If Chu Feng hadn't been absorbing a Spirit Ring, making it inadvisable to disturb him,
Qian Renxue would already have thrown herself into his arms and told him how deeply she had missed him.
Her time undercover had been incredibly difficult.
Every day, she had endless administrative work to deal with and had to win over forces from every side.
She was so, so tired.
On top of that, she was a woman, yet had to disguise herself as a man.
Being unaccustomed to the change in gender was exhausting, too.
Because her Angel Spirit Bone was imperfect, her disguise wasn't flawless, and she had to wear a mask every day.
Having a layer of skin on her face all day was extremely uncomfortable.
Qian Renxue put aside her longing and slowly turned around to look at Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo, who stood behind her with astonished expressions.
"Young Master, it... it really is you?" Chrysanthemum Douluo came to his senses and swallowed.
It was hard to believe. The Young Master, who had died young, had come back to life.
Even more unbelievable to him was the Young Master's cultivation.
She was at least a Soul Saint now. She might even be a Soul Douluo.
With the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, growing six angel wings on one's back was the mark of a Titled Douluo.
Likewise, the Angel Domain was a mark of a Soul Saint or higher.
Although the Angel Domain was an innate domain of the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, it only truly came into its own after the Martial Soul Avatar was activated.
Before one obtained the Martial Soul Avatar, the Angel Domain only enhanced its user.
And its enhancement was a mere 10%.
After the Martial Soul Avatar was activated, the Angel Domain's enhancement reached an astonishing 30%.
At the same time, it suppressed the combat strength of every enemy within the domain, also by 30%.
The domain also carried a divine attribute that could purify other people's Soul Power.
The holy and light attributes of the Angel Domain naturally countered evil and darkness.
In addition, the Angel Domain could continually restore Qian Renxue's health and forcibly restrict other people's movement.
Within the Angel Domain, everyone but Qian Renxue had their movements restricted.
No movement ability could take effect.
Even if one did, the Angel Domain's forceful effect would pull the user back to their original position.
The Angel Domain with the Angel Avatar activated could be summed up in just two words: completely broken.
Within the Angel Domain, once her Martial Soul Avatar was active, Qian Renxue's combat strength was no weaker than a Titled Douluo's, even if she had only seven Spirit Rings.
If that Titled Douluo was a fallen one, Qian Renxue could even use the Angel Domain's innate advantage to kill them across two major cultivation ranks.
"It's me!" Qian Renxue gave a slight nod and answered impassively.
Then she thanked them.
"Thank you both for earlier. If you hadn't defended him with your lives, that woman might have hurt Chu Feng!"
As she spoke, Qian Renxue raised her hand and channeled the holy power of the Angel Domain, healing Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's injuries while purifying the Martial Soul poison Bibi Dong had planted in their bodies.
Feeling Qian Renxue healing their injuries, Chrysanthemum Douluo expressed his gratitude.
"Thank you, Young Master, for healing my injuries and purifying the Martial Soul poison in my body.
"Chu Feng is a genius of Spirit Hall and its future. Protecting him while he cultivates is our duty as elders."
Unlike Chrysanthemum Douluo, who was filled with gratitude, Ghost Douluo's expression changed slightly.
The holy attribute of the Angel Domain was his natural nemesis.
So when Qian Renxue used the Angel Domain's holy attribute to heal them, she wasn't saving him—she was harming him.
Ghost Douluo was about to refuse when he unexpectedly realized that the holy power the Young Master had sent into his body wasn't hurting him.
Not only was it not hurting him, it was healing his injuries and purifying the Martial Soul poison Bibi Dong had planted in his body.
Ghost Douluo was stunned.
Of course, he knew this was possible because the Young Master had absolute control over the Angel's holy attribute.
The Young Master was truly powerful. Her control over her Martial Soul had reached such a level.
She could overcome the suppression between Martial Soul attributes and heal someone whose attribute was countered.
"Thank you, Young Master!"
Ghost Douluo cupped his hands and thanked Qian Renxue.
"Uncles, you don't need to thank me. If anyone should be grateful, it's me, for what you two did."
After saying this, Qian Renxue lowered her hand and turned back to Chu Feng.
She stayed nearby to protect him.
Looking up at the enormous Spirit Ring above Chu Feng, Qian Renxue felt curious.
It was astonishingly large.
She had never seen a Spirit Ring this big.
So she asked Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo:
"Uncles, is the Hundred-Thousand-Year Spirit Ring Chu Feng is absorbing from the Titan Giant Ape or the Sky Azure Bull Python? Why is it so huge?"
Qian Renxue had completely healed Chrysanthemum Douluo's injuries, and the Martial Soul poison in his body had also been fully purified.
Hearing her ask about the Spirit Ring Chu Feng was absorbing, he immediately answered, "To answer the Young Master, he's absorbing the Sky Azure Bull Python's Spirit Ring.
"After seeing Chu Feng kill the Sky Azure Bull Python with a single thrust, the Titan Giant Ape fled.
"As for why the Spirit Ring is so large, we don't know either."
As he spoke, Chrysanthemum Douluo pointed in the direction the Titan Giant Ape had fled.
There were still obvious traces there, left by the Titan Giant Ape as it trampled its way through.
Qian Renxue had initially thought Chu Feng had killed the Titan Giant Ape, and that this was its Spirit Ring.
After all, the Titan Giant Ape was much weaker than the Sky Azure Bull Python.
With the restraint of the Polar Static Domain, along with Chu Feng's godlike spear technique and extraordinary strength, the Sky Azure Bull Python should have been badly wounded and fled.
But she had never imagined things would be completely different. Chu Feng had killed the Sky Azure Bull Python with a single thrust, scaring the Titan Giant Ape into fleeing with its tail between its legs.
Without relying on Chrysanthemum Douluo and Ghost Douluo's Martial Soul Fusion Skill to restrain it, Chu Feng had killed the Sky Azure Bull Python with one mighty thrust. Just how terrifying was his strength?
The Sky Azure Bull Python's strength in its normal state was equivalent to Gold Second Douluo's. Together with the Titan Giant Ape, the two of them could defeat any Douluo powerhouse except her grandfather.
Chu Feng had killed the Sky Azure Bull Python with one thrust and driven off the Titan Giant Ape. His current strength was no less than her grandfather's.
"Xiao Xue, you shouldn't have come!"
Just then, as Qian Renxue marveled at Chu Feng's unbelievable, heaven-defying combat strength, a cold, ghostly voice came from the bottom of the Lake of Life.
Immediately afterward, a whirlpool formed at the lake's center, and the water suddenly turned dark purple.
The Lake of Life, once as beautiful as a fairyland, had become a pool of dead water.
The dense life energy within it visibly thinned.
It was steadily being replaced by death energy and killing intent.
Bibi Dong slowly rose from the Lake of Life and stood in midair above its surface.
In her hand, she held a strange piece of metal brimming with life energy.
Bibi Dong had discovered this metal by chance at the bottom of the lake after Chrysanthemum Douluo had knocked her into it.
It contained an immense amount of life energy, which could transform her Ninth Spirit Ring and grant her true immortality.
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