Chapter 198

Qian Renxue, who had been repelled, suffered no injury whatsoever, and in an instant she had steadied her stance.

It must be said that, when facing a Soul Saint, even though Qian Renxue did not use her martial soul true form, the boost she gained from her martial soul avatar was far greater than that of any Soul Master below the Soul Saint level.

Moreover, the Six-Winged Angel is truly a divine-level martial soul, and the power of a divine-level martial soul is not just empty talk.

After being repelled, Qian Renxue flapped her wings behind her again, and the angelic holy sword in her hand slashed out several streaks of holy golden sword qi toward Du Gu Yan.

Faced with this terrifying sword qi comparable to a full-force strike of a Soul Emperor, even Du Gu Yan dared not meet it head-on.

Du Gu Yan indeed possessed the strength to directly oppose a Soul Emperor, but what she relied on was her own poison.

But at this moment, due to the restraint of the Angel Domain, Du Gu Yan's poison became ineffective.

Although Du Gu Yan could not defend against Qian Renxue's terrifying sword qi, she was not without a means to cope: 'Fourth Soul Skill: Medusa's Gaze!'

The black fourth soul skill lit up, and from her cyan eyes spewed two pillars of silver-white light.

The light pillars collided with the golden sword qi, and those several streaks of golden sword qi were instantly petrified, falling straight to the ground and shattering into pieces.

Qian Renxue's expression remained unchanged as she smiled and said, 'Your talent is indeed not bad, and your poison is indeed terrifying; even among peers, no one could make me use my talent domain, but that's all there is to it.'

"There is an insurmountable gap between a Soul Saint and a Soul King."

Then one saw Qian Renxue's purple fourth soul ring on her body light up; as the fourth soul ring was released, the holy radiance on her body surged again, she gripped the angelic holy sword with both hands and slashed straight down at Du Gu Yan.

"Fourth Soul Skill: 'Angel... Judgment!'"

The angelic holy sword in Qian Renxue's hand suddenly swelled to over thirty meters in size, then came crashing down toward Du Gu Yan below.

Faced with a Soul Saint's full-force strike, Du Gu Yan naturally could not defend against it.

Not to mention Du Gu Yan, even a War God would struggle to block this terrifying strike.

Faced with the momentum of this strike, Du Gu Yan deeply realized the gap between herself and Qian Renxue.

At that very moment, Gu Xuan of the Royal Battle Team sprang to his feet and shouted loudly, 'Yanzi, enough! Admit defeat! You are no match for her!'

Hearing Gu Xuan's words, Qian Renxue's attack stalled slightly; she did not rush to strike down, but waited for Du Gu Yan to make her decision.

If Du Gu Yan wished to defy heaven, she would attack without hesitation!

Du Gu Yan sighed helplessly, finally retracted her martial soul, and said lightly, 'Seven Treasure Institute Team, we concede.'

Although Du Gu Yan had not held much hope of victory to begin with, conceding so easily still left her unwilling in her heart.

With the captain conceding, the other members of the Seven Treasure Team also halted their offense, and finally all gathered beside Du Gu Yan.

Today's battle could be said to have left them all feeling stifled, for not only was Du Gu Yan suppressed by Qian Renxue, but being within the Angel Domain, they were constantly having their soul power drained by the domain's purifying and disintegrating forces.

At this moment, they all shared a single thought: Qian Renxue's strength far surpassed that of an ordinary Soul Saint, and moreover she had not even used her martial soul true form yet.

It must be said that, under the restraint of a top-tier martial soul, Du Gu Yan's abilities were basically ineffective, which also meant that their sole hope of turning the tide had been dashed.

So although they felt unwilling, that was all there was to it.

However, the seven members of the Seven Treasure Team each felt a thought arise in their hearts: to become strong, for once they were strong enough, they could ignore any external force and fully unleash their own strength.

After the Seven Treasure Institute Team conceded, Qian Renxue retracted her martial soul, looked at Gu Xuan with a smile, and said softly, 'Tomorrow, let me see your strength.'

Thereafter she led the ecstatic members of the Spirit Hall team away; the Spirit Hall team knew Qian Renxue was strong, but they had not imagined her strength could be this great.

Especially Xie Yue and Hu Liena, this was their first time experiencing the feeling of slacking off, and it also aroused admiration for Qian Renxue in their hearts, a feeling that came from within.

Qian Renxue's strength completely conquered them.

Especially Xie Yue, for over twenty years he had been the most dazzling talent among his peers, and no girl had ever entered his sight.

The only girl who could compare to him was his own younger sister, so for over twenty years his heart had never considered a girl as an option, but now it has.

"If it were a lady like Princess Qian Renxue, she would be the one I pursue," Xie Yue murmured, gazing at Qian Renxue's retreating back, somewhat entranced.

But soon a little black figure appeared in his heart: 'What qualifies you to be worthy of her? At the same age, she is already a Soul Saint, while you are merely a novice Soul King, a little weakling—what qualifies you?'

However, Xie Yue quickly steadied himself; whether he is worthy or not is others' opinion, and he only needs to keep moving forward, striving to improve himself, then nothing is impossible.

At this very moment, a fiery seed was also planted in Xie Yue's heart.

Meanwhile, in the resting room of the Royal Battle Team, Gu Xuan consoled Du Gu Yan: 'Yanzi, today's loss is nothing to fear; you are a genius, a top-tier genius, but Qian Renxue is also one—it's just that her abilities happen to counter yours.'

In fact, Gu Xuan had long known how formidable Qian Renxue's strength would be, but he could not tell Du Gu Yan and the others, for Qian Renxue had never revealed her strength, and if he were to speak of it, everything would be too strange.

Furthermore, letting the Seven Treasure Team suffer a setback is also good, lest these brats get cocky and tilt their tails to the sky.

But upon hearing Gu Xuan's words, Du Gu Yan merely gave a wry smile: 'Little Xuan, don't worry; this setback cannot defeat me, after all she is a Soul Saint while I am merely a Soul King.'

"I'm just worried about you; tomorrow your battle will surely be fraught with difficulty. You have seen Qian Renxue's strength today—from start to finish she used only three soul skills, and merely the Angel Domain alone directly suppressed us. If it weren't for Rongrong's assistance, we might have lost even without Qian Renxue lifting a finger."

Hearing this, Gu Xuan smiled faintly and replied, 'Rest assured, although I have no absolute confidence in defeating Qian Renxue, I will at least give it my all.'

After a pause, Gu Xuan looked at everyone and smiled, saying, 'To be frank, I myself am not sure what level my own strength can reach, and I won't hide it from you; I believe you have also seen Du Gu Yan's ten-thousand-year fourth soul ring.'

Having said that, Gu Xuan's gaze mainly fell on the members of the Royal Battle Team as he continued, 'Actually my fourth soul ring has also reached the ten-thousand-year level, so even when facing Qian Renxue, I may still have a fighting chance.'

Hearing this, Yu Tianheng smiled and replied, 'Captain, we actually had already guessed that, and we believe in your strength.'

After a pause, Yu Tianheng looked at Shi Mo and the others, then said solemnly, 'So captain, just go ahead and boldly take on Qian Renxue; we'll handle the other Spirit Hall team members. Tomorrow, we will settle the outcome in one battle!'

Gu Xuan smiled with relief upon hearing those words; a Soul Master needs such a fearless mindset and vigor, for once one walks the path of a Soul Master, the road ahead is destined to be endless blood and storms, and only with a heart firm and strong enough can one achieve what ordinary people cannot.

ps: Typos will be corrected later.

(End of chapter)