Qian Renxue Cried

Two minutes later, the third Machine activated, and Bibi Han finally opened his eyes. He was not so incredible that he could dodge the rubber balls fired by three Machines with his eyes closed, relying solely on his senses.

Qian Renxue covered her little mouth, shock in her eyes. Bibi Han's evasions flowed as smoothly as clouds and water; he had not even drawn a weapon. Yet she had needed a sword just to handle three Machines.

When the fourth Machine activated, he drew his weapons—two staffs over a meter long. Standing on the diagonal of the rectangular area without moving, he swept his eyes across the three Machines in front of him and used his right hand to block with one staff, while using his spiritual power to monitor the Machine behind him and block with the other staff in his left hand.

Qian Renxue was completely stunned, her mind filled with thoughts of how Bibi Han had managed it. Did he have eyes on the back of his head? Golden Crocodile stroked his beard with a smile.

The fifth Machine activated, and Bibi Han dodged and struck at the same time.

At the sixth, he activated his Blue Silver Domain and turned it into a radar.

"A domain." Qian Renxue was only mildly shocked by this. After all, what God-Tier Martial Soul did not have a domain?

Golden Crocodile had known all along, so his expression did not change.

At the seventh, Bibi Han could no longer hold on. His body's mobility and neural reflexes were insufficient, so he had no choice but to step out.

Seeing Qian Renxue's astonished expression, Bibi Han smiled faintly.

"How was that?"

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, utterly unwilling to accept it. He had endured five Machines without even activating his domain, while she had only reached the fourth. Still, she asked, "How did you do it?"

"Actually, I should thank you. Your help was what allowed me to last until the fifth Machine without activating my domain. Otherwise, I probably would have gotten the same result as you."

"Thank me?"

Seeing Qian Renxue's puzzled expression had a peculiar charm to it.

"I'll tell you. The main point of this test is not your Reaction Speed or physical mobility, but learning to use your spiritual power better. I spread my spiritual power behind me and turned it into eyes. Besides, didn't you find the way and timing the Machines fired their balls at the beginning somewhat strange? That was the hint, and it was also meant to help you adapt."

"That's right, Little Xue. Back then, you left right after absorbing the Angel Head Soul Bone, so you never properly trained your spiritual power. And Little Han wanted to challenge a ten-thousand-year third soul ring, which was why we arranged this training," Golden Crocodile added.

"Hmph. If you had been the one challenging it first, I could have grasped the key points too," Qian Renxue said stubbornly.

"Heh. Who else can you blame for wanting to show off?"

Seeing Bibi Han's indifferent expression, coupled with having lost again, Qian Renxue nearly exploded.

"Alright, Little Han, Little Xue, continue your challenge. Once you pass all Eight Machines, you will have cleared it. Of course, you may also do it together."

"Impossible!" Qian Renxue immediately shouted.

After a day of training, Bibi Han felt his spiritual power grow a little stronger. Not bad, not bad.

The next day: wake up, assemble, attend class, stand up, greet the teacher. Ahem.

How could something like that possibly happen?

"Little Han, Little Xue, today's lesson will be on culture and knowledge. As a powerhouse, strength is indispensable, but knowledge is equally indispensable."

The two of them agreed with that. Aside from those muscle-brained fellows from the Clear Sky Sect, which Title Douluo of this era was not broadly knowledgeable?

"Master, make it something important. I already know the ordinary stuff, and I'm not interested in it."

"We'll begin a quiz now. You may buzz in to answer."

"Bibi Han."

"What do you want now?" Bibi Han asked.

"How about we make a bet?"

"What kind of bet?"

"A quick-answer contest. Best of five. Whoever wins three rounds first wins."

Seeing that Qian Renxue's competitive spirit had flared up again, Bibi Han replied, "Sure. But a competition needs stakes, right? What are we betting?"

After thinking for a while, Qian Renxue said, "If I win, you have to call me Sister."

"Sure. If I win, you have to call me Brother Han."

The wager was set.

Golden Crocodile did not interfere. "First question: what is the effect of Sword Douluo Chen Xin's Seven Killing Domain, produced by his martial soul, the Seven Killing Sword?"

When Chen Xin's father had challenged Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile had fought him first. At the time, he and Dust Sword Lord had both been level ninety-seven Peak Douluo, so he had naturally experienced the Seven Killing Domain. Records of the Seven Killing Domain were also kept on the Seventh Level, but a certain petty man had not been able to steal a look at them because an elder had been consulting them at the time.

Qian Renxue's crisp, pleasant voice rang out. "The Seven Killing Domain is filled with powerful sword qi. Within it, the user's strength is greatly enhanced. Anyone who enters the Seven Killing Domain will suffer attacks from powerful sword qi. Those with weaker strength simply cannot withstand the sword qi attacks of the Seven Killing Domain. However, it has one drawback: the Seven Killing Domain does not distinguish between friend and foe."

"Entirely correct."

Qian Renxue cast Bibi Han a smug glance.

"That's not fair, Master. I barely stayed on the Seventh Level before following you into training. I never read those knowledge books at all."

"Luck is also a part of strength," Golden Crocodile replied.

Bibi Han was completely speechless.

"The second question: what Soul Beast is this, and what abilities does it possess?"

This time, Bibi Han answered first. "The Dark Demon Evil God Tiger. A God-Tier Soul Beast with the attributes of Evil, darkness, lightning, wind, time, and space. It possesses extremely high intelligence and immense strength. At ten thousand years, it can fight a Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beast. It also possesses an extremely bizarre ability that can make people vanish in an instant. So whether you can beat it or not, do not provoke it. Leave immediately." That was how the book described it; Bibi Han could only say it that way. Could he possibly add the truth?

"Correct."

The score became two to two. As they entered the deciding round, both Bibi Han and Qian Renxue felt nervous, unwilling to call the other Sister—or Brother Han.

"The next question: when Soul Beasts reach 100,000 Years, they may be able to assume human form. Humanoid Soul Beasts come to the human world, but they may be discovered by Soul Douluo or Title Douluo, killed for their rings, and stripped of their bones. Why do they still enter the human world?"

Bibi Han suddenly slapped Qian Renxue's desk.

"What are you doing?!" Startled, Qian Renxue shouted.

Bibi Han ignored her and loudly answered, "After Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Beasts assume human form and enter the human world, it is to absorb a kind of aura emitted by humans. Only by absorbing that aura can they cultivate quickly."

"Qian Renxue, you lost."

Only then did Qian Renxue react.

"You deliberately slapped my desk to disrupt my thoughts! Despicable!" Qian Renxue angrily rebuked him.

"What do you mean, despicable? I just haven't trained for a few hours, and my hands were getting itchy."

"Fulfill your promise."

"No! You used underhanded tricks! One more question, one more question! Otherwise, I won't admit that I lost!"

"The final question: under what circumstances can someone exceed Innate Full Soul Power when awakening their Soul Power at the age of six?"

Qian Renxue suddenly slapped Bibi Han's desk. Bibi Han was not affected in the slightest, because he had already guessed it. Before Golden Crocodile even finished the question, he had caught a glimpse of Qian Renxue's ill-intentioned smile from the corner of his eye and knew she was about to pull some dirty trick too.

Hm? Why did I say "too"?

During the instant Qian Renxue slapped the desk, Bibi Han loudly said, "The limit of Innate Soul Power is proportional to the strength of one's martial soul. A top-tier martial soul can carry at most Innate Level Ten Soul Power. To surpass Innate Full Soul Power, there are only two possibilities: either a Super Martial Soul or a God-Tier Martial Soul." (Or you cheat.)

"Qian Renxue, this time you really lost. Fulfill your promise."

Bibi Han crossed his arms and waited quietly. He knew Qian Renxue would fulfill it. Qian Renxue was Qian Daoliu's granddaughter and had been personally taught by Qian Daoliu. She valued keeping promises above all else—Chivalry.

Golden Crocodile, standing at the side, had no way to persuade her otherwise.

Qian Renxue lowered her head, her face red as she clenched her silver teeth. In the end, she still said, "Brother Han."

Bibi Han nodded in satisfaction and answered, "Mm."

"Little Han, Little Xue, the next question will be very important for your futures. Listen carefully."

"As a leader, if you discover an extraordinarily talented person in the future, how should you recruit him?"

Bibi Han did not immediately know how to answer.

Qian Renxue said, "As long as it is within the limits of his value, satisfy all of his conditions."

"That's a fool's way of thinking," Bibi Han directly retorted.

"You insulted me again!!!" Qian Renxue roared.

Since her birth, in just two days, she had been insulted three times—all by the same person. How could she possibly accept that?

Bibi Han replied disdainfully, "What? Am I wrong?"

"Then tell me, what's wrong with what I said?!"

"First, you need to know that person's identity before deciding on the appropriate method. Second, you need to know whether that person is someone you can control. Lastly, and this is what I most want to ask: if you can manage both of those things, then what if that person demands the lives of your own people in exchange for joining you? Would you agree to that too?!"

"Why not? Sacrificing the lesser to gain greater benefits—isn't that perfectly normal?!"

"Completely wrong!!" Bibi Han stood up and shouted at Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue was stunned on the spot by his shout.

"Those who faithfully perform their duties and are loyal to you are the most precious. Abandoning your own subordinates for an outsider is digging your own grave. If you obtain that person in this way, then who can guarantee that when someone even more outstanding appears, you will not abandon him as well? If that happens, who would dare work for you? Who would dare be loyal to you? In the end, everyone will turn against you, and you will be abandoned by all!!"

Qian Renxue suddenly trembled, as though she had heard the thing she feared most.

Abandoned. Abandoned. Abandoned. The words echoed through Qian Renxue's mind.

Tears flowed directly from her eyes. Covering her face, she ran out crying.