Mysterious Eye

"Hello, Xiao Xue. I hope this letter finds you well. In the blink of an eye, we've known each other for eight years. When we first met, you were only a four-year-old girl..."

The letter recorded all the little moments Qian Yu and Qian Renxue had shared over the years. From winning over the proud young lady with a chicken wing, to keeping her company each night with a bedtime story, and playing house as children, with Qian Yu as the groom and Qian Renxue as the bride...

The letter was long. Qian Renxue read it silently, tears welling in her eyes.

"There really is something wrong with my body. Grandpa and the others haven't been able to fix it all these years."

"So I have to leave. I have to find the opportunity that belongs to me. I still have to take revenge, and I still have to find my younger siblings."

"Xiao Xue, forgive me for leaving without saying goodbye."

"If you can, please wait for me for six years. You'll be eighteen then. If I'm still alive, I'll definitely come find you."

"Signed: Your brother, Qian Yu, forever."

When she finished the last word, Qian Renxue clung to Qian Daoliu and burst into tears.

"Grandpa, Brother Qian Yu is still alive, but he's gone."

"He told me to wait for him for six years. He's going to grow stronger, and he's going to take revenge." Qian Renxue could barely speak through her sobs.

"Grandpa knows." Qian Daoliu's cheeks were already wet with tears.

In old age, nothing was more painful than seeing loved ones part forever.

Qian Yu's departure struck not only Qian Renxue's sensitive heart, but also Qian Daoliu's hardened one.

"Tang Chen, I hope you're still alive. Otherwise, your Clear Sky Sect... Heh, heh, heh." Qian Daoliu thought to himself.

In fact, after Qian Yu told him what he had seen in his dream, he had more or less guessed that the man was from the Clear Sky Sect.

But he had been bound by an oath at the time, so all he could do was keep it from Qian Yu.

"Grandpa, was Qian Yu's enemy from the Clear Sky Sect?" Qian Renxue suddenly stood up and asked Qian Daoliu, her expression serious.

"Mm. You know too, Xiao Xue." Qian Daoliu was startled by her question. "It probably was."

"Damn the Clear Sky Sect! Grandpa, I've decided to take part in that woman's plan."

Meanwhile, Qian Yu was walking alone toward the Star Dou Great Forest.

In his memory, nearly all the rare treasures of Douluo Continent were found in forests, so he wanted to try his luck.

Unfortunately, as soon as he entered the Star Dou Great Forest, a thousand-year Spirit Beast set its sights on him.

"Who's there?" Qian Yu's instincts as a special-forces soldier kicked in. The Desert Eagle appeared in his hand.

He readied himself to fight at any moment.

"A thousand-year Man Faced Demon Spider." Seeing the creature, black as ink, with a horrid human face on its back and legs all over its body, Qian Yu cried out.

"First Soul Skill—Golden Armor Reinforcement." Qian Yu quickly took cover behind a tree, ready to fight.

His Soul Power hadn't increased over the years, but his physical fitness had continued to improve. At that moment, his speed and defense were both on par with a level-thirty Soul Elder.

"Chit, chit, chit." The Man Faced Demon Spider spat several mouthfuls of venom at Qian Yu, testing him.

Qian Yu rolled away swiftly and took cover behind another tree.

The tree that had been hit creaked, then crashed to the ground.

"As expected of a Man Faced Demon Spider. It's downright venomous."

"If only Xiao Xue were here." With his life hanging in the balance, Qian Yu couldn't help thinking of Qian Renxue.

As the Man Faced Demon Spider continued to spray venom, it also spun out webs.

Qian Yu dodged again and again, until he realized he was surrounded by a ring of webbing.

"Am I going to die here? Mom, Dad, little brother, little sister, I'm sorry." Qian Yu slowly closed his eyes and fired seven shots from the Desert Eagle, intending to take the Man Faced Demon Spider down with him. The bullets flew, and Qian Yu slumped into unconsciousness.

After an unknown length of time, a voice rang out from Qian Yu's forehead. "At the peak of immortality, I reign supreme. With my Divine Eye, the heavens are mine."

Qian Yu jolted awake. He found severed limbs scattered everywhere, and the Man Faced Demon Spider utterly dead.

"Who was that?" Qian Yu couldn't help asking.

"It's me, your Second Martial Soul." The voice came from Qian Yu's forehead.

"Who are you? Why are you inside my body?" Qian Yu was baffled.

"I am... I am..." The mysterious voice couldn't get the words out. "You can call me Sorrow of the Gods—the Devouring Eye." The mysterious voice helplessly changed its words to explain to Qian Yu.

Qian Yu quickly caught on to the key point. "Devouring Eye, were you the one who lowered my Soul Power?"

Qian Yu raged on his own. The more worked up he became, the more he tried to claw the third eye out of his forehead.

The mysterious voice was startled.

"Let's talk this out. Don't get worked up." The mysterious voice released its mental power to control Qian Yu's body.

"Hmph! You ruined me. You made me lose my family's love and the love of my life. You left me unable to take revenge." Veins bulged across Qian Yu's forehead, and he looked ready to break free of the mysterious voice's control.

"Hey, it's only Soul Power. I can give it back to you." The mysterious voice was startled by Qian Yu's willpower and hurried to soothe him.

"Hmph. You expect me to believe you? You thief." Qian Yu calmed down a little, but his words were still bitter.

"How dare you call me a thief? I hate being called a thief more than anything! I'll show you what I can do."

"Come forth, Devour and Return!" the mysterious voice roared.

Soul Power began to seep from Qian Yu's forehead.

Gradually, Qian Yu found, to his amazement, that the Soul Power he had lost was slowly returning to his body.

"Level 11."

"Level 12."

"Level 20."...

"Hmph. How about that? Do you believe me now? The Divine Eye always repays kindness. I borrowed ten levels of Soul Power from you and returned twenty. Your Soul Power is now level thirty, but the rules of this world prevent it from showing for now."

"Do you really think the Divine Eye gives a damn about this lousy Soul Power? You should know that in my world, dogs wouldn't even want the Soul Power of Douluo Continent. Do you know how many years it took me to absorb your Soul Power and recover a sliver of my original essence? Six years! Do you know how many six-year periods a person gets in their life? This world's rules are just a little powerful. That's why I..." The Divine Eye seemed to be a chatterbox.

It kept talking to Qian Yu.

Qian Yu listened in silence.

"You still haven't told me why you appeared inside my body." After listening to the Divine Eye ramble on, Qian Yu finally calmed down and asked his question.

"I can't tell you the exact reason for now. I was drifting through the universe when the rules of Douluo Continent bound me. I had two choices: you, or a guy with blue hair."

"But that blue-haired guy was full of wickedness. I didn't like him. You, on the other hand, were brimming with righteousness. So I entered your body when you awakened. Because of the rules of Douluo Continent, I can only exist as your Martial Soul." The Divine Eye said a great deal in one breath.

Qian Yu understood now.

Perhaps that blue-haired guy was Tang San, the chosen one of Douluo's fate.

"You mean you've become my Martial Soul. So what can you do?" Qian Yu decided to ask everything at once.

"Hmph! The Divine Eye can do anything. It's only limited by the rules of Douluo Continent." The Divine Eye proudly rambled on.

"Can you give me Spirit Rings? Or Spirit Bones?" Qian Yu's head was starting to hurt from listening, so he decided to ask directly.

"Uh, no. I can devour Soul Power, Spirit Rings, and Spirit Bones. Gahaha! Impressive, right?" the Divine Eye bragged.

"So you're just a useless glutton, then." Qian Yu couldn't help teasing it.

"You're the glutton! Your whole family's full of gluttons! I can return Soul Power to you, increase the age of your Spirit Rings, and increase the age of your Spirit Bones! And as I recover my cultivation, I'll return more and more to you!" At last, Qian Yu had heard something useful, and he was willing to keep talking to the thing.

Just then, voices drifted over.

"Careful, something's coming." Qian Yu and the Divine Eye warned each other at the same time.

The Divine Eye added, "That scent is familiar."