An Encounter with Wolf Bandits

After awakening the Book of Wind form and reforging her constitution, Xu Qianqian's control over wind had reached an inconceivable level.

Xu Qianqian could effortlessly achieve the ability to fly that normally only Titled Douluo possessed, and she could sustain it far longer than they could.

As long as the planet still contained natural spiritual energy and wind elements could still form, Xu Qianqian could fly freely through the skies with minimal soul power consumption. This was completely different from the brief little hops Titled Douluo could manage.

Xu Qianqian skimmed through the air at low altitude, heading for the Heaven Dou Empire's capital—Heaven Dou City.

As for her purpose? To report the hell out of Tang Hao.

The plot?

Had Xu Qianqian ever cared about something like that?

If she had been strong enough, Xu Qianqian would have gone to Sunset Forest and stripped Tang San of every last one of his fortuitous opportunities. They were already enemies to the death, so why would she leave opportunities for anyone else?

As for why she had not gone to Shrek Academy, come on... Tang Hao had something like the Killing God Domain.

Tang Hao had not activated the Killing God Domain before. Otherwise, Qianqian really was not sure whether she could have escaped. Titled Douluo might not have much endurance, but they were fast fliers!

"Maybe this is the gap in soul power," Xu Qianqian sighed. "After all, I'm only an ordinary Level 19 Soul Master."

Only by taking advantage of every favorable condition and borrowing the power of heaven and earth had she barely managed to contend with Tang Hao.

She could not beat him right now. She simply could not.

The moment she saw Tang Hao swinging that hammer, she would have to turn around and run.

Still, the soul ring and soul bone of that hundred-thousand-year-old rogue rabbit were priceless. She refused to believe that Qian Renxue and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect would not be interested.

As for how to get in touch with the upper echelons of Heaven Dou City, Xu Qianqian had thought of quite a few ways.

Specks of light gathered, seeming motionless alongside Xu Qianqian's flight.

The Chronicle of Time appeared, transforming into the Book of Wind form moments later.

Xu Qianqian opened the Book of Wind. It was not empty inside, but filled with cards bearing the images of soul beasts. Above each card was the character "Wind."

All the cards displayed in the Book of Wind were wind-attributed soul beasts.

Xu Qianqian casually took out a card, held it before herself, and poured soul power into it.

"Wind records all things; clouds gather into form."

Moments later, an eagle-like soul beast materialized beside Xu Qianqian. Its entire body was made of wind elements. Its outline did not quite resemble a soul beast, but its complete appearance could still be made out.

"The soul beasts seen by an Eye of God holder will be entered into the Chronicle of Time's appraisal records."

"Meanwhile, soul beasts that have been killed will be entered into the registered bestiary. Wind-attributed ones can then be shaped and summoned in card form."

Was this not like a summoned beast killing monsters while she received the experience and monster materials herself?

Xu Qianqian could not help but complain inwardly.

The reason she had condensed the so-called Eye of God was that she had realized the Book of Wind could link to a contractor. Most importantly, it could keep Xiao Chenyu alive.

Otherwise, given Xiao Chenyu's injuries at the time, he would have long since died from his severe wounds.

As for the contract process, Xu Qianqian had thought of the Eye of God and constructed wind elements into a stable form to serve as a connection point.

Ultimately, the Eye of God merely enhanced every aspect of Xiao Chenyu's martial soul. It was like a gemstone embedded with some special rule, though Xu Qianqian herself could benefit from it as well.

Whether it was soul beasts Xiao Chenyu had seen or soul beasts he had killed, the Chronicle of Time would regard them as having been seen or killed by Xu Qianqian herself.

During the days after she rescued Xiao Chenyu, Xu Qianqian had gradually searched for ways to use the Book of Wind. She discovered that she could create card-like objects that served as "summoned beasts."

Because they drew upon the elemental power of heaven and earth, the consumption was not great.

Of course, only soul beasts that had been killed could be made this way. Those merely appraised did not count.

Furthermore, the skills of the created soul beasts could only be those that had been appraised by the Chronicle of Time.

As for their cultivation age, that depended on the amount of elemental energy Xu Qianqian infused when creating them.

"It's just..."

Xu Qianqian sighed. "They're rather troublesome to construct. Within my domain, shaping them through Thousand Winds, Myriad Clouds isn't too difficult, and they don't even need to be fully formed."

"But if I want to take them out for trade... they seem to occupy a certain number of card slots."

Three cards—three was basically the limit.

Xu Qianqian glanced at the half-finished products beside her. Aside from their outlines, they looked more like elemental creatures. Once they left her domain, if they were not retrieved in time, they would disperse in a short while.

Sure enough, it was the myriad clouds of Thousand Winds, Myriad Clouds that played the role of shaping them.

Still, considering the range of her domain, it was enough.

Xu Qianqian waved her hand, and the eagle-shaped soul beast flying alongside her turned into several wisps of breeze. The breezes returned to her palm, becoming a card once more.

"Hmm?"

Xu Qianqian's delicate brows suddenly furrowed.

The smell of blood?

This place was not too far from Heaven Dou City. It was not a major thoroughfare, but neither was it remote enough for bandits to freely raid homes and plunder villages.

Xu Qianqian's domain covered a range of one thousand meters, but her sensory range had reached ten thousand meters—equivalent to ten kilometers. Information soon returned to her through the gently blowing breeze.

"Two villages had been massacred." Xu Qianqian drew in a sharp breath. "What a vicious bunch."

At locations five and seven kilometers to the east, there were villages where several hundred people had been completely slaughtered. The men had been killed, their bodies almost entirely mutilated beyond recognition. The women...

Xu Qianqian did not want to keep looking and instead began observing the other directions.

She found them!

"Gasp, Wolf Bandits!?" Xu Qianqian was stunned.

A town of over two thousand people was being fiercely attacked by around a hundred Wolf Bandits.

The Soul Ancestor leading them, along with seven Soul Elders, was barely holding the line by taking advantage of the terrain. The other townsfolk had also joined the resistance.

"Hold the line! The hell with it, hold the line!" Seeing the defense about to collapse, the Soul Ancestor hurriedly roared, "I've already called for reinforcements. We'll be saved soon!"

When the Soul Ancestor saw two Wolf Bandits breach the line, he immediately charged forward. With his martial soul possessed, he unleashed a powerful attack, violently flinging the two Wolf Bandits away with the pair of horns on his head.

But the Wolf Bandits had thick hides and tough flesh. After crashing onto the ground and remaining stunned for only a few seconds, they climbed back up again.

"People from Spirit Hall."

Xu Qianqian's eyes flickered. From the conversations carried back with the images, she determined that the town's defenders were from Spirit Hall.

A level 47 Soul Ancestor and seven Soul Elders in their thirties had come to garrison a town of barely two thousand people. It seemed unbelievable no matter how she thought about it. Perhaps Spirit Hall had deliberately dispatched them here.

"Should I go help?" Xu Qianqian hesitated. "I'm only a level 19 Soul Master. What if I die?"

Xu Qianqian had already flown to a spot not far from the town.

These Wolf Bandits were not particularly strong. Most were Great Soul Masters and Soul Elders, while the strongest had soul power fluctuations only around the forties—roughly comparable to the Spirit Hall garrison leader from before.

But that was still the forties!

"I'll disguise myself and lend them a hand!" Xu Qianqian thought it over. "Even if I have to run later, I should be able to get away. Given their situation, they probably can't hold out until the reinforcements arrive."

Xu Qianqian could sense the soul power fluctuations coming from within a ten-kilometer radius. She only needed to hold on for a little while.

Besides, the people coming were rather interesting.

Ten kilometers was neither particularly far nor particularly close. The defensive line erected below in the town was almost completely breached.

With that thought, Xu Qianqian swiftly descended toward the town, using Thousand Winds to alter her appearance and even the colors of her soul rings.

She did not want to reveal her appearance, nor did she want to reveal the colors of her soul rings.

The reason was simple: the colors of her soul rings were too eye-catching, and as for her appearance... she did not have much strength and did not want to rely on anyone, so she had better not wander around everywhere.

A certain love-struck fool from Spirit Hall had been willing to abandon even a Titled Douluo for Tang San in the original story. It would not be good if she set her sights on Xu Qianqian.