Douluo: Enough Pretending, My Wife Is Qian Renxue

From childhood until now, at six years old, this was her first time leaving the Elder Hall to take a walk outside. It was a rare experience for her.

How could she not be happy?

Especially with him accompanying her.

Qian Ye smiled and nodded. Everything went without saying.

After dinner.

That night, Qian Ye took her to find a cave, lit a fire, and rested there for the night.

The two lay down and began to rest.

Qian Renxue suddenly smiled. "Brother Qian Ye, where are we going to find a Soul Beast tomorrow?"

Qian Ye shook his head. "Here, it's not us looking for Soul Beasts. It's Soul Beasts looking for us."

He was right. In the current Sunset Forest, the deeper one went, the more Soul Beasts there were.

They would come out on their own and attack people.

It was only tens of thousands of years later that Soul Beasts would nearly go extinct.

By the era of Douluo Continent: Legend of the Dragon King, Soul Rings were all artificial soul spirits.

Not only did awakening a Martial Soul cost money, but Soul Rings also had to be bought at exorbitant prices.

Even more unbelievable was that spending a fortune did not necessarily mean one could buy a good Soul Ring.

Therefore, Soul Masters of this era on Douluo Continent were still very fortunate.

Awakening a Martial Soul was free, and Soul Rings were free as well.

As long as one entered a forest, one could find them.

Ten-year, Hundred-Year, thousand-year, and ten-thousand-year Soul Rings could be picked at will.

As for Hundred Thousand Year and million-year ones, they were both rare and beyond the reach of ordinary Soul Masters.

Even among Title Douluo, most did not dare absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

The reason was simple. Unless it came from a sacrifice, ordinary Title Douluo would not dare absorb a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring.

They feared they would be unable to withstand the impact of the Soul Ring and explode to death.

People like Qian Daoliu, Golden Crocodile Douluo, and Bibi Dong were not comparable to ordinary Title Douluo.

Even Tang Hao's Hundred Thousand Year Soul Ring had been sacrificed to him by Ah Yin.

After dawn the next day.

Qian Ye woke the still-sleeping Qian Renxue. After eating something simple, they continued deeper into Sunset Forest.

Ideally, they would find a Soul Ring that matched her Martial Soul.

Cluck, cluck, cluck~

Suddenly, a cry from a small hill ahead made the two stop in their tracks.

Qian Ye halted and looked upward.

Qian Renxue leaned close to his ear and whispered, "Brother Qian Ye, can you see what it is?"

Qian Ye shook his head. "We'll see it if we get a little closer."

Qian Renxue nodded. They could not make a sound and alert it.

The two carefully moved up the hill.

Using the trees as cover, they quickly reached the middle of the slope.

Qian Ye finally saw a beautiful large bird feeding.

It was a Thundercloud Soul Beast, around three meters long. It was currently sprawled limply on the ground as the large bird pecked at it.

"Bright Peacock Soul Beast!" Qian Renxue suddenly whispered the name of the bird in his ear.

Qian Ye's eyes lit up. Sure enough, the large bird before them, with flawless snow-white feathers and not a single strand of mixed color, was a Bright Peacock Soul Beast.

This kind of Soul Beast was rarely seen.

Qian Ye had not expected to encounter one in Sunset Forest. "Xue, I took a look. This Bright Peacock has around Seven Hundred Years of cultivation. It's just right for you to absorb as your first Soul Ring."

Qian Renxue hurriedly nodded. It had to be said that she also liked this Bright Peacock's Soul Ring.

"Brother Qian Ye,

She still had no experience in hunting Soul Beasts.

Slaying Qian Renxue's First Soul Ring

"That is a problem!"

After all, the Bright Peacock was no ordinary Soul Beast. With Seven Hundred Years of cultivation, its combat strength rivaled that of an ordinary thousand-year Soul Beast.

Qian Ye thought for a moment and still decided to fight at close range.

He had intended to use the Little Li Flying Dagger skill, but he had no throwing daggers on hand, so he could not use it.

Buddha's Palm was quite powerful, but using it against a Seven Hundred Years Bright Peacock felt like using a butcher's knife to kill a chicken.

What should he do?

After considering it again and again, Qian Ye made a preliminary calculation and still decided on close combat.

With his movement technique, Invincible Golden Body, Golden Light Shield skill, and twin blades in hand, catching it off guard should not be a problem.

He did need someone to draw its attention first.

Then he could attack from behind and strike directly at its vital point.

In a fight like this, Qian Ye's thinking was simple: use as little Soul Power as possible.

With only his and Qian Renxue's Soul Power, and no other helpers, exhausting their Soul Power before defeating their opponent was a major taboo.

The Shadowless Kick skill could serve as a backup.

Setting aside the Bright Peacock's defenses, its attack power was formidable as well.

Although there were descriptions of Bright Peacock Soul Beasts in books, actual combat was another matter entirely.

Qian Ye had nearly forgotten that his Nunchaku Martial Soul had already absorbed its first Soul Ring, so he could use its skill too.

"Xue, listen to me. Go out and draw its attention. I can catch it off guard from behind."

"Will that really work?" Qian Renxue was somewhat afraid of the Bright Peacock Soul Beast.

"Don't worry, Xue. With me here, I'll definitely keep you safe."

"All right!" Though Qian Renxue was still worried and reluctant.

She then remembered that this Soul Ring was for her. She would be too embarrassed to absorb it without contributing anything.

So she gathered her courage and walked out.

She waved toward the Bright Peacock. "Hey..."

Cluck, cluck, cluck~

Hearing her voice, the Bright Peacock let out several irritable cries.

What it hated most was having its meal disturbed or someone intruding into its territory.

The Bright Peacock turned around and spotted the little girl a hundred meters away, becoming extremely angry.

Its glossy black eyes rolled before turning blood-red.

That was a sign that it was about to go berserk.

Qian Ye immediately waved at her, telling her to run.

Qian Renxue took off running, and she was truly fast.

She was not someone ordinary people could catch.

These past years, Qian Ye had accompanied her in running drills every day, rain or shine.

Three hours a day, lap after lap around the Elder Hall. Those laps had not been for nothing.

Cluck, cluck, cluck~

When the Bright Peacock saw Qian Renxue, it was as though it had seen a delicious meal. It spread its long legs and chased after her.

Its body was long and tall, far beyond that of an ordinary peacock.

Furthermore, peacocks were omnivorous birds. Meat and vegetables alike were indispensable parts of their daily diet.

No matter how fast Qian Renxue ran, she could not compete with the Bright Peacock's wings.

Yet it did not use its wings, instead pursuing her on foot.

It probably believed that this human little girl could not outrun it.

It did not know that while the mantis stalked the cicada, the oriole waited behind.

Its refusal to fly was exactly what Qian Ye, hiding to the side, wanted.

Actually, after awakening her Martial Soul, Qian Renxue could also grow two pairs of wings from her back and fly.

But she was not proficient with them yet and could not use them.

After they returned, Qian Daoliu would surely give her some instruction.

The moment was right!

Whoosh~

Qian Ye seized the moment and used Treading Snow Without Trace to chase after it, swift as lightning.

While his opponent was focused on pursuing Qian Renxue, he grabbed the opportunity.

He leaped into the air and landed on the Bright Peacock's back. The Shadow Follows Twin Blades shot out together, blade light flashing continuously around its throat...

No one knew how fast his twin blades were or what they were doing.

Thud~

At once, the Bright Peacock crashed headfirst to the ground and slid more than ten meters down the slope before coming to rest on level ground.

Qian Ye flashed to its side and smiled faintly. He had finally succeeded.

Seeing it, Qian Renxue immediately stopped. Watching it lie on the ground, barely alive, she knew he had succeeded.

She quickly ran over to him. "Brother Qian Ye, you finished it that quickly?"

"Yeah!" Qian Ye had not expected to succeed so easily.

There had been an element of luck involved.

The Bright Peacock had truly underestimated him. It had not even used its defenses before it was done for.

"Xue, it still has one breath left. No time to lose—go finish it off."

Mm~

Qian Renxue did not hesitate in the slightest. She took out a small knife and, with one swift strike, finished off the Bright Peacock.

There was one thing to note when absorbing a Soul Ring: the Soul Master who wanted to absorb a Soul Beast's Soul Ring had to personally kill the Soul Beast.

A Soul Beast killed by someone else could not have its Soul Ring absorbed by another Soul Master.

That was why Qian Ye had let Qian Renxue deliver the final blow.

Buzz~

As the Bright Peacock died, a yellow Soul Ring emerged from its body.

A Hundred-Year Soul Ring. Confirmed.

Qian Renxue was delighted. "Brother Qian Ye, thank you for helping me hunt this Soul Beast."