Qian Renxue's Objective

Qian Renxue looked at his eyes, which had suddenly turned vigilant, and her heart stirred slightly.

This guy was far more perceptive than she had imagined.

She had originally assumed that a six-year-old child, no matter how capable in a fight, would have flaws in his temperament.

But she had just observed this Luo Yun; he didn't waste words, didn't procrastinate, and didn't leave any room for others.

This kind of temperament was not something a six-year-old child should possess.

Qian Renxue re-evaluated the value of the Luo Yun before her in her mind.

Then, she spoke.

"I want to form a partnership with you."

Luo Yun glanced at her, the corners of his mouth curling slightly.

It wasn't a smile, but the kind of arc that said, "What kind of joke are you telling?"

"A partnership?" He repeated the two words as if he had heard something ridiculous. "Do you know what kind of place this is? Here, everyone around you is thinking about how to kill you. And you're talking to me about a partnership?"

He withdrew his gaze, bypassed Qian Renxue, and continued walking forward.

"Don't follow me."

Qian Renxue stood in place, watching that small, black-clad figure walk further and further away.

She was sensible enough not to chase after him.

She just stood there, arms crossed, her azure eyes narrowed slightly, the arc at the corner of her mouth faint and elusive.

"Interesting."

The intelligence Pufferfish Douluo had brought back from Frost Ridge City surfaced in her mind.

"King Frost Extreme Luo Shang, level 95 Super Douluo, possesses a 100,000-year soul ring, guards the Northern Territory of Heaven Dou, strength unfathomable."

"His son, Luo Yun, six years old, twin martial souls, first soul ring is already a thousand-year soul ring, rumored to be suspected of receiving a divine inheritance."

"King Frost Extreme once encountered the Crown Prince in the outer perimeter of the Star Dou Great Forest while competing for the Holy Leaf Spirit Deer. Afterward, the father and son entered the core circle of the Star Dou Great Forest, stayed for half a month, and returned. On the way, they encountered the Titan Giant Ape and the Azure Bull Python; King Frost Extreme was injured, but his son's aura had clearly strengthened."

"Subsequently, King Frost Extreme took his son back to Frost Ridge City, entering the city's dungeon daily to train his son using death-row inmates. According to reports from an inside source, his son killed over a thousand people in just over a month, his temperament changed drastically, and his killing intent condensed into substance."

"Recently, King Frost Extreme and his son left Frost Ridge City, their whereabouts unknown."

Qian Renxue had remained silent for a long time after reading this intelligence.

She had originally thought that King Frost Extreme was raising Luo Yun from a young age to be a general, cultivating a battle-hardened heir; these were standard operations for border nobles.

But the subsequent intelligence made her overturn all her guesses.

Suspected divine trial.

Over a thousand people killed.

Drastic change in temperament.

Killing intent condensed into substance.

Whereabouts unknown.

These words, strung together, made her think of one place.

Slaughter City.

She sent Pufferfish Douluo to investigate, and sure enough, King Frost Extreme had brought his son into Slaughter City.

Qian Renxue had wanted to come in herself at the time, but she hesitated.

She was very clear about the rules of Slaughter City.

Soul power would be sealed; one could only rely on martial souls and physical combat.

Although, given her status, the King of Slaughter would not dare to let her truly die here, but if some accident were to happen...

She told Pufferfish Douluo about this concern and had him go back to report it to her grandfather.

Then, she received her grandfather's reply, which consisted of only one sentence.

"Go."

Qian Renxue knew what her grandfather meant.

And Qian Daoliu was also clear about Qian Renxue's intentions.

If they could win over a Super Douluo with the talent of King Frost Extreme, along with Luo Yun, who possessed twin martial souls and was suspected of undergoing a divine trial, plus the entire Northern Territory army, unifying the entire continent would be an easy task.

And the key to winning over King Frost Extreme was his son.

Thinking of this, the arc at the corner of Qian Renxue's mouth widened a little more.

A six-year-old child—was there any reason she couldn't handle the relationship?

With that thought, she turned and walked in the direction where Luo Yun had disappeared.

As she did, she gave a casual wave of her hand.

A flash of golden light.

A man who didn't know the meaning of death, reaching out from the side to touch her waist, had his wrist severed clean off, blood spraying out in a torrent.

The man let out a miserable shriek, kneeling on the ground while clutching his stump, his face filled with terror as he looked at the woman before him, whose beauty was beyond reason.

Qian Renxue did not look at him, continuing to walk in the direction of Luo Yun.

Soon, she saw Luo Yun's back again.

The child was at the end of the street, heading toward the east side of the city.

His pace was neither fast nor slow.

Qian Renxue quickened her steps to follow.

She did not get too close, maintaining a distance of about twenty paces, trailing him at a steady, unhurried rhythm.

At this distance, Luo Yun would neither feel like she was a haunting specter, nor would she lose track of him.

She wanted to see just how much this six-year-old child possessed that she didn't know about.

A month ago, by the river in the Star Dou Great Forest, when she first laid eyes on this child, she had only thought he was an ordinary noble youth brought out for training by King Frost Extreme.

That face was certainly handsome, but what value could a six-year-old child possibly have?

Later, when she received the intelligence sent by Pufferfish Douluo in Heaven Dou City, her first reaction was disbelief.

Six years old, a first spirit ring at the thousand-year level, twin martial spirits, divine inheritance, over a thousand kills, killing intent solidified into substance.

These words, when applied to a six-year-old child, sounded like nothing more than a tall tale.

But Pufferfish Douluo would not lie to her.

And today, she had seen it with her own eyes.

This Luo Yun was nothing like a six-year-old child.

Qian Renxue's footsteps faltered slightly, a complex light flashing in her azure eyes.

She had thought she had suffered enough herself.

Yet this child, at the age of six, had been thrown into Slaughter City by his own father.

Sigh...

Qian Renxue took a deep breath, suppressing that trace of uncalled-for sentiment.

She quickened her pace once more, catching up to that small, black-clad figure.

East of the city, villa.

Luo Yun pushed open the door and walked into the courtyard.

He went to the main hall, sat down on his favorite recliner, and picked up the book he hadn't finished reading from the table.

It was titled Douluo: Sun and Moon Twin Birth, Inheritance of Destruction and Life.

The pages were densely packed with text, though the pacing was exceptionally slow.

Luo Yun read for a while, then closed the book and placed it on his chest.

He closed his eyes.

The face of the blonde woman from earlier surfaced in his mind.

Golden long hair, azure eyes, that inherent nobility in her bones, that composure of looking down on everything.

He had seen this face before, by the river in the Star Dou Great Forest.

But she hadn't looked like that at the time.

The "Xue Qinghe" from back then was a man, dressed in gold and white brocade robes, gentle as jade, polite and courteous.

Yet those eyes were the same.

Luo Yun opened his eyes, staring at the dark red patterns on the ceiling, his brows furrowing slightly.

Unless the "Crown Prince" in the Star Dou Great Forest had been a disguise all along.

Having reached this thought, Luo Yun stopped dwelling on it.

It wasn't that he couldn't figure it out; it was that he didn't want to.

In this place, those who think too much die the fastest.

Whether she was man or woman, prince or princess, it had nothing to do with him.

He had come here to complete his God Trial, not to make friends.

He closed his eyes once again.