Qian Daoliu,
Qian Renxue in Martial Soul Possession carried an inviolable purity.
Yet it was precisely this inviolable purity
that gave her a different sort of charm,
causing Lin Du to lose himself for a moment.
Noticing Lin Du's dazed gaze,
Qian Renxue, feeling that she had finally regained some ground, curled her lips into a slight smile.
"Put away that lecherous look,"
"it's disgusting."
After saying that,
she did not give Lin Du a chance to retort.
The wings behind her fluttered lightly,
and she took Lin Du straight into the sky,
leaving only a few scattered pure-white feathers behind.
Qian Renxue was very fast.
Before long,
the two landed amid a magnificent complex of buildings.
The moment they landed,
Qian Renxue released her hand.
Lin Du did not care in the slightest.
He merely turned his gaze toward their surroundings.
The first things that entered his sight were little angels with wings on their backs,
some playing and others singing hymns.
They looked charmingly naive and lifelike.
If he had not known this was Douluo Hall,
Lin Du would have instinctively thought it was a church.
"Does Douluo Hall meet your standards?"
Qian Daoliu's gentle voice reached Lin Du's ears.
Following the sound,
Lin Du immediately spotted Qian Daoliu, who had appeared at some unknown time.
"You flatter it, Great Enshrinement,"
"I have wandered in the open since childhood,"
"and the best place I ever stayed was a ruined temple with wind blowing in from all sides."
"If Douluo Hall merely meets my standards,"
"then there is nowhere in this world fit to live in."
Because he was speaking the truth,
Lin Du's voice carried deep sincerity.
"I'm glad you like it."
"In that case,"
"you can live here in my Douluo Hall from now on."
A smile appeared on Qian Daoliu's face,
as he directly arranged for Lin Du to stay.
"Thank you, Great Enshrinement."
Lin Du did not refuse,
and immediately voiced his thanks.
"No need to be polite."
"Since you have entered Douluo Hall,"
"you are one of Douluo Hall's people."
"Come,"
"I'll take you to test your Soul Power."
Qian Daoliu waved a hand, signaling that Lin Du need not stand on ceremony,
then prepared to take Lin Du to test his Soul Power.
"Test my Soul Power?"
"Hasn't it already been tested?"
A trace of curiosity flashed across Lin Du's face.
"Just as I thought, you're nothing but a glib idiot."
"The Spirit Power Crystal can only test up to level ten."
"If you managed to burst the Spirit Power Crystal,"
"that naturally means your Innate Soul Power exceeds level ten."
"Enough."
"Stop talking nonsense."
"Just go with my Grandpa."
"Besides, my Grandpa wouldn't hurt you."
Whenever Qian Renxue found an opportunity now, she wanted to bicker with Lin Du.
She had none of her previous composure.
Anyone who didn't know better
would have thought Lin Du was twelve this year
and Qian Renxue had just turned six.
"More than level ten?"
"Could it be..."
Hearing Qian Renxue's words,
Lin Du suddenly recalled the Innate Soul Power level that had belonged solely to Qian Renxue in the original work,
and couldn't help feeling a little impatient.
Before long,
under Qian Daoliu's lead,
the three of them entered a great hall.
Inside the hall,
stood a statue of the Six-Winged Angel.
A hazy layer of Holy Light shrouded the pure-white statue,
making it seem almost alive.
Other than that,
there was nothing else,
leaving the place exceptionally empty.
Besides the three of them who had just entered,
several others stood within the hall.
Judging by how they addressed Qian Daoliu,
they seemed to be the other Enshrined of Douluo Hall.
"Lin Du,"
"Stand before the Angel God Statue and release your Soul Power."
Qian Daoliu looked down at Lin Du,
signaling for him to do as he said.
Lin Du nodded lightly,
then stood before the Angel God Statue
and released the Soul Power within his body.
The next second,
a beam of Holy Light shot from the Angel God Statue's right eye, enveloping Lin Du completely.
A moment later,
under Qian Daoliu's somewhat expectant gaze,
an azure glow shot from the Angel God Statue's right eye,
striking the very center of the hall
and forming two enormous digits—
"20!"
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