Snake Lance Douluo was also surprised by the sudden change in Qian Yu's eyes. Then he continued to increase the pressure.
Forty levels, fifty levels, sixty levels...
Only when the pressure reached a level comparable to that of a seventy-level Soul Saint did Qian Yu finally show a reaction.
With such a cheat at his disposal, even though Qian Yu was only a Two-Ring Soul Grandmaster, there truly weren't many people below the Titled Douluo level who could make him bow his head through sheer pressure alone.
His reaction had more to do with the fact that he couldn't control the Holy Wings inside him.
Under Snake Lance Douluo's pressure, the Holy Wings activated, and Qian Yu instinctively wanted to release them.
But he chose not to. Instead, he circulated his Soul Power and forcibly suppressed them.
After all, the Holy Wings hadn't fully fused with him yet, so there was still a chance they could be taken away.
He could trust Hu Liena completely. As for Xie Yue and Yan, because of Hu Liena, he could trust them to some extent.
But he couldn't say the same for the two men standing before him.
They might have been devoted to Spirit Hall, but times had changed. Who could guarantee that their loyalty remained?
Even if they were still loyal, that loyalty was to Spirit Hall and Qian Renxue—not to an outsider like him.
In a sense, Qian Renxue had even been driven to her death by him.
Whatever Snake Lance and Porcupinefish Douluo did, Qian Yu wouldn't be surprised.
"Is this the person the young mistress chose?"
"Is this the last hope of our Spirit Hall?"
Snake Lance Douluo looked at Qian Yu, who hadn't yielded in the slightest under his pressure and whose eyes still shone with determination. He let out a soft sigh.
If the young mistress had possessed such bearing back then, they wouldn't have fallen into such dire straits.
"Since the young mistress entrusted everything to you, Chi Xue and I will naturally do everything we can to help you."
"But don't expect too much from two old men like us. It'll take at least ten years for us to recover from the injuries we suffered. Right now, we're only a little stronger than Soul Douluos, and we can't afford to fight without risking further harm."
Snake Lance stood and looked at Qian Yu, his expression heavy.
Clearly, he had accepted Qian Yu.
But harsh reality meant that acceptance alone wasn't enough.
They didn't have much strength left to spare.
"Thank you for trusting me, Senior. As for your injuries, I'll find a way to treat them."
Seeing Snake Lance Douluo's attitude, Qian Yu felt a great weight lift from his heart.
At least this trip hadn't been in vain.
Even an injured Titled Douluo was still a Titled Douluo, absolutely incomparable to a Soul Douluo.
In this era, there weren't yet any Soul Saints or Soul Douluos who could match a Titled Douluo.
Even Yang Wudi had only managed to badly injure Snake Lance Douluo with the help of various favorable conditions.
As for Tang Hao back in the day, he was a whole different matter.
It wasn't that his Clear Sky Hammer was all that powerful. The truth was, he was absurdly unreasonable.
He had all kinds of cheats that defied reality!
"Fine. If you really can heal the two of us, then I'll stake my life and go crazy with you. How about that?"
Clearly, Snake Lance Douluo thought Qian Yu was making a grand claim.
If even they, as Titled Douluos, couldn't resolve their own injuries, what could a child like Qian Yu possibly do?
"It's a deal. For now, please rest, Seniors."
Qian Yu bowed respectfully before taking his leave.
He had been so deferential to these two, yet when it came to Qian Renxue, he'd cursed and slandered her without restraint.
Naturally, it was because the situation had changed.
Qian Renxue and Hu Liena both felt indebted to him. Besides, back then Qian Yu truly hadn't wanted to keep struggling; he'd planned to give up and start over.
But now that he had another chance to fight for his life, of course he wanted to live.
One should still show the respect due to the strong.
As soon as he left, he saw Hu Liena beating Yan.
Clearly, Yan had completely enraged Hu Liena with some ill-chosen words. He kept apologizing as he took the beating.
When he saw Qian Yu approaching, Yan's eyes instantly lit up.
"Qian Yu, I was wrong! I was wrong!"
"From now on, whatever you say, I'll do!"
"I'll never give you attitude again!"
Yan hurried over to Qian Yu, making his stance clear.
Only then did Hu Liena stop.
"Hu Liena, have you taught them the Mysterious Heaven Skill?"
Seeing how thoroughly Hu Liena had Yan under her thumb, Qian Yu didn't even feel like commenting. A love-struck fool really was invincible.
"Not yet."
"After all, I got the technique from you. How could I teach it to them without your permission?"
Hu Liena shook her head gently.
She hadn't been here long, and there hadn't been time to take care of some things.
"Teach the Mysterious Heaven Skill and the other techniques to everyone. Besides, I have some Ten-Thousand-Year Whale Glue here."
As he spoke, Qian Yu took several pieces of Whale Glue from his Storage Soul Tool and tossed them over. He'd already used up everything he'd bought earlier; Lüzhu had quietly purchased these in Heaven Dou City.
"What's the Mysterious Heaven Skill?"
"Whale Glue? Why are you taking out Whale Glue?"
"Are you expecting us to eat this?"
After Hu Liena had physically convinced him, Yan had changed his attitude quickly. In the blink of an eye, he was fully on board with whatever Qian Yu said.
He asked questions without the slightest hesitation.
"I'll explain everything when you take it later."
Qian Yu didn't really dislike Yan like this.
He wasn't the sort to scheme and overthink. People like that were the easiest to get along with.
Then Qian Yu gathered them together again and taught them the Mysterious Heaven Skill, the Purple Demon Eye, and the other techniques.
If nothing unexpected happened, this was the only force he could bring together for now.
Since Qian Yu had chosen to accept them, he wasn't going to hold anything back.
Before long, everyone except Hu Liena—including the two Titled Douluos, Snake Lance and Porcupinefish—began practicing the Mysterious Heaven Skill.
After quite some time, Porcupinefish was the first to open his eyes.
"Before, I had only a forty percent chance of recovering from my injuries within eight years. Now, with this technique, I'm confident I can fully recover within five."
As Porcupinefish Douluo spoke, his eyes were filled with astonishment.
He looked at Qian Yu with a newfound brightness in his eyes.
Perhaps the young mistress had made the right choice. This young man before them truly was their last hope.
"Senior Porcupinefish, if you also used precious spirit herbs to help your recovery, could you heal even faster?"
Qian Yu still wasn't satisfied with the result.
Five years was too long.
He simply couldn't wait that long.
"What kind of herbs?"
"If they're suitable, it wouldn't be impossible to shave off two or three years."
Hearing that Qian Yu had another idea, Porcupinefish's eyes lit up even more.
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