Level 36?

"How are you? Are you hurt badly?"

"I'm sorry. I never should have let that woman keep you by her side..."

As she spoke, the girl actually began to cry.

Chen Xing was left somewhat at a loss.

Wait...

What was going on?

Why had Qian Renxue suddenly appeared here?

And looking at her now...

Had he somehow lost part of his memories with her?

As far as he remembered, their relationship had not progressed this far yet!

"Um..."

"I do look pretty bad."

"But actually..."

Uh! Actually, he was pretty bad too.

His bones were broken. How could he possibly be doing well?

But Chen Xing did not say that last part to Qian Renxue.

Enduring the pain, Chen Xing slightly raised his head, wanting to adjust his position.

Yet he noticed several figures standing at the entrance of the hall.

Huh? Qian Daoliu?

And the other six worshippers?

What was going on? Was something major about to happen at Spirit Hall?

Just as he was wondering, Qian Renxue spoke again.

This time, however, she fixed her gaze on Bibi Dong in the center of the hall. Her eyes were filled with rage as she gritted her pearly teeth and said,

"Bibi Dong!"

"He's only a six-year-old child. What terrible crime did he commit for you to be this ruthless?"

"Your grievances with Worship Hall, your grievances with me—come at me! Why are you taking it out on him?"

"If I hadn't appeared today, were you really going to kill him outright?"

"A six-year-old child?"

"Ask him yourself why he got beaten today!"

Faced with Qian Renxue's righteous accusation, Bibi Dong rolled her eyes elegantly.

If she had not absorbed several clumps of golden light these past few days, she would have exploded already.

Seriously, which beating this little brat had received was undeserved...

If it had been anyone else, they would have died eight hundred times over. Would they have lived until now?

Now it made her seem like some utterly evil monster.

Qian Renxue, who held Chen Xing in her arms, was somewhat stunned.

Why had he been beaten? Wasn't it because Bibi Dong was emotionally unstable?

Could there have been another reason?

She silently lowered her head and met the boy's somewhat embarrassed gaze.

"Why did you get beaten today?"

"Huh?"

"I... I..."

Seeing Chen Xing stammering without managing to explain himself, Bibi Dong spoke for him directly.

"I was personally training his combat skills. While I was distracted, this brat put all his strength into punching me."

"Ask him yourself whether he held back!"

"The injuries he has now are already the result of me pulling my strength."

"Find any healing Soul Master, and he'll recover in less than half a day."

Once her words fell, the entire hall went silent.

Even the worshippers at the entrance of the hall were slightly shocked.

Bibi Dong was a level 99 Peerless Douluo. No matter how much she suppressed her strength, her combat awareness and skill were still there.

This kid had actually found an opening to punch Bibi Dong?

And from what Bibi Dong said, that all-out punch even seemed to have hurt her!

With his secret exposed, Chen Xing felt rather embarrassed. He awkwardly turned his head away, not daring to meet Qian Renxue's eyes.

A trace of barely perceptible guilt flashed through Qian Renxue's eyes. After pondering for a while, she spoke again.

"Even so, you shouldn't have hit him that hard!"

"He's only level thirt—"

"Hm? When did you reach level 36?"

"What?" ×8

When those present heard Qian Renxue say that Chen Xing was already level 36, they all cried out in shock, including Bibi Dong.

The atmosphere instantly turned solemn.

Chen Xing's heart tightened, and his entire body tensed along with it.

He had hidden it so well. How had it suddenly been exposed?

After absorbing that Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Ring, his Soul Power had indeed reached level 36.

To keep Bibi Dong from discovering it, he had not even dared to use his Martial Soul during combat training these past few days, afraid that she would notice something strange.

Who would have thought Qian Renxue, who possessed the Soul Bones of the Angel God Set, would expose it!

Besides changing one's appearance, the Soul Bones within the Angel God Set could also determine a Soul Master's bone age and level through physical contact.

Just now, Qian Renxue had instinctively checked him, only to discover something so astonishing.

She extended her jade-like hands and turned Chen Xing's head, which he had averted in embarrassment, back toward her. She carefully and seriously examined his little face.

At such close range, the boy could even feel her breath.

"It's Chen Xing! There's no mistake!"

Then she turned to look at Qian Daoliu.

"Grandfather, when we last saw him, he was level 32, right?"

"Ah..."

"That's right."

Qian Daoliu turned back to confirm with the other worshippers. After exchanging looks, none of them had any objections.

Thus, everyone finally confirmed one thing.

Chen Xing!

In less than half a month, his Soul Power had risen by a full four levels.

Qian Renxue raised her head and looked at Bibi Dong.

"What did you feed him?"

"Was it something that damages his foundation?"

Spirit Hall possessed the most detailed Soul Master cultivation records on the entire continent, including some secret techniques capable of rapidly increasing one's strength.

Yet without exception, all of them came at an enormous price. Not only did they consume disproportionate resources, they also damaged a Soul Master's foundation.

Qian Renxue naturally assumed that Bibi Dong had fed Chen Xing something reckless. Otherwise, how could his Soul Power have risen so suddenly?

In Qian Renxue's arms,

Chen Xing used the one arm he could still move to keep tugging at her, hoping she would stop asking.

"Ancestor!"

"If you keep asking, all my secrets are going to get spilled..."

In the center of the hall,

After her initial shock, Bibi Dong quickly regained her composure, and a hint of relief flashed through her eyes.

This little brat had always had many secrets. No matter how strange something was when it happened to him, it was no longer strange.

It was probably because the Soul Rings Gui Mei had taken him to hunt before had been used.

At that thought, a teasing curve lifted at the corner of her lips as she looked at Qian Renxue.

"Do I need to report to you what I fed him?"

"This little brat is already mine. How I treat him is not for you to meddle in."

"Go back and be your crown prince properly. Let him go already!"

As she spoke, those violet eyes sent Chen Xing a threatening look.

"Why aren't you coming back yet!"

"Are you trying to betray me?"

With the people from Worship Hall arriving so aggressively, they were undoubtedly here to snatch Chen Xing away. She absolutely could not let them succeed.

Chen Xing helplessly wanted to say something, but Qian Renxue held him even tighter.

"Don't be afraid!"

"With Grandfather and the other worshippers here, I'll definitely take you out of here today."

The soft, springy sensation pressed against the boy's cheek, making him forget what he had wanted to say for a moment.

Chen Xing said nothing and simply savored the softness...

Behind the girl, Qian Daoliu and the others all stepped forward.

Their intentions were already obvious. They had come today to take him away.

"Bibi Dong!"

"Xiao Xue was the one who discovered Chen Xing first. We have no other intention today but to take him away."

"In the future, I can make the decision to compensate you in other ways."

Facing Qian Renxue, who already held Chen Xing in her arms, Qian Daoliu finally managed to stand firm before Bibi Dong for once.

After those words, regardless of how much he had yielded to her before, his back was straight now.

The six worshippers behind him did the same, each stepping forward.