Douluo Continent: My Martial Soul is the Mysterious Heavy Ruler

Chapter 82 Help

Because Xiao Yi had always kept his true soul power hidden during his time at Heaven Dou Academy, his teammates were unaware of his actual soul power, which had consistently fluctuated at level 40.

Dugu Yan felt that Qian Renxue was a bit outrageous. She had clearly eaten a magic herb and was only at level 68, while Qian Renxue didn't seem to have eaten any magic herb. In other words, at the same age, Qian Renxue was cultivating faster than her at the same age because of her own talent.

Moreover, she had been impersonating Xue Qinghe for over a decade. Judging from her current appearance, Qian Renxue was probably Xue Qinghe when she was around ten years old. She had to handle official duties every day, and in addition, she had very little time for cultivation to prevent any flaws from being discovered. However, she managed to make up for it with her talent.

Or perhaps Qian Renxue's cultivation speed was very slow before she met Xiao Yi. After meeting Xiao Yi, he gave her some ideas that gave her time to cultivate, and then her soul power increased significantly in the past few years. This is quite possible.

"Alright, stop making this awkward. Why are you girls being so tense?" Xiao Yi tried to smooth things over.

"This is a matter for us girls; you have no right to speak on it." x2

"Pfft!" Ye Lingling, who was standing next to him, laughed and looked at Xiao Yi with pity.

"Let's see if you dare to flirt with other women again. Wait, I think I like Xiao Yi too." Ye Lingling's pretty face flushed red at the thought.

At that moment, Xiao Yi's gaze also fell upon Ye Lingling's blushing face.

"No, little sister, why are you blushing like a teapot when they say those two are talking about me? Could it be that you actually like me? It's already hard to deal with two of them, what am I supposed to do with three of them?" Xiao Yi thought to himself.

"Ahem, what brings you here now that you've broken through to Soul Saint? To get a Soul Ring? Don't you have two Title Douluos behind you?" Xiao Yi said.

"Uncle She and the other one need to stay at the Crown Prince's residence to handle affairs, so we have no choice but to ask you and Dugu Bo for help," Qian Renxue said.

"But there are seniors in the Hall of Worship, right? Why don't you ask them to take you there?" Xiao Yi asked, puzzled.

"What, would it be a hardship for you to come with me? Anyway, it's just one question: are you going or not?" Qian Renxue looked at Xiao Yi with a dangerous gaze.

"Go ahead, but there has to be a kickback~" Xiao Yi teased cheekily.

However, what Xiao Yi was thinking was: "I'll execute you on the spot one day."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't treat you unfairly." Qian Renxue seemed to be able to see what Xiao Yi was thinking, and stared straight at Xiao Yi.

"Oh no, did this girl figure something out?" Xiao Yi felt a little uneasy under Qian Renxue's gaze, so he looked away.

To be honest, it's impossible for Xiao Yi not to like Qian Renxue. After all, everyone loves beauty, and besides, this little angel is also a proud and aloof girl. She's interested in him, not to mention that.

As for what Dugu Yan thinks, well, I've known Dugu Yan longer than Qian Renxue, and I know her well enough. Although Dugu Yan is jealous, she still understands what Qian Renxue's identity represents.

They are currently outnumbered and outmatched. Although Dugu Bo is currently level 97 and a powerful figure, he still poses no threat to sects and empires. If Xiao Yi and Qian Renxue succeed, they will represent the Spirit Hall. At the very least, they can leverage the Spirit Hall's influence to thrive.

"As for why I only advanced two ranks in a year, it's because that old man Xueye handed the army over to me. Every day, I had to take turns dealing with the army's affairs with my stand-in, which almost drove me crazy," Qian Renxue complained.

As one of the two great empires on the continent, the Heavenly Dou Empire has a vast territory and a large army.

However, because the royal martial soul of the Heaven Dou Empire is the swan, the Heaven Dou Empire can only maintain its operation by granting fiefdoms and titles. In other words, the Heaven Dou Empire is a country that is almost entirely maintained by its nobles.

Nobles, on the other hand, generally neglected affairs, only caring about eating, drinking, and having fun every day, exploiting the common people, burning, killing, looting, and committing all sorts of evil deeds.

This led to a situation where, over time, the nobles of the various duchies and provinces obeyed orders but not proclamations, causing the morale of the Heavenly Dou Empire to decline.

So, aside from keeping military power firmly in his grasp, the old man ignored everything else, only occasionally checking the national treasury for revenues such as taxes.

So when Qian Renxue took over, it was practically a mess, with a bunch of old, unresolved issues for her to deal with.

"Just how big is the mess left by Emperor Xueye that it keeps you so busy?"

"Well... it's mainly due to the various duchies. Back in the day, the Heaven Dou Empire granted fiefdoms to nobles, right? Now, those nobles basically don't care about Emperor Xue Ye's feelings anymore. They're preparing to establish themselves as kings. Also, some are showing signs of wanting to join the Spirit Hall, but they're also acting as pimps with Xing Luo. You could say they're opportunists."

"Some nobles in Tiandou City profit from the military, and because they fear having their interests threatened, they've been constantly opposing me. There's a general in Tiandou City named Ge Long, known as the Nine-Lives Divine Dragon, who's that old man Xue Ye's loyal dog. If I directly target him, things will be detrimental to my plans," Qian Renxue explained.

"Isn't this easy to solve? If any nobles disagree with you, just kill them. As an emperor, you must be decisive in killing them. These nobles are like a small group, and they were originally opportunists. They only stood together because of their shared interests. If you kill one to warn the others, they won't dare to disagree with you. You're too lenient with them, making them think you're easy to bully," Xiao Yi said.

After listening, Qian Renxue felt that what Xiao Yi said made sense. Her previous polite demeanor made the nobles think he was a pushover, so they naturally didn't take her seriously.

"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Have you found your soul beast yet?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Found it. It's a fire crow that's over 70,000 years old, in the mixed zone of the Star Dou Great Forest," Qian Renxue said.

"Are your physical and mental abilities up to par?" Xiao Yi asked telepathically.

"The Six-Winged Angel is a god-level martial soul, not to mention the Angel Soul Bone. I've already absorbed two of them, so naturally I can meet the requirements," Qian Renxue rolled her eyes and transmitted her voice.

Dugu Yan saw the two exchanging glances and knew it was a secret that couldn't be spoken directly, so she understood and didn't ask.

Xiao Yi agreed. The six-winged angel was a god-level martial soul, and its physical attributes were stronger than those of ordinary soul masters. The angel soul bone was a divine set, composed of six 99999-year-old light and fire element soul bones. If one had the whole set, it would all transform into a 100,000-year-old soul bone.

"Tsk, it's good to have a background, otherwise a rogue cultivator would have to search for a soul ring for a long time." Xiao Yi joked.

"Then if you join the Spirit Hall or work for me, I will use my power to help you obtain a spirit ring," Qian Renxue said calmly.

"Don't even think about it. I'm used to being a carefree person, and I'm quite content being a hermit. Besides, we're already so close, how could you possibly be so shameless?" Xiao Yi said.

"Then I'll wait for you outside Tian Dou City tomorrow morning. Don't forget to bring Senior Dugu along. I'll be going now." Qian Renxue left after agreeing on a time with Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi also went out to see Qian Renxue off.

After Qian Renxue went out, she transformed into Xue Qinghe.

"Alright, that's enough. Your little girlfriend will get angry if you don't go back soon," Qian Renxue said.

"Then I'll head back first." Upon hearing Qian Renxue's words, Xiao Yi simply said goodbye and went back.

As soon as she entered the room, Dugu Yan reached out her hand towards Xiao Yi's waist.

P.S.: Two chapters. Should we save the big cat? Let me know in the comments and I'll write something. Also, I'm working the night shift tonight and can't write much; I have to go out to fix screws later. I'll try to finish one chapter around 2 or 3 AM.

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