Douluo Continent: Steadily Growing Stronger in Shrek Academy

Chapter 222 Qian Renxue vs. Zhang Lexuan?

Qian Renxue's words made sense. Any force that had gained a certain position would have promoted itself in order to ensure its long-term development.

Hearing Qian Renxue's words, Zhang Lexuan had no way to refute them.

Qian Renxue said leisurely, "Although we were defeated, we can only blame our lack of strength. Don't you have that recommendation letter system now? And awakening a martial soul also costs money. Let me tell you, when our Spirit Hall still existed, all the martial souls of ordinary people on the continent were awakened by us for free."

Zhang Lexuan was stunned. She really didn't know that the Spirit Hall would help ordinary people awaken their spirits for free.

For a moment, her impression of the Spirit Hall improved considerably. As for oppressing the common people, every power has its maggots.

"I'm telling you all this in the hope that you won't be hostile to me. In a sense, I am now one with Lin Chen. If he dies, my soul will also dissipate. Only when he becomes a god can he resurrect me."

"Are you going to seek revenge on Tang San?" Zhang Lexuan asked.

"Little sister, this doesn't seem to have anything to do with you, does it?" Qian Renxue said with a smile.

Zhang Lexuan didn't ask any more questions, and Qian Renxue didn't stay with Zhang Lexuan any longer, returning directly to Lin Chen's spiritual sea.

"Ouch, Sister Lexuan, it hurts!" Lin Chen cried out as his ear was being pulled.

"You little rascal, Lin Chen, you're keeping a mistress in a gilded cage, aren't you?"

Tang Xiaoyan had already been hypnotized by Qian Renxue when she came out, so she naturally didn't hear their conversation.

"Sister Lexuan, I can't say something so shocking," Lin Chen said, both amused and exasperated.

"Hmph! I'll let it slide this time, but someone outside has been waiting for you all day."

"Um?"

Lin Chen, puzzled, activated his mental energy to sense the aura outside.

It was Ji Juechen.

"How did he find this place?" Lin Chen asked.

"You should ask Beibei."

"Sigh, this guy is a sword fanatic too. I have no choice but to fight him."

Pushing open the door, Ji Juechen suddenly stood up and stared intently at Lin Chen.

"I want to fight you," Ji Juechen stated his purpose directly.

Lin Chen waved his hand, "Let's go to the Soul Arena."

After saying that, he summoned the Seven Kill Sword and flew towards the Soul Battle Arena. Ji Juechen quickly followed.

Lin Chen appeared on the Soul Battle Stage first, and Ji Juechen arrived five minutes later.

Lin Chen said directly, "I will suppress my soul power to the same level as yours, and only use the first six soul skills."

Ji Juechen shook his head, and a long sword about four feet long, completely black, and with an ancient style instantly appeared in his hand.

"A duel between swordsmen doesn't require soul skills!"

Six spirit rings—two yellow, two purple, and two black—rose gracefully from beneath his feet, and a sharp aura emanated from his body. He seemed to have become one with the sword in his hand.

"Oh? Using the soul to enter the sword?" Lin Chen raised an eyebrow.

With the infusion of soul power, the longsword in Ji Juechen's hand began to emit a slight hum, the tip of the sword trembled slightly, and his aura was also soaring at an astonishing speed.

This sword, once drawn, will surely be a sensation.

Lin Chen didn't make as many moves as Ji Juechen, and he didn't even summon the Seven Kill Sword. He closed his eyes.

Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Chen had given up, but Ji Juechen on the other side felt immense pressure, as if he were facing not a Soul Master, but a Seven Kill Sword, which exuded an ancient aura.

At this moment, the two sides are evenly matched in terms of momentum.

Lin Chen opened his eyes, and an invisible Seven Kill Sword shot out towards Ji Juechen. Ji Juechen's body trembled, but then his eyes became even more determined. The six soul rings on his body shone brightly like ripples on water. He gripped the sword with both hands, the tip of the sword pointing diagonally at the ground. His entire upper body slowly turned halfway to the side, and the powerful aura was compressed again. He slashed the sword into the air.

To outsiders, Ji Juechen might seem like a madman, swinging his sword at thin air, but he clearly sensed Lin Chen's invisible sword, a sword formed from sword intent.

Within Lin Chen's sword intent, Ji Juechen seemed to sense the vast universe, boundless and limitless, and also the leisurely feeling of picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence, which plunged him into deep contemplation.

Seeing Ji Juechen standing still and motionless, Lin Chen withdrew his sword intent and flew away towards Zhang Lexuan's house.

Young man, you still have a lot to learn.

However, Lin Chen did not come away empty-handed; at least Ji Juechen's technique of infusing the soul into the sword was worth learning.

The true form of a weapon spirit master is the fusion of soul and spirit. If it is combined with Ji Juechen's technique of incorporating the soul into the sword, its power will naturally be even greater.

"Are you done fighting?" Zhang Lexuan had just come out of the kitchen carrying a plate of braised pork.

Ever since learning that Lin Chen would be leaving in a few days, Zhang Lexuan has been asking him to come to her house for dinner every day.

"Hmm. Sister Lexuan, what delicious food did you make today?" Lin Chen changed the subject instead of mentioning Ji Juechen.

"Today I made braised pork belly, steamed sea bass..."

……

"Classmate? Classmate?" The teacher on the battle stage looked at Ji Juechen, who was not moving, and patiently called out to him.

Ji Juechen has been standing here for two hours.

"Oh, sorry." Ji Juechen finally came to his senses, withdrew his martial spirit, and said apologetically.

"I saw you standing there motionless, and I thought something had happened to you. Alright, since you're alright, hurry back!"

Ji Juechen nodded, summoned his martial spirit again, and flew away on his sword.

……

Starry Sky Forest

"Strange, the auspicious beast clearly sacrificed itself to you, so why is a part of its fortune still missing?" Di Tian asked, looking at Huo Yuhao.

In his perception, Huo Yuhao's luck was not as great as Wang Qiu'er's original luck.

Huo Yuhao shook his head and said, "I don't know either, but is there anyone else who can steal Qiu'er's luck?"

He couldn't imagine who else on the mainland could steal Wang Qiu'er's luck, and without harming her.

During the sacrifice, Wang Qiu'er's entire fortune was transferred to Huo Yuhao, so the missing portion of her fortune couldn't have been taken away after the sacrifice, and no one harmed Huo Yuhao afterward. There's only one possibility: Wang Qiu'er's fortune was taken away before the sacrifice.

However, Wang Qiu'er herself did not realize that her luck had been stolen, and there were no signs of anything wrong with her body, which is worth pondering.

The ferocious beasts surrounding Di Tian also began to ponder. Of course, Xiong Jun was an exception; he was someone who disliked using his brain.

"Could it be the Valley of Love and Destiny?" Huo Yuhao thought of a possibility.

That place possesses a power that even Elder Xuan cannot resist. Perhaps it is the people who control that place who stole Qiu'er's fortune?

(End of this chapter)