Qian Renhan withdrew his Martial Soul and stepped down from the arena. Qian Renxue jogged over.
"Did you understand how I fought?"
Qian Renhan's gaze remained indifferent. With Qian Renxue's head-on fighting style, she would absolutely get thrashed if she encountered a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Master of the same level. Even if she could win, it would mainly be because the Angel Martial Soul possessed the Angel Domain, which could distort space and limit the Clear Sky Hammer's effectiveness. But if she encountered a Clear Sky Hammer Soul Master who also possessed a domain, she would still get thrashed. After all, one could obtain Divine Slaughter's Domain through the City of Slaughter, and that domain was enough to contend with the Angel Domain.
Qian Renxue obediently nodded. "I understood. Find the opponent's weaknesses, observe and calculate their movements, then respond accordingly."
At those words, disappointment flashed through Qian Renhan's eyes. He turned and walked past Qian Renxue. Was that what he wanted her to say? He wanted her to properly bring out the power of the Angel Martial Soul. If he had wanted to, what was Tang Hu worth? Why would he need to test the speed of his hammer swings? The moment Tang Hu summoned the Clear Sky Hammer and had yet to swing it, he could have used his speed to rush over, seize his wrist, invade his body with Soul Power, and win in two moves.
Why had he spent so much time and effort fighting Tang Hu? Wasn't it to tell his foolish little sister that the wings behind the Angel Martial Soul were not decorations? The Angel Martial Soul's true strength lay far beyond frontal confrontation. Why was a God-level Martial Soul called a God-level Martial Soul? It meant it could crush every Martial Soul beneath its level.
"Brother." Tears welled up in Qian Renxue's eyes. She wanted to chase after him and ask what she had said wrong, but all she received was Qian Renhan's icy back and his reply, "Don't follow me. Come find me when you've thought it through!"
"Brother."
Five years later, Qian Renxue once again shed tears because of Qian Renhan's coldness. Yet Qian Renhan's pace and expression did not change in the slightest. His personality had never changed. The reason he had disliked Qian Renxue from the start was because she was too foolish. She possessed immense talent and an extraordinarily powerful Martial Soul, yet did not know how to use them, constantly making one idiotic move after another. Only because of Qian Daoliu had his attitude softened somewhat, but today's events had pushed it back again.
If Qian Renxue remained this foolish in the future, then Qian Renhan would continue treating her exactly as he had before she turned one. His teaching had always been to make Qian Renxue comprehend things herself through his actions. Explaining everything verbally might be gentle and simple, but it would restrict Qian Renxue's development and make her dependent.
Even if this caused Qian Renxue to stop caring about him as her brother entirely, Qian Renhan would not care. Fallen Angels had never cared about so-called emotions, nor did they need their relatives to be useless burdens.
Qian Renxue's tears pained Qian Xunji, Pufferfish, and Snake Lance greatly. They could not understand what had gotten into Qian Renhan again. The siblings had been so close yesterday, yet today things had turned out like this.
Yu Longchen, Ning Fengzhi, Tang Xiao, and the others were secretly delighted. The gloom from their clans' younger generation being utterly crushed by Qian Renhan had eased somewhat. Internal strife within the Qian Clan was far better than the birth of a super genius in another clan. The weakening and collapse of a great clan or superpower in the Soul Master world often began with internal conflict.
Huo Wu said to Huo Wushuang in a childish voice, "Brother, I don't like that Qian Renhan. He's really powerful and really handsome, but he's so cold. He isn't nice to his little sister at all."
Huo Wushuang patted his chest. "Don't worry, little sister. Your brother will always treat you well and always protect you."
Yu Longchen asked with a smile, "Your Holiness the Pope, it's getting late. Would you care to visit the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan?"
"No need. Spirit Hall still has many affairs for me to handle, so I will not linger here any longer." Qian Xunji answered with an unpleasant expression, then left with Pufferfish and Snake Lance, taking Qian Renxue as they flew toward a hotel in Heaven Dou City.
"You have all come from far away, and the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan has already prepared a feast to welcome you."
After they left, Yu Longchen called out loudly. He then exchanged glances with Ning Fengzhi, Sword Douluo, and Tang Xiao. The four headed into the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan together. Without question, they intended to discuss how to oppose Spirit Hall and Qian Renhan afterward. As for Qian Renxue, although she had performed well, she seemed vastly inferior beside Qian Renhan and could be ignored for now.
Late at night, Qian Renxue sat alone on the sofa in the living room, her arms wrapped around her knees and her little head buried against them. Moonlight spilled over her thin, frail body.
"Xiaoxue, why are you still awake?"
At that moment, Qian Xunji walked over and rubbed Qian Renxue's head.
There was still some time before the group departed. Qian Xunji had already sent Snake Lance and Pufferfish to investigate Yu Xiaogang's current whereabouts, and they would leave once the investigation was complete.
"Father, Brother is ignoring me. He's gone back to being like he was before." Qian Renxue spoke through tears, her large eyes reddening again.
Qian Xunji sighed. Taking out a handkerchief, he wiped the tears from the corners of Qian Renxue's eyes. "Xiaoxue, there must be a reason Xiaohan is ignoring you. Think carefully. You two were perfectly fine yesterday, so how did things become like this today?"
Although Qian Xunji had not spent much time with Qian Renhan, he understood his personality fairly well. His son was cold by nature. Before turning one, he had only been close with the Six Great Enshrined Elders. After he began practicing swordsmanship at one year old, his relationship with Qian Daoliu and Qian Renxue gradually improved. As for Qian Xunji, things remained as they had always been. After receiving a slap, Qian Renhan had become even colder, even changing how he addressed him from Father to Old Man.
"Xiaoxue doesn't know. I really don't know where I went wrong." Qian Renxue shook her head hard, expressing her confusion.
"If you truly don't know what went wrong, then go ask Xiaohan. As your brother, he will definitely tell you." Perhaps.
Qian Xunji added that last sentence afterward.
Inside the room, Qian Renhan sat cross-legged, digesting the medicinal power of the two Immortal Herbs he had taken, which remained hidden within his body.
At that moment, three knocks sounded, followed by the sound of the door opening.
"Have you figured it out?" Qian Renhan asked blandly without opening his eyes.
"Brother, can you tell Xiaoxue what I did wrong? Xiaoxue is too stupid. I really don't understand." Qian Renxue tightly hugged Qian Renhan around the waist, burying her little head against his abdomen as she spoke in a tearful voice.
Qian Renhan opened his eyes and looked down at the small, frail Qian Renxue. At last, he sighed. "Xiaoxue, since you haven't come of age yet, Brother will teach you once. If you still don't understand, then don't come bother me again. When that time comes, it won't matter how long you cry."
"Mhm, mhm. Xiaoxue will remember it carefully!" Qian Renxue hurriedly nodded.
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