A Battle After Two and a Half Years, Qian Renxue's Departure or Stay!

A path opened through the crowd, and Chu Ye and Qian Renxue appeared side by side. Both of their faces were utterly calm, carrying an unparalleled confidence.

They ignored every sound around them and climbed onto the Battle Platform step by step.

The battle was set for twelve noon.

It was already eleven thirty, and Chu Ye and Qian Renxue waited in silence.

Time passed second by second. Seeing that only the final three minutes remained, Snake Lance Douluo still had yet to appear.

"What's going on? Why hasn't Snake Lance Douluo come yet?"

"No idea!"

Just as everyone was discussing it, a golden spear suddenly appeared high in the vast sky.

"Look!"

"That's... Snake Spear Elder is here!"

The spear tore down through the air at incredible speed and instantly slammed into the ground, planting itself steadily there.

With a thunderous boom, a surge of Soul Power erupted.

The golden Snake Lance began to transform into several snakes, coiling around the spear, and finally, the figure of Snake Lance Douluo gradually appeared.

"So cool! It is Snake Lance Douluo!!"

A burst of intense cheers immediately rang out on the scene. Snake Lance Douluo had chosen an extremely flashy way to make his entrance.

"Heh." Chu Ye glanced over disdainfully. The harder he showed off now, the more embarrassing it would be when he got slapped in the face later.

"Silence!"

Bibi Dong shook the Scepter, and the entire venue instantly fell dead silent. She stood in a high position and gazed down at the crowd. "Today's battle will be Chu Ye and Qian Renxue joining hands to challenge Martial Soul Hall elder Snake Lance Douluo!"

"The rules: Chu Ye and Qian Renxue must join forces and last half an incense stick of time before Snake Spear Elder. Furthermore, Snake Spear Elder may only use up to his Sixth Spirit Ability."

Someone in the crowd immediately spoke up.

"They have to last half an incense stick of time against a Title Douluo? How could that possibly be done!"

"Exactly! Even if Snake Spear Elder can only use up to his Sixth Spirit Ability, a spirit ability's power increases along with a Spirit Master's strength and Soul Power."

"For a Title Douluo-level powerhouse like Snake Spear Elder, even his First Spirit Ability would be fiercer than an ordinary Spirit Master's Third Spirit Ability!~"

Bibi Dong's voice rang out again. "If Chu Ye and Qian Renxue can do it, then today, Chu Ye will be conferred as the Holy Son of our Martial Soul Hall!"

"The Holy Son's authority is second only to the Pope!"

"What? Holy Son!!"

"So that's it! So that's the reason for this battle!"

All the disciples were shocked, and they all understood the reason behind this battle.

"Holy Son, huh?"

Chu Ye finally understood why they had made such a grand spectacle of this.

The Holy Son was equivalent to an empire's Crown Prince, a position beneath one person and above ten thousand, and also the first in line to be the next Pope. He would be cultivated as the next Pope.

Of course, as the Young Master of Martial Soul Hall, Qian Renxue was likewise the first in line to inherit the position of Pope.

With Chu Ye's talent, becoming the Holy Son was basically well deserved, but he believed that Qian Renxue, without having to lurk in Heaven Dou Imperial Palace, possessed absolute qualification to inherit the Pope's seat.

Chu Ye himself had never thought about becoming some Pope in the future.

In truth, Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu had discussed it long ago. If Chu Ye and Qian Renxue truly passed this third trial, he would be conferred as the Holy Son. First, it would firmly bind such a genius to Martial Soul Hall. Once he became the Holy Son, he could not possibly betray them, right?

Second, it was also to provide an answer and a reason for this inexplicable, baffling battle today.

"Now, I declare the battle begins!"

As Bibi Dong's final words fell, the atmosphere at the scene had already been ignited to its peak.

A staff member turned over the hourglass beside the arena. The sand inside began to fall, and from this moment on, time had begun. When all the sand above flowed to the bottom, half an incense stick of time would be up.

"Young Master, this time, this subordinate must offend you."

Although Snake Lance Douluo did not get along with Chu Ye, he was still extremely loyal to the Six-winged Angel Clan. His attitude toward Qian Renxue was very respectful, but when his words turned to Chu Ye, his tone changed. "As for you, kid, you'd better look out for yourself. Today, I'll make you clearly understand the strength of a Title Douluo."

"If you have time to talk, you might as well hurry up and make your move. Nearly a minute has already passed." Chu Ye pointed at the hourglass beside them.

Snake Lance Douluo did not care in the slightest, his face full of disdain. "To deal with you two, why would I need half an incense stick? Five minutes is enough!"

"Come on, kid! Today, let me have a good look at how much ability you really have!"

A terrifying aura instantly burst from Snake Lance's body, and nine rings appeared one by one: yellow, yellow, purple, purple, black, black, black, black, black.

"Xue'er, at this point, we have no retreat left. All we can do is go all out and knock down this self-righteous Title Douluo in front of us." Chu Ye looked coldly ahead.

"Knock me down!? Hahahahaha!"

Snake Lance Douluo had never heard such a funny joke before. He could not help laughing loudly, then said with incomparable contempt, "Even now, you brat are still this arrogant. It's already impossible for you to last half an incense stick, and you still want to knock me down?"

"Laugh while you can. Soon, you won't be able to." Chu Ye said coldly.

"Xue'er! Release your martial soul!"

"Sword of Gods and Demons!"

"Six-winged Angel!"

Chu Ye held the Sword of Gods and Demons in his hand, and beneath his feet were three rings: purple, purple, black.

Behind Qian Renxue, the Six-winged Angel emerged, flashing with golden light, with four rings: yellow, yellow, purple, black.

Both of their spirit ring configurations stunned the entire venue. All the onlookers boiled over, and even Snake Lance Douluo could not help freezing in place.

"Holy shit!!!"

"Young Master's fourth ring is actually at the ten-thousand-year level!"

"Chu... Chu Ye is even more ridiculous! His third ring has already reached ten thousand years!!"

"Damn it! Are Ten Thousand Year Spirit Rings so casually absorbed now? What kind of monster is this guy!"

"Is... is this real? Am I going blind?"

"You're not blind. It's real. I saw it too."

Xie Yue and Yan were also dumbfounded. Xie Yue let out a heavy sigh, patted Yan on the shoulder, and said, "Yan, give up. You can't surpass him. The current Chu Ye is already not on the same level as us. From now on, the gap between us and him will only grow farther and farther..."

Yan lowered his head. At this moment, his proud heart was utterly shattered, and he was completely won over by Chu Ye.

"A ten-thousand-year ring at the third ring. So that's it. Is this the capital behind your confidence in facing me?" Snake Lance remained confident.

"In a moment, you'll know what my confidence comes from!"

The atmosphere of battle ignited. Chu Ye and Qian Renxue had both surged with intense fighting spirit, and at this moment, the battle officially began.

"Xue'er, let's go!"

"Okay!"

Chu Ye and Qian Renxue took the initiative to attack, charging forward at the same time.

Half an incense stick was actually only fifteen minutes. It looked like a very short time, but in reality, on this extremely compressed Battle Stage, there was hardly any room for maneuvering or stalling.

Even if Chu Ye and Qian Renxue chose not to fight head-on and only dodged, they would not be able to stall for much time. Their stamina and Soul Power might even be consumed faster under Snake Lance's constant pursuit, making it easier for them to be severely injured.