Overlord's Retinue

The Ice Empress fearfully took two steps back. She had not forgotten how, not long ago, while hunting the Sky Dream Ice Silkworm, a violet-gold Angel God had appeared in the distance and hurled a spear that nailed her straight to the ice field. The culprit was the man before her, and her Soul Ring was currently circling his Martial Soul.

The Sky Dream Ice Silkworm shrank back, doing his best to reduce his presence. He could not forget the sight of himself being crushed moments ago.

As for the Snow Empress, she remained silent.

It took them quite a while to figure out what had happened.

"So, we have become your retainer Soul Beasts," Tianmeng said. "Even if I die outside, as long as you do not die, can you still revive me?"

"In theory, yes, unless your Soul Ring becomes useless to me and I replace it," Qian Xunyi said.

A fawning, ingratiating expression immediately appeared on Tianmeng's face. "Brother, Brother Yi, it is my honor to become your Soul Ring. Please use my 990,000-year Soul Ring to your heart's content!" He put heavy emphasis on "990,000 years."

"What about Heavenly Tribulations?" The Ice Empress noticed that she was still in the form of a Soul Beast. Although her Heavenly Tribulation was still far away, she could not help asking.

"Those of you who become retainers are still Soul Beasts and must still face Heavenly Tribulations. The difference is that if you die in a Heavenly Tribulation, my ability can still revive and awaken you, while the Heavenly Tribulation that belonged to you will already have passed..."

"So basically, we only need to get struck by lightning a few times. Even if we play dead, we can lie there and get through the Heavenly Tribulation?" Tianmeng said.

"That is roughly what it means," Qian Xunyi said. "Of course, you can also take human form and cultivate anew, but I do not recommend that for now. In the future, I will have a better method of completely converting your Soul Beast cultivation into the cultivation of human Soul Masters."

The silent Snow Empress suddenly asked, "Are you a god now?"

"A god?" the Ice Empress and Tianmeng cried in alarm.

"Why would you ask that?"

The Snow Empress said, "In the past, whether fighting Di Tian or the Evil Eye Tyrant Ruler of the neighboring continent, or clashing with other Soul Beast factions, I have never felt so powerless. With my strength, in your human world, I should at least possess the strength of a Limit Douluo. But why..."

Whenever I faced you, I always felt like an ant.

She asked seriously, "Are you a god?"

"Yes and no..."

After absorbing the Snow Empress's Soul Ring, Qian Xunyi's soul power had reached Rank 95. With his current strength, he should be able to crush the Sea God, Angel God, and Rakshasa God at the end of Soul Land I, and he could even fight Tang San in his dual-god form.

Of course, those three gods were not complete gods. Although they possessed First-Level God positions, they had only just become gods and were merely Rank 100. They had not truly brought out the power their god positions should have possessed. Thus, Qian Xunyi being able to fight them now did not mean he could fight complete Sea Gods, Angel Gods, and other gods above Rank 130.

There was still some distance between him and a true First-Level God, but not much. Once he reached Rank 96, he would no longer fear the Sea God, the Rakshasa God, and those bastards.

After Qian Xunji explained his invincible Overlord Body Martial Soul.

Tianmeng dropped to his knees on the spot. "Th-this kind of Martial Soul actually exists in this world? Compared to it, what is the Dragon God...?"

"You do not even need to become a god. You only need to reach the limit to become invincible in the mortal world. Isn't that just bullying Soul Beasts?" the Ice Empress said in shock.

"No wonder... I did not lose unfairly." The Snow Empress said with a dark expression. Not long ago, when she had charged fiercely at this human Super Douluo, how could she have imagined that beneath this human's Super Douluo rank label lay the attributes of a god?

The Ice Empress, Snow Empress, and Tianmeng were all Huo Zhongxian's most important cheats in Soul Land II. Now that Qian Xunyi had swept them all up in one stroke, Huo Zhongxian would probably cry ten thousand years later.

Then again, whether Huo Zhongxian would even exist in the future was uncertain.

With matters in the Far North settled, they prepared to leave. The Snow Empress had intended to recommend several hundred-thousand-year Soul Beasts from the Far North to Qian Xunyi, but he rejected them on the grounds that he wanted nothing below a ferocious beast.

"By the way, have you been to the other continent?" Qian Xunyi asked the Snow Empress.

"You mean the continent where the Evil Emperor is?"

Qian Xunyi nodded.

"I have."

"Perfect. Next, we will head to the ocean, and you will guide us to the other continent."

Tianmeng nodded with a fawning expression. "Taikun... ah, ptooey, Brother Yi, please follow me. As a 990,000-year spiritual-attribute Soul Beast, I will certainly be an excellent guide for you."

Qian Xunyi patted the Ice Silkworm's head. "Mm. I am very satisfied with your attitude."

"Yes, Taikun, ah, ptooey, Brother Yi."

However, Qian Xunyi did not leave the Far North immediately. Instead, he cultivated there in seclusion, digesting the three Soul Rings he had absorbed and consolidating his foundation before heading to the sea and the other continent to add the remaining Soul Rings.

Inside a secret chamber of Spirit Hall.

Bibi Dong sat there with vacant eyes.

Qian Xunji ordered a servant to bring Bibi Dong some food.

"Eat at least a little. It will be good for our child."

Bibi Dong came back to her senses and looked at Qian Xunji in shock. "Our... child?"

"Yes..."

"This bastard should never have come into this world." Bibi Dong resentfully raised her hand, toxic soul power gathering in her palm. She was about to strike her stomach and end the nascent life growing within, but Qian Xunji swiftly grabbed her hand.

"Bibi Dong... behave yourself. You had better make sure nothing happens to our child, or else—" Qian Xunji lowered his head close to Bibi Dong's ear and whispered, "Dong'er, you would not want anything to happen to Xiao Gang, would you?"

"Y-you shameless bastard." Bibi Dong said resentfully.

The person she loved most had been used as leverage against her, and Bibi Dong had no way to resist.

Over the following days, Bibi Dong obediently focused on nurturing the pregnancy, just as Qian Xunji had expected.

Yet the more obedient and well-behaved Bibi Dong became, the more displeased Qian Xunji felt. He knew that the more effective his threats were, the more it proved how important Yu Xiaogang, that damned trash, was in Bibi Dong's heart.

"Damn it, how am I inferior to that Rank 29 trash?" Qian Xunji demanded furiously.

Bibi Dong said venomously to Qian Xunji, "Qian Xunji, in my heart, you are not even worth a single hair on Xiao Gang's head."

"That trash master who will remain Rank 29 for his entire life and plagiarized Spirit Hall's knowledge and theories before publishing them—you say I am inferior to him?" Qian Xunji said through gritted teeth.

He could admit that he was inferior to his younger brother, Qian Xunyi, but since when was he inferior even to a Rank 29 piece of trash?

"He was merely born at the wrong time. His Martial Soul underwent a malignant mutation when it awakened, which is why he has been stuck at Rank 29 his entire life. If he were in your position, he would definitely do better than you."

"Heh." Qian Xunji ground his teeth in fury. At that moment, he wanted nothing more than to kill Yu Xiaogang, that trash. Yet he also knew he could not do so. Whether for the child in Bibi Dong's belly or for Bibi Dong herself, he could not kill Yu Xiaogang.

Qian Xunji left!

Bibi Dong watched Qian Xunji's retreating back. With tears in her eyes, she thought, Xiao Gang, you must stay alive. I will not let that beast Qian Xunji hurt you.