Long Tian observed the elemental changes around him.
"The Rainbow Dragon can command the elements of this world."
"Your fourth soul ring need not be limited to a single attribute."
"As long as the soul beast bloodline is strong enough and the elements are pure enough, you may consider it."
Ling Yuan nodded gently.
"Your third soul ring has already reached the millennium level."
"Naturally, the fourth soul ring cannot be worse than the third."
"An ordinary millennium soul beast is not worth wasting the Rainbow Dragon's soul ring slot on."
The two continued deeper into the forest.
Along the way, the millennium soul beasts they encountered scattered far into the distance upon sensing the true dragon bloodline.
Even the few ten-thousand-year soul beasts that approached failed to meet Long Tian's requirements.
Until noon on the second day.
Bright golden light suddenly erupted deep within the forest.
The dense tree canopy was pierced by golden radiance.
The surrounding dark attribute rapidly dissipated, leaving only the sacred and pure light element between heaven and earth.
Ling Yuan immediately stopped in her tracks.
"Someone is fighting ahead."
Long Tian raised his eyes to look in the direction where the golden light rose.
"This light attribute is extremely pure."
"Let's go take a look."
The two passed through several patches of dense forest.
A shattered clearing soon appeared ahead.
A massive dark shadow demon leopard was moving at high speed among the trees.
The entire body of that soul beast was pitch-black, its four limbs covered with dark purple patterns, and its cultivation had already surpassed ten thousand years.
With every leap, its body melted into the shadows.
Above the clearing.
A golden-haired woman hovered in mid-air.
Bright golden long hair draped over her shoulders, and a set of golden battle armor fitted her tall figure.
Her exquisite face was sacred and peerless, and her golden eyes calmly gazed at the soul beast below.
The most eye-catching feature was the six giant angel wings behind her.
The golden feathers unfurled against the wind.
Sacred radiance continuously spilled from between the wings, illuminating the entire clearing with crystal clarity.
Two yellow, two purple, two black.
Six soul rings revolved slowly around the woman.
The powerful aura of a soul emperor firmly locked onto the dark shadow demon leopard.
Long Tian stood among the trees, his gaze falling upon those six angel wings.
"The Seraphim Martial Soul."
Ling Yuan also saw the figure in the air clearly.
Astonishment immediately surfaced on that gorgeous face.
Qian Renxue!
The young mistress of Spirit Hall.
The granddaughter of the supreme elder Qian Daoliu.
Qian Renxue ought to have remained in Heaven Dou City in the identity of Xue Qinghe at present, so how could she appear in the Star Dou Great Forest with her true appearance?
Before Ling Yuan had time to speak, the battle had reached its final critical moment.
Realizing its retreat was blocked, the dark shadow demon leopard leaped up fiercely.
Pitch-black soul power condensed into dozens of shadow-claws, simultaneously assaulting the golden-haired woman in mid-air.
Qian Renxue raised her right hand.
The sixth black soul ring suddenly lit up.
"Sixth soul skill, Angelic Judgment!"
Sacred flames converged in her palm.
A huge golden holy sword descended from the sky.
The holy sword pierced through dozens of shadow-claws and slashed directly onto the dark shadow demon leopard.
Boom!
Golden radiance instantly submerged the entire clearing.
The massive body of the dark shadow demon leopard heavily crashed down, and a deep crater subsequently appeared on the ground.
The sacred flames rapidly spread along the pitch-black fur.
The dark attribute within the soul beast's body was forcibly purified, leaving it entirely without the capacity to resist.
Qian Renxue put away the golden holy sword.
Her six angel wings slowly flapped, supporting her peerless figure as she descended from the air.
Her golden battle armor swayed gently with the wind, and her slender legs landed steadily on the shattered ground.
A ring of pitch-black soul ring slowly condensed above the corpse of the dark shadow demon leopard.
That magnificent poise made the entire shattered forest reduced to mere foil.
Right at this moment.
Qian Renxue perceived the aura among the trees.
Her golden eyes immediately turned toward the tree shadows.
"Who is there?"
Long Tian and Ling Yuan did not continue hiding, stepping out from the forest.
Upon seeing the red-robed beauty, Qian Renxue was visibly startled.
"Elder Ling Yuan?"
Ling Yuan pondered rapidly in her heart.
Although Long Tian was her own disciple, he still did not know Qian Renxue's true identity.
Furthermore, the matter of the young mistress infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire was one of Spirit Hall's highest secrets.
At this moment, she must absolutely not explain it directly.
Qian Renxue's gaze soon landed beside Ling Yuan.
The man in white possessed an upright posture, with black hair draped over his shoulders.
That face was handsome to the point of seeming otherworldly, his nine-colored double pupils deep and mysterious, and every movement he made carried a noble temperament.
Long Tian?
Merely glancing at him, Qian Renxue experienced a brief moment of distraction.
The Seraphim Martial Soul also produced a subtle fluctuation at this moment.
That was a special reaction that only appeared upon encountering a sacred bloodline of the same tier.
Qian Renxue folded the six wings behind her.
"Elder Ling Yuan, who is this?"
Ling Yuan immediately stepped between the two.
"This is my disciple, Long Tian."
After introducing Long Tian, Ling Yuan looked toward Qian Renxue, who wore the golden battle armor.
"Good disciple."
"This is Master's other disciple."
With an expressionless face, Ling Yuan directly fabricated a name.
"Her name is Xue Ling."
Long Tian looked at the six wings behind the golden-haired woman, having already recognized her in his heart.
The Seraphim Martial Soul.
Across the entire Douluo Continent, only the Qian family lineage possessed it.
This golden-haired woman of peerless appearance before him was precisely the young mistress of Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue.
Yet since Ling Yuan had not exposed her, Long Tian naturally would not reveal it.
"Long Tian greets Senior Sister Xue Ling."
Long Tian nodded slightly, his expression composed.
Qian Renxue stood beside the corpse of the dark shadow demon leopard, her golden battle armor fitting her tall and full-figured form.
Beneath her skirt armor, a pair of fair and beautiful legs were long and well-proportioned, with golden boots encasing her delicate jade feet, further setting off her entire being as sacred and noble.
Her bright golden long hair drooped to her waist.
That fair and pretty face possessed astonishing allure under the illumination of the sacred radiance.
Qian Renxue carefully appraised the man before her.
White clothes purer than snow, black hair like ink.
His nine-colored double pupils were deep and mysterious, and his handsome, flawless facial features lacked even the slightest flaw.
The nobility and charm bestowed by the true dragon bloodline made it all the harder for people to look away.
After a brief distraction, Qian Renxue regained her composure.
"When did Master take in such a handsome junior brother?"
Qian Renxue arrived before Long Tian, her golden eyes holding a trace of a smile.
"Master actually kept such an important matter hidden from me all along."
Ling Yuan's face was calm, yet she was thinking swiftly in her mind.
Just now, she had merely fabricated an identity out of urgency.
Unexpectedly, Qian Renxue had followed her lead and directly acknowledged the identity of senior sister.
"Master has not taken Long Tian into the fold for very long."
Ling Yuan looked at Qian Renxue.
"You have always been training outside, so naturally you haven't had the chance to meet."
Qian Renxue nodded gently, her gaze falling back onto Long Tian.
"So that's how it is."
"Junior Brother Long Tian, upon seeing Senior Sister, you only have a single greeting?"
Long Tian looked at the peerless woman close at hand.
"Then what else does Senior Sister want?"
Qian Renxue raised her slender hand, gently brushing aside the golden long hair in front of her shoulder.
"For our first meeting, you should at least praise Senior Sister a few times."
"Senior Sister's appearance is peerless, and the Seraphim Martial Soul is even top-tier in the continent."
Long Tian paused slightly.
"Such praise is something Senior Sister must have heard many times."
The smile in the depths of Qian Renxue's eyes grew stronger.
"When other people say these words, I never take them to heart."
"Coming from Junior Brother Long Tian, you may indeed say a few more."
Ling Yuan stood to the side, her brows twitching slightly.
Her own disciple had only just entered the Star Dou Great Forest, yet he had caused Qian Renxue to actively flirt with him.
The allure of this face was even more troublesome than the Rainbow Dragon Martial Soul.
Long Tian did not continue this topic, his sight falling upon the black soul ring above the dark shadow demon leopard.
"Is Senior Sister not planning to absorb this soul ring?"
Qian Renxue turned around to look at the corpse of the dark shadow demon leopard.
"This dark shadow demon leopard has a cultivation of over twenty thousand years, and the age is acceptable."
"However, its attributes lean toward darkness and speed, which does not suit the Seraphim."
"If I were to absorb it reluctantly, it would only waste a soul ring slot."
The black soul ring slowly revolved, and its soul power was also continuously dissipating.
Long Tian nodded gently.
"Soul rings indeed require careful selection."
Qian Renxue glanced at Ling Yuan.
"You entered the Star Dou Great Forest also to hunt for a soul ring?"
"I have already reached level forty and need to acquire my fourth soul ring."
Long Tian did not conceal it.
Qian Renxue's footsteps paused as she re-evaluated the man before her.
Long Tian looked young in age, yet his soul power had already reached level forty.
Even herself, who possessed innate level-twenty soul power, might not necessarily possess such cultivation at this age.
Qian Renxue quickly noticed another matter.
"Coming to the Star Dou Great Forest at level forty, Master is actually personally accompanying you."
"It seems Junior Brother's fourth soul ring will not be chosen from ordinary soul beasts."
Ling Yuan looked toward the depths of the forest.
"Long Tian's third soul ring is already at the ten-thousand-year level."
"His fourth soul ring must be at least ten thousand years old as well."
Qian Renxue's golden eyes widened slightly as she feigned surprise.
"A ten-thousand-year third soul ring?"
Long Tian released a wisp of soul power.
Yellow, yellow, black.
Three soul rings slowly rose from beneath his feet.
Nine-colored thunder marks continuously flashed across the surface of the pitch-black third soul ring.
The heavy pressure of the ten-thousand-year soul ring quickly blanketed the surrounding woods.
Qian Renxue looked at that black soul ring, her heart shaken.
Spirit Hall stored the most complete records of soul masters on the mainland.
Even after searching through all the records, she could not find a single soul master whose third soul ring had reached the ten-thousand-year level.
Long Tian before her had already broken the limits passed down through the soul master world for many years.
"No wonder Teacher personally accompanied you to hunt for a soul ring."
Qian Renxue withdrew her gaze.
"I am also planning to continue searching for a soul beast that suits myself."
"Why don't we proceed together."
Ling Yuan did not answer immediately, instead looking at Long Tian.
Traveling with Qian Renxue would indeed eliminate a lot of trouble.
Besides, both parties needed to find high-quality soul beasts, and their goals did not conflict.
"Very well."
Long Tian gave his response.
The six feathered wings behind Qian Renxue slowly retracted, and the divine radiance melted back into her body.
The three of them crossed the corpse of the dark shadow demon leopard and continued walking deeper into the Star Dou Great Forest.
The trees along the way grew taller and taller.
Heavy branches and leaves intertwined overhead, leaving only fine, scattered shafts of light to fall into the forest.
Qian Renxue walked by Long Tian's side, her golden battle skirt brushing against the surrounding grass and leaves from time to time.
"What is Junior Brother's martial soul?"
"Rainbow Dragon."
Long Tian raised his palm, a wisp of nine-colored divine light swirling at his fingertips.
The Seraphim inside Qian Renxue's body reacted once again.
Her angelic soul power circulated on its own, and the divine light elements slowly approached that wisp of nine-colored divine light.
"A rainbow dragon can actually stir my light elements."
Qian Renxue looked at Long Tian with a bit more seriousness in her gaze.
"This is not an ordinary dragon-type martial soul."
"The rainbow dragon can control the elements of the world."
Long Tian withdrew the brilliance from his palm.
"The light element is likewise within my control."
Qian Renxue wanted to continue asking.
Boom!
A loud crash suddenly echoed from the mountain forest in the distance.
A massive surge of golden light rushed into the sky from behind the tree canopy.
The surrounding light elements quickly grew restless, and even the ground began to shake violently.
Ancient trees collapsed one after another.
Heavy footsteps came from the depths of the dense forest, and every time they fell, the nearby rocks and mountains cracked apart.
Ling Yuan immediately blocked the front of the two.
Her Titled Douluo soul power was rapidly released, blocking the incoming shockwave completely.
"Such a strong aura."
Qian Renxue spread her six angelic wings, and the golden holy sword reappeared in her palm.
The forest in front of the three suddenly exploded.
Dazzling light poured out.
A massive soul beast, standing fully over ten meters tall, walked slowly out from among the shattered trees.
The soul beast's body resembled a giant bear, with thick limbs and covered in gold-white scales.
Growing along its broad back were six rows of crystal spikes, each spike spitting and swallowing powerful light elements.
In the center of its forehead, there was also an upright golden single eye.
The moment the single eye opened, a vast sheet of light condensed into substance, sweeping across the nearby woods.
Hard rocks developed dense cracks immediately upon contacting the golden light.
Ling Yuan saw the full appearance of the soul beast, and her expression changed accordingly.
"A resonant light behemoth!"
"This kind of soul beast possesses extremely pure light attributes, and its physical strength is also terrifyingly formidable."
"Look at the six rows of light crystals on its back; its cultivation might have already reached sixty thousand years."
Qian Renxue gripped the golden holy sword tightly.
A sixty-thousand-year light-attribute soul beast was precisely the target she wanted to find.
If she could transform it into her own soul ring, her Seraphim Martial Soul would undoubtedly obtain a massive enhancement.
Yet the strength of a sixty-thousand-year soul beast could already fight a Soul Douluo head-on.
Qian Renxue had not yet obtained her seventh soul ring, and wanting to kill the resonant light behemoth alone was practically impossible.
"Teacher, this soul beast's light attribute is very suitable for me."
Ling Yuan naturally understood its value.
"The attribute is indeed suitable, but a cultivation of sixty thousand years is too high."
"The scales of the resonant light behemoth can store light elements."
"As long as there is still light around it, it can continuously recover from injuries."
"With your current strength, it is very difficult to kill it."
Qian Renxue looked at the massive soul beast.
To give up such a suitable soul beast was truly regrettable.
Yet making a rash move would only plunge herself into danger.
The resonant light behemoth had already discovered the three of them.
Its golden single eye slowly turned, ultimately locking onto the six angelic wings behind Qian Renxue.
As fellow possessors of the light attribute, the aura of the Seraphim held a strong attraction for it.
"Roar!"
The massive body abruptly reared up.
The six rows of light crystals lit up simultaneously.
Dozens of golden light beams pierced through the forest, shooting directly toward the location of the three people.
Ling Yuan was just about to make a move when Long Tian stepped forward.
The nine-colored divine light rapidly unfurled around his white robes.
After contacting the nine-colored barrier, the light beams were gradually dispersed by the light elements circulating within it, ultimately vanishing into the air.
Qian Renxue turned her head to look at the man beside her.
"You can block the attack of the resonant light behemoth?"
"That was merely a probing strike."
Long Tian raised his eyes to look ahead.
"If Senior Sister wants this soul ring, I can assist you."
Qian Renxue frowned slightly.
"It possesses sixty thousand years of cultivation."
"Even though my Seraphim can suppress light-attribute soul beasts, it is still very difficult to make up for the gap in cultivation."
Long Tian's expression remained unchanged.
"With my support, the gap in cultivation is no longer a problem."
"If we join forces, we will definitely take it down."
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