Heaven Dou Empire, Imperial City, Crown Prince's Residence.
Two people clad in golden armor stood before an exceptionally beautiful woman.
The two were Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo.
Both had been sent by Qian Daoliu to protect Qian Renxue.
These two elders of Spirit Hall had watched Qian Renxue grow up and were close to her.
At this moment, Qian Renxue was not deliberately concealing her appearance.
Instead, she revealed her original face rather than Xue Qinghe's.
She sat in a chair, slowly sipping tea.
"Elders, how is Ye Yuan doing?"
Snake Lance Douluo said, "Reporting to the Young Mistress."
"Ye Yuan has already left the Star Luo Empire and is now in the Heaven Dou Empire."
"He encountered the little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, Ning Rongrong."
"The two are traveling together now, searching for his second soul ring."
Crack! The teacup in Qian Renxue's hand was crushed to pieces.
Snake Lance Douluo cried out, "Young Mistress... are you all right?"
Qian Renxue's actions frightened both of them.
In their memories, their Young Mistress had always been an extremely calm person.
Qian Renxue picked up a cloth and wiped her hands.
"It's nothing," she said softly.
At that moment, both Title Douluo thought, Are you sure? The poor state of that teacup is right there.
Of course, they only dared to think that to themselves.
"You may leave. Since Ye Yuan has already left the Star Luo Empire, there is no need for you two elders to follow him anymore."
"Yes." The two cupped their hands and withdrew.
After they left, Snake Lance said with some dissatisfaction, "Brother, what exactly does that Ye Yuan have that makes our Young Mistress care about him so much?"
Porcupinefish replied, "Don't concern yourself with it. This is the Young Mistress's private matter."
"We only need to deal with the obstacles in the Young Mistress's way."
After watching the two leave, Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and said, "Ye Yuan, you're still as disobedient as you were in your past life. You're absurdly popular with women."
"I'm starting to regret letting you leave my side."
If Qian Renxue had not considered that forcibly keeping Ye Yuan by her side would affect his path to becoming stronger,
she would never have let him leave her side for even a single step!
She touched her flushed cheeks and revealed an almost sickly smile.
"Ye Yuan, I hope you behave yourself. Otherwise, I'll have no choice but to chain you up with iron shackles someday."
"That way, you won't go around flirting with other women."
Ye Yuan led Ning Rongrong deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
Over the course of their journey, Ning Rongrong's favorable impression of the man before her had risen considerably.
Whenever they encountered soul beasts, he protected her first.
Moreover, there were none of the calculations and restraints she experienced at home when she was with him.
She did not know how long it had been since she had interacted with someone like this.
Looking at the young man's carefree back, Ning Rongrong's eyes sparkled.
"Your Soul Power fluctuations don't seem weak. What level of soul beast are you planning to find?"
Ning Rongrong asked.
Ye Yuan replied, "A millennium soul beast."
"What? A millennium soul beast?" Ning Rongrong exclaimed.
For ordinary people, a millennium soul ring was usually their fourth soul ring. Those with decent talent could have a millennium soul ring as their third.
Two yellow rings and one purple ring were the optimal arrangement for a level-thirty soul master.
The better a soul master's foundation, the higher their upper limit would be.
She had never heard of anyone being able to absorb a millennium soul ring as their second soul ring.
Ye Yuan glanced at Ning Rongrong.
With both hands behind his head, he strolled along leisurely, a blade of grass he had plucked from somewhere hanging from his mouth.
Then he activated his Soul Power, and in an instant, a purple soul ring surrounded Ye Yuan.
Ning Rongrong immediately felt an overwhelming pressure.
It was not as though she had never seen a millennium soul ring before.
She had simply never seen one with such imposing pressure, and his first soul ring was actually purple!
Ning Rongrong covered her red lips and exclaimed, "You... your first soul ring is actually a millennium soul ring!"
Even Qian Xunji, Spirit Hall's genius of the past, had only possessed two yellow rings and one purple ring.
Ning Rongrong had never seen anyone whose first soul ring was a millennium soul ring.
And judging by the pressure radiating from it, it was already close to that of a ten-thousand-year soul ring!
Did such a person truly exist in this world?
Could a human body really withstand it?
Ye Yuan walked ahead, the corner of his mouth curling upward.
He was immensely satisfied with Ning Rongrong's reaction.
So showing off feels this good!
It seemed that his years as captain of the knights in the Star Luo Empire had made him miss out on many good things.
Roar!
Ye Yuan instantly flashed before Ning Rongrong and swept her up around the waist.
"Mm!"
Ning Rongrong was startled by the sudden action.
Ning Rongrong knew there was a soul beast nearby.
Ye Yuan and Ning Rongrong hid behind a patch of bamboo.
Seeing Ning Rongrong's flushed face, he asked, "What's wrong?"
Ning Rongrong avoided Ye Yuan's eyes and said softly, "Y-your hand."
Ye Yuan looked down. "Oh, oh. Sorry."
He put Ning Rongrong down.
Ning Rongrong muttered quietly, "When you hugged me, couldn't you pay attention to where you put your hand?"
"You grabbed me so hard it hurt."
Ye Yuan did not notice her words. His attention was entirely focused on a soul beast in the distance.
Judging from its build, it was a millennium soul beast.
If Ye Yuan remembered correctly, it was a Millennium Blazing Sun Snake.
Though it was a millennium soul beast, it was not especially strong.
Its only real strength was its speed.
His first soul ring was now a Man Faced Demon Spider, so for the time being, he did not lack attack power.
This soul beast happened to make up for his weakness in speed.
That said, it was still a millennium soul beast.
Even if its attack power was not strong, Ye Yuan would find facing it extremely difficult.
Ning Rongrong followed Ye Yuan's gaze.
"A nine-thousand-year soul beast, nearly ten thousand years!"
"Are you sure..." Ning Rongrong stopped before finishing her question.
She thought of Ye Yuan's first millennium soul ring, and his actions no longer seemed strange to her.
Ye Yuan said slowly, "My first soul skill is River Severing. Its attack power is extremely strong, but with my current Soul Power, I can only use it twice."
"One strike definitely won't kill it, but my sword carries the Man Faced Demon Spider's poison."
"As long as the first strike lands, I can stall for time before delivering the fatal blow."
"When the time comes, assist me first and increase my speed."
"The first strike is critical. We have to catch it off guard."
"Finally, when I give the order, increase my strength. Understood?"
Ye Yuan's expression was serious at that moment, in stark contrast to his previously carefree demeanor.
The sudden change left Ning Rongrong somewhat dazed.
She had not expected this man to be rather handsome when he got serious.
"Okay. Don't worry."
Ning Rongrong nodded.
Ye Yuan stared at the Millennium Blazing Sun Snake, waiting for the best opportunity to strike.
Just as the Millennium Blazing Sun Snake was feeding,
"Now."
Ning Rongrong activated her Soul Power. "Second soul skill, Agility Boost!"
In an instant, Ye Yuan's movement speed increased by twenty percent.
Ye Yuan was startled. "Worthy of the continent's number one support martial soul!"
"First soul skill, River Severing!"
Ye Yuan raised the cracked Bloodthirsty Sword and slashed toward the Millennium Blazing Sun Snake.
As a millennium soul beast, its reaction speed was incredibly fast.
It reacted instantly.
Then it immediately defended itself. The Bloodthirsty Sword scraped off one of the Blazing Sun Snake's scales and cut a small wound.
"Damn it. No wonder it's known for its speed."
The smaller the wound, the less poison that entered its body, and the slower the poison would take effect.
This posed an immense challenge for Ye Yuan as he tried to stall for time.
After all, there was no way he could outrun the creature.
"Little Rongrong, how much longer can your speed boost last?"
Ning Rongrong blushed slightly at the sudden nickname.
"I can keep it up for another fifteen minutes!" Ning Rongrong replied.
Ye Yuan said, "That should be enough for the poison to take effect."
With that, he began continuously circling around the Blazing Sun Snake through the forest.
After all, he could not move too far away from Ning Rongrong.
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