Qian Xunji's Killing Intent

[Before long, the two arrived inside the Pope's Palace.]

[The moment he stepped into the hall, Yu Chen felt a heavy pressure bearing down on him.]

[In the next instant, a figure had appeared before Bibi Dong.]

[It was a middle-aged man dressed in a white Pope's robe embroidered with gold.]

[There was no doubt that this man was the current Pope of Spirit Hall, Qian Xunji.]

The instant Qian Xunji appeared on the Sky Screen, Bibi Dong's expression in the Pope's Palace turned icy.

The next moment, an even more terrifying killing intent than ever before erupted from her body.

Hu Liena did not even have time to react before that killing intent made her knees buckle, forcing her to kneel on the ground.

And all of this was because of Qian Xunji.

Even after all these years, Bibi Dong still could not forget what had happened back then.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

"Why did it have to show that beast's image!"

At that moment, Bibi Dong wished she could charge straight into the Sky Screen and tear Qian Xunji to pieces.

Meanwhile, in Heaven Dou City, at the Crown Prince Mansion.

Seeing that familiar yet unfamiliar figure on the Sky Screen, Qian Renxue's emotions churned.

Her father had died when she was still young.

She had once wondered countless times what it would be like if she could see her father again.

Yet she had never expected to see him again in this way.

Beyond that, Qian Renxue was also deeply confused.

The Bibi Dong in the Sky Screen was innocent and kind, so why did the Bibi Dong in reality hate her own daughter so much?

["Teacher!"]

[Seeing that Qian Xunji was about to attack Yu Chen the instant he appeared, Bibi Dong panicked and hurriedly spoke.]

[Qian Xunji had merely sensed someone other than Bibi Dong entering the Pope's Palace, so he had instinctively struck out to test them.]

[Now that he discovered Yu Chen's aura was only around level thirty, he withdrew his pressure.]

[However, when he saw the trace of concern on Bibi Dong's face, he still frowned slightly.]

["Who is he?"]

["Yu Chen, son of the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's sect master, greets Your Holiness the Pope!"]

[Having caught his breath, Yu Chen did not hesitate. He immediately stepped forward and bowed respectfully.]

[Yet his heart was far less calm than he appeared.]

[Because that brief moment had been the first time he truly felt the pressure of a Title Douluo.]

[That oppressive sensation made his desire for power burn even stronger.]

[Hearing Yu Chen's answer, a flicker of surprise crossed Qian Xunji's eyes.]

[As the Pope of Spirit Hall, he naturally knew the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan, a potential rival, extremely well.]

[And Yu Chen's name was not unfamiliar to him either.]

[According to the intelligence gathered by Spirit Hall, Yu Chen was clearly a useless cripple without Soul Power.]

[Yet just now, he had clearly sensed fluctuations of Soul Power from the youth before him.]

[At that thought, Qian Xunji's expression immediately darkened.]

["As far as I know, Yu Chen never awakened Soul Power."]

["Yet the fluctuations of Soul Power on you have reached the level of a Soul Grandmaster."]

["Explain yourself!"]

[As he spoke, a faint killing intent had already surfaced in Qian Xunji's eyes.]

[Hearing this, Bibi Dong suddenly realized the issue as well.]

[She had been so focused on admiring Yu Chen that she had overlooked the most crucial point.]

[For a moment, she could not help but frown slightly.]

[Facing their gazes, Yu Chen remained calm.]

["I truly did not possess Soul Power back then."]

["As for why I can cultivate now, Your Holiness may inspect my body personally."]

[As he spoke, Yu Chen took another step forward.]

[Seeing this, Bibi Dong's heart tightened, and she instinctively wanted to step forward to stop him.]

[But Qian Xunji raised a hand and stopped her.]

["No matter."]

["He cannot hurt me."]

[Qian Xunji then walked up to Yu Chen and sent a thread of Soul Power into his body.]

[Only moments later, Qian Xunji's pupils suddenly contracted as he cried out in shock.]

["How do you not have a Martial Soul?!"]

[The intelligence of Spirit Hall had clearly stated that Yu Chen possessed a Martial Soul.]

[Yu Chen smiled faintly.]

["That is why I possess Soul Power now."]

["I shattered my Martial Soul with my own hands."]

["What?!"]

[Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong cried out involuntarily. She stared at Yu Chen, her eyes filled with disbelief.]

["Even if what you say is true, how did you cultivate to your current level?"]

["Under normal circumstances, once a Martial Soul shatters, one can no longer absorb Soul Rings, much less continue breaking through!"]

[Qian Xunji also stared intently at Yu Chen, clearly waiting for an answer.]

[But Yu Chen did not answer immediately. He merely asked calmly.]

["Your Holiness, are you certain you want me to say it here?"]

[Hearing this, Qian Xunji was first taken aback, then nodded slightly.]

["Come with me."]

[Soon, the three arrived at a small private room within the Pope's Palace.]

[After Qian Xunji took the main seat, he looked at Yu Chen and said in a deep voice:]

["Now, you may speak."]

[Yu Chen did not keep them in suspense any longer. After gathering his thoughts, he began explaining his Martial Soul Shattering Theory bit by bit.]

[He spoke for a full hour. Only after that hour did Yu Chen finally finish explaining everything.]

[And at that moment, both Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong stood frozen in place.]

[After a long while, Qian Xunji suddenly rose to his feet.]

["Good!"]

["What an excellent Martial Soul Shattering Theory!"]

["What an excellent claim that Martial Souls are the shackles of Soul Masters!"]

[At the side, Bibi Dong's gaze toward Yu Chen was already filled with tenderness and respect.]

[In the past, she had always believed herself to be the most gifted among her generation.]

[So although she usually treated others gently, she had always carried a measure of a genius's pride deep in her bones.]

[But now, after hearing Yu Chen's explanation, she finally understood what a peerless genius truly was.]

[No Soul Power.]

[No help from anyone else.]

[Yet Yu Chen had never resigned himself to fate.]

[In the end, he had forced his own way onto an entirely new path, creating a theory capable of overturning the Soul Master world's understanding.]

[At that moment, Bibi Dong felt sincere admiration for a peer for the first time.]

[After the shock subsided, Qian Xunji spoke again.]

["But how did you cultivate your current realm?"]

[Yu Chen did not conceal anything and answered directly:]

["This is the Soul-Shattering Foundation Building Method I am currently researching."]

["Its core is to use the human body as a furnace and Natural Soul Power as fuel to temper the body."]

["The first step is to sense the Soul Power of heaven and earth."]

["The second step is to guide Soul Power into the body and let it merge into every part of it."]

["The third step is to continuously use Soul Power to strike and temper the skin and meridians throughout the body."]

["After that comes tempering the bones, muscles, and internal organs."]

["This is my current realm, which I call the Early Foundation Building Stage."]

[By this point, Qian Xunji and Bibi Dong were too shocked to speak.]

[Only after a long while did they finally regain their senses.]

[But this time, there was not the slightest hint of joy on Qian Xunji's face.]

[On the contrary, undisguised killing intent slowly emerged in his eyes.]

[If Yu Chen had merely proposed an empty theoretical concept, there would have been nothing to fear.]

[But the problem was that he had not only proposed the theory, he had already successfully cultivated it.]

[Even more terrifyingly, Yu Chen was still so young.]

[Given more time, no one knew what else he might develop in the future.]

[If this path of cultivation were truly perfected, the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Clan's future would certainly catch up to, or even surpass, Spirit Hall.]

[That was something Qian Xunji could never tolerate.]

[At that thought, Qian Xunji's figure suddenly vanished from where he stood.]

[When he appeared again, he was already standing before Yu Chen, speaking coldly.]

["You are a genius."]

["Unfortunately, you do not belong to our Spirit Hall."]