At dawn, a deafening crash rang out in the courtyard of the Demon King's Royal Family's residence, where a blue figure smashed through the mountain gate.
"Bang—!"
"Lin Chen, you brat! What are you doing? Hurry up and come with me!"
The Daughter of the Zhuo family's furious, grating voice rang out, making the servants nearby tremble.
Not only had he brought trouble upon himself today, he had even dragged the Daughter of the Zhuo family into it.
"Guards! Get this brat out of here!"
The Daughter of the Zhuo family looked furious, her eyes blazing with rage. But she was also so spirited that it was hard to tell whether she was actually angry.
As far as Lin Chen was concerned, the Demon King's Royal Family's poison was just a lingering threat. Since the Daughter of the Zhuo family had a way to save his life, he couldn't afford to wait another moment.
Qin Ming hurriedly bowed and said, with an ingratiating smile, "Poison Douluo, the Qian Ling'er family are guests of the school. You mustn't harm them, sir..."
"Guests? I'm leaving, and you're going to stop me?"
The Daughter of the Zhuo family gave a cold snort. The imposing presence of the Poison Douluo surged around her, and Qin Ming immediately clasped his hands and bowed.
"Lin Chen, I plan to head to Suotuo City with the others and take part in the Great Soul Master competition. If you've finished what you came to do, be sure to return before I leave. Otherwise... I'll flatten Suotuo City." Qin Ming spoke earnestly.
"Don't worry, Teacher Qin. I won't let anything happen."
Lin Chen waved his hand, then turned to face the three beauties standing before the crowd.
Mi Ruoxi, Zhu Zhuqing, and Xiao Wu stood side by side, their eyes fixed on Lin Chen.
"..."
"What are you three looking at me like that for? Did you not sleep last night?"
Lin Chen asked, puzzled.
At that moment...
Mi Ruoxi's eyes were brimming with emotion, and she looked at him with a mixture of suspicion and doubt.
She had only been lying in the dark last night, but Zhu Zhuqing, who was usually as cold as ice, had actually looked flustered and crept out of Lin Chen's dormitory window!
"Could it be... Zhuqing got to him first? Was that black-haired girl really better at it than me?"
Mi Ruoxi muttered to herself, unease rising in her heart.
Black-haired girl? Better at what?
Could she really be better than me?
"Ah? Better than me at what? I'm a seven-foot-tall man! I've got plenty of charm!"
Zhu Zhuqing hadn't noticed Mi Ruoxi's gaze. Right now, she was still thinking about what Lin Chen had said last night...
"I'll definitely make them change their minds!"
A moment later.
The Daughter of the Zhuo family and Lin Chen transformed into streaks of light and vanished toward the setting sun, racing into the forest.
"Bang—!"
Lin Chen could feel the aura behind him drawing closer. His senses had already caught the incoming attack from the vast forest's most powerful soul beast.
"Get over here!"
"..."
[A new day. Last night, Qian Ling'er and I fought a battle of wits. Phew, that was quite the struggle. The fight was intense, and that woman was sometimes as calm as water, sometimes as fierce as a storm.]
Qian Ling'er, who was writing in her diary, stared at the page. "Huh? Huh?"
"Roar—!!"
Qian Ling'er let out a shriek, her face turning bright red.
What the hell was that? What the hell was that supposed to mean?!
Bi Biyao: "Huh? Huh?"
"Little Qian... you...?" Bi Biyao was stunned, then realized what she was doing and hurriedly stopped herself!
Mi Ruoxi and the others were completely dumbfounded.
Mi Ruoxi sighed. Although she had high hopes, she hadn't expected Lin Chen to have already moved so quickly with Qian Ling'er!
"Lin Chen! I can't keep covering for you!"
Qian Ling'er was practically fuming.
[It's hard to believe that Qian Ling'er's soul power is at a bottleneck, but she has never been able to fully control the power granted to her by the Angel God. She thought the angelic soul ring was divine power, but she had no idea the true divine power was contained in her own bloodline.]
[In this world, if we're talking about divine power, the Immortal Mansion in my hands is the only king.]
[Sometimes I think that since I have the Immortal Mansion in my grasp in this life, shouldn't I conquer the world? If I don't, wouldn't that be a waste? In the end, though, I think about it and decide against it. His seven desires and six emotions are truly extraordinary, but he's still too weak.]
[The divine power in Qian Ling'er... the world only knows of the Angel God, but it doesn't know that there is another being in the north. She is the incarnation of the Ice Spirit, a lifeform born of heaven and earth.]
[And she possesses one of the three great inheritances: the Emperor's Ice Soul. She may even be one of the most powerful soul beasts on this continent. If I get the chance, I have to meet her.]
"..."
At the same time, atop a lone peak at the border between the Star Dou Great Forest and the Heaven Dou Empire...
Qian Ling'er had been planning to head to Heaven Dou City, but stopped in her tracks.
"..."
Her eyes, clear as ice, suddenly flashed with a fierce gleam.
"He... mentioned me?"
Qian Ling'er flexed her pale fingers. Her icy-blue nails trembled as she recalled the time she'd spent in the human world.
It was the first time anyone had dared to call her out by name.
"The Emperor's Ice Soul... He even knows about my trump card."
Qian Ling'er's heart, usually as calm as water, began to stir at the words in the diary. "He wants to challenge me? Lin Chen, if you can really stand before me, I'll use my Ice Soul to defeat you!"
"I'll wait and see, little human."
"Changed my fate... human."
She smiled faintly. She didn't want to challenge him, but she did want to see what kind of man that so-called Immortal Mansion master was.
Could he actually refine her soul core?
"..."
Lin Chen had no idea that his words had stirred the heart of a woman who had lived for tens of thousands of years.
He focused his mind and opened the contents of the diary.
[All right, enough nonsense. Next, let's properly go over the girl I fought with last night, Qian Ling'er.]
[Her clothes last night were quite good, but there were a few flaws. Not even Xixi could have smoothed them out.]
[She spent ten years undercover as an Angel God. When she toyed with people's hearts, was she clever... or was she just too naïve to realize she'd become a victim herself?]
[But in my eyes, her so-called Angel God's plan was the greatest failure of the Wuhun Palace. And you—you're the most pitiful sacrifice in that plan...]
"..."
Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, East Palace.
Qian Ling'er, who was handling government affairs, suddenly slammed a fist down. A large patch of ink spread across the papers.
"Creak!"
Her hairpin snapped in two.
Qian Ling'er gritted her teeth, staring at the words on the page. They described the incident from last night, when she'd been reborn and met Lin Chen.
The three words that she'd said to that man had completely thrown her off balance!
"Lin Chen... If you can't explain yourself, I'll make sure you understand."
"What an arrogant, violent attitude!"
Qian Ling'er drew a sharp breath. How many times had Lin Chen mentioned her by name? Did he have to provoke her every time?!
"Bullying me!"
"Fine, then. I'll be bullied. It feels so good, Daddy!"
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