Sunset Forest

Sunset Forest

"We've been here for a while already." Ling Feng answered Qian Renxue's question in a matter-of-fact tone.

Ling Feng nodded. "Not bad!"

"You've improved a lot. You've already learned how to combine Sword Qi and Soul Power, catching them off guard."

Qian Renxue felt a little embarrassed at Ling Feng's praise.

Scratching the back of her head, she explained, "It was nothing, really. During the battle, I realized they were simply too agile.

Soul Power alone couldn't hit them, but Sword Qi didn't deal enough damage.

So I came up with the idea of trapping them with Sword Qi, then using Soul Power to unleash powerful soul skills against them."

"But it seemed like I messed up again in the end. It didn't produce the effect I imagined."

Qian Renxue turned to look at the soul beasts that had left unharmed, confusion filling her eyes.

She simply couldn't understand why.

Angel Flame had clearly swallowed them whole. Why hadn't it achieved the effect she expected?

Was she too weak?

"If it had worked, that would've been strange." Ling Feng saw through Qian Renxue's doubts and suddenly said this.

Ling Feng's words thoroughly confused Qian Renxue.

She stared at him blankly, unable to understand what he meant.

Why would Ling Feng say that?

Could it be that those soul beasts had some strange trait she didn't know about?

"Why?"

"Why would it be strange if I got the effect I imagined?" Qian Renxue asked curiously.

"You should already have some idea. When you fought them just now, didn't you notice anything?"

Ling Feng did not directly answer Qian Renxue's question. Instead, he spoke meaningfully.

He was trying to make her think for herself and discover the problem.

Hearing this, Qian Renxue began to think back seriously.

After Ling Feng's prompt, she really did notice several unusual details.

For example, during the battle, she had noticed several times that their auras had surged to varying degrees.

And she had vaguely seen the disdain in their eyes toward her Angel Flame.

A bold thought arose in Qian Renxue's heart.

Those soul beasts were not on the same level as her at all.

"They weren't on the same level as me? They suppressed their strength while fighting me?"

Ling Feng nodded. "Mm."

"They're all fifty-thousand-year soul beasts, and they are naturally fond of fire.

Fighting in a place filled with fire elements can multiply their combat power."

Ling Feng's words answered all of Qian Renxue's questions.

After receiving Ling Feng's confirmation, Qian Renxue was furious.

She was seething with rage.

She felt as though she had been toyed with, played around with by Little Black.

The proud Qian Renxue had never suffered such humiliation. In an instant, she felt a stifling anger rising in her chest.

With her chest puffed out and her little face flushed red, she aggressively questioned Ling Feng.

"But didn't Little Black say their strength was close to mine?"

"How could...!"

Ling Feng frowned. He did not know what Little Black was thinking either.

Why had he arranged such powerful opponents for Qian Renxue?

Hadn't he already given instructions?

Just as Ling Feng was about to ask Little Black what was going on, Little Black arrived uninvited.

Seeing that Qian Renxue wanted to complain to Ling Feng, Little Black hurriedly explained first, "Their strength is close to yours!"

"They already suppressed their strength, so their strength is close to yours. Nothing wrong with that!"

"And I did it for your own good. They can adjust their strength according to your combat ability, making them better sparring partners."

Little Black spoke with obvious guilt, but there was indeed nothing wrong with what he said.

Moreover, he was using the excuse of doing it for her own good.

Qian Renxue could not find a single point to refute. It felt as though her fist, full of rage, had struck cotton.

She was so indignant that she gritted her teeth.

No wonder she had been beaten around by them earlier and could only dodge passively like a defeated dog.

So that bad snake Little Black had secretly been messing with her.

"Fine, Little Black. You did this for my own good, right?"

"I'll remember this. Just you wait!"

Qian Renxue gritted her teeth, her voice carrying the intent to eat snake.

Little Black: "...!"

What was this? These days, even good intentions got you cursed at.

"Master, I really didn't have any other intentions. I was purely doing it for her own good!"

"And look at the results. Hasn't she already fully integrated Sword Qi and Soul Power?"

"This is all thanks to me." Little Black claimed credit before Ling Feng. "Without me, who knows where she'd still be playing in the mud!"

Qian Renxue: You're the one playing in the mud. Your whole family is playing in the mud.

Qian Renxue was completely speechless.

The more Little Black spoke, the more outrageous he became.

"Enough. Stop babbling. You can get lost now."

Since Little Black's intentions had been good and he had merely made Qian Renxue suffer a little, Ling Feng did not say much and told him to scram.

Besides, Little Black's approach had worked rather well and achieved the results Ling Feng had expected.

During her battle with the soul beasts, Qian Renxue had grasped how to combine Soul Power and Sword Qi.

And in actual combat, she had produced an effect greater than one plus one.

"Sure, I'll get lost right away." Hearing that Ling Feng was not blaming him, Little Black scampered off happily.

Seeing that Little Black had not been punished, Qian Renxue felt very unhappy—extremely unhappy.

It was like being bitten by a mosquito, only to watch it fly away right under her nose.

No matter how unhappy she was, Ling Feng had not said anything to Little Black.

Therefore, she did not dare say anything either and chose to remain silent.

Still, she secretly wrote down Little Black's special "care" for her in the little notebook in her heart.

A little woman's revenge can wait ten years. Just wait!

As Little Black passed by Qian Renxue, he wore a cheeky grin that was begging to be punched.

Seeing that punchable expression on Little Black's face, Qian Renxue's fists itched, honestly.

She really wanted to give that ridiculously punchable face of his two solid punches.

But thinking of how his strength completely surpassed hers—and how he would be choosing her future sparring partners—Qian Renxue chose to endure.

Forget it. I'll endure for now. A little woman's revenge can wait ten years.

Just wait. Once I'm stronger than you in the future, you'll have plenty to suffer for it.

The more smug and punchable you are today, the more you'll regret it later.

Qian Renxue: This little woman is going to become a god in the future!

Little Black did not realize the seriousness of the situation at all.

He liked seeing Qian Renxue looking as though she desperately wanted to beat him up but did not dare make a move.

It made him feel incredibly satisfied.

He did not understand why, but he now really enjoyed bullying Qian Renxue.

Somehow, he had a feeling that if he did not bully her now, he would never get another chance to do so in the future.

In fact, Little Black's prediction was not wrong.

In the future, he truly would have no chance to bully Qian Renxue.

Instead, Qian Renxue would catch him every day and beat him up, using him to practice her skills and throwing every Angel skill at him without mercy.

The key was that when Qian Renxue beat him up, not only could he not fight back, he had to greet her with a smile.

It was as miserable as could be.

Qian Renxue would become the Angel God in the future.

Ling Feng did not understand why Little Black enjoyed messing with Qian Renxue so much. The two of them seemed like natural bickering enemies.

However, he did not investigate the matter any further.

"Come on. I'll take you somewhere!"

Ling Feng gathered his thoughts, grabbed Qian Renxue like a chick, and directly used Sword Riding Flight toward Sunset Forest.