Fourth Soul Ring, Qilin Treads Auspicious Clouds, Dispelling Humanity's Hundred Hardships!

Over the following days, Qin Jiuxiao experienced the joys of being the boss.

When there was business, secret techniques got to work. When there was none...

Zhu Zhuqing curled up in Qin Jiuxiao's arms. Tears still lingered at the corners of her eyes, but a smile graced her face.

Qin Jiuxiao played with her long hair as he began pondering how the universe had come into being.

Ning Rongrong, tied to the sofa, had watched the entire thing. She no longer felt like herself.

How could that guy have lasted for half the night? If Zhu Zhuqing had not pleaded and acted cute, it probably would have gone on until dawn.

Qin Jiuxiao threw on a thin shirt and walked over to Ning Rongrong with a grin, untying her ropes.

Once the ropes were removed, Ning Rongrong simply stared at him with wide eyes.

There was embarrassment, indignation, shock, and emotions too difficult to put into words in her gaze.

She stood up without saying a word to Qin Jiuxiao and lightly punched his chest with her little fist.

Then she turned and rushed out the door, fleeing toward her room as though she were frantically trying to hide something.

Qin Jiuxiao looked at the damp sofa thoughtfully, the corners of his lips slowly curling upward.

He wondered whether that little witch would still dare provoke him in the future.

"Master, that young miss does not seem to have been punished. It looked more like she was rewarded."

"Could she have some unusual hobby?"

Barefoot, Zhu Zhuyun sauntered over to Qin Jiuxiao's side and looked in the direction Ning Rongrong had fled, just as he did.

Her red lips parted slightly, and her expression was somewhat strange.

Qin Jiuxiao shook his head meaningfully.

"Heh heh, who knows?"

Zhu Zhuyun pulled Qin Jiuxiao to the living room sofa and gave him a gentle push. Qin Jiuxiao sat down.

She then sat on Qin Jiuxiao's lap, wrapping her arms around his neck.

She gently kissed him.

"Master, I do not know whether it is just my imagination, but my martial soul seems to have resonated with yours."

As she spoke, a Hell Spirit Cat martial soul slowly appeared behind Zhu Zhuyun.

Zhu Zhuqing seemed to have been drawn in as well. Ignoring her disheveled state, she limped over from the bed.

"My martial soul seems to have resonated too. I wanted to mention it just now, but I did not have the chance."

Zhu Zhuqing covered her small mouth resentfully and sat down on the other side of the sofa.

Qin Jiuxiao frowned slightly. If only one person had felt it, it could have been an accident. But if two people had felt it, then there was definitely a problem.

Could it be related to his soon-to-awaken fourth Soul Ring?

He moved Zhu Zhuyun from his lap to the sofa, crossed his legs, and slowly began sensing his body.

As he examined himself internally,

he saw a golden ant, a humanoid bolt of lightning, and a Kunpeng soaring with spread wings coexisting peacefully within his body.

He could also sense a force holding itself back, waiting only to erupt after his awakening.

Within that aura, Qin Jiuxiao sensed an auspicious presence.

"Young Master Qin is...?"

Zhu Zhuqing cautiously looked toward her sister, not daring to make too much noise, but Zhu Zhuyun hurriedly shook her head at her.

Soon, Qin Jiuxiao opened his eyes and looked at the two worried women.

He beckoned, and the Zhu Zhuqing sisters came over to his side.

"From now on, everything you see must remain secret. You cannot tell anyone, no matter who it is. Understood?"

Qin Jiuxiao's expression was solemn. Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun immediately understood the importance of what was about to happen.

They both nodded.

Qin Jiuxiao then called Zi Ji over and told her that he was going to condense his fourth Soul Ring.

He asked her to set up a restriction in the room.

Zi Ji arrived with Xiao Wu. The moment Xiao Wu saw the thin clothing on Zhu Zhuqing and Zhu Zhuyun, her cheeks instantly flushed red.

Zhu Zhuyun did not mind at all. Instead, she nodded at Xiao Wu. She understood Qin Jiuxiao's temperament very well.

If he had kept this girl around, it certainly was not to serve tea and run errands.

Perhaps they would become sisters in the future, so maintaining a good relationship was necessary.

However, Zhu Zhuqing was much more thin-skinned. Seeing Xiao Wu's gaze, she felt rather embarrassed as well.

But they soon focused their attention on Qin Jiuxiao.

After setting up the restriction, Zi Ji glanced at the Zhu Zhuqing sisters.

Noticing that both carried Qin Jiuxiao's aura, she said nothing further.

She came to Qin Jiuxiao's side and waved her hand, laying down another restriction. Even a Title Douluo would be unable to detect the commotion here.

"Break through without worry. Leave this place to me."

Zi Ji spoke with great authority.

Qin Jiuxiao nodded and blew her a kiss through the air.

"Little Zi Ji, I will reward you properly later."

A blush flashed across Zi Ji's face, but before the others, she still had to maintain the dignity of a powerful expert.

As time passed bit by bit, Qin Jiuxiao's aura grew increasingly powerful.

Soul Power continuously condensed, and his first three Soul Rings slowly emerged around his body.

The three black Soul Rings thoroughly stunned Xiao Wu and the other three.

They had not expected that after only a few days, Qin Jiuxiao had already become this powerful.

But something even more shocking happened.

Qin Jiuxiao's fourth Soul Ring slowly began to condense.

This completely overturned the Zhu Zhuqing sisters' understanding.

Did Soul Rings not require killing soul beasts to obtain them?

What was this nonsense about generating one automatically?

Xiao Wu, meanwhile, let out a sigh of relief. She was now completely certain that Qin Jiuxiao was a soul beast in human form.

But why were his Soul Rings so terrifying? His first ring had already been a ten-thousand-year ring.

No wonder even an expert like Zi Ji had to guard his side.

As Qin Jiuxiao's fourth Soul Ring condensed, the surroundings gradually became shrouded in clouds and mist.

It was as though they had entered an immortal realm.

Even the Soul Power around them became much more active.

Roar!

A soft roar rang beside the women's ears, making all their martial souls tremble.

The sensation of martial soul resonance became especially pronounced for the Zhu Zhuqing sisters.

A beastly silhouette came treading upon the clouds and mist.

As the clouds parted to either side, its appearance was completely revealed.

It had twin horns upon its head, a dragon's body, lion's eyes, scales covering its form, a broad back and mighty frame surpassing that of a tiger, horse-like hooves, and a tail like an ox's, yet more elegant.

As it appeared, a voice seemed to ring in everyone's ears.

"Qilin treads auspicious clouds, and humanity's hundred hardships vanish!"

With the Qilin's appearance, Zhu Zhuyun and the others felt that their cultivation speed had increased considerably, while every hidden injury in their bodies was completely healed.

Even Zi Ji stared at Qin Jiuxiao in shock.

She too had injuries within her body left behind from enduring lightning tribulation, yet they had now healed as well.

She was a ferocious beast nearly three hundred thousand years old.

Even the Three-Eyed Golden Lion in Star Dou Forest had provided her with almost no significant enhancement.

Yet Qin Jiuxiao could achieve something even greater than that Three-Eyed Golden Lion.

Could he be an Auspicious Beast in human form?

That had to be it. Otherwise, how could he be so monstrously powerful, even unafraid of lightning tribulation?

At this thought, Zi Ji's breathing became hurried.

The significance of an Auspicious Beast taking human form was far greater than that of an ordinary soul beast taking human form.

Zi Ji had personally witnessed Qin Jiuxiao's cultivation speed.

If he reached Soul Douluo, or even Title Douluo,

would his fortune then be able to benefit her lord, the Silver Dragon King?

Thinking of this, she felt it was necessary to bring this information back to Star Dou Forest.

Her lord needed to know.