Qian Renxue Pushed Herself to the Limit!

As for what Soul Rings she needed,

Qian Renxue had long since made plans.

In her previous life, the ages of all her Soul Rings had been perfectly balanced, calculated according to the standard progression.

Her first Soul Ring had been around four hundred years old.

Her second had fallen just short of eight hundred years.

Qian Renxue had once believed that was the perfect progression for Soul Rings.

But after meeting that person, she had realized it was not.

The human body could break through its limits.

The ages of her Soul Rings in her previous life had indeed met the standard. They had indeed been perfect.

But only for an ordinary soul master.

Now that she had been reborn, was she supposed to be as mediocre as she had been in her previous life?

No!

Absolutely not!

She wanted to grow stronger.

She wanted to surpass everyone.

She wanted to surpass that person.

She could not follow the same unchanging path she had taken before.

She had to grow stronger. Far stronger. Stronger than anyone.

She had to surpass her limits, just as he had!

So when Qian Daoliu asked her, Qian Renxue answered almost without hesitation.

"Grandpa."

"I want a Light Butterfly around seven hundred years old for my first Soul Ring."

"And a Golden-Feathered Vulture around a thousand years old for my second."

"Both Soul Beasts have the light attribute, which suits our Angel Family's Seraphim Martial Soul."

Only by adding Soul Rings that all carried the light attribute

could she bring the Seraphim Martial Soul's power to its peak!

"What?"

Qian Daoliu was stunned. He waved his hands at once.

"No!"

"Absolutely not!"

"Xiao Xue, do you know what seven-hundred-year and thousand-year Soul Rings mean?"

"The limit for an ordinary soul master's first Soul Ring is four hundred and twenty-three years. For the second, it's seven hundred and sixty-four."

"What you're asking for goes far beyond what a normal person can withstand!"

"Your body won't be able to bear it. That immense Soul Power will tear you apart!"

But Qian Renxue was just as resolute. She rose to her feet and said firmly,

"Grandpa."

"I can do it."

"You said those were the limits for ordinary soul masters. They aren't my limits."

"I can endure it. Only by bearing pain others cannot bear can I surpass them."

"To grow stronger and bring glory to the Angel Family, I can do it."

At that moment,

Qian Daoliu was truly stunned.

His granddaughter's resolve had shaken him to the core.

A six-year-old child had such a fierce desire to grow stronger that she was willing to gamble with her life.

After a long silence, Qian Daoliu finally gave his reluctant consent.

"Very well."

"If you've made up your mind, Grandpa will agree."

"But I have one condition. I'll have to put you through special training for a while first."

"Only if your body becomes strong enough can it support Soul Rings of such high ages."

"Otherwise, they could easily tear you apart."

Qian Renxue knew that, of course.

In fact, it was why she had come to him.

"Grandpa, that's exactly why I came."

"I need special training. I need to strengthen my body as much as possible so it can hold more powerful Soul Rings."

Qian Daoliu sighed deeply, his heart heavy.

"Xiao Xue, if only your eldest brother worked as hard as you."

"He's a boy. Physical conditioning would suit him even better."

"What a shame. Sigh..."

"Forget it. Let's not talk about him."

When Qian Daoliu had first returned, he had made a point of visiting Qian Renchuan's courtyard.

He had found the boy fast asleep there yet again.

Qian Daoliu had been bitterly disappointed.

The boy had such remarkable talent,

yet Qian Renchuan did not cherish it in the slightest.

At least the Angel Family still had Qian Renxue.

Hearing her grandfather's words, Qian Renxue frowned deeply, displeasure plain on her face.

So the eldest had ignored everything she had said to him before they parted.

He really was...

a hopeless case.

Qian Renxue's gaze turned cold.

To keep him from slacking off, she resolved to find a chance to teach him a proper lesson.

She would make him understand that a soul master needed more than talent to grow stronger.

He needed to give it everything he had!!!

Whatever Qian Renxue thought,

and however badly she wanted to teach Qian Renchuan a lesson for wasting his talent,

she had only just awakened her Martial Soul. Before she could absorb Soul Rings that exceeded her body's limits,

Qian Renxue moved straight into the Worship Hall the very next day.

There, she began a long, relentless regimen of physical training.

On the Back Mountain behind the Worship Hall,

the sun beat down fiercely.

Qian Renxue, only six years old and dressed in light training clothes,

struggled up a steep mountain path with a heavy block of Pig Iron on her back.

Sweat ran down her cheeks and struck the scorching stones, evaporating instantly.

But she showed no sign of giving up.

Her lips were pressed tight,

her expression unshakable.

One conviction alone kept her going: she would surpass Tang San and kill him.

"Tang San."

"If you could bear Soul Rings beyond the age limit, then so can I, Qian Renxue!"

"I will never lose to you again!"

"I'll defeat you in the field where you're most confident. I'll kill you and wipe away my humiliation!!!"

Thud.

Qian Renxue missed a step. Her knee struck a stone hard, splitting the skin, and blood streamed from the wound.

But she showed no pain.

This was nothing.

It was nowhere near the pain of her previous life.

Gritting her teeth, she got straight back up and kept climbing.

At the summit,

Qian Daoliu and Golden Crocodile Douluo stood side by side.

Watching his young granddaughter drive herself so hard halfway up the mountain, Qian Daoliu felt a pang of distress. Golden Crocodile Douluo felt it too.

"Grand Priest."

"Shouldn't we let Xiao Xue rest for a while?"

"She's only six. She shouldn't have to..."

Golden Crocodile Douluo could not hide his concern.

They had watched all three of the Pope's children grow up.

The three had very different personalities and were strange compared with ordinary children, but they were still children.

Qian Renxue especially

was close to the Worship Hall and dear to its elders. Seeing her suffer like this pained them.

But Qian Daoliu shook his head.

"No."

"I've said it before."

"Xiao Xue is the one who refuses to give up."

"That child works so hard it hurts to watch."

Once Golden Crocodile Douluo heard that Qian Renxue herself refused to stop, he had nothing more to say.

He could only look down at her slight figure with a heavy heart.

Just then, Qian Daoliu asked,

"By the way."

"Did you visit the Waterside Courtyard on your way here?"

The Waterside Courtyard was Qian Renchuan's residence, and he had named it himself.

Qian Daoliu's meaning was clear: he wanted to know what Qian Renchuan was doing now.

At the mention of the Eldest Young Master,

Golden Crocodile Douluo's expression grew complicated.

"The Eldest Young Master..."

"He's playing hide-and-seek with a few maids..."

Qian Daoliu went rigid. His face darkened at once.

"That..."

"That wretched boy..."

His voice was thick with disappointment at the boy's wasted potential.