Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

"Oh, it's nothing~"

Qian Renxue hardened his fist, and just as he was gathering his soul power, Qian Shui swiftly completed a series of actions—getting up and dressing—in less than three seconds.

The super-fast wake-up speed is a testament to the results of my years of self-cultivation; it's incredibly practical!

"Let's go! Eat!"

Qian Renxue stared speechlessly at Qian Shui, who had already walked out of the room first. Her fists clenched even harder; she had practically become an alarm clock!

Meanwhile, the Crown Prince's residence also received an uninvited guest.

"Qinghe, won't you introduce this friend to us?"

"Teacher? Why are you here?"

"Teacher? That's Ning Fengzhi? He has a good presence, but he's not as handsome as me!" Qian Shui turned to Qian Renxue, who was engrossed in her lesson, and winked, trying to communicate with her through eye contact. "Why is your teacher here? What am I going to do?"

'What? What?'

Time flies, and Qian Shui has been staying with Qian Renxue for a long time. During this time, apart from going to the Martial Soul Temple in Tiandou City to see Salas as a report, she has been staying at the Crown Prince's residence, never leaving the house.

Some people are getting anxious. The qualifiers are almost over, your teammates are all here, and you're still hanging out with Xue Qinghe. Is there something wrong between you two?

Chapter 73 Testing

In the middle of Douluo Calendar year 2634, the preliminary rounds of the All-Continent Advanced Soul Master Elite Tournament in the Heaven Dou region began. As the tournament was being held in Heaven Dou City, the three seeded teams arrived there midway through the preliminary rounds.

"Hey~ Xiao Feng, Zhi Ge, where's Shui Ge?" Yin Jin asked, looking at Feng Jingyi and Ling Yunzhi who had come to meet up with V.

The two hunters, being in the Frozen Forest near Tiandou City, arrived a few days earlier than the main force, but they found no trace of Qian Shui in either location.

"You haven't seen the team leader either?" Ling Yunzhi asked, puzzled.

Feng Jingyi has been in a bad mood lately, and she has hardly left her house since arriving in Tiandou City. Naturally, he hasn't been running around either. This group of people has always trusted Qianshui in terms of tactics, and waiting for arrangements is the norm for them. It's just a habitual way of waiting.

After reviewing the recent information, both sides reached a conclusion.

"So, Brother Shui arrived in Tiandou City well in advance, claiming he was there to watch the matches and make plans, but actually disappeared after arriving?"

"Everyone, don't worry. Your leader is excellent; he's already made a name for himself in Tiandou City." The person who spoke as he approached was none other than Platinum Bishop Salas, a notoriously lecherous fellow who unconsciously walked towards Chen Sha, who came from a commoner background.

"Salas, I advise you not to be impulsive, or you might end up lying in some stinking ditch one day!"

Just as he was about to grope her, he was grabbed by a person dressed in gold with a delicate appearance.

"Haha, Your Majesty Chrysanthemum Douluo is joking..."

The main force of the selected team members arrived in Heaven Dou City led by Chrysanthemum Douluo, along with Ghost Douluo, who was the obvious leader. With the two super Douluo duo of Chrysanthemum and Ghost leading the team together, the Spirit Hall team in this competition was of an unprecedentedly high standard.

"Senior Ju!" Feng Jingyi bowed to Yue Guan and asked, "Senior Ju, do you know where Xiao Shui is now?"

It was obvious that Salas was no good, so Feng Jingyi naturally knew that asking Yue Guan would be more appropriate.

"He wrote a musical score at the Crown Prince's residence in the Heaven Dou Empire, and after becoming famous, he befriended the Crown Prince. Let him be. With Old Ghost by his side, nothing will go wrong." He certainly couldn't say about the reasons for his strength, but he could talk about what was being said in public. "Recently, stay in the Holy Temple and cultivate your soul power, or go watch the competition. Don't go to the Crown Prince's residence rashly, or it could lead to big trouble."

Qian Shui's appearance made the whole situation extremely tense. The place where this guy was located was involved in a major secret of the Spirit Hall. With his own presence, it was a question of how many people could even leave the Heaven Dou Empire alive, let alone the competition.

What's most infuriating is that the person involved had absolutely no idea what was going on. He just settled down at the Crown Prince's residence and did nothing but lie around like a corpse. This left everyone who was following the situation completely baffled. With the start of the preliminary rounds, although they were paying close attention, no one was actually doing anything about it.

Just as he was enjoying his leisurely time, Ning Fengzhi couldn't resist coming over.

……

"Greetings, Sect Leader Ning~"

Ning Fengzhi was not friendly to Qian Shui because of his stance, but he still did some superficial work.

"This must be the current Pope's disciple."

"I wouldn't presume to call myself a top student, but compared to my junior sister, I am indeed a little bit better, haha..."

"Young friend Qian Shui, you flatter me. I've heard that your strength is already enough to defeat a Soul Saint head-on. Why be so modest?"

"Nonsense, all nonsense. Although that guy lost, it was just a friendly spar. I was just lucky..."

Qian Shui's relapse into her otaku tendencies has become too severe lately, and even some of her social anxiety from her past life has returned. However, Ning Fengzhi interpreted these words in a way that was not what they seemed.

"Ning Moutian is a level 79 Soul Saint. I wonder if you, young friend, are confident in killing me?"

After being doused with cold water, Qian Shui finally woke up from her daze. This old bastard was here to cause trouble!

"Sect Master Ning, as a junior, I should call you Uncle Ning. You may have some grudges with the Spirit Hall, and being in the middle of it, I am not free to choose my side."

Sword Douluo and the world's number one support-type Soul Master are standing before me. Why are you being so sarcastic?

If you hesitate, then refrain from speaking; otherwise, I may stand here, but I have no right to speak to you!

Ning Fengzhi frowned. Qian Shui's reaction far exceeded his expectations. This kid only cared about the implied meaning in the words?

Chen Xin, however, did not waste any words. A Soul Emperor-level Soul Pressure rose from him and pressed down on Qian Shui.

When Qian Shui was a keyboard warrior, he hated sarcastic and sarcastic people the most. They were really blinded by passion and went too far.

"Oh? Is that what Sect Master Ning means? If Bone Douluo were here, that would be one thing, but Sword Douluo, are you confident you can stop me from killing Sect Master Ning before you kill me?"

"Boy looking for death!"

In the blink of an eye, a battle between at least Soul Emperor level broke out, and everyone present adopted a defensive stance.

As the smoke cleared, Qian Shui, wielding the sword "Question of the Heart," stood tall, his imposing aura unmatched, though the slight tremor of his sword betrayed him. 'Throwing lightning bolts, level 96 is truly awesome!'

Chen Xin didn't really intend to kill Qian Shui; he just wanted to teach this arrogant and disrespectful brat a lesson.

"Swordsman, are you bullying a child?" Ghost Douluo appeared in front of Qian Shui just in time during this brief exchange.

"Kid, now that you've both come, along with Chrysanthemum, the Spirit Hall has really gone all out!" Chen Xin held the Seven Kill Sword, his aura as vast and untamed as an abyss, far surpassing that of Ghost Douluo.

"Alright, Uncle Jian, stop. After all, we're in Qinghe Prefecture." Ning Fengzhi, the person with the highest status at this moment, also stepped forward. "We came here for the Elite Tournament, why ruin the harmony? What does Ghost Douluo think?"

Ning Fengzhi never expected that a Super Douluo was always following behind Qian Shui. But this test, which was originally intended to gauge Qian Shui's abilities, revealed something even more explosive.

"Kid, what do you mean?" Ghost Douluo asked Qian Shui instinctively.

Qian Shui was taken aback, then sighed, rubbing his forehead, 'There's no escaping it now…'

"Uncle Gui, let's go. We've only disturbed His Highness the Crown Prince." Qian Shui turned to the useless Qian Renxue and bowed, exchanging glances.

Goodbye~

What's going on? What's going on?!

"As for Sect Leader Ning, there's no need for you to bother testing me. I'll be frank with you: I'm just making friends here, nothing more."

As for testing the waters, there's no need for that. I won't intervene unless my teammates are truly unable to handle the situation. You'll see when the time comes, and that's pretty much how this competition will go.

As for whether or not I can kill you, just ask Sword Douluo.

After uttering those harsh words, he left without looking back.

"Uncle Ghost! Use the main gate! Don't try to scale walls and roofs, it's impolite..."

As Qian Shui and his companion disappeared through the gate, everyone turned around in unison.

"Charm..."

"Uncle Jian, please don't just stand there, it's impolite. Let's go inside the Qinghe residence..."

"Teacher, Your Majesty, please!"

Chapter 74 Gathering

"Uncle Jian, what do you think?"

"It's hard to judge. I wouldn't dare say for sure, but that kid can definitely defeat a powerful attack-type Soul Emperor!" Ning Fengzhi lowered his head in thought. Just this was already astonishing. How old was that kid?

"The soul pressure I released on him just now was at least at the Soul Emperor level, but this kid acted as if nothing had happened. More importantly, his attack power had already reached the Soul Emperor level without using any soul skills!"

Chen Xin had a personal feeling about it, and for a moment, he even felt that Qian Shui might actually do what he said!

"What terrifying talent!" To be just one step ahead is genius; to be even more than that is to be an anomaly! The unknown is the same for everyone.

"Qinghe, you've spent so much time with him, what observations have you made?"

"This guy... he's a scoundrel!"

Qian Renxue recalled what Qian Shui had told him.

What will you do if Ning Fengzhi asks about your situation?

'Just tell the truth, what else can you do?'

'There's nothing to hide?'

"No need, as long as you don't reveal our secrets, I'll tell you everything."

'Isn't this even more difficult?'

"It's very simple! You are Xue Qinghe. Just say what Qian Shui looks like in Xue Qinghe's eyes."

'ah? ’

"It's a simple principle: people generally don't believe others are telling them the truth, especially intelligent people. They only trust their own judgment. Sometimes, if you lie, they'll refute it to deduce the truth. But if you tell the truth, they'll think it's a lie! That's called filling in the blanks!"

Qian Renxue thought Qian Shui's words made sense, so she did as she was told, telling Ning Fengzhi in detail what Qian Shui had been doing at the mansion recently.

"Is he really like that?"

“That’s right. When I first met him, he was unkempt and slovenly. You should have heard about what he looked like when he first came to Yuexuan.”

When Qian Shui arrived in Tian Dou City, he didn't look like a strong person at all. He was more like a scoundrel. His behavior at the Crown Prince's residence was that of a freeloader who would eat and drink for free!

"Perhaps all exceptionally talented people have this kind of eccentric temperament?"

……

"Uncle Gui, when did you arrive?"

"A long time."

"Oh…"

Ghost Douluo led Qian Shui to the preliminary round arena. His teammates were all watching the game today, and he asked Qian Shui to join them.

Qian Shui casually walked into the arena with his hands in his pockets. The young trainees on the stage were competing enthusiastically, but he didn't even have the desire to listen to the commentary. After scanning around a couple of times, he went over to his teammates.