About an hour passed.
Ye Yuan's legs had completely healed.
The numerous wounds across his body had vanished as well.
Ye Yuan slowly opened his eyes.
His martial soul did not seem to be repairing itself.
Instead... it was mutating!
The Sword Martial Soul that had originally been shattered now seemed to have become exceptionally powerful.
The blade had fully recovered, but it was covered in crack-like patterns.
Yet there was not the slightest sense of discord.
It was as if the sword had always looked like this.
What weapon in this world grew stronger after shattering? He did not understand.
The flush on Qian Renxue's face had faded by then.
Seeing Ye Yuan awaken, she said, "Since you're awake, come out."
Ye Yuan took a fresh set of clothes from the storage bag he had obtained by chance long ago and quickly changed.
"Tell me your terms," Ye Yuan said to Qian Renxue.
Qian Renxue deliberately tugged down her collar slightly in front of him.
Revealing an alluring expanse of snowy skin.
"What's the rush? Come with me first." Qian Renxue rolled her eyes.
But she realized that Ye Yuan had not followed.
Qian Renxue asked in confusion, "Why aren't you coming?"
Ye Yuan said bluntly, "I'm going to the imperial city of the Star Luo Empire."
"If you have something to say, just say it. Though I, Ye Yuan, am not strong enough right now—"
"—I will definitely fulfill anything I promise."
Ye Yuan's heart was filled with urgency.
Yan'er might still be waiting for him.
She was like family to him. After all, since being reborn into this world—
Aside from the small amount of warmth Zhu Zhuqing had once given him in childhood, only Qin Yan'er had made Ye Yuan feel the warmth of family.
Qian Renxue was somewhat speechless.
If she had not seen the determination filling Ye Yuan's eyes, she would have thought he was a scumbag who refused to acknowledge a woman after pulling up his pants.
"You're going to find that little sister of yours, aren't you?" Qian Renxue said.
Ye Yuan was startled again upon hearing Qian Renxue's words.
What exactly was Qian Renxue's relationship with him? Or had she secretly investigated him?
This woman seemed to know him very well.
"You don't even have a single soul ring right now, and your Soul Power is only level ten."
"Even if your martial soul has fully recovered, going to the imperial city of the Star Luo Empire now would only be walking into a trap."
"Don't come begging me to save you then."
Qian Renxue paused and let out a sigh.
"Ah..."
"As for your little sister... we'll talk about that later."
"If you want to grow stronger and recover your strength, follow me."
After saying that, Qian Renxue headed deeper into the forest without caring whether Ye Yuan followed.
Ye Yuan stood where he was and thought for a while.
He had to admit that Qian Renxue was right.
He had simply been thrown into disarray by concern.
Not only might he fail to save Yan'er, he might even lose his own life.
He immediately followed Qian Renxue's footsteps.
The two traveled through the forest for a long time.
Until Qian Renxue suddenly stopped.
Just as Ye Yuan was about to say something, Qian Renxue made a silencing gesture.
She placed a finger before her alluring red lips.
"Shh."
The two slowly crouched down, and Ye Yuan followed Qian Renxue's gaze.
He saw a Man Faced Demon Spider lying on the ground.
Its abdomen appeared to have been slashed by the claws of some soul beast, purple blood flowing from the wound.
Qian Renxue lowered her voice. "You don't have a soul ring right now. If you want your Soul Power to break through level ten, you can only absorb a soul ring."
"The Man Faced Demon Spider ahead is already seriously injured, but I cannot show myself."
"Otherwise, it will immediately kill itself to prevent us from obtaining its soul ring."
"You can only face it alone. But don't worry. If you encounter danger, I'll step in."
Ye Yuan seriously suspected that the Qian Renxue before him was an impostor. How had she known in advance that there would be an injured Man Faced Demon Spider here?
And why was she treating him so well?
There did not seem to be anything on him worth coveting for Qian Daoliu's granddaughter.
Though puzzled, he did not voice it.
He merely looked at Qian Renxue with confusion.
He said, "Even if I kill this Man Faced Demon Spider, it has a millennium soul ring."
"A human's first soul ring cannot possibly be a millennium soul ring."
"Unless it willingly offers up its soul ring, my body simply cannot withstand it."
Qian Renxue seemed to have long expected what Ye Yuan would say.
She declared with absolute confidence, "You can do it."
"Your body was already that of a Soul Elder before this. Besides, your martial soul and body are special."
"You'll definitely be able to do it."
Seeing Qian Renxue's confident gaze only made Ye Yuan more confused.
"My martial soul and body are special..."
He did not feel that he possessed any special physique.
As for his martial soul, it was indeed somewhat special. It seemed to possess the quality of becoming stronger only after being broken.
Qian Renxue wanted to say something more.
But Ye Yuan had already moved away from her and summoned his Bloodthirsty Sword martial soul.
The blade was covered in cracks.
Yet the pressure radiating from it was even stronger than when he had been at his peak!
The Man Faced Demon Spider sensed Ye Yuan's presence and warily looked toward him.
When it discovered that the person before it was merely an ordinary human with level ten Soul Power, it relaxed its guard.
It then spat venom at Ye Yuan.
Ye Yuan lowered his body and charged toward the Man Faced Demon Spider, twisting aside to evade the attack.
The rock behind him was instantly dissolved by the poison.
That made Ye Yuan even more cautious. If he was touched by that venom, he would be finished.
He lunged low to the ground and slid beneath the Man Faced Demon Spider, reaching the wound on its abdomen.
He thrust his sword straight into the wound, hoping to deliver a fatal blow.
But it was, after all, a thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider. Even through the wound, Ye Yuan's attack could not penetrate deep inside.
"Damn it! Level ten Soul Power still isn't enough!"
The Man Faced Demon Spider was hurt by Ye Yuan's strike.
It raised one of its sharp legs and stabbed it toward Ye Yuan.
At that very moment, with his life hanging by a thread—
A memory suddenly flooded into his mind.
A little golden figure demonstrated a sword technique within his mind.
It was as though he himself were that Little Golden Man, every movement deeply engraved in his mind.
"Ten Thousand Swords Breaking Dharma!" Ye Yuan shouted.
He dodged the Man Faced Demon Spider's attack.
Then he suddenly began executing the sword technique from his mind.
The aura around him turned razor-sharp.
He continuously swung the sword in his hand. Though every sword move differed—
Every attack landed in the exact same spot.
Ten strikes, thirty strikes, forty strikes...
Countless attacks poured forth in an instant.
"Pfft!"
As the final move fell, Ye Yuan's sword pierced through the Man Faced Demon Spider's body.
Before it could kill itself, Ye Yuan had slain it in an instant.
Nearly all the Soul Power in Ye Yuan's body had been exhausted.
He panted heavily and sat on the ground.
Suddenly, a purple soul ring rose from the Man Faced Demon Spider's body.
Ye Yuan did not dare delay and immediately began absorbing it.
He could only hope that the Man Faced Demon Spider's resentment was not too great.
Qian Renxue, who had been hiding in the shadows, stepped out and vigilantly watched the surroundings, guarding him.
"So this is the inheritance? It truly is formidable!" Qian Renxue murmured to Ye Yuan.
It was not as though she had never considered killing that future God King before he rose to power.
But that was impossible.
Because those two were still watching everything on Douluo Continent.
If Qian Renxue tried to do anything to alter their planned arrangements—
She believed those two would immediately appear and suppress her.
In the current Douluo Continent, no one could be a match for those two.
Qian Renxue raised her head and looked toward the sky, toward the depths of the universe.
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