Two and a Half Years, Chu Ye and Qian Daoliu's Three Wagers

Qian Daoliu thought Chu Ye would at least ask what the conditions were before considering it. Instead, in less than a second, he answered.

"Don't be in such a hurry to agree. Hear all my demands first, then consider it." Qian Daoliu clasped his hands behind his back and began, "My first demand is that within three months, you defeat the two Core Disciples Xie Yue and Yan by yourself, one against two."

"My second demand is that a year and a half from now, I will have you go out and carry out a mission. The target will be a Soul Master who has committed crimes and caused chaos on the continent, and their strength will be at least at the Spirit Emperor level!"

"You may carry out this mission together with Xiao Xue, but aside from the two of you, you are not allowed to borrow anyone else's power. Otherwise, it will be deemed a failure."

"My third demand, and also the final one, is that two and a half years from now, you and Xiao Xue join forces and last for the time it takes an incense stick to burn against Snake Spear Elder. Snake Spear Elder will be restricted, and can only use up to his Sixth Spirit Ability."

"Chu Ye, do you dare accept?"

Qian Daoliu's words echoed in Chu Ye's ears for a long time after they fell.

"Yohoho." When Snake Lance Douluo heard this, he was instantly delighted inside. The Great Worship Elder was giving him a perfectly justified chance to teach Chu Ye a lesson!

"So that's it."

After listening, Bibi Dong and Golden Crocodile Douluo both saw through Qian Daoliu's calculations at once.

The timing of the first two demands was locked down tightly. Chu Ye was currently level 17; wanting to rise 3 levels within three months and reach the Soul Grandmaster realm was simply far too unlikely.

Because breakthroughs across major realms, such as level 19 to level 20 and level 29 to level 30, were always the hardest and most time-consuming.

Moreover, Xie Yue and Yan were already level 22 Soul Grand Masters now. Three months from now, they would at least be level 23.

Added to the fact that it was one against two, even if Chu Ye's combat strength was very high, it would be difficult for him to defeat Xie Yue and Yan working together.

Don't forget, they were top-tier geniuses too! Their combat strength was also very powerful!

The second demand was likewise pinned down by time.

Taking Qian Renxue out to carry out a mission—right now Qian Renxue was level 35, and after a year and a half, it would be hard for her to reach the level 41 Soul Ancestor realm. Chu Ye also could not possibly break through to a three-ring Soul Elder.

So how could a Soul Elder and a Soul Grandmaster working together possibly beat a Spirit Emperor?

The first two seemed to offer a bit of hope, but they were impossible missions. The last one was even more outrageous—fight Snake Lance Douluo? Although he could only use up to his Sixth Spirit Ability, and Chu Ye would have Qian Renxue with him, the opponent was still a Title Douluo!

Qian Daoliu wanted to use this demand, along with the two and a half years, to make Chu Ye accept the matter of Qian Renxue infiltrating the Heaven Dou Imperial Family.

You accepted it yourself. When you failed later, there would be nothing more to say.

That way, Chu Ye could be kept from bearing a grudge, defecting, and the like. After all, Spirit Hall still cared very much about a genius like Chu Ye.

At the same time, if Chu Ye truly completed Qian Daoliu's three demands, then to a certain extent, it would prove that Chu Ye would be able to bring Spirit Hall value greater than Qian Renxue's infiltration in the future.

"Chu Ye, don't, don't! Grandpa's demands are impossible to complete. You don't need to pay such a huge price for me!" Qian Renxue kept shaking her head, trying to get Chu Ye to refuse.

But Chu Ye had already made up his mind. He gave Qian Renxue a warm smile. "Xue'er, I want to try. I don't want you to leave my side. Besides, if you leave, my cultivation speed will slow down a lot, you know."

After saying that, Chu Ye slowly lowered the hand with which Qian Renxue was gripping his arm. He looked straight at Qian Daoliu, his gaze firm. "I am willing to accept your demands!!"

"Good." Qian Daoliu nodded inwardly. In truth, he very much admired Chu Ye's courage. He turned to look at Bibi Dong. "Does the Pope agree with this result?"

"Let it be done as the Great Worship Elder says." Bibi Dong nodded, raising no objection, and signaled Chu Ye and Qian Renxue to leave first.

"Let's go, Xue'er."

Chu Ye smiled. At this moment, he happily took Qian Renxue's hand and left the hall under everyone's gazes.

After they went out, Qian Renxue was moved, happy, and sad all at once. "Chu Ye, why are you so foolish? If you can't complete Grandpa's three demands, if you fail, you'll lose your freedom for the rest of your life!"

"So what? At least you can stay here, stay by my side, for two and a half more years."

"Besides, these three demands aren't truly impossible!" Chu Ye's gaze was firm. Then he calmly analyzed, "For the first demand, I have to defeat Xie Yue and Yan alone. Even if my own strength can't match them, don't forget, we can use Power Sharing between us."

"With your power borrowed, defeating them won't be a problem."

"The second demand is for you and me to go out together on a mission and kill a Spirit Emperor. We can likewise use Power Sharing to increase the success rate. Besides, your grandfather only said we couldn't borrow other people's power. He didn't say we couldn't use methods, such as poison."

Qian Renxue cut in, "I know all that. The first two demands really aren't too much of a problem for us, but what about the third demand? How are you going to handle that?"

"We only have two and a half years to join forces and defeat Snake Lance Douluo, who can only use his Sixth Spirit Ability. That..."

A trace of melancholy filled Chu Ye's heart. Indeed, the third demand was the crux of the problem. In everyone's eyes, it was an impossible demand. In truth, even he himself did not have much confidence.

On top of that, Snake Lance Douluo's relationship with Chu Ye was very poor. Snake Spear would absolutely not go easy on him.

"We'll take it one step at a time. I believe there will always be a way. We've already agreed now, Xue'er. We can't hold the thought that we're definitely going to fail. We have to believe in ourselves and turn the impossible into possible!" Chu Ye said, full of fighting spirit.

"Sigh." Qian Renxue sighed, then quickly adjusted her state of mind. She clenched her little fist and said, also full of fighting spirit, "Then let's work hard together and create a miracle!"

"Good. We'll work hard together and create a miracle."

A smile bloomed on Qian Renxue's face once more. The two looked at each other and smiled, then bumped their fists together.

At this moment, Chu Ye and Qian Renxue had a shared goal to strive for together.

Qian Renxue said, "Then let's find a place and discuss this carefully. We'll solve the first hurdle first."

"My place?"

"Sure~"

"Let's go, let's go."

A moment later, Chu Ye brought Qian Renxue back home. The two sat on the sofa and began chatting.

Qian Renxue guessed, "I think Xie Yue and Yan will soon learn that you're going to fight them. They will definitely make preparations to handle the battle with you. Chu Ye, how much do you know about Xie Yue and Yan?"

"A fair bit, I suppose. Xie Yue is an Assault System Soul Master with agility that doesn't lose out to an Agility-type Soul Master. His top-tier Weapon Spirit, Moon Blade, is extremely sharp and has very powerful lethality."

"Yan, an Assault System Soul Master, isn't as formidable as Xie Yue in terms of lethality, but he also has his own unique advantage. He possesses defensive power that doesn't belong to a Defense System Soul Master!"