Douluo: I Won't Hide It Anymore, Qian Renxue Is My Wife

Since they were on the outskirts of the forest, there were only ten-year and hundred-year soul beasts around.

They had yet to encounter any thousand-year soul beasts.

Qian Ye had no interest in ten-year or hundred-year ones.

At the very least, his first Soul Ring had to be a thousand-year one.

As for Qian Renxue, Qian Ye felt he could not let her take that risk.

For her first, he would get her a hundred-year one. Only her second would be thousand-year.

After all, her physique was not as strong as his.

Qian Ye had bought plenty of food at the market earlier, spending several Gold Soul Coins.

Grilled fish, roasted meat, sausages, water, fruit, and more.

Qian Renxue peeled a banana and ate it with great relish.

Qian Ye held a chicken leg in his left hand and a sausage in his right, enjoying himself immensely as well.

At the same time, he kept watch in every direction, looking for any large soul beasts approaching.

Compared to the Star Dou Great Forest, the largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent, Sunset Forest was much smaller.

But it was still the second-largest soul beast forest on the Douluo Continent.

There were also smaller soul beast forests, such as the Soul Hunting Forest raised by the Heaven Dou Empire, but they were far inferior to these great soul beast forests.

At the same time, these two great soul beast forests were both open to the public.

The Soul Hunting Forest, however—like the one Yu Xiaogang had taken Tang San to when Tang San studied at Nuoding Academy—required a Spirit Hall warrant to enter or leave.

"Brother Qian Ye, how old a Soul Ring should we absorb?"

Qian Renxue asked with concern as she ate.

Qian Ye already had an answer to that.

"Forget ten-year white ones. At the very least, they must be over a hundred years old. As for my first Soul Ring, I plan to absorb a thousand-year Soul Ring."

Qian Renxue fell silent for a moment after hearing that. "Didn't Grandpa say that the first Soul Ring is best kept below a thousand years and above a hundred years?"

"Absorbing a Soul Ring that is too old can endanger your life. I think around five hundred years would be enough. How about absorbing a thousand-year one for your second Soul Ring instead?"

So Little Xue was worried about his safety. Good!

Qian Renxue had been born into a soul master family and had studied soul master knowledge since childhood. She knew no less than he did.

Qian Ye rubbed her head. "Don't worry, Little Xue. I know what I'm doing."

"What about you? What age Soul Ring do you plan to absorb for your first one?"

She did not answer immediately. After all, this was no small matter—it concerned her life.

"Little Xue thinks ten years is too low, while a thousand years is too high. Around five hundred years should be about right."

"As for the second one, a Soul Ring of around three thousand years should be possible."

Mm, just as he had thought.

Qian Ye said, "Then it's settled. Your first will be a hundred-year one, and your second will be a thousand-year one."

"My first will be a thousand-year one, and my second will be a ten-thousand-year one."

With the Twenty-Four Winged Eternal Angel Martial Soul holding the fort, absorbing a ten-thousand-year ring for his second Martial Soul should keep him safe.

Of course, there was still danger.

It was simply very slight!

"Ten thousand years..."

Qian Renxue reached out and touched his forehead. "Brother Qian Ye, you don't have a fever, do you? A ten-thousand-year Soul Ring for your second one? How could you possibly endure that?"

Hehe~

Qian Ye smiled. "Don't worry, Little Xue. Your brother knows what he's doing."

Qian Renxue: "..."

After eating, the two continued onward.

After walking another five li or so.

Qian Ye suddenly stopped and listened carefully.

Seeing this, Qian Renxue immediately stopped as well. She sensed danger nearby. "What is it?"

"Little Xue, something is approaching us."

"What?"

"Wait. Don't make a sound."

Qian Renxue immediately covered her mouth and dared not make a sound.

Rustle, rustle, rustle~

Suddenly, Qian Ye heard a sound from his right.

Upon hearing it, Qian Renxue hurriedly pressed her back against his, assuming a defensive stance.

She drew her blade.

Qian Ye also took out his twin blades, one in each hand, determined to see what soul beast was approaching.

Smack~

Suddenly, a red vine lashed out, sweeping toward his face.

"As expected, a soul beast is approaching."

In the blink of an eye, Qian Ye used Treading Snow Without Trace. His body flashed like lightning, and the twin blades in his hands created a blur of flashing steel.

In an instant, he cut the red vine whipping toward him into several pieces.

The two escaped unharmed.

Qian Ye let out a breath, knowing the soul beast would soon launch a second wave of attacks. They had to keep their defenses up.

"Golden Bell Shield!" Qian Ye shouted, and golden light burst from his body, spreading outward.

A bell-shaped golden barrier immediately formed around him and Qian Renxue as a defense.

"Brother Qian Ye, how did you make this barrier?"

It was Qian Renxue's first time seeing him use this kind of defensive barrier, and she found it very novel.

How should he put it?

Qian Ye did not think it was difficult. "Oh, it's a skill I only figured out by accident last night. It can be used for defense."

"I gave it a name: the Golden Bell Shield skill."

"Wow, it's a great skill. It really does look like a giant bell."

"Exactly, which is why I named it Golden Bell Shield."

Qian Renxue looked envious. Brother Qian Ye was amazing. He had only just awakened his Martial Soul, yet he could already come up with such a skill!

Why wasn't she as outstanding as he was?

Or was she simply too stupid?

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~

Just then, hundreds of red vines shot toward them.

"Brother Qian Ye, it's attacking again!"

"Don't worry, Little Xue. I took a look and recognized this plant soul beast. It's called a Bewitching Vine."

Only then did Qian Renxue remember seeing this kind of soul beast in a book. "So it's a Bewitching Vine!"

"This plant soul beast is highly aggressive and has bewitching abilities. It's a formidable plant soul beast, so we need to be careful."

Qian Ye stared into the thicket for a while before speaking. "This Bewitching Vine is at least a thousand years old, with strength equivalent to a Level 30 soul master."

"A thousand years!"

"Yes, no less than a thousand years. Its main root is a hundred meters away from us. A thousand-year Bewitching Vine can extend its vines roughly a hundred meters."

"A ten-thousand-year one can reach five hundred meters, while a hundred-thousand-year one can grow as long as a thousand meters."

"But to me, it's nothing at all."

"Brother Qian Ye, then how do we deal with it?" That was what Qian Renxue cared about.

After all, she was still a child and had no experience fighting thousand-year soul beasts.

Three-Thousand-Year Soul Ring

"Get close to it."

"How?"

Qian Ye had already calculated it. "My Golden Bell Shield skill can still hold out for a while. With it, we can get close enough."

"That's good!" Qian Renxue relaxed.

"Little Xue, stay where you are. I'll go deal with it."

"Then be careful."

"It's fine!"

Qian Ye said no more. Using Treading Snow Without Trace, he flashed forward, while his Shadow Follows Twin Blades skill sent the twin blades in his hands dancing wildly in a blur of steel.

Before long, every vine that coiled toward him was sliced apart by his twin blades and fell to the ground.

The Golden Bell Shield skill shattered, and Qian Ye used the Invincible Golden Body skill as he continued charging forward.

In the original Douluo Continent novel, Xiao Wu's Invincible Golden Body skill could last for three seconds, which was already incredibly powerful.

But the one Qian Ye had learned could be used ten times a day, with each use lasting thirty seconds.

It could be said to be exceptionally powerful.

Moreover, the Invincible Golden Body skill could negate all attacks and made him immune to water, fire, and poison.

Although its duration was short, as long as one was fast enough, it was an extremely useful skill for close-combat soul masters.

It allowed them to approach their opponents and strike them.

Aside from speed, the Invincible Golden Body skill was undoubtedly a perfect close-combat skill.

Its weakness was that it lasted too briefly.

As for the Golden Bell Shield skill, it could be used without limit as long as he had sufficient Soul Power.

Upon using the Invincible Golden Body skill, which lasted thirty seconds each time, golden light immediately flowed across Qian Ye's body.

From head to toe, even his clothes seemed to have been coated in gold, looking incredibly cool.

The twin blades in his hands never stopped. Though the Bewitching Vine desperately tried to stop him with its vines, they could not match the speed and sharpness of his blades.

Qian Ye charged all the way forward, severing vines one after another and sending them crashing to the ground.

With a hundred meters between them, Qian Ye used Treading Snow Without Trace and instantly arrived before the Bewitching Vine. His twin blades swung in a fierce flurry.

In only a few seconds, Qian Ye struck the Bewitching Vine's core. Its vines immediately went limp, losing their ability to attack, with only a final breath remaining.

Seeing that the battle had ended, Qian Renxue hurried over. Only after seeing that he was unharmed did she finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"Brother Qian Ye, you succeeded!"

"Easy."

Qian Ye gave a wicked grin.

It was just that he had used both the Invincible Golden Body skill and the Treading Snow Without Trace skill just now.