All-Inclusive! Swift Shadow Like a Sword!

A few days later, Lin Ye arrived beside a river, intending to catch some fish, only to notice a young face reflected in the clear water.

"This is..."

Lin Ye crouched down and leaned closer. His reflection had short black hair and brown eyes that looked exceptionally clear.

"So this is what I look like after being reincarnated into this world? I never really took a good look."

After half a year of living without knowing whether he would survive another day, Lin Ye had never paid attention to his appearance. Now that he looked, he discovered that he actually looked somewhat different from his previous life.

In his previous life, he had white hair and crimson eyes and had been one of Liyue's adepti. He had never expected that reincarnating on the Douluo Continent would give him black hair and brown eyes, just like the Lord of Geo.

"Ah, truly, stay near vermilion and you turn red; stay near ink and you turn black. I spent so long with that old geezer that even my appearance changed." Lin Ye shook his head with a sigh.

A little while later, Lin Ye successfully caught a fish, set up a grill, and began roasting it.

As he grilled the fish, Lin Ye took a bundle out of his clothes, tipped out a few Copper Soul Coins, and weighed them in his hand.

"Those guys really were so broke their pockets rattled. No wonder they resorted to that sort of business."

These were the spoils left behind by the Blood Leopard Squad. He had never expected them to be so poor. This wasn't even enough for one damn meal.

He looked up toward the northeast.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, the wealthiest sect on the entire continent, lay in the mountains along the northeastern border of Diao Province. It was his intended first stop.

"Innate full soul power plus the World-Painting Scroll should be enough to qualify."

Lin Ye rubbed the martial soul mark on his palm. The corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and he went back to watching his grilled fish.

A month later, in the Glazed Forest.

This was a Soul Beast Forest maintained by the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect, but flowers and grasses flourished everywhere, and the scenery was magnificent. Rather than a soul beast habitat, it was more like the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's private garden.

Lin Ye walked over the soft grass when he suddenly heard hurried footsteps up ahead.

"H-help!"

A little girl in a white dress came stumbling toward him, her long pink hair falling messily over her shoulders and her little face pale with fright.

A hundred-year soul beast—a Horned Goat—was chasing her.

At the sight of Lin Ye, the girl's emerald eyes instantly lit up. As though clutching at a life-saving straw, she swiftly darted behind him.

"Please, help me!"

Lin Ye frowned slightly.

His six-year-old body limited his speed. It was already too late to dodge.

"All-Inclusive!"

With a low shout and a flash of golden light, a translucent shield instantly spread out.

The Horned Goat rammed viciously into the shield. A dull thud rang out. The shield did not budge, but the recoil sent the beast sprawling with all four hooves in the air.

What an opening!

Lightning flashed in Lin Ye's eyes. "Swift Shadow Like a Sword!"

A Lightning Stiletto shot through the air, and Lin Ye's figure instantly turned into a streak of purple lightning, teleporting into midair.

Then a longsword glowing purple appeared in his right hand. With a single strike, he drove it precisely into the Horned Goat's throat.

The entire sequence flowed like drifting clouds and running water. Less than three seconds passed between defense and counterattack.

"Wow!"

Watching this, the little girl's mouth fell open. She even forgot she had been crying. "You're amazing!"

On a cliff several hundred meters away, the three observers watching the scene were equally astonished.

"That shield..."

With a crack, the black-robed elder crushed a piece of rock in his hand.

"It could withstand an attack from a Soul Elder at the very least."

The silver-haired elder's eyes blazed as he said, "Was that follow-up a spatial skill? No, it was lightning-attribute teleportation followed by a sword technique... A self-created soul skill?"

Between the two elders, a refined, black-haired man smiled calmly.

"Six years old, innate full soul power, and two self-created soul skills... Rongrong has certainly stumbled upon a treasure."

The black-robed elder suddenly said with a hint of sourness, "That brat is rather handsome, too. Rongrong keeps staring at him."

"Old Bones, don't tell me you're..." The silver-haired elder raised his brows teasingly.

"Bullshit! I'm worried about someone of unknown origins getting close to Rongrong!"

The refined man smiled without answering, his gaze fixed on Lin Ye the entire time.

"You're safe now."

Lin Ye dismissed his martial soul and turned to leave.

"Wait!"

The little girl immediately stepped forward and grabbed the hem of his clothes.

"What did you just use? That shield was so amazing! And that purple lightning!"

Lin Ye looked at the little girl and answered casually, "Jade Shield, Return of the Stars."

"Are those your soul skills?"

"No."

"Then what are they?" The little girl looked at Lin Ye in confusion.

Lin Ye took a deep breath.

A six-year-old's body tired easily. All he wanted now was to hurry up the mountain to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect.

But faced with the little girl's curious, eager eyes, he remained patient and said, "Sorry, I can't explain it to you. I have something urgent to do. Since you're safe now, I'll be going."

Lin Ye had barely taken a step when she caught hold of him again.

"Where are you going?"

"The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

"Huh?"

The little girl blinked in surprise. "You're going to my home?"

At her words, Lin Ye's heart gave a sudden jolt.

He turned around and examined the girl carefully.

She wore an exquisitely made white gauze dress with a Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda embroidered at the collar. A jade pendant hung at her waist, gleaming with a lustrous sheen.

"You're..."

The girl proudly puffed out her unremarkably flat chest and said, "My name is Ning Rongrong! I'm the young lady of the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect!"

Lin Ye's eyes flickered slightly.

As he remembered it, Ning Rongrong was a Little Demoness who certainly had a spoiled young lady's temper. But this little girl, who had been chased into tears by a soul beast, seemed less spoiled and willful than simply a little too lively.

"My name is Lin Ye. I came here to join the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect."

Ning Rongrong's eyes lit up.

"Really? I'll take you to see Daddy! The sect just happens to be recruiting right now!"

As she spoke, Ning Rongrong grabbed his hand and started to run forward.

Lin Ye let her pull him along, a thought stirring in his mind.

He had been looking to enter the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect anyway. This might be his best opportunity.

On the cliff, watching Ning Rongrong pull Lin Ye away below, the silver-haired elder burst out laughing. "Old Bones, it looks like our Rongrong is the one who has abducted him!"

Bone Douluo's face darkened. "That Rongrong, honestly..."

"No harm done. Uncle Jian, Uncle Gu, let's return to the sect and welcome Rongrong."

With that, the refined man vanished from the spot with the two elders.

Ning Rongrong looked back as she ran. "Lin Ye, Lin Ye, what's that glowing paper of yours?"

"My martial soul."

"A sheet of White Paper? Liar! How could White Paper conjure up a shield and a sword?"

Lin Ye smiled without answering.

This isn't ordinary White Paper. It's a Wang Wei poem... the World-Painting Scroll.

They passed through a thicket, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's Mountain Gate appeared before them.

A long staircase led straight to the mountaintop. Two Seven Glazed Tile Pagoda Stone Sculptures stood on either side of the gate.

Ning Rongrong excitedly pointed toward the summit.

"Look! That's my home!"

Lin Ye looked up and saw a towering, magnificent palace.

"So this is the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect?"