Douluo Continent: Awakening the Original Martial Soul at the Start.

Chapter 162 Qian Renxue's Teachings

"Haochen, my husband once said, 'Only cattle and sheep travel in herds, while wild beasts only roam alone.' Don't pay attention to their gazes and gossip. You just need to be yourself and stay true to yourself. Only then can you truly become strong!" Qian Renxue squatted down, patted Long Haochen's head, and said earnestly.

"Cattle and sheep travel in herds, while wild beasts roam alone!"

Long Haochen murmured those words repeatedly, then his eyes filled with determination as he nodded solemnly, "Yes! Sister, I've remembered!"

"Come on, let's have a meal together!" Qian Renxue pulled Long Haochen and headed towards the largest restaurant in Haoyue City.

Upon arriving at the restaurant, Qian Renxue immediately booked the best private room and ordered a table full of delicious food.

As for money, Qian Renxue has already grasped the essence of the elements and can freely condense gold coins, so she can never be short of money.

"Sister, you don't need so much! We can't finish it all!"

Seeing the table full of delicacies, Long Haochen quickly waved his hand to refuse. He had never been wealthy since childhood and had never seen such good food before.

"Don't worry! I can finish it!"

Long Haochen wanted to say something, but when he saw Qian Renxue's eyes, he suddenly didn't know what to say and picked up his chopsticks to eat.

Qian Renxue's movements were elegant, unhurried, and very noble.

He realized that the woman he had met was definitely not an ordinary person. Her actions were even more aristocratic than those of the nobles he had ever met. She was probably a young lady from a super-noble family.

"Sister, to be able to say something like 'fierce beasts only roam alone,' your husband must be a strong person too!"

Long Haochen's movements were also very elegant. As a knight, etiquette was a required course. However, what he was really curious about was Qian Renxue's husband.

"certainly!"

Thinking of Li Fei, Qian Renxue's eyes were filled with endless sorrow and loss.

"Sister, I'm so sorry! I didn't know your husband was already..."

Long Haochen looked ashamed, believing that Qian Renxue's husband must have died in the battle against the demons on the front lines.

"What are you thinking?! My husband isn't dead! He just went to space for some reason!" Qian Renxue rolled her eyes in annoyance, but then a hint of disappointment flashed in her eyes. Although it was barely perceptible, Long Haochen still noticed it.

"However, I haven't seen him for over twenty years, and I don't know when he'll be back!"

"More than twenty years!" Hearing Qian Renxue's slightly disappointed voice, Long Haochen was startled and asked, "Sister, how old are you this year?"

"Sister is eighteen years and five hundred months old this year!" Qian Renxue said with a smile.

"Eighteen years and five hundred months, isn't that already...?"

After doing some calculations, Long Haochen was about to exclaim in surprise when he saw Qian Renxue's kind eyes and immediately shut his mouth.

However, looking at Qian Renxue's youthful appearance, he knew that the woman in front of him was at least a seventh-level expert, because only those who had formed an elemental body at the seventh level could maintain their youthful appearance.

Qian Renxue nodded in satisfaction as she watched Long Haochen's performance.

Soon the food on the table was finished, with nine-tenths going into Qian Renxue's stomach. The two were sitting in chairs drinking tea. Long Haochen was digesting his food, while Qian Renxue was considering whether or not to take Long Haochen as her disciple.

"Haochen, didn't you say before that the master who is right for you won't teach you? I should be in Haoyue City for the next few years. You can come to me whenever you have free time, and I'll teach you, okay?!" Qian Renxue looked at Long Haochen and finally decided to teach this little brother for a while.

This also helps pass the time and prevents me from thinking too much about Li Fei.

"But sister, I want to learn the moves of the Guardian Knights, can you teach me that too?!" Long Haochen asked curiously.

"You'll know when you get there!" Qian Renxue said with a smile, keeping everyone in suspense.

"Alright!" Long Haochen nodded. With a master of at least the seventh rank teaching him, he would definitely grow up quickly. Besides, he hadn't forgotten the extremely sacred aura that Qian Renxue exuded when she healed his injuries.

After leaving the restaurant, Qian Renxue, led by Long Haochen, went to the place where she bought a house and directly purchased a villa with a training ground at five times the market price.

On the training field!

"Haochen, attack with all your might and let me see your skills!" Qian Renxue casually broke off a tree branch and beckoned to Long Haochen.

"Sister, be careful!"

Long Haochen took out the knight's sword and knight's shield from the spirit furnace. His spiritual power erupted from his feet, and his body transformed into a blur as he rushed out. He raised the knight's sword high and slashed directly at Qian Renxue with the Light Slash Sword.

With this sword strike, Long Haochen unleashed his full power, because he knew that with his skill level, it was impossible for him to harm Qian Renxue.

"Snapped!"

Qian Renxue didn't use a single bit of energy; she simply flicked the branch in her hand, turning the Light Slash Sword into specks of light and sending Long Haochen flying.

Long Haochen had a tough childhood, and with the guidance of Long Xingyu, he developed a strong will.

Despite the pain, he steadied himself in mid-air, the pure white sword now imbued into his knight's sword.

He charged towards Qian Renxue, each sword aimed at a vital spot.

Qian Renxue simply raised the branch in her hand and easily blocked all the attacks.

"Bang!"

The branch touched Long Haochen's wrist, and he felt a tingling sensation in his arm. The knight's sword fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

Long Haochen stared blankly at his hands, unable to believe it.

As a knight, he couldn't even hold his sword properly.

Even though Sister Qian Renxue's power was weaker than his, he had no ability to fight back at all.

"Haochen! From the battle just now, I can tell that you must have been mentored by someone with a very strong offensive style, and your foundation is very solid. However, your control over spiritual energy is far from adequate."

Qian Renxue handed the fallen knight's sword to Long Haochen and said in a deep voice.

"Regarding the control of spiritual energy?!" Long Haochen looked at Qian Renxue with suspicion.

Having been instructed by Long Xingyu, he was no novice and naturally had a good grasp of controlling spiritual power. So why was he so much less skilled with his sister?

"Perhaps your control over spiritual power is indeed quite good compared to ordinary people, but it is far from enough for you."

You should know that when my husband was your age, he was already a fifth-tier powerhouse, with combat strength comparable to a seventh-tier powerhouse, all thanks to his control over spiritual energy.

"A fifth-tier combat power comparable to a seventh-tier!"

Seeing the smugness and pride in Qian Renxue's eyes, Long Haochen believed it to be true, but deep down he just couldn't believe it.

It's important to understand that after the fifth rank, each stage is a watershed moment. By the seventh rank, the gap between the sixth and seventh ranks is more than one level, let alone the fifth rank!

"Keep an eye on Haochen!" Qian Renxue reminded him, and Long Haochen immediately looked over seriously.

Qian Renxue's figure transformed into a blur as she moved across the training ground, her trajectory unpredictable, making it impossible to foresee where she would appear next.

"If you have enough control, you can concentrate your spiritual energy in the soles of your feet with minimal effort to unleash your speed."

Qian Renxue stopped right next to Long Haochen.

"My sister's speed, achieved using only first-tier spiritual power, is comparable to that of a fourth-tier assassin! Is this the effect of spiritual power control?!"

Long Haochen was filled with shock, especially when he saw Qian Renxue standing next to him, with not a trace left on the training ground beneath her feet.

He couldn't understand how Qian Renxue had managed to do that, given the speed she was going at.

"Please teach me, sister!"

Long Haochen walked up to Qian Renxue and bowed respectfully.

Having witnessed Qian Renxue's speed, he knew that the method of controlling spiritual power was a true treasure and an opportunity for him, which is why he pleaded so earnestly.

"Don't worry, since I've already promised to teach you, I certainly won't go back on my word!"

Qian Renxue rubbed Long Haochen's head, said with a smile, and then led him to a big tree.

"Next, I'll teach you a little trick my husband created when he was a child, which is perfect for you now!"

After saying that, Qian Renxue walked up the tree to Long Haochen's astonished gaze. As if walking, she quickly reached a branch and hung upside down from the tree.

"The method is simple: cover your feet with spiritual energy to create a force that allows you to cling to the tree and counteract the effects of gravity!" Qian Renxue explained patiently as she landed from the tree. "However, it's extremely difficult to do!"

Spiritual power is not chakra, and achieving the same effect is even more difficult, requiring even greater control.

"If I can learn this method, does that mean I can move freely in any environment, and that it would be extremely useful in combat before I become a sixth-tier powerhouse?"

The first thing Long Haochen thought of was its application in battle.

"Come on! You try it!"

Upon hearing this, Long Haochen nodded, walked to the side of the big tree, took a deep breath, concentrated his spiritual power under his feet, and placed his foot on the tree.

"Snap!"

As soon as he put his foot down, Long Haochen heard the sound of the tree cracking. He immediately realized that he had used too much spiritual power and quickly withdrew most of it. Using the strength in his waist and abdomen, he took two steps upward before falling directly off the tree.

"I told you this tree-climbing method is simple, but it's extremely difficult to do. You'd better practice!"

"Okay, sister!"

Long Haochen got up from the ground, his eyes filled with determination, and continued to the tree to start climbing.

Qian Renxue returned to the villa, took out her guqin, and began to play. The music, filled with longing, was so moving that even Long Haochen, who was practicing, could feel it, and it also stirred up his longing for his mother and father.

"It seems Sister Xue really misses her husband!"

He shook his head, suppressed his emotions, and continued practicing.

In the following days, Long Haochen would take time every day to come to Qian Renxue for instruction. Because of his spiritual power, it took him a month to barely reach the top of the tree, and it would take some more time before he could do as he pleased.

Even after doing this, Long Haochen felt that his combat power had increased significantly, with the same amount of spiritual energy producing at least 30% more combat power than before.

"Sister, I won't be coming for the next two days. Teacher Ye Hua and I are going to get some monster companions!"

He jumped down from the tree and looked at Qian Renxue, who looked like an angel in the courtyard, and smiled.

"Go! You'll be ready for the next phase of training when you come back!" Qian Renxue waved her hand without looking up, continuing to carve the wooden sculpture in her hand with a flat knife. If Li Fei were here, he would find that the wooden sculpture was exactly the same as his when he was a child.

Long Haochen was gone for two days. When he returned, Qian Renxue noticed that he was weak and his blood was thin. She used her divine sense to investigate and understood what had happened!

"Haochen, summon your magical beast and let me see what kind of being would make you change its blood and attributes!!"

Upon hearing this, Long Haochen's blood pact between his brows flashed, and a dark purple spatial passage appeared. A two-headed lizard flew out of the space and landed on the ground.

As soon as they landed, the two lizards hid behind Long Haochen, trembling as they looked at Qian Renxue.

"Haoyue, what's wrong with you?!" Long Haochen was immediately puzzled. You see, his magical beast partner Haoyue was fearless. Every time he was summoned, even if the opponent was much stronger than him, he would bare his teeth and prepare for battle.

"This is the power of divine retribution!"

With a wave of her hand, Haoyue flew into Qian Renxue's hand. The trembling Haoyue dared not struggle and could only let Qian Renxue examine it.

The moment Qian Renxue touched Haoyue's body, she sensed the terrifying power hidden deep within. Although it wasn't much, its level was indeed stronger than the divine power within her.

"Sister! What is the power of divine retribution?!"

Hearing the slightly surprised voice, Long Haochen quickly stepped forward and asked.

"It's the opposite of the power of creation, the power of destruction, a variant of the law of destruction, existing solely for the purpose of destroying the world! This shows that this little guy is no ordinary person!" Qian Renxue released Haoyue and explained.

Haoyue transformed into a streak of light and followed the contract back into the room.

"Is Haoyue that amazing?!" Haochen scratched his head. He didn't understand Qian Renxue's meaning, but he knew that Haoyue was definitely not simple.

"Alright, enough about Haoyue! You should continue your cultivation!"

After saying that, Qian Renxue put down the wooden carving in her hand, came to the training ground, and with a slight push of her foot, the training ground instantly collapsed into a huge pit. With another wave of her hand, a river appeared in the air, with water flowing continuously. In less than two seconds, it filled the huge pit.

Moreover, the water inside the giant pit is not still; instead, it flows continuously like a river.

Long Haochen stared at Qian Renxue in disbelief. Everything that had just happened was incredible to him, not only because of the huge pit in the training ground, but also because of that technique of creating water out of thin air. Everything was so unbelievable.

Qian Renxue naturally knew the reason for Long Haochen's surprise, but she didn't offer much explanation. She simply walked on the flowing water as if it were flat ground.

"This is your next stage of training—treading water, walking on flowing water as if it were flat ground. The method is the same as climbing a tree, but much more difficult!"

(End of this chapter)