NOVEL NEXT Chapter 166: Qian Renxue: "How Am I Small?"
**Chapter 166: Qian Renxue: "How Am I Small?"**
Bai Lu knew very well that her cousin definitely did not want to go through with it, even without hearing her father's answer.
However, her father definitely couldn't help his niece with this kind of matter, and Bai Lu felt even more powerless about the situation.
The father and daughter duo then tacitly agreed not to mention Tang Yuehua's issue again.
After reminiscing about the past, Bai He began using his speed advantage to find his daughter's target Soul Beast.
"Found it!"
After some time, Bai He located a suitable Needle-Tailed Swallow, with about 20,000 years of cultivation, for his daughter.
With Bai He responsible for blocking its escape and the cooperation of Gu Ziyi's group, the 20,000-year-old Needle-Tailed Swallow was successfully killed by Bai Lu, without any surprises.
Buzz—
After successfully killing the 20,000-year-old Soul Beast, she landed on the ground before beginning to absorb and refine the energy of the Soul Ring.
It only took Bai Lu two hours to successfully absorb the Soul Ring.
She also obtained her sixth soul skill: Swallow's Return.
[Swallow's Return: Instantly return to the original position!]
This skill still doesn't have any offensive capability and only enhances her return speed after attacking the enemy.
The speed is almost instantaneous. After attacking the enemy, if the Soul Master senses something wrong, they can return to any place they moved from within five seconds, at any moment.
Five seconds is more than enough time for Bai Lu, with her Needle-Tailed Swallow Martial Soul, to fly a long distance.
This skill is quite useful for scouting the enemy's situation.
After scouting, she can use the skill's return time to retreat to her position from five seconds earlier during battle.
However, it seems unnecessary when it comes to Gu Ziyi, so it can be used as a life-saving skill.
Additionally, if used strategically, it can also serve as an offensive soul skill.
For example, if she circles around the enemy first, she can then use Swallow's Return to unexpectedly appear from an unanticipated direction and attack the enemy.
Overall, Swallow's Return is quite a powerful skill.
A Joyous Discovery
Bai He was very pleased when he understood this.
Her sixth soul skill was different from those of the current Min Clan, and its effect was also stronger than those of the Min Clan.
This also proved that her Martial Soul had indeed evolved.
Both Bai He and his companions, as well as Bai Lu herself, successfully hunted the Soul Rings they needed.
Time for Farewells
Afterward, it was naturally time to say their goodbyes.
Although the father and daughter were reluctant to part ways again, they still had to bid farewell.
"Uncle, if the Min Clan can no longer remain in the Haotian Sect in the future, the Martial Soul Hall will always welcome your clan!"
Before leaving, Gu Ziyi extended an invitation—or perhaps a promise—to Bai He.
"No need. Your Highness, Holy Son, there's no need to worry about the matters of our Min Clan!"
Bai He responded calmly after hearing his invitation.
Gu Ziyi did not directly invite him to lead his family to join the Martial Soul Hall right now; otherwise, he would definitely have been furious with him.
Who did he think he was?
Was he the type of person who would betray his own sect?
Perhaps the Min Clan was indeed feeling a bit neglected within the Haotian Sect, but it was far from the point where they could no longer remain there.
No matter what happened, the Min Clan was also responsible for the intelligence work of the Haotian Sect, so the entire Haotian Sect relied on the Min Clan.
The Min Clan still held a very high status within the Haotian Sect.
However, what Gu Ziyi was referring to was about the future, so the premise was that the Min Clan could no longer stay in the Haotian Sect. Therefore, Bai He wasn't angry with him.
"Lu Lu, we're leaving then!"
"If I have time, I'll visit you at the Martial Soul Hall. If that boy treats you badly, remember to tell me!"
"Dad will definitely support you!"
After giving his daughter some last-minute advice, Bai He led his people away.
"Your Highness wants my father and the others to join the Martial Soul Hall?"
After her father left, Bai Lu asked Gu Ziyi curiously.
She hadn't known that her beloved had this idea before.
"Yes, I did have that intention!"
"Your Min Clan is a very unique family. Any force would want to recruit them!"
Gu Ziyi didn't hide his interest and nodded in acknowledgment.
"I hope so, but I think it's impossible. My father won't lead his people to leave the Haotian Sect!"
"All our affiliated clans were originally won over by the former Sect Leader, Tang Chen. All the leaders of the affiliated clans recognized the former Sect Leader as their master!"
Hearing Gu Ziyi's confirmation, Bai Lu shook her head in regret, not believing that her father would leave the Haotian Sect.
Given her father's character, unless they were truly hurt by the Haotian Sect and the sect no longer wanted them, they would not abandon the Haotian Sect. This was because it was founded by Tang Chen, the leader of their affiliated sects.
"Until now, all the leaders of the affiliated sects only recognize the former leader. The current leader hasn't been acknowledged by all the affiliated sects!"
"But my father just told me that Tang Hao has already been recognized by all the affiliated sects. Now everyone is centered around him!"
"The next leader of the Haotian Sect is basically decided to be Tang Hao because he was recognized by all the affiliated sects, which is something the current leader was unable to achieve!"
Bai Lu added her reasoning.
"That's alright. Who can predict the future?"
Gu Ziyi smiled and didn't mind.
However, what Bai Lu said afterward made him understand to some extent why the four single-attribute clans in the original novel resented the Haotian Sect so much but were still so loyal to Tang San.
It was because they all recognized Tang Hao as their master.
Although these clans had complaints about the man, they were only surface-level. In their hearts, they still regarded Tang Hao as their master.
After all, it wasn't Tang Hao who abandoned them. It was Tang Hao who didn't need the support of the Haotian Sect, and besides, the sect didn't provide him with any support.
They held a grudge against the Haotian Sect.
Otherwise, Bai He and the others wouldn't have said that it was Tang Hao who hurt them and then agreed to Tang San's bet, the son of that man.
The condition for losing the bet was that they would join the Tang Sect founded by him.
If they truly resented Tang Hao, these clans shouldn't have given Tang San the chance to make that bet.
After helping Bai Lu hunt the Soul Beast, Gu Ziyi immediately returned to his original role as the Acting Pope.
In addition to practicing and managing the Martial Soul Hall, he occasionally helped Qian Renxue with her studies.
He was used to helping Bibi Dong practice various subjects when she was younger with the Heart-Cleansing Curse Talisman, and naturally, he provided the same method to the girl.
If he only supplied Qian Renxue with the Heart-Cleansing Curse Talisman, there would be no need for him to accompany her in her studies.
Gu Ziyi could prepare a large stack of Heart-Cleansing Curse Talismans in advance and give them to Qian Renxue, so she could simply come back and get more when she used them all.
The talismans he makes now can be preserved for increasingly longer periods.
Especially his first soul skill, the Heart-Cleansing Curse Talisman, which can be preserved for much longer than his other abilities!
Furthermore, Gu Ziyi's physical vitality is still abundant.
Bai Lu and Ning Shuangjiang followed him, helping him relieve accumulated pressure.
There is also the sword spirit, Xiao Tao.
As for Bibi Dong and Douluo Ling Yuan, Li Chanfei, the number of times they visit is less frequent. After all, they are part of the Martial Soul Hall's law enforcement team and usually travel to various places on the Douluo Continent. They only look for Gu Ziyi when they return from their trips.
After meeting Bibi Dong and other top-tier women, Gu Ziyi became more selective in his tastes and was no longer interested in ordinary beauties in life, so he stopped flirting with other women.
Two years later, after Qian Renxue cultivated to Level 30, Qian Daoliu allowed her to absorb an Immortal Herb.
Then, Qian Renxue's Soul Power level directly increased to Level 37.
Nine years old and already at Level 37—it's terrifying.
And Gu Ziyi's Soul Power level finally reached Level 80.
After reaching Level 80, he spent three months successfully condensing his eighth 50,000-year Soul Ring.
This is an extremely high-quality Soul Ring that is not inferior to a Soul Ring obtained from hunting Soul Beasts.
Even the ninth Soul Ring of many Titled Douluo might not currently be able to hunt a 50,000-year-cultivation Soul Beast.
For his eighth soul skill, Gu Ziyi chose the Soul Capture Talisman as his eighth soul skill.
This is a soul skill that can directly attack the enemy's soul. It is invisible and extremely powerful.
When Gu Ziyi broke through to the Douluo level, Bibi Dong had not done so yet. At that time, she was only at Level 79 and had been stuck at Level 79 for a while. He believes she will break through soon.
However, there is no doubt that this time Gu Ziyi was the first to reach the Douluo level and truly surpassed her in Soul Power level.
At 29 years old and possessing Level 80, although not as impressive as the protagonists of the original work, he is already the youngest Douluo on the Douluo Continent.
However, he believes his elder sister will soon become the second youngest.
There's no other way. As soon as Bibi Dong makes a breakthrough, the title of the youngest will definitely go to her.
It was also in this year that the Soul Master Competition, held every five years, was relaunched.
Bibi Dong did not participate again this time.
Because everyone knew that she had already graduated from the Martial Soul Hall Academy, it would be somewhat unfair if she participated as a student of the Martial Soul Hall Academy.
Although Bibi Dong was only 25 years old at this time, she could still participate in this competition as her last.
But she chose not to participate; otherwise, it would really be bullying all the other teams.
At Gu Ziyi's suggestion, the rules of the Soul Master Competition were modified. The next round of the finals would be held in the same location as the champion team of the previous competition.
Therefore, the final round of this year's Soul Master Competition will still be held in Spirit City.
"Welcome everyone to our Martial Soul Hall once again for the Soul Master Competition held every five years. It is a joy to see more and more outstanding young Soul Masters emerging from the continent recently!"
"I won't waste any more time with useless words. I believe everyone can't wait for the competition to begin!"
"Let me talk about the extra rewards that the winning team can receive!"
"The team that wins the championship this time, in addition to the original rewards, will also receive personal guidance from me!"
As the Acting Pope, Gu Ziyi presided over the opening of the final round of the Soul Master Competition.
"Huh?"
"Really?"
"Your Holiness wouldn't be lying to us, right?"
"..."
After hearing Gu Ziyi's words, all the participating teams present were excited.
Since his rise, everyone knows how incredible he is, especially his wisdom, which has long been recognized by all the people on the continent.
Gu Ziyi's development and application of various soul skills are also admired by countless Soul Masters.
That's why the participating teams became so excited after hearing that they could receive guidance from Gu Ziyi.
This not only allows them to receive his guidance, but more importantly, they can also get closer to their idol!
Most young Soul Masters nowadays consider him their idol.
There's no denying it—Gu Ziyi's experiences are truly admirable to most people.
And they are full of a magical allure to everyone!
Even if they don't receive guidance from Gu Ziyi, just being able to have close contact with him was enough to make them excited.
"This time, we will win the championship!"
"Nonsense! The champion this time will definitely be from our Blazing Academy!"
"We are from Tianshui Academy..."
"..."
For a moment, all the participating teams became even more enthusiastic about competing.
Watching the performance of all the teams below, Gu Ziyi smiled with satisfaction. It seemed that he was still very popular.
When his eyes passed over two teams, his gaze paused slightly.
Because among these two teams, he saw two familiar faces.
Zhao Wuji and Liu Erlong from the original novel!
In fact, Gu Ziyi saw them at the last Soul Master Competition.
They came to participate in the last session.
The result is obvious—they were all defeated by Bibi Dong.
However, Zhao Wuji and Liu Erlong still performed excellently during the competition.
Besides them, Flanders also attended the last Soul Master Competition, but he didn't show up this year because he is over 25 years old now.
Liu Erlong and Zhao Wuji are younger than him, but this will also be the last time they can participate.
Gu Ziyi wasn't very interested in these people, so when he saw them in the previous session, he didn't take any other actions, such as inviting them to join the Martial Soul Hall or anything like that.
The personalities of Flanders, Zhao Wuji, and the others are not the type to accept the restrictions imposed by the Martial Soul Hall.
Of course, it could also be because Gu Ziyi didn't like them when he read the original novel, so he didn't invite them.
Otherwise, they could be considered quite talented.
If Yu Xiaogang hadn't died and was still involved with Liu Erlong, perhaps Gu Ziyi would have had some interest in the woman.
But now that Yu Xiaogang's body was torn to pieces, he has no more interest in Liu Erlong.
She isn't very beautiful, far inferior to Bibi Dong and the other women in his life.
"Alright, I won't waste any more words!"
"Let's leave the next event to the host!"
After Gu Ziyi smiled, he slowly took a step back and handed the competition over to the host.
Under the host's introduction, this year's Soul Master Competition finals officially began.
After the draw, the first match immediately began.
Gu Ziyi was bored, so he sat down and watched casually.
There are not many entertainment options in the Douluo Continent, so watching the game is one of the few fun pastimes.
"Brother, when can I participate in the Soul Master Competition?"
Next to Gu Ziyi, Qian Renxue also came to watch the game. Looking at the progress of the Soul Master Competition, her beautiful eyes sparkled, it was obvious that she was very eager to participate in the Soul Master Competition.
"Little sister, you are still too young now. Let's talk about it when you grow up a bit and have a higher level of cultivation!"
Gu Ziyi touched Qian Renxue's head and said with a smile.
"Huh, how am I small?"
Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue puffed out her chest in dissatisfaction.
It is true, although she is only 9 years old, because her cultivation has reached Level 37, she looks exactly like a teenager. (N/E: This is very pedophilic, the guy is over 25 years old and looks at a 9 year old girl who barely has a proper mental development.)
Although her development is not as exaggerated as Zhu Zhuqing's when she was 12 years old in the original novel, she has begun to take on a more feminine form than her age!
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(End of this chapter)
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