Breaking Through Four Levels in a Row, Qian Renxue's Overwhelming Surprise

The next day, Qian Renxue found Jiang Nanchen and told him that she had received a mission and would be leaving for about a week, so he had better not miss her too much.

Jiang Nanchen waved a hand, indicating that he understood.

"Remember to miss me." Qian Renxue raised her brows and smiled, leaving him with one final reminder before departing the Crown Prince's Residence.

After leaving the Crown Prince's Residence, Qian Renxue and Snake Lance Douluo headed for the Star Dou Forest.

A day and a half later, they arrived at the Star Dou Forest.

Qian Renxue stepped into the Star Dou Forest. The last time she had come here had been to obtain her fourth Soul Ring. Because of her undercover plan, her cultivation had been intermittent, and several years had already passed.

After entering the depths of the Star Dou Forest and confirming that there was no one else nearby, Qian Renxue finally shed Xue Qinghe's disguise.

Her simple white gown traced with golden patterns accentuated her tall figure and graceful curves. A head of brilliant golden hair, like the warm sun, cascaded to her waist, faint holy light flowing through the strands.

Her features were exquisite and breathtaking. Her slightly raised brows carried an innate air of cold nobility, while her golden eyes were clear yet sharp. Her nose was elegant and straight, her lips crisply defined, and her brows and facial contours bore a seventy percent resemblance to Jiang Nanchen's.

Yet she lacked a youth's immaturity and possessed instead the aloofness and sanctity of an adult woman, like a deity descended upon the mortal world.

Qian Renxue stretched her limbs and let out a long breath. "Finally, I don't have to suppress my voice and pretend to be a man. My real body is much more comfortable."

Snake Lance Douluo bowed. "Young Mistress, should we inform the Grand Worshipper about young master Nanchen?"

Qian Renxue shook her head. "No need. I know what I'm doing."

She had her own arrangements regarding Jiang Nanchen. For now, obtaining her fifth Soul Ring was the priority.

With that, the two began searching the Star Dou Forest for a suitable soul beast.

Five days later.

Qian Renxue and Snake Lance Douluo had searched the mixed zone for five days without finding a suitable soul beast.

After another night, at noon the following day, when the sunlight was at its strongest, they heard a cry.

"That cry!"

Qian Renxue was both startled and delighted. She had seen it in the soul beast compendium before. It belonged to an extremely rare soul beast with a sacred attribute.

I, Qian Renxue, can actually encounter one too.

The next moment, the two rushed toward the source.

Upon arrival, they found an Azure Sacred Divine Bird. Its entire body was covered in golden feathers that gleamed brilliantly beneath the sunlight. Its eyes were golden vertical pupils, and Sacred Flame burned from its tail.

"This kind of soul beast is extremely rare. It's even a twenty-one-thousand-year soul beast. Young Mistress, we've struck it lucky."

Snake Lance Douluo was exhilarated. Their five days of searching had not been wasted. They had finally found a suitable soul beast.

The soul beast's age was rather high, but seeing Qian Renxue's equally excited expression, she seemed quite confident.

"Uncle Snake Lance, make your move."

Qian Renxue urged him, afraid that the soul beast would flee at once.

"Yes!" Snake Lance Douluo answered.

Before Snake Lance Douluo could act, the Azure Sacred Divine Bird launched the first attack, spitting out a ball of flame.

"How bold." Snake Lance Douluo snorted coldly. The pressure of a Titled Douluo erupted from him, piercing straight through the incoming flames.

The Azure Sacred Divine Bird sensed the threat of death. The human before it was absurdly powerful and clearly wanted its life, so it immediately spread its wings and fled.

"Trying to run? Too late!" Snake Lance Douluo flashed before the Azure Sacred Divine Bird and stomped it to the ground. Qian Renxue below had already prepared herself. A sacred sword appeared in her hand, and she slashed directly at the Azure Sacred Divine Bird's body.

Blood dripped down, staining the blade of the Angel Sacred Sword crimson. However, with a slight surge of Soul Power from Qian Renxue, the blood instantly evaporated.

In the blink of an eye, a black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring appeared above the Azure Sacred Divine Bird's corpse.

Qian Renxue stared at it intently.

Absorbing a twenty-thousand-year Soul Ring would be somewhat difficult, but after consuming the Immortal Herb, she felt she could give it a try. Perhaps she would succeed. And after accumulating power for so long, perhaps she might even break through several levels of Soul Power at once.

"Young Mistress, absorb it. I will stand guard."

Snake Lance Douluo immediately became alert, guarding against a sudden sneak attack from another soul beast.

The Star Dou Forest held far too many unknown dangers. They had to remain cautious.

Qian Renxue sat cross-legged and drew the Soul Ring above her head. As she began absorbing it, the pressure of the Soul Ring crashed down upon her. Still, Qian Renxue endured it and continued absorbing.

Absorbing a ten-thousand-year Soul Ring was more difficult than absorbing a thousand-year Soul Ring. Besides, Jiang Nanchen's second Soul Ring was already thousand-year. As his nominal Crown Prince brother, and his future Angel sister, how could she retreat here?

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth and circulated her Soul Power with all her strength. The remaining pure medicinal power of the Nine-Turn Sacred Heart Lotus slowly flowed through her meridians, gradually dissolving the violent impact of the ten-thousand-year Soul Ring.

At first, it was somewhat strenuous, but as she gradually found the right rhythm, the Soul Ring's energy was steadily refined and flowed along her Soul Power pathways into her dantian.

Night gradually deepened, and insect cries rose and fell throughout the forest.

When the final wisp of Soul Ring energy completely merged into her body, the golden light around Qian Renxue suddenly surged. Five Soul Rings slowly rose from beneath her feet, the fifth, black ten-thousand-year Soul Ring especially striking.

Qian Renxue slowly opened her eyes. Golden light flowed in their depths as her aura rose steadily, finally stabilizing at level fifty-four.

Qian Renxue stood and stretched her limbs, feeling power overflowing throughout her body. The instinctive memories of the soul beast tied to her fifth soul skill had already surfaced clearly. "Level fifty-four..."

An irrepressible smile rose to her lips. The surprise of breaking through four levels in a row far exceeded her expectations.

She had thought that stabilizing at level fifty-one would already be quite good. She had not expected the accumulated effects of the Immortal Herb, combined with the medicinal energy of the Azure Sacred Divine Bird's Soul Ring, to produce such astonishing results.

Snake Lance Douluo, who had been standing guard beside her, withdrew his Soul Power barrier and stepped forward to bow in congratulations. "Congratulations, Young Mistress! Breaking through four levels in a row, this rate of progress is simply astonishing. With this ten-thousand-year Soul Ring, your strength has risen to an entirely new level."

Snake Lance Douluo secretly marveled as well. Immortal Herb paired with a top-tier soul beast, along with the foundation of the Angel Martial Soul—the effects truly surpassed imagination.

He had also heard of the Immortal Herbs from Porcupinefish Douluo. He had not expected the records to be so accurate.

Qian Renxue suppressed her delight, her tone returning to calm. "I was merely lucky."

"My fifth soul skill, my fifth soul skill is Sacred Sword. It condenses Sacred Flame into a sword of light. Its offensive power is extremely strong and greatly enhances purification effects. Its sword light can melt away an enemy's Soul Power, deals tremendous damage to dark and evil soul Martial Souls, and can work with the Angel's Sword to amplify its power."

After understanding it, Qian Renxue looked around. It was pitch-black, yet many presences lurked in the darkness, unwilling to approach due to their fear of Snake Lance Douluo's strength.

"Let's go. This is not a place to remain for long. We need to leave quickly."

As Qian Renxue spoke, she used Martial Soul Possession. Three pairs of wings emerged, and she flew toward the edge of the forest.

Snake Lance Douluo followed closely behind her.

Upon reaching the outer region, Qian Renxue stopped and transformed into Xue Qinghe's refined and elegant appearance.

Once everything was settled, Qian Renxue and Snake Lance Douluo likewise concealed their auras, returned to the carriage, boarded it, and began their journey back to Heaven Dou City.