First Meeting Qian Renxue

By the Lake of Life in the Star Dou Forest.

Su Yu raised an eyebrow as he looked at the two beasts and one human before him.

He had not expected that he would come to the Star Dou Forest merely to hunt for his second soul ring.

Yet he had not only met the Lord of Soul Beasts, but also the future Asura Sword Sheath.

Su Yu withdrew his gaze and signaled for Di Tian to take him away.

After they had put enough distance between themselves, Su Yu finally said, "Though I think it's unlikely, I still have to ask—surely you won't publicize my existence everywhere, right?"

Di Tian replied without hesitation, "Of course not."

"Other than my lord and me, only the Beast Kings residing in the Core Area, as well as those two hundred-thousand-year-old little ones, will know of your existence."

Su Yu looked back toward the Lake of Life and said, "Just now, I think I saw a human girl standing beside that Titan Giant Ape..."

Di Tian fell silent for a moment before replying, "She is also a soul beast. She merely chose to take human form."

Su Yu nodded and said nothing further.

He still remembered how, two and a half years ago, Qian Renxue had tried to use her martial soul to locate Xiao Wu.

At the time, the answer given by the tool-man Chi Xue had been the Star Dou Forest.

Therefore, Su Yu had subconsciously assumed that, for some unknown reason, Xiao Wu had remained in the Star Dou Forest.

She had not entered the human world as she had in the original story.

What Su Yu did not know was that Xiao Wu had indeed behaved herself in the Star Dou Forest for a time.

However, she had ultimately still chosen to leave.

The difference was that she had not entered an academy this time, instead wandering around places far from bustling cities.

Because she had little contact with humans, her cultivation speed had also been affected.

The point at which she became a Soul Grandmaster and condensed her second soul ring had been delayed by half a year compared to the original story.

The Mixed Area of the Star Dou Forest.

Snake Lance carried a Radiant Unicorn with a cultivation age of twenty thousand years, hurrying toward the outskirts alongside Chi Xue.

Their stated reason for coming to the Star Dou Forest this time had been to obtain Su Yu's second soul ring, while their true purpose had been to acquire Qian Renxue's sixth soul ring.

After all, as the crown prince, Qian Renxue could not simply vanish without explanation while bearing Xue Qinghe's identity.

Before long, the two returned to where Su Yu had absorbed his soul ring.

The moment they returned, they were immediately shocked.

At this moment, Qian Renxue had already revealed her true appearance.

Her golden hair draped down her back, and her breathtakingly beautiful face was filled with anxiety.

"Young Mistress?"

"What happened?"

Seeing the two appear, Qian Renxue was overjoyed and quickly explained what had happened.

After hearing the full story, Snake Lance and Chi Xue exchanged looks.

Just as Snake Lance was about to speak, he suddenly spun around. Nine soul rings rose beneath his feet, while a serpent spear over twelve feet long appeared in his hand, its curved spearhead and entire body colored blue-violet.

Pufferfish's reaction was no slower. He immediately underwent Martial Soul Possession, his entire body swelling like an inflated ball as nine soul rings likewise rose beneath his feet.

Qian Renxue's expression darkened. Though her senses were inferior to those of the two Title Douluo, she had also realized that something was wrong.

The next moment, Di Tian appeared before the three of them, standing in midair with Su Yu still in his grasp.

After sweeping his gaze across the three of them, Di Tian set Su Yu down and vanished into thin air right before their eyes.

Seeing Qian Renxue's true appearance, a flicker of amazement passed through Su Yu's eyes. He then coughed lightly. "Protector She, where did Brother Xue go? And who is this beautiful sister?"

Su Yu's words instantly brought the three back to their senses, and they realized that Qian Renxue had already dropped her disguise!

Qian Renxue narrowed her eyes as she looked at Su Yu, who stood before her with a wandering gaze and an obviously unnatural expression.

Then, Qian Renxue relaxed and gave a soft laugh.

Her voice changed immediately afterward. "What? Xiao Yu, have you stopped recognizing me as your big brother?"

Su Yu's mouth fell open slightly. He clearly had not expected her to refuse to follow the way out he had offered!

The corner of Su Yu's mouth twitched as he continued trying to patch things up. "I never expected there to be soul bones capable of changing one's body, nor did I expect Brother Xue to have such a hobby..."

"Don't worry. I'll take your fondness for women's clothing to the grave!"

"Actually, it's nothing much. I often heard about such things when I was little."

"Some people either like the same sex or believe something went wrong when they were reincarnated, so they devote themselves to changing their gender and appearance..."

Seeing Qian Renxue's clenched fist, Su Yu wisely chose to shut up.

"Hmph. Stop trying to fool me. Do you really take me for an idiot?"

Snake Lance reminded him from the side, "Kid Su, our soul rings are still lit up here. Your explanation can't account for our cultivation."

Pufferfish nodded. "Exactly. Even if the crown prince has a fondness for men and a fetish for women's clothing..."

Halfway through his sentence, Pufferfish suddenly felt murderous intent surging from the side and hurriedly changed his words. "But there's no way to explain why the Crown Prince's Residence is hiding two Title Douluo."

Su Yu thought for a moment and said, "That's true. Since they lack the absolute power to suppress everything, what those emperors probably hate most is having their ears and eyes deceived..."

At this point, Su Yu's tone gained a trace of teasing. "So, Brother Xue... no, I should call you Sister Xue. What guidance do you have for me—"

Listening to Su Yu deliberately drag out his words, Qian Renxue was so angry that she laughed. "Alright, little Su Yu. Over the past two years, you've never been this arrogant."

Su Yu shrugged. "Maybe because my wings have hardened?"

Before Qian Renxue could speak, Su Yu rushed to say, "Just joking. I saw it all just now..."

"The moment I opened my eyes after absorbing my soul ring, I saw Sister Xue reveal her true form to protect me, using her sixtieth-level cultivation to point her sword at the eight-hundred-thousand-year-old Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King. I was deeply moved~"

"Eight hundred thousand years!"

"The Golden-Eyed Black Dragon King?"

Snake Lance and Pufferfish immediately broke into cold sweats, their eyes full of fear.

Qian Renxue was likewise drenched in cold sweat, her voice becoming somewhat hoarse. "Is what you said true?"

Su Yu nodded. "Of course it's true. Truer than real gold!"

Seeing that Qian Renxue still wanted to press further, Su Yu pointed at the barely alive Radiant Unicorn in Snake Lance's hand.

"Sister Xue, this soul beast is about to give out. You should absorb its soul ring first."

Su Yu then added, "We can discuss the details after we get back."

Looking at Su Yu's utterly sincere expression, Qian Renxue nodded.

Qian Renxue's fifth soul ring lit up beneath her feet, and the Angel Holy Sword instantly pierced the Radiant Unicorn's heart.

Black soul power rose into the air, forming a soul ring overhead.

Qian Renxue gave Su Yu a deep look, then sat cross-legged on the ground and began absorbing her sixth soul ring.