His Accumulated Soul Power Nears Thirty Thousand, and His Strength Is About to Soar

At the sight,

Yue Guan was genuinely stunned.

He had never expected the Eldest Young Master and the Third Young Master to get along so well.

He nudged his close friend Gui Mei with an elbow. Gui Mei stood there just as dumbstruck.

Back at Spirit Hall, hadn't the Third Young Master refused even to look at the Eldest Young Master?

Whenever they met, he had seemed ready to take a detour.

Now he was pouring tea and serving water, more attentive than a personal maid.

Even more absurdly,

the two of them were far too relaxed.

Miss Xue was absorbing a Thousand-Year Soul Ring right over there.

She was pushing hundreds of years beyond the normal limit. One slip, and Miss Xue would die.

Yet her two brothers were lounging around.

How could they be so confident in Miss Xue?

Weren't they the least bit worried their own sister might burst apart and die?

Just then,

a disturbance came from the center of the lakeshore.

Qian Renxue's tightly shut eyes flew open.

The fine beads of blood covering her skin scattered instantly under a surge of Soul Power.

At the same time, a purple Soul Ring slowly rose beneath her feet and pulsed up and down around her body.

She had done it.

She had actually done it.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei both gaped, their expressions contorted.

They were utterly stunned!

This was a Thousand-Year Soul Ring.

The limit for an ordinary Soul Master's First Soul Ring was only 423 years.

Miss Xue had pushed past that limit by more than double and fused with a thousand-year ring as her first.

It defied everything the Soul Master World took for granted.

If word got out, it would send shockwaves across the continent.

Spirit Hall's prestige

would rise to a whole new level.

Meanwhile, Qian Renxue was carefully sensing the Soul Power within her.

Level twenty-two.

Just by absorbing her First Soul Ring,

her Soul Power had broken straight through its bottleneck and reached level twenty-two.

It felt incredible.

A flush of excitement even spread across her proud little face.

She really had...

She had really done it.

She had surpassed her previous self and secured a flawless start to this life.

Then,

something occurred to Qian Renxue.

Ignoring Chrysanthemum and Ghost, the two elders still standing there in a daze, she headed straight for Qian Renchuan.

Yue Guan and Gui Mei hurried after her.

They were still wondering what the Second Young Lady intended to do.

Then they saw her stop in front of the Eldest Young Master's lounge chair.

She bowed deeply to the equally languid Qian Renchuan.

"Thank you, big brother."

"Huh?"

Behind her,

Yue Guan rubbed his eyes.

He thought he was seeing things.

Proud Miss Xue had bowed to the Eldest Young Master and thanked him?

Gui Mei drew a sharp breath.

The relationship between the three siblings had seemed strange throughout the trip.

Now it appeared the Eldest Young Master held a far higher place among them than either elder had imagined.

And Qian Renxue truly was grateful to her big brother.

Without the half-piece of premium Whale Rubber he had given her, which had greatly strengthened her body, she could never have endured the impact of a Thousand-Year Soul Ring today.

Forget a thousand years.

Even the seven-hundred-year ring she had originally planned to absorb would have put her through hell.

Her big brother had given her this opportunity.

Qian Renxue would remember what she owed him.

But Qian Renchuan only smiled, not seeming to mind at all.

"Oh, come on."

"Little sister, what are you doing?"

"You broke through your body's limits and absorbed a Thousand-Year Soul Ring because you're talented and worked desperately hard. What does that have to do with me?"

Qian Renxue's heart stirred again.

She looked at her big brother's utterly sincere face, her eyes growing warm.

He had given her a rare treasure like premium Whale Rubber without hesitation. Now that she had succeeded, he brushed off all the credit instead of taking pride in it.

That's just the kind of person big brother is.

Qian Renxue told herself silently,

He acts lazy, like he doesn't care about anything, but we're all he thinks about.

He must be saying this because he doesn't want me to feel indebted to him.

Nearby, Huo Yuhao put down his Carving Knife. Watching them, he felt a swell of emotion.

Ten thousand years later, at the White Tiger Duke's Mansion, brothers would have torn each other apart for a little cultivation material.

Yet his big brother had casually helped his sister accomplish something extraordinary without even seeking a word of thanks.

This was what family truly meant.

Huo Yuhao clenched his fists, his chest tight.

The less his big brother asked for in return, the more Huo Yuhao felt he owed him.

The harder it was to leave.

He did not want to go.

Seeing the complicated looks on both their faces, Qian Renchuan sighed inwardly.

Whether it was Qian Renxue or Huo Yuhao,

both had turned completely ruthless after being reborn, but deep down, they still craved love.

He had given them exactly what they needed.

At that moment, the system's voice rang out in his mind.

[Ding—]

[Bond Object "Qian Renxue" detected increasing her Soul Power Level. Tenfold return triggered!]

[Congratulations, host. Soul Power gained: +100, +100, +100...]

Boom.

An immense surge of pure Soul Power flowed through his meridians and into his dantian.

Comfort spread through Qian Renchuan's entire body, warmth seeping into his very bones.

He then summoned the system panel with practiced ease.

[Host: Qian Renchuan]

[Martial Souls: Skin, Seraphim]

[Level: 25 (Soul Grandmaster)]

[Spirit: 236 (standard for an ordinary level 25: 135)]

[Body: 364 (standard for an ordinary level 25: 205)]

[Soul Power: 9345/3910 (level 26 Soul Power standard: 3910)]

[Bond Object (1): Qian Renxue; current status: None]

[Bond Object (2): Huo Yuhao; current status: None]

His accumulated Soul Power

had already reached more than nine thousand.

Once he found suitable Soul Beasts and acquired two Soul Rings, his strength would surge to a terrifying degree.

Qian Renxue's First Soul Ring was secured.

They should continue searching for the other Soul Beasts next, but when Qian Renchuan looked up at the sky, he said helplessly,

"It's almost dark."

"The scenery's nice here, and there's water."

"Elder Yue Guan, how about we stay put and camp here tonight?"

Yue Guan wanted to object.

The Star Dou Great Forest was extremely dangerous at night, and staying in one place could invite a Soul Beast attack.

But he glanced at Qian Renxue, who had just absorbed her Soul Ring and still needed to consolidate her cultivation, and swallowed his words.

"As you wish, Eldest Young Master."

Yue Guan nodded and began setting up a defensive perimeter around the lakeshore with Gui Mei.

Before long,

a roaring campfire burned beside the lake.

Several portable tents had been pitched as well.

For once, Huo Yuhao even approached Yue Guan of his own accord. Looking up at him, he said,

"Elder Yue Guan, sorry for the trouble, but could you catch a few fish from the lake?"

"I'd like to make everyone something to eat."

Yue Guan froze.

Me?

A Titled Douluo, catching fish?

But seeing the Third Young Master's earnest expression, he sighed and walked to the shore. A few flicks of his fingers sent bursts of force into the water.

Several plump lake fish floated to the surface, bellies up.

Huo Yuhao swiftly scooped them out, scaled and gutted them, then rinsed them clean.

He threaded them onto sharpened branches

and set them over the campfire to roast, turning them as they cooked.