Qian Daoliu: Xiao Xue, Don't You Learn from Chu Ye. He's a Freak!

"Of course. One of the Lower Four Sects of the Seven Great Sects," Chu Ye said.

"Exactly. Among Soul Masters of my generation, when it comes to talent in the Way of the Sword, several disciples of the Wind Sword Sect are above me. One of them is even only two or three years older than me, but he stepped into Intermediate Sword Intent long ago!"

"He's known as the greatest Way of the Sword genius after Sword Douluo!" Han Feng's eyes flickered with admiration.

Chu Ye asked, "What's his name?"

Han Feng said, "The son of the Wind Sword Sect's sect master, Feng Tianyu."

"Feng Tianyu." Chu Ye silently committed the name to memory.

He stopped talking and released the Sword of Gods and Demons. A domineering God-Demon Sword Intent rose up.

"Good kid. His Sword Intent is probably about to step into the beginner level!" Han Feng was inwardly shocked at the sight.

If he remembered correctly, he was only eight, right?

This kid might even be more talented than Feng Tianyu!

"Come on, Han Feng."

"Come!"

The two raised the swords in their hands at the same time and charged at each other.

Bang!

Clang!

The two swords collided heavily.

Han Feng used his stronger Soul Power to knock Chu Ye back, then thrust his sword forward.

Chu Ye blocked with the body of his sword, then swept backhanded, and the two officially began exchanging moves.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

Bzzzzzz~!

Sword struck sword again and again, clashing and crossing, sending out wave after wave of the sounds of weapons impacting and scraping.

The two were evenly matched in swordsmanship. For a time, they fought neck and neck, with no clear winner, but it could be seen that Han Feng was suppressing Chu Ye.

But the more Han Feng fought, the more shocked he became, because he discovered that Chu Ye's Sword Intent was growing stronger and stronger during their clash!

"Good grief! He's rapidly comprehending, absorbing, and improving his own understanding of the Way of the Sword from my Sword Intent!"

"This kid is too monstrous!!"

Han Feng cried out inwardly again and again, and he began to find it more and more difficult.

Bang!

At last, Han Feng was knocked back by Chu Ye's sword, losing one exchange.

He suddenly stopped and put away his sword.

Chu Ye said in confusion, "Why aren't we fighting anymore?"

Han Feng took a deep breath. "I admit defeat."

"What do you mean? I only won one move. If we kept fighting, the one most likely to lose would be me. Why are you admitting defeat?" Chu Ye looked baffled.

Han Feng said, "Winning one move is enough. Your swordsmanship is clearly above mine. If not for my Soul Power being far higher than yours, I definitely wouldn't be your match, so I admit defeat."

"Fine. You're really serious about this." Chu Ye sighed helplessly, feeling it was a bit of a pity. If they had continued fighting, he might have been able to feel his way to Beginner Sword Intent!

Han Feng said at this moment, "Let's stop here for today. If you want to continue comprehending the Way of the Sword from my Sword Intent, you can come find me."

"Oh? Then thank you." Chu Ye was slightly surprised. His impression of this person was pretty good. Han Feng was actually willing to let him keep using Blood Shadow Sword Intent to improve.

In the days that followed, Chu Ye often sparred with Han Feng in swordsmanship.

Before he knew it, two months had passed.

Qian Renxue's Soul Power finally broke through to level 40, while Chu Ye's Sword Intent stepped into Beginner Sword Intent at around the same time.

"Brother Han Feng, I've troubled you during this time."

"Come on, Brother Chu Ye, why say that? Sparring with you during this time has improved my Sword Intent quite a bit too."

"Hehe."

Chu Ye smiled. After spending this time together, Han Feng had already become his first true male friend.

The two sat on a rock and chatted. At that moment, Qian Renxue walked over.

Seeing this, Chu Ye jumped down from the rock and walked toward Qian Renxue while saying, "Brother Han Feng, I'll be leaving first, then. Next, prepare properly for the Soul Master Tournament. Win another championship for our Spirit Hall."

"Don't worry. The championship must belong to our Spirit Hall."

"I'm off."

Chu Ye waved his hand. Naturally, he did not doubt that point. Spirit Hall had already won the Soul Master Tournament several times in a row. The only time they had missed the championship was during Tang San's era.

However, now that Spirit Hall had Chu Ye, he would absolutely never let an academy like Shrek win the championship.

After saying goodbye to Han Feng, Chu Ye came to Qian Renxue's side and asked, "How is it? Can we set out?"

"Mm-hm. Grandpa said he'd personally take me to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring," Qian Renxue said.

"Good. Then let's set out."

Now that Qian Renxue's Soul Power had reached level 40, she had to go to the Star Dou Great Forest to obtain a spirit ring, and Chu Ye would accompany her.

The two followed Qian Daoliu and set off at once.

On the way, Qian Renxue said, "Grandpa, this time, help me find a Ten Thousand Year level soul beast."

"Ten thousand years? That won't do, Xiao Xue. It's difficult for the fourth ring to absorb one at the Ten Thousand Year level. Even with our Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul, it would be very hard." Qian Daoliu immediately rejected the idea and earnestly advised her, "A Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring is already different from a Thousand-Year Spirit Ring. The difficulty of absorbing it is much greater!"

"This difficulty doesn't simply refer to whether the body can withstand a ring of that age. There's also the soul shock!"

"Soul turmoil?"

"Correct. After a soul beast reaches ten thousand years of cultivation, it will begin to develop intelligence. In other words, at that point, the soul beast will possess relatively high wisdom and a certain amount of Spirit Power, so a portion of the soul beast's Spirit Power will exist within the spirit ring."

"When a Soul Master absorbs the spirit ring, they will suffer a spiritual attack from within the spirit ring, facing the dual tests of body and soul at the same time."

"At the fourth-ring stage, the difficulty is too great. You cannot take that risk. In Grandpa's view, absorbing a spirit ring of around eight thousand years is enough for you right now." As Qian Daoliu advised her, he then pointed at Chu Ye beside them:

"Xiao Xue, don't you learn from this kid. He's a freak. His first ring was two thousand years, his second ring six thousand years. By the time he reaches his fourth ring, ten thousand years won't be a problem, but don't you think this is simple."

"Uh, hehe..."

Chu Ye laughed awkwardly, then explained together with Qian Renxue.

"Grandpa, please believe me. I can absorb a Ten Thousand Year Spirit Ring."

"That's right! Great Worship Elder, I can sense Xue'er's current condition. She can absorb one at the Ten Thousand Year level."

Seeing both Chu Ye and Qian Renxue so confident, Qian Daoliu hesitated and struggled a little. The main thing was that he trusted Chu Ye's words more. He had also heard that when Chu Ye absorbed spirit rings, he could directly sense how many years he could absorb.

Qian Daoliu said with extreme seriousness, "Chu Ye, are you truly confident you can let Xiao Xue absorb a Ten Thousand Year level ring as her fourth ring?"

Chu Ye was not joking either, and he was very solemn. "Of course. She definitely can!"

The greatest effect of Power Sharing was to increase Soul Power, but likewise, it also strengthened the body and Spirit Power. With Chu Ye's enhancement, Qian Renxue would definitely be able to reach the level of a ten-thousand-year fourth ring!

After weighing it over several times, Qian Daoliu finally made a decision. "All right. Then I'll trust you this once."

Qian Daoliu directly brought Chu Ye and Qian Renxue into the inner area of the Star Dou Great Forest. After searching for several days, they finally found Qian Renxue a suitable soul beast whose age had just reached ten thousand years.

Bang!

Qian Daoliu blasted out with one strike, instantly knocking down the ten-thousand-year soul beast.