Qian Renxue Wanted to Become a Knight

Jiang Li, who was on the Holy Demon Continent, had no idea that despite his having done very little, Qian Renxue had undergone an intense psychological struggle all on her own.

She had even unwittingly changed her goals and direction.

With a flash of sacred light, Qian Renxue appeared before Jiang Li again.

"It failed!"

"This is the new gift I prepared for you."

Clearly, Qian Renxue had completely adjusted her mindset by now. Unlike her bewilderment on her first visit or her avoidance on her second, this time, upon returning to the Holy Demon Continent, she had a clear goal and absolute confidence in her heart.

As she spoke, Qian Renxue took the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine out of her Storage Soul Tool.

As for the Soul Bone, it remained in Jiang Li's possession. She had no intention of taking it back.

"The ten-thousand-year light paradise flower contains a considerable amount of light energy. It can enhance a Soul Master's own light attribute, and it also has the effect of nourishing the meridians..."

Qian Renxue introduced the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine in detail.

"Thank you. I like this gift very much."

Jiang Li smiled and put it away.

"Let me take you around the Haoyue Branch Hall. If you find anything you like, I'll do my best to buy it for you."

"If I can't afford it, you'll have to wait a little longer."

Although Jiang Li was already itching to study this Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Medicine and see whether he could refine it into pills to better improve his strength, he could tell that Qian Renxue wanted to go out for a walk.

He therefore suppressed his thoughts and made the suggestion.

"Sure!"

Qian Renxue had already had that idea. Now that Jiang Li had brought it up himself, she naturally would not refuse.

Their unspoken understanding imperceptibly reduced the distance Qian Renxue felt toward Jiang Li once again.

She did not know that when being with someone felt exceptionally comfortable, there were only two possibilities.

One was that they were perfectly in tune, sharing the same interests-finding a kindred spirit through lofty mountains and flowing waters.

The other was that someone on a higher level was accommodating someone on a lower level.

The two of them clearly belonged to the latter case.

In cultivation, Jiang Li was an entire major realm below Qian Renxue, but when it came to dealing with people, reading expressions, and subtly laying plans, she could not catch up to him even on horseback.

After getting ready, the two left their residence one after the other.

The Haoyue Branch Hall was only a local branch hall. No holy knights or Divine Seal Knights were permanently stationed there, and anyone who reached the higher-order standards would be transferred away.

Even its strongest member was merely a Fifth-Order Knight.

Resources and the like were also relatively scarce.

Having come from Spirit Hall, Qian Renxue felt as though she had arrived in a poor, remote backwater.

Still, there were plenty of things that interested her. After all, this was an entirely unfamiliar world.

As they wandered around, Qian Renxue gained a deeper understanding of this world.

What interested her most were this world's weapons.

Things were different on the Douluo Continent, where weapons other than divine artifacts offered Soul Masters very little enhancement. As for Soul Tools, the knowledge of their creation had long since been lost.

This world's weapons had clearly defined grades: ordinary equipment, alloy equipment, magic equipment, spirit demon equipment, glorious equipment, legendary equipment, epic equipment, immortal equipment, and the divine artifacts of the legendary mythical grade. Supposedly, this world even had Super Divine Artifacts.

She bought a piece of third-order equipment, a Magic Shield.

When she activated it with Soul Power, she found that it provided a slight amplification effect.

Its manufacturing process was not complicated.

It might be relatively ordinary in this world, but if brought back to the Douluo Continent, it would bring a revolutionary change for low-ranking Soul Masters.

"Besides being a knight, I'm also an Alchemist and an Artifact Refiner. With enough materials, forging a full set of third-order magic equipment is easy for me."

"Now that my cultivation has advanced another step, I'm confident I can forge Fourth Order spirit demon equipment if you give me some time to study it. If you're interested, I can forge you a set after a while."

"But Fourth Order equipment is still a little low for you. The Demon Hunt Squad Selection Tournament will begin in six months. When we go to the Holy City then, we can get you higher-grade equipment there."

Seeing Qian Renxue's interest, Jiang Li explained after paying.

"Could you help me collect some equipment-forging techniques? I'll cover the gold coins needed."

After learning more about this world, Qian Renxue discovered that the Douluo Continent's Gold Soul Coins could also circulate here. They simply needed an extra step: removing the markings on them.

She only needed to find some time to melt down the Gold Soul Coins she carried with Sun True Fire, then find an establishment to exchange them.

"Yes, but it's difficult to buy the manufacturing techniques for higher-order equipment with gold coins. Aside from getting lucky at an auction, most have to be exchanged for Demon Hunt Squad merit points."

Jiang Li naturally would not refuse something like this. He could also gain some benefits in the process and replenish his gold reserves. After all, the forging techniques he possessed were valuable too.

"Collect as many as you can. I'll give you the gold coins you need in a few days."

Qian Renxue nodded slightly, then looked into the distance.

In the knights' square, knights were sweating away as they practiced their swordplay. Inside the knights' hall, a knight missing an arm was teaching knights who had just passed their assessments, imparting knight theory, temple trading techniques, and combat knowledge.

"The ten knight virtues: humility, honesty, compassion, valor, fairness, sacrifice, honor, perseverance, benevolence, and justice."

"Humility: do not act arrogantly because of your martial strength. Remain humble toward the weak and your colleagues, and do not be conceited because of your talent."

"Honesty: do not deceive or falsify. Remain loyal to the temple and true to your own heart."

"Compassion: show mercy to suffering beings, protect the old, the weak, women, and children, and do not slaughter the innocent."

"Valor: never retreat in the face of demons and evil..."

"..."

Although humanity on the Holy Demon Continent was at a disadvantage against the Demon Race and could only cling to survival, there was a spirit running through everyone-a spirit of heroic struggle, of determination to drive out the Demon Race. This was something the Douluo Continent currently lacked.

If the Holy Demon Continent was the rising morning sun, then the Douluo Continent was the setting sun about to sink in the west.

"Back when the Divine Ancestor led humanity in driving the Soul Beasts back into the forests and securing a foothold for humanity, was the sight much the same...?"

At that moment, Qian Renxue suddenly began to understand what her mission was.

Perhaps her arrival on the Holy Demon Continent had very likely been guided by the Divine Ancestor behind the scenes.

"I'd like to try becoming a knight too. Do you think I can?"

Some thought in her heart was on the verge of emerging, yet Qian Renxue could not grasp it no matter what. She then wanted to experience it herself, and only then turned her gaze toward Jiang Li beside her.

"You can!"

"The question is whether you want to become a Retribution Knight, killing to protect life and severing karmic burdens rather than people, or a Guardian Knight, protecting the common people and sheltering all living beings."

Although he did not know what had gotten into this young lady, Jiang Li still went along with her wishes.

He also wanted to take this opportunity to test whether Qian Renxue could undergo Sacred Awakening, what changes would occur afterward, and whether it could bring him any benefits.

"Guardian Knight, Retribution Knight?"

"Do I have to choose one?"

"Can't I choose both?"

Qian Renxue was taken aback.

"A person's energy is limited. Only by specializing in one path can you go farther, unless your talent is exceptionally good."

"I chose to be a Retribution Knight, focusing on killing and pursuing the greatest possible destructive power."

As Jiang Li finished speaking, a dark-gold longsword appeared in his hand.

It was a piece of Fourth Order spirit demon equipment named the Light of Judgment, which he had obtained by chance while hunting members of the Demon Race.

"Talent!"

At the mention of this, Qian Renxue perked right up.

She had been born with level-twenty Innate Soul Power. If the characteristics and grades of their powers were ignored and a crude, direct comparison was made, she was equivalent to someone with two hundred points of innate internal spiritual power.

Talent was something she had never lacked.

Of course, this was only a crude, straightforward comparison. The actual situation still needed to be verified.

"What procedure is required? I'd like to try."

A measure of anticipation immediately rose in Qian Renxue's heart.

Since they could not verify whether Jiang Li could awaken a Martial Soul on the Douluo Continent, they would verify whether she could become a knight on this continent instead.