Dark Six-Winged Angel Qian Renxue

After he left, the phantom of a ghostlike young woman emerged from behind Jiang Li.

She wore a long black court dress that seemed to be woven from black-gold silk. It bore no excessive floral decorations, its design ancient and elegant.

The black high collar protected her fair, slender neck. Her silver-white hair fell casually down her back, looking slightly disheveled.

The silver-haired girl pressed herself against Jiang Li's back and leaned close to whisper in his ear, "Little Jiang Li, is it really okay for you to offend him like that? He's the one who will raise those Title Douluo from the Shrek Seven Monsters in the future!"

Hearing the silver-haired girl's words, Jiang Li said nothing and merely smiled.

"What are you laughing at?" the silver-haired girl asked in confusion.

"There are no worthless Martial Souls, only worthless Soul Masters." Jiang Li did not answer immediately, instead reciting Yu Xiaogang's motto first.

"???" The silver-haired girl stared at Jiang Li in complete bewilderment.

Seeing that, Jiang Li spoke unhurriedly. "At first glance, that statement seems to make sense, right? But have you ever considered a question?"

"Why was Yu Xiaogang only able to reach Level 29 despite exhausting every effort in the first half of his life? Was his Martial Soul worthless, or was he himself worthless?"

"And among the so-called Shrek Seven Monsters he later taught to prove his theories, which one was an ordinary Soul Master with Innate Soul Power below Level 7?"

"Tang San had Innate Full Soul Power and Twin Spirits. One was the Blue Silver Grass passed down from his mother, a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who took human form, while the other was the Clear Sky Hammer, the greatest tool-type Martial Soul in the world."

"Xiao Wu was a Ten-Thousand-Year Soul Beast who took human form, equivalent to a genius Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power and the optimal Soul Ring configuration at every stage."

"Oscar was the first food-type Soul Master in the history of the Douluo Continent to possess Innate Full Soul Power."

"Ma Hongjun possessed a mutated top-tier divine beast Martial Soul, the Evil Fire Phoenix."

"Ning Rongrong had the strongest support-type Martial Soul in the world. She was the most beloved little princess of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Clan and possessed Level 9 Innate Soul Power."

"Not to mention Dai Mubai and Zhu Zhuqing. They came from the Star Luo Imperial Family, and not only were their White Tiger and Netherworld Civet Martial Souls of exceptional quality, but they were also born able to coordinate and unleash a Soul Bone Fusion Skill."

At that point, Jiang Li paused before continuing, "The Shrek Seven Monsters succeeded not because Yu Xiaogang taught them, but because they already possessed what it took to succeed."

"If Yu Xiaogang truly wanted to prove that his theories were correct, then why didn't he choose to teach an ordinary Soul Master until he became a Title Douluo? Why did he instead choose Soul Masters who already had the potential to become Title Douluo?"

"Oh? What you said makes sense. I hadn't considered that." The silver-haired girl paused, then narrowed her eyes and continued,

"But even if the Shrek Seven Monsters weren't raised by him, aren't you afraid that he'll cause trouble for you after investing in them in the future?"

Afraid?

In his previous life, he might have feared this and worried about that. But now, as someone who had transmigrated and died once, what did he have left to fear?

Besides...

Isn't that why I have you? Jiang Li muttered inwardly. He then raised his head and winked at the silver-haired girl.

The silver-haired girl fell silent for a moment before saying, "Right now, I'm merely a dead person parasitizing your Martial Soul. I can't help you much."

Jiang Li smiled. "How could that be? You're Qian Renxue, the peerless genius with Level 20 Innate Soul Power, inheritor of the Angel God, and heir of Spirit Hall!"

As he spoke, Jiang Li summoned his Martial Soul, an ancient bronze book. He opened it to the first page, where the following words were written:

[Qian Renxue!]

[Dark Six-Winged Angel!]

[Inheritor of the Angel God!]

[Level-99 Limit Douluo!]

That was right. The silver-haired girl before him was none other than Qian Renxue, who had ultimately inherited the Angel God's divine position in the original story of the Douluo Continent.

Yet she was not truly Qian Renxue either, because she was another Qian Renxue born from Qian Renxue's inner darkness during the Angel God Trial in the future.

For some unknown reason, she, who should have died at Qian Renxue's hands, had not only survived but had instead been reborn within Jiang Li's Martial Soul before the story had even begun, just as he awakened his Martial Soul.

"What's the point of saying all that now? I'm merely a failure who was betrayed by myself and, for some unknown reason, reborn within your Martial Soul."

Qian Renxue looked at the contents on the bronze book in Jiang Li's hand, puffed out her cheeks, and spoke in a gloomy tone.

Jiang Li retorted, "And I'm only a six-year-old child who just awakened his Martial Soul."

"Forget it, let's not talk about that. Didn't you say earlier that you were going to work?" Qian Renxue found herself at a loss for words and decisively changed the subject.

Although she possessed the memories of the golden-haired Qian Renxue, she remained immensely curious about things she had never personally experienced.

But Jiang Li did not satisfy her curiosity. Instead, he said in an utterly unmotivated tone, "Working is out of the question. I can only survive by collecting subsidies from your Spirit Hall."

"But didn't you just look down on Yu Xiaogang for freeloading off Soul Master subsidies?" Qian Renxue rolled her eyes and looked at Jiang Li disdainfully.

"Yu Xiaogang collects subsidies issued by Spirit Hall while badmouthing Spirit Hall. That's called eating from the bowl, then cursing the person who fed you," Jiang Li explained.

"But I'm letting an heir of Spirit Hall as important as you live inside my Martial Soul. As the landlord, isn't it reasonable for me to collect a little rent?"

"Besides, I'm just a young Soul Master who has recently awakened his Martial Soul. I only want one gold soul coin a month from your Spirit Hall as a subsidy. Is that really excessive?"

It was not as though Jiang Li could not endure hardship. Before transmigrating, he had been an ordinary wage slave at the bottom of society, and after transmigrating, he had also grown up relying on himself.

But rather than waste time on unimportant matters, he would rather use that time to cultivate and improve himself.

Notting Academy did have a work-study student system, and as a Soul Master with Innate Full Soul Power and limitless prospects, he could have secured an easy job at the academy.

But after all, not every commoner Soul Master awakened with Innate Full Soul Power and could receive Spirit Hall subsidies. He would rather leave those opportunities to people who truly needed them.

Moreover, with Qian Renxue around, he could accept Spirit Hall's subsidy with a clear conscience. There was no reason to deliberately make himself suffer.

"Whatever you say." Qian Renxue stopped arguing with him. "But you haven't obtained a Soul Ring yet, so you probably can't receive Spirit Hall's subsidy, can you?"

Although she had never personally collected such a thing, as a Soul Master, she still knew the requirements for receiving Spirit Hall subsidies.

Spirit Hall had never issued subsidies based on a Soul Master's Soul Power level, but rather according to the number of Soul Rings they possessed.

Jiang Li had only just awakened his Martial Soul and had not yet obtained his first Soul Ring, so he clearly was not qualified to receive Spirit Hall's subsidy.

"Then that depends on you!" Jiang Li said righteously as he looked at Qian Renxue before him.