Mother-Daughter Relationship

"Speaking of which, I've reached Soul Ancestor now. My spirit ring configuration is unprecedented: yellow, purple, black, black. I should have surpassed Young Master this time, right?"

Hearing this, the always competitive Qian Renxue immediately perked up. Five spirit rings, yellow, yellow, black, black, black, appeared beneath her feet. She had actually cultivated to the level of Soul King.

"Alas, it seems my talent is still no match for Young Master..."

Seeing Feng Xinglie concede, Qian Renxue lifted her small face and said proudly:

"Of course, I am the Angel God Heir! But thanks to you, not only did you help recruit many talented people to share the royal family's workload, giving me more time to cultivate, but I also gained a lot from the true use of whale rubber. It's just a pity that I absorbed my first two spirit rings long ago, otherwise my configuration would definitely not be worse than yours!"

"Haha, then Young Master, don't slack off. Perhaps one day I'll surpass you."

"Hmph, as if. I told you I'm the one protecting you, how could I let your cultivation surpass mine? But with such a good spirit ring configuration, your spirit skills must be very strong, right?"

"This... haha... it's okay, it's okay..."

Feng Xinglie gave an awkward laugh. His spirit skills were indeed very strong, or rather, outrageously strong. But how to put it...

Second Spirit Skill: Falling Leaf Crazy Foot. It provides extremely fast speed that is difficult for the naked eye to track. When activated, it enlarges the legs and feet like the first spirit skill. Although the power is terrifyingly strong, the excessively large feet actually limit the speed.

Third Spirit Skill: Mirror Still Water. It immunizes against all mental influences and can spread mental power to probe all information within a thousand-meter radius centered on oneself. Even the frequency of a fly's wings flapping a hundred meters behind can be seen clearly. The problem is that this spirit skill consumes a terrifying amount of mental power. Just three seconds of activation gave Feng Xinglie a headache for a week. If Bibi Dong hadn't given him the Wisdom Skull, one of the spirit bone prizes from the Spirit Master Competition, to absorb, he would probably have had to discard it. Fortunately, with the enhancement of this Ten Thousand Year Soul Bone, the duration has been extended to one minute, and he even gained the ability to see through some of the opponent's weaknesses.

However, the fourth spirit skill was not so lucky.

Fourth Spirit Skill: Heart Pump Overpressure. It can increase the heart rate and speed up blood circulation to achieve comprehensive enhancement. But after activation, the heart only beat once, causing the entire body to swell several times, and almost all capillaries ruptured. But the degree of enhancement was such that a step taken to steady himself when he almost fell caused the ground within ten meters to crack.

In short, all of Feng Xinglie's current spirit skills possess power far exceeding those of spirit skills of the same level, but the huge side effects have also meant that he still relies on pure physical techniques as his core combat method.

As the two chatted, the atmosphere grew better and better. Seeing that he had appeased Qian Renxue, Feng Xinglie took out a box from his storage soul tool and handed it over.

"Since Young Master is so ambitious, please accept this eighty-thousand-year whale rubber. This was personally selected by Your Excellency the Pope, who instructed me to deliver it to Young Master personally."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere immediately dropped to freezing point. Ever since she infiltrated the Heavenly Dou Empire, Qian Renxue's attitude towards Bibi Dong had plummeted. After all, the idea of starting as a maid and replacing another man made her feel a physiological discomfort.

"I said, don't mention that woman in front of me. I don't want her things either."

"Yes... it was my carelessness. Wasn't I also trying to contribute to Young Master's cultivation? Although you are a prince now, to maintain your image, it's certainly inconvenient for you to acquire whale rubber on a large scale. The Pope... isn't that adult also worried about you? Just for the sake of being able to cling to your coattails in the future, you should accept it."

Seeing Feng Xinglie say this, Qian Renxue bit her lip and hesitated for a long time before reluctantly accepting the box.

"Nice! She finally accepted it! Before, she would have almost drawn her sword to attack me if I even mentioned Bibi Dong. It seems that being a spy in Heavenly Dou City has made her suffer a lot..."

Sighing that years of effort had finally eased the relationship between mother and daughter a little, Feng Xinglie saw a glimmer of hope. After spending a great deal of effort to make Qian Renxue smile again, he finally let it go. He watched Qian Renxue, disguised as Xue Qinghe, reluctantly return to the imperial city, and Feng Xinglie finally relaxed. He then returned to Martial Soul Hall with a large pile of gifts to build connections.

However, this leisure time was too short. With the coachman's day and night efforts, he soon saw the gates of Martial Soul City. Feng Xinglie rubbed his cheeks, put on his business smile again, arranged the distribution of the gifts he brought back, and then went to the Pope's Palace to report his gains from this trip to Bibi Dong.

"Hmm, not bad. The Martial Soul Chamber of Commerce not only increased its revenue this month, but with the publicity from the Douluo Continent newspaper, the attitude of the common people towards Martial Soul Hall has greatly improved. As expected of my most capable Holy Son."

On the throne, Bibi Dong was very satisfied with the report Feng Xinglie brought back, and did not hesitate to praise him.

"Thank you for Your Excellency the Pope's recognition. In fact, this is all thanks to Young Master's assistance. Young Master has not only established a foothold in the Heavenly Dou Empire but has also gained a large number of supporters. The progress of the coup mission is very encouraging! Now, she is even cooperating with the Martial Soul Chamber of Commerce on behalf of the Heavenly Dou royal family. Nearly half of our revenue this month comes from Heavenly Dou..."

Crack!

A heavy sound of metal striking metal was heard. The scepter in Bibi Dong's hand had already cracked the ground.

"I told you, don't mention her in front of me."

Bibi Dong was not like Qian Renxue; her hatred ran deep. The first time he praised Qian Renxue in front of her, he was not only beaten severely on the spot but also stripped of his Holy Son title. However, Feng Xinglie at that time already held real power in the economy, intelligence, and propaganda, and had Qian Daoliu backing him. Even though Bibi Dong had complete control of Martial Soul Hall, she did not dare to kill him easily. Later, she even found a way to get the Holy Son title back.

However...

Looking at the flash of black energy in Bibi Dong's eyes, others might mistake it for the surge of spirit power when she was angry, but Feng Xinglie knew very well what it was.

"Has the Rakshasa God's mental influence deepened again..."

Although the Rakshasa God, like the Angel God and Sea God, was a first-level deity, she was formed from countless resentments, anger, and other negative emotions. Receiving her inheritance could naturally grant immense power, but the mind would inevitably be twisted.

"It seems I need to find a way to deal with that evil god as soon as possible."

Feng Xinglie lowered his head, admitted his mistake, and bowed, contemplating how to deal with that malevolent deity.

"Lie, don't test my bottom line again and ruin your future. I really think highly of you."

Seeing Feng Xinglie lower his head in silence, Bibi Dong's tone softened. She also knew that being forceful was useless against this sticky candy. She could talk about anything else, but on the matter of Qian Renxue, no matter how she threatened or coerced, beat him, or suspended him, he would still praise that detestable girl to her after a while. Moreover, it was inconvenient to kill him now, and Feng Xinglie had indeed helped her a lot. It would be a shame to get rid of him just like that, so she could only try a different approach, a gentle policy.