CH 82: Qian Renxue's 7th Soul Spirit

(A/N: Would you like me to write a Douluo Dalu 2 fanfic based off of the donghua (Chinese anime), since there are so few of them? Also, I'm starting to think that these animators have a thing for blondes, because damn their designs are good! First, we had Qian Renxue, then we got Yu Mengdi (angel girl) and Xu Jiujiu (the princess girl) in Douluo Dalu 2 lol.)

Ah Li smiled at Qian Renxue :"Good news, Xue'er. I find you the best possible Soul Beast. Its name is the Holy Phoenix, the rarest of the Phoenixes. Not only does it possess the holy attribute, it also has an incredible fire and healing attribute. This is basically the best Soul Beast you could ever hope to get."

"A Holy Phoenix?!" Qian Renxue's eyes widened in excitement :"Hahahaha, today really is my lucky day! Come on, we need to find it quickly!" But before she walked ahead, Ah Li stopped her :"Ah, but... there's a little problem."

Stopping, she frowned :"Problem? What problem? Shit, don't tell me its age doesn't match." The noiret nodded :"It's way older than you can absorb. It's actually a 100,000-year Holy Phoenix, and I'm pretty sure it's the hidden queen of this forest."

"100,000-years?!" Their eyes widened. Her frown turned into a thoughtful look :"Hmm... although it is unfortunate that I can't absorb its Soul Ring now, I can still wait until my 9th Soul Ring too. In fact, having a 100,000-year Soul Ring is the best option here."

"Not when I'm here, sweetheart." Ah Li smirked :"Haven't you thought that it's strange how I, a Lv 40 Soul Ancestor, have four 100,000-year Soul Rings? Not even a bit curious?" She shrugged :"Of course I am. Who wouldn't be? But well... now you're my lover and I want to respect your privacy. Just like how you respect mine. I wouldn't just ask for such secrets unless you told me yourself. Wait... are you planning to...?"

Smirking, he dragged her away by her hand :"Please give us some privacy, elders." And created a sound barrier around them using his Orbs to not let anybody eavesdrop.

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"There's such a magical technique?!" Qian Renxue gasped :"Not only does it completely ignore the Soul Ring age limitation, but the Soul Spirits can give you multiple Soul Rings?!" Liking her reaction, Ah Li chuckled :"Doesn't exactly ignore it. The Soul Beast, yes. Doesn't matter what age they are, they can bond with you and become your Soul Spirits.

But the Soul Ring that you absorb will still be at the age that you can handle. But it will grow stronger as you do until it reaches its full strength. Also, yes, the Soul Spirits can give you several Soul Rings based on how old they are."

She shrugged dramatically :"Yeah, basically what I said!" Before smiling brightly :"And you're actually willing to teach me this technique?! Seriously?!"

Inside of Ah Li's Spiritual Sea, Bibi Dong and Hu Liena couldn't help but cover their mouths, hiding their smiles as Qian Renxue blushed in annoyance :"Xue'er/sister Xue, you're so adorable when you're excited."

Ah Li was no different. He couldn't help but pinch her cheek with a fulfilled smile :"Yes, I am, my adorable girlfriend." She blushed at his action, coughing and gently pushing his hand away :"S-sorry about that, I got too excited there."

He chuckled again, giving a wink with a smile :"Don't worry, you looked adorable, so it's alright." Her blush intensified as she glared gently :"Don't tease me." Smirking mischievously, he raised an eyebrow :"Why? Is teasing my adorable girlfriend such a bad thing?"

Glaring, she gently took a hold of his jaw, pinching his smiling mouth between her delicate fingers :"I said, stop teasing me." His happy chuckle made her feel warm inside, and couldn't hold back the small smile that broke out as he held up his hands in surrender :"Okay, okay. I'll lay off."

With a light scoff, she let go. But her face twitched as he winked :"At least for now." She rolled her eyes playfully, before bringing back the important subject :"Listen, I appreciate you giving me this technique, but why? I mean, yes, we're lovers now. But you don't need to, if you don't want to."

He stared at her, before smiling :"You act a lot more differently to your loved ones, huh?" She raised a questioning eyebrow, and he answered :"You're definitely the type to try your best in taking the best things in the world. If we weren't lovers and you found out I have such a technique, I'm sure you would try every method to get it. Hell, I don't even know what you would do to make me spill out how I've absorbed so many 100,000-year Soul Rings."

"Wow, am I that kind of a person in your opinion?" She raised an eyebrow, frowning as she crossed her arms. He smiled lightly :"Aren't you?" As they stared for a moment, she gave up with a sigh and smiled :"You're right, I am. After all, this technique is more precious than any treasure in the world."

"Hahahaha, but you're not like that to people who are close to you. And I'm happy that I'm one of them. As for your question, it is because of this. I'm a good judge of character. I wouldn't become lovers with you just because of your beauty, after all.

So I know you respect those dear to you. And since I respect you, and frankly have already begun to love you, I wouldn't let your opportunity go to waste. Since we've already found it, we should make the best of it. So, what do you say? Want to learn this technique?"

She smiled softly, fondly at his words. It felt good to have someone who truly cared for her. Or at least beginning to care for her. After all, people like that were few in her life. Way too few. Only her grandfather, specifically. The elders of the Douluo Palace and Martial Soul Hall did care for her, but it was merely because of her position.

She didn't have any friends, and only her grandfather was left as a relative beside the mother that never cared for her. So having someone else who was beginning to truly care for her actual self made her feel even happier than she did when they found out about their Martial Soul Compatibility.

Giving a small but happy smile, she nodded :"If you trust me enough to teach it to me, then yes. I'll be happy if you did." Ah Li smiled back softly :"Good, then I'll teach you what you need to know, and guide you when you're actually doing it. Ah, but... promise me you'll keep this a secret, alright?"

"Of course." Qian Renxue nodded solemnly :"I already said that I respect your privacy, so of course I wouldn't reveal your secret to anyone." He raised an eyebrow :"Not even to your grandfather?" She shook her head seriously :"Nobody. Not even him."

He smiled again :"Glad to hear that. By the way, this technique won't actually be kept hidden. I'm planning to release it to the general public in the future, but just not this technique. Instead, a downgraded version."

As she listened curiously, he explained his plan of what would be different and why he would even do it. After a while, she hummed thoughtfully :"Yeah, I get your reasoning. The decrease in the number of Soul Beasts is alarming after all.

So doing this will not only help the Soul Beasts, but will help the Soul Masters even more. After all, numerous Soul Masters die when coming to get a new Soul Ring. Getting several Soul Rings from a single Soul Spirit will bring down the death rate of both Soul Masters and Soul Beast down by a lot. Your name will go down in history forever if you do this too."

"*Smirking* So do you think it's a good idea to do this?"

"*Smirking* Are you kidding me? It's the best idea you could have. As I said, your name would go down in the history of Soul Masters for eternity if you spread this technique. Just keep in mind, when you plan on doing it, inform me. I'll help you out the best I can in order to spread it to the general public. Otherwise, who knows what those big clans would do to take this technique only for themselves."

"Thanks a lot, Xue'er."

"Don't mention it, it's my duty as your lover to help you. And besides, it's the least I could do when you're giving the best version. Do you have any idea how serious having a 100,000-year Soul Ring is? And you're helping me get three of them."

"Hahahaha, of course I know. Then shall we get started?"

"Of course! I can't wait anymore! Ah, but before that. Can I meet your Soul Spirits before we start? Or is it not possible for anything else to see someone's Soul Spirits?"

"No, no, you can. They can turn visible and invisible after exiting my Spiritual Sea after all."

Two balls of light, one black and one golden, exited his forehead as he focused and turned into Nightmare and Skydream. Nightmare nodded politely :"Hello, it's a pleasure to meet you." While Skydream waved enthusiastically :"Hello, boss's girlfriend! It's nice to meet you!"

Smiling, Qian Renxue waved back :"Uhh... hello. Nice to meet you two as well." Albeit a bit awkwardly. Ah Li smiled :"Xue'er, let me introduce you to Nightmare, the Flying Nightmare Centipede, and Skydream also known as Tian Meng, the Skydream Ice Worm. Nightmare, Skydream, this is my girlfriend, Qian Renxue."

'Okay, being introduced as a lover is actually pretty embarrassing, huh?' Qian Renxue blushed a bit, but smiled nonetheless :"Nice to meet you again, you two." They greeted back as well. Nightmare with politeness, and Skydream with excitement.

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"Are you sure this will work?" Qian Renxue asked cautiously. While channeling their Soul Power together to empower each other, Ah Li had masked their presence with his Spiritual Power to not alarm the Soul Beast nurturing her child in her nest.

The noiret smiled :"You saw the results with me, didn't you? Don't worry, I guarantee that it'll work. And with Nightmare and Skydream's help, convincing her will be easy too."

Qian Renxue was silent, thinking, before sighing :"Alright, I'll trust you with this." Making him smile brighter. Behind them, the elders didn't look so optimistic though. Ah Li had given them an explanation about the technique, but hadn't told them anything about how to utilize it.

Snake Lance Douluo spoke up :"Your highness, are you sure about this? Although this technique is very amazing, what if it doesn't work? This is a 100,000-year Soul Beast! If something goes wrong, your death will be guaranteed!"

Qian Renxue looked at him solemnly :"And that's a risk I'm willing to take, uncle She. The road to greatness is treacherous and full of life threatening risks. This is a matter of having three 100,000-year Soul Rings in the future, starting from my 7th Soul Ring. If I turn away from such a great opportunity, even though Li'er is the living example that this method works, then I'm just a coward. And you should already know, I'm no coward."

The elders looked reluctant, but sighed in defeat in the end :"We understand, your highness. But if we see a hint of you being in danger, we won't hesitate to take action. So please be careful."

As she nodded, she turned to Ah Li with a smirk :"Then shall we start, lover boy?" Smiling, he winked :"Let's get this show going then. By the way, elders, I'll keep this barrier around you two so the Holy Phoenix doesn't get spooked, alright?"

As they nodded, Ah Li and Qian Renxue outside of the barrier, letting the Holy Phoenix notice them. She gave a bird's cry, screeching as she immediately got in front of her nest to protect her child.

Meeting her glare, Ah Li didn't waste time :"(Nightmare, Skydream, time to shine.)"