Douluo Continent: Peerless Angel Qian Renxue.

Chapter 8 The Long Dream Fades, Returning to the Continent

Qian Renxue didn't know how long she had been asleep.

The first thing to feel the "movement" was her blood vessels. She only needed to hold her breath silently to feel the stinging sensation of blood rushing through her veins.

Inhale, exhale, inhale again… She felt as if her body had merged with the external environment, followed by an unbearable itching sensation. It originated beneath her skin, yet resided on her bones, offering no relief. But soon, the itching vanished. In its place came a far more intense pain, far worse than before… as if something deep within her bone marrow was writhing, tearing, and devouring…

She took a deep breath, used all her strength, and opened her eyes, only to find herself greeted by a void woven from thick ink and silver.

There was no light, no sound, and everything was swallowed up... She herself seemed to be losing herself.

She had to give up "seeing" and instead "hearing," "smelling," and "touching"... but all of this was in vain, as her five senses had clearly been shut down.

She needed something from the outside world to help break the silence of the moment.

So she decided to stop struggling and wait. She accepted everything calmly, even examining herself from a critical perspective, re-evaluating her current "self".

"Awooo—!"

Her senses were instantly ignited.

Her senses, which had been shut down, were instantly released, and the boundless joy made her unable to resist opening her mouth and taking a deep breath of the long-missed air. She had finally woken up from this dream that had lasted for who knows how long.

But before she could even feel much of the fresh air, she tumbled over. The voice that had just awakened her from her slumber was clearly not human.

She whirled her head, and a small tiger cub was baring its teeth at her. Qian Renxue didn't particularly like tigers, but this little tiger seemed rather unusual. Besides the "king" character on its forehead, symbolizing a tiger, this little tiger even had two small wings. It was clearly a soul beast, and not an ordinary one.

Wings have always been a valuable asset. If a human Soul Master awakens a winged Martial Soul, they can fly at most by the time they reach the third Soul Ring. Other Soul Masters, generally speaking, need to reach at least the seventh Soul Ring Saint level to possess any degree of flight ability. For example, the Angel Legion of the Spirit Hall was entirely composed of Soul Masters with winged Martial Souls; they were recruited from a young age and personally trained in aerial combat by Qian Daoliu.

The same applies to spirit beasts. If a spirit beast that is not a bird gains wings, it is a powerful evolution. It will not only have high-speed movement ability, but also a more esteemed status.

Qian Renxue glared fiercely at the little tiger, her imposing aura emanating from her eyes, startling the tiger and causing it to consider retreating.

She was once the Goddess of Angels, and it's true she fell, but the majesty and sharpness in her eyes still remain. She had seen this kind of tiger in the Spirit Hall's "Encyclopedia of Soul Beasts" before; it was called the Two-Winged Demon Tiger, a thousand-year-old soul beast. When it grows to ten thousand years old, it will regenerate two wings, and after one hundred thousand years, it will fully evolve into a Six-Winged Demon Tiger.

"Awooo—!" The craving for flesh and blood ultimately overcame the desire to retreat. The little tiger seemed unwilling to let her go, because it could sense that this human it had found by chance possessed immense life force. If it could devour her, it would definitely increase its cultivation level significantly!

Qian Renxue also saw killing intent in the little tiger's eyes. Her right hand was already clenched into a fist. She had no doubt that this creature saw her as a meal. She casually reviewed the information about this soul beast in her mind and immediately assumed a fighting stance. At this moment, she was the food, and food doesn't need to consider the specific classification of its diners.

"You've returned to a time when your bone age was around ten years old, and your soul power cultivation was around level twenty-eight." Suddenly, a familiar voice rang in her mind—it was the spirit of the plane. "I sealed your first nine soul rings because your current body can't withstand the pressure of those original soul rings. They will gradually unlock as your cultivation increases, returning to their original six black and three red rings. As for your tenth ring, it will only unlock after you ascend to godhood again."

Qian Renxue slowly gathered power in her fist hidden behind her back. Since her current soul power cultivation was at level twenty-eight, that meant she could use her first two soul rings. She released her Angelic Martial Soul, and the familiar and nostalgic power returned to her body. Two soul rings appeared beside her; they were no longer the original black ones, but purple ones of the five-thousand-year level.

So, I was able to withstand the pressure of two five-thousand-year-level spirit rings when I was not even level 30?

The two-winged demonic tiger pounced on her, but Qian Renxue, while receiving the words from the dimensional spirit in her head, dodged the first attack. Her fighting instincts surged within her; this was her muscle memory. Although it had become somewhat rusty due to her long slumber, it was still far beyond what a thousand-year-old soul beast could easily overcome.

These soul beasts gain an attribute with each pair of wings they grow. This thousand-year-old two-winged demon tiger possesses the attribute of light, which is why it was attracted to Qian Renxue, who appeared here for some unknown reason.

Three pairs of wings appeared behind Qian Renxue. She grabbed a tree trunk and somersaulted to the side, landing in mid-air.

"In your previous life, your cultivation in that imperial city was neglected, which is why your soul power wasn't very solid in the later stages. This is one of the reasons why you couldn't withstand the attacks of enemies who hadn't yet become gods when you reached level 100. However, after you became a god, you completely merged with the True Fire of the Sun, which made your soul power even stronger. This gives you a higher starting point in this life, but at the same time, your cultivation will be more difficult."

"Therefore, at the age of ten this time, you only have a soul power cultivation level of twenty-eight, but the power of your soul power has far exceeded that of your previous life at the age of thirty-five. Fortunately, your physical body and mental strength are extremely strong, and you also possess a wisp of divine consciousness, which will make you even stronger in battle."

Qian Renxue focused her mind slightly. Her physical and mental strength were indeed very strong at the moment, roughly estimated to be at least two levels higher than her soul power cultivation. Therefore, she could completely divide her attention, listening to the voice in her mind while dealing with this ungrateful soul beast.

Xue'er has returned to Douluo Continent! She was placed in the Star Dou Great Forest by the dimensional spirit, because the dimensional spirit could sense that there was also a chosen one of destiny in this era, namely Huo Yuhao, so it chose the Star Dou, which is close to the Star Luo Empire, as her landing location.

Some longtime readers may know that in my previous book, Yukiko's rebirth took place in the far north, but this resulted in a lack of early interaction with the original work, creating a sense of disconnect. This book revises that approach.

Xuezi was reborn before Huo Yuhao left the Duke's mansion, so she may encounter this future chosen one of destiny again later.

It should be noted that Huo Yuhao, the chosen one, was not chosen by Tang San, but was born on the continent on his own. This is similar to what the spiritual consciousness of the plane said: Xuezi was the chosen one of the previous era, and Huo Yuhao is the chosen one of this era. His mission is to carry forward the soul guidance technology and the cultivation of soul masters. However, he later became Tang Shenwang's puppet.

Do you remember Harosa from Douluo Continent III? He was the chosen one of the planes who preferred to reduce life and maintain ecological balance.

However, after the incident with Huo Yuhao, Tang Shenwang discovered this problem, so he continuously tamed Huo Yuhao on his path to growth, including torturing him in Qiankun Wenqing Valley.

Starting from the Douluo Continent III era, the strongest individuals in subsequent eras have all been descendants of the Tang family.

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