Attending Class with Qian Renxue

"Mm! As members of the imperial family, it's normal for pride to be in their bones. You don't have to like them, but you do have to understand them. As for their lack of dedication in cultivation, you mustn't learn from that. In the end, Douluo Continent is centered on Spirit Masters and strength. The reason the Two Great Empires have been unable to unify the continent, aside from factors involving Spirit Hall and us Upper Three Sects, is that their high-end combat power is insufficient—insufficient to decide the shape of a war..."

Ning Fengzhi said a great deal to Xu Yang, also passing on the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect's philosophy: an eager thirst for talent, learning to "invest," and meticulous control over the future. This was also the main reason the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect had been able to stand firm among the Upper Three Sects.

Unfortunately, this time Ning Fengzhi had invested wrongly. Xue Qinghe was about to be replaced by Qian Renxue, so this effort was basically wasted.

On the other side, Qian Renxue had just returned to her residence. After sitting down on the sofa, she slowly spoke toward the air.

"Uncle She, investigate that new disciple Ning Fengzhi took in, Xu Yang. I want to know all his information!"

As her words fell, a middle-aged man walked straight out of the darkness. The man was over two meters tall, his thin, long body as straight and sharp as a javelin.

"Yes, Young Mistress!"

She Long did not say anything more and simply nodded in assent. The next second, he vanished into the darkness again.

"Uncle Ci, prepare to replace Xue Qinghe. This identity of mine needs to die directly in public."

"Young Mistress, why?!"

This made the other Titled Douluo hidden in the shadows, Ci Xue, unable to sit still. Somewhat puzzled, he directly revealed himself and asked. This deviated somewhat from the plan. Logically, they still needed to lie low for a while longer and only act after they had thoroughly figured out everything about Xue Qinghe.

"That Xu Yang's martial soul resonated with mine. Although I used the Cloud Illusion Soul Bone in time to cut off that connection, there's no guarantee he won't tell Ning Fengzhi about the sensation in that instant and have him investigate my identity. So our plan has to be sped up.

"But Uncle Ci, don't worry. I've already figured out Xue Qinghe's situation and have absolute confidence in replacing him!"

Ci Xue understood. No wonder the Young Mistress wanted to investigate that child called Xu Yang. So it was because of martial soul resonance. A martial soul that could form a Martial Soul Fusion Skill with the Six-Winged Angel—if they could bring him under their control, he would likewise be a help to the Young Mistress in seizing the Heaven Dou Empire in the future.

Besides, letting this current identity die was also inevitable. Otherwise, if Ning Fengzhi used forceful methods to take the Young Mistress away, the Young Mistress would expose her identity no matter what. Although making this identity die also gave off a feeling of "protesting too much," with Spirit Hall's methods, they could still conceal it. At most, Ning Fengzhi would find a few clues.

There was also the fact that Ning Fengzhi and Xue Qinghe were not familiar with each other right now. After the replacement, Ning Fengzhi would not be able to see any flaws. Even if a few behaviors different from Xue Qinghe's appeared occasionally, he would at most treat them as Xue Qinghe's unique preferences.

"So that's how it is. Then this subordinate will go handle it at once. Young Mistress, you must also make preparations!"

After saying that, he vanished into the darkness in an instant just like She Long.

A week later, Xu Yang and Ning Fengzhi once again arrived at Heaven Dou City. After entering the Imperial Palace, they came to Honghe Palace, the palace where Xue Qinghe currently lived.

When Xu Yang saw Xue Qinghe again, the Guard at his side had already been replaced.

"Has she already succeeded in taking his place?! But I still have to confirm it!" Looking at Xue Qinghe walking over slowly, Xu Yang had a faint guess in his heart. He went up with a smile and said softly, "Junior Brother Xue, has the Guard beside you been changed?"

"Knew you'd ask that!" Qian Renxue felt smug inwardly, while outwardly she replied with a smiling face, "Mm! Yesterday, he said he wanted to return home to visit his family, so I let him leave! Does Senior Brother have some business with him?!"

"Not really. I was just a little curious since Junior Brother suddenly changed guards!"

Xu Yang had already confirmed that the Xue Qinghe in front of him was Qian Renxue in disguise.

Since that was the case, he would have to get properly close to this junior brother of his.

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A smile could not help appearing at the corner of Xu Yang's mouth, which made Qian Renxue shiver involuntarily.

The teaching location was Xue Qinghe's study. As if determined to properly listen to the teacher's lecture, Xu Yang plopped himself directly down beside Qian Renxue. The two of them were very close, and his purpose was self-evident.

This made Qian Renxue feel extremely awkward. In the past, he had always sat alone. Who would dare sit beside her? She had just been about to push Xu Yang away, but when she thought of her current identity, she forced herself to endure it.

After a little time passed, she also became familiar with the aura on Xu Yang's body and no longer resisted it so much. At the same time, she also felt that Xu Yang carried a special kind of attraction, though she did not know why.

Xu Yang felt the same way in his heart, but he vaguely had a guess as to the reason.

It was martial soul resonance, causing the two of them to be drawn to each other. Since they had such a feeling, it meant the compatibility between their martial souls was definitely not low, and might even have reached one hundred percent.

Only such compatibility could make the two of them mutually attracted to each other.

However, when he thought of the description of Qian Renxue's appearance in the Original Work, Xu Yang did not reject this feeling. In his previous life, as a beast of burden struggling at the bottom, he had long since stopped believing in love. All he had was desire sparked by beauty.

"Senior Brother, although this is a little presumptuous, I don't seem to know what your martial soul is?!" During the midway break, Qian Renxue looked at Xu Yang beside her and asked curiously.

Although she knew this was very impolite and extremely presumptuous—directly asking someone about their martial soul was equivalent to declaring war in the outside world—she was truly curious about what kind of martial soul could resonate with the Six-Winged Angel.

"My martial soul?!... It's the Sky Sun. Its attributes are fire and light. It can be considered a mutated martial soul!"

With Spirit Hall's strength, Xu Yang knew they would be able to find out very quickly, so there was no point hiding it. He might as well say it voluntarily and win a sliver of Qian Renxue's trust.

"The sun?!"

Qian Renxue murmured. Records concerning the Angel God suddenly appeared in her mind. The Angel God was a god of light, wielding the power of the sky while also holding a portion of the sun's power, possessing the ability to use Sun True Fire. The existence of the Sun Martial Soul could, to a certain extent, fill in the Angel Spirit's control over the sun. No wonder the two would resonate.

At this moment, Qian Renxue could be considered to have thoroughly understood why their martial souls resonated. A trace of longing also surged up in her heart—a longing to obtain Xu Yang. As long as the two of them could successfully use a Martial Soul Fusion Skill in the future, then no one on the entire continent would be her match.

At this thought, the resistance that had originally existed in Qian Renxue's heart vanished without a trace. Instead, a gentle smile appeared on her face. "So Senior Brother's martial soul is the sun... What a truly unprecedented martial soul."

"When I learned that my martial soul had never appeared on Douluo Continent before, I was also shocked. I didn't expect my martial soul to mutate into something like this!"

Xu Yang followed along with Qian Renxue's words and continued, also pushing his martial soul toward the category of mutated martial souls.