Qian Renxue Smiled

"Young Mistress." Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo looked respectfully at the young girl with her back to them, speaking in hushed, deferential tones.

"Uncle She Long, go to Nuoding City overnight and investigate Lan Si's background. I want every piece of information on him." Qian Renxue said indifferently.

"Understood." Snake Lance Douluo did not hesitate, responding respectfully before his figure turned into a phantom, vanishing into the forest.

"Uncle Chi Xue, stay here with me and see if this kid can withstand a Soul-Eater Demon Spider soul ring that exceeds his limits." Qian Renxue added.

"Understood. This subordinate is also quite interested in this little fellow. If he can hold on, his future will be limitless. Only a genius like this is qualified to assist the Young Mistress." Pufferfish Douluo glanced at Lan Si, who was currently absorbing the Soul-Eater Demon Spider soul ring, and chuckled respectfully toward Qian Renxue. He knew that his Young Mistress valued Lan Si's talent and was beginning to feel a sense of appreciation for his potential.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue did not reply, merely watching Lan Si in silence. As night fell and the bright moon hung high, casting down its pure white light, one could faintly see a subtle, graceful curve touch the corners of Qian Renxue's face, which was too beautiful to be of this world.

The night passed without incident.

The next day, just as dawn broke, Snake Lance Douluo returned.

Qian Renxue's expression had become extremely grave. Before her, Lan Si, who sat cross-legged beside the Soul-Eater Demon Spider, was no longer visible; his entire body was shrouded in a layer of pale red mist.

Within the red mist, one could faintly see blue electric arcs and forest-white flames flickering.

The red in the mist was nothing else but Lan Si's blood. An hour ago, as his soul power fluctuated violently, a fine layer of blood beads had begun to seep from his skin, only to be vaporized into this pale red mist by the high temperature of the forest-white flames.

Lan Si's brows were locked tight, his teeth clenched, and his body spasmed uncontrollably. Combined with the blood on his skin, one could only imagine the immense agony he was enduring at this moment.

From within the blood mist, the sound of bones cracking and popping echoed from time to time, each sound sending a shiver down one's spine. Yet, the third soul ring that should have appeared upon successful absorption remained absent, indicating that Lan Si had not yet fully assimilated the Soul-Eater Demon Spider's soul ring.

"Young Mistress, the Soul-Eater Demon Spider is inherently a vicious and violent existence among soul beasts, and this one is over two thousand years old—nearing twenty-five hundred. A whole night has passed; I fear this kid is reaching his limit." Pufferfish Douluo glanced at Lan Si in the blood mist and said to Qian Renxue with a hint of regret.

From Snake Lance Douluo, he had learned that Lan Si was a commoner genius with a clean background, having never been associated with any faction, and he seemed to have a favorable impression of Martial Soul Hall. It would be a true pity if such a genius were to perish here.

Snake Lance Douluo stood beside Pufferfish Douluo, holding a stack of documents in his hand. He had spent the entire night using Martial Soul Hall's channels to collect them, recording everything from Lan Si's awakening to his graduation from Nuoding Academy.

Snake Lance had returned half an hour ago, but seeing his Young Mistress staring at Lan Si with such a solemn expression, he had chosen to stand aside in silence, communicating with his old friend Pufferfish only through focused sound transmission.

Hearing Pufferfish Douluo's words, Qian Renxue arched her brows. Recalling her previous conversations with Lan Si, she hesitated for a moment before walking over to him. She bent down slightly, golden light pulsing in her hand as she slowly reached toward him.

Pufferfish and Snake Lance were shocked, thinking to themselves: Does the Young Mistress intend to use the Angel Domain to purge the violent energy within the Soul-Eater Demon Spider's soul ring for this boy?

Just as the golden light in Qian Renxue's hand was about to touch Lan Si, a brilliant white light suddenly erupted from beneath him. The light grew increasingly dazzling, and a massive Cyan Lotus over two meters in diameter slowly emerged, its eight petals closing to envelop Lan Si entirely.

The golden light in Qian Renxue's hand was repelled the moment it touched the Cyan Lotus.

Then, the purple light ring representing the third soul ring slowly emerged, circling around the massive Cyan Lotus.

"This is?" Qian Renxue's face revealed a look of surprise.

"Young Mistress, it seems this kid has made it through." Pufferfish Douluo walked to Qian Renxue's side, looking excited as he spoke respectfully. Although he had long since broken through to become a Title Douluo, in all his years, this was the first time he had witnessed someone absorbing a soul ring beyond their limit—and a Soul-Eater Demon Spider, the most vicious and violent of soul beasts, at that.

One must know that a Soul-Eater Demon Spider could grow into a Soul-Eater Spider Emperor, and the second martial soul of their Martial Soul Hall's Pope, Bibi Dong, was the Soul-Eater Spider Emperor.

Snake Lance Douluo also took the opportunity to hand over the documents, saying respectfully, "Young Mistress, this is the information I gathered overnight."

Qian Renxue took the documents, nodded with satisfaction, and smiled, "Thank you, Uncles. Lan Si is about to wake up; you should hide yourselves for now."

"Understood." Hearing this, Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo exchanged a glance, nodded, and vanished into the forest in a flash.

Qian Renxue looked at Lan Si once more. Since the third soul ring representing a Soul Elder had appeared, it meant Lan Si was out of danger. She was no longer in a rush, so she found a rock, sat down, and began flipping through the documents regarding Lan Si.

Name: Lan Si. Awakened martial soul at age six.

Martial Soul: Cyan Fire Lotus.

Innate Soul Power: Level 5. (Confirmed repeatedly with Su Yuntao, the guide for Lan Si's awakening; the innate soul power is indeed Level 5, without doubt.)

Three months later, broke through to Level 10. Shortly after, obtained the first soul ring, certified as a Soul Master, with soul power reaching Level 11.

Two years and six months later, obtained the second soul ring, certified as a Soul Grand Master.

Looking at the introduction in the file, a charming smile touched the corners of Qian Renxue's mouth as she muttered to herself, "Level 5 innate soul power, yet raised his soul power to Level 10 within three months. That is quite interesting."

She turned the page and continued reading.

This section recorded Lan Si's performance in Nuoding City.

When she saw that Lan Si had defeated a Soul Master with a Rabbit martial soul and Innate Full Soul Power over a hundred times, Qian Renxue didn't pay much attention. In her view, so-called Innate Full Soul Power was merely a slightly more capable ordinary genius; compared to Lan Si's twin martial souls, it wasn't worth mentioning.

Instead, she became interested in the fact that Lan Si was frequently pestered by a middle-aged man who called himself a "Grandmaster."

As far as she knew, the only person in the entire soul master world shameless enough to call himself a "Grandmaster" was Yu Xiaogang, the man that woman was so obsessed with.

According to the records, Lan Si often left that "Grandmaster" speechless, and he did so in the very field of theory the man was most proud of. Every point was logical and well-founded, making it impossible to refute, leaving Yu Xiaogang unable to save face on several occasions.

His face would turn bright red, and he would flee in a pathetic state.

Seeing this, a strong sense of vengeful pleasure welled up in Qian Renxue's heart. She laughed. She was already beautiful, but this laugh caused the entire Star Dou Great Forest to seem as if it were bowing to her, truly living up to the saying: One smile to topple a city, another to topple a nation.

She thought to herself, So this kid is actually self-taught.