When Qian Renxue arrived at Plant Academy, only half the setting sun remained, hanging on the distant mountain peaks.
The sunset's afterglow spilled over, casting a layer of sacred golden light upon Qian Renxue's saint-like white skin. She still wore that court-style one-piece long dress from the original work; the dress was simple, elegant, and classic, without excessive ornamentation.
A head of golden long hair fell loosely, looking somewhat casual.
A pair of golden phoenix eyes were as calm as water, and right between her brows was the imprint of a Six-Winged Angel.
Set against the sunset, she looked quite sacred.
She truly lived up to being a person of the Angel Clan and the future Angel God.
"Welcome, Saintess, to Plant Academy. This old man failed to greet you from afar, and I hope you will forgive me. Lin Zhen, Dean of Plant Academy, pays his respects to the Saintess."
As he spoke, Lin Zhen bowed in salute.
Qian Renxue hurriedly helped Lin Zhen up, smiling gently, "Dean Lin is too polite. You and I can be considered old acquaintances. Back when I was young, you came to Spirit Hall to visit my grandfather several times. As my grandfather's old friend, you don't need to be so polite."
Qian Renxue displayed the etiquette of the Spirit Hall Saintess to the absolute fullest.
Hearing this, Lin Zhen slowly stood up, and the aura of decay on his face dissipated quite a bit.
"This old man has already prepared a banquet, so I ask the Saintess to please move elsewhere," Lin Zhen smiled.
Jin Yang stepped forward at the right moment, smiling, "Saintess, please follow me."
"Uncle-Master Jin, sorry for the trouble." Qian Renxue nodded in response, her eyes full of sincerity, then continued, "Uncle-Master doesn't need to call me Saintess."
Qian Renxue still greatly recognized Jin Yang's identity as her Uncle-Master.
After all, Jin Yang was a disciple approved by Qian Daoliu, and Qian Daoliu had even specially come to Plant Academy to stand up for him.
This showed just how much importance Qian Daoliu attached to Jin Yang.
Now, in Qian Renxue's eyes, Jin Yang belonged to the faction of herself and her grandfather.
It was even possible that after she achieved divinity and ascended, she would inherit the identity of the Spirit Hall Holy Son and ultimately take over the position of the Supreme Pontiff of Spirit Hall.
Family members never spoke of two different families.
Qian Renxue's goodwill toward Jin Yang could be clearly seen from the way she addressed him.
"The Saintess is too polite."
Jin Yang smiled knowingly and nodded slightly.
"In Plant Academy, as one of the hosts, the Saintess is my distinguished guest, so we can address each other however we please for now."
The corners of Qian Renxue's lips curved upward, "Uncle-Master is joking."
The entire Plant Academy was brightly lit.
The students of Plant Academy had finished their classes early, and now they were standing on both sides of the main path of Plant Academy, preparing to line the streets to welcome the Spirit Hall Saintess.
Yao Zi's face was flushed and her spirit was high; she said with excitement and trembling hands, "I didn't expect that I would just see the Great Enshrined a short while ago, and today I get to see the Saintess. It is truly an honor."
At that moment, Jin Yang, the Dean, and Qian Renxue's group walked into Plant Academy.
"The Saintess! The Saintess! The Saintess!"
Who knew who in the crowd shouted "Saintess".
In an instant, all the teachers and students of Plant Academy boiled over. Everyone cast their gazes toward Qian Renxue's location, wishing to catch a glimpse of the peerless appearance of the Spirit Hall Saintess.
The Saintess is so beautiful~
Jiang Yan exclaimed with intoxication.
If I had this appearance, this life would be free of regrets.
This was Fang Qiong's voice.
The students of Plant Academy were basically all commoners.
The chance to see the Spirit Hall Saintess in this lifetime was negligible.
Therefore, their reactions were particularly intense, and at this moment, none of them wanted to look away from Qian Renxue for too long.
Qian Renxue was not the least bit surprised by the reaction of the Plant Academy students.
After all, as the Saintess of Spirit Hall, no matter where she passed, she would cause a wave of excitement.
She had long since grown accustomed to such scenes.
The late-night banquet prepared by Plant Academy was quite lavish.
At a single glance, one could tell it was a grand feast carefully prepared at great expense.
All kinds of famous delicacies were readily available.
They were determined to make sure Qian Renxue ate well.
Qian Renxue also very graciously ate quite a bit.
After eating and drinking her fill, Qian Renxue came before Jin Yang, looked at him warmly, and said, "I have heard about Uncle-Master's situation long ago. Coming here today is, firstly, to visit Uncle-Master, and secondly, to discuss soul skills and soul rings with Uncle-Master."
Jin Yang nodded in agreement, and immediately led Qian Renxue to the training ground he usually used.
"This... are the conditions at Plant Academy so harsh?" Qian Renxue asked in surprise. This open space before her was the training ground of Plant Academy?
"Saintess, please."
"Uncle-Master, with no outsiders around, you shouldn't call me Saintess anymore. Just call me Qian Renxue."
Qian Renxue said, her tone extremely sincere.
Clearly, she also felt that addressing her this way right now felt a bit strange.
Jin Yang nodded, "Then let's begin, Qian Renxue."
Immediately, Jin Yang summoned his martial soul.
A huge Sunflower rose from beneath Jin Yang's feet, lifting him up to stand at a height of three meters.
The Sunflower radiated golden light all over, dazzling and eye-catching, with three purple soul rings winding around its massive flower disk, exceptionally prominent.
Although its appearance looked somewhat twisted and bizarre, it gave people a solemn and sacred feeling.
It made Qian Renxue feel an inexplicable yearning.
Under the throbbing of her mind and spirit, she couldn't help but release her own martial soul.
An Angel Phantom the same height as Qian Renxue appeared out of thin air, with three pairs of wings unfurled, emitting a bright and sacred aura.
Her soul rings revolved, and their colors were precisely yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black.
A Six-Ring Soul Emperor!
After the release of her martial soul, Qian Renxue felt her soul power seem to be guided, pointing slowly toward the direction of Jin Yang in front of her.
And Jin Yang was no exception; the light radiating from his entire body became even brighter.
The next moment, the two people's martial souls were seen moving forward uncontrollably by a certain distance. Their soul rings flickered in synchronization like breathing, with a faint sense of a pulling force between them.
Seeing this situation, the two looked at each other and blurted out, "Martial Soul Fusion Skill?!"
"Uncle-Master, I didn't expect there to be such a fate between you and me," Qian Renxue sighed with emotion.
A Martial Soul Fusion Skill required the martial souls of two people to have an extremely high degree of compatibility in order to have the chance to be successfully executed.
Without this threshold, no matter how much effort one put in, it was impossible to successfully execute a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
"Do you want to try it?" Jin Yang looked at Qian Renxue with bright eyes and asked.
"However, executing a Martial Soul Fusion Skill requires a powerful physical constitution as support. If the fusion fails, it is very easy to suffer heavy damage from the backlash of soul power.
You are currently only at the Soul Elder realm, and your physical constitution is still far from sufficient." Qian Renxue shook her head, her face full of worry and rational reasoning.
Although Qian Renxue was also extremely curious about what the Martial Soul Fusion Skill of the two of them would look like, thinking of the backlash Jin Yang might suffer, Qian Renxue ultimately refused.
After all, it wasn't worth causing Jin Yang to get injured just for the effect of a Martial Soul Fusion Skill.
Although Martial Soul Fusion Skills were strong, they were not strictly necessary.
She, Qian Renxue, was naturally walking a path to become a god; why would she need to borrow the power of someone else's Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
If she didn't even have this bit of confidence, then why bother participating in the god trials?
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