Where Li Qinglian Went, the Star Dou Great Forest!

"What a strong soul skill!"

"The strength of this skill should be able to threaten a Soul Emperor, right?"

Yue Guan wore purple robes, a habitual smile resting on his face.

Six years passed, and Li Qinglian seemed even more monstrous!

Reaching a Soul Ancestor in six years, his cultivation speed surpassed even Qian Renxue's. His combat power was even more startling.

Only at the Soul Ancestor realm, yet he possessed such formidable strength!

Some geniuses who excelled in combat possessed the ability to defeat opponents of a higher rank. But Li Qinglian, wasn't he overstepping a bit too much?

"His Holiness the Holy Son's third soul skill seems to be a domain."

"And this domain skill is extremely powerful. I paid special attention: when His Holiness the Holy Son activated his third soul skill, the soul power fluctuations on his body weren't too violent. The soul consumption of this domain isn't high!"

Gui Mei was enveloped in a ball of black mist, his expression hidden.

He was much like Yue Guan; huge waves churned in his heart.

A third soul skill that was actually a domain soul skill?

How many Titled Douluos didn't even have domain skills!

Moreover, the magnitude of a domain skill's soul consumption directly affected its power.

Logically speaking, with Li Qinglian's cultivation level, once he activated his domain ability, the soul power consumption within his body wouldn't even sustain him for three minutes.

"The Holy Son's martial soul is very special; it seems capable of absorbing the elemental energy of heaven and earth as well as the enemy's soul power to sustain its own depletion. Six years ago, that's how Yan lost."

Six years ago, Yan's loss to Li Qinglian hadn't involved many earth-shattering battles.

Yet the more it was like this, the more Li Qinglian made his enemies feel powerless.

If a domain could absorb the soul power of enemies within it to sustain its own consumption, that was simply too terrifying. It meant that until all the enemies were dead, this domain could exist endlessly!

Compared to it, the Martial Soul Fusion Skill shared by him and Gui Mei, Dual Poles Stillness Domain, was several grades inferior.

"It's just a pity Yan is so lacking in drive, otherwise we could have observed more... For the time being, we still can't tell what the specific combat capability of this domain is."

"This Li Qinglian is indeed a monster. But for him, it can be considered reasonable."

A trace of complex emotion flashed through Bibi Dong's purple eyes.

She knew.

Li Qinglian's true strength wasn't his current talent.

Too many geniuses in this world failed to convert their talent into ultimate strength.

Yet Li Qinglian certainly would!

Perhaps Yue Guan and Gui Mei hadn't noticed, but she had perceived it keenly.

That pitch-black, eerie, massive tree of Li Qinglian's actually had a few wisps of green on it.

She faintly sensed that this was the fruit of Li Qinglian's six-year closed-door cultivation. As a woman, she trusted her intuition.

"Right. What do you think of the relationship between Nana and Li Qinglian?"

"Is there any possibility of them getting together?"

Bibi Dong suddenly changed the subject.

Hearing this, both Yue Guan and Gui Mei's attitudes turned somewhat subtle.

"His Holiness the Holy Son doesn't seem to have any plans in this regard for the time being."

"However, based on our observations, the Holy Lady probably has such thoughts; her attitude toward Li Qinglian is different from other young men of the same age."

"Still, rumors say the Great Elder wants to matchmake the Holy Son and the Young Hall Master."

Yue Guan read the room for a moment and spoke softly.

"Xue'er..."

Bibi Dong opened her mouth, unable to help saying.

"Actually, for a man like Li Qinglian, having three wives and four concubines is also acceptable."

Hu Liena was her disciple, and she treated Nana like a daughter.

The Rakshasa God had said that Li Qinglian's future absolutely could not be underestimated.

If Hu Liena followed Li Qinglian, perhaps she could also have a path to becoming a god. Otherwise, with Nana's talent, she certainly couldn't manage it on her own.

"Ah?"

Yue Guan and Gui Mei were both speechless.

The Pope really had no filter with these thoughts.

Yet if the Pope had normal values, it would have been impossible for her to fall for someone like Yu Xiaogang.

Still, they also realized a problem: Li Qinglian was definitely not an ordinary person!

Back then, shortly after arriving at Spirit Hall, Li Qinglian was recommended as Holy Son by all the powerhouses of the Worship Hall, and even the Great Elder Qian Daoliu came to endorse him.

At the Pope Mountain enthronement ceremony, Qian Renxue—the Young Hall Master who hadn't appeared publicly in nearly a decade—also came back to endorse Li Qinglian. Was it really just because Li Qinglian had high talent?!

Now, even the most stubborn Pope actually wanted to marry her disciple off to Li Qinglian.

No matter how one thought about it, this matter was wrong!

Just what kind of monster did I offend in my past life.

Yue Guan regretted it to death.

"Yan. I hope you keep your promise and stop pestering Hu Liena."

"Sometimes, letting go might not be a bad thing. You're still young and can start over."

Li Qinglian turned around and walked toward Hu Liena.

"I understand."

Yan took a deep breath. At this moment, he completely understood the gap between himself and Li Qinglian.

He also knew.

If they were in actual combat, he would have been a corpse long ago.

Yan's gaze was desolate, and forcing himself to stand up, he walked outside.

"Qinglian. You've really become so strong."

"And your aura is so frightening. That domain of yours is the scariest part."

Hu Liena trotted over to Li Qinglian, her small face flushed as she spoke.

When Li Qinglian activated the Death Domain, it was truly terrifying.

Enveloped by the Death Domain, the environment was far too gloomy.

It felt simply like walking into a misty jungle of a hundred ghosts night-wandering.

"Why is it frightening?"

Li Qinglian smiled.

"I just... seemed to see ghosts."

Hu Liena stuck out her little tongue. She hadn't wanted to tell Li Qinglian these things, as it made her seem cowardly, but then she felt she shouldn't hide it.

"Saw ghosts? Then you probably saw right. There really are ghosts inside my Death Domain."

Li Qinglian activated the Death Domain once more.

Face after face filled with resentment and detestation surfaced, instantly scaring Hu Liena into a pale complexion.

Hu Liena even caught sight of a familiar face, Wang Peng.

Back then, he was the very person Li Qinglian and Hu Liena had gone to eliminate in Spirit Hall's prison, and his ghost was actually here too!

Li Qinglian's Death Domain was equivalent to a Myriad Souls Banner amplified countless times over!

Li Qinglian wasn't some wicked person who would kill indiscriminately just to pad out the ghosts in the Death Domain. He was a Death Divine Tree, not an Evil God Tree.

It was just that for certain fellows whom Li Qinglian deemed wicked enough that they had no business entering reincarnation and wasting resources, Li Qinglian didn't mind letting them become nourishment for the Death Domain. These ghosts could serve as dead soldiers and generals, strengthening the domain's combat power.

"This... this..."

Hu Liena's face was full of terror.

She seemed to have seen something similar among records of Evil Soul Masters in Spirit Hall... those Evil Soul Masters also possessed similar abilities, but compared to Li Qinglian, they fell far short!

"What? Scared? You wouldn't happen to think I'm an Evil Soul Master, would you?"

Li Qinglian found it amusing and pinched Hu Liena's pale cheek.

He hadn't expected Hu Liena to still be afraid of ghosts.

"Even if you are an Evil Soul Master, you're definitely a good Evil Soul Master."

Hu Liena suddenly realized she was standing very close to Li Qinglian, her cheeks flushing red.

"Nonsense. Are there any good Evil Soul Masters?"

Li Qinglian rolled his eyes.

"Li Qinglian. After coming out of closed-door cultivation this time, what are your plans?"

Hu Liena raised her pretty eyes and looked at Li Qinglian.

"I plan to leave for a while. Spirit Hall has too many rules; even dogs wouldn't stay here."

Naturally, the first place he wanted to go was the Star Dou Great Forest.

He had already grasped a trace of the profound meaning of life. If Gu Yuena saw it, she would also be startled.

It was about time for him to go find Gu Yuena and reap some benefits!