Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Black Dragon, I am the Lord of the Gods

Chapter 118 Arrogant and Domineering
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The following afternoon, after a day and a night of adjustment, Xuanming's soul power stabilized thanks to the powerful restorative effect of the Blue Silver Emperor Soul Bone. Apart from not being able to use the Blood Spear, he was not much different from usual.

"How's your recovery going?"

Xuanming, having rested, finally came out to eat at the restaurant on the first floor of the Soto Hotel. Arou, who had gone out to buy things, also returned with Xiaowu.

"Much better," Xuanming said.

"what happened?"

"Oscar, that bearded guy who sells sausages, he's broken through to level 30. Dean Flander told us to rest for a day and we'll set off early tomorrow morning to the Star Dou Great Forest to hunt for a spirit ring for him," Xiao Wu said.

“Oscar…” Xuanming nodded, not surprised.

When they met yesterday, he sensed that Oscar's soul power fluctuations were approaching level 30, and he could break through with a little stimulation.

Ning Rongrong's true nature must have been revealed last night, which must have been quite a shock to Oscar.

"Are you going too?" Xuanming asked Arou.

Arou nodded. "Xiaowu never goes out alone, and I'm a little worried about her. Besides, we haven't been back for many years, so this is a good opportunity to go and see her."

“I’ll go take a look too,” Xuanming said.

Arou was taken aback, "You're going too? Your injury..."

“It won’t affect anything,” Xuanming said.

"As long as you don't let the Titan Ape attack me, there shouldn't be any trouble."

Ordinary soul beasts would obediently stay away as soon as they sensed the aura of the Ice Dragon King, so he would not encounter any danger when moving around in the Soul Beast Forest.

This doesn't mean the spirit beasts were afraid of him; they simply didn't want to cause trouble.

If it were a warlike spirit beast, the Ice Dragon King's aura would be seen as a signal of war.

"Er Ming is no match for you either..." Xiao Wu muttered.

She still doesn't understand how Xuanming managed to retain his cultivation level and rebuild it.

Moreover, he had to hunt his first six spirit rings himself, which was completely different from transformed spirit beasts.

"So you really do have this idea?" Xuanming said.

"No! How could that be!" Xiao Wu exclaimed righteously.

Xuanming's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything more.

He was ultimately the one who wanted these two dead, so naturally he couldn't be so foolish as to think that their hostility towards him would subside.

Given the chance, it would be perfectly normal for these two to kill him by any means necessary.

"Oh, right, Ning Rongrong..." Xiao Wu lowered her voice.

"How could she be like that?"

"Like that? What do you mean?" Xuanming asked in return.

"I thought she had a nice personality and was quite friendly, but I didn't expect her to be even more arrogant and domineering than me," Xiao Wu said.

Back in the Star Dou Great Forest, alongside Da Ming and Er Ming, even if she was just a figurehead, she was still a big sister figure. After coming to human society, she has become much more restrained.

However, Ning Rongrong, who seemed like a very kind girl, turned out to be even more domineering than her, almost to the point of being arrogant!
“That’s just how she is,” Xuanming said.

“But I don’t think she treats you like that,” Xiao Wu said strangely.

“It’s an act,” Xuanming said.

Ultimately, Ning Rongrong and Qian Renxue are the same kind of people. Both were born into the top echelons of Douluo Continent, were pampered as children, and have a deeply ingrained self-centered mentality.

He was also able to do this because he had known Ning Rongrong for a long time. From the beginning, the girl didn't treat him as someone inferior to her; in fact, she admired him. Plus, she knew his personality and didn't dare to throw a tantrum, since he wouldn't indulge her. But Qian Renxue was different. When they met, Qian Renxue's personality was already set. From the beginning, she regarded him as a wild horse waiting to be tamed and didn't treat him like a human being.

Qian Renxue's decision not to kill him was not out of magnanimity, but rather because she wanted to tame him. If she had killed him directly, it would have made her appear angry and incapable of taming him.

Ultimately, it was her arrogance and confidence in controlling everything that made her so.

Qian Renxue will not kill him unless he makes her feel threatened.

Like a harmless kitten, no matter how loudly it meows, it will only appear ridiculous to humans.

Qian Renxue had this attitude towards him in the past.

Since there is no threat, it doesn't matter.

Furthermore, he didn't always resist. Although he grumbled and cursed, he didn't neglect any of the tasks he was supposed to do. In Qian Renxue's view, there might even be a hint of coy refusal.

What can you do if you disagree? You still have to do as I say.

Coercion is at the heart of power and strength, and it is also the very essence of its fascination.

His dissatisfaction lowered Qian Renxue's guard to some extent, since the problem was visible and therefore controllable.

But once Qian Renxue feels a real threat, all these things will vanish like bubbles. Even if she's all smiles one second, she'll reveal her murderous intent the next.

When he acquired his fourth spirit ring, he had already sensed a hint of apprehension from Qian Renxue.

The subsequent tests at the Rose Hotel and the matter with Zhu Zhuqing were all part of Qian Renxue's urgent tests of his obedience, to see if he harbored any rebellious intentions.

If he behaves abnormally, Qian Renxue will most likely take action. Even if she doesn't, she will send people to keep a close watch on him. Once she discovers that he has any signs of rebellion, she will eliminate him at any time. It will never be like now, where she just throws Zhu Zhuqing to him and takes the Serpent Spear Douluo back to Tiandou City.

Even so, he could sense that this fragile harmony wouldn't last much longer...

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After resting for another night, Xuanming and Arou returned from Soto City the next day with Xiaowu.

After breakfast, Flander and his group, who had gathered on the playground, looked somewhat uneasy when they saw Xuanming and Xiaowu appear together.

Especially Dai Mubai, who had just been taught a lesson by Xuanming the night before last, had a complex expression in his eyes, a mixture of resentment and fear.

That night, the excruciating pain made him tremble every time he thought about it, and he vowed never to experience that kind of torment again.

“What are you doing here…” Flander stepped forward.

Arou explained to Flander that they were worried about Xiaowu and planned to go to the Star Dou Great Forest with her.

Flander didn't say much about it. After all, when he invited Xuanming and Arou to stay at Shrek Academy, he learned that this seemingly gentle and frail little woman was actually a powerful six-ring Soul Emperor!
The Starry Sky Forest is not safe, so it's normal for parents to have such concerns.

"Very well, I'll lead everyone on this Soul Hunt, and an old friend of mine will be joining us." Flander coughed twice and waved to someone not far from the plaza.

Yu Xiaogang, who had been secretly observing from a distance, slowly walked out.

"Who is he?" Oscar looked at Yu Xiaogang, his face full of doubt, and couldn't help but ask.

“My teacher,” Tang San said.

"Teacher?" Oscar and the others looked surprised when they heard this, their eyes darting back and forth between Tang San and Yu Xiaogang.

"Did this senior teach you all those skills?" Dai Mubai couldn't help but ask curiously.

"This..." Tang San was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to answer.

Many of the skills he possessed were taught by his father, acquired through his own cultivation, and some originated from the Tang Sect. Even when talking to his teacher about those skills, he always remained vague, only saying that he had accidentally obtained an ancient book and learned them from it.

Yu Xiaogang, who was about to explain, was also speechless for a moment. After all, he was not clear about the specifics of many of Tang San's methods.

He just thought that Tang San was, after all, the son of Haotian Douluo, and perhaps had some unknown special background, so he didn't ask any more questions.

(End of this chapter)