In an instant, orange light flashed, and an orange shield appeared around Lin Gu.
Qian Renxue's sword struck the shield, reducing its HP by over five hundred thousand.
Lin Gu pressed his lips together, looking at the glowing longsword in Qian Renxue's hand as he pondered. It seemed this was when the conflict between Qian Renxue and Bibi Dong was at its worst.
Luckily, my shield is thick enough. Over five hundred thousand damage per strike? I have over two billion HP now, nearly three billion with the shield. Slash away however you like.
Qian Renxue paled in shock at the sight!
"How is this possible? A mere One-Ring Soul Master actually blocked my sword without suffering a scratch?"
She pressed her lips together, her fair face flushed red, the longsword in her hand trembling slightly. It seemed she did not want to do this, but had been left with no choice. She gritted her teeth and said:
"No wonder Bibi Dong values you so much. You really are talented. Unfortunately, what a pity!"
Qian Renxue had originally thought he was merely a One-Ring Soul Master and intended to knock him unconscious with a casual sword strike, but she had never expected Lin Gu to fend it off so easily.
Her brows twitched slightly, and six Soul Rings slowly appeared around her-the optimal configuration of two yellow, two purple, and two black.
To think Qian Renxue was already a Six-Ring Soul Emperor at this point. Her First Soul Ring slowly lit up, and she said in a low voice:
"First Soul Skill, Angel Assault!"
Golden holy light gathered around her fists, spreading from them to her longsword. With a swing, a golden blade flew out, heading straight for Lin Gu.
Lin Gu watched his shield's HP drop by ten million. It seemed the damage from this attack was fairly decent.
But you're still some way from breaking through my defenses.
Seeing this, Lin Gu relaxed and sat cross-legged, watching Qian Renxue quietly. He wanted to see just what she intended to do.
"What?"
Qian Renxue exclaimed in shock again. This six-year-old child is only a One-Ring Soul Master. Although that wasn't my full strength, how could I fail to break even his shield?
Qian Renxue gritted her teeth. Seeing Lin Gu watching her so leisurely, she bit her lip in anger and said:
"You dare look down on me? Fine, I'll kill you!"
Fortunately, the VIP room was large enough for Qian Renxue to unleash her abilities. The six Soul Rings around her lit up one after another.
"Brat, let's see whether you can block what's coming next!"
"Second Soul Skill, Third Soul Skill, Fourth Soul Skill..."
"Fifth Soul Skill: Sacred Sword!"
Five soul attacks erupted at once. Qian Renxue's golden Soul Power condensed into an enormous golden sword, which slashed down at Lin Gu from above.
In an instant, Lin Gu's entire bed was cleaved in two.
Yet Lin Gu remained sitting cross-legged inside his shield, his arms folded across his chest, watching Qian Renxue with a faint smile and letting her attack.
Qian Renxue was utterly astonished that, after so many of her Soul Skills, his shield had not even budged.
Then she gritted her teeth and unleashed her Sixth Soul Skill, currently her most damaging Soul Skill.
"Sixth Soul Skill, Angel's Roar!"
This was an attack that severely damaged mental power, but how could it inflict such damage if it could not reach its target? It struck Lin Gu's shield, still unable to break through his defenses.
Gripping her longsword, Qian Renxue unconsciously stepped back. Only now did she understand why Bibi Dong valued him so much.
"This... this is impossible. You're only a One-Ring Soul Master! How could you be this powerful?"
Seeing Qian Renxue on the verge of breaking down, Lin Gu said leisurely:
"Not bad. After all those attacks, my shield is finally about to break. But..."
Lin Gu curled his lips into a smile. The purple Soul Ring around him lit up again as he said mildly, "First Soul Skill: Solid as a Rock!"
"My Soul Skill is ready again, and my shield is back to full. What will you do now?"
Watching Lin Gu's leisurely demeanor, she recalled what Bibi Dong had said earlier.
After Lin Gu and Chrysanthemum Douluo had left, Qian Renxue had confronted Bibi Dong:
"Bibi Dong, why are you sending me to the Heaven Dou Empire as an undercover agent? I'm not going!"
But Bibi Dong answered coldly, "It's for Spirit Hall. You're going whether you like it or not!"
The two argued incessantly. After a heated exchange, Qian Renxue suddenly said:
"I'm the granddaughter of Spirit Hall's highest-ranking consecrator, the daughter of Spirit Hall's Pope Qian Xunji, and the future successor. How dare you tell me to go undercover? My Innate Soul Power was rank twenty, and now, at fifteen, I'm already a rank sixty-nine Soul Emperor, just one step away from becoming a Soul Saint. I'm a genius without equal across the entire continent. Wouldn't going undercover hold back my cultivation? Just assign anyone else to something like that. I think you're doing this specifically to target me, Bibi Dong!"
Qian Renxue spoke through gritted teeth. She was her grandfather's most beloved granddaughter, yet her own birth mother showed her no love at all, and even loathed her. All these years of diligent cultivation had never earned her any care from Bibi Dong, her birth mother-not even a single word of encouragement.
And now she was being sent undercover. Left utterly helpless, she had come to confront her. Yet despite listing so many of her identities just now, she had never once said she was Bibi Dong's daughter.
After hearing this, Bibi Dong remained expressionless. Without so much as glancing at Qian Renxue, she merely said coldly:
"I'm the Pope of Spirit Hall now. I'll make whatever arrangements I please!"
Qian Renxue gave a bitter laugh, helplessness and pain on her face, and slowly said:
"Is that so? How long can you remain Pope? Once I've grown stronger, I'll drag you down from that seat sooner or later."
At these words, Bibi Dong looked over with a trace of hatred in her eyes. Then her brows lifted slightly, and she said calmly once more:
"You want to take my position? Hmph! Did you see that six-year-old child just now? His name is Lin Gu, and he's a genius no less talented than you. No, he's an even greater genius than you. I've already decided to take him as my disciple and name him Holy Son. You want to inherit my position? Hahaha, impossible. You'd better obediently make your preparations, await my orders, and go undercover in the Heaven Dou Empire!"
Hearing this, Qian Renxue ground her teeth noisily before saying:
"Lin Gu? A greater genius than me? Hmph! I don't believe it!"
"You don't believe it? His First Soul Ring is a thousand-year ring. Who else on the continent today can accomplish that?"
Bibi Dong explained, deliberately glancing at Qian Renxue's expression.
Sure enough, Qian Renxue's face was filled with shock. "A thousand years? That's impossible!"
She swallowed and argued with Bibi Dong for a long time, but still could not change her mind. She left in great anger, then came to Lin Gu's room.
The more she thought about it on the way, the angrier she became. Bibi Dong, since you value Lin Gu so much, I'll kill him.
So she slipped into Lin Gu's room, leading to the scene that followed.
She saw that Lin Gu truly was an unparalleled genius, just as Bibi Dong had said. Seeing him put up another shield with that leisurely expression made her even angrier. She swung her longsword, continuing to unleash Soul Power and Soul Skills to attack Lin Gu.
Seeing this, Lin Gu did not understand why. Why did she suddenly go berserk?
But seeing that Qian Renxue's attacks had no order to them, as though she were simply venting, he merely watched quietly. Something bad must have happened after Elder Ju and I left.
Then go ahead and hit me. Once you've calmed down, we can have a proper talk!
And so he watched her quietly, letting her attack however she pleased!