Chapter 114: Qian Renxue

The seven people consumed the Immortal Grade Herbs, and Lingxu also resolved Dugu Bo's worries.

After leaving behind two hundred Lingxue Pills and spending a few days at home with his parents, Lingxu left Lingxue Sacred Land for Wuhun City seven days before the God Trial.

Next was the fourth God Trial; according to Lingxu's guess, even if he passed this God Trial, it likely wouldn't increase his soul power.

It was as if he had reached the limit of what the Angel God could provide.

However, Lingxu was not worried about this, because the 10% cultivation effect provided by Lingxue Sacred Land allowed him to make progress every day, and now his soul power was already at the peak of Level 93, not far from a breakthrough.

On the way back, Lingxu still relied on flying.

The straight line is the shortest distance between two points; Lingxu could maintain a fast speed on the ground, but traveling in a straight line would require crossing mountains and ridges, wasting quite a bit of time.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed, and Lingxu had already returned to Wuhun City.

Because of the improvement in his strength, Bibi Dong no longer dared to do anything to him in Wuhun City.

Upon returning to the Angel Temple, Lingxu found that Qian Renxue was in the middle of cultivation.

However, after the glance Lingxu cast at Qian Renxue, she opened her eyes and said, "Brother Lingxu, you have finally returned."

"This time you returned three days early, we can start the God Trial. Brother Lingxu, will you accompany me?"

As for Lingxu being willing to accompany her in the trial, Qian Renxue was, of course, a hundred times willing.

"Xue'er, your Brother Lingxu's word naturally counts. How about it, are you ready, Xue'er?" Lingxu asked.

Qian Renxue nodded and said, "We can try now."

"Grandfather, I am officially starting the fourth trial," Qian Renxue said.

At Qian Renxue's call, Qian Daoliu walked out.

"Qian Yeye!" Lingxu called out.

Qian Daoliu nodded, then waved one hand, opening a hole three or four meters in diameter in the sky above the hall.

"If you are ready, start now," Qian Daoliu said.

Having successively absorbed two 99,999-year-old Angel Soul Bones, Qian Renxue now possessed four Angel Soul Bones.

Qian Renxue glanced at Lingxu, and Lingxu nodded back at her.

Then, almost at the same time, the two spread their wings and flew up.

"Brother Lingxu, if I cannot make it up this time, please do not use the Martial Soul Fusion Skill for now. If I can't, I want to try to break through my own limits," Qian Renxue said.

In fact, she had tried many times in the last few days, and each time she could reach over 33,000 meters, but in the end, she was always one or two hundred meters short of ascending further.

With Lingxu there, even without fusing soul bones, the two could complete this God Trial with their Martial Soul Fusion Skill, but Qian Renxue, who could have Lingxu accompany her, did not want to rely on Lingxu's power to complete this God Trial.

If she always relied on Lingxu, she felt that the gap between her ability and Lingxu's would only grow wider.

After all, whenever one encounters difficulties, if one does not face them head-on to break through, but instead asks others to help break through the difficulties at every turn—

Although the difficulty is overcome, you yourself have not gained any improvement.

Facing Qian Renxue's request, Lingxu also said, "Unless it is the final moment of the God Trial, or you cannot pass the God Trial, you must try to break through on your own."

The two exchanged a few words, then looked at each other and flew toward the sky.

There is a good old saying: men and women working together don't feel the fatigue. After flying up together, the two reached higher and higher altitudes, and as for Qian Daoliu, he followed behind them, flying up as well.

Or perhaps in his eyes, his granddaughter Qian Renxue would definitely be able to break through this ten-thousand-zhang high sky this time.

Ten thousand meters...

Twenty thousand meters; these were not difficult at all for Lingxu and Qian Renxue.

However, after twenty thousand meters, Qian Renxue began to use soul skills to strengthen herself.

Then, after thirty thousand meters, Qian Renxue activated her soul bones and the Golden Armor soul bone.

She even activated her Martial Soul Avatar.

In one go, she broke through to an altitude of 33,000 meters.

But at this altitude, Qian Renxue's speed began to drop.

The temperature and pressure were all upon her.

As for Lingxu, he was like someone unaffected.

After all, Lingxu was impervious to water and fire, and coupled with his Level 93 soul power, these were things Qian Renxue could not compare to at the moment, as her soul power was only at Level 74.

According to the saying in Douluo, a Title Douluo can beat a Soul Saint just by relying on their physical body.

At this moment, Qian Renxue realized that she had already fallen so far behind Lingxu.

In the past, she had always been one step ahead of Lingxu, later she was caught up, and now it seemed the gap between the two was as vast as heaven and earth.

At the position of 33,326 meters, that had been her limit yesterday.

Or perhaps it was that Lingxu had truly stimulated her.

A burst of power erupted; Qian Renxue thought that she could not fall too far behind Lingxu and must catch up.

Therefore, at this moment, she broke through her limit and flew into the high sky above 33,330 meters in one breath.

And her God Trial, the trial to fly into the ten-thousand-zhang high sky, was completed.

At this moment, Lingxu was also standing at the same altitude as Qian Renxue.

Qian Renxue also closed her eyes, accepting the benefits brought to her by the Angel Fourth Trial.

As for the task of accompanying the God Trial, Lingxu had been quite smooth this time; how would the system evaluate it?

Just at this moment, the sound of the system rang out.

【Ding... Congratulations to the host for accompanying Qian Renxue in completing the Angel Fourth Trial task. Task completion evaluation in progress...】

【Task completion: Excellent!】

【Reward issued: Advanced Soul Power Storage Device (Can store the same amount of soul power as the user's own; the maximum level of soul power that can be stored is Level 99!)】

A Soul Guidance Device?

This is definitely a Soul Guidance Device, is it a milk bottle?

But it cannot exactly be called a milk bottle; this is definitely comparable to a divine artifact.

Lingxu is currently at Level 93, so he can store his own complete Level 93 soul power.

In other words, if he possesses this, he has double the soul power at his disposal.

Against opponents of the same level, or even stronger ones, having more soul power allows him to wear the opponent down.

Furthermore, as Lingxu's soul ring age continues to increase, the power of his soul skills strengthens, but the soul power consumed by using those soul skills also increases.

How could the soul power consumed by a three-to-five-hundred-year soul skill compare to the consumption of a thousand-year, or even a ten-thousand-year soul skill?

Moreover, Lingxu has many hundred-thousand-year soul ring skills; using them a few times would deplete his soul power entirely.

With this, however, Lingxu can use his soul skills many more times.

The limitation of soul power is why many Spirit Masters do not easily use soul skills at the start of a battle; every time they use a soul skill, they must consider the consumption of their own soul power.

The Advanced Soul Power Storage Device is exactly what Lingxu needs.

Perhaps in the upcoming battle, Lingxu will need it.

When Lingxu revealed a joyful expression, it happened to be seen by Qian Renxue after she accepted her God Trial reward; in her eyes, she thought Lingxu was happy because he had passed his God Trial.

"Brother Lingxu, thank you for accompanying me!" Qian Renxue said.

At this moment, Qian Renxue's body felt even lighter than before, because her soul power had now reached Level 75, and her body had received improvements in all aspects.

"Xue'er, let's go down," Lingxu said.

Qian Renxue nodded and slowly descended with Lingxu.

"Brother Lingxu, when will you begin your trial?" Qian Renxue asked.

Lingxu thought for a moment and said, "At this time tomorrow."

Originally, Lingxu's plan was to begin his own God Trial and fight the Third Offering after Qian Renxue's God Trial.

But after obtaining this Advanced Soul Power Storage Device, Lingxu wanted to fill it up before fighting the Third Offering.

And consuming his entire body's soul power, then filling it back up, would still take a long time.

Qian Renxue certainly supported Lingxu's decision.

"Brother Lingxu, I look forward to your performance tomorrow," Qian Renxue said.

"Xue'er, what is your fifth trial?" Lingxu asked curiously.

By asking this, Lingxu was actually also wondering how he could accompany her through her God Trial.

Qian Renxue said: "The content of the fifth trial is called Breaking the Cocoon; it uses the power of the Angel God to wrap me inside, and then I must rely on my own strength to break out of the cocoon."

"The God Trial will begin in three days, and it will also last for one month."

Regarding this God Trial content, Lingxu was already certain he could not provide the best companionship.

Completing the task would at best result in an ordinary evaluation.

"Brother Lingxu, I really wish I could complete the same God Trial with you, just like the first God Trial, but unfortunately, we are never given the chance."

Qian Renxue missed the time of the first trial very much; she was happiest when she was cultivating with Lingxu.

Lingxu said: "The fifth trial is like this, but aren't there still the sixth trial? We should still have a chance."

"I hope so!"

While speaking, Lingxu and Qian Renxue landed on the ground.

"Xue'er, I need to go back to my room to recover, and then prepare for tomorrow's battle."

"Grandpa Qian, please trouble yourself to notify the Qingluan Douluo that I wish to challenge him at this time tomorrow."

Qian Daoliu said: "Very well, I will notify him right now."

Qingluan Douluo, as the Third Offering of the Offering Hall, with Level 97 soul power, is definitely a strength not to be underestimated; his strength ranks third in the Spirit Hall.

Even Bibi Dong, who is currently at Level 97, cannot guarantee she could defeat Qingluan Douluo.

Lingxu is only at Level 93, so this Advanced Soul Power Storage Device might become the key to his victory over Qingluan Douluo.

Returning to his room, Lingxu first cultivated his soul power to its peak; after all, accompanying Qian Renxue through her God Trial had also consumed quite a bit of soul power.

After about half an hour, when his soul power reached the peak of Level 93, Lingxu began to transfer soul power into the Advanced Soul Power Storage Device.

Just transferring the soul power took Lingxu half an hour.

Looking at the necklace-like Advanced Soul Power Storage Device in his hand, Lingxu could feel the soul power inside; if needed, it could immediately enter his body.

Releasing it is fast, but replenishing it is indeed slow.

Worn on the body, it is no different from an ordinary necklace, except that one can see several distinct lines on the exterior.

They represent the remaining amount of soul power inside.

There are five lines in total, corresponding to the five increments of 100%, 80%, 60%, 40%, and 20%; calling it a power bank is not an exaggeration, and to describe it more specifically, it can be called a Soul Power Charging Treasure!

Then Lingxu began to cultivate his soul power; this was the first time Lingxu had exhausted his soul power, and his body also felt a sense of deficiency.

Fortunately, it was replenished in time, and two hours later, midnight arrived.

The 10% cultivation effect from over five hundred Spirit Masters of the Lingxue Sacred Land entered his body, and combined with his own cultivation, Lingxu's soul power surged.

Lingxu, who was already at the peak of Level 93, finally broke through the limit and successfully raised his soul power to Level 94.

The increase in soul power also meant that Lingxu's strength had improved quite a bit.

If he had only had a fifty or sixty percent chance of winning against Qingluan Douluo before, he should now have seventy or eighty percent.

For an ordinary Title Douluo, increasing one level of soul power does not count as too much of an increase in strength, but for someone like Lingxu, the improvement is significant.

Afterward, Lingxu refilled the Advanced Soul Power Storage Device, then began to stabilize his soul power, cultivating until half an hour before the battle with Qingluan Douluo.

He stood up and stretched his body.

Lingxu looked at his system panel; facing Qingluan Douluo, during this time back home, Lingxu had also mastered another attack method.

Host: Lingxu (Holy Master of Lingxue Sacred Land)

Status: Healthy

Soul power: Level 94

Mental Power: Level 96

First martial soul: Six-Winged Holy Light Tiger

Spirit Rings: Purple (6,815 years), Purple (6,930 years), Purple (8,023 years), Black (17,236 years), Black (30,685 years), Black (55,128 years), Red (105,000 years)

Second martial soul: Dark Demon Evil Soul Spear

Spirit Ring: Black (66,588 years)

Soul bones: Spirit Wisdom Skull (83,550 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Twin Swords (100,860 years), External Spirit Bone Golden Armor (84,339 years)

Cultivation technique: Lingxue Sacred Heart Art (Tenth Layer)

Skills: Phantom Shadow Steps (Great Success), Eight Extremities Fist (Great Success), Breath Concealment Technique (Great Success), Eye of Truth (Great Success), Nine Styles of Soul Severing (Minor Success), Lingxue Sacred Heart Hand (Minor Success)

Domains: Holy Light Domain (Primary), Evil Dark Domain (Primary)

Current Lingxue Sacred Land members: 527

Members capable of gaining cultivation effects: 526

Lingxu had also mastered the Lingxue Sacred Heart Hand, which had already reached minor success; this was an offensive method belonging to the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art and required coordination with the Lingxue Sacred Heart Art to be used.

Besides this, Lingxu had not been idle during those few nights at Lingxue Sacred Land.

It was not far from the Sunset Forest, so at night, Lingxu went deep into the Sunset Forest and took out the Fragrant Silk Luo Immortal Herb.

Using this Immortal Grade Herb, he attracted a large number of Spirit Beasts, and the number of ten-thousand-year Spirit Beasts was countless.

Lingxu did not absorb too many; he absorbed two Spirit Beasts over thirty thousand years old, one over forty thousand years old, and one over fifty thousand years old.

With the four Spirit Beasts combined, Lingxu successfully upgraded the External Spirit Bone Golden Twin Swords to over one hundred thousand years.

This was also one of Lingxu's important means; when the Golden Twin Swords reached over one hundred thousand years, the boost it brought to Lingxu after use, as well as the power of its skill Golden Cross Slash, reached a higher level.

Opening the door, Lingxu walked out slowly.

And when Lingxu went out, he discovered that the people from the Offering Hall had all arrived, and Qianjun Douluo, who had been injured in the battle with Lingxu before, had also recovered.

After Lingxu came out, Qian Daoliu said: "Lingxu, are you ready?"

Lingxu nodded and said: "I am ready, I wonder if the Third Elder is ready?"

After speaking, Lingxu also looked at the Third Elder, Qingluan Douluo, and said: "Come, let me see your true strength, and let you see the gap between each level above level 96."