An Unusual Meeting Gift

Within the Unlimited Blade Works Domain, Ling Feng held the knife while they were fish on the chopping block.

At Ling Feng's mercy.

Within the Unlimited Blade Works Domain, if Ling Feng truly wanted to harm Qian Renxue, they would not be able to stop him at all.

Qian Daoliu was drenched in sweat.

Yet he still stepped firmly forward, shielding Qian Renxue behind him.

He used his own body to stand directly in Ling Feng's way.

Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo also guarded Qian Renxue from the left and right behind her.

The tension was at its peak.

Just then, as Qian Daoliu and the others faced a formidable enemy, with swords drawn and battle ready to erupt, Ling Feng suddenly withdrew the Unlimited Blade Works Domain.

As Ling Feng withdrew the Unlimited Blade Works Domain, they returned to the Pope's Palace.

The surroundings blurred for a moment before returning to the Pope's Palace.

Inside the Pope's Palace, Ju Douluo and Gui Douluo behind Qian Daoliu exchanged looks, their puzzled gazes turning toward Ling Feng.

They could not understand what he meant by this.

Qian Daoliu's expression darkened, his face grave.

Compared to their last clash, Ling Feng had become far more powerful.

Previously, Ling Feng had only made him wary. If he used Divine Power, he had still been confident of a sixty-forty advantage against Ling Feng.

But now, Ling Feng was unfathomable. Even with Divine Power, Qian Daoliu was no longer confident that he could even protect himself within that bizarre Unlimited Blade Works Domain.

"What do you mean by this?!" Qian Daoliu demanded.

Ling Feng shrugged. "It means nothing. I just wanted to tell you that there is no need for you to guard against me.

"If I wanted to do her even the slightest harm, you would not be able to stop me."

"I know what you are worried about, and I can reveal some things to you.

"But I cannot reveal too much, because it concerns the secrets of heaven.

"Becoming her Dao Protector was indeed not my original intention.

"However, there is none of the unspeakable ulterior motive you imagine."

Having said that, Ling Feng looked directly at Qian Renxue.

"It is your fortune that I can be your Dao Protector. You should not be on guard against me."

Qian Renxue: "...!"

When Ling Feng acted domineering, he was like a bandit.

She had no way to refuse his forcefulness.

"You are my Dao Protector. A Dao Protector is both a guardian and a teacher."

"When other teachers take disciples, they always give a meeting gift."

Unable to refuse, Qian Renxue accepted reality and looked at him with bright, eager eyes, asking for benefits.

His origins were mysterious, and his strength was so terrifying that even her grandfather regarded him with caution.

Someone with such terrifying strength was bound to possess nothing but treasures—priceless treasures that money could not buy.

If she obtained a good treasure, she could give it to her mother.

If her mother saw how obedient and filial she was, she would surely be happy.

If Mother was happy, she might treat her more kindly.

She dreamed of gaining her mother's approval.

Qian Renxue's eyes instantly sparkled as she stared intensely at Ling Feng.

The longing in her eyes could not be concealed.

It was as if she had already seen hope for an improvement in her relationship with her mother through Ling Feng.

Perhaps having a powerful Dao Protector was not so bad.

As she waited in both conflict and anticipation, Qian Renxue secretly thought this to herself.

Naturally, Ling Feng had a meeting gift.

As a Peerless Sword Immortal, he had founded Hidden Sword Peak on the continent. Hidden Sword Peak housed famous swords from across the land, as well as swords he had forged himself.

Any sword Ling Feng casually took out would be an unrivaled divine sword.

"Of course I do. I carefully prepared a sword for you!"

Ling Feng rubbed Qian Renxue's little head. Beneath her glittering gaze, he raised his hand toward the sky and spread his palm.

He shouted, "Sword, come!"

At Ling Feng's call for a sword.

Every sword below the rank of divine artifact in the Pope's Palace, Spirit City, the Heaven Dou Empire, the Star Luo Empire, Sea God Island, Hidden Sword Peak, and throughout Douluo Continent received the summons. They sought to answer Ling Feng's call and fly toward him of their own accord.

All the flying swords rose into the air and flew toward Spirit City from every corner of the world.

They gathered above the Pope's Palace.

The sky above the Pope's Palace was densely packed with flying swords that had come in response to Ling Feng's call.

Ling Feng gazed at the swords filling the sky, then looked toward a certain place.

His indifferent voice rang out once more, as though he were calling the roll of troops.

"Juque Sword!"

As Ling Feng's call fell.

An enormous flying sword tore through the air and descended straight toward him.

The heavy sword had no edge. With absolute power, it smashed through the roof of the Pope's Palace.

It landed beside Ling Feng's feet, before Qian Renxue, and plunged deeply into the ground.

Qian Renxue's gaze went blank as she stared foolishly at the Juque Sword embedded deep in the ground before her.

Her mind buzzed, and for a long while, she could not process what had happened.

This sword was so big.

It was even bigger than she was.

And she was so tiny.

Qian Renxue looked at the Juque Sword planted before her, and the expression on her face was absolutely marvelous.

The sword was so huge that if it lightly tapped her, it would definitely make her cry.

Qian Renxue had never imagined.

That this giant sword, which looked as though it weighed nearly two hundred jin, was the meeting gift Ling Feng had carefully selected for her—the Juque Sword.

It would also be the sword that accompanied her for a long time to come.

Only when the Angel Sacred Sword passed from Qian Daoliu's hand to hers, when she became the God of Angels, would this Juque Sword, which appeared to weigh nearly two hundred jin, finally complete its mission in her hands.

Of course, that was a story for later.

"Th-this is?"

Seeing that Ling Feng had not spoken, Qian Renxue could not help asking suspiciously. Her little finger lightly tapped the giant sword before her.

Her large, curious eyes looked innocently at Ling Feng.

Ling Feng gripped the hilt of the Juque Sword and pulled it from the ground.

The moment the Juque Sword left the earth, the ground shook and the mountains trembled.

Holding the Juque Sword, Ling Feng deliberately swung it before Qian Renxue.

He showed her the imposing might of wielding a heavy sword.

As Qian Renxue watched Ling Feng swing the heavy sword in front of her, she had a very bad feeling.

Sure enough, Ling Feng's next words made Qian Renxue understand where that bad feeling came from.

As Ling Feng swung the Juque Sword in his hand, he spoke to Qian Renxue at the same time.

"There is a sword named the Juque Sword."

"It was one of my swords in my early years."

"In those days, I swept across the entire continent with this heavy sword, without equal."

"This heavy sword was forged from the core iron of the earth's heart after eighty-one days of hammering and refinement.

"The Juque Sword has a very remarkable trait: its weight changes along with its user's Soul Power."

"Without Soul Power, it has its initial weight. Its initial weight is two hundred jin."

"At ten levels of Soul Power, it reaches the first weight level: two thousand jin, or one ton."

"At twenty levels of Soul Power, it reaches the second weight level: four thousand jin, or two tons."

"At thirty levels of Soul Power, it corresponds to the third weight level: ten tons."

"At forty levels, it reaches the fourth weight level: fifty tons."

"The fifth weight level is one hundred tons; the sixth is two hundred tons; the seventh is four hundred tons; the eighth is eight hundred tons; the ninth is its final weight, one thousand tons, or two million jin."

"This Juque Sword is the meeting gift I carefully prepared for you!"

"In the future, you will use it to walk the same invincible path I once did.

"You will sweep across the entire continent with the Juque Sword and make the name 'Juque' renowned throughout the continent once more."

Ling Feng handed the Juque Sword to little Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue: "???"

Qian Renxue was at a complete loss for words, and the smile on her face instantly froze.

She had been excited for nothing.

No matter how much she thought or dreamed, she had never imagined it.

The meeting gift from her Dao Protector would actually be a Juque Sword even bigger than she was.