Lu Mingfei starts from Douluo.

Even though Lu Mingfei has been cultivating diligently this year, he is only at level 78 so far. The gap is getting bigger and bigger.

Qian Renxue snorted coldly. She had come to tell him the good news as soon as possible, but Lu Mingfei was actually having some kind of harem fantasy. It was simply outrageous.

A little annoyed, Qian Renxue left the room without waiting for Lu Mingfei to get up and see her off.

Before Lu Mingfei could even change out of his pajamas and go out to see her off, Qian Renxue had already vanished without a trace.

Lu Mingfei scratched the back of his head. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation. He probably had really angered Qian Renxue.

But how can he control dreams?

Something's not right.

"Lu Mingze, come out here! You've tricked me again, haven't you?" Lu Mingfei shouted. The more he thought about it, the more something seemed off. This wasn't a daydream; it was clearly Warcraft and A Song of Fire. Who else but Lu Mingze could come up with such an outrageous concept?

"Brother, I'm here. What brings you here?" Lu Mingze greeted him from the window.

"What are you up to now? Is it fun to mess with me?" Lu Mingfei said irritably.

"Brother, that's slander! Daydreams are just a reflection of your subconscious, what does it have to do with me? Besides, when have I ever tricked you?" Lu Mingze spread his hands, looking completely innocent.

"Whose subconscious is being rebelled?" Lu Mingfei was speechless.

"Look on the bright side, the prerequisite for rebellion is becoming king," Lu Mingze comforted him. "Besides, brother does indeed have the qualities of a king."

However, Lu Mingfei's heart skipped a beat when he heard this. Good heavens, they're even lying through their teeth.

He was certain that this kid was up to something!

Chapter 276 Deep Sea Demonic Whale

"What do you mean by that?" Lu Mingfei swallowed hard.

Lu Mingze is a very reliable person, especially in crucial moments.

This time, the other party disappeared for more than a year before suddenly reappearing, clearly indicating that they have something important to discuss.

"Hehe, there's no rush. Actually, I came here today to congratulate you on finding a partner. I just got back from a business trip to heaven. I didn't expect you to be so amazing and snag a little angel who's much prettier than that Chen Wenwen from before. I've always wanted to criticize your taste, but this time you've finally figured it out." Lu Mingze clapped and smiled, his eyes full of satisfaction.

Lu Mingfei felt that this look was strangely proud, like his own father watching a wild boar grow up and finally learning to eat cabbage.

Wait, what old father, wild boar, does that mean you have bad taste?

What do you know, you little brother?

He wanted to say something, but the words suddenly wouldn't come out.

silence.

Silence so close yet so far.

It can only be said that Lu Mingze truly lives up to his reputation as a devil from hell; he can pierce right to the heart with ease.

Chen Wenwen, such a familiar yet distant name, was his first crush, which lasted for three years.

He is twenty-nine years old this year and has been in this world for more than twelve years, but every time he thinks of this name, he still feels a little lost and a little ridiculously self-deprecating.

Those contradictory and complex memories emerged like bubbles, but he repeatedly rejected them and quickly popped them.

"What a spineless coward," Lu Mingfei thought to himself. Several years had passed, and the two of them were no longer in the same world, yet he still had a fragile heart that he couldn't seem to put away.

Over the years, he has always tried to control himself from thinking about it or touching it, but he just can't forget it.

Lu Mingfei still remembers the path he and Chen Wenwen walked along by the river, a grassy path covered with dandelions, their fluffy little balls, one after another, that looked like a light snowfall whenever the wind blew.

Back then, he always felt that road was too short, but now, in his mind, that road seems to stretch on and on without end.

Men are probably all such spineless creatures; it's precisely because memories fade that that white dress can never be forgotten.

However, Lu Mingfei wasn't exactly a saint either. Wasn't Qianjia's little angel enough for him? He wasn't that sentimental anymore; he was just a little nostalgic at most.

"Oh dear, did I say something wrong? No way, no way, brother, you're not angry with me, are you?" Lu Mingze acted like a little rascal, then pretended to beg for forgiveness.

"Speak normally." Lu Mingfei glared at him, feeling that this little rascal was becoming more and more lawless and disrespectful.

"Wait, didn't you just say you were going to Heaven on a business trip? Then why weren't you purified by the Holy Light?" Lu Mingfei deliberately changed the subject with nonsense.

"Tch, have you seen Infernal Affairs? I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good person." Lu Mingze shrugged, with an innocent smile that was actually quite irritating.

"Tch, God must be blind to not recognize an undercover agent like you." Lu Mingfei curled his lip: "Be careful you don't get caught and locked up in a dark room one day."

"You don't understand. There's no such thing as a 'dark room' in Heaven. At most, you'll go to hell. For me, that's just going back to my hometown. Besides, I have connections in both the legitimate and underworld circles now, so who would dare to mess with me?" Lu Mingze laughed smugly, perfectly embodying the phrase "a petty person who has achieved success."

"Heh." Lu Mingfei used these two words to express his contempt, and then asked, "Stop talking nonsense and get to the point. You're so arrogant now, why are you still coming to me?"

Lu Mingfei didn't believe a word Lu Mingze said. If he was really as arrogant as he said, why would he come looking for him? Was he just bored?

“Of course, it’s because we’re brothers.” Lu Mingze said, then immediately jumped off the windowsill: “I’ve always kept in mind the principle of sharing happiness.”

Lu Mingze patted his chest, looking extremely trustworthy.

But Lu Mingfei immediately showed a wary expression: "Why do I feel like you're deliberately emphasizing the first half of the sentence, trying to make me ignore the second half?"

He gasped and took a step back. If he wasn't mistaken, Lu Mingze was about to cause trouble!

"This hurts me so much, brother. How could you think of me like this? I came here specifically to help you out, since I had such a good opportunity." Lu Mingze clutched his chest, looking very hurt.

But this also confirmed Lu Mingfei's guess: this guy was a drama queen, and the bigger the drama, the bigger the trouble he would get.

"Goodbye, I'm going out for a drive. Do as you please." Lu Mingfei said, turning around and leaving. Anyway, there was nothing of value here.

"Hey, hey, hey, let's talk this out, don't go!" Lu Mingze quickly called out, "Brother, we're blood brothers!"

"You're only talking about being brothers with me now? Why didn't you say that when you were ripping me off?" Lu Mingfei sneered. Today, Lu Mingze had stabbed him several times, trying to trick and deceive him until he was crippled. If he hadn't been so shrewd, he would have been sold out long ago and would still be counting the money for him.

“I didn’t trick you, brother. This is a really good deal.” Lu Mingze finally turned serious. “I met a big shot from Paradise, and I thought I should give him a gift first, so I thought of asking you to bring back some local specialties.”

"What is this?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback. What local specialty?

Lu Mingze chuckled: "I was just thinking that you still have your last soul ring at level 80 to get, so I thought I'd get you some good stuff and not waste it."

"What have you set your sights on this time?" Lu Mingfei knew immediately that Lu Mingze, this inherently evil guy, had set his sights on the soul of some unfortunate soul beast again.

“Brother, you really understand me.” Lu Mingze rubbed his hands together, looking a little impatient. “Last time, the 100,000-year-old soul beast sold for a good price in Hell. This time, let’s get something even rarer. Making a fortune will definitely not be a problem.”

"You're not planning to make me touch Di Tian or the Silver Dragon King, are you?" Lu Mingfei almost cried out. This was worse than pushing him into a fire pit.

"Of course not." Lu Mingze quickly waved his hands. "I wouldn't even dare to think about it if you said that. I'm talking about that deep-sea demon whale next to us. It's much more exciting than that 100,000-year-old evil orca last time."

“But even if that thing can’t compare to the Heavenly Emperor, it’s not far off. I was originally planning to go and take a look with my ninth spirit ring, but now you’re telling me to go with my eighth ring? That’s too dangerous, isn’t it?” Lu Mingfei quickly shook his head. Although he could easily run away with his current strength, the opponent was so big that it would take him half a day to chop him down. The probability of something going wrong was too high and it wasn’t worth it.

"Oh? But I've heard that the whale collagen of the deep-sea demon whale is extremely nutritious. If someone else hunts it down first, we might miss out on this opportunity." Lu Mingze raised an eyebrow meaningfully.

"Damn, what's with that look? Do you think I'm that kind of person?" Lu Mingfei's face immediately turned red. How could he not know that Hanhai City was the number one men's luxury goods store?

"Let's make this clear first, you have to give me an incredibly powerful Word of Power." Lu Mingfei immediately became serious, speaking in a business-like tone.

"No problem. As long as you get my promotion sorted out, brother, I promise I won't let you down!"

Lu Mingze revealed a knowing smile that all men understand, and a shady deal was thus struck.

Chapter 277 Tang San's Urgency

Martial Soul City, Elder Hall.

Qian Renxue stood in the center of the Elder Hall, facing the huge six-winged angel statue, her whole body covered in a layer of golden light.

She needs no worship; at this moment, the angelic light emanating from her is more intense and sacred than that of any statue, and her nobility is unmatched.

Qian Daoliu nodded with satisfaction. In less than two years, Qian Renxue had completed the seventh test, which was a remarkable improvement. It seemed that she had not been slacking off during her time in Hanhai City.

Qian Daoliu's slight resentment towards Lu Mingfei lessened somewhat. At least he genuinely cared about Qian Renxue and wasn't in a hurry to take things further, which was commendable.

Qian Renxue slowly opened her eyes, and a flash of light appeared in her hand—it was the 36,000-jin divine artifact, the Angelic Holy Sword.

The angel drew his holy sword during the seventh test and gained the artifact's approval.

At this point, although she was only level 96, her combat power was no less than that of a level 99 Peerless Douluo. Apart from Tang Chen and Poseidon, she had already reached the pinnacle of Soul Master strength.

"Well done, Xiaoxue." Qian Daoliu nodded with satisfaction.

Inside the Elder Hall, the elders applauded in celebration, for the Spirit Hall was finally about to usher in a glorious era of gods.

"Xiaoxue, go see your mother. She's been missing you a lot lately." Qian Daoliu nodded and patted Qian Renxue on the shoulder.

Qian Renxue did not answer, but simply bid farewell to the elders and turned to leave the Elder Hall.

Although the sun shone brightly in Wuhun City, Qian Renxue always felt that the shadow in her heart could not be shaken off, and the feeling of guilt and heartache always lingered in her heart.

Bibi Dong was handling government affairs in the main hall. The Spirit Hall's forbearance over the past few years had emboldened both empires, and many spirit master families were beginning to stir.

Bibi Dong was also troubled by this, but these were just minor issues that didn't really bother her. What troubled her the most was Qian Renxue.

She actually left home and went to find that pretty boy, and even moved into his house. Doesn't she have any shame or sense of propriety? What's more, Qian Daoliu actually chose to condone this. It's simply incomprehensible.

Just then, a fluctuation of angelic soul power suddenly came from the doorway. Bibi Dong immediately stood up, and Qian Renxue slowly pushed open the door.

"How long do you plan to stay out here?" Bibi Dong asked coldly, her face frosty.

Qian Renxue hadn't thought of what to say, but after being provoked by Bibi Dong, she immediately became unhappy: "I'm happy, what's it to you?"

"How dare you! Do you even remember you're the Holy Maiden of the Spirit Hall?" Bibi Dong gripped her scepter tightly. "Even if you like him, what kind of behavior is this, offering yourself up like this?"

Qian Renxue felt a surge of grievance and heartache: "What right do you have to talk to me like that? I learned it from you!"

Upon hearing this, Bibi Dong's face darkened immediately, but Qian Renxue looked directly into her eyes without flinching.

"At least I have better taste than you. The person I like won't have an affair with his own sister."

"What did you say!" Bibi Dong's gaze suddenly sharpened, and an almost tangible pressure instantly rushed towards Qian Renxue, but Qian Renxue was no longer the same as before, and the surge of her angelic domain instantly disintegrated all the pressure.

The mother and daughter stared at each other, their eyes blazing with tension, neither willing to back down. But suddenly, at a certain moment, Bibi Dong lowered her head, and her imposing aura slowly subsided.

Qian Renxue felt the same way. Looking at Bibi Dong's silent, bowed head, her heart sank.

"sorry."

She left with her last words and turned to leave.

Bibi Dong only realized what had happened at this moment, but she could only watch Qian Renxue's departing figure and silently shed two lines of tears.

Sometimes, not all problems in this world have solutions, and not all regrets can be made up for.

Lu Mingfei had anticipated Qian Renxue's reaction upon her return. He stepped forward, gave her a hug, and spoke softly.

Welcome home.

It was these words that made Qian Renxue unable to hold back her tears any longer. She hugged Lu Mingfei tightly, sobbing uncontrollably, as if she wanted to vent all her grievances.

As for Lu Mingfei's experience as a human body pillow, it can only be described as quite bittersweet, especially the next day when Qian Renxue kicked him out as if nothing had happened.

He could only lament that beautiful women are often fickle, and devoted hearts are always betrayed.

Can't we just let him push his luck a little? Being so guarded against him clearly shows we don't treat him like a gentleman!

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Four months later.

On Seagod Island, Tang San finally turned eighteen. In just over two years, with the help of the Seagod's Light and the tempering of the tides, he had successfully broken through to the Soul Saint realm.

According to the regulations, any Soul Master who accepts a test of Black level or above and breaks through the bottleneck for the first time will receive a God-given Soul Ring as a reward.

After three days and three nights of absorption, he successfully endowed the Blue Silver Grass with a soul ring with a lifespan of over 70,000 years, and his soul power reached level 72 in one fell swoop.

"Congratulations, Little Three. It seems that once you reach the Soul Douluo level, you should be able to try absorbing a 100,000-year Soul Ring." Poseidon smiled and stepped forward to congratulate you.

Although Tang Chen's words implied a lack of affection for his great-grandson, Poseidon knew better than anyone that Tang Chen still cared about Tang San. The stronger Tang San became, the greater his chances of surviving in the future.

"You flatter me, Grand Elder." Tang San shook his head slightly, without any joy on his face. He was thinking of Lu Mingfei's 100,000-year seventh spirit ring. He hadn't expected that even though they were both seventh rings, he was still a step behind Lu Mingfei. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little bitter.

"By the way, Elder, I'd like to ask, if I want to hunt for a spirit ring later, what should I do?" Tang San asked.

The divinely bestowed soul ring undoubtedly gave him a concrete standard, which he could use to attach suitable soul rings to the Clear Sky Hammer to improve his cultivation, speed up the completion of the next few divine trials, and incidentally also get a little more reward for increasing the age of the soul ring.

"You're planning to add a spirit ring to your second spirit, the Clear Sky Hammer, right? You can ask Xiaobai about this. There are many powerful spirit beasts in the sea that are suitable as spirit rings for the Clear Sky Hammer," Poseidon said.

"Thank you very much, Great Elder." Tang San clasped his hands in thanks, remembering the care and concern Poseidon had shown him over the past two years.

When Tang San went to the outskirts of Seagod Island to find the Demon Soul Great White Shark King and explained his purpose, Xiao Bai did not refuse.

Their clan originally needed to go out hunting together once a month, so finding a spirit ring for Tang San would just waste a little more time.

"You've come to the right person. A power-type soul beast over 70,000 years old? There are indeed a few in the surrounding seas." Tang San is the future successor of the Sea God, so Xiao Bai naturally dared not neglect him.