Turning Qian Renxue into a Little Girl

By order of the old emperor, Xue Qinghe, the current crown prince of the Heaven Dou Empire, had traveled incognito to inspect the conditions of the common people.

Of course, the real Xue Qinghe had long since been replaced by Qian Renxue.

As an infiltrator, she had already passed through the most difficult period of fighting for power and profit. Her capable rivals were either dead or crippled, while the only surviving Xue Beng was a useless good-for-nothing with no abilities whatsoever.

It could be said that all she needed to do now was wait for the old emperor to succumb to his poison. Then she could rightfully inherit the throne and seize the entire Heaven Dou Empire in one stroke.

This time, having been ordered to travel incognito, she had originally only planned to stroll around the vicinity of Heaven Dou City and return once enough time had passed.

After all, most of the people in court had already been bought by her. As long as she did not make any fundamental mistakes, her position as crown prince was as stable as a mountain.

Not long ago, she had merely been wandering the streets when she suddenly sensed a powerful fluctuation of soul power.

In this day and age, a Soul Saint was unquestionably a powerhouse capable of dominating an entire region. Therefore, after sensing Flender's aura, Qian Renxue's attention was immediately drawn. She was extremely curious about what could have happened to make a Soul Saint erupt with soul power within the city without regard for the consequences.

Once she arrived and witnessed the scene herself, Qian Renxue understood.

A peerless genius who was still young yet could barely exchange blows with a Soul Saint—looking across the entire history of Douluo Continent, his talent could likely rank among the top five.

If she could bring such a prodigy under her command, he would surely help her accomplish great things in the future!

For that very reason, Qian Renxue could not help but be tempted.

She had originally been wondering how she should build goodwill and close the distance with this young genius after rashly questioning whether both sides knew their errors. Unexpectedly, once he saw her appear, he actually took the initiative to ask for help.

It seemed this was the favor of fate!

The mercy of the Angel God!

This youth must have been sent by heaven specifically to lend her a hand!

At that moment, only one thought remained in Qian Renxue's mind:

She needed to turn this youth into one of her people as soon as possible.

After signaling Snake Spear and Porcupinefish, her two personal guards, to clear the area and take away the bystanders, she immediately began probing into the youth's background and family in order to prevent any avoidable accidents later on.

Unexpectedly, this seemingly honest and simple youth deftly evaded her probing.

Was it a coincidence, or had he already seen through her intentions?

Qian Renxue thought it over and decided it was probably a coincidence. That was why she promptly invited the youth to return home with her!

As long as the youth was willing to go with her, she had at least a hundred ways to turn him into one of her people!

However, faced with her "sincere" invitation, the youth clearly froze for a moment before hurriedly shaking his head.

"Wouldn't that be inappropriate? Wouldn't I be troubling you too much, big brother? The elders at home once taught me that when I'm away from home, I shouldn't casually trouble other people."

Although the youth's face was full of embarrassment,

Qian Renxue's intuition told her that this brat seemed to be deliberately refusing her invitation...

(It had to be said that a woman's intuition could sometimes be inexplicably accurate...)

Just as Qian Renxue was hesitating over whether to continue testing him or act directly, she saw the youth before her suddenly begin searching through his pocket and pull out a... jade bottle?

This scene left Qian Renxue somewhat dumbfounded.

How had he taken such a large bottle out of such a small pocket?

"I suddenly remembered that I'm an alchemist. To express my gratitude for big brother's righteous rescue, I'll give you this pill that I personally refined. I hope you won't disdain it, big brother."

Upon hearing the youth's words, Qian Renxue grew even more curious.

An alchemist?

Was there even such a profession on Douluo Continent?

Could this brat be trying to fool her with some randomly kneaded herbal pellet?

Though she was suspicious, she still casually accepted the jade bottle the youth handed over. She opened it and poured out the pill inside.

To be honest, Qian Renxue had not held out much hope.

Yet after the pill fell into her hand, her thoughts suddenly changed.

Its surface was smooth and lustrous like a pearl, while the medicinal fragrance it gave off was intoxicating. One whiff of that drifting aroma was enough to tell that this pill was no ordinary item.

"Little brother, this pill... did you really refine it yourself? What is it called? What does it do?"

"Of course I refined it myself. This pill is called the Soul-Gathering Pill. After taking it, it can greatly increase a soul master's soul power. The reason I had level 40 soul power at the age of nine was entirely thanks to this pill!"

Hearing this, Qian Renxue was even more shocked!

The pill in her hand could actually allow a nine-year-old youth to reach level 40 soul power?

If what this youth said was true, then she had truly stumbled upon an unprecedented treasure!

Thinking of this, Qian Renxue secretly mobilized her Angel Soul Power and carefully scanned the pill. After confirming that it contained no hidden toxins, she no longer hesitated and swallowed it directly.

Only after she felt the medicinal power take effect and her soul power rapidly growing stronger did she notice the rather awkward expression on the youth's face.

This made her doubtful once more, so she simply asked directly,

"Why are you making that expression? Is something wrong?"

The youth awkwardly scratched his head. It seemed as though he had pondered for a long time before speaking regretfully.

"My thoughts were a mess just now, so I forgot to say something. This pill's effects are indeed exactly as I described, without the slightest falsehood. But whoever takes it may be affected by a side effect that accompanies the pill... I had just wanted to warn you, big brother, but you swallowed it before I could speak. It's too late to stop it now..."

Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue instinctively replied,

"A side effect? What side effect? I feel perfectly fine right now, and my soul power is rapidly becoming stronger..."

However, after she finished speaking, she discovered that the youth before her was wearing an even stranger expression than before.

"B-Big brother, your voice... why did it suddenly change?"

"My voice? How could it..."

The moment those words left her mouth, Qian Renxue, whose heart was full of confusion, suddenly realized something was wrong.

Why had her originally warm and refined male voice suddenly reverted to her own female voice?

And aside from her voice, it seemed that her body was changing as well!

The disguise formed from her Angel God Raiment soul bone was rapidly fading away, soon revealing Qian Renxue's true face.

And this was only the beginning of the changes.

As the soul power within her gradually grew stronger, her body was actually shrinking at a rapid pace!

Furthermore, the process was completely irreversible and impossible to stop.

All she could do was remain conscious and watch in terror as these incomprehensible changes occurred to her body.