Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue

Chapter 518 Recruiting and Expanding the Spirit Hall

Qian Renxue slowly withdrew her hand. This soul power contained the erosion and decay of the little demon, and also utilized a bit of the power of the soul bone.

Like a ferocious beast awakening from its slumber, when Nan Qiuqiu used her fifth soul skill to strike this ball of soul power, she felt herself being stared at by blood-red pupils, and then an aura of primordial chaos was released.

Compared to the "irresistible" golden soul power she had felt before, this dark red soul power gave her a feeling of "trembling" and submission.

The Annihilation attribute is somewhat similar to Decay, but Decay evolves from ultimate death. If Annihilation is simple destruction, then Decay is a process of decomposition and stripping away.

In terms of attributes, the Little Devil can completely suppress everyone in this world except for Ye Xishui, who was granted the Destruction attribute by God.

The little devil's aura appeared only for a moment before it was withdrawn, and then the dark red soul power dissipated on its own.

The little angel regained control of her body. She stepped forward, helped the frightened Nan Qiuqiu up, and patted her shoulder: "Want to continue?"

"No, no. Mom, she's so scary!" Nan Qiuqiu's legs were trembling as she ran away from Qian Renxue and hid behind Nan Shuishui.

"Sigh." Nan Shuishui sighed, "The young master of the Holy Temple truly lives up to his reputation."

She started to worry that this might be a blow to her daughter. She had only wanted to temper her daughter's tendency to be arrogant and complacent, but she didn't want her to become depressed.

"Sect Master, you flatter me." Qian Renxue smiled. "Miss Qiuqiu's martial soul attribute is actually very powerful. If she can continue to cultivate and comprehend it, she will definitely become a leader of the era."

Hearing Qian Renxue praising her instead, Nan Qiuqiu's expression softened slightly. She cautiously asked, "What ability did you just unleash?"

"Withering," Qian Renxue explained, "is somewhat similar to your annihilation, but I am more familiar with and have better control over my martial soul than you are, which is why I was able to suppress you."

There was no other way; I had to make it up, hoping to get some benefits from this Earth Dragon Gate.

"Withering..." Nan Qiuqiu nodded as if she understood.

"If the sect leader decides to cooperate with us, then we will accept this 80,000-year-old Rouge Earth Spirit Python's torso bone. After Miss Qiuqiu absorbs it, she will definitely make leaps and bounds in her progress," Qian Renxue said with a smile. "As for the soul guidance support plan you mentioned, it will remain the same."

Nan Shuishui snapped out of her daze, paused for a moment, then sighed and agreed.

"Gentlemen, please follow me."

Nan Shui and her daughter led the four of them to the backyard of the Earth Dragon Gate, which was a large garden. The group went to the depths of the garden, next to a well.

"Why are there wells everywhere?" Shen Yuanyi muttered to herself.

"Here..." Suddenly, the two Ice and Snow Emperors seemed to sense something and looked at the well with some surprise.

"This is it. This is a cold spring, the greatest secret of our Earth Dragon Sect. The spring water contains rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Even just drinking a few sips is nourishing for the body," Nan Shuishui said. "And beneath this cold spring, there is actually a cave."

"This cave contains many unique ice-attribute ores," Nan Shuishui continued. "Unfortunately, the temperature inside is too low; even a titled Douluo cannot stay there for long. Once, a titled ancestor brought out a piece of ice-attribute ore that also exhibited metallic characteristics—it was quite magical."

"I once mentioned this place to Ming Lei, because he was an eighth-level Soul Master at the time and wanted to know if these ores could be used to make special Soul Tools."

The two emperors of ice and snow exchanged a glance.

Qian Renxue saw a burning light in their eyes.

"If you all wish to explore this cave, please be very careful," Nan Shuishui said with some concern. "You all look very young; perhaps we should ask an elder to take a look?"

"No need." Hyotei waved his hand casually. "Yuki-nee and I are going downstairs for a bit. Yuki, do you want to come?"

Qian Renxue shook her head: "I won't go down yet, you two go ahead." Seeing their insistence, Nan Shuishui had no choice but to tell them how to open the cave.

"Thank you." Xue Di nodded, and then entered the well with Bing Di.

"Splash—" came the sound of water splashing from inside the well.

"I think I've seen those two in some of the Soul Master Competition footage before. Is it safe to let them go down there?" Nan Qiuqiu asked with some concern.

Qian Renxue thought to herself that this girl was really kind. It had only been a short while, but she had already forgotten her previous fears and was now starting to worry about the Ice and Snow Emperors.

"If they can't handle it, then no one in the world can deal with what's in that cave." Qian Renxue placed her hands on the edge of the well and looked into it.

Her spiritual energy followed, but she didn't choose to enter. After all, this was a cold spring, the opposite of her fire attribute, and it might not have any good effect; it might even cause an attribute conflict.

"Everything is normal, don't worry." The Ice and Snow Emperors sent her a message. "The temperature down here is over minus 150. You should put away your mental detection for now. We'll be up in a bit."

Qian Renxue then withdrew her spiritual power.

"The temperature underground is even colder than the core of the far north," Qian Renxue said softly. "It seems to be a good place for rare and precious materials to be born."

"Miss, I remember the place we were in a few days ago wasn't this cold," Shen Yuanyi said. "I guess only they could withstand it."

"Who are these two?" Nan Qiuqiu and Nan Shuishui were both dumbfounded.

"They come from the far north," Qian Renxue said, but did not directly reveal the identities of the Ice and Snow Emperors. After all, their true forms are soul beasts, and the Earth Dragon Gate is not yet at a point where it can reveal too much.

"Oh, I seem to have heard that there is a mysterious Ice Clan on the edge of the far north," Nan Shuishui said after a moment of thought.

"Oh? You've heard of the Ice Clan?" Qian Renxue asked in surprise.

"Yes, our Dragon City is located on the far northern edge. And it's been around for a thousand years, making it a relatively long-established sect. Naturally, we've heard of some of the reclusive families in the north." Nan Shuishui nodded. "Are they from the Ice Clan?"

Qian Renxue thought for a moment: "Let's have some connection. They also hold a very high position within the Ice Clan."

Nan Shuishui thought for a moment: "So, does that mean the Ice Clan has joined the Spirit Hall?"

"Hmm, not bad." Qian Renxue nodded. "The Spirit Hall is less of a single force and more of a massive organization. It treats all sects, clans, and other entities that join it equally."

Upon hearing this, Nan Shuishui couldn't help but be tempted: "So, which sects have joined the Spirit Hall now?"

Qian Renxue said, "Currently, most of them are still forces and clans from the Sun Moon Empire. Some are relatively small, such as a force called the Crane Mountain Society in the southern part of the Sun Moon Empire; others have larger backgrounds, such as some level nine soul masters from the Mingde Hall. After they joined the Spirit Hall..."

Qian Renxue gave a brief introduction.

Besides some forces in the Sun Moon Empire, there were also smaller forces in the Star Sea Empire that joined the Spirit Hall after passing the assessments during the period following the outbreak of the war.

Nan Shuishui was surprised: "You mean that after joining the Spirit Hall, we won't be stripped of our original organization? And unlike some large sects, we small forces won't be made into subordinates?"

Qian Renxue said calmly, "That's natural. The Spirit Hall's predecessors did this ten thousand years ago, and it's natural that it will continue to do so in my hands. I don't deny that I will eliminate some forces, but as long as they are my own people, I will not treat them unfairly."

"By the way, do you know about the White Armored Earth Dragon martial soul?" Qian Renxue suddenly asked.

(End of this chapter)