Soul Hunting Targets

However, Qian Yu didn't interfere in such matters.

He felt that Hu Liena going to extremes might actually be a good thing. Perhaps it could even help her grow stronger.

"Throw him into the sea!"

After a brief pause, Qian Yu chose not to kill Jixiang.

It wasn't because he was overflowing with saintly compassion. The risk was simply too great.

That guy had Tang San's Sea God's Mark. If Qian Yu killed him and Tang San noticed, it would be troublesome.

For now, it was better to lie low and focus on growing stronger.

Besides, he had already gotten what he wanted.

"Don't worry. I won't leave a single trace."

Hu Liena said nothing aloud, but inwardly she grumbled that Qian Yu really was a bit of a lunatic.

In weather like this, throwing an unconscious person into the sea was sheer torture. Wouldn't it be better to just kill him?

But she had promised Qian Renxue that she would do everything she could to assist this boy. A promise was a promise, and she wouldn't go back on her word.

Besides, she knew that she wasn't as clever as he was.

By the time Hu Liena returned after throwing Jixiang into the sea, Qian Yu had already begun trying to cultivate the Mysterious Heaven Skill.

Getting started had been somewhat difficult, but after several attempts—and with the foundation he'd built from practicing the meditation method—he finally succeeded in mastering the basics after half a day.

As it turned out, the Mysterious Heaven Skill really was quite profound.

Its cultivation speed far surpassed the Angel Meditation Method. More importantly, as he cultivated, it continuously nourished his meridians and refined the residual divine power in his body, converting it into Soul Power and strengthening his foundations.

Once he had fully learned and mastered it, Qian Yu didn't keep it to himself. After making Hu Liena swear another oath, he taught her everything.

"This..."

"This technique, and the Purple Demon Eye..."

After trying to cultivate them, Hu Liena was utterly stunned.

If she'd had this technique when she first awakened her Martial Soul, she might already have become a Titled Douluo by now.

"I'm sure the Clear Sky Sect doesn't have any inheritance like this. Where did Tang San get it?"

"Could it be that he created it himself?"

"And how did you learn all of this?"

Hu Liena couldn't suppress her curiosity any longer and blurted out the questions.

"Tang San? The idea that he could create this technique—he couldn't manage it in this life, or even the next."

"As for how I know all this, I'd advise you not to ask."

"Ask, and you'll be courting death!"

Qian Yu looked at Hu Liena coldly.

Inwardly, though, he was thinking about something else.

He had cultivated the Angel Meditation Method before, and now he had successfully switched to the Mysterious Heaven Skill. That meant Tang San's claim to Dai Mubai that one couldn't switch cultivation methods was pure nonsense.

What puzzled him more was this: Jixiang possessed the complete Mysterious Heaven Skill, so why had it vanished by ten thousand years later?

Had the technique been lost over time, or had someone deliberately made it disappear?

Qian Yu felt that there were far too many intriguing mysteries here.

After successfully mastering the Mysterious Heaven Skill, he began studying other things.

The Purple Demon Eye was a necessary technique to cultivate. As a transmigrator, he already had naturally powerful spiritual strength, and with Qian Renxue's sacrifice and his God-level Head Soul Bone, it wasn't difficult for him to practice.

Before he knew it, another half month had passed.

The storm finally stopped.

Zi Zhenzhu also noticed that Jixiang had gone missing and hurriedly sent people to search for him.

Qian Yu and Hu Liena disguised themselves as members of the search party, waited for an opportunity to slip away from the island, and made their way back to the Douluo Continent.

They had come quietly and left just as quietly.

They had gained quite a lot!

"Other than you and Qian Renxue, are there no trustworthy experts from Spirit Hall still alive?"

On the way back to the Douluo Continent, Qian Yu couldn't help asking.

Ultimately, he still felt that Hu Liena's cultivation was too weak.

Never mind helping him hunt Soul Beasts. Even if Hu Liena happened to break through to Soul Douluo, could the two of them really hunt high-year Soul Beasts with their strength?

Would he have to let her pick some random ten-thousand-year Soul Beast as her Soul Ring?

Hu Liena's Martial Soul was still too lacking in offensive power.

"My brother and Yan might still be alive. As for the Titled Douluo, Qian Renxue once told me that Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo might still be alive. Their injuries are severe, though, and I don't know whether they've been taken prisoner."

At the mention of this, Hu Liena's mood sank.

These past few days, whenever she'd sought Qian Yu out and gone to stand in front of him, asking him to scold her, she'd done it because she wanted him to knock some sense into her.

As it turned out, it had actually helped a little.

"After you help me hunt my Soul Ring, do everything you can to contact Xie Yue and Yan. As for Snake Lance Douluo and Porcupinefish Douluo, look for them if you can, but don't force it if you can't find them."

"I'll find a safe place for us."

After thinking it over, Qian Yu decided that these people could be trusted, especially Xie Yue and Yan.

As for Snake Lance and Porcupinefish, they had once served as Qian Renxue's personal bodyguards and had even taken part in infiltrating the Heaven Dou Palace Coup. They couldn't expect those people to forgive them just because they kept their heads down and lived meekly.

They had no choice.

"Do you have a target in mind for your First Soul Ring?"

When she learned that Qian Yu was finally going to hunt for a Soul Ring, Hu Liena emerged from her low spirits.

She wanted to see how this little guy, who had made Qian Renxue sacrifice everything, would turn the tables against all odds.

"The Bright White Tiger, Golden Earth Dragon King, Blazing Lion, Holy Unicorn, or Holy Golden Beetle would all work. I want a thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast for my First Soul Ring, and I want to try for a fifty-thousand-year one for my Second Soul Ring."

Qian Yu had decided to absorb Soul Beasts of such ages, but that didn't mean he had a death wish.

His current setup was more than worth taking the risk.

After all, the Angel God had no divine power left to give him. He couldn't increase his Soul Ring ages through the God Trial or anything like that, so he naturally had to build up a stronger foundation.

"Um... I'm not confident I could kill any of those Soul Beasts on my own!"

At that, Hu Liena felt ashamed and humiliated.

"Seriously?"

"You're a Soul Saint, you have the Divine Slaughter's Domain, two ten-thousand-year Soul Bones, and an External Soul Bone, yet you can't deal with a thirty-thousand-year Soul Beast?"

This time, Qian Yu was genuinely surprised.

The Soul Beasts he'd chosen were certainly powerful, but surely they shouldn't be difficult for Hu Liena.

Her setup was top-tier, and she had a domain, an External Soul Bone, and other means at her disposal.

"I'll do my best and give it a try!"

Hu Liena seemed to be trying to work up her courage as she finally gave him an answer.

Only now did Qian Yu see the truth clearly.

Hu Liena had completely lost her fighting spirit.

In her current state, sending her up against powerful Soul Beasts really could lead to an accident.

He only had this one reliable partner for now. He really couldn't afford to let her die yet.

"Forget hunting Soul Beasts for now. I'll give you some things first. Take them with you for protection when you go."

Qian Yu had no choice but to think of another way.