Qian Renxue's Doll, Heading to the Ice and Fire Yin Yang Well! Sword Douluo's Guess! Ling Xiao's Overwhelming Presence!

"Your Highness, the astonishing phenomenon that appeared over Martial Soul City a few days ago—do you know the reason behind it?"

Chen Xin asked in a deep voice, his expression grave.

The source of the anomaly lay deep within Martial Soul Hall, and he could not get within half a step of it.

Xue Qinghe had been taken into the Pope Palace and treated by the Pope herself.

Being the closest, perhaps he had managed to glean some specific information.

"I do not know the specific situation either, I only occasionally heard words like Worship Hall and High Priest from others.

Senior Sword Douluo, do you know what exactly that Worship Hall is?"

Xue Qinghe also furrowed his brows, then revealed a perfectly timed look of confusion.

"The Worship Hall..."

Chen Xin's tone sank even further:

"The vast majority of soul masters only know that Martial Soul Hall has a Pope and Elders, all of whom possess peerless cultivation, but they do not know that the true foundation of Martial Soul Hall lies in the Worship Hall.

Every single priest inside is a peak powerhouse standing at the very pinnacle of Title Douluo.

And the Great Priest of the Worship Hall, Qian Daoliu, is a titan among soul masters."

He paused, a flicker of complex emotion crossing his eyes, "My grandfather was defeated by his hand and eventually passed away with deep regrets."

"Qian Daoliu is the former-former Pope of Martial Soul Hall, and his martial soul is the Six-Winged Angel.

That phenomenon from a few days ago was, in all likelihood, his doing."

Sword Douluo's expression was exceptionally solemn.

Qian Daoliu had not shown himself to the outside world for a very long time—so long that he had once assumed the old man had quietly perished.

He had not expected him to still be alive.

Although he had guessed as much before, Xue Qinghe's words undoubtedly confirmed it for him.

When I return this time, I must have a thorough discussion with Fengzhi; our attitude toward Martial Soul Hall must be adjusted accordingly.

Sword Douluo stroked his beard, pondering to himself.

Upon hearing this, Xue Qinghe opened her mouth wide, looking completely shocked.

She wasn't pretending.

She truly hadn't expected that this matter would be attributed to her grandfather by his own imagination...

The real person in question was sitting right in front of him.

This humorous scene...

She almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

It took a great deal of effort to swallow the laughter rising in her throat.

Having obtained the answers he wanted, Sword Douluo returned to his carriage with a grave expression.

No sooner had he left, than Snake Lance Douluo and Pufferfish Douluo, disguised as accompanying guards, stepped forward.

"Young Mistress, are you alright?"

Snake Lance Douluo lowered his voice, and as he spoke, he unobtrusively placed his palm against Qian Renxue's back, slowly channeling a wisp of pure soul power into her body.

Because Qian Renxue's soul power had mysteriously vanished, her mere level three soul power

could not sustain the disguise effect of the Angel God Suit for long.

Therefore, every hour or two, they had to inject soul power into her body to maintain the active state of the soul skill.

Due to this limitation, she had to frequently feign illness to give herself time to replenish her soul power.

"I'm fine, thank you for your concern, Uncles."

Qian Renxue smiled.

But deep in her heart, a trace of impatience emerged.

If it were in the past, she might have been able to endure it.

Ever since Ling Xiao upgraded her martial soul, she had become somewhat impatient, no longer willing to remain in this semi-crippled state.

"Teacher, Teacher?"

"Are you alright?"

She called out to Ling Xiao in her mind, but still received no response.

It wasn't until two days later, in the dead of night.

The delegation had stopped at a small village near the Sunset Forest.

Qian Renxue, exhausted from a day of travel, was just preparing to undress for sleep—

When Ling Xiao's voice suddenly rang out in her mind.

"Don't sleep yet, don't sleep! This Teacher has discovered a treasure land that can help you recover your cultivation!"

Qian Renxue hurriedly pulled back the clothes she had half-pushed off, clutching her chest, feeling both angry and embarrassed.

"Teacher, couldn't you have picked a better time? Why do you always appear without a word?!"

"Alas, this Teacher didn't want to either!"

Ling Xiao's voice carried just the right amount of fatigue and weakness.

"Didn't I just recover?"

Qian Renxue had originally intended to scold him a few times and settle some old scores.

Although she knew, That in such a situation, he had no other choice and it was all for her own good.

Moreover, after this period of time, her shame and anger had long since turned into worry.

Upon hearing his words, her concern grew even heavier.

"Teacher, are you alright?"

"Why don't you rest a bit more? My cultivation recovery is not urgent!"

"Alas, how can that be?"

Ling Xiao's voice held a tone of unquestionable authority.

"Your cultivation was lost because of this Teacher, causing you to suffer for so many years for nothing."

"Rest assured, even if this Teacher only has a sliver of a remnant soul left, it won't be so easy for me to die."

This domineering protectiveness, tinged with a hint of tragic heroism, immediately moved Qian Renxue to the core.

She wanted to persuade him further, but fearing she might wound her teacher's pride, she could only nod:

"Teacher, I will listen to you!"

Deep down, however, she secretly swore that she would be a devoted student to her teacher from now on!

"Good, pack your things now and we leave immediately."

"By the way, do not bring anyone."

"Ah, this... if I disappear, it will surely cause suspicion and panic..."

With Ling Xiao around, Qian Renxue was not worried about her own safety.

She was only afraid that Snake Lance Douluo and the others would wake up in the middle of the night to find her missing, causing unnecessary trouble.

"No matter, just place that jade pendant you carry on the bed."

Ling Xiao said with full confidence.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue took the ring-shaped jade pendant from her waist and placed it on the pillow.

The next second, her beautiful eyes widened instantly, and she covered her small mouth, nearly crying out in surprise.

She saw the jade pendant flash with a faint light, actually transforming into a figure identical to her, lying on the bed.

The aura it emitted, the fluctuations of soul power, Were exactly the same as hers!

"This... Teacher, how did you manage this?"

Qian Renxue reached out to touch the figure that was identical to her; it was cool and smooth, with an excellent texture, It didn't feel like a real person... but rather like a layer of light and water.

She was just about to poke it again with her finger...

"Don't poke it randomly, you'll pop it in a moment!"

Qian Renxue sheepishly retracted her hand and stood obediently.

Qian Renxue then withdrew her hand, feeling somewhat disgruntled.

"Just a trivial little trick. Hurry up and change your clothes, we are leaving."

Ling Xiao's tone carried a hint of pride.

This was a soul skill he had created by fusing the Three Thousand Lightning Movement from the Wind Lightning Pavilion of the Dou Qi Continent with the disguise ability of the Angel God Suit.

Qian Renxue changed into a night-traveling outfit under Ling Xiao's instructions.

Her entire body was shrouded in a layer of gray mist, and she then swaggered right past the guards, quietly heading toward the outskirts of the small village.

Yet, the guards did not detect her presence in the slightest.

Teacher, this is the road to the Sunset Forest... Could it be that we are going to hunt soul beasts?

Qian Renxue recalled how Ling Xiao had previously extracted energy from the corpses of numerous soul beasts to help her martial soul break through.

Was he planning to repeat the same trick this time?

"You will know once we arrive."

Having said that, Ling Xiao seemed to find her speed too slow and imbued a burst of spiritual power onto Qian Renxue.

She instantly felt her body become as light as a leaf.

Under the shroud of the gray mist, even the soul beasts could not track her movements.

Soon, she vanished into the night of the Sunset Forest...