Three Years Later...

Qiangu Qitian bade Beibei farewell and quickly returned to his room.

The moment he pushed open the door and entered, he froze, surprise appearing on his face.

A beautiful woman lay on her side atop his bed.

Zhang Lexuan wore a black dress as she lay on her side on his bed. Her smooth, waterfall-like black hair was somewhat disheveled, and the face that always appeared so resolute before others now seemed somewhat fragile.

Seeing Zhang Lexuan like this, Qiangu Qitian could not help feeling heartache for her.

Her family had been wiped out by Evil Soul Masters when she was young, and she had always been forced to bear immense pressure, with hardly any time to rest.

Perhaps Qiangu Qitian's presence had alerted Zhang Lexuan in her sleep. Her beautiful eyes stirred before gradually opening.

"You're back?"

Zhang Lexuan stretched lazily and comfortably. Her black dress perfectly revealed her slender waist with the movement, while the full curves at her chest were outlined even more prominently.

"Mm, I just got back. How did you sleep, Sister Lexuan?"

Qiangu Qitian walked over and took the initiative to smooth the slightly messy strands of hair from Zhang Lexuan's face. Blinking mischievously, he smiled as he spoke.

"Not bad. I haven't slept this well in a long time."

"It smells like you here. I feel very safe."

Zhang Lexuan replied with a smile, then reached out and hugged Qiangu Qitian directly, not minding the dust on him from having just returned without washing up.

"Sister Lexuan..."

Breathing in Zhang Lexuan's faint fragrance, Qiangu Qitian also closed his eyes comfortably and rubbed against her in her embrace, immediately feeling waves of softness.

Zhang Lexuan truly was wonderful. Over more than half a year together, Qiangu Qitian had grown deeply fond of her. Not only was she gentle and considerate, but she also gave him extensive guidance in cultivation.

"Level twenty-two, at the peak. It looks like you won't need long to catch up to me."

Feeling the unusual movement in her arms, an imperceptible flush crossed Zhang Lexuan's porcelain-like, exquisite face.

She did not mind being close to Qiangu Qitian. In fact, she had deliberately fostered this degree of intimacy. She was already Qiangu Qitian's fiancée, the child bride she had chosen for herself.

"Catch up to Sister Lexuan? I'll work hard!"

Zhang Lexuan's Soul Power had improved again over the past half year. Within two or three years at most, she would be able to challenge the Spirit Saint realm.

With such talent, no matter how desperately Qiangu Qitian pursued her, without the aid of fortuitous opportunities, catching up to her would be extremely difficult.

But Qiangu Qitian knew how the story would unfold, and he knew where the opportunities on the Douluo Continent lay. Thus, he was confident he would never encounter a bottleneck. With countless opportunities, he would continue growing stronger, and one day, he would catch up to Zhang Lexuan.

"Then you need to work hard. Oh, weren't you interested in Soul Tools? I'll give this to you."

Under Qiangu Qitian's gaze, Zhang Lexuan took a level-five Soul Tool from her spatial Soul Tool.

However, it was not an offensive Soul Tool, but a defensive Invincible Barrier.

"Thank you, Sister Lexuan!"

As Qiangu Qitian knew, this level-five Invincible Barrier could theoretically block attacks below the Spirit Douluo level. Passively, it could last three seconds; actively activating its core for defense could sustain it for five seconds.

Soul Tools like the Invincible Barrier were controlled items even in the Sun Moon Empire. Qiangu Qitian had not expected Zhang Lexuan to obtain something this good.

With this, traveling the continent in the future would practically mean having an extra life.

After all, a battle could end in an instant.

Qiangu Qitian remembered the future battle against the Death Messenger. Ling Luochen had avoided being severely affected by the Corpse Explosion only because she possessed a defensive Soul Tool and had been farther away.

Though he was not particularly interested in learning how to make Soul Tools, he was very interested in carrying one to save his life.

Qiangu Qitian did not share the Martial Soul Department of Shrek Academy's mindset that Martial Souls were invincible and Soul Tools were aberrations.

He only had one life. Why make things difficult for himself?

After thanking her, Qiangu Qitian looked at Zhang Lexuan's gentle expression and tender gaze, then accepted the Invincible Barrier without hesitation and stored it close to his body.

Zhang Lexuan then gave Qiangu Qitian some guidance in cultivation before choosing to leave.

But before leaving, she hugged Qiangu Qitian once more and gently pressed her soft lips to his forehead.

Only then did she hurriedly depart, somewhat flustered.

"Sister Lexuan..."

Qiangu Qitian raised a hand and touched the skin of his forehead, where the soft sensation still lingered, then could not help shaking his head slightly.

The smile on his face vanished in an instant. He then took out the Indomitable Staff Technique and Reign Over the World together and began studying them carefully.

The Indomitable Staff Technique was purely physical offense, while Reign Over the World combined spiritual and physical attacks. These two ultimate techniques shared certain commonalities, so it might not be impossible to fuse them.

It was merely a painstaking task that required repeated attempts over a long period.

Furthermore, to succeed, he first had to learn Reign Over the World. Otherwise, everything would be empty talk.

Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three years had passed!

"Reign Over the World!"

Qiangu Qitian stood in an open area on Sea God Island and threw a punch, unleashing an incomparably domineering will.

The terrifying force of his fist carried that tyrannical will, seeking to suppress every enemy before him.

Three years had passed, and Qiangu Qitian had long since mastered Reign Over the World. With a single punch, he wrapped his tyrannical spiritual will around his attack, intending to shatter and kill every enemy before him.

Reign Over the World was extraordinarily difficult to cultivate. After all, it was a Self-Created Soul Skill created by Mu En, a Limit Douluo, after pouring in the efforts of his entire life. Even with Qiangu Qitian's talent, it had taken him nearly a year to master it.

Over the following two years, Qiangu Qitian had focused on fusing the two ultimate techniques. Now, he had finally achieved some results and had barely managed to initially integrate Reign Over the World into the Indomitable Staff Technique.

Because he had devoted himself to fusing these two ultimate techniques, Qiangu Qitian's Soul Power cultivation had slowed somewhat. Yet over three years, he had still raised his Soul Power to level thirty!

Level-thirty Soul Power at nine and a half years old left countless people dumbfounded!

Qiangu Qitian's rapid rate of improvement made even Mu En marvel repeatedly over the past few years. At this moment, Mu En even felt that Qiangu Qitian would surely become a Limit Douluo in the future.

After all, with Qiangu Qitian's comprehension being enough to fuse two great ultimate techniques at barely nine years old, the insights needed to break through to Limit Douluo could never stop him.

In Mu En's eyes, Qiangu Qitian possessed absolutely peak talent for the past ten thousand years. Even the Sea God ancestor might not necessarily have been Qiangu Qitian's match at this age!

An illustration here: Eldest Senior Sister!