The Little Golden Retriever Who Couldn't Fight Back

As they spoke, Qian Renxue had already entered the state of Martial Soul Possession, her petite frame hovering in mid-air as golden radiance spilled across the training grounds.

Entering the soul battle, the little angel rarely wore such a serious expression, seemingly intent on offering Lin Beiya some pointers regarding soul skills.

"First Soul Skill: Angel Charge."

With a flutter of the three pairs of wings behind her, Qian Renxue's body transformed into a streak of light, rushing toward the colorless wall before her.

She had already planned it out: after shattering the Crystal Wall, she would stop her fist right in front of his handsome face. Her grandfather once said that a true master knows how to exert force and when to retract it!

The thought was sound, but reality rarely bowed to Qian Renxue's wishes. The scene of the light wall shattering that she had imagined did not occur. Instead, when her fist, imbued with holy light and moving at high speed, struck the crystal wall, the entire structure rippled like a stone dropped into a calm pond.

Immediately following, her own attack was returned with even greater power, striking her squarely in the abdomen.

"Ouch!"

Like a small, fluttering moth, Qian Renxue was sent flying by the immense force. After performing several backward rolls across the training ground, she clutched her stomach and cried out in pain.

This sight left Lin Beiya stunned on the spot; he clearly hadn't controlled the Crystal Wall to reflect the force back!

After a long moment, Lin Beiya awkwardly covered his face. It seemed that while the Crystal Wall allowed him to decide whether to reflect energy-based attacks, it automatically reflected melee physical attacks back at double the intensity.

And since Qian Renxue's first soul skill was a rapid, close-quarters physical strike, the double-reflected Angel Charge had dealt the little angel a heavy blow.

"Uh... are you alright?"

"I'm fine. I didn't expect you to have a few tricks up your sleeve. This young lady is getting serious now."

It would have been better if Lin Beiya hadn't asked. To Qian Renxue, the question felt like a victor pitying the weak. She scrambled to her feet, subtly rubbing her stomach, her eyes filled with vigilance as she looked at Lin Beiya once more.

She had obtained her soul rings months before Lin Beiya and was already a Soul Grand Master with two rings. If she lost to him, where would the dignity of the Angel clan go? Where would she put her face?

This was a battle she could not afford to lose!

Realizing this, Qian Renxue immediately ignited her second soul ring. The angel wings behind her grew slightly wider, and energy surged within them, seemingly ready to be unleashed at any moment.

"Watch out, Beiya, I'm coming."

"Second Soul Skill: Holy Light Illumination!"

As the little angel's voice fell, countless points of light shot forth from those three pairs of brilliant golden wings, aimed directly at the Crystal Wall blocking their path.

Compared to her previous pinpoint attack, this large-scale area-of-effect skill stirred up turbulent waves across the wall's surface. Yet, just like the first time, this significantly more powerful assault still failed to break Lin Beiya's defense.

"Uh, how about we call it a draw?"

Seeing that Qian Renxue was on the verge of flying into a rage, Lin Beiya immediately suggested a draw.

But this did not soothe her; instead, it only made her more furious.

"Don't look down on me! This young lady will definitely shatter your pathetic wall!"

"Take this, Angel Charge!"

From afar, watching Qian Renxue charge at the Crystal Wall once again, Qian Daoliu sighed and shook his head. His granddaughter still lacked too much combat experience; she kept choosing to charge headlong into a defense that was clearly unbreakable and would only end up hurting her.

In Qian Daoliu's view, the way to win was to use her advantage as a Soul Grand Master to maneuver around Lin Beiya.

But at only six years old, Qian Renxue was clearly blinded by the situation. Now, she only wanted to quickly defeat Lin Beiya to prove the dignity of a Soul Grand Master.

The result was exactly as he expected: Qian Renxue, having rushed in again, was sent flying back time after time by the force reflected by the crystal sphere, her once-pristine white dress now covered in dust.

Sigh, it's good for little Xue to suffer a bit. Otherwise, who knows what kind of losses she might face when she encounters a real enemy in the future?

One cannot become a talent without experiencing difficult battles; Qian Daoliu understood this better than anyone. Even someone as strong as him had opponents he could do nothing about—both Tang Chen and Bo Saixi had made him suffer in the past.

The soul battle in the arena continued.

Or rather, it was less of a soul battle and more of a one-sided practice session for Qian Renxue's soul skills, as Lin Beiya hadn't made a single move since initially manifesting the Crystal Wall.

Sent flying once again by the doubled Angel Charge, the little angel did not scramble up as she had before, but instead lay quietly on the ground without moving.

If not for her shoulders trembling slightly, Lin Beiya would have thought she had been knocked unconscious by the rebound.

"Er... how about we call it a draw?"

"Get lost! I don't need you to go easy on me. A loss... is a loss. This young lady will win... win it back next time!"

Lin Beiya's tentative words were quickly met with Qian Renxue's retort. Whether it was his imagination or not, he heard a hint of a sob in her voice.

He figured that at her age, having never encountered any setbacks other than those from Bibi Dong, his victory as the weaker party must have been quite a blow to her.

After all, she had always been the center of attention in the Douluo Hall; when had she ever suffered such indignity?

Realizing this, Lin Beiya dispelled the Crystal Wall and slowly walked over to the sobbing little golden-haired girl, helping her up and brushing the dust from her white dress with one hand.

"Then let's fight again next time. The Crystal Wall can withstand attacks at the Soul Grand Master level and reflect them back with double the force. Your Martial Soul is strong, but your attack power hasn't yet broken through the limits of a Soul Grand Master."

Hearing this, a look of profound shock appeared in Qian Renxue's beautiful eyes.

"What exactly is this armor of yours? How is it so powerful?"

It was no wonder she was so surprised. The strength of a Martial Soul was directly proportional to one's Innate Soul Power. Even with her innate level twenty soul power and the Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, she couldn't compare to this Aries Gold Cloth. How could she not be astonished?

"Hmm?"

Looking down at the sacred armor on his body, Lin Beiya suddenly had a whimsical thought: could his Aries Gold Cloth be worn by others?

He knew that, barring any accidents, his second soul ring would unlock another set of Gold Cloths. Even if he only had nine soul rings, that would mean nine sets of Cloths—more than he could ever wear himself.

Thinking of this, Lin Beiya communicated with the Sacred Cloth through his mind. Then, under the astonished gaze of the little angel, the Aries Gold Cloth transformed back into a golden ram before gradually shifting into a golden card that fell to the ground.

"This... Beiya... what is going on?"

"Hm? I don't know how to explain it either, but try picking up the card and injecting your soul power into it!"

"Oh... okay!"

Following his instructions, Qian Renxue picked up the golden card from the ground and quickly injected her own soul power into it.

Immediately, a scene that filled her with pleasant surprise occurred: the Aries Gold Cloth that had just been worn by Lin Beiya quickly enveloped her body, fitting itself onto her.

Unlike the snug fit when Lin Beiya wore it, the hip section of the Sacred Cloth took on a skirt-like shape when worn by Qian Renxue, making it perfectly suited for a woman.

"Wow, Beiya, I can wear this armor too! It's so cool!"