Compared to the eight Soul Rings surrounding Qian Renxue, Xu Chen's two yellow and two purple Soul Rings looked rather shabby.
Qian Renxue curled her lips disdainfully and looked at Xu Chen. "I really don't know how someone with your talent and cultivation managed to catch his eye and receive his invitation."
Xu Chen mobilized all the Soul Power in his body to resist the pressure emanating from Qian Renxue, offering no response to her words.
Qian Renxue rose to her feet. The table before her was reduced to powder beneath the pressure leaking from her body, scattering throughout the room.
She said, "It seems you truly have no intention of cooperating?"
Xu Chen still did not answer.
Qian Renxue snorted coldly. An Angel Sacred Sword condensed from golden energy appeared in her hand.
"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit..."
Yet Xu Chen spoke before she could make her move.
He said, "I'm not refusing to cooperate. The time is simply up."
Qian Renxue froze, and an ominous feeling immediately rose in her heart. "What do you mean?"
A faint smile appeared on Xu Chen's face again. "Exactly what it says."
Qian Renxue immediately charged toward Xu Chen with her sword raised.
But just as she lifted her foot, Xu Chen's fourth Soul Ring lit up.
Everything in his eyes slowed down.
His thousand-year fourth Soul Ring, obtained from a Netherworld Wolf.
It granted him his fourth soul skill: Shadow Flash.
Xu Chen turned around and assumed a runner's starting stance, glancing back at Qian Renxue, who remained frozen with one leg raised.
The next moment, his entire body transformed into a streak of purplish-black light and vanished from where he stood.
When he reappeared, he was already in a corner on the eastern side of Elder Hall.