Douluo Continent: A Thousand Miles of Cultivation

The sacred power of the Angelic Martial Soul began to crumble.

"What are you doing!" Qian Shui suddenly turned around and rushed over!

A tremendous sense of terror surged to the top of his head. Qian Shui couldn't believe it; at this moment, he himself didn't understand where this fear came from. His body simply moved on its own.

Even when facing death, he could face it calmly. So why was he trembling so much now, when he was not even afraid of death?

Don't you know? Maybe so. It's not so easy to see things clearly in your heart!

Qian Shui can disregard everything in the Douluo World, and because of the insurmountable barrier between the worlds, he can let go of Blue Star, and even disregard his lonely and wretched life! Because even if Mount Tai collapses before him, he will only die!

But this time, what he was about to face filled him with a fear that went straight to his soul!

His face was contorted with rage, his eyes were bloodshot and red, and the hair on his body stood on end! He frantically pushed his soul power to its limit, recklessly unleashing it from his body. At this moment, Qian Shui had only one thought—he had to stop her!

Yes, people can become unable to recognize their own hearts because of their inner dramas, countless calculations, and the temptations of endless desires.

Qian Shui has always understood this principle, and in order to maintain absolute rationality, he ruthlessly suppressed his desires in the Douluo World.

However, the principle of moderation is also evident; even the wisest person can make a mistake.

Having not seen each other for many years and living apart, the distance and time barrier between them was a generation gap caused by their inability to communicate fully.

Previous understanding was also affected by this strong barrier, resulting in a lack of information and leading to errors in some obvious factual judgments!

The obvious fact is that the two had been in love for a long time!

At the same time, Qian Renxue's lurking and suppression kept her from telling anyone about her troubles over the past few years. No matter how bitter or painful it was, she had to bear the loneliness in her heart all by herself! No matter how resilient she was or how hard she suppressed her emotions, she was still just a teenage girl in the throes of first love!

The pain that she had been suppressing could only be relieved by Qian Shui’s letters, but she never realized what the anticipation and joy she felt when she corresponded meant.

But the smiles that unconsciously appeared on his lips back then have already proven everything!

Qian Shui, however, was different. He was already a member of society on Earth, and he overlooked many things!

The transmigrator's ambition inevitably led him to excessively pursue extraordinary powers that didn't even exist on Earth. Perhaps he initially just wanted to tease a little girl, but little girls grow up!

Bibi Dong, Ghost Douluo, those Super Douluo from the Hall of Worship, classmates from the Martial Soul Academy... no matter their identities, Qian Shui would never truly open his heart to them. Years of harsh experiences in the world of Blue Star had long since turned him into a hedgehog.

Only Qian Renxue was different. The moment the distinction between close and distant relationships was formed, it was destined that she would leave a deep mark on Qian Shui's heart! Her weight was too heavy! Overwhelming everyone else!

Just like how he verbally claimed to be avoiding female classmates' advances for the sake of cultivation. Even Feng Jingyi, the type he used to like the most? Didn't he understand the changes in Feng Jingyi?

The reason straight men are straight is simply because they don't love.

But what is the reality? Scratching my brains to recall everything about politics, who was the author of those numerous stories about empresses and queens for? Who was intentionally or unintentionally offering advice in their writing? Scratching my head, trying to subtly influence Qian Renxue's ideology through letters—was it just for fun? Nine years of compulsory education have already made me sick of writing!

If you really put him in the shoes of an outsider, he probably would blurt out, "It's a love letter, isn't it!"

Perhaps, as Qian Shui said, it might be a difference in talent, but that's just an angry outburst, an excuse!

The time traveler's mind was filled with plots, the vast amount of knowledge forged by the tides of the times, and advanced methodologies, which gave him a significant advantage and a head start.

Talent should have something beyond what can be quantified! And all that Blue Star has brought can even give Qian Shui confidence that he can get a perfect score even if he gets Yu Xiaogang's script!

Although time flies, what cannot be taken away is Qian Shui's inherent empiricism, which is why he hesitated and gave up when he picked up the Acacia Heartbreak Red.

Love is irrational; mutual understanding and companionship are beautiful, but the opposite is true tragedy!

"Young Master!" "Young Master!" Although the two Title Douluos were driven away, they were fortunately not far apart at the moment and managed to use their soul power to block Qian Renxue's movements in time!

"If anything happens to you, kid, even ten of your lives wouldn't be enough to compensate for it!"

At this moment, Qian Shui held Qian Renxue in his arms and desperately used his soul power to try to cut off the process of the martial soul shattering. Qian Renxue was just as resolute as him, which was completely unexpected. He panicked completely!

He had never felt such a profound sense of despair and heartbreak before! But this time, he experienced it deeply!

Everything seemed less important. He had always felt he couldn't bear that lofty ideal. If it weren't for Qian Renxue's existence, he would have preferred to live a carefree life, not caring about anything and just drifting along with the tide.

Qian Shui's once rosy cheeks were now pale and weak, her mouth was slightly open and she was panting with twitching breaths, and tears were falling involuntarily like beans.

"So you can cry too." Qian Renxue stroked Qian Shui's pale cheek, her stubbornness and rationality gone, leaving Qian Shui only panic and helplessness.

"Little Shui, do you know? Becoming a god is not something I sought! You asked me why soul power would treat you like this even though you don't have a martial soul. Now, I'll answer you!"

I only want you! As long as you're here! What does it matter if I'm just a country woman? I only want you, as long as you're by my side! Just like before!

Qian Renxue sobbed and complained, but she didn't care about such things. God or mortal, as long as Qian Shui wasn't by her side, she didn't need to do such things!

"Why do this! Why do this! Why do this? Is this some kind of 'Love Continent'?!"

"This world is absolutely absurd! Absolutely absurd! So absurd it's nauseating!!"

"How can you not understand at all! Why can't you understand the lessons I've taught you since you were little?!"

"Do you think being a peasant woman is easy? Do you know that ordinary people have no right to decide their own destiny!"

"You may not understand why the ruler values ​​the common people! But how can you lay down your sword?!"

"Strength is the foundation of everything! How you wield the sword depends on the swordsman! That's completely different from having no strength at all and being at the mercy of others! Do you understand?!"

"If your Angelic Martial Soul truly shatters, how will you face the High Priest?! How will you uphold the glory and mission of the Angelic race?!"

"What would you do if you lost all of this? You don't care about any of this!"

"But what makes you think that doing this will keep me here?!"

Chapter 112 Embracing This Moment

Qian Shui spoke incoherently, scolding and reprimanding!

If Qian Renxue had truly succeeded in shattering her martial soul, perhaps Qian Shui would not have entered the City of Slaughter and would have taken a different path.

But he knew all too well that many key nodes had not been removed, and the situation would inevitably change drastically in the next ten years or so!

The reason he sided with Qian Renxue instead of the Spirit Hall, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School, or Tang San was because all of them were just equally bad contests.

Why did he insist on jumping into one of the two mud pits?

The most crucial aspect is preserving Qian Renxue's strength; he can disappear, die, or simply stand by and watch.

But he absolutely could not stand by and watch Qian Renxue suffer!

"Now that you've lost your foundation of strength, even without Tang San, Bibi Dong's very existence is a huge variable. At that time, the Spirit Hall will be destroyed along with everything else! How could there be any room for romance then!"

At that time, everything will be empty. All the efforts of the past ten years, the plans and magic herbs left to you, will be nothing but bullshit!

"Then please don't go!" Qian Renxue cried, tears streaming down her face. She hugged Qian Shui tightly and sobbed as she spoke.

Qian Renxue understood what Qian Shui was saying, but she couldn't care less about that now!

This is a crossroads of fate; if she doesn't risk everything, she will lose everything!

For Qian Shui, dying in the City of Slaughter was no different from the consequences of her shattered martial soul!

The greatest sorrow is a broken heart! She asked herself honestly, would she have survived at that point?

She could only choose to apologize to her grandfather and the Spirit Hall!

"Uh...this..." Is this Qian Renxue?

'She actually started acting cute? And I didn't get beaten up?'

Qian Shui definitely thought he was going to get beaten up because he started rambling on about grand principles again. Qian Shui's brain always got confused by strange questions, and usually at this point, Qian Renxue couldn't help but raise her fist.

"Let me think, let me think, let me think..." Qian Shui wiped away her tears and snot. This idiot still had to argue at this point. A normal person would have already jumped in by now. What was there to think about?

"no!"

"Why!" Qian Renxue supported Qian Shui's shoulders. She was naturally led astray again, but she also questioned her with an unfriendly expression.

Qian Renxue thought Qian Shui's extremely distressed expression had given her the answer, but the final answer was still no?! What was this guy thinking?! More importantly—she had been rejected? Twice?

“Because…” Qian Shui scratched his head, becoming serious and earnest, and finally said solemnly, “Because I can probably do it too, I can pluck the Acacia Heartbreak Red!”

They looked at each other in silence...

They stared at each other, wide-eyed!

Qian Renxue burst into laughter through her tears. She understood. This man was now unstoppable, even if he entered the City of Slaughter! This was just part of his self-discipline!

"Xiaoxue, the reason I went there before was because I felt indignant! Because of this indignation, I couldn't overcome my inner demons! Because of this indignation, I even thought about falling into the abyss and overturning the world! Because of this indignation, I thought that death didn't matter!"

But I still have to go! It's for the future! For you! So that in the future I can stand truly and without reservation beside the God of Angels!

I must be able to protect you from the wind and rain!

At this moment, Qian Shui also realized that all the logic behind her previous actions was because of Qian Renxue's rejection! It seemed that she was just refusing to deal with Gordon in a businesslike manner, but in Qian Shui's eyes, that was a rejection of everything he did!

Qian Shui can be scolded, beaten, and bothered, but he has his bottom line!

"Xiaoxue, promise me you won't do anything so foolish again. If you really did something because of me... I wouldn't even know..."

"What do you mean by 'inner demons are hard to overcome'? To put it bluntly, it's just stubbornness and obstinacy. Although this kind of thing is not good, it still has its purpose, doesn't it?"

Qian Renxue gently stroked Qian Shui's cheek, smiling softly in his arms, but also ruthlessly exposed Qian Shui's deception, leaving him only to scratch his head in exasperation.

“You used to talk about many profound truths, like, ‘Even if it’s just a fleeting moment of light, at least we have this moment.’ That’s a beautiful sentence. I didn’t understand it before, and I only thought of the story of the heartbroken red acacia as a story.”

As she spoke, Qian Renxue took out her Soul Guidance Ring. "But when I saw what it contained, I felt as if the distance between us was as far as an entire world. The feeling of my heart being torn apart was so intense that, without realizing it, a mouthful of blood gushed out and fell to the ground."

Gazing at the acacia blossoms, Qian Renxue quietly expressed her love to her lover.

"I understand what this means. It made me understand my heart and realize that the only person I truly care about is you!"

Therefore! Therefore! You and I have never even possessed a fleeting moment of light! Even if I were to become a god right now, possessing endless eternity, what would be the point?

"If I can't stop you from leaving, isn't this so-called extraordinary talent just a shackle? If I just give it up, maybe I can be with you! So, I'll just give it up!"

“I was still young when my father passed away, and then there was her! Her ruthlessness! I’ve always felt that it was because I wasn’t hardworking enough, not strong enough! And because I didn’t want to be a burden to you, I chose the Heavenly Dou Empire Plan!”

Only now do I realize that my argument with her was nothing more than a fit of pique!

As for you, no matter how hard I try, no matter how strong I become, it's all in vain if I can't keep you!

As she spoke, Qian Renxue's tears fell again, and she hugged her beloved even tighter.

"Xiao Shui, I'm so scared! I'm afraid you'll never come back!"

I'm afraid that even if my two uncles force you to stay, you'll only end up as an empty shell!

I don't know what to do! Waaah~

"Whether it's a tantrum with her or the Heavenly Dou Empire! What Heavenly Dou level 100 angel god! I don't care about any of that! I only want you!"

Feeling the trembling and murmurs of the delicate body in his arms, Qian Shui, a single straight man, was at a loss for what to do.