Douluo: Martial Soul Nine-Tailed Fox, I am the White Fox Emperor

Chapter 253 That Night, Two Awkward People (Part 2)

She wore a pale gold dress, looking pure and noble. Her golden eyes were as clear as when we first met, yet now held a captivating longing.

In Qian Renxue's eyes, that boy had also changed.

He had grown much taller and his figure was more upright. His handsome face had become more defined and resolute, but he was still dressed in white, as pure as snow.

"You're back." Qian Renxue's voice trembled slightly.

"Yes, I'm back." Hu Bai's face showed the first genuine, warm smile in two years, without any calculation.

The next second, Qian Renxue could no longer hold back. She lifted her skirt and, like a weary bird returning to its nest, rushed into the embrace she had longed for.

She buried her face deeply in his chest, breathing in the familiar, comforting scent, as if she wanted to melt all the longing of the past two years into this embrace.

Hu Bai hugged the girl tightly in his arms, gently resting his chin on the top of her head and inhaling the fragrance of her hair.

"I miss you so much," he whispered in her ear.

Upon hearing this, the girl in his arms trembled slightly, then raised her head and looked at him reproachfully with her golden eyes, which were slightly misty.

She stretched out her small fist and lightly punched his chest.

"It's been two years, a full two years, and I haven't heard a single word about you." Her voice was filled with deep grievance.

Hu Bai was amused by her adorable appearance. He held her small hand and said helplessly, "There's nothing I can do. It's that hellish place, the City of Slaughter. I really want to get the news out there too."

"If it weren't for the King of Slaughter's secret help, the three of us might have stayed in that godforsaken place for another year."

Qian Renxue chuckled, and the tears in her eyes disappeared.

She raised her head again, extended her slender fingers, and gently, bit by bit, traced his eyebrows, nose, and lips.

"You've lost weight." Her voice was full of concern. "That place... must be very tough."

Hu Bai shook his head, grabbed the little hand that was "making trouble" on his face, brought it to his lips, and gave it a gentle kiss.

"It's not hard."

He gazed into her eyes and said with utmost seriousness, "As long as I can see you again, everything that happened before will not have been so difficult."

A simple sentence can touch people's hearts more than any fancy words.

Qian Renxue's cheeks instantly flushed with a beautiful blush.

She stood on tiptoe.

In the afterglow of the setting sun outside the window, two figures embraced quietly, as if trying to make up for the past two years.

The two embraced quietly, as if trying to melt away the longing of the past two years in this silent tenderness.

After a long while, Qian Renxue finally lifted her head from Hu Bai's embrace. She looked at Hu Bai carefully, unable to get enough of him.

"correct."

As if remembering something, she asked, "Little White, what level is your soul power now?"

"Level 77," Hu Bai answered truthfully.

"Level 77!" Upon hearing this, Qian Renxue was first surprised, then somewhat puzzled: "You were already at level 75 in soul power two years ago, weren't you?"

Hu Bai smiled helplessly, "The cultivation of soul power for everyone in the City of Slaughter has been greatly suppressed. In fact, I have only increased my soul power by one level in two years, and I still have one level of divine gift."

"I've gone from level 75 to level 80 in the past two years." Qian Renxue's voice carried a hint of pride, like a child waiting for praise.

"Grandpa has been worrying about me lately, saying he wants to find a suitable soul beast for me as my eighth soul ring. He doesn't insist on a 100,000-year-old one, but the older the better."

After all, her seventh spirit ring, the Martial Soul True Body, was already at the 100,000-year level, so she naturally didn't want the quality of her eighth spirit ring to be too much lower.

In addition, her martial soul had already evolved because of Hu Bai.

Qian Daoliu did not want his martial soul evolution to fail due to the time limit.

"The eighth spirit ring?"

Hu Bai smiled slightly upon hearing this.

With a thought, a divinely bestowed soul ring appeared in his hand.

"Sister Xiaoxue, why don't you absorb my divinely bestowed soul ring?"

Qian Renxue's pupils contracted sharply as she looked at the soul ring, then she shook her head without hesitation and pushed Hu Bai's hand back.

"That won't do!" Her tone was extremely firm. "This is your reward for the divine test. You still have so many empty soul ring slots."

Hu Bai smiled, then took Qian Renxue's soft, boneless hand in his own and pushed the soul ring back in front of her.

"Sister Xiaoxue, listen to me."

His voice was gentle yet filled with an undeniable domineering authority: "As you know, I reward myself with a divine soul ring every time I complete a divine test."

There are at least five more trials to come, which means I have at least five more divinely bestowed spirit rings, which is more than enough for my number one martial soul.

"As for my second spirit, its main function is to increase my spirit power level. Whether the spirit ring's age is high or low doesn't really matter. After all, you know I rarely need to use the skills that come with the spirit ring, right?"

"But your Six-Winged Angel Martial Soul is different."

Hu Bai's eyes became extremely serious: "The higher the quality and the longer the age of your spirit rings, the stronger your martial spirit will be, and the greater your chance of evolving into the legendary twelve-winged seraph in the future!"

"Therefore, it is most suitable for you to use this spirit ring."

Qian Renxue quietly looked at the boy in front of her.

Looking into his dark eyes, I saw my reflection clearly. There was no hesitation or reluctance in them, only pure, unadulterated love and care.

At that moment, she suddenly felt a pang of regret.

She regretted that she had felt even a slight jealousy and suspicion towards him because of Gu Yuena's situation.

How could she bear to let such a boy, who was completely devoted to her, suffer even the slightest grievance?

Qian Renxue didn't touch the soul ring again, but instead stretched out her arms and hugged Hu Bai tightly once more.

She raised her head, stood on tiptoe, and pressed her soft, slightly cool lips to his.

At first, it was just a shy and tender kiss.

But the longing accumulated over two years, like dry tinder being ignited, instantly burst into a raging fire.

Hu Bai was no longer passive. He wrapped his arms around the girl's slender waist, turning the tables and deepening the kiss.

The temperature inside the room seemed to be constantly rising.

Their breathing gradually became rapid.

When a man and a woman are alone in a room, and their feelings deepen, everything seems to fall into place naturally.

A night of spring supper.

The next morning, as the first rays of sunlight streamed through the window into the room, Qian Renxue slowly opened her beautiful golden eyes.

She moved her body, feeling as if her whole body was falling apart, but her heart was filled with an unprecedented sense of sweetness and satisfaction.

She turned her head and looked at the handsome, almost unreal face of the man sleeping soundly beside her. Recalling their clumsy yet passionate exploration the previous night, a charming blush and a faint smile appeared on her beautiful face.

She gave her most precious first time to the boy she loved most.

I think she will never regret anything in her life.

Seemingly sensing her gaze, Hu Bai slowly opened his eyes.

Looking into the girl's shy yet loving eyes, he couldn't help but pull her closer to him.

"What are you laughing at?" His voice, slightly hoarse from the early morning, sounded particularly magnetic.

"It's nothing." Qian Renxue buried her face in his chest, her voice muffled. "I was just laughing. That guy who calls himself the White-Clad God of Death seemed a bit stupid last night."

"Oh?" Hu Bai raised an eyebrow, not to be outdone: "It seems that even a certain angel god isn't much more skilled than me, is he?"

"It seems we'll need to practice more in the future."

Qian Renxue's cheeks flushed even redder. She gently punched Hu Bai and stopped talking.

After the tender moments, it's time to get down to business.

Under Hu Bai's personal protection, Qian Renxue sat cross-legged and officially began to absorb the divine soul ring that had been bestowed by the gods for 100,000 years.

The whole process went incredibly smoothly.

The moment that dazzling red spirit ring completely merged into her body, a terrifying surge of spirit power erupted from within her!
Levels 81, 82, and 83.
Ultimately, her soul power level soared all the way up, directly settling at the peak of level 85!
A divinely bestowed soul ring allowed her to leapfrog five levels!
Of course, it's not that exaggerated; there's also some soul power that Qian Renxue has accumulated.

Otherwise, how could it have taken two years to advance only five levels?

For others, this rate of improvement is already very fast.

Like Zhao Wuji in the original novel, it took him five years to advance from a level 76 Soul Saint to a level 81 Soul Douluo.

Zhao Wuji's talent is not bad; the Mighty Vajra Bear has at least an innate level eight or nine of soul power.

At the same time, the eight wings of light behind her also began to grow and transform wildly!
After a while, the light dissipated.

A pair of brand-new, more solid, and more sacred golden wings slowly unfolded behind her!

At this moment, the eight-winged angel successfully evolved into a ten-winged angel!
a few days later.

Beautiful moments for two are always fleeting.

On this day, Bibi Dong summoned the two of them, along with Xie Yue and Hu Liena, to the Papal Palace.

On the way to the Papal Palace, Hu Liena followed behind the two like a complaining woman, grumbling.

"Second brother, you've really forgotten your sister now that you have a wife! Look at you these past few days, besides spending time with Sister Xiaoxue, when have you ever paid any attention to us?"

"Hmph! You've forgotten your friends for the sake of a pretty face!"

Hu Bai and Qian Renxue were holding hands when they heard this, and they didn't even bother to turn their heads.

"Yes, I did forget my friends for the sake of a pretty girl, so what?"

He said matter-of-factly, "I'm going to the Star Dou Great Forest in a few days to take my fifth divine test. I only have a few days to spend with Xiaoxue, so of course I can't waste them on the two of you."

"Besides, the three of us have been staring at each other every day in that wretched place, Slaughter City, for two years now. Haven't you had enough of looking at each other yet?"

Hu Liena was so angry at his remarks that she stomped her feet.

Of course, she was just joking.

"Sister Xiaoxue, look! Second Brother is bullying me!" Hu Liena stepped forward, affectionately took Qian Renxue's other arm, and whispered coquettishly to her.

As for Qian Renxue's other hand?

Of course, he was being held firmly by some guy who "forgot his friends for the sake of beauty."

Faced with Hu Liena's accusations, Qian Renxue simply smiled.

Instead of letting go of Hu Bai's hand, she gripped it even tighter, and then said to Hu Liena in a gentle yet slightly boastful tone, "What can we do? Of course, I'll stand with Xiao Bai."

"Oh! You two! You ganged up on me!" Hu Liena made a heartbroken face, which drew a burst of laughter from the crowd.

The group chatted and laughed, playfully teasing each other, and soon arrived at the majestic and magnificent Papal Palace.

The atmosphere inside the hall was solemn and dignified.

Pope Bibidon sat high on the main seat, with the High Priest Sendou Ryu to her left.

On either side below sat Xie Yue and Hu Liena's parents, Xie Tian and Hu Leyao, as well as several elders of the Spirit Hall, Yue Guan and Gui Mei.

When Hu Bai and his two companions entered the main hall, all the elders' eyes immediately fell on Hu Bai and Qian Renxue, who were holding hands.

A knowing, slightly relieved smile flashed across the eyes of these shrewd people who had lived for countless years.

They were all experienced people; they understood what had happened.

That night, Qian Renxue did not return home.

The next day, the intimate atmosphere between the two was no longer just liking, but a love that had completely permeated their very being.

Clearly, some things have already come to fruition.

Both Bibi Dong and Qian Daoliu were happy to see this happen.

One is the future Elemental God King, and the other is the future Angel God.

The union of these two individuals has immeasurable significance for the future of the entire Spirit Hall and even the entire continent.

That's why they tacitly refrained from disturbing the young couple a couple of days ago.

Young people, after just two years of longing, should be given some time to be tender.

However, after the tender moments, the important business still needs to be dealt with.

After everyone took their seats, Bibi Dong's smile faded, and her face regained its papal majesty.

She first looked at Xie Yue and said, "Regarding your second divine test, 'Shattered Gengjin Heart,' I have already dispatched several Title Douluos, including Gu Rongchenxin, to the western part of the Star Luo Empire to investigate in the past few days."

"According to the report, there is indeed an ancient ruin canyon that is similar to the description in the oracle."

Bibi Dong's expression turned serious: "But strangely, after our people went deeper, they did not find the so-called 'Valley of Puppetry'. It seems to be shrouded in a mysterious energy, making it impossible to explore."

“I suspect that the place of trial is likely a separate space temporarily created by that God of Destruction with his divine power. Unless you get there, you cannot enter.”

So, for your safety...

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