Chapter 79

Qian Renxue's expression was a little strange; this gentle light-attribute soul power fluctuation felt like something she had sensed when she was young, somewhat familiar, but she couldn't recall it at the moment.

There was a futon in the room; Jun martial soul let Qian Renxue sit on it first, then he took out a new futon from his storage ring and turned his head to speak to Xiao Yuan.

I only have one spare; anyway, you didn't come here to cultivate, so figure it out yourself—take a look here for a while, then go to Yan's place; I've had him prepare it for you.

Hmph!

Xiao Yuan snorted and said nothing; Jun martial soul was obviously targeting him on purpose—whatever, he just sat directly on the ground.

In the deepest part of this cultivation environment lies a 40,000-year-old light-attribute right leg bone, which is also the core position of this light-attribute cultivation environment.

A soul bone! And it's 40,000 years old!

Qian Renxue, however, had little reaction; she had seen many soul bones as a child. When her martial soul had not yet awakened, Qian Daoliu placed a pile of gentle light-attribute and sacred-attribute soul bones in her room to cleanse her body.

The Qian family has passed down for generations; every Six-Winged Angel Soul Master's soul bones have never been below 50,000 years.

Therefore, soul bones under 50,000 years are not valued by the Offering Hall; most were previously left gathering dust in its warehouse, and after Qian Renxue's birth, many were sent to her room as toys.

Only after her martial soul awakened did Qian Daoliu collect the soul bones in the room, fearing that Qian Renxue might accidentally absorb those defective ones; if anything happened to her, Qian Daoliu would truly go completely mad.

Xiao Yuan, on the other hand, wore a surprised expression; sitting on the ground, he couldn't help but gaze deeper into the golden mist, and he asked curiously.

What kind of soul beast's soul bone is this?

Qian Renxue also became interested, sitting cross-legged on the futon; she suddenly seemed to recall something and patted her long legs.

This soul power fluctuation feels a bit like the light-mist beast soul bone I saw as a child—the light-mist beast's soul bone has ridges and corners, feels unpleasant to touch, and I don't particularly like it.

Jun martial soul gave Qian Renxue a strange look, wondering what kind of family background this kid has—treating soul bones as toys and not even liking them.

It is indeed the right leg bone of a light-mist beast; you couldn't have seen this exact piece when you were young, could you?

Ah? How… how could that be? Such a coincidence? Haha… probably… just a coincidence…

Qian Renxue gave a dry laugh, feeling a bit unsure—could it really be…

Although that light-mist beast right leg bone had a gentle soul power fluctuation, it had ridges and corners; Qian Daoliu worried it might scratch Qian Renxue, so he put it away after a few days. If Qian Renxue hadn't also been interested in soul bones and made a special note of it, she would truly not have remembered it.

Seeing Qian Renxue's embarrassed look, Jun martial soul pressed down the smile he couldn't hold back, inwardly mocking her: 'Little brat, still putting on an act here—I already knew you're a branch of the Qian family!'

Xiao Yuan's gaze toward Qian Renxue grew even hotter—she's practically a little rich lady!

Cough cough.

Jun martial soul coughed once to relieve Qian Renxue's embarrassment, then said with a stern face:

Also, tomorrow is the Spirit Hall Academy's assessment match.

Unlike ordinary elementary academies, the Spirit Hall Academy assesses talented students, holding an evaluation every two months, with the entire academy conducting team soul battles.

Only if performance meets expectations will further resources be invested; Jun martial soul has secured various benefits from the Spirit Hall, so he needs to demonstrate his due value in the Spirit Hall Academy.

'Each class must select a seven-person team to participate, but although our team only has six members, our abilities are more than enough.'

The Spirit Hall has been examining small-team combat ability since the elementary academy, preparing early for the future continent-wide Soul Master Elite Tournament.

Actually, Jun martial soul feels that as long as Yue Zhengling and he are present, they cannot possibly lose.

Xiao Yuan raised a objection, basically just wanting to retort Jun martial soul.

'Can't we find another teammate in our class? Xu Yu is just a support type—perfect, since our team lacks a support member, in case the institute requires a full roster to compete.'

Jun martial soul shook his head: 'Impossible; the competition isn't the goal—the academy's true purpose in assessment is to select talents. We deliberately have fewer members, and the institute would be delighted, not having time to object.'

'The highest soul power rank in the academy is only three great soul masters, the strongest being just rank twenty-five. With Ah Ling, we could even take on seven with two of us; tomorrow let's fight impressively, so the Spirit Hall's higher-ups know their investment is sound—we must show our talent, and the fewer obvious advantages we have, the more we will gain later.'

'Moreover, trash isn't even qualified to join my team!'

Jun martial soul again began expounding his elite philosophy.

Their team's combat power in the academy has long had no rivals—he himself, without using blood energy, can suppress two great soul masters; Yan, now using blood energy, can handle a second ring with ease, and moreover Yue Zhengling and Xiao Yuan each possess second-ring combat power.

However, we must now give Hu Lie Na and Xie Yue some space to perform; they can't go all out when they take the field, otherwise it would affect their evaluation in the Spirit Hall. We also don't know if their martial soul fusion skill has been completed, so these two are somewhat invisible in the team right now.

Xiao Yuan puffed out his chest proudly; his current combat power need not fear great soul masters.

Heh, just three great soul masters—I can handle them alone.

Qian Renxue's heart tightened—Xiao Yuan's martial soul is that strong? Indeed he has a hidden trick; it's not as weak as he showed yesterday.

She curiously asked: 'Your combat power is that strong? You can fight three great soul masters with just one ring? Do you circulate blood energy?'

No, no, but my Fuyu Sword is very strong; after phoenix transformation, great soul masters are no match for me!

Uh… he was just bragging earlier; if Jin Huang'er weren't injured, he could indeed easily defeat a great soul master, but without Jin Huang'er he cannot undergo phoenix transformation. Now, when facing a great soul master, relying on his powerful martial soul he can barely hold his own—whether he wins or not is uncertain—and he truly cannot wield a sword right now.

No, I must learn swordsmanship, otherwise I'll embarrass myself in front of Yue Zhengling tomorrow.

Qian Renxue lost interest—turns out Xiao Yuan was just boasting; she had thought the Fuyu Sword hid some special secret, or was it just yesterday's routine? Really boring.

After chatting a while, they each began their cultivation: Jun martial soul and Qian Renxue cultivated soul power, while Xiao Yuan practiced the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique fifty meters in front of Qian Renxue and Jun martial soul.

Qian Renxue followed the circulation path of the Blazing Yang meditation method, her soul power flowing through her body, making her wholly clear and her meridians warm—comfortable and with evident progress; her meridians opened up, highly elastic and tough. Qian Renxue is currently at rank fifty soul power, stalled due to lacking a fifth soul ring; when she turns ten she will receive two new divine-bestowed soul rings, reaching rank sixty.

The divine light contained in the bestowed soul rings greatly aids Qian Renxue in condensing blood soul rings; moreover, since she currently disdains anything less than a 100,000-year soul ring, she cannot be bothered to hunt soul beasts, and simply awaits the advancement of the bestowed soul rings.

The first trial of the Angel God's examination requires breaking through to rank seventy in soul power and possessing a single 100,000-year soul ring.

She already has a 100,000-year soul ring now; she only needs to break through to rank seventy to complete the trial, feeling the assessment is too easy—utterly without difficulty.

After Qian Renxue perfectly absorbed the 190,000-year Soft Bone Alluring Rabbit soul ring and two external eye soul bones, her mental power preliminarily reached the Spirit Abyss Realm.

Mental power is the spiritual ability of Soul Masters on the Douluo Continent; from low to high, it is divided into Spirit Origin Realm, Spirit Communication Realm, Spirit Sea Realm, Spirit Abyss Realm, Spirit Domain Realm, and the legendary God Origin Realm.

Spirit Origin Realm: the initial beginning, all things renewed; every person possesses Spirit Origin Realm mental power from birth, which is also the most basic mental power.

Spirit Communication Realm: mind and spirit connect, intention reaches thought; attaining this realm, mental control begins, truly wielding one's mental power for oneself.

Spirit Sea Realm: mind like a sea, vast and boundless; mental power truly reaches high level, becoming the foundation of the strong, able to open up one's own sea of consciousness.

As for Qian Renxue's current Spirit Abyss Realm, she can touch the edge of the collective subconscious abyss, fully master her own spirit; in the sea of mind, azure heavens and yellow springs, deep as abyss, dark as prison—Qian Renxue's excellent facial management relies on her powerful mental power as a foundation.

Qian Renxue's current consciousness can delve into deeper levels, akin to the inner vision spoken of by cultivators; she is now able to do so.

Although her control of mental power is rather ordinary, she possesses extremely strong command over her own mental world; relying on her vast mental power, multitasking is no problem for her.

Qian Renxue uses mental power to envelop her soul power circulation; the cultivation of extreme martial soul soul power from rank thirty to seventy is excessively slow because the extreme-attribute soul power within her body continually remodels her physique during this period, making it more suited to extreme-attribute power.

But when spiritual power reaches the Spirit Abyss Realm, one can use spiritual power to wrap the extreme attribute soul power in circulation, the drawback of slow soul power increase disappears, and moreover, the circulation speed of such cultivation becomes several times faster than before.

Furthermore, Qian Renxue's physical constitution is too strong; not only can her body fully adapt to the power of extreme attributes, her spiritual power is also sufficiently strong, causing her, despite being only level fifty, to have a cultivation speed comparable to that of a Super Douluo.

Qian Renxue cultivated her soul power while openly watching Xiao Yuan practice his sword technique with eyes wide open.

Among the transmigrators encountered so far, Xiao Yuan has nothing good for her to steal; for someone like Qian Renxue, a bandit, this is incredibly impolite.

Ye Feng contributed a martial soul evolution pill; that good thing Qian Renxue hasn't consumed yet; Jun martial soul contributed a set of Holy Light Qilin vitality armor; Xiao Yuan, shouldn't you come up with some gold coins? To show respect?

Thieves don't come back empty-handed, right? She got nothing; the wicked woman Qian Renxue feels somewhat unwilling, so she first steals a bit of the sword technique.

At this moment, Xiao Yuan was fully focused on practicing the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique.

His brows were tightly knitted, his eyes faintly showing a hint of anxiety and unwillingness, his hand gripping the sword hilt turning white from the force.

Xiao Yuan took a deep breath, raised his sword again, and attempted to unleash that complicated sword move.

However, as soon as the sword blade was swung, only a few sparks of fire flickered out and instantly died out, completely lacking the mighty aura a Fire Phoenix should have.

He bit his lip, and fine beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Oh no, it seems he can't quickly master the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique; Jin Huang Er hasn't recovered yet, so tomorrow he might embarrass himself before Yue Zheng Ling; the more he thought, the more impatient he became.

Xiao Yuan kept repeating his motions, but each time he failed to link the sword moves smoothly; the sword technique that should have been as splendid as a phoenix soaring in his mind appeared stiff and clumsy in his hands.

"How can it be this hard!" he muttered angrily, his heart filled with frustration.

Xiao Yuan, feeling a bit lost, glanced toward Qian Renxue's direction, then surprised to discover that Qian Renxue had been watching him all along.

Embarrassment and annoyance surged up; had she seen his foolish moment just now? How long had Yue Zheng Ling been watching? He had just boasted in front of her that he could take on three opponents! Qian Renxue naturally blinked at him, then pointed at Jun martial soul who was cultivating soul power, made a funny face at Jun martial soul, after which Xiao Xiong spread his hands, looking bored, then pointed his sword finger and made a few slashing motions.

"Don't stop, keep practicing! She hasn't finished learning yet; you can't even handle half of this sword move! You damn update‑stopping dog, you don't deserve a good death!" Xiao Yuan instantly fired up, "She wants to watch me practice sword! She has me in her heart!"

Xiao Yuan's earlier thought of giving up vanished again; his gaze grew firmer, and he once again resumed practice.

The surrounding soft light seemed to quietly observe his efforts, silently illuminating every flaw in his movements.

The desire to perform well in front of Qian Renxue kept Xiao Yuan tirelessly practicing the Fire Phoenix Sword Technique.

His clothes were already soaked through with sweat, clinging tightly to his body, yet the sword in his hand never ceased for a moment.

Attempt after attempt, failure after failure, Xiao Yuan's arms began to tremble slightly, but his gaze remained resolute and determined.

"I refuse to believe I can't master it!" he panted, muttering to himself.

Each swing of his sword carried his fervent desire, yet the fire on the blade was always intermittent, making it hard to form a continuous momentum.

His steps grew somewhat disordered, his breathing ever more ragged, yet the motion of his hand showed no sign of slowing.

In the light, Xiao Yuan seemed to become a lone dancer, continually struggling against the uncontrollable sword technique.

"Again!" he shouted, once more exerting all his strength to swing his sword.

To be frank, practicing sword looks quite inspiring, the sword moves themselves are not bad; it's just that the way he performs them is ordinary—Qian Renxue can understand the path of each of his strikes; this is actually quite simple, it's just that Xiao Yuan's body isn't flexible enough, and he can't execute some parts at all.

However, although she understood the sword technique, Qian Renxue lacks the sword art's mental method; without using her own martial soul attribute power, she cannot produce flames.

Only now did she realize that this sword technique is actually a good thing; although Xiao Yuan's Hidden Jade Sword lacks phoenix transformation, the blade still emits a few sparks when swung, and it can ignite fire without using martial soul attribute power—this even has a hint of cultivation.

"Goodness, your sword technique is terrible; let me demonstrate it for you."

Qian Renxue saw Jun martial soul still cultivating nearby, rose from the mat, walked over to Xiao Yuan, and said she would begin to impart the mental method; this sword technique can ignite fire, and her martial soul also has fire attribute, so it seems fate has brought this technique to her!

(End of Chapter)