Chapter 251 I will become the Pope of the Spirit Hall and pull her back from the Abyss.
" Sister Xue, that's life. Everyone goes through things to become stronger. Like me, I used to think that as long as I was good to others, I would definitely get a good return. Later I realized that was just wishful thinking. In this world, all non-familial relationships are maintained by the exchange of benefits. Once the other party feels that they are not getting enough benefits, the fragile relationship will be broken instantly."
"When Grandpa Sword Jian swung his sword at me, I felt no fear. It was at that moment that I truly saw everything clearly and understood the darkest part of my heart. When he told me, 'Your existence is the greatest obstacle to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Sect,' my heart ached. And when Zhu Zhuqing blocked that sword for me, I felt a profound sense of powerlessness and my own weakness. So from that moment on, I decided to use my strength to protect the most precious things around me, instead of simply relying on emotions and Kindness."
After saying that, Jun Yi raised his head and looked once again at the moonless starry sky.
Qian Renxue sighed and shook her head slightly, saying, "I understand this principle. If this happened to someone else, I might have already thought of a solution. But when it happens to me, emotions become the biggest obstacle to solving the problem. I love my father and I love my mother. I desperately want to get the maternal love I lost from her, which makes it impossible for me to look at this calmly and objectively."
"Never be too calm and objective when dealing with family. In my opinion, family ties are above all else. When danger and difficulties arise, the first to lend a helping hand will always be your family. So I hope that this time, Sister Xue can follow her heart," Jun Yi replied slowly.
"Follow your heart?" Qian Renxue also fell into deep thought.
The two sat quietly on the sofa, without saying a word all night.
The next morning, Qian Renxue suddenly stood up, as if she had made up her mind, and said firmly, "I have already lost my father, and I don't want to lose my mother too. My mother has always been a victim; she did nothing wrong."
Jun Yi asked, "So, Sister Xue, what will you choose to do?"
"Once I complete my mission and return to the Spirit Hall, I will strive to mend the relationship between my mother and me, and do my best to eliminate the estrangement between us. After all, I am my mother's only family in this world, and as a daughter, I should fulfill my filial duty. In the future, I will definitely become the Pope of the Spirit Hall and pull my mother back from the Abyss."
Seeing Qian Renxue's serious and determined expression, Jun Yi smiled with satisfaction. This was more in line with Qian Renxue's original personality: confident and decisive. No matter what the situation, she could always come up with the most suitable solution and always knew what she should and should not do.
Jun Yi was also very curious: why was someone so career-driven in the original story so Divine Soul with Tang San, even to the point of sparing his life multiple times? Was this the consequence of being blinded by love?
"Come, follow me into the palace." With that, Qian Renxue reverted to Xue Qinghe's appearance and said to Jun Yi.
"Hmm?" Jun Yi was a little puzzled, wondering what Qian Renxue was going to do.
"Hmm what? You come with me to the palace and tell Xue Ye that you're willing to join the Heaven Dou Imperial Family, so I can become the crown prince." Qian Renxue glared at Jun Yi and said.
"Didn't you say you were going to rest for two days?"
Qian Renxue shook her head, her attitude extremely decisive, and said, "I won't rest anymore. Time waits for no one. The sooner I become the Crown Prince, the sooner the mission can be completed, and the sooner I can go back to see my mother."
"Actually, Sister Xue, you can go back and see her in the next couple of days. After all, with Titled Douluo helping you, a round trip in a day shouldn't be a problem."
"No, I promised her I wouldn't return to the Spirit Hall until the mission is complete."
After saying that, she walked directly towards the dormitory entrance. Jun Yi looked at Qian Renxue's spirited appearance and smiled warmly.
"Keep up, stop standing there daydreaming."
"Coming, coming."
Just as the two returned to Heaven Dou City, news from Spirit City spread throughout the entire continent: the rules for the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament had been changed!
The Spirit Hall has declared that, in order to increase the entertainment value and unpredictability of the competition, this year's All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament will allow the use of external artifacts! However, to ensure that the competition remains primarily a battle between Soul Master, each participant is only allowed to wear three external artifacts. Furthermore, all external artifacts must be inspected by the Spirit Hall before the competition to ensure that their power is within a controllable range. In addition, the age limit for participants has been lowered from fifteen to thirteen.
The news caused an uproar in all the academies. Everyone's attention was drawn to the first rule issued by the Spirit Hall. After all, this was the first time since the tournament began that participants were allowed to use external objects. For many, this was undoubtedly a good thing. It meant that many students, even if they had an absolute gap in strength when facing powerful enemies, could potentially make up for the gap if they could use external objects.
Not to mention that there are still various Soul Tool on the mainland. Although the number of them is not large, if you can get an Attack-Type Soul Tool, you are very likely to achieve a good result in the competition. For a time, Soul Tool became the most popular items in the auction house, without exception, and the auction price has been rising steadily. Some Level 2 Soul Tool have even broken the million mark.
On the Shrek Academy's side, Tang San and the others also received the news. Yu Xiaogang's face was filled with displeasure as he slowly analyzed, " The Spirit Hall has truly played a brilliant move. By changing the competition rules, they've incentivized academies eager to achieve good results to spend vast sums of money on Soul Tool, while the Soul Tool, naturally reaps huge profits. They'll then keep the stronger Soul Tool in the hands of their own students, giving them a greater advantage in the competition, and perhaps even enabling them to win the championship. What a brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone strategy!"
"As for the second point, lowering the age of contestants from fifteen to thirteen, why is that?"
" Grandmaster, we don't have any money, we can't afford Soul Tool at all. Won't we be at a disadvantage if we participate in the competition?" Oscar said helplessly, spreading his palms.
At this moment, Tang San stepped forward and said, "Everyone, even without Soul Tool, Shrek Academy can still achieve excellent results..."
(End of this chapter)