Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

Chapter 36 Ambition for Eternity

As soon as Qian Shui got home, he saw Qian Renxue looking at him with an unfriendly expression. She was shooting arrows out of boredom. She had something to ask Qian Shui and had been waiting for him until now!

"Xiaoxue, I didn't cut my hair! I didn't do anything! I just went to the Angel Academy to see the director!" Qianshui shook his head and his hands, indicating that the injury on his face hadn't healed yet!

"Fighting Spirit!"

"Huh? No, no! Didn't I tell you? I just went to see the dean. You can ask him if you don't believe me!"

Qian Renxue had no intention of hitting him; this battle was indeed for other reasons.

"Xiao Shui, I'm almost level 40, but I always feel like I'm just a little short. I need your help!"

"Hmm? I see~ Then we really have to fight!" Qian Shui was relieved to hear that Qian Renxue didn't want to beat her up.

As they spoke, the two little ones headed towards the Soul Battle Arena.

Qian Shui stopped, drew his sword, closed his eyes, and let his senses permeate his body.

Qian Renxue also summoned the Angelic Martial Soul. She looked at Qian Shui, and he seemed different, with something inexplicable about him.

In an instant, Qian Shui moved, and this time he launched the first attack!

"The first soul skill, Angel Assault!"

In an instant, Qian Renxue unleashed her first soul skill, concentrating the divine energy of her angelic martial soul into her fist to attack Qian Shui!

This soul skill can also form a shield, which is extremely powerful! Qian Shui dodged at lightning speed and then launched an attack, while Qian Renxue spread her wings and flew directly into the air.

"Second Soul Skill, Angel's Hymn! Third Soul Skill, Angel's Dance!" Qian Renxue summoned the Angel Sword and used her second soul skill, which slowed down the enemy, and her third soul skill, which granted immunity to negative status effects and increased attack speed!

These three soul skills are already incredibly powerful on their own! Let alone when they're being used by an Angelic Martial Soul! The two instantly engaged in a fierce battle!

If Qian Shui had simply let go of the water and relied solely on his martial spirit to fight, he would have had no chance of winning, which is why he was beaten up unilaterally.

"Big offering!"

The battle between the two little ones attracted the attention of all the elders in the Elder Hall, and even Qian Daoliu came out!

"Ok!"

In essence, this battle was nothing special; it was like children's everyday fighting. However, the actual combat was far beyond their level and far beyond what they usually did as play.

"I won't even mention the Grand Elder, Miss, but what about Qian Shui? Their battle has reached the Soul King level! Even if Qian Shui, a mere Soul Venerable, absorbs beyond the Soul Ring age limit, it wouldn't be enough for him to do that!"

A priest dressed in blue asked.

Qian Daoliu was even more astonished. He was the strongest swordsman of the era! One of the three peerless Douluo! But he asked himself, could he achieve such an effect at Qian Shui's level? Even his own granddaughter was far superior to him!

Yes, even if it's Qian Renxue!

She is because she is the most talented person in the world! This assessment includes more than just innate soul power!

In other dimensions, someone like her would be called the Chosen One!

Qian Renxue has an exceptionally strong learning ability; she can be said to have a photographic memory and can understand these things! Through her repeated fights with Qian Shui, she has also learned a lot from him.

"Using offense as defense? Using speed to overcome slowness? Seizing the opportunity to strike and kill in one blow?" Qian Daoliu, as expected of the strongest person in the world, instantly understood Qian Shui's current situation. "It's just not sophisticated enough."

The aftershocks of the battle, far exceeding their level, swept across the scene. Qian Renxue was holy and righteous, her body radiating light; Qian Shui was fast and agile, every move precise.

Two distinct styles intertwine, entangle, and collide. Sometimes it's Qianrenxue soaring and roaming, and other times it's Qianshui charging head-on, the clash of swords sparkling brilliantly.

The two quickly finished their fight. This time, their goals were different, so there was no winner or loser. Qian Renxue sat cross-legged on the spot to break through, while Qian Shui stood with her back against her, carrying her sword. Both of their soul powers were emanating from their bodies.

Qian Renxue is breaking through level 40, while Qian Shui is gaining enlightenment!

Is Heaven and Earth ruthless, treating all things like straw dogs?

'A cycle of life and death? Only death gives meaning to life? Is the end of the universe heat death?'

'Then what is life? And what is eternity?'

'God? Angel God? Rakshasa God? Sea God? Asura God? Not qualified!'

'Then, if one lives as an immortal in the mortal world, will the years not affect them?'

……

Qian Shui seemed to understand. Perhaps his impulse to see the Dean, and his crying at the Angel Academy, were not actually for the Dean.

He was perhaps crying for himself! The dean embraced death and accepted it all; what's there to criticize? Those who understand the meaning of death and are fearless should be the ones to wish him well.

And what about Qian Shui himself? As a transmigrator, he wanted immortality! The reason was simple: if his predecessor could take such a small step, why couldn't he? Besides, he had made a wish to go home, and this was only Douluo Continent!

But fate is unpredictable. If we leave the novel and return to reality, there are so many brilliant and outstanding people in the world. Even Bibi Dong had such a difficult time. How many people throughout history have achieved eternity? He is not Tang San. If he returns to reality, how can he be sure that he is the protagonist and not one of those nameless nobodys under the protagonist's feet?

Qian Shui raised his sword and pointed it to the sky, as if asking a question.

He didn't want to ask heaven if there were immortals; he already knew the answer. He wanted to ask himself—"Can you become an immortal?"

Qian Shui had no answer. He took out his knife and began to brandish it.

'The path of immortals is vast and boundless, the path of ghosts is joyful! At the gate of life, the path of immortals values ​​life, the path of ghosts values ​​death; the path of immortals is always auspicious, the path of ghosts is always inauspicious… The heavens are vast and boundless, my path prospers day by day.'

He silently recited the "Immortal Scripture" he had learned from the TV series "Chinese Paladin 3". Although he only knew this passage because of the TV series, Qian Shui had a different understanding of it this time.

"From now on, your name will be Wenxin, and your name will be Mingxin!" Upon reflection, Qianshui also defined the sword and saber—"To question the heart with the sword, to illuminate the heart with the saber!"

"A fine ambition!" At the same time, Qian Renxue also broke through to level 40, and Qian Daoliu was naturally overjoyed and came to the Soul Battle Arena.

"You flatter me, Your Excellency!" Qian Shui said to Qian Daoliu.

"Qian Shui, you are very good. Your talent is far superior to that of Tang Chen and me back then! Don't underestimate yourself!" Qian Daoliu was also very sincere in his praise.

Qian Shui did not speak, but simply bowed again.

"Grandpa, it was clearly me who broke through level 40, so why are you praising Xiaoshui?"

"Xiaoxue is definitely better!"

……

After a loving grandfather and filial grandchildren, seeing that it was getting late, they agreed to set off to hunt souls the next day, and the two little ones went back to sleep.

"Don't miss the madness of youth, time flies by so fast~ Don't miss the sunset and the twilight, no matter where you are~ If you don't have time to be young properly, then grow old properly~..."

Qian Shui hummed one of his favorite songs, wanting to remember the dean's events of the day.

"Xiao Shui, you can sing too?"

"Anyone can sing; not just anyone can belt out a few notes."

She had never heard the melody Qian Shui sang before, and it was not in the same style as any of the music in Douluo Continent. She guessed that it must have been something that Qian Shui had made up herself in a strange and unusual way.

"It sounds nice, but how come you use such words at such a young age?"

"Alas, I went to see the dean today. I'm afraid he's reached the end of his life..."

"Little Water..."

"It's nothing, just something I felt like saying. I just wanted to sing about the dean."

"Hmm, does this song have a name?"

"Growing Old Seriously"

"I really like it! I never expected that the cricket Xiao Shui could sing!"

Qian Renxue is an upright and kind person, earnest and intelligent. If it weren't for her circumstances, she might have been a supermodel Joan of Arc, which is why she likes songs like this.

"What do you mean I can't? Your music lessons, with all that babbling and wailing every day, keep me up all night!"

"Wow! So you can play even better?"

"Of course! As soon as I learn it, the sound will linger in my ears!"

"What?! You can't do that?!"

"That's not important..."

Ignoring Qian Renxue's disdainful gaze, Qian Shui began to boast with a scornful expression.

Ultimately, they decided to settle their differences on their upcoming 9th birthday.

Qian Shui said, "I will lose?"

Not to mention that I am a grand cultural relic of China with thousands of years of history, I have the entire planet behind me! If I just pick any song, it's a complete rout!

However, he can't play the piano at all.

Chapter 37 Initial Planning

Even if you make a boastful promise, you have to keep going, even if it means tears!

Qian Shui hasn't been going to the Soul Arena much lately. He spends his free time taking music lessons with Qian Renxue. It has to be said that his brain works really well after training. He can easily remember the key points and learn the techniques, but he's not very skilled at it.

Life flows like water, and in the blink of an eye, it's already the middle of the year. Qian Shui has been living a carefree life lately, spending his days going to school, cultivating, running, and fighting.

Since Qian Renxue reached the Soul Master level, Qian Shui has been unable to defeat her. Even if she doesn't hold back, she can only maintain an undefeated record for a short time.

The little girl is very powerful. Qian Shui didn't specifically teach her, but she learned some combat techniques as they fought. She's no longer just someone who can only use her martial spirit power to fly around like a brick, so she's even more difficult to deal with.

Besides these, what's even more important is that Feng Jingyi and Chen Sha insist on getting to the bottom of things. Qian Shui doesn't want to expose his cultivation method, nor does he dare to just accuse someone of teaching him. What if these two actually ask? Or what if the rumors spread?

Later, Feng Jingyi seemed to become attached to him, following him every night before bed. At first, Feng Jingyi didn't believe it, until her legs became so weak that she couldn't walk anymore. When Qian Shui took her back to the dormitory, she was already foaming at the mouth.

Are you kidding me? Qian Shui can run 10 laps around Wuhun City at full speed? Is that something their level can achieve? This guy can run all the way to Silves City in one night!

Later, he had no choice but to give up running with Qianshui and could only run slowly. Sometimes Chensha would come to run, but not often, because she was a commoner and would send the subsidies she received home. She could only make ends meet by working.

It all comes down to one sentence: "You can see how I usually train, and that'll tell you whether I can play support or not!"

Meanwhile, Bibi Dong had already led her team to Xingluo City. This was originally a good thing, as Qian Shui declared himself free, but Ghost Douluo could do nothing about it. Fortunately, it meant that Qian Xunji showed no signs of dying, meaning Qian Renxue could finally enjoy her birthday.

"Happy birthday! Happy birthday!"

"What birthday? Is it your birthday?"

After finishing their pre-sleep run, Qian Shui and Feng Jingyi walked back together. It was late, and they were the only two people on the road.

"No, but you could call it that. You know I'm an orphan, so I don't even know when I was born. I only know the day I was adopted. So that day became my birthday."

"Oh, so your birthday is coming up soon?"

"Yeah~"