"I choose His Holiness the Pope. My apologies, Senior!"
Chen Jue spoke respectfully.
Although Qian Daoliu had mocked him earlier, he did not dare openly talk back.
After all, if he angered Qian Daoliu, a single fart could probably blast him to death.
A faint smile appeared on Qian Daoliu's face. Seeing how respectful Chen Jue was, he did not make things difficult for him again.
Still, he was deeply reluctant.
After all, if Chen Jue followed Bibi Dong, Spirit Hall might cease to belong to the Qian Family in the future and become Bibi Dong's personal fiefdom instead!
That was his greatest worry.
At that thought, his expression darkened. He stared at Bibi Dong, his words carrying a warning.
"I can agree, but once Chen Jue has grown stronger, you must not use him to satisfy your selfish desires or do anything that harms Spirit Hall!"
Without a trace of hesitation on her breathtaking face, Bibi Dong nodded in agreement.
"Fine! How about having Xiao Xue serve as our witness?"
She knew that if she refused, Qian Daoliu would absolutely kill Chen Jue!
After all, Qian Daoliu would never leave alive someone who might threaten Spirit Hall in the future.
Had Qian Xunji not done that to her back then, leaving them needing to make amends with no suitable alternative, she might never have gotten this position.
Qian Daoliu glanced at Qian Renxue and nodded without hesitation.
"Agreed!"
After all, she would not treat her own daughter as a joke!
Then he took Qian Renxue's hand and turned to leave. After resisting slightly, Qian Renxue asked,
"Grandpa, is Chen Jue really so talented? Is he worth you and Sister fighting over him like this?"
Qian Daoliu looked back, gently stroked her hair, and praised him without reservation.
"He is. In all my life, I've never met anyone with such extraordinary talent!"
"Triple martial souls and level twenty-five soul power-he is certain to lead the geniuses of his generation! Even you, Xiao Xue, might fall a little short of him in the future!"
Qian Renxue's rosy lips parted slightly. She had never seen her grandfather hold anyone in such high regard.
A trace of jealousy involuntarily stirred in her heart.
After all, even she had never received such praise from her grandfather!
Then she turned her gaze toward Chen Jue, a glimmer of fighting spirit flashing in her eyes.
She would climb above Chen Jue and make Grandpa and Sister realize that she was the best!
Then she stepped forward, looked straight at Chen Jue, and pointed at him. "Chen Jue, do you dare spar with me? I won't use any soul skills! Just my martial soul!"
With that, she raised an eyebrow at Chen Jue.
She was confident that her martial soul alone would crush him.
After all, Grandpa had once said that hers was a god-level martial soul.
Although Chen Jue had more martial souls, their quality might not match hers!
Faced with Qian Renxue's challenge, however, Chen Jue readily accepted.
After all, if they were relying solely on martial souls, his god-level Dragon God martial soul could absolutely suppress every other martial soul.
Even the six-winged angel could not compare to the Dragon God martial soul.
After all, the six-winged angel martial soul had been left behind by a First-Level God-the Angel God!
His Dragon God martial soul, on the other hand, had once ruled the Divine Realm.
Its quality was undoubtedly leagues ahead.
He could also grind up his intimacy level a little.
Nearby, Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong exchanged glances and nodded in agreement.
After all, they also wanted to see how powerful Chen Jue's martial soul was!
Qian Daoliu, in particular, wanted to see whether the Qian Family's six-winged angel martial soul was stronger or Chen Jue's dragon martial soul had the edge.
Bibi Dong leaned down beside him and whispered, "Don't hurt Xiao Xue, understood?"
Chen Jue nodded.
Even without her reminder, he would not hurt Qian Renxue. After all, she might become his wife someday!
Although those words had been quiet, Qian Renxue still heard them.
She pouted, looking slightly displeased as she turned to Bibi Dong. "Sister, you actually don't believe I can win?"
Bibi Dong froze, then hurriedly explained.
"Xiao Xue, don't overthink it. That isn't what I meant."
There was a hint of panic in her voice.
Qian Renxue pressed her lips together and ignored her, fixing her gaze on Chen Jue with an extraordinary hunger for victory.
Even Sister looked down on me!
This time, I'll make them see who's the strongest!
Qian Renxue's expression was as cold as frost and snow. She closed her eyes slightly, and a powerful force surged deep within her.
She activated her six-winged angel martial soul, and a dazzling Angel God Statue abruptly appeared behind her.
It gently unfurled its wings, its six brilliantly radiant wings swaying gracefully in the air like spirits of heaven and earth dancing.
With the angel's appearance, a holy aura instantly spread through the surroundings.
Then she charged forward.
At that very moment, however, a deafening dragon's roar rang out.
Chen Jue remained composed. He slowly raised his arm, and a mighty, imposing Dragon God martial soul gradually emerged behind him.
Sharp light flashed in the Dragon God's eyes, as though it could pierce through every illusion.
As the Dragon God manifested, an even stronger aura soared into the sky.
The Dragon God raised its head and roared, its voice shaking their hearts.
Under the suppression of that aura, Qian Renxue instantly felt immense pressure, as though an invisible mountain had pinned her down so completely that she could not move.
The angel martial soul behind her also began trembling, its holy radiance gradually dimming.
Finally, under the Dragon God martial soul's overwhelming assault, the angel martial soul shattered completely, breaking into countless fragments that vanished into the air.
"What?"
A trace of incredulous shock colored Qian Renxue's voice, her eyes locked on the Dragon God standing proudly in the air.
Even the two people standing beside her wore equally stunned expressions.
They had thought Chen Jue's martial soul would merely suppress Qian Renxue's six-winged angel.
They had never expected it to crush her-and crush her outright, at that!
Qian Renxue's martial soul was the six-winged angel, after all.
It seemed they had still underestimated the quality of Chen Jue's martial soul.
This only strengthened their determination to nurture Chen Jue properly!
Qian Renxue pressed her lips together and gave Chen Jue a complicated look.
She had never expected his martial soul to be so formidable that it could dismantle hers outright.
Hers was a god-level martial soul!
But she did not concede. Instead, she stopped activating her martial soul.
She chose to attack with hand-to-hand techniques!
She looked at Chen Jue and said, "Don't think you've won. Even without my martial soul, I can still beat you with hand-to-hand combat!"
After all, she had received strict training from Qian Daoliu since childhood, and her hand-to-hand skills already surpassed those of ordinary people!
Chen Jue's lips curved into a smile. "Sure! Just what I wanted."
Then he withdrew his martial soul.
He and Qian Renxue tangled in close combat.
[Ding! Target: Qian Renxue.] [Intimacy level: 10%]
[Ding! Target: Qian Renxue.] [Intimacy level: 20%] [Reward: A ten-thousand-year soul ring with no side effects and level 10 (top-tier) looks.]
After a contest lasting five whole minutes, Qian Renxue still lost.
After all, Chen Jue had trained in his previous life, and he had also practiced hand-to-hand combat for two and a half years in the Star Dou Great Forest. It was perfectly normal that she could not beat him.
"You lost. Come on, get up."
A gentle smile colored Chen Jue's voice as he carefully helped Qian Renxue to her feet.
Qian Renxue raised her head, her gaze fixed intently on Chen Jue's handsome face.
At that moment, he seemed different from before. His features had become more sharply defined, and his skin was now fair as jade.
Ripples involuntarily stirred in her heart, and a blush quietly crept onto her cheeks.
Why had he suddenly become so much more handsome-and fairer, too?
He's so handsome!
Then she recalled her spar with Chen Jue just now.
The blush on her face deepened.
"I lost to you today, but that won't necessarily happen in the future. I'm going to spar with you every week! I'll definitely beat you!"
Qian Renxue lifted her head slightly and spoke with stubbornness written all over her face.
Chen Jue shook his head helplessly.
"Sure!"
This little girl really was prickly and proud. She was pretty entertaining.
Qian Daoliu and Bibi Dong were also extremely satisfied with Chen Jue's performance.
For someone who had never received professional training to possess such powerful combat skills was truly rare!
Even his physical abilities far exceeded those of ordinary people.
Bibi Dong stepped forward, came up to Chen Jue, and praised them both.
"You both did very well! One day, your names will surely be known across the continent!"
Just then, a puzzled voice came from the doorway.
"What are you all doing? Where did this handsome little guy come from?"
[Ding! Exceptional goddess detected: Hu Liena.] [Intimacy level: 0%]
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